ADDRESS TO THE KING BY THE LONDON TRADES.--.The procession on
Wednesday, which accompanied the address by detestation to his Ma- jesty, expressive of the loyalty of the working classes of London, is said to have exceeded eight thousand. The day was unfortunately an exces- sively bad one' and the streets, in the middle of Which the procession was compelled to wade, an ankle-deep puddle. Each trade, in addition to its Own insignia; had a banner with a motto appropriate. to occa- sion. Some of these mottoes were—" Our King, our hope !" 'Others, "Our virtuous Queen England's pride !" From the state. of the Wea- ther, the assemblage of spectators was not so numerous as it Might have been. • A few shops were shut, but there seemed not the slightest cause for alarm. The procession marched along the Strand, and up .Pall Mall to the Stable-yard, where it arrived about two o'clock : it returned by St. James's Street.
ELECTION or AN ALDERMAN.—A wardtoote was held on Thursday morning, for the Ward of Farringdon Within, to elect an .Alderman in the room of Alderman Crowder. It was held in Christ Church gill, Newgate Street. The Lord Mayor presided. Ex-Sheriff Kelly was 014 in nomination, by Mr. Bagger and another gentleman, and imanimoualk -elected; Mr. Deputy Oldham declining to contest the honour With him,
and there being no third competitor.as. , •
'Tne'Jkves'ann Tll CITY:444:T* as it is called, fer:g;rantii4. 'the freedom of the City to Jeetkeqsaihjewith Christians, was read a third.
• timeat'ihe Consmori Council yeeterdey; and passed into e Jaiv
Tem Mostismarre..—" Meddle's tall,bully!' is to lie no longer. Mr: Pearson has convinced theConimon ,:Council, at length, that the fire which began at Podding Lane and 'ended in Pie Comer was not lighted. by the Papists, and the part of theinscriptien-ran after thought, by- the-by, for the original inscription, which will still remain, says nothing • on the subjects—which charges them with the greatest eveatual good that.
• everliappened to London city, is ordered to be erased. .
general - meeting ofthe subscribers was held on Wed- nesday; for the purpose of electing three members of. the, establishment, tnfill-Up the vacancy in the Committee caused by Messrs Sanderson, Leathley, and Sheddon, going out by rotation, and also for the purpose of. cenfirmifig the vote Of 2001. to the Shipwreck Institution, passed ai :thegeneral Meeting in September: The, candidates for. the committee- ship were Meeirs. Dewar, Kerr, Lindsey, jun., Mills, Sleep, and Smith i" of these; Messrs- Dewar, Mills, and Smith were elected.. Mr.: Carruthers opposed the payment of the 2001. to the Shipwreck .CoMinittee, whose labours, he thought, ought to be gratuitous. T,he grant was confirmed ; but it was decided that a meeting of the sub,
• scribers should be held this day fortnight, ,for the purpose of considering bow he matter is to be arranged in future. .
Si,LEce: VESTRY SYSTEM.—At a meeting which took plate on -filitireday, between a deputation of the.parish.ofMarylehone.and a depu- tation of the Select Vestry, the Duke of Portland, in the name of the latter, stated that the Vestry had passed a resolution condemning the -system of self-election and had further resolved to offer no opposition to Mr. Hobhouae's General Vestry Bill. Is this another consequence of the change Of Ministers? • • •
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