The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-25 00:00:00

ELECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN.

STATE OF THE POLL. -(SECOND DAY.)
Mr. Benjamin Scott 1206
Sir John Key 1127

Majority for Mr. Scott

STATE OF THE POLL THIS DAY.
OEN O'CLOCK.

For Mr. Benjamin Scott
For Sir John Key

. 1527
. 1458

Majority for Mr. Scott 69
The polling throughout the whole of yesterday for the
important office of Chamberlain for the city of London,
was exceedingly vigorous. The spacious area in front of
the hall, before the commencement of the poll (nine
o'clock a.m.), was well dotted with liverymen anxious
to record their votes, and throughout the daytime after-
wards the space was generally thronged.
The supporters of Mr. Scott were early at the poll,
and during the space of the first hour they reduced the
majority of Sir John Key entirely. With but two ex-
ceptions the majority of Mr. Scott afterwards increased,
until at the close of the poll it had swelled, as above
stated, to 79. It is but justice to say that the friends
of both candidates exerted themselves most earnestly
during the day, the best feeling the while being mani-
fested by all parties.
At three o'clock the poll was closed. After the poll
clerks had summed up the number of votes recorded
during the day, the gross poll was exhibited in the hall,
boisterous cheers succeeding the announcement. Im-
mediately afterwards
Sir JOHN KEY came forward and returned his most
grateful thanks for the proud position in which the
livery had placed him—for proud, indeed, he might
justly call it, when he reflected upon the cruel and dis-
creditable means resorted to by the supporters of his
opponents. (Oh, oh.) The gentleman on his left, who
was so loud in his vociferations of "oh, oh," might pos-
sibly be the writer of the anonymous letters signed "A
Liveryman," which had appeared in the papers. If so,
he requested him to come forward and boldly state before
his (Sir John's) face that which he, or some members of
Mr. Scott's committee, had had the cruelty to assert. If
the party had done so on the day of nomination, and ac
cused him of the alleged complaint before his face, he (Sir
John) would have had no reason to complain. (Hear.)
This was what any honourable man would have done. He
would, however, ask the body before him—all of those
who were parents—whether it was in accordance with
either Christian or parental feeling for more than twenty
years to be continually persecuting one who never injured
them? (Hear.) Was it in accordance with his conduct,
who on a memorable occasion said, "Let him that is
without sin cast the first stone ?" (Hear, hear, and oh,
oh.) Would any of the members of Mr. Scott's com-
mittee wish every action of their lives for the last twenty
years to be brought before such a tribunal as they wished
to set up for him ? (Hear, hear.) For himself, he
might fairly say that, whatever might have been his
fault, he had sought and he had found forgiveness at
that tribunal before which they with him must all ap-
pear, when the hearts and motives would be perfectly
open. (Hear, hear.) With reference to the statements
alluded to, made against him in the advertisements in
the public papers, Sir John entered into a lengthened
explanation for the purpose of proving the allegations to
be untrue. These statements of the worthy baronet
were most cordially received by the livery. After re-
pudiating the idea of his appearing before the livery for
the situation of Chamberlain, simply because he had the
honour to wear the aldermanie gown, Sir John retried
from the platform amidst loud cheering.
Mr. SCOTT, in rising to return thanks, observed that
ho had waived his privilege, as being at the head of the
poll, and had allowed his honourable opponent the op-
portunity of first speaking, and he trusted to the spirit
of fairness in the livery to allow him an uninterrupted
hearing. First, he must render his grateful acknow-
ledgments to them for the proud position which their
votes enabled him to occupy that day. His opponent
had charged his committee and himself with inserting
statements in the papers prejudicial to the character of
his opponent, and contrary to the truth. (Hear, hear.)
Upon his honour, which his opponent had not ventured
to impeach, he asserted that he had never seen these
statements—that they had not been inserted by his
committee—and, moreover, that every advertisement
which had issued from his committee had been signed
by the chairman and vice-chairmen. The charge, there-
fore, was altogether without foundation, and should not
be allowed to prejudice him in the opinion of the livery.
He bad instructed his agents—he had requested his
committee— to abstain from everything of a Orsonal
nature, and he could not consent to climb to the attain-
ment of the position he sought by disparaging the cha-
racter of his opponent. (Cheers.) He would not follow
Sir John Key in the personalities he had introduced,
nor retaliated by going into family matters, as Sir John
had attempted to do. He did not claim the office as a
reward, as Sir John Key had stated, he simply sought
it, or rather his friends sought it for him, because they
conceived that long acquaintance with its duties ren-
dered him the fittest person to fill it. (Laughter.)
With respect to the matters alleged against his oppo-
nent, lie would say that he was totally unacquainted
with the facts of the case. (Hear, hear.) They hap-
pened many years since, and lie did not clearly recollect
them, nor was he desirous of renewing his acquaintance
with them, and for all he knew the charges were false.
(Hear, hear.) He was prepared to admit, and to assert,
that his opponent had acted honourably in relation
to the matters alluded to. If any injudicious or
calumnious partisan had inserted the advertisement, he
regretted it ; but he could not allow such conduct to be
brought forward to impeach the conduct of his com-‘
mittese or to be imputed to himself. (Hear, hear.) He
sought the office at their hands, not as a favour or a
sinecure, but he simply submitted that he defended in
his person a principle of much importance, and the
livery were entitled to the most uncontrolled liberty
of selection for the office of Chamberlain, and he claimed
for them that which they had that day asserted as their
prerogative, the right of selection from their own body
of the person they might consider best fitted to perform
the duties required. (Hear, hear.) He hoped they
would attend early on the following day to record yet
more strongly their opinion. (Cheers.)

PAST CHAMBERLAINS OF THE CITY OF LONDON WHO
HAVE NOT BEEN SELECTED FROM THE COURT OF
ALDERMEN.
The following were the last chamberlains elected
from the body of the livery, and not elected from the
Court of Aldermen :

Years.
Sir Thomas Coddon 1626
Sir Thomas Fazakerley 1702
Sir George Ludlam ,
Samuel Robinson 1727
Sir John Bosworth 1734
*Mr. Deputy Harrison
*Since this election the choice has been restricted to
members of the aldermanic body.

FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.---On Saturday, Mr.
Coroner Falkner held an inquest upon the remains of
the body of Joseph Buttery, a workman, who met with
his death under the following circumstances :—lt ap-
pears that the men employed in bricklaying had left
their work in the evening, and wanted to cross the great
Northern line, at Eaves-lane, a few miles from Newark.
Whilst on the line an express train came up, and the
deceased was struck by the buffer, the train passing
over him. The body was torn into upwards of 150
pieces, not one, save the head, being larger than a
man's
hand. Deceased was 52 years old, and has left a
wife and five children unprovided for.

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