The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-22 00:00:00

FARRINGDON WITHOUT.

The wardmote for this ward was held at the Court-
house, Old Bailey. Sir James Duke, M.P., alier-
man of the ward, presided.
The forenoon was occupied in the election of the
several ward officers, and at twelve o'clock the
Alderman proceeded to read the lists returned by the
several precincts of the ward, of proper persons to
serve the office of Common Councilmen. The sixteen
gentlemen recommeneed were—Messrs. Bedford,
Barnard, Turner, Fox, Williams, Prendergast, Tay-
lor, Buckmaster, Anderton, Isherwood, Obard,
Edkins, Bates Hodgson, Lias, and Walter.
The ALDERMAN demanded if any additional can-
didates were to be proposed ?
Mr. BOYLE begged to propose Mr. John Alexander
Galloway as a fit and proper person to represent the
ward in the Common Council. He said that neither
he nor Mr. Galloway had any desire to create a con-
test in the ward, and they would only consent to a
contest in case that the majority of the hands held up
at that court was in Mr. Galloway's favour. He
thought that unless they had 250 names attached to
a requisition calling upon Mr. Galloway to stand, it
would not be right to go to a contest, and he was
free to admit that they had not a requisition with
that number of signatures. He was, therefore,
willing to let the question, as to contest, rest with
the show of hands.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Galloway
was a man of ability and energy, capable either of
opposing a bad measure, or of supporting a good
measure; and he would, therefore, prove a good
representative for that important ward in the Common
Council. He begged to observe, with regard to Mr.
Williams, that he thought that gentleman had been
treated with ingratitude by his own precinct—St.
Bride's, in being permitted to owe his selection to an-
other precinct, that of St. Sulpice.—(Hear.)

Mr. CAMPKIN seconded the nomination of Mr.
Galloway. In the cause of sanitary and municipal
reform that gentleman had always been found in the
van, and not in the rear. He knew nothing of Mr.
Bates, nor of his qualifications to represent so
wealthy and influential a precinct as St. Bride's, and
he hoped that gentleman would give them some more
distinct declaration of what his principles were
than was to be found in the address which he had
circulated.

Mr. BACON justified the course taken by St. Bride's
precinct. He said that every one in the ward had
the greatest respect for Mr. Williams; and there
could be scarcely a doubt but that the choice of the
precinct would have fallen on Mr. Williams if he had
intimated a wish to be put forward.
Mr. LOWE bore testimony to the claims of Mr.
Bates, but said that he should admit that, in his opi-
nion, Mr. Williams had been treated badly by the
precinct of St. Bride's. He believed it had been
known for twelve months past that Mr. Williams was
anxious to be selected by his own precinct, provided
Mr. Obbard retired, as he had intimated an intention
of doing.

Mr. -SmiTu said that he was also of opinion that it
would have been a matter of courtesy due to Mr.
Williams, by his precinct, to have preferred him to
Mr. Bates.

Mr. SEELEY said, that as the friends of Mr. Gallo-
way seemed resolved to go to a contest, he begged
leave to propose Mr. George Wylde Lee as a candi-
date. If there should be no contest he would not
press Mr. Lee on the ward.
Mr. BOYLE did not understand the meaning of
such dictation. He wished to know if the motion
was put forth as a menace, and if so, whether the
ward was so cowardly as to be bearded with impu-
nity ?—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. GALLOWAY said that he had no ambition to be
a Common Councilman, and as far as he was per-
sonally concerned he would prefer not being elected.
If, however, the ward wished him to serve, he would
devote his best energies to their interests.—(Cheers.)
From his knowledge of the corporation of London he
could say that he believed it to have been materially
improved within the last twenty years, but at the
same time he thought there was still room for much
farther improvement.—(Hear, hear.) There was a
time when they could charge the corporation with
jobbing and corruption, but he did not think that
any such misapplication of the funds of the City
was now allowed, though he had a strong feel-
ing that a much better application of these
funds for the benefit of the citizens at large
than had been yet attempted might easily be
adopted. The corporation of London had an immense
revenue, and yet, with the exception of being saved
the expense of a county rate, he did not think the
citizens had any advantages over their neighbours of
Westminster and Marylebone to compensate them
for the great expense to which they were put for
their freedom. He then alluded to several street
nuisances in the City, and said, that, if elected, he
would do all in his power to have them removed.
The ALDERMAN wished that some gentleman on
each side would assist him in taking the show of
hands.

Mr. BOYLE declined to interfere, as he said he had
the fullest reliance on the honour of the worthy
Alderman.

The show of hands was then taken by Mr. Pon-
tifex, the ward clerk, when the sixteen names on the
original list were declared to stand highest.
Several of Mr. Galloway's friends protested against
the accuracy of the return.
Mr. GALLOWAY said he could declare on his oath
that he had ten or tvveDie more supporters than sonic
of the other candidates:
The ALpaamm( then read the number of hands
held up
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ceed to a poll.
Mr. PONTIFEX begged emphatically to declare that
he had counted the numbers correctly.
A poll was then demanded on behalf of Mr.
Galloway and Mr.
ordered
from four to five in the afternoon;
place
to take