, 1881-09-04

| England HIS Aa1 SOME ulSLurOtn5 utleS-
tiuns of policy strongly presented Of late
years. III the recent Land bill tic Govern
ment las made IL great departure from it,
ancient policy In the matter Of l:tlld telurc<
in Ireland. especially in giving 10 all leases
4 lcrnlallcncy Of fifteen years, and Ill cstah
lishins' Il special tribunal to determine al
questions rs to the rclta; value Of the land
1t has also made ali even greater departure
III the way Of Offering to loan to tenants
three-fourtlls Of tic purchase price in
ur<er that they may become proprictors
! These wise concessions to Ireland will
naturally lead to Il demand that they be also
extended to the farmers Of England and
Scotland. The English Parliament Il few
! years ago discstablshed the Church in Ire
land, and since that time there has been i
growing party demanding the lisestablisli-
nlent Of the Church i'll England. Just now
the country is ayitated by the demand Of Il
newly organized party, which seeks 4 de-
parture from the lolg-establisaed free-trade
policy Of England, and the adoption Of Il
reciprocal trade, or in lieu thereof the Sys-
ten Of rctaliatory duties.
Parliamentary reforms in the way Of ma,,-
| hood suffrage ana representation according
! to numbers are possible within reasonable
! tinlc, and when these have been secured there
| will be a general movement in favor Of the
| dlSestablisllment Of tile Church in England.
| 1t often happens that tritting circumstance
! will precipitate even 4 revolution. and that
| tile special defenders Of 4 special abuse thein-
| selves often furnish the pretext by some ill
| advised proceeding for the speedy abolition
! Of such abuse. 4 recent case OF tie demand
| and the enforcement Of that demand, by 4
rector Of 4 parish in Kent, England, has at
tracted great attention aud discussion in that
country, anu it Is more than likely that this
| case will 20 far, not merely towards the aho-
lition OF the clerical right, but to the radical
result Of the disestablishment Of the Church.
The question was one Of tithes. Formerly,
the clergyman Of each parish was entitled to
receive from lis parishioners tithes, or one
tenth OF the product of the. land. After ya-
rlous changes Of the law. running through
several centuries, titlles were changed into 4
charge upon the land, payable annually in
the shape of rent. the am5c,nt being asccr-
tanned according to the average price Of
corn Or wheat during, Ee7en preceding
years. These are ordinary tithes, but there
Is known 10 the law what are called eXtraor-
dnary titheS, or special tithes, when tile land
is Of superior value and produces greater
Or more valuable crop. This is made to ap-
ply to gardens, hop-fields, ETC., where the
yield is greater and Of 4 greater value than
the wheat-fieliS. In the London papers Of
Aug. Il appeared the following advertise
lncnt:
-I
distraint to recover extraordinary tithcs on
hops will take place at Colgate's Farm, Hal
ns 9so o na1 M
W. ~ Mayow. Rector Of f1nstead, Kent.
The The inrrntory.-'A stack Of secd-hay,''
The tenants A. and +. Iiath, earnestly hope
thai all persons interested in tho abolition Of
this unjust ifnpost-will be present:
etS:. n-Tns tar'n A. Is ono MITE I from nalstead
p. H.
This advertisement. was inserted in the
papers by the tenants, their purpose being to
make the sale as notorious aud as offensive
to the public mind as possible. ltappears
that the tenants, tile brothers Bath, had co1l-
ferted some woodland into a hop field, and
the rector, against the advice Of the other
lalNlloiders, demanded All extraordinary
tithe amounting to about CO. or s110, or
equal TO about IS an acre. Payment lavin,
been refused. lie issued his warrant of dis
tress, and seized the stack Of hay.
As might be expected. the advertisement
attracted great notice, and the tenants had |
Issued Invitations To numerous cIersymen
and tie farmers Of the county to be present
1t this Instance Of Tie rapacious demand Of
the clergy OF the Church authorized to col |
Iect such a tax. One Clergyman before the
sale made anaddrcss in Which he pointed out |
that the tax was Of itself UNJUST and that its
collection was calculated 10 injuro tho |
Church. After various speeches, in which |
the whole titl,c system w;,s strongly de-
nounccd, tilosc present passed resolutions in !
which they. reaf]irmed Il statement made by Il
committee Of the Iiousc OF Commons, that |
extraordinary tithe-re,lts we're an iiuftetii- !
.nent lo agriculture, liaiipetiItg new cultiva-
ton, aud it Is expcdicllt that they be abol-
islled, The London Iincs thus describes
The proceedings at the sale:
The uuciioucer. accompanied hy the rcctor's |
one t9i.i. 1t las;, d cries Of ..N,lsisc! ~ the
lucsionccr declared that he w:.5 commissioned
t' BID SsD Mr.. J.ha May. Of Farutuxhasu, who /
wns the farmers caEdi,lale for Vest Kent ut trc
i:tst election. ITO prcycn, the stuck being sud |
to friend OF th9 lector for hair it, value" bil
~ ann SO tho :bidtliI'= went until Iii was
oncftu. "EeA tho assrtiVucer, Nlu had regarded
himself rs III, unwcco1uc guest, bur WAS rood
fuluorc1ls told that It WAS "all rivht," knocked
lawn tug stuck 1o Mr. :.loln May. who had |
bought 1t Oh behalf IF Mes$rs. Bath, 1t wus
then announced that the Farmers ha.t COLLECTED
an sltns'ttni sufficient u' repay the cost Of the
protect. ud it was declared TINT all would In u.
like .nalluc- make it necessary for rrctprs to
collect tte tnip.'st by the same means. 1t WIS
also resolved that tho resolutions cnrrted 1T tho
anctsan! should be sent to Mr.. Gladstone md |
Sir Stafford Northeote.
AS general thin. this extraordinary tithe
Is not enforced i'll England, but the fact
whether 1t is or is not is governed by the
feelings Of the Clergyman Of the parish.
Public sentiment is opposed to it, but the
law permits it, and its enforcement never
fails to produce excitement and to sway the
mass OF the people. including those who be-