The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-07 00:00:00

ELECTION OF GOVERNOR AND DEPUTY.

This morning at ten o'clock a meeting of the Proprietors of
Bank Stock was held, for the purpose of electing a Governor
and Deputy Governor for the year ensuing. The meeting
was fully attended, in consequence of a report which has been
prevalent for some days, that the Tories were going to raise
an opposition to the re-election of Mr. Pattison, on account
of his Liberal politics.
'the GOVERNOR having taken the Chair, the minutes of the
last Court were read.
Mr. WILKINSON moved that James Pattison, Esq. should
be Governor for the ensuing year.
Mr. FIELDER seconded the motion.
A PROPRIETOR felt obliged to oppose the motion, because
the Governor had placed himself in such a position with re-
gard to the Ministry, with whom he of course had much com-
munication, that his re-appointment could not be beneficial to
the interests of the Bank.
Mr. FIELDER said in his opinion, and in that of many others,
the Governor, since his appointment to the Chair, had con-
ducted the affairs of the Bank to the entire satisfaction of the
public, the proprietors, and the Government, and so long as
he continued to act in that manner, he (Mr. F.) was confident
the Court of Proprietors would not countenance any opposition
to him.
Mr. WILKINSON moved that J. A. Curtis, Esq., be elected
Deputy Governor.
Mr. FIELDER seconded the motion.
The same PROPRIETOR as spoke before, said he did not
object to the Governor on private grounds, but he thought.
as he had put himself in such open hostility to the Govern-
ment, especially in the part he had taken with respect to the
city address—that he (the proprietor) did not think he could
communicate with them with benefit.
Mr. YOUNG had not meant to have said one word on that

occasion. However, when attempts had been made by some
parties connected with the public press, (the Times) to get
up a manifestation of hostility to the Governor, he felt it his
duty to say that he was sure the proprietors would not, on po-
litical grounds, set aside any governor; gross injustice" would
be committed to the Hon. Governor if such an attempt were at
all countenanced. After the Hon. Gentleman had been in

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the direction for nearly twenty years, it would not be sound
policy if be were not now to get his year of the Chair, espe-
cially as he had conducted the affairs of the Bank with much
advantage, during the time he had already been there.
The PROPRIETOR—There were some reasons why he would
rather support another man than the present Governor—he
was not however connected with London, and had not, there-
fore, considered who ought to be appointed.
The GOVERNOR said, as his qualifications to fill the im-
portant office of Governor of the Bank had been questioned,
he trusted he might be allowed to say that in the discharge of
his duties as Governor, his political opinions were wholly laid
aside. He could state most unequivocally that the duties he
had to fulfil elsewhere, did not in any way interfere with his
duty to the Bank. He could assure the Honourable Proprie-
tor that he would continue to discharge his duty in both si-
tuations to the best of his ability, and with unabated zeal.
The PROPRIETOR said he did not so much look at the politics
of the Governor, but he thought that the election of such a
gentleman as Mr. Pattison was enough to bring the walls of
the Bank about the ears of the Proprietors; he had placed
himself in hostility to the Governors of the land—(laughter),
and he was therefore not fit for the important office.
Mr. FIELDER must call upon the Hon. Proprietor (who
appeared to be wholly unknown) to state one charge against
the Governor either in his private or public capacity.—
( Cheers.) He (Mr. F.) entertained different political opi-
nions from the Hon. Gentleman, but he considered the Pro-
prietors assembled in that room had nothing to 'do with
politics.—( Cheers.)
The PROPRIETOR—My charge is, that he was one of the
parties interested in getting up the City Address.
Mr. FIELDER said women only fought with words—men by
actions--would the Hon. Proprietor dare to move an amend-
ment to the motion before the Court ?—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. ROBINSON, M. P., said the gratuitous aspersions made
upon the character of the Governor ought not to influence the
Proprietors. In the election of Governor, Deputy Governor, i
or Directors, politics ought to be entirely excluded. If they
objected now to the Governor, on account of his politics, they
might be called upon another year to follow the precedent ;
the effect of which would be to produce a disunited Pro-
prietary, whose sole wish ought to be to promote the good of
the Corporation, and to study to govern it for the good of the
public. To introduce politics in their business meetings must
naturally be highly disadvantageous to the interests concerned.
(Hear, hear.) He trusted the Governor would be re-elected
without further objection, for they were then doing him a gross
act of injustice in questioning his qualification for the Chair,
considering his conduct since he had been in it. He was glad
the attempt made out of doors to raise alarm in that Court had
so totally failed.
The PROPRIETOR said the feelings he had expressed with re-
gard to the Governor arose entirely from the course pursued
by him in placing himself so decidedly in hostility to the Go-
vernment.

Mr. BLACKBURN said he must deprecate the course taken
by the Honourable Proprietor—as well as that taken by
the Times against the re-election of the Governor—it
was indecent in any portion of the press to attempt to influ-
ence the election upon such unworthy grounds. He considered
there was nothing in the politics of the Governor to prevent
him from transacting the business of the Bank with the Go-
vernment.—( Hear, hear.) If the proprietors were to elect the
Governor with regard to his political opinions, they would .be
obliged to change the executive body with every change in the
Government.—( Cheers.) The Test Acts as regarded reli-
gion were abolished, but it was now asked that the Proprietors
should establish a sort of Political Test Act for those persons
who were chosen to transact the business of that Corporation.
—( Hear, hear.) He believed that many of the Governors
and Deputy-Governors of former times had been chosen when
entertaining political opinions directly opposed to the then ex-
isting Government, and he had not heard any one complain of
it before.—(Gheers.)
The GOVERNOR said there never had been the slighest shew
of feeling on the part of the Premier and Chancellor of the
Exchequer while engaged in transacting the business of the
the Bank with him.

Mr. FEILDER assured the Proprietor that he need not fear
that any injury would befal the establishment, even were the
Governor a Radical, because they would have a Tory Deputy
Governor, and there were at least twenty of Tory principles
in the Direction.

Mr. YouNo moved that the ballot be proceeded with.
The motion was carried, and the unknown Proprietor wen
off apparently in high dudgeon.
The ballot will close at four o'clock.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Hastings Moore, a respectable 1-.,nlking man, was indicted,
with one William Grobecker, for conspiii to.defraud Robert
Ware Gage of a large quantity of bricks. Grobecker was
not in custody. Moore had. traversed the case two s,,sions,
and again applied to have it postponed, as his Counsel (Mr.
Prendergast) was in the country.
The Coral. ordered the case to stand over until the end
of the sessions.
John Pemberton, the elder, was indicted for stealing 1001bs.
weight of sugar, a horse-cloth, and various other articles, the
property of William Chapman, his master ; and John Pember-
ton, the younger, his son, was indicted for feloniously receiv-
ing the same.
Mr. DOANE stated the case for the prosecution.
William Davis, police constable K 124, stated that on the
The elder prisoner was drawing a four-wheeled chaise,
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morning of the sth ?f. March, he saw the prisoners in White-
chap
of which was a fish-kettle containing syrup of sugar, a horse
cloth,
and a chaise cloth. The younger prisoner had a kettle
full
sugar upon his head. On being questioned by witness,
they
said they were allowed the articles by their master, Mr.
Chapman.
Cross- examined by Mr. PIIILLIPS.—I took the elder pri-
soner's daughter up for this, and took her to the sta-
tion-house half naked, but that was her fault, as she was
so long dressing herself. She was not searched. I will
not swear she was' searched by men. I do not know
n .
whether she was or was riot. She is fifteen years old only,
and I took her because I thought she was privy to the felony.
The prosecutor stated hat he carried on business as a whole-
sale sugar refiner, atWick_lane, Oldford. The elder pri-
soner had been five years with him as warehouseman, and ten
years before that with his father. He had no right to the
articles found upon him and his son.
Wm. Osman, Esq. chief clerk of Lambeth-street Police ,

Office, produced the examination of the prisoners before. the
magistrates, from which it appeared that the elder prisoner
acknowledged that he had done wrong, but his son declared
he knew nothing of any robbery.
Mr. PHILLIPS submitted that there was no case against the
younger prisoner, which the Court admitted, and he was ac-
cordingly discharged.
The senior prisoner pleaded his long servitude without
blame, in extenuation of his guilt.
Several persons gave him a good character.
The Jury returned a verdict of