The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-15 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.

SIR PETER LAURIE AND STREET ADVERTISING VANS.--
REFUSAL OF SIR JAMES GRAHAM TO RECEIVE THE
DEPUTATION.
On Saturday, at the weekly meeting of the Maryle-
bone Vestry, the Rev. Dr. Spry in the chair,
Mr. FLOOD, the vestry clerk, stated that pursuant to
the resolution of the Vestry, on the motion of Sir Peter
Laurie, relative to perambulating advertising vans, he:had
written a letter to the Secretary of State, which, together
with the reply, he would now read to the Vestry :
" Court House, St. Marylebone, 10th June, 1846.
" Sir,--I am directed by the Vestry of this parish to
inform you, that a deputation of members of the vestry
has been appointed to wait upon you as her Majesty's
Secretary of State for the Home Department, to repre-
sent to you the many evils arising from the present
dangerous practice of perambulating advertising vans
through the crowded streets of the metropolis. The
deputation consists of the Earl branvers, Sir Peter
Laurie, and six other gentlemen ; and I am further di.
rected to request the favour of an appointment for an in-
terview at the Home-office.

" I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,
" C. FLOOD, Vestry Clerk.
To the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Bart., M.P.,
Secretary of State, 84c."
To this communication he (Mr. Flood) had received
,he following reply :

" Whitehall, June 11, 1846.
" Sir,—l am directed by Sir James Graham to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th in-
stant, and in reply to inform you that Sir James
Graham regrets that pressure of public business at
present places it out of his power to fix a time for an
interview with a deputation of members of the Maryle-
bone Vestry, but Sir James Graham will be happy to
attend to any written communication which the vestry
may desire to make to him.
"I havo the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant
" H H. D. O'BRIEN, Private Secretary.
" C. Flood, Esq., Vestry Clerk, St. Marylebone."
Sir P. LAURIE said he considered this reply exhibited
great courtesy on the part of the Secretary of State, and
a desire to do something in the matter. There could be
no doubt that at the present moment Sir James Graham
had but little or no time to spare, and it would, there-
fore, perhaps be better that the committee should meet
forthwith, and draw up a statement of the evils arising
from the van nuisance to the public in writing. He
would therefore move that a statement be drawn up for
presentation to the Home Secretary.
Mr. G. DANTELL seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.

ST. DIARY'S HOSPITAL.
On the application of Earl Manvers, the use of the
Court-house was unanimously granted for the holding of
a public meeting in order to aid the fund now raising
for the completion of the St. Mary's (Marylebone and
Paddington) Hospital, the foundation-stone of which, it
will be remembered, was laid by his Royal Highness
Prince Albert on the 28th of June last.
The vestry then separated.

THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S FETE.—The second
of the series of fetes given by this society took place on Sa-
o furday at Chiswick, and certainly on no former occasion,
with perhaps one exception, was ever so numerous an assem-
blage got together in the gardens. From two o'clock till
four, or half past four, there were three continuous moving
lines of carriages from Hammersmith to the entrance of the
grounds. The whole of Turnham -green was covered with
one dense mass of vehicles; and within the walls of the
gardens, in the course of the day, not less than 74,000 people
were congregated. Large as is the space within the walls,
and spacious as are the walks, there was little room to spare;
and around the bands of the musicians, as each band respec-
tively played, there was a perfect crowd. The flowers and
fruits were, as on former shows, of the highest class ; indeed,
nothing could surpass the splendid specimens of hor-
ticultural and floricultural science,
Edgington,under
of
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enormous tents erected by Mr. Benjamin
Borough. A tent after the oriental style, erected by the
the Turkish
Pacha,
manufacturer, lust mentioned, and decorated with
crescent and ag, was placed for his Ibrahim Highness
who was present in the early part of the day, and under it
the hero of Nezib reposed, smoking his cigar, and enjoying
the scene. It would be almost impossible
fashionhe
metropolis impossible to enumerate by
and 0
ft a
name all the people of rank
ssem b l ewd ,e tbe uptr
ei-t
may be said that the whole elite
sent; so many elegant females were hardly ever collected
together before on' any
ot
occasion, nor was the fete ever more
f
brilliant. The demandices and refreshments was un-
precedently great,- and, not withstanding the ample supply of
Mr. Gunter, the commissariat was at last exhausted. The
arrangement of the music was very good ; the Coldstream,
Horse Guards, and Artillery bands were in atteudance.