The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-18 00:00:00

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW.

A. Wildeboet and Co., merchants, Fenchurch_strect • 2 at 11
J. Papps and Co., woollen-cloth-manufacturers, Stroud, Gloucester 2 12
W. J. Cockerill, music-seller, Paultry
A. Bailey, grocer, St. Neot's, Huntingdon 2 2
•S. Norman, silversmith, Leicester-square
R. Smart, victualler, Islington 2 P 2
H. Potts, builder, filackheath-ro .d
T. Martin, victualler, Moorfields
T. Evans, apothecary, Mortimer-street
J. Andrew, victualler, Lit-lane I 1•..
H. Steatite, grocer, Bunhill-row 1 11

On Saturday last, the parishioners of Mottratn-in-
Lougdendale, containing seven townships, were convened in
the parish Church, to consider the propriety of laying a rate,
for the payment of certain law expenses incurred in a suit
between the township of Tintwistle and the six other town-
ships. In conformity with a long-established practice, Tint-
wistle was called upon to pay a fourth of the entire rate. To
this the parishioners lately demurred, alleging that the sur-
rounding townships, which had become wealthy by the intro-
duction of manufactures, were better able to bear the heavier
portion of the parish burden. The whole rate does not
amount to 1001. a year ; but in squabbling about their respec-
tive liabilities to pay this sum, a thousand pounds have been
expended 1 All parties are now tired of litigation ; and the
only difficulty is to pay the law expenses incurred. The re-
cusant township offered to pay four-tenths, provided the other
townships would discharge the remainder. A very large
majority of the ratepayers present objected to the proposed
rate, and the attempt to levy it was defeated. The chair was
occupied by the Rev. William Johnson, the Vicar of the
parish, whose calm impartiality and dignified demeanour gained
the respect of all present. - When will the Tories see the folly
of continuing the odious impost of Church-rates, and making
the Established Church a burden to all, and the source of
endless strife ?—Manchester Guardian.
SHlPWREcK.—Extract of a letter from Mr. Allan
Goodridge, merchant and magistrate, dated Renews, New-
foundland, April Bth, 1837, to Messrs. M‘Bride and Kerr, St.
John's, Newfoundland :—" I lament to communicate the melan-
choly fate of nine unfortunate men, supposed to be lost on
Tuesday night, at a place called Fresh Water, about six miles
south of this. Nine dead bodies were discovered on Wednes-
day last, as also the wreck of a large clinker-built long boat.
It appears that they must have abandoned their vessel for
some time, as they were prepared for a long voyage in their
boat. They must have fallen in with the land in their boat
during the fog on Tuesday night, and ran on shore in hopes to
escape with their lives. The cove being full of ice, with a
tremendous sea running on the shore, it was impossible for
any of them to land. The news only reached this a few hours
since. Some of their clothes were marked "A. M.Kean."
There seems no reason to doubt that the above ill-fated vessel
was the brig Swallow, Captain Alexander M' Kean, which
sailed from Liverpool, on the 16th March last, for St. John's,
Newfoundland. She was the property of Messrs. and J.
Brocklebank, and had a very valuable cargo on board.
There also seems no doubt that she had got amongst the ice
on the coast, and foundered,"