The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-24 00:00:00

DUBLIN•

At this day's market there
ance of buyers, and the del
scale. Indian corn depress(

s. d. s. d.
Wheat, white 22 6 to 25 6
Do., red 2l 6 to 23 0
Do., new
Barley
Oats : ll 0 to 13 0
Do., black lO 6 to 11 0

A VICAR AND HIS PARISHIONERS.-
EXTRAORDINARY P.ROCEEDINuS.

On Thursday last a numerous and influentia
vestry meeting of the parishioners of Mottram was
held in the church; the vicar in the chair. The
meeting had been called by the wardens (Messrs.
Henry Heap and William B. Reddish) to take into
consideration an " entry made in the parish books
without the knowledge of the churchwardens or
parishioners, and for other purposes." When the
meeting had been opened, the wardens attempted
to explain the reasons why they had called the
parishioners together, but the Vicar (the Rev. W.
H. Jones) immediately commenced to read what he
had written in the parish book. An extraordinary
confusion of cries and hootings followed. The Vicar,
however, read the entry through, no one under-
standing what it was. When he had finished the
wardens tried again to explain the position in which
they stood ; whereupon the vicar abused them for
having called the meeting without consulting him.
The tumult became greater, and at length Mr. Red-
dish snatched the book from the vicar's hands. The
vicar now stated that there was a funeral at four
o'clock (the meeting havingbeen called for three),and
that he should close the proceedings at that time.
The wardens tried again and again to make their
statement, but the vicar next began to read his de-
fence. A motion was made for adjournment to the
school room. The vicar refused to put this resolu-
tion to the meeting till he should have finished
reading ; so the wardens put it, and the meeting
adjourned, leaving the vicar vociferating that it was
an illegal adjournment, and that he would not abide
by what might be done.—ln the schoolroom, the
senior warden, Mr. Henry Heap, was called to the
chair, and Mr. Reddish explained that they had
lent the parish book to the vicar, for the purpose of
making out a return, that he had kept the book for
three weeks, and that when, after some difficulty, it
was recovered, no intimation was given that any-
thing had been written in the book. It was subse-
quently discovered, however, that, on part of a blank
page in the last warden's accounts which had been
passed, the vicar had made a memorandum to the
effect that, during the year 1858, the south-east
corner of the parish church, known as the Staley
Chapel, had been wholly remodelled and decorated
by a wealthy parishioner (referring to Mr. John
Chapman, who has lately purchased Staley Chapel,
with the manor of Hattersley, from the Earl of
Stamford and Warrington), and that a number, of
other things had been done therein without faculty
or other ecclesiastical authority ; also that, 40 years
ago, the said chapel and church were uniformly te-
seated with pews by a faculty from the bishop.
wi‘Tilioa., vicar,nertmheeiaodrddum was signed "W. Henry Jones,
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bishop never-
had power over the part of the church
referred to. It was then unanimously resolved that
the entry should be erased from the parish book,
and that the churchwardens should immediately
represent the conduct of the vicar to the bishop.
Another resolution absolved the churchwardens
from blame, and thanked them for their prompti-
tude in calling the meeting. The thank of the parish
were also tendered to Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman,
for the splendid eastern window they had placed in
that venerable church. That gentleman was present
at the meeting, but took no part in the proceedings
till. the business was over, when he thanked them
I for their expressions of good will.—Manehester
Guardian,