The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-12 00:00:00

ST. PAUL, COVENT-GARDEN.

Yesterday, Mr. Corder, the successful candidate
for the office of Vestry Clerk, accompanied by Mr.
Phillips, the solicitor' Mr. Turner, the Churchwar-
den elect, and Mr. Beaman, the newly-appointed
surgeon, attended at the committee-room, in the
parish poor-house, at the usual hour (five o'clock),
for the purpose of transacting parochial affairs.—
These gentlemen had not long entered the room,
before they were joined by the Overseers, appointed
at the curious meeting at which Sir R. Birnie pre-
sided.' They were shortly followed by the Church-
wardens, and Mr. Roche, the ex-Vestry Clerk, with
Mr. Cribb, one of the ex-select. Mr. Corder and
his friends were immediately asked what they
wanted there.
Mr. CORDER—I attend here as Vestry Clerk to
perform any duties which the Churchwardens and
Overseers may require of me.
Mr. RICHARDSON (churchwarden and taxgatherer)
—We don't want you here ; Mr. Roche is our clerk.
Mr. CORDER—Then I beg to give the Church-
wardens and Overseers notice, that Mr. George
Beaman was this day elected parish surgeon, by the
inhabitants in Vestry assembled.
Mr. CRIBB—That election was all a farce. We
only have the power of appointing that officer. 1
wish these men would retire, that we may proceed
to business.

Mr. CORDER, (addressing Mr. Richardson)--I
understand, Sir, you have the keys of the Vestry
Clerk's office; having been duly elected to that
office by my brother parishioners, I have to request
that you will furnish me with them, that I may pos-
sess myself of the books and documents which ought
to be in my custody, and which I want to enable
me to perform my official duties.
Mr. RICIIARDSON—You are not Vestry Clerk,
and I shall not resign the keys or books.
Mr. CORDER—Then pray who is Vestry Clerk ?
Mr. CRIBB—Mr. Roche to be sure.

Dlr. PHILLIPS—Mr. Corder has been fairly and
duly elected by the inhabitants properly convened,
and in Vestry assembled, and he is entitled to the
custody of the books and all other documents be-
longing to the parish.
Mr. ROCHE—I have the keys of the dice, and I
will not part with them. The election at the
church the other day was all a farce—mere Bartlemy
fair. lam Vestry Clerk, and you had better go
home and mind your own business.
Mr. TURNER, the Churchwarden elect, was then
about to say something to Mr. Roche, when the
latter interrupted him, saying, " Don't talk to me
Sir; go back, and tell your Committee of Pa-
rishioners they are only a set of rabble."
Mr. BEAMAN, in a very gentlemanly manner, at-
tempted to expostulate with the individuals present;
but the late Select requested him, together with the
new Vestry Clerk, immediately to leave the room,
which, after a very spirited remonstrance, they did;
and thus ended this second curious scene in Covent-
garden politics.

WINDSOR, APRIL 11.—His MAJESTY con-
tinues daily to take his airings in the Great Park. Earl
DUDLEY arrived yesterday at the Royal Lodge on a visit to
his MAJESTs. This evening the KING will entertain a
select party at the Royal Lodge. The private band will
be in attendance.

The Rev. WILLIAM CANNING, cousin of
the late Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING, was this week
installed one of the Canons of the Royal College of St.
George, Windsor; %aeant by the decease of the Rev. ED-
WARD NORTHEY.

IfoicTsmOUTH, APRIL 11.—Commander Sir
RICHARD GRANT, of the Hussar, is appointed to cern-
rnand the Tyne, in the room of Capt. KEARNRY WHITE,
deceased.

REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE ! ! !-The
wife of ULYSSES was named PENELOPE, and PENELOPE
is the name of the new Novel about to be published.

By an Order in Council, bearing date the
30th of January, 1826, salt exported to the Netherlands,
in vessels belonging to that country, was compelled to pay
a duty of 1/. 13s. 4d. per ton, which, in its operation, was
found to be equal to a prohibitory duty, and the conse-
quence was the almost total stagnation of that trade. This
order is now suspended, so far as regards rock salt, which
may now be exported duty free.
The long-expected convoy, which left Alex-
andria on the 16th of January, with 18,000 bales of
cotton, for Marseilles, had not et reached the latter place
on the Ist instant. Advices of the 34th of February had,
however, been received, which corroborate the statements
brought through other channels of a deficiency being ex-
pected in this year's crop of cotton in Egypt. None was
expected from the United States of America, and all cir-
cumstances seemed to combine in keeping up the price of
tho article in France. On the Ist instant, there weie,
however, on the Marseilles market, 17,475 hales of differ-
ent countries' growth, and 5,346 bales were in the la-
zaretto.

SYMPTOMS OF WAR.—WC are enable to
state, on good authority, that a very material augmentation
of our commissioned naval force will immediately take
place, and directions to that effect are now preparing i❑
the Government Offices. This addition to the service
afloat will be compoked chiefly of frigates of the first class,
and of the heaviest metal. Considerable bustle is prevalent
i❑ the Wer and Ordnance Offices.—Berks Chronicle.

NEW PICTURE.---Monsieur LETHIERE,
Professor of Painting in Paris, and Member of the Institute
of France, who exhibited in this country, with great suc-
cess, a few years since, a large picture, called " The Judg-
ment of 13rutus," arrived in London yesterday, bringing
with him a picture of similar magnitude, and, report says,
of still higher promise—the subject, " The Death of Vir-
ginia." The Lords of the Treasury, with a liberality
which does them honour, have directed that this picture
should pass through the Custom-house free of all duties—a
compliment in some degrci.-- due to the painter for having
selected this country, in preference to his own or any other,
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JOHN O'REILLY, EsQ,This lamented gen.
tleman, whose death, by the band of an assassin, we ram
' tinned on Tuesday last, was formerly a respectable citizen,
of Dublin. Mr. O'REILLY bad for many years tarried oi,
business in St. Andrew-street, but about ten years ag ,
went to reside in London. Three years since he was ai'
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