TITHES 8i 



Cambridge, was 656, and 574 persons were sued for tithes by the 

 Vicar of Kendal, the Revd. J. Hudson. Fortunately, Wm. Blamire, 

 M.P. for East Cumberland, who better understood the question of the 

 Tithes than any man in England, was in Parliament. After two 

 visits to Kendal in his endeavour to bring the parties to terms, he 

 finally succeeded, with the result that a special " Act to commute 

 for a Corn Rent the Tithes and Dues payable to the Rectors and Vicar 

 of the Parish of Kendal, otherwise Kirkby Kendal, in the County of 

 Westmorland " was passed in 1834. Under the Act John Watson 

 and Hy. Teal were appointed commissioners, and by their award 

 the Vicar of Kendal was to receive one-seventh part of the yearly 

 value of the tithes and the rest was to be paid to the Master and Fellows 

 of Trinity College, Cambridge. It was not till August, 1841, that the 

 award was finally executed, at which time, as seven years of tithe 

 was owing and in addition all the expenses, a farm valued by the 

 Commissioners at £100 had to pay £35 3s. gd. for tithe and £18 7s. 6d. 

 for the expenses of the Commission or a total of £53 iis. 3d. By 

 the award a fixed sum, based on the average price of corn, is payable 

 from the 27 townships composing the Parish. The average price of 

 corn for the ten years preceding the passing of the Act was :— 



Wheat y/yl per bushel. 



Barley 4/2I 



Oats 2/11J 



Trinity College received under the award £1,848 9s. 6Jd. per 

 annum, and the Vicar of Kendal £308 is. 7|d. per annum. 



In 1849 a meeting was held at the Commercial Hotel to consider 

 the question of the Commutation of the Tithes for the Gardens in the 

 Parish of Kendal which had not been commuted under the award of 

 1841. The value of the whole of such tithes was equal to £^ per annum, 

 and it was agreed to purchase £100 in 3 p.c. consols which the College 

 agreed to accept. So ended the great Kendal Tithe case. 



The award was subject to periodical revision, but none took place 

 till May, 1901, when apphcation was made to Quarter Sessions for a 

 reduction of the Tithe Rent Charge. The price of com for the ten years 

 ending September 30th, 1901, was proved to be :— 



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