A meeting was held on Tuesday night at the Chapel,
High Street, Southwark, Mr. Feargus O'Connor in the chair—for the purpose of forming, on the Surry side of the water, a Radical Association, on the plan of, and to cooperate with, the Radical Association of Maryle- bone. Several resolutions to the above purport were passed unani- mously, after which the meeting adjourned.
The St. Pancras Vestry decided, on Thursday, by a vote of 70 to 1, to apply next term for a mandamus to compel the Church Trustees to produce their accounts for examination by the Parochial auditors. It was asserted that there had been a gross misapplication of the parish money by the Trustees. Mr. Rowland Wilks has been chosen Vestry Clerk of St. Luke's parish, by a majority of 486 to 345.over his opponent, Mr. Watts. The Parochial Reform Association of St. Anne's, Sobo, met on Tuesday to resist the reelection of Mr. John Allen, as their Vestry Clerk ; on various grounds alleged by the speakers at the meeting— viz, that he is a lawyer ; gives the Vestry advice inimical to the in- terests of the parishioners to make costs, his bill annually averaging between 200/. and 300!.; that he Is a Tory, and opposed to economy; and is determined to stand or fall by these principles. The Chairman enumerated Mr. Allen's appointments and remunerations—Vestry Clerk, 301.; Clerk to the Workhouse, 107/. 10s. ; percentage on paupers' labour, 35!.; Magistrates' Clerk, 71. 7s. ; making out jury- lists, lg. 15s.; making' out voters-list, 15/. 15s. ; making census returns to Parliament, 101. 10s. ; Clerk to Poorhouse at Edmonton, 10!.; Clerk to the Guardians of the Poor, 10/. In addition to which, there was his yearly law-bill; he received from the Paving Board 1101. a year, and two other salaries, about 1001. or 1201. together, from the
Tax Boards,
The trustees for lighting the parish of Lambeth have Not yet re- stored the gas. The Directors of the Gas Company hate complied, it is said, with the proposed deduction of 400/. from their accounts, therefore no time should be lost in giving the parishioneis good and sufficient light. The thieves, taking advantage of the diukness, have been active in their depredations. Scarcely a night passes without an attempt to enter houses by the means of skeleton-keys. The trus- tees seem to have got into a new difficulty. Having made a contract for lighting with oil during six months, the contractors will not give up the lighting without a compensation. Upon the whole, the parish will gain but little in resisting the Gas Company's offer to deduct 1,501. from their half year's account.
At a meeting of the parishioners of Christ Church, Surry, on Thursday, a church-rate of 2d. in the pound was proposed. Mr. Webb moved an amendment, to postpone the consideration of the rate for six months. This was carried on a show of hands ; but a poll was demanded.
The tradesmen of New Brentford have been signing a circular pledging themselves not to open their shops on a Sunday. This has been done in compliance with the recommendation of the Magistrates. A short time since, the Churchwardens of New Brentford applied to the Bench of Magistrates for summonses, under the Lord's Day Act, against about thirty of the inhabitantS, who had kept their shops open on the previous Sunday. Colonel Clitherow, the Chairman of the Bench, inquired who the parties were : to which the Churchwarden replied, he might begin with himself, as he was compelled to do as the others did, for fear of losing his connexion. Colonel Clitherow said he was exceedingly averse to proceedings of that nature; and re- commended the parochial authorities to call a meeting of the inhabi- tants, and agree amongst themselves to abstain in future from Sunday trading.
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