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At a special general meeting of the Court of Common Council, on Monday, a resolution was adopted in favour of the introduction of the Poor-law into the City of London, by a vote of 49 to 43.
A meeting of certain inhabitants of St. James's parish, Westmin- ster, was held on Monday, to petition against the abolition of Church. rates. The petitioners cull themselves "the inhabitant householders" of the said parish ; but we suspect they form only a small minority of that body for we find one of the speakers, Mr. Graham, complaining that " the Dissenting Vestry of the parish had done away with Church- rates and substituted is sort of meagre Voluntary principle in their stead."
On Monday, a public meeting was held in the Vestry-room of St. Alphage's, Greenwich, for the purpose of taking into consideration the pest means of raising a sufficient sum to build a new church on Black- heath Hill. The Bishop of Rochester in the chair. A subscription of more than 11,0001. was announced by the chairman. Amongst the donations, was one of 1001. from the Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester. [The Voluntary principle is not so meagre, after all.]
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