The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-28 00:00:00

TITHES IN THE CITY OF LONDON.

A Meeting was held yesterday at the Egyptian Hall,
for the purpose of considering the claim made by the
Clergy of those City Parishes not within the operation
of the Act of the 17tb Henry VIII., by which a sum of
21.9 d. in the pound on the net rental is imposed in lien
of all other tithes, oblatioos,&c. &c.
An excuse was acre.; on the part of the Lord Mayor
for not presiding at the Meeting. The reason alleged
was, that he might be called on to determine this ques-
tion in his legislative capacity. Mr. Alderman Wood
and Mr. Wikm, two of the City Members, also stated
this as one of the causes why they were unable to attend
the discussion of the claim at the present moment.
Sir W. Rawlins was then called to the Chair.
Mr. SAMUEL DIXON moved the Resolutions. In
taking on himself this responsibility, he had acted on the
firm conviction that every thins was to be done in a
conciliatory manner. He ronsidered that as Clergymen
were men of abilities and liberal educaion, and as their
interest in their livings was only for life, the recompense
they received for their labours should be liberally be-
stowed (hear, hear:). In addition to this, it should be
remembered that they were often the fathers of familia.,
for whirls they felt as mach affection as other men, and
that their stipends were the only means by whirls those
families could be supported, as they were precluded by
the nature of their sacred profession from following an
other profitable employment.--Mr. Dixon then moved
the Resolutions. . .

A HENTLEMAN, who described himself ea an inha-
bitant of a.iiarish, of which the Minor Canons of St.
Paul's were the iinpropriaiors, a ated that the tithes in
that parish had lately been raised trom 2,jd. to 2s. 91. in
the pound, and that the parish had unsuccessfully resist-
ed the imposition. No p-rson who had observed the
manner in which tithes were expended, would be unwil-
ling to forward the views of the sleeting, for it would be
found that the agnestrations were not less numerous in
those parishes where the tithes were larze than in those
where they were small. 1 n many eases, the tithes went to
laymen who performed no duty whatever.
Mr. Alderman WAITn3raN expres-ed his regret that
this subject, so iotere4ing to all, had not been brought
before the meeting by gentlemen who hid never before
appeared ti chim their attention. He was cippofeil to
the claim of an increased allowance. He wondeie.l meal
that the claim, after baling beeu once disallowed, should
be again brought forward, and...specially at such a time
as the present. He mentioned the instance of Mr. Keyes.
ton, a lay impropristor, who had obtaineo a revenue of
400tH. per unman, by the exaction of 2s 9d, in the'
pound; and who had &pie so on the ground of the
net-easily that the maintenance of the clergy sboald
respectable, when it was clear that the increased allows
ante went to those wbo performed no duty whatever.—
He wished, as did every person, that the clergy should
be properly and fairly remunerated ; and he admired
the resolu.ions fur their moderation, but he tau Toned
the Citizens of Leadon against the error of permitting
their feelings of moderation to destroy their firmness le
the attempt to gain an object so dew II hilt those
who wets reapteg befietit at Ibises rd. tit