Star.
London, England, 1831-10-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE STAR. '

giar„..The Newspaper which has obtained as dials-
gaished a pre-mninisce in the earliness and copiousness of
its Foreign Inialligsoce, will, 1 hope, attain an equal reputa-
tion for priority in Literary News. The Journals which
bays announced the arrival of Sir Walter Scott in London,
hale failed to add the Interesting information when be pur.
poses to sojourn during his stay—informadon, which I trust
the Mime of the Sten will not fail to gratify his Readers
by supplying this ripping. So earnest a desire is fait by
numben of his admirers to have the sadder:don of for once
beholding that distinguished man, that I cannot but deem
the. perhaps incommodious gratifitation of this enthusiastic
desire, a necessary penalty of his greatness. lam sure that
did Sir Walter—no less remarkable for his extraordinary
good-nature than for his transcendent geniu5,.....114 he but
know the earnestness of the wish almost universally felt,
to behold hint now, ere he leave his native shares, he would
not begrudge, by a transient inconvenience to himself, to
give what must be a lasting gratification to others.
Tours, etc.
Oct. 1,11131. M. IL

•; The Editor of the Simi does not possess the ft.
(piked Information, but fully participates In the sentiments
of the above Correspondent, and will thank any Reader who
can communicate Sir Walter's present address.

ST. PANCRAS.

lISOLVTIOXI AND PITITIONS OP THE LAT' MIZTINO

OF THIS onus IAIIIIII.
We, the undersigned rate-payers of St. Pancras parish,
viewing the Irresponsibility of the vestry, the wanton ex-
penditure, the disfranchisement of the parishioners in their
natural and constitutional rights, and the oaf-election of a
few to the exclusion of the many, do protest against the acts
of, and the rates assessed by the vestry, and other irrespon-
sible authorities of the wish, and dechwaour determination
to withhold payment of any rates now assessed, oe
to be hereafter assessed ; we hereby further declare, that
we will avail ourselves of the option given by law to allow
our goods to be distrained for the said rates, until the rate-
payers shall hae^ obtained their just rights in the appoint.
meat of vestrymen and other parochial officers, and shall
also have obtained a sufficient mama over the receipts and I
expenditure of the pariah.
That the select vestry act for regulating this parish is op.
posed to all principles of justice, and subversive of the con-1
siltation of this country ; that it has proved bad in practice,
and excludes the rate-paler from all controul over the re-
ceipts and expenditure of the latish funds ; that a self.
elected few appointed for lit., with power to 11l up vacancies
are auditors of their own eczema', and free from all respon-
sibility, and exclude the inane from the enjoyment of their
inalienable right to manage their parochial affairs.
That petitions be presented to both:Houses of Parliament
expressive of our regret that repeated applications for redress
of parochial grievances have hitherto obtained for us no re-
lief, and calling upon the Legislature to pass into a law the
bill presented by Sir J. C. Hobhousc for the better regulation
of Vestries :—That the following be adopted, se the petition
of this Meeti and be signed as such by the Chairman—.
Showetb—That your Ir.:admen have, on repeated occa-
sions, especially in a petition signed by 5,500 householders,
approached your honourable House with complaints of the
Ws) grievances under which they have been oppressed; and
deeply regret that your honourable Honest: has not yet
deemed it expedient to adopt any measure for their relief.
That the system of self-elected vestries is contrary to the
spirit of the Constitution and subversive of the first prin-
ciples of justice.
That your petitionen have no means of controlling the
expenditure of the parochial revenue.
That an irresponsible body are the auditors of their own
accounts, and your petitioners have been rated in an oppres-
sive and unequal manner to such an expenditure, both wan.
ton and vexatious.

That your peationen view with alarm the present excited
state of the parish, and earnestly pray your Honourable
House to pass into a law a bill brought into yoar honours•
ble House by Sir John C. Hobhouse, Ban. For the better
regulation of vestries, and for the appointment of auditors
of accounts in certain parishes in England and Wales,'
which bill will secure to yore petitioners their just and in-
alienable right to elect vestrymen and other parochial officers
to manage the expenditure of the parish funds. and to ob-
tain a re-establishment of peace and concord, so essential
to the interests of the
And your petitioners will ever pray. &c.
That Joseph Hume, Req. the indeperident member for
this county in Parliament, be requested to present the fore.
gebrg petition, and to support its prayer ; and Lord King
that to the House of Lords.