The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-25 00:00:00

CITY ELECTIONS.

FARRINGDON WITHOUT: „
This .election terminated yesterday, but owing to
some mistake among the check clerks, the Chitivman
and Candidates did not enter the Church ma' half-
past - six o'clock, when Mr. Alderman IVAIelastAN
declared the result of the aggregate poll at follows :
*kir. Bousfield. ...... . 535 Mr. Butterworth '
.461
Tioimer 534, Vale 496
8arnahaw.,.........536 *Harms 443
Harmer 521 "'Price 404
Taylor 485 Obard ,•.3.91
Blackett 4Bl Robeits
Bedford 495 Galloway . ..... .....390
Figgins 472 Savage ..385
Beekwith 450 *Hunt. , 348
The worthy Alderman then stated that the. can-
didates elected were 16 out of the 16 names be had
read. Mr. Hunt and Mr. Savage were the two-un-
successful candidates.
Mr. RAMSIIAW and Mr. BOUSFIELD then severally'
came forward, and thanked the electors for the very
handsome manner in which they had been elected.
Mr. TicKNßit next presented himself to the
meeting, and thanked them for having for the fourth
time returned him as one of their Common Council,
and especially for the highly flattering manner in
'which they had conferred the appointment.
Mr. RAM4UAW returned thanks to the electors,
and pledged himself that his time should he devoted
to their service.—(Applause.)
Mr. BoUSFIELD thanked the meeting for the
honour they had conferred on him, and pledged
himself that his time should be devoted to a strict
discharge of his duty.
Mr. HARMIIR pledged himself, that no exertions he
was capable of should be wanting to render him
worthy the confidence of those who had placed him
in so exalted a situation.
Mr. Deputy VALE felt grateful to the electors for
returning him for the 14th time, to fill an impor-
tant' office in the ward: his future conduct he trusted
would merit their future approbation.—(Bravo.). 4 -
Mr: BEDFORD, Mr. FIGGINS, Mr. .TAYLOR, and
Mr.. BLACKETT, severally returned thanks.
. Mr. BUTTERWORTH should continue to walk
in
the track he had chalked out at the beginning.—

(Applause.)
Mr. ROBERTS returned thanks on behalf of him-
self and Mr. Obbard, who was absent in consequence
of a domestic affliction.
Mr. HARMS, Mr. BECKWITH, and Mr. PRI.CII,ItIO
made their respective acknowledgments.
Mr. GALLOWAY then came forward amidst consi-
derable hissing, and some applause from his friends.
As soon as the uproar had subsided, he assured the
Meeting that they had his sincere thanks for the
honour which they had conferred by the exercise of
their just prerogative. If the slaves of the world
could see the benefits derived from
[Here the noise and confusion increased, and
several persons called out " the Greeks, the, Greeks !
where are the steam-boats ?" and at length he
retired without being able to obtain a further hearing.]
Mr. SAVAGE (one of the unsuccessful candidates)
addressed the Meeting. He had been before them
14 times, 13 out of which they had elected him,
and although he had lost his election, he felt confi-
dent that no man had done his duty better than
himself !—(Laughter.)—He should be glad at any
future day to serve them.
Mr. HUNT next ceme forward. For several mi-
nutes the cheering prevented him from addreSsing
tbe meeting. At length, tolerable 'silence having
been obtained, he commenced as follows :—" Ladies
and Gentlemen—(loud laughter)—lf I were not
fully sensible of the kindness I have received 'at
your hand, I should be unworthy of the character of
a human being. Those gentlemen Wll,O have pre-
....
ceded "me have announced their intention of "saying
but little; in that they were wise, and doubtless re-
membered the old adage, that " the least. said is
soonest mended."—(Laughter.)-4 stand before you
on the.present occasion certainly at the bottom of
the poll, as a defeated candidate, 'litethat circum-
stance by no means casts me down.—(Bravo.)—He
then remarked that Mr. Burke had once said, when
defeated in one of his motions in the House of Com-
mons by a small majority, "If this is a disgrace, it's
a noble disgrace; if this is termed .a defeat,i it's a
glorious defeat indeed."—(Bravo.)—What; indeed,
could he .expect but a defeat, unknown as he waieto
the inhabitants of this respectable Ward—coming
in, as he did, not at the ninth, but at the eleventh
hour, after many of his competitors had not .only.
been bearing the burden and heat of the . day,
but had, in some instances, been canvassing the
Ward for the whole year ?—(Laughter, and cries
of " You must come in next time.")—He said,
labouring under all the disadvantages he did, and
with all the prejudice which' existed against him,
he had obtained no less than 348 unsolicited
votes.-- (Cheering.)— This unexpected proof of
their regard had raised him higher in his estimation
than he ever stood in his life. It was well known
that there had been great mismanagement in the city
funds, and this had been admitted by some 'members
of the corporation. They had acknowledged that
they were a corrupt body. (Heir, hear.) His only
object therefore, in offering himself as a member of
the little City-Parliament (laughter)," was to purge
the stains which attached to that great body, which
was composed of the most respectable individuals.
He had in his hand a few documents relative to the
abuses to which he alluded, (he pulled out of his
pekes a roll of papers) : I mustreaid he, " use
my spectacles, I find ; I cannot forget Ilehester to
'wit. I was, you know, confined 898 days in that
gaol, and loCked up in a dungeon at four o'clock
every evening, until eight, o'clock the next morning,
Without beholding a human being." (Hear.) He
had not, however, suffered any thing which would
prevent his exertion in their cause, further than the
trifling injury of his sight being a little impaired.
(He then read some documents relative to the sale
of the office of Secondary). That office, and many
others, had been openly sold, and yet no measures had
ever been taken to check so great and so growing an
evil; and,situated as he now was, he had no more power
to examine these accounts than the humblest or moat
powerful person (not a Common Councilman) he -
was then addressing.—(Hear, hear.) Perhaps when,
as auditor of accounts, he made his repdrt, it would
not be very palatable; but he must take things. 191. he
found them, for the eld saying was, th”at "a silk
pnrae could not be made of a sow's ear. —(Laugh-
ter.) Here were several chances in favour of his
being returned at a • future time; for Mr. Morgan
had calculated that one out of 13 of the population
died within the year. The gentlemen he had the
honour to address had elected 16, and he (Mr.
Hunt) thought that he was not likely to require the
services of Mr. Bedford for the next eight or ten
years. (This excited much laughter, Mr. Bedford,
one of the successful candidates, being an under-
taker.) He took this opportunity of canvassing
them in a body for the next vacancy that might
happen, and he hoped that he should be credited
when he said that be should do his duty as fearlessly
and conscientiously as any of those who had made
similar professions.
Mr. Hunt then retired amid loud plaudits.
and Mr. HUNT seconded,
Mr. TICKNER proposed,
a vote of thanks to the Alderman for his impartial
conduct, which was unanimously carried.
Mr. Alderman WAITRMAN returned thanks, and
the Wardmote was dissolved.
The church was thronged in every part : such a
congregation
FhAasitrßairNelGYDboeeNn
WITHIN.
The. poll having closed and the books cast up,
Mr. Alderman CROWDER declared the numbers

to be-- .
Mr. Daw 256
Oldham a 0
Dunnett 248
Kelly 2 I/
If. Pritchard 243
Westwood 241
Dunsby 240
Williacao 238
Fdby 238
Hayward 236
The first 17 were di
Mr. Deputy DAW adi

Mr. Ridley Q 34
Jackson 233
Dlureett
W. Pritchard 220
*Southgate 192
Beveridge 167
*Thompson 157
*Fisher 145
Hartley 46

dared duly.elected.
hosed the Ineetiug.