The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-03 00:00:00

CHURCH RATE.

On Wednesday last a Vestry was held at the parish church
of Portsea, for the purpose of making a church-rate, to re-
imburse the churchwardens for their outlay on the parish ac-
count during the preceding 18 months, and to enable thew to
meet such necessary expenses as may be incurred up to Easter
next. The meeting was crowded. to excess, as it vras• known
the rate was to be opposed. William Grant, Esq.; of Stub-
bington Lodge, proposed that a rate of 3d. ir, the pound
should be granted for the purposes mentioned; which was se-
conded by the Rev. Edward pewdney, M;.nister of St. John's
Chapel. Mr. Sheppard, of. Charlotte%-row, proposed as an
amendment, " that this r;eeting to adjourn until this day 12
months;" which was Feconded by Mr. Law, of Newtown, aad
supported
by Mr. Baton, of Landport. Upon a show of
hands, the ques!,ton of adjournment was most decidedly car-
ried ; upon wixich the churchwardens demanded a poll, which
it was agrced should then commence, and continue open until
five o'6ock on Saturday evening, when the numbers polled
appeared as follows
For the rate.
Wednesday 220
Thursday... 261
Friday 267
Saturday ... 286

For adjourn.
. 146 ..,
• 104 ..
• 134 ..,
• '204 ..,

Maj. for rate.
74
157
133
82

Total
The opposition which the proposal of the
rate met, produced,
as is almost usual at such meetings, great violence and intem-
perance, to a degree which many would consider an abuse of
the right to make a public declaration of opinions; but, ha
justice to the churchwardens, it should be known, that no
attempt was made to impugn their accounts, or charge them
with anything like a disregard to public opinion, and that they
were not pursuing a course which the law author;:zes.—Hemp-
shire Telegraph.

DEATH OF THOMAS FITZGERA.I.D, ESQ., M.P.
—This representative of the county of louth died on the 30th
ult., at his seat near Clontarf, adjacent to this city. His estato
(of about 4,0001. a year) lay at elle-valley, county of Louth,
where he was much respected'es a good landlord. The dis-
ease which terminated his e
;xistence was seated in the liver;
but it is believed that the unremitting attention which he' de-
voted to his Parliarnewary duties tended considerably to
shorten his life. 01,:e of his predecessors (Alexander Daw-
son, Esq., M. P.) vias of a similarly anxious and devoted cha-
racter, and followed up the discharge of his labours till a few
days f his dea...13, in the midst of the exciting struggle for re-
form. The 'vacancy in the representation of Louth will pro-
bably be fined either by Mr. Sharman Crawford, on whom Mr.
O'Conr.ell has lately been posting his tithe letters, or by
Berkeley Buckingham Stafford, of Mayne, Castlebellingham,
wlao is a distant relative of the great nominator, and a resident
in the county. Both are repeaters, but Mr. S. Crawford car-
ries the heavier purse, and is a great favourite with O'Connell
—two weighty points in his favour. The next letter from
Darrynane will probably decide the question. The letter 'will,
however, certainly be written, and the nomination made at all
events. O'Connell is not a potentate who will let his "rights"
fall into desuetude for want of use ; and may he not do what
he will with his own?

ALLONBY.—We suggested, on a former occasion,
the advantages which would accrue to this delightful bathing
place, if it possessed any building for public purposes, in which
the pleasures of society might be enjoyed, when the weather
did not admit of out-doors' exercise. We were happy to
notice, some time afterwards, that the idea had been spiritedly
taken up, and a subscription entered into for the purpose. A.
sum sufficient for the erection has now been subscribed in
shares, and an eligible site obtained, about one hundred yards
to the north of the Ship Inn. On Friday the share-holders
had a plan submitted by Mr. Nelson, of Carlisle, which was
highly approved of, and its execution will be proceeded in
forthwith. We have seen the elevations, and can sneak con-
fidently of their general excellence and beauty. T'ne building
will consist of a basement floor, with warm, cold, and sulphur,
and vapour baths, with ample accommodation. and of an upper
floor, on which is a noble apartment, fifty fe'A by twenty-three.
The principal front is to the East, and hr, a tetrastyle portico
of the Grecian lonic order, remarlir.:ole for correctness and
chastity of design, and the general }.:.armony of the outlines of
whole building is well preserved. The sea front presents a
handsome range of windows, 'with a balcony in front, the
whole length of the building.. When completed it will be a
conspicuous and pleasing *object, and add equally to the ap-
pearance of the place ap.d the comforts of the visitors. We
do not feel a doubt h•:.it that it will be considered a highly-cre-
ditable specimen rdi the abilities of the talented arehiteot, and
an honour to s:ae spirit and judgment of the ihtssieliants of
Allonby..-- Initehaven Herald.
This has been a perfectly quiet day in theetty, f.Aia
tile discussions in the money-market, the crisis being haw
considered at an end, have turned chiefly on the causes pthich
brought about the late pressure for money, which has. given to
the mercantile world and the other leading intereds of the
country so ranch uneasiness. The origin of it 9 now to
be traced in some measure to theimprod . ficr in-which
some of the new-joint stock balks in Lar hire and other
ettAieem
parts of the kingdom have conducted. their-business. Unlike
other prudent establishments of the same kind, they did not
wait to have their coffers supplied in the usual way by the con-
fidence of the public, and without relying on their own capital
and means, they accommodated their customers to such an
extent as to show evidently that they grounded their transae.
tions mainly on the plentiful su-pply of money they expected
to find constantly at their co•:omand in London. After this
had lasted a certain time, the Bank of England came forward
as competitors, in the viovincial money-market, and offered to
supply the country hanks with money on more moderate terms
than they could previously obtain it. Thus the provincial
traders had two sources of supply instead of one, and thus en-
couraged, launched out into every description of wail specu-
lation At this period the demand for gold at the Bank of
England commenced, and the directors taking the alarm, in-
formed the country banks, which they ha:l been the chief
cause of seducing from the right path, that they must no
longer depend on them to supply the-1r wants ; and, in fact,
withdrew altogether further aid. This sudden change and
total absence of accommodation, where before it had been so
liberally, and, it must be added, so thoughtlessly bestowed,
created a still greater pressure for money in particular quar-
ters, from whence it spread, partly through the alarm, and
partly through the increased demand, to the other classes of
the trading community. The hope is, that from the expe-
rience just gained, both the Bank of England and the banks
in the country will be induced to pursue a wiser colArse in fu-
ture. They may not another time escape so easily.—Morn.
big Paper.

A Carlisle paper says, it is in contemplation to take
down one of the most interesting portions of Carlisle Castle,
the tower in which were the apartment', occupied by the
unfortunate Mary Queen of Scots wi:len a prisoner there.
There is a serious rent In the walls, which renders the removal
necessary.

Th".,• following is an extract of a report of the pro.
auction of platina in the Russian empire, which proraises to
become a source of great national wealth :—" In the first year
of the discovery of the platina mines, the quantity of metal
found was trifling, but from Midsummer of 1824, to the Ist of
January 1834, 230 quintals were extracted, which yielded up-
:l4 8,186,620 roubles. About
wards of two-thirds of pure metal. Of this about 153 quirs-
making a sum
ased'employed kr. 'ale
gold from silver, and for other purposes. The
manufacture of vessels for the
separation6t a4l
(l poe urendcsoo
fil%n.
supply is principally derived from the Ural Mountains, which
form a cznsiderable part of the boundary between Europe and
Asia.—Berlin State Gazette,