The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-29 00:00:00

BRIGHTON VhSTRY.

One of the most tumultuous assemblies we ever wit-
nessed took place at the Old Ship on Tuesday last, in con-
sequence of it being insisted upon that the Vestry Act of
1618 and 1619 should be carried into effect, to regulate the
Vestry which bad been called to receive die report of the
Committee appointed by a former Vestry, for the purpose
of carryings New Bill, for the better regulation of the
Town, through Parliament. An unusual degree of in-
terest had been excited respecting this important subject,
and a very large number of inhabitants had got together ;
indeed, it might hive been fairly considered, that all per-
sons having an interest in the town were present. This
attempt to depart from the course at all times adopted in our
Vestry Meetings, and that without notice, produced a moat
violent clamour. A large portion of the Vestry felt indignant
that the new law should thus unceremoniously be iusisted
on, whilst the other party cried out for that law, and that
law only ; and so very intemperate was the line of conduct
pursued, that the Clerk was actually required to read the
Act previous to order or silence having been obtained. At
last the Rev. H. J. Taylor tock the Chair, with the unani-
mous concurrence of ail parties. The debate then com-
menced, and at length was confined to whether the meeting
should dissolve, in order that a Town Meeting might be
convened for the consideration of the subject. In order
that the opposition, tylieli appeared to be buried in obli-
vion by both parties, may not he interrupted, we shall not
at this time enter into the arguments of either side ; it is
enough that they united before the close of the Meeting,
with a desire of coming to a unanitnous feeling on the
clauses of the Bill on which they differed, for which pur-
pose it was finally determined to separate, and report pro-
ceedings to a Town Meeting to be held on Friday. Fite
two Committees, or, as we hope henceforward to be able
to designate them, the Committee met yesterday to settle the
qualification and rotation clauses, and other matters of con-
sequence ; and we learn, that after much attention to bu-
siness, they resolved to adjourn, to meet every. evening at
six o'clock, until the Milk completed, and, in all respects,
fit for the approbation of the town, consequently there will
not be a Towu Meeting on Friday.—Brighton Gazelle.

T
NRUM NITY.—(FrOIII Gore's Liverpool Paper of Thurs-
day.)—lt is with deep feelings of sorrow that our duty, as
public journalists, compels us to insert the following para-
graph, which comes to us from unquestionable authority,
in the hope that this public expo►ure may operate as a
useful memento :—We exceedingly regret to hear that the
surviving crew of the Diamond American ship, lately
wrecked near Barmouth, should have cause to complain of
inhospitable treatment, on their route to Liverpool. The
inhabitants of jtals, sea body, we know, are uot, by any
means, implicated in the charge; but these poor sufferers,
although they had money to pay, were peremptorily ordered
out of the public-house, in that town, and it was
with difficulty these strangers could obtain a lodging for'
the night.—This was not the way in whieh we read, in
the glith chapter of Acts, of the shipwreck of St. Paul:—
" And the barbarous people showed us uo little kindness ;
for they kindled a fire and received us every one"—" and
lodged us three days courteously."
In consequence of the operatives having contradicted the
statement, that they had returned to their work uncondi-
tionally, some of the mills that bad began working are
again 6UL—filo:foto Chronkk.