The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-29 00:00:00

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ELECTION OF LORD AIAYOR'.

COMMON HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning, according to annual custom, a Common
Hall was held in the 'Guildhall of the Citty of Lonilon,
for the purpose of presenting tiro Aldermen to the Court
of Aldermen, in order that the Court Might choose one
of them to fill the office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing
year. As no opposition was expected, the
scanty"
attendance, and the comparatively noiseless now"
of the assemblage, contrasted strongly with the scenes.
which took place last year at the election of Lord MAP;
Shortly after eleven o'clock the Corporation proceeded
in procession to the Church of St. Lawrence, JewrY, to
attend Divine service.
Shortly after one o'clock the Corporation returned 14
Guildhall, and the Hall was opened in the usual form by.
the Town Clerk.
The RECORDER then came forward and said, Gently'
men of the Livery of Loudon, you are called on this of
to exercise one of the principal privileges you sul°;
namely, the election of the Chief Magistrate of r°
ancient city;_ to be Alderman of London, and to nave
served the office of Sheriff, are the necessary quolifik,cl-
tions to fill the office of Lord Mayor. The course wi`".
the ancient customs and charter of London prescribe'',
this, -you should nominate to the Court of Aldermett
two members of this body, and the Court of 2016;
men should select one of those so nominal
to fill the office of Lord Mayor. According to uPP°ill4,4
usage, the Learned Common Sergeant will, in the
instance, present to your notice the names of those
dermen who have not yet passed the Chair ; but iti;
your undoubted privilege to put in nomination any
Aldermen duly qualified, without regard to the cirettu_l;
stance of their having previously exercised the function_
of Chief Magistrate. Our free and ancient institutioni
have stood the test of time; they have resisted, with 'quh.
success, the assaults of democracy and the .enerose
ments of arbitrary power. In order that the 31agiv
trate may be independent in the discharge of his anti
the office of Alderman is of a permanent character ; WI"
to arrive at any further distinction, it •is necessary ";
should acquire the good will, and possess the confidene,c,t,
of his fellow-citizens. He presents himself to the grey
popular popular body of the Livery, when he solicits his
.4„.
tion to the office of Sheriff of London and i‘li° -
ae°
sex. He again constitutes the Livery of L"r ilre
the judges of his public life and conduct when he ts,P,i, t:
to the office of Lord Mayor. The trust, then, "td
reposed in you, is equally delicate and important, %ay
have no doubt that you will wisely exercise it to the
mon benefit and the good of the state. .
The COMMON SERGEANT having submitted to meoffit,
the names of the Aldermen qualified to serve the „ f
of Lord Mayor, declared that tho Sheriffs
opinion that the choice had fallen on John Pine der.
Alderman and plasterer, and Thomas Wood, Esq., .I‘..
man and frame-work knitter.•
The Members of the Corporation then retired 0°01.5,e:
port to the Court of Aldermen the decision of the
mon Hall, and on their return
The RECORDER announced that the election had fallea
on John Pirie, Esq., Alderman and plasterer. •ng,
This announcement was received with loud cheert ge,
Mr. Alderman PIRIE then came forward, onlithieb
neral cheering, to return thanks for the honour ':forty
had been conferred on him. He had little thoughtA (rota
years ago, when he came up to London a poor so
the banks of the Tweed—(Cheers)—that so 1"b joss,
honour awaited him. He would make no profesf be
but would confine himself to expressing a hope, I De
appeared before them on that day twelvemontl's' rto
would be found to have done everything in his PT:, to
uphold the dignity of the City of .London, as well
maintain their privileges.—(Cheers.) 00°
The Sword-bearer then invested the worthy Aki"e .

with the chain of office. te the
Mr. 1). W. WIRE then moved a vote of thitb",,g,ooll,
late Sheriffs, Mr. Alderman Gibbs and Mr. 161'.0
Farneombe, for their efficient discharge of the dat!6o 0
their office, for their hospitality, and their Atte°
the charities of that great city.
Mr. STEPHENS seconded the motion:- -i"e
se et
Sheriffs had, by their impartiality, won the apply
both both parties. A to.
The vote was then put, and unanimously agree,-
Mr. Alderman GIBBS said, that after his ansious)oo
of office, it was highly gratifying to him to receivettlial,'
a flattering mark of their approbation, more parb,c ,ler'
for the mode in which they had presided over tile, for
tion. He offered them his sincere acknowledgelbe°
the honour they had conferred on him.—(Cheers.),
Mr. Alderman FARNCOMBE begged to repeat,t`h'evhie
pressions of satisfaction which had been expresseo
worthy colleague. He was rejoiced to find that by
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conduct he had given satisfaction to the i
LiverP ght
taking office he had determined not to look to the rfle
hand or to the left, but to do his duty.—(Cheers)
thanked them again and again. )fr'
On the motion of Mr. WIRE, seconded by
STErHENS, the vote of thanks to the late Sher"
Yordered to be advertised in the usual Morning a" Coo'
ing Papers, and the TOWN-CLERK declared the
mon-Hall dissolved.
W'
MONEY and COMVIERCIAL NE ck ,
CITY, TWELVE O'Cge istit
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SEPT. 28•` odere
ness done in the Cotton Market to-day is 0a w
„ hiP
extent, the sales amounting to 3,000 bales, °
are taken by the trade.
—The 014
LIVERPOOL SLIARE MARKET, SEPT• es beep
business doing in the Share Market to-day has dope
Grand Junctions; the Half Shares have been boo'
at 984. and the Quarter, 264. ,be
SEPT2B.Ie •
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, z- „
f.
have no material alteration in the Shire Mamctilabi
following are our transactions :--London and :ter 4
ham, 1554 ; Do., New Thirds, 224 ; Manch ,el, Nee
Birmingham, 214 ; Manchester and lA'
Quarters, 14s. prem. ; Stockport Bank, 2f.
THE FUNDS. fOr
Consols opened at 884 89 for Money, and 89g 4
Account. Exchequer Bills, 12 14 prem.
Brazilian Banks have declined full three &chi
consequence of the advertisement not appearlD6
payment of the dividends on the 17th Octe6l?er' $161,7,i
Stock is now quoted at 63 5 • Spanish „ctl„id'lll
224 ; Portuguese Five per dents., 304.; the
per Cents., 18.. cuitocos'oio
By the official returns published by the a col o
export of the precious metals to foreign an under
parts for the week ending Thursday last was 65
ounc,,nes.
Silver coin to ilamburgh 4s'4,),uije
Silver coin to Rotterdam 65,391
Silver coin to Mauritius
Silver bars to HamburEh
HALF-PAS' wit a4no
The English Funds continue steady, vvilh-t o'l4
business doing. Consols for Money are tiq °ter WO
; and for the Account 894 ; Exchequer Bills
premium.
ittle
In the Foreign Market there is also but r Cadre
Brazilian Stock, 62 64 ; Portuguese Fivers, h Allfl
30 I ; and the Three per Cents., 18 ; SP". Vt#
Stock, 224 4 ; Passive, 54 I ; Deferred,
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 514
per Cents., 1024. a thesirel'
The Share Market presents no alteration, allares, '4l
scarcely a bargain doing. Great Western Sb, to, 41
have been done at 534 ; London and Brig'
London and Blackwell, 94 ; and London '1
Western, 504. .oCP'er'
TWO O't,/- -00911
Consols, Money, 694 ; Account, 894 a ' ,
894 4 ; Spanish, 224 4. i• e%
Q DAR TER r 0 OAI
The accounts from the manufacturing dist:l,. io
ceedingly unfavourlble with respect to r: jrov,"
Lion of the industrial population, which is trouicelto4
be regretted as the foreiern exchanges begin lht to leis
taken and some revival obf business is thoug.,"oo le;
taken place here. The only inference to be ur ed ;
d
it seems to be, that the system is radically tdist•-
4
no temporary derangement causes the existing
CLOSING PRICES. o4i
BRITISH FUNDS.
Stock... e •
Bank
India 5t0ck............
3 per Cent Red.. Ditto 80nd5.....
altos
3 per Cent Cons B9 Ditto Old Ann „. 141',
3i per Cent Red.. — Ditto New `2l' 14P A'
New 34 per Cent 98% Ex. Bills, 1,l
New per Cent — Ditto 5o0e•• .
„0. •
Long Annuities to expire Ditto OPP '
Jan. 1860 .. 12 11-16 Bank Stock Acct••••
Oct 1859 lndia Stock for
et ... ......
Jan. 1860. Consols for M/
FOREIGN FUNDS. opt. ei
Austrian, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per . /
Belgum —, 5 per cent Ditto,l New Ditto. ... .' „ ,41
Brazilian Bonds.—
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 'Russian, 5 per ceet..,,,.
Chilian, 6 per cent — )Ditto, Nletallic..
Colombian, 6 per cent —i Spanish, 5 per cell." 0 of,
Ditto, 1824. ......
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent'
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent Exchange ........•••' .1 Zia
Mexican, 5 per cent — ,French, 3 per cent 01
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1625 — ;Dutch, 24 per cent. • I
Peruvian, 1E125, 6 per ct — 'Ditto, 5 per cent..."...
SHARES
Great Western Railway (65 paid) ...........
Ditto New Shares (50 paid. ........ ... ••• 4";
London and Brighton (50 paid)... ......•••
• gai
London and Blackwell Railway (25 PIO'. 6"
London and South Western ...........
North Midland Railway (100 paid)
...... Ditto New Shares (40 paid) ......... 0
York and North Midland Railway (50 P.. 7
Ditto New Shares (15 al'
Pr- 11'
THE MARKETS—T L.
CORN EXCHANGE. Is•eret,
The arrivals of all kinds of grain, since MondAYo jot'
peere!tbeeo
There have been many tramactions in
Monday's prices. In other grains very littl ored,
and the rates remain as last stated. Flour two" jes)
COLONIAL M RKE T. trey,'
There was little life in the market, both the ,67t, hoid4-4.40.'y
shippers being cautious in their proceedings, !',;`cieo r
firm, and little variation took place opt
prices,4l.„,ocr
pear to have seen their lowest for most lands i
imports continue large. HALL' flf'
TE AND LEADEN name 0
volt G
GAD:IE AND POULTRY.--The demand for
slack, and prises of last week barely maintained 00,:;" befit
day being Michaelmas Day, we had a Fre (11he tot la boo,;)
at Market in the early part of the rnorning,_ :expecte ist'll
largely, but not to that extent which ..was..aid o to ji
weather been more settled, and the raetri....Fo,,btei, peril
were fully supported. Some fine Gees Dr '77,,
to as i°ol
and 12s. each. Eggs dull of sale, at 43. 6d•
untry, wn„ro,A,
Meat of all descriptions, both .town and, cot, 0100,iv •••
supply ; the demand being brisk, cause las,'
_co fold
2J. per stone more money, and in some ta" • 0
stonewas obtained. sre4,
TALLOW MARKET. the Ili
Prices were steady for Russian Tallow, but for theuocle'
in a dull state, 'hotrade taking only aoll4tbe had
wants. P. Y. Candle ou the spot could no
per cwt.
WOOL MARKET- d
Prices were steady for both English an' foto ,
business was done. The arrivals were alna cnreigo,o°l:l'l I
and the market looked firm.