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and James Wright is deserving of recognition,
either by the bestowal of the Albert Medal or in
some other way. The Secretary of State replied
regretting his inability to recommend the Queen to
award the Albert Medal as suggested by the Vestry.
A Committee was also formed to receive subscriptions
from the Vestrymen and their friends for a presentation
to commemorate the occasion. As a result
Gunner Hall was presented with the Vestry's resolution
engrossed upon vellum together with a purse of
£12, and the lad James Wright received a similar
vellum together with a purse of £4. Gunner Hall
was also presented with a silver match box by Mr.
Daldorph and James Wright with a silver medal by
Mr. Walton.
Telephone Service.—The Vestry appointed delegates
to a Conference held at the Guildhall on the
1st March, 1898, representing the London County
Council, the Corporation of London, and the Vestries
and District Boards of the Metropolis, upon
the subject of the National Telephone Company's
Bills in Parliament, when the following resolutions
were passed:—
1. That in the opinion of this Conference the powers
sought by the National Telephone Company would, if
granted and exercised, seriously prejudice the rights
and powers of the several Local Authorities, and would
be inimical to the interests of the State.
2. That in the opinion of this Conference, representing the
London County Council, the Corporation of London,
and the Vestries and District Boards of the Metropolis,
the Bills being promoted by the National Telephone
Company in Parliament should be most strenuously
opposed.
3. That the Authorities represented at this Conference be
requested forthwith to petition against the said Bills
and to ask their representatives in Parliament to