The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

OFFICE oF THE CHAMBERLAIN
OF THE CITY oF LONDON.

Yesterday a numerous meeting of the friends of
Alderman Brown, one of the candidates for the office of
Chamberlain of the City, vacant by the death of Sir W.
lley gate, took place at the City of London Tavern.
There were amongst the large ass,mblage the follow-
ing gentlemen:-Aldermen Sir Peter Laurie and
John Johnson, Rev. J. A. flankey, Mr. Curling,
Mr. Boustield, Mr. Baggally, Mr. Johnson, the
member for Coleman-street Ward, &c.

Sir P. LAURIE, as the senior Alderman present, was
called to the chair by acclamation. He stated that
lie certainly felt highly honoured by being called in
so emphatic a manner to the chair. lie would have
felt more gratification if the chair had been occupied
by the Lord Mayor, as his Lord,hip had intended.
The various duties of the office had, however, been
an obstacle to his Lordship's intention ; but the
meeting might be assured that the Chief Ma-
.4istrate had been most laborious and ener-
getic in his exertions for the success of their re-
spected friend Alderman Brown.—(Loud cheers.)
lie found in the paper of arrangements for the day
so many influential names of gentlemen who were
to take part in the proceedings, that he should
not trespass upon the attention of the meeting, but he
would nut be doing justice to his own feelings, and to
the high character of the candidate he supported, if
lie did not at once declare his conviction that in the
metropolis there could not be found any individual so
well adapted as their excellent. friend, Alderman
Brown, for the important office of Treasurer of the
ancient City of London. Alderman Brown's reputa-
tion was unblemished and unassailable; and he had
never uttered a falsehood.—(Cheers.) As to the re-
sult, there could, he was convinced, be no doubt. In-
deed, he did not expect to hear of the other candi-
dates on Thursday, the day of nomination ; for upon
finding, upon their canvass, that they stood not the
slightest chance of success, they would, it was rea-
sonable to suppose, retire from the contest previously.
(Cheers.) lie would add nothing more than that
Alderman Brown had through life shown that his
word was his bond, and that he was in debt to no
man.—(Cheers.)
Alderman JOHN JOHNSON felt the highest gratifi-
cation in moving the first resolution. lie had had an
acquaintance with Alderman Brown of twenty-two
years' standing. The resolution stated that Alderman
Brown, by his lung and faithful services as a magis-
trate, by the industry, ability, integrity, and punc-
tuality, with which he had discharged his magis-
terial duties, and by his zealous vindication of the
rights of the liverymen, when recently assailed in the
Court of Common Council, had justly entitled himself
to the esteem and regard of his fellow-citizens; and
the fact of his being, next to Sir C. S. Hunter, senior
Alderman, furnished an addidional claim to the Livery
of London.—(Cheers.)
Mr. T. A. I.lANitny seconded the resolution, and
bore testimony to the high character maintained by
Alderman Brown during a public life of some con-
siderable length. It was not in the power of any
man to allege against the worthy Alderman the
slightest act of an objectionable nature in his public
or private career; and in the whole of the civic com-
munity no man could be found who was better quali.-
fied for the high office.
The resolution was adopted amid great cheering.
Mr. R. BAGGALLY proposed a resolution, pledging
the meeting, collectively and individually, to use
every exertion to secure the election of Alderman
Brown. . .

Mr. R. JOHNSON seconded the resolution, which
was unanimously adopted.
Mr. D. S. llEwsort proposed the next resolution.
It was to the effect of appointing a Committee to
conduct the election.
Mr. BOUSFIELD seconded the resolution. The list
of those who volunteered to serve upon the Committee
included the names of the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, Sir John Pirie Sir Peter Laurie, Sir Geo
Carroll, Aldermen Challis, Farncomhe, and Gibbs,
Mr. John Masterman, M.P., Mr. 'l'. A. Hankey, and
above 200 other names, which it was determined
should be published in the newspapers.
Alderman BROWN ruse amidst cheers. It was, he
said, now forty years since he had been called upon,
amidst those with whom he had first drawn breath,
and amongst whom he had received his professional
education, to become a member of the City of London.
At that time he had supposed there existed no merits

of his own which could have induced his friends to
think so favourably of him. He was then but just
entering into life, but he was the son and grandson
of those who had maintained an unblemished reputa-
tion in the immediate neighbourhood in which he had
been born and bred.—(Cheers.) On that spontaneous
suggestion of his friends he had consented to accede
to their wishes. In so consenting he felt that he had
the character of two questions to support, and he had
also felt that he had to vindicate, by the proper dis-
charge of his duties, as a member of the Common
Council, the judgment of those who, by electing,
had placed such unbounded confidence in him.
Twenty-seven years afterwards the alderman of
the ward resigned his gown, and then the honourable
appointment to the magistracy was offered to him. He
had at first refused to be a candidate, but upon con-
sultation with his friends he had felt it to he his duty
to accept it. He had accepted the office with the feel-
ing that the discharge of the duties of the office would
he met with an indulgence which, he could say, had
been more than realised.—(Cheers.) He declared that
he could not lay claim to all which the resolution just
passed attributed to him. To the fearless and con-
scientious discharge of the duties of his office as a ma-
gistrate he, however, certainly would lay claim, and
he believed he had never been insensible to the esti-
mation of wise and good men.—(Cheers.) On po-
litical questions he had always maintained that course
which, in his conscience, he believed to be right, and at
the same time he had given credit to others who dif-
fered from him from the same conscientious feeling.

He had always been convinced that in this land of li-
berty there must, and there ought to be, differences of
opinion, and that it ‘N as by the discussion of these
differences of opinion truth was elicited.—(Cheers.) In
many of these discussions he had taken part, but he
was sure that he had never intentionally uttered a
syllable calculated to give offence to any man. Sup-
ported as he had been he could not entertain a doubt
as to the result of the election, but still he instructed

his friends not to relax in their exertions, and not to
forget that no election was secure until the return
was actually made. lie further had a most anxious
desire that the contest should be conducted through-
out as a contest between gentlemen, and that e%ery-
thing which had the appearance of calumny and mis-
representation should be abstained from altogether.
Mr. KING moved the thanks of the meeting to Sir
t'eter Laurie for his conduct in the chair.
Mr. CURLING seconded the motion, which was una-
nimously carried, and the meeting adjourned.

EMANUEL HOSPITAL.

Some days ago we mentioned, under the head of

The Committee of Aldermen," that some essentia'
alterations were about to be proposed. The proposi•
/ions for enlarging Emanuel Hospital are directed,
n•e are given to understand. to educational purposes.
"The present establishment consists of about twenty
boys, twenty girls, twenty residents in alms-houses,
and ten out-pensioners. The Court of Aldermen have
recently increased the number of children to forty,
and have established on the estates of the hospital a
school sufficiently large to give daily education to all
the poor children of Bransburton, in Yorkshire,
where some of them lie. On the first endowment,
by Lady Dacre, the rents of the estate did not exceed
1001. per annum, but, by the falling in of the leases,
and judicious management of the estates, the rents
now produce between 2,000/. and 3,0001. per annum,
which sum, by the express direction of the founder,
is to be expended in education and alms at Emanuel
Hospital in Westminster, on a site contracted for by
Lady Dacre herself, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
and purchased for that purpose, pursuant to her
directions, by the executors.
The Court of Aldermen, therefore, have determined
to give the utmost latitude to the founder's intention,
and to enable the neighbourhood to enjoy to the
fullest extent the advantages of a cheap and good
education. Hence it becomes necessary to elevate the
position in a ratio with its funds to give it somewhat
of a collegiate character ; and there is for this pur-
pose now under the consideration of the Court, a pro-
position that the master should be converted into a
resident principal, subordinate to whom shall be a
number of masters and assistants, in the various de-
partments of scholastic education, that at least sixty
children may be on the foundation enjoying board,
lodging, and clothing, as well as learning, and vs ho
are to be selected from amongst the children of
clergymen, and other professional men and tradesmen,
in reduced circumstances. There is also a proposi-
tion that 400 persons of like classes not in the founda-
tion, shall receive daily education similar to that
given to the upper and junior departments of the
King's College, upon paytnent of a small amount,
to enable the Court to provide and secure a supply of
learned and able tutors and masters.
Thus it is contemplated to establish in Westminster
another great institution in a dense population, for the
e lucation of the growing classes of the community.
Hitherto the Emanuel Hospital has been unknown.
There is now a prospect of its being made one of
equal utility with many of the great institutions of
the kingdom.

THE NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER THAMES.—A pa-
ragrpph has appeared in some of the newspapers to the
effect that the new regulations, which the Committee of
Aldermen have been discussing are now in operation.
There is no truth in it. The further consideration of the
regulations is postponed. Before any new regulations
can be in operation, they must pass the Court of Alder-
men, and be confirmed by the approval of a judge. It is
stated that the Star steamer had 1,250 passengers on
board on Tuesday last.