Star.
London, England, 1807-09-30 00:00:00

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Yefierday a Cothmott Hall was held at Guildhall,
for the purpofe of elealing a Lord Mayor for the
year enfoing, when Ahlermeh Arrsast, Fanwurt,
BLOWS, DOW/ILLS, SMITH, and ScM Ley, were
put in nomination, and th:. Rio forma ware return-
ed by the Livery to the Court of Aldermen, who
withdrew, and loon after returned, when the Re-
corder Bated that the Court had chnfen Alder man
ANSLEY as a fit and proper perfan to fill the office cf
Chief Magifirare, which information was received
with univerfal :approbation.
The Lord Mayor Elea, after being inveßed with
the intignia of office, came forward and addrefred
the Livery. Nothing, he Paid, could he more grate-
ful to his feelings than the reception he had met with
that day, as it fully evincad that his pall condua had
merited the approbation 1f his fellow-citizens. He
was about to fill a high and important fituation, the
arduous duties of which would require the whole of
his attention, and, with the Alliance of the Court of
Ahlermen, he flattered hiMfelf he fhould quit the
civic chair, confclous of having done his deity. As'
he had ever been a firenuous fuppnrter of the
rights and privileges of the firfl City in the world,
and as the high official fituation to which he had,
almost unanimoufly, been appointed, would enable
him more narrowly to watch encroachments, his
fellow citizens might ref allured, that whenever they
may be attempted, they Ihould be refilled to the ut.
moil of his power and influence. He corlidered that
day the proudeft of Iris life, as he had then to the
highell Commit of his ambition, and he fhouid be
wanting in gratitude,- did he not ewers his molt
fervent thanks to the Livery, and allure them, that
' their conduct that day would never be erafed from
his remembrance.
A Refolution was then palled, unarrimnully, thank-
ing Sir J. Be/osseous, one of the late Sheriffs, for
his conchs& during the laß year; on which
Sir JAMES came forward, and, in a well digelled
fpeech returned his thanks to the Livery.
Mr. JAMES DI zoN begged leave to draw the atten-
tion of are Livery to a few obfervationg, which he
felt himfelf called upon to make. He laid; no
man was more ready to give thanks where they
were merited, and he believed no rerfon deferved
them mote than the worthy Knight jai alluded to.
But, as there was a wide difference between doing
and not doing a duty, he begged leave to allude to
the colleague of Sir James Brairkomh, namely, Sir
J .nathan Miles, and a& arty independent Liver yman
whether, scarcely in a tingle intlance. he had dlr.
charged thole important duties, as Sheriff of the
Ci y of London and Ccunty of Middleex, which he,
on his being cleated, plomifed to do ? He would
boldly Rate in his place, as one cf the C iporation,
he had not performed than ; and if no other perfon
would move a vote of cenfirre, he would be the man.
He then Paid, he held in his hand a Refolation to that
effea, an-t, if it was the with of the Livery, he would
read it. This was loudly called 1r r —he then read
i.—and alter being handed to the Officer of the
Court, and the queftinn put, it was declared by the
LORD :4RYCIt to be carried.

Mr. Dixori then moved, that the R•.folutinn now
moved (hnu}J be infer ted in the fever:if 11.1orning and
Evening Papers, which seas likewife carried.
The Loßo MAYOR informed the Livery, that he
had received a letter from Lord Mulgrave, which
he read. It lined that Government were enabled
to inform his Lordthip, that in confegnence of the
patriotic zeal of the country, and paricularly of the
City of London, by which 3000 able (cameo had
been procured within Oleic lewdays, further exertions
Were unneceffary to procure feamen to a(lilt in bring.
ing home the captured fleet at Copenhagen. Lord
Mnlgrave haflened ti) ipform the Lord Mayor of
this circumaance, as it was rot his wilh that the (hip
owners,&c fitould fuflain any further inconvenience,
the exigency of the Rate being fully fatisfied.•
A Vote of Thanks was then paired to the LORD
MAYOR for his c.,mmunication.
When the Common Ctyer was about to adjourn
the Meeting, a Member accufed the L-rd Mayor of
having betrayed the franchifes of the City, in fending
a Liveryman on board the tender. His L •rd.hi )
came forward to explain, when the Recorder interft.
ted, the Winds dropped, and the meeting broke op.
After which the Lord Mayor Eleel, the Sheriffs,
&c. accompanied the Lord Mayor to the Manfion
lioufe, where they partook of a fumptuous entertain.
ment at the joint expence of the old and new Mayors'.