The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-25 00:00:00

MEADICITY SOCIETY.

Yesterday a numerous and respectable Meeting
took place at the London 'cavern, for the purpose
of receiving the Report of the Committee appointed
to inquire into the State of Meorlicity in the Me-
tropolis. It was the first annual Alerting, mid
the greatest interest was excited. Several Ladies
were present.
The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND took the Chair
of half-past twelve o'clock. His Grace mated the
object of the Meeting. ■nd proposed that the Se-
eretaty should read the Report, which contained
much important matter.
The Report mentioned, that since the opening of
the office, on the 25th of March, 4,676 cases had
toren referred to the Society, during the investign.
Lion of which the Society had afforded food to the
applicants, as well as to 677 children attached to
them.—(App/ante.)--In many cases temporary
lodgings were provided. Those applicants were
disposed of in ditrerent ways. A great number
were permanently relieved ; .564 impostors mud
desperate vagrants were detected and ordered
to he prosecuted.—((:real applause.)—Mosltitudrs
were sent to their parishes, and provided with
situations. Of those who applied, 1,.568 com-
plained that thee• had been reduced on account of
With of employment. The Report stated, that the
conduct of parishes in a co►isiderable degree threw
difficulties in the way of effecting the situ of the So-
ciety, lint it admitted that the Overseers had pain-
ful duties to perform, and were not altogether to
blame. The lutes feletsce of existing authorities
was necessary, for soon after the poor were sent off
ill their parishe► they were let loose upon the public
spill. It was reennimetoled that the Magis-
trates should have a diecretionsry power of greater
extent, arid amongst other things that they 'night
be enabled to send paupers to their parishes without
first mending them to prison.
The Report was received with great applause,
and ordered to be printed.
After several obeservations from Sir T. Bell,
Mr. William•, &c. &c. Foote alterations were or-
dered to be ►nstlr in the Regulation*.
Theirks were then voted to the Duke of Nor-
thumberland. . . .

Ills Greer. in returning 'batiks, applauder] the
zeal of the Socirt), Hurl declaterl dna he should be
a steady supporter of so admirable an Institution.

OLD ‘ BAILEY, ‘
.:EDNESDAY, FEBRUARY _4.

MaMum Gray and Dennis Sweeney, Iwo boys, mily ten
years of mg, acre convicted of stealing one dorm penknives,
and • dozen of pocket ditto, the property ofJoreph Fairey.
Charles Ilehburd, Thomas Jones, and Thome, Randle,
were indicted fur stealing two stone bottles, containing
brandy and gin, a watch, and some halfpence, the property
of John :Sikh.
The Penni ulor is a licensed victualkr, t(SitilllC at N 0.92,
High Holborn. On the intoning of the 20th of January,
'Mott five nirlock, lie was alarmed by the watchman, and sou
g itstig up, hr disco% ied that the cellar door had been
ripened, and on gum; into the cellar, he found the cocks
of his brandy, rum, and gm, /waning; five ur six gallons
having already run out acacia ; and ors going to the smal:er
crsks winch c ,sicated by pipes with those in she
cellar, he found Hit m also running, mid from Isis till lie
missed • watch and sonic halfpence. The Prisonera were
seen sit Six o'clock the same morning at • coffee-shop in
llothorti, and they paid fur what they had io cupiter, and
were obaerved to look at a watch of a similar description
to first produced, which the Proseutior swore to Le his.
Mr. VAILIANT (the dodge pro. fem.) summed tip the evi-
dent e, and the Jury found the Prisoners Godly.