The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-21 00:00:00

ST. THOMAS'S DCOAY.UNCIL-ELEOTION OP OOM.VO.\--
MEN.

This being the festival of St. Thomas, werdmotes
were held in the several wards throughout the City, for the
purpose of electing common-councilmen and other ward
often for the year enemies. In the wards which
are contested excitement prevail., and canvassers
are folly employed. The diectmelons were principally
directed to the proposed dead-meat market on the
site of Smithfield, and to the contemplated railway
which is to peas through the City. In several of the wards
the old members were returned without opposition. Amongst
those contested are the following
SIBRONSOATZ WARD returns 14 members. In this ward-
mote the resignation of Mr. Deputy Peacock and Charles
Eeq., M.P., were announced, and four candidates,
Keen% Edmiston, Parnell, Johnson, and Straker were pro.
posed, the first-named gentleman having formerly been a
member of the court, for the vacant seas. A poll has been
demanded, which will close to-morrow.
WALDROOR WARD.—A poll will take place in the room
of Mr. Dawson, who retiree, Mesas. L. Bonn of Bodge.
row, and lantot of Cannon-street are the candidates.
LINE•IITRIET WASlL—There la ILO vacancy in the rem.
*intake, but Mr. Wheatley of Leadenhall-street has
started in opposition.
SRLDOS Waco.—Mr. Blake, la the candidate in place of
Mr. Dray.
WARD or FARRINGDON WITHIN.—The contest herein
beteg carried on with great vigour by Messrs. Barnard and
Millard, who were rejected last year.
Ix FARRIRODON WITROVT MAW/. Payne, Pedler, and
Spitler contest the mat vacated by Mr. Lim, who retiree.
Ix CANDLEWICK WARD a rummy was announced by
the retie went of Mr. Mathews, and a poll was demanded by
Mews Davis sad Beim the sew candidates.

CITY UWIU.

Yesterday the commissioners
hall; DSpEty CHRISTIE In the their.,

thled at Guild-

PUBLIC INDICATORS.
The entglect of public indicators was again brought before
the court, • deputation consisting of the churchwardens of
St. Michael s, Cornhill, aad a number of inhabitants, who
presented the following memorial
" To the lion. the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of
London,—We, the undersigned beakers, merchants, common
council of the ward of Cornhill, churchwardens of the pariah
of St. Michael, occupiety of premises in Cornball, end persona
frequenting the Royal Exchange, having learned that your
hon. court is about to authorise certain persons to place an
indicator in the Royal Exchange-buildings, feel it incumbent
to represent that we =eider such en erection detrimental to
the property in the vicinity, offensive, unnecessary, and
tending to muse obstructions, and therefore respectfully and
earnestly remonstrate in any such authority being
given."
Mr. BAILT, churchwarden, who sated as epokeersesi to the
deputetiou, said the memorial hors 126 signatures which
rinessettted an enormous amount of wealth, embracing those
at all the bankers of the neighbourhood, end most of the
principal commercial firms, and that with time the number
of signatures might have been increased to ten
thousand. The site chosen for the obnoxious in-
dicator was singularly inappropriate, for the indi-
cator if erected there would obstruct the traffic to the
Royal Exchange, Lloyd's, and all the bankers, and in fact
would block up the only open space in the City of London.
It was consequently regarded is the light of an intolerable
nuisance, and the inhabitants hoped the commissioners would
rescind the permission they had given for its erection.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON reminded the court that as at their
last meeting they referred the matter to a committee, the
memorial also should be referred ; at the same time he gave
notice that at the next meeting of the commission he
should move the revocation of the permimion previously given
for the erection of the indicator.

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then Donne of
thetifscWinion which followed some re-
marks were made upon the conduct of the churchwardens, in
questioning the power of the commission, by the summary
way in which they originally interfered to prevent the erec-
tion of the indicator in defense cf the official permission
given, and Mr. Bally explained that the Inhabitants had
adopted that line of action amply because they saw no other
means by which the immediate erection of the indicator could
be prevented, mid not with any idea of disrespect to the
commission, or of questioning their authority.
The motion was then agreed to.