The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-26 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON ELECTIO

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LONDON. rat.
" Gentlemen,—Upon the lamented death ofigt° be'
tison I had the honour to receive a requisition Itio
come a candidate, and was elected without ePP.9ihen
one of your representatives in Parliament. I w 2,:;
filling the office of chief magistrate, having
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tiff
gaged for upwards of thirty years in business .is the
of London, and represented for twelve Yea:l3oBton-
"louse of Commons the independent borough °I
„. that
rtherefore felt a proud satisfaction in believieteof
your choice was influenced by what you keew.izeo.
conduct as a public man and my character as a el ,tsia
" Feeling cunfirient that I have endeavoured to Bu.sbect
the good opinion which elevated me to' the distingelhAv.
position of one of your representatives, I respea!"_,„'
announce my intention of soliciting a renewal (A 34"'
suffrages at the approaching general election. t
" I have ever given a steady support to thug' .gr_e.,ll3
principles of civil and religious liberty which have afigik!fi
been dear to the citizens of London; and my voted
shoW that I have cordially supported those measures
commercial freedom
increased the contentment of the working claasest.7e,
Which have improved the revers_rd
promoted the general prosperity of the country. I.,;azi
at, the same time, voted in favour of every prep e,
having for its object a liberal extension of the r_lo.
as justly due to the increasing intelligence of th
I have likewise, by my votes on all occasions, o_o'l_47g
voured to lighten the burdens of taxation by (W.rote.
economy in every department of the public exPen, trwodiug
The income-tax presses unequally upon Ibe- on
&nen as
classes and all those whose income
their talents and industry. I therefore "that this. tax,
Llama'. Committee of Inquiry, in the hePe •ted between
if continued, would be mote equitably OP"
realiZA property and uncertain income. t of,
,nagetneu
•i The recent investigation into the In • are ve-
t Customs has proved that many alterations
to
tho
Tilted in that department, both to afford facility to
be
merchant and atch to the ship Owner; and .0
most ready to cooperate in accomplishiog an objeui; 7.
ted for
essential to the successful operations of this great c
mercial community. i,
arising who.' Is
" Peculiar circumstances.' are. daily..
affect the commercial and shipping interests
your interestsof the city
re f _
"auescesda.esire to af or
soefuLtaotnivdeo.n., alnid
have
this respect, and I have reason to
every facility
hraesq
bu
ei reen am
y readyaaanxious
that this is felt and acknowledged ymy constituents.
" Grateful to you for the high honour of being ee°
of your representatives iu Parliament, I beg to assure
you that should you be pleased to continue me in Oilt
distinguished position, I shall endeavour to justify yo ii
favour and confidence by giving my best attention 10,°'"
the duties belonging to my station.
Identified as ene of yourselves with the rights °cif
interests of this great City, it will. ever be a source 0-
pride and gratification to me to obtain your approbatiO.
pa nr
idn cmi pelreist, 3ayour
theest eceocan's ibsytenuPt rdishc arg e my e
t conduct, indepe
duties.blw
co longer engaged in the pursuits of =scowl
• • I
shall be enabled to devote myselt still more to the Serb
of my conatituen:s, to promote their views and to,w4t
over their interests ; and, as
representatives
in the great council of the nation, to join in all measures
plitkoealpyertoit;dovistnbceeootuhnetrwyealtfalraoeirngeou.off.,the. theirpe pl people.' ande;

I remain, Gentlemen,
" Your faithful and obliged servant, ,
" JAMES Dui E'
" 43, Portland• place, 25th May, 1852.

THE HULL MURDER.—HULL, TUESDAY, 7ti
25.--;•This morning, two men, who gave the names of 'the
Snaps and John Smith, each about 23 years of age, ll
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former stating that he came from Nottingham, and the 'hat
placed
ter describing himself as of Leeds, were at theh'of
of the police-court before the Mayor and a full bench
magistrates, on a charge of having been the parties of
perpetrated the murder and robbery, a brief accouotri
which has already appeared. Both prisoners are vet
respectably attired, but with a certain touch of flasblill ce
about their appearance. Snaps, against whom the evlutToo,
is the more direct, was in a state of great trePidil7oo.
trembling violently during the whole of the stamina to
This dreadful affair has caused the greatest excitemea,,
" b.
the town, the more so as several other cases of street.. ":
berg: with violence have lately occurred in Hull, and are s„,o're „.
posed to have been committed by members of the s—tbe
travelling gang, and this morning the street in front of s,
Mansion-house was rendered impassable by the crowds 410.
sembled. Several witnesses were examined, and both Pr-
ners were remanded.
k SO
TUESDAY.—THE PROSECUTION OE .—ts.
BIRCH, OF
,TIM. " WoßLD."—Counsel on behalf of "g 4
French moved the Court of Queen's Bench, esterdaY, °cad
a day for passing judgment upon Mr. James Birch, vr"
ing
in the last term pleaded guilty to an indictment char so
him with publishing a libel in the World newsprper• ,;00
affidavits had been filed either in aggravation or mitige-iog
of punishment. The Court fixed Mgonday next for giv
judgment.
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nmnihtl
CHEAP OMNIBUS PARES.—The cheap - rao
placed on the Oxford-street and Mill:Torn line of road, f
from the Marble Arch to the corner of Tuttenham-oa2: of
road ft-a. one penny, and from that point to the bottcreted,
Holborn-hill for the same low fare, may now be oonstues
sou
after more than six months' trial through the worst s- be
of the year, to firmly established in the favour
eof_ 'Pre_
public, as is fully evinced by the patronage which th lave
ceive. Some omnibuses, with equally cheap faire!:_,,o,
been started on the Strand line, from Westminster to .Is2voliii
cross, and the omnibuses on the Hampstead-road 1106030 y
run at low fares through Holborn, but charge one„l'ford-
only for the whole distance from the corner of New 'dented
street to the Camden-town-gate, thus affording unprece
_too
opportunities for cheap riding to the residents of that-poP.'
part of the town. The
THE ABERDARE COLLIERY EXPLOSION.-- by
quirt' into the causes of this lamentable catastrogolo'd
at
which sixty-four persons suddenly perished, wax rfes_ckwarthi
Aberdare yesterday. The examination of Mr. N.
the Government inspector, was proceeding' W---
hen 47i4A
p4t9104 hat