The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

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At this remarkably toelesnorttlsemon, ;it afforcfs or Pe'ru,
liar pia to record the following instance, of IS o ,
teem on the part of the More wealphrlww.Ofdn. cods aia
oily towards the relief of the snifeeftig anthrieserving Pone
IViedhans Wyndham, Emg. M.P. fee Salisbury, ham pre,eort
10J grilles. for the sue of the pew of shut Cup.--The.Thon
hers for Devises (Messrs. &ace)yl cod Pewit) .hare
rack to the pre of that Wm. where Nearly 299/
• Netts given, by solicitotion of the Mayor, Ire. frail homer
house —At Warosimtpe 44101. have bees withlorviiPP4.--41
Trowbridge, coals estmeold to the pre (by m insbaceptiorekt
.$4. per- hakel.--At fdelkshans, ohool. 1,020 poor pe-venire
Will be attpplied for seven or • htlit weeks with Ike best hc..4.1
"wt half priee.--At Basingstoke, Chrldrodesa, anti FaM.g.,,,
Rants, the pour have her ropirtied with hen r anti bread
Lord Ilottoo.—kt Abbolvime awl Clifford. Ideas. •
fat ox sad twoisheep were distributed.—At •,.
tweet, 2 pad 300 bushels of coals have helm ilededtuie M
Bishops Hull, breed mod coals are distributing at • red•e,4
'price.—At Fmreliam a dtheral distribution of bread and h
ems made by Lady &nett awl H. P. flame. Reg,
On year Years, Day the Illfrcitignires of Itteckinghim re_
gated upwards of 440 of the raw people of 'lighten,. near c.
resford, with roast beef, plism.podding, and nle; mffordisic A
genuine specimen of Euglish hospitality, as gratit's tog, se
' doubt nut, to the worthy donor, as it was to those who par.
Irk of it.
Laity Miblotar hoe cloth six chaletroom of coals to
poor of Twyford ; G. W. Richest., Esq. three clialdrons if
comb, and G R. Ricketts, Esq. two rhaldroom.
Icy s subscription amongst the Provost, Fellows,
and others, of Eton College, there is a fund provided,.
which the Poor receive, daily, doriog this inclement
120 quarts of soup.
A meeting of the inhabitant, of Reading took place Lot
week, to consider of the best meant of affordiog relief to :Pir
poor. A submeription was entered into, and •
minee made which together aromioterl to about 3201—w 11.-11
sum has beeet distributed io cools and dustbin to the meet
necessitous families.

Wr are extremely hippy to elate, that the short al. cu
were established in this tow• several years ago fur rap.
plying the poor with soup during the glister mouths, a‘. .t
which, at several prelude of privation and (Wirers, have
been the means of affording the poor a cheap sad nutri.
boos soup, have agaio beets re-opened. During the Lilt
week above 21,000 quarts of barley soap hive been sold al a
halfpeouy the quart; sod so great has bees the deist J. 1114
it cosolil with difficulty be supplied —(Liverpool Adeertinr •
A meeting of the inhibitions of this city and its vitinitr,
convened by the Mayor, was held at the Guildhall on
nesday, when a siebecreptiou was metered lute for the re-
lief of the distressed poor during the present inelemenry
of the weather. Upwards of three hundred and silty puencle
were subscribed at the tweeting, In which sum s very calm.
derable addition has Mace been made, and it is still incens-
ing. It is intended I. distribute the bounty fie bread and
furl, which was the plan adopted in lbe year ISIS, aid
which Bare general milisfactleme to the subscribers, sad to
the poor also --(Caufarbtop Paper.)
T. lloutdawortb, F.sq 111. P. for Pontefract has tram-lamed
5001 to be diatriboied autougst the poor and 'meantime of'
that borough, who are wow soffering the greatest Cetera,
through tee waist of employment at this inclement mama.
The distribution coisiaemsced oa Wednesday.--( Dowager
Paper.)