31 OCTOBER 1835, Page 10

The Standard this evening has a long communication from a

cor- respondent on the result of a struggle in the parish of Christchurch against a church-rate for the ensuing year. After two days' polling a rate of 2d. in the pound has been carried by 247 to 219—majority, 28. This is called a "splendid victory" and the triumph of "pure and undefiled religion over impiety, intolerance, and brutish ignorance." So, the Standard's friends, the Dissenters, are "brutally ignorant," are they ? " Pure and undefiled religion" is to pay church-rates ! " To- lerance " is to compel Nonconformists to support a hostile Church Establishment ! " A splendid victory," is a majority of 28 out of 4% votes ! To what a low state must they be reduced who exult at such a triumph !