The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-31 00:00:00

ST. LUKE,_OLD STREET

Tuesday being Easter Tuesday, the vestrymen of the
above parish assembled in the church, for the purpose of
choosing churchwardens, overseers, guardians of the
poor, &c., for the ensuing year, to make a rate for the
poor, and other matters connected with the parish. Mr.
Jay, the senior churchwarden, in the chair.
Mr. BRISCOE said that on similar occasions it was
usual for those gentlemen who had served the office of
overseers for the past year to be first chosen as guar-
dians ' • but last year, owing to some of those gentlemen
strongly supporting the views of the Poor Law Commis-
sioners, with whom and the guardians an action was now
pending, a resolution was moved that no gentlemen fa-
vourable to the stringent measures of the now Poor-law
should be elected. That was carried, and it was now his
intention of moving a similar resolution—(Hear, hear)—
and his reasons for doing so were very numerous. He
would, therefore, move a resolution to the effect that no
person who is known to be favourable to the adoption of
the new Poor-law be elected a guardian.—(Hear.)
The resolution was put and carried.
The vestry then proceeded to the election of two Church-
wardens. Mr. Summers and Mr. Telfer, both carrying
on the business of pawnbrokers, having been proposed,
A VESTRYMAN said he objected to any person carry-
ing on such a business being elected to office, on the
ground of their being closely connected with the poor
who applied for relief to the Board of Guardians.
After some discussion, three other gentlemen having
been put in nomination for the office, a show of hands
was taken, when there appeared for Mr. Summers, 160 ;
for Mr. Telfer, 102. A poll was demanded on behalf of
the others, which will commence this morning at ten
o'clock, and finally close on Friday at five.
Eight gentlemen having been nominated to serve as
Overseers,
The CHAIRMAN said that as it was usual for the
Churchwarden retiring to be elected a member of the
Board of Guardians, he did hope that they would not do
so by him, as he had been fifteen years in office, and
wished to retire.—(Hear, hear.) It would give him the
greatest satisfaction not to be elected.
Fourteen gentlemen having been elected Guardians,
the other officers were elected, and the Vestry adjourned.
ST. MARY, LAMBETH.
A vestry meeting of tke above parish was held in the
school-room in Lambeth-green, for the purpose of nomi-
nating lists of persons eligible to serve as churchwardens,
overseers, and in other offices, to be returned to the Ma-
gistrates in petty sessions, and on other general business.
The Rev. 1)r. IYOYLEY, the rector, prosided. In
opening the business he stated that if a poll should be
ucmanded respecting any of the lists, it should com-
mence in the church porch at the close of the business,
and continue till five o'clock, and continue fur three sub-
sequent days from-nine till five.
The present vestry-clerk, Mr. J. B. Clark, was re-
elected.

The Rev. CHAIRMAN then read the list propounded
by the Protection Society (who were Tories) and that
from the Whigs. The former party were charged by
their opponents, in the placards, with having greatly in-
creased the rates and mismanaged the expenditure.
Mr. FILL (a Liberal), in a long speech, deprecated the
conduct of the present parish officers.
Mr. SOMERS CLARK and Mr. BULL, present parish
officers, defended their conduct, and pointed out inac-
curacies in the statements of their opponents.
After a long and stormy discussion, a show of hands
was taken, and declared to be in favour of the blue,
or Liberal, list. A poll was demanded by the other
party, and proceeded with at the termination of the-
general business.