Star.
London, England, 1826-09-30 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

.Mtn Philip Easton, a waterman, was 'summoned for demanding
mute th ip his fare.
Miss Williams, the complainant, said, on Sunday night, about
half pa,t eleven o'clock, she arrived at the Toerer in a •team boat,
'from Yorkshire. She got into the defendant's boat. and all the lug.
gage she had was two small boxes. The defendant conveyed her
to the Tower Stairs, a distance of fifteen yards, and demanded 4.1,
for his farr.

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The. defendant said he was ferryman to the iiraterman's Com.
pang. He told the Lady, when she got into his boat, he should wait
for his complement, which was eight persons; she replied, that be.
ing anxious to get on shore, she would pay him the full fare ; and
being allowed to take eight persons at Ed. each, he considered that
he was entitled to 2s.

Mr. BROVIRtr asked him who allowed him to take eight persons?
The defendant replied, the Lord Mayor.
Mr. Bunnelr inquired-who fixed the rate at 3d. each person
The defendant said it was the Lord Mayor.
Mr. BILODZIUT expressed some surprise at this information, as the
fare for crossing the river was only one peony. He had a high re•
spect for his Lordship's regulations, but he certainly must be go.
yerned by the Act of Parliament; and the defendant having de.
mantled and taken more than his fare, he should fine him 40s. •

The following is an extract of a letter from Demerara;
dated July 29, 1826: 4' We ale at open war with the
Governor ; he seems hostile to the Presbyterian esta-
blishment, and we are petitioning him on the subject;
I send you a copy of it enclo,ed. If it has not the de.
sired effect, an immediate application i-, to be made to
the king in Council on the part of the Scotch, and the
Dnt:ll are to petition their Government to insist on an
observance of the articles of capitulation." The memo-
rial complains of a notice to divide the colony into ten
parochial districts, and of a vestry act, which is to
place the memorialists under episcopalian clergymen.
It is said, that five eighths of the whole slave population
are owned by Presbyterians, while nearly all the resi-
dent whites employed as superintendents, are of that
persuasion. The following is the conclusion of the
memorial :

" Your memorialists and petitioners therefore humbly pray, that
Presbyterian clergymen may be forthwith established in those
districts or parishes which hare made application for them—such
parishes forming but a very inconsiderable extent is, comparison
with the others; and thus afsrding a proof of the moderation of
your memorialists, when their stake in the colony would have
juoified them in making greater claims en your Zzcalency and
honourable Court.

" That the Dutch and Scotch clergymen may airways be cond.
dered as ind• pendent of the episenpaliaw ciergynten in the exertise
of their parochial duties, in the pariahs to which they are appointed
—and, in like manner, that their parishioners may he exempt troro
vestry duties or assessments,—except in behalf of their owe na.
tional church. at the call .►f the Colonial Legislature.
"That the Dutch consistories and th• Scotch vestries, or eem-
nalttees of management, shall have equal rights with these given, bY
the act of the 5d of May, 1826, to the English vestries-0 repre-
sent the state of the finances of their respective churches, and to
apply for relief to your Excellency and honourable Court, if
necessary—
" That this arrangement w►ay be publicly notified, fag the
guidance of all partici."