Star.
London, England, 1829-11-04 00:00:00

ST. SAVIOUR'S. SOUTHWARK.

A General Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Parish,
was yesterday held in the Vestry-room, which was inconveniently
crowded. to receive a Report of the Committee appointed on the
Bth of last month, a Committee formed for the purpose of investi-
gating the accounts relative to the expenditure entered into in the
erection of the Borough Market ; also to take into consideration
the propriety of extending the powers of that Committee, and add-
ing to its numbers.—Before this part of the business was gone into,
a discussion was carried on with respect to the adoption of the
measures agreed upon at the preceding Meeting, which were ulti-
mately adopted.
It was nest submitted, and carried, that all the plans, sections,
Stew which had been brought forward by the Surveyors, for the
repairs of the Church, should be laid on the table the first three
days next week, for the inspection of any of the inhabitants who
pleased to avail themselves of the opportunity. The CHAIRMAN
(Mr. Blackett) stated, that all the papers which had come into
his hands on the subject, he bad already laid on the table, and
be was persuaded that whatever documents were not before
the Vestry, which could be pointed out, would be produced.
Mr. But., the Chairman of the Committee for investigating rile
accounts of the expenditure of the Borough Market, now rose to
move, that the Report, which had been drawn up, be read and re-
ceived. He prefaced his motion with observing, that blame was
attributed to several persons in the parish who bad taken an active
part in the proceedings with regard to the erection of the Bo-
rough Market. He disclaimed any wish to be personal in what he
should offer. It was impossible, he said, to investigate the accounts
unless they were all produced in detail. They were so mingled
and blended together that no accurate estimate could be made.
But there was one article, that of iron, which was charged st
an enormous profit. The price charged for the iron so furnished
was at least 25 or 30 per cent. more than the price cumin of the
day. This, he contended, was a proper subject of complaint ; but
then it was insisted that the price charged was in conformity to
the original contract. This was no answer, however, because,
when the second contract was entered into, articles of commerce of
every description, especially those connected with the erection of
buildings, had greatly deteriorated. Instead of the old prices
being adhered to, a new specification ought to have been made out
—(Cheers.) The persons who were engaged in the undertaking,
be was ready to admit, were of great respectability, and he
thought, in vindication of their character, an investigation should
be adopted. He was anxious to have additional powers given the
Committee, of which he had the honour of being Chairman, and
he trusted that no opposition would be made to a proposition to
that effect.—The Report was then read and received.
Mr. DARR/ZIT, one of the Committee, complained of the mode
in which the money had been expended, and insisted that a great
want of economy in those who had the disposal of it was obvious.
Ile would venture to designate the thing as complete a parish job as
any that had been practised. He next proceeded to point out the de-
fects, for so be must consider them, of the Borough Market. In the
south projection of the market, there were 40 or 50 windows, of no
use whatever. These he believed had been put in, because there was
a plumber on the Building Committe. With respect to the
staircase, too, which coat a large sum, he was at a loss to know
what was its use. It led to nothing. he believed, but expense.—
(A laugh.) He next adverted to the large sum expended on an
Act of Parliament, to carry the proceedings into effect. Unless
the price of Acts of Parliament were greatly enhanced, he thought
a folly had been committed 65 or 70 years ago, for an Act was
then obtained to borrow "000. Its the present day it would
require half that sum to obtain the Act itself.—(Laughter.) A
lengthy discussion then followed,in which some of the parishioners
alluded to in the report, vindicated themselves, and said they
wished for a full investigation into every affair in which they bad
taken a part —The motion was unanimously carried, after which
the Meeting broke up.

T. H. G A , Esq. of Edmond Castle, obtained a
license at the late Quarter Sessions, for having " assem-
blages or congregations of people in his house at Edmond
Castle for religious purposes."—Carlisle Journal. •
It is currently reported in the literary circles that Mr.
Allan Cunningham, the Nithsdale bard, has purchased
one of the newspapers in the south of Scotland, and pur-
poses to take upon himself the Editorship of the paper.
—Carlisle Journal.
RISIGNATION.—A widow woman in the neighbour-
hood of Devonport, who had been induced to become responsible
for the payment of 5001. for a man who. on the following day,
absconded, upon being told that he was insolvent, and that she
must pay the stoney, replied, Thank Goa I shall still have
lOW left."