The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-17 00:00:00

VINTRY WARD.

The Court next proceeded to take into considera-
tien the precepts for the election of Common Coun-
cilmen on St. Thomas's day. That day, the 21st
inst., falls on a Sunday, and it appeared that the
officers having overlooked the circumstance, had
made out the precepts, scithat all the wardmotes and
elections would fall on the Sunday. The precepts
were now ordered to be quashed, and new ones were
made out, appointing the elections to be held on
Monday, the 22d inst.
One Alderman inquired how the Coint were to
act with respect to Vintry Ward ?
The City Solicitor said, that as there was no Al-
derman, the precept could not be directed for one,
and he apprehended that it would be expedient for
the Lord Mayor to go and hold the Wardrnote
himself.

Alderman WAITIDIAN asked whether there were
no precedents.

The City Solicitor—There never was, I believe,
an instance where a ward remained without an Alder-
raan for so long a period ; therefore there can be no
precedent.

Alderman WAITHMAN said this was really a moll
serious state of things. What WAS the progreis 01
the litigation ? It had already been in the hands of
the profession two years. When was it to come oul
of them ? When was it to end ?

The City Solicitor said, that the question as to
the power of the Alderman to set aside the return of
the wardmote was left to be decided by the Judges
in banco. If that question were to be decided against
the Court, Counsel would in all probability be ap-
pointed to investigate the votes taken at the election.
Alderman VENABLES entirely concurred in the'ob-
servations made by Alderma►► Waithman. The City
had been put to great and unnecessary expense, and
the tvard and the public to serious inconvenience.
Yes, and for ought the Court knew, they might have
to go on. in this condition for two or three years
longer.

Sir J. SHAW said that it was indeed a very serious
matter. There was a ward without either an Alder,-
man or a Deputy. Really he thought it monstrous !
If they were suffered to go on upon that prineyple, the
city might go without Aldermen altogether. (Hear.)
The LORD MAYOR felt himself in an extremely
difficult situation. It appeared to him that he would
incur a serious responsibility by holding the ward-
mote. He was really desirous of the advice of the
Court on the subject.
Alderman BIRCH said that as there was no Alder-
man and no Deputy .to whom the precept could be
directed, the Lord Mayor must make out a precept
to himself, and preside odor the wardmo►e.
Alderman ScnotEy concurred, and made some
reflections, in the course of which he imputed all
this trouble to the clumsiness of Alderman Vertables
in conducting the election.
Alderman ViNABLE retorted with some smartness.
The discussion here dropped, it being understood
that a precept was to be issued and acted upon by
the Lord Mayor.
In the course of the discussion of this subject on
a former occasion; one of the Aldermen, who hxs re-
cently passed the chair, said that it was all °ma,
sioned by the inadwerience of Wenables in taking
the wrong wotes."

Since the commitment of Mr. Wittman bn
the charge of shooting his wife at aheana, the unfortunate
man remains in a most deplorable state. He labours under
excessive.agitation of mind, attended with great depression
of spirits. To the flee. Mr. Ma.nn, the chaplain of the
gaol, who has been zealous in his attendance on him sine()
his incarceration, the unhappy prisoner has also mentioned
the provocation he received on the occasion, and declines
that the -deceased had in the first instance seized up the
9,un, a ier striking him with the poker twice on the head ;
and that he, in a paroxysm of rage, from the violence he
had received at her hands, wrenched the weapon away
front her, and shot her. Ile also describes The dere:lse('
tollave been unfaithful to him on many (occasions (Julio%
her hfe, and that he had actwolly discovered her in the
arms of another man a night or two previous to the doead-
ful catastrophe.