The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-28 00:00:00

£124 1 10

The actual position of the case now is, that the attaches
fcr the appeal to privy council is now discharged, and Mr.
Shore is a primer fa the fangs of the eviesiastical law.
How Ralph Barnes will get over his letter to the Tisses we
know not—that is his affair. But the public ought to take it
home to their hearts, and realise it to their convictions, that
there is now in prison for an offence against no sUitute law
of this realm s dissenting clergyman, imprisoned by the
,Dedesiusicat laws enforced against him, because he presumed
to preach without the approbation of a bishop, and that
bishop, Bishop Phillpotts."
°T.:MAGI BY A CLIRGYI4AI4.—MOYe than ordinary
excitement has been created in Leek, Staffordshire, during
the week, by the Sombt tithe Rev. Edward Powys, the
rector of Badman lad Bevan (whose living produces a
yearly bream et mere than 1,0001.) at the borough roller:-
mart, ea Wedaladay, so a charge of having *clammed a
creel assault ea a woman named Ann Claws., aged 64.
The rev, de who is wall known is the distrct, and
pommeed of geed wealth, was defended by Mr. Cobbett, a
barrimer, of Nensimiter. From the evidence it appeared that
the sislisminat seer the mast of the tithes at Bucknall. The
husband of eseephdoest rented a small farm in the
village at a yearly rental of 601., subject to tithes.
They resided there for six years, but left in
Awn last, sad they now paid Is. 2d. a week for the
social,* they live la. The tithes ware paid in kind, the de-
hadsat akin every tenth strike of cora. Four rests beck
the tithes wore commuted, and the scum the husband had to
pay wee 41 7.. yearly, and she bad paid the defendant the
rent shame in full, without deducting the property tar. It
was assay defrayed by the Meant, and afterwards de-
ducted Item the amount due to the owner. On the Bth of
May the &Weal called for kb year's tithe. She asked
kim to step ia and wait while she got seine change. He said,
" I have bed so disarm," sad jumped ca his horse, and rode
off. She Asa had the missy. On the 11th be met
two of his servants, but she did not pay them. The rev.
defendant shortly afterwards came and said that he bad
beard eke was going to America, but that be
bad stepped ker. The poor woman baled ever
!peke lied_
_soli an intection. The rev. mike=
than diammiled his dike. She said, " I hops you ham so
olgestiect to paybig me the Queen's tax." He asked for
bee reesipet OM that tithe. She showed him them, as also
three reedpts whisk be bad given for tithe before. He put
them in his and retired to return them She bseaed
of kat to give bee ties plsesit, swish' wadi psy iM
lithe is hll, whether be iolmiei the dinssa's lea net. He
Mill refused, she, thiekkg Hat be weak am epee hes
kr Ike three years' Ohm, the seadple whisk he bail get,
Mak begged their Mom wee by lie Cied that he
wadi nee, sod that he week Moen the le Leek& She
got to the doer so as to prevent lam learkg with the re.
aired whim le ulna him ea the aim Admit blow
frith a large valkieg4lisk, pda and `
fear fear the per
old annum beat to my mad site mast to him with
a "kW of Weft Oa NNW bee him. He acid— " I mem
by my um Ili met Om them leek." He the. raised the
WA sod Omsk bat mar be Leal She fell to the pee
lemeelhis, sad remitted is thee stele moral boors. Med
Sewed war her head, and lb. loses, a mime, wi
birr„ bond a wend ea bat Uri of abssi MU ea bolt is
The amip wee sepanesd le the Meat of kelf ma
Aber a ezenikatisn, the Rev. S. likeyd.
11.eiteirmao. =saes deur that a gram email bed beam
Ilea the woken, and ens pmesejkineguggibm,
sad the bomb mmideesi it a it ere m the bemire
sob wing by kw, elm. id Mt ask. (Lead appleme
Mimi Me intim illbt am.)

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