The Sun. — London, England, 1816-06-28 00:00:00

StN tal*VitlV. (No. CX /IHOT-T:CiHT.%. on THE PSOIILAWs S; and en the TM PROVEMENT itY khetO.DIT"IION und MORALS of the . •'Hang liOrrOW, and'drire away eak The Parish is hound to Ind ns."-Spt;eintor. Ay the AuthOr.uf" The History of the House Uliontitnof," lee. le. pp. 23-3 7 H'itchakl, Piccadilly; and Manners and 11 filler, Bilinburgh.-Price is. ad. Few 'problems WCcup'y or deserie so match of the attention of the ti egislansr, Phitosophir, and Patriot, as that the solntiOn 'Ot Which would tend moat effectually to ameliorate Mid inipiVve the 'conchal] of the inferior orders of the teciple.:iz. Great enil honourable advances have recently been made in this truly glorious carreer, and th'e suc cess which has attended the first steps of philan thropy is a sttinulus to-further exertions, which will, we trust, ere long-, be rewarded by an addi tion to the stock of human happineis which the most sanguine dare not yet contemplate. To all the plans which, in our opinion, tended to this noble result, we have, with a satisfactiOn far be yond what could have repaid more brilliant lite rary labours, lent our humble aid. The Savings Banks had our earliest advocacy ; the Bazaar es tablished on the admirable plan of Solm.sonare, tor -encourage female industry, h;is received our . best assistance; the schools of BELL have had ,our constant support ; tl.e instruction of all classes of the community (the surest, the only founda tion for morality and virtue) is an object the ne cessity of which we never cease to enforce. This, indeed, is the true policy of a Nation, to en lighten the People. Sophists may strain the words to a meaning different front whet belongs to them, and tell us that " A little learning is a dangerous thing ;" .but we will reply to them that No Instruction is still more dangerous, and that as the dawn of morn ing is preferable to the darkness of night, so is the dawn of information superior to the darkness of _ignorance. It is under the shadow both of the Natural and moral cloud that crime is triumphant ; "but the light breaks, and bold guilt flees to hide itself 3 and that light too is but the prelude to a :day of brightness and comparative innocency. We have been led to these reflexions by the _perusal of the pamphlet whose title heads our Iteview. lt is devoted to a sttbject of no less importance than any of those to which we have alluded ; and one, that whether eonsideredpolia tally or morally cannot be too soon submitted to experiment, in order to ascertain whether it is or is not possible to lighten a load at present in both points of view grievous beyond description. To improve the condition and morals of the Poor," is indeed a design worthy of a christian and patriot, though the opposite of, their course who call themselvetrboth, and yet leave the poor as (teatime as they find them, and aggravate the hardships-of their condition to make them dis contented with themselves, their rulers, and coun try To this.class of Mo►lern professors of christi anity anti patriotism, the author the small tract before us does not belong. There is however one part of his plan which we deem to be rather 'Utopian, viz, that of rewarding industrious poverty, by bestowing the elective franchise on descendants. The motive we believe to be 'pod, hot, the innovation proposed dangerous if 'not impracticable. Every other proposition in this 'humane and excellent publication has our warmest concurrence. We may doubt whether they are all sufficiently made out, or matured in details, but this we may say, their tendency is itiVariably such as does infinite honour to the 'heart and head from which, united, they sprung. iVe select what is most novel, as a specimen to enable our Readers to judge of the production for themselyee T„— " TO obviate, all the unhappy consequences 'Aida' the existing poor laws seem calculated only to augment,—to give humble virtue, even Isere, a pleasing prospect of recompense, and tu pre . 'vent profligacy from being driven by want, one os its usual ttendams, to the commission of ta grunt crime, the following projects are humbly submitted to the consideration_ of the British Le. gisiature and Publie PaoJECT l.—to institute two species of pa rochial aid.—The one, like the present, to elle- Visite misery ; yet, at the same time, to alleviate it under circumstances that mint justly cause the. iclief to be considered i'disgrace. The other to toward and honour merit, gad conduce to its 'Comforts in.age and sickness, I' The Fund for the relief of the more , respect. Able poor to be tidied by assessment, like the pre sent poor totes, should no other adequate and. Wally tOitable supply be suggested ; and to be tailed the Fund for the Reward of Merit. " To prevent additional trooblei it may be . col. lected by the same persons as collect the poor tales, but (in this case) quarterly ; and immedi ately deposited in the- hands of certain of the re spettable inhabitants, previously nominated (one . of whom should .perks be time Misuister) and to be styled Governors Of the Final of Merit. " Bach Member of the Society, of 'Netit (for 14/ thcauthotisett claimants un the Fund might be `tiriiii;l) 'reeel'ie'hsilver itfitla‘ the l over. , . : itors, as testimony of gOoit conduct aid pledge `6l rewitrd. " To *vent all posaility of partiality . , in the distribution of thit - rnedel,- , -to enable the Y)oo'r., and him that path none to lit9p hint, to kali , 'On what certain grounds he Ma'y claim this honttYr: , able distinction, 'and the bene i llts annexed to it and to know also, that on the favour of no man, but on himself alone, under Heaven, depends the acquirement of honour in manhood, and ease and comfort in age, the following or some similar Rules should be adopted " To a married man, or woman, who shall have brought up four children honestly and reputably, to the 'Age of 12 years, without parochial aid, should be presented a silver medal ; and, at 60 years 61 age, to be entitled 'to an annuity of 6/. per annum, 'payable quarterly—to be increased one-eighth every five years, till the age of 80, %baking 241. for a married pair. " Such M/srried man, on becoming a widower, to be entitled to an addition of 2/. annually and .such mirried woman, on becoming a widow, " The bringing up of one child, by a widow, to be considered equal to the rearing of four by 'a wife. And should she be left with an infant, to be entitled to a weekly allowance of ss. Irmo the Fluid, to be gradually diminished.—And a MAO becoming a widower after 50 years of age, and yet having no child of 12, to be required on ly to bring up three children to that age, should be continue single. Four children to be required ref a . widower in every other instance. " To regulate the amount of the, annuity by the average price of corn throughout the county, dur ing the three months previous to the payment of the annuity, would be a benefit to the members of the Institution. " To the foregoing general rules, the follow ing particulars may he subjoined " I. Should the respective numbers of children above specified be all under the age of twelve years, the parent or parents to be entitled to 3s. 6d. weekly for eve!) , other child under that age, exceeding the respective specified numbers I. e. a married pair'having six children under 12 years of age, to be entitled to is. the weekly al lowance for two. " 2. A deficiency of one child of the requisite age (of twelve years), to be considered as com pensated by two ormore children, tread or living. whose united ages shall amount to twelve years : and a deficiency of two or three children by a proportionate increase of aggregate years. "3. A widower, or married pair, to be subject to a deduction of one fourth of his or their an nuity, for every child short of the number speci fied in the scale ; or to wait five years for every deficiency of one child, and to receive nu medal or a copper one. "Or better,.---to pay into the fund; for a spe cified number of years, a weekly, - monthly, or quarterly sum proportioned to the deficiency in the number of children ; the amount to be deter mined by the respective governors, and repaid, should the stipulated qualification afterwards he obtained. A deficiency not exceeding six years itt a child's age, or children's united ages, to require but halt a subscription : i, e. two of the specified number of (four or three) children attaining only nine years each, or ono of them only six, to sub ject the parent to half the subscription that a de ficiency of one child would have caused. t' A widow, in case of the deficiency of her child's age, or aggregate of her children's ages, to pay one-fourth the subscription a•married matt shall be liable to, having only three children. 4. It does not seem necessary, tkat the (pia !Vying number of children should be all the off. spring of one marriage. A stepfather or step mother should be allowed to reckon those di the wife or husband.. " 5. The possessor of a medal, claiming no reward till the age at sixty-five, to receive a pre.• of 101., with an addition to hitkor het in come of one eighth. " And any making no claim till seventy shag he entitled to a premium ; it a widower, of 4111.) if a widow, at 301.'; and if a married ;yam), of 2111. ; with an addition of one eighth (or 44 one 11.) to the income, otherwise then due ,k being for a Widower, 12t. is. 6d. (or 121.) yearly. " 6. In case of sickness, a markied mail ar WIA (low, having received the medal, and having no male children, or these incapacitated from essist lug their parent by large families, or by other causes, to be eutitled to a loan, not exceeding 21., after having been one month from work ; and a Itirther loan, not exceeding the former sum, at the end of another month, if still unable, in the opinion of a medical practitioner; to resnine his employment. Such sums, however, to be repaid within a giten and 'reasonable period. Should the illness continue, to be entitled to a necessary and auflicient pension (say 81. annually), bin to teceive nu increase front years, nor any premium or further privilege. " A'married woman, in such ease, to be intl.- tied to One fourth of the privileges of A married man, and a widower to one fourth, ()rune sixth additional privileges ; that is, to loans: and all nuity of one fourth or one sixth greater value. " 7. To give a larger and wore bonotirable me dal to those who should bring up en' 4ilditiowit child ; and perhaps a small increase of I 1 animal income , would be making the institution, very evidently, more perfect. " 8. Convicted dishonesty should cause every privilege to be forfeited. Bastardy, it appears - to me, should tin the same, in the female , at least where the offspring became chargeable to the parish ; and a repeti tion of the offence, or even a single- comtnission wit If a married person, most undoubtedly should preclude from every. benefit of the institution. " Any kind of disorderly conduct, on being 'pro perly represented and proved before a magistrate, should subject to a fine, not exceeding two months' income in value, and not exceeding one, should , the offender have attained Iris' sixtieth year. Tot be pardoned' also, on making proper submission, anti two of the same parish, pouts sed of ***Oak. givinF a joint- bond of 11., for or her good behaviour for one year ; or two re spectable farmers or yeomen giving iectirity in 51. on the same teytni. A repetition of ffie offence should subject , to a double penalty, stud \'; M i ke h dim re mnd, htu‘ for tw'ite. ' the 11;1 . 4 .ne 'cviloarY i and a third aggression, to the tot teiture the Medal and all its niVileges ; to be restored t ti6iveVer, at the option 'of 'tit'eXiivernOrs, in case o future attieralment,• and a certain number. of `ate r (tidd perfiap's the 'cle'rgynian) - 5110111 d ie'quest Any least diming tWe :first years of the institutidn; WWI) may ha'v'e forfeited all claim in the medal froth having received p'iniichial re lief', Might, nothithatanding', Me l ortion of the govitilors, be intitled to front rine-half to one tottr'dt the incOme allowed tki tto`sirio'siessitig the medal) but in lieu of an honora'ry nied4l only a ticket to ,We given', to be produced oil feeeiving this anntilt. The party must als6 have received no parochial ma for A certain untidier of iirecea•- ing years, nor can a l ftellvards receive any. ge must further prodnCe One of more of his children:, who shall deposit St.ni A 'Sledge that the parent shall not be burthensome to the pOor=rates future, provided they (the eWildren) shall retain their health, and shall not themselves have a family of children exceeding three in number to support. Every additional child shall intitle its grandfather or grandmother to an additional ten, twelve, or fifteen pvr quarter, from the fund ; and if at the end of seven years the 51. re main unforfeited, half of it to be returned to the depositor, or the parent to be intitled to an Ad. dition of income equal to half of the original Al lowance," a • it it " Should the foregoing Project be objected to, on the ground that, like cite present poor-rates, it would press unfairly on the land, it is answered, that what is laid on the land is not paid by the owner or occupier of the land only, but by every consumer of its produce, front the noble to the me a n e st labourer and mechanic. Besides, as far as theory n►ay venture to predict, three fourths of the hurdler, at present borne by the landhold ers would be gradually removed ; and even the remaining fourth might be again halved, by some little alteration in the scale laid down. '~Should it then be asked, from whence arise lbpse advantages to the poor,—those superior Opnnforts for sickness and age ?---1 answer, from The stimulus given to care and industry in youth; pod from ihe prospect of an independent and bon qirable old age ; and that Conscious' satisfaction auctiOnt upon merit, both wheri it looks to, and whenit receives its reward. !' An Institution of the kind proposed (very difre'rent from some already most liberally and t iVituitously endowed), can in no shape satwtion p, either in alleviating its distresses, or those Rthelpless innocence. Suffering of every kind would be relieved ; bot merit only honoured, and 410 up for imitation." FIRE IN ALDERSGATE-STRCIST. 11litistoti-Hoost.—Yesterday T. Connelly and 7'. Dixon were charged on suspicion of having set fire to the premises of Mr. Dun n , tallow-eh:antler, in Aldersgate-St r;!et, oil Wednesday night, when the whole of the dwelline, furniture, &c. were'de stroyed, together with the uppto part of the house of Cockerton and Son, oilmen, adjoining. These two houses, with another on the north side of Mr. Dunkin's; it may be remembered, were also destroyed last year by tire, and had just been re built. Mr. Dunkin deposed, that on Wednesday night, about hell-past 12 o'clock, two men entered his hed.rootts, and having drawn aside his curtain, • one of them seized hold of him, turd, showing a knile, threatened " to do for him." it he made the slightest noise. They then asked him for the keys of his desk, money-chest, &a. He saitl he did Mit remember where he had placed them; and finding that he was not willing to satisfy them, they dragged him from his bed, - and brought him to the landing-place of the stairs. Here one of them proceeded to tic his neck, hinds, and arms, to the banister's, while the other fastened two hand kerchiefs about his eyes. One of theta then proceeded to search for the keys, and soon af ter.cAlled oot to his companion, who had remain ed with witness, that he had got them. The parties then informed him, that they would soon leave the house, but that if he attempted to call out previous to their closing the street-door after them, they would have his life. They then left him, when, after remaining a short time, Ire heard the door shut, an(t instantly called for help. One Or two persons, who slept at the top of the house, immediately came to his assistance, and lie was released from his situation. During the whok of the courage, lie never distingoished the faces of either of the persons, not even in his room, where he usually burnt a rushlight. He thought, how ever, from their voices, that the one was an Irish man, a n d the other an Etiglishmar Connelly was an Irishman, and one of his day porters, who had lived in'his service some years. Suspicion fell upon him ; and Harrison, the officer, having gone to his lodgings, in Cow-cross, he found Dixon On Englishman). Connelly was apprehended at the floe, but nothing of a suspicious nature was found either at their lodgings err on their persons. A porter and two of tfie Itervants of Mr. Dun kin. deposed to the alarm given by the latter, and the state in which they found•hitn. After releas ing hint from his situation, they opened the win dows which looked into the street, and discovered a awoke, its if trout a fire, issulog from the cellar. They instantly give an alarm; but the night being wet, it was 601111 e time before assistance was pro cured : and notwithstauding every subsequent exertion of the togines nod inhabitants ; the fire continued to burn until the whole of the interior wart destroyed, including every article of fund tore, &c. am! leaving merely the walls stant4ing. The iron chest which were deposited the bookt snooty, Ste.. MIS fnlind to have been opened, and a quantity of Bank -notes, and four hundred gold Napoleons, were stolen - therefrom. A bag containing a considerable suns in silver was afi le bv t 4e t mt i t )t )tf t h ii r i te i s t e t i.i ; ii)c) it i s o levlo%tv,reierne saved.t n l l lsu l i t lie i,D.Hil a ir e gi c i: O g i t t i l: te t !le i n Z tin ik rme s s. , having communicated, to the house of Cockerton and Son, next door, where some conibostibles were deposited, an explosion took place, and the top "min* rootsytlof flit t i %yete i t l t t t o n v i i t i ut i t titt i i n t t l h ie e Neatly t w i la lttttt r, it , Ttc iicix4..S hot iatnpletelt stAtitied till five Alter thoiOughlY. is.VVeStignting the cases thti , vtto Nritvoi . was ofilnion that 'there was not Olghte . st evitle'nee o`f attached the 'prisonera, 'and or4iiil them to fiediicliarged. FUlt+l-IER PART . IttAAAS . statenient in some of the EV,enitt Papas of yesr ttrday,6ai " i, gang of, Irislithen into the house of Mr. Dunkin," is a krtiis mtsre presentation. How the two per ' son's ascribed have entered the chaiiber 'Of M. Dunkin got lot! the !anise haS not been disctivered, as nd Lioleno of a particular descriptlOn Manifeit 'tipon lock's or bars of the doors fritint or back. Mr. Dunkin was but 14tvly returned from Paris, about a week "since L i.l stocked Ms' Celli! with 'quantity of hew tallow. Durinf the liat fortnigll he had als'O tail in several articles doe* furni'. ture. Mr. Dunkin untterstand, was ensure& to the amount of shove 5,0001. . The LORD MAVtia visited the premises day eveifigN, and made 'several inquiries; . but TO • did not understand that any new tlitcovatt.taa placb as t 6 the origin of the fire. itiolt4np-§iitErt. tiiAßGit a Bt6Alt Wheld" brought before JOH N GI iFOßiii Est ttnd elt sffline "'' on a charge Of felonioutly ritternorrying formerills w& was still !Vying. - v F Esther WhOtion deposed, that on' the, i gt April, 23 yeari ago, she had 14 , en by ban, l ' to the prisoner in the parish church Of St. Cripplegate, and lived happy alterwr'; l s i" . 1 n kosiderable time ; the pris o ner, bruntty Ilft her, nod she could not 113CCIRIIH big bite lair a few weeks - back, whin she was intormetitliat was married to another woman. °titre sougi't °lib" obtained an interview, when he candidly ackttee ledged the fact, and that he had a young 6 " 14417 whom he was bound to maintain :. having tioethir resource, she was compelled to take,out q .vVirf r OF for his apprehension ; and now, on the owning., tion, his second wife set up her claim, sta ting Of she had been married to him Pa in the lish OWL. of Stepney in 1811, and WhOSC 1.1147 she mentioned, nessed the ceremony; Mi' bOll, it WKS recollected, had been OA. preititt,:: 'the first marriage. Air. Gil:For said, as to the fact of .therfr, there existed no doubt, but he thought the,,gN deuce of the person mentioned of the liighelOr parlance : the prisoner, therefore, must be P . ; • mantled until the woman. shotdd be brough-lo g. ward ou a future day to give her eridencc. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday the hachney-coachtnan who innri' mooed the &art of Westmeath, in con secpientt; his refitsin,g to pay him his legal fare, stlei: nku the this office by order of the Magistrate, it being Ti (14y appointed by him to give his decision an t case. Mr. COLiaUIioUNI, the Sitting moghl,r;lei r L. b t il said, that lie had considered the case. a" ; 01 opinion was, that as the Act of Parliailie llt the option of charging either for time or distoacti and the law would sup )ices that no man vi act against his own interest, he most theretdipir, adjudge that his Lordship bbotad pay the . c" c man, together with the costs. Monday the 20th Regiment o f 1,1:411 ( 1311186 ,. 11 1i quartered at Hounslow Liarratks, had a tielti-day on the Heath, and the tljrY he l l io rs markably fine a great concourse of "P eC " f r were 'assembled on the occasion. When tilf O t t giment came to the charge, John Blake, a"co youug tellow, a private, was unfortnnatelyttot"%. from his horse, which, falling on him, Oka PY " on the spot. Wednesday, a female alit , ! , three years of agt;! belonging to a labourer of the name o f I'll living in Chapel-street, Grub-street, being td alone in the room whilst her nunlier was gone 414 market, set her clothes on fire, and was so dr eg fully burred, that she expired in less than tatetPi minutes after. BIS/MILEY POACH L as t wee k T. ) i f td :,: gun, D. Long, J. Jenkins, J. Roach, T. C,° l ' i 7e; J. Reeves, W. Penny, J. Burley, and IL tir a-. the nine remaining poachers, whoiail been °t r ' tally convicted at the last Gloucester Xssiz el 'of " being present at, and of aiding and assisting the Wilful Murder of W. Ingram, near I.Wke l l a rd ': but whose sentence of death had been, Oa 11,1,e„,e mane recommendation of the Jury and the uiit color, commuted for transportation for life , removed from the County Prison, for che of being immediately sent to New South Thus ends the melancholy tale, which apPo r o r have excited more than ordinary, interest, only in the immediate scene of the transact. but also throughout the kingdom at lap. L " d t y le o sd i a L y i , e t u h te e n i a h a t i h .c it u ts io t. ne a l t c l o li i s il bo ui BIRTHS. or' Jot of a 6011. the he jla Of the 25th inst. at the Burns, near Bedford, i- ii Mrs. Pell, of a daughter. ' As Ott the glith lost. at his home in Portland -plaices of Robert Latig, Esq. of a, son- ' - . . IkIARRIED. v,' A 4 06 P ti F fG at Pett g a itulart: Oa the 2&th inst. at West Wycombe, F. Wage, --,:fjor-' Columb, Corawati, to Anna 1 1iiriii youngest daughltr• . ,k Hicks, Esq. of Monier-hill, Bueli l . it th e 4 ` r '' The same day, at lghthatu, Captain S. P-N es" ,.l l)f ig s'''" Foot, to Letitia, widow of the l a te Cut. loots, - - 6 ee 3 0 ,_, court Lodge, Kent. bn lt . t' On '!'needs,, at Brawn-tandover, Hants , Mr. -- ow ley fowler, of Aylesbury, 'lucks, to Elizabeth Ker""', daughter of john 'nt Coutplin Esq. of liro'Wo(-C a ndovel'• so ib# On Wednesday, at St. Mary's, Islingto Oa`..n. • 311 ' 1 '":of f i t Esq. of Ilielnanswortit, firms, to bliss Pri nces Mutat 11, Devon. • . ot fitf.D. t n., Car a • i i i i On the 7th iitst. in the 26th year a her age, .•. 0 ol strati), daughter ' of Mr. Smith, whose eihilities as ii, p ot' hare etninentli contributed to bring the province of !Cape...painting in water culottes to its present state 17c00. 'teat!. Miss Smith had acquired great shill in lli sq. lO music, under the instrnetiotis of Cramer and Greetlyiarsr. had herself become a Sert successfol teacher of' tl i : 11 1;erC forte ; but tier morshplafilles, amiable UMW, a, a il V 10; lieral merits' of her character eicilvd the rettArd an a l , • e uttif o knew her, and will render het *sensory dear w bey r ~ ,t i o; and triendi. OOP ' Oti the Hilt instant, at Shift" hear Buff/Ad, O s Johnson, Esq. age* at purl. ' . LoNnos: ?rioted by J. B. CAitcrAtltS. buitiyings and poldisfic.l by It'. :t. SOU reo. fer tli 4d Ai at thc Aitiz-Orysca. No. 112. Strand t 1).: 40 as nit, Odom Ltticti (post-paidji-Stc. Oat hs