The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-07 00:00:00

ELECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN.

Yesterday the polling went on at a rapid rate for
Alderman Brown, but Mr. Heppel's friends showed
their opinion of his engaging in the contest by coming
forward in very limited numbers indeed.
At three o'clock the following numbers were ex-
hibited :

Mr. Alderman Brown
Mr. Heppel
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Alderman BROWN came forward amidst loud
cheers. He felt, he declared, most grateful, when he
looked at the state of the poll, exhibiting, as it did, a
very remarkable contrast.—(Cheers.) He had been
on the hustings but seldom that day, for he had taken
the advice of his friends, who apprehended that the
excitement might be greater than he could very well
bear, and recommended him to stay away. He had
a habit of thinking aloud upon many occasions,
and he thought that he came to the hustings,
and looking at the board, where he beheld an
extraordinary difference between the two candidates,
he represented to his friend Mr. Heppel how un-
necessary it was to keep up the show of a contest.
He thought that Mr. Heppel most gravely replied that
he persevered to vindicate the privileges of his fellow-
Liverymen—(Laughter)—that he was resolved to
supply them with an opportunity of recording their
votes for him. He thought that the Livery of London,
most respectfully and gratefully feeling the obligation
they were under to Mr. Heppel, who had upon his
right hand Mr. Taylor, and upon his left Mr. Wansey,
said that they would avail themselves of the honour of
recording their opinions by proving that they did not
want that candidate who had manifested such fond-
ness for their privileges, but had selected an Alder-
man, one Anthony Brown for the office.—(Cheers.)
Such was his thought. He would now pass from his
dream to reality. He exhorted the Livery to go in
and show the extent of their impression. He could
not help saying that, although all personality had been
die wowed, he felt that he was a persecuted man—
that Mr. Heppel, without the remotest chance of suc-
cess, had thought proper to call for a poll. He did
think that his feelings ought not to have been so
worked upon—that the business of the Livery should
be unnecessarily interrupted by one for whom scarcely
five hands had been held up in the hall.— (Cheers.)
He concluded by expressing his hope that, in a few
days, he should appear before the Livery to thank
them for their exertions in his favour.—(Applause.)
Mr. HEPPEL came forward amidst mingled applause
and hisses. He assured his friend Alderman Brown
that he was influenced in the course he was pursuing
by nothing of a personal nature, and that if Alderman
Humphery happened to be in the situation of Alder-
man Brown, precisely the same line of conduct should
be adopted. He considered it to be his duty to afford
the Livery the means of recording their votes for one
who was not an Alderman, and he declared that se-
veral of the Livery had expressed to him their entire
approbation of the principle for which he contended.
Mr. AMBROSE MOORE stepped forward. As he
was a great hater of all humbug, he would endeavour
to expose the fallacies in which Mr. Heppel had in-
dulged.—(ChEers.) He charged Mr. Heppel with
having gratuitously placed a gentleman who had per-
formed the duties of Magistrate for upwards of twenty
years, in a situation by which an expense of 500/.
would be incurred.—(Cheers.) Upon what was such
a proceeding justified? If upon the principle of pro-
tecting the privileges of the Livery, the Livery were
certainly much obliged to him for his care and consi-
deration, but the Livery were well able to protect their
own privileges, and looked upon the conduct of the
candidate as an unwarrantable intrusion.
The Hall was then adjourned.