The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-16 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The degrading effect of the present system of Poor
LAws, evinced in the shameless manner in which the la-
%tiring classes resort to parish relief, has been the fee-
;l.aent subject of remark. To overcome this want of
by attaching some degree of stigma to the state of
Pauperism, it has, I believe, been suggested that every
Parson receiving parish relief should, for the time being,
Rear a badge.
This, I think, would be very proper ; but, to make it
all classes of paupers, high as well as low, should be
'Oeluded. 1 would, tberefore, suggest, that every person
receiving pay, pension, or sinecure from the country, whe-
ther civil or military, should be compelled to wear a uni-
form, distinguishing the active from the retired officers,
and that they should carry on their arms a stripe for every
'inadred pounds of the said pay or pension.
These stripes would at once shoiv the rank in the ser -
lite of the person hearing them, if actively employed, or
the supposed degree of the service for which he is receiv-
lug reward, if unemployed.
Now, it is clear, that if a man had deserved his pen-
lion, be would be proud of his stripes, those being an
index of his services ; and, if undeservei, they would ex-
Pose him to the odium attached to a State pauper.
I would also apply this to the Clergy of the Established
Church, who should wear bands marked with the number
of their pluralities, and stripes proportioned to the amount
Of their livings. What an edifying sight it would be to
tee one of these stall.fed Dignitaries perched in the pulpit,
With his triple band pendant from the ample folds of bis
double chin, pointing to Heaven with his twenty-striped
trm; and preaching abstinence to the text of the " Camel
and the Needles' Eye !"
For my part, as a half-pay officer, I have not the least
objection to wear the unifortns and stripes, having, in the
Words of the song, " seen a little service."
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
Lymington, Dec. 15, 1833. TOM TOUGH.

Mr. O'Connell has addressed a second letter
to the Radicals of Hull on the subject of Mr. Hill's late
charges against some Irish member, in which the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman says, " he (Mr. Hill) invented this
story ; it is an entire fabrication of his own."
SNOW IN THE NORTH.--The London mail
coach yesterday was an hour and forty minutes after the
usual time, in consequence partly of snow beyond Car-
lisle, but principally from the accumulation of snow be-
twixt Beatock-bridge and Douglas Mill.— GlusgowHerald.
CHURCH REFORM.—We understand that
the churchwardens of this city and neighbourhood have
received circulars from the Government, requiring returns
of the fees, emoluments, &c. of the Ministers of their
various parishes.—Bristol Mercury.
The 93d Highlanders, for some time stationed
St Earbadoes, under command of Lieut. Col. M'Gregor,
I have been ordered to prepare for embarkation for this part
of Great Britain. The 93d have been upwards of ten
Years in the West Indies, where their orderly behaviour
and excellent discipline have procured for them the respect
and esteem of those among whom they have been quar-
tered,...—lnverness Courier.
EDENDERRY.— CHOLERA.— Our corre-
spondent iu Edenderry mentions that within a short
period there have been 23 cases of cholera and 13 deaths
in Edenderry. No new case had, however, occurred since
Monday. The Protestant rector, parish priest, and the
principal inhabitants, without religious distinction, have
been co-operating together in arresting the progress of the
nsoady.--Dub/in Morning Register.
CASE OF LIBEL AGAINST A CATHOLIC
CLEanvstarr.—ln the Dublin Court of Exchequer on
Wednesday, an action of libel was brought by the Rev.
S. C. Lyons, a Catholic priest, of Ennis, against Major
Bingham (a Protestant), William Bingham, his son, and
Patrick Lavelle, a driver on Major Bingham's estate.—
Mr. O'Connell, the plaintiff's counsel, said that the
Major and his son were embittered against the plaintiff,
because, when there was a famine and great distress
in Ennis, in 1831, the plaintiff was the means of
showing that Major Bingham had not contributed a
single farthing to the relief of his poor tenants, and be
was, in consequence, struck off the Committee of
Relief. The libel was published in the Mayo Con-
-1 Vitution, in the form of a memorial to the Roman Catho-
I lie Archbishop of Tuam, and it charged the plaintiff
with tyranny towards his parishioners, extorting money
from them for christenings, &c., and representing him as
a clergyman in whom no confidence could be placed. It
even charged him with betraying the secrets of the con-
-1 fessionah Mr. O'Connell, in the course of his speech,
made some severe ob'ervations on Lavelle, who rose up in
I the Court, and exclaimed, " you ought not to say a word
against me, Mr. O'Connell, for I often paid the rent."
Mr. O'Connell--There, my Lord, is one of the defendants,
! see what a creature he is ;he actually thinks he is not in
your Lordship's Court, but in Major Bingham's.—
' (Laughter.) Mr. Bennett—He saes he has often paid
rent to you. Mr. O'Connell—Oh th
! at is the taunting
joke of every blackguard, whether in a good coat or bad
one. Witnesses were called to substantiate the plaintiff's
case, and the Court adjourned till next morning.
THE STATUTE BOOK.—ln the last Session
of Parliament one hundred and six new Acts M ere added
to the Statute Book, firming a ponderous volume of one
thousand three hundred and fifty-two pages ! In the first
six months of the Session only 46 of these Acts received
the Royal Assent ; but in the last two days of the Session,
.+
namely,
the pith at,d 29th August, the Royal Assent was
' given to no fewer than GO Acts, or about three-fifths of the
whole. Besides the public Acts, there were 122 local and
personal Acts passed, and 43 private Acts, making a total
of 271 as
Acts of Parliament for the study of the
lawyers.