The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—Nov. 21.

(Before the Assistant-Judge.)
The Court sat this day at the Guildhall, Westminster,
for the purpose of hearing rate appeals. The appeals en-
tered for hearing were as follows :—The United Kingdom
Eiectrio Telegraph Company, against a poor rate of the
township of Uxbridge; the Great Central Gas Consumers'
Company, against a poor rate of St Mary, Whitechapel ;
the Metropolitan Railway Company, against a poor rate of
the parish of Maryleboae, dated April, 1863 ; and another
appeal by the same company against a poor rate of the
parish of St Sepulchre, for the year 1863.
After a short discussion, the rating of the United King-
dom Electric Telegraph Company in respect of their station
at Uxbridge was confirmed.
THE GREAT CENTRAL GAS CONSUMERS' COMPANY, APPEL-
LANTS; THE PARISH OF WIIITECILAPEL, RESPONDENTS.
Mr. Clarke appeared for the appellants ; Mr. Metcalfe for
the respondents.

Mr. Clarke said this was an appeal against a rate made
by the overseers of the parish of St Mary, Whitechapel, on
the mains only of the Great Central Gas Consumers' Com-
pany laid down through that parish from the works at Bow-
common to the City of London,where the gas was consumed
The actual expenditure was aboutXB,ooo, and the company
urged that they ought only to be called upon to pay 4 per
cent., which would be £320,

Mr. Metcalfe having addressed the Court for the parish,
called

Mr. Lee, who proved that a contractor would require 6
per cent. on the outlay, and that there ought to be £l5O in
respect of land, making a total of £530.
The Assistant-Judge, after conferring with the other
magistrates, reduced the rate to £313, and gave taxed costs
incurred since July.

THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY, APPELLANTS;
THE PARISH OF ST MARYLEBONE, nEsroNDENTs.
On this case being called on,
Mr. Keane, on the part of the parish, took a preliminary
objection to the appeal being heard. Under a local act of
Parliament, the appellants against a !rate were required to
go before the vestry and state the grounds of their appeal.
In this case the Metropolitan Railway Company merely
stated that they appealed against the rate, but offered no
reasons why they should not pay it. This omission he held
to be fatal, as the appeal was informal, the vestry being
the first tribunal to which the merits of the appeal ought to
have been stated.
Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Cripps argued that this court was
the proper place where the grounds of the appeal should
be heard—that they had given notice of appeal, and were
now come, with all their witnesses, prepared to go into the
question.
The Assistant-Judge held the objection to be fatal, and
dismissed the appeal.
In the appeal of the Metropolitan Railway Company
against a poor rate of St. Sepulchre, the rate was reduced
from £1,250 to £397, by consent, without costs on either
side.

Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the company, and Mr. Poland
for theyarish.

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