The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-30 00:00:00

CO.l/. VO.Y HAIL L.

I'e•tenlar a Common Hall tilS held f..r the porpo%e
,f electitty a Lora Mayor for the ensiling year. The
nail %err a►gcb crowded. The Lady who claim'

the tier of Primes" of enotherland, attended I,y one
i•i Kir Gerard Noel, and other Gentlemen,

with a ?lumber of ladies, appeared in the side Kallery .
sty- n.ss weleoneed by the cheers of the Liverymen. At
WAr oVerk the Lord Mayor, attended by several Al-
t, r?een, the City Officers, Ike. appeared on the 1111%-
I:has, 111% Lordship was by no means well received
).::t A!derruen Wood, Thorpe, and Waithiu.ql, 3lr.
!Areslf Williams, and other Gentlemen were received

with every nark of popular esteem. Alderman Atkins
was mt., With a storm of hisink, and criesof
.4, fire,

fir-." Sir William Curtis was.treated little better.
When orJer was somewhat restored.

The I ttttt won Crier read the u•nal proclamation,
which was scarcely concluded when the Hall rtsottuded
with vehement cries of " the Queen—the Queen fur

e‘ et..!

After silence was somewhat restored, the CONIMON-
SiVIAN i addressed the livery.—lle said that they
Wrre "1111Untleti tnerlila or the important purpose of
seleriinir two Gentlemen to be returned to the Court
of Aldermen. one of whom would be •elected to serve
the INfire of Chief 'Mairistrate. lie then read over the
names of the Aldermen who had served the thrice of
Sheiilf and who now••towl Candi•lates for the thliee
of 1lsv•I Mayor; the 'mums of the Candidates. be said,
be put to the Liven•. and it would be for them
to itsde.! ,lie names of the two wllivlt they would is!,
tes 'Ate returned to the Court of Aldermen. The

L'irorr urre then informed. that a, many as were
aralons to return :he respective Candidates should
;:p their liatts:s in the order that the names would
be pr. •
The name% of the Candidates were then put in the

f,l•ose'enq orAer
Si:. Na•thew Blexham—his.rs : and a few hands
orly 110. i up.
Alderman blagnay—about half-doses bands.
Ablertuan Heygatr—hisses: about thirty hands.
APerman Cox—hisses ; about half.dosen hands.
Alderman Thorpe—great cheering followed the an•
enurefreen• of 0;14 name, and almu•t all the hands in
ti e Hat were held up.
Alderman. Rothue'l—h;t.eg: a few hant!s._

Here a general cry of" Wood, IVemel," took place.
'IL. COMMON SINNJEANT said. that he had just re-
ceived a cummunieation from two Liverymen, C.
l'eanon,•of ere Company of Halierdasimers, and Mr.
Webim, of thr Company of Joiners, to put in notimina-
t'utt.flet!iew Wood, Esq., Alderman and Fishmonger.
—(Velmentent ;IN.:mese throughout the Hall.)-1 be
ladies is the gallery waved their handkerchiefs in
token of ardanse.
The corthy.Alderman's name was then put, and
vc,tremnbers of hands appeared in his favour.
''be Corcou SERJEANT then came forward and
sai', tat it wits the opinion of the Sheriffs that the
choice of the Livery had fallen on Aldermen Wood
and Thorpe.---(Great appiause.)
Tire Lord Mayor al.d Sheriffs then retired to the
Court of Aldermen, cell having returned in about half
at: Lour, the Common Serjeant ileclared the proceed.
iris of the ILtii hail been reported to the Hoard, who,
alter a scrutiny, re•terned the name of John Thomas
'LLorpe, Aide. 11/ el and Draper, as duly elected to
.erne the alio? tit Lord Mayor for the ensuing year.—
(threat and contir..!-1 applause).
The Civic Chain sv..s then put round time neck of
ti e worthy Alderman, amid the continued greetings of
ths, Hall. Net an:e forward to address the Livery,
awed spoke to the following effect
flentlemen of the Livery—l cannot sufficiently ex-
perts the deep sense of gratitude 1 feel fur the distin-
guished hot:our which you have conferred upon me,
If raising me to tlie high office of Chief Magistrate
agile City of London. IneliVidually, Oentlemen, I
have no pretensions, I have no claim to so high a
disdoction, and I can only attribute my election to
}oak approbation of those principles of civil and re-
ligious liberty which I have always professed ; on
"'kith iu my public life I have always acted, and
*Sikh I sisal!' always continue to support.—(Cheers.)
—(Gentlemen, I feel the high responsibility of the
situation in which you have placed me. I shall do
all in my power to Jisclearre its duties to your satis-
faction —(Applause.)--I hope I shall succeed.—
(ripplansr.)—My efforts at all events shall be yore-
mittieg.; they shall be directed to promote the good
of my ceuntry. If I fail, Gentlemen, the failure will
proceed: from an error in judgment, and not from an
error of the heart (applause). Taken, as I have been,
unawares this day, surprised by this mark of your
Madness, I cannot address you as I would wish; but
my•langionge, tienthensen, however unadorned, is the
language of feeling--of sincerity, I assure you I
Mill aver entertain a Jeep sense of the many acts of
kiesdnem which have reessfvsel at your hatult,• and
feethis the last, and not the loset.--(Applause.),—
will not detain you, Urntiatnee: at prtseet, but I
assure that I shall dos!! inmy power _ltt.,PTitQl9a the
peace and welfare. of this.eityrto iperease the happi-
ress.au4 uphold the liberty ant). coutstry.—(A pplause.)
trust that what I shall resign into your hands the
elite which you have thus hoaourahly conferred upon
use, that I 'shall continue to possess your good will:
itt Atoll be my study to deserve it.--(Lund applause.)
thank you. Gentlemen, very
.gratefully, for
the besemur yen have conferred AO me. The Worthy
Alderman retired amid the cheers of the Hall.
• A•Mr. GALLOWAY next stepped forwitd, itut• ad-
dress ti die Hall. He said it was a painful circum-
stance to him to censure an individual so eminent as
the Chief Magistrate.—(Applause.)--But still they
amid am hat rteelloet that a l'emesoa /101 l bad been
assembled as the 30th of Jam last---peamably sod
coastitutlesally assembled—that dm bud
.3layor
thought it. he would say, eurreptitiliely.. Rawer
warily, eel uarsostitutionally to apply es the Secretary
of State for a military force--(Orias of bear; bear !
mad semeusurs.)-14.• Sallemay.—Osatieiseo,
• Pere he was leteompliall by Ow Cowles anisons. . ._
sad
,4eei red
eenfusiee

was-tereived iedigsset Mew.]
Mr. I'. J. 1V114141111 liegtolldehle sititedealbee, I
004 he 484 a Reasiffitiaa-t,:maine, *100..6.41 Jeceil
the protested, ef the Leed Mayee.—(Oreet antes
-detta Wises )
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