At a meeting of the inhabitants of Lambeth, held yesterday,
the parish-officers stated, that the Poor-law Commissioners refused to sanction a contract for maintaining the poor similar to the one now about to expire, as they considered it by far too lavish ; and desired that any future contract should approach nearer to the scale of diet observed in the parish of St. George, Hanover Square, where the total weekly cost for maintaining an able-bodied pauper amounted only to Is. 31d. The speakers at the meeting thought the reduction too large ; and authorized the parish-officers to take such measures as they saw fit for supporting the paupers. What will the Commissioners say to this ?
A contest for the office of Surgeon to the parish of St. Clement Danes commenced on Monday. The candidates were Mr. Cosgreave, who has filled the office for nine years, but who stated publicly two years ago that it was time it should pass into other hands; and Mr. Dunn, a gentleman of extensive practice, and great popularity in the parish. Mr. Cosgreave was supported by the Tories, Mr. Dunn by the Liberals : the votes were given by ballot. At the close of the first day's poll, the numbers were—for Mr. Cosgreave 419 for Mr. Dunn 214; on the second, for Cosgreave .584, Dunn 416; on the third and last day, for Cosgreave 723, Dunn 620; majority for Cos- greave, 103. The result is quite as favourable as Mr. Dunn could have expected on the first contest, and gives him almost certainty of success next year.
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