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Ing. a statement of " the oceasioa
native the neeessity of seeking relief.
einiarily be the proximate mention
portance to tour the eaten of

itillte sore sot ber_g speaking of
tholes\ to be regurded is practice,
uccourtiVbsdiffaiLeiiniiialdiieiss.
'luation ia bleb ,srall.i.to Ile jeer-
lindttlAsi4trirAi IliefiStiod,
oressi Allotted oLrelisc whici,eiarevoat of
its ondentublyand clear, within the poraiew of the
•Wow' Thßmingirish from those
oblgilioreileapposoul.bo he depsrtubes from it: Nor eta it
be *Twat trulaaparlast In • Amer's.. how roue% of the pre-
tssalldiltddenirnireetetosed by that poi of the low wily *lnch
tet the impotent. Yew Cosamit tee beg leave to
endisilerey Shop Wirt It enorditerthat impotence through
es fee se il,sseibie, be distinguished from that
alt le-lo tweipakmod by dierwe; a diatioetios which, they
aN omput, it nigh* owastimes iffßedli to make. One of
thiffisitodisllnsellsliar' Ns provision which is made, very Cl-
imb*, Ireaduses annelids, and againit old age, by the
•011011•1111buti for smillOol•insoraors, called Prlindly Societies.
somoprovide forssielanew only. some kw
sodomy and old wge ; and there are many institutions through
labiubiproviown rouy be mark To secure so sanctity, to com-
mune let a rives period of lik. • ffarioas schemes bare been
pivot's,* sod in part adopted, for enconragiog (sail some.
sinks oats for compelling) subscriptions to foods of these
descriptions ; your Committee do nut now otherwise advert
toils's" then as forniabing a reason fur disilogaiihing the
twlealthOlialtisa, w as that the este, of the saving of rapes.
dlapellvdo he occasiwed by providing acs s different mode for
ono 110 giber of them, may he knew*.. Therms, perhaps be
possuatted to add, that the pi iiseiplw upon Which lockers§ and
old him are respectively admitted as trotting@ of relief from
Opt panmehist foods,, we ant weedy similar, inamnitelt as
agates, old age it may be said to be possible fur every man
to motto protitrims, oh-real rickwas may occur are s period
of Mk at which no previous frugality rat, have enabled a man
te waft himself independent of its comirgoentri.

Perlmp, u a doubt might sometimes oce•r whether the I
distilidily etteiring relief were the effect of old age, or of 1
oeveldhleknits, -it *eight be expedient to declare, that no-
thisg•hould be stated u relief in old age, which should net
be ewe to a 'neon of at least sixty-five or perhaps seventy '
yderr oils,.
ategiothipee can hardly doubt the concurrente of the
to 1 pee-priety of the next distinction which they
pioioste naniely, relief given to a man or woman un aerosol
oldie Dewier or cbililreo. It is in fact fur the most part
uhdet this head that that portion of the expenditure enters
which gives riie. to the observation that " The wages of
lame are pall Out Of the Poor Rates" It is Well known
that tie sestem'or adioinistration iu !hie respect varies very
greatly in differed parts cf England, and it is very desira-
ble that Parlimweit shunld have the means of ascertaining,
dot iielly the. wheat extent of the charge, bet also *tat are
die local eircuusseincei and administrition of those districre,
in *bleb Ail:part of the burden has beets most oppressive,
and alt ikon, in which it Us been avoided.
in districts id which the charge should appeal° be peal,
at Inquiry stionfidbe Made into the tale of wager, the suet of
laboil pcsaleei; the extent and cause of the want of ea-
ployinent, and tbii member of children usually considered as
a grimed orteller. •
. Title considerations naturedy feed to the nest great
branch—reliergipo on aecoust of distress srisiai from
went ef .eueployment;
In proposing thii ai one of the prescribed heads, your '
Crelimotee are aware that it may be in many parishes, and
POtede.ootht to be in all, a bead, under which no espy.
shined lar'ssade, inaimuth as the payments made to persons:
in this situation should bet recompensed for labour perry-rows
0, and to • 1 a led andes owe of the former beads; or, -Where
the plletwagge or wages so paid is augmented on account nf
thoMikorlhelieatirk &wily ;. then, 'perhaps,- in tbis use, as
welt qs in that orsWaddition made on the same account to
a man's ordiaorlwages, the additio•al charge is to be re-
tsrded as comintunder the bead last proposed. Nevertbe-
lees, is •tlierc may still be eases in which money relief kr
given, without the condition of work, to eible-bodied seed
out of ediploy; suer Committee think it right, that the ex-
istence and peceniery consequence of that practice should
be known %eh it is in use.
YourVnentalttee apprehend that there ran be nn doubt
if thoproprielf -OT riquiring a separate arenuat of the ex-
peon of illegitimate children, nor any di6culty in keeping
ti. They refeibere to money paid by elm parish for the
theintenairce of such children, indepebdeutly of what may
be obtained from 'piVests under the laws peculiarly affect-
ing' ilJeOiatasyr.-Orthole t liana,- however, accurate
etetemeefa 'liquid' be Made, though sot uncles the present
Your Coolmiltrea ire of opinion, fist, under each head, a
distittetion should be made between those who have pet ma.
Dent illeireisiees,libd those to. whom occasional relief It
efFeWiled„ Nailer she head of permanent should he entered ,
all ellpßell in4lllY'Velibnthip allowances, itrept those which
being gliViay fat druecalional shit Weis; art le cease on
reertry.
Pular Comoilftel ate *dare that whatever may-be the etas-
tifi cjitiods 'if relief, something will still remain to be stated
as " Miscall '
it7witt, to thii opioioei of yOurtomMlttee, 'be one of the
(factious of the examloili lintien, 'to see that this heed is
`lpil tie:de uie of to save the" trouble of berforrnvitt, or to
sum dispenses which ought not to be ineureed.• Therappeat-
sue of a diepe'okitionaie amount of "' filiscellitheomi,"
geed 'levity, to suggest the necessity of ij more minute ea. ,
nariliitun, - '
, Vqtte Cosimifeel 'ate sensible of thfseeight of the objee-
*el which will bi made to their proposes/ clanification, on .
silesupq of tbe.pficulfe of atcribing each planet to its •
.311 per hear{; and ilill'more on scdeettot of liar addttioul la-
Tway 'lick it iiiiif Se Aped to arm, upon terseere, • sad
3ife Ingen-ceiibiellt Owen legs ire re am them.' .
Your Commit-
lt.
have site-lay fictiednecrin some de. rem, the ififileolty of
aseiillaaliOnsnwel they are fullrprepared to expo, be
the fist lesiiiix, 'wide failure from the want of esellicient
uodereterilicit oleic). what is required from Overseen; but
they ate cupviacel thatwo sostyvis of she expendleure, very •
far imice3 frOurpeirectien, would sevenbeless beeminently•
useful: Amelia' Atria" their 'legit...ions would probably
hitoeireled intcriMmediate effect; lo others, there would be
on. Lppeoalientioti; and even in those in which they should
be 'entire/ iegleited, there woold nut nuly ben !detergent at
kill eqit fry foriplete with that which is now produced,
. hat the inattention to lit prescribed rules, which would be
evideat'On in'speellim, would necessarily lead to inquiry into
tlei erode in which the law is adminiitered; for an inatten-
tion- kale correct principles of administration, may fairly
be inferred from a neglect of the preseribed system of an-
coant: '
Wheieritbere are Select Vestries, or permanent and paid
Oierseerr, site difficaltin will soon he surmounted.
. Ifebe'Committee have inserted iu their Appendix, a more
detpiled glee., ceniformable to Ike iteggestions ',bleb they
haw S offered • 'Theicading principle pf ibis plea is, that a
Wage *bestir('
,he pploted oat, in the overeetel'hooks, le
witicheach peymeol which tie 'makeV sbeisild be evened, so
inter be 'at once, or at most weekly; plain! under the heed of
eepemliture, under which it is sttinietely to staled; so that
there'pball be no necesirty for selection or new arraegesieot
alike end of the year, ur other period at which tbe weeniest
agar be rendered; but that she abstract required' for the
lestien, or for higher authorities, may consist of the totals
of the several pages or portions of the book setuallytept by
the overeeer,to winch each head will be referred, by figured
'di:ethers.
. Peer Committee•are quite aware, that this plan requires
each emiiiideration, and much amendment. They are,
however, inclined to bop:, that what on the first view may
appeer complexity, will be found, after a little practice, to
lead to simplicity. But they are still more persuaded, that
the id2empt to keep accounts se the form, or upon the pia-
ci*, suggested, will lead to a better uodermosidiag, wet
eaSy as to the mode is which seeousts are or ran be kept,
but as to the various practices, obtaining under be Poor
Laws, in the'sevefat parishes.
lea refereocitteithas variety of practice, your Committee
beg jteve td Uses •a set of queries, partially circulated
ider tfeleskiedoi of the Cistunidere of ISt?, and *beet 'w4 ecdpeefeil lf to be wall caletiested to procure very vain.
ILINIVIatke intro boutfeltet all (brim returos'hain

the-facility of tomplyisg with this negulaliop, will, probably
be merlons in different parishes, accOrdjog to their extent
eiteitestoreel. Your CoSetill7lo'•dielit go Miele Ibboort
the plan which has been suggetted to tht'll fur • weekly sc-
enes', with the reasons nrged fee iN adoption. It will be
bond to differ in some respects frtethat to which the pre-
erdieg remarks of your Culmatttee ar• divided; bet they
thick it right to stilemit both to demideritiou of the
Horse.
Your Committee recommend, that tio'imateseds' books of
'cements,• kept in the form which they have sireedy reg.
Bested, should be laid before the Jaitiem in Petty Sememen,
eeeoriting to the requisition of the Act 50 George 111. sod
that it should be accompanied by as abstract in the fovea
vrhieh they• . They think that it should be imperative
upon the Justices to examine this abstract, with a view so
ascertaining whether it is made up is the prescribed foe*,
and whether the several arithmetical processes which it coo•
tains are correct; and that they should be moreover enjoior
ed to take not tee of any statement on the fete of suchabstract
which should appear to call for particular remlirk.
.The parochial .almtgads should, in your Covitetiftee's opt:
mien, be tiousmitted fis the Secretary of State fur the HMO"
Department, to be by his direction formed Into a g I ob.
*tract, and in that form laid before Parliament. Possibly it
might be advisable, is the' Arm instance, to collect the all*
strums of ill the parishes in a Misty, at the Quarter Sesoluer,
Or in 'the hands of • county piker; but whether they come
to the office id Loudon directly from the parishes, or trove (be
county towns,your Committee are satisfied that the
Which they suggest will, even in the early stages of their Adop-
tion, bring before Parliament a body of inforniation, Much
more useful then soy which has hitherto been obtainid towards
apprising the Legislature of the real nature of the premiere of
the Poor Rate", and fur assisting the Legislature Is applying
remedies to such of the evils derived from the Poor Litersies
are occasioned by a lair administration.
Yune.Cominsttee regret that circumstances have prevented
their making their Report at a period of the Session which
admitted of a consideration of it, with a view to, an imam*.
late kgislative measure; they ere convinced that the add,*
two of their suggestions would greatly assist the dimmable
of any proposition fur amending the Poor Laws; bnt deem.
lag it now quite inexpedient to recommend the ildreideetion
of a Bill, they have directed their Chairman to move for
Returns from the Pariah Officers, for the year 1521-2, is the
'form adopted in the last Sestion,excluding only (for the era-
' son before staled) what rebid to workhouse,.
Your Committee ran only submit their suggestions for le.
lure conaideration; trusting, however, that theX may be per.
Mimed to observe, that if, through the local bigoted' of may
of the Members of the Douse, the system which they reedit-
mend could be in any degree curried into eft it in particular
districts, or if the more important of the particulars which
they desire., could he stated by way Of °herewith's, in souse
of the Returns to the Oder of the House, the pattial cape-
rimed might be eminesity useful, when the subject shall be
takeh into consideration in a future Session.
Jul, 15, 1822.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE:

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ion *hid' brought the cuss !been efilirelyitiaecorVelts to 'the otivibersot proem, Pi* IMO'
relief." Indigents must nee: oily or stediiiishilly, Obeyed. The rest difficulty
wins ; but it is of mocivitsia.. iv* this
saggitint I. no avoid As repealed erusiersitio, „.,„
that indigence. The amt. . wlibliolo reliefed more than once eiihin _ tile gear, I."""
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if the moral eaten lassie. Tint Oolumittor hops Sbat the plus suggested will flouts ii It is
tier, eon hardly bilitsted fa /grower attune-y-1u this respect. , this
ices' or. sfieidetit os domestic - ittstalerss sufirrstiot to your Goeunittec, that with irrims sin(
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rerig.. _trineipallt of,controlling she parish officers, a weekly' se- jaw,
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otidliMiWlT -count ificretd be retpilred. The propriety of prescribing, end
_ . _ . . _ _ a '41.. 1...:1;....0 ennsodrier with this aritatatian. rill tirohatitir __acre