The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-18 00:00:00

the trial of the:bib-it parties.. ictusitl came
ofFthce, t?tight, whether. they *ere--1-le-sirous, of it or
not, to he put oil" till the same time: hut when, in ad-
dition to the very urgent reasons for such postpone-
meet, the patties thernSeivea'arealso desirOus of it, W e
cannot see why, Or on What 'grounds, beyond some
legal technicality, the trial of the perion accused as an
accessary, should be foxed on. His trial will neces-.
sarily expose every part of the accusation and defence ;
and the result of this indictment, must affect the result
of the other.

The curiosity and interest excited by this case is such,
that almost every man in the kingdom will read the
report of Wm. WAxtVIELD's trial,
and it will be
totally impossible for any Jury empanelled for the trial
of E. G. WAKEFIELD to divest their minds of the
impression which will be produced by the evidence
addueed on the present trial. Justice to all parties,
therefore, in our opinion, re aired, that the trial of all
the accused persons should, if possible (which was the
case here) be brought on together.
In the proceedings which have already
taken place,
it has been proved that the statement which appeared
in the public papers some time since, professing to be
" A statement of facts regarding the marriage of E.G.
WAEFIELD, Esq. with Miss TURNER, was the
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production of that Gentleman, and to have been print-
ed under his guarantee of indemnity.

By accounts from Manchester it appears that the
Committee for the Relief of the Poor in that neigh-
bourhood, had been under the necessity of resolving,
on the Report of the Sub-Committee, to discontinue
on this day the Weekly, Distribution of Provisions to
their, distressed fellow-creatures, who being still unable
to obtain work, look to the accustomed bounty as their
only 'means of support for the coming week. This
determination was made in consequence of the ex-
hausted state of the funds, and the hopelessness of
another subscription being made to any considerable
amount, in the present state of Commercial affairs.
The ;Committee have at the same time solicited meet-
ings of the Trustees of the adjoining Roads, for the
purpose of, conferring with them on a plan for employ-
ing iportion of the adult popujation in the improve-
inent of the public Roads : but it was considered that
the qperation of this measure must be very limited, in
proportion to the necessities which exist.
It is impossible to contemplate the distress which
will probably he experienced on the cessation of the
charitable distribution of provisions which have so
long, continued, without feeling the most lively &no-
tions of sympathy and concern for these suffering poor ;
and we cannot help thinking, that the arrangements
now proposed for their employment on the roads of
the neighbourhood, ought to have been made previously
to the total discontinuance of the gratuitous distribu7
tion of food. We have repeatedly endeavoured to en-
force the propriety of finding work for the unemployed,
rather than making donations of money or food, being
satisfied that moral good is done in the one case, and;
various evils produced in the other. The same sum laid
out in the payment of labour,whioh has been expended in
grants of money and food, would also have contributed
greatly to the improvement of the roads and other
public works in the neighbourod, and habits of
labour of that description would gradually, by this
time ; have diffused themselves among the poor of
the districts, which would have rendered them, by
degrees,in some measure indepea4ent of the manufac-
turing employment, to which. they have alone been
heretofore accustomed. It is Well. known that in many
agricultuial districts the want of labouring hands has
been greatly experienced during the present harvest,
and many of these persons would have found their
way from employment on the roads to labour in the
fields. , We trust, therefore, that measures will be
taken in all districts in which, distress, exists to find
employment.for the unemployed on works of .public
utilityy ; and if a period of more extensive distress
should extend itself over the country, which should
justify the interference of the Government, we ear-
nestly hope that some schemes of magnitude, com-
bining national utility and importance, will be ;devised
for the employment Of all who are out of work during
the ensuing winter months.
We received this morning thcfollowing notice from
our own Correspondent' at Manchester :--
MANCHZSTEIt, AUGUST 17.
• RELIEF OF THE POOR.

It will be seen by the following Notice, posted this morning,
that the Funds for the Relief of the -Poor, are on the eve of being
exhausted ; there being only sufficient for another distribution,
which takes place to-morrow