The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-14 00:00:00

PROSECUTION OF THE REV. MR. CONWAY.

Notice has been served on Mr. Higgins, the
attorney for the Rev. Mr. Conway, that an appli-
cation will be made to the Court of Queen's Bench
on the part of the Crown to have the county Dub-
lin fixed as that in which the trial of the Rev. Mr.
Conway shall take place. The motion is to be
grounded on affidavits which allege that a fair or
impartial trial could not be had in the county
Mayo, and that therefore the venue should be
changed from that locality to the county Dublin or
some other county where the due and impartial
administration of justice will not be interfered with.
The motion will probably be moved to-morrow or
next day, and will be opposed. —Freeman.

THE METROPOLITAN GAS MONOPOLY.

ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE DELE.
GATES AND DEPUTATION TO .THE SE.
CRETARY OF STATE.

Yesterday, the adjourned meeting of deputations
from the various metropolitan vestries and district
boards was held at the Marylebone Court-house,
for the purpose of taking further steps with respect
to the recent district arrangements by the London
Gas Companies, in the presentation of a memo-
rial to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, calling for the aid of the Government in
obtaining a Parliamentary inquiry into the gas
question generally, with a view to a protection of
the public by legislative enactment.
Dr. Bachhoffner, of Marylebone, presided. The
court-house was filled with the deputations, most
of the metropolitan districts being represented.
The CHAIRMAN observed that the committee
I which the delegates had appointed at their previ-
ous meeting had completed their labours in draw-
ing up a petition to Parliament, which had been
printed, and that day forwarded their adoption to
the vestry of every metropolitan parish and dis-
trict board. The question was the next most ad-
visable course to be adopted to carry out their
objects.

-Mr. BEALE, St. James's, said he thought there
were two further steps for the delegates to take.
The first was, to prepare a memorial to go to the
Home Secretary, and then to ascertain when Sir
G. Grey would receive a deputation upon this sub-
ject. He thought, having prepared by a committee
their memorial, they should then ask the vestry
of Marylebone, to communicate with the
metropolitan members and the Home Secretary as
to a convenient time. Mr. Beale moved the fol-
lowing resolutions
. .

" That it be referred to a committee to prepare a
memorial for presentation to the Secretary of State.
That the Vestry of Marylebone be requested to arrange
with the Home Secretary and the metropolitan members
for presentation of such memorial to the Home Secretary
by the deputies from each vestry and district board.
That such committee be also requested t continue their
labours by communicating with municipal corporations,
metropolitan board and ♦estries, and other public bodies,
and others, and obtaining information as to gas-works
in operation under municipal or local control, and on
any other point they may deem essential in furtherance
of the object in view, and report on the same at any
future meeting." _ _ _

Mr. JACKSON, of Wandsworth, seconded the re-
sol tin Of M. Mile-end in
reference to the appointment of a committee, ob-
served that there were some districts not repre-
sented, and moved a resolution to the effect that
those parishes not represented at that conference be
written to and invited to be represented there and
on the committee, to the end that their complaints
may be fully explained and put forth.
This motion was sec mded, and after considerable
discussion, to the effect that every parish and dis-
trict board named in schedules A and B to the Me-
tropolis Local Management Act had already been
invited, it was negatived.
The meeting then adjourned till the committee
were ready to present their memorial.