The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-17 00:00:00

CHURCH RATES AT GREENWICH.

STORNIY VES IEY MEE LING.

Last night, at seven o'clock, a very numerously-
attended vestry meeting of the parishioners at
Greenwich ss E:s held at the Literary Institution in
that town, to consider a proposition from the church-
w miens to make a church rate for the present year.
The chair was occupied by the Rev. W. A.
Soirnes, iII,A, vicar, and it was evident from the
commencement that the proceedings woe d be of a
somewhat turbulent, natui e, as the anti and pre-rate
party were about equally divided.
The estimates having been read,

Mr. R. BRANSBY observed, he would at once sub-
mit a' motion to test the opinion of the meeting. It
was a disgrace and scandal to the people of Green-
ich that a church rate should be imposed upon
them. Both the members for that borough had
voted against these rates, and now that the Conser-
vatives had made their continuance a party rallying
cry it was time that all true Liberals were up to the
mark on the subject. He moved, " That the church-
wardens be requested to take steps for raising the
required amount by voluntary contribution, and to
report the result to an adjourned meeting, to be held
on the 13th February next."
The motion having been seconded,
The Rev. CHAIRMAN (amidst much confusion and
cries of " Shame ") observed he must at once decline
to submit such a motion to the meeting, which was
convened to make a church rate or to !eject it, and
had no legal power to direct the churchwardens to
make a voluntary collection.

Mr. BRANSBY contended that the rejection of his
motion by the chairman would render nugatory all
subsequent proceedings of the meeting, and if a rate
was made it could never be legally enforced.
Mr. lIUNTLY then moved that a rate of one penny
in the pound be made, which was seconded by Mr.
Churchwarden MORLEY, who read extracts from
evidence given before a Parliamentary committee,
in order to show that the Nonconformist body had
ulterior objects in view for the injury of the Church
of England, besides the abolition of the chufch rates.
Mr. SAW and other ratepayers then addressed the
meeting against church rates, and the rev. chairman
persisted in his refusal to put the original motion.
The motion for a penny rate was ultimately car-
ried by a majority of 45 to 28, the anti-rate party
protesting that the whole proceedings were illegal,
in consequence of the conduct of the chairman.

GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—The Government
emigrant ship Mary Shepherd, of 905 tons, belonging to Mr.
Litchfield Green of London, Captain William Bridge,sailed
from Plymouth on the 10th inst. for Adelaide, Sotith Aus-
tralia, with 53 mauled c,uples, 106 single men, 62 atingle
women, 40 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 36 girls, be-
tween. the same ages, 13 male and 6 female infants,
making a total of 375 souls, equal to 318 statute adults,
under the charge of Surgeon-Superintendent Clarence
Chapman, assisted by the services of Thomas Bunter,
scheolmaster, and Elizabeth Robertson, matron.

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