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London, England, 1824-12-09 00:00:00

ALDGATE TITHES.

A Special General Vestry of this parish was held in the parish
church yewlerdar ' to take into consideration an important commit-
nicatit n receive, from the town clerk of London, by desire of the
Special Committee of the Corporation, Inviting a deputation to eon.
fer with the said Special Committee at Guildhall, on Friday next,
the instant, as to the neeeedty and propriety of an united op-
! pliestion to Parliament by the several parishes subject to the claim
of 2s. 9d. in the pound, for an alteration or amendment of the Sta.
tote .nth !lenity VIII, under which such claim is made.
Mr. II °erg, one of the churchwardens, under whose sanction the
meeting was convened, took tile chair, and proceeded to inform the
meeting that he had a most important document to eommunteate,
which had been transmitted to him by the Tithe Committee of the
City of low.don. Before t:,e paper win read. he thought it his duty
to sta.e that compromise was gropracticahle he therefore trowel
that throe who had not contributed to the law expenses, would,
when the parish appealed (us it in all mulish:l4y would) to Portia.
ment. give a helpinz hand. Fhe document, of which he rave no-
tice in the vestry. was from the man clerk of the city of Landon,
:taking for a conference with the parish on Fritlav, at tient-Pod!,
recommending an amtliontion to Parliament for the alteration or
ameedtneut of the 37th of llttery VIII. uadcr which the claim of
2e. 9-1. in the pound was art
)If. J. SAI: T.EITS read tho Report or the (lettere! Tithe eaftl-
r,i.ter to the r stash. It -tat. d I:12 g mend re-Ai:wen( the parish on
Ott' major,. and noticed the 3,t0 and judicious Tellie:4 of the pill._
tic urns. It reraMIIIP'III .1 the Suit already ceanntenval against Mr.
J. 1111.trikarn to be deferent!. fie the generol benclit of the pariah.
Fonds recommended to If: rai...-1; anal ant.r.get the sub.
scrihrra were. Sir J ones S'eaw, Bart. Aldermao of the Ward. sir
C. Flowar. Batt. anti AIM-mini. :Intl .1. %Vag% Russell, 1-:se. 31. P
The Itirectots of the not ir.tlia Company wet-- pt-evtettil from'
cmitriteiting an at-rang-mein Ent( nod into with the int;tro; rat or,
hut they were ready to conct:r in arty r• nerd arrangement made les
therateet4, or the united prifit.lie. The original grant was given
hyJame,' I. Tit t gr.- nt was timers cd tot Will. The a:-.ettetor of
the prosont impenprielor plocha,eti the Rdroavei for 11.4110/. ; the
annual amount of the tith,s was than Mtn/. In 1".01 :he tithe was
1,01101., and the pr. tent horny-tutor has ifrreased it to 4.0001. or
4.41401. in the I. rattan dist% on alone. Th impropriator mortgaged
the tith-s in thus ye--r- I til; for the stun of 23,bent., and in the year
lii3 for the sum of ; there was also a tidal mortgage for a
sum net known. Taus l.tr.to sums showed what the tinprepriator
eaten:a:al on it, ceiving from the paliettioners. A Committee was
formed which eielmettured to comp., tttt Ise matters with the agents
el Mr. Kinston, but without sneers,. The Report nmelcdes with
retuniittg thanks to the lionouer.l.le Corporation of lanoloo, and to
John Vincent Turves, E•q. of St. Bath's parish, and to .Mr.
Nodin, of St. 111 ices, Ilar..street.

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.Mr. CART EU %as anliotts to have it in his power tn entnmuti-
este to the nw.lieg the sums,' of their etiorta. hut as this was not
in his Nirer id pr..ser.q he urtr.l the Report or the. Ucneral Tithe
Committee now read he al.:nosed at,
S. matted by Mr. SAM; El. HALL', and carried uranimously.

Mr. Aise.suir wild briefly move. • Tit it this vestry b.% to
record their sincere thiailne to the Tithe lkorral anti Sub-Commit-
tees, for the steps they have token on behalf of the inhabitants. and
reepiest them to continue their able emleavoura, hitherto so strenu.
misty exerted, for protection agalost the lay hr.propriator's
Seconded by Mr. 11,tritai:L. anti c unanimously.
Mr. P 1.% TT cosec is, 1 the Chihli made upon the parish to be
oppressive mei unjust; but even so, if it were made under a law
under:toed and well drams!, it should be submitted to; the law of
the land shaulil hr obeyed. But this wits not the case. The im.
propriator re...rived in some places Is., in others Is. 6.1.. and where
he could, 24. 9.1. This was tint qual and unfair, as had been well
raved in the document which had been read to the meeting. It was
particularly so in the present case. as, sines money had been paid
for 143 mxity years, a fair and r film would be submitted to.
The impripriator might have met the parishioners for a compro-
mise; all panics could thin qs to4,ther before Parliament; a fair
sum would he offered, the ml.eitttrg clergy provided for, and per.
hart the tidrowsnit hs-It linrchased. lie then moved. •• That this
assay lesrns with regret that the proposals made nn the pan of this
parish to the lay improyriitor, with a view to an amicable adjust.
user t of the r' fisting ei..erences. have been r.ijected. whereby the
well-intentioned endeavours tin the part of the inhabitants to effect
a compromise. st once honourable to the palish and liberal lowan!,
the I I impropriamr, as well as for affording provision for the Dili-
I eating Illtni%trill of 'llia parish, have been unexpectedly frustrated."
Scuttled lrr Mr. Ilai.d., and carried unanimously.
Moved by :tit-. IInt:NKARN. " That this Vestry is desirous of
recording its high sense of the handsome warner in which the
llonouralde Cerporation of London received their petition, and of
the promptitude skis which thc proceedings consequent thereon
wcrs in %% itt tied."
Seconded by Mr. fixacciirxx. who stated the Corporation of
Loitelon to be always anaebtd to the principles of liberty. Those
sil:o had io apply In them tor leases wider their great seal, were
aheit well acquainted with their urbanity. Ile hoped these feelings
winild long continue, ns they wettld keep them united. Common
'tethering is the scurre of common sympathy. and they should stand
or fall together. The minetion now before them is, if :11r. Ky.

naston succcv I. thrir will ea slaves ; but if he is an epprcasur.
' they will rucce.d. .Thc Ittl“rmation Lad done much on the sub-
ject of tithes. I•.at it had not rt.:: as far as it ought, if it had, they
would not on that day Le eiiiimlnining of their sufferings. 1k•

trusted, that whew they made their appeal to lar tament, those
also had not contlibuted would then conic forward, they would act
es an artily of reserve, and the victory veuld be gained. They
should not &hie kof a renrent. they should imitate the example of
the British reg.:nein at ILd.rjor. when the ladders by
which they were to mount the walls were found to be too short,
neve ordered to retire. refused to obey, and declared they did inn
k..ow what it was to r?frest. The meeting should act in the saute
manner, and reVOr retire.
The motion was carried uranimously.
31mm] by 31r. STANDRING, seconded by Mr. Trims. and
carried unanimously, .• that the circular letter from the Town Clerk
of London, with its enclosure, now read, is of the deepest impor-
tance, and Cols Vestry, impressed widr the necessity of the re-
commendation contained th, Ilia, hereby require the (Jenard
Tithe Committee of this Parish to appoint s deputation to attend
the:tits:end Controittee of the Corporation of (Jutidhall, on Friday
neat, wet roe ler on behalf of their parish, pursuant to the Curuhsr
of the Town Clerk, and report therema to the Oenend Tithe Com.
ribtee, which is hereby empowered to take such steps therein, as
fey shall drink proper."
The .hoer of this Itesolutitm said there was but one opinion in
the Corporation of London, about the support •hich should be
given to tire Pettish under the grievances which it suffered. He
could rot help making a remark upon the conduct of 111 r. Kynas.
to:.'s legal advisers t they merely required to support him use the
fon:irg and emit of his ancestors. The parishioners required also
to he placed on the risme rank with their arcercers. Was it to be
el:di:red that the tithe which had been f,r 200 yeas sixpumce or
nine.pence in the pound, should be raked in the space of to yeses
to •2s. and when the poor-rates, the repairs of the churches, and
the support of die officiating clergy were thrown upon the parish ?
The unmoor in which the 31inistets were paid in; utsgracerul. lie
VMS stir, the i rsrisitioners would be del ighte I to allow them a sti-
peud suitable to their rank as gentlemen, and men of education.
It was oat often said that proceedings like the present, were attacks
on the Church. lle denied such a charge in the present instance—
it would be favour:Ode to the Church. The poor clergyman should
not be left to depend on • guinea front one person, and a half-guinea
from a second, and seven shilling% from a third, when such a
sum as 5 etrui. was taken annually from the parish.
31r. lreputy Co tz•sentt moved that the Resolutions be delver.
tistd under the direction of the Committee, and that thanks be

given to the churchwardens who had convened the meeting.
Seconded by Mr. nArtin, who said that before he joined in this
vote, he must he periontid to declare, as one of the professional
assistants. that the honest, moderate, and conscientious conduct of
the churchwardens gave hint sine-re satisfaction. 1V hen the parties
went before Pitliament, it would be manifest to al the world. as
well as to themselves, that the conduct of the chur:hwardens.
whilst it was for their interest, was honourable to them as men, aced
spewed tiomi to be sincerely attached to the Established Church.
IV hen this muter was referred to the disposal of the begislatitre,
the increase should not he forgotten. There never was an instance
even under the semblance of a vested right of such an increase as in
the matter Isefor.! them. It amounted in twenty years to ri3OUof.
from EbtalL The Bishops themselves, who were alive to every
thing ailectirg, however remotely, the elermr, were anxious that
Parliament should step in and restrain the impropriator; from the
claim of inordinate rights. The evils of which they complained
were most oppressive, it would be foe them to state these facts to
their neighbours and friends of • higher el:r.s. and success would be
the result. Ile did not tear contradiction in this assertion, when
eons:dcred I,:e population ()rube parish, and if two-thirds of them
acted, it would be impossible to resist them. It would be said
they 'km sowing the seeds of revolution, and were seeking an
opportunity of litigation with the Church. This was not the ease.
their claims were just, and founded on truth, and their hearts were
, with them. _ - . . . .

The vote of thanks to the churchwardens was put and carrital
unanimously.
Mr. llsTnio ormgrattilated the meeting OW the staggering blow
given to the impropriator. This 11,11,1 evident fissiu his seeking an
.let of I'6lth:intent to recover even 2.. in the pour.d.
'Air. SAL' W liras kr.ew it to lie a f.ct, that whenever the decree
of Ilenty VIII. less opposed on the ground of non-enrolment.
it was nt ver directly 'Phis was provtd in another parisb, and
the impryviator pretended to a right by custom. It was also pre-
tended thst tlwre were two decrees t one was enrolled. the other not.
Mr. Mire:: returned thanks r his colleague sod himself. for
the !mantle done th-m, and declared be would call as unmy meet-
ings as lit-v thought 1,11111:r.
The intetittg then att;ourned.

Friday, as Mr. It. Finnis. of lever, was hunting with
the harriers of E. (*Aar& Esq. of Eddington,. his horse
fell and threw him a considerable distance, which fractured
his skull ; he was found by the Rey. Thaw. A. Mutiny,
who immediately got assistance, and conveyed him to the
linse. Inn, where he now lies in a precarious state.
AC morning, about half-past nine
o'clock, as the groom of Portman, Esq. M.P., was lead-
ing a valuable horse from the stable to a fatrier's shcp in
the vicinity, the animal slipped into the kennel, and
bra; its thigh; the pear lk ast remained there nearly au
hour before a person arrived to put a.* owl to his suffering.
We understand that the horse was one of the omit valuable
in the gel of Mr. P:rtman, who valu2l it at three hmnired
guimaa.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

CLIIIBING ROTS.

AN ADMLE.C.i TOIIOI:SEKEEPERS.
T:ie warm treadles has Lit us; we perceive the approach
of winter; we are putting by our summer clothing. and
preparing against the rain, the frost, and the snow, which,
in a very short time, we shall have to encounter. Who is
there that, at this season of the year, does not cast a look
of pity on such of his fellow-creatures as are compelled to
abide the coining of the winter in all the helplessness of
poverty, and wish for a power, large as his charity, to
spread Shelter and comfort over all ?
" Thrice happy man ! enabled to pursue,
" What all so wish, but want the power to do."
Let us at least cherish this feeling for a while. In the
despair of doing any good commensurate with our idea of
the good which is required to be done, we are apt to seek
relief from the pain of an unsatisfied desire, in attempts to
forget the object by which it has been excited. Before re-
sorting, however, to this ustel mode, let us nee if there be
notes species of charity in witiela we can all indulge, and
which, being complete in itself, will afford us a very con-
: iderahle portion of ernt:ticalion. Of all the miserable
creatures who have claims upon our pity and protection,
none arc more tide:sable, none have stronger claims than
the chimney-sweeping children? Is exposure to cold an
et it ?—fsec the NOT chimney sweeper, scarcely covered with
vile rags, his legs always bare; his feet, if net bare also,
just Asp. d into a pair of net-Vre shoes, which elicits:NT
without protectir.e. them : see him etso at the very coldest
t'o'e hour of (lay-break, c! meting through the streets,
or shivering on the styes of a door. Is pain an evil?—
Think what a child onus: under,;olwfute he c.in he made to
learn a Lusinces so odioes, so perileits, and so disgusting ;
and think what in experience Knees to us be is
in *he habit of maiming front those whom li serves. Is
constant danger to life and limb an evil?—What (tem:po-
tion is so dangerous 35 climhinZ chimneys of frrnn thirty to
sixty feet high by events of the knees and elbows only ;
they being already, cs is f.-tAmmt'y the case, in an ulcerated
condition, and the whole body weak from pain and hun-
ger, and numbed by the cold—and there being, in addition,
the danger of his sticking fact in the arAtine, and dying
of suffixatien ;or of the 111031 IS Owl* to extricate him. Is
an absence of all the pleasures which relieve human na-
ture an evil? Who is so completely excluded from society,
so universally avoided as the cliiiiincy-sweeper? Is the
tendency to a p,ciiliar and cruel disease an evil? The
chimney-sweeper has this tendency ftmn the nature of his
employment. Is deformity an evil? Deformity is very
common among the children employed in sweeping chim-
neys, and likewise results from the employment. Are
these evils, and many others, aggravated by the weakness
and helrlessness of the individual who undergoes them?
The chimney-sweeping boy nowt be of very tender age,
often not moat than six or wren years old ; the most dan-
gerous and difficult part of the Im4:fless is performed by
the youngest and most delicately framed, and as he grows
large and robust, he becomes until fur his business, and is
cast oil. . .