The Sun. — 1835-05-22 (London, England)

MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)  ST. MARTIN' S-IN-THE-FIELD A Meeting of the rate-payers and parishioners of Os r-t'he of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, took -place this morning jp the vestry-room, for the purpose of nominating 24 guardians eitbe accordingpoor for the ensuing year, to the provisions tn the Poor Law Amendment Bill. Mr. John Tidd Pratt teek,o, chair, and the order for electing the board of guardians '0,4 ing been read, the nomination lists were handed in. recothe rest there was one from Mr. Churchwarden Fenn, ited taming the names of 24 ladies, the reading of which Oc much laughter. The CHAIRMAN enquired if Mr. Fenn su'Jant seriously t° propose these ladies as guardians of the prior. iable to Mr. FENN replied in the affirmative. They were l dbe serve the office according to the provksions of the Act, 1120 b 1 thought the parish would be as wel:i governed by them the old women by whom it hail. been previously goverae' (Great laughter.) to be The CHAIRMAN feared that the names of the ladies sh° printed, if Mr. Fernn inshted on it.. . lossS Mr. FERN! thought if the two parties into which the Parls.ns, it divided would agree upon a list of twenty-four guardians' would save much trouble. less all The CHAIRMAN observed that that could not be done un,4 0019 the lists were withdrawn, and one with twenty-four nevi— handed in. to s tin Mr. WEBB had taken care in the list which he bad bhie° exclude all who had previously held office, or had by t° inrendered themselves unfit to serve.—( Hear.) He Isbell/ eluded the present Board of Overseers,( as he considered their well fitted, for the manner in which they had dischargeoc bsd duty, to act as guardinns of the poor.—(Cheers.), ea Of always opposed the introduction of this bill, as he bellev into under its provisions the old party wished again to ger.) power, for the sake of- patronage and profit.—(Laughte,tioSS Mr. STAUN TON said Mr. Webb had used some obsern7oBol, which he must retract before any satisfactory arree3ole°,, could be come to. He had broadly stated that the "0140, the names in the other lists were jobbers.—(Cries of andMr g.reatJAMES confusion.) , Were MOTES said the allegations of Mr. Ny most improper and unjustifiable.—( Great uproar.) nose' Mr. WEBB explained—He had merely stated that the nap in his list had never served, while those put in by the °l)°party had. , So Mr. MovEs--So much the better.—( Cries of " No,' much the worse.") Mr. E. CUST wished to know if Mr. Webb meant any personal to him ? Mr. WEBB said certainly not. ellai ll [The list to which Mr. Webb alluded as having Pre served was then read.] 1)4 Mr. SIMPSON observed that one of the persons, David b was a person whose appointment he would oppose, as, Ketl never done his duty when a sidesman, without being ISO' it. He had got acquainted with a Mr. Leslie, a Pio sill writer to the Poor Law Commissioners, and that was pig they were that day met, for it was through his twang t Tbell visions of the Act had been introduced into the Parish.thotlght were called together to commit an act of suicide. 11,e,.,f1d the Act a most injurious and uncalled-for one, for the ill*-1.01parishioners of St. Martin's were able to reform anY pa cis' abuses, without calling in the aid of a Board of CoMnuasoll°lll By-and-bye the power of rating would be altogether tailor the parishioners—the rate would be imposed by Commii beret° sitting at Somerset House, and all the parishioners woUlutropc. do would be to pay it.—( Hear.) He regretted that the hijle tion of this Act had not been more strenuously resisted;,she, nothing to say to the present Commissioners pers.:lol%loW were very excellent men, and well balanced—being twe„glif art., and one Tory; but their successors might not be acumen ceptable to the public. Mr. S. then proceeded to e of Of on Mr. Leslie's pamphlet, which, he said, was full ora grossest absurdities. first In Mr. FENN was almost glad that the Act had been _ cessi, troduced into the parish of St. Martin's, as, if ever 0;0; missioners came into a parish in which their pm"! "rg. to nothing, it was the parish of St. Martin's.—(CneelikelY hoped the Chairman would apprise them that he was 3 meet with very great difficulties in executing his dal' woo The CHAIRMAN hoped that would not be the 00'10, ,' was recollected that he had been appointed by tbealsef CO Mr.