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MORNING EDI'T'ION•

LAMBETH RATEPAYERS' A SSO-

T' • • ter • t A
re, Leen 4.1 aik, Ch t:r wds take.) at F,te
by Mr. II arr=eew, Desuty, Mr. Loetsnin, whe
111Pwards of 70 parishioners
were prete: t. A good
14.er having peen discussed, " Non nobis " was sung
excellent style by Messrs. Bannister, Fry, and
o The
- saHAIRMAN, iu a very happy straie, eulogised
-,,ell'S!• meetings as affording bright spots in, the path of
4!!ire, and proposed the toast " The penile, the source of
4gltenate power." In doing so, be said, however
Izight be denied by the Aristocracy, the Clergy, or
44 u.l ,
other class, the sentanent embodied in the toast
tirr4ed part of our Constitution, and was embodied
iLeoretically 'a our awe.{ If all had a. hearty e
In'lon of all " Esatestr," as he had—( Hear,
'ar)--tl.ey would never again hear of such gross and
Itliteniatie bribery, as late occurrences had brought to
P'tse-i Cheers.) He trusted the time was not far
it!hint when the
people would fully leare the power
tch actually was in their hands at elections—when
eY did so we would have a different House of Com-
te" than we had now. The toest was drank with all
elLe honours.
e
he CHAIRMAN then proposed "The Queer." They
4i7 all interested hi her good government.—
,ii„"ar
".) Some oajected to a wo:nan ruling over tee
-"iel of a great empire like England, but he was
;e4l
those who thought that it was better to live
the reign of a virtuous Queen than under that of
1411: gate King.—(Hear.) Many ameliorations had
,1!I Place in our laws—the punishment of death was
seldom inflicted to what it was in his young days—
Se ?-!r> hear)—and lie trusted all present would live to
:(abet wholly removed from the Statute book.—
ile"heerts) The papers of last Monday must hasten
a wished-for consummation to their wishes.-
4,a1.') It was heart-rending to think that a man
hii:Pit to death in such a horrid manner, who, on the
Calk
of eternity declared his innocence of the crime
against him. Let them hope that our gra-
p.: Queen, with her womanly feelings, would soon
ie in giving her sanction to an Act abolishing such
ol3bnient. The toast was drank with enthusiasm.
The Queen's Anthem."
the CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN then proposed " Prince Albert and
44144 of the Royal Family now in England," which
,eesAti was responded to most cordially.
t Le" Here's a health to the Prince and the Queen."
kw' PALL then proposed, " The Associated Rate-
s,s of L inibctle" In doing so he said be supposed
S‘2oast was put into his hands because he was the
'''cithattler for Reform in the parish, although not
1!'1Ilest. He was always sorry to see parochial asso-
rh,;lll3 at all—the reason was that he thought all the
lit! ought to be united as one family—then there
C
eh be no necessity for associations.—(Cheers.) But
eAl,,alsociations were formed on one side, it was gene-
to be necessary to form associations on the other
isa After going through a history of the associations
io;7' Parish during the thirty-three years he had lived
r• le, he said he had no doubt there was enough
11,hblie principle in the parish as to once more give
illbe upper hand in the parochial affairs, which
lecs°4lY wanted for the benefit of all. The worthy
ks4han defended his conduct while filling the office of
le;°eYor of the Highways, which had been grossly mis-
kttlented by the opposite piney. It was necessary that
the boulcl exer t themselves, for the present guardians had
ltt*lY doubled the rates, though the number of poor
itte, the same, and the contracts were male very low
4114 e outgoing Guardians. They worked in secret,
th the former Guardians threw their doors open.
ih,"ale-payers must say on Easter Tuesday which
to jib they liked best—one where everything was
NEI to every parishioner, or one where if a servant of
sti house divulged one word of what took place
tic,:illst the Guardians, the servants of the rate-payers
le' be instantly dismissed.
toast was drank with all the honours.
isd I:* GRADY then proposed "Parochial Reform." He
114 the sentiment of the toast entered more deeply into
S4Poekets of the public than even general Reform, be-
lit:/e their pockets ware reached through parochial
to to in a vast variety of ways--through the
thja-sate, watching,and lighting rate, the county rate,
tt,,,;ewer rate, the police rate, and many others. He
tf betillled Sturges Bourne's Act, which gave plurality
Veh''eg; that Act was called for by they Church ; it
Isiteleut of the opposition to Church-rates in 1817 and
itt the parish of Christchurch, and was brought
itecit hV the father of the present member for Lam-
Theke result of it was, that Lord Brougham, when
„gti,„
lWh-"Led them to pass the Poor-law, told them that
Iles jtlestion was whether they would amend the law or
Ilke heir estates swallowed up; it was a just judgment
.t
eithl eee party tho gave existence to the plurality of
1%1 They would never base any real re-
-1% ew'li the parish until they had gat Sturges
Ist 7.74 Act repealed, and Sir John Hobhouse's
.7etip,-/sttaduced. He had before said that, col-
fi „•7 end individually, the Protection Asso-
144.'0Iounded in two qualities, lying and cowardice ;
14,Se had said, and that he again repeated, and he
Ne. Without any fear of the consequences. They
V-ia'Po:;ver sow, but the people of Lambeth could
fi,gures. and at the end of the year they would
the rates had been doubled, with the same
441' of poor, and soon they would be turned out ;
they had Sir John C. Hobheuse's Act in
there would be only:alternating parties in office,
liptil° fixed principles would govern the parish. The
11431, with which he acted bad always acted honestly in
1,1144 of the parishioners ; they had acted openly, and
,??Ped they.would soon be replaced.
Allis" toast was drank with enthusiasm and all the
tier,
WILES proposed " Civil and Religious Liberty
Vtis the world." He did so most cordially because
ks,t,lloeeht if it existed at all it would greatly ame-
VP, thee coudition of mankind. It had never
exieted even in our own country.—(Cheers.)
§li it be;a:el that religious liberty existed here
Ito Within a mile of where they were assembled a
fasiwas incarcerated for publishing a book on a reli-
Nlubject. He thought if bell could not prevail
Ndit the Established Church, which was said to be
It:(1 on the rock of ages, why then fear the designs
p"„,ti? He hoped the people generally would co-
Ye and send better men to Parliament, and then
lito,olild get better laws. The toast was received
,titQe timed honours and much applause.
NftP' *Lem) then proposed " Tae Extension of the
ItSsr„"te and vote by Ballot." He defended his
as one of she late Board of Guardians for the
tl""n which office he thought they ought to have been
telith
N, (it any other control than that of the rate-
-1114,,,•1; In place of assisting to reduce the rates, the
Itrlioners had resisted them when they wanted to
a sinecurist at their Board.
Ittle toast was drank with applause.
company were amused during the evening with
Sepßt'od glees from the musical gentlemen.
Noy eral other toasts were proposed, and the corn
, enjoyed themselves till a late hour.
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tk-ROAD BRITISH SCHOOLS.

0e 6 rst annual public meeting of these schools took
ldepi't evening et the Royal Infirmary for Children,
17,01. °O-road. Benjamin Hawes, Esq., M.P., in the
711,e 4Mungst the gentlemen on the pktform were
John Burret, of Camberwell ; the Rev. Geo.
kli4"ptht Andrew White. Esq.,
.M.P.; Messrs. Dunn
111.4,4 fig, of the Parent society, and many of the
;t
ett it'l,,nential gentleman in the neighbourhood.
§4ttil•i'etary read the report, frona which appeared
ttr) want of schools in that part of the, metropolis
tritE9'eat, that within a few weeks of the opening of
Ntkor,l'h Schools, about a twelvemonth ago, they were
some hundreds of the children of the
171;,1141'sses. A considerable expense had been
Vttero lO the fitting up of the school rooms, &c..
4. ZaB n balance of above 100/. against the Institu•
‘..:t4h.tit "era' import•int stutistical facts, relative to the
httteof education in London, were elicited in the
'lth
e Evening. Amongst others it was stated,
'
(14ittentary Returns, that in the City of West-
titit,t; at the very fountain head of legislation, out of
IN,iV .0,000 and 40,000 children of an age capable
►t' 4r,lsiOg instruction in the fudiments of knowledge,
Vin 01 16,000 either had 1,0 education at all, or
ett 4. the habit of receiving w.ttat was worse than
all, A
, mongst the subscriptions annoui2ced, was
I, ti tlavves, Esq., M.P., 5/. additional ; ~Toshua
51, in a&ition to ten guineas I,st year.
to,tri
tikh-,,°;'g the various parties biow,ht to Marlbo-
eet
b,e_ uesday from the station-house, on charges
drunk,;!.o,,c disorderly, &c., was Lord F. C. Beau-
wt,,t'eht:ith"dnacaaarsi,c,, ahrfser
cabh aandeaahzunitionf„, thehim nameF of
Itihix'ta°,f. the 'couTplainant it appeared that while startiodm-
t felld.2, on the preceding night in Queen-street, the
th, 'l,, who was intoxicated, drove his phaeton
l'%ettettedab. and broke the shaft, and on his remonstrating
(1,114- trarlh!,4'. Police constable Flattery, 73 C, who wit-
‘,,,age ,r.tion, then took the defendant into custody.
wou'plounted to 15s. Mr. Long suggested that the
v.1,1/4 le for the parties to come to an amicable ar-
les,t(l, h this suggestion Lord Frederick willingly
' tl'(' parties left the office. It was afterwards
(:)lifirne, at the cabman had received 255. for &images and
kue DISTANCE OF A FIXED STAR.—
th" r:Man astronomer, has made one of the greatest
times, by having asi•ertamed the paral-
-4,411,x ruadk.efstar 61 Cygni. lie found from repeated oi-
okr,,iici°l a c ~rot.ll ugust, 1837, to March, 18-1, th the
,Lwhiel.•Yßlll did not exceed thirty-one hundredth- of
:I:(Yi;t•lt.ro,o,3(.;' Places the distance of that star from us at
4!1. .1) rnini Ines that of the sun, or which is nearly
40,00,-,°" of sf
(dictar motto nearly
tt;i t''°°o mil - • •
Nved, e 5). This immense nce can bets
tilis v when we state that if a cannon-bail were
IN,,ati.
ro would space at the rate of twenty miles a
t"lth,,.°l'ettlay more than six of yews. in
4 ourfrom star to our earth ;
.and if a body could
t),tile_arth to 61 Cygni, at thirty miles an hour
would mule rate as the carriaces on railroads.
' 't
kti,e, v. t.th. trav jauPY at least ninety-six mill:ons of ye,nts.
Ur ce„
,rnote than elemeo naillu,ns of miles in a.
rtli....l_l7.ab.out twelve years in coming tram that.
It" Queen.