The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-27 00:00:00

PAROCHIAL AID.

IMPORTANT TO PAILISII-OFFICERS.—The fol-
lowing Letter will be read with interest by the
Parochial Economist :
Copy of a Letter from the Overseers of Waicot Parish, in r:.
ply to another from the parishes of Chester, requesting a
statement of the plan of economy they pursued, by which an
actual saving of four thousand and twenty-five pounds was
effected in the year's expenditure beginning March 25, 1820,
and ending March 24, 1821. -

" Walcot Workhouse, Bath, April 16 1821 .
" , GENTLEMEN—In answer to your's, requesting sonic in-
formation concerning our improvement •in the management of
the poor for the last year, I have to inform you tt, in the
first o place, when we came into the office of Overseers (March 25,
1820) we began by closely adhering to the principles laid down
in the Act of 59th Geo. 111. cap. 12, commonly called the' Se-
lect Vestry Act ;' .that is, strictly to inquire and examine into
the state and conditions' of all our paupers—about 925 families,
besides 13%; bastard children, and ninety-eight individuals in
the poor house—and this was done by our visiting them, every
one at their own .habitations, and inquiring into the means
they possessed, and their ability to contribute to their own sup-
Port; also by an inquiry in the neighbourhood of those persons
who were best acquainted with them and their circumstances ;
then Striking off the book all those who couldsupport them-
selves without parochial assistance, and providing work for all
who were in . any way capable, but who complained they could
not-get it for theniselves. Though the work was unproductive
(as work) to the parish, it was the means of getting rid of num-
bers from the books. •• As we paid but low • wages, the paupers
soon got employment for themselves; for we made it a, rule
never to give relief but by work (except' in cases of sickness, I
extreme old age, and infancy); and on all new applications I
for relief, the same system of inquiry and work is • par-
sued, and the find numbarless- instance of -a 'downright
refusal to do our .work; and if %accepted, two or three
days is in general the longest • time we have to employ I
them , before they quit and provide for themselves; we
thereby prevent the increase of our pay list, which has been,
and is now decreasing every week, instead of increasing weekly,
ac It had done for years past. Next, with regard to bastard'
eilildren, all case's, where the reputed fathers • are dead, or
41)3cooded, <which last is generally the case .with us) if the
roothei is in service, or other employ, we.refuse her all assist-
tace free.: •the pariah; considering it nothing leis than giving -A
bounty from the poor rates (by giving her any thing) for. the en-
couragement of prostitution, vice, and wickedness of every 4.
scription, and laying contributions on the honest and industrious,
far the support of the licentious and profligate.. In cast's whet
the mother is in bad circumstances, and, perhaps, the rather
also, and where he is absconded or is dead, we never allowmore
to conin it than Is. or is. 6d. •per av,iek, and by calling on the Magistrates
some mothers (who have had two or three bastardsas
"A'4lhorn.n, we have greatly reduced this head o. f expenditure;
a`.2 —ough in sortie cases an order of filiation had been made
on.the reputed father to pay the. overseers 23. 6d. per week in
relief of the parish, we very seldom pay the mother so large a •
Iff, but Mace her on a level with other illegitimate moa
e*--"; being determined never to give encouragement to
le'eTe
stltution. But the above system has not been carried into
Ca Ct. without talc greatest opposition being made to it by pau-
Pets, which was only overcome by the'firinness and determined
resoletion of the overseers. In the beginning, we had insur-
t4.e.T tal?le difficulties to encounter, as you may well imagine.
paupers left no manoeuvre unpractised—no scheme
une.i•ar
-no art which they were capable of unattempted—
no, source unappliecl to, which had the smallest chance:,
givinti success 'to their object, namely, enjoying money
wil,out working for it. They had constant recourse to
the select vestry, to. the Magistrates, and to Ladies and Gen-
whoin 'hey thought were humane, to get them to advo-
cA. their, cause ; this was followed day after day, and week
weekthe manner in which they were met b
ti.sla,select Vestry, and the Magistrates an- general, reflects the
',l.gziest honour on those gentlemen for their endeavours to stop
-`Progress
of vice, prodigality, improvidence, and idleness.
have no doubt, that if the same system were pursued through
the whole kingdom 'the expenses of maintaining the poor
Would be soon reduced' to a very inconsiderable sum, and the
etiurcher of prisoners confined in our gaols lessened, for nothing .
-21 ids more to encourage crime, than giving money to keep
Persons in idleness, whilst industry promotes health, compe-
tent
Y, and happiness. •
Thus, gentlemen, we have given you a brief outline of our
t'eee4.l of management, •by which the most happy effects have
Produced and with pleasure we state, is still likely to
e• tate to the general benefit-of the parish, not only in the poor
Irzt in checking the growth of pauperism and
A rezatir,

"-Gentlemen, your's respectfully,
"- (Por d. Allen and J. Wilkinson, Overseers.)
'• JOHN CURREY, Assistant Overseer."

1.4°1'41 A CortarsroNDENT.—Some Gentlemen
iconsidering that it is evidently the opinion of the
Qtelligent and humane part of the community,
that °ur criminal code, on account of its severity,
requires to be revised ; and deeply impressed
/v,ith the sentences for the forgery, or issuing of
/
'ank Notes, desire to offer the following
Suggestions for the consideration of every patri-
:)iic' every christian mind. The adoption of
''''sse steps which were pursued for the purpose
°f obtaining the abolition of the-Slave-Trade, viz.
Procuring petitions from every district through-
out the metropolis and the kingdom, through the
invdiorn of district committees. It is considered
that the above measure would prove equally suc-
Z",s3ful on the present occasion, and could not
.of 'uniting in this great cause those whose as-
sistance was so readily obtained upon that memo-
rable object. •
Bnlca.ros, Nov. °s.—Divine Service, in the
o"ence, of his MA.; csTv, suite, and household,
Znunenced at the Palace at one o'clock this af-
rn°on, and was performed, by the Very Rev.
the Pean.of Hereford, and the Rev. Hug]) Pear-
,tFn• The King, subsequently, took a walk on
fie enclosed Lawn. The weather daring this
dap has been cornparatively fine, but rain and in-
cereaFed wind came on.atSunset, which are yet
9atinued. in squalls. Several large ship,', sup-
r7.' ed to be outward-bound West Indiatnen,
PaSsed.dOWn.Channel to-day. ,Sir Benjamin
for°
'e ,11eld who-left the Pavilion on ThUrsday
'''?ndon, is not yet returned. The Earl of
„vi?of2l, was expected at the Palace to dinner
;,--ftertfa7, but his Lordship did not'arrive. 'The
itc`rior of the Palace is now gas:lighted ; the
remains. and is intended to remain, in
Tlllut of illumination just as it was last year.
"d has been no arrival at the Pavilion since
."°rd'Sit. llelen's,•on Thursday, and no departure
but
that of Sir B. Bloomfield. Arrivals in ge-
11,,fral have much increased within the last few
`pais' We were premature in announcing the
r,
of- Chichester as filling the chair at the,
meeting of the " Provident Institution" on Thurs-
cta'' His Lordship is the President of that So-
clietY, but indisposition, though expected till the
eGast moment, kept him absent. The chair in
4-lisequence was filled by Sir David Scott, Bart.;
vote. of thanks to whom terminated the business
of the day.
r The Duke of CUMBERLAND will, it is expected,
tt?..n to this country to reside, at the desire of
bS,,TAJEsTir, who was much. interested with the
o"cuess and her infant during his visit to the
ntinent. The residence of their Royal Thigh-
forsses, in the King's. Kitchen Court, is preparing
vtheir the King's
'
rectjfetVay the motion formerly made in the Town Council to
antiurn •C salary of the Lord Provost fr?m,1,0001. to pOl.
thscusi again taken into consideration, when, after seine
tur- /I°Tl, it Was agreed without a vote, that the salary in fu-
",,,!loald be 8091._(Edinburgh Paper, 'Nov. 22.)
f. I Ile town of Portsmouth was lightild with gas
4or the
first time on Monday se'nnight.

FASIIIONAAIrE ARRIVALS.—Sir Samuel Hulse, Bait. in
Piccadilly; Lord Bury, in St. James's-place; Lord Cran-
borne, in Park-place; Sir James Macintosh, Batt. in St.
James's-place ; the Speaker of the House of Commons, in Pa-
lace-yard ; the Countess of Aboyne and the Ladies Gordon, in
Charies-street, Berkeley-square ; Lord and Lady Gage,
_at
Greillon's Hotel, from Edith Park, Herefordshire; the Coun-
tess of Mountnorris, at the Brunswick House Hotel, froni the
Continent ; Sir Robert and Lady BrJwarigg, in Andley-
square, from a tour ; Lord George Lennox, at Long's Hotel,
from the Duke of Richmond's; flon.Wm. Dundas, in Curzon-
street ; the Marquis of Bath, in Upper Brook-street ; Sir Lucas
Popys, in Park-street ; Ladies Montague, in Clarges-street ;
Earl of Waldegrave, in Upper Brook-street ; .Lady Moncricf,
in Grosvenor-street, from Scotland ; Earl of Buckinghamshire
from Gunsby-park, Leicestershire, in Manchester-square.
DEPARTURES.—The Marquess of Lothian, Lord Henry
and Lady Isabella Kerr, fro 9 Warren's Hotel, for Paris ;
Capt. find Mrs. Clifford, from ditto, for Ilerts ; Sir. John Fre-
derick, Bart. from Reid's Hotel, for Burwood Park, Surrey;
Sir Thomas Salisbury, Bart. from ditto, on » tour ; Sir George
Rob,inson, Bart. on a visit to C. Harris, Esq. at his seat in
Devonshire; Sir Charles Saxton, froM his seat in-. Beaks; to
join th 2:Shropshire Hunt.

CIIANdE3.—The Earl of Mexboroug,h, on a 'visit to the Earl
and Conntess. of Warwick, at Warwick Castle ; Captain Wil-
braham for Winchfield House, near Hartford Bridge ; Colonel
,Gtire Langton, 'from Sal:sbury, for Burdrop Par'.;, near Swin-
don7 'Wilts.

A SPLENDID BALL.—In the.. course of the present week
Mr. HYLTON JOLLIFFE will give a magnificent. Ball and
Supper at Marsham-hall. This festive scene is intended to
celebrate the coming of age of his nephew. All the Nobility
and Gentry in that and the adjoining county have been invited ;
and persons of fashion, now in London, are also expected to be
present.—(Morning Post.)

Wednesday last, being the centenary of the birth of Aken-
side, the poet, of high and classical celebrity, who was born in
the Butcher Bank, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on' the, 9th Nov.
(old style) 1721, being the 21st Nov. new style, a number of,
literary gentlemen assembled at the house in which the poet
first drew breath, and recited some effusions, (in imitation. of
Akenside's manner) written for the occasion, in blank verse.
'They adjourned to Mrs. Atkinson's, the George i'avern, and
sat down to an elegant entertainment. After dinner, and fol-
lowing the Kin),„ the " Irnmortal Memory of. Mark Akenside,
M. was given and drank with enthusiasm. Many appro-
priate toasts followed, and the day was spent with decorum and
reverence fitted to the occasion. We have been favoured with
an extract from the efflisions, as below :
"Or smote with zeal, .
At dawn of day, trace the wild winding brook
To Jes& Mont ; there snuff the early breeze''
Loaded with scent of blossom, Eynd with health,
The rosy Nymph, of energy divine,
Track the morning de,Fs : and, though gay of heart,
Sedately ramble round the whiten'd thorn.
Here store his fanCy with the classic page, •
Imbue his young and daring mind with thoughts
High swelling,—far beyond the common race
Of man. Here 1-tesioi, Homer, or the muse
Of Sappho, his cornpaniOns make, and scorn
To light his torch, save at. Pindaric fire. •
In thought, transport himself, where all the nine,
With bright Apollo at their head, hymn'd high
The aimg harmonious round Castalia's font ;
Or;still aspiring; strike his golden lyre
'Monist gods and heroes in th' empyreal heavens."
(Newcastle Courant.)

On Sunday the Duke of Montrose arrived at his house in.
Grosvenor-square.•.• His Grace- has hum. c4,lkteen clamor) his.
way from his seat in Scotland to London' owing to indis,
position ; but we are happy to state his Grace is fast re-
covering.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of
Bedford, Marquess of Tavistock, andTa large party.Of sporting
Noblemen and Gentleman, have been, during the last week,-
enjoying the sports 61 the:field at a .demeSne of Mr. Coke's,
near Wandsworth, in Lincolnshire : and on Friday last the
Duke of Bedford gave a sumptuous dinner, at the Hay-cock
Inn, at Wandsworth, to. his Royal Highness. the Duke of
Gloucester, and upwards of forty Noblemen and Gentlemen.—
After 'dinner his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester set
out on his way to Bagshot.
Lord Lowther and LoritStair have arrived in Paris:

Lord Stewart has bee .irnc a member of the Sedgfield Hunt,
and on Monday se'nnigh;, a number of gentlemen of the Hunt
dined with his Lordship at Wynyard. .
Prince Esterhazy ancl the Duke of Wellington favoured the
`Marquis' and Marchioless of:Londonderry with their company
to dinner, on Sunday, at North Cray. The Duke of Welling-
ton left town yesterday morning, to meet his Majesty at
Brighton.
• Thursday nest is the day appointed for the nuptial ceremony
to take place between the Earl of WILT ON, second son of Earl
and Countess Grosvenor, and - Lady Mary Stanley, - eldest
daughter of-the Earl and-Countesa of Derby. The. Noble Earl
is in his twentv-second year, and Lady Mary Stanley. in her
twenty-first: his Lordship is at present at Knowsley, the seat
of the Earl of Derby, in Lancashire, where great preparations
are making for the jokOUS occasion. Earl and Countess Gros-
venor are to Frive at Knowsley . to-morrow, and also a large
party of distinguished personages who are invited for the pur-
pose. - The ceremony will be performed by the Archbishop of
York ; after which the happy pair will leave Knowsley for
Heaton, the seat of the Noble bridegroom,in Lancashire.
On the 14th inst. the TENANTS of his Grace the Duke of
Noit.r HUM ERLAND belonging to the manor of Tynemouth,:
dined together at the Northumberland Arms, North Shields,
alt:r Which a handsome salver was presented to dlr. George
Weatherby (the bailiff of the manor, and the oldest agent
under his Grace) in most appropriate terms, by John Walker,
jun. Esq.•the President, in the name of, the• Tenantry. The
salver bears the following inscription :—" Presented by the
Tenants of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, in the
manor .of Tynerrioutb, to George Weatherby, Esq. Bailiff, as a
testimony of their respect and esteem for .him, not only as
anent of three, munificent. Dukes in succession (under whom
he has acted for half a century), but also as a neighbour and a
gentleman." • . . •
J. M ortlock, :Esq. of Oxford-street, has taken Stan sted Park,
of the Rev. Lewis• Way, for his residence in the summer season.
The inhabitants of, Fro' e are.never so delighted as-whens Sir
Charles Bainfylde approaches. The Baronet, although three
score and ten, is the lite of every social circle. -
Thursday last, the Gentlemen of the MUsical Society cele-
brated the feast of St. Cecilia; at the Bell Inn, Alretford, where
a numerous party of the Inhabitants assembled ; the music
and glees did great credit to the performers, and the evening
was spent in the greatest mirth and harmony..

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING-ROOM, Nov.

.-STATE OF THE ODDS.

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst c. out of Landscape 12 to 1 agst Marcella
12 to 1 agst Frolic 16 to 1 agst c. out of Bess
12 to 1 agst c. out of Sycorax 20 to 1 ag3t c. out of Eirossa.

OAKS.

sto 1 agst Paragon I 9to 1 ay;st Nletcora,
ato 1 agst f. out of Reserve I

RIDDLESWORTII.
2 to 1 agst Frolic.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
10 to 1 agst Marion.

• PEDESTRIANISM.
Mr. Mn•fsnut's great pedestrian undertaking to do fifty
miles a-day in twelve hours, for ten successive•days, was per-
severed in over his ground at Copley, in Surrey, yesterday
morning, the eighth day, but he was lame and exhausted, and
far behind his time at nine o'clock, when our informant left
him, having done 12 miles only in four hours, and it was im-
possible he could get up his time. Exhaustion overtook him
first, sickness after, finishing his labour on Friday in 10 mi.
mites under. the 12 hours, which he partially recovered. On
Sunday he was within a few minutes, and went to bed lame.
.
The match is for 200 guineas of his own. '

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