The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, 'THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1942,

on that valuation, approves .of it as a Magistrate,
and, by hissituation and hiSinfluence, obtains for it
the sanction of another Magistrate. lie disposes,
despotically and unjustly, of the property of the
rate-payers. How can the farmers, whether
'they be his tenants or little landowners, or the
tenants of little landowners, make any successful,
resistance against such injustice? The majority
of them know little or nothing of the
intricacies of the law; they are puzzled when,
ever they come into contact with it, and resign
their will to whoever will undertake to lead
them. The landlord.or the clergyman must take
that office on him ; they generally work toge-
' tber ; they are not unfrequently the same per-
son, or persons of the same family, or the cler-
gyman is dependent on the squire. Thus the
farmers in such cases—and something similar
may be found in the majority of the parishes in
•England—are no better than the slaves of the
squire and the parson. What Lord KASMES
said of the Scotch farmers, as they existed a
century ago, is now true of the English farmers
Their condition was so low, that it was hope-
less to expect agricultural improvement from
them till their condition was raised." The com-
munity might bear this infliction with much
equanimity, if it were confined to the agricultural
districts; but, to uphold that rural despotism,
Corn-laws are maintained, and the whole nation
suffers to a considerable extent from the slavery
of the tenants-at-will and the depotism of the
lords of the soil.

which having died away, "The glorious company of
Apostles" was delightfully sung by the principal per-
formers, among whom the fine and manly English
voice of Phillips was heard to advantage, in all the
boldness, freedom, and precisibn by which his style is
characterised. Mr. Leffler, sang the solo " Thou art the
King of Glory." Mr. Harper's accompanying obligato
on the trumpet was good. Mr. Hobbs sang" When thou
tookest upon thee" with his wonted mellowness and
flexibility. The whole of the concluding. part of
the Te Dem was well given, especially Mr.
Phillip's " Vouchsafe, 0 Lord," and Mr. Francis's
final solo, " 0 Lord, . in thee have I trusted."
After the performance of Dr. Croft's anthem, " Sing
unto .God,' followed by the. chorus, "Cry aloud and
shout," one of the finest pieces of chord composition,
'the Lord 'Bishop of the diocese preached a sermon
from Galatians, 6th chap., 10th verse, in behalf of the
institution whose cause he advocated. During the
sermon, he touched upon the state of the majority of
the clergy who, his Lordship observed, had no chance
of storing up provisions for their families ; it iYas
theirs to do the work of charity, of almsgiving, and of
local incidentals, in which the clergyman, whether
rich or poor, was invariably expected to take the lead.
In the Archdeaconry of Worcester, there were 80
benefices, whose annual incomes were not equal to
200/. per annum, and of these 32 were under 100/. ;
he would ask, therefore, if it was not obvious that
these salaries were but barely sufficient to procure
common necessaries for a large family, and quite in-
competent to produce a provision tbr their widows and
orphans. The sermon ended, llandel's celebrated
coronation anthem, " Zadok the Priest," followed by
that elaborate and splendid chorus, " And all the
people shouted," were given in a faultless manner,
and the Congregation then began to disperse. The
plates were held by Mrs. Pepys, Lady Sarah Murray,
Lady Margaret Cocke, Mrs. Fortescue, and
Lady Lechmere, supported by Earl Beauchamp, Sir
A. Lechmere, J. S. Pakington, Esq., M.P., and W.
W. Essington, Esq. The sum collected amounted to
nearly 801. more than the
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of the last Worcester Festival.
This sum • includes 501. from Joseph Bailey, Esq.,
M.P. ; and as we understand,'2s/. from the City Cor-
poration. This result is most favourable to the
prospects of the festival, The concert this evening
(Tuesday) consists of Alexander's Feast, to be per-
formed with Mozart's additional accompaniments.
To-morrow (Wednesday), we have the Messiah.

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