The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-09 00:00:00

ST. GEORGE'S BLOOMSBURY.

Yesterday the Annual Meeting of the parishioners
of the parish of St. George's, Bloomsbury, took
place at St. George's Church, for the election of
churchwardens and other parochial officers.
For the last few days the inhabitants of the parish
have been kept quite on the qui vive by the deter-
mined spirit of opposition which has manifested it-
self—one party appearing on the support of the Se-
lect Vestry—the other, and consequently the more
popular candidates, for the office of churchwardens,
were supported by the parishioners. At an early
hour the inhabitants began to proceed to the Vestry,
and about the same time the placard bearers were
seen running in all directions to various parts, in the
line to the Church, to enable the inhabitants to form
a conclusion upon the merits of the respective Can-
diates. A little before eleven o'clock a large posse
of the legal authorities had assembled about the
Church, evidently for the purpose of keeping the
various conflicting parties from coming to a pugilis-
tic contest ; and in the course of the day it appear-
ed this regulation was of some value, as after the
polling had commenced one of the candidates, and
an independent voter, came in collision in the

church-yard, and after using to each other very WI..
courteous language, the candidate placed himself in
a position a la Crib, much to the delight and amuse-
ment of the electors.

On the Chair being taken, the Chairman addressed
the Vestry in a short speech, and was followed by
the different proposers of the candidates. The as-
pirants then successively addressed the Meeting, and
kept it amused for nearly three hours, detailing their
various motives for coming forward.
Mr. DAWSON, the Chairman, then called over the
following names; and requested those gentlemen who
were for the respective individuals to hold up their
hands :

For Mr. H. Morrell 13 hands were held up ; for
Mr. Briggs, a solitary hand held up; for Mr. Algar,
70 hands appeared ; for Mr. Jakes, upwards of a
hundred ; and for Mr. Thissleton, one hand and a
hat ; when the election was declared to have fallen
on Mr. Algar and Mr. Jakes. Mr. Morrell then de-
manded a poll, ebcerving he had been an inhabitant
upwards of forty years.
The poll was then opened, and was to be termi-
nated at twelve o'clock last night.

CHRIST-CHURCH, BLACKFRIARS.
Within the last few days a notice, of which the
following is a copy, has been very generally circu-
lated in the above parish, addressed to the house-
keepers and rate-payers. "In consequence of the
very heavy and enormous parochial rates recently
and additionally made against us, and according to
the opposition the last annual vestry met with, on
the part of the parish-offi.cers withholding the book-
from them, at the time it was openly stated by one
of the auditors of the accounts that they were in-
correct; it is therefore requested that every house-

At this period of the business, one of the pa-
rishioners, who had previously heard it asserted that
the parish accounts were open for inspection, entered
the vestry, and addressing the Chairman, stated,
that he had just returned from the vestry-clerk's
office, and that the parish accounts were withheld
from his inspection, notwithstanding he had told the
' person who had charge of them what had trauso-ed
at the meeting. -
When the names of the individuals proposed a;
auditors of the parish accounts were nominated, and
that of Mr. Benham announced for the situation,
an amendment was proposed by a Mr. Leete, that
the name of Mr. Henry Hunt be substituted fir
that of Mr. Benham. On a shoe? of hands being
demanded, the amendment was carried by a large
majority.
Upon the numbers being announced, one of the
individuals put in nomination exclaimed with great
vehemence " I will never, I am determined, sit and
audit again with Mr. Hunt."—(A laugh.)
One of the Parishioners.—Mr. Hunt is an honest
and upright man. No one in the parish is so well
qualified to fill the situation as Mr. Hunt ; he will
see that the money of the parishioners is not extra-
vagantly squandered away.
The names of the parties voting were Then called
for, to ascertain whether they were qualified to vote.
Great opposition was manifested by the friends of
Mr. Hunt, all of whom contended that be was le-
gally elected to fill the situation by a show of hands.
The Vestry Clerk then proceeded to read a clause
of the local act, by which it appeared that none of
the parishioners were entitled to a vote, except tho,:e
who had paid up all their parish-rates and taxes.
On calling over the names of those qualifiel, it
appeared the majority was in favour of Mr., Ben •
ham, who was accordingly elected.
On the next name being put in nomination for a
similar office in the parish, the party in support of
Mr. Hunt moved, as an amendment, that his naafa
should be substituted in place of every indivi&at
proposed from the chair, to act as auditor of the pa-
rish accounts; but the number present not being
qualified to vote, the amendment was negatived.
On the nomination of Commissioners to be att.
pointed under the local act, an amendment was
moved that the name of Mr. Hunt be substituted for
that of the first name on the list.

After a long and angry discussion, the amendment
was withdrawn, and the nomination of persons to
the subordinate situations in the parish proceeded
into; after which the meeting separated.

LAMBETH.
A meeting of the inhabitants of this parish took
place yesterday, in the Boys' Parochial School, Law-
beth-green. The Rev. Dr. D'OYLEY in the Chair.
Mr. Robert \Vatmore, the Vestry Clcrk, was re-
elected; Mr. Walmsley and Mr. Benjamin Somer-
field were unanimously elected Churchwardens for
the ensuing year.
A show of hands was then taken, for Gentlemen
to be returned to the Justices for the office of Oct;--
seer.

The Commissioners of the Court of Requests were
re-elected.

The election ofAuditors having been gone thretgh,
Mr. DINES rose to complain of the manner in
which the last year's accounts had been audited, and
to express his hopes that no gentleman would ac-
cept of the office of Auditor, unless fully, convinced
that he had sufficient time to devote to the duties.
fie moved a Resolution to the effect, that the Au-
ditors should he summoned to meet at the work-
house seven days prior to the public audit, for the
purpose of preparing the accounts for the parish-.
Miters at large.
The motion was unanimously agreed to.
The RECTOR said he was most anxious to gay a
few words as regarded Mr. Long, their present
organist. That individual, it was well known, was
unfortunately blind, and that defect rendered i; ex-
tremely desirable that the parish should have a per-
son more capable of giving satisfaction. Continued
complaints were reaching his (the Rector's) ears,
of the inability of Mr. Long, and he wished, there-
fore, to learn from the Vestry, whether they would
appoint a new organist, allow Long an assistant,
pension him, or—

The Rector was here interrupted by the most
deafening shouts of " No, no !" " Poor fellow !"
" Shame, shame!" which continued for some time.
The RECTOR having at last obtained a hearing,
said he merely stated the facts as they bad been
represented to him ; the parish would, of course,.
act for itself.

Mr. Long's election was then carried.
A long discussion took place respecting
Beadles, two of whom were accused of having acted.
improperly. They were at length re-elected, sith
a caution fur their conduct in future.
The stun of GOO/. was voted for the erecti:Ai of
temporary wings to the buildings at Norwood.
Thanks having been voted to the Magistrates,
the Meeting dispersed.

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