The Times 1821 - 1830 Oct 11 1821 Carlisle Corporation

Oct 11 1821 Carlisle Corporation

The Times, Thursday, Oct 11, 1821; pg. 3; Issue 11374; col B                                   CARLISLE CORPORATION.                                                  ------------ On Monday last, John HODGSON, Esq. was elected mayor of this city; W. JACKSON, Esq., and Mr. Isaac NANSON, common councilmen; Sir John SEWELL, LL.D, an alderman; Mr. Robert PORTER, chamberlain; Joseph JOHNSTON, mace-bearer; Joseph PEASCOD, sword-bearer; Messrs. B. DONALDSON and D. SPEDDING, bailiffs; and John MATTHEWS, of Caldewgate, and John SLACK, coroners. When the business of the day was concluded, the newly elected, or rather appointed, chief magistrate gave a dinner to a limited company at the Bush inn, at which he presided. After the cloth was removed, the following toasts were drank: - "The King" - "The Royal Family" - "The Regency" - "The Lord Lieutenant of the county," who briefly returned thanks - "The Members for the county" - "The Members for the city" - "The late Mayor," Sir Joseph GILPIN returned thanks - "The Member for Petersfield," Sir Philip MUSGRAVE returned thanks in his usual speech on such occasions - "Sir James GRAHAM and the Lads of the Border," Sir James returned thanks - "The Heroes of Waterloo (naming the officers who were present at the dinner)," Colonel WYLLIE and the rest returned thanks - "The Dean and Chapter," the Dean returned thanks in a peculiarly neat and appropriate speech. The worthy civic President then rose from his chair, and with great earnestness of feeling, and appropriate solemnity of countenance, called upon the company to immediately fill bumpers, which he knew they would pour down with enthusiastic pleasure, when they became acquainted with the toast he was about to propose, which was no less than "The House of LOWTHER," from whom they and the city had received such great advantages. The toast was drank in a manner corresponding with the powerful invocation; and, when the deep feeling it had excited had somewhat subsided, the Earl of LONSDALE rose from his seat, evidently labouring under a strong impression of the honour that had been conferred upon him, and said, any advantages the city of Carlisle had derived, proceeded from his predecessors, not from himself. However, it should be his endeavour to do what he could for the city. He should conclude by giving a toast, which he was sure they would drink with the greatest pleasure, from the benefit the morals and religion of the people have received from it, by correcting blasphemy and sedition - he meant "The Constitutional Association;" but his Lordship's toast did not seem, we are informed, to elicit general approbation, and was reluctantly drank by a large portion of the company. Many other toasts were drank, some good songs were sung, and the noble Earl, with his distinguished friends, remained in great festivity until a much later hour than ordinary. On this the Carlisle Journal remarks: - "It was with feelings of surprise and sorrow that we were informed of the exaltation of the friend of the Earl of LONSDALE, the ci-devant Judge of Malta, the President of the Bridge-street gang, to a seat on the bench of this city. One would have thought that a man so notoriously on one side in politics - one whom the press of Great Britain and Ireland has held up in such colours to the country - one who is no more entitled to the station than Dr. SLOP - one who was not born in the city, never lived in the city, does not now live in the city, and never had any thing to do with the city (save his disgusting officiousness on the hustings at the last election), was not exactly a very fit personage to be one of our aldermen!"

 

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