The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

THE LORD MAYOR ELECT.

The Lord Chancellor having appointed Saturday
morning at eleven o'clock to give her Majesty's ap-
probation to the election of Mr. A:thrtnan Gibbs to
the office of Lord Mayor of the City of London for
the year ensuing, the present Lord Mayor, Sir
William Magnay, at., the Sheriffs, Recorder,
Chamberlain, several Aldermen, moat of the civic
officers, arrived at his Lordship's houai.) in George-
street, Hanover-square, at a quarter bete eleven
o'clock, and were ushered into the State drawing-nom.
At eleven o'clock, the Lord Chancellor, preceded by
his mace and sword bearer, entered the room„when
The RECORDER said—My Lord Chancellor, I have
the honour to present to your Lordship Michael
Gibbs, Esq., Alderman and Fishmonger, whom the
citizens of London have elected to be their Chief
Magistrate for the ensuing year. Che election of Mr.
Gibbs has been conducted with all due regard to tke
ancient charters and customs of the City, and that
gentleman has been almost unanimously elected to
the civic chair. With regard to the fitness and
ability of Mr. Gibbs to fill the high office of Lord
Mayor there could not be a doubt. In early life he
was engaged in successful commercial transactions,
and as far back as the year 1818 he was chosen
member of the Court of Common Council, and his re-
election was never opposed. Mr. Gibbs was in lB3g
elected Alderman of Walbrook ward, and he had per-
formed the duties of a magistrate of the city of
London with the greatest credit to himself and to the
satisfaction of the public. After the passing of the
New Poor-law Bill, Mr. Alderman Gibbs was elected
Chairman of the City of London Poor-law Union,
which contained no less than ninety-two parishes.
Mr. Gibbs had given the greatest satisfaction in per-
forming the duties of that responsible office, and had
every year been re-appointed ; that was not all, for
eight years the Lord Mayor elect had been Chair-
man of the Commissioners of Sewers ; he MIS annu-
ally elected, and his services were not only duly ap-
preciated, but he had received the thanks of the Com-
missioners for his zeal and attention. Mr. Gibbs had
also served the high and important office of Sheriff
of London and Middlesex, with the greatest credit
to himself, and with satisfaction to his fellow.-
citizens ; as, on his retiring from that office, he re-
ceived an unanimous vote of thanks from the Livery
in Common-hall assembled. It was after twenty-
five years' experience that the Livery of London
had sent Mr. Alderman Gibbs's name to the Court of
Aldermen for Chief Magistrate,and that Court had con-
firmed the choice. He (the Recorder) in conclusion,
might say that the experience, skill, and ability of the
Lord Mayor elect could not 1:e. doubted. He was in
every way qualified to perform the duties of chief
magistrate of the city of London, and he thought that
those duties would be performed in a mariner equal to
any of his predecessors, and perhaps never surpassed.
In the execution of his high functions Mr. Alderman
Gibbs he was convinced would show his loyalty to the
Crown, and he was equally certain that the Lord
Mayor elect would be faithful to his fellow-citizens.
In conclusion, the Recorder prayed most respectfully
her Majesty's gracious approbation to the choice the
Livery had made of Lord Mayor of the city of London
for the year ensuing.
The LORD CIIA.NCELLOR said—My Lord Mayor
elect, I have great pleasure in congratulating you on
your appointment to the high office of Lord Mayor of
London. It is an office of great importance. and
dignity, and one which I have no doubt will be fully
sustained in your hands. And I have the satisfaction
of statin,, to you and those assembled that her Ma-
jesty fully approves and confirms the choice the Livery
of London have made in the election of chief magisa
trate for the year ensuing. His Lordship then, in a
most friendly manner, shook hands with • the Lord
Mayor elect, and the other civic functionaries.
The members of the corporation present partook of
biscuits and wine, and immediately afterwards retired;
The whole ceremony did not occupy half an hour.

KIDNAPPING OF GERMAN
CHILDREN.

Some days since the Rev. Mr. Cappel, minister of
the German Lutheran Church, Goodman's-fields,
waited upon Mr. henry, at Lambeth-street, to ascer-
tain if he could exercise his magisterial authority to
prevent the present disgraceful system of importing
German children into this country by a set of worth-
less fellows, who manage to live in luxury and idle-
ness by their exertions, and who, beyond turning
their industry to profitable account, pay not the
slightest attention to their moral conduct or character.
The Rev. Gentleman informed Mr. Henry of aease in
which the conduct of a man named Winter towards a
German girl was highly improper, and which having
obtained publicity in the London journals, was copied
into the German papers, and created the most lively
interest amongst the highest classes in that country.
Indeed so great was the interest, created on the sub-
ject, that a communication had been made to Chevalier
Bunsen, the Prussian Minister in this country; and
it was by the desire of that distinguiShed personage
that he (the Rev. Mr. Cappel) had waited upon his
worship. Mr. Henry at that time informed the Rev.
Gentleman that he would be most happy, if the larr
enabled him to do so, to put an end to the system
complained of ; but the truth was, that he had no
power even to check it. The evil complained of
could only be put an end to in Germany, where it
was necessary to obtain passports for the removal of
these children, and where, if a. proper surveillance was
adopted, such persons as Winter might be punished.
Mr. Henry informed the Rev. Gentleman, that if any
case came under his notice, where the treatment of
those children should be the subject, he would take •
care and communicate with him.
Since that time, Mr. henry received a note and
document from a gentleman in the country, and
having sent for the Rev. Mr. Cappel, read them in his
presence. The following are the documents
Sir,—llaving seen in the daily papers an account
of an application to you by the Rev. Mr. Cappel, re-
lative to a case in which a person of the name of Philip
Winter was concerned, 1 beg to inform Tou this
Philip Winter was fined in September, at Kingswin-
ford, 10s. for cruelty to a dog, and at IVolverhamp-
ton, 20s. for a like offence, a week afterwards. I send
you an agreement, of which there were many in his
possession, together with the application of the Rev.
VT. Cappel, in April last at your Court. I consider
the agreement so precious a proof of English volun-
tary slavery, that I asked permission to keep one
copy with its threepenny receipt stamp attached.
The following is the extraordinary document al-
luded to. It is written on a sheet of foolscap, with a
sixpenny receipt stamp pasted at the top so as to form
a part : *
" We separately and jointly do agree to beCome
servants to Mr. Philip Winter, and to hold in pos-
session one piano, and also one tamborine, and be ser-
vants to the said Philip Winter for two years certain.
That we the said Susan Grimes and Ann Vivian he
supported during the ensuing two years by the said
Philip Winter—viz., in clothing and food, as yearly
servants to the said Philip Winter; that the said piano
and also the said tamborine, which we have now in
our possession, we acknowledge
Winter,towho has this bethepropelr: day
intrusted our said master,
intrusted the same into our care as servants, and in
etothreetusraind,
and Susan
Grimes
dfGuerlfliamuirts soasfenstdshieoAnsna t'dhNeSrriuevsoi Susan Grimes Gwdhi
roiicanhgersel‘e' and Ann Vivian not
acting up to this agreement, that the said Philip Win-
ter shall have full power and authority to take pos-
session of the said property, and also to bring each and
every of 'the said parties before any magisatratedtethoirs
magistrates in any county or place the said Susan
Grimes or the said Ann Vivian may be. D
29th day of June, 1843.
" The mark of Susan Grimes.
"The
" Philip Whindar, witnessed the mark of both parties.
" Charles Fido, Attorney's Clerk, Bath.
Robert Jamaison.
" The mark of Eliza James.
The Rev. Mr. Cappel, on hearing the extraordinary
document read, requested permission to take a copy
of it, which Mr. Henry at once granted.

A wager of 1/. aside was laid by a clock and watch
maker of Sleaford that he would carry a large clock and
its case, weighing 3.1 stones, from Sleaford to Heckington
(a distance of five miles), in one hour and a half ; this
he did with nine minutes to spare, but in such a state of
exhaustion that he states he would not undertake the
same again for less than lot.

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