The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-10 00:00:00

E.I.ECTIONS.

CITT OP LONDON.—At
terday, the numbers were

'tee elm of tho Poll yet,

Alderman Co•be

Alderman Atkins 2911

Sir Wm. Curtis jai I kl7:Yria iF/3 •
• Sir James Shaw 3231 Alderman Wood Irld6

Mr. Alderman Comer returned thanks, and ex.
.pressed a hope that by the exertions of hi, friends he
should he continued in the same honourable situation
he now held on the Poll.

Sir WILLIAM CL grid, Sir J 4 MES SHAW, and Mr.
Alderman Ames, after signiheautly pointing to,the
Poll, retired.
Mr. WAITHMAN then stepped forward, and was
received with loud acclamations. Whenever he at-
tempted to address the crowd assembled in front of
the hustings, however, a confused murmur was
raised, which for some time completely drowned
all his efforts. He persevered, nevertheless, in his
determination to be heard, and informed the assem.
bly that he was in no hurry, and would wait till
they were quiet. lie perceived that persons had
been [Attica there to prevent him from being heard;
but he Assured them, that no interruption should in-
timightte him from persevering till he had stated all
that he had to say. The longer the interruption,
thelonget should be his speech. This attempt to
prqpnt him from being heard, indeed, made him
setikible of the impertaeee of his addressing them, as
it showed that his adversaries were afraid of the
effect which he might produce. This gave him a
higher idea, than he, hid yet ventured to enter..
Vein of bisjself : for it was a cosivinciug proof
that his adtersiries dreaded his harangues. The
three worth`, Aldermen who bad
,last presented
themselves, had mirk use of an expressive kind of
dumb eloquknce, pointing to the Poll, as if the
state of it was highly triumphant to them. Ile,
on the other hand, was of opinion, that it was
,highly triumphant to the Indepeudent Livery of the
City of London. •He west an humble individual, tin..
supported by any powerful interest, who stood forth
'WON the suffrages of the Livery purely on inde-
pendent grounds. Was it not then a triumphant
thing, that its the midst of the corruption of this
great city tort the influence of the India House
—of the Bali —of the South Sea House--of the
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Post Ofbce—o the Custom House—of the Excise
11—and ill the 'either powerful interests to which pub.,
1 lic corruption and an immense taxation gave birth,—
' there were to be found so large a tidniber as 1900
Independent Liverymen 1 It was to be observed,
1•• that there was sdch a marked difference of opinion
between him and the three Candidates next immedi-
ately above him on the poll, that any electors who
' polled both for him and for theni, must have polled
for the one from principle and for the other from in-
terest or compulsion.—lt was against him, as he had
already said, that all the interest had been exerted;
the votes which he had obtained, therefore, must
have been given from principle; and if his opponents
were to deduct from their poll, all sigh votes as were
in this situation of voting for him - from principle,
• and for them from Influence, he should be glad to
knot where would then be their present apparent
majorities.
Had the election been by ballot, he felt confident
that the Majority in his favour would have been aS
i Arse to °nen There were still unpolled a Lumber '
iof Liverymen More than adequate, even ,iitivr, to
turn the scale. lie (Mr. Waithman) should do his
duty by keepidg the poll open to the last • it remain&
ed for the Livery to do theirs. H' they did so, he,
even at this advanced state of the election, enters
tamed no fears as to the result.
Mr. Alderman Wools thought his friend, Mr. WI
uhderstated the Independent Livery, in estimating
them at MO, the number who had polled for him-
self, as there might be about two or three hundred
among his (Mr. Wood's) voters, who had not polled
for MF Waithman, and this would increase the nom&
her to trout 2200 to 2300—a number which he hoped
to see doubled on Monday's poll. •
StitiTHWARIt Finn DAY.--At the close of the
Poll yesterday the numbers were—
Calvert 90;0 I Thornton t 695 I Burdett 480

Mr. 'NoiseTow returned thanks, and alluded td
the question of the right of the Inhabitants df the
Clink Liberty and Christ Church parish to vote; hey
as much as any man, wished they should enjoy that
privilege if they had a claim to it, and he was con'
tent to leave the question entirely to the decision of
the High Bailiff, convinced that he could not appeal
to a more honourable tribunal.--[Applauses.]
Mr. CALYIRT also returned thatiks, expressed his
confidence of success, and declared, he also waS
ready to abide by the decision of the High Bailiff
as respected the inhabitants of the Clink Liberty and
Christ Church Parish.
Mr. KEMMISII, on the part of Mr. Burdett's Coma
mittee, made the same declaration ; if the decisioe
of the High Bailiff should be favourable to the claim
of the Clink and Christ Church VOteg no doiibt could
radio of Mr. Bardett's success; but should it be
the 'antral, still there *as no reason to despair.

We hidr, that Mr. FuLLAst, a domediiii ofgreet
celebrity bnthe Dublin stage, ii engaged at one of
our Theatted, and will Very shdrtly make his &but.
Coaoxst4ll Itioverr.-4A pugilistic Combat took
place on Wednesday on Handhelth, two of three
miles from POttersbar, betivist Geo,* iiiinkey, a
waggoner, and Halmes, i navigator, when, after
one bear and tvienty minutes hard fljtitigg, !lankily
recited a fall and never Spoke aftet4 The quarrel
originated at a neighbodring house, and the combs.
' tenth stilled out to dekt by mutual conse,tr A sum.
plea, who was called in, ettribited the cause of
death to be from a fall, father than by ati,low ; but
the sat was hi defianal of the public peace, and 11
verdict of Manslaughler was returnede •
his AT DALIMITH.-011 Saturday, the 'sd inst.
about four o'clock in the eftertiden, t fire broke out
in that large teneniebt, situate In the south-west 'end
of the town, *adopted by Mr. Peter Moffat inns
keeper. the houses being dovered with thatch, and
by an unfortunate coincidence, a strong westerly
approaeldng #reit to a turridane, blowing at
4heAbne to less thee 16 nrAnutes the fire comment&
cilkd itself to that extensive range of boatel tielatied
by Mr. R. Charles, stabler, and others iodises •
flatlet the whole *eta Wiapt in one shift .440*, .
thieuidtaltlt hum