The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

ST. THOMAS'S pAy.

-Saturday was-the most-peaceable day. of Elec.
don for Common Councilmen that has been seen for many
years in the City, there being but two contests, and those wer,3
not considered as political contests. The only tluestion agitat-
ed, has been as to the merits of the res_pective.Candidates'ad- -
vacates of the politics of the majority of -the Ward.. With
.the
exception of the Wards of Fmtitixonoli WITHIN and BAs- "
srsnAw, the Aldermen and Common Councilmen had nothing
to do but to return thanks to their contituents for the continuance,.
of kind .support, &c. and to renew their pledges of faithful per? -.
formance of duty, and continued support of same excellent
principles, &c. In the precinct returns of the Ward of VAR-
RI NGDO N-,WiTillN, the name ot_Mr. Ex-Sheriff Williams was.
silently left out, and at the Wardmote Mr. Young w4is return-
ed in his place. Thanks were voted to Alderman At aithman
for his general conduct in his office, and for his adherence 'to
the principles of political liberty which he had so highly pro-
moted in the City. The Alderman, in returning thafiks, said '
that mans. who had been his opponents at the commencement.
of his political career, had paid the best compliment to his 'ex:.
ertions by entering the ranks of the Reformers.
The.. following is the return of the numbers polled at the
Ward of—
CRIPPLEGATE-WITHIN.
6 *Mr. Forsyth -
6 *Air. Thorogood -
6 Mr. Capel,
6 Mr. Eicke

Mr. Valiance
Mr. Kid -
Mr. 'Waterhouse
Mn. .lowen
Mr. Heron

- This Wa
BASSISITaI

ii returns 8.
.W WARD.
Mr. Frisby -
Mr. Britten

;

Mr. Lester
*Mr. Wiguelin
Mr. Hughes

6
3
►►

This Waid returns 4.
* Nek• Candidates.
VINTRY WARD.

On Saturday, when this Ward assembled for the purpose of
electing Representatives in Common Council,
Mr. Alderman Ma.oleme, who presi4cs in the Ward, took
occasion to observe, that he thought it necessary to state in that
place what he could not with propriety mention in the Court of
Common Council the last time he sat in that Court, in conse-
quence of the delicate situation in which he was placed as the
late Chief Magistrate of the City, as well as for another reason
which he should not conceal from - the public. It was known
to the Meeting that a vote of thanks had been moved to him
by Mr. -Whitby, at the last Court but one, for his attention
to the duties of the Magistracy. The fate of that motion was
known, as well as the-conduct of those who held up their hands
against it, departing from the manly practice of stating the
grounds of their opposition. It was at least due to One who
had just ceased to hold the high office of Chief Magistrate of the
City of London to make known to him in what respect he had
departed from the long recognized principle of action amongst
his predecessors; but there were some amongst whom respect
for station could not exist, if the individual raised to it by the
voice of his fellow-citizens happened to be influenced by politi-
cal views of a different tendency. That he entertained feelings
contrasted with those of the men he alluded to upon certain
public questions, he neither could help nor repent ; but he did
not see why this difference of opinion should operate against
bins while in the performance of duties which had nothing to
do with politics. In fact his principal reason for ndt noticing
the unmanly conduct adopted towardshim in the Court of Com-
mon Council was, that he felt too great contempt for the majo-
rity of those assembled, and thought it more proper to allow their
pre-concerted plan to come before the public exactly 'as it had
been matured, than interfere with it in the place so•characte-
ristically chosen for putting it into execution. He had the
proud consolation to state (if the conduct of the 'Court could
be supposed to give him a moment's pain), that he had received
the thanks of the great body of his fellow-citizens, and that the
chief objection of the Court was, that he had had the distin-
guished honour of attending his Majesty, as conservator of the
River Thames, upon the occasion of the late Royal visit to Scot.
land. Such a manifestation of loplty was neither to he forgot,
-trrrribr forgiven by those characters lie 'hats just described.
CRIPPLEUATE WARD WITHIN.
After the usual routine of opening the Wardmote, and be-
fore the names of the candidates were put in nomination,
Mr. EICKE addressed the Freemen at considerable length,
with reference to a misrepresentation that had been extensively
circulated in this Ward, of his having favoured the object of a
petition, for a union of -this Ward with the Ward 'Without,
which he warmly repudiated, hut declared himself well 'disposed
to a return in, and favourable to a more equal repreSentation of
the Freemen in the Court of Common Council.
The names of the several Candidates having been then put
in nomination upon a shew of hands the choice fell uptni the old
Common Council, with the exception of Mr. Eicke. over whom
Mr. Foirsyth, a new candidate, had a trifling majority, and
upon a poll being demanded,
Mr. ('APES. rose, and addressed the Meeting, expressing his
regret at the result of this day's proceeding ; and as befelt that
his •late colleague's (Mr. Eicke) exertions upon all public
.ques-
tions, as well as Isis general attention to the interests of his con-
stituents, had entitled him to their fullest confidence vand that
as he well knew his zeal for the success of a Parliamentary Re-
formation.in the Representation. of the people (in deference to
which object he (Mr. Capel) thought all others unimportant)
would induce Mr. Eicke to give that subject every,support
when brought before the consideration of the Court Of Common
Council, which it shortly would be, he begged leave to tender
his resignation in favour of his late colleague, and to-da-sline the
honour which his fellow freemen had just again conferred upon
him.
Mr. HICKS, after passing a high eulogium upon the ho-
nourable and disinterested motives of his friend, professed
that he could not suffer the feelings of friendship which had
dictated Mr. Capel's conduct to intersept the benefit that the
Freemen would receive from his worthy friend's well- known
public sentiments and attachment to the principles of liberty,
therefore begged leave also to decline tilling the post which
his worthy friend and. colleague's determination had devolved
upon him.
The Wardmote was for some time at a loss how to proceed,
as in consequence of this event there were only seven instead of
eight Common Councilmen returned, whereupon Mr. Moro-
good was proposed, but the Worthy Alderman (Wood) deter-
mined that as a poll had been demanded, nothwithstanding the
resignation of the two late Representatives, Mr. Eicke and
Mr. Capel, it must be proceeded in, and the polling therefore
necessarily continues till Tuesday the 24th.