The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-16 00:00:00

THE WIDOW ALLSOP.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SEN.
Sir,—l shall feel obliged, if you will, at your
earliest convenience, give me a place in your paper
for this letter, it concerning a matter of public in-
terest.

On the 10th inst. you published [in our report
from the police court] a letter from Eliza Allsop,
the consequence of which was that a large number of
letters have been sent to me containing money for
her.

At the time 1 mentioned Mrs. Allsop's case to
your reporter an officer had been sent to her resi-
dence, and I was much impressed in her favour ;
but I have since had good reason to believe that I
have been greatly deceived, and an attempt has
been made in your police reports to stop any more
of these letters ; but this having failed, as they
continue to come from all parts of the country,, I
shall feel greatly obliged. if you will allow me to
take this mode of requesting that no more money
or letters may be sent for Mrs. Allsop. I reserve
all the money, together with the letters, for' the
present, and when the case is completed the ptiblic,
through you, shall be informed of the result. . .
But there is connected with the subject a Matter
that has pained me much. I allude to the attacks
that have been made in some papers upon his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, and it is belonging
to truth and justice that they should be contra-
dicted as soon as possib'e. I have reason to know
that his !Royal Highness distributes his charities
with a liberal hand ; but surely he would not be
doing his duty to the public if he were to distribute
with an indiscriminating hand ; and. I know also
that Mrs. Allsop petitioned as early se 1946, and
that according to the directions raid down for "the
invariable guidance of those intrusted with the
distribution of the charity of the Queen and the
Primo, Mrs. Allsop's case appearing to be one de-
rerving assistance was inquired into in 1848, and
her petition was reported upon by the Mendicity
Society, for whose valuable aid in the recommen-
dation of deserving cases and the detection of . in'.
position the advisers of- the Prince are under great
obligation.
This petition was the first of a series of begging
letters which has continued ever since.
The Mendicity Society made a long report in
1848, which states, among other matters, " That
she is living in a common lodging-house, and de-
b eg
whether,g,w afterie'h sthh the
Thenfollows a very bad
r i vAe sn(hi enroswu,pspior,rtleanptiirleelalytfTorhoynaou
accountl
systematicallyt
t:0 11l of her
r resulth pursues,"abio' this inquiry, it was not the
imperative duty of the Prince to refuse to attend
to her many and reputed begging letters.
But I wishing to give her every chance, am al-
.lowing her to prove, if she can, that she ever had
rah v sons under the circumstances she states. In
he",
,netition to the Prince there is no mention of
any
.o,ns killed at Cahill ; nor is there any mention,
in her cetition to the Queen, of any sons in the
Crimea.. And I have communicated with several
ym known her for years, clerboen who have
but who
never hearkl of these sons.
Can there of duty
Highness is to
be a doubt, sir, as to the line
to be purse ad in this case ? and yet his Royal_
am
w see
be attacked for the course h.._
take. Surely ta'ae authors of these attacks ill
how untrue and unjust they are.
Pray, sir, excri 'se the length of this letter.
bcdient se
1 have the ho at'ur to be your o B arGIiTON rvant,.
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1 bone, Feb. 14.
Police-court, nu.vf_,—__ --__
added to the Royal Commis.
Baron Martin has L'et, Statute and Common Law
1,
sion for Inquiry into . .
r 6. , Assize, in the room of Baron
Courts, and the Courtsl; commissioners meet every
Alderson, deceased. residft ley of Chief Justioe Lord
Saturday, under aeveiyence,
at
d to decide upon the sub
Campbell,.
I.ll.')oeaurrs. Though th ey have come to no deci
jeet of their.
the number of jut Iges in the common law
.ion respecting d
toed that the present judicial staff
to it is nu ers
pilot
be safely reduced. The bua.,ness of the assize I's
ca • diminished. In
13 more likely to be increased tin. a
much aol delivery three
t we are likely to have a general g.
file , examined seve.
tinges a year. The law commission have,he the authori.
rat of the judges, and are about to exam
e
h s ter, Birming-
ties and representatives of Leeds, Malic—asa,izes held is
ham, &c., who are it 1149126 to have the .
those places.