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History of the United Parishes of St. Giles-In-The-Fields and St. George, Bloomsbury; Combining Strictures on Their Parochial Government, and a Variet

History of the United Parishes of St. Giles-In-The-Fields and St. George, Bloomsbury; Combining Strictures on Their Parochial Government, and a Variet

Dobie, Rowland

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ISBN10: 1151178454
ISBN13: 9781151178459
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.22 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1834 Excerpt: ... CHURCHWARDENS. Mr. Thomas Brown, 167, High Holborn. Mr. William Mills, 120, Holborn. Select Vestries. The general odium into which these irresponsible juntos have fallen since the aggrieved parishioners have viewed them with inquisitive jealousy cannot be better illustrated than by noticing some of the abuses connected with them in several districts of the.metropolis, as announced in the public papers. St. Andrew's, Holborn, May, J828.--A meeting of the parishioners took place yesterday, when the report of the committee appointed to inquire into the expenditure of the parish was received. It stated that Dr. Lushington had given it as his opinion that all charges for dinners and refreshments as connected with parochial affairs are illegal. It then alluded to the charges made by Mr. Hicks, who, in his double capacity of sexton and grave-digger, received legal dues amounting to. 250, together with various sums for dressing the pulpit, digging graves for the poor, employing men to attend on a Sunday, &c. &c. making an additional rent of nearly. 100, out of which he had to pay, 30 to Mrs. Perrey, the late sexton's wife. Among the items embodied in the latter sum was j 26 for washing surplices, being, 19 10s. more than was paid at the present moment by the parish of St. Sepulchre. There was also a charge of. 9 for dog's meat, while the committee had only been able to ascertain that not one shilling had been paid on account of such provender. The committee recommended the discontinuance of all parish dinners, the separation of the offices of sexton and grave-digger, and the curtailment of all extra fees to Mr. Hicks; and observed, that the various circumstances which they had to complain of were caused by the officers of the parish b...

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