The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-14 00:00:00

REDUCTION OF POOR RATES.

MR. EDITOR,-It has long been the subject of
lamentation, that the poor have been within the
last 30 or 40 years nearly expatriated from the
soil, by the custom which has prevailed of land-
holders throwing small farms into large, and en-
groising every spot of land on which they can lay
their hands.
They have looked with an envious eye upon the
cottage garden or paddock, and the lease of a cow
' or a horse in the common or commonable fields.
They have always taken care to make the compen-
sation in money, which, when once dissipated, has
left the ci-devant possessors of a little lauded pro-
perty in a far worse state than it found them in.
It has perhaps proved rather a curse than a bles-
sing ; they find their wants increasing, and their
habits of industry relaxed. Should work begin
to fail, the family naturally cast their eyes to the
parish for relief, and the first relief granted must
he that of paying their rent. The poor rates
continue to accumulate in proportion to the claims
of pauperism, and, in the event of a severe win-
ter or an unfavourable harvest, they become al-
most, if not altogether dependent upon the
parochial funds, and in their collected weight
threaten to drag down their supporters into the
same vortex of ruin into which they themselves
are sinking.
By such a procedure, we are abolishing the
peasantry, countenancing crime, and creating a
race of mendicants, which will drain the vitals of
our country, and render it what our enemies
would wish " a land not worth living in."—
War has for years since taken off the overflow of
the rural the sword being Dow pro-
ypospheualatthie7l,;
it will easily pour into the
channel of emigration. The over-crowded hives
must cast out their swarms, and if those want
scope tor agricultural exertion, they will first
take their flight to " Cities, and the haunts of
men," where, if from habit or want of friends
they should he unable to find employment, they
will probably become the dupes or the pupils of
the wretches whose crimes people our prisons,
and disgrace human nature. If they escape this
snare, evil-minded men, taking advantage of their
forlorn condition, will ever be ready to blow up
the coals of discontent, enlist them into the
ranks of faction, or stimulate them to quit a
country which they are taught to abhor, and by
that means strengthen the hands of foreign na-
tions, or perhaps enrich them by the introduction
or improvement of mechanical or handicraft arts,
in which we excel, and they may shortly be-
come our rivals.

It is painful to dwell on the evils resulting
from the present state of things. The obviation
of them is by no means so visionary or difficult as
some may imagine. Let no one be alarmed ! we
do not call for innovation or revolution ; we take
our model from those times " when every rood of
ground maintained its man," and to restore those

times, under certain modifications, adapted to
modern circumstances, is not impracticihle; as
long as there is an acre of land uncultivated or
unoccupied, we cannot want the means of re-
dress. Let not the landholder told up his arms,
and coldly enquire what is to be done ) Is there
not a nook of ground on all his estate which he
' could let to a poor man at a very low rent, to
run up a mud cottage, and cultivate potatoes on ?
Every grant of this kind will he an alleviation of
the public !mitten, however small. The con-
stant deduction of grains of sand will diminish a
mountain ; drops of water exhaust an ocean.—
" Let patience and perseverance have their perfect
work"—Let all persons of influence and property
put their hands to the plough*—the effects will
shortly appear, of seeing the objects of their so-
licitude happily realized.
They will reap the advantage of their labours in
their own " day and generation," and will have
their names inscribed on the tablets of posterity,
as the benefactors of mankind, and the best
friends of their native country.

PHILO RUSTICUS.

• It will be gratifying to the friends of humanity to learn,
that a Committee has been formed in this Metropolis, under
the Patronage of many distinguished Noblemen and other
Patriotic Characters, in order to carry the benevolent design
into effect.

THEATRICAL REGISTER.
Performed I.erst Night.
,ATRe ROYAL, DALY RT-LAME.—(I9t6 time),p•
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cius Junius, Mr. Kelm ; '
larquinia, Mrs. W. West. Ater
which, The Silver Arrow. ,cht:
141ATRII: ROTA 1., COVENT-GA RIM:I.—The Twelfth .I.gis,
Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Mr. W. Farren; Vi°l''' .
Brunton. After which, Harlequi❑ Nlunchausen.
Brutus:

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do sitting to-day, to receive a communica-
°ll from the Government.
" The Duke de Richelieu sets out to-morrow
" C°otteil, an estate belonging to the Duchess
Richelieu.
f:t The. Count de Lascarenne, who fulfilled the
ttr/ciieus of Secretary-General to the Minister of
bieinterior, and who was Chief of the Second
V'SiOn, has given in his resignation. It is un-
),,"r3tood that this Division, which includes the
ne Arts and the Theatres, will be united to the
Dip and
of Books.
It is thought that the public exhibition of
:e Products of French industry will take place
I,the day of St. Louis.
CARLSRVEIB, JAN. 3.—The most interesting
tleiligence, and which proves that all the differ-
:l'2es between our Court and that of Munich are
tintirelY arranged, has been brought here by
ie Count de Neizersberg, who has arrived
the character of Minister Plenipotentiary
().,rnthe Court of Munich. He yesterday had an
1111`liene of the Grand Duke, when be had the
ntl'r of presenting his credentials.
i rellAtitc.roar, JAN. 6.—The different Commis-
til .'l
for examining the sites for new :fortresses,
Diet
~~t° make their reports next month to the

s,
liteA , 4PPleinentary Gazette was published at a
Ur this day. We have only time to give
Dart of it, and must defer the remainder till to-
•otro,„

" India Board, Jon. 13, 1819.
11 iliapatch has been received at the East
.11,1;
i 2-4 ricluse from General the Marquess of Hast-
tn;l. IC•G• and G. C. B. Governor-General and
I°,lllander-in-Chief of the Forces in the East
'lilies, dated G k 20th June, 1818, of
*hie] ortic pore,
' the following is an extract :
10; Nee Row having submitted and placed him-
ka-ill the hands of Brigadier-General Sir John
t ti-"1"1, I have the honour to congratulate you
tbe termination of what still bore a lingering
"irlipetter of war.
vt• ,'`"e troops with which Bajee Row bad
11')e-;" the Tapty were completely surrounded.
nuod progress towards Gwalior impracticia-
litirttetitis,etreat as much so, and opposition to t
ft'lee altogether hopeless ; so that any
Rranted to him under such circumstances
hilt; Purely gratuitous, and only referable to that
which it was felt your Honourable
**11,.1"111(1 be desirous should be shewn to an
,sleeted foe.
ltihr"„ e ability with which Brigadier-General. Sir
gni ,-L'lalerilm first secured the passes of the hills,
1104.11 en advanced to confine Bajee Row in front,
,4411-f Ilrigatlier-General Doveton closed upon
;rot)) the rear, will not fail to be applauded
qt,lli?litAionourable Court ; nor will you less
4141;aite the moderation with which Sir John
tr)it,'ltll held forth assurances of liberal and decciii
Protiteatment, even to an enemy stained with
t4aße.'tte treachery, when that enemy could no
t" rilake resistance.
11111;,,4iee Row is to reside as a private indivi-
N1)),"Iti some city within your antient po3sessions
,
Ilenares, enjoying an allowance suited to
Deng l
,:iotlns°f high birch, but without other pre-
.l dispatch has also been received from the
:Rllll,,ltt of Fort St. George, dated Aug- 12,
" '
which dispatch and of its enclosures, the
rig are extracts and copies :
III! Zetr,fr°,ll (Dispatch from Mr. Strachey, Chief Secretary
`lorernmeot of Fort St. George, to the Secretary to
''4't India Company, dated 14th August, 1818.
."ter, directed to transmit to you a copy of a
'l4l reporting that the fortress of Alanowli
t()Ie tlistrict of Chuckorie, have been delivered
"Itnt,'igadier-Getieral Munro, and copies of ac-
(tst'44l::4 the operations of the force under the
1';4110f Lieut.-Colonel Macdowell, against
'tl')cte's of AI aum and of its surrender*
am.
0n.,. a
is it fliCer.
Y the accompanying dispatch from the Re-
tirel4ittat Poona, the Honourable the Secret Com-
-I„rmitgi have the satisfaction of learning that
rh the Peishwah's late dominions h been
P." 4-'4
by the surrender of the Fort ofas Mool-
st,lll,,
4th Isi,,kl,4.'nder of Malligaum was notified in the Gazette
"ibrrx 181 G, page 2121.
ere

•Nt /"Fet that we have not room to admit the
4 the Documents relative to the aggres-
-11(11 •
plt 'n.lust pretensions of the Dutch in the
^t eat ; but we have inserted thetira s•
t/.
—tr THOMAS RAFFLES, the Governor of
, att which will present to our Readers a sa-
lt, qry
3tatetnent of the grounds of the dif-
sts
which
have taken place on the occasion.

11,t
rt4l'nestly refer the Electors of Westminster
Littt Let
in our Paper this day, recommendingfi
‘4l):t.i°l4As A CLAND to their support as a t
.441vtntEltiVe for that City in Parliament. The
ilaronet is independent in every sense of
44Ni. -Fd. He would support Opposition as well
tt~eWhenever he conscientiously thought
°Ili:41 the right, and would never sacrifice his
t6til,elll" t 0 Party, but zealously devote his powers
per t 0
of his Country. Such a Represen-
that ell'c'4ld do honour to any place, and we trust
1,°114)4r11). him with the Idol of a Jacobin
;4141 latter will experience a signal defeat,
'Qraitr be chosen by a triumphant ma-