The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-27 00:00:00

,•••••N
CH LDS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
kt,'"vt,---tri your Second Edition of last evening, containing a
c,.tef Mr. Kelly's speech on the presentation of my peti-
tula,tfhaervc that the Hon. Gentleman has committed a sin-
blunder, in apprc,priatir7 to Archdeacon Glover the
wil-e of religious intolerance which my petition applied elsc-
ircre• If the lion. Gentleman had been accurately instructed
read his brief aright, he woul have been aware th te
knit
°.t. the Archdeacon has never been introduced intoat
the
rrkeed'
411e4 "19s, except by an incidental statement of his having
to en me, since the issue of the attachment, to endeavour
effectk a compromise.
thidr• Archdeacon Glover, perpetual Curate of this parish,
ves at a distance of forty miles from the town, and at the
tres
Y meeting held on Easter Monday last, declared he had
el until that day heard of the proceedings—an assertion
was never questioned.
teruir' Kelly's error is the more remarkable, as the case of-
ix), „no presumption that the Archdeacon was even alluded
tlul t ,Ir. Kelly's professional knowledge would acquaint him
tae minister of a parish is in no way concerned in the re-
erY.ol Church-rates, and my petition attributed the ran-
to4?r toe el intolerance to those who were concerned in the late
B,eed„ ings.—Sir, your obedient servant,
""gaY, May 26, 1835. JOHN CHILDS.

RELEASE OF MR. CHILDS.

Sir TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
11."-T1le Dissenters' Committee in Norfolk, who, whilst
itrin admired the. noble firmness with which Mr. Childs had
loitie Prosecution and solitary confinement, in vindicating the
kt,i4tarY principle, felt assured that his Majesty's Govern-
wei_eould not fail to relieve the Dissenters, with.all possible
Politiness, from the odious mark of inferiority which this =-
IN" In favour of one sect, at the expense of others, placed
)444:11!at. Those who had known him in that town for up-
t thirty years, knew that lie was a man tempering en-
tho sta, without which few men can act energetically, with
regard for the practicable, without which no man can act
Y; and they determined to act for him, influenced by
ese vie
ws*
ZY felt that the attention of the Legislature would now
ketinctly drawn to the state of the law, and to the bitter
persecuting spirit with which it may be enforced—and to
tensity of the feeling of the people against this odious,
TlTulls impost.
le Committee visited him daily in prison during the few
kei 'flowed for that purpose ; and in a letter which I have
iwt,e,d from their highly respectable Treasurer, Mr. Shep-
-4,414Y, of that town, he says—
itoluere was an evident alteration in his appearance on
114-44 Y morning the 18th instant. He had had a return of
littkatplaint which brought him to the verge of the grave
hemorrhage in the night ; and his medical at-
IV:Pad me he was so
.far removed from-any-dile p'e'rson
kliff.mictils and bars, that he might die before he could
stepshave
tlot nder these circumstances, our friends nds thought
wis to be taken to obtain his release." The Committee
4,4trordingly called together, and passed the following re-
'At .--
sEthe Meeting of the Committee deputed by the Congregations
itlt three denominations of Protestant Dissenters in Ipswich, and
liallted to attend to their rights and interests, held May 20th,
Shepherd Ray in the Chair—
▪.' was resolved-1. That we fully and cordially approve of
Itr,td"wrepid conduct of Mr. Childs, and believe that he has ren-
Stt,4l,°st valuable and efficient service to the cause of religious
ie" by thus enduring and exposing the injustice and tyranny of
edurts.
• That while ;we are earnestly anxious to bring to a close the
kiiZted and unnecessary suffering te which Mr. C. has been
StTtcr, we will neither Advise or consent to any measures being
lgaa for his release that e 3 t 1 either tend to lower the dignified
kperli he has so ably sustaieed, or to compromise any of our
tcal,e,Las Dissenters.
Sett That considering public attention and the notice of Parlia-
ltpeeZc now directed to the unjust constitution and oppressive
the% ittgs of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and understanding that
4tptite, Ilsistorial Court of Norwich will conced: the great point in
044 viz., the alleged contempt, will dispense with the oath of
*jet obedience, and will renounce the suit on receiving the
tootira rate, with very reduced costs, we respectfully r; commend
highly valued friend that he should adopt this mode of im-
%earl obtaining his release, and not protract sufferings wLiich
ttshr_ lc us to have accomplished the end for which they have been
lea 4. That Rev. James Sprigg, Mr. S. Ray, and Mr. John May
vue °°h-committee, to act in any way that the exigency of the
tip' require.
was also further resolved-1. That a subscription be imme-
t/ta.e°Mmenced to defray every expense connected with this
;414111 proceeding, and that the money remaining, after meet•
br such demands, be expended on some suitable memorial to
littoesented to Mr. Childs as a testimony of our unqualified appro-
-4;l.ofhis conduct.
_, That Mr. Ray be Treasurer for such subscription."
the
tiftinsequence of these resolutions the Committee secured-
piiitiltarge of Mr. Childs ; and of the manifestation ofpo-
4Ne feeling, and the procession by which he was received
st You will be able to judge of the character of the man—
tlkoth:fuoellvyotoif hionosf the people to the voluntary principle—and
i
persecutors in thus calling its manifestation
ft tense.
ezistenee. As soon as Mr. Childs reached home on Sa-
tist night, the Norwich Mercury of that day was put into
angs: containing a letter from Samuel Scott, the Church-
*Zen, who with a person named Bobbit, are the instruments
thitt give their names as prosecutors in this matter, charging
tel ttei "r. Childs had refused to pay the rate. He immedi-
41Pilblished the following answer :
• MR. SAMUEL SCOTT, CHURCHWARDEN OF
BUN GAY, ST. MARY.
Ihrs .Mn r. Samuel Seott--A letter and statement appears this morn-
ftrhdomNorwich Mercury, the former signed by yourself, the
'qtl:serl,
(Ileration its dishonesty, manifestly written by the mover of your
Hon s
spa ** dare you suffer him to state that I ever refused
the Church Rate in question, when you know, that neither
►to r Your colleague, Bobbit, ever made a personal application
for
it, although 12s. 6d. of the 17s. 6d. was Charged in re-
bid se my private property, until you stopped me in the street,
rved me with an offensive notice on the 22d of October last?
to Y t I paid no attention to a thing which was so disgraceful
% ourselves. The next message I received was from a Proctor of
/; Ecclesiastical Court. To the messages or citations of that Court
ItZer will reply, or appear voluntarily, and the subterfuges con-
t 4,7 in the explanation given below your signature, are worthy
o,ly abettor, the man who wrote it.
You and Bobbit both know, and Archdeacon Glover knows,
. Cobb knows, that the only reply I ever gave to any of you
brit- You called respecting the matter, was this—' Give me a
to " assurance that the :.uit is removed out of the Ecclesiasti-
% „ Court, and I shall be at liberty to speak with you, but so long
'aat suit is pending, I will enter into no negotiation.' I dare
oreyr!f,You to contradict this fact. You now see that you have
son
ttist,t4Yed you part ; you have instituted a cause in a Court, the
IA- -"ea of which is a disgrace to civilized society, by which a
old
enough to be your father, has been two days in the cus-
-114 .a sheriff's officer, and eleven days confined in the county
surrounded by felons and insolvent debtors. I now leave you
et 7 comfortable niciits, which the reflection on this will afford
!itke,,Would to God your father, who for so many years associated
voluntarily with the Independent Church at Bungay, could
114"ItTlessed this proceeding ;—he would have stopped it, or, you
tit t,,.84 well as I do, that ere this he would have frowned you out
slstenee.

v " JOHN CHILDS, OF BUNG Y.
Ilt4llBi, released from Ipswish County Gaol. Eight o'clock, A.M.,
.h 123, 1835 • "
ttooltii,e allusions at the close of this letter are well under-
'ph and peculiarly appreciated in the locality.
it letter and statement alLtded to is that, the substance
l'ord:Le.}l Was stated by Lord Henniker in the House. His
knows that this is not the first time he and Mr.
111," hu 8 e ranged on opposite sides in cnn F tests to emote
111 Use of human freedom by liberal policy.
kikin• Childs, his Lordship is also aware, has always been
Nits to make known the votes of the Members for Suffolk
*lto Norfolk to their admiring constituents. Mr. Kelly,
the API-I,MS the idea of a man setting up scruples of conscience
1.-ftne law says " bow down and worship," will find that
~itli,cl„i.2 and his disinterested exertions will be made known
Iloas: fee or reward : indeed, unless the lawyers in the
ttlir" If Commons make haste to secure some good thing or
may perchance hare Reform overtake them like a
llaulth%
14 P. Childs, I have reason to know, feels deeply sensible of
bis.graieful for the kindness, the zeal, and the activity of the
the7nting community at large. His circumstances precluded
kit, Ill:Position that he could need anything which pecuniary
ce flth,itla could command ; but in every way, and by every little
in which kindness and sympathy could be conveyed to
it 4,aiiested fur hill), it was shown to an extent which puts
tad" ,of his power to make individual acknowledgment ;
‘.110,:111,°1Th I know he will not be wanting in a due ac-
if e..'"ginellt to all immediately around him, yet the effect
tf Xeiternent, and seventeen hours' solitary confinement, out
op •
ll'er37 twenty-four, upon a weak bodily constitution, and
kakttive, ardent, and generous temperament, has compelled
Hio retire for a few days to a farm of one of his children.
Kill'ePress has long laboured gratuitously. to enlighten those
44 left
his persecutors, though paid to instruct them,
tiro elt in nearly Egyptian darkness. The effects of his
tirtls in the spread of knowledge, strengthened by the
4vseas attempt to crush him by ecclesiastical proceedings,
tiver7 Durham Hierarchy crushed poor Watson, must have
)10t „hinl, on Saturday, the pleasing conviction that he had
,-uoured in vain ; and I trust his efforts to keep the
tirr-Z quiet under oppression, until relief shall come, will
Se7ist the spread of the Rathcormac spirit amongst the
beg and Pharisees of Norfolk and Suffolk.

ZENAS.

E DEATH-BLOW TO CHURCH
RATES AT BUNGAY ST. MARY.

tlcitle friends of civil and religious liberty in Bungay and its
tet.l"bourhood, having ascertained at Norwich on Friday af-
,,)°o that Mr. John Childs wouid be released that night or
bits
sTlaturday morning resolved to ive him such a reception
~cllld do honour to the man, andg to the cause in which he
tiotrultered. A Committee had been organized, by whom a
kr.ee 'n'as instantly circulated, inviting their friends to meet
144, Childs at St. John's Toll-gate, about two miles from the
*ern' at 3 o'clock. on the Saturday afternoon. Arrangements
pile made for the order of procession—a triumphal arch was
order
to be erected at the entrance of the street leading to
ppe Childs' residence, and on every side the acts of hearty co-
1144ittion, and the expressions of joyful Sympathy. testified the
worklne feeling. At an early hour on Saturday morn:22',
itteti „.11 were busily engaged in erecting and decorating the
Itiati"ith evergreens and flowers, over which was displayed the
b,) "We welcome the Defender of our Rights," surmounted
earge figure of Britannia. Throughout the town the trades-
htu, d working classes were seen decorating their houses with
e's, flowers,and boughs of oak, and at six o'clock the firing of
bkiteces of cannon from the Castle Terrace announced to the
ring aristcveracy, well as to the awakening sons of