The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-09 00:00:00

WORSHIP- STREET.

A native of Poland was brought up from the parish of St.
Leonard, Shoreditch, for the purpose of being passed to the
Lunatic Asylum at Hanwell. The unfortunate exile had a
very destitute appearar.ce, yet his gait and manner showed that
he had been in a superior station of life.
The poor fellow, in answer to Mr. Broughton, said that he
came from Poland. He left Warsaw about six years ago, in
consequence of having taken part against the Russians. On
reaching this country he endeavoured to gain a livelihood by
teaching painting. He was in the receipt of 25/. a year from
Government.

Questions were put, the replies to which were given so re-
luctantly, that Mr. CODD and Mr. BROUGHTON said they could
not consent to comply with the application.
Mr. Tiner, the parish surgeon, who came to attest his insa-
nity, said that he only saw the patient that day.
Mr. Baouoirros—That will not do at all.

The MAGISTRATES then directed aa officer to accompany the
unfortunate man to his friends, he having given a direction
where he lived, when he left the office.

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday Robins, driver of cab No. 1,862, was charged
under the new Act with entrusting the vehicle to another
driver named Tate, who was also included in the charge, tor
furious driving, whereby the cab was upset and much damaged.
Mr. JEMEMY fined Tate 20a., besides adjudging him to pay
51., and in default to two months' imprisonment; and on Ro-
bins a penalty of 40s. for entrusting his cab to another driver,
and to have his license suspended for one month, and sent to
Mr. Harvey's office.

THE NEW POOR LAW IN THE CIT Y

Matters are now greatly altered in the City as to applica-
tions to the Lord Mayor against parochial authorities for re-
fuiing to grant relief in casms of necessity. The three reliev-
ing officers of the City of London Union are most humane,
active, and intelligent men, and his Lordship has taken
several opportunities of expressing his warm approval of the
manner in which the cases he has sent to them have been
treated. Within these few days there has been but one
application at the Mansion-l-lause. It was made by a poor
boy, about fourteen years of age, and one of the City of
London Union relieving officers happened to be present on
other business.

Mr. Selson, Common Councilman, stated to the Lori
Mayor that he waited upon his Lordship in consequence of a
statement which he had seen in the Newspapers, relative to
the difficulty of finding a place within the City in which
paupers seeking relief in a state of destitution could be accom-
modated. The difficulty had, he said, been complained of by
some of the Guardians of the City of London Union, who
stated that, in consequence of the want of a house, they were
obliged to send objects to Peckham and Stepney. Now he
knew that, in the parish of which he had lately been Church-
warden ( Allhallows, Barking, we think) there was a work-
house at the present moment which would hold 150 persons,
and he was convinced that the parish would be very glad to get
it off their hands. Indeed, in the ward of Tower, there were
three parish workhouses vacant, which he believed it would be
very easy for the Guardians to obtain upon very moderate
terms. lie admitted that they were not centrally situate, but
they were within the walls, and therefore infinitely more con-
venient for the transaction of business relating to the poor than
the two houses to which the Union at present sent the pauper
applicants.

A parish officer said that Cripplegate Workhouse was also
empty, and another parish officer stated that Aldgate Work-
house was vacant, so that there were more means of accommo-
dation than seemed to be imagined by the Board of Guardians
of the City of London Union.
The Lord Mayor was happy to hear that there was so
much room, and entertained no doubt that the Guardians
would make the necessary inquiries. It appeared to his Lord-
ship that the places just mentioned would have an advantage
over the majority of buildings, as they had been so long Used
for similar purposes.
The Lord Mayor, in adverting to the cases of illegitimate
children. stated that he would expect to find annual returns
of parish poor children deposited in Parish Clerks' Hall, to
which, if occasion required, reference might be made with
immediate effect. By 2 Geo. 111. the vestry clerks of the
parishes in and about London were required to supply such
returns to the Parish Clerks' 'Company, who supplied the
Government with the information. He had been furnished
with the following extract, relating to Mary Dodd, now in St.
Luke's workhouse, by Mr. Nobler, jun., who happening to be
at Parish Clerks' Hall on another matter, did him the favour
to copy the return made by the vestry clerk in that singular
ease as follows :—" Mary Dodd (illegitimate), born in St.
Luke's workhouse, 27th of August, 1818."