The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-30 00:00:00

MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

THE CONTEST FOR CHURCH WARDENS.
_ _ . DIANCITATER, MAT 29.

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The Court of Queen'. Bench hating lotted a man-
damus commanding a new election of erurchwardens and
sidewise& for Manchester, in place of Mr. Willis, Mr. J. F.
Heywood, and others. who had placed themselves in power
oa Easter Tamday, by refusing to comply with the re-
quirements of the law by going to a prat, the meeting for
that purpose was hold la the cathedral then% this snoring.
The ales of the building wee filled to a great extent with
rough working men, who appeared to have come prinsipally
with the view of obstructing a legal eerie of proceeding, as
oa the former carton. A fearful seems of confusion was
the result, the contest not being limited merelytothe election
of wardens, bat the representatives of the prime having to
Whiht.iio a fierce struggla &piastre leaden of the opposition
to retain their seats. The object of the belligerent parties in
the first instance wee to secure a chairman who would be •
" good man and true," for it was known that the obstructive'
(r pretesting the chapter) would attempt to place Mr.
Willis in the chair again on the understanding that he
should raw. a poll, as he did on Rester Tuesday. Accord-
ingly, immediately on the time arriving at which the meet-
ing was legally constituted—half-past twelve—each pony
proposed re chairman ; bat the church reformers proved
the best tacticians, for having nominated Mr. Councillor
Metcalfe, tLey actually got him in the chair whilst their op-
ponen's were wasting time in nominating Mr. Willis, who, i:
was now discovered, was ineligible through sot having paid
his rater- The trictrac tivee, however, put Mr. Willis's name to
the gni ern, and having declared there wee a majority foe hint
insisted that he should take the chair. The queries then
was " How to get it." The church reformer had the nine
points of law is their favour which pomemtaa;is said to give ;
and Mr. Willis, finding that he could not eject the chairman
in possession by his own unaided efforts, invited physical
force by eplaiming to his friends, " Will you stand by and
see me murdered ? " Not the slightest approach to violence,
at this time, had beet exhibited towards Mr. Willis, and his
position was so ludicrous that a rout of laughter was the
only teepees to his appeal. The chairman then read the
notice convening the meeting, and Mr. lieelis, attorney,
having produced the mandamue the nomination of new
churchwardens and adeemen was Called for.

Mr. CAWLEY, C.E., proposed the last year's church-
warden and sidelines, and three on when behalf at the
nestle; 02 Easter Teensy the than chairman ►ad illegally
reined to great a poll. The wardens for Blanchester in the
list were Mr. Richard Birley, Mr. J. Morley. and Mr. Teas.
Clete—plesoters of the Rectory D.eision Bill now beton
pessest.

Mr. JOHN gRARPE, magistrate, seconded the motion.
Haring duos proceedings the struggle was still maintained
by the obstractives for their chairman, amidst the greatest
uproar enamelled/a. Mr. Willis not having succeeded in
getting the chair, had by this time got round to the reporters'
table, and attempted to secure a standing place amongst their
books and pencils by climbing over their shouklen. Me wee
repeated,' repulsed by them and thrown back, and be then
called fora dosen men from his party to clear them away 11
force. A rash was made towards them by a body of people,
and the polies were loudly called for to maintain order ;
but the reporters ultimately male good their posi-
tion after a portion of them had for a few
momenta been deprived of their seats. Much laughter
was created at the print of the proceedings by Mr. Willis
being forcibly led from the midst of the riotous asses.
blade by his wife. The scene in the church at this time was
highly picturesque, though unbecoming the sacred edifice in
which it took plate. On the steys and table under the
organ gallery, surrounding the chairman, were a large body
of nspectably-dressed persons assistiog in the proceodicp
reported above, the voices of the speakers being almost lost
amidst grow and stouts and imprecations. This aisles of
the church and pews in front of the chairman were crowded
by a motley sassielsee of working people who on this oc-
casion wen most justly deserving the appellation once given
them of "the great unwashed." And here and there
amongst these were groups of the more violent of them who
had climbed upon the aides of the pews, supporting
themselves by clinging to the clustered gothic columns.
This scene was presently heightened by Mr. and Mrs.
Willis re-appearing in the church and taking their place
among these elevated groups, in order that Mr. Willis
might take off hie coat and exhibit it to the meeting, show-
ing a mat up the back, from the lappets to the collar.
Here Mr. Willis tried to excite his triende to take Tea-
gesnee on the reporters as the cause of this injury, and
an eahhitioe of the wildest gateau followed; but as the
chairman at this moment succeeded in making the meeting
comi.r.heed that he was about to put the motion for elec-
tion of wardens to the vote, attention was diverted from Mr.
Willie wrongs The modes was lost by an immense
majority, but amidst the storm which followed there is
reason to believe that the greater portion of the people
did not hear the declaration of the chairman to the- effect
that the motion had been negatived. The 1211)“, and
wonder:el the motion that demanded a poll, and the chair-
man stemmed the Resting at aim to tie Town-hall, that
the poll might be opened. At the Towsatall the pall wee
fennel y opened, and a number of votes registered for the
churchwardens and sideman* nominated by Mr. Cawley.
No votes were tendered by the other side; indeed the now
and astmles made by them la the church, when they won
aft •meeddtlisis and minis" things their own way, had
pieta* them from knowing that a poll was
Woolly puss.Wiest hall-met two o'clock, at the
lown-kall, so setae Wier been tendered daring a whole
hour, the poll wos timed, the chairman &daring Messrs.
Hirley, Morley, Clegg, and others dilly elected se church-
wardens and sideman.

PROVIDINT CLm5 MUTI7AL LITZ ASSITRANCII
Assocasstas ass BINZTOL2II7 Fmk—Yesterday a
calllnodes ef this association took plass at tke Load=Taooea,
1
errs.- Shbspgate-strtet, for the parson of eisethe
three silldessi annelids% vis.—two widows and ow
click. ishieAlsei Smith, /isq , M.P., is the chair. The rash
of the elsoshs basis. been annensesi sad the MIMI 01 the
sussed andidasee &seared, a stsismst ruse made le the
east that* saw ambers bad joilsS the *wiser
the pest
teesd that the awasildss was pispessing
hoc...raft fa the insnreass ispartsisst asd la theist
the beastliest fast
Tug Wma Cstrics.--The subjoined scismid
the sphitnalisewhiss made far the satires and 'ABYSM!,
of the Ms web& Massa is hen the perliassatery MEW
It will be elsarssi that St. sigh is the wily disease whore
peep!. legeseraillis• of tom union to sash shank es
• has !ink more yen bail the &webs,

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