Departures of note

In 1858 Samuel Sherwood let the prime suspect in the robbery of the Bank of Upper Canada go free, prompting Mayor William Henry Boulton to order an inquiry. Sherwood quarreled with Boulton in the press, accusing Boulton of running a star chamber proceeding against him.

Boulton recommended Sherwood's suspension to city council; the council voted 14 to 10 in favor of Sherwood, resulting in Boulton resigning as mayor, although he later ran in the subsequent election.