The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-14 00:00:00

PARISH OF KENSINGTON.

Yesterday a meeting of the inhabitant rate-payers of
the parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington, was held
in the large room of the National Schools, for the pur-
pose of electing churchwardens and other parochial
officers for the ensuing' year.

The venerable and Rev. John Sinclair, M.A., Arch-
deacon of Middlesex and vicar of Kensington, having
taken the chair,

Mr. HANSON said as no inhabitant had come forward
to propose a gentleman as the parish churchwarden for
the ensuing year, he begged to propose a tradesman,
sell known to all present, who, on the recent election
for Guardians, stood fifth on the list, who had served
all the minor offices in the parish, and who had on all
occa.ions done his duty fearlessly and faithfully. He
meant Mr. G. H. Sasse, of the High-street.—(Hear,
hear, and cheers.)
Air. HARLEY seconded the nomination.
Mr. S. Cousins, as no one else had come forward to
do so, would propose that Mr. J. Bellworth), the late
parish warden, who had so ably and efficiently performed
the duties of the office during the past year, should con-
tinue the office for another year.
Mr. BELLWORTIIY then said he had been so pressed
by his friends around trim to fill the office for another
year, that, though oppo•ed to his own wishes, he would
consent to do so.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. MILEY said, he must confess he felt considerable
reluctance, as a new inhabitant of the parish, to come
with the complaint he was about to make, but he felt it
to be his duty to do so, and he would fearlessly perform
that duty. He had not yet been an inhabitant two
years, but on entering the parish he felt it to be his
duty to attend worship in his parish church. He had
accordingly done so, and had asked for a seat, but was
reiused, although he saw seats vacant on the right and
left of him, into which he was refused admittance. Now,
by the statute of the Ist of Elizabeth, chap. 2, sec. 14,
it was enacted that every parishioner not resorting to
his parish church was liabl to be fined one shilling, and
it appeared monstrous to him that when the parishioners
are compelled by law to resort to the parish church, they
should, through the arrangements of the churchwards,
be refused a seat. A case in p tint had been decided by
a high Ecclesiastical judge. It was the case of th2elaaraisni3
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Sheppard, of Kensington-square (Registrar to the Bishop
of London), as his churchwarden for the ensuing year.
Several of the leading inhabitants having borne testi-
mony to the eminent qualifications of Mr. Sheppard for
the office, that gentleman explained at some 1, ngth the
principles ort which he should act while churchwarden,
and the other appointments having been filled up, the
vestry broke up.

PARISH OF 'T. MARTIN-IN-TH

FIELDS.

Yesterday a meeting of the inhabitants of this parish,
according to ancient custom and usage, was held in the
vestry-room, for the purpose of electing churchwardens,
sidesmen, and other parochial officers for the year en-
suing, and also to receive the accounts of the Committee
for paving, cleaosing, and lighting of the parish for the
last year. The Rev. Sir R. 11. Duckenfield, Bart., the
vicar, in the chair. For four or five years toe gentle-
men nominated for churchwardens and sidesmen have
been chosen unanimously. Such was the case yesterday ;
and Messrs. Hall and Dalton were appointed, without
opposition, as churchwardens. The other officers ha‘-
ing been proposed and seconded, no opposition was
offered. A desultory conversation took place upon the
Paving Committee's Accounts, with respect to the Health
of Towns Bill, and the good that might be dune by the
Committee in ihquiriiig into the nature of the drainage,
&e., in some of the crowded courts in the parish, which
seemed tp be the general wish of those present.

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