The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-16 00:00:00

GAS SUPPLY TO 1112 NETSOPOLIS.

Yesterday a special meeting of the vestry of St
Gone's, Hanover-square, mires held in the linarl-room,
Monsitatrest, the Rev. Hwy HOWAIIITZ, the rector, in the
char ;riot the purpose of dimmer* the pa peatioe.
The VIONTIT CLOI read a °heals: from Use deleplin I
appointed by the different metropolitan perinea, giving a
summary of the provisions of the this Bill pond in the Mot
maim of outline!, and emeiMft the reappointment of
to sena =
to
its of the measure, aod to allignirimements te its provisio. He also read • letter
from the many oi James's, We nshaistor. soliciting the
eoaperation of this vestry in prestratieg • testimonial to
Mr. James Blab end Mr. Hemel Hughes, for the services
they had ordered is connexion with the hell
Mr. lam moved that the circular be sot speed to, con-
tendlec that the net ender which the Vestry was °mini-
Wed did set authorise the expeoditore of rates by irre-
sponsible sieleptes ; that the delegates bad signally failed
in some of their mak objects, the act bathe admitted to be
• compronik that the act ought to have a full, fair, and
unbiann In and that an further agitation by the dele-
gates, aided by a fund en from the public rates, ought
to be &Nested from. complained that 6,000 i. bad
been spent
mild lb. delegates, and said he did Dot undentand
ga
how theyboast of the coesaure when it not ly ve
the pe eseqmoles a dividend of 10 per cent. on their
only; bet provided that they should be entitled to •
endued of Oat allinfind for the last six years.
The modes was seconded by Mr. 'eau.
Mr. 7. IL BEINOLACCI defended the delegates, and
pointed out the moons valuable provisions of the act for
the protection of tla cooksner of Pa, which, he
mid, would not have been obtaiseci oat for their
exertions. Formerly, both perishes and the public were
entirely at the mercy of the mimpanies, who could band
them over to each other just as they liked, and make
almost what Meow in the psis* of eras they thought pro-
per, but now matters were ohasgsd. The perinea could
on before embus, for the protection of their inte-
rests, bet mow they were enabled to do so, and they, as well
as the Impend hod, el esemmesen, would be greatly bene-
fited. He moved, as an smendment, that a committee be
appointed to take such stn as they might think advisable
to bring the art into o a, and that they should act as
delegate* to confer with other parishes on the subject.
Mr. DowDEN, in seconding the emeodment, denied that
the bill was not a compromise oa the part of the delegates.
Their bill prod triumphantly through the onset com-
mittee, bet when it came before the Hoes* of Commons all
the forces of the imenopolists were beat op, and it was toned
impossible to strive splint them.
Sr Jose. SzELLIY, X. P., mid that the tandean of Mr.
Leslie's moths and observations was to mat • censure upon
him, although he was not • delegate, and had only acted in
the soineWlem Netherp of his duty se member of par-
liament to Weimineter. It was impossible for them to
amieniend the peat difficulty he bad in
"Ip=lits slavers. It wes only by setting his back
spinet the wall, and resisting the most extraordinary
premiere whirl was ever pet upon any member, that he was
able to gel
what had bees caned • compromise, but a com-
promise with* If properly carried oat, would, be thought,
se the whole, be Mend to be fair and Jost. (Hear.)
Dr. Smyrna supported the Metal =Mom
After some further diecuseke, it was speed to withdraw
both the motion and the amendment, and to wait until
some experience had been obtained of the working of the
act, before taking say measures for its amendment.