The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-26 00:00:00

NORWICH, SEPT. 24.

A Wardmoto was held at Norwich, on Monday
noon, to appoint a Gentleman to all the honour.
able office of Alderman, become vacant by the
death of Alderman JOHN MumNo, resident in the
northern ward.
Alderman Anent, sen. briefly addressed the
Meeting, whets Mr. WILLIA3I -lhascies was pro.
posed by Mr. Rooks, in the Tory interest ; Mr.
NATHANILL Bouctrisueics:, by Alderman DAvsst,
in .the Whig interest; and Mr. TuomAs Moor►, by
the. Freemen of the independent party.
Mr. LLANac• said, -.tkat should he be elected, he
would endeavour to discharge the ditties of so high
an offices in a manner that ho trusted wesild meet
the apprehation of his friends, and having been
many years resident in Ike Ward, atite solicitatioo
of a large number of the inhabitants, he had come
forward as a candidate.
Mr. BOLINGDROkE was not present, but Ald.
DAVEY stated, that it being customary to elect even
those to be Aldermen, who. were not resident in
the Ward, be proposed Mr. I.lorasonstoicc, be-
cause that Gentleman's private and public conduct
bad rendered him deserving the support of the free.

men.
Mr. Bones then said, it was his duty to explain
the motives which had brought him into that Ward
to receive the support of his fellow-citizens on
this occasion. lie had both privately and pub.
hely declared his determination to :tondo poll on.
every occasion, when he should be nominated by
three independent men. This promise was given,
not only generally to what at any time might occur
throughout the City, but likewise particularly to
some of the Freemen in that ward on this occasion,
before be knew of Mr. 1301.1NG-BROKE'S Wen.
Lion, for whom he had a great private esteem. But
it wad the system pursued by -both the parties he
opposed. Ile had refrained from making a regular
canvass against the other Candidates, because he
would not adopt the same means. lie could not
compel them to vote by the strong hand of power,
nor had be long purses to offer with the other. In.
deed, if. he possessed both, he would make usu.*:
neither. lie would not degrade himself, nor his
felcw-citixens, by such base means. Ile het eveisyc
right to believe that this struggle for an Alderman's
gown would cost each party at least five hundred
pounds. Thiisj those who should be Freemen, were'
to be put by to auction, and sold to the highest
bidder. Were these disgraceful scenes everlast.
ingly to continue ; and here were the Whigs, is.
well as Thries, equally anxious to support and
outdo each other in the system of corruption., So
nicely was the influence balanced in this Ward (a
former election having been decided by one relic),
that he was sure ten independent men alight iletide-
WHIM PARTY should assume the reins of power;
admitting he himself had not a majority of votes..:L:
lle trusted there were ten independent men; tidy,
many tens) in that Ward ; but he repeated that
ten men, reserving their votes to the last hour of',
palling, would decide the contest.—l will hOt
said Mr. Roots:, state all my sentiments on this
business,. although intimately, connected with the
iniportaut occasion on which the Freemen Were then'
assembled. lam desirous to deliver Odd, in the'
presence of the Corporation.—Mr. It. then soliCit-
ed the unbought and unbiassed suffrages of the
Freemen of both parties; and concluded by:say-
ing, he would never buy nor sell his fellow-citi.
-tens, but that if he attained the situation to which
he aspired, lie would serve them all faithfully, to the
last hour of his existence.
The election is on Thursday.

WEYMOUTH, SSPT. 22,

•
On Wednesday the Theatre was.hotioured with
the sanction and patronage of the Officers of the
Dorset Militia, coramanded. by Colonel BurialAm,
which produced a fashionable and overflowiug au-
dience.
Yesterday Mr. -C. Burrow, rye his first grand
public dinner to a large party of ,Nobility and Gen-
try, at his beautiful.. villa .of Bellefield, near this.
plate. The hospitality of .thi:iworthy.Gentlernao,
together with the taste and elegance of owners of
his amiable Lady to their distinguished guests, were
atter more happily blended.
Mr. and Mrs. C. SCOTT arc arrived on a visit to
Mr. and Mrs. JAINCENs ,at their house, iu York-
buildings, and were one of the fashionable water.
parties of. the day.
Mr. D. P. Wa..irTs, and his accomplished laugh.
ter, with a sclect• party, *re arrived bate !roil, their
northern tour, assCisave taken.•p their reside*
in Grosvenor-place. The town still continues very
full. •

. We are sorry tit find that Sir G. Crizzaw yeti
,with -a severe accident during his Jot ,cridaez.l,4
drawing an overcharge from a . pistol, part •PC,gits .
contents unfortunately 'went off, passed thirtieth, .
and greatly lacerated his right-band.
To• prevent the enemy,. from procuring searnets;
Ong!, t to be the first object of our policy; yet it to
happen, that every reseal lbat.stute enters the porta
of Great Britain, and who become acquainted with
the navig,ition of our coat. 7, are all either the sub-
jects of BONAPARTE or Of his vassals—Men whose
serviC lie can command whenever he is prepared
with ships and boats for his great design. Thio is
the necessary consequence. of our present systeni,
and ought to be taktnt into the serious contempla.
tiow of Ministers. -
A detachment of the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion,
at Fort Cumberland, is tokhold itself in immediate
readiness to embark for Ileligulawl.
Late on Sunday night, or ear,ly the nut morning,
the house of Miss Martin, in Ourpetrect, St.
Jame,'s, was bruice open, and rubbed of a large
quantity of plate) and other salvable articles.
The foundation-stone of a beilAng for a signal.,
station was, on the 30th .ult, laid on Holyhead Moon-.
fain, by Sir J. T. STANLEY, Bart. it is to take
the Dames of the Liverpool ships, by numerical
signs,. as they pass the Head, and to communicate
the intelligence by post.
A tesselated pavement has been discovered at
Withington, near Cheltenham, of about eleven feet
by five ; the pieces under two inches in size, and
about an inch thick. It has been again mend up.