The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-21 00:00:00

ALDGATE.

The annual meeting of the inhabitants of this ward was
held in the Ward-school Committee Room, Mitre-street.
Mr. Alderman Humphau7 presided. There was noopposi-
tion in the ward, the following gentlemen being unanimously
re-elected: Mr. Robert Whiteside (deputy), Messrs. Turuley,
Bicknell, Osmond. Bennett, Hudson, Hill, and Lusk.
Mr. Deputy WHITESIDE, in returning thanks for his re-
election, said the question of the price of gas was mood
hardly to any other. Gas had, especially to the city,
Demme a positive necessity. They paid at least half • mil-
lion of money for the supply, and it was now sought to put
an extra sixpence upon the thousand feet, making four
and sixpence instead of four shillings. He would,
however, not dwell upon the question, as • gentleman who
was highly qualified to fully mutilate the question, he
meant Dr. Abrahams, had given • notice of motion upon
the matter. (Hear, hear.)
The other members having briefly acknowledged the re-
newed mark of confidence of the inhabitants of the ward by
their reelection.

Dr. ABILAHANK, in a speech of considerable length,
moved a resolution commending the course the City Com-
missioeen of Sewers had taken on the gas question.
Mr. DRiallsLß ROOMS seconded the motion.
Mr. Hiu.didnothigblyapprove of the conduct of the
Conirsisaiooers, for he did not think they had taken the
active steps they might have done to avert the evil.
The motion having been carried, the usual routine busi-
ness was disposed of, and votes of thanks to the deput , his
colleagues, and the worthy alderman, closed the proceedings.

CHEAP.
nia wardmote took place at 12 o'clock, at Guildhall
Coffeehouse, the alderman of the ward, F. ALLEN, Esq., in
the chair.

Then was DO opposition, the old members being re-
elected, via.:—][ern Yenning (deputy), Thorp, Houghton,
Tegg, Cowell, Steward, Gibbing, and Bennett.
Votes of thanks having been pared to the chairman, the
proceedings terminated.

VINTRY.
This ward meeting took plate at 12 o'clock, under the
presidency of the alderman of the ward, Thomas Gabriel,
FN., at the Ward School•hotim, Brick-hill•lane, for the
election of ward °Moen, he.
Previous to the election a somewhat lengthy discussion
took place with reference to the great gas question, which
has occupied so much of the attention of the different wards.
The worthy alderman then put the following names as
proposed and seconded for the approval of the meeting:
Mr. Q. Gammon (deputy) ; Mr. W. D. White, Mr. G.
Kama, Mr. B. Tress, Mr. B. Field, and Mr. Edmond
Burke, in the room of Mr. Sprague, reaped. Them gen-
tlemen were elected.

The proosedings concluded with the usual remarks com-
plimentary to the Alderman for presiding.

BASI3ISHAW.

Alderman CONDIR
Mews. Deputy Fuller, Lister, Locke, and Btudbury
were realeotd.

OOLE*AN-8111.g.ET.

In this ward Yr. lieetallresigned his mat in the Common
Council, and Mr. Edwin Fox and Mr. Jame Hobson were
candidates. The show of bands was in favour of Mr. Fox,
sod a poll was demanded by Mr. Hanes, one of the old
members.

WALBROOK WARD.
This windmill* was had as usual, at No. 3, Oxford-court,
Cannon-street, Mr. JAW= OLABLII Lawmen's, the alder-
throughman, presiding.
The usual preliminary proosediup baviog been gone
Mr. H. WATKINS proposed the re-election of Mr. Deputy
Fry, Mr. Murrell, and Mr. Pullen; while Mr. Lintott and
Mr. Rowley were propoeed.
There being • vacancy by the resignation of Mr. H. L.
Bunn,

Mr. LUCK proposed, and Mr. HOWSLL seconded, the
nomination of Mr. F. Cotton..

Mr. WATILLIth then moved a proposition for the return
bee al Mr. George Pollard for the vacant seat, which having
n seconded, and
The several members having eddremed the wardmote,
the Alderman put the several names, when the following
were returned : —Mr. Fry (deputy), Mr. Murrell, Mr.
Pulletat.Lintott, Mr. Rowley, and for the vacancy Mr.
J. A..
Some routine business having been transacted, thanks
were accorded to the worthy alderman, and the wartlmote
broke up.