The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-10 00:00:00

ELECTION OF MA YOBS.

OXFORD, Tuesday, Nov. 9.—At a numerously
attended council meeting, held this morning, Mr.
Alderman Browning proposed, and Mr. Alderman
Thorp seconded, Mr. Justice Castle, of the High-
street, as Mayor, in the place of Mr. Alderman
Grubb, whose term of office had • expired. Mr.
Castle was elected without opposition. Mr. Coun-
cillor Stevens was elected to the office of sheriff.
The usual vote of thanks to the out-going Mayor
was opposed by Mr. Councillor Thompson for the
following amongst other reasons :—That the late
Mayor had shown a want of respect to the Sove-
reign, in allowing 14 days to elapse before calling
the council tog ether to congratulate her Majesty on
the marriage ofr the Princess Royal ; and that when
he had called the meeting upon receiving a memo-
rial from the council, he was ungracious enough to
say that he did not deem the occasion of sufficient
importance to call them together. Next, that he
refused to present the address which the council
had agreed to, and that he had insulted her Ma-
jesty in the person of the judges of assize by re-
fusing to wait upon them with the aldermen to pay
the customary mark of respect, and had ridiculed
those who had done so ; that he had shown groat
disrespect to different members of the council in
putting false statements reflecting on their charac -
ter in his paper, the Free Press, and when shown
that they were incorrect had refused to set them right,
or to admit he was in the wrong ; in not attending the
last meeting of the finance committee when they were
required to pass the bills for the year, which no one
knew anything of, and the Mayor alone could
give any information. His indifference to the wants
and wishes of the town, in his refusal to allow Mr.
Hooper's Theatrical Company to visit Oxford
during the long vacation, in opposition to the
wishes of the inhabitants, while ever since the town
was inundated with circuses and menageries, which
took out of the town 19s. out of every 205.; whereas
a theatrical compc.ny would have spent in the town
19s. out of every 20s. Mr. Councillor Wise se-
conded Mr. Thompson in his opposition to the vote
of thanks being passed. Mr. Councillor Dore ex-
pressed a hope that Mr. Thompson would withdraw
the motion, inasmuch as it would place himself and
many others in a most painful position. Ultimately
the motion was withdrawn, and a vote of thanks
was carried.

LIVERPOOL.--Mr. Alderman William Preston,
wine and spirit merchant,
a
liberal in politics, and
who has been for twenty
years a member of thees
town council, was unanimously elected
mayor
y_
terday. Some opposition was ma de to the granting
of the usual allowance of £2,000 per annum , prin-
cipally on the ground that, as the corporation had
lost by the withdrawal of the town dues a large
portion of its revenue, and as there was a deficiency
also in the corporate exchequer, the voting of the
mayor's allowance might with great propriety be
postponed until the financial estimates for the
ensuing year were laid before the council. In reply
to a question, the Town Clerk stated that if the
council thought fit to grant a salary to the mayor
it would become an obligatory expenditure which
might be lawfully made out of the borough rate.
BIRMINGHAM.—Sir John Ratcliff was yesterday
elected mayor for thothird time, this being the first
occasion on which such a compliment has been paid
to any gentleman who has filled the office of Mayor
of Birmingham. Sir John Rateliff was proposed
by Mr. Alderman Palmer, and seconded by Mr.
Alderman Baldwin.
re -eayencriedlirw. Aitteuri
man Mackie, was yesterday
MANCHESTER.—The retiring m
opposition.
.—Mr. Alderman the retiring
toiD Hervey,
mayor, was re-elected yesterday without opposition.
LEEDS.—On the motion of Mr. Alderman George,
seeonned by Mr. Councillor Brook, Sir Peter Fair-
bairn was
oa
yesterday
ifor f
o unanimously re-elected Mayor
os
of this
INi
coi tToTbrioN nAm.
i _he ensuing year.
Yesterday Mr. Edwin Patchitt,
_ was elected chief magistrate of Notting-
ham. From almost time immemorial the bulk of
the corporation has been Whig, and the mayor has
hitherto been chosen from thatparty. Last year a
Tory sheriff was
elected, and
this year a Conserva-
tive mayor.
LICHFIELD.—Mr. 'William -Elkington, grocer,
was yesterday re-elected on the proposition of
Councillor Clarke, seconded by Alderman Dyott.
No other candidate. Mr. John Smith, draper, was
elected sheriff for this city, at the same meeting.
WALSALL.—Mr. Charles Eyland, ex-mayor, was
yesterday reelected without opposition.
WOLVERHAMPTON.—Mr. John Hartley, iron-
master, on the proposition of Alderman Perry,
seconded by Councillor Mangier, was elected.
ROCHESTER.—Yesterday, Mr. W. Manclark, a
Conservative, was elected mayor for this city by a
majority of one, the retiring mayor giving the cast-
ing vote. Mr. Manclark is a gentleman of inde-
_pendent fortune, and has twice before filled the
office of mayor of that city ; lie is also a magistrate
of the borough.
SOUTHA3IPTON.—Mr. Alderman Palk was elected
mayor of Southampton yesterday. He is a Liberal
and a churchman, and has for years been conspicu-
ous in that town as a determined opponent of
Puseyisni in the Church of England.

• itEronm.—Adopting the cry of Mr. Bright, for
a bill, a, good bill, or no bill at all," the chartists of New-
castle have •Commenced to organise the two counties of
Northumberland and Durham for a Nigchrous winter cam.
paign. -Ishimetouti -volunteePs'have' eni'olled-themsdlves,
and it is intended that a demonstration of the two counties
on a crand scale shall shortly be held.-IVetecastle
Chronicle.