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FINANCES OP THE COUNTRY. OUR ecztrcuLruza POOR.
Accounts have been printed by order of the Ai it is emential tolbe welblelog of the consmanitv, that
louse of Contniona, chewing the *tumult of the. the amelioration ail* condition of nor spindle's' poor
. of
the funded
debt Great Britain, should be immediately attended to, and skis humanism sub-
iial capital, jeet will most worthily octopi the carnotite of wrestle
including e Austretti and Portuguese Insult, as it e minas generally, I hey to toffee some preliminary re/under,
Amid oil the let blFehrunry, or sth of January, in trnatieg that a sober view of truth will accompany what a
retard to my country shall dictate.
Ist this favoured laud, we recueniae !dewing, No where elm
tell year, front the year 1786, to the year 1919, tn.
to he funnel ; the sentiment of patriotism may, =
:lustre. 8 these account* it spiwars that the total
ha presumed to burn more ardently than its has
enontit of the unredeemed debt in the year 1796, climes. The ,
These remarks apply equally to every rook la
ens 239.231,2491.. Of 14 lair hOW total charge wan society. and since tlw happiness of each is necessary to lie
health of the whole, when any member suffers the lebele
H 002,40.21 The 41,61 thence was gradual.
boat politic becomes affected. The adoption or a Moody,
sinking to the year 172.3. whet) the unredeemed of cemiertmeoce, becomes the universal demand—the ma.
chime again is I. its right enure.--the pablic safety is re-
debt amounted to 227,9e9,148/. Front that' yes,*
entart4
it rapidly and constantly increased to the present But it has been that an attachment to our highly anti
veal.,
and on the sth of January, 1819, the total jowly appre,;:leilleod ii-e.b'' ...coons betrays ufs into site extreme dj
clig
h.s4rding Melones
debt of Great Britain and Ireland mounted ooetlefienlClAl7l 'invaluable, a irnlytirstiell oevil is its some period
to 1.181 50a,3621.; of which has been redeemed, suffered to accumulate ere the needed redress of abuses is
sun.::.:.
'1;9.637.049/.; ; leafing the e dal u iiredemed It\tr a considerable time reflecting and statistic persons
debt 791.867 315/. The sinking fund erunented to have perceived the progress of causes which could not fail to
engender much distress in our labotring community ; hut
l g
15,1315,0ftte ; and 'ate entite, includin the
the moment, it is folly hoped.is arrived for their removal.
sinking tiusd. to 45.749,1081- Since the days of Chatham the pressure of taxation on the
necessaries of life haul evidently disordered the cireamatances
Au official account of the total weekly amount
of these classes, but the constqmiscea of those buttilities
of Bank ;inlet and Bank post-bills in circulation which attended the French Revolution, whets combined with
from the 23.1 November. 1819, to the latest period sonar eaenie which are about to be named, have visited with
uverwhelming consternation and dismay.
to which the same can be stated, states the total In the catalogue of national injary, the lerened number
fur the week ending the 30th of November at of small farms is highly prominent. The public voice
been long ranted on this subject, must he deemed sulfi•
03448,340/. of which 6 745.850/. are under 5/.1 leg
ojeot sushi/61y. Not merely was the estimable body of small
for the week ending the 711, December 22.536,6901. holden of land expunged, but it has generally been consi-
f which 6,694,040/. are under 51.; for the week dared ender the new arrangement, the country neither fur.
Malted its accustomed supplies of food, nor of employ meet.
ending lath December 22,4184201. of which But what it is the most eminently necessary here to impress
is, that those small portions of land which were held by the
G,621,990/. are under 5/. ; and for the week
labourers were moat g Ily alienated. Thus whatever
tugsuppi the 2lst of December 22,194,650/. of which supplies were to be derived from the industrious
h efforts of
6 569,560/. are under 51. leisure horn, or, if having • family, from the dairying, Ike.
were swept away,and leaving no profitable occupancy of such
lime. Hence, with wages relatively depreciated, and those
most important resumers withdrawn, have we witnessed,
after the most ardent but ineffectual struggles on their part
to retain independence, this large portion of fellow-subjects,
eminently their country's stay in peace—its defence in war,
stidden hum is deeding is the British community.
It is fleetness to detail the fatal results. The effects of
aguey and despair are universally discovering themselves.
But while agitating a remedy, we must also lake into ac-
count the myriads of manufacturers, which, in miserable
stud portentous masses, are now calling fur employment
and subsistence, and which the loom ceases to afford.
The great resource, it is apprehended, will be found in
land. The cultivation of the soil with spade husbandry
being generally applicable, the whole of the industrious un-
employed, it is anticipated, may thus be provided with the
means of realizing, at no ilistsat period, indepesident sub.
sistence. Thus while large and populous places are extri-
cating by these and other means from their demented cir.
cumstancea, our agricultural poor, through the medium
of email portions of land, effurded on easy terms to every
labourer, and which might be accomplished by indiveidtsal
and pariah exertions, will be again roused fu 'fort •.
Hours of leisure occurring in long days, as well as is
our climate in weather partly wet end partly fine, is
all season,, will here find cougeisial and rational occupancy.
The labourer's family will thee be supplied with healthful
and profitable employment, and that must essential object,
the interests of the rising race, he obviously provided for.
Testae views being built upon experience, may be relied on.
The d xample of perishes, and even of whole districts in our
land, will be adduced to demonstrate the fact. Where poor
persons have retained their land, or, if with families, suffi-
cient to keep a cow, the farmers are rationed with tildes-
Whom labourers, sod the ennwrionity blessed with patriotic
tad indepesdent members. By the scheme before its, the
necessity far :vistas so masy millions, now exhausted in
Pour's Rates, will came, sad the aged, infirm, and incapa-
ble be once again the alone and grateful recipients of
such
On these subjects the opinions of Bacon, Franklin,
Dr. Adam Smith, and Mr. Fox. hove been lone before the
public; also of Sir Thomas Bernard, as well as the Right
Hon. President, and venerable Secretary of the Board of
Agriculture; but in a cease so interesting the following
names may be noticed with effect:—The late Duke led
Duchess of Northumberland, Earl Winchilsea, Earl Car.
nerve n, Earl Abergsvenoy, Bisbup of Durham, Bishop of
Chester, Lord Carrington, Lord Crewe, Lord King, Lord
Le Depeace', Mr. Coke, Mr. Denise's, Mr. Wilberforce,
Mr. &Wood, with a large number of sagacious characters,
composed of Members of the Legislature, Magistrates.
Clergy, practical Agriculteralisto, Surveyors Parish Offices
I. manufacturing and agricultural diatuicts, and persona of
intelligence and influence generally e.
But to accelerate the accomplishment of imell event', jn.
dicious and reflecting characters bare suggested the pm-
priety of a cooperation of the intelligent and influential;
and presuming that such might far most advantageously
he effected in connexion with the Metroplis, a meeting of
the county of Middlesex bas been recommended. Noble-
men sad Gentlemen of every description (the subject soar-
ing above party,) might form opinions, decide, and recom-
mend. An effort like this, embracing the best interests
of all, mast unite the most universal aid from the reflect.
ing and worthy, with which our land abounds. The amis.
factory hope which such a 'erasure would inspire, must
produce the happiest effects. Gloom would lee dissipated
and replaced by gratitude. The restoration of our tran-
quillity will, in shim way, he found most catty; nor may the
most timid apprehend the visitatioss of the aeighbouring
country, Ireland, where, though ender the ante sovereignty,
the rich have been most miserably separated from the poor.
la these epochs, she pressure of our debt is so consider-
able, when every class mast he called on to bear its propor-
tionate blades in supportiag the revenue, bow necessary
that the exertions of oar country should be stimulated;
that the higher, the middle, and lower racks, possessing a
community of interests, abuold universally rally to upold
the common weal. Tbe opinions sine submitted, being con-
ceived to be coincident with thine of talent!, enlightened
sewage% a fervent hope is cherished that the menrity,
happiness, sad prosperity of oar country will be established
us the most tiros NW stable basis.
BENJAMIN WILLS.
Camberwell, Nemsber, 1819.

GLASGOW, DIiCSIIBER 29.

On Saturday evening last between twenty and
thirty suspicious-looking fellows were observed
training, armed with bludgeons, near Springhank,
which information was immediately give's, whets a
party of the county patrole were sent to watch their
motions, They went out by the Girscube-road as far
us Wyndford cotton mill, when observing that they
were bogged, they, oil the word of coniniand—halt--
being given, turned back without attempting any
thing. At one time they seemed inclined to attack
the patrole. On coming back toSpringbank they dis-
persed, hut the patrole followed some of them home,
and gave notice of the same. About two o'clock
on Sunday morning tire of them were taken out of
bed. and lodged in gaol. In one of their houses
a dagger was found tied to the top of a stick.
When examined, they said that they were only go-
ing to beg a few shillings to hold Christmas ; hot
one confessed that there was a farm-house they had
in view to attack, as they understood this farmer
kept all his money at home, from a fear of the
Books failing ; and that they also intended to have
attacked Sir Ilay Campbell's house. but hail after-
varthc that lie had got a large bell liked on
the roof of his house, with chains down all the
chimniets, to alarm the country round. in case of at-
tack. Some of them are in custody."—(Glaigoso
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EMIGRATION Ti) SOUTH AMERIcA.

Respecting the /Viedai. which, in the recent
storm, wise obliged to run from Dublin Bay, the
following letter has been received in town from
General D'Evereux's Agent :

Belfast, 44th December, 1819.
MY MAIL Stn—The Nicolai, which iii the last dreadful
storm ass obliged to put to sea from the hay of Dublin, car-
rying off besides the passengers a number of persons irlio
hill Roue on board to see their friends, put in here, having
suffered considerable injury from the storm, and being pre-
viously on the hank iu Poolbeg. From Dublin here she ran
before the wind at least ten knots an hour, and with diB -
culty made Carrickfergus hay. She goes into dock next
week, and will be ready fur sea in eight or tea days.
On one account I do not much regret this, as I shall here
hive an opWisnity of putting on board an additional quan-
tity of spades, 'hovels, Dad other implements of husbandry,
which her sudden depmture prevented me doing in Dublin.
There are, I gad, •umbers of persons anxious to emigate
from this neighbourhood, but it will be, I think, better first
to clear Dublin and its vicinity of many of the unemployed
there, and then I will engage and send out some vessels from
Cork, Waterford, and this Port.
Before the latter rail of was year 1 braise we shall be en.
nbiell to send out ten thousand persons from Ireland. They
mill forma respectable colony, and found New Dublin. Then
the tide of emigration will turn from the United States to
South America, an object of importance to the United
Kingdom. I am, Dear Sir, yours very truly,
MATTHEW MACNAMARA.
Matthew Sutton, Esq. Emigration Office,
8, Lower sackville-street, Dublin.

The Doke and Duchess of ST. ALBANS have
left town for their seat, Cation. Surrey.
General GREW/ILIAC entertained the Ambassa-
dor of the Netherlands and a party of distinction
riot Thursday, at his house in Hill-street, Berkeley.
square.
Letters have been received from Lord WHIT.
woant and the Duchess of DOUBT, dated from
Italy. We have the pleasure of stating, that the
Noble Lnrd then was to an improving state of
health. They intend visiting Naples and Rome,
nod a few of the Isles of the Archipelago, previous
to their retort; to this country, which is not ex-
pec:ed till May or June next.
Extract of a letter from St. John's, New Bruns.
wick, :"Z .iv. 10 :—" The intended fortifications
Grand Nieman, fur which 40,0001. were voted in
Parliament at the last SVlPlian, are to he immedi-
lately commenced on the point of the island called
he Swallow's Tail, being the spot most approved
of for that purpose, and establishing • depot, in
le vicinity of which there is * spacious bay and
.fe ancliorsge for ships, secure from all winds ex.
,vpt the eastward."
The British brig Charles, Captain KNIGHT,
it will be recollected, was detained at Co-
"ma oat the 19th of October, and the Master con-
,bred lit the common gaol, in consequence of 90
l:erd dollars having been found on board of her, was
nreleased Ms the Ist instant by a Royal order, ob.
'slued at the instance of his Majesty's Ambassador
"t Madrid. The Cheeks sailed on Ilse 4th instant
tiamburgli, and has since put into filillord.
damage.

• The Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, to
" Amend the Laws for the Relief of the Poo►," autho ' g
each Parish to take twenty acres fur the purpose of employ-
ment and letting.
See the Minutes of the Committee for Encoaragemest
of Industry and Reduction of Poor's Rates, King's Head,
on Puuluy.
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The East ',Wirt transport, the vessel appointed
to convey Mr. PA RKER'S party of colonists to South
Africa, which had been under sailing orders at
Deptford from the middle uf last week, bat was
detained by the state uf the wind, dropped down
the river on Wednesday. A considerable number
of the including the Chaplain, Surgeon,
Apothecary, &c. are on hoard. She proceeds to
Oak in the first instance, to take in the remainder.
It is understood that they are to be all assembled at
that place on her arrival; and that from the other
arrinigensents adopted there her stay will be very
limited, previous to soiling on her ultimate denies-
lion. The kart India is a nearly new ship, of
shoot sio ions burden. The Belle 41fiamee and
Zusaaster, employed o►► the same service, were still
iu the river uu Wednesday.