The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-05 00:00:00

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TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING,
No betting.

ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK.
(THIS DAY.)
An adjourned vestry meeting was heldiin the vestry-
room of the church to-day, chiefly for the purpose of
considering a proposition for the immediate payment of
the salaries for the current year, of the various parish
officers" Dr. CroTy, the rector, presided.
The VESTRY CLERK said he had taken the opportu-
nity of stating to the Master in Chancery that the rents
for the parish estates for the current year, amounting to
a large sum, were in the hands of the receiver, and also
of asking him whether the salaries of the parish officers
for the same period might not very properly be defrayed
oat of that sum, and he was of opinion that they might,
and said he would allow such for payments when the
accounts were presented to his inspection, provided such
a course met with the approbation of the parishioners.
The Court of Chancery had decided that there should
be eight gentlemen appointed to act as trustees of the
pettish estates; that, in fact, their trust should be an an-
nual one, and that the rents of each year should be ap-
plied to the expense of each year.
Mr. Ruck, one of the churchwardens, congratulated
the vestry upon the satistectory appearance which the
parish etfairs now began. to assume, and said, as he
imagined that it was the wish of the parish to begin by
paying their debts, he had collected all the claims
against them, but many of them were so exorbi-
tant, that in his opinion they would require the
most strict investigation before they were paid. The
parish of St. Benet Sherehog had always borne part of
Vie expenses, and he thought it but right and respectable
that they should act in unison with them. He begged,
therefore,: to propose the following resolution:—" That
Mr. Flight, Mr. Rock, Mr. Williams, and. Mr. Murrell be
appointed by this parish to meet two gentlemen of the
parish of St. Benet Sherehog; such six gentlemen to
brm a committee for the investigation of the claims on
the parish in respect of the church, for the past year,
to the payMent of which the parishes are jointly liable."
Mr. WILS,N seconded the resolution.
Mr. Ruck said, that since the last meeting all the ar-
rears, with the exception of one, had been paid up, and
they would now find that for the first time for many
years they had a very considerable fund at their dispo-
sal.—(hear.) Litigation being now virtually at an end,
he hoped for the future they would go on pleasantly to-
gether; but unless the parishioners devoted a little more
attention to their affairs they would get into as much
disorder and confusion as they had been in for twenty-
six year -a while under the administration of Mr. Gibbs.
Mr. FLIGHE, churchwarden, s aid there was scarcely
a man in the parish who was aware that the: 'possessed
any property at all, and it was by the merest accident
that he, from an interview with the Archdeacon of
London, discovered that about 11 1 years ago they had
property producing 111/.—(Hear, hear.) Ile then told
the Archdeacon that if that were so the 111/. would now
be worth 1,0001., and it turned out now that he was cur-
rect.—(llear, hear.)
The VESTRY CLERK said that Mr. Gibbs had paid
the 6001. winch was due from him.
The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr. Rock thought that was a fit :occasion to say a
word about the projected repairs of the church. Aster
paying all their debts he found that they would have re-
maining 1,0001., which would be amply sufficient to re-
pair and decorate the church so far as was necessary for
the next seven or eight ye are.—(Hear.)
Mr. FLIGHT said, as he held the:plate at the door last
Sunday a gentleman put in half-a-crown, and at the
same time whispered into his ear, " If I knew it would
go to the repairs of the church, I would put in half-a-
sovereign."
Mr. TEBBUTTS said; six years ago it was estimated
that two or three thousand would not be sufficient.
Mr. FLIGHT—Then, in that case, we must raise a
" rate in aid."—(Laughter.)
Mr. HORNER said he was a member of the select
vestry, and wished very much to get out of it.—
(Laughter.) He, however, begged to say that he had no-
thing to do a ith the law suits.—(Hear.) At the same
time he thought it right to put the trustees who had
been appointed upon their guard, for he could assure
them that their would be two claimants for the money.
—(Laughter.) The gentleman who called himself the
vestry-clerk had: conducted a law suit on the part of the
parish, and endeavoured to get the costs out of the funds.
Upon what authority had he done so?—(A laugh.)
They might laugh, but he Could tell them that the gen-
tlemen of the select vestry would not be satisfied with
a plain refusal.
The VESTRY CLERK—Who are the select vestry?
We cannot ascertain.
Mr. HonNEn said he had attended it the other day,
and foiled a good deal of fresh blood in it, which he

could assure them would not be trifled with.—(A laugh.)
He thought he was not fairly treated in being laughed
at and ridiculed, especially by Mr. Rock. He was sorry
that legal proceedings had ever been commenced, but he
begged again to say that he never had any band in them.
Mr. CROSBY said he was bound to say that the pro-
ceedings had been carried on in a wicked and litigious
spirit, but certainly not on the part of Mr. Rock.
Mr. Roca. said he had been accused of laughing at
Mr. Horner. He begged to say that he would laugh
him utterly and entirely to scorn. He was one
of those vary few individuals in the parish
:rho was opposed to the just wishes of the
parish, had carried on a system of litigation for years,
and who endeavoured to get the property of the parish
out of tha control of the parihioners; and after having
carried on his opposition for years, and been utterly and
entirely defeated, he came to him bewailing, bemoan-
ing, and he might say almost crying, and told him it he
could endeavour to get Mr. Phillip'd bill paid, he would
make an of ,rt to pay his (Mr. Rock's) bill out of the
.a! jab funds. [Mr. Horner denied this]. But he (Mr.
Ruck), although ❑ot a rich man, would not sacrifice his
character in that manner.--(Hear, hear.) The parish
might stand by him or not; but he would say this,
that he would even undergo privations to pay
the expenses of the proceedings, and sacrifice
every thing but character, in order to obtain justice for
the parishioners.—(clear, hear.) He scorned him as
much as he did his proposition. If litigation was car-
ried on against him, ha begged to say that
for the interest of the parish he would stand
up and fight against it. He would tell

Air. Horner that the last person who opposed him, and
in him, justice, payed a penalty of 4,000/., without him-
self being put to a farthing of expense. He was pre-
pared to throw down the gauntlet if Mr. Horner was
prepared to fight him for another six years. Ho had
told the parishioners that they would at last get justice
done them, and so it had turned our, to the cost of Mr.
Alderman Gibbs.—(Hear, hear.)

fr. HORNER denied that he had made any such offer
to Mr. Rock with respect to Mr. Phillips. Mr. Rock
had told bi:n that he would blow out of the parish any
man who dared to interfere with him.
Mr. Roca—lt is a falsehood.
Dr. CROLY said he would not: listen to this alterca-
tion. The vestry was at an end, and he would leave the
chair.

A vote of thanks was then hurriedly proposed to
Dr. Croly for presiding,l and he was abuut to leave the
chair, when

Mr. En. said—Really, Dr. Croly, I am not
treated fairly, and I suppose simply because I don't
happen to be upon what is called the Liberal side.
Another Mr. HORNER—I am astonished, Dr. Eroly,
that you allow such blackguardisns as has been used in
this vestry.
Dr. CROWLY -I know nothing about a Liberal or a
Conservative side, but I beg to say that I will not allow
the word blaekguarclism to be used by a person who
calls himself a gentleman.

The Rev. Do-cror then left the chair, and the meeting
broke up rather hurriedly.

S W IT ZERLAND.

A letter from Berne of the 31st ult. says—" The
Federal Council received to-day the intelligence that
a great number of Piedmontese had taken refuge in
the canton of the Valais by the Simplon, with their
arms and baggage. The Valasian Governor, after
having taken their arms away, has sent them into the
interior, and written for instructions from the Federal
Executive authority."