The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-01 00:00:00

CITt7 BUSINESS.

SATURDAY being Michaelmas-Dtj the LORD
MAYolt, attended by the SHERIFFS, and other
City Officers, in their regalia, proceeded in state
hors' rim Mansion H 9 use, to Guildhall, where a-
Common Hall of the Livery of London was held,,
according to annual' custom, for the choice of two
'Aldermen to be returned to the -13,;ard as fit anti
prover to serve the Office of LORD MAYOR for the
yen er.suing, and of whuin the Bpara• might de&
One.

The Court being opened by the common,Cryer,
The RECORDER addressed the Livery, by ob.
serving, they %%ere this day called on to exercise
one of the most important privileges they enjoy'eci_,
under the ancient ,rights of the. Corporation,
.by
choosing two persons &t and
.proper to serve the
important Office of Loti. MAyort for the eristiiiir
year ; and he had no doubt, they' would make si):
judicious a seleaion as should-refleel houour upon
their di+cernment. ._ _ •

Mr. KNowLyi• Common.Serjeant, then address.
ed the Assembly, and said, that in order to their
proceeding to the business announced by .their war.
thy Recorder, it was his duty to read to them the
names of the. Candidates proposed for their selec-
tion; from amongst whom it would he their duty
to return Two for the choice of the Court of Alder,
men. H( then read the names of

P
r TER PER OH ARD, Esq. Goldsmith;
JiNstzs ;;HAw,, Esq. S-crivener ;
Sir m. LEIGHTON, Knt. Fishmonger;
Citnit Lis I. Low kR, F.sq. Framework-knitter; and
tir MATT IT BL HAM, Kilt. Stationer.
He then repeated the names distinaly calling on
tilt! Livery to declare their approbation or dio'appro-
bation of each, by a show of hands.

:..The great • majority appeared to be in favour' of
Alderman PERCHARU, and Alderman 'FLOWER
whereupon Mr. SheriffSoHoLEY, after consulting
with his Colleague,. said, it appeared that. the ma-
jOrity were in favour of those Gentlemen.
• A Poll„, however, was.clein aided by 'Mc. Alder-
man SHAW ; and after Wards by Mr. Alden-11in Pult.
Mr. WAtiIIMAN then -attempted to :address the
Livery, but Was violently -and repeatedly inter-.
rul'ted hl' murmurs,. and hisses, both from above
.and below the When Ve was permitted to
.proceed, he said, that Many Gentlemen around him.
seemed to feel extreme anxiety lest he should ad-,
dress the Livery in the exercise of that privilege
Which was the undoubted, right he enjoyed in. ctim.
"I°n with them all. The'obje& of his Address to
them was.to 'express his reprobation of the very
reprehensible conduft of their late Sheriff 4, in the
'discharge of some of the most important duties
imposed on them by the 'high officeto which they....
had' bt'en • chosen by their fellw.v.citi4ens. Here
.the hissing and clamour was resumed, and became
so loud that he could not proceed, Op'the inter:
ference of Mr. Sheriff L SCHOEY, '
however, Mr.
WAITHMAN was allowed 'to resume; and added, it
was not his_intention, at the present moment, to
•trehpa,s' longer on the attention of the Alisembtft'.
.than merely to eXkne.SS petted Coincidence. in
the *sense which they had this day shewn of the-
con444. their Jae ...Sheriff; and his,;os,lo "entire,
appr,obatiorl of
.the seldtion.theY had made. But
as 8..1'011 had. been demanded by two of the Candi.
dates,:one of whom they 14 decidedly rejefied,
he thought it necessary Co demand a 'Poll also on
the piirt of hit worthy friend:Alderman Ft.cm
in behalf of whom they hail evinced it) unanimous
puldeciticd an Opinion,-, This was'agre,ed ;•and:
the Shrtiff's, after retiring for a short Jtme,to con-
agairi'came forward, when
•.
The COMMON-SIR AANT announced that. the
'
eir ff would. open the Poll at three a' clock that
t,
Y) anti Continue to receive votes till. f'ox',, and
e adjourn till Mindq•
tRI ya.
.•
WAITH2tIAN again ad Tressed the 'Livery,
his hope, that they would be early in
, ,then.toe 'nce to give their voter in favour of
a •
• PoP•ulat Candidates He considered this elec-
tion as •
CtltA~f`t by no means a party, business, hut a mere
se y exercise .of a franchise : and that his own
Ptintents of the Candidate's* "reSpeelively, re.
.a.lned wholly unchanged, kwas his intention to
e addressed hiS, felkw,cillzens this clay upon
"le condoet of their late Sheiiff; but. 'as he was
'sured
1' ,by the preserit Sheriff, that another op.
text would offer Jos that purpose, 09 the
.clxtthroblic.hall day, he would wave his privilege.
e NestorI and
Lay. •postpone his purpose till thiat
. ,
At three o'clock the po.. 11
•on'o,,s were Oi:Ctled ; and
at fun, the numbers were--
,
l.or Alderman P FRC Alt.n
•- Fr.owxs
SAW

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tam frw thys- ago, a packet was taken, (nit .or '4'
(:iyggler beton:o;lg to Deal, tOntaining intelligence.
.vt „,I,e'rn,uvvrOnts.in this Country.; the packet- was.
riirt,-,'„"P"' ul) in a Morning Parer remarkable for.it.s:
-"'" hostilir to Government. Any intelll-
-
given CO
gelnele .131 'he' -stiL of this Country, if
Ili! --.YI the Enemy will not find very encouraging.to
Is intended invasion.—lt seems now, indeed, de_
tt4ttrtined to lay aside this farce tide Die ; we, ho u.-
iiveti. shall never fail to recommend our .being con-
t a„ntill'
aOn the alert, for BoNAPARTE, though cer-
fiY hot famed as a
eta atertaan,haa nevrithcle.ss
I°o!,in ntl out the method of 'making his way .goodo by
uKg one Way and rowing another'
r. I.lle Public Print that it; .always at :war with
el.), tting good in politics, religion; and morals,
'..tely inserted a scandalous attack on the .Society iqt,
the
Suppression of Vice.; But though the SocirtY
teat a refutation of the falsehood to the Paper- that
inserter
tats. that Paper had not the justice and Jibe.
it
al Y ke „„y notice of the refutation.
Mr rs•
fo • v3trrolth,
to Whom the Public is indebted
1 r..ah excellent translation of juvENAL, has rev"!
,}ll' hiiihhed a Culleetion of Mits,ENGlies Dramatic
is 'l"' with lion
Annotations.. MASUNCF.K
~o.ne of the Fathers of the English. Drama anti' h.'s
hwannititig‘ deserve to rescued' from oblivion•br_th!
n q (It sn learned and able a CoMmentator as Mr.
• -...4.trrott
o,
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A Con-
alltic. will
kali i, • v°Y for the Trade bound to the . :
rota Leith ikoittis on the ioth-instant.