Election Of Sheriffs.
The Times, 1824-06-25T00:00:00

I ealenlay the Election of SheAifis for the ensuing Year took place .?Guildbtll, and cAldermen BRowY; and KEy wer'e unanimously o,after the usual forms. There w4s at the commencement of the business a rood deal of tllcrriln"t excited, by the cordial manner iti which MrY. Samruel ZIMon =,A lMr. Henry Bunt approaahed each ether on the bustings anaj shook hands. Since Mr. Hunt has become a corn roastert he za&s greatly increased hi city fiiends, aud was on this occasion con1x <-nimited by persons of notoriously different political pursits. pon the p1=tc recoaatjon of his health and appearance - Whnm the Lord Mlayor and Aldermren retuyned to the hustines from the Court of Aldermen, and the appointmeut of the ShCeylir cdeclared in due form- Alderman Biowar addressed the Livery^ No rnan, he said coald more deeply feel the responsibility imposed upon him by khe -ote of his fellow citizens than he did'himself-a -esponstabilit - was increased by their great indulgence in allowiing himi to serve the ofce-at his own time, and by associating him with a col- Zaagae for whom he had the highest respect, and thorn he weas proud 'zus pmblicly to acimowledge his friend. It had always been, upon Qccasions of this sort, customary to express the nature of the senti. znents of those w-ho entered upon the duties of sheriffs. He should merely say, that he bad boldly exercised and declared his opinions asT Engllshman; heshould continueto doso,and wthilstheclaimed *=aec for the expression, of 'his own sentiments, he shoula enter.. ",zin a corresponding feeling towards those of others. Tiet in th!s sitatiorn it would, he thought, be his duty to abstain from the expressioa of any opinion whatever respecting political mnen or measure.s. Some of his duties -would, he knei#, press uipon hMm heavily, = parzcn r%ta of the custody of those actually con- id,lzdthose under t e imputation of crime, upon whom the law necessary to place restraints. During th'e shrievalty thcra would dloubtess be some who,. under- the -strong arm w.~f - the law,. miust depart to another. world, to alppear before xheir Maker and their, Jutdge. He should do al) in big -piolver ~to reder th~e condition of the unfortunate rmalefartors hs en.. em ab s possible, and he.I felt assured asid consoled 'at the its. un:rance that he bud bave the aidl of many humane pserson;s~ under hs e inmeji rse and inspectionL they were. placed-, and~ espee. aly ftat b olent gentlemar whose duty It wasto-aminse =rhekhe ltions of religion. It wouly become his duty to inunovate oncusto-imn which were considered by soi-tie as alnmost esta. 'bBqca, but in so'doing he should be only actingin subservehcy to principlts to which e-very thing mnust give way, and at the Vxjilra. tion of his offce, it would be his greatest rewardi to obtairn the ap. .-ombton of his fellow citizens. (Loud applause.)- Mr. Aclderman IK mtwaly thankkd the -livery for the ho.wcr they had cn~pnhm anilsaid,: that he readily; and clicrflly consen-t raeal tIleduties-of the oMde Reink tts -usJcd to tF~ t ep6gaustn lf16 dfzm,his C Jge n i~l,that the duties devolved uponir -iir, tna period-,of pectnrs iy, after war anfd tumult,'and a2qiuation. had. i,seiwa3nvr Etioped, threturn. Tled tics of theC office, htetlyrod to be lighteor heAyhesol perform to the betohs bly. itrepc dhepoer1 vhn should beanecessariii h cacntd,i ol ahsd ~a a Chzis?inn,ta use ever t.u nhspowert nevuc tilev~ their 2'fTermngs and to '~ hi abits;antotos unapp7 MalEfaCtorg WhnOn th4 ~ dlAre ob uftt eai thils word h ~ho] rederyer ad i prparngthetifr tatworld ahith tte~wer destind premturelyto entr -ttdtat lie' and is mst espetabe eoleaue wldbe the heneF e of tire city and-for the presmrvatio bof tliohrmh thei- bands unimpaired. If. they faied in any respect, it Wflttll be fror a want of knowledge. and not from any want of in- clilnation to do their duty. Lastly, it would be their effort to maintain' the gffice in all Its dignity nild splendour, ttnd -ith a3 der*re of.hosplta 'woithi;oftns:reattitv. (Loud cheers.) .Iht had been rnentiond iby- his colleague,ltbat 'they Ild feel' it atr daty'tWa'uke some inr.ovations on-customs almost cs4eblBied, but tboseinnovtaions (we understo6d th'e wor'thy alderinaii to say) would, in no respect depreciate the'offide-in its splendbur-o'idigriity. CITY ACCOJNTS. The-auditors thelf-'&ilne forward,`hnd-read 'a statement of the filnance affl.irs of the lorqL l,ayor, Aldernfen,-anid CofrrironaNty of the City of Dbfdoi up to the 8lstof il1ay last.' Prom.that tWduat U2lt appeared eat tho reibiue of thbe city tip to .ast vear.amouln'ted tQ the sum of, 152,7aQ1,t%d tit' ba?ance of.8. lad' beeiilef] in the hands of the Chamemlain after the total cipgrtditire, v?Ie Iitexns*were.-r4d. Wit. stren. eindistinctnes:s 'atnd sieemcd to refcr lrather to what was mere inatterof fainibtn;'to w -atm.y'be-'Con- sidered 'as teal blusiness, if the maiinner of.the reader.b6atcriterion fidrjudgmens; : " I-?r. HuNgT bowed totnhe.Lord Ma..or, , nd's'a he'hiillv Fe words to utt-er. Although he had stood very close to tile dudi- tomi ani. had'anVerydihrp iar,' he 'lind not been able to hear any thing di6tinetly of 'this. account oft. the it0sy 6iash. ':-- he Livery, who were deeply -interested,-in -the disposal of their ovn' mooey,had heard the sumns of 40,000l.and 60,000l. Ten-tiOned,,ith-. -Out- 'earninogiwivat' it vas about. ' Th'is wh's a sfrange w.ay of Vro'- ceedling, and one which heknew coul& &i,every -paitabb4 mt.. much as it was a disposal of the property of thf cominoFpalty wjth! out- letting thent kiow* whethei itu *tas -a i3roper and 'Judicious dis. posal or not. . Now, he' woild proPOs' thattlitactount just read s'rould be publijihed 'for the benefit of those to }vlom the money, be- longed. (Apphtsim,' with a mixtbre 'of disapprubabon ).' Sureld thlose who had the -care df their cash cbuldr'havcffo, Objeftios ^to publish an aceouhnt of its management, to enable their employprs to decide wfhether thej' weie trustwortlh or not; Tho3e'audittnn were appoioted hy .he'Liyefy,ani it-wasitheir duty fo"see that all the catv money was properly received aiid properly expended.,! But inseaA of doing so, he understood that' they merely confined fhei exertions to' 'treading over' an' 4ccoudt:.rand! presentin: it 1o fhe'corporadion. This sort of work should be inquired' inito saafthe therefereshould moove for the publiitaCin of th e accounts One of the ardit6rs'said thcverealwl4publlshed. fMt. HIIxr askedZ where, and by whomr and for whom 2- Thc Onditot sai'dbv the corporation. Mr. HUNT.-.Oh- l so thoste wfho mSn str ,d spend tlib'cash of 'the cttv are the persons for- whom thec;M count.d ate p4blisbed'. 1'heyjiublIsh those aeantets amonibgst themielves. I dare say very fejw of those whe p ay the cioney. are Ienlbted'upon themnaiuner of its -said tK't 12,?000 copics were printed for the use of the L ivery annually.. . . . ' ' ' Air. RUIti..-Very well ;. we'lisee thatC. Creitlemnen, h'ate any of You seen or read any of'th6se 12,000 copies I (The cry mnongst the Livery-a.s; that tfhey liad neVer sein thela.) Mr. HUs T.- asshure you I-am in just the same pTedicamient. So that if they publish 12,000 copies uindci the pretence of .publish- ing them to you4 andefterwards putthea in'to the:fif&, tb'ehoa* 'and imposition upon you,are palpable. .You- are put to a needleis ex- ense under the pretext of being informei upo'n a i ttlsj bjeof,the iighest inportance to Vou, 'while, at th-e ame time, 'the r-i$Ais of isformation 'fbrwhich7yoa pag afe withheld.- lIam tot'arvwife W1fO those auditors are. . I dare say. they are respectable-men'* antiat al those l'nnmensestims which we know 'so little about may:be'seiy- properly applied. WVe are..however, bound.tolhave asharp-look- out that theyareso. [slamil therefore sa,n~it may tfiotiof;.juin order to have tle mattetinvesfigaied. Vi1litirone'seconhdrn'j'ofi'ori? Several Liverymen volunteered, and thc motion was secondeatby CHART.ES Mr. iltpr -_N'ow,.I leaveit toinDon^e to-say, whetlhe tiil no as important t the Livery shold eesmine ihto the dCebunts-tf- those who have a po%rel; over their progerties, as to. ti,steil tuthe' WoTthy sheriffs declaring rhat'they woul;-pass peopleinto tle oib,ri wokld aseasras 'they 'cold an*;d ll'tbat sdr oftbbi"F'' (t.9td aughter.) I do not by thlis Insinuate that the' herifrs WAl bob 'peV-' ferm their duty, and merit the thanks of their fellodw.etditehs at the' close of the year. As- 'tle tnotion was'ahout to be yt, the LoRD WIVOA.C61i'el forward and said, " The motion is, that the aeditors' recottpes be published for the use bf th& Livery. I do not kn6w ouit ofaf;hit fund the expense is to be defrayed how the copies are to be -dibpjiLo6fi or. paid for. I know fof no fends -whichi are at the dispdsal'of the Livery." .. MAGt. H .._Inl,:ee~A. )Yhy, gendernen,' don't we ktuow that' we have our own funds, of whkh this account has just been sub.- mlitted to -s ? If wie hate f'othing'to do with 'thit taccouif, w'hy i it red to us? I say you have-funds ofyour ofn, 'and I sbhl'leaveit to yourselves to -decide upon defraving the expenses oitt of those fnnds. (Laughter and applause.) '. I'hetuntion'was then put, and carriedby a great miajority. "The Lonwb MAYOi again came forward, and begged to ask the Lisvery who was 'to print and puhIsh' and distribute the cois or~ fxtu wrhenCe'they vwere to bbpaid for? .tlr. ElliST.t. of our owvn funds, to be sare: let our town clerk publish ihemn, and let them be left in our own hail foror oWn use. Let every Liveryxnan. who pleases examine them, sand let iii be eholden to no one. A L averysnn' asked'wherb the utoney' eafii fiotm to phy ftrWile 12,000 copies which the auditor said had been pri'nted ? The Audtor said that was.a mistake, n612,000 copies had been printed The LoRD MAYOi said he wisled to- make a-few observations in explanation. The' city funds v.ere afl'untder.the managemeat of tlhe corp'ration at large, who appointed the 'offieets for the' urpose: but with respect to any fands that were utder'ihe directo'r dis. tinct control of the Livery, he knew of none, and he believed there were none. He knew this, because he 'had tried it soire'dime ago with respect to the payment for some resolutions which the Livery voted should be 'inserted in the public papers. -t beine foundrkhat the 'Livery hAd no funds, the corporation were applied to and lslfe did nor think proper to pay for thern. He inerely statedthmes factL witboat giving 0.1v opinion on them, either one way or the otierl Ir. Hl3NT.1Vhy, we are told we have very large funds, and T hope and trust, notwithstanding what has been said, thattome quar- ter will be found from v;tich this very smaaU expense. may be de- frayed. Surely our patriotic Lord Maytor will not ihink 'it too great a sacrifice for the benefit of his fellow-citizens'to get it done. Perhapshe will pay for it. At.l1 events, we can'pay for it amongst us. Let the Lord Mayor put down something towvards it. and I will eoverit. (ELsing.) lVhat is there to biss at when I offer to subscribe to get it done ? In the account the nmoney is !aid to belong to the Lord. Mayor, Aldermen, and Commolialty of the city of Lonron. I hope theword 1"Commonalty" will in Iuture bc struck out, if we are to be told .that we have no control over the money. The Commnon Crier here dissolved the HalL The resolution was entered by the Town Clerk, asnd the Livery retired. ELECTIOY OP SHERIFFS.