The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-28 00:00:00

NO VOTE, NO VERGER.

The following conespondenee appears in the
Melly New s :

fitx,-1 have seen the correspondence in your
paper headed "No Vote, no Verger," and will, with your
permission, lay before your readers the facts of the case to
which that correspondence alludes. The clerk of my
church, whose vote I solicited for the conservative candi-
dates, whilst declining to vote for them, said voluntarily,
"But, sir, I will not vote against them." Ido not re-
member mentioning the matter to him again previous to
the election. On Monday, as I was going to the polling
booth, he told me he had voted for Sir J. Lubbock and
Mr. Angerstein. What I said to him in the bustle of the
crowd I cannot exactly recall to mind, but the words! uttered
had no reference to his having voted for the liberal candi-
dates, but to his having falsified his word, which I consi-
dered a breach of morality to be deprecated in all, espe-
cially in one holding office in a Christian church. As I
claim the right to vote as I please, so I heartily recognise
that right in others. Almost all my tradesmen voted far
the liberal candidates. They will bear me witness that I
have never made the slightest difference in my treatment
of them. Difference of political opinions will never, I
trust, separate me from my friends, nor from any
of those neighbours, engaged in trade, whom I employ.
In conclusion, let me say, I have not dismissed my clerk,
nor shall Ido so, provided he discharges his duty. I have
repeatedly had to reprove him of neglect, and more than
once warned him of the necessity that would be laid upon
me, unless his duties were more carefully attended to, of
parting with him. But as I had a great respect for him
personally, and knew of • great domestic sorrow that
venni heavily upon his mind, I made every excuse for
him, and as often looked over his failings. Although a
.constant reader of the Daily Aiwa, circumstances have
prevented my writing this letter before.—l um, &c.,
B. W. BUCKE, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Lee, Kent.
The 'Vicarage, Nov. 27.
P.S.—Mr. Vaughan is not verger, as "A Liberal-Con-
selective" and others suppose, but arish clerk.

SIP.,—AM you have published several letters on
the above subject, will you also publish the following
statement of the facts :—Ou Thursday, the 19th, or Fri-
day, the 26th, I wee pawing the Blackheath Railway
"Ration, when the Rev. Mr. Bucke called me across the
'ooad, and asked me, " Vaughan, have you a vote ?' I
" I have." "Who do you vote for I*" I said, "For
Yr. Angerstein and Sir John Lubbock." Kr. Bucke's
mate, who was also present, said, "Oh no ;" and Mr.
Bu.'tkei " You must not do that." I said, "It I vote, I
gets for them." He then said, "There are atheists
among them ; 'you must give us your vote." I 'aid, " I
woulci 'Ma vote. Mr. Bucke replied, "You must vote
for us."
I then willed them good morning. On Monda , the
23rd after I had voted, I met Mr. Bucke near the pollind-
bo,th.H e said, Vaughan, you're just in time to
Tate, I clad, 'I have voted ;" and be asked, " For
whom e, Angerstein and Lubbock," I replied. Mr.
Backe then seid, "You and I part. ' I replied, " Very
good, sir ; be it mu, 'lke,
THE LATE VERGER OF HOLY
TRINITY, LEE.
1, Lawn-terrace, illaelchaath, Nov. 27.

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