The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-01 00:00:00

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oetteesont the City titan either of the two whose names
bad been returned to the °ours of Aldermen, as be
;- • . was no logger obliged to attend the shop.--(Some opq
• oe the !sestinas remarked that Mr. Skipper was not an I
Alderman, and that he had never served the office of
iittetiff.)—nte Ex-Sheriff nsaintaieed that it was not'
memory gr him to he either an Alderman, a Sheriff,.
or even a Freeman, of the City. He (Mr. P.) bad
4erved the °Mee of Sheriff once, pad he would never
serve it no more. Ho bad enongl of it, and he had
*kis day, and not till this day, terminated his duties
officially and exsolficially. He would not accept their
thanks, but 41 he would give them all the information
in his powet. 'the worthy entletsan here entered
'inns a history of the manner in which he became She.
'Aft, and of the imitate Ins had received during his cosr
thine/me in office. He declared, be was.not only a•
'Citizen of Londoa bet a citizen the world, upon the.
'istootles& basis; and that be would never be deterred
loy /salon or clamour from the performance of whati
I.e euoceived to be his duty. The Lx-Sheriff continued
is Wangle the Assembly, amidst the most discos.'
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raging marks of their disapprobation. and he was pro.
vecding to give them ionse hi:exotica! explanation of
the origin and formation of a Common Hall, when the
*Sheriffs and Court of Aldermen colonials and he hu-
meri' eely retired.
l'pon the return of the Lord Mayor and Artkomen
to the hustings, the Ileetteder.eame forward and an
liodneed Abet the names of Aldermen Magnay and
Waldman had been reported from the Common Hall
to the Caurrof Aldermen, and that the latter had see
lected that of Christopher Magnay, Esq., Alderman
and stationer, to All the office of Lord Mayor of Lon-
don for the year ensuing.
The worthy Alderman upon whom the election had
fallen then came futward, and was, amid consider-
ttble applause, invested by the sword-hearer with the
Chain and insignia of his new office.
Blr. to MAGNAY, as soon as the ceremony of
his investiture had been performed, came to the front
of the hustings, and addressed the Livery as follows:
Gentlemen of the Livery, in endeavouring to ex-
press my high sense of the obligation you have con-
ferred upon me, I am at a loss to find words for the oc-
casion. lam aware of the important duties of the
.unite of thief Magistrate of this great City, and it
shall be my earnest desire to maintain the privileges
of my fellow-citizens. I an. sure thit on this occasion
you will not expect from the many professions ; I shall
(IJ my utmost to discharge the duties of the high
s-tation in which you have placed me, in such a manner
I trust. that you is ill nut repent of the confidence yon
have reposed in me. I beg again, gentlemen, sincere-
ly to return you thanks for the honor you have con-
ferred upon me." The worthy Alderman was loudly

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applauded.

IIIANI;$ TO THE. LORD MAYOR AND THB LATE SHE.

RIFFS.

Mr. Favaia, next addressed the Livery. Ile said it
was impossible they could separate that day without
a, knowledging their tribute of gratitude to the wor-
thy gentlemen who last year filled their high civic
pffices. With respect to one of them, (dr. Waitll-
man), his long and faithful services, his uniform de-
fence of the rights and liberties of his fellow-citizens,
rendered any statement of his claim to their thanks
uutieeestmry.—(Applause.) Lie should confine him-
self altogether ou the preaosit okeasion to the conduct
sir that gentlealw irtiiveliarEitig the duties ctilis
sate office. Ile trusted that whatever political differ-
ences inielit prevail among the Livery, all would join
in aclinowledging the great constitutional attention he
had paid to the arduous duties of his office (applause),
his invariable benevolence and liberality in distin-
guishing the cases before him, and the honourable and
intrepid manner in which he had maintained the pub-
lic peace, particularly on a lice occasion. If as citi-
zens they had all a strong constitutional jealousy at
the interference of the military in civil concerns—if
they felt that Englishmen ought to maintain the peace
by the ineansof the civil paver—if they felt such a spi•
sit to be consonant to the true princip'es of their laws,
they must support the three motions which lie had now
to submit to them. One was to the Chief Magistrate,
who had signalysed himself in maintaining the peace
of their great city, the other to their late worthy She-
ruins, one of whom (Mr. Williams) had closely and be-
nevolently amended to the state of their prisons, and
made able and luminous reports thereon in the course
of his shrievalty ; lie had also shown the utmost libe-
rality and humanity to the unfortunate prisoners in-
trusted to his control.—(Applause.) It would be un-
necessary for him to enlarge upon the motion of thanks
to their Lord Mayor for his conduct in office during
the past year (loud applause) ; he had in times of re-
markable difficulty shown the most distinguished firm-
ness in the maintenance of the public peace, by the
most constitutional means, and without recourse to
military aid.—(Applause.) The worthy gentleman
then proposed the vote of thanks to Mr. Alderman
Waithman. In reading that part of the resolution
which referred to the worthy sheriffs intrepid conduct
at the funeral of Francis and Honey, there were souse
dissentient voices; but the applause of the great ma-
jority was ovorpowiog.
Mr. WILLI., came forward to second thirinotion, and
requested the indulgence of the Livery $04r...a few "di-
orites, while be referred to some infamoidi 'caricature*
upon their late sheriff, which had been audaciously
published ; they were, he said, of an infamous, diaba•
Jima, and scandalous nature, and of a description

which, if permitted to pass unnoticed, must operate
tO deter honourable men from coming forward and
performing public duties fur their fellow-chi: nil. [Ha
here exhibited the caricatures on which he had ani-
madverted.] In the good book they bad all read, the
principles of faith, hope, and charity were inculcated;
but what charity, what milk of humus kindness, must
the scoundrel possess who could treat an upright man
as this caricaturist had endeavoured to do ? Not only
Bad the caricaturist vilified the character of the Sherif
of London, bat he bad also held up to contempt sad
ridicule another Alderman of the city [he did sot
name], who deserved well of his country fur his noble,
manly, and magnanimous condict to the late Queen,
and who well deserved, not only the thanks from the
Ward of Aldersgate, bidet' the whole British Empire.
—(Applause.] He should merely conclude by second-
ing the resolutions.

Mr. OWNS bespoke the kiadaess of the Livery
while he addressed them for a few otomeata. Me sever
aorta tame a body of Ms fellow chimes Wore as-
, gambled la that Salt sad he shoed sot have veatared
t• trespass 'Oa their atteatipal wore it sot that he