The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-24 00:00:00

HATT 01V-GARDEN.

Yesterday Henry Thorne Cussens Cox, a young
man of respectable appearance, was brought before
Mr. LAING for re-examination, charged by Mr.
James Dignum, attorney, of No. 6, King-street,
Bloomsbury, with having embezzled various sums
of money.

The prisoner, who it appears was formerly a
preacher, and has a very solemn countenance, with
straight black hair, was fully committed to Newgate
for trial, and the parties bound over to prosecute.

A Correspondent states that at the present
time there are not fewer than 1,423 prisoners in Coldbath-
fields House of Correction.
DREADFUL SUICIDE OF ONE OF THE
CHIEF CLERKS AT THE EAST INDIA HOUSE.-Last night
an inquest was held at Mr. Trueby's Vapour Baths,
No. 34, St. Mary Axe, on the body of Mr. John Hatfield
Kennedy, aged 60, chief clerk in the Transfer Office at
the East India House. Mr. Trueby said that the deceased,
who was estranger to him, that morning(yesterday)ordered
a warm bath at the temperature of 90 degrees. In a
quarter of an hour witness heard the report of fire-arms,
and on proceeding to the room of the deceased he found
the door bolted. It was immediately broken open, and
the deceased was then discovered stretched upon bis back
on the floor, in the agonies of death. His head was
almost blown to atoms, his brains were scattered about
the room, and a discharged horse-pistol was on one side of
him, while another %vas lying on the sofa. The deceased
had not been in the bath. Mr. Brown, a surgeon, was
called in, but the deceased was quite dead. It appeared
that the deceased, who had been for thirty years in the
Transfer Office, had latterly appeared much depressed in
mind, for which no one could account. Before he went
to the bath he said be had a pain in his head, and he
would try what the bath would do fur him. He further
said to Mr. Peppercorn, of the Transfer Office, that he
had an appointment with the Chairman of the Directors
of the East India Company, who wished to see him, but
it had been ascertained that the Chairman never expressed
any wish to see him. No bullet was found, and it is
supposed that the deceased shot himself with the ramrod.
There are some doubts whether the deceased went to the
Baths with the intention of destroying himself, as he told
the messenger at the Transfer Office where he was going,
and desired him to come at an appointed time with a coach
to fetch him. The deceased resided at Clapton. Verdict
—Temporary insanity.

WARD OF PORTSOKEN.
Pursuant to adjournment from Saturday last, the ward-
mote, assembled by virtue of the precept directed to
Thomas Johnson, Esq., the newly elected Alderman of
the ward, for the election of Common Councilmen and
other officers for the ensuing year, was re-opened yestet-
day morning at nine o'clock, in the church of St. Botolph,
Aldgate. The wardmote was attended by the Lord Mayor
and the Recorder, and the church throughout the entire
proceedings was densely crowded, the attendance of ladies
being as numerous as on the preceding day. A very large
body of the city police were also in attendance.
The LORD MAYOR stated, that as no application had
been made to him to preside at this ward mote, he had
issued his precept in the usual way. The duties of the
day must be discharged by Alderman Johnson, and he
(the Lord Mayor) was confirmed by the opinion of the
city legal advisers, that his doing so could not prejudice
the case of the parties by whom he was opposed. That
gentleman applied to him for protection, and he was here
ready to afford it to him. (Tremendous hisses and uproar.)
As soon as silenoe was partially obtained.
The RECORDER observed, that the meeting had been
called upon at their peril to maintain the peace, and as a
lawyer he felt it his duty to inform those present, that
any individual who might obstruct the proceedings would
be liable civilly to those whose rights and privileges might
be prejudiced and retarded, and criminally for a continued
breach of the peace. Mr. Johnson was in fact the
Alderman of the ward.—(Loud cries of " No, no ;" and
great uproar.)
The Learned Gentleman during his address was re-
peatedly, not to sty continuously, interrupted by the
uproar which pervaded the majority of the assembly.
Mr. TYERS, one of the churchwardens, stated that
there was a couple in attendance waiting to be married,
the curate was in the vestry ready to perform the cere-
mony, and be hoped that the proceedings would be
suspended while the ceremony was performer?.
The RECORDER concluded his observations by enjoining
the meeting to avoid any repetition of clamour, or attempt
at violence. The happy couple were then intrnduced, and
the ceremony performed amidst repeated interruptions.
The routine business of the election of the subordinate
officers of the ward then commenced, but was frequently
interrupted hy Mr. Scales, who addressed the meeting
frequently, and was as often called to order by the Lord
Mayor. This portion of the business of the day occu-
pied about an hour, when another couple, accompanied
by their friends, then presented themselves, and the elec-
tive proceedings were a second time suspended, in order
that the second hymeneal contract might be completed.
The several candidates for the office of common-coun-
cilmen for the ensuing year were then put in nomination
by their respective friends, and a poll being demanded, an
adjournment took place at two o'clock to the workhouse
for that purpose.
Mr. JOHNSON still continued to preside amidst conti-
nued and increased uproar. A protest was handed in to
that gentleman against his discharging the duties he had
undertaken, and the poll proceeded very slowly up to
four o'clock, when it closed, and the numbers appeared as
follows :
Mr. Tyers (a)....• l5 Mr. M'Kenzie 3
• Saul (a)
Hoard (a) ll Death

. . ,
Negus lO 1 Colebatch 0
Pecker 8 I Wright (a) 0
Mr. Aldertnin JOHNSON, after announcing the state of
the poll, adjourned the %Yard:note until to-morrow (this
day), amidst general groans, hisses, and uproar.
ALDERSGATE WARD.—RETURNS S.

Mr. Godson
Lorkin 3:i Matthews ......... 3.2
Summers.
Mottram 37 Parry (a)
Rolls.

BASSISHAW W,

.RD.--RETURNS 4.

Mr. Frisby
Bevis 4l Kendall (a) 24
Baker 4l

BREAD STREET

rARD.—RETunNs 12.

Mr. Lawrence
Kiplinq
Divison .29
Alathie, Deputy 27
Shuttleworth
ZVilliams 27
Ho!mei (a) 27

Mr. Cracklow
Bridge 26
De Grave ......
Thompson (a) 23
Cope
Bhoobridge (a)

BROAD-STREET W,
Mr. Corney
Mono ......
Deshans 76
Gadsden (a)
Heppell
Jupp

'ARD.—RETURNS 10.
Mr. Stewart 75
Pigeon
Peppercorn 72
French
Baker (a)
Trott (a)