The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-24 00:00:00

COMPETITION OF PIPERS.

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EVENING SUN.

EARL BROWNLOW AND THE
METHODISTS.
" TO THE RIGHT HON. EARL BROW LOW,
" Gainsborough, June .25.
" My LORD,—Having been required to give ip4gir
possession of the small chapel which we had occupied
for many years at Torksey, we find ourselves greatly
in want of a new one, for the use of the Wesleyan Me-
thodists in that village. Your Lordship is fully aware
that the chief part of the people called by the name of
Methodists, like their highly respectable founder, the
Rev. John Welsey, have ever been distinguished by their
zealous and firm adherence to Conservative principles.
We, the undersigned, therefore, beg leave to inform your
Lordship, that in our judgment it would greatly pro-
mote amongst our people the interest of the Hon. Mr. Cust,
who is expected at Gainsborough on Tuesday next, if we
could be allowed by your Lordship to say that you will fa-
vour us with a small piece of land somewhere in the village
of Torksey for the above purpose. We should be glad to
purchase it—to have it on a lease—or -in any way in
which your Lordships may be disposed to grant our re-
quest. The number of members of the Wesleyan So-
ciety in the Gainsborough circuit is, at this time, up-
wards of 1,300, and out of this number there are twenty
who reside in Torksey. Roping that your Lordship
will be able to favour us in this instance, and also to
oblige us by a reply before Tuesday the 29th instant,
" We remain, my Lord, your Lordship's most humble
and obedient servants,
" HENRY RANSEN, Wesleyan Minister.

" T. A. FARMER, Stewards of the So-
" THOMAS SPOUNCER, ciety of Wesley-at
" JOHN WATKINSON, Methodists.

" N.B.—There is a report in Circulation that your
Lordship does not fully admit the principles of religious
toleration, as now recognised by the lawi" of England,
which, by granting the above favour, your Lordship
would enable us most happily to resist and refute."

REPLY.

" Belgrave-square, July 1, 1841.
" SlR—Your letter of the 25th ult. has only reached
me by the post of this morning, or it would have' met
with an earlier acknowledgment. In reply to your ap-
plication for land whereon to build a Wesleyan chapel
at Torksey, I have to say, that, with every sentiment of
good will and of perfect toleration towards the Wesleyan
Methodists, I must decline compliance with your re-
quest, inasmuch as it is not consistent with my princi-
ples of attachment to the Established Church to con-
tribute to the propagation of Dissent from her discipline
and worship.
" I can take no notice of unbecoming rumours which
have no foundation, neither can I enter into any com-
promise of religious principles with reference to the
possible results of an election. .
".I beg leave to subscribe myself, Sir,
" Your obedient settant,
" BROWNLOW.
" To the Rev. H. Ransen, Wesleyan Minister,
Gainsborough."

DINNER AT WORTHING TO

LORD EDWARD HOWARD.

On Wednesday evening a public dinner was given to
Lord Edward Howard, the late Liberal candidate for the
Rape of Bramber. About 150 of the most influen-
tial electors sat down in the principal room of the Sea-
house Hotel, which was tastefully decorated with laurels,
and banners bearing appropriate inscriptions. Frederick
Dixon, Esq., took the chair, and was supported on the
right by Lord Edward Howard, and on the left by Lord
Fitalan, M.P. for Arundel. Amongst the company pre-
sent were—The Earl of Surrey, Lord George Lennox,
Lord Barnard Howard, Captain Pechell, RN., M.P. for
Brighton • J. N. Wigney, Esq., M.P. for Brighton; Major Allen, the Mayor of Arundel, W. H. Dennett, Esq.,
Robert French. Esq., &c.