The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-30 00:00:00

ELECTION OF OVERSEERS.

LAMBETlL—Yesterday a vestry meeting of the in-
habitants of the four several districts of this parish,
viz.. Bishop's Liberty, Prince's Liberty, Marsh
and Wall, and the Vauxhall and Stockwell Liberty,
was held at the Vestry-hall, for the nomination, by the
inhabitants, of four substantial householders in each dis.
trict to serve the office of Overseers, of the poor for the
year ensuing. The persons nominated are to be re-
turned. according to the Act of Parliament, to the Jus-
tices of the Peace for the county of Surrey, at the next
Petty Sessions, fOr the appointment therefrom of four
to be Overseers of the said parish during the year next
ensuing.

The Rev. Dr. D'O VLEY presided as chairman.

Mr. WILLIAms nominated the following persons
for the _

BISHOP'S LIBERTY :—H. P. Davis, Palace Wharf ;
E. Messenger, Lambeth•walk ; G. Webb, Lambeth-
walk ; W. Amor, Lambeth-walk.
Mr. FALL proposed, as a counter list—Mr. J. Doul.
ton. High-street ; J. NV. Stratton, Lambeth-wa;k ;
J. Harrison, Doris-street ; J. Grady, Union-place.
After sonic sharp discussion, Dr. D'OYLLY said, a
poll having been demanded, it became his duty to grant
the poli, and ordered it to be held at the porch of St.
Mary, Lambeth church, at the close of the business of
the day ; to close at five o'clock, and continue three days.
PRINCE'S LIBERTY.—For this liberty the following
inhabitants were nominated :—E. Thornton, Harlyford-
place ; W. A. Papineau, M trlborough-place ; 'F. Thorn-
ton, Hariyford-place ; Hatch, Clayton-place.
List proposed by the Liberals :—E. Bushell, Ken-
nington-lane ; Thomas Bennett, Vauxhall-walk ; T.
Tevan, Prince's-place ; T. Buck, Pilri:-place.

A show of hands was taken, and a poll demanded.
MARsll AND WALL LIEERTY.—W. Merrit, York-
road ; Tho:nas Greathead, Bridge-road ; Robert Taylor,
Lambeth-terrace ; M. Wall.

By the Liberals.—John Archbutt, J. Shields, C.
Padden, 11. Fiske. _ _

The show of hands was taken, a poll demanded, and
granted.
Our LIBERTY —For this liberty the names were—
C. L. Francis, —; W. Force, Water-lane ; W. Lee-
son, Vassal-road ; T. Lambert, Prospect-place.
Mr. NINES had a counter list to propose7-Henry
Smith, Stockwell ; Wm. Smith, Lower 'false-hill ; Mr.
O. Saunders, Acre-lane ; Roger Wall, Brixton.
After a show of hands a poll was demanded and
granted.
Sr. SAVIOUR, SOUTIIWARK.—On Tuesday a public
Vestry was held in the Vestry-room of the church of
the above parish, for the purpose of nominating eight
housekeepers to be returned to the Justices of the
Peace for their appointment of four of them to be
Overseers of the Poor for the year ensuing, and upon
other business.

The names of four housekeepers for the Borough
side, and four for the Clink Liberty, were put in nomi-
nation and returned.

CORONER'S IN QUEST.

DEATH ',ROM LOCK-3AW.—Yesterklay afternoon an
inquest was held before Mr. Baker, at the London Hos-
pital, on the body of John Draper, aged 50, of 6, Sher-
wood-place, Betlinal•green.
Maria Draper, wife of the deceased, said, that on
Thursday last the deceased was leaving the first floor
room to go to his work, when he slipped, and fell to the
bottom of the stairs. He did not mention that he was
much hurt until Saturday afternoon, when hee
vrcom-
plained that his back ached, and that his jawstiverd id noty
stiff, so that he could hardly swallow.
apply at the hospital until Wednesday last,
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POP UL ATJO N OF GALlClA.—According to
than fourteen times, with a furore of applause.
an official census of the population of Galicia, recently
published by the Vienna papers, it appears that the total
number of inhabitants is 4,763661, of whom 32,212 are
gentlemen, and 4,783 ecclesiastics. The Roman Catholics
are 2,094,443; United Greeks, 2,077,993; Greeks,
69,327 ; Protestants, 212,333 ; and Jews, 4,828.