The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOIC.
(THIS DAY.)
The Visitation for the Archdeaconry of T
was held this morning in th? Church of St%
pulchre, before the Worshipful Dr. Robert J. '
more, the Official.
The churchwardens of the various parishes in
City attended and made the usual presentments' s!,
judging from the dispatch with which their docs.,
ments were received and registered, and the absel.
of remark on their contents, it would appear r 4
with the exception of the unfortunate parish of
Stephen's, Walbrook, to which so much attaati7j
has of late been directed, a general system of r
management and regularity in parochial matters Pr'.
vails throughout the City.
The only presentment which called for any, remarl°
was one presented by Messrs. Plight and Rock, o
' te
churchwardens, whom the parishioners of St.°
hen's, Walbrook have chosen to that office.
These gentlemen having been duly suminclnoi
presented to the Official the following report 0. toi
lamentable state of the church, and of the affairs
the parish generally :
" A bill of presentment made and 'exhibited
Step
Walbrook, Churchwardens of the parish of St. Stello
Walbrook, London, before the Worshipful 10,01
John Phillimore, Doctor of Laws, Official, in, 0,
throughout the whole Archdeaconry of London, '$
fully constituted, the 20th day of November, 18441 a
" We, the Churchwardens aforesaid, having
considered our duty, present,
" Question—First, concerning churches and chaPelli
with the furniture and ornaments ?
"Answer—The parish church, with its furnitare..l9n3
ornaments, is in a state of much dilapidation
,j;
decay, and unfit for the becoming performance 01;j
services of the church, which state of dilapidation bf
decay has from year to year increased, as apperefr
the presentments made yearly by the late 011—,
wardens, Michael Gibbs and Wm. Edward Eddie
at
and by the churchwardens of the united parish
St. Benet Sherehog.
r
" Q. Concerning churchyards, glebes, and tithes
" A. All well.

" Q. Concerning ministers, parishioners, 84,eilboti
"A. The churchwardens present that one I'o.o
Gibbs, a parishioner, the late churchwardeal rest
chosen senior churchwarden of the parish in tbeolfice
1825, and that he has continued to hold iscu,,h-oset)
until Easter last, and that prior to his being s°,l,-..ttb°
there was a wholesome custom in this parish w_.."
senior churchwarden should make up and P'otl
accounts of his receipts and payments on aec°llooo
the parish, in each and every year, before
duly chosen from the parishioners for that Purvieis
That, upon the said Michael Gibbs being so cf
auditors were duly appointed, before whom l',
ed
the duty of the said Michael Gibbs to have l',ol
his accounts as such senior churchwarden at the
0
of his year of office. That the said Michael tPtli
did not perform his duty in that behalf, and altil°
he has been in receipt of the parish 'moneys frolnol
year 1825 up to the present time, he did not Ore
at the end of his first year of office, nor has beoftel
dered from year to year, nor at any time, W At
an information, at the instance of her Majesti tl
torney-General had been filed against him ifcl re
High Court of Chancery, any account of his salydeo,
ceipts and payments, as such senior churchiv'ty
And the churchwardens further present that
neglect of the said Michael Gibbs to render Off tY
count of the receipt and application by him °
moneys of the said parish has been productive of
strife and disturbance in the said parish, and of
injury to the parishioners.
" Q. Concerning churchwardens and sidesMell roc1),
"A. The churchwardens further present that 19,0
disturbance and interruption has been caused to bt
in the due discharge of the duties of theifell',4
the before-named Michael Gibbs, and one Tr' ,+
Whittaker, who have wrongfully claimed, and eO,
intruded themselves into the office of churches
under under the pretence of their having been chosslic d
pretended vestry meeting, held on the 12th d%O
April last, which said pretended vestry meetingity
held illegally, and against the express consellitAbtst
Rector, at the private house of the said Michael roo
the parishioners of the said parish being excludedtory
such pretended vestry meeting; and the Ch_4o
wardens further present, that they are unable to
due payment of the salaries due to the lee ftf,
parish-clerk, organist, sexton, and other of
church, or to provide for the proper and becorniogl;l
formance of public worship, in consequence of the„P
Michael Gibbs, under colour of being se .
senior tly
warden of the'. parish, continuing to receive si'thol
parish moneys, int in breach of an agreement or
behalf, made by him in the matter of the said ID' r
mation that he would apply such moneys to the Pilo
poses of the parish, retaining the same to his, {lO
possession, and neglecting and refusinc, to apply
same for the repair and upholding of the' chura4,l
providing for the service therein.

(Signed) "THOS. FLIGHT,
W. F. ROCK,
hurchsvardell:
The Official Dr. Phillimore receiverl Pre-relf
went, and, after perusing it, assured the 611601
wardens that he would take care that it was nob
to the proper authorities.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

C0RT.4.1-EXCHANGE—WEDNESP
lA/heAl 0
We have had a full average supply of English -sli
while the demand for that article was in a very 9,11t.,Y,
state, at barely previous figures. The holders of v° fee
Wheat were firm, and realised full currencies in,„edoi
instance. Malting Barley was quite as dear; but grii" oi,
and distilling sorts were a dull sale. The Malt MO,
heavy, yet prices were supported. Oats, Beaos,
Peas were quite as dear as on Monday.
ARRIVALS.
reill
Wheat. Barley. I Oats. 4,g90 English 9,C o 0 qrs. 6,010 qrs. 820
....,'
Irish..... ..... - --- 19,120 qrs.
.„.... Foreign. .....
MN, alt. 6.200 en.
I:I7I4ATECILLI3IIO36.
~,4 rite ;
The supply of Meat on sale here was:but inu'A ce fr,
yet the demand ruled heavy at late rater. Bee",, 4P
2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton. 2s fid to 3s 8d ; Veal, 3g :
and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 10d per 81bs, by the carca
ss
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FLANDERS MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BRUSSELS, Nov. 17 —The King presided t'r
in a Council of Ministers.
.1
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and DOA-ft050 01
Saxe-Coburg arrived at the Palace this afteslo°-
five o'clock.
A dreadful accident has happened at r.riArrnholl;;RO
the funeral of M. de Nef, Deputy of 'chat di_re
As the funeral was to be with all the 'honours ufi
his rank, a great number of persons were attrsett-iv
it, among these were fifty who stationed themselves i 1
gallery, built on the outside of a neighbouring °no"
mill. This gallery not being constructed to sellio
so great a weight, suddenly gave way, and the Wf
were precipitated to the ground from a height ° v
feet. Four persons are already dead, above t!,e, #ll
others have received very serious injuries, j'''ool
having their legs or arms broken, and it is feared
several of them will not recover.

BELGIAN FUND3.—Bitusattus, NOV. 17.
Actua Debt, 2% per Cent.,
Rothschild's Loan, FivenL,
per Cent...,
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per &Pt......

Three per Cent....••••••
Thirty-seven Million, ditto ,tee

:11340)......-...»

1844 00000 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••~4 cos
Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent.
Society of Commerce, our and a Half per Crat.
Bank of Belgium, Flee rtr Cent •
Issue of 1841., •••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••
—lfrusseli.Pap'ers, Nov. 18.

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CONFOEMITY TO THE RUBRlC.—Yesterday N-oete;
day), a meeting of the whole chapter of APO,'
C:lthedral, consisting of the Dean, Ch.813-'„-,0
Canons, and Prebendaries, with the Archetesa;ll"oisf
the Diocese, was held of the Chapter house, Dort'
been convened by the special request of t,_llfn 0/1.13
Bishop, for the purpose of aiding his Lordsow rjot,
their deliberations on the pror2riety of re
conformity to the Rubric by the clergy, thr°;tgl
the diocese of Exeter. The mr eting was private, /ice'
its close the Lord Bishop retosned to BishopotoOf eija,
Torquay. We have since been told that the rae
consisted of the Lord Bishop, the Dean, six Otanl'a
eleven Prebendaries. On the question of apPr°„i6e'l'
more strict obedience to the Rubric the Chapter" ice
and the approval was carried by twelve votes to az-
understand that the results of the meeting will str°
be published.— Woolmer's Exeter Gazette. incjOgi
THE ROYAL EXCHANGE.—The raking and P;soe"
of the statue of Sir Richard Whittington, the far:: the
Lord Mayor of London, yesterday afternoon, I a the
niche on the west side of the southern entrance "-rest
new Royal Exchange, attracted considerable ileider
The drapery of the figure is the costume of an•
exv
man, the left hand resting on a mace. It has 'wen its
cuted by Mr. Carew, the sculptor, and cost 4.604 niche
statue of Sir Themes Grekham will be laced. in Woof'
on the eastern side of the entrance, facing :r3artheibe l°o it
tao 9. The tesselated pavement is a coin. lee febtir fiat/
has been removed, and ornamental asp:nalte -a
down in its place. • uroer
The National of Sunday states, that " cross
man wheelwright, named. Barry, decorated with "he
otioos.
of July, as one of the combatants of the three gAtoing
days' of July, 1830, had sought for employment
rue
sod?
the last six months without being able toproco
owing to a rheumatic affection of the joints, whichpo:Joe
sionally deprived him of the use of his limbs. —hur'
on l
role
to despair, he resolved to commit suicide, and
l
pay he was found asphixie (suffocated) in .ne small8
which he occupied in the Rue Mo-,,trcartre, 15
the /
Barry was only .48 years of age.
lut article of furniture ho at
was
after sela.ssrio,
to his sufferings,"
_go&
CosTosf
creel
''..CCIDENT AT THE NEW'
'l9.4ncir.—Last Thursday, William Roberts, aged to. 0
years, who was waiting upon the plasterers, of tP,
scoff twenty feet high, and caused concusijoo_ii,
brain ; he now lies in a hopeless state at the id 51'
',Ss-cooed that he put aPe
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Bury Journal.