The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-27 00:00:00

STLit PANCRAS WORKHOUSE.

Yesterday afternoon a special meeting of the directors
of the poor of St. Pancras was held in the board-room
of the vestry-hall, for the purpose of considering what
steps should be taken in resistance to the Poor-law
Board, in their attempt to assume control over the affairs'
of the parish of St. Pancras.

Mr. Churchwarden Streeten occupied the chair, and
the letter received on the previous week having been
read, announcing the determination of the Poor-law
Board to issue rules, orders, and regulations for the
management of St. Pancras Workhouse.
The CHAIRMAN also announced, amidst great astonish-
ment and excitement, that the Poor-law Board had that
day issued their orders under their official seal, to the
master, the matron, the chaplain, the overseer, and all
other officers connected with the poor department.
They had also forwarded these orders and regulations to
the directors and vestry, with the following communi-
cation :

" Poor-law Board, Whitehall, August 25, 1856.
" ST. PANCRAS PARISH-ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Poor-law Board to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th instant, and to
inform you that, in accordance with their intention, al-
ready communicated to you, they have issued the follow-
ing orders, namely—
" An order fixing the maximum accommodation of the
workhouse of the parish of St. Pancras and of its several
wards respectively ; an older respecting the management
of the workhouse, and prescribing the duties of its officers;
an order prescribing the rules for the administration of out
relief in the parish : and an order directing the vestry of
the parish to appoint an auditor to audit their accounts.
The board herewith transmit to you six copies of the first-
mentioned order, two copies of the last-mentioned order,
and 20 copies of each of the two other orders.—J am, sir,
your obedient, servant,

" R. W. GREY, Secretary."

Mr. TURNER then moved the resolutions, to the effect
that "the directors of the poor of St. Pancras had never
acknowledged, and still denied, the right and legal au-
thority of the Poor•law Baard to issue orders or instruo-

tions to the directors, and that they will continue to
manage the poor irrespective of the orders of the Poor-
law Board." Mr. Turner proceeded to contend that the
local act of St. Pancras precluded the right of the Poor-
law Board to interfere with that parish.
Mr. STOCKTON seconded the motion, and asked whe-
ther Sir B. Hall's Local Management Act of last ses-
sion, a hich was to extend local self-government with a
awn or not ? If the Poor-law Board were permitted
to have. this power, that board would be reduced to a

erfect set of nonei.tities.
Mr. Churchwarden WYATT moved an amendment to
appoint a committee to consider the jurisdiction the
Poor-law Board had, if any, over the affairs of that
parish, with power to take the advice of counsel. He
was as determined to oppose the entrance of the Poor•law
Board as any man there, but thought this the wiser

course.
Mr. Oils seconded the amendment.

Mr. Turner's motion was carried by a majority of 17
to 4. The officers were ordered to take no notice of the
orders, which were referred to a special meeting of the
vestry.