The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-05 00:00:00

.413STRACr OF .4 DILL,

Tn amend the LAWS respecting the SETTLzay...I.47 of
the Poor.

Preamble.—No Settlement to he gained by residenee,
otherwise than as is by this Act ',welded.
Settlement to be gamed by a reeidenee of three year.,
'the three years not to commence under years o!
age, or before emancipation.
Residence in Almshouses, &c. not to confer a Settle-
ment.

Persons claiming a Settlement by residence, mi.,
make oath thereof before Justices, who are to examine
and adjudge.
Justices to record and certify their adjudication.
Appeal against adjudication to Petty Session.
Costs given to the Respondent when the Petty Session
shall confirm the previous adjudication.
Adjudication to be prima tacit evidence of Settlement.
D'imestic servants residing with their masters, &r. in
different parishes, may gain Settlements where they re-
sideehe last days.
rvice of seamen in rated veF.sels; to be considered as
residing in the rating parish.
Justices tnav suspend the actual reruns al ; and direct
copes of the Order, Sm. to he delivered to the parish in
which the Settlement shall be adjudged; and the order
may be appealed against, as if the pauper were removed.
Parish giving notice of appeal, may require the actual
removal. _ _ .

Justices nlay disallow the expellee of maintenance by
the parish requiring removal ; and may order the appel-
lant parish to pay the charges of regional.
Act not to affect Settlements derited from parints, or
acquired by birth or marriage.
Act not to externd to repeal provisions of 3.151c0.
c. 101, in cases of sickness.
Overseer; shall keep Accounts! &c. of all relief tlistri-
buted to paupers, W. and U. c. 11, S. 1 I.
Access to such accoun s.
Publication of such accounts.

Penalty on Overseers not keepinv. such account, &e.
Provisions for parishes to apply to tins &c.
To where the Act is to extend.

An unfortunate accident occurr,d on Tuesday in
the New-road. As Mr. Bellasis, son of th,:
Dr. Bellasis, of Basilden, Berks, was crossing the
mad near the small Pox Hospital, he was knueltel
down by the pole of a carriage which was passing,
and before the coachman had time to draw up his
horses, the fore wheel of the carriage had passel
Over his neck: he was immediately taken up and
carried home, but the vital spark was extinct.
Attempted Murder, Arson, and Suicide.—Tues-
day, night a gardener of the name of Lacey, who
lodged-in a house in Mill Pond-street, Dock-head,
attempted to murder his wife lky battering her head
most dreadfUlly. .1 he poor woman was sent to the
hcspitul ; after which the wretch cut his own throat
from car to car, and set fire to his room. The alarm
was given in sufficient time to save the other parts
of the house, but not before the monster was quite
dead.

Curabno, the famous linguist, of Bristol notoriety,
has been exhibiting her fiats in various r:u•ts of
America, where she was as figtunate i;► finding
some fiats, as s!le had before been in England. We
nave not, however, ascertained whether the Students
of Sancrit and other Eastern lure, were au►ong leer
dupes.

10$

tllO.O SATURD.: V CdZETTE.

ANICRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
.. Revert, jun. Tulleshunt Derry. Essex, butt-her.
H. Brodie, Liverpool, linen draper.