The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-15 00:00:00

[MORNING IiEItAID.3

One of the. most grnss perversions and abuses
arising 'out of the "present Vestry System, espe.
chilli', in parishes in and about the Metropolis,
has been as yet, but little advelleti to, end ii, vke
believe, in tact, but little known ; we allude to
tint practice of person's acting in the double ca-
pacity of Vestrymen and -Mattistrat►osi which pre.;
vaiiß to an extent, end generates a degree of in-
jtitticc end oppression,of which ivo 'are' convinced
that neither the Legislature nor the Public have
any conci".ption. However ehiPCtionable the
Poor laws in:ly have becoiro• in practice (and
(hurl. cannot a more striking instance olit•
than that to which we allude), no men can look
impartially at their provisions, and not perceive
that they are grounded on, principles of
juatice and numanity, in the highest de-
gree.honourable to the country, and which now
thing bat the ignorance, `'or the interested
and perverted judgMent, of those who have had
the eXi,VOtinti of them could bring any discredit
opoo.' 'of the nuMerous-duties, Which they
pest. upon 'the Magktratei, there is none more
obi/ions than that' he is to be at all times the calm
and disinterested, arbitrator' between the Pooi
and the Parish Otricers,'who are "both entitled to
Giiad in hiM competent and' dispassionate ex.
pnunder and exet titor: of the laW. But what
must: became of these desirable and indispensa-
ble reqUitthesin those who unite both characters' in
theme elves, atitt who remove, Imprison, punish',
and hi some cases almost stervA, the unfortunate
objects of their incem'patilile jurisdiction ? In most
Of the'large parishes of the Metropolis it has be.'
comic the practice, of late years, to get some two
or three of it must- actiVe Members of ,the,Ves.
, ~,
tries mane magistrates, &untie purpose of transact-
ing at the respective Workhouses the. votiottS mat-
fers 'required by the parish ; mid (hits a ilanper,
'instead of being brought :before Magistrates at en
°P" Petty Sessiousi or a Police..office, where his
fairly heard,M •
story,eutild be finds ...agistrate
brottitiabefore bum, and that Magistrate one of the
vary persotis perhaps most interested in the act
which he performs. But bad as this practice is, as

applied to the English poor, it is ten time& worse,
and more oppressive, when applied to the execu-
tion of that harsh law, by which Scotch and Irish
paupers, haviing gained no settlement in England,
are sent home. As far as the Irish are concerned,
nothing, we believe, has tended more to keep alive
unfriendly feelings in the lower class of people to-
wards this country, than the harsh and indiscri-
minating provisions of this statute ; but which
might be, in a great degree, mitigated, were it
executed with something like judgment, forbear-
ance, and humanity. But how is that likely to
be the case, when the smallest application for re-
lief is generally a signal for the Magistrates, in
their double capacity of such and of parish of-
ficers, sending these poor creatures off in shoals
to Ireland, unheard, and to the great gain of the
pawnbrokers, who have, generally possession of
their little stock of clothes, which they had
pledged, before they would apply for temporary
aid to the parishes, many of which they have en-
riched. by their labour, to an extent which the
buildings long going on, in and about London,
and the fact of Irish labourers forming, at least,
one half of the artificers, fully confirm ? These
are some of the blessings of the vestry system—a
system at variance with every principle of sound
policy ; and which carries in its train an amount
of oppression and taxation, which the Legislature
-itself cannot exercise, and which, therefore, it is
high time these petty legislatures were de-
prived of.

[NIORNING CHRONICLE.]

His Majesty had so much recovered from his
late severe indisposition, that it was expected he
would leave the Royal Lodge in the present
weeli• We regret, however, to state, that his
Majesty has experienced another attack of the
gon't. On Sunday his Majesty attended divine
service at his Private Chupel, adjacent to the
Royal Lodge, and shortly after he was attacked
with gout, which continued until yesterday. The
Physicians, who attended his Majesty during his
lute illness, immediately proceeded to the Royal
Lodge, and continued in attendance on his Ma-
jesty until yesterday, when they had the satis-
faction of announcing that his Majesty had per-
fectly recovered. his Majesty had expressed
his intention to return to town in a few days,
and which arrangement, it is believed, will be
curried into effect.

The Duke of Wellington has, we learn, reach.
ed Berlin, un his return. He was extremely, well
received by the Emperor ; but has failed to effect
any thing, and tins question of war or peace with
Turkey remains precisely where it did, except-
ing that the desire for war in the people and army
is much more ardent than when his Grace left
England. We are given to. understand that
the Empress Mother (who governs) must
be added to the people and army. The fall
of Missolongld, and the complete prostration of
the*G reeks, will not, probably, indispose the Rus-
sians to warlike operations against the Turks.
The independence of Greece must have beet-.
almost as great an eye-sore to the Itt,sian ppli-
tician, as the Turkish sway. There is but too
much ground to fear that hostilities, in the end,
will take place. Our readers will see from our
Extracts from French Papers, that the report of
the Duke's return had produced a gloomy impres-
sion on 'Change.---(ibid.)