The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-22 00:00:00

CRIPPLEGATF. WITHOUT.

This ward, like its neighbour, elects eight freemen an-
nually to serve as members of the Court of Common Coun-
cil. There were three new candidates and two vacacies
—one created by the resignation of Mr. David Gibb, to
render him eligible to contest the office of Bridge-master,
and the other by Mr. Samuel Bayliss, for many years a re-
presentative of the ward. The new candidates were Mr.
George Medway, Mr. John Johnson, and Mr. William
King. Upon a show of hands the latter gentleman was
declared in the minority. A poll was then demanded,
and at the close yesterday it stood as follows :—Mr. Richd.
1 Lambert Jones, 21 ; Mr. John Atkinson, 23 ; Mr.
Samuel Massey Gilbert, 20; Mr. Thomas Eldred, 18 ;
Mr. George Midway, 23 ; Mr. Richard Dixon, 21 ; Mr.
Francis S:dier, 19 ; Mr. William King, 18 ; Mr. John
Johnson, 9.

The Lord Mayor adjourned the polling until ten o'clock
this day.

FARRINGDON WITHOUT.

A tneeting of the inhabitants of this ward was hell at the
New Court, Old B.iley, fur the purpose of electing 16
common councilmen for the ensuing year, and also of ap-
pointing the beadles and other ward officers
At twelve o'ciock Alderman Sir James Duke, M. P. (the
newly-elected alderman of the ward) entered the Court,
followed by the Deputy Mr. B;ackott, and the other COW..
mon Councilmen fur the past year. _ _

Mr. JOHN PONTIFEX rose for the purpose of submitting
a resolution previous to the meeting proceeding to the
nomination of Common Councilmen. He said he was ap-
prehensive of being considered troublesome in dilating
upon a subject which, on more than one occasion, he had
submitted for the consideration of his fellow-citizeus. He
would wish to ask the candidates whether they were satis-
fied with the state of the corporation as it at present
existed ; or whether they thought that reform bad been
carried to the extent required by the abuses that had
been so loudly complained of ?—( Cries of " Hear, hear.")
If this was not their opinion, or the opinion of the ward
generally, then this was the proper time for forcing the
subject on the attention of their representatives, and to
urge them to the adoption of those measures in the assem-
bly to which they were sent, as might appear best ealcu-
lated to give effect to the wishes of their constituents.—
( Hear ) He concluded by proposing a resolution to the
effect, that the inhabitants of the ward would never be
satisfied with any measure of municipal reform that did
not make population and representation co-extensive, and
give the right of suffrage to every inhabitant householder.
Mr. Woon second: ethe resolution. They bad an in-
stance not long since or the conduct of voters of the Livery,
when they went up to prevent their late excellent alder-
man from becoming chief magistrate of the city. It was
contended that Mr. Harmer was unfit to be Lord Mayor,
because, forsooth, lie was a proprietor of the Dispatch,
which rivalled and was nearly equal to the Times in its
circulation --(Cheers and hisses.) He ( Mr. Wood) him-
self knew two gentlemen who came from Canterbury for the
purpose of voting on that occasion, ani thus it was that the
resident inhabitants of the ward were cheated out of their
ancient right and privilege that the locality should govern
itself.
Mr. R. Ti.vt.ou said a few words in support of the mo.
tion. He regretted the complexity which existed in the
City franchises, but lie was met in love with the Parlia-
mentary franchise, which was productive annually of much
chicanery and iniquity. Whigs, Radicals, and Reformers,
were all lipoid as to the necessity of reform, but it could
not be obtained without going to Parliament, for many
of the corruptions were fixed on them by Acts of Parlia-
fe4, and it could only be by a repeal of those Acts that
the evil ci.',o4 be got rid of. The city of Lgulon was not
a close corporet;ce that refused Its freedom to the house-
holders. They gave it to eery one who applied for it, on
payment of a sum which was Meet) lees than formerly, but
'wk.:eh, he thought, was still too much.
Thu At.DpRIMAN put the resolution, and declared it to
be carried.
Sir JAMES Mut then read the list of names which had
bee:: sent up by the various districts.
The p.ll
then commenced, and at five o'clock the
numbers wag follows Charles, 34 ; # Harding,
34; t Wnollat, 32; iiirnshaw, 30; Taylor, 30; Obbard
99 ; Blackett, 26 ; # Hodgson, 25 ; Wells, 25; Edkin?
24; Galloway, 22; Bedford, 21 ; Burn, ; Marriott
17 ; Atderton, 17 ; Beckworth, 16 ; Price, 16 ; # Barnard
15; Sweet,
Those leearlee4 thus # are new candidates.

FARM
Ate WITH( N.
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A wardmote a the wait • a V
` arsing, Within was
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held at the school-house I,4id, Warwick-. 4 crt;gilzg
for the purpose of electing ward officers tot
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year. An unusual degree of interest was manifest,.
the numerous freemen who were present in consequence
of the effect of a recent Act of Parliament being to ro-
duce the number of the representatives of this ward in
the Common Council from seventeen to fourteen. At one
o'clock the chair was taken by Alderman T. Kelly.
The following names were read, as those of the can-
didates to serve the office of Common Councilmen :
William Henry Ashurst, Valentine Rutter, Joseph Thomp-
son, Henry Pritchard, John Pearson Heyward, Samuel
Ridley, Thomas ainsor, Edward Eagleton, Juhn Wheel-
ton, Robert Westwood, Thomas Emerson, Thomas Jeffer-
son Holt, James Hartley, David James M'Laughlin, and
Josrph Morris.

A'show of hands having been called for on each, the
Worthy Alderman declared the election to have been made
to the exclusion of Mr. Joseph Thompson.
Mr. Brace then demanded a poll on behalf of Mr.
Thompson, which will be carried on to-morrow (this day)
and Wednesday.

LANGBOURNE WARD.
A wardmote of the inhabitants of this ward took place
at the King's Arms Chambers, 'Change-alley, Cornhill,
for the purpose of electing Common Councilmen and
other civic officers for the year ensuing.
Alderman Sir JOHN KEY, Alderman of the ward, having
taken the Chair,
The following list of candidates for Common Council-
men, were severally put to a show of hands, viz.:_
Mr. Stubbings, Deputy, John Dixon, John Adamson,
William Frodshair, Charles Sully, Thomas Snelling, Col-