The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-23 00:00:00

UNEMPLOYED MANUFACTURERS.

LPEDS, APRIL 20 —The unemployed- work-
people separated themselves yesterday without
any mischief, and we were hopeful the peace of
this town would not be -threatened ; but it is
now known, that before separating, they agreed
to meet again to-morrow, for the purpose of
parading through the streets of this town—a cir-,
cumstance which has, as might be expected, pro-
duced some alarm. Our Magistrates, however,
are on their guard, and the detachment of the sth
Dragoon Guards (now here) have orders to keep
themselves in readiness to act as emergency may
require.

The situation of the manufacturing districts was
never more distressing to the labourers.and me-
chanics, nor more perplexing to those who watch
over the public peace. When men are agitated
and inflamed by feelings of distress, a little spark
may excile cosnbustion, and those who had no
design to.commit mischief may be incited by the
more turbulent to acts calculated to endanger pro-
perty and the public peace.
New designs of emigration, and by people ton
who are not in suffering circumstances, transpire
almost daily. A farmer of property, a few miles
from this place,. is now preparing to set, off with
his family and 12,0001. for the United States. He
had been refused a renewal of his lease but at au
advanced _rent. Two other entire families have
gone from this neighbourhood for Liver,pool, on
their way. to America, taking with them about
40001.

CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.—Yesterflay an In-
quisition was taken at the' Weavers' Arms in
Grub-street, before Tuostas SHELTON, Esq. Co-
roner, on the body of Mary Porter, a child two
years of age, whose death was caused by setting
fire to her clothes, during a few 'minute's absence
of her mother, when the child took a 139ndle of
matches and put them on the fire, wipich was very
low, and which communicating with her clothes,
set them 'in a blaze, and burdt her so dreadfully
as to cause her death next day. Verdict.—" Died
by the viktatiou of God."

CANDIDUS complains how hardly they are dealt
with, in losing their liberty and their property.-
1 fancy CANDiDUS knows very little the hardships
the Creilitnr suffers on such occasions ; and %viler,
we witness how many volunteer themselves into
three months' retirement, called eonfinemen, and
that out of nine millions sterling of debt, not one
farthing in the pound 'las been recovered by. the
Creditors, let ,us rationally judge whieh has most
rfason to complain. 1 na.e now some Debiois,
who have provoked me all, they can to, arrest
thi,,n. Ido ow porpose granting them the favntir.

No, there are innocent-souls Omagh to prove it is
of no uie but to themselves ; and to throw good
money after bAd, to oblige them, is being too civil
by half. 1 could tell him• a great, many tricks 1
nave been served by such innocents ; but such

things are so notorious, they must have been born
nut yesterday, comparatively speaking, who can
be ignorant of them ; and I hope'CANDIDUS will,
while he is pointing out t_he defects and hardships
of the exiting laws, as it respects the Creditors
to the Debtors, spew what in reason ought to be
done to those who, tinder the specions appearance
Of innocence anti hoireAy, get into debt, till they-
have got the full length of their tethrr; and who
have, by cQrelessness, idleness, negligence, or ex-
cess and extrairagance, or gaining or debauchery,
vautlerecl away the property or their Creditors,
reserving a part to live and he jolly in three
months' retirement, and as much beyond that
...as
they can. And as that short space of retirement
is considered as an hardship and an injustice, 1'
sh-ould like to be informed by CANDIDUs, what
•would be justice towards such characters, and
whether it would be justice to be all mercy i Stich
doctrine rarely collies from the Temple ; and 1
have my doubts of CANDIDUs being a Templar,
though he would have'us -to understand hint as
,itch. lie.thqt as it may, the required informa-
-1 don will oblige

RUE.

P. S. As a specimen of innocence, I will just
give an instance of one of my debtors, an inno-
cent-looking soul as ever yousaw. He paid me
for the•first goods, and thereby.encrurraged me•to
trust him -with- a secorf-d-•nitantity, to the amount
of 311. Appearances were in his favour,—A
house in a tespectable neighbourhood. When the
bill became due, he was in the Rides of the King's
Bench, where, .after several journies, I fotrod
him at home. Els furniture lie had diSpOsed of
to his brother ; his business he earrie.4 on as well
in the Rules as out ; three of his relations sip:
peared his principal Creditors : and thus, in less-
than four months, he wit clear tit all his debts,
and at full liberty, without paying a shilling of
his own, nor was there enough to lay even the
law expences; btit tlo: Assignee is considerably
minus.—And many-such innocents are,- 8183 ! to
be deplored. I arrest no man ; 1 would ra-
ther lot give an highwayman. lie does not de-
ceive us with specious appearances of innocence
and honesty, and 'runs risks of his life ; whikt
the innocent Debtor. only risks the loss of his in-
nocence, and three months' retirement,—a very
hard case, -indeed, for CANDIDUS to bewail.
April 18, 1819.