The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-25 00:00:00

THE SHRIEVALTY OF THE CITY

OF LONDON.

Yesterday, at the Court of Common-hall, at the con-
clusion of the proceedings for the day at three o'clock,
the numbers for sheriff were declared as being—tor Mr.
Ilialgkiuson 314, for Mr. Butler 90. Mr. Secondary
James, with Mr. Millard, the under-sheriff, were upon
the hustings during the whole of the afternoon.
The proceedings with reference to the election having
closed,
Mr. Low said, that it would be in the recollection of
many of the persons present that he had, on the day
named for the opening of the proceedings, nominated
Mr. Charles Salisbury Butler us a fit and proper person
to fill the office of sheriff in conjunction with Alderman
Carden. That morning, however, a letter had appeared
in the Times purporting to have been signed by Mr. But-
ler, which stated that he (Mr. Butler) had declined to
serve, on the ground that he had been proposed without
giving his sanction to fill the office, and that, in conclu-
sion, be begged any parties who might to friendly to him
to vote against him. The facts of the case were simply
these:—He (Mr. Low) had entered the ball for the pur-
pose of attending to his general duties, when a letter has
put into his bands signed by the clerk or the Hosiers'
Company, which was to the eff.2ct that he (the clerk) had
no reason to doubt that Mr. Butler, of Upper Clapton,
would serve during the ensuing mayoralty if be was ap-
proved of. The letter was addressed to Alderman Mus-
grove, and given to him (Mr. Low) on his entrance into
the hall. I❑ consequence of this, he (Mr. Low), having
same personal knowledge of Mr. Butler, and knowing
him to be a respectable gentleman and a magistrate for
the county of Middlesex, did not hesitate to propose that
gentleman for sheriff; but it appeared by Mr. Butler's
le'ter that he opposed any such proceedirg. All he
(Mr. Low) would say was that he had done his duty,
and that he considered no blame in the matter was im-
putable to hits.—(Hear, bear, and cheers.) If there
was any blame it rested upon the shoulders of other
parties.—(Hear, hear.)
Deputy HARRISON said, that it had been with much
pleasure that he had proposed the name of his neigh-
bour, Mr. llodgkinson, to fill the office of sheriff. He
must say, however, that he felt hurt at what had taken
place, as Mr. Alderman Carden had failed in the pro-
mise ho had deliberately made to support Mr. Hodg-
kinson. He (Deputy Harrison) hoped, however, that
the Livery would see the ad, sintage they had gained,
and that they would support the interests of Mr. Hodg-
kinson.
The proceedings then terminated.

EVELYN'S "TRUE RELIGION."—In its notice of this
important work, now first published from the original ma-
nuscript, the John Bull observes —" Scarcely could a moment
have been chosen more seasonable than the present for the
publication of this posthumous Work of the Christian Philo-
sopher of Wotton, whose personal character, coupled with
his erudition and depth of thought, gives more than ordi-
nary weight to anything written by him upon the all-im-
portant subject of religion. To bear, in the midst of the din
and deba a of modern controversy, a voice from the grave
pronouncing. upon the questions so much agitated in the pre-
sent day, wi 1 be a surprise to all, and to manv, we d )übt
not, a source of much comfort. The composition of the
present work originated in the desire felt, by the learned and
pious author, to satisfy his own mind concerning the foanda-
tlons of his faith, at a period which must have proved one cf
intense trial and distress to every earnest mind. Evelyn
took in hand to review the whole subject of religion, tracing
it to its fountain-head, and scrutinizing at evrery step the
evidence on which it rests. The views an principles advo-
cated in these volumes arc of a strict Church character ; and
the work is one likely to contribute in no small degree, espe-
cially at the present day, to the healing of existing (7.fffer-
ences, and to the vindication of the principles of our Church,
alike against Rotnish superstition and latitudinarian un-
belief.'