The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-18 00:00:00

VOTE OF THANKS TO THE LORD MAYOR.

Mr. Deputy CARTER rose to move a vote of
thanks to Sir John Key, for the manner in which
he had performed the duties of their magistrate dur-
ing the past year.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. Jolts Dixos seconded the motion.
Alderman WALTMAN rose to oppose the motion
of thanks. lie condemned the idea of re-electing
the Lord Mayor, because it was nothing less than
giving credit to a man who had been exceedingly
inattentive to the duties of his office for the posses-
sion of qualities and powers infinitely superior to
those which were recognized in any other indivi-
dual in the Court : it was a declaration that he far
exceeded all those who had preceded him.—(Hear,
hear.) The Court would judge of the means used
to elevate the Lord Mayor to such a pitch by look-
ing at the foul calumnies upon the reputation of
others on which it had been sought to build his
Lordship's claim to such marked honour. He felt
ashamed that there could be found in the Corpora-
tion individuals who, instead of supporting the ma-
gistracy, calumniated them, and threw difficulties
in the way of the execution of their duties.—
(Fleur.) Ile had himself spent his whole life in the
public service, and yet there were men to be found,
who, knowing that fact, did all things to throw ob-
loquy upo;3
It was here submitted that the Alderman was ra-
ther front the subject, by making himself
the subject of his speech.
Alderman WAITIIMAN, after some further allu-
sions to aqacks made upon him in the Common
hall, proceeded to state his reasons tor objecting to
the vote. The Lord Mayor had, he said, neglected
the most essential duties of the mayoral,y. Although
his Lordship might have attended to COIIIIIIOII 11,111,
Bud Common Councils, he had neglected the punc-
tual performance of the duties at the Mansion-house,
where cases against prisoners were brought for-
ward, parochial business was transacted, summonses
were decided upon, and pauper's were disposed of.
He would venture to say that the business of the
Mansion-house had never been so badly performed
to in the nemls of his Lordship. Kr, then produced
ti [tst cf the
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house to Gteldhalleiffice'; from whit; eppeared
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against his Lordship relative to Christ's Hospital,
he fowl when first the charge had been brought re-
ceivel an impression which never had been removed
—(V:ieu of ‘. Somme, shame,")—and lie in jos, ice
would bring forward the subi,e.:t at the next meeting
of the Governors of Christ S Hospital.
The LORD MAYOR begged that the worthy Al-

derman would be good enough to bring forward his
charges at the present moment ; there n..:t be
a better time.
Alderman WAITIIMAN reade no charge whatever.
--(Laughter.) He merely said that his impression
had not been changed.
Mr. LEDGER declared that three-fourths of the
worthy Alderman's speech related to himself, and
not to the subject of the motion. If the Lord
Mayor had transferred the magisterial business fifty
times to Guildhall, had attended sixty-seven days in
the Common Hall.—(Cheers.) He had attended
to more Common Councils, more Courts of Alder-
men, as well as to move Common Halls than had
ever taken place in any other Mayoralty. The
worthy Alderman could not have forgotten that
there had been more contested elections in the last
mayoralty than had ever occurred within any former
year. He could not have forgotten the election of
Bridge-master, the election of Sheriff, and surely he
could not have forgotten the election of Chamber-
lain.—( Loud laughter.)
Mr. STEVENS—I ask the worthy Alderman why,
if he entertained the suspicions about Christ's Hos-
pital so long ago, he has not brought forward the
charge before now ?
Alderman WAITIIMAN was not a general accuser,
and begged to be understood now as having made
no accusation.—(A laugh.)
Mr. CHAS: PEARSON made some spirited obser-
vations in reply to insinuations which he understood
Alderman Waithman to have thrown out against
him. He gave the worthy Alderman the greatest
credit for his powerful exertions during his past life
for the benefit of the public; but regretted that the
conduct of Alderman Waithman differed materially
from that of Mr. Waithman, the Common Council-
man. Mr. Pearson then adverted to the fact that
600 of the Alderman's Ward had signed a re-
quest to him to support the Lord Mayor in the
election, and to several circumstances which he con=
sidered as an aggravation of the Alderman's oppo-
sition to the vote. He declared that he was one
of those who spoke contemptuously of the Court
of Aldermen. 'Why had not Alderman Waithman
followed the example of Robert Waithman, and
thrown open the Court of Aldermen as the latter
had thrown open the Court of Common Council ?
Mr. Pearson concluded by repeating his deter-
mination to move that the Aldermen be made

septennial.
Alderman WINCHESTER would vote for the Lord
Mayor because there was nothing about politics in
the vote.—(Hear, hear.) He felt deeply insulted at
the attacks made upon the Court of Aldermen.
After some observations from other gentlemen,
the vote was carried with acclamations, only three
hands being held up against it.
The LORD MAYOR rose to return thanks, His
Lordship, after several remarks upon the benevo-
lence of friends, adverted to the subject of Christ's
Hospval. He dared the worthy Alderman to the
proof of tiny, the slighte-t error in his conduct, and
Ire thought the worthy Alderman rather unfair in
taking for his authority the Governors of Christ's
Hospital, whom he had always been in the habit of
abusing- most unmercifully, until he found it to an-
swer his put po-e to praise thern.--( Cheers and
laughter.) Tne Lord Mayor concluded a most ani-
mated speech by heartily thank ng the Court. The
speech was received with clapoing of hands.
CHOLERA AIORBITS.
On the motion of Mr. Giarles Person the follow-
ing report of the Cry of London Board of Health
was read :
" To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Alder-
men, and Commons of the City of London, in Corn
mon Council assembled.
" We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, your
Court appointed en the 27th day of October last, for the
purpose of taking such measures as might be deemed re
quisite to give effect to the suggestions contained in the
Minute of the Committee of his Majesty's Most Honourable
Pail), Council, of the 2 th of October, with the Report
of the Board of Health in reference to the disease called
cholera morbus, as published in the London Gazette, do
certify, that deeming the subject to be one of the utmost
importance, we immediately met for the purpose of con-
sidering what means of precaution ought to be recom•
mended to be adopted within this city against the intro-
duction of the said disease ; and, to facilitate that object,
and aid us in our deliberations, we readily availed our-
selves of the advice and assistance of Drs. Roupell and
Babington, pbysic:ans, Mr. Field and Mr. Ridour, mem-
bers of the Company of Apothecaries, who were spe-
cially appointed for that purpose by his Majesty's Govern-
ment, and with whom we have been in constant com-
munication.
"Before proceeding into any detail of the steps we have
adopted, we feel it highly important to call the recollec-
tion of this Honourable Court to the fact that our ap-
pointment arose in consequence of the Minute of the Com-
missioners of the Privy Council, and before any case of
cholera had been supposed to have appeared in any part of
this kingdom.
" Upon reference to the recommendations of the Lords
of the Council, we found amongst others one for each large
town to be divided into districts, haviug a Committee
therein, consisting of two or three members, one of whom
should be of the medical professitan, for the purpose of
watching over the health of the district, and giving the
earliest information to the General Board of Health. And
it' furtherance thereof, we directed a communication to be
made to the Deputy of each ward, requesting they would
forthwith call a meeting of the Common Council, and the
parochial authorities of their respective wards, to consider
and suggest such measures as they might deem most de-
sirable to promote the objects pointed out in the Minute of
the Committee of the Privy Council. And we have the
greatest satisfaction in being enabled to report that meet-
ings were immediately held, and district Committees ap-
pointed throughout this city for such purpose, and that to
each district Committee one or more members of the
medical profession have gratuitously offered their services
to be aiding and assisting when necessary, and who will
immediately report to the Medical Board any case of cho-
lera that may happen within their respective districts
should any such case arise.
" We beg further to certify that, feeling fully satisfied
one of the best preventives against the generating and
spreading of disease is a due observance of cleanliness, not
only in the residences, but also in the public streets ; and it
appeared from the returns received from the various wards,
that the dustmen and scavengers had greatly neglected their
duty ; we telt it requisite to draw the especial attention of
the Commissioners of Sewers to the importance of a rigid en-
forcement of the terms and conditions of the contracts en-
tered into by those parties; anti we have much pleasure in
being enabled to report that the Commissioners immediately
gave efficient instructions accordingly, and in furtherance
of the same object, and we gave every possible effect to-
wards obtaining general cleanliness ; sac made an appli-
cation to the New River Company, requesting to be in-
formed if they could supply a quantity of water to ruu
through the several streets during the night, and were in
consequence thereof attended by Mr. Mylne, the engi-
neer, who ieformed us that the Directors of the Com-
p any, with the concurrence and assistance of the Com-
missioners of tse river Lea, would willingly undertake to
afford, without any charge, an abundant supply of water
from the New River during each night, and equal to that
at present turnislied for demotic purposes eluting the day.
" We beg also to certify that we have viewed the state
and condition of the several prisons, and some of the
workltouses within this city, and that we were attended
by the clerks of all the public markets, who were heard
and examined in respect of the state of the same ; and it
appearing ft oin such view and examination that vario4s
measures as preventives against contagious disease were
requisite to be adopted both in the prisons and the mar-
kets, we made application to the Court of Aldermen. and
such of the Commissioners of the Corporation as had the
superintendence of the same, respectively requesting them
to give the necessary directions for that purpose ; and
we earliest but feel highly gratified in stating that they
immediately and readily gave such directions.
" We also, under the advice and at the recornmendaton
of the medic al gentlemen. proeueed, as a further pi even,'
tive, a quantity of cialoride of lime for distribution to the
puiilie buildings and the pri.ons, and also the poor inha-
bitants of the various wards of this city, with proper in-
structions fir us n;
the same; and we recommend that
we may he empowered to draw upon the Chamber fur the
stun of /. to disch rge the expellee then by incurred.
" in coutdesion, tee fee! the highest gratification in be-
ing enabled to report, froth the returns which we have re-
ceived from the several wards, not only that no case of
cholera morbus, or other epidemic disease, has oppearcd in
tiis city, but that the ,eneral state of public health is in
the }ugliest degree satisfactory, and by an examination of
the returns of burials within the 114 parishes in the city
of Luudyn and its likertiss thereof, flail Coluolittee havo