The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-09 00:00:00

CITY TITHES.

Yesterday a General Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Parisk,
of St. Botolph, Aldgate, was held for the purpose of receiving
the:Report of the Tithe Committee, and.also to consider an im.
,portant communication niade to them from the Committee of
'the Corporation. The illeeting was. held in the Church. M.
HOPPE and Mr. NEGII's,-the Churchwardens, presided.
Mr. CARTER begged the particular attention of the Meeting
to the Report of their Tithe Committee, which would, from the
view it gave of the course they had taken, and the research they
had made, satisfy them that every thing had been thine by them
representatives to forward their best interests. • -
The Report, which was in substance as follows, was then read
by Mr. T. SAU NDE Its
It began by stating that" the Committee had to congratulate
the Parishioners upon the feeling that bad been excited with the
public; the part that had been taken by the public press in
their favour; and upon the impression that they were entitled
to equitable relief, through the medium of Parliament. Sub.
scriptions had been entered into, and at the head of those who
came forward in their behalf were Sir James Shaw and Sir
Charles Flower. In the search which the Committee had
made as to the original grant of the impropriation to indi•
viduals, it appeared that soon after this grant it was conveyed
for a consideration of the sum of 4001. The Rev. Thomas
Kynaston, the ancestor of the present impropriator, purchased
the impropriation and tight of advowson for 11,4101. At that
time the amount of tithes for both divisions of the parish
did not exceed 8001., and that Reverend Gentleman offered to
give up all right to tithes and the presentation of a Minister for
an annuity of 500 guineas per annum. The same amount of
tithes continued, for many years, until, on the death of the
present impropriator's father, in 1004, it was raised to 40001.,,
per annum. The present impropriator had, by various ad-
vances, increased it to between 4,000/. and 5,000/. per annum,
in the London division alone. The hardship of this increased
by the circumstance, which the Committee had reason to be-
lieve, ,of the whole parish having formerly been protected by
customary payments. By the registry in Middlesex they learnt
that, in addition to a rent-charge on tithes of 640/. per annum,
In 1804, the impropriator, in 1817, mortgaged the tithes for
23,0001.; in 1818, for 10,0001. and subsequently for a sum
not stated in the memorial of the registry, which clearly shewed
the enormous sums which the impropriator calculated upon re. 1
ceiving from the parishioners at this recent period, although he
redeemed the land-tax upon his tithes in the year 1815, upon
an estimation of them, at the rate of 3501. per annum. The
Committee, after various overtures had been made to effect a
fair and liberal compromise, in which an appropriate allowance I
should be made for the present officiating ministers, who were
nearly destitute, regretted to state that the legal advisers of Mr.
Kynaston declined, on his, part, entering into any such treaty."
The Report concluded by recommending an united application,
with other parishes, to Parliament. It was warmly applauded.
Mr. SA U NDE its then read a letter which had been sent to the
Vestry Clerk from the Committee of the Corporation, which re
quested the parishioners to meet them, for the purpose of con.
sidering the propriety of making, with the other parishes
affected, a united application to Parliament for an alteration or
an amendment of the grievous Statute of the 37th of Hen. VIII.,
on which the claim of 2s. 9d. in the pound was made. The
letter further stated—

" The CoMmittee, front an anxious desire on the part of the
Corporation to render every assistance to the several parishes
subject to the claim in obtaining relief, beg to acquaint you,
for the information of yotir parish, that they conceive the pre.
sent moment favourable for such an application, and that from
the extensive investigation which the subject has of late years
received, the necessity for interference on the part of the Legis.
lature is most apparent. And the Committee direct me to
enclose a copy of the reasons adduced before them to that
effect." •

This letter, directed to the Vestry Clerk and Churchwardens,
was signed by the Town Clerk.
The 'reasons stated it the document which was read, have
already been made public. It was stated that the fact of the
non-enrolment of the Decree, made in pursuance of the Statute
of the 37th of Henry VIII., was now clearly ascertained.
Mr. CARTER, in snoring that the Report should be received
said thatit was unnecessary for him to say one
word in its recommentlition.
a n
Ad
lr. adopted,sA 1 u
Tied unanimously.
1:i. S. HAIL seconded the motion, which was car.
Mr. AISLABIE said, that the Report rendered it equally
unnecessary for him to 4ay an thing to induce the meeting to
adopt the motion that he held in his hand, which was, that
the sincere thanks of tae meeting be given to the Committee,
and that theytheir
Mr. RAPHAEL seconded the motion, which was carried una-
be requested to continue services.
una-
nimously.
Mr. PRATT said, that nothing more strongly illustrated the
nature of the claim than the manner in which it was assessed..
Some were made only tapay one shilling in the pound, .whilst
others were compelled to, pay one shilling and eight-pence and
two shillings and nine-pence, according as they resisted, or.
were terrified at the idea of a suit in Chancery._( Hear, hear!).
When a claim was made of
many years, and in a degree sub.-
mitted to, it was desirable that it should, if possible, he alle-
viated by the way of compromise with the Lay Impropriator.
He was sure that his fellow parishioners would have been will-
ing to have given him a reasonable compensation, in order to
avoid the expence, vexation, and uncertainty of litigating the
question. perhaps,. too, had he listened to the pacific over-
tures which were made to him, the parish would also have
purchased the advowson from him.—( Hear, hear, hear!)—
He expressed his sorrow that the parish were driven to take
another course, and he declared that he could not conceive
that Parliament would sanction a claim which originated in
Catholic, and therefore superstitious times, and which was
founded on circumstances widely different from those in which
the present claimants were. placed. He concluded by moving
4‘ a Resolution to the erect,that the Vestry learned with re-
gret, that the proposali made on the part of this parish to the
Lay Impropriator, with a view to the amicable adjustment of
the existing differences, had been rejected; where by the well
intentioned endeavours, on the part of the inhabitants to affect
a compromise (at once honourable to the parish, and liberal
towards the Lay Impropriator) as well as for aftbrding provi-
sion for the officiating Ministers of the parish, had been unex-
pectedly frustrated."
Mr. BALL seconded the motion, which was carried unani.
mously.
Mr. IILENCAnx moved the thanks of the Meeting to the
Honourable Corporation of the City of London, for the hand-
some manner in which they received the petition of the inhabi-
tants,' and for the. prompt manner in which the proceedings
thereon were-instituted'.

Mr. Ilnactin IT ear seconded the motion, and said it was the
peculiar praise of the Corporation of the City of London, that
they did not act upon any of those confined views which made
other Corporations odious, but that they at all times acted upon
general principles, and that they were at all times ready to make
sacrifices for the general good, without reference to ',heir own
corporate interests.'—( Hear, hear ! )—ln all applications for
leases or far grants, they were invariably found to be more 'li-
beral and generous than any other body. Common sufferings
created common sympathy, and he urged that in this contest
they must not allow themselves to be cut down singly, but that
they must stand or fall together.—Wear, hear.!)—He then
proceeded to make some declamatory observations about
griping tyranny," shedding blood in fighting against oppres.
sion, °i fighting to the last like Britons," which aid not appear
to be at all to the taste of the Meeting, or to be considered as
particularly apposite. He contended that the reformation which
was so much boasted, had not gone far enough, and that such
exorbitant claims as the present formed the proof. He exhort.
ed the Meeting that it was not merely their own rights which
they were advocating, but the interests of their children. -
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. STaienittara greatly praised the conduct of the Court
of Common Council, where there was but one opinion on the
conduct of the Lay Impropriator. Much had been said about
his rights being handed down to him by his ancestors. All the
who, as a and
4tti yrnetlbrp an-
cestors,opfot(!iremirain.
tion to this point,
inhabitants wished, with respect to him, was to bring the ques.
tained and. the Church repairedly the ClergY.—(
Hear, hear!)—
ltaheeteiri, Tinitthhese
In our Eighth Harry's reign,' the Clergy were not overpaid.
The present condition of the officiating3linister (whilst such
,slititiaadtitehne
an enormous sum as 5,000/. per annum was paid to the impro.
priator, to maintain the Church,) was disgraceful. lie dis-
claimed the imputation,of attacking -the Church, and said he
was only speaking the sentiments of the parishioners at large,
-when he declared-that they would be glad to allow the officiating
Ministers, such a stipend as ought to be given to gentlemen of
education, reapectebility4, and of industrious habits.—(Ap.
Plause.)—They saw with regret, Ministers whom they esteemed
and respected, scantily paid; and dependent upon precarious •
few; of half-a-crown from one quarter, and five shillings from
anather,—(
-Hear, hear !)—He concluded by moving a resolution
to the effect that the Tithe Committee of this parish should be
requested to attend the Tithe Committee ofthe Corporation, and
to confer with them pursuant to the circular sent by the latter
Committee,- and to take such steps as they (the Committee of
the parish), should deem )roper.
Mi. TYAII4I seconded die motion, which was carried 111%11.,
Ilinlousy.
Mr. Deputy COLEILACIr said it was highly important that
the public at large, as well as their f ew.eitizens, should
know tbe‘coutse the..
~, 7 intended to pursue. He therefore moved
that the Resolutions should be advertised under the direction
of the Tithe Committee.
An Inhabitant, whose name we could not learn, in second•
log the Resolution, said that, on a late occasion, the Vice.
Chancellor stated that he should presume that the Act of Par.
Lament was valid. With all deference for such an authority,

he should presume the reverse, and would submit his reason to
. the common sense of everybody. In the reign of James 11.,
we understood him), an Act was introduced unsuccessfully
'lab Parliament, for the purpose of 4ing. the tithes at 2s. in
the pound. Now he would ask', Whether %such an Act could
"lave been' introduced by the Clergy, if the Act of the 37th of
Henry,Vlll, which gave them 2s. 9d. In theund, was valid,
or esteemed such at that time ?—(Hear,:hear 1)po
The motion was carried.
Mr. THOMAS SAUNDERS begged to say a few words, as one
'of the professional advisers of the Committee. While the
contest had been firmly conducted for the benefit of the
inhabitants, they would be held up before the. Parliament,
and the country, as Christians and supporters of the Church.
—(Great applause.)—There never was a case before in which
a person having the semblance of a right—he called it a sem-
blance, for such he was convinced it would prove to be, in
five years increased his demand from 1,500/. to 5,000/. per
annum. This was not forwarding the interests of tlfe Church,
and so he believed it was felt by the Clergy themselves.—
Some of the most distinguished Prelates were of opinion, that
Parliament ought to step in, in the case of Lay Impropriators,
and restrain their vexatious exactions. The parishioners were
every where willing to make a liberal allowance to the officiating
Ministers, but they could not endure. to suffer so severely from
the demands of those who neither aided the cause of reli-
gion, nor did any thing in return. All they had to do was to put
the public and the Legislature in possession of the facts of
their case, when little doubt could be entertained of its success.
They were charged with sowing the seed! of discord and revo-
lutionary principles. But the imputation might be retorted—
the inhabitants were forwarding the real interests of the Church
and of religion. He might add, as to the law of the case, that
their opponents had never ventured fairly to meet the question
of enrolment, but had said, " Well, if the Act of the 37th of
Henry the VI llth is not valid, tke previous /tit of the 27th is,
and we may claim under that ; and then if that will not do, we
will contest the matter upon the customary payments." Par.
liament would say we have the power to interfere, and. the doc-
trine of vested rights cannot be suffered to such an extent. Ile
concluded by expressing his conviction, that amid this parish
be obliged to go alone to Parliament they must succeed.
Thanks were voted to the Churchwardens for convening .the
Meeting, which then broke up.

FINE ARTS.

ROYAL ACADEMY.

Sir ANTHONY CARLISLE delivered his Fifth
Lecture on Anatomy on Monday last. The subject for the
evening was the physiology of the muscles. He described their
characters and action, which were pronators and supinaturs„
flexors end extensors, with their attachments, or origin and inser-
tion. The use of the muscles maybe known by their attach-
ments to the bones, and their names are derived from their shape,
action, position, or attachment. He again. urged the students
not to be misled by anatomy, but always Co consider it as sub-
servient to the arts of Design. Ile pointed out the difference
between the dissected subject and the perfeit figure, and told
them that the study of the one, without being properly guided
and instructed in the beauty of the other, would make them
skilful anatomists, but not painters or sculptors. They have
to represent the human form in its most perfect suite; beauty
in the abstract, and distinct from any accidental deformity.
They should recollect. that the muscles when dissected were
stripped of all that covering which rendered their appearance so
delicately and beautifully marked on the surface. They should
study the fine statues of the Greeks, as well as fine livibg nature,
from whence the Greeks derived their knowledge of anatomy.
They would then become acquainted with beauty of proportion,
of form, of character, and of expression. The schools of Greece
recognised but one elemental principle, that acuteness and
fidehtyef eye and obedience of hand form precision ; prect.
lion, proportion; prOportion, beauty ; ,that it is the little more
or less, iprceptible to vulgar eyes, which tonititutes grace,
and establaithes the superiority of one. -artist ..over another.
Thesplualities, which are most essential, mere anatomical de-
tail sannot give: They must not 'make that, which is only
the means to attain •an !nt, the principal. A know-
ledge of. the ikeleton,• and of • the superficial muscles,
is necessary, because an educated eye can always dis-
cover beauties and detect errors, can know What is just and
fit, batter than the fittest formed eye which has not been edu-
cated. But even this knowledge can only be acquired under
the direction of an experienced Artist, who knows exactly what
is useful for the purpose of the Fine Arts, distinct from that
which would only bewilder the minds of students.—Sir Anthony
then proceeded to illustrate his observations on a series of beau-
tiful anatomical casts, whiCh were arranged in front. He in-
formed his audience that they were the property of Mr. Henry
Sass, ,under whose superintendence, for the benefit Of the Fine
Arts,. *they had. been executed; and who had obligingly lent
than, an Sir Anthony's request, to illustrate his Lecture that
evening.° . Tiossaid that he considered, them as the finest series
Of casts from the humeri' body in existence.. They had the great
advantage .of being „executed under the eye of a skilful Artist,
wateire.ts i
hoereufaoireciptuh6ely pocsiiltusts, andand actions
indeed itnktiwyhcoichult,hi
better
taken
for clie,Purpose for which th were intended. They were taken
ey enyo were
be ro e
from one of the.finest muscular subjectave could hope to see,
and tie:corasidered them also as beautiful specimens of dissection,
retTeCtink.the highesectedit on the skill of the anatomist, Mr.
Francis .Kiernape We observed that Mr..•Sasit was present,
and the Academiciativindisklually thanked him for the high
treat lie bad. affbrdetithein: • " •
These are theisevlecer casts which we had the pleasure of
being the first to announce to the public in April last, as hay-
ing'.been executed for the. purposes or Art, under the superin-
tendanee of the above.named Gentleman. ,

Ass D WAR v.—The 'New York Gazette
of the Ist ult:-states,- that a most perfect and
agreeable dwarf is exhibiting himself at Wash.
ington. Hall, in that city. His name is STEVENS
(Major STEVENS) : he is in his 21st year, mea-
sures .37 inches in height, and weighs 341bs. 4 Ile
is," says the American Paper, 44 as perfect a
model of the human species as Nature ever
formed. His features, form, actions, and con-
versation, are manliness in miniature. He was
born in the town of Lyman, State of .Maine, of
respectable parents, but who, having ejght other
children to bring up, are unable to give them so
be f ist
es
danpxrioofuess
stoi
odge,vaottled
it
m i
liberal an education as they could wish. The
he
s
sMweilAtfhjtOotihtiosna4seiew, and under this appeal, that he so-
licits the patronage of the general public, to en-
able him to carry his intentions into effect. The
celebrated Count ifottuw Lisxy is two inches
taller than Major *maxi."
A gentleman of Henly-on-Thames offered a
farmer when at that market, a dinner and a bettle
of wine, if he would bring him a grain of wheat
on the following market-day and double the quan-
tity each week until that day twelvemonth.
This was acceded to for the moment; but the fol-
lowing statement will, perhaps, satisfy those
who have never entered into any similar calcula-'
tions, of the impossibility of fulfilling such an
engagement ;—Amount of the number of grains,
4,503,599,627,370,495; number of bushels,
13,509,998,964; number of qrs., 1,563',749,870.;
number of loads, 312,749,974.--(Reacting Mer-
cury.)
BLACKMAILS BILIDGB.-00 Saturday after-
noon, as a respectable female was passing over
Blackfriars-bridge, she was unintentionally run.
against by a person with a heavy load on his
shoulders, and being incapable of resisting the
sudden shock, having only a short time previous
the misfortune to break one of her legs, was con-
sequently precipitated from the pavement into
the read, a depth of near% three feet; fortu-
nately, however, although much bruised, she
escaped without receiving any serious. injury. A
-few days before a woman with an infant in her
arms was thrown off the pavement, in
.conse-
quence of the crowded state of the bridge : the
child was severely hurt, and conveyed home in a
very precarious condition. Whilst the foot-way.
is allowed to remain in its present dangeroukand
be daily lives of passenors must
uuprotectaendgishtsotuertlythien
jeopardy, whereas a rail-
ing or chain would effectually prevent recur-
mace of further mischief.