The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

TO THE PARISHIONERS OF LIVER-
POOL.—The Churchwardens feel it incumbent upon
them to disabuse the Public mind of much misrepresentation
regarding the proposed CHURCH RATE of THREE
FARTHINGS in the Pouud.

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The TWOPENNY Rate is NOT a CHURCH RATE, but a
" PAROCHIAL" Rate, which it is compulsory upon them to
levy under special Acts of Parliament : one-half of which is
an equivalent for ecclesiastical property formerly surren-
dered to the Parish, on the express condition that such Rate
should be levied in perpetuity ; and the other one-half to pay
the instalments due on the purchase of the Walton Cemetery.
This TWOPENNY Rate will realise less than 46,000—n0t
.4'9,000, as erroneously stated.
The THREE-FA RTIIING Rate is absolutely indispensable for
the maintenance of PUBLIC WORSHIP IN YOUR PARISH
CHURCHES, and for the ordinary and necessary Repairs of
these sacred edifices.

The Churchwardens. therefore. throw themselves upon the
support of the Parishioners, fuliv relying on their sense of
honour, and their respect for the law of the land, to uphold
them in duly discharging the duties of an office which they
accepted upon the faith that the usual means to fulfil their
legal obligations would of course be provided.
CHAS. F. CARNE,
ROBERT HUTCH ISON, }Churchwardens.

[ADVERTISEMENT.)
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY.
SIR,—In your Paper of this day you state—
" At the Annual Vestry, held on Tuesday last, a rate of
" 2d. in the pound was laid for all the legal and obligatory
"expenses connected with the parochial churches. The
" stipends of the Rectors and Curates, and the necessary
"repairs of the several Edifices, were provided for in that
"rate."

We beg most distinctly to deny the correctness of that
statement, or of our having made it. The twopenny rate is
levied for the purpose of carrying out certain special Acts of
Parliament, which Acts neither provide for the repairs nor the
maintenance of the Parish Churches. Hence the necessity of
the Church-rate which we are asking the parishioners to con-
tribute, and without which the old Parish Churches—essen-
tially the Poor Man's Church—cannot be effectively main-
tained.

We remain, Sir,
Yours, respectfully,
C. FREDK. CARNE
ROBT. HUTCHISO
Liverpool, April 21, 1854.

MO THE PARISHIONERS.—The
CHURCHWARDENS of LIVERPOOL, anxious to
disabuse the Public mind of much misrepresentation that
appears to prevail relative to the Rates laid for the ensuing
Year, and which is industriously circulated by some opponents
of the proposed measure, beg leave to lay before the
Parishioners the following statement
The Twopenny Rate is levied tn. der the following Acts:-
10 and 11 William Third ; 2 George Third, cap. 68; 7 George
Third, cap. SO; 26 George Third, cap. 15; 3 George Fourth,
cap. 72; and 1 and 2 Victoria, cap. 38; and to cover the
following payments :
Salaries of the Two Rectors and four Curates... 1,440
Repairs and Maintenance of ~T. Jon N's CuritcH,
estimated at
Repairs and Maintenance of ST. PAUL'S CHURCH,
estimated at
WALTON CEMETERY. ------e2,790
Payments on account of Purchase overdue on 25th
March, 1854.
Instalment to be paid during the current Year,
1854-1855 £1,200
Estimated Expenditure for Interments and
Interest, &c. 6OO
—e3,600

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The Twopenny Rate last year produced only £5,523. Not
One Penny of tide Rate can be applied to the Repairs or the
Maintenance of the Two Parish Churches.

The Church-rate of Three Farthings in the Pound is
intended to applyto -the following contemplated Expenditure:
Present Balance on this Account due to the Treasurer 46356
Necessary Repairs to the Parish Churches of ST.
PETERS and. Ss. NratoLAs', Salaries of Organists

and Singers, Clerks. Sextons, and Bellrlngers,
Insurance, Cleaning of the Churches, and Washing,
Wine and Bread for the Sacrament 1,300
ST. MAI-mike., estimated Expenditure, including
Bread and Wine for the Sacrament 3O
ST. THOMAS', Bread and Wine for Sacrament.. 8
Sr. JOHN'S Ditto Ditto . 5
ST. PAUVS Ditto Ditto 6
Miscellaneous Expenses, estimated at........

.e 1,900

A Three Farthings Rate is estimated to produce .t 2,062.
It will 'thus be -seen that, in the event of the Rate being
refa3ed, the foregoing Items of Expenditure 'are wholly
unprovided for. _ _

C. FRED. CARNE,
ROBT. HUTCHISON, I Churchwardens

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
'THE VESTRY MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL .CHEORICLE.

SIR,—Your leading article in this day's Paper
concluded as follows :

"We may here remark, in addition to the three cases stated
by Mr. Jeffery, at the Vestry Meeting, that Mr. Carne and Mr.
Hutchison haVe both obtained reductions upon warehouse
parish.assessments since 1846, the formerupon two buildings
in Kay-street, to the extent of x'62o; and the latter upon
four others, situate in Pownall-street. of .e 312."
This statement is incorrect, so far as 1 am concerned,
inasmuch as 1 have never owned, rented, or occupied any
warehouse, or other tenement whatever, in Pownall.street or
the neighbourhood.-1 am, Sir, yours, truly,
22nd April, 1844. ROBT. HUTCHISON.

CHURCH RATES.
STATE OF THE POLL.
THIRD DAY, MONDAY, APRIL 24.
For the Rate....... Bl6 Persons. 2044 Totes.
Against do.

Majority against the Rate 470 „

321 „

The Churchwardens, in announcing the result of the Third
Day's Poll, take the opportunity of informing•the Parishioners
of the consequences which must ensue from a rejection of
the Rate.

There are employed, in connexion with the Parish Churches,
2 Clerks, 7 Vergers and Sextons, 2 Organists, 10 Singers, and
21 Beßringers.

Unless lie Parishioners provide Funds for paying these, the
whole must be at once discharged—the Organs silenced—the
Bells cease to be rung—the Clocks stopped—and the. Property
allowed to go to ruin.

It is undue (as stated in.a Local Paper) that the Rectors
are opposed to the Rate.
The Churchwardens trust that the Parishioners will
support hem by recording their Votes Without delay.
C. FRED. CARNE,
Churchwardens.
ROBERT H UTC HISON,

N.B.—The Parishioners only pay for' Five Singers in ;each
Church. All the additional assistance rendered to the Choirs
is gratuitous on the port of individuals.