The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-02 00:00:00

THE ELECTION OF SHERIFFS.

Yesterday was the last day of the poll, and during
the day quite a spirited contest took place between
the two successful candidates, and Mr. Alderman
Lawrence polled 272, while Mr. Jones polled 174.
The poll was closed at 4 o'clock, when the numbers
were as follows :

Alderman Lawrence .. .. .. 1,310
Hugh Jones .. .. .. .. 1,196
Mr. Nissen .. .. ..

Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE, amidst loud cheers,
thanked the livery for the manner in which they
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hope he had expressed had been realised, and the
Livery of London had proved that they were not a
dead, but a living body, and able to support +hbei
friends on all occasions. He was happy tosay air
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the late contest had not been embittered witharlds
of those rancorous feelings which were somata°
vied on
shown on similar occasions. It had been ear
with good feeling between all the parties. fle teren:
tamed the same feelings towards his two fr4o
who had entered into a contest with each other
see who should be his colleague during his year °,
office as he did previous to his election. (Hear.) it
only remained for him to thank the Livery who bad
been kind enough to come forward to support one
who would always endeavour to merit their kind-
ness. The present election was not like others.
Everybody had come forward to record their votes
of their own free will; no means of conveyance had
been provided, and none of the ordinary measures
had been resorted to; and it gave him gratification
to see the number who had thus spontaneously come
forward with their votes. He had no anxiety what,
ever from the first. He was quite sure whatever
position the Livery thought him fit to occupy that
would he cheerfully undertake, and would ever be
watchful of their interests ; and he was sure that if
occasion required it double and treble the number
would have come fqrward to support their friend.
Mr. JONES then briefly thanked his friends whn
had recorded their votes in his favour. He said
before he entered the contest—he could hardly call
it a contest, since none but feelings of friendshiP
had existed between the candidates—he was a com-
parative stranger, but a larger number of gentle-
men had promised him their support, and he bad no
doubt that had there been a necessity they
would
all have voted in his favour, but not seeing the need
they bad not voted at all. He would say that from Mr. Alderman Lawrence and Mr. Nissen he had
experienced nothing but kindness and friendship
during the election. He was grateful for the sup-
port which had made him a colleague of Mr. Alder-
man Lawrence, and he would leave it to a future
occasion to express more fully his thanks for the
kindness which had been shown to him. (Cheers.)

HE
REMOVAL OF ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL, AND T
RAILWAY.—TheCHLRING-CROSS RAILWY.—The bill now under the con-
sideration of Lord Redesdale, and about f
is to
inquiry to a committee of the House of Commons,
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a London and te
enable the Lord Mayor and corporatlono
convey
the site tho
to
obe ro
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governors of St. Thomas's Hospital t
the railway company, and to acquire
ability of the governors to
sell the hospital, the Charing cross
Railway Company have
s-
are not empowered so to do,
objected that the governuo_r_oinny
a new site elsewhere.
Doubts having arisen as to the
settled it is desirable that
and that as it has been
jdi
be dissipated and set at rest.
all doubts thereon should
for the hospital, amounting to
the purchase-
uwen paid by the railway company into the
thencelayarter of Edward VI., and stating that
of Chancery, the bill asks for statutory powers to
Court
£A2f
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000 reciting
has
as
be
confirm the agreement and to erect a new hospital on a
new site, and to raise in addition £50,000 for the purposes of
the act.
TUE CHARGE OF POISONING AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE.
_A highly-influential and numerously attended public
meeting of ladies and gentlemen took place at the Duke of
Wellington's Riding-school, Knightsbridge, last evening',
to consider the propriety of expressing public sympathy
with Mr. Phillips, at the late unfounded charge brought
against him of poisoning his wife, which, together with the
exhumation of that deceased lady's body, and a coroner's
inquest thereon, created considerable excitement in the
metropolis. The Rev, Dr. Wilson, of Gough-house, Chel-
sea, presided on the occasion, and was surrounded by seve-
ral influential and medic.,l gentlemen. Mr. Nicholls, with
appropriate remarks, moved the following resolution:—
'• That this meeting, consisting of the friends and neigh-
bcurs of Mr. Henry Richard Phillips, desirous of expressing
their feeling of indignation at the recent unjust and ground',
showing the deep
less charges brought against him, take this opportunity
his
distressing position, and their extreme gr ratification that, orr.
a full investigation of the case before the coroner, at hece_
sympathy they have felt for him in WI:
sal-green, Juno 23d, 1862, it was declared by that officer
these charges."
and the jury that there was no foundation whatever
which
was was unanimously agreed to. Several other g
e Duke of
ad-
dressed the meeting. A vote of thanks to the Duke
and _
Mr. Lownds seconded the resolution,
Wellington, for the use of the Riding
similar compliment to the reverend chairman
prowediAge, sctiocolo,edatao

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