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ii•WILLIAII T. AI/AlM.—Foot LAW 01 SCOTLAND.—
/111.9.110D111D riIAONII NOT 13ITITLIID TO PAIUCIIIAL
Itzum.—Jononnot.
This teem thee TIM /*dim et Os Court of
flossion In wee VMO year *Ow Ms Chan-
sedeeddp of Lod MOM OM WM jailinsat,
oidemMg OM of Ids megertity of the Isomod judges -ist the
mint Intom
Ileenghent odd the appelhmkrWilliam, In the
gem Wa jemented a petition to the Mori IT of Glasgow,
d Mt woe legally entitled rode, in respect a
aitierift to support himself by labour by leases of the
wend employ mist. TM pendia Moeda time oily a
=onesetwal that be wee so able-bodied psysm end
net entiOsil to dram relief, awl the sltestes.
lONS bases whom the toddies came, sesoilzied them bus
Ths ewe then came before the sheriff-
Ldrwhobeld that the petitioner was entitled to relief.
rs iiwont up to the Court of Session. The Lord
Ordinary made selmadient, and, after obtaining the opinion
of all the PO." of ths sown on the point, the result was
OM it me Mid by • osiparity of 11 to 2 that an able-bodied
i=IIION ea. Uldeit our eismunstaimes, entitled to relief.
108Stmilreont the present appeal was taken, and the
Nee SI Ilmtk sides was very ably argued last year. It was
sindllod ma all hands that the question depended on the
oonelession of the statute law of Scotland, for there was no
Minniem law Met of relief. The enactment I. question
Una lb) so of 79, cap. 74, sod it was contended that the
W so right to parochial relief under do pet by
wlYies re smomment (or the poor is authorised. Ms was
Os
bet set of Mdalation in Scotland by which •
peentelso was made for the rapport of the ponr.lV,
then were prior enaehmints, the prov Wees veto
sna=ii soNeoiM of Ineadisoosy Mos fir ths Masa orlde
poor. An hespoilent light mm lbws tie
nessig et ibis Immure by eendierleg sun eflbsee pes-
Adam no statute of Irma I. of hindland.lit 1124,
mg. 111. "Of the age and nuke of blip's, and
of li men- enacts that no one be allowed MMg between
14 NA 70 years unless It be seen by the peeperseems
"desithey salty not winne their lisiv
Of " The
act . 70, " anent beggars smith& geolitise." was
tonsitigate the severity of goodens seartioeud,
and mode this compiles to the provides 'revolting per-
med bugging : " Except cranked folk, seik (elk, iespseest
folk, weak folk." The impotent poor were, Ibursdlans,
provillei for by being suffered to beg. These alarm of
penults were alone entitled to beg, the only anus of ob-
taining relief, which the Scottish legislature ►
seam tro hove
aseisimplated until the passing of the act of 1579. It would
bo observed that the act of 1503 was very like our English
etedate the 19th of Henry VII., cap. 12, which gave
similar relief to beggars who were not able to
Week. A like resemblance would be observed be-
Meson the 11th of liliashoth and the Scottish act of
1179.

That statute _ had a twofold yarpon—aine yk;

the " puaischnient of strung and Wile &wars," and Q.
" reliefs of pare and impotent." The preamble sets forth
the ezpedieney of seeing a that the pure, aged, and impo-
tent persones sold be els necessarilie provided as the wage-
boundes and strung beggars repressed, and that the aged,
impotent, and pure people said have ludgeing and abiding
places throughont the realms to settle themselves intil."
The reasonable construction was, to take the word "pure"
(poor) as a valilying expression to the words "aged and
" impotent.' The enacting part, it is true, dimes time em
inquisition should he made of all " aged pure, impotent mod
decayed personcs," but if the word" pure " was to hemp'.
ratedfrom " impotent," a consequence would follow width
he believed would be destructive of the
claim. To read it apart from the other wo:retialegemll
not only be superfluous but irrational, for the intint-
sidos was to be of those aged and lenpfalte Per-
sons " quhilkes of necessitie mon live rem doses."
It clearly showed that no generality could have been in-
tended. Some argemi at took place grounded on the use
of the word " impotent," which it was contended meant
such persons as were unable to Bud work. In his opinion
this was wholly untenable. The act provides that a roll or
register be made cone Lining the names of the poor who of
necessity must live by alms ; and in order that the num-
ber of the poor of every kind may be known, " all pure
people " within forty days after the proclamation of the
act, are ordered to 'Tour to the parish where they were
born, and there settle themselves under the pain of being
punished as vagabonds. And then an inquiry is directed
to be made where the persons were horn ; whether they
were married or unmarried, what children they had, what
trade they followed, and whether " gif they be diseased
or Neill, and abili in bodie snd quhat they get
commonly on the day be their begging. And elk
as necessarilie mon be sustained by alma to see
quasi that may be maid content of their Mean ommontis
to accept claylic to live unbeggard, and to provide quhair
thar remaining sail be, be themselves or in hoes with others
with advise of the taroehiners quhair the midis pure peopil
may be best lodged and abyde." It was therefore manifest
that the object was to separate the disabled from the able
bodied, and such as were able to work for their living. The
act of 1872, cap. 18, had an important bearing on this
velem. It is entitled "An Act for establishing come-
tie. hems Ihr idle beggars and vagabonds." The womb
of the in ne, "And to the effect it may be known what
poor pintas are to be sent to the said correeden
been; Ind who are to be keeped and entertains ly
IN
entedikleas, at the parish kirks, for the peer,
IN Ma ill is Aborted to be takes top by the edielen and
died" The Net must end& what pewees re " unable
b VOA, by resets of ego, Wotan, IN MOMS ;" and te
nil penes se the 'Makin* sod ellen shall ceadmend
wea, as through age whereinl* in set able to week,
sod thin lame is din, that they may be
W the
haw
at the pad& shwa.
yHsiti
thus dinned w the aged and harm were to be ou
the set ponied to give dumdum ring the elk:
baked pee. These ire amt * be -.d to the he
habileste ef the punk Is benne their servants, asd
is Mess " they_ shill ban the based of their work
galallegthey attain the age et thirty be
Thome wham the
will use nines am to be sent to doe eineedes
hawse. The weeds of the statute are—" And that the net
of the mid pear persons be emit to the menellea hessie."
UM net inn that the inlestiam ef the lephieure was
...11 give van to then whim the set of 1579 lad
ed dm sums led hiss hid es en espremiesla
711 dbleilleg the *dry "if they be dbassed.n.=
de Nandi set regard it as material. lie had
Asihi :ID 111012.8.1161:7111bh %IT& set of MN end
tweed is de aleits:lll/79, Wasted a few yesafe
nelease,
dm INN INerked. lath 11•1, homed with the in.
eledini bee esemehellie hew daft seam of the peediess
efehalegthheleesteemehileiredeesseethe wordiest& The
poirdies nth repeal be elle boiled wan was seekted le
the Illetedb see. Dade gulling thee ineseesp gonad if
the eddies& he wield nob tenet% that be Ids 'phase the
Ass shod Vie, eppOlit to be esestnied as knell-
deles de dens el e-beded risen tardier. Is dada
la donde*, lan ell the selhoddeed de test whereon
Is knee alleviaes.* bigan. linkin bps k dire wt
the pew whew er abided Mm week dose en to
have Mid (Isirta 8., I. tit. 7, a. 43.) Lord Besides
says—. peer people that are set able to work have a skis
to saaiatomomn Is the plan side* nativity or sonienest."
Asd Profane*" la bie es Peneldoe (see. 2,110 ewe—
" Tampions linen ken lend, slination of Oren. Ms-
=sf wedins hem peke nieralineries, he., nee an
panne tube as. die bead sad lit to Ideas he
be the liellig of this Miff." Is
ier,11481111411 die quads the beam was bend te
bay eel Yale eat ef view__ many of the espies whin bed
nee lied tete the derWitra. sae se dew of szpe-
denyr bawl of barman. sad megrakeme of doh end
!sassed mho men dedimellea. Were de bran
'ls a legklative sandy le dein dm desseismot
sr et laws for theidlef den peer, dl this=
wed& los is plies • but Wen dam Is spolisid
they bed the simple duty te enmaise es est ef pardoned
It seemed be Wm that the isadentin then the logbilen
Weeded that able.bedled poem dad' set be =Odd to
rilleL send es a need sad eiNd held Neu, my Warr
the ennead winos el dos esemew a, a mild esites
eistowlee had hies h nem of the nen is
the nun beim. Id lesidd_thes preemie& Is mane
tie madidy Ode eased " Meek e. Doetbeg" p.
111.11111), gelid bed been dein support Ode =The
yaw MO wee ese ef denth, •
aet lediave voted for • areggleallammesmal. le be
Is edieviag seise et the parse Mew f.,
. elms. whoa den wens wen ingesoll noun.
dna he Or nine et had at de elms. Tweisenems bay-
ing dommeed the Newt ef emdes, by a megenty, Awed
ants the , nide ease, mid se to s dint, yeses amossmost,
the Wald" end set be hind le *nig to the row
laths tide =jerky, tenanted be seenned an to en
emeneen, sad was not Wield ea es e
a oel sal.. That
wadaelw wee end impend by et nee ef the
imam eseat beemele: had see ee sat es de bird ef
Owmpbell sad M.
==elmillissdp-"mbe mead esideueldiasisuClan
the sends.. of the denies is "Made. Daring." But
ahem all. be his (Lied lieenhan's) land, the weight of It
as an &sanity wee Inemedielsos he biked be de nese*
iag with dish eame did ned Minsk the
bozil =isi nod new of the PareindagiS
esik isramens of bommity, win
less •• worn whidi rule new bees mailed le Ora*
legal argnment, Preside* thse ease woe asaddend es a
deed lake. With sewn le the semi an hide the
hewn, he ieseelad • wee en as wheel those odd be se
besinges is at aom elli=dejedgmisat below. It wee
tbreaseef • sedesesilly
sc=o,:al:re=t fee
relief es de vend that he bed kw.
The cent bad arrived at • peeper deshies. The and
1061, e. 74, direst. the justices miss apse te take on a Net
of the pear is every pen* "nee with somber the.
shall me penis, be resolved wits en ray way dierix:
their owe li." And of al siphon and peer a
be satin*mn agreed that it was impemlble to sepende de
use ef the Wilma frees the father. The aside sad
Maned lard ceselsded by wavisg that the judgments Wow
he aillneed, but a mune without meta, es it was a pawn
are. _ _

Lid Tows eatireir .se oweed in the panel view of
Ohio ythe Wile end kerned hill. The
wily mkt! es lie eeintresden of wen of
llK""'Tbe ere bid been Imes& w' emeidenthile
—es i=
dl Igen eisramee—bst remit if Ihe seeing
W the
t. geniis= seallily net oe hew. The
rim is Ws erguaine of the inelnlo pined before
woo te thew the Woe
reellttei of thin "hominid
the biota aipmeiate the ee elelnin Then
of akW diem were mend °sly ebowfai whither the k-
ited whinviently affleisi tbupomileine el ad
Liti.affellisce wet not la lb, moms lew ef lisolked Is