The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-19 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Sett,—lf a meeting, to consist of one Churchwarden rOver.
seer from each parish could be cenvened. at any central rat of the
metropolis, for the purpose of tarrying into erect say prOpOSOI
plan, of rendering the different publio charities for the sick sad
maimed pour more available than they ate. under existing regula.
thins, I should be happy to meet them, and I have no doubt that I
should be able to convince the meeting, and the public, of the con.
plete efficiency of the plan, to the full extent held out in my origi.
nal communication on this subject. In the meanwhile I beg pa.
mission to add a few additional observations, which will gristly
tend to clear the way for such a meeting.
1. I entertain no doubt whatever of being furnished with a copy
of the latest list of the Governoes and Subscribers of each hospital
and dispensary in Isor.dco, for the pumoem adverted to.
2. I would suggest the propriety of confining the plan to the
hospitals and dispensaries ifordiag, relief to the sick peer only,
' and which will not exceed forty tire in number.
3. If all the parishes in Ismael' were to unite in carrying the
plan into effect, I think I may safely pledge myself that it can be
done at about the small expense of forty shillings to each parish,
and which will be the principal expense atteeciing it for a period
of three years, when it may again be necessary to print a new edi-
tion of the street-lists. If, then, we can procure th:Dths7earatios
of one hundred parishes, Cr wards in establishing this and
each to subscribe forty shillings, a fund of two b point&
would thus be raised, which I find, on history, wMI be lay solliv
cient to defray the expense of printing, two brusdrall espies of each
of the forty-five lists, allowing two copses to each perish, se ward.
d. Instead of the Vestry Clerk, or any paid officer of the palish.
being required to keep these books or lira, and to furnish the in-
forffiation to the poor when called upon, surely, in these days of
extended education, there will be found in each parish work.boose
NOM honest, trusty. and intelligent pauper, who could be directed
to attend three or four hours every week.day for that purpose.
The keeper of the watch.house or work-house.gate, indm4 might
keep the lists, and give the information required.
5. As each parish or ward has its vestry clerk's office and watch-
house, why should not either of these be an impoorime place*,
keeping theselists in. and for the pars seimmi is weft so fart
the necessary information during the pekoe owed es melte"
' Front the above short statement, then, in sedition to my 4111_110111
letter on the subject, it will appear that the_rinfing is WIIS
literally the only expense attending the estahlidnialln d stir
and which cannot, as I conceive, be put to melpeadee the
advantage, thst are surf to accrue from its adoption.
Since writing the above, I have seen a Letter addressed to the
Editor of the British Press, signed 11. A. The limonite ma.
mined in it are quite natural on a cursory view of the subject, mid
under the impression which the writer explains. I trust, however,
that the above observations will be found to remove the difficulties
he points oat ; part of which he will perceive have arisen from his
mistaking the word street, for sheet. In my onginal letter in the
Gentkntun's Mago:ine, H. A. will find the expression to be street-
lists, and not sheet.lists, as he has written it. I beg, however. to
offer my thanks to that gentleman for the notice he has kindly
taken of my letter, as it is only by discussing the subject, and con-
vincing the public of the utility of some such plan, that we CIO
expect to do what is our mutual object—benefiting the puma
classes of society.
A. C. 18. .

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRES&

Prison-room, House of Commons, June 18.
Sts.—l have read in your paper Mr. Owen's letter, complaining
that Lord baud Male had declared Mr. Oweres plan to be worthy
only of contempt; and saying, that his efforts with Parliament
having failed, he, himself, was about to commence practically.
It will be rememberal, that Mr. Owen stated, prior to his int
meeting of last year, that nothing more was required to relieve be.
land from distress than, " to unite and employ the peoples" and,
that I appeared at his meeting, offered to unite with run, and la.
boor till Christmas for 3a. per week. 81r. Owen held my offer in
contempt, and would not engage. How, then, should he expert
any thing but contempt from others ? The fact is, that I inteedid
practically to illustrate the vanity of his expectations by his own
conduct. At his second meeting, seeing that the farce of relieving
&stress in 'rebind was carried on by well dressed people gravely
listening to an Orator, who, seated in a chair, threw out nonsense,
with a table before him exhibiting the King, the Nobles, and the
wealthy classes 'comfortably arranged, while labourers and pau-
pers were flung aside as so inuch rubbish ; I protested, is the
name of the labourers and paupers of England, against the abomi-
nable triflng of the Meeting. The public, I think, may new re-
flect upon all this to advantage ; and, perhaps, it mar go so tar in
proving me more sound of mind than Parliamentary Doctors ion.
gine.
Hut. Sir, Mr. Owen's practical endeavours are more wonky of
notice than his hopeless visions. lest April, having gone to snit
my tinnily, in Scotland, I took Motherwell by the way. There
saw ground staked out for one of Mr. Owen's n was ir-
formed that four men had begun to dig clay for bricks; and that
the country people had named the place, " the New Jerusalem."
As an experiment, it is well worthy of encouragement, and I hope
will go 041 with abundant means. It is what )Ir. Owen should
have set about six years ago, when the first subscription was raised.
l'nfortiinately, he then attacked faith, without which nothing cm
be done in this world ; now that he is about to 'hew faith by were.
she will, I trust, return to his assistance ; and he has my most homy
good wishes. ROBERT 11.101.1iL11.

THE OrNnLc JUSTICES.—Our readers will doubtles4
recollect the statement which we laid before the public some monies
since, respecting the treatment received hy a poor fellow of the
name of James Baker, residing at Glatithoine. near Our,tlL. It
seems this man was in.:riled of being ratherde.rferoys amongst the
pheasants of the Lord Pricy Seal, and too cautious in his ma.
DIMWITS for the quick-sighted gentry paid by the Noble bad
for the are of those previous animals. Rut to leave Baker,
during the whole shooting season, in undisturbed posseeine
of his liberty, was too muds to be endured. It was dimmed Itf
one of the keepers some weeks after the deed was committed, dies
Baker hail rut from an ash tree a dead bough, under circumstances
of no moral guilt. This was quite enough. A warrant fro) the
Reverend Justice is quickly despatched—the culprit had up—lee
bough valued at Is. (worth not one farthing)—• -..tot. tine, with IL
Coats}, inflicted—Raker earning Gs. per week -if course unable to
pay—off he is sent for one twelvemonth to a dungeon and e't
tread-mill!!! Ilona! the Lord Privy Seal's nheayints are ssfe
for the season. The poor fellow baying laid his 4.,e befrve Mr.
Wells, of Huntingdon, that gentleman first stated the facts le
l'iscount Althorn, fiLP for the county. The Noble Lard saw to
reason for interfering—it was no Whig job. Mr. Wells that liP•
plied by motion to the Judge t.. the last anima, to have Batt
brought up, that his case might be publicly heard ; but to I
Ihr
Under-Sheriff had net put his name in the calendar, by which n
was said the Sheriff was liable to a fine el M. under some Charlie
statute or other, but the Judge could do nothing. Mr. Wells
then, as a last resource, submitted the facts of the ems to the
Secretsry of State fur the Home Department, when, liter' ame
correspondence, the gaoler received his Majesty" warrant for the
Idischarge of the poor fellow, after, however, enduring near flee
months' imprisonment ! ! !"—fStamford New:.