The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-23 00:00:00

PORTSOKEN WARD.

The Wardmote of this Ward was holden yesterday in
Aldgate Church at two o'clock. The Lord Mayor at-
tended. He briefly addressed the Wardmote, and ex-
pressed a hope that, as the object for which they were
assembled was not one of a political character, they would
abstain from all political feeling, and conduct their pro-
ceedings with regularity and decorum.—(Applause.) If
he (the Lord Mayor) was to judge from the countenances
of all around him he felt satisfied they would accede to his
request.—(Cheers.)
Mr. SCALES here rose, and was received, as he had
been on entering the church, with loud and long con-
tinued cheering. He alluded at some length the legal
proceedings between the inhabitants and Mr. Johnson,
and said, that notwithstanding the verdict of a jury on
Saturday in favour of the latter, the inhabitants would
ultimately obtain their rights. To do so, however, would
cost them upwards of 1,0001., by carrying the proceedings
to a higher tribunal, where justice must prevail ; and though
he had already spent thousands in their cause, he would
willingly pay the expenses incurred in the present instance,
or ten times the sum, and was well able to afford it.—
(Cheers.) After some further observations, Mr. Scales
concluded by impressing on the inhabitants the paramount
necessity of sending to the Court of Common Council five
independent gentlemen, who would truly represent their—
the electors'—interests.

Mr. FORD differed with the Lord Mayor, when he said
that politics had nothing to do with their proceedings there
on that day. He maintained that many political questions,
of great political character, come for discussion before the
Court of Crmmon Council ; and it was desirable to them
to send to that Court such members as would fairly represent
their feelings and principles.—( Hear.) For his own part,
he never would give his vote or support to any person
whose political opinions were not in unison with his own.—
(Hear.) The time was fast approaching when not only
the Court of Common Council, but the Court of Alder-
men, would be called upon to give an opinion on a great
measure of reform ; and therefore it was important that
they should send only those who would fairly represent
their sentiments on it, as well as other subjects.
Messrs. Death, Ford, Combs, Christie, Bonningfield,
Scales, jun., proposed, with appropriate speeches, Mr.
Hoard, Mr. Negus, Mr. Saul, Mr. Parker, Mr. Tyars, and
Mr. WlCenzie, as fit and proper persons to represent the
Ward in the Court of Common Council.

The LORD MAYOR put the question to the show of
hands, and declared the election to have fallen on Messrs.
Parker, Negus, Saul, Hoard, and Tyars. A poll was de-
manded on the part of Mr. M'Kenzie, when the Lord
Mayor decided on taking one vote for each candidate on
that night, and adjourning the proceedings until the next
day, when each of the canidates would have to go to the
poll. The names of Messrs. W. W. Scales, jun., and Mr.
Christie, were afterwards added to the number.

Each of the candidates respectively addressed the elec-
tors ; after which other officers of the Ward were elected,
and the Wardmote, at a late hour, was adjourned until
this day.