The Sun.
London, England, 1807-03-07 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 4.—Arrived the Nei7r4
Sloop ofA,Var from the Eastward, and is appointed
the Convoy for the Mediterranean.

Sailed the Dcedalus. and Enzu/oizs-Frigates on 3
ten -days Cruize.

The Speedy Sloop, Capt. MUDDLE, is ordered to
fit for South America.

The Court Martial on Sir HOME POPHAM com-
menced this morning on board the Gladiator. The
Prosecution closed in about two hours after the
Court sat. His Defence, instead of being: made to-
morrow, is deferred until Monday.

ANOTHER LETTER, SAME :DATE.

Sir HOME POPUAM'S Court-Martial commencei
this morning, on board the Gladiator, at nine o'clock.
At one the Court adjoUrned till to-morrow morn-
ing, 'the prosecution having closed, which con-
sisted in 'various official documents and orders,
transmitted to him whilst. at Cork, with the force
which afterwards captured the 'Cape of Good Hope.
These were read by Mr. GREETHAM, the Judge Ad-
yocate.+7Lord MELVILLE was in, the Court, and
looked very well : he is a witness for Sir HOME.—
Mr. MAR,3I7EN, Secretary to the Admiralty, was also
in Court,"

PLYMOUTH, MARCH s.—Sailed the Achilk, of 74
guns, to join the Channel Fleet; and the Coi.a,
Cflpt. MOONEY, for Efaltimore.

SHEERNESS, MARCH 4. Came down from ilia
Tower•the Deptford Tender, Lieut. ANTRAM, with
VolutiteerS,"&e. for the Fleet; also several Merchant
Vessels for the Baltic, to wait their convoy, the
Falcon SlooP. of War, which ship is still detained
by,cOntrary winds.

Sailed the Resolution, of 74 guns, Capt. BURl.7otii
for Yarmouth; and Eliza Tender for Shields.

MARCH 6.—Sailed the 111alabar, of. 50 guns,
Capt. TEMPLE, for the Downs ; and the Forrester
and Hyacinth Sloops of War, Captains IticnAttna
and DAVIE, for Yarmouth.

Came down from Chatham His Majesty's Ship
Excellent, of 74 guns, and Afrkaine Frigate.

HARWICH, MARCH 6.--ThePorset,Packet, Capt.
HAMILTON, arrived this morning express from He-
jigo4nd with Dispatches, said to be of the utmost
impOrtance, for Government.

The Paclcets fgr Gottenburgh and Hustim,'with
three Mails, are yet detained by a 'contrary wind.

DEAL, Mnacu 6.—Sailed through: the Dowm, '
last night the Eliza, FITZGpRALD, fur New
dence ; this morning His 111:4:ie.ty-s-Ships Ulm
aud Bruiser, from a Craize off Calais and imwe-
diately sailed again.

Arrived His Majesty's Ships Firm, Railleur, and
the Sea' Gull, from a Cruize, and remain in the
Downs with the Ships as per last ; and the E/i,zaA
HUGHES, from St Michaels, for London.

On Wednesday evening the Guard on duty at the
Guard-house, close to Buekingham-gate; were drawn
out, as usual, to.salute His Majesty, on his leaving
the Queen's Palace. It being very.late_hefore-iiis
Majesty left the Queen's Palace, his
.grooms drove
His Majesty's chariot past the Palace to exercise the
horses. The Officer of the Guard mistook this for
,His Majesty setting off, and gave orders to the men
to present arms ; the drum and fife of course played,
which induced the party of Light Horse, waiting at
the bottom of Constitution-hill to escort' His Ma-
jesty,
to set off without His Majeny full speed on
, the road to clear the way. The .ling had, in,con,
sequence, to travel without a guard.
An Order of Council has been issued; And will ap,
pear in the Gazette this evening, allowing His Ma-
jesty's Subje&s to trade to anefrottheanldslraengtil:liao„f
Curaeoa, subjea to‘the duties, rates,
tions, the same as those imposed on the West India
Islands. Likewise allowing 'the growth or manu-:
•faEture of the same Island to be imported into any
Ports of, Great Britain and Ireland.
•
Between the Ist of January and the 31st of De-
cember, 1806, there arrived et Boni'deaux 637 ves-.
sels, viz. 465 from Northern Ports, under neutral
colours,
,most ofthe.tn Prussian; the greater part of
them laden with timber, iron, &c. ; and 172 under
Portuguese colours, most of them laden with colo-
nial produce; the rest with cod fish, oil, &e. On
hundred and twenty-seven vessels arrived at Boar-.
.deaux in January last.: "
On Wednesday morning there was a most excel-
lent fox-chace, by the Gentlemen's subscription
hounds (formerly. Lord BERKELgY'qI, in the neigh- -
bourhood of Windsor. The fox was Started about
-ten o'clock, at Blackness, near Sunning-hill, when
about 200 sportsmen were assembled. They threw
off
n ea
r theySl 1r
° foundb 's-b
i a 5
theyb weret haey considerablea
Shrub's-hill
l
a very large one,
of the Great Park. He would have .shewn good
sport had they got out of the Park, 'hut the horse,
men were so in the wood on the
,6.oUtli side
numerous, some,of them got a-head of
fox,tttlentli tiiti i2i :I l
''.e
before
-
the fox, and turned his course. The weather
,being
extremely fine and clear,"rendered the sight very de-
lightful to • view such a great number of horsemen
galloping along the beautiful rides k. Tiro-inia Wa-
ters. The foi took towards Cumbrrland-rodge, and
hid himself in the garden ; but being closely pursued
he attempted' to jump over a high wall, but not
reaching the top within a 'l-eNir inches, he fell back 4'
and was taken.

The following are the (Inds tions for the Bachelors'
Prize Exercises in Latin Prose,. at Cambridge, this
year the Senior Bachelors,' Utrunz nun es ci=
viurt "emendet an cornmhal coitimerciun?? Middle
BaChelorS, Utrum, profit librorum, quanta nunc
est At-litann? capia ';' •

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THE PAIL OF N,IPOLEan

A VISIoN.

isAIAH, CHAP. xtV.

IMITATED.

How is the Tyrant fall'n —to rise no moth—
His Empire gone. and Plunder's boundless Store
The righteous Providence that rules the Ball
Has crush'd the Wretch who strove to conquer all :
He whose dire fury urg'd the ceaseless stroke,
And bent so many to his iron yoke,
An awful Retribution, now lies low,
And none could wish to stay th' avenging blow.
Mankind, releaskt from his oppressive reign,
At length repose, and raise a grateful strain.

The Forests lift their heads, and all rejoice,
As if their rustlings breath'd a human voice ;
And seem to say, " no feller now we dread,
" Since Heuv'n has laid in dust thy tow'ring head."

Hell gapes beneath, impatient for its prey ;
The Dead rush up to meet thee on-thy way;
The Chiefs and' Sovereigns of the world shall rise,
And thus salute thee with upbraiding cries :
" How long'd mankind to see the joyful day
4 That brought the close of thy terrific sway,
" And made thee, after all thy dread career,
" As weak as those thy butclVring, aria sent here."

Thy pomp at last is humbled to the ground
No mole thy trumpets raise a martial sound—
writhing mass of worms is now thy bed ;
Worms crawling o'er thee like a mantle spread !
How art thou fall'n, once vainly styPd " the Great 1"
Now stretch'don earth, that level'd many a State.
Didst thou not say, nrnidst thy pride of pow'r,
'44 O'er all the world will 1 triumphant tow'r
" Mankind shall bow obsequious to my nod,
froclaiming the a Prophet or a God !''
Yet heavenly justice shall thy fury quell,
And thou shalt sink into the depth of Hell.

They who behold thee in this abjea state
Shall say, exulting in thy righteous fate,
Is this the Man Who broke the ties that bind,
" By common rights, all civiliz'd Mankind
" Who Strangers, tempted by his treach'rous snare,
" exil'd kept, to languish and despair !
" Is this the Man that trampled Kingdoms down,
" Whitt all the world stood trembling at his frown !
1• That midst the wreck of Nations grimly smii'd,
U And made the fruitful earth a barren wild ?"

The Ptinces who have met Death's awful doom,
Repose with honour in a kindred tomb ;
rut, just return for all thy impious pride,
To thy bake Carcase is a grave deny'd—
Ilack'd by he sword, like garments of the slain,
And spurn'd away, for vultures to remain.
'Gainst ail his Tribe let St, AUG H TER raise her hand,
That none may rise to re-possess the Land.
The Pow'r on high, omnipotent and just,
fltall smite his Race, and scatter them in dust.

Mr. PEE) the Laureat, whose Muse is always
prompt at the call Of humanity, has prepared-a
poetical Composition for the Anniversary of the Li-
terary Fund; and Mr. GRAHAM, his brother Magi-
strate, who is equally zealous in the same noble
cause, has undertaken to recite it.
Tin ORATO Rio .--The beautiful Poems of L'Alle-
gro a 11 Pensieroso, so exquisitely adapted to music
by HANDEL, drew a numerous audience last night tb
Covent-Garden Theatre.. The several'. airs were
well apportioned to the talents of the respeftive per-
formers. BRAHAM, BELLAMY, and Mrs. DICItONS,
were of course conspicuous. On account of the illness
of Mrs. BLAND, her songs were assigned to other
Performers. The zeal of the AsIsLEYS to increase
the gratification of the Public has induced them to
add Signora GRIGLIETTI to their Vocal Corps. She
is a pleasing and interesting singer, if not to be class-
ed among the ,higher order. The third act was mis-
cellaneous, and the airs were so well seleaed .as
to afford diversified pleasure. At the end of the se-
cotßi isji Miss IVloaEct., a young Lady who has been
blind from her birth, performed one of STEIBELT'S
most difficult Concertos on the grand Piano-forte,
with great taste and brilliant execution. The
Chorusses were peculiarly good.
Master BETTY has still so much Provincial fame,
that the Managers of the Theatre at Stamford, in
Lincolnshire, where he is to perform on Monday
next; in consequence of the great sum he is to re-
ceive, have found it necessary to raise the price of
admission. _ _

The new entertainment entitled The Young Hus-
sar, which is torth-coming at Drury-Lane Theatre,
is the produ6.,tion of Mr. Dimosn, jun. Author of
Adrian and Orilla; and other, dramatic and poetical
works, that do honour to his juvenile Muse.
Mr. STEPHEN- KEMBLE, in conjun&ion with Mr.
Cnatzmus, from America, Mrs. Hrt.r, and Mrs.
ATKINS, has introdnced an entertainment at Edin-
burgh, consisting of Recitations grave and comic,
interspersed with music. —Mrs. STEPUEN KEMBLE
Was to sing some airs between the aas, but the re-
ception of the audience was so flattering that it over-
' .powered her feelings and threw her into strong con-
vulsions. The Entertainment is likely to experience
a liberal patronage.
Mrs. BLAND is Still so much indisposed; that the
new musical farce is necessarily postponed sine die,

as she is to perform one of the principal parts in it.
Mr. Davis has been very successful in his repre-
sentation of the death a Lord NELsort, and we hope
the picture will soon be submitted to general inspec
tion, as, amidst all the emulation which this interest-
ing subject has excited, he has treated it with distin-
guished ability. Indeed this Artist had local advantages
that gave him a peculiar opportunity of blending his-
toric truth with impressive effe&.
Mr. Quiz, of 01171.. Con. notoriety, who attempt-
ed to make his exit from the Marshal of Dublin, has
been secured, and no farther opportunity is now left
him to exercise either stratagem or agility.
The Baronet who lately figured, in a grim. Con.
Case in Ireland was painted in the chara&er of Bolla.
The Artist would have been " wore German to the
matter" if he had represented him as Pizarro,
BONAPARTE, unwilling to confine his deceptions
to the French language, or the language of any Coun-
try that is obliged to speak as he commands, has or-
dered all his military bulletins to be translated into
the Toirkisli and the Arabic, to spread the wonders
of LS triumphs and the terrors of his nary,.

BERTFORD ASSIZES.

lIERTFORD, THURSDAY, MARCII 5.

THIS Justice HEATH opened the AssYs..-es
for this County. There were six causes entered for
trial, of which only the following was of any im-
portance :
SEARS, V. PRENTICE.

Thi, was an naitmt against the Defendant, a Sur-
geon, for unskilful treatment of the Plaintiff in the
cure of a broken arm..
The Learned Judge said he would not sufFt the
skill of a professional man to be tried ; in this ac-
tion the Plaintiff might shew negligence, if he could;
but he would not go into the skill of the Defendant.
Two Witnesses were called on the part of the
Plaintiff; but they proved that, as far as attendances
went, the Defendant was not negligent, as he was
constant in his visits to the Plaintiff.

The Learned Judge told the Jury the only question
was, whether the Defendant had been negligent or
not ?

The Jury found for the Defendant.

CROWN SIDE.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6.
MURDER.- Juhri Harris was indi&ed for the wil-
ful murder of Benjamin Stapps, on the 24th of Sep-
tember, by giving him several violent blows on the
head, of which he died. The body was found in a
well. It was proved that the Prisoner had an inte-
rest in the death of the deceased, and that some of
his clothes were found in the possession of Harris.

The Learned Judge, in summing up, told the Jury,
that in almost every case of murder they must be
contented with circumstantial evidence, as murder
was perpetrated in secrecy. But their first inquiry
would be, whether any murder had been committed,
or whether the deceased had thrown himself into this
well. From the evidence there certainly was great
probability that the deceased had been murdered.
It was proved that there was great difficulty in any
one falling down the well. The surgeons proved
that he had received blows both before and behind,
on the head, but none on th., top of the head, where
it was likely he would have received one if he had
fallen down head foremost. It was, however, in
proof, that the well had a chalky bottom, and such
bottoms usually had irregular flint stones. There
was no evidence how this was, though it seemed a
desirable piece of evidence to have obtained. He
then recapitulated all the evidence, -remarking on it
as he went along, and left the Jury to say, whether
they thought the circumstances weighty enough for
them to pronounce a verdict of guilty against the
Prisoner.

In his defence he only said he was innocent.—
The Jury found the Prisoner—Guilty.

LA 07 REPORT.

COURT OF KING's BENCH, MARCH,
6.
TUILNIsit AND OTHERS V. NELSON.
. The Plaintiffs were wholesale linen-drapers; and
in the course of last year applied to the Defendant,
who is junior partner with Mr. Dudding, an uphol-
sterer and furniture dealer in Bond-street, late Oak-
ley and Co. to know the charader of one Davey, a
linen .draper, then residing in Russell-court, Drury-
lane.---The Defendant said, upon Mr. Dudding
being. inquired for, that he was out of town ; but
that he could answer- as to the character of Davey
quite as well, and that be was an attentive, indus-
trious young:man, and said . hat he had about 12001.
to begin with. As to the amount of his property
he would not speak precisely ; he did not believe
it was quite io much ; but it might be about
toool. or 12001.; for his own part, hie would trust
hint to the extent of 4001. or thereabouts.—ln con-
sequence of this representation the Plaintiffs sup-
plied Davey with goods to the amount of more than
4001. Davey soon afterwards ran away, having sold
off his stock, to the amount of 30001. to per-
sons who came and fetched it away .in hackney
coaches. He, in fact, was a complete swindler,. and
his real name was Stevenson. 112 had formerly
been apprenticed to an uncle In Lincolnshire, with
whom Dudding also served his time. Nelson came
from the same part of the country, and knew him
well. About the year 1795 he was shopman for
three months, at a 'linen-draper's in Tavistock-
street, Covent-Garden ; in which time be contrived
to rob his master to a very considerable amount ;
and upon being tried at the Old Bailey was sentenced
to 'be hanged for privately stealiirg in a dwelling-.
bouse to the amount of 40s. He was afterwards
pardoned, upon ee - a i>n of being transported to
New South. ,hither he went, and returnea
from thence °err e • /ac last year.. All these cir-
cumstances we.::tuDeddiag and Nelson,
the former having been present at his being appre-
hended, And being assistant towards his conviaion.
In answer to this case, it was contended, in behalf
of the Defendant, that he had 'been informed by
letter from old Stevenson, that his nephew had re-
turned with the leave of Government from trans-
portation, and, as was stated to him by letter from
a Mr. Fell, in London, had been serving as Pur-
ser's Clerk on board a Man of War, and had ac-
quired a good deal of money by prizes. That since
he had been in London he bad kept a warehouse at
Great Trinity-lane, for which he had paid -rent
regularly, had kept a regular account with two bank-
ing-houses, and in all his subsequent dealings was
infe credit—But at the same time it appeared that
the Defendant would not trust him himself. When
the Banker's books were produced, and the trades-
men called to prove his credit, it turned out that he
bad paid in only 4001. at one payment, and drawn
it out within two months, and that whenever be bad
obtained credit he had failed.
This action was to recover damages for the false
charther, and the Jury gave a verdict for the Plain-
tiff, with damages to' the full value of the goods
supplied.

At the exemtion on Saturday last, at Dublin, of
font persons, viz. Goodwin, Hort, Horan, and
O'Brien, for passing forged Bank-notes, a most
dreadful tumult to )Ic place opposite the gaol and its
avenues, upon a cry of " a rescue ! a rescuer men,.
women, and children ran in ail diredions,
their shoes, tats, bonnets, caps, &c. &c. behind then
several got severely.bruised and cut, but we have not
beard that any lives were lost.

A fee, s days agO a robbery was eOmniitted on the
premises of Niffley and Miller, wo German wooden-
clOck-iakers, in 'the Side, in this town, by which
thoi-e.induArious men were nearly deprived, of all
their propeily: The circumstances attending the
r(,bbery being somewhat curious, and the 'extertion
of our Magistrates to dete& the villain wonderfully
great, we have endeavoured to .colle& as many par-
ticulars of the occurrence as we possibly could.
A person of the name of Clithero, from the neigh-
bourhood of Tkirsk, and lately in the employment
of Messrs. Doubleday -and Easterly, soap-boilers,
who is the depredator, became acquainted with the
two German clock-makers, -by means of some of their
countrymen who were working in the same con-
cern with Clithero. Having noticed the place where
a considerable sum was deposited, which these in-
dustrious Germans had been accumulating for the
purpose of remitting to the Continent, Clithero, it is
stated stole the key of their house, with the view
that he might afterwards have, an opportunity of
gaining access when he pleased.
The key was missed, and Clithero wassuspe6led ;
but not being certain that such was the case, the
lock remained on the .door, and they got an old key
to supply its place. It was soon too certain, how-
ever, that Clithero had got the key, for on the night
the property as stolen, the Germans locked the
door and weuf ,out ; came home, and after unlock-
ing the door, went to bed, and did not miss the pro,
perty till next morning.
Clithero was then not to be found, but by the ac-
tivity of our Magistrates he was traced to Edinburgh,
who ou Sunday se'nnight sent a letter to the Lord
Provost, informing him of the circumstance, and
that Clithero had get out on the preceding Wednesday
in the mail coach. Orders were in consequence
given to arrest him, and in about three hours he was
brought to the Council Chamber, when nearly the
whole property stolen, consisting of gold and silver,
Bank of England -and provincial notes, and a silver
watch, were found upon him.
The villain was brought here from Edinburgh, on
Friday night, and conveyed yesterday before the
Court for examination, where several of the notes
were identified, but he was again committed for re-
, examination till more of the notes can be traced.

The decision of the House of Lords, on Wednes-
day, on the appeal THACKWELL V.. .1 EFFERIES, is of
great importance to the interior Clergy. The cause
arose out of a Will, by which upwards of :2 00, 0 0 01.
were direa-ted to be distributed among poor Clergy-
men of the Established Church, with large families.
The term poor Clergymen was considered by the ap-
pellant as so indefinite, that the Will could not be.
executed, and that ground afforded a question of li-
tigation, which occupied the Court of Chancery for
several years, but was at last determined in favour
of the Will. The Decree. of the Court of Chancery
has now obtained the sanalon of the highest Tri-
bunal in the Country, and the intention of the bene-
volent Testator will of course be carried into exe-
cution,

The. present state of those countries which are un-
der the-authority or influence of France is SO truly-
deplorable that private • correspondence is attended
with dangers which few Will venture to incur, evim
with regard to the common solicitudes of affinity and
friendship. In consequence of this lamentable state
Of things, people are obliged to have recourse to the
public PreSs for such enoluiries, and to designate them-
selves with such mystery as:can only be understood by
the parties concerned. The following is a specimen
this mode of communication, and is said to be a
literal translation of articles that recently appeared in
the Hauz(i)urgh 0-irrespondenten.

" The possessor of the green leaf from the grave of an ex-
cellent mother, wishes to receive some information, by means
of this Paper, from her beloved cousin E.G. Alt relations
are well.'

" She who once possessed the never-to-he-forgotten night-
ingale, wishes, as well as her relations, to know where A. E.
L. is, and to have some proof of identity. " A
" As this is now the only method olcommunieatiour Lieu-
tenant Von Voigt, of Tehamet's Regiment of Infantry, is in-
formed that his mother is' well, that his brother Adolph is
dead of an apoplexy, and that his friends at St.
safely received the letters, and likewise ;he last by opporta-
tiity.. " Von V
- -

" We inform the two Captains Von S-, that we and
also the wile of the eldest VOri S -----, at W arc well.
Give us too, dear Von by the same ined:uin, some
good news concerning you..
• " W • R-, A. R--."

et, Pr ----, February 13, 1807."
" I earnestly request my dear Ftederic, a native of
to give me some intelligence concerning his welfare and re-
sidence, and-also that of Mr. and Mrs. Von Should
this be impracticable by letter, I wish he would do it
throUgh the Hamburgb artespmdenten, by which my infx.
vressible anxiety would be relieved. The last letter was of
t 2st of September, from Z. --which 1 answered imme-
diately. It H. K."

. .
The impression that the interest of the present
great Lottery Scheme, which commences- drawing
the 14th of next month, principally attaches to the
fate of the first four diys, is already operating
with considerable effea.---Adventurers, evidently
foreseeing that 'such an interest must•speedily cause
a progressive rise on the price of Tickets and Shares,
are now early on the alert -of making their respe&ive
purchases. • .
The celebrated ROUSSE AU, with glowing eloquence,
has inculcated. the absolute necessity of Females
suckling their own Offspring.—.—We are happy to
find that many Ladies of rank and distinction have
adopted this truly maternal practice. To ameliorate
those -pains which may consequently -arise, Mrs.
Gardner's Nipple Cases and Essence of Roses, are
earnestly recommended. They have been approved
'of by the mosteminent Accoucheurs and Midwives,
as they-enable any Lady to suckle her children with
pleasure, and prevent disord4rs communicated by
hired nurses, such as scurvy,, worms, &c. To be
had at the Worm Museums, 74, Long Acre, and
3, High-street,,Shoredttch, price 7s. the packet.
SUDDEN DEATIL—A young man, named Keith,
wet his death in the Park on Thursday, by over
exerting -himself in a foot-race for a trifling wager
with an acquaintance. The competitors had to run
400 yards, and in going the last 50, Keith, who was
-an apprentice in Poland-street, burst a vessel, and
fell down lifeless. ,
The Glasgow Paper of Saturday, says, " On Wed-
nesday evening, while the -Ferry-boat was crossing •
. at Alloa Shore, it upset, and several persons were
drowned. /oar corpses were taken out of the river
this morning. It is yet uncertain how many are
ost." ,

ABSTRACT OF THE BILL,
A AMENDEI) It TIM COMMITTE3,

Poi Promoting and Eitcouik;ing Industry among tne Ca_
booting Classes of the Community, and for the Relief
and Regulation of the Necessitous aril Criminal l'oor,

The PreArbble sets forth, that the burthen of the
Doors' Rates has been for riany years in a state of

progressive increase, and has lately arisen to an error-

MOUS and alarming height ; that the several AEt3
fur the relief of the Poor of England and Wales have
been fuNna, by experience, ineffe6tual ; that the

instruelion of youth tends most materially to the
promotion of morality and virtue, and to the tirma
tion of good members of society, whereof we have

the most convincing proof, by long experience, in

that part of the United Kingdum called cc:tland.

Scnoor.s.--The first clause enaels, that within►
one year after the passing of the sill, there shall be
established in every Parish a sufficient number of
Schools for the instru&ion of the Poor ; and con-

tains regulations, conformable to which the Church.
wardens, Overseers, and Inhabitants, are to adopt

measures for carrying this object into etfea, snbjeCt

to the approbation of the Justices Of the Hundred.
The children are to be instruled in reading, writing,
and arithmetic ; and the girls to be taught, in addi-
tion,. plain needle-work and knitting. The follow..
ing Classes of Children to be admitted into the Parish
Schools free of expellee, for the space of two years,

_
between the ages of seven and fourteen, viz.
Firstly, The children of all persons not having,
nor being able, by due diligence, to obtain more than
the ordinary price of labour in the Parish.—Secondly,
_ .

The children of all persons having respectively more
than four children supported by them,-and not hal-
ing, or being able, by. due diligence, to obtain above
one-fourth more than such respetAive rates of la-
bour.—Thirdly, All children supported wholly or in
part by the Parish.—Fourthly, Ali orphan and de-

serted children, who shall nut have, nor be entitled

to some property, producing more than three sl►il-

. .
lings weekly for the subsistence of each snchchild.
Children not coming within any of the above de-
scriptions may be admitted to any such School in
the Parish in which they shall reside, on, paym nt
of weekly sums, regard being had in fixing the same
to the ability of the parent, or to the provision
which may have been made for every such child :
the sums to be paid for the io9ttueAion of any such
child to be applied towards the expellees of the
School, or in part of- the salary or reward of the
Master or Mistress.

POOR'S FUND AND ASSURANCE' OFTICr.—It is
next enatSted,- that within six calendar months [diet
the passing of the Bill, there shall be ewablished an
Office for receiving and investing the savings of the
Poor, to be .called "The Office of the Poor's Fund,"

and an Office. of Assurane,., to be called " The
Poor's Assurance Office." The Commissioners for
managing these Offices to be appointed by his Ma-
jesty. All persons subsisting by their labour to he
entith,..l to the advantages of the Poor's Fund, and
may remit to the Accountant Clerk thereof any sum
not exceeding al. No person to remit mere than.
201. a year, or 2001. in the whole. Country Post-
masters to mark notes remitted by Post with a
sLinp, on receiving id. in the pound for their
trouble. The money received at the Office of the.
Fund to be laid out in the purchase of stock, and
each individual to receive a dividend thereon, when
his dividend shall amount to los.
.No fees of any
,kind to be paid- to the persons employed in the
Office. The Coolmissioner'is of the Poor's Assur-
ance Office arc also to be appointed by his Ma-
jesty. The Commissioners, with the approbation
of the Commissionet s of the Treasury, 4o appoint a
' principal condu&or of the business, under tie name
of " The Aetuary of the Poor's Assurance Office."
The Commissioners to cause Tables of Assurance to
be calculated and to be made public. Assurances
may be made
,on lives, in consideration of yearly.
half yearly,. of quarterly payments. No payment to
be less than f Os. nor more than 51. No person to
be allowed to make as assurance for a gross sum ex-
ceeding 2001. nor for any annuity above 201. Divi-
dends, &c. in these funds to be exempted from the
Tax on Property, and from the Stamp Duty on Pro-
bates and Letters of Administration. Policies, &c.
are exempt from Stamp Duties, and letters to and
from the Offices free of postage.
SETTLEMENTS.—Five years residence as a house-
holder, and not having been convitied of any crime,
to give the right of settlement.—Justices are em-
powered to make orders of adjudication of settle-
ments, against which an appeal is granted.--.-Persons
required by Churchwardens, 3.:e. to give evidence
respe&ing their settlements, to be paid their ex-
pences, and a compensation for their time.
REGULATION 07 VESTRlES.—.Vestries are dire&-
ed to be holden monthly, and to be presided by the
Minister of the Parish, or th&senior Churchwarden.
Every person assessed in the annual value of 1001.
to be entitled to give two votes ; in 1501. three
votes ; in 2001. four votes.---Where the votes are
equal, the Minister or Churchwarden presiding to
have the casting vote. Stock in trade and other per-
sonal property, except farming stock, to be assess-
ed.—Justices in
,Quarter Sessions to assess every Pa-
rish equally to country rates.
REWARDS. TO encourage labouriag men to bring
up their family Without charge to their Parishes, the
Justices in Quarter Sessions are empowered to give
to persons having resided in, the parish seven 'years,
rewards, viz. 101. to him who has brought up six
children ; 1,51. for seven, and 201. for any greater
number; and also, if the same Justices think pro-
per, tc/give, in addition to the pecuniary reward,
some distinguishing garment, mark, or badge, as a
public testimony of the merit of the wearer.
COTTAGES.—Parishes are authorised to build
Poor's Houses and Cottages, and power is given to
purchase land for these purposes. Cottages built for
the Poor to be let at the least rent that can rea-
sonably be obtained for the same ; but, with the
consent of the Vestry, persons.not able to pay till
.rent may have them at a reduced rent, at free...-.
Justices to have the power of removing persons from
the cottages..

The remaining &vises of Bill are not ramark,
able, consisting chiefly ct regulations and provision
for carrying the prece&r.g ena„....tments the betips
to effea.,