The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-29 00:00:00

ELECTION OF A SHERIFF.

Yesterday a Common Hall was held for the election of
a sheriff in the room of Mr. James Hartley, who, upon
being elected, together with Mr. Cotterell, to fill the
office, declined to serve, and paid the fine. Soon after
the announcement that Mr. Hartley would not for the
present accept the office had been made, several gentle-
men of influence in the City waited upon Mr. Richard
Swift, a gentleman of high respectability, considerable
attainments, and influence, and without difficulty ob-
tained his consent to become a candidate for the dignity.
At one o'clock the Lord Mayor, accompanied by
several of the aldermen, the sheriffs, and the high City
officers, appeared upon the hustings; and
The RECORDER represented to the Livery the peculiar
circumstances under which they had been called together.
The Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman concluded his
brief address by stating that it was in the power of any
member of the Livery to propose any qualified person,
although the name might not be included in the formal
list of those proposed to their acceptance.
The TOWN CLERK having read the long list of names,
Mr. WINKWORTII came forward upon the hustings to
propose Mr. Richard Swift as a candidate for the office.
It was, he said, the first time he had ever had the ho-
nour of addressing the Livery, and certainly he could
not be engaged more b:neficially to his fellow-citizens,
or more honourably to himself, than in introducing to
their notice a gentleman su admirably qualified, in every
respect, to perform all the duties of the office of sheriff.
—(Loud cheers.) if he entertained a single doubt upon
the subject he would not appear there to advocate the
claims of his excellent friend, but his intimate know-
ledge of the high character and eminent worth of Mr.
Swift strengthened and confirmed his confidence, and it
was a source of gratification to know that the gentleman
who was thus nominated was not only adapted to the
office, but was willing to accept it, for the service of the
citiz-ms of London.—(Loud cheers, and a cry from a tew
persons in front of the hustings of " He's a Catholic,"
which was drowned in applause.) In Mr. Swift the con-
stituency would have a sheriff who would not only
maintain their rights and privileges, but would most
splendidly support the hospitalities of the office, and dis-
charge all its duties in the most vigorous manner.
Two or three persons in the crowd said—" You may
as well propose Cardinal Wiseman as sheriff;" but they
were soon silenced by overwhelming cheers.
Mr. Tnoatas NORRIS (the common councilman) se-
conded the nomination of Mr. Swift, and congratulated
the meeting upon the fact that a person of such distin-
guished qualifications had readily consented to take upon
himself so important and responsible an office. The
citizens of London had a most satisfactory guarantee for
the proper performance of the duties of the office of
sheriff in the well-known character of the gentleman
whom he felt so much pride in supporting. It wtoyffr.
possible to say less of Mr. Swift. It would be very "1
cult to say more of anybody.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. GEORGE SIIOOBRIDGE, who, it will be heinhabi-
tants recollected,
succeeded some years ago in prevailing upon_tof tants of the City to build almshouses instead
illumi-
nating their own houses in honour of
e passing of the
Reform Bill, wished to ,impress u n
necessity of raising fifty
the electors evidently model lod Itgl - thbocu se s Liveryfo r
the the
accommodaLion of the poor; but
considered the introduction of such a subject un-
seasonable, and advised him to wait fora bettor op-
portunity.
Mr. RENNOCEI (the common councilman) came for-
ward to bear testimony to the merits and qualifications
of Mr. Swift. No one, he said, doubted the philanthropic
disposition of the gentleman who advocated the building
of model lodging-houses; but tho Livery had assembled
for a different purpose. They had met for the purpose
of electing a model sheriff, and in choosing Mr. Swift to
that office they would most effectually accomplish that
desirable object.—(Load cheers.)
The names were then put up, and the hall resounded
with acclamations when the name of Mr. Swift was
announced.

The SHERIFF declared that the election had fallen
upon Richard Swift, Esq., citizen and spectacle•maker,
and the newly-elected sheriff was formally call upon to
take upon himself the office.

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Mr. SWIFT iM...,j i lately nresen ~ n c e
hustings, and we - `teer,7 d from every part of the il 1. Ile
I be,, leas to
,rcililli you my warmest and most
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to thanks for the distinguished honour you have just
rree upon me by electing me one of your sheriff's
1.. the ensuing year, and p;:rmit me to assure you that
,o discharging the duties of the shricvalty, I shall cc-
dt.sv.)ur to imitate as closely as polzFible the exrmplo set
by my predecessurs.—(Loud cheers.) Of the importance
of the duties of the situation I feel deeply sensible, and
it is no inconsiderable mark of your esteem and confi-
dence that I have been appointed in so unequivocal a
manner to perform duties of such a nature. I shall
make my best exertions to show that I am aware of the
-
eNtent of the obligation. I shall firmly support the
rights and privileges of my fellow ciOzcus, and I shall
resign the office unimpaired into their hands at the ter-
mination of my year of office.—(Loud cheers.)
The sheriffs then proceeded to the Colirt of Aldermen
and announced that the clecaou was at au end, and the
hall VSTIS dissolved.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
A heavy storm, in the department of the Cote D'Or,
has destroyed the grape crop, and the price of wine
has risen in consequence.
The National did not appear, in consequence of the
27th being the anniversary of the revolution of July.
The Assemblee Nationale states that General CA-
VAIGNAC has announced his intention of withdrawing
his pretensions as a candidate for the Presidency of
the Republic. " The wish" was, on the part of the
writer, " the father to the thought," for the Bulletin
de Paris authoritatively contradicts the rumour.
The Constitutionnel has the following on the sub-
ject of the desertion of their ships by French seamen :
" It appears to us that it may be useful to give pub-
licity to a judgment recently passed on this subject by
the Chamber of Commerce at Marseilles. The Minister
of Marine has ordered this decision to be made publicly
known in all the seaports, as it may have the effect of
putting an end to the practice of inducing French sea-
men to desert. The following is the decision referred
to:—A sailor, classed on the registers of the maritime
inscription of Bordeaux, had deserted and afterwards
come to Marseilles, under an assumed name, among the
orew of an Americas ship, commanded by a Captain W.
He was recognised,. arrested, and thrown into prison,
which, however, did not prevent his claiming from the
American captain the whole of the wages stipulated for
in his agreement. The captain being deprived of the
services of the man, and foreseeing that he should be
compelled to take another man in his stead, refused to
in case of
pay; but the affair being brought before the Chamber of
Commerce, he was condemned to pit, the wages, ren-
dering both his person and his ship liable
non-payment. It is to be hoped that this act of justice
will serve as a lesson on the other side of the Atlantic,
and render the Americans less prompt to tamper with
our sailors."
The Municipality of the Commune of Urzelhas re-
fused to vote a grant to a Jesuit school establishedin
their commune.

In the Assembly yesterday M. MENISCAUT pre-
sented the report of the Commission des Coves,
which recommended the adjournment of the Assem-
bly from the 10th of August to the 20th October.
The discussion was fixed for to-morrow (this day),
The sitting of the Assembly was suspended for 20
minutes, in order to afford Members an opportunity
of seeing the eclipse.
The Bourse was remarkably firm. The Five per
Cents. opened at 95f. 65c., and closed at 951. 85c.
for the end of the month. The Three per Cents. closed
at 57f. 45c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 8601. ; Rouen,
6421. 50c.; Havre, 246 f. 25c.; Great Northern, 4701. ;
Avignon, 222 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 441 f. 25e.; Bale, 155 f. ;
Bordeaux, 396 f. 25J.; Paris and Strasburg, 3631. 75c;
Tours and Nantes, 273 f. 75c.; Amiens to Boulogne,
2721. 50.-%

BUSIINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWATh A'r THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 28.

Boulogne and Amiens, 11:—Dutch Rhenish, 3,h—Great
Indian Peninsula, 3 ex in.—Luxembourg, I—Ditto, 2!i—
Orleans and Bordeaux, 4% ex in.

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 23d have arrived. Their
contents are unimportant.
The following telegraphic dispatch, dated Madrid,
July 26, has been received in Paris :

_
MADRID, JULY 26.
" THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO THE MINISTER OF

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
" The 8111 for the settlement of the debt was adopted
today in the Senate, by a majority of 59 to 19. The
law will be regularly promulgated on Tuesday next."
MADRID BOLSA, JULY 23.—The following are the
prices of stocke :—Three per Cents., 36 11-16 to i ;
Five per Cents., with current Coupon, 171; Coupons,
8-i-; Passive Debt, 61 to 7. Exchange on London,
5080.