Star.
London, England, 1829-04-22 00:00:00

PARISH MEETINGS.

ST. PAUL, COVRNT•OARDEN

Yesterday 1110Ininia numerous meeting of the inha-
bitants of the above parish took place in the Vestry.
room of the church, for the purpose of electing Gen.
tlemen to ill the various offices which were usually
vacated at that period.
Mr. F. Yocattav having been unanimously called to
the Chair,
Mr. Coanea rose, and after having stated the object
for which the meeting was held, read the minutes oithe
last year, which expressed the parishioners sense and
disapprobation of the conduct of the Magistrates. Their
opponents this year, with the assistance of the adminis•
Minn of the law, again proved hostile to the wishes of
the parishioners. The Magistrates, instead of receiving
• list of the inhabitants from the vestry. for the purpose
of chonsiug overseers, had issued their precept for itto
• constable, who had caused it to be given to Mr. Tur-
ner and Mr. Cribb, the upholders of Mr. Roche, who
bad made out a list of those who were of their opinion
and party, and caused two to be elected from them. A
Bill, however, was now in progress which he was happy
to say would in future defeat the measures of the root,

water party. Eight hundred•pounds had been already
raised, notwithstanding the sneers and malicious oppo-
sition that were put into requisition.
Mr. Cana denied having used undue influence in
causing the two Overseers to be elected. He had only
pursued the regular course, aad the two persons, tar
from being of any party, had never taken any part in
the late parish squabbles. _ _ _

Much conversation passed open this subject. which
was put an end to at last by Mr. YOCKNIT moving that
the question and business of the day should be entered
into and discussed.
Mr. CORD= then said he thought it his duty to read'
the contents of some papers which were transmitted to
him the preceding. evening. The Vestry Clerk then I
read some documents purporting to come from his
Grace the Duke of Bedford, the Patron of 6i -thumb,
and chief Proprietor of the parish, and from the Rector,
the Reverend Francis Randolph, appointing Mr. John
Ruddle. and Mr.-Davis Griffith to fill the offices of
Churchwardens, and Ether peisOns:to minor tidits.—
Me. Corder then 'said, that the time for which the
Votary Clerk and 'Churchwardens bad been elected list
year being expired, it was the duty of the•parishioners
to elect again persons to occupy those offices. As for
himself, he begged to lay down the keys which had been'
intrusted to him on his being elected--(Laughter).
. Mr. Was YOCKSZT then begged leaveto propose Mr.
Dow to fill the office of Parochial Churchwarden, as one
who was perfectly fitted for it, and who had the in-
terests of the parish at heart.

. The cn.tion being seconded, Mr. Dow was elected by
the unanimous consent of all present.
Mr. Corder was nest chosen as Vestry Clerk for the
ensuing year, and humourously requested to take into
his custody again the keys which he had been so cere.
monious in giving ups—Other minor offices were the*
filled, and the Meeting adjourned.
PARISH OF ST. JAMES, CLERKENWELL.
Yesterday the Inhabitants of St. James, Clerkenwelt,
assembled in open Vestry, for the purpose of enchant
the accounts of parochial expenditure, and electing
Officers for the ensuing year.
The Salim Churchwarden, Mr. REID, took the Chair.
;The routine business of electing and re-appointing
Officers having been gone through, the Vestry proceeded
to-Ate subject nt expenditure, and here every facility had
been afforded them, by the distribution of printed de-
tailei statements of the amount of receipt, and mode cf 4.
appropriation, of the poor and church rates. -4 • - . •
ScoTr moved, that the sum of 19,0001, be ra44o
for the amerce of the poor; which. after an ineflectuat

attempt to reduce the sem to 18.0001. was assented to.
It was admitted on all hands that the parish funds were
at present welt managed. ..J
Mr. Sowawa. on the Churchwardens' amens being
brought under consideration, objected to a charge of
VA for articles of plate which had been voted to two
Gentlemen, and to a change of 201. for the expenses
Aging. deducting 401. paid for tickets by parties attend-
trig it) of the dinner given on the occasion of the Conse-
cration of the new Church of St. Mat k, in that parish;
and also to a chaise for refreshments forth. Bishop-and
his attendants on the same occasion. He did not so
mach object to the nature of the charges as to the cis•
comstance.of their being paid foam out of a fund which
ought to be applied for the service of the Church alone.
The Cut intim, in explanation, said that the officers
had only done abet was customary on the occasion cf
the consecration of the new Chinch. The.Bishnp was

attended by about twenty Gentlemen Irons Doctors'
, Commons, for whom a cold collation of hams, fowls,
tarts, jellies, wines, &e. was prepared. .‘
Mr. Paaat remarked, that the two pieces of plate bad
been voted by a public Verity, and directed to be
dialed in the Churchwardens' account; and it would
be most angracious in them now to object to what bad
been dons by their own direction.
Mr. tiotomow expiessed himself sasi.fied with the
explanation received.
The CHAIRMAN, observed, that be ha,' been 12 pills
connected with the Parochial affairs, and he could say,
that during that time there had been no profligate ex-
penditure of the Parish lands. They did not even
charge the Parish far Woad and chimera the days they
attended Boards at the Workbonas.

,The rest of the bosinesalhoring been sone through.
thanks were voted to the Cbahissan, and the Meeting

separated.
PARISH Off' CHRIS'T'CHURCH.
.YeAerday morning. at nine o'clock, a Meeting of the
Nuibst.tot Householders of tbe parish of Christchurch,
Sauey. was held at the Church in Blackfiiars-road, for
the anneal election of parochial racer% passing the ac-
counts for the last year, and the dispatch of other routine
business... Tbe Meeting_ was the Most numerous. e?er
known its this parish. Every part of the clturcb—even
10' the pulpit and its stairs—wars crowded, attache pro-
ceedings- throughout appeared to be listened to with the
most intense interest.
Mt. Hinny Husr moved that Mr. Joseph Selby be
appointed to the Chair.
Mr. CAarza rose to object to Mr. Selby. who,' he
wild. was put forward by a party who had, on the pre-
vious night, held a meeting at some public-house in
the & back slums" of the, parish, for the purpose of
etrangii% plans for thwatting the measeres of the re-
spectable inhabitants, and of defeating every thing that
might be proposed host those who had been heretofore
looked up to as the best friends of the parish. He
moved, that according to ancient custom, the senior
churchwavJen do take the chair.
'Mr. liaNT's motion was carried by a large majority,
and Mr. SCUM took the chair.
The meeting then proceeded to the election of Cow.
Thissionera of the court of Requests, and the requisite
number was elected.
The elettiOo of Commissioners of Roads snd Pave-
ments, under the local Act, then commenced, and
Mr. Huffy sautird the parishioners not to se-elect
those who bad lave Ted the parish in litigation by

ing distresses upon the goods of Messrs. White and
Greenwell, and other inhabitants, for alleged offences'
against the Act. Mr. Heat entered into I statement, li
showing that the distresses were altogether oppiessive
and illegal, and would be productive of vast enema
and inconvenience to the parish eventually.
In the course of the election several of the old Com-
missioners were rejected, while others resigned, ona
them (Mr. Harris) declaring that he was glad to be
relieved serving such a rabble—(Laugbter).
Mr. M.Caaaar, the printer, complained that the late
Commissioners had been guilty of gross dereliction of
duty, inasmuch as a nuisance had existed in the meet
in which he lived for nine months, and they refused to
remove it.
This was denied by one of the late Commissioners.
Mr. Hume proposed Mr. Thomas Jonathan Wooer
as an auditor of accounts for the ensuing year.
The motion was carried by a show of hands, but a
poll demanded oo behalf of Mr. Carter, another can-
didate. The poll will take place this day.
Mr. HUNT then gave a humorous description of his
reception at the audit beard, when he first became an
auditor, and said that after he had seen the books of
accounts and discovered sundry errors, the sleeting was
by a well managed trick adjourned for a week, and in
the mean time Mr. Carter and Mr. Smith, the late
overseers, had access to the books; and when he (Mr.
Hunt) neat saw them there had been sundry eratures
and other alterations. He charged Mr. Carter boldly
with having been instrumental in procuring those alter-
ations.
Ms. Castraa repelled the insinuation, and said Mr.
Hunt was treated respectfully by the auditors.
Mr. Hear—Respectfully 1 why I have been in all
sorts of company, but I never experienced such unman-
nerly, such rude and brutal treatment in my life.
Mr Caaran—Why. when Mr. Hunt first entered the
room, he asked what that fellow (meaning me) did
them? and I in return asked him why he did not turn
off the woman he was living with, and take his own law-
ful wife to' his bosom—(Hisses, and cries of Shame!)
Mr. Ruirr-here rose in a tremendous rage. and. was
rushing towards the speaker. but was stopped by several
Gentlemen, or a personal conflict must have followed.
Mr. Castrzn was not again heard.
Mr. Huai denied having called Mr. Carter a is fel-
low," and declared that he merely called him so that
man; and by calling him a man (said Mr. Hunt) I .m
libeling human ware, as a proof of which, instead of
answering the question in a manly way, he turned round
and attacked an absent and an unoffending woman-::
(Cheers, and cries of, Carter, hide your head after ibis):
Mr. CARTS& here apologized for any warmth of
espression into which he might have been betrayed.
The vacancies for several parochial offices were then
filled up in rotation, amidst a good deal of interesting
discussion.

Mr. HAwill moved the re-election of Mr. Meymott.
the Vestry Clerk. and paid some high compliments to
the talent, the worth, and the assiduity of that Gentle-
man. daring a service of many years, to the parish.
Mr. Women did not rise for the purpose of object.
ing to the election of Mr. Meysnott. but to deprecate
the conduct of the late authorities in involving the parish
in expensive litigation by their vexatious prosecution of
several persons under the local Act. Mr. Wooler then
entered into a long detail of those proceeding.. and
condemned the course which had been pursued in very
Along t rms.
Mr.Alevitotr was unanimously elected, and retained
thanks.

• On the motion of Mr. HAWille that a grant of 300
guineas be voted to the Reverend James Henry Maple-
ton. the Rector of the Pariah. as a remuneration for his
sel vices, in aiditioa to bis salary of 601. per annum and
the sorploce fee..
Mr. Hums moved that the sum of 2001. be substi-
tuted; but the amendment was lost. and the original
grant carried.
Mr. H*wss they moved that the further sum of 1001.
be presented to the Rector, to enable him to pay a
Curate to assist him in his duties.

Mr. Hour strongly objected to this grant, and said,
that the Rector bad already amply sufficient to enable
him to pay a Curate. He had lately been appointed to
the Living of Mitcham. and surely be wanted no more
,money from this Parish to reimburse him for the ex-
pense of paying a Curate—(Heat).
Mr. HAWKS formally demanded a ballot on the ques-
tion. He then moved that a penny rate (commonly
called the Minister's rate) be levied, in order to raise
the grant of 60g. for the Rector for the year ensuing.
Mr. Hour said he did not know what the Rector
could want with the 601. alter the 3001. bad been grant-
ed, and opposed the rate.
The motion for the rate was also negatived by an ins-
Incase majority.
A claim made by Mr. Roper, a surveyor, for proles.
&Waal services performed some years ago to the parish
was, on the motion of Mr. Hoar. rejected on the
tround that the account ought to have been furnished
kug before.
Ars item in the law account of the parish was also ex-
imaged, on the motion of the same Gentleman. on the
ground that it was (or expenses incurred is a vexatiew
prosecution against several respectable inhabitants.
thaefal other items in the general accounts were ex-
ranged. and
Mr. Lruis, when they bad been all gone through,
nsovell the thanks of the Meeting to be given to Henry
Hunt, Esq. for his indefatigable exertions in behalf of
the pari.biooers on the present occasion.
The vont.was carried amidst immense cheering.
Mr. flour returned thanks.
The Milan* of the Meeting were then voted to Mr.
Wooler, who acknowledged the compliment in suitable
WAIL
Mr. DAYStr moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman,
for his able, upright, and patient conduct instbe Chair,
which was carried by acclamation, and the Meeting
separated. The proceediegs lasted from nine in the
morning until six o'clock in the afternoon.
PARISHES OF ST. GILES IN THE FIELDS, AND
ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY.
St. Giles's church and its neighbourhood was from
an early hour yesterday morning the scene of great
bpstle and agitation, owing to the election taking place
of two churchwardens. Hitherto the Vestry of this
parish has been a Select Vestry, and which has of • late
occasioned great discord throughout the parish. Lord
Tenterden, Lord Chief Janice Best, Mr. Justice Bayley,
Mr. Justice Park, several Barristers, and others of great
respectability, are of the Select Vestry.
Until the meeting to nominate the candidates took
place yesterday, it was not expected that more. than
four would be brought forward; and the excitement
hats been much heightened by the circumstance of to
of those having been known to be in the Select Vestry
interest, and the other two hostile to it; also from the
circumstance of there not having been a contested
election of this son is the parish for a great many years
before.
C. L. Bitten, Esq. Churchwarden, took the Chair is,
the Vestry-room, at ten o'clock, to receive the nomiatj

dons. The candidates brought forward, said fa be Li-
vourible to the continuance of a Select Vestry, were
Richard Robinson; Esq. Great Queen•street, by Mr.
Bullock; and William Whines, Eq. Little Queen
street; and those beano: to it were T. Wakely, Bed.
ford-square, by Mr. Waring; and G. Rogers, Esq.
High-street, by Mr. Thatcher. 'These nominations were
respectively seconded by other Gentlemen, and each can-
didate zealously supported by his friends. as being
highly respectable, and qualified to fill the office. The two
latter Gentlemen were stated to be brought forward on
public principles(Mr.Wakelyhaving declared that he was
most unwilling to take the office, and that he had never
entered the Vestry Room before this morning), and as,
' decided advocates to reform. Mr. Thomas Waring and
Mr. William Thatcher, the ardent supporters of Messrs.
Wakely and Rogers, wete anima/di put in nomination
by the parishioners, most unexpectedly to all present,
and which created considerable merriment throughout
the immensely crowded room.
Mr. Bunton, an old overseer and champion of his
colleague., obtained a bearing to refute what he con-
sidered some infamous charges which had been brought
against him and his associates. He acknowledged
that jobbing, and peculation, and plunder, bad been
committed on the parishioners and public purse of the
Vestry. 'This he bad on a former occasion declared ;
but then this conduct was to be attributed to those
who bad preceded the Gentlemen who now filled the
Vestry. More honourable or upright men be could
not suppose could be selected to act in the Vestry
' than those who now composed it. The charge that
Messrs. Robinson and Whitten were brought for ward
by the Select Vestry, was entirely without foun-
datUn. The overseers had been charged with expend-
ing a guinea or thirty shillings on a dinner; but the
pubic ought to be aware that every farthing of this bad
come out of their own private pockets. Fines were un-
posed upon the overseers and members of the Vestry,
fur being behind the period named in summonses at
which they were to meet, and this was the fund which
had been distributed in defraying the expenses of the
country trips and dinners of the overseers.
Mr. Rooms said that no imputations bad been cast
upon the Overseers, but that certainly the charge had
been made against the Vestry of doing that which Mr.
Burton bad acknowledged they had been guilty of.—
He (Mr. Rogers) could not understand what Mr. Burton
.meant by the past and present members of the Select Yes.
try. He saw a gentleman standing at that moment before
hies who had been no less than 36 years a member of the
Vestry; and when he saw within the last two or three
pars, that the Churchwardens had been employed to
audit and approve the accounts of the parish, including
their own bills, sad that to a very considerable amount,
as by their cash book was evident, and which he was
ready to support at any time in a Court of Jestite, be
considered he bad a right to ask why the present Select
Vestry were to be regarded as exonerated at the es.
'pease of what they pleased to call their predecess. rs ?
There bad been no less than two hundred pounds taken
out of the Poor Rates of the Parish, and paid into the
hands of a lawyer, for the purpose of defending the
title of the Select Vestry.
Mr. Buaros stepped forward, and declared this was
not troth.

lo tbe midst of this uproar, the Chairman declared
the Meeting adjourned to two o'clock.
Mr. Waist.: was loudly called for, and stepping
forward demanded to be beard.

The CHAIIMAII with difficulty got his bat, sad pas
eroded to leave the room.
Mr. WAuLT declared that be could net give up his
right to be beard. He had never is the whole course
of his life seen a Meeting conducted as this had been.
Not a single question had been put from the Chair to
the Meeting ; no, nut even the question of adjourn.
meat. Surely the Chairman ousts' to have asked if
any other gentlemen wished to address the Meeting
before he had declared it adjourned, and attempted by
'that act to drive out those is attendance. It bad been
stated that the office of Overseer was a very important
one; be should consider the duties of Churcb-wardsos
as very simple, fur be should consider them as con.
fined to the throwing open of the Vestry Room to tf e
parisbiooets at large—Cries of " that is all we want;
let ut look at the accounts, sad let us hear of no more
I 2001. being abstracteJ.")
The meting then adjourned.
ST. LUKE'S, MIDDLESEX.
About ten o'clock Mr. Chippendale, senior Church-1
warden, took the Chair. After some discussion, Mr.
Simonds, the Under Warden, was unanimously elected
Senior, and Mr. Hall as the new Warden.

Mr. LIMIGHT said they were about to nominate per-
sons to fill the vacant litstalions opened at the Guardianl
and Trustee Boards. He would, for the general late.
rests of the parish, move for a union of the Boards, as
he could not bee bow there ought to exist two separate
interests, and that it would be highly dessjable that,
members of the Trustee Board should become GOON,
dians of the Poor. He 'mud therefore name Richard
Pugh, of Bath-street, lisendraper, as a proper man to
be a member Of the Guardian Board.

Mr. EVANS said he was one of those who voted for
the separation of the boards.
Mr. WOOO, at great leogtb, defended the coodoct of
the guardian board.
Mr. RICHMOND said be knew there were heavy and
bitter complaints in the Parish as to the rate; and in con-
sidering the union of the Hoards, and the necessity there
ezissed for a cordial communication between the* he
thought it would facilitate the duties of both, but he
dreaded the visible existence of a party feeling where
there should be but one interest.

Mr, PIACIIIIT was for keeping-the Boards separate.
Mr. Rstu.ir said be had no objection to keep, the
boat ds separate, provided that no member of tither
should be qualified to obtain a palish contract.
Mr. SMITSt considered it a libel on 1.400 vestrymen
that they had not talents for the government of the par id:.
Mr. Calm thought Mr. Lysaght's motion decreed
more attention than appeared to be paid to it, as it was
admitted 8,0001. to 10,0001. a year was laid out in
drapery, and not one on the board seemed to be judges
of the articles laid before the*.
Mr. LYsAOUT said it bad been boasted that the debt
was reduced from 8 to 5,0004 a year, bat such vanity
arose from a ten-penny in place of a seven-penny rate,
and not from the economy of the Board.
After some further conversation the Vestry proceeded
to the election of 17 members to fill the vacancrlwhich
were on the Guardian Board, and which were tigAted
without having recourse to the Trustee Boardl and,
after the vestry clerk and other officers were map.
pointed, thanks were voted to the Chairman, and tb,
Meeting separated.
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The iohabicants of Chepstow were, at an early hour
M file idel Wt, es foot. to witness the shout obsolete coresseal
et defog peones to tees perish Church et that tows. A Kr. Mi-
me*. s beftee et that pine, bailee bets prosecuted la the SO.
copal Omit of Ow Shim et Unary he wades too freely of
the eareetee et the wile et eoe of Me o.d.heuts. tad bus. pot
1n au elbutadve IN.. hides Sid es the somplitot's behalf, was
domed to pus ddeeedeel.ftd te pay sisof.aridel Jame.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMAILLET CRAVEN MEETING.
Toisairt dr/A/sill.
Sweepstakes of 100 eon, ea, lift ; Colts Ist 71b. acid TIM is
Doke of Richmond's Sdaseter .». .•
Lord Orford 's Tonere&
One pald—wen by a kook.
Sweepstakes of 100 earb, bft ; Colts Ilse 71b; Mel ast
N.M. Poor Subs. •
Mr. Rush's eby Tlreslas «.,,~' SOO ... 1
Mr. Newton's f by Tiredas ...
Mr. Stenebewer's China ••.
Won by a length.
Sweepstakes of 100 earl, b ft; for Colts list
&a Sobs.
Mr. Payne's bl e by Walton
Duke of Portland's e by Abject
Mr. &ooebewer's The Lim
Mr. Rogers's St. LaWfalle*

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Woe by s sleek. -
tee of 100issels. Is ft fir Fi11.., Sat 41t—R. M. fit &As.
tvl7.llCy's f Lady Easily I
Mr. Peyne's Jeagfras ...
Mr. Dilly's Gnarl

-- --- Woo by a length. -
Sweepstakes of 100 each. It ft for Fillies So 71b—R.M. I Übe.
Mr. Bats po's b f Seraph ... ...
Lord Orlord's Eatables • m ..
Mr. Shard's Little Ream ... ... •••
Mr. Payoe's by Waken ...
Woo by two lengths.
Sweepstakes of MO each, h ft—D. M. Three Sobs. ,
Laid Orford's &belt, So Mb ..
Ss J. fibelky's f by Centaur. Saab

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*sill i listia•
Sweepstakes of 20024.111.1 ilta Oil Ilai %hi Mao Mt 51b...D. )I.
Ur. Vansittares ..a
lowd Wharneliffer Tordadget• • ••• ••• ... 2
Lord Orford'. Hamdlise . •• •••
Wen by two !espial.

Matek 100...,..
Lead J. Fitsrey's Lancastrian received frees Mr. Bacen's Peel
3...'.

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The attends of SO sows. sack a ft—D.L
Mr. Ruat's Jenkins. 3 yrs 7st 41b
Mr. Robert's Locket, 3 yrs 7st I lib ...
Lord Seftoe's Souvenir. 4 yrs est illb
Mr. Irby's Tose, 4 yrs 7st lalb

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