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London, England, 1829-07-22 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

It. B. Blyth and J. GAlite, Edinburgh, metal-merchants
—T. Hayden, J. Harlon, J. Gay, 11.: Pratt, R. Turner,
J. Flight, and T. Thompson, Greenharn Mill, Somerset-
shire, flax.4pinners—J. Colley and W. Webster, High-
street, Whitechapel, hair-cutters—J. Lockett, sen., T.
Lockett, and J.. Lockett, jun., Manchester, engravers—
W. Chapman, E. W. Chapman, and R. Rawlinson, Wil-
lington Quay Rope Walk, Northumberland, rope-makers
—F. Cocks, jun. and C. Edwards, Birmingham, iron-
founders—J. Lapage, F. Lapage, and W. Hannter, Liver-
pool, merchants--N.M.Day and W. Eaton, Kegworth, Lei-
cestershire, surgeons—R. Fairclough and T. Thomson,
Liverpool, coopers—l. Jaekson and E. Walters, Bilston,
Staffordshire, milliners—J. W. Denny and W. Larke,
Bungay, Suffolk, liquor-merchants—S. Wells and W.
Newman, Birmingham, Warwickshire, jewellers—S. L.
De Symons and A. De Symons, Stock Exchange—J.
Boatwright and J. Cooke, St. Saviour's Church-yard,
Southwark, sealing-wax-manufacturers—J. lamay and D.
Longsdon, Castle-street, St. Saviour's, Southwark, skin-
ners--J. Foster and J. Foster, jun., Macclesfield, silk-ma-
nufacturers—C. Bower and J. L. Fritz, Great Marlbo-
rough-street, tailors—R. Treffry and B. Fox, Devonport,
wine-merchants—T. M. Cooke, J. Murrell, and W. Jones,
Union-street, Bishomate Without, silk manufactnrers—
E. Charles and J. Thorp, Hearn Bay, Kent, millers—J.
Burgess and J. Reddish, Regent-street, St. James's,
tailors—T. Brownlow and G. Brownlow, Manchester,
maltsters—J. Gee, J. Mellor, H. Kershaw, J. Gee, and
G. Gee, Hollinwood House, Oldham, hat-manufacturers
—R. Anderson and P. Jewell, Great Hermitage-street,
tailors—W. Ilinde, S. Hinde, and J. Patchett, Dolphin-
holme, Lancashire, worsted-manufacturers--F. W. Row-
land, jun. and T. Prendergast, St. James's-street, Pall-
mall, hair-dressers—J. Crundwell and H. Dania-tore,
Chatham, working-tinmen--J. Miliikin and G. Wright,
Strand, surgical-instrument-manufacturers—J. Allen and
R. Hides, Chesterfield, grocers—E. C. Bodinar and W.
Phelps, Plymouth, ship-chandlers—A. Currie, sen., J.
Gerrie, and A. Corrie, jun., Wellingborough, manufac-
turers of British thread-lace.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

COMPLAINT OF MISREPRESENTATION.—Yester-
day Mr. Hunt entered the Justice-room, for the pur-
pose of addressing the Lord Mayor on a subject
which has been great matter of conversation for
some time. It is fresh in the recollection of our
readers, that at the late election of Sheriffs, the Au-
ditors produced a report relative to the City Ac-
counts, which they had been for some time overhawl-
ing. Upon that occasion Mr. Hunt made a repre-
sentation, which appeared to have been borne out
by particular item•, and he was supported by the
Livery in the measures which he afterwards pro-
posed. He glanced, in his address to the Livery,
at certain expences incurred by members of Com-
mittees, which expences, he said, it would be ad-
visable at once to retrench ; and he certainly made no
friends amongst the members of the Court of Common
Council, by attributing to them a strong propensity
to over-dose themselves at the entertainments which
occasionally take place after their labours have con-
cluded. Mr. Hunt had under his arm several papers,
which looked like Acts of Parliament ; and the
moment the Lord Mayor saw him, his Lordship
said " Can I do any thing for you, Mr. Hunt ?"
Mr. Hunt : " Yes, my Lord; I wait upon you to
request that you would do me a little matter of
justice."

The LORD MAYOR—" Of justice! Who has
ventured to act unjustly to you ? I shall, if I can,
very readily assist you."

Mr. Hunt—" I expected to meet with great
promptitude and sincerity from your Lordship—my
application is a novel one, and such a reception is
the more desirable, as my complaint is, to a certain
degree, against yourself."
The LORD MAYOR—" Indeed! Well let me
know the full extent of it."—(Laughing.)
Mr. Hunt—lt arises out of the proceedings at
the late Common Hall, which your Lordship was
unfortunately prevented from attending by indispo-
sition. On that (lay, I, as senior Auditor, laid the
Report before the Livery, and let them a little into
the secret of the management of the funds. That
Report stated, amongst other things, that the Cham-
berlain of the City of London had an average ba-
lance of from 50,0001. to 80,0001. in his hands.
Now, my Lord, there are certain low-minded mem-
bers of the Corporation, amongst whom are some
of the Deputies, who nightly frequent public-
houses and smoking shops, arid assert that the
statements I then made are untrue. I would not

notice the calumnies of such paltry individuals,
which they whiff out with their stinking tobacco
into the face of any stranger who may enter when
they are in the midst of their enjoyments, but they
have bit upon an expedient, which gives the stamp
of credibility to their statements. They have made
use of your Lordship's name, as an authority for
declaring that my statements were false ; and they
have added, that your Lordship had assured them
that the Chamberlain never had 10,000/, in his
hands at one time—a position which the accounts
show cannot possibly be correct.

The LORD MAYOR--I assure you, Mr. Hunt,
upon my honour, I never made use of any such ex-
pression, nor did I know, until you made that Re-
port, what balance the Chamberlain ever had in his
hands. The Aldermen have no means of knowing

Mr. Hunt then untied his papers, and said," You,
my Lord, and the other Aldermen, have the same
means of knowing this as I have; namely, from the
Chamberlain's printed statement- of his own ac-
counts ; wherein you see, that for the year 1827 the
Chamberlain had 129,21 W. 17s. lid. balance in
hand on the 31st day of December in that year,
and on the 31st of December, 1825, the balance in
his hands was 110,256/. 7s. 61d." (Mr. Hunt
here exhibited " The statement of the produce
and expenditure of the City's Estate fcr the year
ending the 31st of December, 1825, to which is
subjoined the balance remaining in the Chamber-
lain's hands on the 31st of December, and all the
several accounts kept in the Chamber of London.)
The LORD MAYOR looked rather astonished and
incredulous at Mr. Hunt.

Mr. Hunt—You see, my Lord, that there was at
the time this full balance in hand, for the printed
Report states that about 4,0001. of the above ba-
lance is applicable to the payment of bonds, &c.,
due on the fifth of January ; so that when these.
4,000/. are paid there wili remain in the hands of
the Chamberlain upwards of 89,000/.; in addition
to which the Christmas rents then due will make
the balance in hand upwards of 100,000/. lam
thus fully borne out in my statement. I took care
in my account of balances to be below rather than
above the mark.

The LORD M.tvoß again assured Mr. Hunt, that
not being aware of the fact, one way or the other,
he had never contradicted it. All that he had ever
said upon seeing Mr. Hunt's Report was, that it
stated that the Lord Mayor received 13,0004 a-year.
Now, he had the authority of experience for contra-
dicting that statement; the fact was, the Chief Ma-

gistrate received no more than between 7,000/. and
8,0001. to liquidate the expences of his year.
Mr. Hunt—lt is expressly stated in my Report
that you receive betwe,m 7,0001. and 8,000/. The
difference between► that and the 13,000/. goes to
sustain the dignity of the Lord Mayor, in the pay.
ment of the servants and officers of the household._.
It i• an appendage to the Mayoralty, and would not
exist if there were no Corporation.

The LORD MAYOR said that he would willingly
exhibit his books at the conclusion of his Mayoralty,
if any doubt existed as to the stun allowed for the
support of the dignity of the office.
Mr. Hunt said that that was what some worthy
Chief Magistrates of his acquaintance would not very
readily do; for the public would see, by such an ex-
hibition, how far the office was aimed at as a mere
speculation.—(A laugh.)—lt was no uncommon
practice to crib a good part of the allowance, a thing
which he considered a very gross fraud.
The LORD MAYOR said, that Mr. Hunt would do
Well, if any more statements were made of the na-
ture alluded to, to confront himself with those who
made them at the Mansion-house. lie (the Lord
Mayor) would then-have an opportunity of contra-
dicting what had been said, to have obtained a cur-
rency by b.:.ing connected with his name.

Mr. Hunt said that he could not follow the au,
ihors of the calumny into the places in which they
were in the habit of giving vent to their animosity;
but he would cause some of these tippling, pipe-
smoking, backbiting fellows, to be watched.—
(Laughter.)—Many of them were to be seen in the
neighbourhood of Fleet-street, where they appeared
as " Cocks of the Walk," and delivered opinions
like oracles, on foreign and domestic politics.—
(Laeghrer.)
Mr.- Hunt then tl:anked his Lordship for the very
candid arid spirited manner in which he had
dis-
claimed a. co-operation with the " pipe-smoking
squad," as he called the gentlemen who stand up
as a bulwark in vindication of the dignity of the
City.