The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-21 00:00:00

ST. PANCRAS VESTRY.

At the weekly meeting of the vestry of St. Pancras,
held in the vestry-hall, Camden-town, Mr. Churchwarden
Wyatt in the chair,
The Rev. R. ECKETT brought forward a motion to
refer the subject to the General Perposes Committee to
ascertain the legality of the Burial Board not putting a
new set of fees for interment in force sanctioned by the
Secretary of State. He contended that in consequence
of this proceeding a great act of injustice, not to say
fraud, was inflicted on Nonconformists, who had to pay
a much larger ground fee than those had to pay who
went to the consecrated ground.
Mr. BRETTINGHAM seconded the motion, and re-
marked, although the Church Trustees threatened legal
proceedings against the Burial Board, and demanded a
ground fee even upon the uno )nsecrated ground, on
looking to their own acts, he doubted if they were en-
titled to a single penny.
Mr. CAMERON moved, and Mr. YOUNG seconded, an
amendment to refer the subject to a committee already
appointed, and in the course of their remarks they
charged that the previous speakers had made an unwar-
rantable attack on the vicar, which was denied, and
great uproar ensiled. They also complained of a want
of courtesy in bringing the subject on in the absence of
the vicar.

Mr. FURNISS and others supported the motion, and
after considerable discussion, the amendment was with-
drawn, and the motion was carried unanimously.
A requisition was presented from No. 1, or Kentish-
town Ward, calling on the vestry to grant the use of the
commissioners' room for a public meeting of the rate-
payers, to consider the recent charges made against a
representative of that ward by the directors.
Mr. FUENISS moved, and Mr. GOODWIN seconded
that the application be granted.
Mr. ALLEN, amidst tremendous uproar, said the
ratepayers bad no right to have the room for such a
purpose. If they wanted to hold an indignation meet-
ing, let them go to a " public house." (Tremendous
uproar, cries of " Pot-house," and groans and hisses
from the gallery, which was only heightened by Mr.
WEDGWOOD moving, and Mr. ALLEN seconding that the
gallery be cleared).
The next order of the day was ultimately, on the mo-
tion of Mr. BRETTINGHAU, put and carried.
A. ballot took place for an inspector of nuisances. The
numbers were—For Mr. Canis, 37 ; Mr. Smith, 25 ;
Mr. Desks, 9 ; Mr. Luca, 1.

Mr. Curtis was declared elected, and the vestry
sepa rated.

THE DIRECTORS OF ST. PAACRAS AND THE
CLERKLY IVELL POLICE MAGISTRATE.

At the weekly meeting of the directors of the Poor of
St. Peaces, Mr. Churchwarden Wyatt, who presided,
called the al tention of the board to the reports of a police
case at Clerkenwell Court, in which a man named liaztl,
described as a soldier, was' charged with breaking win-
dows at the workhouse, and to the comments which Mr.
Tyrwhitt, the magistrate, had thought proper to make,
calculated, without warrant, to. bring public odium on
that board. So far from this man Hazel being deserving
of the commiseration which Mr. Tyrwhitt had thought
proper to bestow upon him, only a short time ago Me
was committed for two months from his own court
(Clerkenwell) for a robbery of tools belonging to that
parish from the workhouse. He bad been several times
convicted, and when in the house lie would not work
himself or let any other inmates do so. The fact was
that that board had submitted to these calumnies from
the Bench upon them long enough, and he would sug-
gest that an application should be made to Sir George
Grey to have an inquiry into this case, in order to ascer-
tain how far Mr. Tyrwhitt had performed his duty in
making the remarks he had dons. (Hear.)

The Rev. Mr. LITTLER moved a resolution that an
application be made to Sir G. Grey, in accordance with
the suggestion of the chairman, which was fteconded, by
Mr. WEDGWOOD, and carried.