The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-22 00:00:00

No. 16,568.

vessel clear with only.ono pump, aided by the use
°f the buckets. The water4kained rapidly upon them—
the crew became exhausted and dispirited from their
Protracted and dreadful exertions—the vessel was in a
enitieg state—the water was ascending high in the
giae-rnom—and in this last extremity of distress the
leaster and crew took to the boats, being at the time 60
miles from land, and having no means of keeping the
easel afloat. They then after a laborious and danger-
?us passage in the boats, the sea running very high, suc-
ceeded at tee) P. Si. in reaching the brig, which proved to
15! the Jane, of Sunderland, having only saved a portion
of their clothing. On leaving the steamer there was
,111 ore than five feet of water in the hold, so that it was
Lropossible she could live three hours afterwards ; they
wAs ere then in lat. 50.51 N., and long. by chr. 10.50 W.
stated in the commencement, the Jane was bound
sub! Swansea, but was driven up to Yenarth roads by
ate of weather, bringing with her the crew of the
eaeeQey The
means of furnishing our readers with this
account
/v" only placed at our disposal at a very late
Currien Thursday night, so that, as it has been most
compiled, it possibly may be found to be inac-
eurate some of its details, which inaccuracies, should
‘Y be found to exist, we shall be most happy to correct
in our next number, as also to supply any particul,rs
which we may now fail to give. —Cardiff and Met etyr
ulloctian, Sept. 19.

11-11,
-Ps -161 SHOP of EXETER AGAIN.
held SEPT. 18.—A very numerous meeting e as
the par SY, in the Vestry of St. Andrew's Church, for
o imvurPoso of considering the Bishop of Exeter'si
p4.oris relative to the questions of church-rates and
createdrts, the promulgation of which has recently
thr ztaich .urrise, and no little dissatisfaction
thecLptiont the diocese.' The discussion, together with
wardens 'g of a corrspondence between the church-
brief de and the Bishop, occupied several hours,. buta
sufneet'etiPtion of the main points in issue will probably._
iti'Portalzebie the general reader some idea of the great
to the sea vhieh the inhabitants of this town attach
The R 'einent of the church-rate question.
exPlaith,lev; Jortis lIATCHARD, the Vicar, who presided,
sidesati", the Object of the meeting in a speech of con-
kr length.
. A
read v.-, RINGSTON one of the churchwardens, then
Vicar "° correspondence which has passed between the
the a;the
gist ON Bishop, and also between the wardens and
Mr. Martin, Chancellor of the diocese. The
ric to
kis correspondence is, perhaps, all that is mate-
Atdre the Public. It appeus that in the parish of St.
exacted here is no record of any church-rate haviug been
n
r,s v" Troni 1603 to 1817, and then only resorted to
the
litchi:l4'4e° of a storm which damaged the fabric,
anifo 11'41 of
for repairs of the church having been.
had iwaielyr defrayed out out of the pew-rents. The practice
to an ?"en sanctioned by previous bishops, and was found
purpose,all obviating, at the same time,
sutVetext for strife and centention between the church
the °titles and those who conscientiously object to
se,,,PakYinent of church-rates. It will, however, be
dre t"Y the following extracts from a letter ad-
-4:48 d m the churchwardens by the present Bishop of
praeLer,
;that his Lordship is resolved to discontinue the
of „,11.F° of pew-rents in parish churches, the consequence
pelieP,liwould be, that the churchwardens would betcootrne-
feeii make a church-rate, however repugnant h
to thilga of the parishioners. His Lordship, in alluding
custom of pew-rents, says .._..
• he present practice I cannot but condemn, as wrong
In itself,
tett,„„_ and contrary to the laws, both ecclesiastical and
rvial. It has not even the excuse which I was will-
forg to believe it had, of long and uninterrupted usage,
P:rwf is now before me, by the evidence of former
ciatetPts, subscribed by the churchwardens of the several
!s, that from the year 1826 (how much earlier I know
sertfool:334 inclusive, a church-rate of 6d. in the pound
iesnnually raised, and in the last four years of the
, of 20per cent. in addition. The existing practice is
4ier
ass a recent departure from re-established legal
go, and recent return to an old and illegal abuse.
Upon the whole, it is most manifest, that as a bishop
f..ati...0?1d depart from' my duty, if the knowledge of such
the-being forced upon me, I should any longer tolerate
, I do, therefore, hereby absolutely forbid the
char'
of St. Andrew's to continue the practice
t affixing rents to the seats in their parish church; and
l
require them to order the seats according to
% such
manner as they shall, on just consideration,
deem most suitable and convenient to all the parishioners.
(Signed) " H. EXETER.
" Bishopstowe, Sept. 13, 1845."
At the conclusion of the reading of the documents,
The Rev CHAIRMAN remarked that the Bishop was
Obviously in error as regarded a church-rate haling
peen made within the time specified. For his own part,
his sole object was to preserve harmony among his pa-
/ishioneri and most deeply should he regret to find a
t,.hztirch-rate introduced. So long. as God blessed him
"`th l.l health it should be his business to protect the
ware of rich and poor indiscriminately. He was
that some persons objected to the practice of
"Bents, but that was a source of voluntary, whereas.
iloxiAtn ,h•rate was a compulsory, and therefore an ob
k'eji-43 impost. He should regard it as the funeral.
Par' W. alt peace, harmony, and Eood-will in the
14.--(Lcheers.)
Ad_. (Loud .
of, (4,1ral PuiLmes felt confident that the substitution.
ge„feuorch-rate for pew-rents, would tend to raise up
(11;:kstrife and heartburning. It was only the other
ties t the Bishop of London sanctioned the authori-
SOleo' 'VeSt Hackney in adopting pew-rents, for the
rate. Pose
Pose of getting rid of the necessity for a church-
great he Bishop of Exeter was undoubtedly a man of
etlle,ttalents, but he had met with his match in their ex-
Pari4Li vicar and the churchwardens, whom the
L
por,s oilers were bound to support in that most
ftirn-
A er t contest.
Propoto a long discussion, a series of resolutions were
Port th" and agreed to, pledging the meeting to sup-
Net, churchwardens in their resistance of the Bishop's
the e,..mQ obvious object being to furnish a pretext !or
that "aaetion of a church-rate. It was further resolved,
Lisho ec'PY of the resolutions be forwarded to the
A ,rPtof Exeter for his Lordship's consideration.
ei„ti,,_":e of thanks to the vicar was carried by accla-
vt, Itlkd meeting separated.

TR.

--
-,E ASU R Y WARRANT.
POSTAGE.
e thei,riclars Gazette contains a Treasury Warrant, altering
-- Platellet:e__.s °I postage on letters sent to the following
itiVir.st, that onall letters not exceeding half an ounce
wel4ht,. transmitted by packet-boat between any of
the °eau
caps a tries or places following--that is to say, the
the
°llfillis ocpoea,
sotr :rf.iyApe;arhtsia,onthteheßenadstesrenay,Coast
places 1 11
or t6'ZI,Yt Pions in ilindostan, Ceylon, the" Mauritius,
Kee res:t't•i
Ocean
nr i ?EiG`:
1111'
the Bay of Bengal, the Indians
ea
.and, or
Chine ,
places re "" at is to say, any ports in China, the
° owinotigia 1114134(1s, and any of the countries
se Sea, the p • . and New z 1 e hilippieee, the Moluccas, Australia,
to say tiPeetivelY, next hereinafter mentioned--that is
coast 'f e Cape nt. Good Hope,
between any of the countries and
Persia° Gulf the
! coast of Arabia, the Red Sea, the
any ports on the eastern
poetsin
"-,,,n15, tee Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, any
twee pt betw'een
India -,-, l'aindosten, Ceylon, the Mauritius, the East
PhiiBlands, any ports in China the Chinese Sea, the (eeej-rins, the Moluccas, Austr'alia, and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand), or be--
bele:le two Ports in any of the countries or places herein_
Ports ihnvrentioned
charged and taken
(excepting ports in Australia and one u.,7,43e1Y Zealand), there shall be
Th.:l.llom rate of postage of is.
Wee4t on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in
.etfie le transnaitted by the post between any place
t illi,the United Kingdom and any port oron
placetere
shoonntims of Panama (conveyed by. packet boat), _ _ s
Ti'ixt be paid an uniform rate of British postage ofeel ,n
weight, on every letter not exceeding half anaonunpiaL
(where
transmitted by the post betweer!
the'resnever situate) within the United Kingdoym and
41: Isthmus of Panama, there shall befohiasr.g d
°t Ps' el' any other port or place on the eastern coastand
in weight,
tvery tta uniform rate of British postage o ~ charged
on
Quitter not exceeding half an ounce
ited •
ir y the post
on the western
ted b between any place within the
side r kid by
and any port or place
there
tie% cr);,the said Isthmus, or on the western coast of Arne-
slialiTe sea conveyance being by packet boat),
Pos z-e charged and taken an uniform rate of British
SUelitareet al. 28., in lieu of the rates heretofore payable on
e
Te
at tera as aforesaid..
Weieh, on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in
leeci , Posted in or addressed to the island of li_e_ligo.-
"ransreitted between any part of the United .b..ing ocr, ancl lieligoland direct by packet boat or private
oe,Vr, yid the territories of Hamburgh or Bremen (con-
hi",°Y direct packet boat or private ship between the
teeree" Kingdom and the territories of Hamburgh or
the -"en), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu. of
rate otter heretofore payable on such letters, an uniform
the firsteEßrish postage of 6d. ; but the rates fixed by
ea,", econd, and third clauses of this present terns' ehall not extend to the letters of soldiers or sailors
la
au service of her Majesty or of the East India Cora-
le I,:'. Provided such letters do not exceed half an ounce
jet, eight, and be forwarded in conformity with the ex-
;l,, rgulations.
be Qat all printed British and colonial newspapers may
witielrveyed between any of her Majesty's colonies,
tat kent.! Passing through the United Kingdom, by
• boat free of British postage; and that all printed
ritiah
tWee and colonial newspepers may be conveyed be-
*lthetiettulY °f her Majesty's colonies. by priato ship,
rate
of Passing through the United
taay 11 Id.post-master-general
each, which sum the n
Kingdom, at a sea
veyi: °iv° as a gratUity to the captain of the vessel co -
,thg the same.
cok:t on every printed newspaper (whether Bilt.i.h,
Lista ial, or foreign), passing through the United King-
jest.:,"eYed by packet-boat between any of her Ma-
or
rho colonies and any foreign pert or ports within au
e 1.,," countries, islands, or places mentioned in the
fore‘ielnause of this present warrant, or between any such
tri4h ports, there shall be charged and paid a rate
the
ngdna, then a packet rate of Id.
teited poste of 2d. ; and, if not passing through
tZliest °a. every printed British newspaper sent by the
. eetween
or withi any Places within British North America.
threo , n the British West Indies, without passing
tell 4-, tile United Kingdom, there shall be paid (in
fort, I,‘"e rates lirretor,)re chr..r&,able thert-,,,`
or
~••Ilntl rate of 1,1. 34 'tl t red', ar-
'''''nbar of
roil 2I 1 1011. re r.; e , -s :he swede may be conveyed.
—Gm under this
any new v'uY Printed supplement or additional sheet to
post._ stater shall purpose of charging the
Warrant, be deemed a distinct news.

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