The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-22 00:00:00

ELECTION OF COMMON COUNCIL
MEN—(This Day.)

Sunday being St. Thomas'a•day, the election of gen-

tlemen to fill the office of Common Councilmen for the.
various wards of the City took place to-day. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected for the undermentioned

wards :

A LDGITH WARD.
Messrs. Whiteside, deputy, I Messrs. Burnell,
Turnley, Hudson,
Rucknall, Stephenson,
Osmond, Hill.

ALDERBGATE.
The whole of the council re-elected.
BISHOPSGATE.
Messrs. Peacock, deputy, Messrs. Stopgood,
Stevens, deputy, W. H. Pilcher,
Lambe, Carr,
Edmiston, Ashby,
Patten, T. S. Crowden,
William Jones, C. Gilpin,
Warren, G. Taylor.

BREAD•
Mesa% W. Hawtrey, dep.
N. Maughen,
D. Laurie,
J. P. Suell,

iTEEET.

Messrs.-J. J. Millard,
F. Maynard,
W. Patten,
J. Smith.

Messrs. T. Pewtress,
J. Hill,
J. Low,
H. Matthews,
BROAD-;
Messrs. W. Hartridge, dep.
W. Cox,
W. Foster,
H. Brown,

Messrs. C. Whethena,
J. Arnold,
J. Johnson,
W. Dray.
STREET.

Messrs. T. Corbey,
J. Humphries,
C. Wharton,
T. Abraham.

BAS
Messrs. Britten (deputy),
W. Lister,

MAW.
Messrs. C. E. Taller,
A. Locke.

Meson. Dakin,
Towse,
Elliott,

Messrs. F don eb,
Matthe we,
Rowe.

CASTLE
Messrs, Deputy Hicks,

ATNARD.
Mesbre. G. J. Cockerel],
T. Parker,
C. Odell,
W. Willey.
:RXHILL.

F. 'Fairer,

Alfred Adlard,
C. Hawkins,

Messrs. D. Nicoll,
H. Hoppe.

Messrs. E. Harrison,
R. C. Randell,
R. Johnston.
QUEENHITHE.
The Common Counoil for the past year were re-elected.
WALBROOK.
Messrs. E. Condor (deputy) I Messrs. Thomas Rowley,
Ford, H. E. Murrell,
Hale, T. E. Fry.
William Dawson, I

It is stated that a railway, to be called " The Im-
perial Turkish Railroad," is to be construoted from
Constantinople to the Danubian Principalities.
THE MAILS.—SOLITHA3MTON, Saturday.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Indus, Captain
Brooks, left this day with the usual East India and
China mails, a good cargo, specie forlndia to the amount
of 01,392/. for Alexandria 3,150/. and 120 passengers,
amongst whom were Lady Cochrane and family, Colonel
and Mrs. Boyd, Major Eyre, Captains Grant and Robin-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie, &c.
The following notice was posted in the Steck Ex-
change on Saturday :—" Great Northern Railway Com-
pany.—Resolved, That transfers of the shares or stocks
of the Great Northern Railway Company, and of those
other companies connected therewith, be verified at the
office of the company previous to the delivery of the
same.—C. WEBB, Secretary."
In the Newmarket county court on Monday last, an
action was brought by Heifer, the jockey, in the ser-
vice of Mr. Harlock, against Mr. Bradley, the trainer,
to recover the sum of 11/. lls, for riding, &c., at the
last Yarmouth Races. The defendant pleaded not in-
debted, and stated that an arrangement had been made
with Harlock, the plaintiff's master, by which the de-
fendant (Bradley) was to have the plaintiff's services,
and that consequently Heifer could not recover as
against him. The defendant further alledged dishonest
riding on the the part of the plaintiff in the Selling
Handicap at Yarmouth, and Heller in cross-examina
tion admitted pulling Rut. stone to prevent his win-
ning. The judge thereupon deducted 3/. 3s. from the
amount claimed, but overruled the defence as to a
prior arrangement, and gave a verdict for the plain-
tiff for