The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-22 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ADJOURNED SESSIONS.

Articles of the Peace were exhibited by Mr. P 1111.1.11.4 on be-
half of the Earl and Countess of Olengall, against an Irish school-
master, named Michael RIO; who bad followed the Noble ex-
hibitauts from Ireland, under some delusion that he had a claire
upon them, and was constantly, annoying them to a most distress-
ing extent.

A. private conversation ensued between the noble Countess and
her solicitor, and it was afterwards announced that u it was to he
expected that the Earl would he able to attend by the next Ses-
skina, the Countess would decline persisting in the application at
present.
'fbe articles, in consequence, were not read.

Joseph Kurt, the proprietor of a &this shop in Holywell-
street, and John Woolf's, his barker, stood indicted for assaulting
Edward Henry Wilson, a youth about 16 years old.
The Jury found the defendants Guilty. The sentence of the
Court upon Hart was, that he pay a fine of Wand upon Woolf.,
that he pay a flue of tit, with leave to iirwak to the prosecutor.
Oeorye Curti,e, the brother of the_ pugilist, was indicted for
assaulting James %meld, one of the Bow-street police, and at-
tempting to rescue from him a reputed thief, whom he had in
custody for fejuny.

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The Jury found him Guilty.
Th 0 CitAiRMAX Leuteneed him to four months' confinement,
and to be kept to hard labour.

A CURIOUS FACT.—Were a person, who is well
withacquainted
London, asked Low many butchers' shops there
*re ou the north side of the way, from Tyburn Turnpike to
Whitchapel, a distance of four miles, along Oxford-street, Hol-
horn Newgate-street, cheapsi,k, and Cornbill, ha would
searciy answer, " Two ;'" but such is (or Was very lately )
the Act

CL!fl'•--RLECTION:

WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHIN.

Yesterday being St. Monies's:Day, a _wardmOte.was held for
the election .of 17 representatives in. the Conimon. Ginned, and
the other officers of the ward.

Alderman CROIVDTA, the Alderman of the ward, presided.
The names of the late officers being read,

Mr. TAYLOR begged leave to propose Mr. J. Williams to fil:
the office of Common. Councilman, in the room of:Mr. F.agletou,
Who had resigned.

Mr. Otos; seconded the motion.

Mr. HOWELL thanked the wardmote for its kind support of
him during the ten years he had been their representative in the
Common Council, and assured them of his future teal for their
aersices, though his other engagements prevented him longer serv-
ing them as a Common Councilman.
' Mr. Deputy OtnnAu tendered his services to the ward to
again fill the office of one of their Common Councilmen.
Mr. SAM. RIDLEY, in offering himself to toe ward for their
voice, did so from a grateful sense of their kindnessduring his
recent canvass, and during his long intimacy with them.
Mr. HARTLEY assured the ward, that if theynow (for the 11 th
time) elected him as one Of their common councilmen, he would
endeavour to discharge its duties.
Mr. SOUTHGATE hoped that the comparatively limited ser•
'aces of eight years would not exclude him from the Common
Council.

Mr. H. PRITNIARD, who tad served them for seven years as
Common Councilman, Mr. Hayward (for eight), Mr. Dunnett
(for I'7), and Mr. Dunshy (for seven), severally expressed their
thanks, and promised to merit it by their future conduct, if then
re-elected.

Mr. Ex-Sheriff KF.I.LY felt confident in soliciting the support
of the ward.

Mr. Barsainott (for fourteen years a Common Councilman),
Mr. Jackson (three), Mr. Davidge (seven), Mr. Pittman (nine),
Mr. W. Pritchard (24), and Mr. -Filly (nine), re-tendered their
services.

Mr. Wit.taams (one of the new candidates) who was received
with considerable applause, trusted that his past services as con-
stable, overseer, collector of rates, and on the inquest, would be a
guarantee of his future zeal as' a Common Councilman.
Previous to the sense of the meeting being taken by a show of
hands,

Mr. Corti* wished a double show for the gentleman (Mr.
Pritchard) who had been their Common Councilman for twenty=
. four years.
Alderman CROWDER declared that the election, as far as a show
of bands went, fell upon the gentlemen 'whose names we have
given, with the exception of Mr. Southgate, for whom the *how
was but partial. •
Mr. PEARSALL, from having been the instrument of intro-
ducing Mr. Southgate to the notice of the ward, wished to remind
the ineeting of the grounds on which Mr. Southgate hoped for
success. On the resignation of Mr. Howell, Mr. Southgate was
put in nomination, but withdrew when it was known that Mr.
Ridley was a candidate. Mr. Southgate, besides, was on a pre-
cisely similar footing with every candidate at the meeting ; but as
he was unwilling to disturb the harmony of a parish—remarkable
for its unanimity—he would not dispute the decision.
Mr. SOUTMO ATE concurred with the worthy Alderman in his
decision, that the show of hands was not in his favour, and there-
fore would not demand a poll.
Mr. PURCELL proposed the first resolution.
Alderman CROWDER assured the meeting of his deep sense of
the kind manner in which the wardmote had manifested their
opinion of his services.
The second resolution was then put, and, also unanimously
agreed to.
Mr. Ex-Sheriff Kur,Lv begged leave also to express his deep
sense of the kindness of the
,meeting.
-Mr. TAYLOR proposed the third resolution—in doing so he
wished to direct time attention of the wardmote to the ttecosity of
meeting the gigantic effiarts at monopoly of the tradesmen in the
West-end, by attending more than they have done, to the facility
of conveyance—to the appearance df their houses-to preventing
the city streets being, as they shamefully are, choked up with
drays, waggons, and carts,' to nOt only the retarditent of private
carriages, but their actual damage. Volk! they 'did so, and imi-
tated the conduct of the people at the West-end, in the widening
and improving the streets, the 'trade of the city would be ruined.
Mr. Deputy OLDHAM objected to the wording of the resolution.
The several 'constable* and other officers were then chosen, and
the wardmote dissolved: '
CRIPPLEOATE WITHOUT.

Great interest Was excited in this Ward, from the circum-
stance of its being the first time Of exercising their franchises for
the election of boor additional members.

Mr. Brogden, one of the old ineint;ers, resigned.
Mr. Taylor, the pewterer, WAS proposed as a candidate.
Mr. Edward Gregory was proposed, as a gentleman of inde-
pendent eiteumstatmes.

Mr. Dlxox spoke at great length in praise of Alr. Gregory.
Mr. JUNKS, Mr. YALLOWLY, and Mr. PULLEN, the old mem-
bers, appealed with great effect to their former conduct,
Mr. anzunalr came forward as a reformer, and in that cha-
racter hail zealously contended for the increase of representatives
which the wall hail obtained.

Mr. Dit,t.ott said, the present occasion was one of the most pe-
culiar nature, which must he peculiarly gratifying to their Alder-
man (Alderman Wood), whose honourable labour it had been for
many years to contend for an equalisation of popular representa-
tion, and who now presided at the first modern instance of its
exercise, and that too by the people of his own ward.—(Cheers.)
—Might the examplo set in this ward be followed by other wards
of the city.

Mr. PALtisex spol.e at great length. He contended that the
electors were not bound by the pledges they had given Mr. Taylor
to vote for him.

One inhabitant, who made an objection against one of the can-
didates, which was cleared up, said, on account of the high pri-
vate character of Mr. Taylor, he held the promise which he (the
inhabitant) had made to him binding.---(llear.)
Mr. TAYLOR said, after he had promised to resign his seat, if
he found that he could not give a vote in conformity with the
expressed op►nion of the inhabitants, they could require no otl►er
pledge. _ _

A- show of hands was taken, when. Alderman Wood declared
the numbers to be--For Mr. Jones, 248 ; Mr. Yallowly, 237 ;
Mr. Alderman, 215 ; Mr. Atkinson, 197 ; Mr. ilaynes, 181 ;
Mr. Pullen, 176 ; Mr. Hake, 176 ; Mr. Taylor, 167 ; Mr. Ste-
vens, 90; Mr. Gregory, 90.—Mr. Stevens, demanded a poll.