The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-30 00:00:00

MORN ING ED [VON

TITHE COMMUTATION
EXPENSES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN'
Sra—May I be permitted to lay before the f;
through your columns, a statement of the grievance),
fl'cted on a large body of persons by the Tithe
mutation Act ? f.
The class of persons to whom I allude are teninitile
life, who, in the majority of cases, are so situat.ciii,
they cannot derive any benefit from the Act, anci.lo,o
small minority of cases, as they derive only aP:icily:
advantage during their lives, ought to pay' anion tot
annual charge as would be their fair proportion
01,ii
permanent benefit conferred on the property' r°
they have only a life interest. . nors
The Act, after empowering the Comm to id
employ surveyors and valuers, and order tioni„lo'
paid, &c., gives by the 76th clause, power of distri;:a
the goods of any party not paying his eltare of t
pergerdi
penses, thus rendering the tenant for
liable for expenses incurred for the permitnentil
the estate, and the only redress he takes is IT e,
tbit
77th clause, which enables parties posse," je,so-
a fee simple interest in lands or tithes to eha,rt, •ntry
proportions of the expenees of commutation n'tchiel,
est at four per cent. upon the said lands
commuted, but so that such charge shall be es' criti
every following year by one twentieth part of tae
nal sum.
The following grievances affect every tenant kir
ride
Ist. He is bound (by the 74th clause) to Preld
the :share of the expenses chargeable on th!
power of &stress on his goods being given by it"coo
clause ; and he is thus rendered personallY,".a
all the charges incurred by the estate in teteofit''
benefit, and consequently for the benefit of his I%(fei
probably a -4,1-anger, while be himself has
',age or otherwise) only a short enjoyment of the -0001';
and, moreover, no prespect of benefit from the corl!
tation, if the farms be let for terms not likely t°
during his lifetime. the
As no persons can be found to advance tooel
cessary sums required to pay the expenses t° en?
forof
beinglife
at
repaid
rateid b y
drnamedibi it ns the
annuallyA in thee and en c°
,
prescribed ; the tenants for life being personsilliaio.
and compelled to provide payment for the con bye'
expenses, &c., is obliged to borrow the money sit!.
of annuity, or on some other extravagant ter-teller):
difference of expenses between doing so, and tile heir"
he can make on the property becoming thus:, 1001
burden on him, without deriving any hetr h
.
the measure a, pointed out in the last paregrePietoil,
3;l. Supposing the original charge on an °IAA he'rig. I
500!., and that the tenant for life even eenlA"ce th".l
the money on the terms prescribed by the.,`La
whole amount of payments to be made due ten
twenty years would be 7101., of which, if t,bet
for life lived ten years, lie will have to paY
out deriving any benefit (as before stated) ;
successor, the tenant in fee or in tail, wool 'oar
the first ten years of his possession, have)tiore I°,
to ply, and will have been exempted irt,
trouble attending the commutation and from
nal 1i ability for the expenses, and from the le;
tages of raising the money at the higher, anj,ceA
the State therewith at the lower rate of interei"fter,
having at the end of the ten years the estate free ,ore,;
expenses and enjoying the benefits of the inei: of t°
the new leases and leting,-s that he may 111°e
property. iairt3sel
It must be assumed that the Legislature jrhi
the measure as a benefit to all parties intern' one
it is shown above that a manifest injustice rs 001
it to persons possessing less than a fee-simPifite
in property, by burdening them personally (aen;06,15,4
that the succeeding tenant in fee or in °I; cr.
almost scot free. The following ease late'Yro $l.
under my notice :—A gentleman, many l
ueitoglittfol
devised an estate of 100/. a-year to his „;olif;),1 r
and on her death, without issue, to vcr).3;‘'il
relation. The daughter, who has never merricodo
obliged from unforeseen events to raise money
estate, and for this purpose sunk 501. a Year',„ per,,
now an income of 501. a year, and is required `",,
tbtr
share of expenses in commuting the tithes ollet: C°e
tate of 100/. a year. The sum required by tlr'd 10°;;
missioners for this purpose is 251.—half the °' ot °v
income ; this she cannot raise under 10 Per ceett°'!),‘
king a deduction from her income of 2/. 105' 400'1
besides the one-twentieth of the 25/., that is 11.5 s',e
in all 3/. 15s. a-year out of her 501., and the estebot
leased fora term not likely to expire inp
time, she is totally precluded from any ben e per ,50
the act in any reletting ; the sum of 3/. 155', to
num may appear trifling, but it is a heavY loeoi/o
who can scarcely make the two .ends nacet 010i4e
aggravated by the reflection that she is ears ore
for the benefit of a strsnger, whose Ince° el
ample that he will not feel the benefit of it' eslie;ll
I would, therefore, suggest that such an I.ol'o
of the Act may be made next Session as t 035,
this grievance ; and of the several modes Ib-beb&l
pointed out, the most simple would, perhaps, A prtlif
pealing the 77th clause of the present Act, 30" egi'll.et
tenants for life to fix the expenses required toe")
Tithe Commutation Act into operation, as a Petite; tt,o
charge on the property benefited by the illeetoseea;
per cent, interest until redeemed, as the 9 „"-r tr
charged should be redeemable at any time at l)",..;11 vet
Already in communication with parties uu°;',iell
rested in this question, I shall be happy j° P,che cieretal'
from any other parties so interested, with 'tee Il
concerting measures for bringing the mat'
Parliament early in the approaching Session.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 01%
JOHN 11,,A41
24, Holles-street, Cavendish-square, .Wl.l.-
fo,te,
NORWAY.—(Froma Correspondent.);:i.psde;e
day being the birth-day of the venerable P;isti ,t,t
King of Sweden and Norway, a party of Norn'e7eclillal
tlenien, resident in London, met in the City, se% be,":o'f
a preconcerted arrangement, and dined together jed /"t°'
pledg, toot
of their beloved monarch. After having
selves with every expression of enthusiasm to 0;0.0'03
the evening—the health of their King, and atf!,,cieOne,:t'
the Crown Prince—the healths of Queen ;1.-t,
Prince Albert were drank with feelings of grei-on
An excellent band was engaged for the oce°6,,- JOn.ol
responded to these sentiments by striking tiP t"-nireVr
Anthems of both countries, and appropriate iviolr;ied
many patriotic toasts of the evening, thereby goeol,o'
tional zest to the enjoyments of the meeting, Aistoilbo
in which the play assembled was decorated s'l`reee°l,o'
did transparent representation of the King, °do hi!
upper part of which was inscribed, in the Nor W. py 15d,
guage, the enviable motto—" May he be as iris re: Of
people are ;" and below, " His people's love is
SWITZERLAND.—The Gazette rte f 1;1
the 22d instant states, that all the convents °Bogeir
have been declared the property of the Stan() 111,7,
the proceeds of their sale would be apo°":„,sio.lo'
tabl ish men t of churches, schools, and charitable '''otnelgot
The monks, however, are to be paid yearly Pee„s.o3 te
the abbot, 2,000 f. ; a friar upwards of 80 years
1,400 f., under GO, 1,200 f. ; al2y brother 60 ),°'forol'oot
500 f., under 60, 400 f. The Government 19'4,14'01
decided that a sum of I,oooooof. should be r%eertf'
of the proceeds of the sale of monastic Pre,rbool,..s',sr
one half thereof given to the Catholic district
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the other to the poor of that persuasion•
jee elle°
cil of State of Friburg, being the protector of `e",-osl
of the Swiss Confederacy, in virtue of the Fe,e—ovelli°,ol'
"
1815, addressed an official application to the "issd
of Argau on the 18th inst., demanding if it
decreed the suppression of the convents situatedo 00,10
jurisdiction. The reply of the latter will gn! 40011 i
vernment of Friburg in the course which it leo .0°
puteue in this circumstance. The resolution e'enlst; or
cil of State has filled with joy the entire P°fci s the
Friburg, who feel the greatest sympathy towsrm. s,ssl
pressed Catholics of Argau.—Gazette de lias,rwo coy(
DISASTROUS COLLISION AND )..og€lll%,t,
tens LOST AT SEA. —On Thursday afternoon eos'
was received in the City of the total loss of the 0;000
Goole, Captain Redman, master, and the Huule.;6,Ye
dcrland, a trader, with a cargo on board value,'",,aoe coy
which occurred on the night of Sunday last, ,a.d,
o'clock, in the North Sea, by the vessels CO
lision. This disaster took place near the inn % 03:401
Sand, some distance from Bridlington BAY' icelaoo"
situated in East Yorkshire. From the few flare-, tlie eel
e,
ceived it appears that at the time of the Relief; oifVbeil;
was blowing a gale from the westward, and t'—aeelr,ol7
tremely dark. The Hunter, which was st in tileatei
vessel, lef. the river Thames for Sunderland' pf 081, tge,
part of the week, and was bearing under 1)1'5'00 .01i'
wards her destination. The other unfortun‘tedein 9015'
Robert, was on her voyage from Goole to 1-1„ill
is stated there was a good look out kept onnitti
and that each other was not perceived st,el"
about two hundred yards, and the ere!' y csrs dcf
every nerve to avoid collision, although ti'reioe , °,
contact with tremendous force. The c,„°,:
scribed to have been most awful. .1"" 00 tnlie;
were before,:
both vessels were smashed in, and they
wedged together that several minutes elapseLtisAttioi"
could be extricated, when it was discovered tPt-tbetle,lo,e'
sinking. Many of the crew were asleep ne
their berths. The long-boats were, as nuielt`c vibitiered
lowered into the sea, upon which the crews thre.rds
property could be saved into them, and aftergoihe addeo
into them themselves. The masters were tb°,.olitit
board. Captain Redman, of the Robert, 9'Bl tb" tbi
he got into the 100 boat the water had coeere olobold'
deck ; and Captain Smithson, of the Huale!.;
when he left his vessel the water was six like 6 fere'
and was coming in on the staroard bow bea elsC
Within ten minutes after both vebssels went downlogvi;,
Most into deep water. The crews kept elel'eby tbi',eo!
and in the course of the night were picked °P
r, ob0:01-0;
Halifax, from Newhaven, Captain Jones magt%iv pol to 0
treating them will the greatest humanity..:a
_Jc.,,,,tlu.
on shore at 13ridlington. The total loss r..:,0
upwards of 12,000/. The vessels and the eo ,
Dec'
posed to be insured.
lias'e t° r'
NEW POSTAGE STAMP.—
voured with a sight of a new p;)stage stawrnaeseriri
issued for envelopes in lieu of the present IWrovesTifi_oft
duction. The new stamp is a manifest iniPit only ecite
in appearance and convenience; -for, while it
reeisoi
about the same space as the penny label, t dof 'heed',
tinetive mark is- a 'well executed raised bea one
jesty, surrounded by. the_sVords, postage perg ed
also in raiS.ed.work. ,All .the raised or-.ollb to bag
white, the ground being pink, and the whe
neat effect,— Wolverhauipton Chronicle.