The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-15 00:00:00

ais day'the London adjourned SessiOns *ere
held at Guildhall, -before the Recorder'and several
Aldermen, for the trials of persons charged with
committing assaults, anti petty oa.enc'es.
ASSAULT AT LLOYD:S.

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,ONDUST SESIOt^,.tS, 14.

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J. Levy was indicted for assaulting
The RECORDER observed, before this case was
Opened, that a public investigation of the circum-
stances might increase the ill will which the par-
ties had manifested towards each other, and per-4
haps occasion a repetition of the disturb:l-rice which
had disgraced the Exchange and Lloyd's.- He ad-
vised them to settle it by reference.
The defendant and prosecutor cotrulted, and
agregd to refer it to Mr. Reynolds; the Counsel-
lor, When Mr. Levy made an apology.
The case was then reported to the Court, and
the Recorder observed, that Mr. Levy had been
guilty of assaulting C. Evans, and the Court or-
dered him to pny t fine of one shilling and be dis-
charged. At the same tirnethe Court entertained
a hope, that he would not make a disturbance
`again in Lloyd's, or
-the Royal Excbange, as those
places should be kept in a state .of peace and
quietness, for the convenience of persons. trans-
acting business., He vas then discharged,

4--
GUILDHALL.---A Gentleinan of the name of
Condvvyn, answered to a- charge made against
him by the 'Collector of the Tithes 'of the parish of
st• Gregor T, refusing to, pay the tithes, agree-
bly to the assessment. The Gentleman pleaded
in hi. defence,
that having gone to reside in the
Parish, be thought it his duty to carry his family
!? the Parish Chttrr!h; to hear Divine Service. To
hits astonishment, when he went thither, he found
af tli Clergyman who officiated Was a person
altogether unfit for the charge,' not being able to
aticulate a single word .in such. a 'rra.4,-ter as to he
intellitiibae to any one. Naturally supposing that
This could not always- be the case, though, indeed,
the circumstance of there being only -five persons
present in the church -on this his first visit, be,ides
the ehildrea,_ afforded him-little 'ground for being
grime on the subject. Mr. Goodwyne per-
severed in attending for six. or seven weeks, during
which*tiine there never were more than 25 persons
Kcsent in the Church, and the same incompe-
tney- on the. part of the Clergyman- was uniform-
ly
apparent. This being the cases, and the pa-
tb-Ls,h)-°ilers being thus .deprived of the benefit for
;tuck the burthen of the tithes- was imposed,,
L'ara,elY, the having a Minister to teach,and preach
them the word of God, Mr. G. and many others
17-the parishioners, felt themselves not 'only war-
rted in. refusing, but even called arCto resist,
u
re Payment of tithes. This he estecmed;lthe
l;shioners were peculiarly enjoined to. do; by.
e 26th Article of Religion.
The Worthy Alderman (Mr Joshua Jonathan
tthith) here interrupted Mr. G. observing, 'that
did not sit there for the sake of-deciding on any
differences with respect to the articles of religion,
but
'Perely to administer justice on such points as
Cgularl-Y Caine under his cognizance; according
° the established law of the . land. Now, the
ta..yruent of tithes was a-claim:known and recog-
,,lzed by the law, and one which 'he was bound to
`'nf°rec- (Yrt the application of persons duly en- .
i}ilc.l to the same._ -1-low fro the Clergyman of
Parish Was or was mitua-fit and cornpe;eut.llli-
ifis,te," of the Gospel, it was not for him to decide.
this Goodwyne had any complaint to make on
head,he must go to thellishop of the Diocese,
~!1. to the Bcelesiastical Courts, to.*hoM such
z.latters properly belonged. Tit at- was au ecclesias-
'cal matter, and he (the Alderman) was entitled to
. 'iew this onlyas a civil claim, in which light he
:gust' order Mr. -G. to pay the tithe, to the cpuin-
lulu of which no objection wits made, reserving to
mitns to apply tu the proper tribunal on the subject
tafhls complaints as to the competency of the Clergy 7.
1-...a!1, and the attendance of the Congregation', As -
.- as the claim to tithe was cognizable by the
tuernian
he was not entitled to take- the latter eir
tPstance into his consideration. So. long as
the
was a claim for tithe, it was equally, exigible
th
whether the congregation consisted of five or six
°asand.
kn,jr- Goodwyne said he should pay the tithe,
" apply to the Bishop;