The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-04 00:00:00

MR. ALDERMAN GIBBS.

'Yesterday the parishioners met in public vestry, pursuant
to adjournment from Wednesday last, to nominate overseers
for the year ensuing, to elect a vestry clerk in the room of
Mr. J. M. Pearce, resigned, and for the transaction of other
business. The Rev. Dr. Croly, the rector, took the chair at
twelve o'clock.

Mr. ROCK entered into an argument to show why the pre-
sent churchwardens and officers of the parish were unfit per-
sons to be re-elected on the approaching parochial elections
at Easter. He believed that their solicitor, Mr. Crosbie, now
Mr. Pearce had resigned, would undertake to act as vestry-
clerk, and it now only remained for the vestry to nominate
proper persons to act as overseers.
It was now proposed by Mr. FLIGHT, seconded by Mr.
I:Nwrs-, and carried unanimously, that Mr. Henry Rock
and Mr. John Williams be appointed overseers for the year
ensuing.
Mr. ROCK said a question had been placed in his hands to
the effect, " Why has not an injunction been applied for with
reference to the revenues of the parish ?" The answer was,
from a wish to make the proceedings as little harassing and
inexpensive as possible. t had just come to his knowledge
that although Alderman Gibbs received 7001. per annum
from the parish revenues for last year, the Commissioners
of the City of London Poor-law Union had given notice only
yesterday, that no poor-rates for the last half-year had
been paid to the account of St. Stephen's Walbrook.—(Loud
cries of " Shame," and disapprobation.) About 1501. was
owing. He had moreover learned, that the organist had not
been paid for the past. year—(Hear)—and that their worthy
Rector had not been for some time past.—(Dr. Croly, " Since
Michaelmas.") The very dome of. their magnificent
church was crumbling to pieces.—(Shame.) The windows
were almost falling from their hinges, and flapping during
the performance of divine service. Even the matting, which
had been put down to protect the children's feet, had been
supplied, not by the Churchwarden, but by their worthy
Rector—(Hear, hear)—added to which, the congregation
were annoyed by the wind blowing through the windows,
and the rain, which was perpetually dropping through the
root:—(Disapprobation. )
After some further discussion, in which Mr. CunlitTe,'Mr.
Flight, and Mr. Brardrum engaged, a resolution was passed
adjourning the vestry until the Easter week.

Ex UNO DISCE OMNES.—We see a Parliamentary
Report has just been published "On Smoke." As this title
is so very ambiguous, could any of our contemporaries inform
us which measure of the Session is the subject of the report ?
We will do as much for them in a similar embarrassment.—
Punch.

INTERESTING COINCIDENCE.—There are two histo-
rical writers, denizens of the metropolis, of the same name
and surname (except a slight disparity in the orthography),
and both Scotchmen—Charles Mackay, author of the
" History of London," "The Thames and its Tributaries,"
&c. &c., and Charles Mackie, author of the "Original History
of Holvrood," " Visit of George IV. to Scotland," " Roslin
Castle," " Paisley," &c. The;latter gentleman has recently
been elected Secretary to our "Southwark Literary Institu-
tion," an appointment which he is eminently qualified to
fulfil, with honour to himself and great advantage to this
highly respectable and prosperous establishment.
FlRE.—Last night a fire broke out on the pre-
mises of Mr. Crossbv, soap-manufacturer, Nos. 8 and 9, Old
Montague-street, Whitechapel, a very densely populated
neighbourhood. The St. Mary'sparothial engine soon arrived,
followed by brigade-engines from Jeffrey and Wellclose-
squares stations, with others from Watling and Farringdon-
streets, and also the County and West of England companies.
The flames were confined to that portion of the building
where they commenced, but they were not extinguished until
nearly everything in the same, including a quantity of valu-
able soaps, were consumed. Mr. Crossby is insured in the
Royal Exchange Fire-office. The origin of the outbreak
could not be learned.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.—A book has just been
published, called " The Man without a Profession." Lord
William Lennox intends following this up with " The Man
with many Professions." It will be dedicated, as the title im-
plies, to Sir Robert Peel.—Punch.

MAUNDY THURSDAY.--This being the Thursday
next before Good Friday, it is called Maundy Thursday.
Maundy is a corruption of the Latin word mando, to com-
mand. This is the day on which the Saviour commanded his
disciples to "love one another."

GREENWICH FAIR.—The extreme fineness of the
weather has caused the preparations for the celebration of
the Easter Fair at Greenwich to be most vigorously com-
menced.