The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-22 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT.

Mr. A. Palling, oneof the commissioners appointed
ender the act for the purpose of setting out the wards and
aurigning the number of vestrymen to each, met the perish
thorines at the Town hall, Haekneyoa Thursday morn-
lamithe meeting was attended by a large number of the most
influential gentlemen ia the pariah, including the wintry
clerk, Ildr. C. H. Pally, Messrs. Ramsey and Turner, the
churchwardens; Mears. Gallespy and Robson, church-
wardens of West Hackney; Mean. Humphreys, Teter,
Cleans% Longdon, Josue, Dalton, Carter, Dennis, Wick-
ham, Jeffrey, the Bev C. J. Heathcote, Mackintosh, Tys-
sen, Ellis, &a.
The Commissioner having opened the proormliege—
, The V. stry-clerk stated that the present government was
under two local acts—the 60th George 111., cap. 190, tar the
regulation of the poor, and the 4th George cap. 43,
for lighting the parish. It was aloe under the Gemini High-
way Act (6 &6 W. IV.) By the act of Geo. 111., the go-
vernment was vested in the rector, churchwardens, and over-
seen and other parish oaken, sad 72 elected treeless occupy-
ing houses rated upon an assessment of 401. ; under the High-
way Act, a board composed of 20 inhabitants elected is the
open vestry.. The draumhreaee of the parish was 12 miles,
sad it contused 3,227 scree. The population at the time
the last census was taken was 63,681, which, it was somputed,
had since increased to 60,000, the number of bonus being
about 10,600. The total aseemmenas on the ratebooks were
7,873, and the rateable value of the whole parish 103,7411.
The total number of rated householders, including thous
who compounded for their small tenements, was 7,462, the
number of landlords compounding being 244. The emir
menu on public companies, including the New River and
the various railways, gas, and waterworks in the parish,
amounted to 34,7261. By the Act of Geesge 111. the pariah
wee divided into six districts for the appointment of over-
seere,—namely, Clapton, Homerton, Mare-street, Church-
street, Kingeland, and Stoke Newington ; but those dis-
tricts were in no other way recognised. In 1860, however,
the parish had been divided into six wards—the Hackney
Ward, West and South Hackney Wards, Stamford-hill
Ward, Dalaton Ward, and Homerton Ward.
The Commissioner inquired whether that division into
wards was effected under the provisions of an set of parlia-
ment, because, if so, he:would have no power to redivide
the parish.
The Vestry Clerk stated that it was merely a division by
the Poor•law Board. In 18.52 the ward ot West Hackney
was again divided, and a new ward, called De Beasuoir-
town Ward, made. The total rateable value of the whole
pariah was 253,7411. ; the number of houses compouaded for
was 3,141, the landlords oomponoding being 682, of whom
290 resided in the parish.
In reply to a question from the Commissioner,
The Vestry Clerk stated that the houses unoccupied
were aotwithstandiog assessed in the rate and included in
the calculations. MOW*
A lengthened discussion then took place, in which Mr.
Tysseu, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Dalton, Mr. Mackintosh, and
other gentlemen took part, as to whether it was possible to
ascertain the names of all the householders and place them on
the new assessment to be made the month, in order that they
might be taken into the calculations; but it was found that
it was impossible to do so within the time required by the
act for the parishes to be divided ; but, in the course of the

COUVersasion,
Mr. Humphreys threw out a suggestion that the com-
missioner should take the highway rate.
The Commissioner said that was a very valuable remark,
and if it appeared that the compounds were included in
that rata he had no hesitation in saying that he should be
justified in treating themes rated householders within the
act.
The Vestry-Clerk observed that under the General High-
way Act there was no power to compound.
Mr. Dalton having produced the ratebook, it was found
to contain the names of all the compounds set out and duly
rated; and
The Commissioner said he should at once decide to in-
clude them.
This decision, which will have the effect of reducing the
qualification from 401. to 261., was received with Cup.ll-
- applause.
The maps of the parish were then produced, but, on
looking over the divisions,
The Commissioner said that, from the great preponde.
ranee of De Beauvoir over sense of the:others, be should be
obliged to make some alteration.
Mr. Mackintosh called attention to Houserton, to which
he proposed some addition.
The alteration was opposed by 1 gentlemen, end a
lengthened discussion on the question ensued, when, after
the commissioner had heard several speeches, he decided
with the majority of those present to retain the present
ward boundaries, as being well defined and known by the
parishioners, with the exception of De Beauvoir, and making
some addition to Homerton. The exact boundaries will be
given at the adjourned meeting.
aT. KAZTLISONII.
Yesterday Mr. A. J. Wood, the assessor, held a court at
Marylebone Court.house, and protuded to r,vies the eight
wards, which are now definitively set out as follows :
Ward No. I.—Bounded on the south-west by the Edge-
ware road from St. John's wood to Kilburn ; on the west,
north-east, and north, by the parish boundary from Kilburn
to Finebley road and Wellington road; and on the south-
east by Bt. John's-wood road.
W and No 2.—Bounded on the north and east by the parish
boundary from Finctiley road to Primrose-hill road; on the
south and east by the Primrose-bill road, and the road in
frost of Sr. John's-wood Chapel to the junction of Welling-
ton road and St. John's-wood road; ou the south-west sad
wait by Wellington road and Fuichly road to the parish
boundary.
Ward No. 3.—Bounded on the north west by St. John's-
wood road, from the Bdgewaste road, to the junction with
Gross road ; on the north east, by Grove road, Grove place,
and Lisson grove; north, to junction with the New road; on
the south, by New road from Liaison grove to the Edgewar•
road ; on the west by the perish boundary of the Edgeware
road, from New road to St. John's-wood road.
Ward No. 4 —Bounded on the north and west by Prim-
rose-bill road from the parish boundary to St. John's-wood
Chapel, and thence along St. John's-wood road to junction
with Grove mad; on the south west by Grove road, Grove
place, and Lisson grove to York gate, through York gets
into the Regent's park, to the centre of the road running
between York terrace and the enclosed part of the Regent's
, park, and along such road to the parish boundary ; and on
the east by the parish boundary.
Ward No. 6.—Bounded on the north by the New road,
from the Edgewere road to Gloucester place; on the east
by Gloucester place, west aide of Portman square and Port-
, man street, to Oxford street ; on the south by Oxford street
' from Portman street to the Edgeware rood ; on the west
by the Edgewere road from Hyde-park place to the New

vied. -
Ward No. 6.—Bounded on the north by the New road
from High street to Gloucester place; on the west by Glou-
cester place, west side of Portman-square, and Portman
street to Oztord street ; on the south by Oxford street from
Portman street to mist branch of Harylebone lane and High
street to New road. •
Ward No. 7.—Bounded on the north by the road between
the enclosed part of the Regent's park, and York terrace,
between York gate and the parish boundary ; on the weat
by the York gate, thence along the New road eastward to
High street; on the south by Bulstrode street to Welbeck
street, down Wetback street to Queen Ann street, along
Queen Ann street to Char dos street, down Chandos street
to Lattokals Place, across Longboat-place to Edward street,
down Edward street to Foley place, along Foley place and
Foley street to the parish boundary ; and on the east by the
parish boundary.
Ward No. B.—Bounded on the north by Habitude street
to Welbeck street, along Welbeck street to Queen Ann
street, along Queen Ann street to Chandos street, along
Chandos street to Laagham place, across Langham-place to
Edward street, along Edward-street to Foley place, along
Foley place and Foley street to the parish boundary ; on
the east, by the parish boundary ; on the south, by Ostord-
street, from Tottenham Court road to the east branch of
Marylebooe lace • on the west, by Marylebone lane, front
Osford Meet to bulstrode street.
The learned commissioner stated that the 120 vestrymen
to which the parish was entitled would be apportioned se
fellows 1, nine; No. 2, nine; No. 3, fifteen; No. 4,
fifteen ; No. 6, eighteen; No. 6, eighteen; No. 7, eighteen;
No. 8,

RELATIONS AND TOWN OF OWN OF CATMBRIUDNG B.
BIIVEHE IVERSE

The award of Sir John Patteson in this matter is
stated sot to have given anytbiog like unqualified satisfac-
tion either to the townspeople generally, or to the corpora-
tion, and the ginseng opinion is that the town have sub-
t,ntially gained but little more than the University Syndie
seta were willing to concede, pending the negotiations pre-
vious to the reference to Sir John Patteson. Although the
Council as • body, and the committee appointed by the car-
potation to watch the progress of the matter, reci.gnise the
finality of the award, yet the latter have not allowed it to
pale off without • manifesto addressed to the council in the
shape of a report,whiett was presented to, and adopted by, the
council on Thursday. Two of the points most strenuously
urged on behalf of the town were the necessity for the aboe
-
lition of proctorial power, and the power exercised by th
University authorities of diecomesuning tradesmen, and
theft, it will be remembered, Sir John Patteson has,
with some slight modification, confirmed.

The Rev. J. Bartholomew Yale, M.A., has been
imitated to the Rettory of C:ostwight, in Norfolk. on the
re 'station of Martha Jamie Shoplimn, Req., of the
re