The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-29 00:00:00

THE NEW COURT OF COMMON

COUNCIL

The following are the gentlemen returned as repre-
sentatives of the 25 wards in the Court of Common
Council for the ensuing year, who will be presented to
the Court of Aldermen on Plough Monday for approval.
From the list it will be seen that the great majority of
those returned are advocates of free trade:—

Aldgate Ward, returning B.—Alderman Humphery,
M.P. (Liberal), and Messrs. Lake (deputy), Whiteside,
Freeman, Massey, Fisher, Jerrum, Clifton, and Salter;
the majority in favour of free trade.
Aldersgate Ward, returning B.—Alderman Sir Peter
Laurie (Conservative), and Messrs. Lorkin, Godson, De
Jersey, Stacey, Mawe; Norris, Wood, and Sharwood;
four Conservative and four Liberal.

Bassishaw Ward, returning 4.—Alderman Farneothb
(Conservative), and Messrs. Friseley (deputy), W. B.
James, W. Lester, and T. Britton (the majority Con-
servatives).

Billingsgate Ward, returning B.—Alderman Sidney
(Conservative), and Messrs. Curling, Knill, Old, Bower,
J. Johnson, Roberts, *Phillips, and *Williams (the ma-
jority in favour of free trade).
Bridge Ward Within; returning B.—Sir C. Marshall,
- Alderman (Conservative), and Messrs. Pewtress, Low,
Chadwick, Knott, Hill, J. G. Cope, H. Matthews, and
Weathman (the majority in favour of free trade).
Bread-street Ward, returning 8.-L--Alderman W.
Hughes Hughes (Conservative), and Messrs. Bridge, W.
Lawrence, Poland, Hawtry, Maughan, Duncan, Dignum,
and !Laurie (the majority in favour of an alteration in
4,he novn-lavis). •
:Bishopsgate Ward, returning 14.—Alderman W. T.
Copeland, M.P. (Conservative), and Messrs. Stevens
(deputy), Peacock (deputy), W. Johnson, J. Capper, T.
Tagg, it. Ashley, H. Pullen, Jones, Bennett, W. Jones,
R. Thomas, J. 11." Carr, and J. Cbarlan (the greatest
portion in favour of free trade).
Broad-street Ward4returning B.—Alderman J. Mus-
grove (Conservative), and Messrs. Conley (deputy), Ju pp,
Gadsden, White, Foster, Warton,. Mariott, and *Baker
(the majority Conservatives).
Candlewick Ward, ileturning 6.—Alderman Sir Geo.
Carroll (Liberal). Juia Messrs. Evans (deputy), Bond,
Dakins, Towse, Blades, and *T. R. Kemp (all Liberals).
Castle Baynard Ward, returning B.—Alderman S. Wil-
son (Conservative), and Messrs. Hicks (deputy), Farrar,
Moggeridge, Hoppe, Rownson, Adlard, Collingwood,
and Baily (the majority in favour of free trade).
Cheap Ward, returning B.—Alderman W. Thompson,
M.P. (Conservative), and Messrs. Brooke (deputy), Fen-
ning, E. Watson, B. Hardwick, Hickson, Oliver, R. G.
Pead, and Phillips (in politics about equal, but the majo-
rity in favour of free-trade).
Cordwainers' Ward:—Alderman T. Wood (Liberal),
and Messrs. Mundell.(deputy), Lott, Taylor, Joyce, Jol-
life, and Crouch (the majority in favour of a repeal of
the corn-laws).
Cornhill Ward, returning 6.—Sir John Pirie, Alder-
man (Conservative), and Messrs. Harrison, Coster, Ran-
dell, Waterloo, Harriss, and *Hunter (the majority
Conservatives).

Cripplegate Ward Within and Without, presided over
by Alderman T. Challis (Liberal), returns 16 members
to the Court.—ln the Within Ward, Messrs. Smith,
Brown, Hoole, Last, . Brass, Cash, Barnard, and *Ben-
nock, all "free- traders," were returned; and in the Out
Ward, Messrs. Dixon, Gilbert, R. L. Jones, Sadler,
J. Johnson, Eldred Reos, and Medway (all but one in
favour of a repeal of the corn-laws).
Coleman-street, returning B.—Alderman W. Hunter
(Conservative), and Messrs. Allen, W. S. Hale, Hall,
Bracher, Davies, Johnson, Phillips, Perkins (the ma-
jority Conservatives)... •
Dowgate Ward, returning 6.—Alderman J. Johnson
(the Lord Mayor, Conservative; Messrs. Brown, *Kibble,
White, *Harker, Prior, and Cousins (the majority are
Conservative, but in favour of the removal of the re-
strictive duties on corn).
Farringdon Ward (Within), returning 14.—Alderman
T. Kelly (Conservative), and Messrs. Westwood (deputy),
Pritchard, Ratter, Hayward, Holt, Bonsor, Virtue,
Ashurst, Eagleton, Wheelton, Hartley, Ridley,
M'Laughlin, and *Blake (out of the 14, 8 are returned
as free-traders). •
Farringdon (Without), returning 16.—Alderman Sir
J. Duke, MP. (Liberal), and Messrs. Obbard, Bedford,
Burn, Williams, R. Taylor, Charles, Harding, Edkins,
Stokes, Barnard, Anderton, Isherwood, Buckmaster,
Hodgson, Prendergait, and *Lynch (11 out of the 16 re-
turned are in favour of free trade).

Langbourne Ward, returning-B.—Alderman Sir J.
Key (Liberal), Messrs. Unwin, Frodsham, Dixon,
Howard, Adamson, Snelling, J. Collinson, and Shaw
(the majority being Conservatives).
Lime-street Ward, returning 4.—Alderman C. Fare-
brother (Conservative), Messrs. Cork, Carson, Mitchell,
and Simpson (the majority Conservatives).
Portsoken Ward, returning B.—Alderman G. F. Moon
(Conservative), Messrs. Wright (deputy), Danford,
Kilby, Jutsum, Parker, M'Kenzie, Christie, and Hay-
ward ; all of whom itre in favour of the repeal of the
corn-laws. .

Queenhithe Ward, returning 6.—Alderman J. K.
Hooper (Liberal), Messrs. Gone (deputy), Tyler, Sykes.
Curtis, Acocks, and *Rathbone (of mixed politics, but
all in favour of a repeal of the corn-laws).
Tower Ward, returning B.—Alderman Lucas, M.P.
(Conservative), Messrs, Finnis, Briggs, Selson, Aitche-
son, Redhead, Maitland, Young, Turnbull, and Capel
(the majority opposed to repealing the corn-laws).
Vintry Ward, returning 6.—Alderman Sir W. Mag..
nay (Conservative); Messrs. Elmes, Marsden, W. 1).
White, J. King, Sprague, and Lepard (the majority Con-
servatives).

Wa'brook Ward,' returning 6.—Alderman M. Gibbs,
Messrs. Watkins, Hale, D. W. Wire, Dawson, Condor,
and Williams (the majority are Liberals).
New members.