The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-18 00:00:00

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eta—Tbst leaner hi which arse Daily Journals km
tams lip Ike cease of the distressed .puor, so praiseworthy
and hoesumble to tbirvariries Volitive's, must be particularly
someful to every render who feels in Ida breast the kast
:park of British philastbropy. The Inititation for affording
Temporary Raiff loth, Destitute, and Nightly Shelter
‘'lts the Moisseless;" giblets boa been so laudably besieged
wpm public notice at this inclement season, by our worthy
gild Magistrate sad his Coadjutors. deserves the most
peompt attentiondf theksomoleat. 80% Mr, *New me to
moiled you, and the public, ihniagh rem jootail, that the
Awe! wriprel &Argos is I bed almost said rarefy found to
smite, is those public weediest*, who weirder in our strerqs
by day, and take shelter is our otarket.plaess by night ; hot
rather is to br fogad in die secret chamber or garret of a com-
ings lodeng-lsoisar. To prom this, I am sutured respectfully
tts request the tamer of pose attentius to the following facts :
Dein, visitieg member of the Widows' Friend aid Brame-
teat Society, I Ms led its the coarse of my visits daring
INS week to a men in she vicinity of Clerkenwell, where I
sitereed, the meet Falafel distress that human nature
amid possibly suffer, of which I beg to give you the follow.
11111 speciosa see house comistiag of four rooms, I
found three families I. most destitute circumstances;
is, as sperteneut a widow, in her SOth year, whose parish is
• short disuses from Mot; she gets her living by pickiag
Mt bones and pieces of rag in the streets of this metropolis,
which she washes and sells—she is sow conlued to her
mom, through the hselesissey sf the weather, which, added
to her having fismserly beets in more comfortable circuits.
stances, forbids her becoming a public meatdicant. She is
tylog in secret sorrow, piping by day for want of a morsel
of breed, and shimsing with cold by might, having only
ono Wakes to awe, bee. _ _ _ _ _

The second ease is these( a epee sad his wife. and four ebil-
deen ; the mats lies for the last three years supported ►is
regally by raking the streets fee sails sod pieces of old iron,
with the help of his wife, who bas her. is Mr habit of car.
Tying meat sod vegetables from the market■; bat me se.
roust of tie weevily of the weathe► the small deem follow
Ws usual employ, sad the wens*, being ill, is usable to
leave her room. Fasmiente le all they have heel to rapport
sat is family few the last two days. 1 sera sca►cely Worm
you that is the sight they lie mom wretchedly—the man,
►ia wife, and youngest ebild herby but see blanket to rover
diem, nod the other three Andrea lie Da • few dirty rage in
owe cornet of the room, with two old sacks to cover them.
The third nee is still move wretched, it being a man, his
wife, sad a boy shoes Afton years olds they have so fer-
mium whatever; in • comber of the reset has • small visa-
t ity of short and dirty straw, sad Iwo eacks—.this is all they
have to lie spook or to ewer them at eight, and i■ the day
the man, who le by trade a sawyer, with his boy, are beaks'
employment ; bet, wore oat with mid and hunger, the boy,
she. 1 visited the family, was at house ill, sad Neither of
them, at Ares o'clock is the day, had broken their fast, oz.
rept by &inkiest mem Ire, as they railed it, which had bees
made from /as•losor which the woman had begged from an
eating.heeer, as they weft shoot to be meow, sway.
This is priests distress! these are the secret sufferings of
the poor! three are the cases for which the Widows' Primed
and Sesievolent Society most eaniesky sad respectfully se-
Skit the Moore bosses public. May 1 met hope, therefore,
Sir, that you will grant me your ledelgewce by imsertieg the
above I. your daily Jamas!. 10 so doing, yes will oblige
Toes hemble Servant,
January 14, 11120. T. S.

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