The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-09 00:00:00

P 0 E 'l' R

LINE.S,
Written utitter a Miniature of JOUN Wctr,co•P, M.D. ( 011711
PETER PiNuArt, Esq.), taken when the. Bard was it; hi:.
BOth year. '
WOLCOT, though laid within the cell
Where Death's subverted victims dwell,
Still in thy hinu'rotts lines we find
That rev.l wit for mirth designed.
The Painter's art, to Nature true,
flare holds thy living shade to view
Devonia greets her sons of
Who thus their parts so ably fill.
Conjoined the pen and pencil raise
The by.fork'd trophy, worthy praise ; •
This on ideas life bestows—
What breathed that life—the other shoms.
N.
r This Miniature, which is an admirable likeness, was taken
-by Mr. LETHBRIDGE, the countryman of the departed Poet,
and presented as a tribute of friendship to the Author of the
Lines.

On. Saturday last, her Royal Highness the
Duchess of KENT, the Patronesses of the General
Lying-in Hospital, Bridge-road, Lambeth, vi-
sited that institution, and went through the
‘Sards, when her Royal Ilighnes was pleased to
express her high approbation of the general con-
duct of the establishment. Her Royal Highness
was received at the hospital by the President
(Earl Grosvenor), Lady Elizabeth Flute, the
Treasurer, Committee, 1)r. Maton (the consult-
ing Physician), and the other Medical Officers
;.attached to the Institution.

The Marquis of 11ASTINGS, who has been some
days at Paris, had a private audience of the ling
of FItANCC on Saturday last.
In the !louse of Commons, last nlgbt, in bring-
ing up the Report of the Select Committee on
the subject of the Penitentiary, at Milbank, by
Mr. G. BENNCT, Chairman of the Committee, it
was distinctly stated by that gentleman, that no
Mame whatever was attributable to the late Me.

dlcal Superintendunt (Mr. A. COPT-IND H
kiN) ; but, on the contrary, that the evidence
tendered before the Committee authorised them
to state, that he was not only skilful in his pro=
fession, but uniformly kind and attentive to the
unfortunate convicts.
Maxstox-House:. —Mr. Mawby, one of the Overseers of
the parish of St, Mary-at.llill, Billingsgate, enclitics'w take
the directions or tidsiee of the LonD M-Aron as to the man-
ner in which thoperish should act With respect to some soldiers
belonging to the East India Company, The Overseer was
attended by a soldier, .111C1, with difficulty crawled into the
justice-room, the victim of hard labour and It bad cli.
mute. The facts stated were to the following. effect :—The
wretched object had been recently landed from the Pinonix
East Indieman, in which he had been brought home from hale,
having served eight years as a private in the Bethbay European
regiment. His constitution was broken by the severities he uns
dement, being obliged to sleep under thegoas At night, and,
having contracted a rheumatic affection which threatens a long
series of misries. He was in consequence of his illness dis.
charged and: sent home. By the rule of the service those sot-
(hers only who served 14 years, or had been wounded, were
alloWed a pension ; and tare * e poor soldier having claim of the
kind, was landed and presented with a few shillings, which
Were soon spent. Having land:sl in the parish of Si. ary-at.
Hill, he now claimed relief there. His settlement was In the
Country, and lie had no legal claim in town ; hitt had not the
overseers given him relief, he must haVe inevitably perished in
the streets. The parish were now anxious 'to know in what
manner he was to be resit home.; for he did not come within
any known provisions. This ease Was by no means a singular.
One; for soldiers who had served in the Indies and lost their con.
Stitutions in the Company's service, and who were of course of
fel further use, constantly landed at Billingsgate from the Oraves-
4nd boats; some with contracted knees, others with febrile com-
plaints ; mom, *ere carried to the shore in the arms °Nile sailore,
end all were labouring under some of the disorders incidental to
the climate, or the severity of the service. Those who were, enlist-
, ed in London, and we're not entitled by wounds or 14 years' ser-
vice to a pension, received only:lctid. upon being discharged t
those who were enlisted in the country received but about 17a. to
convey them homee whilst the Irish soldiers were allowed but
245. to convey them to Ireland, and that sum was given to
them: at Holyhead, without any prevision being made to:
convey them thither from Ignition. -)f course, men wretched
pittances to sick men on their landing, atter a long voyage,
wore immediately consumed, and the miserablcobjects came
for relief to this parish. The Overseers could not, let them die
in the streets, mid though there was no legal obligation to
give relief, had felt theinselves beund, from motives of Coal-
: mon humanity, to infringe the rule for the violation of which
they were responsible. Freon the number who were landed,
and the heavy nature of their claims, the parish was bur-
dened most severely, and the overseers no longer considered
themselves justified in continuing the relief. They therefore
wished to know how the poor objects who often had not to wait
'long for death should be disposed Of. The Lahr) MAvon
expressed his surprise at the statement, and upon a consultation
it appeared that by an Act lately passed he was deprived of
the power of passing such objects to their parishes regu-
larly. 11' advised Mr. Mawhy to make a statement of the
case nt the India House, and directed one of the marshal-
men• to attend tipm himself, .and ascertain whether any thing
could he done on the subject by the Company—Mr. Mawby,
accompanied by Brand, the marshalman, conveyed the invalid
to the India House, where the case was stated. The answer
received was; we understand, that certain rules were adopted
with regard to discharged soldiers which had been strictly
complied with in the present instance. It was the rule to give
the marching. allowance of the King's service (lid. a mile) to
Convey those discharged to the place where they lied been ens
listed. This allowance had been given to the applicant. in the
present case, and no further aid could be given. Under these
eircumstances, Mr. Mawby took the Invalid back to the work-
house. The course Which the parish will take towards these
objects has not yet been deternimed upon.
INCLrbtitie the veteran national singer, for the
rat time since his late severe and regretted in-
cliiposition resumed his sent tit the catch and
glee_cittb, at the Golden Cross Inn, on Tuesday
s the is
ieiveerneineegi,vtenr. cocrrhdelattZetlesritt.troceorrowwans
crowded
on
the occasion; many fashionable visitors were pre.
sent.— (Southampton Paper.)