The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-21 00:00:00

CHURCH RATES.-BUNGAY.

ARCHDEACON GLOVER, HIS CHURCHWAR-
DEN, MR. SAMUEL SCOTT, AND CHURCH-
RATES AT BUNGAY ST. MARY.
The celebrated persons above named are determined to
persevere in their efforts for the destruction of the Church-
rate nuisance, as the following facts will demonstrate :
LETTER TO ARCHDEACON GLOVER.
BUNGAY, SEPT. 8, 1837.
Sir,—l have before addressed you on the proceedings of
your churchwardens in this parish, and I must once again
direct your attention to the same subject.
You are aware that for four years our town has
been a scene of continued strife, arising out of the subject
of church-rates.
In 1834, my goods, and those of Mr. Morris were dis-
trained ; in 1835 Mr. Childs was sent to prison ; in 1836
the contest was continued ; and, in July last, Mr. Samuel
Scott obtained distraint-warrants against six of the most
considerable and respectable tradesmen in the place.
Their goods were soon after seized ; no sale has yet been
effected, but they are still most illegally held under dis-
traint. Although no proceeds have arisen from these dis-
traints, Mr. Scott is on the point of taking similar pro-
ceedings against several other parishioners who are in arrear,
and, to crown the whole, notice has been given that, on
Tuesday next, the 12th inst., a new rate will be made.
I apprize you of these facts, that you may not be igno-
rant of what is passing, nor too late to prevent so much
mischief and absurdity.
Your obedient servant,
ROBERT WHITE.
Mr. White is not a Dissenter, lout one of the Arch-
deacon's own flock. We presume, however, no notice was
taken by him of the communication, for in the Times of the
13th inst. the following paragraph appeared :
" BUNGAY CHURCH-RATE, SEPT. 12.—(From a Corre-
spondent.)—A respectable vestry meeting was held this
morning, pursuant to notice duly given in the parish-church
of Bungay St. Mary, for the purpose of making a church-
rate. The Radicals finding the church party in the town
too powerful to offer any resistance. A rate of aid. in the
pound was moved and seconded, which was carried by only
one dissentient voice. Mr. Charles Childs objected to the
charge of the pulpit being covered with black cloth for the
late King, William IV., the Reformer. He was not no-
ticed by any one present, with the exception of his rela-
tion, Mr. J. Morris, a Dissenter."
It must be superfluous to remark on the respectability
of men, who could be found to form themselves into a
vestry for the purpose of passing a church-rate under such
circumstances as those detailed above. The wonder is,
that they are not satisfied with obtaining their object, with-
out the utterance of such a mass of falsehoods as is con-
tained in the paragraph in the Times.
The truth is, the rate was not carried with one dissen-
tient voice, for not a single objection was made. Mr.
Charles Childs did not object to the pulpit being covered
with black cloth ; and although in such an assembly met
for such a purpose, it would have been an honour to remain
unnoticed, yet he was noticed, for Mr. Samuel Scott an-
swered the only questions he asked. When the Church-
wardens proposed a rate, and mentioned, among other
things, the expense of black cloth, and tolling the bell at
the death of the King, Mr. C. Childs inquired whether
these expenses had been incurred, and whether the rate
was proposed to include them ; and being answered in the
affirmative, he remarked, that as the rate would be wholly
illegal he should offer no opposition.
The Churchwardens have got a rate which is entirely
illegal, and which they cannot recover. .It will be resisted
in whatever Court they may like to try. They may at-
tempt to neutralize the resistance by paying the rates of
some parishioners, but the first person against whom they
take proceedings will be borne harmless through whatever
Court they select. The parishioners are assured it is
wholly optional with them whether they pay the rate or not.

The interviews of late between the Premier and the
Earl of Albemarle are stated to relate to the sale of the
royal stud, respecting which there exists a. faint hope that
it may, at all events, be postponed.
The Queen has been pleased to grant authority to
Miss Angela Georgina Burdett, the daughter of Sir F.
Burdett, to take the name of Ceutts, in addition to her
present name, in compliance with a direction contained in
the will of the late Duchess of St. Albans.
Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Co-
lonial Department for the Earl of Gosford, the Governor
of the Canadas, and for the officers commanding the
British dependencies in North America,

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Mary Ann Cadivallader, a very genteel-loo,: -1,--V- ,
female, aged 21, and Sarah Griffiths, a regular-lootth CT
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were indicted, the former with ste:ding six knives and forks
and other articles, the property of William Unifier, and
the latter with stealing a shawl, a picture, and two books,
the property of the same individual.
Mary Ann Cadwallader upon being arraigned, pleaded
guilty ; but Sarah Griffiths, with the most unblushing
effrontery, denied her guilt.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner Griffith!,
who was the cousin of Cadwallader, entered the service of
Mr. Holmer (who, together with a Mr. Shepherd, carry on
the business of ironmongers in Union-street, Borough) at
Christmas last as cook, and ever since that time had, unknown
to Mr. Holmer, been robbing him to a great amount. At the

latter end of that month the prisoner Cadwallader called at the
shop of a general ironmonger in Newington-causeway, and
offered half-a-dozen knives and forks of a very superior de-
scription to him for sale, asking 7s. 6d. for them. The
shopkeeper knowing them to be worth at least three times
that amount, thinking all was not right, sent for a police
officer, and had Cadwallader taken into custody. Upon
being questioned, she stated that the knives were given to
her by her cousin, who was cook in the family of Mr.
Holmer, in the Borough ; upon this an officer was dis-
patched to take Griffiths into custody. While she was
being conveyed to the station-house, Griffiths acknowledged
that she had given the knives to Cadwallader to sell, and
stated that she had two sovereigns in her pocket, which she
would give to the officer if he would let her go, but he re-
fused to do so. Mr. Holmer identified the property offered
for sale as his.

The prisoner in her defence said that the property had
been given her by her master, his son, and daughters.
Mr. Holmer and his son denied most emphatically ever
having given the prisoner any property.
The Jury, without a moment's hesitation, found Griffiths
Guilty.
Mr. CLARKSON said that now the case was concluded, it
was but right for him to state that two large boxes, full of
goods, bad been discovered in the possession of both the
prisoners, which were the property of Mr. Holmer, who
felt satisfied that Griffiths had been robbing him ever since
she came into his service. Mr. Holmer was anxious to re-
commend Cadwallader to the merciful consideration of the
Court, firmly believing that she had_ been seduced to com-
mit the act she had done by the prisoner Griffiths.

Mr. Perry, a glove-manufacturer in the Walworth-road,
by whom Cadwallader had been employed, gave her an ex-
cellent character, and stated that if she was dealt leniently
with by the Court he would employ her again.
Mr. Sergeant ARABIN said he would consider the sub-
ject. With respect, however, to Griffiths, it was clear that
her conduct had been infamous in the extreme, and justice
required that she should receive severe punishment. The
Learned Sergeant then sentenced her to 14 years' trans-
Fortation.

The connexions of Cadwallader, we understand, are high'y
respectable.
(Before Mr. Justice VA uGHAN and Mr. Justice
PATTESON.)
CUTTING AND MAIMING.—George Thomas, an ill-look-
ing fellow was indicted with feloniously and malic.outly
wounding John Unkless at Whitechapel, on the 13th of
last month.

John Unkless stated that he was in the employ of Messrs.
Campbell and Beaton, the jewellers of Whitechapel. On
Thursday evening the 15th of August after he had put out
the gas lights, there came a ring at the bell, and upon his
opening the door, the prisoner put a note in witness' hand
for a Mr. Beaton. Witness asked him to come in, which
having done, he took from under his arm a bag and felt
in it for something. Witness asked him if he could not
find what he wanted. The prisoner then stooped down,
rose up again quickly, and struck witness twice upon
his head with a weapon he had in his hand. Wit-
ness closed with the prisoner, flung him round, and
threw him upon his back ; the prisoner then caught hold
of witness' stock, upon which he struck the prisoner several
times with his fist ; witness then got upon his feet, and
stamped upon the prisoner ; he then flew to the door, and
the prisoner followed him, when another scuffle ensued ;
ultimately the witness got out, threw the prisoner on his
back, and called for assistance, which being procured, the
prisoner was taken into custody. Witness' head bled pro.
fusely from the blows that had been inflicted by the prisoner
The prisoner struck the witness three times on the head,
twice on the left arm, once on the right and three times on
the left leg.

Several witnesses spoke to the state of the prosecutor,
ob,;erving that he was bleeding extremely, and ultimately
fainted from loss of blood.
Mt'. Justice VAUGHAN summed up, and
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Justice VAUGHAN ordered sentence of death to be
recorded, at the same time intimating to the prisoner that
he should advise her Majesty to commute the sentence to
transportation for life.

VEIV COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
Robert John Arnold, aged 15, was indicted for stealing a
shilling, the property of John Davis, his master.
Mr. Davis stated that he was a pawnbroker, residing at
Woolwich, and the prisoner was his apprentice. Some
time since he discovered a quantity of money in the pri-
soner's box, which induced him to mark some of the shil-
lings he put into his till ; one of those shillings had found
its way into the prisoner's pocket in some way or other, and
the present prosecution was instituted.

Cross-examined by Mr. PIIILLIPS—The prisoner at-
tended to the sale department, and was in the habit of giv-
ing change ; it was possible that the shilling might have
been taken without any felonious intention.
The witness was of the Jewish persuasion, and the trans-
action in questio❑ took place on Saturday.
Juror—Do you, as a Jew, keep your shop open on a
Saturday?
Mr. 13111wrs-0 ! no doubt, a Jew sometimes strikes
a bargain in the Synagogue ; does he not, Mr. Davis ?
Mr. Davis—There may be similar bargains made there
to those that are made in churches.—(A laugh.)
The COMMON SERGEANT.—There arc many bargains
ratified in churches.—(Laughter.)
Mr. PHILLIPS.—Yes, my Lord ; and sometimes the
parties become penitents ever afterwards.—(lncreased
laughter.)
The Jury convicted the prisoner, but recommended him
to mercy.