The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-31 00:00:00

ILFORD PETTY SESSIONS.

Shortly after the magistrates had taken their seats on
the bench, Police-sergeant Tebenbarn, K 36, stated that
on Tuesday last he received information that a prize fight
was ab,mt being fought on the marshes at Rainham, not
far distant from Barking. He immediately proceeded to
the spot, and saw collected between 200 and 300, who
had been conveyed as far as Dagenhatn Gulf, in a steam-
boat, at which spot they effected a landing. He directly
ordered them to desist from fighting, when he was sur-
rounded by a great portion of the mob, and received
several severe blows on the ribs from heavy bludgeons,
with which many of the parties were provided. Not-
withstanding, however, the ill-usage he met with, he
succeeded in breaking up the ring and driving the parties
to the st,Am-boat ; but he was unable to state who were
the combatants. The only person present whom he
lcncvv was a man named Oliver, who supplied the ropes
to form the ring, against whom he now applied for a

summons. lie did not see the man who struck him with
the stick, but two respectable persons were ready to
come forward and prove that it was done by a man of
colour, whose name, he believed, was Sutton, and who
acted as second to one of the lighters.
Mr. Cotton, the Governor of the Bank of England,
said that thOse exhibitions were now becoming so !iv-
vent that the magistrates were determined to put a stop
to their taking place in the marshes on the Essex side of
the river. They should issue a summons against Oliver
and bind him over to koep the peace. With respect to
the other man, Tebenbam had better procure the attend-
ance of the witnesses he had alluded to, and if they
spoke positively to the man of colour being One of the
parties assaulting the constable, means should be forth-
with adopted for his apprehension.
A summons was then directed to be issued for the at-
teudance of "Tom Oliver" at the next meeting of the
magistrates.

PARISH OF ST. CLEMENT DANES.
On Friday afternoon a numerous vestry meeting of
the pArishionors of St. Clement Danes, was held at the
vestry room, facing the church, to proceed with the elec-
tion of churchwardens, over.eerw, &c , and to audit the
accounts of the churchwardens fi,r the past year. The
Rev. W. W. Ellis, the rector, presided.
The VESTRY• CLARK read the accounts, from which
there appeared among the assets that the receipts were
1101. 7s. 10d. for burial fees, 200/. from pew rents, and
9011. 3s. 2d. from a church-rate of 3d. in the pound, Ste.,
the total receipts being 1,4901. 2s. 6d. There was a de-
fieiency of 82/. 18s. Id. for the chit-ch rate, the names of
the numerous defaulters being laid before the vestry.
Among the items of expenditure were 20/. 3s. for ring-
ing the bells, 2401. expenses for a new plan of warming
the church, 630/. 14s. 7d. tradesmen's bills, &c., making
the total expenditure 1,4311 164. Bd., leaving a balance
in favour of the churchwardens of 721. lls Bd.

Mr. CULL, thq retiring churchwarden, said, in answer
to a question, that the chimes of the church (which had
now been removA about two years) were in the course
of being put up. .
Mr. HUGGETT inquire! how many persons had been
buried in the-parish?
Mr. TACKETT replied, that there had been 149 full
fees and 80 half fees, making altogether 229 funerals.
Mr. lIUGGETT observed, he was gLLd to find that so
few funerals had taken place in a parish situated almost
in the centre of the metropolis, and that a complaint
could not be made against them similar to what some
other parishes were charged with.—(Hear.) He hoped
the parochial authoritier would consider of the pro-
priety of co-operating with the views of those who pro-
pose to dispense with interment of the dead in towns.
The accounts being received and allowed, a vote of
thanks was agreed to unanimously to Mr. Cull; and the
accounts were ordered to be printed.
Mr. CULL having acknowledged the honour in a few
words, _ _ _

The Vestry-Clerk produced a letter he had received
in answer to a resolution of the previous vestry, ex-
pressing the condolence of the parishioners upon the
death of Mr. Collier, who, for forty years, was vestry-
clerk of the parish.
The letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes.
Mr. W. Wilkins and Mr. Judkins were then unani-
mously, on a show of hands, elected churchwardens; the
former for the parish, and the latter for the Duchy of
Lancaster.

A complaint was made by a parishioner living in
Wych street, of the existence of a house c f ill-fame in
front of his residence, and it was stated that latterly
houses of the same description had increased.
Several parishioners stated that the parish had been at
a great expense in the indictment of the keepers of them,
and that if compelled to give up their pi emises they soon
took others.

The CHAIRMAN remarked that he would willingly
contribute to remove the nuisance. He knew many
bnievolunt ladies were prevented from vkiting the
abodes of the poor in consequence of the scenes of im-
morality which they were under the necessity of seeing.
Mr. EADY said that they ought to make application to
Parliament for more enlarged powers to put down these
receptacles.
The conversation here dropped; when thanks being
voted to the Rev. Chairman, the meeting broke up.

BURIAL OF DISSENTERS.
TO THE EDITOI? OF THE SUN.

SLR,—To the remarks in your lea article, respect-
ing my refusal to bury the body of a Socluian, with the
use of the burial service of the Church, I do not wish to
offer any reply except these few remarks.
I have never refused the burial service to any Dis-
senter in my parish until in this case of an avowed So-
cinian.

I have even performed, within these last six weeks,
that service over the corpsa of a Dissenter of a mist re-
spectable family in my parish, who died in London, and
to whom I could, of course, have legally refused the
rites of the Church.

At the same time I feel the exceeding impropriety of
she use of that service for any but the members of the
Church.

I granted burial to the daughter of this same Haines,
who died, under circumstances wry different from what
you imagine, in the union workhouse, a year ago. I
was not compelled to permit her burial, having died
without the boundary of my parochal district. I did
not take the fee to which I am entitled for such inter-
ment.

I have warned Haines repeatedly of the wide and es-
sential differences between the Socinian creed and that
of the Church, and have received the strongest testi-
mony to show that Haines, as wwll as the few poor who
attend the Socinian meeting, are actuated by wordly, and
not conscientious motives, and to this fact I refer in my
note.

I have acted from a conscientious scruple, and neither
the persecu'ion of the public press, nor any punishment
by suspension, can alter my determination to act up to
the dictates of my conscience, which forbids my blas-
pheming God by reading the burial service over one who
has openly denied the creed of the Church, and to whose
friends, of the same persuasion, that service must be a
vain repetition of words, in which they do not agree. As
regards my conduct to llaines personally, I have lavished
kindness on his family, and one of my last acts, ere I
left my parish three weeks ago, to attend a bed of affl:e-
don, was to bestow charity upon him.
I conceive, if you value the rights of conscience, as
your paper is supposed to do, your proper line of argu-
ment would be to defend me, acting as I do, at all risks,
upon conscientious principles, against those who would
force compliance with a most unreasonable demand.
I am, your obedient servant,
ARTHUR FANS, Vicar of Warminster.
Torquay, Devon, March 28, 1845.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
MAnten 28.—Two of her Majesty's carriages and eight
horses arrived by the Malmebury steamer this afternoon,
and a number of packages of wine, &c., by the Gem.
West Cowes Castle is fitting up for the Earl of Errol,
who is expected, with his family, on Tueeiay next.
Mr. Knox has taken Gotha Hall for the season.
A company has been formed at Cowes to light the
town with gas; the worl.s are to be proceeded with im-
mediately.
The Siam Indianian, wrecked at the back of the
idand, is gone to pieces. Three sloops were laden from
her on Tuesday and on Wednesday. It surprises every
one that her masts were not cut away ; had they been,
she would have held together much longer, and all her
materials would have been saved. Wind W.N.W., strong.

SINGULAR CASE.-VERDICT OF

WILFUL AIURDER.

On Friday afternoon Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an in-
quest (adjourned from the 4th instant), at the Northum-
berland Arms, Isleworth, on the body of a female child,
which was born under the following circumstances :
Thomas Whapshot deposed that he was the landlord
of the Crown bser-shop, Isleworth. On the 28th of
February the body of the deceased child was taken,
about a quarter-past ten o'clock, out of the privy of wit-
ness's house by a man named Gundry. SAW no marks
of violence upon it. A person, named Anne Pendry, is
servant to witness. She is about thirty yesrs of age. Just
before the finding of the body she went to the water-
closet, where she stayed about eight or ten minutes, and
when she came out witness saw her wiping her hands as
she came up the garden. She appeared to be in a weak
state, and when witness spoke to her she answered in a
weak voice. Witness's suspicions being excited, he went
and looked down the privy, and saw something
black; he moved it with a broom-stick, when he saw
the head of a child. He then sent immediately for Pen-
dry's mother. Had reason before to believe that Pendry
was pregnant, but she always denied it. On that morning
she had got up as usual and done all her work, and wit-
!less saw no difference in her until she had been down the
garden.
Dr. Mackinlay said, after the body of the child had
been taken from the privy, he went to see it, and on exa-
mininz, it found no marks of violence upon it, except
that the umbilical cord was torn off. Had since examined
the body internally. The internal organs were healthy
and natural, presenting no disease in any part. The lungs
were also healthy, and had been inflated, but not fully.
Witness was not prepared to say from what cause the
child died. Could not form any decided opinion on the
subject.
Anne Pendry, who was present at the inquiry, having
been brought From the workhouse for that purpose, was
then questioned, after being cautioned by the Coroner,
as to her version of the circumstances, when she made
the same statement as that made by her to Dr. Mac•
kinla,y.
It also appeared that she had not made any prepara-
tion for the birth, and that it was her fourth illegitimate
child.

The CORONER said, after the evidence of Dr. Mackin-
lay that he could not state the cause of the child's death,
it would be useless to carry the inquiry further, a 3 no
jury would convict of murder or manslaughter after such
medical evidence. It was even to him a question if a
charge of having conc, aled the birth could be sustained.
The jury, who apparel to entertain a different
opinion, asked to retire to consider their verdict.
After an absence of nearly an hour and a half, the
jury returned to theinquestroom, and

The Foreman said, we find a verdict of " Wilful mur-
der against Anne Pendry," and we beg to record our
opinion that had the law given to the mothers of such
unfortunate children a greater facility to make the pu-
tative father pay towards the support of their offspring,
such cases as this, and many others of a similar charac
ter, would not occur.

The CORONER immediately directed Anne Pendry to
be taken into custody, which was done by police-ser-
geant Plume, T 12.

At Cuxhaven a brisk south-west wind having re-
turned on tha 21st, the channel was pretty free from ice,
s ► that the William Jolliffe was able to put to sea this
forenoon.