The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-16 00:00:00

ST. MARY, STRATFORD.

On Thursday a most numerous meeting of the
oppressed pgrishioners of Sr. 'Mary, Stratford, Bow,
took place in tLe Vestry-room, for the purpose of
receiving and discussing an account of the law ex-
penses which they have been compelled to liquidate,
through the conduct of the Select Vestry.
There formerly stood a few old houses in a ruin-
ous state adjoining the church-yard of Bow, the
greater number of which belonged to the Select
Vestrymen of that parish. They were principally
inhabited by persons from the work-house, and so
completely worthless, that no rent was received
for them. Those gentlemen clubbed their wits to-
gether to obtain an Act of Parliament for the re-
moval of those houses, in order to enlarge the
church-yard. In 1825, the Act was obtained, and
provided that they should yearly produce an ac-
count to the whole of the inhabitants. No account,
however, was produced, nor public meetings held
upon the subject, before Thursday last, on which
occasion were produced the items of expenditure of
13,104/. 13s. 5d., although no larger sum was sanc-
tioned by the Act of Parliament than 5,000/. The
law expences incurred upon and about the amount
brought to the credit of the parish, were 2,601/.
13s. 5d., although the whole amount of property
purchased was 299/. Bs. 7d., for the sale of which
the sum of 80/. was charged. The amount of bond
secured to the Select Vestrymen, for which interest
of 4,1 and 5 per ceat..is to he paid by the parish in
perpetuity, reaches the sum of 5,5001.
Mr. ;MICHAEL SCALES requested to be informed
who were the parties of the select vestry who had
taken an active part in the transactions which had
taken place under this Act.
Mr. HUNTER stated, that Mr. Stock, Mr.
Gandie, Mr. Fairy, Mr. Thomas Dalby, and Mr.
Halstone, were the gentlemen who had managed
the business; and although he (Mr. Hunter) was
one, he had scarcely been an actor. He was, how-
ever, willing to vouch for the correctness of the ac-
counts. These gentlemen were as honest as other
men in the parish, but it was quite natural for them
to give all they had to do to their particular friends
and tradesmen.—(A laugh.)—For his part, hecould
not see the imptopriety of such an arrangement, par-
ticularly as he sometimes came in fur a job himself.
(Loud laughter.)
Mr. SCALES then addressed the meeting. When

the meeting looked to the account produced, and
saw 8,000/. expended for the purpose of providing
additional burying-ground for the use of the parish;
when they saw that not one foot of lauryingiround
sprung out of this immense sum ; when they saw
that nut one of the provisions of the Act was car-
ried into effect; that 500 guineas had been paid for
the Act of Parliament, and 600/. for leases and con-
veyances of half a dozen of old trumpery houses, for
the whole of which no man would be mad enough
to give .500/.—when ,they saw the sum of 2,524/.
charged for law expellees, although the total
amount of those freeholds, which had cost the
parish upwards of 8,000/., brought to the
credit of the parish only 2191. 18s. 7d.—when
they saw all this, where was the man who had har-
dihood enough to stand up before his fellow-pa-
rishioners, and say that these were honest accounts,
and that justice had been done? There was at
present an arrear of 61)`x. out-standing debt, which
never could be recovered under that act, because
3,0001. more than the act sanctioned had already
been expended. Really, Mr. Hunter's observations
reminded him of those of another vestryman (Mr.
Munday) at a former meeting, who came forward
and vouched for the accuracy of the accounts of the
select vestrymen, of whom he was himself one, and
yet had never attended a meeting, nor taken any
part in parish affairs for seven years. If such con-
duct was to be endured, if it was to be borne that
the parish money was to be expended mono
lawyers, surveyors, and jobbers of-every descrip-
tion, instead of being devoted to the legitimate pur-
poses contemplated by the Act of Parliament, then
he, for his part, did not know to what nefarious
extent the plunder of the parish would reach. It
was time that the parishioners should take the direc-
tion of their own affairs into their own hands, and

with that vieW he would move that the committee
appointed on the Bth June, 1825, having neglected
to perform any part of their duty, were no longer
worthy of the confidence of the parish, and that they
should therefore be instantly dismissed.'
This resolution was carried, there being only one
dissentient voice.

Th:s resolution was followed up by another, ap-
pointing a new Committee.
The Committee appointed proceeded to make a
rate of 6d. in the pound, for the purpose of paying
the interest of 5,500/. secured on bonds.
The business of the day did not finish till twelve
o'clock at night.

NSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, SEPT. 15.

This day the Court resumed its sittings, after an
adjournment of six weeks.
IN THE MATTIER OF RICHARD ZOUCH TROUGHTON, ESQ.

Mr. CooszE, in the course of the day, moved, on
the part of the assignees appointed under the insol-
vent's estate, for a rule Nisi, to rescind a rule abso-
lute, obtained on the part of the insolvent by the
consent of his assignees. The Learned Counsel
grounded his application on the affidavits of Messrs.
Booking and Umney, the attornies for the assignees
(Messrs. Martin, Vale, and Brett), from which it
appeared that the insolvent was heard in the matter
of his petition in this Court on the 9th of June last,
when his discharge Ni,as opposed by Mr. Cooke, on
behalf of Messrs. Martin and Co , and by several
who appeared in person ; but, before the case was
called on, it was proposed by the insolvent, and ac-
cepted by the creditors, that his salary as landing
waiter in his Majesty's Customs, which was 250/.
per annum, should be set aside for the benefit of his
creditors generally, and that they should try their
remedy respecting the annuity left by the insolvent's
father to the insolvent (which was 600/. a-year), in
the Court of Chancery ; and the insolvent
entered into a rule of Court to pay the assignees
the 250/. per year, his salary, for the liquidation of
his debts, nothing being then said respecting the an-
nuity : and on this understanding the insolvent was
discharged, the Court at the same time expressing
their approbation at the offer. Shortly after the in-
solvent's liberation his assignees called on his trus-
tees for the annuity money, which they refused to
pay ; the assignees immediately served a notice on
them not to pay the annuity to the insolvent, as they
(the creditors) were fully entitled to it ; and it was
their intention to file a bill in equity for the recovery
thereof. Shortly after this notice was given the in-
solvent applied to this Court for a rule ()tilling on the
assignees to show cause why the trustees should oot
pay the annuity money to the insolvent, and why
the suit in equity should not be stayed, and by some
mistake or other the assignees consented to the rule,
and they, after some consideration, found it was
drawn up prejudicial to their interest generally, and
applied this day to rescind the same.
Mr. Ponocx, on the part of his client, would say
that Mr. Trougirton would be satisfied if be enjoyed
an annuity till the Court of Chancery decided, but
he could not help expressing his regret that his
.
estate should be involved in such an enormous ex-
pense as those proceedings must necessarily come to.
Mr. Coma: was of the same opinion.
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Mr. POLLOCK then addressed the Court against
the rule. His Learned Friend had Not read the will
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from which the insolvent derived iris annuity, the
words of which were unusually strict. The testator
had stated in his will, in the most positive terms,
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hands, turd no other person s. The Court would
remember, on the insolvent's hearing, it was stated
that he had, prior to his arrest, offered to his cre-
ditors 600/. a year, in liquidation Of his debts ; but
several of them stood out. Those Who refused this
offer were commonly called " money-lenders."--
Amono others there were persons who lent 500/.