The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-11 00:00:00

ALIENS.

:vin.',1%1417 impression of Thursday we published
Ciretikw Letter, issued from the office of tie Seat-
'tary of State for the Home Department, calling hp-
on the Magistracy of the cnuntry to carry into ef-
fea, as tar as they are concerned, the provisions of
the Alien A6t, against Foreigners residing among us
without the authority of Government. We learn,
with much satisfaction, that this salutary measure
for the internal safety of the kingdom has already
been attended with beneficial etfeas, and that no
less than forty Foreigners were yesterday appre-
hended at the East end of the town, who have hi-
therto evaded the Alien regulations.

METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL,

BY R. BANKS,

PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER, STRAND.
IThermometer.

II Weather.

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t Boisterous night.

• The whole of this day gloomy, dismal,-and rainy.
N.B. An accident in the Rain Gauge prevents giving the
daily quantity fallen, but the above statement is near the
truth.

POOR'S RATE.
•
A Vestry was held yesterday in the Parish of
Christ Church, Surrey, for the purpose of declaring
a Rate in aid of the Poor.
Mr. FARQUHARSON stated, that be attended
merely for the purpose of inquiring, whether Mr.
Rowland Hill had paid the Rate lately assessed upon
his Chapel, in Blackfriars-road.

Mr. GREEN, the Overseer, replied, that the Rate
had not been paid.
- Mr.-FARQUHARSON then gave notice to the Over-
seers, that it the Rates were not enforced against
the Methodist Charels, he should not only objea
to the allowance of the amount of them in the
Overseers' accounts, but should himself decline,
and recommend to every Protestant parishioner to
decline paying the Rates, till they were colleted
impartially.
Mr. HAwitS observed, that this subject had agi-
tated the whole body of Methodists in the coun-
try; that not Mr. Rowlsnd Hill alone, but the en-
tire mass of Dissenters, from one end of the king.
dom to the other, were preparing petitions to Par-
liament, for the purpose of obtaining exemption
from this and other taxes, similar in principle. He
should therefore, move, that until those petition.
were disposed of, the assessment on Mr. Hill's
Chapel should not be renewed.
Mr. Fox, the Chnuhwarden, remarked that the
liability of the Chapel to be rated having been ad-
mitted, th,, Vestry wouid be aciting with great in-
consistency, if, after having made one rate, it did
not follow it up with another. The only question
was, whether, fur the present, the rates should be
demanded If any parishioner insisted upon it, he
undoubtedly had a right so to do. He was, there-
fle, of opinion, the rate ought to be made, and
that the Overseers were compellable to- the per-
formance of their duty.
Mr. MEYNIOTT, Vestry Clerk, said, it was ne-
cessary he should set the Vestry right with regard to.
one circumstance. The principle upon which the
last rate had been made was admitted, consequent-
ly the Vestry were only convened for the put posewf
assisting the Overseers with regard to the quantum
upon each individual. He was clear that the Vestry
had no power to prevent the rate being tnadeupon
the principle already adopted.
Mr. HAWES then moved, that the Vestry should
recommend to the Overseers not to collect the rates
of Mr. Rowland Hid.

Mr. FARQUHARSON protested against such a mo-
tion bein; put. .

Mr. 1-I:II.VES then moved, that the persons present
should, as individuals, make such recommendation.
In support of this proposition he had a .rnajority of
three.

Mr. FERCLUITARSON observed, that the Methodists
might vow what they pleased, but he should con-
stantly objea to the Overseers' accounts, if they did
not oblige them to pay their rates.

The PRINCE REGENT has confirmed the sen-
tence of a Court Martial held on Lieutenant Ed-
ward Tully, of the 75th regiment of foot, itto.lober
last, at St. Helier's, Jersey, fur leaving several places
without settling his accounts, and negleding to pay
the baker who supplied the detachment, though he
regularly received his own pay, and that of the men
under his command ; fur having appropripted to his
own use two sums of money received by him, in
July, tBoc9, from a Supervisor of Excise; for guard-
ing a seizure ; and for denying any such receipts in
letters to his Comminding Officer, dated July List
and esth, ! Bog. Lieutenant Tully is dismissed
from the service.

During Sunday night an express arrived at Nor-
wich, for a draught ru he made from the 2d batta-
lion of the 69th regiment, to march, which they
did by ten o'clock of Monday morning, on their
route for-Portsmodth, to be embarked there to join
the Ist battalion now at pitavia, and who, at the
taking of that place, experienced considerable loss.
The sentence of a Court-Martial, held in Sep.
telpher, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Lieutenant
Jou PERCY, of the Cambridgeshire Militia, for
cliirespeNful conduit to two of his Commanding
Officers, has been confirmed by the PitiNCE
REGENT, and he is accordingly dismissed the
service.