The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-04 00:00:00

above statement, the rent charges to be hereafter paid
have been finally established by confirmed agreements or
confirmed awards.

" We have in our possession agreements and draughts
of awards as yet unconfirmed, which will include 561
additional tithe districts, and make a total, when com-
pleted, of 12,599 districts in which the tithes will have
been commuted.

;1652 altered apportionments were made by the Tithe
Commissioners up to the 31st of December, 1850, of
which 522 were confirmed.

" At that date exchanges of glebe lands were effected
in 358 places, and 39 such exchanges were in progress.
"At the close of 1850 we had confirmed 12,344 dis-
tinct mergers of tithes.
" As the term for which this Commission has been re-
newed is now nearly approached, it becomes evident that
although the great work of commutation ii substantially
achieved, there must remain for a time uafinished por-
tions of it, which must be completed before a quieting Act
finally extinguishing all tithe can properly be passed.
" It is also clear that powers connected with tithes and
rent-charges must exist somewhere at the expiration of
the present Tithe Commission. Of these powers some
cau,t he permanent, some temporary.
" Of the work remaining finally to complete the com-
mutations and prepare a quieting Act, it may be found
expedient, to prevent delays, agitation, and expense, to
deal with a part summarily instead of by those regular
processes by which the bulk of the tithes have been com-
muted.

"It may be useful to say a few words on each of those
heads of future arrangements. The powers that must
permanently' exist relate—

" 1. To the custody and use of documents and maps,
and a legal power of giving attested copies of them.
"2. To re-apportionments on the division of estates,
and to the separation of gross rent-charges into dis-
tinct portions when the interest in such rent charges
becomes divided among two or more persons.
" 3. To the creation of extraordinary charges for hops
and market gardens.
" 4. To the redemption of small rent-charges.
" 5. To the setting out and defining globe where its
position and boundaries are unknown, and to exchanging
ecclesiastical lands and rent-charges.
" 6. To authorising mergers where lands and rent-

charges now held separately come into the same hands.
" The powers which will be necessary only for a time
relate to—
" 1. The sale of tithe barn-, and buildings.
" 2. The taxation of valuer's bills, and the giving of
authority to collect them.

"3. A power of confirming such apportionments as
cannot be got in before the extinction of the present
Commission.

"4. To the completion of cases now litigating in the
superior courts. . .

"5. To the applying the powers as to old and imper-
fect agreements for giving land for tithes, created by the
sth and 6th Victoria, c. 54, sec. 7, to the case of a few
enclosure awards, of which the arrangements have not
been legally completed, if Parliament shall be pleased to
extend those powers for that purpose.
" In some eases where the lands and tithes are re-

ported to us to belong to the same person, we find it
impossible to get in mergers; and if we are to map
lands and apportion rent-charges in such cases,
great agitation would be created, and a vast unnecessary
expense incurred. Perhaps it might be advisable to
merge the tithes by Act of Parliament in such cases,
reserving the rights of all parties interested in the
tithes at the time. In a very few cases, where different
parties have interests in the tithes and in the lands, some
litigation might follow; but in most even of these eases
after full notice, this litigation would proceed from the
neglect of the parties, and be a much less evil than the
compulsory commutation and apportionment of the whole
of such tithes.

" In another class of cases minute rent-charges must be
established, which it will be probably found impossible to
persuade the parties to redeem or apportion voluntarily,
and which will create disproportionate burdens if
they are apportioned compulsorily. For instance,
the township of Great Claybrook, in the county of Lei-
cester, consists of 1,071 acres, and contains 98 houses;
the only tithes remaining to be commuted are the tithes
of pigs, worth 205., and the tithes of a mill, worth ss.
To establish a rent-charge of 255., and to proceed by
map and apportionment to finish the commutation, would
be a harsh and burdensome proceeding.
" There are apparently 100 cases of like character in
the north of England, in which it would be impossible to
complete a formal commutation at an expense amounting
to less than 50 to 100 years' purchase of the annual
value of the rent-charge; and of this the expense to the
public would amount to a considerable proportion.
" It is true the landowners might redeem these rent-
charges; but where they are numerous we find it impos-
sible to persuade them to do so.

" In such cases we think the rent•charges might, in
the first instance, be charged on the parish rates.
" It might be made the duty of the parish officers to
call a meeting, and attempt to get the parties to agree
to a voluntary apportionment, to be enrolled in the
parish books; and if such agreement could not be ob-
tained, the overseers might call magistrates to appor•
tion and make a like enrolment, and thus the enor-
mous expense of maps and all the regular processes of
apportionment would be avoided; or it might be pre-
ferable that in cases of such trifling amount the rent-
charge should be compulsorily redeemed.
" The redemption might be fixed at 24 years' purchase
on the sum awarded, ard the money might, in the first
instance, be made payable by the overseers and church-
wardens of the parish, who might be directed to make a
rate and levy the amount upon the parties, giving dis-
sentients a right of appeal to the magistrates of the
district.

"These are rather rough measures, though we believe
them to be justifiable.
" What we have next to recommend would, perhaps,
smooth the operation, cr, at all events, greatly reduce
the number of cases.

" The final consummation of the commutation must
be a❑ Act declaring tithes to have ceased to exist, and
forbidding courts of justice to entertain claims for
them.

" We do not think this should be hastily done.
" When the Tithe Commission expires, most of its
powers should be maintained in some hands.
" Full notice should be given by Parliament that after
a reasonable period, perhaps three years, all claims to
tithe would bu annihilated; and towards the end of that
period the mergers and small rent charges remaining
might, without tenable ground of complaint, be dealt
with in the summary manner we have pointed out.
" There are a few, perhaps not more than one or two,
cases of small acreablo moduses, which we are of opinion
should be left as they are, with an option of future re-
demption.
" We have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your very obedient servants,
" WILLIAM BLAMIRE.
" THOMAS WENTWORTH BULLER.
" RICHARD JONES.
" To the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, Bart., MT., &e."

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
Louomnoaoucti APRIL 3.—Our market to-day was
raiher thinly attended, and but little business doing. All de-
scriptions of corn made is more money than last week.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL I.—The number
of fat beasts to-day was not quite so large from our own and
neighbouring counties; there was a good number of superior
Scotch bullocks of undeniable quality, which reflected great
credit to the breeders and feeders of such animals, and the de •
mand for them was good ; the price asked for all kinds of beef
was a shade higher. The supply of sheep was about the ave-
rage, with a good demand. Fat pigs were again plentiful.
The show of fat and store calves was large. Beef, 41d to bd;
mutton, 6d to 6,,,d ; veal, 4d to 41d per lb; pigs, 7s to 7s 6d
per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of 141bs. Hides, 11d
to 21d per lb ; calf skins 2d to 4d per lb.
BOSTON, APRIL 2.—Wheat, red 24s to 39s Od, white 385
to 425, extra 41s to 00s ; barley 18s to 24s ; oats 12s to 185;
beans 24. to 295; peas 22s to 26s per quarter.
LYNN, APRIL I.—Wheat 30s to 345, fine 38s 40s to 41s;
barley 19s to 225, fine 23s to 26s per qr.
NEWARK, Arum 2.—Wheat, old white 46s to 505," red 441
to 465, new white 40s to 425, new 38s to 405 ; barley, malting
23s to 265, extra 00s, grinding:2os to 21s, extra 00s; oats,
seed 21's to 225, feed 18s to 206 ; beans, 26s to 30s ; tares
38s to 40s ; malt, 51s to 56s per qr.
UPPINGHAM, APRIL 2 .—Wheat 32s to 40s; barley 2Gs to
23s ; oats 15s to 20s ; beans 24s to 27s Od per quarter. Butter
91d to Od per lb ; eggs 26 for IS.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, APRIL 2.—We had a
fair average supply of grain in the market for the time of year.
Sales were generally dull, particularly barley, which fell Is A
on the average. The top of wheat 6d down, and the
average 8d down. Barley on the top is up, and the average
Is 8d down. Oats on the top is up, and the average the
same. Beans on the top 6d up, and on the average 2d up.
Umold-260 qrs wheat, 286 qrs barley, 20 qrs oats, and 14 qrs
beans. The top beans sold for seed.
Top of Wheat ... 43s Od
„ Barley ... 57i1b. 32s Od
„ Oats ... •.. ... 45 lb. 24s Od
„ Beans •67ilb. 308 6d
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 2.—The number
of cattle was 759, or 230 more than last week. Top price
of the bust cattle, 63 6d; current, 63 to Os Od ; middling
and inferior, from 5s Od to 53 6d per Dutch stone. A great
many turned out unsold. The number of sheep this morning
was '2,545, or 194 more than last week. Top price of the best
mutton, 6d per lb ; current, 51d to Od; ewes and inferior
sorts, 41d to 5d per lb.
CORK, APRIL 2.

Barrels. Currency.
0 White wheat ...00s Od to OOs Od OOs Od-20 stone
0 Bete ...
94 to 10s 8d Os Od--14 do
5 Red wheat 17s1)s 6JOd toto 00s008 Odod 0000: Od-20 6do
6 Barley
Os Od to Os Od Os 04
61 Oats
0 Pigs oos Od to 00s Od 00a Od per cwt
e ~
0 barrels white wheat ; 0 red; o ar y ,
0 pigs.
Quantity —b
re'• 1 oats;
week:—
Wheat,
1,821. Pigs, 197.
QocuaGnrtaiitny
and Number
sol:as
27. Barley, 113. Oats,
Return of Cattle sold for the week ending March 29 :
Pigs, 632. Sheep, 512. Cows, 111.
Coax.—Flour—First
Ils 64 to 12s Od ; extra 123 6d ;
seconds, 10s 6d to 11s Od; households holds 9s to 10s Od; thirds, 7s to 8s
per cwt. Oatmeal 108 to 10a 6d; Indian meal 7s 3d to 7s 6d; wheat-
meal, 9s 64 to 108 per cwt. Indian corn 710 s to 717 s 6d per
ton. Bran 808 to 87s 6d per ton. Hay—Fanners 30s to 425; average
365; dealers 488 to 00s Od; average 46s per ton. Straw—Farmers
22s Od to 33s Od ; average 28s ; dealers 34s Od to 48s Od;
average OOs Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 51d to 6d ;
household loaf 4id to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, lad to
12d per lb. Eggs-3s 10d to 4s Od per hundred. Coals—
Newport 14s Od; Lydney 15s ; Landore 14s ; Neath Culms
13s 6d per ton. Tallow 37e Od to 38s per cwt.
Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 94 per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 4id to 6id ; mutton 5d to 7d; veal 44 to
5d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 7d to 84 ; sausages 5d per lb.
Hops 6110 s to 0/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s per
ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 81 Os; Valonia 151 to 01; French
6/ Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 143 to 15s per stone.
Hemp 32/ to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to 00s ; red
ditto, 263 to OOs per barrel ; Newfoundland, 1115 s to 00/ per
ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 lOs ••
yellow
ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. 'Hides—
Market 24s to 345; salted 25s to 34s per ovvt ; calf skins
3jd to 31,d per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 10d; minion„,
10d to 13d. Guano—Peruvian, 11/ 105 ; Ichaboe, 81 to 91 Os
per ton. Tu—Areitang:.,), lei per barrel.

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