The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-14 00:00:00

DEVONPOR

mittee.
• The expenditure on Royal Parks and Gardens is as
follows:.—St. James's, the Green, and Hyde-parks, 9,461/.
17s. sd. ; Kensington-gardens, 1,5521. 14s. 10d. ; Regents-
park, 3,956/. 6s. Id. ; Richmond-park, 4,0391. 9s. sid. ;
Hampton-court and Bushy-parks, 1,3951 9s. 3d.; Green-
wich-park, 4901. 16s. 6d. ; Hampton-court gardens, 5971.
4s. 3d. ; Windsor-parks, 10,3141. 9F,. 3/d. ; Kew-gardens,
5931. 13s. 9d.—Total, 32,4021. Os. 9id.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.—Sunday night
lats, the third instant, Patrick Wally and Edward Toner, two
of the watchkeepers belonging to the Hon. the Irish Society's
fishings, who had charge of the Dale river, while standing at
their station at Glaslee Bridge, near Convoy, were fired at and
seriously injured by some dastardly assassin, who took mur-
derous aim from a plantation on the opposite side of the road,
near the bridge, about 25 yards distance from them at the
time. Meally received from 30 to 40 grains of shot between
the groin and small of the leg, where they still remain. The
unfortunate man, as well as his comrade Toner, who received
a few grains in one of his knees, has since been confined to
bed from the effects of the wounds. The former in particular
appears to be dangerously ill. William Fenwick, of Greenhill,
Esq., J. P., on being apprised of ti.e circumstance, promptly
ordered out a party of the Raphoe police, who, under the corn-
intNnd of Captain Fox, scoured the country, and also sent no-
tice to Captain Acklom, Inspector of Constabulary, Letter-
kenny, who immediately attended with his party, and after a
vigilant rearch apprl nsed, en Tuesday, two individuals
strongly suspected of being concerned in this daring outrage.
The Magistrates, after a long investigation, committed them to
Laud gaol for further examination.
The site of the town of Adelaide, the capital of the
new colony of Australia, which includes 1,000 acres, was put ur
in lots of one acre each at an aucti fur two days, and al'
sold at the average of 71. 10;. per acre. Already eight of
nine ships were at Kangaroo Island for the spermaceti whale
fishery, and a steamer was shortly expected from England,
which was intended to run to New South Wales and Van
Diemen's Land.

(From the Devonport Independent.)
The elections for Councilmen for the different wards of
this Borough, commenced on Monday morning last, at nice
o'clock, and the polling was continued throughout the dey
with activity. It closed at four o'clock, but as the scrutiny
occupied a considerable time, it was impossible that the re-
sults could be declared till some hours aftere arils. The
intervening time was an anxious one, each party anticipat-
ing the fruits of the day's exertions according to the bias of
their opinions. At a very early part of the evening, the
town hall begin to fill with the Burgesses and others soli-
citous of hearing the final declaration of the Returning O`=
fiver. By cielit o'clock the hail was crowded, end after
some further deley, E. Abbot, Esq. the Returning Officer
entered, he was received with loud cheers from the meet-
ing, and having taken the Chair, read the list of those whom
he declared duly elected Councilmen, as follows, for
Monica WARD.—Mr. Greenwood, 156 ; Mr. Taylor,
120 ; Mr. J. Ryder, 118 ; Mr. Brown, 106 ; Mr. Gould,
106 ; Mr. James, 104.
ST. AULYN WARD.—Mr. Jeffery, 207 ; Mr. Back-
well, 182 ; Mr. Pinsent, 164 ; Mr. Oram, 141 ; Mr.
Skeggs, 137 ; Mr. Gilbard, 130.
ST. JOHN'S WARD.—Mr. Billing,l69 ; Mr. Paramore,
141 ; Mr. Little, 122 ; Mr. Warn, 121 ; Mr. Elms, 103 ;
Mr. Clarke, 9S.
CLOWANCE WARD.—Mr. W. P. Billing, 156 ; Mr.
Collings, 137 ; Mr. Coady, 125 ; Mr. Rundle, 120 ; Mr.
Beer, 119 ; Mr. Palmer, 116.
TAMAR WARD.—Mr. Abbott, 176 ; Mr. Burnet,l7o ;
Mr. S. Jinkin, 169 ; Mr. Towson, 147 ; Mr. Watson,
142 ; Mr. Rees, 134. In concluding the list for this ward,
the Returning Officer observed that two of the names ap-
peared wAi an exactly equal number of votes. Those
were Messrs. Sanders and Rees, for each of whom 133
votes had been recorded. This would, of course, have to
be decided by his casting vote as Returning Officer, and
that he give to Mr. Rees, declaring him duly elected.—
(Loud and continued cheers followed this announcement.)
STOKE WARD.—Mr. Foster, 147 ; Mr. Ramsey, 143 ;
Mr. St. Aubut, 133 ; Mr. Glencross, 130 ; Mr. Hancock,
126 ; Mr. Norman, 122.

The result was received by the meeting with the greatest
satisfaction, ea it shows, out of the whole number of 36
Councillors, a clear majority of 29 in favour of the Liberal
cause and the Reformers.
The Returning Officer then adjourned the meeting,
till twelve o'clock on Tuesday, giving notice that the Coun-
cil wou'd go into the business of choosing the Aldermen
and Mayor.
Mr. RYDER then rose to return thanks on 'behalf of
himself and his brother Councillors for Morice Ward. He
was most happy to see the very large majority of Reformers
that had been returned to the Council. It had been said.
that this election would be a fair trial of the strength of
parties in this parish—that it would not be of the same
character as the noisy parish meeting—yet what was the
result ? Why, that these same noisy meetings did truly
represent the sense of the parish. He was proud to say,
that in Morice Ward they had not returned a single Tory.
They talked of re-action ! He should like to see it, as be
certainly could not perceive its presence here. The return
of 28 Reformers, out of 36, was indeed a strange proof of

reaction.
Mr. BLACKWELL returned thanks in the name of all the
friends who had acted with him. Though one of his friends
had been returned who was a Tory, yet he was not sorry to
see him there, for he was sure they were not strong enough
to do them any harm. If the Tot ies would fairly strike to
the Reformcr3, and join with them in their exertions for
the good of the borough, they would always be glad to meet
them as men of talent and ability.
Mr. EL3IS felt much obliged to those Burgesses of St.
John's Ward who voted for him, and considering that there
were thirteen candidates for that Ward he must regard
with pleasure the fact that only one acknowledged Tory
had been returned. He offered his sincere thanks tothose
who had supported him, and in return he would endeavour
to discharge his duty in the Council as he had always done
on questions of the public welfare. The choice of so many
Liberal gentlemen afforded him great pleasure—it was a
plain proof to him that there was no reaction in favour of
Toryism, but that they were all determined to march on in
the progress of Reform, and he hoped they should all have
the satisfaction of seeing a good Reformer sitting as Mayor
at the head of the Council, and he should do his duty to
them by voting for such a person, and for twelve good
staunch Reforming Aldermen.
Mr. CONDY said they might depend that all the talk
about reaction was a lie.—( Hear, hear.) There was one
thing they must all remember, and that was, that the eyes
of the whole country were upon this place ; it was the first
place to be incorporated under the New Act, and this
election would tell other places that there was no reaction.
He was told the other day that he had done wrong in
terming a certain party " sinners." What was the case
Why, that out of the *hole number only seven
sinners" had been returned. He hoped whenever
these sinners came to vote in the Council, they would
always vote for the benefit of the whole family, and
among those questions would be the expenditure of the
borough, which he sincerely hoped they would endeavour
to keep down to the lowest possible point. The present
was indeed a proud period for Reformers to live in ; he
recollected the time when in London, and every where
else, Reformers were visited with the greatest obloquy
and persecutions, if they only attempted to carry out the
principles of those measures which be had now lived to see
in operation. He thanked his Maker that he had lived to
see all this, that he bad lived to see the time when they
Might grasp the Constitution in the manner of their forefa-
thers, and let it be said for the honour of Devonport that
it had now done its diity.—(Cheers.) They had done ho-
nour not only to him but to themselves also. It was idle
to say that this was not a political question, it had been
made so by those who were first in the field, and who,
acting as they always had done, never came forward openly
to say what their intentions were. He had now only to thank
them for the manner in which the first Charter of Incorpora-
tion granted by their lovelyQuecn had been carried out by her
Liberal subjects From the e opinions he was confident they
would never fail off as long as they lived. He knew one thing,
that instead of any converts being made by the host they hut
had to contend with, there would be many converts meths
to the Liberal side. He hoped, indeed, to see the day
when the Tories, as a party, would be defunct—and not
only them, but the Whigs also. From the Whigs they
had all hoped wonderful Qiings, but they had been deceived
by them ; and though, at the present moment, the ultra-
Radicals might not be fit to come in, yet the time must
come when the Radicals would have the chief power. He
begged again to return them his thanks.. He hoped they
would all make a stand for the one principle of cheap go-
vernment. The Council had that power in their own
hands ; and, for his own part, he should not vote for
any man unless he would stand up firmly for the publics
good.—( Cheers.)
Mr. TOWSON did not think that any of the gentlemen
who had preceded him, had more cause to thank the bur-
gesses of the wards by whom they had been elected than
himself. When he considered the situation in which he
stood, when he came forward for Tamar Ward, after it
had been actively canvassed by certain gentlemen, his
equals in every respect, except that of being firm Re-
formers, they must be convinced that the Tamar Ward
had decided on Reform principles. Some considered that
he stood but a poor chance of being elected for that ward,
as the inhabitants would not think him likely to look so
closely to the interest of that ward, as one who lived among
them. He could only say, that the fact of his being
elected against this objection, impressed more deeply on
his mind the obligation or debt he felt to be due towards
those who had given him so signal a proof of their regard.
If he ever swerved from his duty, or neglected their in-
terests, be would say, that whenever he went to Saltash, he
would not face them, but go round the other way ; but he
hoped he should be able to look the burgesses of Tamar
Ward in the face for many years to come.
Mr. BILLING begged to return thanks for their choice
of him, as he felt it was not made on account of his politi-
cal principles (for in that respect he must be numbered
among those who had been termed " sinners"), but because
he took it as a pledge that they were satisfied with his con-
duct. He had not solicited a single person for his vote,
and he could not but feel grateful to the burgesses of St.
John's Ward for placing him in the proud position of head
of the poll, and whenever they found him relax in attention
to his duty, then they might dismiss him from their minds ;
in that he should always de what he had hitherto done, and
he should do no more.
A COUNCILLOR having thus returned thanks for each
of the Wards, Mr. Condy was called to the chair, and at
vote of thanks to the Returning Officer having been moved
by Mr. Eiesis and seconded by Mr. Mew-a, it was carried
by aeclamati,in.
Mr. ABBOTT begged to return them his thanks for the
honour they had done him. In all that he had done, he
had acted entirely for the rights of the people, he had
always stood forward against those gentlemen, who, ho
believed, were opposed to them. But the result was dire
to the individuals he saw around him—it was they who had.
ever best come torwarel in support of their own interests..
He felt nio,-e titan be could express for the power they had.
put into hit bends, and for the generous manner in which.
he had aln.a.s been treated by them, and, in particular, for
the manner in which he had been received by the burgesses
of Moriee Ward. • • ,
The meeting then separated, after giving
elk.er,3 for the Queen.
•-•
We are sorry to learn that Lord Sire indisa
posed. • el
Mr. David Roche has left town for I: evvka,iirasing
v ‘lll
paired off with Sir Robert Bateson. Ise "lee?,•
3re kiis4.ai) 4.*
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