The Sun. — London, England, 1819-06-28 00:00:00

MR. OWEN'S PLAN. Saturday a very numerous and respectable Meeting was held at Freemasons' Hall, for the purpose of hearing All Explanation of Mr. Owas's I'llti for relieving the Distresses of the Country. At half-paSt one o'clock his Royal Highness the Delo. of KENT took the Chair, supported on the right by J. Smith, Esq. M. P., and on the left by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. Ills Roy a l Highness, in opening the business of the Meeting, observed, that his only motive in taking . the Chair was an anxious wish to relieve, if pos sible, the distresses of the Country. He wished, however, to guard himself Bgainst giving rise to any hopes of this plan of Mr. Owen being likely to pro.L ce immediate bene fi t, or of its being complet'k successfml. Such hopes, if not rea fstips Thera,. would only add disappointment to the suf ferings of the lower classes. He had that morn ing a long conversation with Mr. Owen, and be was convinced that his plan merited the attention and investigation of all those who felt for the distresses of the Country. He knew that there existed prejudices against Mr. Owen on religious grounds ; but he assured the Meeting. that it was that Gentleman's anxious wish !bet the moat ex tended religious toleration should be shown to the people of every sect.—(Applause.)—His Royal Highness, after some further observations, called on Mr. Owen to explain his plan. Mr. 0 west then stepped on the platform erected nearly in the centre of the Hall, on which were arranged beautiful models representing an este thshment for 1000 persons, with its: appendages, situated nearly in the centre of 1000 acres of land, and at due distances other villages of similar de scription.. He proceeded to describe the build ings, pointing out those parts to be occupied by married people, the dormitories •and schools for children, the public kitchen, the church, lecture and reading rooms, workshops, manutactoties, agrieulieral establishment, &c. A man, his wife, Anti two children, were to occupy two apartments. His object was to have, the children educated in habits or industry and morality. With ticis view, when a child was three years old, or when a third child WAS born, the eldest child was taken from its parents and placed in the dormitory.--It at. tended the infant school by day, during which time its parents might have access to it. At six years of age cltildmen were removed to the general school, where by gradually working in the garden one hour each day, increasing the time yearly till , they attained their twelfth year, they would ac quire such physical strength and improvement of mind as must necessarily fit them for active • and beneficial life: He could say from experience that it was in the power of society to accomplish more positive good, by training. up the chil dren of the poor to industrious and moral habits of life, than by any other means. At twelve years of age the children would be employed in the fact. tries, and as agriculturists, in both which branches they would be instructed. After a minute detail of the other branches of the plan, Mr. Owen con chided by declaring that he had no ambition to gralify in introducing this measure ; he nver would accept of any. fee or reward from any party for any service be might render to the coun try. In the act of performing these things 'he secured all he wished, or ever for one moment contemplated.—(Loud applause.) - ' The Duke of Sussex rose and observed, that he should not take up much of their time, after the manner -in which the subject had been opened by his illustrious relation, and the able explanation of the plan which bad heen given by Mr. Owen. His illustrious relation bad justly stated, that it required much reflection before any man could venture to pass an opinion upon it, and there fore that be (the ,Doke of Kent) did not pledge himself to any one point. He himself would do the same, and would add, that it was folly in any one, without deep investigation, to pledge him self in such a way. He bad, however, heard. enough as to its importance, to be convinced that it ought to be taken tip by every one who-Wished to relieve the distresses and sufferings of the poor. But it ought to be impressed on their minds, at , the same time, that no result could be immediately expo. ted from the execution of the plan, or other wise it would only be encouraging the hopes of 'a suffering multitude, .by adding disappointment to distress, and perhaps lay the foundation, of most serious evils to the community at large. In saying this, he hoped he should not be misunderstood as, hostile to the measure, but merely, by way of caution to those, for whose distresses he felt most sincerely. He could net help saying that theme was another consideration which weighed deeply with him, and bath not escaped the reflection of . his illustrious relative. It was this, show far the prosecution of this plan might interfere with the. existing laws in general, and in what respect it would be necessary to alter them. Perhaps`there was no one subject which called on them more seriously to. pause ; for never ought we to pull' dOwn an edifice till we had something wherewith to replace it.—(Loud applause).—He wished it, therefore, to go forth to the public, to be investi gated, and to see what could he done. Under these convictions he held in his band a resolution, which be should now read, but which it would be found merely pledged them to inquire into a plan which the prompter of it, after long experience, thought worthy of attention. His Royal High.: Dens then proposed the following Resolution : " That time plan now explained to this Meeting involves considerations at all times interesting to society. That at this particular 'period the sub ject is fraught with additional claims to the re <s b ari, and attention of every part of the commu nity; particularly - as it admits of no exclusive , principle, but is suited and designed substantially to benefit all parties. That considering the long and extensive experience from whence this plan has originated, and the time and great expence which the promoter of it has devoted to form the arrangements before its, it is well deserving the attention and investigation of all those who feel an interest in putting a termination to the present sufferings of the poor, and to-the numerous exist ing evils of pauperism . ," Mr. SMITH seconded the Resolution ; and from What be had seen of the establishment at New Lanark, expressed his conviction that Mr. Gwen had benefited societureatly, and Ps bilisved tic a great moral refOrmatiaM7 would he effected by what he was doing. The Resolution was then put and agreed to. The Duke of SUSSBX then moved a Resolution for the formation of a Committee of leading men of ell parties (as he trusted it would never be considered a party question), to inquire into and report how far Mr. Owen's plan was practicable. This was agreed to, and the following Nbble men and Gentle Men were appointed, with power to add to their - numbers, viz. : Their Royal High nesses the Dukes of Kent and Sussex, Sir W. de Crespigoy, Hon. J. W. Ward, Mr. Ricardo, Sir Sam. Clerk Jervoise, Rev. W. Gurney, General Brown, Mr. Henry,Hase, Colonel Hogg, T. H. Budd, Esq. &c. Mr. Rlceano thought the plan likely to produce beneficial 'effects, as far as it was applicable to paupers; but he could not agree to its general practicability. Thanks were voted to their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Kent and SussESX, and also to Mr. Owen, and the Meeting broke up. There was a numerous and most fashionable attendance of Ladies. We understand that a se cond Meeting is to be held in July. DES.TRUCTIVE FIRE. Saturday about one o'clock, a fire broke out in the printing-office of Mr. ,Messrs. Bestsuly and SON, Bolt-court; Fleet-street. It happenel to he the annual festival of the workmen, so that none of them were on the premises. The flames were discovered by a female servant, who communicat ed the circumstance to Mr. Beasley, junior, who was in the counting-house. • Before the arrival •of any of the fire-engines the names had matte rapid progress, and bad communicated to a very large stock of paper, a coasiderable part of which was on lines hanging to dry. Hy 2 o'clock, the whole range of printing-offices were in a blaze,,and threatened destruction to a very close and crowded neighbour hood. By three o'clock, or very shortly after, not a vestige of those once extensive premises re mained, except the party-walls and the basemey, floor. The Very extensive - printing . .nnoerials of this establishment were entirely consumed. The fire then communicated to the dwelling-house.oc cupied by Mr. Beasley, sen. which lay to tit:: - swath of the printing-office, the back part of which, and the roof and upper rooms, were destroyed.— A considerable part of the furniture is burnt, and the remainder much damaged. The flames next caught the counting-house of the con cern, which lay to the left of the dwelling-house, and it was entirely destroyed: In a northerly di rection, the fire extended to the back part of the houses in Gough-square, occupied by Messrs. Smith and Co., Messrs. Bun and Co. (both furriers), and -another. large house occupied by Mrs. Salmon as a Ladies' School ;. the lat ter was entirely destroyed, and the former very much -damaged. Towards the west the fire did also considerable damage. Wis are bappv, how. ever, to state, that no lives were tort. The western wall of the printing-office fel in with a tremendous crash about. nine o'clock. 'rho engines continued to a late hour to play upon the ruins. Alderman Wood, very soon after the breaking out of the fire, was upon the spot, and with 'his well-known - activity, laboured to render every advice and assistance in his power. The value of the property destroyed on Mr. Hens ley's premises is estimated at 80,0001., and he is r4orted to be insured at about 30,0001. The whole loss sustained by all the parties, it is thought, will amount to about 130,0001. Mr. Hensley, who is, a printer of great eminence, was among the first to apply the power of the steam engine to the printing press ; and it was reported that the conflagiation 'was occasioned by the fire used for the - steam engine employed to drive two of the newly-invented printing machines. This report is not correct, for the machine used for printing by steam was erected in the centre of the garden, behind the house, and was not injured except. by the falling of the walls on the building, but to what extent cannot at present be ascer tained. The fire, we understand, originated in the bot-pressing-room.- , —(Moraing Paper) POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. ROBBING AT FutEs.---On Saturday, Dennis Macharney was brought to the Office, charged on suspicion of having stolen a number of skins, the property of Mr. Smith, a furrier of Gough-square, whose Louie was considerably injured by the fire which broke out at Mr.Bensley's. It appeared that the prisoner, in company with another Ina!), went into Mr. Poland's shop, a furrier in the Strand, and offered some skins for sale. Mr. Po land very properly questioned them as to how they became possessed of them, when they replied, man who came from Gravesend gave them to them. However, Mr. Polanddid not give any credit to this, and having heard that Mr. Smith's house in Gough square was on fire, charged them with hav ing stolen the skins from thence, when they both got out of the shop, and ran off; they were pur sued; the prisoner was stopped and secured ; his companion being a swift runner, made his escape. The prisoner was committed foi• further examina tion. 61,711.D11ALL. On Saturday IV. Held, a respectable looking man, was brought up on a charge of misdemea nour, for retaining possession of a 'bill of ex change for 70/„whic'h he had found,the right owner being known to him. It appeared that the bill in question was advertised, but that the prisoner kept it, thinking the reward too small. ills possession of the Bill, and knowledge of the advertisement, were proved, hut as it was dear that he had found it, he was discharged on giving up possession. On Saturday evening, a melancholy accident happened to a young man belonging to Earl CRA 7 YEN'S yacht, lying near Southampton ; in lifting a breaker of water out of a bunt alongside the ship, he overbalanced himself, fell 'overboard, and was drowned. Several boats were employed, by his Lordship's orders, in sweeping for the body, which was found on Sunday morning, about Sire miles from where it sunk. LAW INTELLIGENCE: COURT OF CHANCERY, JuNr, 24. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND HODGES V. JOHN. SON AND THE CORPORATION OF LONDON. This question came on again this day, and Counsel were directed to argue it on two grounds ; first, whether the proposed wharf would be a nuisance ; and secondly, whether the Attorney- General was bona fide a party Mr. 'FINNEY, on behalf of the plaintiff, con tended, that if the Court were to permit the erection to go on, it would be a great inconveni ence, because the current of the river at that quarter would be rendered more quick, and there by barges and other vessels would be subjected to certain destruction. He bad affidavits in his hand which stated, that so violent was the current in March, 1818, owing to a storm, that all the barges near this spot must have been stove, bad it not been for the favourable retreat afforded by this bay ; and one barge was actually so shattered, that her owners lost some thousand pounds. Mr. Johnson was in the habit of exacting dues from those who used it, having entered into an agree ment with Mr. Impey, agent of Lord Grosvenor. An indictment was preferred against him in 1818, hut dropped, as the work had ceased ; but in May, 1819, the, defendant began by pulling down the rail which protected the road, and by employing a vast number of men to fill up the bay. Mr. Hodges thought it his duty to take advice, and he consequently filed this information, and ob-, tained the injunction. On the same day he pre ferred a second indictment, to which the defen dants' had since pleaded, and it was now set down for trial. It was impossible to say whether it would be beard at the ensuing Sittings .after Term ; but even if it should not, that would not interfere with the jurisdiction of the Court. The nuisance would be irreparable if allowed to pro ceed, as it included a apace of 373 feet long, and 33 in breadth ; and wAen it once was completed, it would be beyOnd the power of any Court to grant adequate damages for losses which might thereby be occasioned. As to the Attorney-Ge 7 neral, he remarked, that this being a public nuisance; that Officer was ex•Otficio a requisite and indispensible party. Mr. Hostge, on the otherjrand, .was decidedly of opinion, that the plaintiffs had totally failed in making out that this was a nuisance, or that any possible injury could remit from it to the public. Even after the wharf was erected, therewould be 50 feet between the wall and the low-water mark, and 100 feet between the wall and the high cur rent. The City of London had, by a gift of the Crown, been appointed Conservators of the River, which they had exercised for centuries. The Thames, it was well known, was covered with wharfs on each side in every part of the city, and if such were nuisances, surely the city would ne ver have allowed them to be made. The Attor ney-General's name was put on this record for no other purpose than to give weight to the appli cation; nisi to acc ot ijrANl $l, private Ob. As to the work itself, it would rather benefit Osan im pede commercial purposes ; and surely the public advantage was to be consulted in preference to the allegations of watermen, unless the latter could show a prescriptive right to the bay. Under such circumstances, he should move for the In junction being dissolved. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, when he came to the Court forty-four years ago, it was custo mary then for the Attorney. General to attend in propria persona when his name was on the record, and to state whether he would go on with the cause or not. That practice had been disconti nued since the days of Lord Thurlow and Lord Loughborough; but he should now wish the So licitor-General to examine the record, and see What, kA acting for the Crown, lie ought to do.— He thought the question of a more serious nature than perhaps might be generally supposed, and was disposed to decide it whenever the Solicitor- General made his report. He would implore the Solicitor-General to make as much speed as pos sible; and jugdment would then be finally given. At present, be must say it rather appeared to him to be a nuisance.—At one o'clock the Court ad journed. The case of ,the Princess of Wales a. Lord Li verpool and Count Munster was further postpon ed ; and that of Gordon v. Gordon was perempto rily fixed for a hearing on Tuesday. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE if, THE KING V. MOSELY WOOLFE. At the sitting of the Court before Mr. Justice BesT, the Common Serjeant moved, that the fine of 10,0001. which this defendant was adjudged to pay last term, be entreated into the Court of .E,3 chequer. We understood this motion to be made on behalf of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London. _ _ Mr. Jusice BEST suggested that the motion had better be made on the last day of the term, other wise•the Learned Counsel would have to go into the Court of Exchequer to make a similar appli cation. The motion was accordingly postponed. Several cases in the Crown Paper were disposed of, and amongst others that of the King v. the Mayor of Gravesend, which was a motion for a mandamus touchhig the election of the present Mayor, the return to which was quashed. THE KING V. PAGE. The prisoner was convicted at'the Old Bailey February SessionS, before Mr. Justice Best, upon the sth Geo. 11. concerning bankrupts, for felo niously and wilfully making default, in not sub mitting himself to be examined by the Commis.. sioners under a commissioner of bankrupt awarded against him. There were two questions submit ted for the consideration of the Court : Ist, whe ther the prisoner was ,guilty of .felony within the meaning of the Acr, having in point of fact sur rendered himself to his commissioners, taken the oath tendered him, and having answered ques tions put to him in certain qualified terms, to the effect- of desiring further time before he fully an swered touching his property; and, 2dlv, whether the prisoner had• committed an act of bankruptcy within the meaning of the bankrupt laws, by ly ing in prison for two months upon civil process, during which time he was in custody on criminal process - . There were objections . to the form of the indictiuout, which would go iu artc)t of judg. meat, but the main que:tions were those 1 )° 1e. mentioned. The case on the part of the prisoner was arg i l , by Mr. Serjeant CoPLEY, and that for thee-pOn cution by Mr. Serjeant BOSANQUET. The inclination of the Opinion of Court seetheds to be in favour of the prisoner upon the 6ril point ; but the . udgment -of their Lordship 9 most probably be delivered at the next 01036'. ley Sessions. h eit At one o'clock the Judges rose to join t c g brethren of the other Courts in the Excheq „ " - . Chamber, to hear argttments in Crpwn cases. THE KING V. BILL, MANNERS, AND WEB S. .• Ur. Webb, conformably to the recom mendarl Of the Jud g es, appe ar ed _personally in Court this morning, and .had the judgment, previously c". tered at the Crown-office, confirmed in iii f 3; your, with a view to ulterior proceedings mg"' Sir Gregory Osborne Page Tiirner, for a m alic o prosecution and false imprisonment. Extraordinary Death from Excessive Passion. On Saturday night an Inquest was held at I ts Coach and Horses, in Conduit -street, 0 11 body of Sarah Perry, aged about fortY.""%; Melbourne stated, that the deceased was cook - a WTarne's Hotel, Conduit-street ; be Ilse(' tlje about a fortnight in a porter's place, who I°. ill. On Friday evening she told him to ge t Ile s half a pint of ale; but a Gentleman's sero°‘ sent for a quart, which was brought into t, u o kitchen, and drank between five persons. 1 , deceased was in excellent health. A young 01 , °- man called' to see her, and they retired to the ye' ceased's room at the back of the kitchen , O i l ceased t‘king her chair with her. She retur oe : in a few minutes for another chair, on which; porter was sitting, who would not let her it ; each seized the. 6rair, and a scuffle en 5 " ( 1,1 The porter said, the master came he 00 4 " not have, it. The deceased fell and was catri l e . into her room in a state of insensibility, ttod!, j il expired in a few minutes. The porters had a 11.. , for themselves, and hail no business in the hitcheh; Sarah Wynne, the housemaid, corrobcra7ed thl statement of the last witness ; and •ciddLdt brought her some water. ; the Waiter brought 2 1 - • a glass of brandy, hut she did not drink it, foamed very much at the mouth, and wanted doctor to be sent for, but she did nut say porter struck her. Elizabeth Buckley, th e c e i ; male who came to visit the deceased, saw porter and her struggling, hut. did not s ee strike her. Mr. William King, sin aeon, quit-street, was called to the deco , e d bolo le i o'clock on Friday night ; he found tier 00'1 from the mourn, hut not quite dead ; he 01 34 ' 1 ' 1 4 , a vein in the arm, but no blood followed; lie io tempted to open the temporal artery, but tv ,, equally unsuccessful. There were no extern] marks of %iolenee on the body, nor had she I se appearance of apoplexy, nor any apo.ere ,, t than some affection of the heart pemint.d tby vfri lent passion._ She did not die t/v tht ► inch!' ,?( any blood vessel ; but he' could no , d o id , " d 109 speak as to the cause of her death, nor 1 0 ", 4 opened the body Some of the Gentlemen 0 1 Jury wished the Inquest to be aojunined body was opened ; but after some deliiret 4 they agreed to the following verdict 1) „ i s from the effects of excessive and ungoverrow passion." SUGAR.—Tbo Average Price of rirown or Nluseovado SOO:: computed from the Returns wade in the week ending Jun e 1819, is 395. 31d. per c'wt. BIRTR. On Tuesday last, at Chelsea College, the Lady of 1464 Allen, Esq. of a still-born male child. MARRIED. Cret On Thursday, the 2.lth inst. at Lambeth Church, Mr' Wyett, of Kennington, to Mary Ann, youngest 4.langilt4" co T. H. Hull, .Esq. of Vauxhall. DIED. At Bath, on Friday, the loth inst. Mrs. Carter, of !W ier street, London. —, AO * PROVINCIAL BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND PE— BIRTHS. Lately, at Alderley Rectory, Cheshire, the Lady of the - Edward Stanley, of a sun. rAcilP Lately, at Brompton, Yorkshire, the Lady of Sir G. `— Bart. of a son. Lately, at Greensted Hall, Yorkshire, the Lady a 041.11 Ord; of the Royal Artillery, of a son. 111ARHIED. e ° On Thursday, June 24, at Weymouth, by the Ree. • l/ - • o in con, Robert Brown Russel, Esq. to Miss E. S. 13ucha 91 011, eldest daughter of George Buchannan, Esq. of Buc i '' House, near Sherborne, Dorset. ,lit r e . ping, Thursday, the 17th inst. at. Dorchester, Jame' ,l i ert ning, Esq. to Miss Mary Thresher, daughter ofJolin Esq. (orton, Dorset. Lately, in St. Peter's Church, Dublin, James Beers, eo sii ' lop, E-q. second son of the. late Major Dunlop, of Ealen%llfs, County of Dawn, to Jane Cecilia, daughter of Win• 7 Esq. Upper Mount-street. the , On Monday last, at St. Martin's Church, IlirminghsvlsseS' Rev. F. F. Clay, one of the Masters of King Edward'', Grammar School there, to Miss French, of Balsail He at !Of Lately, John Tippet, Esq. Collector of the Customs , i fi lyge Port of Truro, to Miss Symons, daughter of OR 134 ' 4 Symons, °lSt. Fcoelt. . ' On the 13th inst. at Weymouth DIED , Louisa, daughter o CAr' tain J. B. Dream - , R.N. aged four months. . On the 18th inst. sifter a few days illness, in the '4t h / of his age, Peter Bayly, Esq. Dublin, attorney. n e _ Lately, on his passage from Bristol, where he had g°l. tp ° the hope of amending his health, Mr. Patterson, la te Board of Works' Department, Dublin Castle. felo - week, at Castle Howard, Mrs. Dade, many Housekeeper to the Right Hon. the Earl of Carlisle. •.. 1 00 4 Lately, at Exelby, Robert Blackburn, Esq , late o f.Pl by Steeple, near Northallerton. 'llo ° At Monday last, at Exeter, suddenly, aged 7 0 , Mr.. ,esto Hague, of the Ordnance Department, Woolwich; oFfie. many years acting Manager and Treasurer of the El et late ° Plymouth Doek Theatres, and father of Mrs. Weston , • ' the Exeter Theatre. ref. • p e.-, On Tuesday last,t in the parish of St. Sidwell, in OW. Mary Parsons, who, in the beginning of the present o.oyede entered into the 103 d year of her age.—She hael eri ch eer,, through her long life almost uninterrupted health ant , t ott , ful spirits; could read, and work well at her needlef b e about a year since, when her eye-sight left her; b" t esci! rained all her other faculties to nearly the close of ber tepee. et LONDON: Printed by J. B. CARSTAIRS, of N0..2-4 W Ormond-street, Queen-square; and published "V !itir SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molton-street, at Viordisit Oflict., No. 112, Strand ; where Advertisements, Lit:tiers, Bcc. (post-paid) must ba addressed. ~8