The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-24 00:00:00

THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.

The license for this Theatre was renewed to Mr.
Morris, the patentee.

ADELPHI THEATRE.

The license for the above Theatre WR3 renewed
in the names of Charles Mathews and Frederick
Yates, Esqrs.

ROYAL STANDARD, VAUXHALL-ROAD.
The license for this house was also renewed.

WHITE CONDUIT HOUSE.
The license of this tavern was also renewed.
BAGNIGGE-WELLS TAVERN.
The proprietor of this tavern was also succes
in his application for a renewal of his licease,.

THE CHERRY TREE, HADIPTO.N-COURT.
The liccnse for this house was continued.
SADLER'S•WELLS THEATRE.

The license of this Theatre was renewed in the
name of Richard Hughes. \
- THE EAGLE TAVERN; CITY-ROAD.

Mr. ALLEY, upon the part of Mr. Rouse, the
proprietor of this tavern, applied for a license. This
was the first application of the kind made, and it
came backed by the recommendation of the Clergy-
man, the Overseers, and a great number of the
respectable inhabitants of the parish.
The CHAIRMAN asked if music was not going on
at the Eagle Tavern without a license ?
Mr. BRounnToN said, that he believed such was
the fact, but this was an error Mr. Raise was led
into, and he was now anxious to have that by the
sanction of the law, which he, through inadvertance,
had previously done without it.
The CHAIRMAN was opposed to the application.
Mr. JEssoP was of opinion that the applicant
ought to obtain what he sought for.
General THORNTON was of opinion that such
places of amusement were for the benefit of the
public.

The question for granting the License was put to
the vote, and lost by a majority of five.

THE JEWS' HARP, CAMDEN TOWN.
A License was granted to the above Tavern.
THE GUN TAVERN, PIMLICO.
A License to this Tavern was refused, upon the
samegrounds as those stated last year ;—narnely,its
contiguity to the New Palace, and the likelihood of
its being shortly taken down.

THE PAVILION, WIIITECHAPEL.
`Zr. ADOLPHUS, on the pert of the proprietors of

this place of amusement, Messrs. \Vyattand Farrell,
applied for a license. As regarded its amusement'.,
the petition was so framed, as to meet any objection
upon that ground. They should be in perfect ac-
cordance with the Act. He had also to state, that
an annuity of 1251. for forty years was to be granteil
to Mrs. Maurice, the widow of the late unfortunate
proprietor of the Brunswick Theatre, together with
other advantages, should he be fortunate in his appli-
cation ; and concluded by praying the Court to grant
the prayer of his petition.
Mr. PRENDERGAST,. on the part of Mrs. Maurice,
requested the Court to grant the license.
Mr. BURNEI.L objected to the license being
granted ; first,: from the situation of the Theatre,
and the likelihood of the inhabitants of Bethnal-
green, Mile-end, lire., being injured in their morals
by the establishment of such a place of amusement.
Mr. JESSOP made some pertinent remarks upon the
last speaker's opposit;on.
The granting of the license was carrigd by a ma.
jority of 18 to 5.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

TITHES AND PAROCHIAL DlSTRESS.—Yesterday,
the LORD MAYOR was called upon to determine
upon .52 charges, made by the parish-officers. of St.
Botolph Without, Bishopsgate, against inhabitants of
that parish, for having refused to pay church-rates
and poors'-rates. The scene is not likely to be for-
gotten by those who were lookers-on.
It is a' remarkable fact, and well known to the
authorities of Bishopsgate, that the very officer who
had been engaged in serving summonses upon those
defaulters, was employed the day before in going
about begging subscriptions in aid of the new church
now building in the parish.
The Justice-room was'crowded with the poor in-
habitants, for whom, it was evident, the oflicers who
appeared to enforce the claims of the rector (for the
church-rates alone were peremptorily insisted upon)
felt deep compassion. To the bitter complaints of
injustice and oppression, and necessity, the church-
warden made no reply, except the humane comment
of abating the greater part of the demand made upon
each poor person. Wherever there appeared to be
inability on the part of the defendants (and this ap-
peared almost in every case) to pay any thing, the
parish immediately gave up the poor rates, but in
every instance,—with, we believe, only one excep-
tion,—the church-rate was enforced without dimi-
nution.

The LORD MAYOR, upon looking at the Act of
Parliament relating to this particular parish, per-
ceived that especial care had been taken that the
church-rates should be paid, by the introduction of
a clause providing that in case of difficulty in collect-
ing the•rate for the payment of 2,5001. a year to the
rector, and other monies for repairing the church,
&c., from the poor inhabitants, a summary process
should issue against the churchwardens and other
inhabitants. This act was recommended to the pa-
rishioners by the present Lord Bishop of London, as
a substitute for tithes, which his Lordship suspected
some future rector of Bishopsgate might-demand to
the full extent of 2s. 9d. in the pound,---a hear), in-
fliction -which he humanely averted by entering into
a compact for a sure conaideration for his spiritual
services.

Amongst the defendants were several who owed
six quarters' rates. They pleaded large families,
runaway losers, and griping distress. They for the
most part referred to the parish-officers for the truth
of their declarations, that while they were able they
cheerfully paid rates of all kinds.
The LORD MAYOR, in answer to the supplications
for pity, which were in some instances made, said
that be had no other alternative with respect to the
church-rates than to order warrants to take the
amount in execution. The Act of Parliament left
him no discretionary power.

A female namedwßlackburn was called upon for a
church-rate of l/. 75., which had been due for soma
time, and for poor rates to a considerably higher
amount.

She said that the officers knew she had six
children to support, and that she was wretchedly
poor.

The parish officers at once said, that the poor-
rates should be omitted, but the church-rate should
be paid.

Slrs. Blackburn—Paid! out of what ? Out of
my children's mouths ? And I am to look at my
children without a morsel of bread ? You know,
gentlemen (to the parish officers), that I work the
flesh off my bones to keep my poor children alive.
The LORD MAYOR (to the parish officers)—You
had better diminish your demand upon this poor
woman. Shall I reduce it to I/. ?

The Churchwardens—Yes, my Lord, we'll take
that.

Mrs. Blackburn (her utterance almost choked)—'
But how are you to get it? Nly husband can earn
no more than 16s a-week. We have nothing else
to support us. How can you get a pound out of
that ? There are eight of us to live upon it. I
paid you a few shillings a month some time ago, and
then I was obliged to stint my own and my
children's mouths. Good God, how unlike the
author of the Christian religion this dealing is.
You may come and take away the poor bed from
under us, but you can't get a farthing from us.
The LORD MAYOR recommended the remission
of the whole rate, and we believe his recommenda-
tion was attended to. Against two defendants who
did not appear, and were said to be well able to pay
the rates but would not, warrants were ordered to
be issued.

Several attempts, it appears, had been made by
some of the most popular representatives of the
ward of Bishopsgate, to postpone the building of
the new church until there should be some allevia-
tion of the existing distress, and some strong com-
ments have been made upon the practice of which
we have spoken—that of alternately begging through
thr parish for the church, and compelling the wretch-
ed inhabitants to pay the church rate, however over-
whelming and intolerable the natural claims upon
them may be.
The LORD MAYOR'S whole day was occupied in
this disagreeable duty.