The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-06 00:00:00

EFFECTS OF HIS LATE MAJESTY GEORGE THE THIRD

Dr. LuSIIINGTON stated, that this was an application to
the Court, requiring its authority towards carrying into effect
the testamentary directions of his late Majesty to his heirs and
successors, to pay a certain sum or sums of money after his de-
mise (no mention was made either of the suns or the parties to
whom it should be paid).
Sir J. Nicsior, observed, that there was no constat for the
present application, and the Court would wish to have some
precedent before it took any steps towards interposing its au-
thority to give effect to such a paper as that containing direc-
tions to our present Sovereign. It should also wish the Officers
of the Crown to have notice of the application previous to its
inquiry how far it had authority to call upon the Sovereign to
do an act as directed by the will of his late father.

Dr. LUSHINGTON observed, the Court was surely autho-
rized to carry into effect an Act of Parliament which he re-
cited, empowering his 'Majesty to will and devise in trust
to his heirs and successors, all and singular his lands, here-
ditaments, freehold, copyhold, and personal estates, and
which called upon them to convey, assign, and make over in
manner aforesaid ; and that such, his Majesty's will and
testament should be as. effectual in willing and disposing of
the same as the testamentary instrument of any of his subjects.
Dr. L. concluded, he should be happy if his Learned Friends
on the other side wbuld put the case in any form in which it
might be proper to argue it. The most convenient way, per-
haps, might he in the shape of protest, in order to argue the
question. _ . .

Sir J. NICHOL.—" It is probable there may be a mutual
understanding between you as to what course can be pur-
sued."

KING'S ADVOCATE.—" We should undoubtedly require
instructions before interposing in a matter of so much delicacy."
Sir J. NICROL—" The Court would wish to proceed with
all manner of caution, but without compromising its jurisdic-
tion as to whether or no the matter in dispute could be settled
here. It also desires to know if the testamentary paper refer-
red to has been brought into the Registry."
The Registrar answered in the affirmative.
Sir J. Nicnor.—" Your-course is, to apply for a decree
against the King's Proctor, who will show cause, and of course
the Court will take steps ; but this being an extraordinary case,
the Court should not like to take any steps without some in-
structions to be guided by."

AWFUL CATASTROPHE AT SANDWICIL—On the,.
2d inst., as two young men, JOHN and HENRI-
CURLING, 19 and 21 years of age, were amusing
themselves with a sail on the river Stour, close
to their father's house, the boat, from some
cause unknown, upset, when JOHN, the younger,
got entangled, it is supposed, in the sail, and
sunk to rise t►o -more ; the elder HENRY)( was
picked up ,alive but has been insensible ever
since ; the river running close to the garden their
cries of distress twere heard by their mother and
sisters, who could afford them no assistance, and
who had no idea at the time that it proceeded
from them. The consternation and grief of the
whole town shewed t'►e high estimation in which
these youths were held. They are the sons of
Mr. W. CURLING, of Sandwich, and nephews to
Dr. CURLING, of Upper. Brook-street..

FOR THE SUN.

ENGLISH EMIGRANTS.

MR. EDITOR—WiII you have the goodness to
publish the following shameful business, as it
may be the means of preventing any more poor
mechanics from leaving their own country to be
starved and ill treated in this :

" A Mr. ll—, proprietor of large Iron Works,
near Rocray, Department of Ardennes, has for
some months past succeeded in getting many
men and their families to leave their homes (most
of them are Welch), under a promise, that be-
sides their travelling expences allowed, they were
to have from the moment they commenced work,
two guineas per week. As money was remitted
(to enable them to come over), in rather a liberal
manner, the thing seemed very plausible, and the
poor fellows eagerly caught at the bait ; no town
in France could be better situated than Rocray
for the honest schemes of Mons. ll—, it being
220 miles distant from Calais on the frontiers of
Belgique, 150 miles from any public road, conse-
quently no public conveyance of any sort, and
so difficult of access, in consequence of the num-
ber of cross roads, that the natives themselves
find a vast deal of trouble to get there; his direc-
tions are on their arrival at Calais to hire a cart (as
they generally come over in troops of seven or
eight) ; this, with the length of time on the road,
finishes all the cash remitted, so that on their
arrival at Rocray, having no means to return,Mr.
H. has them upon his own terms, which is for
subsistence only, and that a very scanty one; it
appears that he is the richest man in that part of the
country, in short, quite a little King, therefore
all complaints against him are useless ; this he is
perfectly aware of by the scandalous manner these
poor people are treated ; to return without money
and without knowing one word of the language, I
to beg for their support and direction on the
road, particularly to those who have brought
over their wives and children, (and these are the
men he prefers on that account), is almost impos-
sible, to starve equally so ; what can they do ?
why e'en stay until Mons. ll's speculations are
answered, or at any rate, until they have taught
a sufficient number of Frenchmen their trade, to
enable him to do without them; he even threatens
those who should attempt to leave him with im-
prisonment, for the money advanced to bring
them over, and has actually put his threat in exe-
cution upon three young.men who had the spirit
to resist, and made their escape to Calais, for
they are now, and have been for the last ten days,
clol.e prisoners in the common gaol here, (I need
not point out to you the horrors of a French jail,
where not even straw is allowed unless the pri-
soners can pay for it,) and they are not to be
released, I understand, until they consent to go
back and work for nothing. Such is the encourage-
ment mechanics in general meet with who come
to this country, for Mr. 11. is not the only
one who behaves in this honourable manner. A
number of men, Millwrights, passed through
Calais lately on their way to England, who had
been engaged by some person near St. Omer's,
for a certain number of years; before the expira-
tion of one, a sufficient insight to answer the pro-
prietor's purpose had been obtained into the
business, by men expressly employed for the oc-
casion, and they were all discharged, in spite of
written agreements, remonstrances, and every
thing else ; their answer was, when applying for
redress, what may easily be imagined, your mas-
ter has no further occasion for your services."
Calais, May 30.

NATIONAL SCHOOL SOClETY.—Yesterday the
Annual Meeting of the Subscribers to this Insti-
tution was held at the Central School House,
Baldwin's-gardens, Gray's-inn-lane. There were
present tone Archbishops of Canterbury and
York, the Bishops of London, Salisbury, Ches-
ter, Worcester, Exeter and Landaff, Lords Ken-
yon and Calthorpe, Sir James Laugham, Mr.
Wilberforce, &c. &c.—The Archbishop of CAN-
TERBURY took the Chair. The Rev. Dr.Walmsly,
Hon. Secretary, read the Report of the Com-
mittee for the last year, by which it appeared
that 82 new schools had been formed in different
parts of the kingdom, making the total number
of schools 1790, in which were instructed upwards
of 250,000 children ; being an increase of up-
wards of 12,000 over the number of the preced-
ing year. The Committee had given 3,4251. to-
wards establishing 39 schools. The total receipts
of the Society for the year amounted to 3,6341.
and their funded property amounted to 3,6001.—
The Archbishop of Canterbury said, considering
the great utility of the institution, he could not
but entertain sanguine hopes that it would soon
receive a more general support from the public.
It must be painful to all to hear that 13 schools
had been discontinued.—After several votes of
thanks the meeting elected the Governors for the
ensuing year, and then separated.
WESTERN DISPENSARY.—Yesterday evening
the Anniversary Festival of this Institution was
held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the
Strand, when nearly 200 persons of the highest
respectability sat down to a sumptuous dinner,
Colonel ELLIOT in the Chair. The Report
stated, that in the last year 2,554 patients have
been admitted into the Institution ; 2,240 have
been cured and relieved, 23 discharged, 63 have
died, and there remained under cure on the 31st
of December, 1821, 228 patients ; 758 of the
above were attended at their own residences.—
From the commencement of the Charity in 1789,
53,604 patients have been admitted.
Yesterday a Public Meeting of the Provisional
Committee for Encouragement of Industry, and
Reduction of Poor's Rates, was held at the
King's Head Tavern, Poultry, TnomAsWarcaur,
Esq. in the Chair : when it was determined to
be necessary that an application should be made
to the Legislature for the purpose of obtaining
small portions of land for the labourers now re-
ceiving from Poor's Rates, for the benefit of the
labourers, and of the stable interests of the soil
and manufactures, the products of which they
would hereby acquire an ability to consume,