The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-13 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE ASSOCIATION.

PAROCHIAL COMMITTEE.

The fifteenth anniversary of this association, which
was formed for obtaining equal parochial rights for the
inhabitants of this extensive parish, was celebrated yes-
terday by a dinner, in the Marylebono Theatre, at
which John Williams, Esq., Oxford-street, presided ;
G. Daniel, Eiq., being vice chairman. Henry Charles
Wilson acting as honOrary secretary on the occasion.
The business of the day was conducted by a number
of gentlemen, who fulfilled their stewardship admirably.
Through the liberality of Mr. Loveridge, the proprietor
of the theatre, a gentleman who, by the exercise cf
ability and honourable conduct, has been enabled to
build this theatre, and assume his present position in
society, the use of the structure, and the gas-light was
given gratis. Another gentleman gratuitously boarded
the pit over, so as to render the place eligible for the pur-
pose. Many other instances of a similar spirit might be
noticed. The best use was made of the space, and this
agreeable little theatre presented a scene of friendly con-
viviality unusually pleasing, even on such occasions.
Indeed, the arrangements were excellent. The dinner,
provided by Mr. Sarson, of the Windsor Castle, was
liberal, and put on the table in his usual style. The
vocal corps comprised Mr. Ransford, Mr. Collyer, and
Mr. Sporle, who, with the assistance of a brass band,
greatly enlivened the proceedings of the day. The at•
tendance was very numerous and highly respectable; and
the meeting was graced by ladies, who filled the boxes.
Among the company present were Sir C. Napier, M P.,
J. Williams, Esq., M.P., and , with the
bulk of the most respectable inhabitants of the district.
. . . .

The cloth having been withdrawn,
Non Nobis was sung admirably by the vocalists.
After this,

The CHAIRMAN said that he had a toast to propose,
which he was quite sure would be acceptable to the men
of Marylebone. That toast was " The Qneen."—(Ap-
plause.) It was a curious and singular coincidence that
this country had always flourished when a Queen was
the Sovereign, and it was the peculiar merit of our pre-
sent Queen, that she was the first who had governed
simply with a view to the benefit of the people, and not
with a view to class interests. This was the case now,
and he trusted the men orMarylebone would do their ac-
customed justice to themselves.
Glee—" God save the Queen."
The next toast which the CHAIRMAN had to. propose,
and it was one which he was quite sure would meet with
a ready response, was "The health of the Prince of
Wales, the Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, and the
rest of the Royal Family resident in England." He
trusted every gentleman would charge their glasses with
bumpers, as he felt assured every heart would respond
to the toest,--for he felt equally sure that the Queen
would pay as much attention to the education of the
Prince of Wales, as the Queen had done to her own.
Glee--" God save the Prince and the Queen."
The next toast was "The Parochial Committee of
Marylebone." For fifteen years, through good report
and evil report, the Parochial Committee had
been zealously engaged in obtaining the prin-
ciple of self government. During the whole of
that time, since the Poor-law Commissioners had
been appointed, the members of this Parochial
Committee had been opposed to the principle of cen-
tralisation. He had always been opposed to this prin-
ciple, and had been annoyed by the way in which the
magistrates of England had suffered themselves to be
insulted by the three Commissioners of Somerset House.
Every parish in London succumbed to this despotic
Government but the men of Marylebone ; but the
wealth, the energy, and the nearness of the parish to
the seat of the Government, had enabled the Parochial
Committee to oppose with success the endeavours of
those despotic monarchs, and had thus brought back the
good old Saxon rule of parochial self government. The
parish had hurled back into the teeth of those potentates
the assumption of power which they had, without any
sufficient authority, taken up. This parish—and not
only this parish, but the whole country—were indebted
to his Hon. Friend Sir Charles Napier for havingbrought
this subject forward, and for having forced upon the
House of Commons the consideration of this subject ; and
he trusted that ere long he should have the advantage and
the enjoyment of celebrating the utter downfall of those
potentates. His friend, Mr. George Daniel, who did
him the honour this day to face him, would respond to
the toast, and while calling upon the_assembly to listen
with attention to what fell from his friend, he would
assert that a more energetic, able, and persevering man
he had never met with in the parish of Marylebone.
Mr. DANIEL felt that in the respondence to this
toast a great task had been committed to him, but still
he felt that it was a task which ought to be agreeable
to any man ; and in doing so he would only glance
at what had occurred of late years in the business of
the parish, and he would only allude to the
principles which had been carried out by their com-
mittee, and the first. of these was, that of self-govern-
ment. This had been exemplified in the present contest
in a remarkable manner. Mr. Daniel proceeded
through the several points of the discussion, and con-

eluded an able and eloquent speech, by stating that the
objects of this association was the hightest of all—
Glory to God, and good principle towards men.
Song—" The Vestrymen of Marylebone."
Mr. JOSEPH proposed the next toast, and after
stating that after having had fourteen or fifteen years'
experience, he would say, no man who was a
member of the vestry was otherwise than a poor
man's friend. (Mr. Joseph here read a letter of apology
from Sir B. Hall, which apologised for his absence on
the plea of a pleasure excursion to Scotland, which
would prevent his attendance.) He did not think this
apology satisfactory—(Applause)—and when the asser-
tion was made he would exempt the Member who was
present (Sir C. Napier), who, whenever he was re-
moved from his present or his future position—whether
that position vacated his seat or not—would carry with
him the good-will of the electors of Marylebone. Mr.
Joseph concluded an able speech by proposing the
"Health of the Members for the borough."
Sir CHARLES NAPIER returned thanks, in the course
of which proceeding he stated his satisfaction at having
attended every meeting within the last two years
whereat the feelings of the constituency were expressed.
After speaking of Sir Robert Peel as going by a cir-
cuitous course in forwarding the objects of the people,
he said that the present Ministry had had a severe lesson
some time ago, and it must be allowed that all the
secondaries had been largely incorporated, and he
was perfectly satisfied, that if the same course was
pursued, it would lead to large and beneficial measures.
He must say that the constituency of Marylebone was
the most easy with which he had ever had to deal, for
his door was open from nine in the morning till three or
four o'clock in the evening, and it was only three or four
times a week that he was applied to, either on public or
private objects. With respect to the lunatic asylum, he
must say, after a patient inquiry, that the pauper had
every relief which was necessary, and that if the
parishioners would wait till next session, they would
obtain every enfranchisement which they desired from
the thraldom of the Poor-law Commissioners.
Glee—" Should mirth our moments crown."
Mr. SAVAGE proposed the health of Mr. Protheroe,
M.P. for Halifax, a friend who had come forward in the
hour of need, and a friend in need is a friend indeed.
Mr. PROTHEROE said that in returning thanks, which
he most cordially did, he must disclaim the honour of
having come forward in the first instance without
solicitation. In the first instance he had been returned
for Bristol on the principle that Dissenters were-not to
pay any part of the expenses of the members of
the Established Church, and it was on that principle
that he had accepted this invitation. An Hon. Friend
of his had alluded to the House of Commons, and in
doing so he might say that it was his rule to begin at
the beginning of the session, and go on to the end of it.
Mr. POTTER proposed the next toast, for the pre-
vention of centralisation, and stated that in the pro-
position of this toast he saw individuals from every
parish of the metroplis. He was inclined to repudiate
the Bill that was called the Metropolitans' Bill, but he
was decided to put the saddle on the right horse, and
call it Protheroe's Bill, and it was to that man above all
in the House of Commons that the debt of gratitude
was owing. He rejoiced, at any rate, at the presence of
one of the members of the borough, but there was one
man whose,progress through Parliament he had watched,
and he was bound to say that there was one who had
always been the advocate of the many, and not of the
few, and that man was Mr. Williams, the member for
Coventry.
The toast was drunk with great applause.
Mr. Wieueets returned thanks, and in doing so said
that nothing could be more gratifying to the feelings of
a public man than the approbation of his neighbonrs.
He had felt nothing more than the honour of being
elected to a membership'of the select vestry,andhe re-
grettedfor that he had not had so manys d
he had
_esired, but
opportunities
attending on this vestry so often a
he had other and important duties in anotherplace.hiclht
had been his lot to be mixed up with the parishes which
had a corrupt system to rely aspen. The parish of
MarylebOne was conducted at one-third of the
expense which was outlayed in the City of London.
A great public writer with whom he was acquainted, had
said that the great salvator of the country was to be
tound in the principle of self-government, and if any
great calamity should arise, such as that of a national
convulsion, that the great safeguard of the country must
be found in this principle ; and whenever his services
could avail he should be happy to place them at the dis-
posal of this constituency.
Glee—" When shall we three meet again."
Mr. WILSON, Honorary Secretary, proposed with
great effect the health of Mr. Loveridge, the proprietor
of the theatre, and in doing so would particularly
remark the attendance of the younger men of the com-
munity, commonly called " Young England," and who
were to be trustees of the great principles in which they
were themselves engaged. He would take this oppor-
tunity of acknowledging the presence of the visitors,
who were inhabitants of the neighbouring parishes,
and he would associate with them those who had been
inhabitants, but who were now members of other
parishes, and he never recollected an instance in which
they required assistance from the adjacent parishes in
which he had ever been ready to render it. He would,
therefore, couple the name of Mr. Hovendon with the
toast which he had to propose.
Mr. HOVENDON returned thanks with much feeling.
Several local toasts were afterwards proposed, and
the meeting separated to prepare for the ball.

THE MITRDER AT AINTREE RACES.—Robert Farmes
has been fully committed for trial at the approaching assizes,
on the charge of having caused the death of Elizabeth
Bateson, by strangulation, on the last night of Aintree
races. The additional evidence taken yesterday threw very
little light on this mysterious and melancholy affair.—Liver-
pool Times.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Yesterday afternoon, about
two o'clock, Mrs. La Fontneg, of Wimpole street, Caven-
dish-square, had a reticule cut from her arm, between
Temple-bar and St. Clement's-churchyard, containing 3071.,
that she had just received in Fleet-street, for the rents of
houses,