The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-09 00:00:00

OUTRAGES IN THE ISLE OF MAN.

BALLAVARII, Oct. 4, •Six o'Clock, r. se. bet Ween
Douglas and Peel; Isle of Man. 7
A most serious Riot took place in Peel on Sunday, in consr-
quence of the advance upon flour. Several houses belonging to
bakers and flour-venders, were literally gutted. This spread
consternation through the Island, and not without reason, for
last night a similar outrage was perpetrated in Douglas, where
the windows of houses belonging to persons of the above
description, were demolished, and the spirits ' and wine (which
it is not unusual here for traders of this sort to sell), set flowing
into the streetS. -Yesterday was also another serious day at
Peel ; a dreadful tint having occurred, but the :Manxcavalry
were called out, and the ringleaders secured.,

DCUGLAS, Friday, half-past 8, P. Nr.
At present all is quiet; every precaution has been taken,
constables sworn in, &c. &c. ; and si large party of gentlemen
of Douglas are gone over to protect the Nunnery-mills, belong-
ing to Mr. B. WIT tINGIIA3f, about wmile from this place...—.
The principal sufferers 'last night are himself, who is a miller,
ThOMAS"GAILIIETT, corn-lealer ; THOMAS GILLING, ditto;
JAMES CAINE, ditto; whose houses have been nearly-demo-
lished ; every thing- was thrown into the streets, sugar, wine,
flour, &c. Troops from England, I am infOrrne4, have been el-
readyordered.- -1 have been to see the houses have suf-
fered ; groups of ill-looking fellows are in various parts of the
town, all with bludgeons.
ELEVEN' O'CLOCK, FiIDAY have been all
through-the town; which, in consequence of not being-lighted,
and being one of-the most re,rularly irregular built towns in
Europe, believe me, on a night like the present, is not over-
pleasant: To the credit of those on half-pay, resident here,
they have, to a man, nearly 100; taken up arms for the defence
of the island, each being served with twenty rounds of ball
cartridge. WIIITTINGHAM and CAINE (two persons whose
property, since they left this has been destroyed) sailed for
England by the first vessel, after'the breaking out of the riots at
Peel. Much irregular conduct is expected here to-night, the
half-pay'soldiers having taken their stations, two and two, at
the corner of each street. 'Troops are expected by Sunday; at
present there are none on the Island.- • .
TwEtivic O'CLOCK.--.All•cruiet up to this hour—should any
thing serious take place previivas to the steam,-packet's arrival,
you shall have it, if' I sit up until &hit ..

The Rev. JolarrOWE, ,- one of the fiecietaries to' the British
and Foreign Bible Society, rose to propose the first resolution.
He said that circumstances which it would not be necessary to
explain, but to which he might be permitted simply to allude,
made it necessary for him to retire as soon as possible from the.
present meeting. -Before he did so, however, be felt it to be his.
duty to make a few remarks on the object for which they had as-
sembled, and then he should leave the management of the
projected Society to those Gentlemen who were so very ca-
pable 'of advocating its most useful and indeed Most necessary
formation. His object was to propose, that a Female Branch
Society should be formed under the auspices of the City of
London Auxiliary Bible society. And here he Wished in
the outset to be permitted to obviate certain difficulties which
were supposed. to exist to the formation of such a Society.
Undoubtedly it had met with opposition, and it was there-
fore desirable thatit should be cleared fropi all objection. It
had been said, that its object, if achieved, must be performed by
divesting the female characterof all that delicacy, and grace, and
modesty, which constituted its peculiar charm and felicity—that
it would- force the femalefrom those secure, and- tranquil, and
silent scenes of benevolent, though at the same time' unobserved,
exertion, in which they had hitherto been employed.--(Bear,
hear ! )—And little did he wonder, that in a case so,novel, some
apprehension on this point should have arisen. Here the female
sex was separated from the other, and invited to the performanCe
of specifie duty ; and if they had nothing but theory, to guard
them, he willingly admitted, that it was a fearful experiment. If
this,- then, were a new undertaking, he should tremble at the- re-
sponsibility, . which he_ as the first to. recommend it might have,
incurred ; but it was not A novel undertaking, it was nom-mere
visionary experiment, it had the sanction of considerable expe, .
rience,- and it bad proVeditself useful beyond all expectation. In •
the distribution of the word of God,,it was usual to look through
all the various modifications of society, and see how any, por-
tion-Of it might operate in its disßmination. - How the poor
might contribute, in some degree, ps well- as •themiddle'
orders and the wealthy, to the diffusion of the Bible. how
the young and the old might-advance this glorious object ; and
hence had- arisen the knowledge ',obtained by the British and
Foreign Bible Society, that the female part of the community
was so arranged as-to give to them: an opportunity of actively
employing in this glorious cause Muth of that time whiCh man's
avocations•completely occupied. That time had been hitherto
passed in assisting in the great works of charity and philafkii ropy, .•
and it had been occupied too in advancing the spread of Christian
knowledge.(Hear!)--They were not 'cleiiirous of recommend-
ing that course of occupation which-would- remove the Wifefroin
her domestic duties, but on the contrary, of recommending the -
adoption of those pursuits which.would teach her how to esti-
mate her time and how to employ-it most advantage-onsly. The
mighty works which the Bible Society had performed were writ-
ten in Europe, in America—all over the world; they had.before.
them on that occasion, in the.,person of a Transatlantic Chief—
[ The Rev. Gentleman, herevointed to One of two-Chiefs of the
Mohawk tribe .who was .sitting at .4.short distance from him]-L-
one who could give his simple, butisincere attestation to its ex,
tensive utility.—(Cheers.)—The Rev. Gentleman conaucled by
moving the first Resolution. °": •
This Resolution • was supported by the Rev. Mr.. FRESH,
FIELD, and passed in the accustomed manner .
The second Resolution, that her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent be the 'President .of • this-Institution, was proposed by
the Rev. Mr. 111701-I.ES, and supported by Mr..GAtia.vr T. •
This Resolution having been adopted, the CitAtitm4N com-
municated to the .Meeting the Duchess'of Kent's acceptance of
the office, and this communication was receive!' with tonsider-
able applause. - •
The third Re.solution was proposed by the Reir. DreIVARD-
Law, and seconded by the Rey.- Mr. M.Ansit.

Several additional ResAutions, connected with the regulation
of the proposed Society, were also adopted.
The two NI oh avik Chiefs, whose flames were Brand and Kerr,
were introduced to the Meeting by the Rev. John Clayton, who
stated, .that they resided in Canada,,not, far from the Falls of
Niagara, and that they. came to this country to settle some
claims-relative to the British settlers. The former had been for
some time a correspondent with. tht British and Foreign Bible
Society, and was desirous of cxpressing the deep sense of • obli4
gation under whiCh his country men were placed by the exer-
tions of the friends of that InsLuntion:

. The Chief BRAND, who was dressed in the costume of his
country, and whose face was .one of peculiar expression, rose, and
modestly expressed the satisfaction he felt at being permitted to
behold a meeting assembled fbr so benevolent a pure se. lliss
poor countrymen owed England. wore" than they could ever
expect to repay for the benefits which the Bible Society Institu-
tion had conferred upon them. lie should delight in informing
his poor countrymen that he was present and participated in
that joy which diffu:..:s itself through the hearts of those who
behold an assembly convened for so blessed.an object; and he
would conclude hy,expres,ing his hope that.the. meek and lowly
'Jesus would assist them in extending their effirtS'of benevolence
to the most distant corners of the earth—(Cheers.) • •
The CHAIRMAN. having reeLived the thanks of the meeting
for his attentive and polite cons uet hi the chair, expressed his
gratitude for that kindness, and the meeting- separated,

I say,: that the Clerks holding the highest and
most confidential situations under the East India
Company have much larger Saltiriei than the
Chief Clerks in 'the Treasury, and in-the other
:principal Departments of the State= *Thee-Direc-
torS of that Establishment act wisely in reward-
ing—their:servants liberally; in affording -them
ample means' for enjoying the moderate corn-
'forts of life, in enabling • them, if they are
so disposed; to make some provision for
.their
familiei or relativesand-above all, in keeping
them out of those temptations which penury anti
a : straightened 'income too frequently induce.
We are. told, that " When poverty -looks in _at
the dotir; loVe flier out at 'the lvitrdOw;" How
'art 'we sure that honour will not follow the ex-
.
ample, for poverty is but a sorry companion ?
Under Similar circumstances, other's besides." the
needy and lean apothecary" might be found to
exclaim, 44 my poverty, and not, my will, con-
sents." Is' it wise. to 'hazard the experiment ?
Ask the pritipal Clerks of the several Depart-
thetas in the Bank• what income they receive in
oneshape or other •from their office; if they give
an honest answer, they- will tell you that it is at
least equal to that of a Senior Clerk in the em-
ploy of Governivent. ' •

Examine the Ledgers of the various Insurance
Companies and Societies, and you wilt find that.
the persons who take the labouring oar in the
management of their affairs are amply reconi-
poised for their care and.assidUity. It is not
long since •that the Actuary of the Equitable
Assurance Company received a gratuity of 20001.
by the unanimous -vote of a Court of Proprietors
as a reward for his service's, in addition to a libe-
ral Salary, and the rest of the Evtahlishment
received gratifications in proportion.. In the
!loyal . Exchange .Assurance frequent ad-
ditibus are made to the regular salaries by way.of
'bonus.; and inall the •Public Companies it is the._
undeviating practice to give encouragement to.
those w ho conduct the detail of their,business by
periodically improving (twit= Situation.—ln ope'of
m the, in which t am personally interested, the
4irectors, s far from l'eAcink the salaries of their
Clerks, spontaneously added theretothe ainottut
of the Property Tax during the whole time of -ite•
operation, upon.the principle' that as their ser-
vants were not overpaid, previous to..the Tax be-
ing- imposed, it was but right- to make the
diGrence•up to them.—But it is not public Bo-
dies alone who relininerate their servants.
: BAR ;LAY and CALVERT, mid other emi-
nent Brewers, wells kn'ow that a- seat 'in'thieir
ltkratiVe' birth than a