The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-16 00:00:00

ST. DUNSTAN, STEPNEY.

A meeting of the rate-payers of the hamlet of Mile-end
Old Town, which forms a greater portion of the exten-
sive parish of Stepney, was held on Monday, at the
Town house, Mile-end-road, to elect churchwardens and
other officers for the ensuing year. A society, called
the Stepney Anti-Church-rate and Parochial Reform
Association, sont out placards, recommending Mr. Morse
and Mr. Howlett for churchwardens. The Church party
rent a requisition to Messrs. Head and Hawkins, church-
wardens fbr the past year, to allow themselves to be
again put in nomination. The contest was looked upon
as a struggle between the church-rate and anti-church-
rate parties. After several speeches, the question was
put to a show of hands by the Rev. Mr. Vaudrey, the
rector, who presided on the occasion. The majority was
three to one in favour of the old churchwardens, and
they were declared to be re elected for the ensuing year.
The anti-church-rate party demandeded a poll, but they
abandoned their intention, and said they should fight
the battle of church-rates in another way.

ISLINGTON.
On Tuesday a vestry
held the church, Mr. Thomasg of the rate-payers of St.
Mary, Islington, was
Walter Perry, sen., churchwarden, in the chair, to elect
sanidieupon the churchwardens for for the ensuingisretzr,
'iral business of the parish.
and Jackson were elected churchwardens. E. Lacy,tn
called the attention of the meeting to the disgracefulgmi
condition of Islington-green, which had been granted
by the Marquis of Northampton for the benefit and or- I
nament of the parish, but which was allowed to remain
in such a neglected state, that instead of being either
useful or ornamental, it had become a complete nuisance.
Several other parishioners having expressed a hope that
itieasure; would be adopted to improve the green, it was
ultimately resolved that those suggestions should be
speedily acted upon. The vestry-clerk stated, that 2,247
worn-out horses acd asses had been slaughtered in the
parish. Thanks having been voted to the churchwarden,
the meeting separated.

HACKNEY.
On Tuesday the annual election of parochial officers
took place in the vestry-room of the church, the Rev.
T. 0. Goodchild, rector, in the chair.
Mr. ROPER proposed the re-election of Mr. Pulley as
vestry-ckrk. No opposition was made.
A resolution empowering the churchwardens to make
provision for an increase of salary was then carried.
Messrs. Bonter and Man were elected churchwardens.
The other officers were chosen without opposition, an
increase of 151. being made to the sexton's salary, in
compensation for decline of interment fees,
&c,. arising
from ihe proximity of the metropolitan cemeteries. After
a vote of thanks to the rector, the meeting separated.
At four o'clock the inhabitants assembled at t
isheionerrs
coa-
mittee-rooro, Church -street, to elect 13 comms
for the Tower Hamlets Court of Requests. A spirited.
discussion ensued upon an opposition raised byr. Mr. C.
to the re-election of Mr. G. Odor, tralistrate,
Green
whole condnot, with that of Messrs. Butler and Hum-
phreys, in relation to an allegNl connexion, as provi-
sioi n co
nlcutlicootocoit.:ntepe,r,n, with the Metropolitan Railways
Tti
gentlemen was severely animadverted on.
The accused
men defended themselves ; and the
meeting deprecating the introduction of any further dis•
cuision on the sub.',ect, dropped, and the board was
ultimately elected.