The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-29 00:00:00

ST. STEPHEN, WALBROOK.

Wednesday a meeting of the parishioners of St. Stephen,
Walbrook, was held in the Vestry-room, pursuant to adjourn-
ment from February last, at which time a vote of censure
had been passed on Mr. Alderman Gibbs in reference to hia
accounts. The meeting was called for two o'clock, at which
hour a number of the parishioners assembled round the
church door, but finding it closed against them, they ap-
plied to the sextoness, who informed them that she had
received express instructions from the two churchwardens,
Mr. Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Eddison, not to open the
church to the parishioners. The parishioners, in company
with Mr. Rock, Mr. Howett, Mr. Cunliffe, Mr. Flight, and
others, then applied to the churchwardens of the united
parishes of St. Stephen, Walbrook, and St. Benet, Shere-
hog, who instantly gave directions to admit the parishioners
to the Vestry-room. Ingress having been effected, Mr.
Rock was voted to the chair, and commented in severe
terms on the renewed officious interference of Mr. Alder-
man Gibbs in again excluding the rate-payers from the
vestry. He stated that the receipts of Mr. Alderman Gibbs
for the parish rental during the past year had been 7001.,
but it appeared from the accounts of the Poor-law union that
the parish on the 25th December last was 150/. 9s. 11d.
in debt to the Commissioners of that union. It was now
suggested, with a view to open the vestry of the parish, and
to remove from it the four irresponsible persons who had pre-
sided overit for twenty-one years, that the ratepayers should
endeavour to open the vestry under the Ist and 2d William
IV., c. 60, commonly called Hobhouse's Act, and by which
they would be enabled to elect twelve vestrymen from
amongst the parishioners themselves. A requisition on the
subject had been sent to Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Eddison,
who stated, in reply, that " no declaration as to the adoption
or non-adoption of the Ist and 2d William IV., c. 60, could
be made or published by them, they having been advised by
counsel that the provisions of the statute could not be acted
upon in the state of things now existingting in the parish." It
parishionersnow only remained with the to elect their own
vestrymen on Easter next. Mr. Cunliffe, Mr. Flight, Mr.
Howett, and others, addressed the meeting, and offered
various suggestions with reference to the proposed elections,
and ultimately a resolution was passed adjourning the vestry
until Easter.

FAT AL ACCIDENT AT WOOLWICH.—A bricklayer
named Wood, employed in building a new house at Wool-
wich, fell from the scaffolding on Tuesday, and was killed on
the spot. lie was an unmarried man.
ACCIDENT TO CAPTAIN KELLY.—On Tuesday
afternoon a painful sensation was created in Chatham gar-
rison by the rumour that Captain Edward Kelly, of the 3d
Buffs, had been conveyed to his residence, Wood-street,
Brompton, in a carriage, in a state of insensibility, having
met with a serious accident whilst hunting with the hounds
of Lieutenant-Colonel James Best. It appears that Captain
Kelly, who is acknowledged to be a very bold rider, was
crossing apiece of meadow-land in full cry with the hounds,
for a fox they had found, when his grey mare slipped one of
her fore feet into a rabbit warren, which caused her to pitch
forward on to her head, throwing her rider with considerable
violence, where he laid covered with blood, and in a state, of
insensibility. Assistance was promptly rendered by Captain
Hughes of the 80th, and Captain Stapleton, of the 50th, and
other gentlemen. It was afterwards found that the gallant
Captain's collar-bone was broken, and that he had received
severe bruises about the body. The last accounts say that
he was very weak, but going on favourably.
DOGS IN CONSTANTINOPLE.—I have not remarked
on the dogs, and yet they are peculiar to this place. None
are suffered to enter the houses, consequently all are without
homes or owners, yet the streets are filled with thousands,
that howl all night and attack any one not provided with a
stick. They subsist on charity, have their own police ar-
rangements and districts, and will not suffer an intruder.
They are ugly, rough, reddish beasts, half wolf, quarter jackal,
and a quarter dog. This tribe adds considerably to the draw-
backs of Constantinople.—Marchioness of Londonderry's
Narrative.
THE COLLIERS.—In the district of St. Helen's
little change has taken place in the state of things described
in our last week's paper. A few additional hands have been
taken on, so that the number of men now out does not pro-
bably amount to more than 300. The soldiers who were
brought into the town on the day of the riots would proba-
bly take their departure yesterday, the magistrates having
intimated to the commanding officer of the Manchester dis-
trict that their services were no longer required. It is said,
however, that the coal-masters do not coincide in opinion with
the magistrates that the presence of a military force is no
longer necessary, and that, having been unable to alter the
decision of the justices, they have appealed to the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, in order to secure the
continuance of the soldiers in the town. It is thought the
result will be that a few will be ordered to remain for a short
time longer. The turn-outs are waiting with anxious ex-
pectation for the decision of the great delegate meeting,which
was to be held yesterday. In Staffordshire the turn-out has
has not been an event of so serious a character as was at first
feared. A portion of the masters have acceded to the de-
mands of the men.—Liverpool Times.
COAL TAR AS MAN URE.—A communication was
read at the Bath Agricultural Society on the subject of the
value of coal tar as a manure. The writer stated that in

1840 he published his experience on the subject. He had
now used it as a manure for seven years, and had never found
it to fail when properly applied, By means of a water-cart
he distributed over his wheat stubble 180 gallons to the acre,
allowing it to remain there two or three months in the
autumn before being ploughed in. Its cost was a halfpenny
a gallon ; it was economical, and valuable for carrots, tur-
nips, potatoes, and all roots. He had tried it on seeds, but
not with equal advantage as on wheat. It was very useful
on a sandy loam, resting on a marl subsoil ; next to that a
deep day land was best, but-its least beneficial effects bad
been upon soil resting on an oolite formation.