Star.
London, England, 1828-02-21 00:00:00

'COUNTY VF EDINBURGH ELECLION.

Monday being fixed fc;7—"'—the, electfon of.a Repre-enta
'live in parliament fur that County vazint in consequence of Sir
George Clerk !seeing accepted the Ate Of ate of the Council of los
Royal Hiizhne." the Cord High Mistral, a numerous meeting of
the FreeholdersisseMbled in the County Hall, gJinhursh, when
between 60 and.7o Freeholders voted for Sir George Clerk. who
was declared unanimously reelected; and in the afternoon Sir G.
entertained a numerous patty of his friends at the British lintel.
MARY LA-BONNE PAROCHIAL MEETING.

Yesterday the parishioners of Mary-la-bonne assem•
bled at the B •iair, King-street, Portman-square, for
the purposes of elf cling a reduction of tales, and pro-
curing Parliamentary redress for trariouS parochial
grievances. The meeting was attentied q a numerous
body of parishioners, amongst wham SVe noticed many
individuals of rank.
At one o'clock WILLIAM CRAW/FORD, t sq. was Calltd
re the Chair, on the motion of Admiral (liver. In his
opening address, the Chairman condensed much of
what was delivered more diffusely by the subsequent
speakers. Application had been made to him a few days
previously on the subject of the present Meeting, by a
patishioner of high respectability. He had complied
with thatGerplenian's request, that he would inquire into
the circomstancet which originated the verygeneral com-
plaints preferred against the Select Vestry by the parish of
St. Mary-la bonne. The result of his investigation was
a personal conviction that their discontent had been
fully warranted by the causes which produced it. He
felt assure t that the proceedings of their seit constituted
select Vestry required a close, jealous, and vig•lant in.
spection. He was equally satisfied that the parish was
ruveri ,1:y indebted to tho.se Gentlemen who had un
dertalcen the office of reporting tl.eir measures with a
vice coward telormation and contioul. The same stria
watch would continue necessary till the present system
of secret accounts should be totally done away with.
It was the duty and interest of the parish to co operate
with its Committer., arid further the carnmon object, by
'every exertion that could conduce to its success. The
Select Vestry imposed burdens, while at th • same time
they were free from responsibility for exorbitant impo•
sitions. The inexpediercy of thus placing them beyond
the reach of consequences, and the supervisal of those
whom they so liberally assessed, was sufficiently mani-
fest in the existing state of Mary-la-bonne. He con•
'eluded by desiring it might be distinctly understood,
that they were now attacking measures and not indivi-
duals, the Committee being actuated solely by a desire
for the general good.
The report of the Committee was then read, and re-
ceived by the Meeting. It took a review of the abuses
which it had been formed to inquire into and remedy
since its first establishment in April last; and recom-
mended an application to Parliament for the redress of
grievances occasioned by wanton and prodigal mal-
expenditure of parochial money, on the part of the
Select Vestry. A series of Resolutions were subse-
'trendy passed by acclamation. It was resolved that a
subscription should be entered into for the pur, ose of
defraying the expense of an application to the House of
Commons for leave to bring in a Bill contemplating the
re-constitution of the Mary-la-bonne Vestry.
The Meeting was addressed at great length by Mr.
Fielder, who animadverted on the Select Vestry's mis-
appropriation of the public money, and went into a de-
tail of many cases where that body had been
-guilty of
unwarrantable extravagance in expending the parochial
funds. They had assumed a right of assessing the parish
and keepiog private accounts, by virtue of_an Act
passed in the year 1795, which the parish now desired
to h aye repealed.

Mr. BEECHAM next made some animadversions on the
measures of the vestry. Alter whom, Colonel Jones
spoke to nearly the same effect as the first speaker,
enlarging on the grievances of the parish from the
present system of irresponsibility in the assessors, and
secret accounts. Dr. Thompson suggested to the parish
the expediency of refusing to delegate a power of
framing the proposed Bill to the Committee, without
submitting it for their approbation previous to its being
.presented to Parliament. Till, Counsel appeared highly
popular, and Mr. Pope assented tq it cheerfully on the
part of the Committee. Dr. Thompson's name was'
therefore added to those already appointed to inspect
the proceedings of the vestry, and prepare the Bill in
conteMplation.
Apologies from Mr. Hume, General Fitzroy, and
Major-General King, for non-attendance, having been
2e,d.—.The Meeting then separated, after thanks had
been voted to the Chairman. There appeared to be
about 4,000 persons present, all of whom entered into
the proceedings with an enthusiastic degree of interest.

Mr. Justice Basr is going to Bath, for the benefit
41 Ids health.

A tine bill has been found against Jones for the mur-
der of Mrs. Jeffs. The trial as expected to come on
to-mor row.

Thursday last a question arose at the -Antiquarian
Society, as to the election of a Fellow, which is likely
to excite great discussion amongst the profoundly
learned of that body. It is declared, by the statute for
the admission of Fellows, that they shall be elected by
ballot, and " that the election shall, in all cases, be de-
termined by a majority of two-thirds of the totes of
the members present and balloting on the occasion."
The:* were 21 members present, all of whom balloted:
14 were for the admission of the candidate. WILLIAM
HAMILTON, E.q. declared, under the authority of the
words above quoted, that the candidate had not been
elected.

Died en Wednesday morning I:st, at an obscure
lodging- in Lancaster Court, St. Martin's Churchyard,
Charles Antony Delpini, the author of several dramatic
works. and many years ago, the best Clown of his day,
arboth the principal theatres; besides which, he was
stage manager at the Opera House. Such were the
volatility and eccentricity of Delpini's character, that
be never once thought of the future, by either providing
for his old age, or even subscribing to the Theatrical
Fond, or any such provident institution ; so that he was
laid on a bed of sickness for some years, and afflicted
with a comptcation of disorders, without any resource
but occasional relief from a few friends, amongst whom
must not be forgotten the great kindness of his old pa-
tron, the Parses--his present MaJzsrx-who, about six
years ago, was graciously pleased to send him the sum of
20W. Delpini had a strong and singular presentiment
that he should not die till the year " Eight," as-he often
declared, which was exactly realized, for he died in
the year 18$8, at the age of 88. He was born in the
parish of St. Martin, at Rome, and drew his last breath
in the parish of St. Martin—nay, in Sr. Martin's Church-
) ard, London.
Yesterday afternoon an inquisition was taken at the
Class Keys, Lawrence-street, Chelsea, on view of the
btrly ol James Forster Sitwell, a fine little boy, aged
six years, who was burnt to death. It appeared by the
evidence that the deceased bad been left alone in a
sonm occupied by his parents, and his clothes having
caught fire, he was so dreadfully burnt before the fire
\ could be extinguished, that his death was the come-
‘uence. Verdict, " Accidental Dea,b."