The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1834.

REWARD for the FIRST SUF-
(4S4i, FICIENT REASON WHY,
As the Poor Laws of England are under consideration,
the Poor Law of Scotland should not be adopted, where
the offer of 1001. reward has not induced any one living in
Scotland to admit the law there could he improved, where
the regular poor amount to only one in a hundred of the
population, and those occasionally relieved to 2 in the 100,
who receive not more than 5/. a year each in the districts
bordering on England, 3/. in the midland, and little more
than 1/. each in the highlands ?
By the poor laws of Scotland, two distinct classes are
recognised. Ist. Those destitute persons, who are able,
but unwilling to work; and secondly, those who by reason
of age or infirmity are become a burden on society.
lst.—ldle poor. Under this class are comprehended all
those who pretend to tell fortunes, jugglers, minstrels, ikc., all
who cannot give an account of the manner in which they gain
their subsistence, or who, though able-bodied, are idle and
shun labour. The punishment provided for them is whip-
ping, but imprisonment is the punishment now generally
awarded, against all such. The enforcement of the laws is
entrusted to Magistrates of ,Burghs and Sheriffs, and to
Justices of the Peace.
" 2dly. Infirm poor. Those who from age or infirmi-
ties are unable to maintain themselves, are maintained
by a tam levied on the parish; and power is given to the
landholders in landward parishes to assess themselves ac-
cording to the rental of their property, for the maintenance
of such of the poor as cannot fully maintain themselves,
and to demand relief of one-half of the sum from their
tenants ;* besides this mode of levying funds for the poor,
voluntary contributions are made at the church doors im-
mediately before the forenoon and afternoon service on
each Sunday : and it is only where these fall short that
legal taxation is had recourse to. In many parishes the
voluntary contributions are quite adequate for the purpose
of supporting the poor.
" The collection and management of the poor funds is
placed in the Heritors and Kirk Session, and the Judge
Ordinary is to see the law put in execution; he cannot,
however, in the first instance, modify an aliment for the
poor, he can only remit to the Heritors and Kirk Session
to modify one, but he may increase one already modified,
which is clearly inadequate. Although the Heritors have
a joint power with the Kirk Session in the administration,
management, and distribution of the funds belonging to
the poor of the parish, yet almost in every case the 1-lerit-
ors never interfere, but leave the matter in the hands of
the Session, as their management is generally so judicious
and praiseworthy as not to call for the interference of the
Heritors.
In regard to the law of settlement, it is the parish
within which a person has been born which is bound to
support him, unless by residence he has found a new settle-
ment for himself. But where a person has resided three
years in another parish, it is the parish within which he
has resided for the last three years preceding his applica-
tion for charity which is bound to support him.
This is what is technically called the acquiring of a
settlement. The settlement of infant children depends
not on the place of their birth, but on that of their father's
settlement, unless in the case of a soldier's child left by its
parents, in which case the parish in which the child is
found is bound to provide for its support. Natural chil-
dren are held to belong to the parish in which the mother
resides.
Proprietors have the power of appointing proxies, who
are often their tenants, who receiving their power not from
law, are responsible to their employers, and all is managed
well without loss or cost.
May 13, 1834.

"' This was enacted to give tenants a motive to prevent
waste, but is only a deceitful fallacy, as no tenant can go
on paying any cost of production, whether specified or not,
which was not allowed for before he agreed for his rent.
Proprietors, who are the only real furnishers of rates, are
the only class to be trusted to provide work ; and where is
the farm which would not be improved by weeding, drain-
ing, or irrigating? and till our population equals that of
China, there is no fear that the land of England, which is
equal in quality to that of China, will not supply both work
and food ; and when that is the case we may inquire how
our neighbours in the Netherlands support a greater popu-
lation than China, and also supply us with cheese ? Is it
not by stall feeding their cattle and currying them, in
which even children help their parents, as well as in liquid
manuring their luxuriant vegetables, and dibbling their
corn, which saves full two parti out of three of the seed
grain, and with ample manure, which is supplied by stall
feeding, probably increases this gain many fold? May not
England thus become independent of foreign countries for
the staff of life, supply a home market to our manufactures
and, cheap bread to all ?

AB, HOLLES-STREET, CAVENDISH. 2, 183SQURE,
London May, 24.
AMEETING of the FRIENDS of BARON
HEURTELOUP was held this Day at the above
place, for the purpose of taking into consideration the ex-
pediency of etablishing a DISPENSARY,' whereby the
poorer classes of the community might be enabled to par-
take of the inestimable advantage of his invention for ex-
tracting the stone from the bladder without the painful and
hazardous operation of cutting.
CHAS. B. BALDWIN, Esq., in the Chair.
The Chairman, after having stated in detail the object of
the Meeting, proceeded to read a letter from the Baron
Heurteloup, of which the following is a copy :
" Gentlemen,—After ten years of laborious study, and
by dint of numberless experiments, I have succeeded in
creating a new art, the object of which is to cure patients i
afflicted with the stone without having recourse to in-
cision.
" The importance of these studies has been fully con-
firmed by honourable marks of distinction bestowed three
different times upon their author, by the Royal Academy
of Sciences at Paris, viz.:-Ist, A pecuniary recompense
awarded to him in the year 1827 ; 2dly. The first prize
of Surgery in 1828 ; and, lastly, the first prize of Surgery
of 1833.
" Their value is further established by numerous opera-
tions performed both in France and in England ; and, as
far as possible, publicly, In order that no doubt whatever
should be entertained as to their success.
" The results of this mode of operating being there-
fore so beneficial, claim the attention of the benevolent,
who feel an interest in the propagation of objects of utility.
" With this object in view, gentlemen, and the cause of
humanity
.at heart, I have taken the liberty of requesting
this Meeting, in order to determine the most advisable
means of establishing a Dispensary for the purpose of ex-
tending the benefits of this operation to the poor.
" I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
" Your most obedient and obliged,
" BARON HEURTELOUP.

" May 22, 1834."
Letters from various individuals were also read, express-
ing their regret at not being able to attend the Meeting,
but acquiescing in opinion as to the importance of the
measure, and stating their wish to contribute in every pos-
sible way to the carrying of it into execution. .
Several gentlemen then addressed the meeting upon the
advantages which the poor would derive from such an es-
tablishment as that proposed by the Baron Heurteloup.
Whereupon it was unanimously resolved that measures
be forthwith adopted for carrying into effect the measure
proposed by Baron Heurteloup, by establishing a Dispen-
sary for the operation of Lithotripsy, and the following gen-
tlemen readily consented to act as a Provisional Committee
for the purpose of giving effect to the above resolution,
viz.:—
The Very Rev. the Dean of Jas. Ramsbottom, Esq.
Westminster. Michael Shepley, Esq.
Sir Charles Blunt, M.P. Cosby Nesbitt, Esq.
General Morris. Benjamin Branfill, Esq.
Colonel Grant. Samuel Seaman, Esq.
John Bowden, Esq. Chas. Barry Baldwin, Esq.
Bramah,

Alathie, Esq. .„ _
It was further resolved, that the proceedings of this
Meeting be inserted in The Sun, the Morning Post, the
Herald, the Times, the Globe, and the Albion daily papers,
and that this meeting be adjourned till Monday, the 2d day
of June next.
Subscriptions to be received in furtherance of the above
object by Chas. Barry Baldwin, Esq., No. 6, Parliament-
street, Westminster ; and Messrs. Wright and Co.,
Bankers, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden.
All communications to be addressed (post paid) to Mr.
Bigges, Honorary Secretary, No. 18, Holles-street, Ca.
vendish-square.

CHAS. B. BALDWIN, Chairman.

IN PURSUANCE of an Order of the High
-IL Court of Chancery, made in a cause " RIDDELL
against RIDDELL," whereby it is referred to Sir Giffin
Wilson, Knight, one of the Masters of the said Court, to in-
quire whether, upon the sale of certain hereditaments and pre-
mises at Stills Lane, otherwise Saint George's Place, and
the Oxtail Ground at Cheltenham, in the County of
Gloucester, by John Riddell, late of Cheltenham, aforesaid,
Esquire, to Robert Morris of the same place, Banker, or
upon the occasion of any other sale or sales to any other
and What person or persons, or upon other and what oc-
casion the said John Riddell executed to the said Robert
Morris, or to any other person or persons, any and what
indemnities either by bond, covenant, or otherwise, in re-
spect of the claim of Rose Riddell, the widow of the said
John Riddell, for her dower, of and in the said heredita-
merits and premises,—all persons holding or claiming under
such indemnity or indemnities as aforesaid, are hereby re-
uired forthwith to come in before the said Master, and
re-
quired
out his or their claims in respect thereof, that they
may not be excluded the benefit of the said order.

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.
THE fine teak-built ship DAVID SCOTT, of
773 tons register, will sail from the Thames on the
10th of JULY, direct for SYDNEY. This ship will be
fitted up by the Emigration Committee, acting under the
sanction of the Secretary of State for the Colonial Depart-
ment, expressly for the conveyance of SINGLE WOMEN
of good health and character, from 15 to 30 years of age.
The cost of the passage, if paid here, is only Si. each,
which includes all charge for food and bedding ; and those
who cannot pay this sum will, when approved by the am-
mittee as fit persons to, proceed to this conveyance, be al-
Ipwed to give their notes of hand for 6/. payable in the
Colony in a reasonable time. No females will be admitted
to proceed by this opportunity but those of good moral
character and industrious habits.
This Ship has a splendid poop for Cabin Passengers, and
will carry an experienced Surgeon.
All particulars may be known, by applying to
JOHN MARSHALL,
Agent to the Emigration Committee,
26, Birchin-lane' Cornhill, London.
All applications from the country by letter must be sent
Tinder cover, addressed " to the Under-Secretary of State,
Colonial Department, London."