The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-27 00:00:00

P. 'S!, OP Si: LUKE, CHELSEA

TO THE EDITOR 0? Tim STATESMAN.

Sin.—The following paragraph is inserted in the
Rewnsiser paperof yesterday, and knowing the interest
which you have taken in the affairs of this Parish, I
beg leave to offer a few remarks, which shall be as
concise as possilsle.
(mom sae rtassistea )
" ST. Loan, Cod.saa.-1 Correspondent draws our
" attention to a late proceeding in the parish, namely.
" an attempt t.. 1 snakes new office. (that of Superintend-
" ant of Constables), and to baud an additional watch-
" house, in direct opposition, be says, to the wishes of
" the inhabitants. .He describes the whole business as
" a very ladocoroors sad jobbing attempt. A clerk in
" the Costars. Mr. Miscall. supported by I con-
" *Wales, thrust Mewl( into the pulpit, declared himself
" animal". andseleavoured to earry a string of Rests-
" lotions. A was otaintaiostA is the church fur
." einimera,- ilssestossoAthnietmen was driven
eat, mod the Rector's Churchwarden took h;. station,
" with a tumbler of brandy and water, and some bread'
" and cheese in his baud. Notwithstanding all their
" eadeavonre, the parties failed in their object."
In the first place, Sir, it is stated, " an attempt
was made to 'sake a new office (that of Superintendent
of Constables,) and to boild an additional a atch.boase.
in direct opposition to the wishes of the inhabitants."
This is erroneous. That a Reqsisition was nueser-

Gaily signed. fur convening a Vestry to take into con-
sideration. the propriety of appoiatiog a Street-
keeper. rie. was certaioly the case; and as the Vestry
was called in ionsequenee of the requisition. it was
necessary of course to read it. It was previously
found, however. that the I would be opposed.
and therefore. as it did not meet the wishes of the in.
habitants, the matter was immediately dropped. As
to the watch-house, I state it confidently, (baring
seen the Requisition, and signed it myself, considering
as I then did, and do now, the absolute necessity fur
inch a person) it _ was antieirsted. nor was a
watehshouse foe one moment thought of. If it bad
been, 1, for one. should have oppored it most cer-
tainly. This correspondent also states it to hare been
" a very indecorous and jobbing attempt." This I
must deny. and hope I hare explained myself 'efficient
to convince yon to the contrary ; but must here add,
that in case the measure had been adopted, a man,
whose exertions for the perish rood, his activity on
all occasions, which has more than once called forth
the praise sod admiration of some u: .he Magistrates
resident in the parish, would, I understand, base
been proposed. Towards this man lb re is a jealousy,
• private pique, by some whose narrowmindedoese
determine,' thew to oppose the measure, thereby to
I have public ge (if I may so term it) upon the

Now, Sir, I come to something more serious, and
I assure you, as an humble and impartial indi►idual,
I felt mach hurt to think the feelings of a gentleman
like Mr. Mascall• should be so trifled with, and I
wonder that this Correspondent should have the hardi
hood to make so bold, so false en assertion. So tar
was this gentleman from throning himself into the
pulpit, aided by constables, and decl►ring himself
Chairman, that three times ever did Sir Henry Wright
Wilson (who was violently opposed to hint), ati,l other
gentlemen, put the Resolution—whether be should
be the Chairman or out, and as many times tikl the
majority, a vast majority, elect bins ; and I .14 proud
to say, while I contradict so vile a falsehood male by
this " worthy Correspondent." " that the obnoxious'
Chairman was at last driven out of the Chair," that
be maintained the Chair, and did not qui,' it till the
termination of the whole of the business, which. was
the sleeting of ten gentlemen to fill the varanciea in
the Burial Ground Committee. Tuis I declare to you,
Sir, to be the true Case, I could, bewever, go on,
and fill pretty well every paccof your paper, by giving
you the history soil grooml work of the opposition
manifested towards the measures, which were before
the Vestry 011 Thursday last, and towards this gen-
tleman. for his manly, independent, and spirited con-
doct, is stepping forward to rescue a pariah from the
bondage in which it has Mee enslaved for several ?mare
past. Titer( is, however, a hook published, 'riving a
fall statement of the proceedings of the parish, to i
',bias I must beg to refer you.
With these remarks, whatever may have been

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