The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-22 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

Yesterday being St. Thomas's Day, Wardmotes were
held in the several Wards of the City for the election of
Common Councilmen and Ward Officers for the ensuing year.
WARD OF FARRINGDON WlTHOUT—Returns 16.

Alderman Harmer.

This Ward returns 16 representatives to the Common
Council. In addition to the old members there were two
new candidates, Messrs. Wells and Willians. At the close
of the poll the numbers were :
Mr. Ticknor 2B Mr. Juggins
Obbard 27 Galloway
Savage l6 Bedford l4
Marriott
Anderton
Itamshaw l9 Harms
Blackett .
Beckwith
Williams
The Court then adjourned until to-morrow (this day.)
The poll remains open till four o'clock to-morrow.
The following wards were also contested. Those marked
thus (I) are new candidates.

PORTSOKEN WARD—Returns Five.
Alderman Johnson.

The polling commenced at two o'clock in the Committee..
room of the workhouse, and continued till three, when it
was closed for the day, and when the numbers appeared as
follows
Mr. Hoard ... 19
Tyars
Parker

Mr. Saul
*Christie .
*Danford .

, 10

Negus
BREAD-STREET W
Alderman
Mr. J. Lawrence
Maughan
Holmes

A RD—Returns Twelve.
1 Lainson.
'Mr. Cracklow
Bridge
Cope
Bridge
4 Arnold 5
"Blackmore

Keplin,g
Lainson

Davison
Wm. Lawrence B.
CHEAP WARD—Returns Twelve.
Alderman W. Thompson.
Mr. Garstrong
Fletcher
Watson
Hardwick ... 6 Tennant 4
R. Brook
Fenning 5 *Hickson
Jones
LANGBOURN WARD—Returns Ton.
Sir John Key, Alderman.
Mr. Carter ... 39 Mr. Dixon
Stubbing ... 38 Jewson 35
Merchant
Morrison
Haswell 36 * Chapman
Unwin
CORNHILL WARD—Returns Six.
J. Pide, Esq., Alderman.
Mr. Saunders
Downes 3O Thorman
Austurch
J. Evans ..
BASSISHAW WARD—Returns Four.
James White, Esq„ Alderman.
Mr. Wood
Bevis lO *Liste .... . 4
Frisby ... 8
The following wards re-elected their old Council, with-
out opposition :—Tower, Dowgate, Lime-street, Cripple-
gate Within, Coleman-street, Billingsgate, and Farringdon
Within.

The following wards had no contest, but a partial change
in the Council took place :—Cripplegate Without returned
Mr. Roberts by a show of hands, in the room of Mr.
Horn, resigned. Aldersgate ward returned Mr. Norris, in
the room of Mr. Summers, who resigned. Walbrook elected
Mr. Price, in the room of Mr. Underwood, who resigned.
Vintry ward returned Mr. King, in the room of Mr. Combs,
resigned. Bishopsgate ward, Mr. Thomas Greenaway,
and Mr. Wm. Jones, resigned—Mr. Thomas Tcgg and
Mr. Wm. Johnson, returned. Aldgate ward—Mr. Wm.
Jackson resigned, and Mr. C. Wheeler was elected on the
show of hands. Broad-street ward—Mr. Fenton and Mr.
Verinder resigned ; Mr. Crooket and Mr. Barclay elected
without opposition.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEIVMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1837.

WEDNESDAY.
The Portland Handicap, a Free Handicap Sweepstakes, of 100
sovs. each, h. ft., with 300 added by the Duke of Portland.
Last three miles of B.C. Six to accept, or no race.
Birdlime, 6 yrs, Bst. 41b. Lucifer, 5 yrs, 7st. 41b.
Elis, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b. Jacob Faithful, 4 yrs, 7st. 31b.
Silenus, 5 yrs, 7st. 131 b. Hock, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b.
Gipsy, 5 yrs, 7st. 121 b. Turban, 5 yrs, 7st. 11b.
Venison, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b. Locomotive, 4 yrs, 6st. 131 b.
Felix, 5 yrs, ist. 71b. Airy, 6 yrs, 6st. 121 b.
Redshank, 4 yrs, 7st. 51b. Jack in the Green, 4 yrs, 6st. 101 b.
Being three more than last year.

Free Handicap of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., with 200 added by the
Jockey Club. Last three miles of B. C.:;:Six to accept or no
race.
The Glama, 5 yrs, 9st. 41b.
James, 5 yrs, Ost.
Ainderby, 3 yrs, 9st.
Magician, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b.
Castaway, 5 yrs, Bst. 131 b.
The Bard, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b.
Outcast, 5 yrs, Bst. 131 b.
Mayflower, 6 yrs, Bst. 131 b.
Recruit, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b.
Lady Anna, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b.
Misnomer, 5 yrs, Bst. 121 b.
Wentworth, 4 yrs, Bst. 121 b.
Tell Tale, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b.
The Prince, aged, Bst. 101 b.
Stockport, 5 yrs, Bst. bib.
Ethilda, 5 yrs, Bst. 101 b.
Progress, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b.
Newlight, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b.
Calmuck, 4 yrs, Bst. IMb.
Tom Shipman, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b.
llampton, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b.
Zenana, 4 yrs, Bst. 91b.
Toga, 4 yrs, Bst. 91b.
St. Luke, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b.
Bodice, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b.
Sunbeam, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b.
Alfred, 4 yrs, Bst. 71b.
Zulima, 6 yrs, Bst. 61b.
Oswald, 5 yrs, Bst. 61b.
Darius, 6 yrs, Bst. 61b.
Promise, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b.
Morison, 4'yrs, Bst. 41b.
Arsenic, 4 yrs, Bst. 51b.
Mozart, 5 yrs, Bst. 41b.
Heiress, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b.
The Skaiter, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b.
Miss Lora, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b.
Mendizabal, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b.
Conservative, 5 yrs, Bst. 41b.
The Drummer, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b.
Juliana, 5 yrs, Bst. 21b.
Thebes colt, 4 yrs, Bst, 21b,
Lieutenant, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b.
Acceptances to be signified in
the 3d of January.

Partner, 4 yrs, Bst.‘2lb.
'Spinning Jenny c., 4 yrs, Bst. 21b.
Ruinous, 5 yrs, Bst.
Cornet, 5 yrs, Bst.
Freeholder, 4 yrs, ist. 131 b.
Esmeralda, 4 yrs, ist. 131 b.
Oberon, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b.
llavildar, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Tiber, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Lady Albert, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Trapes F. , 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Miss CAmarine, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Fatal**, 6 yrs, 7st. 131 b.
Flo:41116i f., 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Rattle,. 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Tauntonian, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Miss Julia,Ayrs, 7st. 101 b.
Zegri Nlaid", 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Sepoy, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b.
Fair Jane, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b.
Foozool, 4 yrS, ist. 81b.
Jeremy, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b.
Brookland, 4 yrs, ist. 41b.
Dr. Slop, 4 yrs, 7st. 41b.
Pelopia, 4 yrs, 7st. 41b.
Flush f., 4 yrs, 7st. 4 lb.
The Pope, &yrs. 7st. 41b.
Tothill, 4 yrs. ist. 31b.
Neva colt, 4 yrs, 7st. 31b.
Vandenhoff, 4 yrs, 7st 31b.
Prodigal, 4 yrs, 7st 31b.
Lunacy colt, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b.
Rowton's d. filly, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b.
Oakleaf, 4 yrs, Gst. 131 b.
Acanthus, 4 yrs, Est. 131 b.
Menas, 4 yrs, Get. 131 b.
Gorharnburv, 4 yrs, Est. 131 b.
Verandah, 4 yrs, 6st. 131 b.
Brother to Delight, 4 yrs,6st.l3lb.
Souvenir colt, 4 yrs, Gst. 131 b.
Lady Ann, 4 vrs, Est. 131 b.
Idiot, 4 yrs, Est. 81b.
Swallow, 4 yrs, fist. 21b.
Newmarket or London on or before

We understand that since the opening of the Lon-
don and Greenwich Railway, the average returns have in-
creased to 8.5/. per day.
The Earl of Camperdown has appointed the Rev.
John Smith, M.A., Curate of Bradford, Wilts, and late a
Hebrew scholar in the University of Cambridge, to be one
of his Lordship's domestic chaplains.
Lord Ramsay has accepted the invitation of the
Tories of East Lothian to stand for that county.

On Mondav, at Edinburgh, a meeting of the friends
of the cause of Church Extension, as prosecuted by the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, through their
Committee, was held in the Assembly Room, George-street,
which was numerously and respectably attended, the great
room being completely filled some time before the hour of
meeting. Among those on the platform were the Lord
Provost, Lord Moncrieff, Sir Robert Abercromby, Sir Geo.
Clerk, Sir Wm. Seton, &c.

_
The marriage of Mr. Haieourt, of St. Leonard's
Hill, to the Hon. Colonel Henry Cavendish s daughter,
takes place on Saturday morning,