The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-29 00:00:00

cheers.) No gros: set". falsehood could be published. There
is no such thing Is a . writ out against me—(Cheers)—there
never has been on.?, a: ;d if those persons who have the dis-
position to slander IP yea have the courage to come forward and
avow these reportsl sere, I should know how to deal with them.
I stand here, as I b ave done before, claiming your support
as a city servant fe ithful in the discharge of my duties, and
firm in the executh ai of them. I stand hree as anxious; to
extend the rights )f my fellow-citizens as lam to preserve
my own ,(Great checing.)
The CONDLON Si ERDEANT then again came to the front of
the platform, and the names of the Aldermen who had not
passed the chaff t were proposed seriatim to the Livery.
The greatest . Acclamation followed the announcement.
of Mr. Alderma n Wood's name, nor was the cheering much
lessened Nvlien AtE,-. Alderman John Johnson was mentioned.
scarcely tiny .tam is were held up for the remaining Alder:.
men, Sir ,Gee.rge Cs Troll, Sir James Duke, or Messrs. Hooper,
Farncorr ib, Hunter, Musgrove, Sidney, and Moon.
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The C OMMON Sian .GEkiT announced that the choice of the
Livery 1 tad fallen on Messrs. Aldermen Wood and Johnson.
The 7 cord Mayor, with the civic body, then retired.
After an absence, of about half an hour, the Lord Mayor,
Aldermer, , and She iffs returned to the Hall, when
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The CC,3I3iON Sr ainF.ANT announced that the choice of the
Court of Aldennet a had fallen upon Alderman Johnson.—
(Cheers end
The Lon') AlAvr us Elect then came forward amid a storm
of cheers and his: ,es. He was underitood to say that he
thanked them sine erely for the honour they-had done him, and
that. it -e-ould be 1 is duty to advance those objects which would
tend to the goo('. of their city. .He trusted to meet them at
the end of the year, and to receive Congratuldtions as sincere
as those which.- greeted him that day. He again cordially
thanked them for the honour they bad done him.
Mr. A derman Wool), who was received with tumultuous
cheering„ said—Gentlemen of the Livery, although defeated
for the t,' ane, and deprived of my just rights and expectations,
be aasur s/t of this, that I feel the utmost gratitude to you for
your bre'. ist and earnest efforts to secure my election. I have
never v it nessed a more respectable ball, or a more intelligent or
distingui 'lied Livery in the course of my life, and consider-.
ing the 3 upport that you have given me, it is not the least
of my tisappointments that your expectations have not
been re alined.—(Cheers.) It is not for me to divine
the sea on which operated for my rejection—it is only
for me t ) deal with the facts as I find them. I came among
you a 3 a magistrate, and, having fulfilled the
duties ief a magistrate correctly, I was returned
for the honourable office of sheriff. I did not come among you 0
as a :rich man, making a boast of my riches as a
more t mbstantial qualihcation for the performance of
the do ties of that office. You have seen me
perform ing the various duties of the Livery, and I can appeal
with cot ifidence to the manner in which those duties have been
dischargvd ;las a man making no pretensions to extraordinary
wealth w:as surprised to find that that was one of tha
causes o f my rejection. I am not, forsooth, rich enough
to susta, it the office with dignity.—(Cheers, cries of
" Shame,' ' and hisses.) If you look to this test you will
find that rou exclude men of honour, men of probity, and
men every way fitted for the high office. But, apart from this
cAmsiderati DR, it is alleged against me that I was unfortunate
enough son to five years ago to enter into a speculation which
turned out l is there no speculation now ?—( Tremendous
cheering.) Why speculation is the order of the
day.—(Cheers.) Who can take up an ordinary
newspaper., without seeing the names of the magistracy
of the Ci%y attached to schemes which every ene knows
satinet be realised, and which are only for The purpose of
seine; those respectable names acting as a decoy.--
(Load cheers and hisses.) If this is to be the
rule •which is to deprive men of this high office,
lam quite content. I have received my punishment, and I
shall 1, rate a with attention, and give my sympathy to those
who 81 tall be similarly dealt with.—(Cheers.) The worthy
Alden n en again thanked the Livery, and assured them that,
throvut good and bad report, he should still claim their sup-
port ant 1 sympathy.—(Cheers.)
Mr. I )eputy Alain proposed, and Mr. HOPPER seconded,
a vote a f thanks to the late sheriffs, which, baying been car-
ried, Mr. Alderman Hunter and Mr. Alderman Sidney returned
'hanks.
The :Hall was then dissolved.