The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-28 00:00:00

MAR YLEBONE VESTRY.

On Saturday, at 'the weekly meeting of the Mary-
lebone Vestry, Mr. E. Joseph in the chair, Mr. Flood,
the vestry clerk, brought up and read the following
report : St. Marylebone, March 23, 1842.—At the
committee appointed to investigate the circumstances
attending the abstraction of certain surplices from St.
John's Wood chapels present,. William Low, Esq., in
the chair. The committee having carefully investi-
gated the circumstances connected with the surplices
stolen from St. John's Wood chapel, regret that they
are unable to trace such surplices to any' person or
persons. whomsoever."
Mr. Gomm having moved the adoption of the Report,
Mr. ANDERSON rose and said it was most unsatis-
factory that the committee could come to no other
conclusion, seeing that the surplices had ben traced
to the residence of a vestryman. From henceforth he
should take his seat as a vestryman of Marylebone
with the greatest reluctance, inasmuch as he con-
ceived that disgrace and discredit were; cast upon
every member composing it.
Mr. COCHRANE was surprised at the observations of
the last speaker. Surely, he would not pretend to
say that the stolen surplices had been traced to the
residence of a vestryman. If such were the fact, he,
too, would, really be ashamed to take his seat, for it
would tend to make them.appear the most disgraceful
body that ever existed.—(Hear, hear, and! oh.) He
called upon Mr. Anderson to explain.
Mr. ANDERSON did not feel called upon to explain.
Mr. FOSTER felt the force of all the ohservations
made by Mr. Anderson.—(oh, oh,, and hear, hear.)
It was true they were unable to fix the robbery of
the surplices upon any person, but still thelßeport of
the Committee was most unintelligible. Although
he (Mr. Foster) did not believe them to be the same
surplices as those which were the parish property, still
the police did trace, at the period of the robbery, cer-
tain surplices to the house of a vestryman„ that ves=
tryman being himself a member of the Committee.
Mr. CocHRANit-,—G-ood heavens!

Mr. GoMM said it was shameful to cast imputations
upon any one, without a tittle of proof.—(Hear, hear.)
The wife of the vestryman had purchased, as a ward-
robe-keeper, certain surplices, and they had been
made into other articles of dress, but on being taken
to St. John's Wood Chapel, they were declared to be
quite a different cloth to those stolen. There was not
a shadow of a shade of suspicion.
Mr. SODEN said the charge against the 4estrymau
by certain parties, was because he was a strong poli-
tical opponent of theirs, and they wished to see him
disgraced.—(Hear, hear, and oh !) But
,they had
not succeeded. _

The Rev. Dr. DIDDIN said this was really a veryy
ominous day for that vestry, when a member of it
was charged with having his wife implicated in such a
transaction. It was an implication so odious, repul-
sive, and abominable, that the vestry ought not to rest
24 hours under it.
Mr. GinsoN said there could be no doubt of the
charge being the result of slander from evil disposed
persons, but, in order that the refutation should go
fully forth, he would move that the Report be referred
back to the Committee.

Mr. W. EYRE seconded the amendment., The re-
port had gone forth,. and it was proper that it should
be fairly met.
A VESTRYMAN said he was the party alluded to, and
it was nothing more nor less than an attempt to stab
his political character. The surplices were bought by
his wife from a lady residing at Battersea.
On the question being put, the Report was adopted
by a large majority.

STATE OF TRiDE.—WE much regret to have to
ann:eunee a further deterioration in the state of our
market. A complete gloom has pervaded things during
the whole of the week. On Tueiday it was hoped that
some improvent might have been felt, some realization
of previous hopes experienced—everybody, hoWever, was
deceived. The business done on 'Change in yarns was
on that day limited to a degree, and prices of Dearly all
descriptions fell full one-eighth per lb. In cloth a similar
effect was seen. Little business was done, and where
sales were effected it was at a reduction in price, alarm-
ingly low though prices previously were. " Well!" said
a large spinner, a Conservative too, the other day," as
good 72 reed printing cloth as can be made may be
bought at ss. per piece, or Is. a pound, and fair 405% mule
twist may be readily found at per lb. ; one half of the
spinners will be broken shortly, and then the (Aber half
may hope for an improvement!" So much for the " im-
proved confidence," " renewal of public faith," &c. &c.,
prediicted as likely to ensue from the advent to power
of the all-wise Peel Go, eminent! When will the Torics
discover that we want sweeping 'measures rather than
plausible Ministers ?—Manchester Guardian.