ELECTION OF COMMON COUNCILMEN. Friday being St. Thomas's I) iv, the election of Com mon Councilmen for the year ensuing was proceeded on by the respective Wards of the City. The Lord Mayor, besides presiding at the 11'arelinote held for Vintry \Vard, of s Inch he is the alderman, presided also at the Wardmotes of Farringdoli Broad -street, and Latigbourne, in place of their tesp,:c• live aldermen, who were absent from different causes. At one o'clock his lordslito arrived in his slate coach, attended by all the officers of his household in full cos tume, at Cutlets' Hall, where- he opened the Wardruote for' Vintry, and the present members of the C owutnn Council fur the Ward, were imaiiimolisly elected lor the ensuing year. The members severally 'conned thanks to the electors, and made the usual professions of at tachment, fidelity, &e. Alter the election of Coital:nil Councilmen, the election of Ward Constables and In quest took place; and 111.11114 s bet ng voted to the Lord Mayor for his dignified conduct lit toe chair, the Ward mote dissolved. The Lord Malor, at ten o'clock, proceeded in the saute state to Christ's Hospital, in the dining hall of which the Wardinote for Partingdon Within was held. M. Pearsall having scone thin: since declared his in tention of resigning, two new catithr:airs were purposed to supply the vacancy. Mr. Charles \ Voodward and Mc Eagle' on, the new candidates, and all the presetit mem bers (except Mr. Pearsall) addressed the electors, and appeared very desirous of propitiating their favour. Mr. Oldham declared that it was not every Ward he would consider it an hollow' to repres,.lit ; hot tile Ward of Farringdon-within was so ! ..•rfectly independent in their principles, and had at writ hill) so 111:111y proms of their confidence and kindness, that he must deeni ii a very. high honour to be placed as their representative in the Common Council, where lie might have an oppor tunity of evincing his gratitude by his zeal in their ser vice. Mr. Crowder said, that, instead of a long speech, he shimld refer them to his long services. He had repre sented thetn independently and faithfully in the Coni mou Council for 20 years past, and it it should please Providence, and his worthy constituents, lie was per fectly willing to represent them lOr ..11) years to come. The show of hands in Mr. Crowder's favour proved that his constituents are well satisfied with his services. The other candidates addressed the electors in speeches —which, besides containing all the usual declarations, in general possessed the high weir of being brief. On casting up the numbers. it appeared, that all the present members who were candidates were elected, and that Mr. Eagleton %vas elected to supply the vacancy caused by Mr. Pearsall's resignation. A poll was demanded on the part of Mr. ‘Vimilwartl, and proceeded on immediately. On Monday it is to close finally. he Lord Mayor next proceeded to Drapers' Hall, where Broad-street W.irdinote was held. No new can. didate for the Common Council was proposed, and the present members were unanimously re-elected. Thanks being voted to the Lord Mayor, the Wardmote dis aired. The Lord Mayor at two o'clock opened the Ward mole for Lang bourne Ward, at the church in Fenchurch street. Mr. Willoughby had declared his intention to resign, and two new candidates wire proposed, Mr. T. Wright and Mr. W. Rice. Ou taking the numbers by a slim of hanJs, Mr. Ayres appeared to be the lowest on the list •••• poll was demanded for him, and conimeoce I. The result will not be declared before Monday. FARRINGI)ON WARD WITHOUT. On Friday the annual meet ing of this Ward took place in the church of St. Dunstan, Fleet-street. The Wardmote having been duly opened, Mr. Alderman Waltham') informed the meeting that they had met toexerciac an imperiant riAllt, and en larged on the necessity ul their selecting such persons as would fulfil the various duties, whether of a political or a local nature, with fidelity and industry. Mr. Alderman Waithitian then read the list of names returned by the several Pr doe's; that of Mr. lV Miami called forth marks of dvapploltation. Ile next read a letter from Mr. Rowe, ilt.ciiiiiiig to becume a candidate. Having asked if there were any new candidaie to pr..- pose , 11r. Thompson stepped forward. lie dwelt ott the importance of the Common Council, as it was almost the only body that could address the Sovereign. To have any idea of what that court was, and what it is, they had only to recollect what was its corrupt wai t whin tneir worthy alderman first entered the court. — To silk of nionottietits, indeed, he thought that their aldertino was most deserving 01 it monument for what he had done in that court. Under such eiretinistatt,es, it lircante them to prevtlit the court from again b,euur ing what tt had been.—(l liar.) What lie fetch was, Slut an open mid manly party, lila a sort of ift/lerjautsni parrs•, %situ had the cant of lii Imo 011 thru lips, but stimeslitog very iii then t.e.dts. It was that stlieture party, that patty who w.idd do any thug; liar those in power, w wen i.e wished them to goon] again. What could he ti gist of those men in power, since a:ter seven years' p,-ace there was e distres► to the country than evert lie had ' •nded to say soniethin about Mr. Williams. hut understaniting ►uch person was ill, he old not like to speak of an ab sent person ; but when Jr. %Villains had said that his principles were near those of Sir F. Buren, and whets he cubed Lord Castlereagh a'• Minister,' he certainly was a hide sfirrsisell at the course which Nlr. W. had pursued. (Cheers, anti cries of Turn hlll l out.) 11 that were not e gu, is hat should they think of one vs ho out .mly became a maiostute, but had Lord P th at his tab!. ? they pot "We smell a ra , , we smell a rat (Ulcers.) At all events, a sdspseteir luau was nut ft to be their redresentrtive. Mr. Putinfex said, nothing hut. susiecnnt had been &rood .agattsst Mr. Willussits. The only charge that THE NATIONAL REGISTER had been distinctly made was, that Mr. Williams had been appointed a magistrate. The names were then severally put. The show of hands for Mr. Williams was small; that for Mr. Rowe was also small ; but that for Mr. Galloway was CORSl &rabic, lb:lowed by warm applause. Mr. Alderman %Vaitinnan announced the result, which declared Mr. Williams to have been re-elected, Mr. Galloway to have been elected, and Mr. Rowe re jected. Thus the list statols as it was last year. The several members then returned thanks, no poll being demauded. A LDERSGAT F. WARD. It. A. Cox,Ell --- Aidelaan. This Ward returns eight members. Mr. Turner, the late Deputy, resigned, when Mr. C. Corbould was put in nomination by two very respectable inhabitants. Mr. Cotbould then addressed the meeting at great length, and with lt force, stating that he offered himself a. a candidate for their suffrages as a friend of moderate reform, but not of revolution; as a friend to re :Mm which might, he , :onceised, be obtained by the dialranchisement of rotten boroughs. After some further observations, in which he set forth his pretensions as one who had resided in the Ward all his life, and Bened all the offices of it, he concluded by expressing his con fidence in the issue, if his friends came Mrward, as they had promised, when be Was requested by them to ask the suffrages of the Ward. At four o'clock the numbers were— This Ward returns Eight Members. Mr. Fisher • Mr. Diggens 5.1 Mr. Flour 3'l Mr. Matthews Mr. Forest BASSISIIAW WARD. Sir C. S. HUNTER, Alderman. Mr. Lorkin Mr. Walton 42 • Mr. Corbould This Ward returns four members: there were five candidates. At the close of the poll the numbers were— • Mr. Leicester • Mr. Hughes .. 13 • Mr. Britten ll Mr. Frisby BREAD STREET WARD. Alderman Aris LE Y. This Ward returns 12 'heathers; there were 19 can didates. At the close of the Imll the numbers were— Mr. Hayward Mr. Burro 5 • Mr. Biden • Mr. Webb 3 • Mr. De Grave Mr. Mathie Mr. Coleman 4 Mr. Fultonu . 2 Mr. Dibbin Mr. Gibson Mr. Diakesley Mr. Croaker Mr. Bridge 4 LIME STREET WARD. Alderman BM DOLS. This Ward returns lour members—there were five candidates. At the close or the poll the numbers were— • Mr. Price 25 Mr, Shearman ll4 Mr. Boca • Mr. Prince CRIPPLEGV:Ii WITHIN. (From the Cork Adverliser) D ec . 15.—0 n Saturday last a notice was posted at Nlethelsa, a sinecure parish of Isiniscanou, near C or k, cautioning the persons in that neighbourhood to pay but one-third of their rents, and no tythes or taxes ; threat. erlin4 destruction to any who should take down that notice. Out Thursday, about noon, as Mr. Irons, a Methodist Preacher, was proceeding from Mallow to Cork, a man coming along the mad stepped up, and carefully survey ing his person, went off. Mr. Irons hail proceeded but a short way on his journey, when he observed six or seven men. On passing them, they coccked their fire arms ; and he heard sonic of theist say, " It is he I" and others, " It is not he," and turning round, he observed several muskets, and a brass blunderbuss pointed at him, but they did not fire, and he reached Cork in safety. (Ervin the Cork Morning Inielligencer.) Thursday rooming, between the holm of one and two o'clock, the house of C. Al'Carthy. of Knockout., in the parish of Drimoleague, about six miles Irons Dun inanway. was attacked by several men, seven of whom entered with their faces blackened, and demanded fire arms and :ttum M'Carthy gave them a pistol, the only fire-arms lie had ; they then asked for the keys of his chests, which lie gave them. They then proceed ed to search every chest in his house, iii one of which they found between one and two lbs. of powder, which he had fur blasting a quarry, and which, he thinks, they must have known lie had ; with these they departed, without demanding money or any thing else. The Dublin Evening Post of Saturday contains the fol lowing : " Just as we were going to Press, we received the following communication from respectable authorities. " ' Apprchensson of an .armed Bunl—Ott Wednesday last, twelve men, who were apprehetitled in the coon'', of Limerick on the previous night, all armed, were es corted into the city of Limerick, chained to each other, and lodged its gaol. Seven others taken the saute night, were also committed. 'I he gaol is full of prisoners.'" 'Thursday night, the stores of ;Messrs. Pilsworth, near with a considerable quantity of goods, wera burned to the ground. It is feared the fire was occa sioned by incendiaries. MILL-STREET, COUNTY or CORK....—A great body of men proceeded to the village of Donou4hinore, and attacked the house of the clergyman, who had deposited with hint for safety most of the arms of the parish, amounting to 66 stand; they set fire to his house, and obliged him to give them up, and then helped to extin guish the fire, as they only wanted the arms. They were so numerous as to say they would march to Kali. lurk (the military post of the neighbourhood) and give battle to the military if they opposed them. Their num bers are stated at 100 men. - The Cork Papers of Thursday do not mention this last circumstance, which renders it improbable. The Freeman's Journal of Monday says, tit it Mr. Goulbouris was expected in Dublin on the lullowing day, and that the Marquis Wellesley was expected to arrive on Friday or Saturday at the latest. The following are additional particular respecting the murder of Mr. Wiley. As Henry Wiley and William Wiley were returning on Tuesday eve • g, about seven o'clock Irons the fair of Longwood, to their father's house at Cullestreagh, they observed a body of men, about twenty ill standing at a litttle distance before them upon the road, and upon coming nearer, Iwo of the men advanced out of the crowd and passel the two Wiley a, who bade . them good night, but received no answer. The Wile4s then passed through the main sbody, but had not pro ceeded far, when the men began to whistle with their fingers, and instantly pursued them. Henry Wiley ob served to his brother, " there is something in " 1)o you take the fields." William answered, " and I'll keep the road ; whatever chalice I have, you have 1101 Ir." They accordingly parted, and William was found next omitting with his head literally severed from his body by a razor he had its Isis on ii pocket, and which fie had that day bought its me fair. A shovel was also found near the body broke in several pieces, arid with which his head had beets split in two. A most respectable jury, in the presence of Major O'Dottoughue, found it " Wilful Murder against Nliels iel Paine and others."— Paine has been appielietided, and is riow committed by the coroner to abide his trial. A younger brother of the ‘Vileys was a witness us the case of Nit . . Cruise's murder (From Saunders's News Letter.) Twenty etiolates in Ireland are tranquil. Those par tially disturbed are seven—Carlow, Galway, Kilkenny, Meath, Roscommon, Waterford, and Westmeath. — Insubordination and crime dis g race, to a wide extent, the remaining five—Clare, Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. SPECIAL COMMISSION. LIMERICK, Dee.l s.—Yesterday, at two o'clock, the HOll. Baron M`Ch..II Aid, and the Hon. Justice Moore, arrived in this city from Dublin. They were met near Bird Hill, county Tipperary, by the city High Sheriffs, accompanied by thvir bailiffs, Mr. Drought's police, and a party of cavalry, and by the county High Sheriff and hits bailiffs, and a detachment of Maj. Wilcock's polices from whence they were accompanied to their lodgings in George's-street. This morning at I I o'clock, both the Judges entered the County Court, and after the Lord Lieutenant's di rection to hold a commission for the trial of such persons as were hi custody for offences recently committed against the public peace was read, the county Limerick Grand Jury were sworn in. The teamed Baron Nl . Clelland addressed (the Grand Jury. Ile took a review of the dangerous associations which disgrace the county, and cited several ac's framed for the suppression of wititeboyisin. The first of these acts was passed its the year 1776, when it was enacted. " That any number of persons associating together under IRELAND. M. WOOD, Er.q. Alderman. The present members were unanimously returned. The thanks of the Ward were also voted to Alderman Wood, fur his magnanimous conduct in defence of the Queen ; to Alderman Waldman, for his conduct in de fence of the citizens against the military ; and to Mr. Hume, for his elideasouis to procure retrenchment in tite public expenditure. PORTSOKEN WARD. Sir JAMEB SHAW, Alderman. Mr. Conticil was proposed as a new candidate —At the close of the poll the numbers wer.:— Mr. Edwanl Colebarth ... 39 I Mr. Thomas Parker Mr. Hobert Caner 3l II Mr. John Smith Mr. Peter Perry 33 • Mr. Cundcll l9 YAHRINGD N WITHIN. This Ward returns 17 Members. Mr. Oldham .. 2ti Mr. Hayward 26 Mr. Crowder, Deputy Mr. Daw 24 Mr. Prichard, Hiackfriars 24 Mr. ticatclierd 24 Mr. Winter '24 Mr. We,twooti Mr. Howell 23 Mr. Morcott Mr. Pritchard, Newgate-st. 23 Mr. Hogard Mr. Gilbertson Mr. Plummer 22 M r. I I artley 22 • Mr. Woodward Mr. Dunnett LANGBOURNE. This Ward returns Tcn Members. • Mr. HaNivel' • Hire Joyce .. Gibson • liedcme '• Wright Mr. Wetherky, resigned. ROOK. Eight Members. Mr. Richardson Woodward 3 Hale N. Williams Mr. Wiltshire Dixon ti Milroy Ayres Stubbing Elliott Carta W A I. 111 'This Ward return; Mr. Deputy Williams Pearce-- ............ 9 Gibbs 8 Cope 58 • Watkins DOW( This %'ard returns Mr. .1. E. Saunders . . •12 Jatnes Saunders . . 19 • Bennett . . . . IG • Mortimer . . . . Ni • J. H. Coombs . . is • J. Anson . . . . IS Those marked thu. • :ATP. Eight Members. Mr. D. Price . . . 14 • William Wright • Nesbitt Forster Vandercom . . 9 • W. C. Wryghtc . . 2 arc fresh Candidates. An action of relief has been raised at Edinburgh, by Mr. Duncan Stevenson against John Nimmo, who appeared, or was brought forward tor a time, as Editor of the Beacon. The new farthin,;s are so like sovereigns by can dle-light, that on Thursday evening an attempt was made in a grocer's shop in Newcastle, to pass one of them off in payment ; and the person had nearly succeeded in ob aining ilb. of sugar and change. t