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

No. 16,568.

vessel clear with only one pump, aided by the use
of the buckets. The water gained rapidly upon them—
the crew became exhausted and dispirited from
.their
protracted and dreadful exertions—the vessel was in a
8141(113 state—the water was ascending high in the
engine-room—and in this last extremity of distress the
11,ster and crew took to the boats, being at the time 60
miles from land, and having no means of keeping the
vessel afloat. They then after a laborious anddanger.
_ells passage in the boats, the sea running very high, sue-
-leeded at two P.M. in reaching the brig, which proved to
_'
e
the Jane, of Sunderland, having only saved a portion
of their clothing. On leaving the steamer there was
rn. ore than five feet of water in the hold, so that it was
stssatoefd
114 Possible she could live three hours afterwards ; they
4rittre
were then in lat. 50-51 N., and long. by chr. 10.50 W.
in the commencement, the Jane was bound
°r Swansea, but was driven up to Penarth roads by
weather, bringing with her the crew of the
'mount was
The means of furnishing our readers with this
hour
was only placed at our disposal at a very late
nr.oll Thursday night, so that, as it has been most
vIII4OIY compiled, it possibly may be found to be mac-
e".."iin some of its details, which inaccuracies, should
13 a
be found to exist, we shall be most happy to correct
11 ?lir next number, as also to supply any particulars
G
Which we may now fail to give. —Cardiff and Mei thyr
idatailln, Sept. 19.

TKE
illsßop of EXETER AGAIN.
helel4"Tll, SEPT. 18.—A very numerous meeting was
the st"a3r, in the Vestry of St. Andrew's Church, for
0 i yurposo
of considering the Bishop of Exeter's
DPewit.lema relative to the questions of church-rates and
creittre,"ata, the promulgation of which has recently
throi:ss ealleh surprise, and no little dissatisfaction
thel rpt the diocese. The discussion, together with
waieeen‘suillg of a correspondence between the church-
brief d and the Bishop, occupied several hours, but a
bsieettileentnen
sake eeseriPtios of the main points in issue will probably
*orb,' give the general reader some idea of the great
to the which the inhabitants of this town attach
tof the church-rate question.
°RN LIATCHARD, the Vicar, who presided,
Teri
seildl4:nlitedele,
hobject of the meeting in a speech of con-
s, A. gt •
read Hfisicsrox, one of the churchwardens, then
the
Arica we correspondence which has passed between
the pr and the Bishop, and also between the wardens and
gist n—selv* Mr. Martin, Chancellor of the diocese. The
rial t'lla te correspondence is, perhaps, all that is mate-
Andre
'"e
Public. It appears thutsin the parish of St.
ex.."w there is no record of any church-rate having been
torittstea from 1603 to 1817, and then only resorted to in
to ~Inence of a storm which damaged the fabric, the
uneitrital expenses for repairs of the church having been
had beefy defrayed out of the pew-rents. The practice
ro a "een sanctioned by previous bishops, and was found
all Pre te
aswer every purpose, obviating, at the same time,
Zu_Pretext xt for strife and contention between the church
and those who conscientiously object to
seen Payment of church-rates. It will, however, be
are-s'se.,oY the following extracts from a letter ad-
tss 14
that churchwardens by the present Bishop_of
ter, practice,f his Lordship is resolved to discontinue the
h. 0 Pew-rents in parish churches, the consequence
171ich would be, that the churchwardens would be corn-
. to make a church-rate, however repugnant to the
toetitill'a of the parishioner& His Lordship, in alluding
„ue custom of pew-rents, says
• The present practice I cannot but condemn, as wrong
tlieltiet'''ll, and contrary to the laws, both ecc.lesiastical and
Neal- It has not even the excuse which I was will-
f gto believe it had, of long and uninterrupted usage,
recei
°ls proof is now before me, by the evidence of former
dat s subscribed by the churchwardens of the several
, that from the year 1826 (how much earlier I know
notes _
that
,1:14to 1834 inclusive, a church-rate of 6d. in the pound
,8 annually raised, and in the last four years of the
20 per cent. in addition. The existing practice is
therefo ore a recent departure from re-established legal
a3age, and recent return to an old and illegal abuse.
fs "Upon the whole, it is most manifest, that as a bishop
should depart from my duty, if the knowledge of such
the
itets being forced upon me, I should any longer tolerate
s m, I do, therefore, hereby absolutely
th
thefoerpbridactice
V affixing rents to the
enurchwardens of St.
Andrew
s to continue
their parish church ; and
4 hereby require them to ordertheseats according to
law in such manner as they shau , on just con id eration,
deem most suitable and convenient to all the parishioners.
(Signed) " H. EXETER.
" Bishopstovve, Sept. 13, 1845."
At the conclusion of the reading of the documents,
,The Rev CHAIRM AN remarked that the Bishop wastviousl error as regarded a church-rate hang
n made in hating
within
the time specified. For his own part,
1i,,1%001e object was to nreserve harmony among his pa-
eiZilerg, and most deeply shout he regret to find a
Ivrilll-rate introduced. So long as God blessed him
right.%lth, it should be his business to protect the
aWat,-. Of rich and poor indiscriminately. He was
petve that some persons objected to the practice of
hl."' but that was a source of voluntary, whereas
e orch!
noxious rate was a compulsory, and therefore an ob-
ko4,irnPost. He should regard it as the funeral
Parish,'3' all peace, harmony, and Loud-will in the
.4(1---(oud cheers.)
oft, PniLurs felt confident that the substitution
great nrch-rate for pew-rents, would tend to raise up
da._ I,.satrife and heartburning. It was only the other.
tic.); that
It _she Bishop of London sanctioned the authors.
sole purpose V Hackney in adopting pew-rents, for the
late, I, of getting rid of the necessity for a churc
great t lite Bishop of Exeter was undoubtedly a man of
eElleota'ea, ts, but he had met with his match in their ex-
Parid,i,:elear and the churchwardens, whom the
Portent"neeB were bound to support in hat most im-
te_contest.
Proposelda long discussion, a series of resolutions were
tP:ritt the
t:oanndofagreed to, pledging the meeting to su-
order, char agreed
in their resistance of the Bishop's
the e. the obvious object being to furnish a pretext for
a church-rate. It was further resolv, d,
bisit opof a Copy of the resolutions be forwarded to the
,
A vo rsxeter for his Lordship's consideration.
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.s Friday' ___ASUR V WARRANT.
'S
Gazett POSTAGE.-
r 'Warrant, altering
la rates
of e contains a Treasu y
places :traP:ssrataigtteecion letters First th
sent to the following
ilei weisbt al on all letters not exceeding half an ounce
Ca.P°
ell'tl4l,.:sthore
the cou
the
G912"1
11
-the eastern coast
of Africa °Pe
by packet-boat between any of
, or any ports on
Persia Places following—that is to say,
our
t_ 1:9 stlY Ports i
,-,eeti a Gulf, the Ba of Bengal, the II!
.ias.
or)ast of Arabia, the Red Sea,
dthne
16Z3p0....he
..ast India in jalni ndds o, ys
antitan aCneyy l
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fn ,
f°lloWing--that is to say, any ports in China, !late,
and Xe Sea, the Philippines, the Moluccas, Aurisetsrali
and
the th ec
countries or
uo
r
places ~vv L'ealand, or between any of the count
t° saY, the c e 39 next hereinafter
'esPectiv I • • mentioned—that is
Iced Sea, the
coast of A r .ace of Good Hope, any ports onßethe eastern
Persi '4rla, the coast of Arabia, the Ptltsaitin G„,11.1f, the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean, any
phili
.tan
itilis .. andostan, Ceylon, the Mauritius, the East
Sea the
Z aland
(ex„ PPlnes, they Australia, and New
twt:ePt between
ports in China, the Chinese ,
I),for° two ports in any of the countries er places
Australia,
Australia and New Zealand), eor bne-
Portse... en or
(excepting ports in Audstrali
and taken
cat tOrllow Zealand), there shall be charge
Tbanorra rate a postage of Is.
a'eiph,t On every letter slot exceeding half
any place
Vitt% 's transmitted by the post between r
lace on
an ounce in
tilt easthe United Kingdom and any port o p
tage of Is.
Tlitovc Paid an uniform rate of Br.itis po
4cajla_illas of Panama (conveyed by packet boat), there
tween any place
(*her' transmitted by the post
veight" 1:111 every letter not exceeding half san ounce in
arq,e. situate
coast
the eastern
eli 5 °e• ) within the Unitede Kingdom and
„W. tte ', Terimy other port or place on
_.. an .
1 and on
•
age of 5.,.
"slet, lathaws of Panama, there shall be
of
and
every I untform rate of British post
IT 81141..1
within the
tran (tter not exceeding half an ounce in weight,
-tilted ,17,1, by the post between any place
of Ame-
Side ,f, hit
and any port or place on the western
rick . the Said Isthmus, or on the western coasteat ,dub. , .
British
4 ..(the sea conveyance being by packet b
of) there
Pcsta,.; char
earged and taken an uniform rate .
8141 i- % 2,, in lieu of the rates heretofore pay able on
Tha°,tters as aforesaid.
in
If, ei ht' °ll ever.y letter not exceeding
.half an ounce
ik„ .-, posted in or addressed to the island s.of llel.igo-
krajas •
doe, a nutted between any part of the United King-
ship, (1114 he Oland, direct by packet boat or private
r via
'eyed b the territories of Hamburgh or. Bremen (con-
, Y direct packet boat or private ship betwetnbthe
Brene," liingdom and the territories of Hamburg or
f
the
re 4), there shall be charged and taken, in lieu o
rate ttes heretofore payable on such letters, an uniform
the British postage of 6d. ; but the rates fixed by
the rst'
Secetan, and third clauses of this present war-
t 111 the Shall not extend to the letters of soldiers or sateen._
Nil serTioe of her Majesty or of the East India C men
14,:•7:ge,rperpouiadteiodi Such letters do not exceed half an oun _
isti,., lAht, and be forwarded in conformity with the ex
be4selloat all printed British and colonial newspapers may,
I'lithonri„°eYed between any of her Majesty's colonies,
tteke.. pass:_ _
h wg through the United Kingdom, by
laritil;-oat free of British postage; and that all printbeed.
tireeo and colonial newspapers may be conveyed
hi
'sith:°Y of her Majesty's colonies by Prlate s pa'
44 of passing through the United Kingdom, a t a ''
IllaY allo ~ each, which sum the post-master-general..
leyin -as a gratuity to the captain of the vessel con
, g th
-that e 4'4l°.
(lora 4, Or foreign),
colorii i°ll el'ery printed newspaper (whether British,.
passing through the United lung-
jestps°°°;o3•ed by packet-be-at between any of her Ma-
°f the lonic, and any foreign port or ports within any
Ma-
first ei anentries lands, or places mentioned in the
tripfurei Ilse of thi :eresent warrant, or between any such
Ports, theshall be charged ani paid a rate of
thite'Lti rio..stage of 2d. ; and, if not passing through the
Thst o_ngtiorn, then a packet rate of Id.
Poo, he every printed British newspaper sent by the.
°' witiceen anY places within British North America
N.% ln the British West Indies, without passing
li 4r t 'United Kingdom there be paid (in
foerroc'i beliee heretofent ehargeab 2 there on) one uni-
,, neat, „
1
• rce
• auto) - 'ate of id., without reference to the disea •
That , of miles the same may be conveyed.
iLoY ii,,,3' prila t, il :vtiph men, or atitlittylial shee.. t 9
POstoie'' sPasper
shall, for the purpose of charging the
144`.kur this Warrant, be deemed a distinct news-