Star.
London, England, 1812-10-01 00:00:00

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sThe City Elettitms comMetice Guildhall oft
Monday neit.
On the Vsth is meeting was convened id the
Great Room at the Golden Lion, in Liverpool; It
being understood that it was intended to propase to
invite Mr. CANNItIG to Vfftr htinself for the Borough
at ti e appro aching Election, the meeting was so nu-
merously attended that many persons could not gain
admittance. JOHN GLADSTONE, Esq. being tailed to
the Chair, the name of Mr. CANN! \O was brdaight
forward, and received with the loudest acclamations;
and a Committee was immediately named, consisting
of the most respectable inhabitants, to receive sub-
scriptions to defray the expence of the election.—
Mr. CANNING has excused himself troth compliance
With this request, on the plea, that, should he accede
to Aire, he should not have it in his power to appro-
priate so much of his time as might be requisite to
the exclusive concerns of the place.
Mr. dome EDMUND DOWDESWKLL start- for
Tewkesbury, Mr. CODRINGTON having decline to
offer himself again for that Borough.
Mr. S. Witircomat, of Gloucester, has offered
hirhself a candidate tor Tewkesbury.
Colonel STUART WORTLEY has started for the
County of York, as Mr. LASCELLES withdraws his
pretenstns, and starts for Pontefract ; there are three
mere Candidates, Lord POLLINOTON, Mr. MILNEIIs 1
and Mr. HooosoN.
Mr. AtMeasoN is to start for Newcastle.
Sir R. Bionic and Mr. EGERTON start for Chester.
Mr. BAIONO and Mr. MEYLER stand 'for Winches.
ter; Sir R. GAMoN retires.
Mr. C. C. JENEINSON has declined Sandwich ;Mr.
J. MARRYAT offers in his room.
Mr. CIUCKETT and Mr. EDWARDS stand for
Ipswich.
• Mr. WYATT has declared himself a Candidate for
Sudbury ; Mr. CuLeust is also expected to start.
Yarmouth will be sharply contested • Mr. LAcoN
has offered hit:shelf in the Loom of Mr. HARZORD,
who retires.
Mr. THomAs retires from Chichester ; we have not
heard who is to be set up on the Duke of Ricumotto's
interest in his room.
By the secession of Lord STAN LEY from Preston, a
'vacancy occurs in tee representation t f that place,
and Sir THOMAS DALRYMPLE HESKETH aim himself
as his Lordship's successor.
Mr. WILLIAM Rowt.se, of Tendring Hall, has
offered himself a Candidate for the County of Sid.
Mk, in the room of Sir CHARLES BUNBURY. 6ir C.
BusBURY, in his farewell address, states, that he has
represented the county from the commencement-of
his Majesty's reign—but that he feels it time for him
"to rent e, and mike room for a younger and abler
successor, mire fit to discharge the arduous duties-of
Parliameat, to encounter its multiplied business, and
to undergo the fatiguing le agt h of modern :paha, by
which Thai business is so much impeded."
Mr. CHGLMCNKEIALY has resigned his seat for the
tounty of Chester ; the Members will, therefore, be
Mr. DAVENPORT and Mr. W. EGERTON, wiles Sir
-SrAturrowCimore, •the only avowed Candidate re-
tuaividg, throws one of those Gentlemen out of the
their.
T?trse Candidates have started for Yarmouth, yin.
r. K. LAcoN, Esq. General Lams, and GLYPIN
WILLsON, Esq.—the two former are expected to be
returned. Sir T• TIIOII4PSON, Comptroller of the
Navy, is expected to be brought forward by the Out-
votes, in number about suo, employed in the Dock-
Yards.

In South Wales severe contests are expected—
Pembrokeshire, by the Hon- J. CAMPIMLL and Mr.
OWLN—Pembroke, Mr► COL3V—Lord KEN.SINGION.
and General Prouni, Haverfordwest—Carmarthen,
Admiral CAMPBELL, and Mr. Jorms—Glamorgan-
shire, Mr. WYNDHAM will be re-elected without op-
cosition—Cardiff, quiet. Monthouthshire and Mon-
t/loud) return their old Members—Breconshire also
returns its old Mc:ober—the Borough dotibtful—
Radnobthe same—Cardiganshire, Mr. JOHNS is not
oppoted—Cardigan, Colt nel VAUGHAN is confident
Of re-election, against Major IVAN&

yesterday the Loan MAYOR, attended by the two I
late and the two new Sheriffs, the Recorder, and a
Deputation from the Corporation of the City, with
their Officers, proceeded from Guildhall to Black-
friars-bridge, where they embarked on board two of
the City Barges for Westminster-stairs.
After their landing, they walked in procession to
the Exchequer Chambers, Westminster-hall, where
they were received by Mr. MASIERES, oepresenting
the Cursitor Baton of the Exchequer.
The RECORDER presented the new Sheriffs, elected
by the Livery of London, JOHN BLADES and MICHAEL
Hoy, Esqrs. passing, at the same time, a high en.
comium on their immediate predecessors, whom
they were determined to take as patterns of their
conduct, while in office. 1
Mr. MASIERES signified the royal approbation of I
the choice made by die City of London of the two
new ShetilD, without any observation. And after
the usual ceremony of doing homage, by breaking
the st;cks, and counting the horse-shoes and hob-
nails, the Court adjourned ; and the procession re-
turned to the City by water. The whole ceremony
slid net last more than a quarter of an hour.
We have been favoured with the perusal of a letter
from an Officer of the Alert sloop of war, dated Ha=
tfax, of which the following is an extract t•••• 41 We
',eft Halifax on the 31st of July, to cruize to the
Outhward and Westward, and had been out 12 days
Mien we fell in with the American frigate Essex, of
• 44 gum, C.:pt. Porrea,of very heavy metal. Although
there was little probability of escape we determined
to fight her, and a desperate action commenced, which
was kept up with great fury cn both sides for 35 mi-
nutes, when we unfortunately received a shot between
wind and water which decided the contest. The very
superior height ot the American frigate, added to her
Weight of metal, gave her such advantage over us,
that this accident excepted, we could have but little
hopes of beating her off, or of escaping. After re-
ceiving the fatal shot we soon had seven feet water iu
our hold, and were obliged, of course, to strike our co-
lours. We had only one man killed and 3 wounded.
Many of our guns, however, had been rendered use-
less, by the fire of the Essex. We have arrived here
in the Alert, seat as a oriel."

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