The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-29 00:00:00

ST. OLAVE'S PARISH.

The Marquis of - LANSDOWN seal that he bad a Petition
which had been pot into his hands at the beginning of the
Session, but which he had recommended, if 'presented' at all,
should be kept till the dose of Parliament, in the hope that during
the interval seine arrangement might be made which would render
&petition unnecessary, and would prevent a scandal which could
not fail to be injurious to the best interest; of, religion. This
petition was from the Churchwardens and the majority of the
Householders of the parish of st. Olave, London, who complain-
ed that although the Rector had -entered into an engagement not
to receive more than one shilling in the pound on • the rental of
the parish, he had availed himself of some old Acts, and claimed
two' shillings and nine-pence, by which he raised an income of
1,800/. a year:--That the principal part of the duty devolved
on a Curate, to Whom he paid 751. and never more than 100/. a-
year, and that instead of inhabiting the Rectory House in the parish,
he let it out into warehouses,. thus deriving from it an additional
revenue, and lived in • Another parish. The petitioners further
offered to prove their assertions in any manner which their Lord-
ships might require.
The Bishop of LONDON was • understood to state the defence
which the Rector had made. He repelled the charge of having
broken his , agreement, by saying, that fin ling
,when he came
into tlkg living, that only sixpence in the pound. was, paid, he
bad prontiSed those who would engage to' pay n Shilling,' niverlo
ask them, for more. To this agreement he 'contended, that he had
strictly adhered, having only anima the. twa shillings and nine-
panee which the law allowed, front those; who had refused to
pay onribilllog. Ho, &refute, only receive(' on an average
about two shillings in the pound. This 'Wits more perhaps than
any other Rector in London. received, - but it' Wits still less than
be was entitled by law to receive, and how could he (the Bishop
of London) censure a 'teeter for receiving less than the Act al-
lowed loin? lie himself (the Right Rey. Prelate we understood)
had proposed to tix the rate of of pence in the pound which
would have reduced the yearly,memike to .1,850/., but some of
the. parishioners ball refused to pay, it, saying that others paid no
wore than one shillings ' As to the'fact of the, Rector's not occu-
pying the Rectory 'House, be had stated circumstances which ren-
tiered it impossible, and with respect to the Curate, he had 1001.
a year, and, was very attentive.to his duty. '
The Marquis of LA NSDOWN said, that the' revenue thus rais-
ed by the Rector nearly equalled the whole amount of the As-
waned Tnies'paid by the Pariah; cud exceeded, by nearly 700/. a
year, that of the Poor's Rates. The parishioners were also in pos-
senaion of a letter signed by the Rector, in which lie offered to
give his nit'llor'the passing of a Bill to reduce the salary of his
successor to 1,000/. a year, on condition that they should pay
down to himself 8,0001. •

The Bishop of LONDON hail not been aware of the existence
of such an otter, which, if made as, represented, he felt himself
celled upon to stigmatize with due reprobation.
The petition was then read and laid on the table.
The ,Bishop of FERNS put off his motion respecting Chartered
Schools illirelandr to next Friday.
The Earl of ABERDEEN presented petitions from three Pa-
rishes in the County of Aberdeen against any alteration in the
iliutking,Systpt.—.Laid en the table.
The Scotluta Copartnership Bill was read a second time.
The tri,h Small,Debts Recovery Bill and the Stage Coaches
Licenses Bill wentrespectively through Committees, and were re-
;ported..
The Peerage si Restoration Bills were ordered to be engrossed.
Adjo4rtied ti4,Motulay.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Lord, Mwron presented a petition from tin individual named
Radcliffe, who had been in the employment of Mr. Justice
Southern, in the County of York, during which period he had
received an injury from the fly-wheel of a steam-engine, and
claiming a compensation for the same.
After a few observations, from Lord MILTON, Sir F. Oseyta-
nra, Mr. W. SMITH, Mr. ARBUTHNOT, and the SVEAKEU, the
Petition was laid on the table.

Mr. J. Wir.r.tasts prtemted a Petition from Olive .Guelph, de-
deenribing herself as the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Cum-
berland, and complaining that, although she had legally proved
her descent from Royalty, she was nevertheless still confined in
the King's Bench Prison in despite of her prerogative m Princess
of the Royal Blood, and begging the interference of the House.—
The Petition was laid on the table. _

Lord STANLEY presented a Petition from certain Importers
of, and Deslets in Irish Butter, resident in Manchester, agaiteithe
Butter Bill now in progress through the Ilouse.7—Ordergd to be
referred to the Committee on the Irish Butter Bill.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of
(4.iggersiiill, in favour r►f the Debtor and Creditor Bill.
Mr. SYKES suggested to his Hon. Friend, to include in his
Bill a clause, which should bring within its meaning deeds of
9outposition, which were now. in progress.