The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-04
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"S"s e"" tue Seotiug oI any Qunntlty. In some
OF the wards the rowdies permitted native
Reformers to vote, but weuld allow no natu-
raiized citizen to approach the polls. The Sun
has the following:
| Yesterday morning about half.past ten
| O'Clock, William +. Preston, ESQ., the demo-
cratic candidate In the third congressional
| district, visited the several wards in the dis
| triet IN this eiiy.s When he went to the polls
| OF the second ward he was grossly iusulted
and assaulted, While talking with a gentle
man he was approached from behind and dealt
severe blow IN the back OF the head with A
sung shot. which was instantly followed by
| heayy blow across the nose with brass knuck-
| les, breaking the bridge of the nose He was
| Knocked insenstble. After q short time Mr.
Preston was removed TO Barnums City Hotel
wheh mr. buehier was summoned TO attend
MIN. The wound from the slung shot in the
oaek OF the head is very severe, aud the injury
Is serions. Last night he was somewha easier
put ms condition IS considered dangerous by
ms friends. He has no idea who were the
parties who made the assault on him
The Election Of a Lord Mayor of Londen.
Ihe election for Lord Mayor of London took
place on the Goth ult A correspondent of the
century gives the manner of conducting the
election as follows:
a1e only persons who'have a right to vote
lor LORD Mayor are members of what is called
the livery OF London that is mernbe RS
eieca ana belonging TO one of the following So
e,eties: Apothecaries, Armorers and Braziers,
BARRIERS, Blacksmths, Bowyers BrickIayers
and TIiiers Brewers, Butchers Basket makers
carpenters, Clock-makers Cloth workers
Comb-makers, Cooks, Coach makers, Cord
Walners, Coopers, Gard makers, Curriers', Gut
tefs, Carmen, Distillers Drapers, Dyers, EN-
hrolderers, Farrers, Fietchers, Fish -mongers.
frulIerers, Fan makers, Felt-makers, Found :
ers, framework knitters, Giiders, Glass-sel-
lers. Glaziers, Glovers, Goldsmiths Grocers,
Gun makers Horners, Haberdashers Innhold-
ers, Iron -mongers, Joiners, Leather-sell
| Lorrlners, Merchant Tailors, Musicians, Ma
sons, MERGERS, Needle makers, Pain ter s tainers
| Pattern makers, Scriveners, Poulters Pewter,
ers, Plumbers, Saddlers, ,Salters, SINNERS Silk
| throwers, ShipwTights, Stationers, SpectacIe-
makers, Tatlow chambers, Tin plate Workers.
| Turner's, WINNERS, Uphoiders, Wax chambers,
| Weayers, Wire drawers, Wheelwrights, WOOL
/ men.
The election is held at Guildhall, and in
| front OF the building fence is built, with a
gate for each society. An officer called bea-
| die stands at each gate, and wears an embroid-
cred cloak, and carries in one hand gilt rod,
| with a basket-shaped butt end TO IL, called q
| ladcs. He is supposed to know all The men,
bers of his society, and theoretically, no 9TH
| ers are admitted-but, practically, those whose
| curiosity, like mine, was an oyermatch Tor
| their modesty onrived to get in. After the
arrival of the Lord Mayor, Common Council
| men, Sheriff and his deputies, with sundry
other officials all rugged out in their gorgeous,
| fantastic, gold lace, FUR and feather plumage,
| they adjourned 10 an adjoining church, where
| the Lord Mayors chaplain preached a sermon
| which was very good IN one respect, as IL was
| not more than fifteen minutes long All
| hands then went back to the hall, which by
that time was filled with people. 1t Was then
| announced that the meeting would proceed TO
! elect Lord Mayor, and sundry candidates
I were named and each name was painted
OH board and held up alternately above the
| heads of the crowd on the platform, the
! friends OF each candidate would hurrah ana
| swing their hats. After putting up first one
board and then another, until IL was very ap-
| parent whose name ELECTED the most noise,
and induced the largest number TO swing
| 1h cir hats, it was declared that Mr. no. Car
! ter was duly elected Lord Mayor OF the city.
| Mr.. Garter came forward and made short
| spe ech, and the performance ended.
Some of your readers may suppose that the
me mbers of the different societies follow the
| ira de or occupation indicated by their name,
| and such probably was the case when the so-
ciet-ies We're formed, but ii is not SO now. Any
| bod V who can command money and influence
enou gh, may be elected in any of the societies,
| the jIitiation lee being from thirty to several
hun 0red POUNDS.
| w hen an eiec ton is contested, and there is
| any doubt about the candidates election by
| the h urrah and hat-swinging method, the can
| didat es demand a poll, and the election Is ad-
iourn ed until the next day, and the polls kept
| open until all the voters have chance To
| come and vote rttG roce, for the man OF their
| choice. There is officer attached to the
city e government, called the "CIiy Remem-
| brance r" whose duty ii is to watch the Par
| liau1en and report to the Convention every
procee, ling relating to the interests of the city
| Ii is urprising that people with SO much
| common sense as the English should retain SO
| many an cient and useless forms and ceremo-
| MES and dress up their officials like harle-
| quius an clowns at u fandango But cIviii-
Za1ion ha. not much TO boast of over savage
| life, respects geweaws and ciaptraps.-
| Mankind have always been tickied with q tail
| like pc acock's, and l suppose always will