The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-01 00:00:00

THE LORD MAYOR ELECT.

Yesterday the LORD MAYOR. ELECT, attended
by his chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Ihr.LoN, several of the Alder-
men, and City Law-Officers, was presented to the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR, for the purpose of receiving his Majesty's approba-
tion of his election as Lord Mayor for the year ensuing. His-
Lordship received them at his residence, in Hamilton-place,
with the most distinguished kindness and urbanity.
The RECORDER, in introducing the Lord Mayor Elect,
spoke nearly as follows :-
4My Lord—l have the honour of introducing to your Lord-
ship William Venables, Esq., and Alderman, whom his fel-
low-citizens, in the exercise of one of their undoubted rights,
have recently elected to the civic chair. This Gentleman, my
Lord, descended from a respectable family, is now at the head
of one of those departments of the trade of the City, which is-
connected pretty extensively with the literatute of the country
—a trade which has increased of late years to an almost four-
fold extent. His integrity in the transactions of business, to-
gether with the amiableness and urbanity of his manners in
private life, have so raised him in the good opinion of the in-
habitants of the ward wherein he resides, that they have long
since placed him on the Court of Aldermen. He was subse-
quently elected one of the Sheriff of London and Middlesex ;
and the tender and unremitting attention which he was always
known to give to the unfortunate persons intrusted to his care
in his Majesty's gaol of Newgate, &c.—the general courtesy
of his behaviour—his conduct as a magistrate of this great City
—his vigilance, especially over his own immediate ward—in
short, my Lord, every part of his public life has fully justified
the expectation which his private worth had excited. His fel-
low-citizens, therefore, my Lord, convinced that the estimable
qualities which their observation had shown them to be at-
tached to his character, might be productive of greater good if
they were exhibited on a wider scale and in a more important
sphere, have lately elected him Lord Mayor. And it is now
my pleasing duty, my Lord, to present him to your Lordship,
for the purpose of assertaining (a point of indispensable neces-
sity) how far this election on the part of the citizens of London,
of their Chief Magistrate, may hare received the approbation
of his Majesty our most gracious and beloved Sovereign."
To this address the Loan CHANCELLOR replied as follows :
" Mr. Recorder—l have listened with attention and pleasure
to all the observations you have now made, touching the elec.
tion of a Chief Magistrate of the City of London for the year
ensuing ; and I have much personal satisfaction in telling you,
that I have received his Majesty's commands to express to
you, Sir (here his Lordship turned himself to the Lord Mayor
Elect), his Majesty's entire and cordial approbation of the
choice which has placed you in the high and arduous office of
Lord Mayor of London. So far as the details of your pdblic
life have been known, his Majesty has every reason for con-
fiding in the wisdom that led to your election. Your modera-
tion, judgment, and ability—your loyalty to your Sovereign,
and attachment to the constitution, which are so generally known
and appreciated, leave no room to doubt that your future con-
duct, especially during the year of your Mayoralty, will be
I such as to make it a fit example to the Chief Magistrates of the
various corporate bodies throughout the realm—an example
which has heretofore been frequently found to produce the
most salutary results in times when the country was less
happily circumstanced than it now is—an example for which
the country has been under obligations to your Lordship's
predecessors : those obligations have been increased by the con-
duct of your Lordship's immediate predecessor, and there is
every reason to believe that the quantum of that debt will be
materially augmented by your own.
" It now only remains for me, Sir, to add my personal
wishes that your health may be such as to enable you to go
through the great duties of your office with comfort and sods-
faction."
After taking some refreshment, the company withdrew. .

THE LONDO N JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers, Nov. 1, 1825

[MORNING POST.]
Dutch Papers to the, 30th and Hamburgh to
the 26th ult, reached us last night. In the Sitt.
big of the Second Chamber of the States Ge.
neral at the Hague on the 27th, various Royal
Decrees were read announcing the formation of
a new Ministry, Mr. de Coninck being ap-
pointed Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Van
Gobbelschroy Home Secretary, aid Mr. Elout
_Minister of Finance and the Colonies. The
latter then presented five Projects of law re-
specting the extraordinary expences for 1826,
and the means of providing the necessary sup-
plies, which were referred to the Sections, or in
more Parliamentary' language, to Committees.
The Minister of Marine has invited the owners
of ships destined to the West Indies to carry
coals to Curagoa, where it appears a want of them
is felt. A new frigate of 41 guns has been
launched at Amsterdam. Inundations continue
to occasion much injury in various parts of the
Continent. The Rhine had risen nine feet in two
Flays, and threatened to overflow its banks, in
consequence, it was supposed, of the sudden
rising which had also taken place in the Lake
of Constance. It would seem that the slight
shower of snow which fell in this metropolis,
and in different parts of the country at the
beginning of the last week, was nearly ge-.
neral on the Continent. At Beaumont, in the
province of Hainault, it fell so heavily, that vast
damage was done in the forests by the breaking
of the branches, and the crop of fruit was almost
entirely destroyed.—Advises from St. Peters-
burgh to the 13th ult. announce that the Emperor
Alexander had arrived on the 2tith of September
at Taganroz, and that the Empress Elizabeth
had reached the same town on the 6th of Octo-
ber. The King of Prussia returned to Potsdam
from his trip to France on the 18th alt. in excel-
lent health, and was received with due forms by
the Crown Prince, the other Princes, and the
Chief Officers of the Court.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
It will be remembered that a few weeks ago
we offered some observations on the impolitic
severity of the New Garden Act—a piece of
legislation which seems to have been invented
with no other view than to keep the 'Squires in
countenance, by tempting the growers of fruit to
a rivalry in cruelty with the preservers of game.
This lain, which was entirely uncalled for, sprung
up, as we have before explained, during the dis-
cussion on the subject of spring gouts, last Session,
when a measure for the abolition of a barbarous
practice miserably miscarried, and one of new
rigour passed unopposed, or, to use the felicitous
description of a contemporary, when humanity.
flashed in the pan, and. severity proved a sure shot.
In the month of August a man was shot, under the
New Garden Act, and by the verdict of the Co-
roner's Jury, it was held that he was duly killed
according to law. Since then many apple-stealers
have been wounded in different parts of the
country, and divers small children have been
brought before Magistrates for felonies, and in
most cases discharged, in consideration of the
grave character of the offence under the new
Statute. It was manifest, indeed, that a law of
this severity would be wholly inoperative in
nine cases out of ten, while it would, perhaps;
in the tenth, lend a sanction to a punishment
out of all proportion to the offence.. Many
children addicted to stealing apples escape whole-
some correction altogether, because few. persons
can think of prosecuting them for felony ; and,
possibly, on the other hand, one rogue is shot now
and then out of .a garret window. There are
folks in the world, however, who will not scruple.
to use any engine of oppreSsion within their
power, on any occasion, and who will contrive to
exhibit in the most ridiculous light all the worst
consequences of the worst measures. In our
paper of yesterday we gave the report of a
prosecution under this New Garden Act, from
which it appeared. that three boys were indicted
by Sir John Gibbon,Bart.ofStanwell-place,near
Staines, for stealing five tipple, value four-pence.
The .prosecutor stated, by his .Counsel, that he did
not intend to press for a heavy punishment, no-
thing more than a conviction, which would stamp

[THE PUBLIC. LEDGER.]
The Mexican Government *appears to be mak-
ing great efforts , to obtain a naval force ; and a
beginning, it is said, has been already made by
the purchase of a ship of the line, and four fri-
gates. The ships purchased from Sweden were
intended, we believe, for the same destination ;
but whether the contract has been completed or
not, we do not know. As a navy, however
perfect in other respects, would be still very far
from being complete, without good officers, a
♦ery tempting offer has been made to ComModore
Porter to enter the Mexican service Great pe-
cuniary
advantages, as well as the chief command,
are held out to this distinguished officer, whose
well-known zeal and skill fully prove the pro-
priety of the selection. Had the sum been twice
greater than it iastated, it would not have been
misplaced, particularly as the political principles
of the Commodore are as great a recommendation
in his favour with the republican peoptv as his
talents. lie will bring with him no political pre-
judices, inconsistent with his new duties; and the
Mexican Authorities will have to congratulate
themselves if they succeed in prevailing on an
Officer of so much Merit to enter into their ser-
vice. It would also be prodtictive of political
anircoMmercial advantages to the United States,
a consideration which will no doubt have its in-
fluence in forming the decision of Commodore
Porter. That the United States will try every
thing to gain the first place in the confidence of
Mexico, and her Sister Republics of the South,
*no one will doubt ;fiand they will succeed, too,
Much sooner than is generally imagined, if our
own Government display the slightest coquetry
toWards them in its diplomatic intercourse. The
subject, in the meantime, is•well worthy the most
serious attention of our Cabinet.