The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-17 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN LNTERMENTB BILL.

Yesterday a meeting, convened by the Anti-State
Mardi Amociatioe, to dinar Certain porticns of the Metro-
politan Interments Bill, was hold at the London 'tavern,
sad was very asmerositily sanded. CitAILU
Esq., was in the 'hair. Anna; those proms; were Charles
Lashiairton E.g., M.P., W. Sharman Crawford, Zsg ,
M.P., E. , N. Griffin, E.q., Sir Charles Aldis, J.
Cook Evans, E.g , Dr. Barnett, Rev. J. H. Hinton, J. Car-
well Williams. Keg., JAG Kingsley, En., Rem J. Barnes,
cr) F. Nailer, J. Bigwd, G. Wee, I). Thomas, J. Wyln, Eq.,
te.

(11.ennasar1 et the proceediegs appeared in yesterday's
ExNN+l•

The CHAIRMAN said that although he had been called
to the chair at a abort notice, Ise would net cecupy time by
apologising for his occupying that powion, but expre,s his
istiefection in taking part in a meeting resembled to call the
attention °Jibe citizens of London to • matter of vital im-
portance Us their privileges u nit lens and Englishmen, and
their rights as freemen. (Hear, how.) It was necessary
that their object should be undentood, and that the fullest
soutanes should be given to the public that they
were not there to countenance any abuse. They would
sot ;yield to tho Board of Health is a desire to promote
the physical health and well of the community in
which they lived. They were as soured as the promoters of
this bill that the burial of the dead in the midst of the living
wise a revolting and objemi suable practice—a practice op-
p seed at once to morals, decency, and commonsense, and
that the system was one which should be speedily put an
end to. S 3 far they agreed with the principle of the bill ;
bet, in a iegislative enactment intended to put away tt is bad
system, they could not allow clauses fraught with danger to
public liberty. Everyeee should examine the bill and feel(
it met the necessity of the cam, or whether it did not create
Tile greater than those it professed to do away. They should
not overlook this attempt of those whose interests were not
those of the public but of soifistinere, and avert a great cala-
mity be binding on them and their children a pievoiss
burden is violation of their indienab:e rights.
N. GRIFFIN, Esq., moved the Ant resolution, "That
this meet*, while it recognises the necessity of discon-
tinuing the practice of interment is populous locelities,
domande Ant any legislative measure having to view that
object shall be framed on sound and equitable principles.
That without pronouncing en opinion on the general provi-
sions of the Metropolitan: Interments Bill now before
parliament, this meeting regards those portions of it which
are of an ecclesiastical character with strong feelings of die-
satisfaction. That in particular it objects to those claws.
by which it is wowed that the incumbents of parishes in
which burial-grounds may be Wooed by the operation of the
bill, and whose present deities in connexion with interments
will he discharged by a body of salaried chaplet, ',shell Fierier,
hen h they and their successors, a perpetual annuity as a cow
penntion for the lose of fees for services which they will en
longer be called on to perform. That whatever view may
be taken of the claim of the present incumbents to such cum
pensatien, this meeting denies the justice of taxing the com-
munity by making a similar provision for their successor,
and eaten its firm protest against the creation of additional
sinecures in an already burdensome establishment." The
Mich clause was that which embodied the principle
Which had induced the Anti Church-State Association
to interfere, and which it was the object of the
resolution to combat. The intention of the clause was
to provide compensation. They agreed that when the
equitable right of oompansation existed it should be given,
bet to that which was intended byj the clause as a
whole—namely, the payment in perpetuity of a minicar* an-
nuity to the future iecunsbeats of palate., the Anti-State
Church Association were opposed and against this would
Oaks their stead. Thin bill would not peas the House of
Lords unless this compensation was given, as had been done
in all the Cemetery Bills. To give perpetual annuities to
future incumbents was not consistent with the principle of
equitable compensation.
The UST. JOHN HOWARD HINTON seconded the
resolution, sad denied the right of the slimy *to compensa-
tion for burial use, for when to., biU pissed which enabled
dissenters to celebrate marriages in their chapels, they had
no tiomnensation for the loss of marriage foes.
Mr. B. H. HOWARD, a member of the Sanitary_ Aeon-
ciatir-n, came fore ard W mom an amendment. Ho did
not come there as an opponent of the motion, but
to propess so amendment which he thought would
I carry out the intentions of the mover of the resolution with
I out bringing them into collision with the promoters of the
bill. Ha, se ow of the sanitary sesosiMion, was noxious
that tat bill should put, bat he believed the compensation
clauses were impediments is the way of Its passing, sod that
they onekt to be norlitied. leetead of the last clause of t,e
res'elution, he should propose that the following he &Asti-
tutted: " That • committee be impuinted to draw up, and
If pentiblet got Introdased into Shit lateness* Bill, class. s
wbbb shall wore to all peruse whsteorrer who may be
injuriassly aSsolod by the direct .passion of the set, jest
sum perineum to bit debtessioed by impartial orbited. ion."
Mr. PARRIS, a member of the lmitary Association, aid
he Wooded oa behalf of OM Landes Society for the Ab
ties of Borlals—(lmigliter)—he mined In Towns. The
reams ethic atunidamos was to prevent any peed to the bill
sow Were parliameat. No doubt it world be opposed by
than whom immense. wore affeeend. (" Hear, hear." nod
ecnimien.) Could there he • greater evil alas placing bodies
npoin each other fill they poisoned the air. He. se &parochial
tr, was aware of she misery isdemd by Ws system. He I
bad fleas/ that 4s. 6d. was paid for • payees eels. and you
might psis year lagers duougb the imam (" Cries of
Oider, and Meese.)
The CHAIRMAN here saki the mealier was ant ertaking
to tat question, (" Hear, limr," sad cheers.)

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The hey. JOHN BURNRTT moved the second resole
ties, " That a petition to the Howe of Commons embodying
the reeelutisn altrwly adopted be signed by the chairman on
behalf of the meeting, and promoted by G. Thompson, Esq.,
U P., and that the members for the several usetropilitan
boroughs be requested to support its prayer." The reverend
gentlemen contooded that the clergy were no more entitled
to compensalon under this bill than any other elms which
might be injured by any improvement which legislation
might make.
J. COOK EVANS, Esq., seconded the resolution, sad
contended that by law no clergyman was entitled to tees
when he did not perform duties and read decisions of the
judges which wont to this length.
The CHAIRMAN apologised for Mr. Charles Lashing-
ton, M.P.'s not speaking, I. consequence of his state of
health, although he was present.
The Rev. W. BROCK said he should postpone to a future
meeting, what he had proposed to say to-day.
J. WYLD, Esq., M.P., supported the resolution, which
was pat and tarried.
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A riots of cheeks was thew pawed to the *halms'', ud the
meeting separated.

ST. MASTIN-IN-TEIE-FlELDB.—Yootorday a meeting
was held in the serry-room of this parish to take into coma.
dtratioa the provisions of the Metropolitan interments Bill
Resolutions were adopted deel•ring that the meeting was
fully sensible Mat necessity for legitimise vnaetments tor
the prevention of the abuses to which the present ',stem of
interment is liable, but protesting against the centralising
principle of administration contained in the bill now in the
house. Resolutions condemnatory of the clause levying fees
On Intuit of the church of England for burials in uneoatt-
crated ground ; also appointing • committee to draw op a
petition approving of the principle of the bill, but praying for
an alteration in its details, were also adopted.

MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

MANCHESTER, MAT 16.
In the Erpress of April 3, a engirt wee given
of the extraordinary and illegal proctediegs of a party in the
cathedral church of Manchester ea the previous day, who
opposed the re-election of the retiring churchwarden, the
promotes of the Rectory Division Bill now before parlia-
ment. The course taken by this part was, that they pro-
posed the appointment of Mr. Willis (e of the meet-
ing) end others m churchwardens and sidemen, and after
getting a majority of vets among the few persons in the
church against the adverse party, they refused, through the
chairman, to go to a poll, after it had been demanded ia
regular form. The public le aware of the sale e.
guest pew:seedier ; a few days niece the Court of Queen's
Bench declared the election null and void, and issued a
mandamus commanding a new election. The Venerable
the Archdeacon of Manchester having fixed his court for
the admission of churchwudens and aldermen to be held at
the cathedral church this moraine, a good deal of curiosity
was manifested to see what course would be taken by the
churckwerdens and sideamen declared to be elected on the
2nd of And. Meows. Willis and Co. presented themselves
for admission, but Mr. Halls, of the firm of Slater and
fifths, solicitors, objected to the proceeding, and presented a
notice of the mandamus issued by the Court of Queen's
Bawl in the following form
To the Archdeacon of Manchester—As attorneys far
guidon behalf of Richard Birley, John Morley, and Thomas
Clegg, the churchwardens of the parish of Manchester,
elected at Easter, 1849, we give you noires that the court of
Queen's Bona has decided that the election ef church
wardens end sidemen el and for the said perish, held on the
2nd day of April last, being Ramer Tuesday, was a void
election ; nod we further give you notice that the mandamus
has been granted by and has issued from the said court, the on.
ginal of which writ we new produce to you, commanding
the said Richard Birley, Jells Morley, and Thomas Clegg,
to call aid convene a meeting in the vestry of the inhantaat
ratepayers of and for the said perish, for the choosing and
'pointing of three churchwardens and six sidemen of the
said parish for the remainder of the present year, ending at
Easter next. And that in obedience to such mandamus, a
meeting for the purpose don mid has been called and con-
vened for the 29th day of May instant —Dated this 16th day
of May.—Staran and Henn."
This notice having been read, Mr. Seelig handed to the
archdeacon the writ of manlanius. Mr. Willis, as chairman
of the meeting of the 2nd April, presented the list of church-
wardens and aldermen whom he pretended had then been
elected, and he urged that such election was valid. Mr.
Rushton, the archdeacon, did net hesitate lose in deciding
between the authority of Mr. Willis and that of the Queen's
Bench. He said, after serious consideration of the question,
end after taking judicial advise on it, he hail ease to ti •
determination of declining the admission of any persons
claiming to be elected as churchwardens upon the authority
of the meeting held on the 2nd April. In the face of the
mandamus just presented he certainly should not admit Mr.
Willis and his colleagues. Mr. Willis made a long speech,
denying the authority of any temporal or secular power to
overrule the voice of a meeting halt in the church cat Christ.
The archdeacon, however, remained firm to the decision he
had already intimated, and the panics rhea withdrew.
The meeting to lie held by the ex-wardna for the election
of new churchwardens is find by the mandamus fur the
'29th nit

Monsieur Agop Divitgian and Dilater Effendi,
both Attachés to the Odeon* lhabassy, have iM.ly arrived
from Cuaetaatiaoplit
The Ecclesiastical Comntiasimers for England had
a moral meet*, at Moir aim Io Vildisliall-p6m, rotate
dabselobes were seat off ymtetday evening from
the CCor■mist-oda foe the tineroora of the Wait India
Colrain.

BROM- !TON firOorlTAL—Yesterday evening a nu-
merate loaning of the Woad of wtaarhymosat was held rt
Ow [lmitation, Major Lyon la the thaw. The toady, ba-
sissy basin' been goo* through, lb. "epeeist Building
Eztasaion Fund " was advertad to, and this ran required
for the so much dean/ completion of the bifida'', is
10,0001. The auteariptioa has opsaid fa a satisfy* ry sun-
air. Other businass basins bees disposed of, *asks Were
pared to the chair, sad the meetiug adjournsd.

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THE UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMER HERMANN,
Capt Crewe*, arrived at Southampton this morning from
Bremen, en roods to New York, for which place she is to
sail on Monday next. She brings so newt. The stainer
Atalanta arrived this morning, with a cargo of French mu-
chautAse for transhipment by the Hermann.
NEWBVENDERA BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT
I INSTITUTIOM.—Yesterday evening the eleventh annual
meeting of this charitable institutio• was held at Anderton's
Hotel, Feet-street; J. Harmer, Esq., president, lathe chair.
Thereport stated that the preterit position of the society was
satisfactory. In Nivemb.r last the committee had decided,
I after mature deliberation, to establish an annual festival.
The fleet dinner was held at the Albion Tavern, Alderuce-
, street, under the presidency of Mr. Charles ackess, and
the result had exceeded the most sanguine anticipations of
the committee. The donations had exceeded 2401., the bulk
of which was contributed by part:te not connected with the
trade, and the list of subecriben had considerably in-
creased. The committee had thus been anali.ed to
invest 2001. is the Three per Cease., which raised
the permanent fund to 1,2001. During the past year
no application had been made for assistance by any
person who had ever been a subscriber to the institution, but
occasional relief had been granted to !parties who, thoegh
ednnectad with the newsvending trade, did not some within
the rule which the committee had thought it tummy to
establish for the protection of the society's funds. The re-
' (*lists of the *misty (including the profits of the dinner)
amounted to 2761., and the expenditure to 2301., weds a
balance of 671. remained in the hands of the treasurer. The
report having been adopted, Mr. (filbert moved a resolution
thanking Charles Dickies, E-q., for presiding et the annual
Maur in November lest, and for his able and gunmen
aorta in favour of the society. This and other resolutions
in accordance with the obirct of the meeting having been
passed, after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting
separated.
EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION 111 FINSET:RT.—Last
evening, shortly titer six o'cluk, a fire Involving a serious
destruction of property, broke out on the premises belonging
to Mr Samuel Knightley, carpenter and builder, carrying
on business at b 7, Paul-street, linsbury-square. The fire-
men, when they reached the ease, found the whole of the
manufacturing premises in a bless, and did not succeed in
Fitting the mastery over the fire until Mr. Knightley's stork
in•trade was reduced to ashes, the building burned down,
the whole of the windows in the private residence de-
molished, and eonsiderable damage done to the rest of the
furniture and buildings by fire, water, and hasty removal of
the entente. _

DIE GREAT EXIIIIIITION OP 1851.—Yeeterday a
public meeting was held at the Town-hall, Brantford, in ald
of this national undertaking. Sir W. Clay, M.P., of Pal-
! well-lodge,Twickenhao , was unanimously called to the chair,
and supported by the following gentlemen : Lord Robert
Grosvenor, M.P. ; Colonel T. Wood, Mr. Henry Powaall,
Mr. James Montgomery, Mr. Cox, Mr. G. Cooper, magis-
trates for the rowdy ; Captain Hemsley; the Rev. F. E.
Thompson, 8.A., incumls at of Old Brentford ; Mr. W. G.
Lyle, Mr. E. Webster, Ealing; Mr. C. Cole, of the Execu-
tive Committee- ; the Rev. W. 0. Young., Mr. S. Clarke,
Mr. G. Clarke, Mr. W Carter, F.R C.S , the Rev. G. Hu-
Soso, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Ruston, Mr. Williams,
Mr. Btanborough, &c. The chair was taken at two o'clock,
when the hall, which will hold about SOO persons, was about
half-lall ; bat it was stated that, had the meeting been held
in the evening, the room would have been crowded. Lord
Robert Grosvenor and other gentlemen having addressed the
assembly, resolutions in support of the object of the meeting,
for raising a subscription in aid of the mea-ure, were passed
in the usual manner, and the business concluded with a vote
of thanks to the chairman.
MORE SMUGGLERS CAPTITRED.-0a Tuesday
morning, about one o'clock, the half-decked boat Lilly, of
Portsmouth, with George Stallard and John Dyer, both old
hands in susegghag, were captured oft Rvde by the coast
guard. They were seen to throw something into the sea,
and, after a They
" of two hours, 23 half-anken, con
taining about 70 gallons of torc:ga spirits, were got up.
Boats fru. the Liverpool cutter, quarantine, and Stokes Bay
wen preseas, and amused. The boat, spirits, and prisoners,
have bassi handed over to the customs' authorities at Cowee.
The saen captured were just out el gaol for similar offences.