The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-03 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

An Adjourned Vestry was called for yesterday morn-
ing, at half past nine o'clock (exact time), to take into
further consideration the audit of the late Churchwar-
dens' accounts ; and at that hour from two to three
hundred persons had assembled opposite the school-
room, where the parish meetings are usually held. The
doors, however, were closed, and thereon an anonymous
notice appeared, stating that they would not be opened
until a quarter before eleven. The Rector's Warden
and the Vestry Clerk were also present, and as the
assembly found it very uncomfortable to stand in the
midst of a drizzling rain, the former was deputed to
wait on the Rector, to represent the inconveniences
under which the parishioners were labouring. In the
course of a short time he retured with a very laconic
answer, intimating that the Rector had no control over
the room, and could not interfere.
A table was then procured outside the building, and
Mr. Shiels having taken the chair, briefly stated the
object of the meeting.
Mr. FALL said he did not know how they would
bear the insult of this morning, but he trusted it would,
sink deep into their minds.--(Cheers.) He trusted
they would be firm, but peaceable, because there was
body of police in the neighbourhood, and if any distils-
bance should take place the Rector would bring them in
not only to increase the disturbance but to break uP
the meeting.—( Cheers.)
Mr. nixes concurred with Mr. Fall in requesting
the meeting to he orderly. With respect to the pa-
iice, he held in his hand a letter, which had been sent
by the Commissioners, in answer to a letter written by
somebody in the parish, stating that a riot was likely to
ensue. The following is a copy of the letter :
Metroplitan Police-office, Whitehall-place.
April 1, 1839.
Sir—The Commissioners of Police beg to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th ult., and to
acquaint you that they will give directions for the police
to be in readiness in case any attempt should be made
to commit a breach of the peace.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
RICHARD MAYNE.
So that the meeting was likely to be honoured by tbl/
presence of Dr. D'Oyley's body guard.—(Loud laugh-
ter.) Now the letter just read had been sent to Mr.
Wiles, who
.had not written any letter to the Coo'
missioners on the subject—(Cheers)—and it was evi-
dent that some trickery had been practised in this matter.
After some further remarks the minutes of the 11th
February were confirmed, and the meeting thee ad-
journed sine die.

ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS.
About a qu,irter before eleven the doors of the
School-room were thrown open, when a tremendous
rush took place, and on Dr. D'Oyley, the Rector,
making his appearance, be was saluted with a tremen'
dour volley of hisses and groans.
Dr. D'OYLEY having taken the Chair, the notice
convening the meeting for the election of Churchwar-
dens, Overseers, &c. was read by the Vestry Clerk;
after which the Rev. Gentleman nominated Mr. Lev"
rence Redhead his Warden for the ensuing year.
Mr. GRADY said, if he ever had occasion to require
a meeting to be peaceable—if it ever was necessary far
the parishioners to exhibit their loyalty—(Laughter
from the Tories)—this was the time for showing it.
riot had been predestined for the parish—(Hear, hear)
—but be called on the meeting to observe the law, 8/1"
then they must achieve a free, full, and faithful Oar:
cise of the rights of conscience this day.—(Cheers')
He would be the last man to propose any persons far
Churchwardens out of factious motives; and he °Pi,
now about to recommend three individuals who, while
they would not obstruct or incommode the exercise °
religious worship, would still pledge themselves not t°
ask for a Church-rate during the ensuing year.'"
(Cheers.) The gentlemen whom he intended to Pr°:,
pose for Churchwardens were Messrs. John Hunt, Jo°'
Barton, and George Fall.—(Cheers.) Mr. Grady thea
went at some length into the legal part of the case, °it"
ing the opinion of Lord Denman and other Judges o°
discharging the rule brought before the Court of Quer,:
Bench after, the vestry meeting of last year.
question was now fairly and fully launched, and, relying
on truth and independence, they could not for a moire °,
doubt of the sue.A:ess which attended their endeavol
last year.—(Cheers.) The question of taking the Va
was entirely in the hands of the Churchwardens, ane
he wished to state candidly to the Rector, that if he v!.:10
obstructed in giving his vote he would bring an OD'
against him personally.—(Cheers.)
Mr. WILES seconded the nomination.
Mr. HARWOOD moved, seconded by Mr. LYE, thei
appointment of Messrs. Robert Forrest, Lilas
worthy, and Joshua Butterworth.
Mr. FALL said, although he was proposed Cho°
warden he had not entered the parish Church for tuatlis
years, because it had become a den of thieves.—(CheerA
and laughter.) If elected to the office, he pled ;
himself; whatever might be the 'consequence, that P...
would neter be the willing instrument of either.;
Church-rate or a Church-building-rate.—(Cheers.)
this moment the Churchwardens were threatened vl'ol
proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench to eelst,
them to make a fourpenny Church-building-rate, l%;
Midsummer they would be required to make anoth
so that if the Churchwardens proposed by the (WO's'te.
side were chosen the parish would, in the course
00 of th.r
months, be saddled with an impost of 10,0 h ip
(Cheers.) Mr. Fall then adverted to the autoneroo,
which the parishioners bad been kept out of the I,?p
and said that he did suppose, when the Rector had u.er,
appealed to, that he would have interfered in the matt
but he merely said he had nothing to do With
threw the onus on a squinting fiddler.—(Loud !aught's,
The Rector had deserted the meetings of the
the
rishioners for a long time, leaving them to go to
bop
devil in their own way—(Laughter)—and now'
del
did he come forward? Did he appear as the Loud
of peaces No ;he came forward as a firebrand—(ld. di,
cheers)—to grasp every thing he could get. If an 100 ck,
victual broke into the Church and stole even a has(sji his
he would be tried for sacrilege, but the Rector ea , in
Warden might commit sacrilege on every individl,oll
the parish with impunity.—(Loud cheers.) Mr.Loard
was then about to refer to the proceedings of the -0
of Guardians, when alla‘
The CHAIRMAN said he would not permit 201 d no
sion to be made to the other elections, which ha
connection with the business now before the meetilfito
Mr. JONES, of
asstee presented
bee d'
and
the meeting, but w nable to make himself he.e.
considerable merriment was excited by an indivicuT re.
claiming, He ultimateil
" Jones, give us a song."
tired without having effected his object. . after
Mr. ROFFEY made some inaudible observation SP
which shoW of
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to take for
hands. For the amendment 44 hands were lt:eldulh
the original motion 360.
A poll of the whole parish was then demanded bY
Harwoel and Mr. Evans. err" that a
l'ht CT: having interned the Fneetl".
poll had beeu demanded of the whole
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