The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-12 00:00:00

FOR THE

EniToa---isiotwithstan ling the many im-
pr • meats of every kind that have ht-en illtl-o-
duced in this Country', since the time of STER.NH,
it may atilt be said, with this facetious writer,
that, in some particu'ars, " they manage things
better in France." Aniong the plans Which gave
me most pleasure during the course of a late tour
through that country, was that adopted to
form a permanent fund for the relief of the
poor. It is the practice of almost 'every tra-
veller in that kingdorn to complain loudly
of the anno3ance he ,experiefices front the
host of beggars that surround his carriage 'at
every post, and nothing can be indeed more Un-
pleasant than the varied tones upOh which the
words CluiriV,s'il vous plait, are continually rung
It is concluded from this, that

in your ears.

France is overrun with paupers; but those who
have seen much of that country, must know that
this conclusion., when drawn generally, is cer-
tainly erroneous. On the northern roads, and
in large towns, this is indeed most frequently the
case; bin in the less frequented carts, and in-
deed almost throughout the South, you arc no
more annoyed by beggars than in England. if
some children run fo-- a while_along the side of
your carriage, their claims upon your compassion
are so much weakened by their healthy and well
fed appearance, that the most-compassionate do
not hesitate to give a refusal, which appears to
be but little felt by the mendicant urchins.
whose object in chacing you, as I have observed
more than once to be the case, seems as much their
own amusement as the hopes of obtainipg a few so/s.
In France, however, or every where else, every
considerable town contains many beings whose
existence depends solely upon the charitable
donations of their more wealthy fellow-subjects.
But in France the maintenance of these helpless
people is not exacted from the housekeeper, nor
levied upon the profits of the industrious culti-
' vator. Besides thy money devoted to this laud-
able purpose in various ways by the wealthy,
and •in addition to the sums arising from the
weekly collections in places of public worship,
and that which is found in. the troncs or poor-
boxes, hung up in all the churches, a consider-
able sum is nightly gathered i❑ every place of
public amusement throughout the whole extent
of the country. in addition to the price of ad-
mission to plays, balls, concerts, panoramas, &c.
a small tax, proportionate to the price paid, is
imposed, the amount of which is applied to the
service of the poor ; hence not only this burden
-falls upon those who are best able to bear it, but
every individual who lays out something for his
own amusement, enjoys at the same time the
pleasing reflection that he contributes his mite
towards alleviating the distresses of his fellow-
creatutes. Surely such an example is worthy of
imitation! Aud at a time, when to ease the bur-
thens which the most imperious necessity has
imposed, and must continue to
_impose, upon the
population of this country, should be the priu-.
cipal object, as it must be the most pleasing em-
ployment of every truly patriotic Statesman, the
possibility of adopting any measure that can tend,
in some degree, to relieve the Agriculturist from
the oppressive weight of the Poor Laws, as they
now exist, should be considtred as a matter of
the highest importance by our Legislators, to
whose wisdom the present appeal is made, and
from whose well-directed efforts the country
anticipates with confidence the most fortunate
results.
Paddington House.

A. P.

At a Meeting of the Worcestershire Agricultu-
ral Association, for the protection of Agriculture,
on the 30th ult., Resolutions were entered into,
stating—That the distress under which the
Agricultural Interests of this Country has -long
been labouring, has during the last year most ra-
pidly and alarmingly increased—That there
seemed no prospect of relief till the cause of the

present distress under which the whole commu-
nity is suffering, be fully ascertained—That it is
the duty of Parliament immediately to enter into
a full inquiry, with a view of applying an ade-
quate remedy, as longer delay must produce the
total ruin of the Agricultural Interest, and put it
out of the power of Parliament itself to avert the
impending danger—That Petitions founded upon
the Resolutions, be drawn up, and that another
meeting be held for the purpose of taking such
Petitions into consideration.

On the 4th instant the Archbishop of Boua-
BEAUX blessed, in grand pomp, the bed-quilt
which is to be presented to his Royal Highness
the Duke of BOURDEAUX, in the name of the City
of Bourdeaux.

Captain STEVE:Cr:9N has resigned the situatioi
of Master of the Ceremonies at Leamington, o

the ground of ill health ; and a Mr. STENTON bas
commenced an active canvass in the hope of sac-
c.eeding him.—Other Candidates are expected to
offer.
Pitched Corn Markets, toll free, are now esta-
blishing in several of the principal towns in the
West of England, which are already numerously

attended by the neighbouring farmers.
At the late public dinner, given at Chester to
the Duke of WELLINGTON, the following toast
was drank :—" The Memory of the late Sir
Henry Walton Ellis, and all the brave men who
fell so gloriously at Waterloo." When this
toast was given, the illustrious Hero seemed
deeply affected by the recollections which it
called up.
FAT SHEEP.-Three three-year-old wethers,
and two ewes, were lately slaughtered at Ciren-
cester, which weighed, Ist wither, 601bs. per
quarter ; 2a ditto, 541bs ; 3d ditto, 511bs. ; Ist
ewe, 431bs. per quarter; .2d ditto, 391bs. These
sheep were bred by Mr. E. Wood, of Dry Lease,
Siddington, near Cirencester, and fed on grass,
hay, and turnips only.

BISHOP OF EXETER.

[Pro;yl the Exeter Post,

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We announced in our last paper that is con-
sequence of the inclemency of the, weather, the
usual public reception of the Loan BISHOP of this
Dioc'etie. on his first arrival in this City, by the
Right Worshipful the Mayor and Chamber, &c.
was unavoidably given up ; but the weather
proving more favourableson Thursday morning,lt
was delermined to receive hiS Lordship with the
customary forms and ceremonies as first intebd-
ed. At three o'clock on ThurSday afternoon
his. Lordship was met, near SuMmerland,place,
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by the Master and Children of the Episcopal
Charity Schools, and hiS Lordship's 'carriage
having stopped, the senior boy, ROBERT GAR-
-1:ASro; addressed hini in the following Speech,
which he delivered in a clear and deliberate

Laurier

".11r LonnL.WE, the poor Charity Children of this City'
and Parish of St. 'Thomas the Apostle, do most humbly beg
leave to congratulate your Lordship on:your happy arrival in
you'r Diocese, and implore that your Lordship would be a Pa-
tron unto us.—We are in number 250, clothed and educated
by the charity of the good people of this City, and 'of the said
Parish of St. the Apostle, at first prompted fher.eto
by the kind persnasiOn and good example of Bishop Blackall,

one of your LOrdship's predecessors, and encouraged and
aaimated in the sane good design by all his successors•
May their memories be for ever blessed l—The same good
ProvidenCe which at first raised these schools has continued
them fur 111 years, during which period, some thousands of
poOr children 'have been instructed by their benefactors in

the duty they owe to GOd and to their neighbours, and many
of theho are now living comfortably in the world, industrious
Mcinbers of Society, true to the Church, and loyal to the
King.—This, my Lord, is the state of us, who now entreat

your Lordship's blessing and protection.—May your Lordship
enjoy long life and full health to govern the Church."

The Right Rev. Prelate replied in the most
kind and condescending terms, regretted the in-
convenience incurred by the children in this in-
clement weather, expressed his satisfaction on
reaching his Diocese, and assured them he would
patronise their schools as his predecesors had
done. He also presented the boy with a guinea.

His Lordship's carriage then moved on to East-
gate, where, at the house of the Rev. C.
Collyns, Master of the Free Grammar School,
who accompanied him into the city, he was met
by the Mayor, Common Council, and Incorpo-
rated Trades. After remaining here about half
an hour, the civic procession was again formed,
and the Bishop having taken his station on the
Mayor's left hand, proceeded to the Cathedral
on foot. At Broad-gate, the principal entrance
to the Close, or. Precinct of the Church, his
Lordship was met by the Precentor, Sub-Dean,
Chancellor, Canons, Prebends, Lay Officers of the
Ecclesiastical Court, and Choir; and the Mayor

introduced him to the Precentor. With this
addition to the procession they advanced down
the Yard to the Cathedral.; the Civic body en-
tered the Church, the Dignitaries and Choir re-
turned to the Chapter-house through the Clois-

tens, whilst his Lordship retired- into Bishop
Grandison's Chapel (which is between the real
and apparent front of Church) to robe. Be-
ing attired in his episcopal habit, he was, the►►
conducted to the Chapter-house, and introduced
by Mr. Precentor Bartlam, to the other Digni-
taries ; after which they returned through the
Cloisters to the West entrance, preceded by the
Choir. On his Lordship's entering the Church,
the organ and choir commenced the Te Deurn,
and confirmed it. as the procession advanced up
the nave into the choir, where his Lordship took
his episcopal seat, and the afternoon service
commenced at a rmarter past four. During the
anthem (from Handel, including his Hallelujah
chorus),the Bishop seemed muchimpressed with
the powerful tones of our noble organ. The
Cathedral was well lighted up, and the effect of
the whole was grand and 'impressive.