The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-17 00:00:00

CIIU.RCH RATE CASE.

At the Wandsworth Police-court yesterday, II
case of some importance came before Mr. Inghatll7
the sitting magistrate, involving the right of dis-
trict parishes constituted under the act of 1856.
From the statement of Mr. Valiance, of the firm
of Valiance and Valiance, who had been retained bl
the churchwardens of the district parish of St. Mal'
Balham, to prosecute the claim, it appeared that St;
Mary's was separated from the parent parish °I,
Streatham in 1855, under an order in Council dated
13th August in that year. On the 26th June in 0:
present year a rate was made by the vestry', offted
notice from the churchwardens, of 4d. in the peeLlV
for the repair and support of the district chute"'
Mr. T.O. Hutton, a gentleman residing at Tooting'
and some others refused to pay on the ground that
the district parish had no power to levy a church
rate, that right remaining with the mother Parish;
to any church rate made by the vestry of which
district or separated parishes were still
lla
Thereupon summonses were taken out against t
defaulters, and yesterday was the day of hearingieq)
Mr. Valiance observed that he had suggesto
the other side that an arrangement should be
to, either to lay the case before his worship a _
abide by his decision, to agree to a case for refereno,
to the Court of Quarter Session, the Court of
Queen's Bench, or, if preferred by the defendolts!
it might be sent up at once to the Ecclesiastical
Court for its decision. The right of the church-
wardens to make the rate being disputed, and the
quebtiou of the legality' of the rate made being
raised, he believed, unless the defendants agreed t°
the suggestion that the case should be heard on it°
merits and decided by the magistrate,
worstiP
could not give judgment, but must leave the church'
wardens to proceed to enforce the rate. of
Mr. Wright, who appeared for himself as one
the parties summoned, Mr. Hutton and several °;
the other defendants, stated that his objection WA

against the validity of the rate.
The Magistrate then referred to the act 64 Gt.
111., which provides that if the validity of the la':
is disputed, the justice is to forbear giving Pagg,
ment, but leave the parties to proceed in the suf-a
nor courts; and having read the clause and reee'ce
from the defendants a formal declaration that theic
did so dispute the legality of the rate and refu.sd
to pay it on that amongst other grounds, be decilneof
to make any order. In the case of two or three
the
the persons summoned who did not attendlal,le
magistrate issued warrants with the understa;
that they were not to be acted upon if the P4r,tiot,
attended on Wednesday, the 24th, and objected
the same grounds.

COUNTRY

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LEEDS—TUESDAY. Ore
The sales of wheat still proceed slowly,
rather better. but priceS

LIVERP L —TuEsnA.Y.
At our market to-day there was a thin attendance/000
a fair business doing. Wheat and flour brought dit. 0, je,
prices as last Friday. Oats and oatmeal were dour, of
Indian corn changed hands at Friday's decline. .ri'
beans dull.

MARKET HARBOROUGII—TUESDAY'„
3u
White wheat, 52s to 55s ; red, •46s to 50s per 30
to
Barley at 36s to 40s per qr., grinding 28s to 32s per 61,
Oats, 26s to 30s; new, 20s to 24s per 24 st. ; beano,
44s per qr.

SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. 21s 6°
Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...2ls Od 00460-
00
,
White 77 7 ...22s Od t° iso
New red 1 ,
New white /, /7
Beans ~ ~
Peas, per qr
Grinding barley, per qr
Malting ditto, 77
Oats 77
F 1 o u r , is Od to 2s id per .s
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MELTON MOWBRAY—TuEsPAY.L,.
The following were the currencies :—New stol3°,
54s Od to 58s Od ; new red, 45s Od to 508, rr.ner 3813,'„'
beans, —s for old ; new sorts, 38s to per qr. '"
barley, 36s to 40s for malting, and 29s to u"
grinding; oats, 22s to 26s Od per 24 atone•

LYNN—ThEsDAY. .356 to 310
White
Rod..
.300 too
'"' ‘,60
44s to 46s Grinding ...... • .
.24s to 0
0
Beans .40s to 44s `Oats.. .........
......„ to
New —s to —s 1 New.......

NEWCASTLE-UNDER -LYNE—MONP'; soer.
To-day at our market there was a less show o'd will':
than last week. The demand proved inactive, all 13ealil,
fine sorts mace late rates, inferior receded is per qi ry bar"
slow, and is lower. Oats at recent prices. Bar'e'
maintained late rates.
—_—
BIRTHS.
na_street'
HANKEY.—On the 15th inst., at 52, Curaher.l ai , oort',o
Hyde-park, the wife of F. A. Hankey, Esq't °-,.
aces t'"
HAYTEn.—On the 15th inst., at 11, Inverness-ter'
the
wife of Henry G. Hayter, Esq., of a son. es'
STANLEY. —On the 14th inst , at Hendon, Dliddlus
wife of Rear-Admiral Stanley, of a son. f
jcsOt
SKELTON.—On the 15th inst , at Woodford
Mrs. B. Skelton, of a daughter.

CHBISTOPIIERS—HIAGJAHTRoRNI._AGonES J. t Ali
Saints' Church, St. John's wood, John Cr0wc,...11,A Si'
tophere, F.R.C.S. to Harriet, daughter of the ''''''
Highton, Esq., eL •
CRO the 13th ins., at
SS—BLYTHMAN.—On the 13th bast , at St• Idarghpriaeig
Swinton, James Cross, Esq , of Hodeack, tan,t';4., 0
second daughter of Robert. Otter Blythin '
Swinton.

DEATHS. thud;
DODSON.—On the 11th inst., at his residence, r_reB- ,geo
park, Gloucestershire, Charles Potter Dodson, VA', -
MEEK.—On the 13th inst., James• Meek, Esq., of Nodal'
thorpe Lodge, near York, aged 73.
NoAxEs.—On the 15th inst., Mr. Wm. Noakes. of Tl'e
Colonels, Ticehurst, aged 80.
PRYOLat—On the 14th inst., 47, St. James's-sqllare.
Notting hill, Captain Henry Pryce, RN., aged 77.

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Middlesex.--Wednesday,December 17, 1862.