The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-09 00:00:00

CHURCH-RATES.
The following notice has been forwarded from the
Home-office, to the Overseers and Churchwardens of
every parish in England and Wales :
"'Gentlemen,—The Queen has been pleased to
comply with the prayer of a humble address presented
to her Majesty in pursuance of a resolution of the
House of Commons, for ' a return of every Church-rate,
or rate for the purpose of Church-rate, within the last
two years, in every parish, district parish, and extra-
parochial place, distinguishing the year in which it
was made; the gross amount of the rate, and the rune
per pound on the property assessed ; the amo
collected, and the amount spent in repairing the,
fabric of the church ; the amount derived from alt
funds other than Church-rates, applied in aid thereof;
in what cases vestries called to consider a Church-rate
have refused, or by any form of proceeding declined
to grant it ;' also with the prayer of an humble address
presented to her Majesty, in pursuance of a resolution
of the House of Commons, for ' a return of the value
at which the property has been assessed to the Cho
urcial
Dial
rate in each parish, district parish, and extra-paroch
place, within the last two years.
`• I am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham
to desire that you will prepare the said returns,
soarf
as relates to the parish, or township, district pari, 01
extra-parochial place for which you are the churcliware
dens, and transmit the same to me as soon as possibl
with a view to their being laid before the House of
Commons.
" A form for the returns has been prepared, and il„
enclosing to you a copy thereof, I have to request that
the same may be ea:efully filled up and returne%
me, unsealed ; and it is particularly requested thattl:
insertion of the name of your parish, and of the county
and diocese in which it is situated, may not be omitte...
il, the form.
(Signed) i, H. MANNERS 5UTT05........
The foli,x,ving is the nature of the returnrequired
fox
Ist. Date at which every Church-rate, or rate t
the purpose of the Chinch-rate, that has
,been ,
. . -:.
within the last two years.
2d. Gross amount of rate. /1001-1 `15503C
3d. Value at which the property' ha' '
to the Church-rate. •
4th. Bate per pound of the Church-Pat
perty assessed.
,
stu. Amount of church-rate collected. .
i• ier
6th. Amount derived from all funds, .I'.l
Church-rates, applied in aid thereof.fabric of;
7th. Amount spent in
repairing the
church. r ed, 0 1
Bth. Cases '
any form of proceeding con the pro
TO THiIIE ih ::rcre:;
"E
Sr
Itira .
whichED EDITOR
Oes
Btrieos
1 have refused, 1 .att
SlR,—Asthe lleded
t°graseason of the year lianstaagCa
when the benevolent are necessarily called P
11.,rishe
assist the deserving poor in their respective P to,
permit me, through the medium of your ap per, ..
d I°''
the serious .
consideration of the kind-he ~Itaige,
fact, that a very great number of those poor l'fiNe
who absolutely require the aid of their More a se:ire
neighbours, during the winter months, are
them i, e
may s ,-
charged to the Poor and Church-rates ; italle,e;ir";_.
know several destitute families who, for ma .7 a)
....,1 cot)
have scarcely breed to eat, are most inhunni" Yres;
pelled to pay these rates, or subject themse 1i,.,
having their scanty furniture, nay, even the be,cl' ha,
which they lie, sold 1,0 pay them ! (this Chercl!er
been ironically, I suppos, , styled by
"the poor man's Church.") These truly arbitrar.):
ir;
sures should not be allowed any longer to reniaocl '
ntry
the statute book of a professollY Christian e
on v./
The poor, who have barely enoutTli to subsist lipped ti
their own industy, to be called upoll and c°raPetbe vo.
some of the ci
met
pay Poor and Church-rates, is really too baki piously
luntary contributions of the charitably and re)°,,g tdc
disposed, to be turned into a source for. Pil•Yronoor
Poor and Church-rates, ought not, in leo te
honesty, to be for one moment tolerated, be
tha'•
be continued year after year. It is to be hoe"
of t
these observations will meet the eye of sone,
1° will
parochial authorities in most of our towns, il/41corm`
doubtlessly, instantly set about a thorough r,e_..xi,le
and, as carefully as possible, correct these dePie'to..
abuses; let only the benevolent themselves cl,beft
tion their respective applicants as to whether 'goat
are charged to the Poor and Church
act accordingly, as I purpose doing, this gl
~0%,
ab •
surdity, to say the least of it, will, and must sh°c`b do,
correct itself. 'The clergy of the national Ch,aroocat
England and Ireland, will soon feel that their nvolvej
and respectability ,as a clergy, are too deeplY.snai° r 04
in allowing the tax-gatherer to harrass toe r"
Prot
needy (* whom they are .in duty bound to Pr°
. i
for Church-rates. of
The favour of your giving publicity t° f or
At Y
trust, wholesome suggestions, for the benefit Siff
numerous readers, in your next plper lvill Fig.
greatly oblige, A CONSTAN'i , il'E''''
29th Nov., 1842. was Pre:
-rate,wing
* At the period the Roman Catholic Cluirc,h,ied forted
dominant in this country, their clergy prof'," guinipoor, kept the parish church in repair, ana T,- 01107 11
reformed
out of the tithes. Now, however, '-'-dorges
church, with two out of three of thest' icsieral/
harrassed upon the people—there has been If •
irrl pro '
in all this ! ! No, no, it is all u ' ii,,11",,,,1C IL
testantism, and disinterested scriptural
• ' ~gv,
A COOL BET—HOT Vt'll'—' alli
At length Mr. John found himself so 1 ''..,5 11, ri
c,t_
losing, that he began to complain of a headachePoV!
you
rtiovoekr i too L
omn
excuse for leaving off. "'Tis the vin ordinairel;
uos
udocnh, aatnddiknnnee:
Jack Johnson, " you may depend illvin Johnlj.3t erna.ll
veent ca°
was indignant at the idea that anybodY who T 1 onder
of the •Lit'upoo
men, could allow via ordinaire tohave 1111 fercedl
him." It cannot be that wretched stuff," thinkPfoir," sal'.
Jack
a great deal deal stronger than you drok it
; d and you would find it so if you .t. ‘,l
quckly, instead of taking your time ab°llt lied Sr.
don't see what that has to do with it," observed Sep
you fifteen or twenty francs that I make
John. "Now, look here," continued Johnson; whole °f
.:501:1.er.
the
ou can
this pack of cards into ' pancakes' before 1 ~ oh,
drink off a half-pint tumbler of cbablis..o,o 11
ndoonwSnernissehlt Iwould no,t,
Ataskeyotubleikbee? ; listrillis
.11- 0: 1 bet
nonsense! I would isot take the bet Srihl ylO es i
twenty francs ?" robbery." Mr. John Bernard,
about that sum to Jack Johnson, thought
who ii,a,-,0,0
therk, gaion,
be no great harm in getting his money I:),,evut ;oil
so
asia
gi said thatve
ro eh. eNovooduld
wine m make
,e
hteh the
asked.wager. , 0'"
, 1,00 ~ jou
choose it yourself," was the reply, " and I liciitinecisrs,e:f.
some first.". Ledbury being appointed a ''''' 010";
the bet, Jack left the room, and procured thc
..,, 101.
from the butler. He then invaded the hitebet'be fr
having established himself instantaneously* l° liectil"je'e
your of all the servants, by paying them 6 A.c.e we
compliment and kissing Madame Provost's .IE7 cftba
chumbre, he got the cook to heat a turnbler-r° be re;
wine until it was nearly boiling, and with this,,,-,33."
turned into the drawing-room. " Are Y perfectr-Y'
he inquired of Mr. John Bernard. ll .4
" Then fire away," said Jack ; " but don't spill it},,
over that pretty stock, because it would I
eresorsae
You'll find the wine rather warm ; but ~,,eO4;
that is of no consequence. We made no ag''',, A.*
as to temperature—it was merel) as to qualitY" AO,'
Jack rapidly began to make the:cards into Pftheat ha
Mr. Bernard put his lips to the wine and 53' .et ac"
was " done ;' but still thinking that he might ova
Ito 51 ,I.
complish the task within timt.,he attempteL. d, an;
low it. Ile sipped, and sneezed, and wince eitre"
coughed, his eyes watered, and his throat 011) gile
losing its skin, but all of no avail. Jack,_;„. was
hfionlgferesmpctoiendip,leatnedd tlhieeirtostsaesdk
tbheefoiraestthepatnliel:
the table in triumph as he added,
for twenty francs. There was no getting' t'ucasonlY
and Mr. J. Bernard's anger at losing his n'l°neYice Which
he experienced. Throwing the
exceeded by the feeling of humbled importanttie table
~ I'll tron_t of it,
with a very bad grace, he marchil:d°lloeYnvit°°.n.f/eite/brirryms
without saying a word to anybody.- 41.5ecerabev.
Adventures in Bentley's .11.fiseeilany
0 n 31°11'
...—-1
Mr. T. S. Duncombe, Sl.: P left 1-4' Tr, Ilf°l4l
~
day, •.on a visit to the Duke and Duchess d"ea
at .13admiqkon. sr
AMememserse.M.... fl• Sit-
-13./RTES.
On the 6th inst., at Oxford, the virile
chell, 8.D., of a son. Abe Vienni'
On the 6th inst., at Rhymney Hulse, near -- rg
Pest
the lady of It: B. Stewart Esq.,' ' '
, of a sOn• I I,loYelh r
On the 6th inst., at the Rector gobipton-ie-' lite •
Tetbury, the wife of the Rev. Joseikiktunsfield, ec:
of earl
the vi I
On the 3d inst , at Tunbridge Wogs,
Powell, Esq., M.D., of a son.
MARRIED. t Ge°rif3f
On the Bth inst., at Chatham Church, Lieutenan liter
Hollinworth, Royal Marines, to ErzaMary, only daug
of the Bev.
John Moore, Esq., of her Majesty's Dockyard',
On the 6th inst., at St. Peter' Church, Doblin,2.llo°4oiies
Kelly, Esq., LL.D., Divisional Justice,s üblin .." "t 7 f the
Mary, widow of the late Lanford Burne, Esq.,
CaP-1 u (1,..--•
•3d Dragoon Guards, of Moate, Westmeath. ,------
DIED. the
On the 7th inst„ at Oak House, Battersea, aeorgeLies.
younger son of John Charles Constable, Esq., and lute*
tenant in the 13th East India Regiment, at Bornba,- Jolts'
Oa the sth inst., at Ashford-road, Maidstone, F:inseestioeie,
eldest daUghter of the late Thomas Best, Esq., Pa:k
Bexley, Kent. -tePheli
On the 6th inst., at Hook Farm, Bromley, Mr.
Osborn, aged 56. Cberies
Chatbatuni•
a, v.
On the - 6th inst. at Abby Lodge, Regent's-parlc o
~ oicer
Norris, Esq., late of the East India Company's Civil ...,e
and Chief Secretary to Government at Bombay.
,Cathe
On the sth inst., at Woburn-place, Russell-square, Adju•
rine, relict of the late T. G. Wlntyre, Lieutenant an t'
".
tent, 91st Regiment. 1,0
On the 30th ult.. at Stamford-bill. Mrs. Maria Wel --
relict of th3oth e Rev W
.of Augu st John eybkilled yin A.M.
. before Gbllif lei
m.
Captain Horace Bury, son of the late James Bury, EA', °
,
Leonard's Hazing, Essex. uof tile
On the 4th inst., in Cadogan7place, Jane, daghter
late Dr. Moore. Detiltr/t
On the 4th inst., in Bedford-square, Pere rine
Esq., Master of the Crown-0ffiet_.......-/---1
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