The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-04 00:00:00

TDB NEWLY-ELECTED VESTRY OF

ST. PANCRAS.

Yesterday the first sitting of the Representative
Vtstry of St. Pancras since the late severely con-
tested ward elections, was held in the Vestry-
hall, Camden-town. Nearly a hundred of the
representative body attended, and the gallery
was so crowded by ratepayers that a large number
were accommodated with Feats behind the bar in
the body of the hall. Several of thenewly elected
and popular members, on entering to take their
seats were received with applause.
As the clock struck ,two, the hour of meeting,
Mr. DOUGLAS moved, and Mr. DYKE seconded
the nomination of Mr. R. Brettingham as chair-
man. Mr. AUSTIN moved, and Mr. Howge
seconded, as an amendment, that Mr. Church-
warden Cameron take the chair.

The amendment was negatived and the motion
carried by a majority of more than two to one.
Mr. BRETTINGHANI then, amidst applause in the
vestry and gallery, took the chair. He could not
refrain, on that occasion, from referring to the gieat
triumph which the Liberal party had just achieved
in that parish. (Hear.) He would not have done
so, but for the precedent set two years ago by a
certain reverend gentleman, who then assumed the
chair as a matter of right, and who boasted of the
" new era" which had then dawned for the parish
of St. Pancras. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) They
all knew too painfully what that " new era" had
produced. (Hear.) It is now a matter of history.
They had to submit to the dictum of a tyrannical
majority. (Hear.) He hoped, however, that the
present majority would profit by the errors and
avoid the rocks and quicksands upon which their
opponents had been dashed to pieces. (Hear.)
There was a retributive justice iu all things, and
that day was a powerful evidence that such was the
case in that parish. (Cheers.)
The minutes having been read, after some dis-
cussion as to the suspension of the bye-laws, which
was abandoned,
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Mr. HUDSON moved the re-election of Mr. Thos.
Ross and Mr. Mortimer Timpson' and Mr. R. Fur-
niss, as members of the Burial Board for the en-
suing three years ; and it was also notified that it
was the intention of the majority to nominate Mr.
William Dyke for the vacancy in the same Board
created by the resignation of Major Cobbe. (Ap-
plause )
Mr. HOWES seconded the nomination of Messrs.
Ross, Timpson, and Furniss, and it was carried
unanimously ; and the election in the room of
Major Cobbe was appointed to take place that dal
fortnight.
A ballot took place for the election of five
auditors, the Liberal party carrying the whole of
their candidates, viz., Mr. W. Stevens, 65 votes;
' Mr. E. Billing, 62 • Mr. T. Dixon, 62 • Mr. J.
Chant, 59 ; Mr. G.labbis, 54 • Mr. W. Alexander,
18 ;Mr. P. Boddy, 12 ; and dr. J. W. Hudson, 4.

The annual accounts of the vestry were pre'
sented by the auditors, and created great astonish-
ment. They found the parish in debt 189,738;
11s., viz., 135,3001. lls. contracted by the Diu
paving boards, 30,2001., owing by the burial
board, 6,000/. for paving the New-road, 1,738/. for
paving in Agar Town, 3,0001. on buildings, at
workhouse, and 13,500/. recently borrowed by the
vestry. (Loud cries of "Hear' hear.") The alr
nual interest to be paid was 8,7521. 17s. The
auditors condemned the borrowing money on loan,
and urged some steps to be devised to reduce tbie
interest. On a motion that these accounts be
printed, it was remarked that the debt had been
denied. The motion was carried, and a return
ordered as to the finances of the parish.
The meeting was adjourned till next Wednesdals