Star.
London, England, 1829-02-04 00:00:00

ELBericali OF AN. ALDERMAN.'
Yesterday the polling wenton.with greht-apivit. The
friends of Mr. Sheriff Copeland and Mr. Dovs_remit
bouriOg thronish the Watd-in getting recruits:: As
the pfactical jokes played off to the crowd, a down's?!
thrown into the room, and thepoor bird was so terrified
at fthe•shOuting which took Place that its pinions scarcely.
'performed their office. This was considered emblematic
of the condition of Mt.. D..ve, who would, the wit, said,
be speedily Ott id Hight; but whose alarm would be •
great as to•operate as an interdict to the motion cif h"
body:
A; three, o'clock the polling ceased,. and, the Load
Mitroa declared that.the result was at fol4Wh-v•-•1 .
Coje.lied . . . Asfi s,;
ldr..Dove • ••• • • • • • ' • MS
Alio** In favour of the Sberif . -
] Mr. Sheriff CoPSLAND stood forward, m11414'1094
appl:tuses. He declared that the Poll exceeded hii extr
pectations very considerably; but he called upon his
tiendi to come .forward. 'with increased alacrity, dud
raise him still higher abovb•his'opponeht. •
• Mr. Dove saidithat he had received the positiie pro%
Ibises 0f.400. voters. He believed that they would step
forward manfully,' and return him as their Atacama
He called upon them to do so. He• was' far from
-despairing. • If he were. inclined to yield'himielf• up tri
deseair, •he would be very unfit tot the liivatiots
.Which he expected th be placed.—that of Alderman of
'tor Ward—(Laughter 'and cheers). •
The Loan &Lima then adjourned the Wardinote.
He was cheered freepienCy during theday, On•account
of the remarkable impartiality with which he presided;
dad decided upon disputed votes. '
.'ttiRAND' DINNER TO THE LORD MAYOR. By
. ..Ttig 11111AIRTA NTS Or HIS tVARfa.
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'On Mond'ay a splendid' entertainment its giver •
the Right HonOurable the Lord Mayor, by.tbe inhabi7.
rants Of the Ward of Cheap; of which. his Lordship is
Aidernian, at the King's Head Tavern, in the Poultry.
The object 'was td congratulate hii Lordship on hja
having reached, the 'Civic Chair, ' and abOut a hundred
of *the principal inhabitants sat down for a li4ner, upon
which the still of Mr. Bleaden's best cooks appeared to
have teen exhausted. The Deputy of the Wird Was an
the Chair. ••' . •
After the " King," "the "Duke tif Clarence, and the
Lieu of the Royal Family," were drunk enthusiastically,
'the` health of the Dukent Wellington'and hit Majesty's
'Ministers was prepoted,and received with loud cheering.
His Grace was described by the proposer as a man who,
was admirably qualified to cart, the wishes and intso7
tioris of a wise. and benevolent Prince intoeffecL Evert
act of his Grace state he was elevated to the rank of
Premier, proved huniiii be' deserving of the high cons.
dente which was reposed in him by the country, and' by
his Soveteign, who -knesi that military and pOlitical.
skill mightexist • without prejudice in the aanie bhaat.
The hand of ietrenchdietit vies..busily.it skirk, raid no
.doubt ,the. public burden'. would be prOpor(ipqabk
-lightened.
• The health of the Lord Mayor was then .prplibfeC
and drank its the warmest manner. The proposer of,
this toast. coirgratul.teJ the Ward. upon the honour.
they.had enjoyed Of having, for the first. time within
:the. last forty years, a Lord Mayor *MS was Alderrisan
'of the- Ward of Cheap. The qualificationsof the Ch;
. Magistrate were then davit upon, amidst very freq
asters. . , • ••
The Loin) 141Atot returned that'''. He felt thiAle,
,4111* be 'hat $0 perlorm wCie opesogs 140444P4*nat:.
sing, bUtiseiettainly•never felt•m'ote difficul: CFI
giving • utterance to his sentilmems• on this occersibn,
(Iverwhelmed as be was 'by the kindiiess which hefted
that day experience d—(Cheers). The Ward ol,C6thea
was the cradle ire which has young ambition was Al;
p.cked—he hail acquired vigour and strengtkunder the
'parental care of the honourable' wen by wIM7p. J ,sy
sue rounded-I-And:if Ilikheartthd 'jot biki.witlllo4loo
•.t this proof of the continuance of their aftectiol4,
must be destitute of the feelings which they visit have
thought he was infLeenced. by; when they' raised, hits, to
the elevation he bad at pteient attaitiect--(Lo'ud,cherl.).
" The Common Couticil" was then given, and a lively plasm sic:
that body was drawn. Tbey were said to possess talents cid no
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dinary dimensions, and to be influenced in their *aloes byllOPI
spirt of liberty and indeprodeuce. •

Mr. &ZAINO then prOpoeed— • •
a he health of Alderman Thompson," at the first lie;tirtt•itti
the City.of London.-- He stated that the worthy alember bad upon
every occasion acted up to the high opinion formed of him as
a luau of independent ,mind, of great commercial" An:l'H
ledge, and of • high intelltetual attainmrtsts7-Chief .14.114•" i
trate et the arse City in the world—first Member. of Parliament
for that City, and holding other bight): honorable situation*, sU thai
a Minister could do would, not add to-the character which Was;
already so firmly establiabetl, and se universally estimated. Al
Minister might bestow titles,. as a reward fur the trdeltilliell 4.a
man's independence ; inn th honour ;thigh might be greased se;
expiate the offence el yielding up a conscience irouki btt.poorly to
censpen*e a mall for the tacrifice--(Paud cheers).
Tbe Low Maros said that be felt deeply the excellent advice
1:4 his Honourable Friend lie bad. la bis past 4kiio4oi.ailliapated
that advice, and in no instance bad he aim. the slightest violence
lila the scruples of his political creed. In supporting. the
.preaent
Adutinisgotiop, 6s, Isit etAt he noted with• the rug 4.44 coot
musky in placing the strongest reliance in me- .wigdnasslosak,
esergy, of Abe Visite .of •Witirinilttn!—(Lood eherrinu).. Stiff
/here might arias points of diffeteace—there'ntightpenat dutiful.
oil Which be (the Lord Mayor) should enititalit different ,"..cod.
.trwa tuntnated eentkosims oar wcrY: War Of the kind
Avoid, witboitt hesitation; act 'lion that fteling4.and proceed in'
Ow Iv, ~shit of opposition—(Lund-ckeers). I.oratbip coda'
eluded by repeating his strong regard for the Ward of Ch-ap.
:The Conviviality of the evoolgg.tnia kept op.with2i stet deal of
"Wig it was enlivened by WMe good glees from rofessiepal stork.
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The Managers Oftuverit-garden Theatre liive•vett'
ceedt d in. cone lotting an efikagemint with 'Nis; Ssiirla•
sow. who will make .her, firest.apeararree in thellighyr
eh:bitters-a 'the: riragoir; on the Idoudear *folk
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the end of spring. • , • • •• - •
; A merchant vessel has arrived .whiefsiet( Ter,eeir:
dn. the 23d ult.. and brings inforrnatioolit at his a „-
ship Pallas, Which' sailedlothelatler end of. tildke
with sealed ders; was thekor illeistari4a4cipt
by two small vessels of war. One of these vessels
boarded two ships, which were supposed to coreteluta
portion of the, Portuguese. emigrants, and after
possession of them, bad made off, havuo4dqpia,
charge. but at the same time conaniurrieltifittataig
to the Pallas, that other vessels might be intetlepted
cruising to the eastward. The first division of the P •
toguesp emigrants sailed from Plymouth, as it *pee:is:rt.!
in five. ships, four. English and one Dutch t.and:the,
whole of theso,;it• it sow vonjectured, have teal littek%
cepted in the Mantler descrified, by the English aq d%
ion 'and ideiritited frpm joining their countryei46,i's"
Tort sire. . • .; •

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COIIIO•EICCHANDS, /JAM-LANE, Faitivaiv 4. • •
Tbe blwalipg Trade aria extremely- dull tbisineraing owing r
the alteration %Ma weather, and ens certainty
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from ateinat Welly quarter; _ no Ware omit bM:
will then prierepive way; itad dab anise on
of liariefilla
, , • inerosenitiams was reraten
*beat; PAO& lqn.) •• WO • Falb' • • •
• • Irt•li 300 Clots, linglibh
• • liforeliti 6,606 Irie • •
earky,.. Suiti•it ' • SAM Foreign • •
now (was)
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