The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-22 00:00:00

C (IRIS l'S HOSPITAL.

Yesterday being St. Matthew's day, areording to
(listens she Right Hun. the Lnrd Mayor, *serifs. Al-
deemen Sir James Sbaw. Bart. Sir Richard Carr Glya, Bart.
and Aldermaa Christopher Smith, Thomas Thrallton, Esq.
James Palmer. Esq. and the mt of the Governors and
Treasurers of the several Royal Hospitals, attended Divine
Service at Christ Church, Neergiste-street. There was a
most eacelleat Sermon, preached by the Rev. R. Lynam, M.A.
and bad a moat impressive effsct on the congregation, which
were very numerous and respectable. Service being ended,
the Lord Mayor, Governors, Ike. repaired to the Great
Hell I. Christ's Hospital, which was crowded with Ladies
cad Gentlemen to hear she °fissions : the first, in Latin,
was delivered-by Master Joshua Welsh, the Senior Scie4ar,
who, although only understood by the more learned
part of the auditory, fsikd not to make a deep im-
pression upon his hearers by his 111111/1y delivery. The
'English oration was spoken by Master Joseph Yates
Cookson, the second scholar, *hick, from being understood,
made • greater impression on the feelings of all present.
After the orations were concluded the Lord Mayor, AlJer-
mso, and the whole of the company, rewarded the young
orators by pecuniary marks of their approbai ion ; after which
the beadles of all the hospitals appeared, and laid down their
staves, and the Lord Mayor asked the City Marshal if he
knew of any complaint against them, and being answered in
the negative, they were severally called over to take pones-
num of their staves again. His Lordship and the Company
were entertaised with cake cad wise, and afterwards broke
up. The Governors and Treasurers of Bridewell, Briblem,
and St. Thomas's Hospitals, went to their respective
Hospital*, where (boners were provided for them.

PARISI! OF LANBATH.
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Yesterday a meeting of the Inhabitsols of the Parish of
Lambeth was held its the Vestry-room, fur the purpose of
considering a proposition for " Fa►ming the Poor." The
question excited great iuterest, and the Vestry was crowded
to excess.

The Hector, the Rev. Mr. D'Oirt.aT, took the Chair, and
recommended to the sleeting order in their proceedings, for
the better consideration of the business they had to discuss.
Captain 'FUCK then addressed the Meeting on the heavy
expenditure which the parish bad incurred, ■ad was still
incurring, by a want of due economy in the management of
the parochial pour. He said the lament parish expenditure
for mainteaanee amounted to oiue shillings each man, when
the same might be defrayed, if the poor were farmed, fur
little more than oar-third of that amount. The gallant
Captain proceeded to read various calculations, showing
the reductions which might be made in the expenditure, and
concluded by moring," That the Proposition he hail brought
forward fur farming the Subsistence of the Pour be adopted."
Mr. ScHtmrs seconded the motion.

Before the motion was put, Mr. WlLt.taxs wished to
know w►ether it was practicable to class the in and out-door
Poor.

Mr. LIM, at considerable length, opposed Captain
Tuck's motion, which he conceived visionary and impracti-
cable. He denied the asserted expenditure, and said that
the account did sot exceed ha. 7d. per head. This was con-
brined by the Rector and true of the Overseers.
A considerable discussion here ensued, in which Mr.
ROIIIICY, Mr. 'l7lU.IMila, Captain TucK, and other pa-
riabitrera, took • part. All agreed that, if the pour could
be farmed, the proposition ought to be adopted, for the
sake of trying its efficacy. II was ultimately agreed to refer
the subject fur consideration to a Committee, Including the
parish otErers, who are to repot t their °pinkie at a future
vestry.
It was stated that an annual raving of 10,0001. would be
effected by the aduptiou of the new plait.