The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-02 00:00:00

MORE VESTRY JOBBING AT PADDINGTON.

The select vestry of Paddington seem determined to
make the most of their power before they are driven out by
Sir B. Hall's bill. It is not many weeks since we informed the
ratepayers of Paddington (end they had no other means of
learning the fast) that the select vestry intended to vote
away 6,0001. of their money without their knowledge or
consent for building new churches, to provide free sittings
for the servants of the aristocracy of Tybornia. We have
now another—we know not whether it be the last—job to
record. The new burial act will mike important changes
in the incomes derived by the clergy from burial fees. The
Rev. A. M. Campbell, the incumbent of Paddington, has
called upon his friends of the vestry, on the principle that one
good tarn deserves another, to help him to perpetrate the
trifling job of securing to him the sum of 4204 a year. The
haste which snicks dm transaction is evidence of its inten-
tion. A notice tl the select vestry, dated June 29, is Witted
to decide, on 3rd July, at 9 o'clock In the morning, the
following proposal ;
"To consider a recommendation from the Burial Board
to substitute for the fees payable to the Rev. A. M. Camp-
bell (the present incumbent of the parish) a flied annual
sum of 4201., being the average annual amount of his re-
ceipts for the last Ave years, he providing thereout for the
due performance of the religious service.'
A more barefaced proposition we
the rev. gentleman in such haste ? Donbass, because he
fears that the alteration in the burial laws may diminish
the number of burials in his particular parish, aed conse-
quently the amount of his leer. Hoes any honest man
think that he is entitled to fees for burials that he never
performs ? " The labourer is worthy of his hire," may the
Scriptures, but not so reads the Rev. A. M. Campbell; the
doctrine he wishes to inculcate is " pay without labour."

LORD HOWDYN AMONG THE CARI.ISTB.—A letter
states thatths diligence in which Lord Howden was pro-
ceeding to Paris bad been stopped for ale hours by the
Carlists, near Burgos.

Joan F. Lawls'e SKETCHES.—The talent
evinced is these sketches, their number and great variety,
impart a great degree of interest to this collection. The
venous soma depicted lie in Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece,
sad Egypt. These productions of the pencil are manifesta-
tions of Mr. Lswis's taste is choirs of subject, as well as
proofs of great technical ability. There is not a single
sketch in the collection:void of interest, whilst the majority
are very attractive. We were mach struck with the view
described in the catelogee as " Seville, with the giralda at
the cathedral." Independently of the graceful character of
the subject, It Is, as regards °enuring, so luminous and
wears so roseate a hue es to be really captivatieg. Amongst
the costumes, of which there are several illustrations, there
h to be seen the striking female dress of Preside, the easiest
Greek drone—which, by the way, is seldom worn by the
satins, excepting on gala days, lying snugly at the Monte
di Piet& (the pawnshop) at all other times, free whist'
some noting place many au artist &siren of painting it
has had to redeem It. The nineties) will be said by MUM
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