The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-23 00:00:00

CASTLEBAYNRD (8).

Mr. Alderman Wilson presided.
There was one vacancy in this ward, caused by the resig-
nation of Mr. Rownson, and there were two new candidates—
Messrs. Barber and Parker, who acted together.
The various candidates having been proposed, and a show
of hands taken, a poll was demanded, which resulted at its
close as follows :

Adlard, 36 ; Muggeridge, 35 ; Hicks (deputy), 34 ; Hoppe,
34; Bailey, 32; Carlin, 32; Farrar, 30; *Barber, 28;
°Parker, 11.
Mr. Parker then resigned.
Mr. Alderman Witsor adjourned the wardmote until to-
morrow, and stated that, notwithstanding Mr. Parker had
retired from the contest, the poll must be kept open until
Saturday afternoon.
CHEAP (8).

Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P.,presided.
On the business being opened a letter was read from Mr.
Phillips, one of the retiring councilmen, declining being put
again in nomination, and Messrs. Brooks (deputy), Fennink,
Watson, Hardwick, Hickson, Oliver, Pead, and •Barnes
were unanimously elected. In the course of the proceed-
ings the necessity of obtaining a cheap supply of gas for the
City was strongly urged, but no resolution come to upon the
subject.
Votes of thanks being unanimously passed to the Alder-
men and Common-councilmen of the ward, the meeting
separated.
CORDWAINERS (6).

Mr. Alderman Salomons presided. - -
There were two vacencies in this ward, occasioned by the
retirement of Mr. Deputy Muddell and Mr. Jolliffe, to supply
which three new candidates offered themselves.
Mr. Clarke, surgeon, of Queen-street, was proposed by Mr..
John Such, of Budge-pow;' Mr. Lamb, a wine-merchant, and
Mr. Trees, an architect, were the other candidates. A-poll
having been demanded
_on behalf of ,Mr. Lamb, at its close
'the numbeis stood thus:—
Lott (deputy), 25; Croucher, 25 ; Joyce, 25 ; Taylor, 25 ;
*Tress, 24; *Clarke, 22; *Lamb, 4.
The polls will be continued to-day, and closb finally on
Saturday.
CRIPPLEGATE WITHOUT (8).

Mr. Alderman Challis presided here.
The former members, Mr. Dixon (deputy), Mr. R. L.
Jones, Mr. Sadler, Mr. Eldrid, Mr. Meadway, Mr. Johnson,
Mr. Read, and Mr. King were re-elected.
DOWGATE (6).
The Lord Mayor (in the absence of Mr. Alderman John-
son) presided at this wardmote.
'Mr. Cousens retired from the representation of this ward,
and was succeeded by 'Mr. Huh Hamilton Mortimer. Mr.
Deputy Brown, Mr. Prior, Mr. White, Mr. Kebbel, and Mr.
Harker were re-elected.
A vote expressive of deep sympathy at the sufferings, and
an earnest hope for the restoration to health, of Mr. Alder-
man John Johnson having been passed, the proceedings ter-
minated.

FARRINGDON WITHIN (14).
Mr. Alderman Kelly presided at this wardmote.
Mr. Ha3,ward (deputy), Mr. Eagleton (deputy), Messrs.
Rutter, Holt, Ridley, Virtue Harley, M.'Lauchlan, Blake,
Phillips, Morris, Humphreys, and Watkinson, were
all unanimously re-elected.
FARRINGDON WITHOUT (16).
The Lord Mayor (Sir James Duke, M.P.), who is alder-
man of the ward, took the chair at two o'clock.
The LORD MAYoR said he was glad on this, the first occa-
sion on which he appeared before them as Chief Magistrate
sf the City of London, to avail himself of the opportunity
of thanking them for having attended in such large numbers
at the Guildhall on the day of his election. He hoped they
would have no cause to regret the election of their alderman
as Lord Mayor—(Applause)—and that after his year of
office he should return to them with unimpaired efficiency,
and an increased desire to perform his duties in the ward to
their satisfaction.—(Applause.)
Mr. Robert B. Seeley, of Fleet•street, was proposed as a
new candidate, but declined the nomination.
Mr. W. T. REEVE proposed that the wardmote should elect
Mr. Benjamin Fowler, who would endeavour to promote a re-
duction in the gas and water-rates, which pressed so heavily
upon the citizens.—(Applause.)
The name of Mr. W. Kirk was also proposed, but that gen-
tleman expressed his wish that there might be no contest.
Mr. MARRIOTT objected to raising a contest in the
wardmote, when it was not alleged that any member of
the Common Council had done anything to deserve oppo-
sition.—(Yes, yes.)
Mr. Las denied the latter proposition of the last speaker,
and proceeded to impugn the conduct of Mr. Anderton at the
Court of Common Council, on the 23d of November, in the
present year, on the occasion of the presentation of a petition
from the ward relative to the gas question.
Mr. ANDERTON with great spirit and manliness defended
himself from the attack of Mr. Lee. The petition in question
had not been agreed to at a wardmote, but had been sent
round from house to house; and it was presented without his
knowing its contents.
Mr. BACON said, he would never consent to reject so
faithful a servant of the ward as Mr. Anderton had been be-
cause he had made a single mistake, or committed one error
of judgment.

111 r. FowLEB, expressed his willingness to serve if elected,
and promised, if returned to to the Court of Common
Council, to do his utmost to relieve the inhabitants of the
ward from the " grievous robbery" to which they were
at present subjected in the high price of gas.—(Applause.)
If he were successful on this question, he would next turn
his attention to the high rates demanded for the supply of
water.—(Applause.)
A show of hands was then taken, and the LORD MAYOR
declared it to be in favour of the following gentlemen :—Mr.
Robert Obbard (deputy), Mr. Samuel Sabine Edkins, Mr.
James Anderton, Mr. Nicholas T. Isherwood, Mr. Edmund
Hodgson, Mr. Henry John Lias, Mr. George Walter, Mr.
Richard Taylor, Mr. John Buckmaster, Mr. Joshua Thomas
Bedford (deputy), Mr. James Michael Barnard, Mr. Thomas
Henry Fox, Mr. Richard Williams, Mr. Thomas Turner, Mr.
George Wylde Lees, *Mr. Benjamin Fowler.
It will be observed that the whole of the candidates elected
last year were declared re-elected by the Lord Mayor, with
the exception of Mr. Theodore C. Bates, on whose behalf a
poll was demanded.