EVENTS OF THE MONTH. said he was overcharged, and he would not pay more than one guinea a-year. The magistrates told him that they had nothing to do with the question of amount, but as the agent of Mr. Mapleton had sworn that he was legally entitled to the amount specified, if he did not pay it, they had no remedy but to issue a distress warrant. The defendant still refused to pay, and the magistrates said they would give him a few days to consider of it, and if he did not then pay the money, a distress warrant would be issued.-Evening Paper. At a meeting of clergy and laity resident in the Surrey parishes contiguous to London, holden at Winchester House, St. James's-square, on Tuesday, February 28th, the Lord Bishop of Winchester in the chair, resolutions were passed, having for their object the formation of committees in the parishes in the deanery of Southwark and the diocese of Winchester, in order to unite with the Metropolitan Church Building Society, for the purpose of increasing the church accommodation in that district. EASTBOURNE. SUSSEX. Some disappointment has been manifested by the members of the Wesleyan chapel here, at their not having been requested to subscribe their names to the petition recently sent from this place to both houses of parliament, praying the continuance of church-rates, on which subject they have expressed themselves willing and ready to have joined in the petition, and regret that it was not presented to them for that purpose.— Brighton Gazette. CHURCH RATES.-This town has been very busy all the week with petitions both for and against the abolition of churchrates. The church petition has been signed by most respectable dissenters, none being permitted to sigu but heads of families, and persons above the age of twenty-one. Mere youths, of fifteen or sixteen, are required to sign the dissenters' petition, which petition, they say, represents the real opinion of the place; other tricks are spoken of as resorted to, to increase their numbers. If the church petition admitted persons of that very incompetent age, it would have been swelled to three times its present amount.-Sussex Express. A petition in favour of church-rates, from Horsham, signed by near 700 persons, comprising ail the respectable inhabitants, has been sent to parliament. WARWICKSHIRE. A most numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Birmingham has been beld in that town, at which it was to address the unanimously resolved Bishops at this most trying and critical moment, when the whole force of popery and dissent are brought to bear upon the establishment. The speeches of the different gentlemen who addressed the assembly were characterized by good principle, good sense, and good feeling; and never were resolutions more truly carried by acclamations than those proposed. The Birmingham Advertiser says: "We have scarcely time for even a brief reference to the meeting at Dee's Hotel yesterday, a report of which will be found in another column. It is, in our opinion, calculated to produce the most important effects, not only among our fellow-townsmen, but also in the country at large. The truth has been spoken out boldly and uncompromisingly on the sub. ject of church-rates, as well as in reference to the ministerial plan of "sacrilegious spoliation" of the property of the church. The meeting was presided over, with his usual urbanity of manner and earnestness of purpose, by our much respected townsman, Mr. James Taylor, and was of itself -if the high respectability, and influence, and the unquestionable intelligence, of the gentlemen who composed it, are proper criteria of judgment in such mattersamong the most important public meetings that has ever been held in Birmingham; the speeches of Mr. Gutteridge, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Malens, are particularly worthy of an attentive perusal.' The petitions in support of the established church, now in course of signature in this town, are not only being numerously and respectably signed, but they include the names of many parties who have rarely, if ever, acted in unison under similar cir. cumstances.-Birmingham Gazette. BIRMINGHAM FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. -It was a short time since stated that the governors of King Edward's School, at Birmingham, had nearly completed a plan for the enlargement of the system of education pursued at that school; and that the plan, as required by the charter, was under the consideration of the Lord Bishop of Lichfield, one of the official visitors. His lordship, after a minute examination of the scheme submitted to him, has expressed his entire concurrence in the views of the governors, with a proviso that they shall be carried into effect without infringement upon the paramount object of classi cal education; and notice has been given of an application to the Court of Chancery, in furtherance of the intentions of the go vernors. BAPTISMS.-In consequence of an unfounded rumour, that after the 1st of March a fee of 8s. 6d. would be charged, under the Whig Registration Act, for the regis tering a baptism, the clergymen officiating at St. Martin's and St. Philip's bad, on Monday and Tuesday last, anything but a sinecure situation. At St. Martin's, on Monday and Tuesday, there were nearly 500 children christened by the Rev. C. Haden, (who last night was appointed chaplain to the parish), and at St. Philip's, the Rev. C. Craven christened on the two days 590 children. The churches were absolutely crowded on both days with parents and sponsors.-Birmingham Adver tiser. WILTSHIRE. The remains of the late Bishop of Salisbury were interred in the cathedral church of that city, on the 27th of February, in a spot previously selected by the venerable diocesan himself. The funeral was strictly private. The last act of business performed by the estimable Bishop Burgess, was writing a cheque for 10. on the Barrington Fund, for a clergyman's widow and her six orphan children. Salisbury Herald. WORCESTERSHIRE. NEW CHURCH.-On the 15th instant the first stone of the new church about to be erected at Thorpe Hesley, under the liberal patronage and endowment of the Countess of Effingham, was laid by Henry Walker, Esq.-Worcester Guardian. "We beg most respectfully to declare our unqualified dissent from the proposed plan of taking the control and management of church property from the bishops, and deans and chapters, and enter our solemn protest against any of the property of the church being abstracted for the repair of its edifices, which have, from time immemorial, been sustained by payments from the general property of the country. "We further respectfully add our firm conviction, that the measure is unjust in principle, and, if adopted, will be ruinous in its consequences to the church as a national establishment; and we pray your honourable house will not give your sanction thereto." CHURCH-RATES.-A short time since, a portion of the dissenters of Darlington held a meeting for the purpose of agitating the total abolition of church-rates, at which meeting the leaders of the disaffected party, of course, embraced this favourable opportunity for venting a considerable portion of slander and abuse upon the church and the clergy. Out of a population of nine or ten thousand, not more than a hundred and fifty mustered on this occasion. A petition, however, was got up, which was lately presented to the House of Commons with all due so lemnity; but, although the most discre ditable means have been resorted to for the purpose of obtaining signatures, though influence and intimidation were in full play, yet the names attached to it were anything but numerous, many of them mere boys; and it is a fact, that the names of infants, under three months old, were added by their parents. A counter petition is now in course of signature, which, there is no doubt, will be numerously and respectably signed, each individual being requested to give his profession with his name.-Durham Advertiser. The Hull Packet contains seven columns of the proceedings of a great meeting in support of the church, which took place on Wednesday, March 15th. The speeches delivered on the occasion were truly excellent, and prove the soundness of the heads and hearts of those who delivered them. Almost every sentiment was caught up by the crowded auditory with unmingled feelings of gratification.. The Archbishop of York has placed at the disposal of the Church Commissioners the sinecure prebend of Ulleskelf, in the cathedral church of York, vacant by the death of the Rev. E. Otter. been a scene of much confusion, originating from the minister and part of the congregation attending the Calvinist chapel, Sheffield-road. It appears that Mr. Smith, surgeon, of Barnsley, a leading trustee of the above place of worship, and the Rev. Tully Crybbace, the newly-appointed minister of that place, have disagreed, and, in consequence, a regular paper war bas commenced. On Sunday, the chapel doors were locked in order to prevent Mr. Crybbace from preaching; this raised the ire of the rev. gentleman, and he announced, by placards, a meeting to take place in the court-house, for the purpose of laying before the different religious bodies in the town the plain and honest facts of the case; but the overseers refused him admittance there. He then attempted to deliver an address to the inhabitants in the theatre; but that place was also refused him. The rev gentleman at last succeeded in getting the national school, when he called a meeting, by placard, "for the purpose of exercising Christian discipline on Mr. George Smith, surgeon, of Barnsley, by order of the Rev. T. Tully Crybbace, A.M." The novelty of a minister calling the public to assist him in exercising Christian discipline excited the attendance of a great number of persons. About half-past seven, P.M., Mr. Crybbace advanced to the platform, took possession of the chair, and, standing up, said, "Gentlemen, according to ecclesiastical law, I am bound to take the chair this evening." He then took a Bible from his pocket, and read a text in sup. port of his authority. The meeting, how. ever, objected to Mr. C. occupying the chair, and a regular row took place, accompanied by shouting, hissing, groaning, and swearing. In the midst of all this, Mr. C. called out, "Let us pray;" but this only increased the clamour. He, however, commenced praying, but the tumult prevented his being heard. When the row was abated, Mr. C. was prevailed upon to leave the chair; and Mr. Joseph Woodruffe was induced to fill it. being restored, Mr. C. was desired to state the nature of his business. He commenced by giving the reasons which induced him to visit Barnsley, and of his being requested to preach in the Sheffieldroad chapel; he expected that he was to be permanent minister, but he had lately been surprised on receiving a written notice to quit from Mr. Smith, as secretary to the trustees. After this, Mr. Crybbace digressed from the subject, in endeavouring to establish his own character; but was at length interrupted by VOL. XI.-April, 1837. Order the chairman, who endeavoured to bring him to the subject for which the meeting was called. Mr. C. again proceeded, but bringing no direct charge against Mr. Smith, the chairman again interfered; and, some of Mr. Smith's friends endeavouring to speak, the disturbance was again renewed. On subsiding a little, Mr. Carnelly, another of the trustees, stood up, and accused Mr. Crybbace of falsehood, and an endeavour to deceive the meeting. The uproar again burst out, the meeting was obliged to be broken up, and adjourned till the following evening; but, on the arrival of the time, the doors of that place were locked against him. The trustees of the chapel have put out a placard, stating that they never acknowledged Mr. Crybbace as their minister, but employed him only to preach as a temporary supply for the chapel.-Leeds Intelligencer. SHEFFIELD.-A placard has been posted, by order of the Sabbath Observance Society, offering a reward for such information as may lead to the conviction of the parties whose pugilistic and dog-fighting displays are so flagrant and frequent on the Lord's-day..........The anniversary of the London Hibernian Society was held on Thursday, March 16th, the Rev. Thomas Sutton, vicar, in the chair. The meeting was addressed, at some length, by the Rev. Mr. Thomas, of Dublin, who took a review of the plans and operations of the society, from its formation, in 1806, to the present time, when it has upwards of 2,000 schools under its patronage. It has, during that period, circulated 369,868 Bibles and Testaments, and educated 520,000 individuals on scriptural principles. Watchman. WALES. THE CHURCH.-The meeting at Usk was, in every sense of the word, a gratifying one-gratifying from its numbers, its reIt was an spectability, and its spirit. evidence of the deep interest felt by the members of the established church in its behalf, and of a determination, by all lawful means, to maintain the rights of the church inviolate. Nearly all the clergy of the county were present, besides great numbers of the most influential laymen. Mr. C. Morgan, M.P. for Brecon, was unanimously called upon to preside. Several excellent speeches were delivered by Lieutenant-Colonel Mackworth, the Rev. James Francis, Mr. O. Morgan, Sir E. Salisbury, bart., Rev. T. Williams, &c., and petitions to both houses of Parliament, praying for protection to the church, were 3 R To the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled. The petition of the undersigned beneficed clergy in the diocese of Dromore, pay Humbly sheweth, That your lordships' petitioners have been much troubled and perplexed by a demand upon them for ment of the instalments due under the Million Act. That your petitioners beg respectfully to represent to your lordships, that those instalments were repeatedly given up by votes of the legislature; and although the bills including such abandonment did not become law, yet the impression made upon the minds of the landowners and occupiers, by the recorded opinions of both houses of Parliament, was such as to prevent payment on their part of any portion of the instalments. That the advance, when made, purported to be for the quieting of agitation and the soothing of inflamed passions; but no more certain mode of stirring up the worst feelings of the tithe payers could be devised than the enforcement of this demand, which seems also calculated to fall exclusively upon the orderly and peaceful districts, allowing the turbulent and unruly to escape thus punishing obedience to the law of the land, and allowing a premium for its violation. That your lordships' petitioners have not recovered the smallest fraction of the instalments, and when they did make a demand for them at the call of the govern. ment, two years ago, it was not in any instance complied with. That if your petitioners, at the present time, took legal steps to enforce such payment, this procedure on their part would excite in their parishioners the greatest odium against their persons, would wholly interfere with their receipt of current income, and would certainly, from change of occupancy and other causes, prove in very many instances unsuccessful. That, upon the whole, it would be better for your petitioners to endeavour to pay the instalments from their own very limited resources, than, in attempting their collection, to face such deadly evils as they bave just referred to. That several of your petitioners, having lately come into possession of benefices encumbered with instalments, never received the advance on account of which such burden lies upon them. That the act upon whose authority the present demand was made passed only at the close of the late session of Parliament, allowing no time for petition or remonstrance; while application for the payment of instalments did not reach your lordships' petitioners until after the first day of this present month of February, at which season the advantageous period for collecting money from the landholders bad gone by. That your petitioners humbly entreat the interposition of your lordships, and that you will shield them from the intolerable hardship of being forced to pay money which it is not in their power to collect from those by whom it is originally and really due. And your lordships' petitioners will ever pray.-Cork Constitution. COLONIAL. 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