The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-08 00:00:00

HOUSELESS POOR.

MEETING OF THE VESTRY OF ST. MAItYLEBONE.
On Saturday, pursuant to a requisition from the Board of
Directors and Guardians of St. Itlarykbone, a special meeting
of the vestry of that pariah took place at the Court-house, for
the purpose of conferring with the board of directors and guar-
dians as to the lest course to be adopted for resisting an order
of the Poor-law Commissioners, calling upon them to unite
Marylebone with other parishes for the erection and managing
of an asylum for the destitute and houseless, under the title of
the " North-Western Metropolitan District Asylum."
The vestry was unusually crowded. The entire board of
directors and guardians, attended by their secretary, were pre-
sent, and the gallery was thronged by rate-payers.
Mr. G. Daniell, the parish churchwarden, was called to
the chair,,and Mr. Flood, the vestry-clerk, having read the
requisition,
Mr. THORNE, the secretary to the board of directors and
guardians, proceeded to read the orders of the Poor-law Com-
missioners , and the resolutions to which the guardians had come
to, determining to resist them.
Mr. SODEN addressed the vestry at considerable length, and
moved a resolution to the effect —" That the board of vestry
having obsarved the course pursued by the board of directors
and guardians, with reference to the monstrous proposition of
joining that parish with seven other large parishes, for the pur-
pose of providing a district asylum, and believiug this union
totally uncalled for, in fact, unconstitutional in principle, and
detrimental to the best interests of rate-payers—as contrary
to, and subversive of, the local Acts which guarantee the unity
and self-government of the parish—that the vestry approve the
conduct of the directors and guardians, and determine to sup-
port them by all legitimate means in resisting the present
attempt to destroy the rights and privileges of the inhabitants
of St. Marylebone.
Mr? Gomm seconded the resolution, which, on being put
from the chair, was carried unanimously, amidst loud expres-
sions of approbation.
Mr. PARRY moved the appointment of a deputation, consist-
ing of the clergy, churchwardens, vestrymen, and directors of
the poor, to wait upon the Poor-law Commissioners, and urge
the various grounds of objection the authorities of that parish
had for refusing to obey the order, and to request its removal.
Lord MONTFORD seconded the resolution, and expressed his
hearty concurrence in all that the directors and guardians had
dose.
Mr. Porrsa could not but express his regret that the people
of Pancras (he meant the board of directors) had torn off their
mask, and had determined to become the supporters of the
Poor-law Commissioners in carrying out this monstrous order.
Mr. MICHIE and several other gentlemen having spoken to
the resolution, it was carried.
It having been further resolved to communicate with the
other parishes formed into union, and to request their co-ope-
ration in the proposed resistance, a vote of thanks was then
passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated.

On Saturday, in the Bankruptcy Court, Messrs.
Smith and Hayes, who had opened a-club in Henrietta-street,
for clergymen, entitled " The Clerical Club," appeared in this
Court to pass their final examination. Mr. Smith, who was
also the editor of the " British Magazine," an ecclesiastical
monthly of good literary estimation, said that they had been
made bankrupts as " hotel-keepers," but they merely kept a
club. Mr. Parish was the only petitioning creditor. It was
shown that the debts were about 600/. ; as a set off there were
500/. in the official assignee's hands. Mr. Hayes had to make
further inquiries respecting his property. The accounts were
considered quite satisfactory by the solicitor for the assignees,
and Mr. Commissioner Fane passed the applicants.
PUSEYISM AT YORS..—A public meeting of the
parishioners of St. Michael-le-Belfrey, York, took place on
Wednesday afternoon last, for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the conduct of the Rev. W. Reed, who, on the pre-
ceding Sunday, preached in his surplice, and also introduced
several changes into the usual forms of performing divine
service in that church. The meeting was called in conse-
quence of a requisition to the churchwarden, signed by a num-
ber of the parishioners, who disapproved of the novel practices
introduced into the church by Alr. Reed. Mr. Whitelock,
the senior churchwarden, occupied the chair. The Chairman
stated that some time ago Mr. Reed asked fey the use of the
church for the morning service for the youths educated in the
training school, of which he is the master, and that they had
granted him permission, appropriating the gallery for the use
of the scholars, but reserving the body of the church for the
parishioners. For a considerable time no alteration took place
in the service ; recently, however, a great number of changes
had been introduced, until he thought they had come to a
grand climax. A discussion then ensued, in which Mr. Sum-
mer, Mr. Noel, Professor Gregory, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Marsh,
Mr. Bingley, and others, took part, and ultimately the fol-
lowing resolution was carried :—" That the Churchwardens be
requested to give notice to the Rev. W. Reed, that, in conse-