The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-06 00:00:00

ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK.
An adjourned vestry meeting was held in the vestry-
room of the church yesterday, chiefly ler the purpose of
cur sidering a proposition fur the immediate payment of
the s Janies for the current year of the various parish
officers. Dr. Croly, the r, c: o-, presided.
The VESTRY CLERK said he hid taken the opportu-
nity of stating to the Master in Chancery that the rents
for the parish estates for the current yetr, 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
out of that sum, and he was of opinion that they might,
and said he would allow such for payment 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 eiz,ht gentlemen appointed to act as trustees of the
parish 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. Rocs., one of the churchwardens, congratulated
the vestry upon the satisfactory appearance which the
parish affairs now began to assume, and said, as ho
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
the 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
form a committee for the investigation of the claims cn
the parish in respect of the church, for the past year,
to the payment of which the parishes are jointly liable."
Mr. WILSON seconded the resolution.

Mr. ROCK 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 bad been in for twenty-
six years, while under the administration of Mr. Gibbs.
Mr. FLIGHT, churchwarden, said there was scarcely
a man in the parish who was aware that they 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 111 years ago they had
property producing 111/.—(Hear, hear.) He then told
the Archdeacon that if that were so the 1111. would now
be worth 1,0001., and it turned out now that he was cor-
rect.—(Hear,
The VESTRY-CLERK said that Mr. Gibbs had paid
the 6001. which 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. Alter
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 years.—(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. TEnnurrs said, six year ago it was estimated
that two or three thousand would nut be sufficient.
Mr. FLIGHT—Then, in that case, we must raise a
" rate in aid."—(Laughter.)
Mr. Holum's 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 with 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
pari, h, 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 plai❑ refusal.
The VESTRY-CLERK—Who are the select vestry?
We cannot ascertain.

Mr. HonNEtt said he had attended it the other day,
and found a good deal of fresh blood in it, which he
could assure them would not be trifled with.—(A laugh.)
He thought he was nut 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 hand 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. RCCK 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 very few individuals in the parish
who 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 the control of the parishioners; 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 if he
could endeavour to get Mr. Phillip's bill paid, he would
make an effirt to pay his (Mr. Rock's) bill out of the
parish funds. [Mr. Horner denied this.] But he (Mr.
Rock), although not 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.—(hear, hear.) He scorned him as
much as he did his proposition. If litigation was car-
ried on against him, he begged to say that.
fur the interest of the parish he would stand
up and fight against it. lie would tell
Mr. Horner that the last person who opposed him, and
in him, justice, payed a penalty of 4,0001., 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 out, to the cost of Mr.
Alderman Gibbs.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HORNER denied that he had made any such offer
to Mr. Rock with respect to Mr. Phillips. Mr. Ruck
had told him that he would blow out of the parish any
man who dared to interfere with him.
Mr. ROCK—It is a falsehood.

Dr. CROLY said he would not listen to this alterca-
tion. The vestry was at an end, and ho would leave the
chair.

A vote of thanks was then hurriedly proposed to
Dr. Croly for presiding,' and he was about to leave the
chair, when
Mr. HORNER 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. Croly,
that you allow such blackguardism as has been used in
this vestry.
Dr. CROLY —I know nothing about a Liberal or a
Conservative side, but I beg to say that I will not allow
the word blackguardism to be used by a person who
calls himself a gentleman.
The Rev. Doctor then left the chair, and the meeting
broke up rather hurriedly.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL
Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of a grew
deal of public business.

A letter from the Recorder, upon the subject of the
appointment by that functionary, as Steward of the
Borough Court, of certain officers, for the performance
of the business of the Court, was referred to a Com-
mittee.

THE REMOVAL OF SMITHFIELD MARKET.

The REMEMBRANCER having mentioned to the Court,
amongst other subjects for Parliamentary investiga-
tion, that notice had been given in the House of Com-
mons of a motion for the removal of Smithfield market,
and that notice having been referred to the Markets
Committee.
The LORD 'MAYOR rose and informed the Court, that
in consequence of a communication which had been
made to him by the Remembrancer. he had felt it to
be his duty to go to the Home Office for the purpose
of expostulating upon the circumstance that four
Members had been added to the Parliamentary Com-
mittee on a subject of such interest to the metropolis,
not one of whom was a metropolitan Member.
At that interview he was assured that the Bill
would be postponed until after the recess, and he took
the opportunity of stating that it was quite a mistake to
suppose that the corporation were opposed to the in-
terests of the public upon that question, and that, on the
contrary, the corporation would be most happy to carry
out the views of the Government and the public, but not
the views of any private speculators.—(Hear, hear.)
With respect to another subject of City interest, be had
corrected another error, which seemed to have been eir-
enlisted, and that subject had also been postponed for a
similar period.
Mr. R. TAYLOR said that a petitio'h of a very extraor-
dinary kind, to the prejudice of the corporation, had been
presented in the House of Commons.
Alderman COPELAND said that a more eross set of
allegations against the corporation had never been heard
than the petition alluded to contained, and he had inti-
mated, that when the subject should be brought forward,
he would be ready to notice the misrepresentations.
With respect to the question of the removal of Smith•
field market, to his knowledge several members had
withdrawn their support and approbation of that mea-
sure, upon being better informed upon the subject. As
for himself, if he were to be on the Committee again, he
would call for all the evidence which had been already
given before Committees of the Lords and Commons
before he should consent to examine fresh witnesses.
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Court, could preside upon such an occasion.—(Hear.)
Mr. T. H. HALL said the communication which had
been made was most important, for the present was the
third or fourth time that Parliament had been called upon
to make inquiry. HO was desirous of the most enrolling