The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-24 00:00:00

BREAD-STREET WARD.
W. Hughes Hughes, Esq., Alderman, has returned
the following eight gentlemen :—J. S. Bridge (deputy),
D. Lawrie, J. Duncan, J. Dignum, W. Hawtery, W.
Lawrence, Maugham, and Mr. J. P. Snell,* in the
room of Mr. Poland.
BRIDGE WARD WITHIN.
Sir C. Marshall, Alderman, has returned Mr. F. Pew-
tress (deputy), Mr. W. Knott, Mr. J. Hill, Mr. J. G.
Cope, Mr. H. Matthews, Mr. Charles Wetham, Mr. W.
Chadwick, and Mr. W. Lowe.

CANDLEWICK WARD.
Sir George Carroll, Alderman, has returned Messrs.
J. Evans (deputy), Bond, Blades, Towse, Daikin, and
T. R. Kemp.

CASTLE BAYNARD WARD.
Samuel Wilson, Esq., Alderman, has returned Messrs.
R. Hicks (deputy), W. Collingwood, F. Farrar, H.
Muggeridge, James Bailey, J. Rownson, J. Hoppe, and
A. Adlard.

CHEAP WARD.
W. Thompson, Esq., M.P., Alderman, has returned
Messrs. R. Brooke (deputy), R. G. Pead, E. Phillips, R.
Hardwick, E.-Hickson, E. Penning, G. Oliver, and Mr.
E. Watson.

CORNHILL WARD.
Alderman Sir J. Pirie has returned Messrs. E. Har-
rison (deputy), John Carter, Robert Deber, James
Waterton, Richard Randal, and Mr. J. Hunter, as repre-
sentatives.

CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN WARD.
The polling for this ward continued yesterday at two
o'clock, and terminated finally at half-past four. Mr.
Alderman Challis declared the candidates elected to be—
Messrs. Smith, Brass, Brown, boole, Bennoch, Cash,
Lart, and Dmvar; Mr. Wilson, the Conservative candi-
date, being rejected. The successful candidates returned
thanks for the support they had received, and the ward-
mote separated.
COLE MAN- STREET WARD.
W. Hunter, Esq., Alderman, has returned Messrs.
Allen (deputy), W. S. Haile, Hall, G. Bracher, Perkins,
Davies, Johnson, and Phillips.

C ORD WAINERS' WARD.
The polling was resumed yesterday afternoon in the
room of Bow Church,Cheapside, and closed finally vestry
at three o'clock, when the numbers were—
Muddell 45 Joliffe.-
Croucher
Joyce 45 Joseph
Lott

45
48

Alderman WOOD having declared the first six gentle.
men duly elected, they severally addressed the electors,
after which the wardniote was dissolved.

DOWGATE WARD.

J. Johnson, Esq., Alderman, has returned Messrs. J,
Brown (deputy), J. C. Prior, T. Prior, H. Kebble, R. T.
Cousens, and G. Harker.

QUEENLTITHE WARD.

J. K'. Hooper,Esq., Alderman, has returned Messrs.
Goss (deputy), Acocks, Sykes, Curtis, Tyler, and
Rathbone.

TOWER WARD.

M. P. Lucas, Esq., Alderman, has returned Messrs. Q,
Finnes (deputy), G. Selson, T. Briggs, T. Young, G.
Aitcheson, T. Turnbull, H. Capel, and L. Redhead.

VINTRY WARD.

Sir W. Magnay, Alderman, has returned Messrs. T.
Sprague, J. Lepard, D. White, J. Ring, Marsden, and J.
Welsh,* in the room of Mr. Deputy Elmes.

WA LBROOK WARD.
M. Gibbs, Esq , Alderman, has returned Messrs. Wat.
kips (depot)), D. W. Wire, J. T. Rowley, Dawson
Condor, and Hale.
Those marked thus * are new members.

THE RECENT MURDER AND
SUICIDE AT LAMBETH.
CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE TWO BODIES.
Yest ertlay afternoon Mr. William Carter, coroner for
Surreys and a respectable jury, assembled at the Hero of
WaterlooeWaterloo-road, Lambeth, for the purpose of
inquiring into the circumstances connected with the
respective deaths of Hannah Reed, aged 30, and of
William Reed, aged eleven months, who were found
drowned in such a mysterious manner on the forenoon
of Monday last.
The jury having been sworn, they proceeded, with the
Coroner, to view the bodies, which were lying in the
vaults of St. John's Church.
Upon_ the return of the jury, the first witness called
was—

Richard Pierse, a lad of 17, who said that on Monday
forenoon; he was in company with another lad, named
Thomas Martin, looking for pieces of coal at the river
side. When off West's wharf they discovered the
bodies under circumstances previously described in this
journal.

Frederick Anderson, a son of one of the beadles of the
parish, said that, in consequence of information he
received., he went to the water side, and there saw the
bodies. The child was tied round the woman's waist
with a piece of laycord, which was passed round the two
bodies twice, and finally fastened to the woman's bonnet
and cap strings. The cord was also passed over the
child's wins and shoulders. He had the deceased re-
moved i.e., the vaults of St. John's Church.
Ann Jones, of 39, New-street, Webber-street, Lam
beth, said that she had known the deceased about fifteen
months. She had been living in the same room with
witness during the last three months. She had no male
protector, but had been maintained by witness as well as
she could afford. She had no means of supporting her-
self and child, but she received Is. 6d. per week from
St. Dwasaan's parish. Witness saw the deceased alive
for the last time on Thursday evening. She went out
at seven o'clock, saying at the same time that she was
going to :meet the father of her child ; and she expected
her home the same night, but she did not return again.
On Tuesday she heard of her death.
The CORONER—Did you ever hear her threaten to
destroy herself ? Witness—Yes ; a month ago I heard
her say if her circumstances did not alter she would
drown herself. She also said, if she did so she would
drown her child also. I told her at the time how wrong
it was to talk in that manner, when she replied, " Ali !
you don't know my feelings." I have often seen her
crying, and my belief is that she destroyed the life of her
child, and also her own life.
A let ter, written by the unfortunate female, was here
identified by the witness ; it was found in her box, and
was as lotlows ;
" I do. not wish you to put on a black hat-band for me,
as you ha ye been so unkind to me in life. What few
rags I leave behind me and my tickets, let not your wife
touch, fox if she does, may the retribution of Heaven be
upon her ! If Ann thinks fit to accept of them, she is
quite welcome for her kindness tome and my dear babe.
Ile that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord.' I die
in peace with those will are my enemies—may Heaven
forgive them ! James, I now take my pen in hand to
address a few lines to you for the last time. I certainly
find your unkindness to exceed more than what I once
could have thought. You have allowed me to have been
driven houseless, with a dear babe at my breast, by a
base wi eked woman. You have not so much as even
inquired about me. I should have thought you would,
on account of' the dear child, when you professed so
much love, which must have been deceit. Mark me, the
day is not far distant when she who claims you as her
husband may and will want a home and bread, as bad
as I should if it had not been for Ann and her husband.
You have said a great deal about them, but they have
been much greater friends to me than ever you were.
I am now about to commit a deed which my very soul
shudders at ; but I cannot live any longer as I now am
living. Perhaps it will be pleasing to you to hear of
my body and that of my dear babe being picked up.
Consider your unkindness and poverty have driven ,
me to the deed. As to your wife, I hope she will feel
her conscience prick her when lam in the grave. My
dear babe will go to heaven, and I hope the Lord will
forgive me and take my soul' to himself. lam now your
unhappy, but when this you receive I shall be no more.
I forgive you all your wickedness."
The letter was addressed to her brother James, but was
not signed nor dated.
Mary Smith, a sister-in-law of the deceased, said that
three months since she heard deceased threaten to destroy
herself. She believed hes circumstances had caused her
mind to become unpaired.
The wife of the brother, to whom the above letter was
addressed, said that she was unable to keep the de-
ceased; she had only one room for her own family, and
she did not think it prudent for another female to sleep
in the same apartment. She offered to take the child if
it was weaned, and the mother went to service, which she
refused.
The Learned CORONER having summed up, he ex-
plained the law bearing upon the case in a very clear
-manner, when the court was cleared of strangers, and
after some time consulting together, the jury returned a
verdict, " That Hannah Reed had wilfully murdered
William Reed, and destroyed her own life, she being at
the time of unsound mind."

THE WEATnEß.—Yesterday morning the sky was
densely charged with black clouds, with the wind keen
ann cutting from the cast. The day was throughout a
wet one, and as the afternoon advanced, the wind, which
had veered to the N.N.E., became intensely cold, and
there was a fall of sleet and particles of ice, which was
fol'o ved by snow. The night remained cold, with snow.

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Tim F Rp„Neu PLAys.--Their Royal highnesses
the Duke and 2 >uchess of Cambridge, accompanied by
Prince Frederick of Hesse, and attended by Mr. Edmund
St. John Mildmay, honoured the French plays with
their presence last evei,ing•

- CITY: ELECTIONS.
ALDGATE WARD.
Alderman Ilumphery, 61. P., has returned eight, viz.,
Messrs. Lake (deputy), Freeman, Whiteside, Fisher,
Massey, Clifton, Jerruns, and Salter.
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ALDERSGATE WARD.
Sir Peter Laurie, Alderman, has returning the follow-
ing eieht gentlemen :—Messrs. J. Lorken (deputy),
J. T. Norris, S. Maw, J. Woods, G. Stacey, H. de Jersey,
J. Sharwood, and R. Godson.

BILLINGSGATE WARD.
T. Sidney, Esq., Alderman, has returned the following
eight gentlemen :—Cnrling (deputy), W. Williams,
Bower, Knill, Roberts, Phillips, Old, and Barnes,* the
latter gentleman in the room of Mr. Johnston.

BISHOPSGATE WARD.
The polling commenced yesterday morning, and con-
tinued with great spirit up to three o'clock, when the
poll-books were closed, and the numbers declared as
follows :
Stevens 279 Johnson 253
Peacock 298 Ashby
Owden
Jones 244 Tozer 196
Hall
.
Pitcher
Carr
Bennett 242 Thomas 207
After the declaration the newly-elected members ad-
dressed the wardmote, which was then dissolved.