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. Rocx 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. Fuoin., seconded by Mr.
UNWIN, 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. It had just come to his knowledge
that although Alderman Gibbs received 700/. 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 tune 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
*ere annoyed by the wind blowing through the windows,
and the rain, which was perpetually dropping through the
roof.—(Disapprobation.)
After some further discussion, in which Mr. Cunliffe, Mr.
Flight, and Mr. Brandrum engaged, a resolution was passed
adjourning the vestry until the Easter week.

Ex UNo Disci 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 Holyrood," " 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 cif Mr. Crossby, soap-manufacturer, Nos. 8 and 9, Old
Montague-street, Whitechapel, a very densely populated
neighbourhood. The St. Mary'sparochial 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 Weliit 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.—Punth.
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.

MISFORTUNES NEVER COME ALorm—We see the
King of Hanover is announced, as well as the Emperor of
Russia, to visit England in the month of May. Perhaps it
is all for the best that these two monarchs should make their
visits at the same time, as instances have been known of one
violent poison counteracting another.—Punch.
SUICIDE OF A RESPECTABLE FEMALE.—Yesterday
the vicinity of Turnham- green was the scene of excite-
ment by the discovery that the landlady of the Crown Ta-
vern, opposite Gunnersbury-lane, in the above village, had
destroyed herself in the most determined manner. The de-
ceased (Mrs. Brown) had not been married to Mr. Brown
more than six or seven weeks, and no cause can be assigned
for the committal of the rash act. About seven o'clock Mr.
Brown, who is the proprietor of a porcelain warehouse, near
the Minories, left the house at Turnham-green, for the pur-
pose of coining to town, the deceased accompanying him to
the door. They parted on the best terms, and she appeared
in her usual health and spirits. Shortly after his departure
the deceased went to her room, and staying longer than two
hours, some of the domestics went to see after her, and, on
going into the room, found her suspended to the
bedpost. aid was procured, but life was extinct.
SUDDEN DEATHS.—Yesterday G, S, Mills,
Deputy-Coroner for Middlesex, lield no fewer than_
three inquests, at the Whaatsheaf, High-street, Camden
Town, on the bodies of persons who had died in a most sud-
den manner.