The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-30 00:00:00

ELECTION OF. L 0111) MAT OR.

Yesterday a Comnion-Hall, was held at Gbsta-
lan, as usual on MiChaelniag=day,
of a fit and proper person. to fill the in:Tot-6k'
Office of Lord Mayor On the year ensuine-,
Livery on this. occasion were remarkably tauter-
ous, the Hall, being nearly full. 'The Lord
114yor and Civic Body proceeded to Church,
cording 'to custom, 'and returned to: the bnsthlgs
t half past one O'clock: Aldertheu 'Scholey,
IVood, Atkins,. and., Combe were greeted with
considerable, applause. Me. 'Waithinao a4O- caine
in for his share. of ~aPprObation,: After: the• Lord
Liayor and 'Aldermen ,withdrew from the hustings,'
the Common Serjeant stated, that the ''Livery.
Vvr € called on to elect tWo'persons, out of 'the
list of senior Aldermen, to be returned to: the
Court of Alder Men, in (order that. one'.might he
Selected to fill the:office. of Chief Magistrate.
The perSonS nominated were, Sir iv:Bliixani,
•G. Scholey, W. Donn-ilk', S. Birch,' n' Wood,
C. SMith, J. Atkins, S. Goodbeli ere, and W. Hey-
gate. The spew of hands was decidedly in falvour
of Gr. Sc-‘,loley, Esq: Alderman and Distiller; but
the S.‘l,ietiffs'had Some doubt with respect to the
show in faVour of Messrs. Domville and Wood';
a f.econd sheer was therefore desired,- in which
there was a Majority for Alderman Doraville.
The COMMON SERJEANT then Observed; that the
-S4 cliffs were Clearly of, opinion that. the- election
had fallen on G. Scholey and W. Doraville, and
both were accordingly returned to the Court of
Aldermen. Some time after, the Lord' Mayor,
Stc. returned to the hustings, and the Recorder
informed the Livery that the . Court of Aldermen
,bad returned George Scholey, Esq. to be Lord
Mayor for the year ensuing.
At the above part of the ceremony, Mr.
117addingto t, appeared
,extremely anxious to ad-
dress the
.Livery„ but as the object of hiS ad-
'dress was considered quite foreign to thc pnrport.
of the Conn-non he was tiot permitted to
speak.., Considerable clainour.was oceasionct by
'Lis unseasonable interruption butsilencAeing:ati
last obtained, Alderman SCiIOLEY, (the
;Mayor elect) caine'forward to return thanks to.
the. Livery. He observed, that he felt grateful for
• the high and distinguished honour conferred on:
thn that day by the Livery. He was proud in
Laving an opportunity of declaring- before that
most respectable tribunal of his fellow citizens,
that the unanimous approbation bestowed on him
world never be forgotten.' 'Entering into office,
be should desire few of the wants of public men;
Ile did not want t eat in ParliainentOle Wanted
110. t a title, nor:plaee, nor pension'. -Fre should'
endeavour to act in a inant er dig ••_.
pity of a British Merchant, placed
.in':;the sittia7
tion of Chief Magistrate of the greatest Metfopolis
in the, world ; and his time would be faithfully,
tiligently, and punctually at-voted-to .the discharge
Of tho-Se pttbiic duties be had undertaken..
Mr. Seboley had concluded, ,when Mr, 'Wad-;
.dingtoo again threW the hustings into confusion,
by insisting on his right to address the Livery ;
.consequence of which 'the LORD MAYOR came
forward, apd•said; " Gentlemen of the Liverv„ I
did not think I should haye been called on to-day,
to have interfered thus, between Gentlemen and
Yoti,but I
,find a Gentleman on my left has some
matter to propose totally irrevelant. If the Gen-
tleman will not keep the peace, I am sorry to say
I shall be obliged to enforce it. If the.Gentle-
_ Ilan had any thing to propose, and_ had handed it
-to me for inspection, and it had appeared to me
revelant, he unquestionably should have had an
'opportunity
to address the Livery, but he has ie-
titCd to slier,- it."

Some farther attempts were made by Mr. Wad-
dington to speak, but the paper he held,. hi, his
hand Was finally snatched- from him, and .be Was
Compelled to desist. Tranquility ova ~then' re-
stored, and Mr. GafFmas, of the_ Common
Council, moved the Thanks of the Livery, to, the
late Sheriffs, for their uprigltt conduct during
their Shrievalty,' 'for -their liberality and kindness
to prisoners, &c. exc,
The Motion was seconded-by Mr. TADDY, and
carried unanimously..

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Sheriff Birfron eloquently returned thanks for
the 'honour copleir,e.a.on him
• Sheriff HEYGATE aiso ei,cpressed.his. thanks in a
7!eryable.a.nd appropriate:manner. -.
The business then ended; and the Common Hall
has dissolved. t ,

THE Duennnwas tolOict laq"
'bight, at theLyceum;:by'a ncv dance, entitled
the Lawyer in a sgek, 'founded upon th'eParee of
4V° 'Song, Sujiper.. Tills dance comprised all
.the main incidents liithc farce, and Was very ell
tupported by the werferiners, particularly Miss
••• -LeuPrNo; 'who sung the discovering song with situ
Plicity.. A new farce succeeded, under the name
of ;vest Wind, or .Of' for London, The fable is
16i
-tinted on the waggiSit disposition of Toby..
(PENLtr) to involv.ehis friends, acquaint.;
once, and servants; is hidicroas embarrassments,b
y whimsical tricks. Having brought his nephew,
T-L-ritthe Charles; (J.-Smr-i-n),:iuto 'one of 'these ri-
'heinous situations, the latter resolves to retaliate,
t.rtd, therefore, knowirig.that Sir .Thbyistid long
"een in,expectation of being raiEcd to the dignity
a Brion, Charles contrives to have a letter sent
to him, as if from the Herald's Office, to inform
ulna that the, rank had been conferred. on him, and
• Itequiring his attendance in town to pass through
'the necessary ceremonies. Charles'also: contrives
g-
brinsercral of Sir Toby'g neighbours to Lon-
and aupoiuts the Brown Bear in Smithfield
S the general rendezvous foi all parties, iriorder to
increase the disappointment and mortifloation of
the waggish' KnighL The asseMblage of the
;whole at the place of anunintment produces much
'Laughable confusion, aid the Knightis effectually
('red of his.rniSchievou,3- humour. This Farce is.
°l3vionsly built •upott the offensive practice -- of
as it is called, widely has been so shame-
'4lY carried. into :elfcct. in the metropolis,. The.
sub
ject is fair, and the Author has made a divert-
lug use of it. There is a ludicrous variety of chit-
. eters in the piece, at ti the dialogue. s enliven-
eabY points of hurnoilr and temporary satire.—
' tie farce, however, requires much cOmpression.
„
is Very well supported by the Performers, and
was tolerably well received. When it is curtailed
it
„\YiLI be more successful.—The Author is a Mr.
I
011;TALL ti , ed his piece is very creditable to him
a £L.24t drai tic effort.
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POETRY,

OCCASIONAL ADDItESS

VOR THIS OPENING• OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

• S,..,,pposcti to Ge wrttters Ly,S.AMuEL WIIITBREADy Esy.

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At length our. building laboUrs now are o'er,
And Daue.r's Temple fyou behold once more. _ •
Oar task requir'd mach toil, and dextrous skill,
And, slate, you'll. own we have not manag'd ill.
More 'twould be want of mOdi2sty to say;
Then let us ask whaetheine-best suits a play?
And, if the purpose .be to 'mend mankind,
We none more fit than POLITICS Can find.
If punishment by law we fail to reach,
Here, at the Muse's 1.),r, we cap i'llipecech
If Ministers from warfare will not
,cease,
.A Play may raise a gen'ral call for ,PEACE.
Perhaps the lessons that our Bards may 'deal,
May tempt a gen'rous enemy to feel;
Change his hostility to el-Hui:A*lo4l,
A lib'ral rivalry may fire each nation,•,
And well we then may breathe from, patriot lips,
" Let him have cpmmcP.c, COLONIEs, and slurs."

If PEACJ once more should bless the groaning land,
How soon improvements might at home be planu'd;--,
Here mimic CoiumoNs freely might debate,
Here might the Scenic Muse neroum the State;
The Peop lig-hts'sbe boldlx might define,
And teach l'itEnocATlE its proper line,

'Tis'jronrs to' mate the StOge this noble field,
To your MA‘ionmus we'll always }field.
'Tis yOurs front war the nation to release,
When yon command, who dare refuse A PEACE.*
Then BRITAIN'S sun shall break froM her eclipse,
Should FRANen have " coibrkßct, COLON lES, and suirs."

Query by theEditor—PlEcE:—. (therz!fical terz.o)

We beg leave to repeat our -wish, that • auy of our
Readers who wav happen to have Achlrt'sses on this subject,
szeppO.ed to ha Ve'fliern 0%-ittelt,yWell•-known public characters-,
will frivtiur Us with copies .for insertibri.• •