Star.
London, England, 1824-12-06 00:00:00

ITHES UNDER. THE 37rn OF 11ENnv

ST. BoTOLPH. ALDGATE.
Ftiday, the General Tithe Committee was held,
when a report to be made to. the Veszty, on their late
arclucus proceedings, was read and agreed.to.
The report states, amongst other things, that the im-
propriation was granted by King James I. to indivi•
duals fr,r the sum of VOL It afterwards paled into
the hands of the Rev. Thomas Kynaston, the .ancestor
of the present impropriator, for the sum of 11,4101. (a
pretty good proof of the industry of the claimants in
taxing the inhabitants); that he (Sir 'l'. Kynaston) af-
terwards offered to sell the same to the pat ish, together
with the r;ght of advowson, for a pet petual annuity of
S(X) guineas; that prior to the year 1800, the tithes of
both divisions of the parish, in London and Middlesex,
continued at about the annual sum of 600/. that they
were afterwards increased to about 1,000/. until the
present impropriator came into possession, in the year
1804, when they were increased to 1,5001. per annum,
and they new amount to between 4,0004 and 5,0001.
per annum, although he had redeemed the land-tax
upon the same at a valuation of 3.50/. per annum. That
the said impropriator, calculating upon the large sums
he was tecently receiving of the pat ishioners, had hea-
vily mortgaged the same,_ and the Committee felt it
their bounden duty to endeavour to stem the torrent
which was thus overwhelming them, by an application
to Parliament.
It appeared to the meeting to be clearly evident that
' where arrangements already exist between the clergy
and impropriatots and their respective parishioners, as
to the present amount paid for tithe, it is necessary, to
prevent future disastrous results and litigation, that the
future payment for tithes shall be put upon a fair and
equitable footing, through the medium of Parliament.
St. Bov)lph, Aldgate, is so circumstanced as to re-
Attire that some provision should be made for the
officiating Minister. inasmuch as the present large
amount paid by the parishioners is swallowed up by
the lay impropriator.

ST. GRZGORY BY ST. PAUL.
A meeting of the Special Committee of this pari►h,
appointed in relation to tithes, was also held, when it
was unanimously resolved—That the Meeting most cor-
dially concurred in the opinion expressed by the Special
Committee of the Corporation of London, that they
conceive the present moment most favourable for an
united application to be made to Parliament for an al-
teration or amendment of the Statute of 37 Hen. VIII.
under which the claim of 2s. 91 is made.

It appeared that the Meeting felt themselves most
particularly called upon on behalf of the Parish of St.
Gregory, to co-operate with the rest •f the parishes
affected by the above Statute, in a Petition to Parlia-
ment, for an alteration or amendment thereof, not only
for the very powerful reasons contained in the circular
,of the Special Committee of the Corporation of London,
as affecting the parishes generally, but more particu-
larly as thc Parish of St. Gregory, after paying a sti-
pend for the maintenance of their Rector, had been for
many years subject to the imposition of 2s. 9d. in the
pound to the Minor Canons of St. Paul's, as impropria-
tors of the living, which- in many cases has been en-
forced with the utmost rigour; and in one instance
a bill was filed against an individual of the parish
for payment of such rate on a supposed valve of his
premises assessed by the impropriators themselves, al-
though such individual had already paid 2s. 9d. in the
pound on his actual rental, with the land-tax added
thereto, as settled by the Deputy Reinembrancer of the
Court of Exchequer.
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The Meeting then passed special thanks to the Cor-
poration for convening a Meeting of the Parishes af-
fected by the abovementioned Statute.
Similar proceedings took place in the Parishes of St.
Botolph, Bishopsgate ; St. Giles, Cripplegate ; and St.
Olave, Hart-street.

A letter from Lisbon, dated the 24th ultimo, states,
that " the Charter or Constitution which is to be given
by the King of PORTUGAL to his subjects has been com-
pleted, and that it will he made public in the course of
the month of December." Of its nature nothing is
known, except from reasoning and conjecture. It is
reported, as we have reason to believe, on good`autho-
rity, that some change is about to take place in the
Portuguese Ministry, one effect of which will be to
place theConde deVJLLA !UAL, at present Envoy tothis
country, in a leading department of the Administration.

A Court of Common Council was held on Saturday,
for the purpose of investing the City Solicitor with the
power of acting as High Bailin- of Southwark, in the
room of -- Prinsep, Esq. who has resigned. The
necessary forms were gone through, and the City Soli-
cittir was empowered to act until a High Bailiff shall
be appointed.
Upwards of 500 sail of vessels are said to have been
detained by-adverse winds in the Bristol and English
Channels for upwards of five, weeks. Irish provisions of
all sorts have risen considerably from want of supplies
coming to market, and slates, which are chiefly Sup-
plied from Wales, are scarcely to be procured in town.
A Catholic Association has been formed at Ponte-
fract, on similar principles to those established in Lan-
cashire, the aim of which is, the attainment of an un-
restricted participation in all the rights of British sub-
jects, by all who, bear the name of Englishmen, in
whatsoever creed they may conscientiously believe.
RECOGNIZANCES.—Intkeyeat 1801 two poor women
in Hereford were bound in a recognizance of 201. each
td attend and give evidence on a trial at the Assizes
there. They complied with the conditions, and re-
turned to their homes. A few weeks since, when twenty-
three years had elapsed, they,v.4ere both arrested, on
the ground that, after tl.e trial, they had not applied to
tire Court for a formal discharge from their obligation.
Tire one was bailed, and the other was• committed to
prison; both have since been released by means of a
petition to the Barons of the Exchequer, the fees of
which, amounting to nearly 61. each, are to be defrayed
by subscription. Since this time, four other poor per-
sons have been committed to Hereford prison by a
similar process, and with the mere difference that their
on:a:ionl,f this legal form took place seven years ago.
In consequence, the visiting Magistrates of the county
prison stated.their case to the Lords of the Treasury,
through the Secretary of State, and their Lordships
have not only sent to each of them a discharge free of
all expense, under the Royal sign manuel, but have also
most humanely obtained the sum,ol 301. from the Royal
bounty, to b.: distributed, at the discretion of the visiting
Magistrates, to the unfortunate individuals who have
been exposed to so much distress, in their persons and
circumstances bj. the proceedings against them..