The Sun.
London, England, 1815-10-13 00:00:00

ELECTION OF' SHERIFF.

• Yesterday a Common Hall was held for the
purpose 'of electing; a Sheriff for the ensuing year,
in the room of \V. Lewis, Esq. who had been re-
turned with TnomAS BELL, blsq. b.ut declined
serving the Office, and paid the usual fine.
The temmoN SER'IBA'itiT (in theabsence of the
Recorder) addressed the 'Livery, andstated-hOef-
lv the purpose for which it was assembleil:—;
he'obserKed, that h was not a little remark-
able, that at such an advanced period the. City
of London [Sad not succeeded procitring 'Oen.
Oemen. willing to undertake the high but ardtt,ous
office of The disappointment, howeVer„,
was nOst attributabl'e. to the Livery, as several of
the most respectable, as well as competent indi,
viduals, had been naninated and teturned to fill
that situation. , These tien:tiemen,from a variety
causes, had declined•entering upon the duties
of,the appointment, and had subjected theinselves
iu cousquenceto the usual fines iniposed by the
City for non-service. It was but justice, however,
to state, that the excuses' Made by the personS
so returned appeared satisfactory; many of them
declining under an apprehension that their health
would not keep pace With the unceasing duties of
their othee ; others, from the circuatstance of
their residing at a considerable distance from the
metropolis. One Gentleman, (Mr. Bell), • how-
ever, had been returned, who had declared his
willingness to sere, and he had no doubt that
amPlythe choirr.of the [jtvcry iu t‘i:_iisiicinhsttahnecyer,‘,.te,(:l:ollwe
satisfied. To elect a colleague with Mr.
e
aßstsli.linh"laestf,llairilriel)tsreusit(c7l that their nomination
would prove equally creditable and success!'u[ as
it Iliad been in returning that Gentlest-Tian.
Mr..SLADe then came forward, and shortly ad-
dressed the Meeting. He 'skid, he was happy in
announcing;, that notwithstanding the almost un-
precedented delay that had taken place in. provid=
jog two eligible persons to serve the high office
of Sheritri of the City of London, he had •r)
propose to them the nameof a Gentleman, equally-
distinguished for character and respc•etabilny.--
The tudivitittol to whom he alluded was 'tot alone
eEgible by independence forthe exalted station to
Which he slpnild have the honour to reCittmuend
him, but he was also in the vigour of health, and
what was still mare sat!sfactory, had 'already de-
clared, that, should he be placed by the Livery of
London in, the high office of Sheriff, he t%ould
cheerfully perform i,ts duties with zeal', and to 'the
,utmost of kis'ability.
Alt.',Slade concluded by proposing to tie Li-
very the name of John Thomas Thorp, Esq.. Citi-
zen and Draper, as a fit and properperson• to fill
the office of ,theritl. of the City of London and
County id Middlesex for the ensuing year. •
Mr. TADDy; in a Short .speech, seconded the
proposal.

. .
The names of the several persons who had be-
fore' been nominated, were then react over, and
proposed in the usual form 3 when the name of
Mr. 'rho! p being also proposed, he was retursned
unanimously by tb.• Livery, amidbt loud applauses.
The Commos SEa.tEANT then declared Thomas
John 'l'homas•Thorp, Esti' s. to be duly
elected.

The latter Gentleman came forward to 'offer his
thanks, for the distinguished honour. that had
been conferred upon him by the unanimous voice
of tie .Livery. It was useless for hint to occupy
the • titit: of the meeting, by any observations
with respect to the dignity of, the office to which'
he had been solititiourably apvointed. "[he grate-
fill sense of their elect ion, however, and the con-
fidence which had thus been reposed in him
would be indeliably fixed on his mind, and, he
,
trusted, that not witutantling the inexperience,
of which he had to complain, the ,mark of high fa-
vour thus besrowcd, would stitutdate him in the
exercise of his public duties, noweVer arduous or
unpleasant. In undertaking these duties, how-
ever, at so short a notice, he %lonic! throiv him-
self upon the kind indulgence of his fellow cid..
tens, should there appear any ground of corn-.
plaint, to prevent which,. all the zeal and. energy
he possessed should be fully exercised. In reflect-
ing upon his own inex.perience,, it was also most
satisfactory to. know, that••his colleague was a
Gentletuau well acquainted with that routine of
duty which ‘vas culled upon with hint to per-
form.—To hini lie should look for - instruction,
anti with him he trusted to execute the duties of
his exalted situation with integrity, and all the
zeal he possessed.—The Meeting then adjourned.

CORN PXCNANOR, OCT. 13.—We hat: no fresh
arrivals this morning, bin what was left over was
equal to the demand, the sales in Wheat being
dull, at Monday's prices. Fine Oats supported
their price, but there was very few at Market.
Oct. 13_:-..:l'his day's Marhet had a slort sup-
Barkyy PeaSe, and Beans, had but a dull sede. In
other kinds of Grain- there was nu alteration.
SMITHEIELn,
; and the trade
ply Of the various knots of Cattle; Muttuu ant: Pork were
Straw and
ciallic:eititeerri;dl.3:':f nsvutd'9%%.7'ee'ri thebstuttor!Vhehissatki.)srts Hay-market
were somewhat dull,:, Hay' has dropped In price;
Clover fetched hitt pfices.

It is unllersfouil that the excess of the Re-
venue for the last quarter is two thr e
buittlred thousand, poundi.