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District Board, and communicated with the Local
Government Board accordingly.
Election of County Councillors.—The triennial
Election of the London County Council was
held on the 5th March, 1892. Earl Compton, M.P.
and Mr. F. A. Ford, who were elected in 1889,
both retired, and, after a poll, the Hon. Ashley G.
Ponsonby and Mr. E. Bowen Rowlands were
elected, the numbers being as follows:—
Hon. A. G. Ponsonby 1902
Mr. E. Bowen-Rowlands 1902
Mr. H. E. Davis 1265
,, J. E. Bourne 1139
School Board Election.—In November, 1891,
the triennial election of the School Board for London
took place. The members elected for Finsbury, of
which Clerkenwell is a constituent part, were:—
Mr. Clough 14,660
,, Smith 11,931
,, Stockall 10,690
Miss Eve 10,642
Mr. Sharp 10,590
,, Bourke 9,080
The unsuccessful candidates were:—
Mr. Forder 8,943
Rev. J. H. Bose 6,846
Mr. Back 5,233
,, Cook 4,227
,, Stonelake 1,329
Mr. Ponder 633
,, Pimlett 285
„ Chapman 275
,, Baker 147
,, Bishop 146
It is worthy of note that, notwithstanding the
effect of the cumulative vote, by which it is possible
by organisation to concentrate a large number of
votes on one candidate, and so to provide for the
representation of minorities, the successful candidates
were supported by the majority of the
voters as well as of the votes. Notwithstanding
the complaints made by so many of the ratepayers
of the rapid growth of the School Board Rate, only
16,094 Finsbury electors out of a total of 86,820
voted, or 18.5 per cent.
Prior to the Election, a communication was
received from the Vestry of St. James', Westminster,
forwarding a report of their Finance