The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-24 00:00:00

BISHOPSGATE WARD,

Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock,_ the , electiOn of
the Common Councilmen of the ward for the ensuing
year having terminated, the state of the full poll was de-
clared as follows :
Stevens (Deputy) (L) 272 Barker (L) 216
Pitcher
Peacock (Deputy)(L) 251 Carr (L) 201
Bennett (L) 246 Hall ' (L) 185
Jones (L) 241 Gibson (C) 155
Thomas (L) 236 Mattheson (L) 148
Patten (L) 233 Welsh (C) 141
Tagg (L) '228 Rodgers (C) 130
Wilkinson (L) 225
Alderman W. T. COPELAND then declared the first
fourteen candidates duly elected.
FARRINGDON WARD WITHIN.

The poll for Common Councilmen for this Ward was
continued yesterday at the Queen's Arms Tavern, New-
gate-street, with unabated vigour, and after one of the
most severe•contests ever known, the books were•finally
closed at three o'clock.
Mr. Alderman KELLY soon after stated the numbers to
be as follow :
Mr. Deputy Pritchard 227'Mr. Wheelton
Mr. Deputy IVestwood 215 Mr. Emerson
Mr. Ridley 203 *Mr. Taylor
Mr. Holt 2OO Mr.. Hartley
Mr. Bonser 196 "Mr. Virtue
Mr. A shurst
Mr. Rutter
Mr. Eagleton
Mr. Hayward 166 Mr. Thompson 8(
The ALDERMAN then formally declared: the first four,
teen named gentlemen duly elected ; and after brief ad,
dresses from Mr. Pritchard, Mr. Eagleton, and others, the
meeting separated.
. WALBROQK WARD.
FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.—SINGULAR CASE.
At three o'clock yesterday afternoon the poll closed,
when the numbers flir candidates stood as under :
Walkins (Deputy)
Hale
Dawson 77 *Rowley
*Colman

.. 163
.. 156

The ALDERMAN said that the numbers for Messrs.
Rowley and Colman, the new candidates, being equal,
he could only swear in the five other gentlemen, and the
choice of the sixth must be decided by the Court of Al-
dermen on Plough-Monday.
The five first-named gentlemen were then sworn in;
and each returned thanks in a neat speech, as did also
the other two candidates.
CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN.

The contest in this ward, which has been very strong,
came to a conclusion yesterday, at four o'clock, the poll
being closed by the new candidates themselves voting,
which . was done amidst great uproar and confusion.
The books were then made up, and the numbers read as
follows :
Mr. bole l5l Mr. Brass
Mr. Brown
Mr. Smith . 147 Mr. Wilson
Mr. Lort
Mr. Beeton
The presiding Alderman, Sir M.' Wood, Bart., then
declared the first eight gentlemen elected, and they were
sworn in accordingly.

* New Candidates.
WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT.
The polling in this ward terminated at two o'clock,
but it was nearly four o'clock before the state of thw po:
was announced. It was as follows :
Mr. Bedford 463'
Mr. R. Taylor ...... 435
Mr. Anderton
Mr. Gresham 430
Mr. Wollett
Mr. Pearce 422
Mr. Barnard 4lB
Mr. Ramshaw 416
Mr. Charles .. 407
Mr. Obbard 396
Mr. Stokes .. '379
Sir JAMES DUKE then announced the election to have
fallen on Messrs. Taylor, Bedford, Barnard, Gresham,
Anderton, Prendergast, Wollatt, Charles, Ramshaw,
Harding, Obbard, Burn, Pearce, Edkins, Hodgson, and
Stokes.
The worthy Alderman stated that he had appointed
Mr. Bedford as his Deputy.
CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT.

Mr. Harding
Mr. Burn 365
Mr. Edkins 355
Mr. Prendergast 345
Mr. Hodgson 335
Mr. Williams 328
Mr. Walker 326
Mr. Lowden 275
Mr. StOne
Mr. Wells 95

Sadler Xl7O
Gilbert
Dixon
Meadway
Jones ... 153
WARD 01

AtkinSon.
Eldred....
Johnson
King

146

Deputy Brook 72

CHEAP.
Watson
Oliver ..
M ay
Paed

Hicks
Fenning
Hardwick
Ganthony
The eight first

62

65

43

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were elected.

BIRMINGHAM---INCREASE OF
LOCAL RATES.
TO THE EDITOR OF. THE SUN.
SIR,—To show you the state we are in in this town
I send you the following printed statement. It should,
however, be observed. that the Statement is the produc-
tion of a Committee of Inhabitant Householders, com-
posed principally of
I aro, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN INHABITANT OF BIRMINGHAM.
Birmingham,'Doc. 22, 1841.

The Committee appointed at a Meeting of Rate-payers,
held at Dee's Hotel, on the 15th December, 1841, " for
the purpose of considering the increase of the Local
Rates," request attention to the following statement of
expenses charged to the Poor-rates of the parish of Bir-
mingham only, for the years ending March 25, 1837,
1839, and 1841: 1837 1839 1841
£ s. d. £ s. d. • £ s. d.
Poor-rates cond. 28,625 4 3 39,707 2 4 51,513 11 9
Cosntg of maintain-126,941 5 4 32,356 210 27,151 7 9
ipoor.. ......
Difference be-
tween gross re-
ceipts and ex- 4,269 8 2 4,517 4 6 *39,038 19 9
penses of poor
( for salaries,&c)
Number of levies 2 sing. levies 3 sing. levies t 5 sing. levies
* The increased extra cost of 1841, arises from the addi-
tional claims on the parish for Corporation-rates, Police-rates,
and the Riot-rate. The Corporation and Police-rates aro
annual charges.

j- Three -double (equal to six single) levies have been
already granted for the purposes of the current year (February
25, July 1, Nov.' 18). The first two have been already col-
lected,

And are calculated to have produced
The third in course of Collection ,

60,000
29,000

Total for the present year (1841-2) £89,000
P. S. The whole amount of money raised in the parish
of Birmingham alone, between June, 1840, and
June, 1841, may be stated (in round numbers) at. ElOO,OOO
The parish is liable for a proportion of debt due to the
County and Government for Corporation and Police
Expenses, estimated at..

20,000