The Lord Mayor.
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The Ciauon Riego, accompanied by a gentlemant waited uporn thc Lonu ?dAroA., at the Msnidon.houge, to express his thanks and gratitude, anid that of his unfortuinate fellow-countrymen, for the kind consideration shown to them by his Lordshi p duringhis Mayor. alty; and for the relief and assistance they had received thro;ugh hiis influence and interference In their behalf. The GAnoon cxl,ressed his earnest desire to be put in possessioni of some diocunment as a me- morial of his Lordship's kindness towards them, and of hi, feeling in the great cause for which thiey were. unfotrttmatcly suffering, and requeated his L-ordshit's seal iina signatture to the will of his deceased sistey, the widow of' thp late General Riego.HiLodhp ey readily con-sente to gratify hinm in tkis Particular, and inscribed the following wordg upon tbe copy of the will "1At the desire of the Canon Riego, I hereby affl my aame andc seal in testimoiy of my high respect For the memnory of his unfortu. nate brother, General Riego, who fell a sacrifice in the cause of his coulntry; and also for the, memory of his deceased widow, who, in tis co ntry, after great bodily and mental IuiTering, became a pre. mature victien to the ftiisfortunes of her beloved husband." The Canomtlhen exhihited to his Lotaship, as a curiosity, the first constdtutional proclatoatio iissued in Spain, in hIis brotier's own hand-writing, and signed . ?Marshal Riego;" and begged hs lord. ship to accept, as a memorial of his the Canaon's) re.pect, his bro. ther's (tlhe Marshal's) lst letter to the King. on leavin.- Madrid for Sevi"e, together eith hig brother's card. His Lordship received these in the feelng with which they were presented, Pnd the Canon and iz friend tomok their ledave, with many expressions of his heartfelt gratitude and respect for his l Zordship. Our readere will recollect an operrence sonie slort time ago, of a yoang man, a journueyman boetmaker, niamed Hankers, being appre. hendcd and brought bpyire the leord Alayor, for having fired a lydo- edpistolatamerr.iant upon the UoyalB-xchange. The rash act, it, soon appeareil, was thee efiect of insanity oand trou the humane and jXdicious attentsons paid to hinr under his Ltordhip's directions In the Compter, the unfortunate man recovered and was restored to his famaily. On this sulbject, the followinig letter has been addressed to his Lodship, byr Mr. Arrol, theyeungnma%'i employe~r M1lVy Lord,-.Before your Lordship reti-es into private life, it will give y~u gatisfaction to know that the young man Hasikers,who soime timie ago, in a fit of rnelanchely temporr derangement, at. temtedvileieewitli a pistol oni a gentlerman in the Royal Ex- change, has continued siince his distharge in uninterrupted good health, diligently attending to his work in my employment, consoled and comforted by tlhe kind assiduiti-es of the youn~g woman his wife. tgiemegreat plei nsyn thlat to your LordshjnIt human andjuditous ans~m~ntis, wholly to be attributed gis iluteiat rcovry te cnsl~tntprseraton f heYoung Wo- " With veryfeMng o repec, an mot arentwises for your IAo~s~iwou~se ~ ai our ordhips oligd srvat, &C. *'2f,1~eent.stret. W.ARROL.2' THE LORD MiAYOR.