The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-04 00:00:00

STAiqPOl2.a.

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The election of the new Town Council in Stamford has
afforded another example of the influence of the thumb semi;
amongst the trade and tenantry of the borough. On the for-
mer occasion, we are assured by some to whom this test was
applied, was so severe a demand made for the performance of
the fealty of their tenures. The result has been the election
(as it is called) of several of the old Aldermen to be Coun-
cillors, notwithstanding the grave report of the Commis-
sioners of Municipal Inquiry affecting those individuals. The
Corporate body is, however, liberalised on the whole from
what it heretofore has been, as will be seen by the following
list ; although still there are only four members who can
be
regarded as attached to the principles of reform :
ELECTED IN ALL SAINTS WARD.

Votes in this In the
Ward. other Ward. Total.
William Landon Hopkinion 309 44 353
Thomas Graham Arnold 294 17 311
Francis Butt 275 71 346
Benjamin Cooper 248 10 258
Horatio Thomas Gilchrist 237 17 254
Thomas Mills 233 22 255
Henry Weldon 228 16 244
Francis Simpson 220 21 241
Robert Hunt 218 17 235
Francis Jelly 215 13 228
Edward Hatfield 208 14 222
Mark Wilson Jackson 207 8 215

ELECTED IN SAINT 11ARY'S WARD.
John Roden 144 59 203
Joseph Phillips 142 86 228
Richard Newcomb 141 180 321
Thos. Woodhouse Ashby 118 140 258
Matthew Rooe 108 28 136
Nicholas C. Stevenson 107 63 170
Yesterday the Town Council elected six Aldermen, in the
spirit which was to be expected from the prevalence of the old
leaven; the persons elected were Mr. Simpson, Mr. Mills,
Mr. Robert Hunt, Mr. Wm. Hunt (four of the Aldermen
under the old system), Captain Chadwick, and Mr. Charles
Lowe. They were respect►vely proposed and seconded by
Dr. Arnold and Mr. Weldon, Dr. Hopkinson and Mr. Simp-
son, Mr. M. C. Stevenson and Mr. Simpson, Mr. Gilchrist
and Mr. Phillips, Mr. Jelley and Mr. Roden, Mr. M. W.
Jackson and Mr. R. Hunt. Mr. Fysh was proposed by Mr.

Butt and Mr. Newcomb, and negatived by 12 to 4 ; Mr.
Newcomb was proposed by Mr. Butt and Mr. Ashby, and
negatived by 9 to 4 (several declining to vote); and Mr.
Whitby, who was accidentally proposed by Mr. Mills and
Mr. Rooe, from their not having Well understood the arrange-
ment of the " Master of the Ceremonies," was negatived by
10 to 5. It was, in accordance with the directions of the Act,
determined that Captain Chadwick, Mr. Charles Lowe, and
Mr. Wm. Hunt should be the three Aldermen to go out of
office on the 9th of Novomber, 1838.—Lincoln Mercury.

TAMWORTH.

The persons at present elected are placed in order according
to the number of votes they obtained at the poll :—Mr. Wm.
Parsons, jun., Mr. John -Hall, Mr. Jos. Knight, Mr. John
Butler,* Mr. Richard Bennett, Mr. Richard Bird, Mr. Robt.
Kirkman Fallows, Mr. Robert Nevill, Mr. Thos. Arnold,*
Mr. Francis Hunter, Mr. Thomas Buckersfield, and Mr. Robt.
Fowler. The to b members marked 4' are liew members, the
others were members of the old Corporate body, which con-
sisted of twenty-four burgesses. '

TEWKESBURY, JAN. 1.
The Aldermen elected are:—John Allis Hartland, Esq.,
George Banaster, Esq., James Blount Lewis, Esq., R. John
Sadds, Esq. The Mayor, Lindsey Winterbotham, Reformer.