The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-11 00:00:00

METRODUA!

A.. vestry was held yesterday in the
.Parish 4
Christ Church, Surrey, for the purpose of declaring
a Rate in aid of the Poor.
Mr. Faitotjusoseet stated, that he attended merely for the
purpose of inqiiiingwhether Mr. Rowland 11111 had paid the
rate lately assesses/ uoon his cbppel in Blackfriare-road /
Mr. GREEN, the overseer, replied that the rate bad not been
paid.
Mr. Fagot:masses then gave notice to the overseers, that if
the rates were nut enforeed.ogainst the Methodist chapels, he
should not only object to the allowance of the amount of theirs
in the overseers' accounts, bat should himself decline, tnd re-
commend to every Protestant parishioner to decline paying the
rates, tillthey were collected impiirtially. . „
Mr. HAWFS observed, that this subject had agitated the whole
body of Methodists in the country ; that trot Mr. Rowland Hilt
alone, but the claire mass of Dissenters. from one end of the
kingdom to the other, were preparing Paitions to Parliament
for the purpose of obtaining exemp:iou from this and other totes
similar in principle. He should, therefore, move, that until
those Petitions were disposed of, the assessment of Mr. Rotslanck
Hill's Chapel should not be renewed.
! Mr. Fox, the Churchwarden remarked, that the lability of
the Chapel to be rated having eseen admitted, the Vestry would
be acting with great inconsistency, if, at.er having made Oise
rate, it did not follow it up with another. The only question
was, whether, for the present, the rates should be demanded t
If any parishioner insisted upon it, he undoubtedly had a riht
so to do. He was, therefore, of opinion the rate ought tote
made, and that the Overseers were compellable to the perform-
ance of their duty.
Mr. Id avvicerr, Vestry Clerk, mid, it was oecesiary he should
set the Vestry right, with regard to one circumstance—the par
ciple upon which the last rate had beef' made was a,dmitted, cons
sequently the Vestry were only convened for the purpose of as.
sitting Use Overseers, with regard to the reastsios epee ire* ht.
dividual, He was clear that the Vestry had no power to prevent
the Rate being made, upon the principle already adopted.
Mr. llawas then moved, that the Vestry should recommend
to she Overseers. not to collect the rates of Mr. Rowland Hill.
Mr. Fansiontsitsost protested against such a motion being pot.
Mr. lisvries then moved, that the persons present should, at
individuals, make each moromeodation. In support of thin
proposition be had a majority of S.
Mr. FARQUNARiON observed, that the Methodists of Quirt
Church Parish might vote what they pleased, but hej should
;übtotals' object to the Overseers Accounts, if they did not
I obliged them to pay their Rates.

We have received most distressing accounts of the
homeward-bound fleet from the Baltic ; and It is ap'
prehended we are not yet made acquainted witq the,
worst. The most recent advices from Liebau, speak
also of serious losses which the late outward-bound
fleet to the Baltic had sustained. They state, that
twenty-two ships of the convoy in question, had beers
captured by the Dantzic privateers, and the greater
part of them taken into that port.
Letters from St. Petersburgh to the 13th ult.
which were received yesterday, are silent as to the
prevalent rumours respecting the signature of a preli•
minary treaty of peace betweon Russia and the
Porte.,
It has been stated, that the ifamburgh Gazettes
announce, that peace had been signed between,
Turkey and Russia. We have, however, by the
Anholt Mail, a regular series of these Gazettes, of
later dates than those mentioned, by which it ap•
pears that there is no foundation for the statement;
not a word is introduced to that effect in the
Journals.
&fetter& from Dantzic, of a late date, state, that
an outward-bound convoy had passed the Belt, aftee
which 22 of them had been captured by some Dante
sic privateers.
The splendid nuptials, between Mr. W. Pott,jurt.
and Miss Tuser Losc, are to be solemnized in the
course of neat week : the bridal dresses are gone
home, and are by far the most magnificent that hare
been displayed for many years.
General SARRAZIN having been disappointed in hie
expectations from Government, it was hoped that
Mr. Capaaa would have returned the valuable pic-
ture of General KLEIEft, which that knowing So.
cretary obtained from the unfortunate Foreigner.
I One of the Country Banks connected with the
mouse of BOLDER°, I.IUSIIINGTON, and BOLDERO,
has, it seems, stopped payment in consequence of
the failure of the latter.
The Speech at this interesting time must be very
.gratifying, as we ate now enabled not only to re-
joice at the public State of Finance, but, by permis-
sion of the Lords of the Treasury, to improve our
own private resources by one of the Capital Prizes
of 20,0001. in the present State Lottery, if bought
on or before Monday 20th, as the Drawing begins
at nine o'clock the next morning, and will all be der
termined the same day.
Tlys Quarter Sessions commenced at Portsmouth en Thursday,
beftwe Edward Carter, Esq. Mayor, and a full Bench of Nagel-
titles. The Caletzeesented a larger list of felonies asid mis-
detneaoon than is ted to have been for wine time. It
supposed the business win not be got through till very late
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the evening. A true bill was found sputa Crotion, who
committed the late robberies at the Crown Ina. He
was acquitted for want of Prosecutors; Bradbury, we to-
denandLiirwsuing his prsfessiorial avocation in Ireland; and
the ntlemen,who were also bound over to proswassoeisE
at sea. mhos was, however, ordered to he remanded till the
Sessions are ended, in order to give time for th.! other two par-
ties to appear (he being charged on three counts). It is ant at
all likely they will appear.

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