The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-10 00:00:00

LANDON V. BENNET.

This was an action for an assault ; damages laid at 2001.
Mr. PLATT appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. RICHARD*
for the defence.

It appeared that the plaintiff is a builder residing at Isling-
ton, and the defendant a silk-manufacturer in the same neigh-
bourhood. When the election for Finsbury was going on, the
plaintiff went into the Camden Arms at Islington, and was
taking a glass at the bar, when the defendant came out of
the parlour, and challenged him to toss for a glass of brandy
and water; they did so, and the defendant lost. The brandy
and water was then ordered, but on the plaintiff's putting his
lips to it, he said he did not. like it as it was cold,
and he should have some warm, as he was the winntr.
Some offensive language passed between diem ; and on the
defendant striking the plaintiff, the latter took a piece of paper
to take down the residence and address of his assailant, when
the defendant said he should give him some real cause of com-
plaint, and instantly struck him another blow in the face,
which stunned him, and broke his nose. _

Mr. IticHAaos addressed the Jury in mitigation, and called
no witness ; and a verdict was returned for the plaintiff—
Damages, 101.

The Court rose at One o'Clock.

ELECTION OF THE MAYOR OF

LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.

This was the first meeting of the Town Council after the
election of Councillors, and the Council proceeded immedi-
ately to the election of the Mayor.
The Tories, headed by Mr. John Smith, having resolved to
muster their strength on this occasion, the Council room pre-
sented a very full appearance, only six Members of the whole
sixty-four being absent.
_ _

Mr. Smrrit iiegan•by moving, in a complimentary speech,
that Charles Birch, Esq., was a fit and proper person for the
office of Mayor.
Mr. CURRIE then proposed Mr. Rathbone in a speech of
great temper and propriety, remarking at some length on the
debt the cause of Municipal Reform in Liverpool owed to
Mr. Rathbone, whose services on every great occasion had
been at the command of his fellow-townsmen, and whose sa-
crifices in their cause demanded an acknowledgment from them.
Mr. RATifuoNE having in the meantime retired,
Mr. BIRCH requested that the gentleman who had honoured
him by the proposal, Would withdraw it, as he was satisfied
the superior position Mr. Rathbone held in the Council, and
the high opinion entertained of him by his fellow-townsmen,
entitled him to that honour. •

Mr. SMITH replied that he felt pledged to take the sense of
the Council on the question, and a division then took place,
the result of which was the election of Mr. Rathbone by 46
votes to 10.

Mr. RATIIBONE being then introduced and informed
of the honour to which he was appointed, took the oaths
of office, and on oocupying the civic chair, addressed
the meeting in a neat and appropriate speech. He stated
that he trusted that whatever difference of political senti-
ment existed between himself and the opposition .in the
Council, he should endeavour to discharge the duties of the
honourable and responsible office imposed upon him with zeal
and fairness, and trusted that his opponents would not find the
faults charged by them to William Rathbone, existing in the
Mayor of Liverpool. He congratulated himself on being the
first Dissenter on whom the civic office had devolved in this
large community, stating that he certainly did not wish
to be accompanied to his chapel by the state coach
horses and liveried servants of the Corporation. On
the other hand it would be hypocrisy in him to attend
the Established Church, it being well known that his
sentiments widely differed from it.—(" Mr. R. is an Unitarian.")
That considering himself six days in the week Mayor of Liver-
pool he had a still higher duty to perform on the Sabbath,
which admitted of no control, but of his conscience. At the
same time, if upon any occasion of importance, as the pre-
sence of the Judges of Assize, the presence of the Mayor at
Church was deemed desirable, he hoped he had the Christia❑
charity in his worship to join his fellow men in any assemblage
for the sincere adoration of their common Father; and he
would certainly feel it his duty to accompany thorn to Church.
The election of Mr. Rathbone was hailed by the heartiest
congratulations of his friends. His character for honesty of
purpose and integrity has strongly endeared him to all ex-
cept his unscrupulous assailants the Tories, to whom the
day's proceedings must have been gall and wormwood.
The man againslwLoat they ra!de the most desperate effort
at the late election has not only been returned to the Council,
but by the'Council promoted to the high office of Mayor.
A discussion followed upon a proposal of the Tories to sell
the Corporation schools, which have ever been a bone of con-
tention, from the Irish Educational System adopted in them
being vehemently arid virulently bpposcd by the Tory clergy
and others for the most disgraceful party purposes. High en-
comiums were passed upon the conduct of these schools, and
the excellence of the system adopted in them; and the pro-
posal of their sale, made by a party desirous of obtaining
peace at some sacrifice of principle, was rejected with a great
show of firmness by a majority of 43 to 13.
After same other matters of usual routine and local business,
the Council adjourned at four o'clock.

THE FIRE AT SOUTHAMPTON.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
(From a Correspondent.)

Six o'clock

From a medical gentleman I learn that a jury has this day
been summoned by the Coroner to investigate into the case
of the deaths of nine persons taken from the ruins yesterday,
some two or three are without heads, legs, and arms. One
body is this d.iy found, with the head dreadfully smashed,
and no legs or arms. Six persons are said to be missing.
Where I write this, viz. the Clown, Mr. Hawkins, silver-
smith, opposite, is not expected to survive, being dreadfully
burnt. What with your show in London and the awful fire
.here, I heartily wish myself in town.
Several persons here, whose friends left for London on
Monday and Tuesday morning, sent off express early yester-
day morning to apprise their friends of their safety or other-
wise.

A Jury have sat upon the following :—Harley, stone.
mason ; Maton, clerk to Mr. Withers ; Ilopgood ; Ransom,
painter ; Chester, carpenter ; Oakley ; Bell, butcher ; Gosney,
turnkey ; and Jones.
Missing :—Rose, Herd, Dieper, Powell, and Burnett.