The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-13 00:00:00

the receipt of the precepts, before the rate can
be enforced ...

10,781 12 11

Upon the 23d October a rate was made of a half-
penny in the pound, but, up to the 30th Novem-
ber, the sum received by the county treasurer on
this rate amounted only to 4941. 145., whereas
his disbursements from the 13th October, amount-

ed to ,•••• ..... :•

. 15,497 10 44

" This great outlay is accounted for by a payment of inte-
rest, and part of the principal of bonds between the sth and
24th of November, to the amount of 8,4591., so that
15,4971. 10s. 4i-d. was required by the county treasurer, and
if a rate had not been made on the 10th of July, having only
the sum of 901. 19s. Bd. in hand, and 494/. 14s , the amount of
the now rate collected up to the 30th Nov., it is hardly neces-
out what would have been the state of the finances
sary to point'
and the credit of t;: county.
" In reference to the c::.
arge.error
of an of 261. 9s. 4d.,
page 7, either in the cash in hang, or the amount of rates uncol-
lected, it is accounted for by the county
:ireasuFer as follows :
The precinct of St. Catherine appealed aga;:' st the amount
of rental recommended by the magistrates, the alai." eal having
been allowed after the precepts had been issued; a reduction
upon two quarters was allowed, which amounted to 26/. 9s.
the amount of the alleged error in question. Your com-
mittee having, they trust, given a satisfactory answer to all
the complaints, cannot help expressing their regret that the
persons who drew up the report, and presented it to the vestry,
should not,. in the frequent interviews they had with the county
treasurer, have pointed out to him those alleged irregularities,
and have asked him for an explanation, which he would most
readily have afforded them, when the printing of the report
would have been unnecessary, and those remarks, so discredit-
able in themselves, and which—if allowed to remain uure-
futed—might have attached to the Magistrates, would have
been spared.

(Signed)
" BENJAMIN EDWARD HALL, Chairman."

Mr. PETER LAURIE said, that he had been requested
by the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, to put in a
letter which had been addressed by the vestry-clerk of that
parish to Sir Robert Baker : it was dated on the 17th' of
December, 1834. On the last county day, some observa-
tions had been made on the parish of St. George, Han-
over-square,
being in arrear in the payment of their pro-
portion of the general rates ; and, in consequence, a letter
had been sent by the vestry-clerk to Sir Robert Baker,
stating that the vestry of that parish objected, on particular
grounds, to discharge that arrear ; but that, if he con-
sidered its remaining unpaid would, impede the progress of
public business, they were ready to pay it under protest.
Sir Robert Baker had not thought it necessary to make
that letter public ; but, as the parochial officers of St.
George were gentlemen of great zeal and ability, lie (Mr.
Laurie) thought it ought to be read before the Court ;
although, at the same time, he was decidedly of opinion
that it stated no valid pound of objection to the payment
of the money.
Mr. ALLEN, the deputy-clerk of the peace, then read
the letter. The vestry expressed their opinion that , the
current rate imposed by the county magistrates was un-
called for, as there was a balance of ten thousand pounds
in hand. They therefore objected to pay their proportion
of it ; and they further required that an investigation
should be made into the expenditure of the county, with
the view of ascertaining whether the rates could not be re-
duced. They stated, however, that rather than impede
the public business, or occasion public inconvenience, they
would pay the rate if required ; but under protest.
Mr. MCWILLIAM said, that he for one was ready to com-
pel any man or set of men to pay money which Ile or they
acknowledged they were able to pay ; and in respect of
which, they merely claimed an exemption on the g: our al. of
their own unwillingness to pay it.
Mr. GARFORD was of the same opinion. The general
impression certainly was, that an opulent parish like that v