The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-18 00:00:00

Luck=, at nine at night, in the workhouse, and not in
the Vestry.
Mr. ALLEY—It is cruel not to pay the rates.
Mr. PHILLIPS—It is cruel to gormandise at the
expense of the parishioners.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Fenn wished to be heard.
Mr. RAWLINS objected, because Mr. Fenn had
not been summoned.

Mr. PHILLIPS said, that all who refused to pay the
rate ought to have been summoned indiscriminately,
and he hoped Mr. Fenn would be heard as amicus
curia.

Mr. ALLEY objected.
Mr. PHILLIPS trusted his Learned Friend would
grant it as a matter of courtesy, as some aynende tor
calling him a Bishop.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Richards said the grounds of his objection to
pay the rate was, because a rate of IF. in the pound
had been made in open ves ry on the Ist of July,
and the overseers ran away with the books, and
made a rate of 2s. 2d. in the pound the same day
in private. He would call Mr. Fenn as his witness
to prove the fact.
Mr. MINSHULL—The rate is signed by the over-
seers, churchwardens, ancient inhabitants, and
Justices.

Mr. C. PHILLIPS—Yes, forming a very nice din-
ner party—(Laughter)—at the parish expence.
Dr. ROBINSON thought the case was invalid if not
made in public vestry.
Mr. AIINSIIULL said that no sufficient cause had
been shown why he should not issue a distress
warrant.

Mr. Richardson never would pay i❑ money ; they
might seize his goods.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS—And who will buy them ? No
one pos,essing the feeling or having the form of a
man, will purchase, if the goods are seized.—(" Not
one, not one !") They may levy under the warrant
of distress, but they all have difficulty to sell.

Mr. MINSHULL wished that some mode could be
adopted to put an end to the party feeling which
existed in the parish.
Mr. Fenn would propose that a new rate should
be made in public vestry, sanctioned by the whole
of the rate-pavers, and that all that was passed
might be buried in oblivion, He was only anxious
for the future government of the parish upon a scale
of economy, and had no wish to revive former
erievances.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) If, however,
this rate was persisted in, it would be for the pa-
rishioners to carry the question to a higher Court,
where they would be able to show the misapplica-
tion of 7,0001. upon objects not contemplated by the
rate, and also that the sum of 56/. had been paid
out of the rate for a dinner and coach-hire to the
select.—( Hear, and shame.)
Mr. ALLEY said these were perilous times, and he
must insist on payment of the rate already made.—
(Cries, " we never will pay it.")
Mr. PHILLIPS—You are making perils ereater,
by insisting on the continuance ofatnises.—( Cheers.)
Mr. C. Pitt, a parishioner, proposed that the
case should bv referred to Mr. Phillips, Mr. Alley,
..nil a third gentleman, to he named by them ; and
that tl.e parishioners should abide by their award.
—(Heir, and cheers.)
Mr. ALLEY objeited to a reference. He was on
one occa•ron the referee for both parties in a case,
and decided to the best of his judgment, and was
threatened with a kicking by both.—(Loud laugh-
ter.) He would have nothing more to do with
eferences.—(Hear )
Mr. Mtssout.t. and Dr. ROBINSON thought the
proposition of Mr. Fenn deserving attention, and
they recommended the parish officers to acquiesce
in it.

Mr. Smith (a churchwarden) entered into a long
explanation in defence of the select.
A Parishioner stated that they had seized a poor
man's bed from under his children, on a warrant of
distress, for poor rates.
Mr. RAWLINS positively denied the fact.
Mr. Fenn declared, that if any thing could sur.
prise him that fell from the lips of Mr Rawlins, it
was his present assertion. lie (Mr. Fenn) hud in
his pocket the inventory of the goods seized by the
parish officers from the pour man alluded to. The
man's name was Coat; he resided in Whitcomb-
street; and on the day when the bed was dragged
from under him, and his little all was seized, to add

to the aggravation of his sufferings, the parish au-
thorities, the select, passed by his house in glass-
coaches, to go and dine at the expense of 281. of the
parish money.—(Cries of " Shame !" " Plunder l"
and " Oppression I")
Mr. PHILLIPS said that all the Magistrates on the
Bench had recommended Mr. Fenn's proposition
should be adopted.
Mr. MlNsitum, would adjourn the case for a week,
and if the parties did not come to an arrangement in
hat interim, he should order fresh summonses to be
issued.