The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-01 00:00:00

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' Saturday, being -Miehaeltnaseday, the Lord
Mayor, the present and Irate-Sheritts, and the City
Officers, proceeded in state from the Mansion_
house to Guildhall, and being there met by the
Aldermen, Sgt. walked in state to St. La*rence's
Church, where they heard Divine Service; and theft
returned to Guildhall to btild a Common Hall, for
' the purpose of nominating two proper persons to be
returned to the Court of Aldermeni fur theM to se-
lect one to serve the dice of Lord Mayor for the
,par ensuing.
, As the several Aldermen bowed to the Livery, itt
passing to their seats on the hustings, they were re.
.oeived witkapplause, or with marks of disapproba.

lion, according u their conduot had been calculated
to afford saSisfaction or displeasure to their Consti.
tuentd. The LORD MAYOR, AidCrIDOD COOMIOE,
WOOD, aOODIMIERIS, PLORIER, lec. experienced
the most flattering reception, their approach being
marked with loud and 0011600 rd acclamations and

bursts. of applause. Aldermen Sail/LEY, DONVILLE,
yell received with partial applause, but without
.enrmarks of displeasure; while Sir C. PRICE, Sir
Siiirry Aldermen llUiltEß, Brace, and ATKINS,
'were tainted with • hisses and groans.
The • Hall Isdiug opened in the usual manner, the

RECORDER stated the object for which they were

assembled.
The names of the Aldermen who* having Served
the office of Sheriff, were eligible to the important
trust of First Magistrate of the City, were then
dread over to the Liverymen, by the Common Ser.
,jeanit, mist MOO as, follow : Joan ox JONATHAN'
SWAN* sqt 4%.ldormstn and Ironmonger ; Sir MAT,.
Ago( tit,ozna.crit knight,. Alderman and Stationer ;
§fEntEN HUNTER, Esq. Alderman and
rMereharti-tailor; Gto. Settotty, Esq. Aldermatt
and Vintner DoiswmarEsq. Alderman and
.Stationer ; MATTHEW WoeD, E.g. Alderman and
Fishmonger; CHRISTOPHER SNITII,,Esq, Alderman
and Draper Joui ATKINS, Esq. Alderman and
Merchant-tailor.
A chew of hands being taken on these various
names, the Common Serjeant declared it to be the
opinion of the Sheriffs, that the shew of hands was
in *nor of ,JOULUA JONATHAN SMITH and MAT.
THEW WOOO, Esqrs. Of this, indeed, there could
be no doubt, every' hand seeming to be held up itt
favour of the two Aldermen who had been re-
turned : while-for the others in some instances not a

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pan "Msis koiCup; Anil in no one instance more HMI
fice,pr tiserifiAer some interval, the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, Arc. who, previous to the nomination
taking plied, gad retired to their own Court-Room,
refereed, when the RECORDER stated to the Livery,
that the choke of the Court of Aldermen had fallen
on JOSHUA JONATHAN SMITH, Esq. to execute the •
office of Lord Mayor for the Year ensuing.
The Lone MAYOR Elect then came forward, and
returned thanks to the Livery, assuring them that
his anxious endeavour, in his discharge of the he.
portant trust now committed to him, should be, to
protect the rights, liberties, and properties of his
fellow-citizens.—[ Loud u;:plauEes.]
Mr. GRIFFITHS then proposed the thanks of
the Common. Hall to MATTHEW WOOD, Esq. and
Joust ATKINS, Esq. their late Sheriffs, for the
able, zealous, and conscientious manner in which
they had discharged the duties of Sheriffs of Lotalun
and Sheriff of Middlesex, at so important a crisis as
the present; also for their humanity to the Pti.
soners in the different gaols under their charge.
Mr. WreetAms seconded this motion, which was
carried unanimously.
Mr. Alderman WOOD returned thanks for the
high honour now conferred upon him, which was
all he could have desired, being all lie had, a year
ago, presumed to expect at the hands of the Livery,
should his conduct meet their approbation. 110
had, however, the additional honour of knowing,
that by their favour, he had this day been taken
out of the usual rotation, and sent out of the
ordinary Court to the Court of Aldermen, as a fit
and proper person to fill the office of first Magistrate
of the City. This was a proof of the approbation of
his Fellow.citizens, which no consideration should
ever eradicate from his memory. Ile* was not ig.
norant of the artifices which had been employed
against him, and of the malignant aspersions with
which he had been loaded by the corrupt tools of a
weak Administration. The approbation of his
Fellow-citizens, however, to him, was a sufficient
recompence fur such attacks ; and he could assure
the Livery, that should he ever again be called out
into any conspicuous situation' in their service, no
threats or intimidations, from whatever quarter
they might come, should ever induce him to aban.
don the duty he owed to his Fellow-citizens, whose
Tights and privileges, in whatever situation lie might
be placed, it should be his object to support and
maintain.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS expressed his happiness at
the vote of thanks this day betowed upon him, and
vrhiCh•etinvinced him, that, though he might, in
some instances have differed film the Livery, the
shades of difference between them were extremely
minute. He assured them he had on all occasions
acted conscientiously. He had never been afraid
manfully to declare his opinion, 'and to meet those
who differed from him face to face. Such, they
knew, had been his oonduct, and such should con.
tioue to be so on every after occasion when he might
be called on to act a public part. Where he had at
any time differed from them he had only asserted the
birth.right of every Englishman, to have an opinion
Of his own. He was happy to find that they, .by'
their present vote, bore testimony• to his •conscien•
thous discharge of. his duty ; and he returned them
his hearty thanks.—The Meeting then adjourned.

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