The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-10 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

To MSORIXA C4NUl4ungs, COMMII7MA and
Eracross.Being anxious to give thefullest and
most correct account of the Elections throughout the
Xingdom, toe shall be very thankful to any Gentle-
man immediately interested, to favour us by post or
otheriaSe, with Me state of the Polling, and other
matter; conitected with the Election, in his 7'olvn or
County.,

CITY ELECTION.
Yesterday morning, at 11 o'clook, Geitribal! yard was crowded
by the ft-Wilda of the widens Candidates, murthe whole of theviei-
nity became a saws of bwitle aha confusion. The men bearing
the 00;04 of the eeveral -Candidate*, formed en avenue up. to
the gate of the • Hid' The walla were coveted with variegated
placards, and in every direction the eyn met inscriptions of "Vote
tor Alderman Thompson, the friend of Trade, Navigation, and
Cyriznerre," a Vote for Alderman Gerratt and ludependenee,"
" Vote for Ward and Independence," " Vote for the Lord Mayor,
the
hien" the Dietreeepli Miumfa.ctutere," to Wood, your long
tried end able Repr4°.entetive," Waithieen, the enlightened and
itl"e'lte'''of the City's Rights." Emblazoned bannere, with
eesebe,,
P4t'ul'c it''..criptione, were (Replayed from the Committee-rooms;
with
were in motion'
i bringiny up the respective party fumes,
'itiatis of 'cards and 'The Hall' was nut opened to
ins Livery until the clock strock, but many advantageous
paste were already, found occupied.
Mr. NU!, the Moshe!, with a strong party' of officers, found it
everemely difficult to keep the hustings clear. The circumstance
which excited most speculation was the course expected to he taken
by the friends of Aldermen Garrett. At one o'clock the Lord
layer, accompanied by the Court of Aldermen and City Officers,
entered the Hall. It was so intensely crowded that a passage was
only obtained for them after a desperate contest. After the usual
Proclamation—
The LORD Alxvon came forward, and said he had no doubt
that they were all, of whatever petty, assembled there with one
common object, the Ovenceroent of the honour end welfare of the
City_(APldauee)---and he hoped the result would be the return
of four of the fittest men of the Ave who (mine forward as candi-
dates,. lie had been encouraged by the premise of as numerous
and as respectable a body of the Livery as ever came forward 011
similar occasions, to oiler himself as one of the eandidetes. He
assured there that. lie entertained so high a sense of the im-
ortance of the, office,. and. the difficulty of performing it, that
he ahoald not have, stood in such a situation unless he
Ind been urged, by the ardent wishes of his friends.---.
Though he had filled for several years a situation from which they
h 54 by firetrur generally idiom' their Representatives, yet he did
nut think that alone, or the circumstance of a person of coMpe-
ten% 'intuits being willing to serve as a Representative, con-
stituted a claim to have so important A trust reposed in him.
Before he acceded to the wiebee of hies friends, he made diligent
ioluiry as to the persona who were likely to tome forward ; for
Ire woe determined not to interfere. with the just pretensions of any
one. Amongst ethers, lie applied to his predecessor in the
Civic Mail., Alderman Garrett, and was positively assured
by him, that he weed(' never serve as a Representative ill Par-
-141134 t•--(Flews, hear !)—His Lordship, therefei e, concluded that
he could not be a party to ,this• measures carried to the extent they
tow were with respect to itiut,...(Applause.)—lfis Lord-
ship declared himself to be the friend of constitutional
liberty; to the free exercise of trade, and individual industry;
net to those delusive combinations and rash speculations, which
had recently proved so disastrous. There never was a lime in
which it wee more requisite to have men in Parliament who
were practically itequainted with the panel trailing l'here sts of
the community. Ile Acknowledged the principles of free trade to
he true and
,just, bitt then they should he noivereal 'in their ope-
ration, or it U;1116 irAliSSibk, they could be carritit into operation
without great injustice cud widelyepteed rnill...(Applause.)--What
could be a greater enamel), than the recent enactments regarding the
• shipping of this country, whilst the Corn Law. were suffered to eon-
th.sue rn operetionsee4Cheere.).-elie declared hie determination if
l'" Were deeted_vatigive his strenuous opposition to the Corn Laws.
The Catholle Questiou wee not likely to be agitated speedily, but
eu that trailed thought his mind was made up, he should
he' e',aclaretl gui'k.A by the opinion of hie felloweeitizenite In cernclusion,
lite abliorteove •of the Slave 'treader; his conviction of
the nee:earthy of a Ramie in Parliament, and a retluetion of • the'
public expenditure;. Ida belief of the salutary -effects, and the
justice of educating the poor; *nd his determination 'to act tea-
kausly with respeeeto these grunt queetions, if his fellovv-citizen*
chose him a, their lirpesisentetire.—(Cheess and hiseee.)
Alderman Witala was vortived with loud applauee and hisses.
After obteininet a beating, he -stated that' they were in poles
ei,an of hoe of the roost v.dimble of their constitutions] rights, that
of choosing their tenetrientativee ; he doubted not they weitild
prove theuasel%es worthy of it; uses) he implored • theni,
if they were diteatisfied with any part of his euuduet
(y Would allow ,htnm anti .explanation.—(Cheerv.)—lie
naked them whether elle. had tiegleeted any one interest, ship-
tallgt Mercantile, in• tending. lie appealed to all around, 'robe Rhea be,
had larttd any milication. Pito prentliar talent
• 4.0 t repneite to ism portieulrtr interests ; zeal, imetligenee, and
!eerreaky were all that were requieleiree4Cheerri.)-11treerptested
them to esetnine his vows on all mu:Amiens, end to Show their
''Veda of it on the poll, It Was neeeseiry to explain what
Ire said on an neceidon when In had given a vote, which
had excited satire dimet]sfeetion, Ile Minded to the Catholic
Relief fill, He then stated, that lie had heard no opposition to
the measure from aoy of hie constituents, and such wee the fact.
If there bud been a Meeting of his constituents on the subject;
he would undoubtedly have attended it—explained the vote
he intended to give—and if it were adveree to their tentiments,
he should fount hie trnet into their hands.-7-(Appleuse.)—He
declared in ennelueiter, that. lie would keep open the poll to the
la,t. He exhorted them tb examine his conduct, to give a con,
*dilations vote, anti he .doubted not that he should be placed in,
his former position on the poll.
Alderman IV ArrilSlAii *Ol loudly cheered, lie said he had
eddreeeed the Livery' from 0(04e-hoard* oftener than any men
live , het it was with much more zeal when he aildeeseed them
ens their owes interests then new, when he came forward to
*peek for himself. They had heard a great deal of noneense
about the nrceoteity of lowing persons to .represent a pal tinder
clue„;---shay wanted no repreteututiveo of exclusive interests;
they wanted representatives who would devote themselves zea-
lously in behalf of the whole—(Applause and hisses.) He 'respected
the shipping interests, but those interest* elsould not be represents)
• at the expellee of theinajority. He then proceeded to urge that all
claws of the trading • community had one common letereet, and •
that one days could not fairly he advanced, but at the expense
s, the others. Vet, if particular interests were to Int re-
piesented, were the vast dins of retail wider* to he
excluded ?—(Cbeers.)—After advertitig to several general
question!, lie said, that many who had before been his
t. ponenta had, in h riv
is recent casee, done justice to hm is otiv”,
anil would new to tify their approbation by their votes in his
favour, lie concluded, by declaring Out he had no power-
ful persons to support hint, lie had used no exertions by
brunch committees to' influence the Livery, curl should go for-
ward solely upon', the general strength of puldie eentiment and
general principle. He said it MIS always the duty of a epresen-
tative to obey the instructions et his constituent., which, if elected,
they would always tind Win ready to do.

Alderman BR (ht. forward
IHAV 4;41t0 speak respecting
Alderman Garrett, when a tremendous 11 d piper ensue .
Mr. Sheriff enoWnan beeought a hearing' when, after esti
but he was oeunlY
latitig for a considerelde time, he began M epeak,
heard by atow inunedietely around him.
Alderman 'fitostesna twat cam, forwird
irl loud applause,
flow all party of, the hall, U 9 addc I .theta
to
eta ;—l(eite4 eolicit their inteeeste in nh,einthehire in thel
It igheet situation inane ambition couli wish, and ba
that ((Imola he base fortunate as lA. the object of teillegi7
let say
his exertions should be to fulfil the limiourable situation on Bone
tt
principles, as a set off for their euffrages. He had spent many yeah
in a public life, and he conscientiously owned that he eamelieflr'e
e
them to day with a 11).1(4 of independence. He had never beep-
ohmic on any occasion whcre the interests of his fellow Citizens',
were in vie*, since he had had the honour of holding a situation
in the greatest city in all the world. All he looked for
in return for Ms Worts was their good opinion, lie beg,"4
it to be undenitOod, that in presenting himself to their
'notice, he ahstaiuwi from doing any thing to abstract any of
the merits Of the other csudidates. ife bed always, during his
life, attended to the important matteit of the country that laws
voine hetiire the House of CEs'liomao.), And be begged to say, that
lie always had, ;iiid would to the day of his death, support the
Commercial littered of the country. ia..referente to other in
topics, he begged to say, that be always did, and still
would oppose the Catholic question to the utmost of his power.—
(Lend cheering.)—lle, therefore, again "peat-s 4, that if he had
the honour of being chosen one of their representative', he would
ant 1".0 eight of the intereet amid welfare of the City, and the
benefit of his tonstittients.--414ind applause. ).--He would repre-
and would always
Sent them fairly, boneitly, arid independently,