The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-07 00:00:00

EASTEI VESTRIES.

ST. PAUL AND ST. BARN ABAS.
Yesterday the parishioners assembled at the school
room, back of the church, Wilton-place, for the
election of churchwardens. The proceedings were
of brief duration, and unexciting compared with
those held during the progress of the memorable
suit, " Westerton v. Liddell," ix the ecclesiastical
courts.

The Hon. and Rev. Mr. LIDDELL, Who was in the
chair, having nominated Jackson, Esq.,
his churchwarden,
The Hon. and Rev. F. BARING proposed the re-
election of Mr. West rton. He explained that it
had been the intention of Mr. Westerton to retire
from the office, and lie could not feel surprised that
that gentleman should have formed that resolution,
considering his exertions and sacrifices, and the
manner in which he had been treated. Mr. Wes-
terton had fought the great battle of their church,
and had been deserted shamefully. They had,
however, on receiving Mr. Westerton's determina-
tion, looked about to find who was the most fit and
proper person to take his place. Amongst others
he had been solicited, but they had one and all de-
clined to fill the office. However, at the last mo•
merit a notification was received from Mr. Wester-
ton, that in consequence of the manyremonstrances
that had been made against his retirement, and the
impossibility of fit ding any gentleman to undertake
the office in his place, he (Mr. Westerton) would
not refuse to again perform the charge. He, there-
fore, had the greatest pleasure in nominating Mr.
Wes' erton to fill the office of churchwarden for the
sixth time. (Cheers.)
Dr. W. HUNTER expressed his pleasure in
seconding the nomination of Mr. Westerton, and
said he would read a letter which had been re-
ceived from Lord J. Russell on the subject of Mr.
Westerton's election, and requesting that a vote of
thanks should be passed to that gentleman for his
past services.

The Clerk, after a pause, and no other candidate
being put in nomination, declared Mr. Westertoa
to have been duly elected, amid loud applause.
Mr. WESTERTON briefly addressed the meeting,
declaring him'elf determined to uphold the interests
of protestautism.

The business of the meeting being at an end,
having occupied only a few minutes, a somewhat
extraordinary circumstance considering the length
of previous meetings, a vote of thanks was pro-
posed by the Hon. and Rev. F. Baring, ana
seconded by Dr. Hunter, to the lion, and rev.
chairman, and the Chairman, in acknowledging the
compliment, said his duties had been very light as
compared with previous meetings, but he was very
glad that the proceedings had passed off so amic-
ably. He begged to thank them for the order that
had been preserved, and he hoped it might be an
earnest to them of future orderly and peaceable
meetings if God blessed them with health to meet
another year hence. (Hear, hear, and several
voices, " But let's have n-ne of your Puseyism,"
and " Down with Popery."
The proceedings then terminated.
The following is a copy of the letter of Lord John
Russell, a pari,honer, lead at the meeting :
" Pembroke-lodge, Richmond, April 1, 1858.
" Sir,---I greatly regret that engagements iu this
neighbourhood will prevent my attending the
vestry of St. Paul's Knightsbridge, on Tuesday
next. Had I been able to do so,' I should have
asked leave to move a vote of thanks to Mr. Wolter-
ton, for his able performance of the duties of
churchwarden, At the close of his fifth year of
office I think he is entitled to a public acknowledg-
ment of the faithfulness with which he has sue-
tained the protestant character of our church. I
hope it will be cheerfull3 accorded to him.--I
remain your obedient seruant,
(Signed)

" J. RUSSELL."

ST. BOTOLPH WITHOUT, BISHOPSGATE.—AA a vestry
meting last evening, Mr, John Tubbett, upper church-
warden, i❑ the char, the chairman was unanimously
clucted upp,,r churchwi4.den for the ensuing year, and
Mr. G. W. Budridge under churchwarden. Messrs.
flopgend, Clarke, and Rooney were appointed overseers.
The chairman read a letter from the vestry clerk resign-
lug his office on the ground of declining health, and
stated that due notice would be given of the election of a
successor. It was then unanimously agreed that the
collector be instructed, i❑ all cases of non-payment of
rates, to take legal proceedings 14 days before the termi-
❑ation of the quarter after the rate is due.
ST. SEPULCHRE, MIDDLESET.-Mr. 11. Braden, St.
John-street, was elected upper churchwarden, and Mr.
Warne, of St. John-street, lower churchwarden ; Messrs.
Turnbull and Folkard were elected sidesmen ; Mr. Hay-
cock, vestry clerk.
ST. SEPULCHRE'S, CITY.—Mr. Lucombe, Mr. T. H.
Fox, and Mr. Aubrau, were elected churchwardens ;
Mr. Fryer, Mr. Bacon, an I Mr. C. Butler, sidemen ;
and Mr. Lloyd, Mr. G. Hill, and Mr. Bedford, over-
, seers.

ST. MARGARET, NEW FISEI-STREET.—Mr. Keeling, of
Hebrew faith, was re-elected senior churchwarden for
the fourth year, in cnnjunction with Mr. Robert Wil-
coxen and Messrs. Hill and Draper as overseers. The
rector, who presided at the vestry, expressed his gratifi-
cation at the to election of Mr. Keeling, who bad per-
formed his duties most advantageously to all parties
concerned. Mr. K"elicg, in reply, stated that his creed
had taught him that the various and solemn offices of
public religion were duties indispensable moral obliga-
tion, Limed the best groundwork of society, the firmest
prop of government, and the fairest ornament of both,
and be felt sure that such views coul 1 never be inimical
to Protestant interests, eithar religious or political.