The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-22 00:00:00

EV EN NG F D f lON

Mr. TAYLOR moved the following amendment
That
in the opinion of the Vestry Messr.i. Jones and Jay are not
iia ac tr!er the 23d suction of the Local Act to be ehosen
or nominated as Churchwardens for the ensuing year.
Mr. CROUD reconded the amendment.

The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, ;hieli was last by a
large majority ; and on a show of hands the election was
carried in favour of Messrs. Jones and Jay, no poll being
demanded.
The Vestry Clerk next read a communication from the
Poor-law Commissioners to the Board, when in the course
of a discussion upon it, it was stated that in a short time it
was expected that their parish would be joined in union
with some neighbouring parishes.
The other parochial offie .rs being chosen, thanks were
voted to the Chairman, when the Vestry broke up.

ST. MARY, NE WINGTON.
Last evening a Vestry was held in the Boys' School-
room, High-street, for the purpose of choosing Church-
wardens, Overseers, and other officers for the year ensuing.
At six o'clock, Mr. Pugh, the Senior Churchwarden,
was called to the Ch4ir. _ _

A lett6r was read from the Rector, appointing
Pugh his Warden for the next year.
Mr. SIMPSON proposed Mr. Thomas Dutton for Parish
Warden, which was seconded by Mr. HOPKINS.ft
Mr. HARDY proposed, and Mr. GOVh seconded Mr.
Chamberlain. Mr.

A scene of confußion took place which baffles an attempt
at description. Five or six per,ons were addressing the
Chairman at the same time, while one gentleman (who had
been v. ry noisy throughout the evening ) gut on a chair
and called out, '' It's d—d humbug altogether."—(hosts
of laughter, and cries of " Shame," and " Put him down.'
Order having been somewhat restored, the names of
both candidates were put from the Chair, when the show
of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr. Chamber-
lain, and a poll was demanded by the friends of Mr. Dutton.
The Overseers and oths:r officers were subsequently
elected, and a vote of thanks having been given to the
Chairman, the numerous meeting separated.

ST. LUKE'S, CHELSEA.
Yesterday, being Easter Tuesday, a vestry meet'
ing of the inhabitant ratepayers and parishioners 0'
this populous parish, was held in the vestry-room
of the Church for the purpose of appointing church-
wardens, sidesmen, church trustees, and auditors of the
accounts for the year ensuing, as well as for the annual
election of the vestry-clerk, beadles, &c., and fo? the bet-
iur despatch of other parochial business. The rector of
the parish presided, and the election of churchwardens
was proceeded with. The votes appeared as
For Maynard, 171; for Simmonds, 143, giving
in favour of, Mr. Maynard of 28. A scrutiny was subse-
quently demanded, which will accordingly be forthwith
commenced. The election of a vestry-clerk and two
church trustees was then proceeded with. a majority

EARLY CORRESPONDENCE OF

THE CHRONICLE.

TO THE EDI7'OR OF THE SUN.
Stn, —Allow me to call your attention 'to the speed
with winch news travels in America. On the 27th of
March last three letters, bearing date the 13th, 25th,
and 26th of March, were laid before Congress at Wash;
ington. These letters were written by Mr. Fox and
Mr. Forsyth, and relate to the disputed boundary be-
tween Maine and New Brunswick. In the Morning
Chronicle of Saturday is a letter signed E. M., dated
from the " Banks of the St. Lawrence, March 28th,
in which the writer alludes to these letters, the I°',
of which was written on the 26th, and not made
public
till the morning of the 27th, consequently E. M. must
have not only received them, but found time t°
read and comment on them, in the space of about
twenty-four hours. Now, Sir, I have travelled many
thousands of miles in the United States, and am to-
lerably well acquainted with the various travelling
routes both in the north and south. I believe there 15c
no point on the St. Lawrence which could be reached
more speedily from Washington than La Prairie. 11
Prairie is 284 miles distant from Albany ; from Al"
bany to New York is 146 miles ; from New York to
Philadelphia is 90 miles ; from Philadelphia to Balti-
more, is 96 miles ; and thence to Washington 38 miles;
making a total of 604 miles to be traversed in twenty'
four hours. This is astonishing travelling trulY, al
though only about 50 miles is performed by stage, the I
rest being done either by steam-boat or railroad. But
must tell you something still more astonishing, and that
is that the distance between Washington and Albany
cannot be travelled, even if the traveller take o'l
mail line, in less than thirty hours, and that
though in distance this is the longer half of the
journey, in time it is the shorter by some hours.
You will observe by this, that a Correspondent of the
Chronicle, who lives on the St. Lawrence, and can get
news in somewhere about one-third the time the nail
takes to convey it thither, must have peculiar facilities
for acquiring information.
Were not the Chronicle above all suspicion, we might
suspect that this letter from the St. Lawrence was
really written in or near London ; but no one can for
a moment suspect the Chronicle of such
a fraud. We
have therefore this fact clearly established, that
America news can be conveyed by steam-boat about
300, by railroad about 250, and by stage about a°
(these stages travel barely six miles per hour), all within
twenty-four hours ! " Credat Judteus apella ; non ego.
To be serious, the letter must have been concocted
i:
in England. It could not have been written where it
professes to have been. Now, is it not discreditable
for a leading paper like the Chronicle thus to try to Im-
pose on the public, and by concocting a spurious letter
full of misstatements and misrepresentations, to ended'
your to excite in this country angry feelings towards our
transatlantic brethren ?
With regard to the Canadian insurrection, I was in
the State of New York at the close of it, in East Fin:
rida at the commencement. In the interim I travelled
through portions of thirteen States, and I unliesitat-.
ingly assert that public feeling was strongly in
favour
strict neutrality, and I know that such was the feeling
of the General Government.
Again, let any one inquire into the question nod
likely to cause a war between us and the Unite
States, and I hesitate not to say, that if he does it,
honestly and fully, he will come to the conclusion that
of
the Americans are much nearer the mark than our
Government.
Before I conclude, may I ask you two questionsl.
Why was the motion made last Session by Sir 11,
Grey, for a copy of Mitchell's Map (the one publishoti
in 1775) withdrawn ? Can that Map now be seen Zi
the British Museum ? There is a good deal to be told
about this. Your's most truly.
Epping, April 20th, 1840. E.

TIrE WEATHER.—The weather is still beat''
tiful, and the heat from mid-day till three in the afternoa ll:
more like the dog-days of July than in the month of Arl,
In the evenings, however, a pretty severe degree of tenWernna
a
tune is felt, and a heavy fall of rain would now be welcome ho
beneficial in every respect. A commercial gentleman whn lot
traveled over a considerable breadth of country
ten days, including almost every corner in the kingdom of' iv,
at,asures us that he has never seen such fair agricultural prcnum
the same period of the season, and the farmers univelluk"3
admit that the present year is from a fortnight to three wecw,
within the,ife,
in advance of the ordinary class of seasons. From our km' i„
ledge of matters nearer home, we can say that a sirailar
cheering report may be given of the Vale of Clyde.— GlaSOgi
Herald.
he
Mr. Notcutt, who was summoned before t 1
Borough Justices for non-payment of Church-rates, is reP°l.:,.e:l
to have said that "he would not go into the Eccl the
Court ;he would take the lesser evil, and the rate by
order of the Magistrates !" We have authorityp for statinr:
that the Rev.rend Gentleman
timid no such thing but that
,
s% hat he did say was to the effect that the law might tslied
course, and in consequence of this determination We min
stand that a distress warant will be levied upon his go°ds.
Ipswich Exiwess.

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811414;r3.--
On the 10th inst., the wife of f
C. Phipps, a
daughter. o
On the 20th inst., at Lee-park, Blackheath, 31,
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Meadows White, of a daughter.
On the 20th inst., the wife of Wasey Sterry, Esq., of Up'
minster, Essex, of a daughter.

411ARRIED. Mr. J""
On the 17th inst., at St. James's, Piccadilly,
Waite Collitigwowl, of Holborn hill, to Miss Ellen Gibbin'•
On the 200, inst., at Strathfleidsaye church, Edward VoY,
ik sere
Edwards, Esq., only son of John Edwards, Esq.' of Dol
Merionethshire, to orgiana, eldest daughter of G. 13. 13ca
champ. Esq., of the Priory, near Reading.
On the ilst inst„ at St. Mary's church, 13ryanston-s4
Skellington litistaw, Esq., Lieutenant 95th Itment, t y
Heir
liana, eldest daughter of the late Lieutenant-General
Raliiiigh Knight, of Portman-street.

mien.
On the Bth inst., at Paris, MariAtm Silvestri Coles, eldest
daughter of the Rev. John Coles, of Silehester, Hants.
On the Itith inst., at Tunbridge-wells, Mrs. Attila Cat ha'
ritla Poole, aged 84. of
On the 16th inst., Mrs. Meeo, relict of Arr. Joseph 'l'cen'
Biggleswade, aged 78.
On the 17th inst., as Goudhurst, Ralph Oakden, sen., Esq"
aged 80. f the
Ort Mod Friday, at Bayswater, Mrs. Madeley, wi"°we
KeoingtO
I,lle. Mr. George Madeley, of Warwick-square,
aged 69.
On the 18th inst., at Thames Ditton, Surrey, Henry Strud-
wieke, Esq,, aged 71.
On the loth inst., at Chiswick-grove, Walter, the infant son
of Septimus Burton, Esq.
On the 19th inst., at Bankside, Henry, the third son of 3Jr•
J. 11. Shears, aged,l9.
On the 19th inst., at Halesworth, Suffolk, Elizabeth, the
wire of Robert Crabtree, Esq.
On the 19th inst., in Tari;;ock-square John Bowden, EA'
of Ednaston Lodge, Derby, aged 6".
On the 17th inst., at Church-street,'- Camberwell, Mr. Job"
Griffin, aged 41

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