The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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REFUGE FOR 711 E HOMELESS POOR. another, who had very tibia inclieetion
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o and thus Cooke assuaged to have his pedeu
without being at a farthing expense.
Yesterday the Hanlon of the House Commit-
tee, •ppointed by the General Committee elsoseu Alderman Wool, strongly returansended
for the service of the liouselearePoor, waited alms brother Governors the .spropriely of 8:111-
the propos.tron or trot s..ommittee, cuter .
the Governors of the London Workhouse. for the
Treasurer (Sir %V. Bowhiss) haviug made .
purpose of making propositioes to them, fuses
vet ich great iadvantage is expected to the destitute Bided objectipe, the application was replied 4
during the welter. the uflirmailet, mei leave ass given to appoist a
Committee to model the workhouse, and put it 10
The London Worklonure, Which had been erected
I pro plan
for the purpose of affeeling protection to young three per
ndredfur the reception of between two end
children without settlement or the means of sup- hu "°°Yeue°Ple'
The Committee are to apply for similar accom-
port ; to beggars, whose, want* are not imaginary ;
modation for the poor et Ilse East and West ends
Amid to neforturiate Persons who might be
be
of the town. We understand that in their arrange-
eharged froth priauni or hospitals, mid might be
meats for the temporary protection of the houselevs,
eithout opportesiity of earning a livelihood from
they are determined to guard against the possibility
want of character or strength, ris now dwindled into
of being burdened by those who are toot in the most
the miserable abode of a few children, who ore sou-
Bread and water will
perintended by person, who are either nut qisioltfied pressing stale °I. nere"ilY.
to those who
or no, outeorts,d to have the tinatet,the.tmoroctimi be slinisaistereel crave admission, and
pursidoneut will certainly be inflicted upon all ins-
to which the Acts of the 19th said 14th of Cherie* 11.
postorx.
ref, r. fo these Acts it is seated expressly, that
all those also shall be received Iwo the London
Workhouse must work.. For a considerable time
after the estsleislionent of this Institution the pro-
visions of the Act were strictly attended to, but
those who slit everted the benevolent Fr:larders in the
government of it were less attentive to the interests
of the miserable part of the population for whirl) it
gave shelter, mod as there were no profit* likely to
arise form the activity of the Directors except
those of the heart, the Loudon Workhouse became,
at length, little more than a name.
We rejoice that the benevolent views of the
Committee of the Houseless Poor have been so COW.
pletely met by the present Governors of the Lon-
don ‘Vorkbout.e, Boit nothing cast be ieferred from
the event of yesterday but the certainly that by
their misted efforts more good will be done 10 the
course of the prevent winter than would be likely
to he effected by a hundred languid Meed.city
Societies.
Amongst the Governors who :Mewled at the
Workhouse to receive the proposition of the Depu-
tation from the Committee of the Houseless Poor
were—The Lord Mayor (who took the Chair),
Alderman Wand, Mr. Wright, Mr. Dolly, Mr.
GOil., nod Mr. Pearce. Amongst the Deputation
were Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Hick.
Mr. lime stated, that he waited upon the Go-
vernors in the assume of the General Committee, to
request that they would permit so much of the
London Workhouse as could be spared to be ap-
propriated to the use of the indigeot and unpro-
tected, with whom the streets in this severe season
began to abound, lie repreaauted, that such VII
application of the Workhouse was compatible with
the Charter. and said, that the expense arising
f dilapirlations, the. would be defrayed by the
Committee for the tiouseless Poor. The accom-
modation would be required fur three months. The
necessity east exceedingly pressing, and Mr. Hick
hoped the Governors would not part without coining
to a determination to co.uperate so far with the Com-
mittee, who had done so much service to the com-
munity last year by the liberal course they had
pursued. Mr. Huck took the opportunity to state,
that if, by the interference of those around bun, a
considerable sum were raised to accornpl,sh the de-
' sirable object of clearing the streets of beggars
1 during the severe season, an estoblithinent might
rise, and suddenly too, which would be likely to
arrive at the character which Christ's Hospital had
attained amongst the noble iiistitutions of the
country.
• The Load MAYOR approved the suggestion of
the Committee, and pointed out various untenanted
parts of the Workhouse, in which the unfortunate
coitA he placed without the slightest preju-
dice to the present system upon which the es-
tatolishmeet was conducted. He was of opinion
that the slim of 40,000/. or 9.5,000/. a sum easily
raised in London upon so pinching an emergency,
would be of incalculable service (if applied judi-
cially) in ameliorating the condition of the poor
generally throughout the country. He considered
that one of the greatest causes of vegrancy was want
4.f work, fur the purpose of preventing which coin-
!debit he snould advise the adoption of a plan
similar to that ispou which an old friend of his,
Mr. Jackson, one of the overseers of the parish of
St. Catherine Cray, had acted, lie would provide
work, whether that work proved to be matter of
pecuniary advantage or not, and the hoot of vagrants
who hated work woliel soon disappear, as they had
done in the case of his friend, when they tumid
that without working for it they could get nothing
to eat. The case to which his Lordship alluded was
as follows:—Mr. Jackson was considerably annoyed
while he was overseer by solicitations from great hulk-
;rig fellows of the parish, who elvtajs said they could
get no work. " Well, any poor mun," lie at length
Paid to Pelee or them, " I'll are and get you a
little work." He then took them to the church-
yard, and ordered them to pick up all the
small loose ewers that lay about, and throw them
into a corner. in a few hours all but one got tired,
nod skulked off. lie who reinettied reticulate.,
upon the contrast between his conduct and that of
these who hurl departed, mid he actually staid fair
two or three days, in which time, with s very mode-
rate exertion, which greatly increased his strength,
be collected all the small *wires into a corner.
As bOOll as lie had done so he-went off to Mr. Jack-
sun, who had paid him most cheerfully, and said lie
was once more at- a loss for work. " Say you an,
my poor fellow," said Mr. Jacksote " then I must
see what I taus do for you. Let me see—there is
a sack---fill that with stories from the corner. end
curry them off to Bethnal-green, and make haste
back For soother rock." The vegreot proceeded
upon his new einployinent with a very ill grace ; as
soon as he got to %Vhitechaptl Church, he shot the
controls lit* Ins sack into the church-yard, and swear-
ing lie would never, as long as lie lived, go iuto a
church-}'aid regain, walked off with the sack, anal
sever was Seel( by Mr. Jackson more. Th:s practice
has been found an infalfible cure for vagruncy in the
perish of Si. entherisse erre. The celebrated Cooke.
the miser, of l'emmoville„ knew tee lazy disposi-
tier) of the beggars well. end drew much benefit
frum the ktiowleffge. When any beggartners canoe
to his rite. and complained of went of ma rk,
Cooke bent him to dig the garden, but took care I- Tee..
to watch f under a window, lest he should ran 4," o;„ as,._
all with the spade. After au hour or two's Libeler.
the workmen stuck the spade in the earth. and The pea'.
sneaked WE ilia place wts soou supplied by ..-- -

POLICE.

sow eraser.
0. Tuesday a countrynua 'tent into the shop uf Mr. Wise,
a pawnbroker, in Breadatirel, Bloomsbury, and offered to
Mr. IC% amberlain, Mr. Wite's assistant, a gold watch for
sale, for which he asked seven or eight guineas. Mr. Cham-
berlain, on looking at the watch, discoveied it to be t 1 very
valuable one, and worth at least between twenty and thirty
guineas, and the countryman having the •pperiranee of •
Isbooring man, he questiosied him as to how be heresies,
possessed of it, whether it was his own property ? ie to
which he replied, that it was his owes, sod bad been left him
by his aunt, whose name, Elizabeth Needham, was on it.
tie admitted that she had sot left him any mosey, bat
bad left it to a cousin of his, +lupe father then scamps.
uied him. Mr. Cbariberlaio finding the name in the watch
to be Elizabetil
.Needbass, and F.lizabetit abbreviated,
tie man's description of the name not bring correct,
he detained him and the watch. slid sent informsn
to Vie chose Office, when Godfrey, the constable, was
Dispatched to brine
.him to the Office, when he was com-
mitted fur farther examination. Since that time Godfrey
has traced out the wallets to be the property of Mrs. Meetly,
of lower Coissanglit.plaire.
Yesterday the man naderwent another examination before
Sir Robert Baker, whets Mrs. Mealy being out uf town, was
not able to attend. He stated his 'manse to be Rove, and
residing in St. George's...ow, on the Bayswater road. He
identified the watch to be the property of Mrs. Medly, and
accounted fur the name of Needham being on it, by that
being her name prevnins to marriave. He accompanied her
us horseback to the last Ewe Montan ; when she wore the
watch, Decreed by a gold chain round her seek, which ea-
fortunately broke, and 'be lost the watch between Slough
sad Uxbridge. She ceased sumo inquiries on the following
day fur the watch, but without success.
The Prisoner admitted at length that he found the watch
at Colnbrnok, where be resides, on the night of the day it
was lost, or early no the following 'novenae, when be was
rebutting from Stoke Green fair. He had menitoned the
circumstance to a number of pasties, probably one hundred,
without fiudiug an owner.
Sir Robert Baik.r told the Prisoner he had gut into trouble
by out having advertised the watch before the applied it to
his own one.—He was discharged.

MARLBOROUGH SIRCET.
RF.SCUE GANG.

Yesterday the whole of the parties concerned in the resew
of the Are battlers, sad the attack upon Manske, w►re
brought up for examiesstioa, wiled the whole of them were
ideutifird by witnesses who attended at the offire.
3fa►k Herd, who was supposed to be the leader of the
gang, was ideetified as the person who knocked down the
lamplighter at the Temple, and as one of the most active
io the rescue. lie wss apprehended by Furst:man and the
two Brands, at the White Horse, in Chaudos-street, while

in bed.
Several of the Prisoners !shaved with the utmost 'Mon.
ler), in the presence of the Slagistrates in their reply to
various questions, sad they were remanded until Tuesday
scat.

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4 price
of the same snide in *hie copilot
When I was getting from 3b.. le 36e. per barrel ter bar-
leg I admitted the *remit, and justice et tint beret ee rale.
we the priers if mail hater to 24... per barrel; they mere
farther justified by the very high peke et hope et that pa.
tied. But I wow keg le ask ijoune afeiletese. *pee whet
priueiple of reason sad justice they IWO W them wow,
when I am hardly get Its. tar 13s. fur My bastes, see that
hope are reduced one-half !"—(Preenina•• Jeered)
praterally Awaking, we are not apt to exclaim
igettnst,monopoly or high prices. We ltdow that
tt is in the nature of things that prices will 1w re-
gulated by demand and supply, und that when the
raw material it cheap, it is not for any length ter
time in the power of combination or ,weiltb ets keep
the manufactured article at a high prier. We have
seen the exemplification of this principle in the
deteriorated price bf silk, calicoes, cutlery. and
almost in every other article rdrat is exposed to sale.
Nay, though even the law said that wheat should
he high, in order to terriusierete the land-holder.
we have witnessed its gratrual and still gravitating
declension. Now. we would ask, why this princi-
ple has not, bees. allowed to operate in the price
of beer ? That it has had some effect in stroog
beer we admit ; but certainly nut so great an effect
as it should have, taking all thongs into considera•
Lion—the limited value 0 the curreudy, end the
decline of gram. Be this es it may, there cannot
in our minds be any doubt, that with regard to
6111.11-heer, s scandalous imposition is practised oit
the ptilshc. When barley was front 295. to 365. cs bar-
rel, and op" six times their prevent prier, small.l.ere
was SIGs. per barrel. Barley is now from 144. to
15s. per barrel ; hops, as me balm stated. are at is
*milt of their former pile, yet small-beer con-
tinues at the war valet. What is the reason of
this ? Are there nut enough of men in the trade ;
and if not, or what is the sane thing, if there be
a combination whorl the brewers—fur it is not.
as experience tells as, to the working classes that
euinhitistion is confined—would it not be right tat
come to some purit.c diteus.uni on the 'object
To be sure small beer may not be a spirited bulb-
jeet—it may not have the effect of bringing men
together fur the purpose of discussion—the ex penile-
of a few extra halfpence may not be deemed of
sufficient cunrequence io turn men aside front their
ordinary occupations; bat, it should be consoler-
ell, that the price oh such a commodity. Owner
it may nut affect the wealthy or the cuinfortable
citizen, is, and Must be. felt by the poorer classes
of society, to whom every penny is of intortauce.
While we have so musty meetings, arid while such
laudable means are taken tovreit the conseqweittea
of extreme poverty flout the completely deemed...
we should thick that it would not be amiss to tutu
some portion of the public attention to the ales
who ere immediately on the verge of destitution.
and who might, by such timely means, be preserved
from bee ttttt ing en absolute burden us. witty.
We sbould therefore recommend a meeting to
be called for this purpose, cod oilier isscidental
vantages might grow out of it. The pri.:e of malt •
liquor. in general. might be *Awn into ego.
sideletion. the brewers might be- heard in ex•
planet or defence. Their statements might be
cative.aeil, Or contradicted, or confirmed. Only
let the public know why this beverage is so high.
when other aricles of consumption are on the de-
cline.

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Besides, it never should be forgotten that the
brewing trade is necessarily in the hands of, coca.
piraiively speaking, • few individual+. A snail
brewing is nut, we utithistand. a pintitable con-
cern ; a moderate one will wily give moderate
route's; but the profits of an evensive etitanhsh-
ment of this kind are immense. 'lessee, the great
brewers have, Wen their great capital and luau-
race, the means of commanding the utorkrt. They
may effectually. and without any eitlrour.linory
effort. crush any minor *peculator. and shut any
matt who has Otbi capital to lose. out of the market.
By this means they may (we do not say, lostivevet.
that this is the cuss) constitute themselves to all
intents and purposes into u monopoly. We stiil
hold our principle that the clamour ugainst fore.
*taller* and monopolists is, generally speaking,
feesly useless awl frolish. Buts we repeat it, dr
the public should not slumber—that the best way
of preventing abuse is to exhibit the contrivances
by which such abuse are hurried on in the face of
die public, sod to the public detriment.
We conclude by repealing the statement with
which we co.simenced, fur we cannot too strongly
press this question on the public.
" A few yews ago barley was 36.. a Lorre{ ; hops war*
W. • bemired. Sarril beer Men sold fur Yrir. the barn! ;
porter was 4J. • via' I' • ale was U. • quart. Barley is WOW
from 13s. lo lbs. a barrel; hope 6/. a Mouthed; )et mesa
beer costumes :6s. a barrel; porter is oaly 91.1. a quart, sod
ate is bd."
There has been no additional duty—fur thouglt
the War Malt Tax was repealed fur a year or two.
and is now laid on again. yet it ex:sted withiu
periods from which the comparison ir draws,.
We really do think this 'subject is of much
greater importance than the shilly-shally Addresses
which ore getting up for the Court in [reload ;
Addresses which. we contend, are patfeerly useless.
It is needless to say that we receive an,
communications with which we may be fasoured
this subject, and insert any explanation of a ti. Lt. .L
is susceptible.
It as but justice to add, and we feel *pleasure is
tasking the avowal. that at no period Woo there bee.i
such extellent malt drink suede le Lhitltiii as iliti•
is at the InCSICIII aim,.
11.1.01.-C..initel S. C RA DOCK is appointed Cortiwt
of the Nor; ii Vwk g.,stent of Militia, us tbe 'wow
of the his tit 1.1014 Lord 'Justus; Nisi Alsj. r
ELILUT 11414:k:twilit Colonel Cl/AM/CIL as Lieut.- ~f+
Colonel.
Retrenchment is the Order of the Day. We e•-
Jetsam's.' that the (usassinssionees af.Stauipo wilt A.r
reduced to lautulwr Irwin five no three: ttga tte
Board of Cutionis and Excise will .10e 0664:11 twu.e
a stalgamated awl nuuterieolly retlaced ; said lostlV.•
that the Cuilin..ariuuet's place (Paving Bat.) !point
by the death s f Col. Noidinr, will nut be it trf ui•
Sad time fir Ilacrhautete eat, iktollan Wogs
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11 to labour, THE PRICE OP BSSIL 4"401,441w1/4;
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Laid* the fall of most other‘orttobb a mogul
ended to his eotratuoptiao, beer cautious., to oliaintobril amp«
rquseecing in natively high price in Leadtoir. TIN Gillowiog oh.
Pier which the setvationa on thessubject, copkd front the jewt
made no de- stew's Journal, although Ott, have •ia view amity
replied to iu the price in Dublin. are not trrelowaut to the stale
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