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

CHURCH BATE CASE.

At the Wandsworth Police-court yesterday'
case of some importance came before Mr. Ingha
the sitting magistrate, involving the right of dis.
trict parishes constituted under the act of 1856.
From the statement of Mr. Valiance, of the OP;
of Valiance and Valiance, who had been retained b.'
the churchwardens of the district parish of St. garitt
Balham, to prosccuto the claim, it appeared that
•
Mary's was separated from the parent psrish2
Streatham in 1855, under an order in Council dated
"
13th August in that year. On the 26th June in the
r
present year a rate was made by the vestry, of
ted
notice from the churchwardens, of 4d. in the poll:
for the repair and support of the district chafe
Mr. T.O. Hutton, a gentleman residing at Tootiogi
and some others refused to pay on the ground till
the district parish had no power to levy a °lull
rate, that right remaining with the mother Parle
to any church rate made by the vestry of which:rig,
district or separated parishes were still hiauthe
Thereupon summonses were taken out again:st;
defaulters, and yesterday was the day of hearl,l3s.to
Mr. Valiance observed that he had suggested
the other side that an arrangement should be o°l'o4
to, either to lay the case before his worshiP 9co
abide by his decision, to agree to a case for referell_f
to the Court of Quarter Session, the Court
tus,
Queen's Bench, or, if preferred by the defend°.
it might be sent up at once to the Ecclesiastleho
Court for its decision. The right of the chat
wardens to make the rate being disputed, and t';
question of the legality of the rate made heiri:
raised, he believed, unless the defendants agreed:to
the suggestion that the case should be heard otahi.li
merits and decided by the magistrate, his moors'l
could not give judgment, but must leave the char°il•
wardens to proceed to enforce the rate.
ne of
Mr. Wright, who appeared for himself as O
the parties summoned, Mr. Hutton and several o
the other defendantb, stated that his objection

against the validity of the rate. . Geo.
The Magistrate then referred to the act "' r to
111., which provides that if the validity of thei -
is disputed, the justice is to forbear givill'istioe-
ment, but leave the parties to proceed in the
rior courts; and having read the clause and rece
lae
from the defendants a formal declaration that t
ed
did so dispute the legality of the rate and ref,u,„sea
to pay it on that amongst other grounds, he deciii.
of
to make any order. In the case of two or thrieetho
the persona summoned who did not atteeu'dieg
magistrate issued warrants with the underetWirties
that they were not to be acted upon if the pa 00
attended on Wednesday, the 24tb, and objected
the same grounds.

GOUNIRY 111. el ,teli LI 6.

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LEEDS—TUESDAY. er°
The sales of wheat still proceed slowly, but Prime
rather better.

LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY.
At our market to-day there was a thin attendoll-e'salo-
a fair business doing. Wheat and flour brought the f Esio.
prices as last Friday. Oats and oatmeal were ditn,°vptiiii;
Indian corn changed hands at Friday's decline. -u'E'd
beans dull.

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MARKET HARBOROUGH—TtIESDA.%
White wheat, 52s to 555; red, 46s to 50s per 3013::
Barley at 36s to 40s per qr., grinding 28s to 329 Pe' 368
L"
Oats, 26s to 30s; new, 20s to 24s per 24 at.; beau*
44s per qr.

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SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY.
nj tO °S Oa
Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...2ls ~--,, to Os otl
White 1) )
New red , )
New white „ ..
9 ) •:::
..2
212
06SssU00"
ad i 0
00
211
sr 0
socinA6 a
.. 1.6 s Ou ' 60s vi
Beans
» » . 68 od to 3460
Peas, per qr
308 Od tg 38s 1
Grinding barley, per qr 350 Od i 300 °
Matting ditto, ~ dto
. ........ 200 t)
Oats
Flouil, is 9d to 2s Id per stone.

MELTON MOWBRAY--T1101" white 0401.!
The following ;renew the currencies :--Ilew —; for
'
beans, —s for old;
54s Od to 58s Od
per
~
sorts, 3ls per 0'
barley, 36s to 40s for • malting, and 2N to
new 3N t 438
grinding; oats, 22s to 26s Od per 24 stone.
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LYNN—TUESDA.T. . 35s tO,O
White 46s to 48s j Barley. ......... 30s t° 9
Itcd . 44s to 46s j Grinding...... • ..04s tome
Beans .40s to 44s I Oats.. .......... `, t
New —a to —s I New..........' ."---

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NEW LYNE f
To-day atCASTLE-UNDER our market there was a less how 0 a
h 0
than last week. The demand proved inactive, anveeiii
fine sorts mace late rates, inferior receded ls Per ?a bar'"
slow, and is lower. Oats at recent prices. Dar
maintained late rates.

d.otreet9
HANKEY. —On the 15th inst , at 62, Curnberla%
Hyde-park, the wife of F. A. Hankey, Esq., e
H AY T ER. —l;ooanrn.
Atthhdeetnll:4tathhi inst., at 11, Inverness-ter3c
wife of henry G. HayterEs ~ of a son.
STANLEY.
a SI
ntaSnt.leayqt,
SKELTON.- On the 15th inst., at Woodford-we'
Mrs. B. Skelton, of a daughter.

CIIIIISTONIERS—IIIMGAIITRORNI. All
, fit a
Saints' ,
Church, St. John's wood, John Crow OP
toph. rs, F.R.O.S. to Harriet, daughter of the ate
13th foil cbrw'
Highton, Esq.,'l.4 '
of Leicester. i garee°'
Clio '
:',S—BLYTHMAN.—On the 13th inst., at St. I% -3rioritlef,
Swinton, James Cross, Esq., of Hodsack, to 1.“1„64., c,
second daughter of Robert Otter Blythraalh •P
Swinton.

DEATHS. v tbild..,i
DoDsoN.—On th 9 11th inst , at his residence, ... re° or,
hark, Gloucestershire, Charles Potter Dodson, Bs6l"'
of
..T.l'daW
NMODCADO:IOE.n—se.I-os,n the 13th inst., James Meek, Esq.) 1
thorpe Lodge, near York, aged 73. 0°
Onicethhuerslt,stahgeindsBto.,. Mr. Wm. Noakes. of
PRYCE.On the 14th inst., at 47, St. James's-Eclillireg
Notting-hill, Captain Henry Pryce, R.N., aged 77.
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Middieeex.—Weduesday, December 17, 1864