The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-26 00:00:00

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Yesterday a ,Cnnsnion Ifall was held in the
City, for the election, of Sheriffs, and other Of.
Seers, for the ensuing year. When the Lord,
Mayor and Aldermen made their obedience to the
Livery, they were received as on recent OCOlibiorts.
The Lord _Mayor, Attlerman''Combe, Aidermais
Goodbehere, mid Mr. Sheriff Wood, were greet.
ed with the utmost applause; while Sir Williani
Curtis, Sir Charles Price, and Sir James Shalt,
were received with hisses and groans. When the
Aldermen had retired, the Common Seridellt read
the names of those Gentlemen who had been put,
in nomination by the. Lord Mayor, •and was petal.,
r,eeding to the election by a show of hands, when
Mr. WAITIIIIAN Stepped forward, and inform.:
ed the Livery, that he was desired by Mr. Alder:
man Goodbehere, to make a fee,
,ebsertations fore
their consideration, before •Ilicy .should . Appoint,
their Sheriffs. These remarks, were rendered no.
cessary, in conlequenci of a Paragraph in slimed
the neWsPapers, -stating that it was, the intentied
of wine Gentlemen to procure the return of the
Worthy Aliternitin' and 'Colonel Wardle. He i
that Irliport had oriiinifed he. isle unable to say i.
but ho wet coalidetatilpit it dettliet was at the rev
quest, not with Or knoirledgeof ,the parties. He ,
knew that 'Alderman goodbehrre was-desirous el
serving 441 h
:fits' Mend, sr. ' Sheriff .Weed, be,
cause theik.-ititittuitinte were -congenial, end, hilt
- they beat-appetnied, he had 'ne doubt but they
would have given satisfaction to the Livery, ati'
well as the Elation' of Middlesex. He was author:
rized by Alderman Getititichere to say, that he
was also now end at alt times ready,te.aesiime the
important office of Sheriff ;,. but as . Many, other
Gentlemen Stood before him, in the list .4 those
who had been nominated, he hoped they; wcfulio
not call upon him but in replay rotation.. In
support of such a reasonable request, he did not
• deem it necessary t 6 urges tingle aigument.----Tbis
• speeeli was received with general applause. -
A show -of hands was then taken, and the She-
riffs declared. that Alderlban Guodbehere end Sir
William Plainer, 'Knight and Alderman, were re-
turned by the mitletity. This declaration was re.
wired with acclamation.
Richard Clerk, Esq. Citizen ..and /oilier, the
present Chamberlain, was unanimously re:elected
for the year catalog. .
The Court of Aldermen then returned -to the
Hustings, and received the Report of toticeSt:seriffs,
when the Recorder &dared tliteuitiovb duly
elected. . ..
Sir WILLIAM ?toxin slept forward nod said,
that when hi entered, the Jail he had not the most
remote eipeittantion of the ildsl hitionr• thez.had
just conferred on
_him, Snit conestquetitly7lhe;was,
notprepared to say whether. be cool d ave tirtalte
the important t
office of which they b 4 ' ght
i
him worthy. He should, however, Strait rself
of the time allowed him fur peritidiitiffltSit,. and
whether he should .intimately resolve to serve or
decline the office, he trusted be should meet the:
approbation of the Livery.—Dippfonec:].
Mr. Alderman Guoosinsits thanked the Li--
very for. the honour they had done Mee • but as
' he had not the slightest expectation Of it
necessity
of it
was declared to. him, he wsk under the necessity
of requiring that time for,,cpusideralinft.. which
was taken by the other worthy Alderman.--
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Mr. QI/IN canto tOrward, end said, he could
not suffer them to separate without calling their at.
tension to the immense concourse of people, who.
were assembled its the City on Thursday but,
end cengratulating the Livery on the decorous and
orderly manner in whieh they . had conducted
themselves. Although such an assemblage of-peo-'
pie was almost unprecedented, •he felt • happy to
say, that not one serious accident Occurred, •nor
no dieposition to disorder or tuinult manifested is.:
self, ,whicie happy conclusion he attributed entire-
ly tOthel wise aid constitutional disposition made.
by the Ore' Sheriffs, who by their conduct had
grieved that the
.civil-power, without the aid of
• the sailitaryrer ai idways ?delimit to preserve the'
peace of tihicity.—tarisittopplateser.)--It was
.• not his "AA nor his duly, to state the motives of
•- the peolpte assimbled, nor tirexpatiate upon tisk
-..' views et uherecter ; de shetild therefOre propose
, - tbet tribute of respect and gratitude to tho.WOrthyy.
'''llli 'eriffs, by moving a Resolution (0 it. copy of
labkii. see Adviithissetit?:flisiptige:)
Mr.'WASTail AII said,. 4e'rehlauch'' pleasure hit
seconding .the-peesent motion; a 'ha had en op.
Portecity' of Witnereing the vigilance mid atten.
. flea witielt the two WOK exoechtud on the pc,
.• Goethe: •• •
• - The Reitilutieto was then'Paised elaninartualy,
• and oederedte be inserted in Om isaislill piiimpf"..
Mr. Sheriff Woo* saidolhat iris-new mark of
their estiedi we, highly ;ratifying 4 *is mind, not
' seia laii own ettoent, but thet-of the.iffiee hiked.
- ibis ''hotiour of serving.
.ffi sitasliWays.of epi.:
Dien, that k was Oat nettliihary, on any occasion,
b call in the, military to the Peststunce ef' the civil
- pilrei i' aud be treated 11in(461 'keret instance .
• egiainced the Livery orlt?'. se.) It Vas
pepesiran
.ga sated% some news • ' . 's6e 'intended til-
'; Oh the proe'esSioni"bet ist? ii sure glee, Oat,
kflolteivisr entettained that 'ftikistph. . Ile was, is:
,
••••',ll6lll,%,wilteilistolificiniti gentletien pf 't'b'e WCst.
• Illitiler COMffittkiej_ind.'ioffr.ked to jolt, ilia pro:
&eking; t- bet *kld'thelat hit eoidd net consent to'
S, at iiii:r.Sititfieffhe had • much higher duty to
perfOria; 46isiolitvalhepeite of the metinpolis
'Which duty finhiffentleavoured I. do,entl„ he was
happy .to say, had sieeestled. . Mans it
bad been thVowe'imet egeloit• hiriiiiii eetterth ist.._ttst
tro4
newspaperil, We he always treireffthomi avithillis...
• {lain, knowing the qitheter fretit width thiy cis, • •
and he lever would-suffer bingilf . to' Ise *wer s
from what be conceived *to, be Ms dikt, Citiine. by 1
threats or promisee. [Applusiria .ofiti.otella
e, papers even threatened hits, if he shottld litle0;1".
:the procession, and impildently aseeited,',,
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'",,Athad been highly favoured by AdminktritiOd 1 ,
t net prosecuting Min for his conductiti the'ettlomlf.
meet of Sir F. Bisidett. Whit (event Whit heeds
shewn him he was at a loss to knew, foctge•tristlii
was, that, after they had examined the Unclp'.
Sherif, they could discover nii ground 4( asiiss-
tidn spinal him. 'During the 'period hia alit iftia'
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