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BRUSSELS, MARCH 26.—CONCLUSION OF THE TRIAL
OF THE CONSPIRATORS.—VERDICT OF THE JURY, AND
SENTENCE OF 'IRE COURT.—At length, after near a
month of anxious inquiry, this sad affair has come to a
conclusion. Yesterday the President summed up the
evidence, giving the Jury a series of questions to reply
to. By the first forty-five they were asked if each of
the nine prisoners were guilty, during the months of
August, September, and October last, of conspiring to-
gether to overthrow or change the Government, the
order of succession to the Throne, and excite the
people to take arms against the royal authority ? A
second series of questions were to the effect, whether De
Crehen, Vandermeere, Vandersmissen, and Parent, had
purchased the cannon, poWder, &c., to overturn the Go-
vernment? A third series for the opinion of the Jury
was whether General Vandersmissen, his brother, his
wife, Parent, Verpraet, and Vanlaethem, had for
the above purpose endeavoured 'to enlist soldiers. The
Jury retired about two o'clock, and at four they an-
nounced the conclusion of their deliberations. At
this moment there was a great display of armed force.
Fifty gendarmes, at least, under the command of the
principal leaders of that--filice, were stationed in
the Court, while the court-yard was literally tilled
with soldiers. The seat reserved for the prisoners was
strongly guarded also. The Jury now entered the
Court in the midst of a profound silence, and the Presi-
dent called on the public (it was hardly requisite, for the
majority present consisted of armed men) to abstain from
all marks of approbation or disapprobation. The fore-
man, in a voice trembling with emotion, then pronounced
a-verdict of guilty as -regarded General Vandermeere,
Baron Vandersmissen, and De Crehen ; also as regarded
Verpraet and Vanlaethem, but only by a majority of
seven votes against five ; and a verdict of acquittal as
regarded l'lntendant Parys, Joseph Vandersmissen
(brother of the Baron), Madame Vandersmissen,
(wife of the Baron), and Parent. De Creheu, though
found guilty on one count, was declared by the Jury not
guilty on another, as he had revealed the complot before
any overt act. This amounted to a full acquittal under
article 108 of the penal code,. and De Crehen was ac-
cordingly set at liberty.
You perceive that an unanimous verdict of guilty was
only pronounced against two Of the nine prisoners, viz.,
Vandermeere and Vandersmissen. As to Verpraet and
Vanlaethem, the Judges retired to consult, but after a
deliberation of three quarters of an hour, re-entered the
Court, when the President declared that they unani-
mously concurred with the majority of the Jury.
At this time the prisoners; who had retired, again took
hisi
their seats. Madame Vandersmissen, already conscious
of the verdict against her husband, was evidently suffer-
ing under almost insupportable emotion. Joseph Van-
dermissen (the brother of the General), though aware of
his acquittal, could nit restrain his feelings, and wept
like a child : it was certainly, altogether a scene which
few could witness unmoved ; nor was its touching nu.7sl:t:uicriei
lessened, by the calm, manly, and solemn deportment of
those whose guilt had been declared. After certain
forms had been gone through, the President pronouuced
the ordinance of acquittal, as regarded Parys, Joseph
Vandersmissen, Madame Vandersmissen, and Parent.
though'
It was here that one of those scenes took polnalcyes.
eemed
are hardly describable. Madame Vanders
fused to leave her husband. She protested
creoilliddeerminngathioenr
I;v.aonrddshaetrtiiminpeesrufencitriFttaarencinbiee,,S, omit,
to heighten the effect of her do3pair. So resolutely did
she determine not to bo separated from him that, deaf
alike to the persuasions of her counsel, who went into the
dock to her, and the exhortations of the President„ it
was clear she would cede only to main force, The l're-
sident, therefore, on the assurance-
Oona Vanders-
missen that his wife would havo iirtunco
to hear the sen-
tence of the law pronanne@cloemitted her to remain.
On the demand of the Avoeat-General the Court then
read a judgment by which Vandermeere, Vanders-
missen, Vanlaethem and Verpraet, were condemned to
suffer death on one of the public places of Ilruasels. The
prisoners listened to their sentence in onim respectful
silence. The feelings of alltdalue Vandersmissen, how-
ever, again mastered her; and with great violence she
pronounced some incoherent words, no doubt disrespect-
ful to the Court, for at:the earnest request of her husband
she afterwards said—" M. President, I beg pardon." ,
At half-past seven the Court rose, and the condemned
were reconducted to prison. itt the midst of a large con-
course of people. There was no attempt to commit any
breach of the peace, and Brussels was all last night, and
has been to-day, perfectly quiet; nor does there seem the
slightest fear of any disturbance.
That the sentence of death pronounced against the
two Generals, Vanlaethem and Verpraet, will not be put
in execution, you will have no doubt after reading, the
account of the following extraordinary scene which took
place in the Court, last Thursday. One very natural
'topic of appeal to the Jury, selected by the Counsel for
the prisoners, was the severity of the punishment which
the law accords to the crime of treason, viz., death ; and
they implored the jurors not to sacrifice nine lives, if
there existed the possibility of a doubt as to the guilt of
the accused. To this the Avocat-General replied, and I
am sure no Englishman will read what follows without a
feeling of something more than astonishment,
M. l'Avocat General—you know, Gentlemen of the
Jury, that we live under a Government too paternal : if
there be a difference of opinion on the abolition of ca-
pital punishment, there are many who consider that for
great crimes it should be more frequently executed. But
as the defence has said much of the enormity of the pu-
nishment, I can tell you, in order to re-assure your con-
sciences, that if in the affair whieh now occupies us, the
punishment of death be pronounced, it will never be
executed.

ARD OF FARBINGDON WITHOUT
30th Matth, 1842. At aWA RDMOTE held this
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At the Court of Assizes for the Yonne, held at
Auxerre, a woman aged 30, named Celestine I)arley,
was tried a few days ago for the murder of her brother
Nicolas. They wore orphans, the father and mother
having died, leaving a small property of 15,000 f. to be
divided among five children. Nicolas was subject to
epileptic fits, which had impaired his intellects. Until
he
.sbhuld be properly disposed of; it was agreed that
he should live with his sister Celestine. They,
however, frequently quarrelled, and Celestine, in October,
received a blow on the breast from Nicolas, which left a
severe . bruise. She, in consequence, went to a neigh-
bour demandi'g an asylum for the slight, saying that
she could no longer live with her brother, and, at the
same time, expressing her fears that he would soon be
found dead from the consequence of one of his fits. In
fact, about
wentbouttl to the
three days after
of v
etivardes on October 27th.
Celestine n,
isY9 in which com-
mune she lived, and announced that she had found her
brother dead on the floor of his bed-room. An inves-
tigation was ordered, and an autopsy taken, the result
of which was a decided Conviction that the man had
been murdered by his sister with some blunt instru-
ment, as the skull was fractured, and there were
wl severalich injurieslovagthersuffieientto cause on these
The sister, at
length, confessed the crime, but declared that it
was unpremeditated. She said her brother had
actually fallen out of his bed in a fit, and finding him
bod, either one of
death.
thus at her mercy, the idea of ridding herself from him
came suddenly into her mind, and she struck him with a
Jury found her guilty of the murder without mallet. On the trial she repeated her coitre4ion, and the
premedita-
tion, and, at the sttree time; returned that there were ex-
tenuating oimumstances. The Court sentenced her to
hard labour for 20 years, and to be exposed on the
pillory. .

Vandermere--We are innocent, We reject mere mercy.
M. le President—You have no right to interrupt the
public Minister; your apostrophe is an insult.
M. Parys (with great vehemence, and in the midst of
extraordinary excitement)-7We intend no insult, but we
may be allowed to reject this anticipated offer of mercy.
M. Roussel, Counsel for. Parys—l must observe that
the language of M. l'Avocat-General has naturally pro-
voked a legitimate feeling of indignation ; we arc offered
mercy. •
M. le President—You will have your reply.
M. l'Avocat-General—l well knew my words would
excite recrimination. If you had not spoken of the pun-
ishment of death I should not have alluded to it. Ido
not understand why, as the defence spoke at large on that
subject, I am not to be permitted to reply.
M. Roussel—l call on the Court to take a note of the
words of M. l'Avocat-General, who, ignorant of the
Royal pleasure, has just made use of a right which be-
longs only to the King. I ask a note of this— that a
public officer has declared, that if the punishment of
death be pronounced, the sentence will not be executed.
M, le President—The Avocat-General did not speak
in a manner so positive. He said probably such a sen-
tence would not be executed.'
M. Bartels (another counsel for the defence)—The
public officer spoke positively, but as he is permitted to
speak hypothetically, I demands in my reply, to be al-
lowed also to treat of hypothetical circumstances.
M. le President—We shall see how far it may be
allowed.

M. P.Avocat General—l deplore this incident, but I
did not commence the subject ; and now, if the Presi-
dent takes a note of my words, I am not afraid of the

consequences.

The President did not take a note, and the subject
dropped. But has not the Avocet-General placed the
Government in an embarrassing position ? According
to the usual form the royal clemency is only extended to
those who ask for it. After the above assurance, it is
almost certain it will not be sued for (indeed many
doubt, from the character of the two Generals, if they
would have sought for pardon had no such assurance
been given), and yet how is the execution of the sentence
of death now possible ?

• ,1
FATAL ACCIDENT ON TILE RIVER.----.0n Monday,
three youths hired a boat in which they proceeded to
Greenwich 4041
spending several hours at the fair,
was instantly tl!ey started' for London, the whole of the party being
the worse for liquor. They had not passed the Dread-
nought, felle
Clvlearibletsivd Jenkins, Mospital-ship more than five minutes, before one
thesoefven t
epeanr tyye,
anrsam
car-
ried away by the tide ; the body has not yet been found.
The Marquis de la Marche died suddenly on Thurs-
day morning, in the Church of St. Thomas d'Aquin,
oaeinaiitnds, a fine youth, ag, d
while in the performance of his religious duties. He was
of an advanced age, but up to the moment of his death
he was apparently in good health.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER.—The depression in this market conti-
nues without the slightest abatement, and prices are still
gradually drooping—several descriptions both of yarn
and manufactured goods being purchased yesterday at
lower rates than were before knowst—without the
slightest appearance of any favourable change.
ROCHD.kLE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, MARCH 28.
—There has been a gloomy market to-day. Few buyers
have atteaded, very few pieces have been sold, and the
prices have been little more than would pay for the raw
material. The wool market has been dull, with prices
unchanged.
HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, MARCH 29.—There was
not much business done to-day, as is usual at holyday
markets ; but the general opinion is, that trade is, at
any rate, no worse ; and, if better, the improvement is
so slight as not to merit notice. The spring-trade may
now be noted as hopeless, and the prospect for the
future is by no means animating. The trying position
of the operatives has led to the forming of " emigration
clubs," to enable parties to leave England. Many
families from this neighbourhood have already bade
adieu to the land of their birth ; and, as the funds ac-
cumulate, many more are preparing to follow their
example.

Two days ago a woman, living in the Place du
Chevalier du Guet, having occasion to go out, left her
two daughters, one eight and the other three.years old,
shut in the apartment. The eldest, having found a bun-
dle of phosphoric matches, amu-sed herself with igniting
them, one by one, until the whole took fire, and caught
the wicker cradle in which her little sister was sleeping.
Before the accident was discovered, by the cries of the
elder girl, the whole of the furniture of the room was in
a blaze, and it was impossible to enter until the younger
child was nearly reduced to ashes.
EXTRAORDINARY HIGH TlDE.—Tuesday there
was an extraordinary high tide, which overflowed the
banks of the Thames at Lambeth and other places, doing
considerable damage.

THE RIGHT OF SEARCH.
LORD ABERDEEN'S REPLY TO THE NOTE OF
MR. STEVENSON.

The following is a copy of the reply addressed by the
Earl of Aberdeen to Mr. Everett, the successor of Mr.
Stevenson, as American Minister in this country :
. " The undersigned, &c., has the honour of addressing
to Mr. -Everett, &c., the observations which he feels
called upon' to make in answer to the note of Mr. Ste-
venson, dated on the 21st of October.
"As that communication only reached the hands of
the undersigned on the day after the departure of Mr.
Stevenson from London, on his return to America, and
as there has since been no Minister or Charge d'Affaires
from the United States resident in this country, the
undersigned has looked with some anxiety for the ar-
rival of Mr. Everett, in order Alia he might be enabled
to renew his diplomatic intercourse with an accre-
dited representative of the republic. Had the under-
signed entertained no other purpose than to controvert
the arguments of Mr. Stevenson, or to fortify his own,
in treating of the matter which has formed the subject
of their correspondence, he would have experienced little
impatience ; but as it is his desire to clear up doubt and
to remove misapprehension, he feels that he cannot too
early avail himself of the presence of Mr. Everett at his
post to bring to his knowledge the true state of the ques-
tion at issue.
. " The undersigned agrees with Mr. Stevenson in the
importance of arriving at a clear understanding of the mat-
ter really in dispute. This ought to be the first object in
the differences of states as well as individuals ; and,
happily, it is often the first step to the reconcilletion of
-the-parties:ssstrutitespresent case this-understaeling is
doubly essential, because a continuance of mistake and
error may be productive of the mostserious cro-s-equencei.'
" Mr. Stevenson persists in contending, that the Bri-
tish Government assert a right which is equivalent to
the claim of searching American vessels in time of peace.
In proof of this, Mr. Stevenson refers to a passage in a
former note of Viscount Palmerston, addressed to himself,
against which he strongly protests, and the doctrine
contained in which he says that the undersigned is un-
derstood to affirm.
"Now, it is not the intention of the undersigned to
inquire into the precise import and force of the expres-
sions of Viscount Palmerston. These might have he 11
easily explained to Mr. Stevenson by their atithor at the
time they were written ; but the undersi;ned must re-
quest that his doctrines upon this subject, and those of
the Government of which he is the organ, may be
judged of exclusively from his own, declarations.
" The undersigned again renellnees, as he has already
done, in the most explicit taus, any right on the part
of the British Government to search American vee
in the time of peace, The right of search, exe-els
specially conceded by treaty, is a purer- ..:pt when
right, and can have no existence on Ji• y belligerent
peace. The undersigned apprsee* ..e high seas during
right of search is not Conf..-- sends, however, that the
nationality of the - _..ied to the verification of the
object of the vessel, but also extends to the
voyage and the nature of the cargo.
tar purpose
sole -
purpose of the British cruisers is to ascer-
. . whether the vessels they meet with are really Ame-
man or not. The right asserted has, hi truth, no re-
semblance to the right of search either in principle or in
practice. It is simply a right to satisfy the party who
has a legitimate interest in knowing the truth that the
vessel actually is what her colours announce. This
right we concede as freely as we exercise. The British
cruisers are not instructed to detain American vessels
under any circumstances whatever; on the contrary,
they are ordered to abstain from all interference with
them, be they slavers or otherwise. But where reason-
able suspicion exists that the American flag has been
abused for the purpose of covering the vessel of another
nation, it would appear scarcely credible, had it not been
made manifest by the repeated protestations of their Re-
presentative, that the Government of the United States,
which has stigmatized and abolished the trade itself,
should object to the adoption of such means as are in-
dispensably necessary for ascertaininr, the truth.
" The undersigned had contended in his former note
that the legitimate inference from the arguments of Mr.
Stevenson would practically extend even to the sanction
of piracy, when the persons engaged in it should think
fit to shelter themselves under the flag of the United
States. Mr. Stevenson observes that this is a misappre-
hension on the part of the undersigned ; and he declares
that in denying the right of interfering with vessels
under the American flag he intended to limit his objec-
tion to vessels bona fide American, and not to those be-
longing to nations who might fraudulently have assumed
the flag of the United States. But it appears to the
undersigned that his former statement is by no means
satisfactorily controverted by the declaration of Mr.
Stevenson. How is this bona fide to be proved? Must
not Mr. Stevenson either be prepared to maintain that
the flag alone is sufficient evidence of the nationality of
the vessel, which, in the face of his own repeated admis-
sions, lie cannot do, or must he not confess that the up-
lication of his arguments would really afford protection
to every lawless and piratical enterprise?
" The undersigned had also expressed his belief that
the practice was general of ascertaining, by visit, the
real character of any vessel on the high seas against
which there should exist reasonable grounds of suspi-
cion. Mr. Stevenson denies this, and he asks what other
nation than Great Britain has ever asserted or attempted
to exercise such a right ? In answer to this question,
the undersigned can at once refer to the avowed and con-
stant practice of the United States, whose cruisers,
especially in the Gulf of Mexico, by the admission of
their public journals, are notoriously in the habit of exa-
mining all suspicious vessels, whether sailing under the
Englis flag or any other. In whose eyes are these
vessels suspicious ? Doubtless in those of the com-
manders of the American cruisers. But, in truth, this
right is quite as important to the United States as to
Great Britain ; nor is it easy to conceive how the ma-
ritime intercourse of mankind could be safely carried on
without such a check.
"It can scarcely be necessary to remind Mr. Everett
that the right thus claimed by Great Britain is not exer-
cised for any selfish purpose. It is asserted in the in-
terest of humanity, and in mitigation of the sufferings of
our fellow-men. The object has met with the concur-
rence of the whole civilized world, including the United
States of America, and it ought to receive universal
assistance and support.
" The undersigned cannot abstain here from referring
to the conduct of an honourable and zealous officer com-
manding the naval force of the United States on the
coast of Africa, who, relying on the sincere desire of his
Government for the suppression of the slave trade, and
sensible of the abuse of the American flag, entered into
an engagement on the 11th of March, 1840, with the
officer in command of Her Majesty's cruisers on the
same station, by which they mutually requested each
other, and agreed to detain all vessels under American
colours employed in the traffic. If found to be American
property, such vessels were to be delivered over to the
commander of any American cruiser on the station ; or
if belonging to other nations, they were to be dealt with
according to the treaties contracted by her Majesty with
the respective States. The undersigned believes, and,
indeed, after the statements of Mr. Stevenson he regrets
to be unable to doubt, that the conduct of this gallant
officer, however natural, and laudable in its object, has
been disavowed by his Government.
"It is not the intention of the undersigned at present
to advocate the justice and propriety of the mutual right
of search, as conceded and regulated by treaty ; or to
weigh the reasons on account of which this proposal has
been rejected by the Government of the United States.
He took occasion in a former note to observe that con-
cessions sanctioned by Great Britain and France were
not likely to be incompatible with the dignity and inde-
pendence of any other state which should be disposed to
follow their example. But the undersigned begs now to.
inform Mr. Everett that he has this day concluded a
joint treaty with France, Austria, Russia, and Prussia,
by which the mutual right of search, within certain lati-
tudes, is fully and effectually established for ever. This
is, in truth, a holy alliance, in which the undersigned
would have rejoiced to see the United States assume
their proper place among the Great Powers of Christen-
dom, foremost in power, wealth, and civilization, and
connected together in the cause of mercy and justice.
" It is undoubtedly true that this right may be abused,
like every other which is delegated to many and dif-
ferent hands. It is possible that it may be exercised
wantonly and vexatiously ; and, should this be the case,
it would not only call for remonstrance, but would jus-
tify resentment. This, however, is in the highest de-
gree improbable, and if, in spite of the utmost caution,
an error should be committed, and any American yeesel
should suffer loss or injury, it would be followed by
prompt and ample reparation. The undersigned begs
to repeat that with American vessels, whatever be their
destination, British cruisers have no pretension in any
manner to interfere. Such vessels must be permitted, if
engaged in it, to enjoy a monopoly of this unhallowed
trade ; but the British Government will never endure
that the fraudulent use of the American flag shall ex-
tend the iniquity to other nations, by whom it is ab-
horred, and who have entered into solemn treaties with
this country for its entire suppression.
" In order to prove to Mr. Everett the anxiety of her
Majesty's Government to prevent all reasonable ground
of complaint, the undersigned believes that he cannot do
better than to communicate to him the substance of
those instructions under which the British cruisers act
in relation to American vessels when employed on this
service.

" If, from the intelligence which the officer command-
ing her Majesty's cruiser may have received, or from the
manoeuvres of the vessel, or from other sufficient cause,
he shall have reason to believe, that although bearing
the American flag, the vessel does not belong to the
United States, he is ordered, if the state of the wind and
weather shall admit of it, to go ahead of the suspected
vessel, after communicating his intention by hailing, and
to drop a boat on board of her to ascertain her nation-
ality, without detaining her, if she shall prove to be
really an American vessel. But should this mode of
visiting the vessel prove to be impracticable, he is to re-
quire her to be brought to for this purpose. The officer
who boards the vessel is merely to satisfy himself of her
nationality, by her papers or other proofs, and, should she

be an Amt.lean vessel, he will im e y quit
her, offering, with the consent of her-Co ander, t
note on her papers the cause of spspecting
ality, and the number ,•)f minute she N detained (if
detained at all) for the object in q on. All the ;pts..Ar-
tieulars are to be immediately entered in the log-book of
the cruiser, and a full statement of them is to be senttby
the first opportunity direct to England.
"These are the precautions taken by her Majesty's
Government against the occurrenw of abuse in the per-
formance of this service ; and they are ready to adopt
any others which they may think more effectual for the
purpose, and which shall at the saw time be consistent
with the attainment of the main object in view.
"Mr. Stevenson has said that he hacL no wish to ex-
empt the fraudulent use of the American flag from de-
tection, and this being the case, the undersigned is un-
willing to believe that a Government like that of the
United States, professing the same object, and animated
by the same motives as Great Britain, should seriously
oppose themselves to every possible mode by which their
own desire could be really accomplished.
"Foreign-office, Dec. 20, 1841.

PAROCHIAL ELECTIONS.

ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARIC.

The proceedings in the vestry of this parish were
marked by abundance ofparty spirit and personal asperity.
Shortly after twelve o'clock the Rev. D. HORTON,
Rector of the parish, took the chair, and read the notice
by which the meeting had been convened ; but the offie
of Rector's Warden and that of Renter Warden haying
been filled tip, in consequence of thegreat rush of persons
to the vestry an adjournment to the church took place.
On the proposition of four Tersons for Overseers, a
Mr. MATTHEWS proposed that four other persons be
elected in preference, upon which
The Rev. CHAIRMAN put the names seriatim to thit meeting, and, after taking a vote on each, declared the
four first-named persons to be duly elected.
On the motion being proposed that Mr. Charles An-
derson be appointed surveyor of the Highways for the
year ensuing,
Mr. FITCHER moved, and Mr. MATTHEWS seconded
an amendment, that a Board of Direction be formed for
that purpose.
Mr. BOXER said they had come to the determination
to try the question for the establishment of a Board they would try the question.
The question having been put, the motion for a 72soard
was .negatived by a large majority.
Mr. Anderson was next proposed to be disiiltieed, and
to substitute for bias Mr. Day, tailor, residing in the
Bent read-_ _
Mr. MATTnEws proposed' that Mr. Day be thelttr-
veyor for the ensuing year.
Mr. GOVER said they had been well treated by Mr.
Anderson, and it was me,of his maxims to let well alone-
After various other remarks, the CRAtnie.tx put dee
motion and the amendment, and declared Mr. Ander-
son's election carried by a large majority,
was
'The
xed mi immediately immediately demanded a 'poll, which.
and Friday. fi to e place on 'Wednesday, Thursday
SAVIOUR'S, SOUTH
J.'lsterday being Easter Tuestiny.,--
and according to
customary usage the day llPPlint:ed for the election of
parochial officers for the year
ensuing a vestry was held
in the vestry-room of
purpose. Saviour'; Church for that
Mr. J. ROWF
chair. _ ~ the warden of the great account, in the
UP'

,n the name of Mr. Ashton being put forward for
.te Office of College Warden, a letter was read from that
gentleman, begging to be excused on the ground that he
was a Dissenter.
Mr. DREWETT remarked that was no ground of ex-
cuse, inasmuch as Dissenters did make very good Church-
wardens, and he instanced himself being obliged to take
the office, although not a member of the Established
Church.
Upon the name of Mr. Holland being proposed for
Spratt and Jackson's Wardenship.
Mr. W. WATERS, who had just been elected as Renter
Warden, proposed Mr. Robert Downes as an amendment
which, upon a show of hands, was lost.
Mr. WATERS, with some warmth, said that as Mr.
Downes was again rejected lie would not accept the
office to which he had been elected, as he was unac-
quainted with the gentlemen who had been Chosen as his
colleagues.
Mr. HOWE remarked tnat Mr. Waters haVing accepted
the office, had no power to retire. He had been elected,
and he must serve the office.
Mr. WATERS said he should not attend.
Mr. HowE—Then your colleagues will act for you,
and you will be answerable for their acts.
Upon the question relative to the appointment of Mr.
Rose, the architect, as Surveyor to the parish, a long dis-
cussion ensued.
The proceedings, however, ended by the re-election of
Mr. Rose, and after the election of the usual persons
connected with the church, the Vestry broke up.
CLERKEN WELL.
_ _

Tuesday morning the rate-payers of this very ex-
tensive parish assembled at the parish church of St.
James, for the purpose of transacting the usual paro-
chial Easter business, and also for the appointment of a
vestry-clerk. An adjournment was made to the National
School-room, in Amwell-street. The senior Church-
warden in the chair. After the appointment of the new
Churchwardens, Messrs. Pascal and Parker, the business
of the vestry-clerkship was about to be entered into,
when a parishioner rose and objected to any appointment
whatever being entered into until a Committee of rate-
payers had been formed for the purpose of defining and
settling the duties of the vestry-clerk. Mr. Macphail
(one of the candidates) offered a number of objections
to this course, and was replied to by Mr. Beverley Wake-
ling. It was ultimately carried, that a Committee of
nine ratepayers should be appointed for deciding on the
purposes required, and to report at a future vestry meet-
ing. With regard to the vestry-clerkship, a third can-
didate has come in the field. The other business of the
vestry was next disposed of, and the meeting adjourned.