The Sun.
London, England, 1819-07-14 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS:

Tt has been our anxious desire to present to our
Real!ers the opinions of the Provincial Journals
on all matters of national interest, in order to
render our Paper a true medium of the national
sentiments, for the information of the Public at
large. In this purpose we shall persevere as long
as we have any controls! over Li Sox.-The fol-
lowing article is extracted from The Leed3
Intelli-
f;encer of the 11th inst.:—
" In connection with the improvement of the
Revenue, we must think the increased number of
depositors in the Savings' Banks proves, that the
distress among the working classes is rather par-
tial than general. la Loge manufacturing dis-
trict s, ;where there is always an ii.llllX of hands,
greatly superior to the demand, except at particu-
lar emergencies, there ever has been, and there
ever will be, a much greater portion of suffering
than in other parts of the cottony. It is chiefly
from those districts that we now have the loudest
complaints ; and it is there also where advantage
has beets taken of the misfortunes and privations
of a portion of the iohabitants, to raise the voice
of sednjon, anti instigate the People against their
Rulers. Hence have arose the late meetings, in
this and the neighbouring counties ; and to this
cause must we attribute the eagerness with which
any demagogue, who prescribes a summary re•
medr; for the evil, is listened to, awl the zeal
with which his sutzeestions are adopted, it) oppo-
sition to the soior dicta!, s tif reason, and the dis-
intetested advice of the rt-al friends of the People.
Remove the cause and the effect will cease—
We have alrta,iy slated our firm belief, that it
will he impossible ever to find any thing like per-
manent employmt or for our redundant population
in manufactures ; and we ate happy to fi td that
our suggestions on this head have not vainly 5 ti,,k
into the golph of oblivion. A week or too ago
we urgently recommended a Committee of
quiry, to be formed by the Gentlemen constitut-
ing the Board a. the ‘Voikhouse, in older, it pos-
sible, to trace o.it ,he c Ants, and remedy the ef-
fects, produced by the int cease of Pauperism.—
On Wednesday evening last, these lawtso Guar-
dians of the Poor appoi;.ted a Cotninittee tar the
above purpose, who commt need tht it sittings on
Thursday, w ieh proceed discussions and resolu-
tions to the folio . nig t tied :
" The causes of increased and increasing pauperism are

various--

" 1. The extensive introduction of machinery, which su-
persedes manual labour.
" 2. The revulsion from a state of war to peace, which
caused the discharge of a considerable numb r of persons from
the navy, army, and militia, for whom our manufactures will
not afford employment.

" 3. The low wages, and depressed state of the agricultorat
interests, together with the introduction of thrashing ma-
chines; which have forced away from their homes a nniuber•
of men, who throng our streets in the form of labourers.
" 4. The cessation of government orders for the supplies
of war, in the shape of clothing, ammunition, &c. &c. which
has thrown numbers ••f men either nut of employ, or a cum-
brous burden 000 n nt n. r branches of the manufacture.

" 5. The glum d state of f reign markets, since peace, hav-
ing ope:iel all the poi ts and rivers iu Emope, the aceirou-
lated stocks all kinds have rushed in superabundance to
their respective markets; and hence arises one cause ot the
present stagnation of trade, which becomes also a source of
paupei
" 6. The present stagnation of trade is also augmented by
the late arrangements of the Bank of England as to dis-
counts—and from the falling prices of the raw mate-
rials, &c. . .

tieing the existing causes—the succeeding- quest ion
for consideration was—

" Are these (-irises ut pauperism of such a nature, as will
rectify thetnselves by the inherent energies of em»merce• -rind
require no .nierference, except temporary relief, during the
existence ?

"To which was unamministy,

. -
" 1, The extra :fli.tett of pauperism, arising temporarily
from the staanation ni trade awl its concomitants, will :ts-
suredly in some' little time chminish,and rvctify itself without
interference.—But ,

The unetoofoycl poor, ilisiniterired o: -own. I,4brior by
the atl.rptiou or rna,lsitiery sent nom, peacv,,rr
sow.. otegree superfluous by the ce.satiorr of war e.riordc's,
torn, t tournerous class, whictr claim our most SP. jiIUS nr tier;
for wbotu we cannot anticipate the ',rope..tf subsist,rce from
any part of our aranutactur.,—anti for whorl) we must ezirend
souse of our future attention.

" The shave are th • outlines ot tile discussions
and consequent resolution,, winch have induced
the Committee to procr.,! their char: e, by
opening a cortespondenee with Sir John Sinclair,
J C. Curwen, Esti 11 and .fir. (:w,• n, of
New Lanark. W. have but littte (No61)1,-1111,11 the
result of their de,ermininio,is will hr in taviiiir of
that plan, to which we fist uirect, d the public
attention in Leeds--ciz Domestic. Coloniz 'lion.
We are aware of the many diffirtilties which will
have to be encountered before this scheme can
be carried into effect ; yet we think time are
none •what a determined perseverance will be
able to surmount ; and the_end to he obtained is
well worth the pains. Give employment to the
lationring classes, place them in a situation to
maintain themselves and their families respectably,
and the itinerant advoca,es of sedition may toil in
vain. We shall then have no more meetings for
Reform ; nor will societies of such a baneful ten-
dency as tie Union Clubs meet with encourage-
ment or support."

DARING ROBBERY, AND CRUELTY.—Four vil-
lains, with their persons disguised, appeared at
the back door of Nettleton Frain on the Forest,
six miles from Farnham, on Sunday night last,
and demanded adwitianee. Sarah _Luken, the
maid-servant, refused to open the door, and went
to inform Mr. Heaton, the master of the house,
an infirm old man. Doting the interval, the door
was broke open, and two of the. men entered the
house : the others remained on the outside. They
fastened the farm, r in his chair, and took the
servant up stairs, when they broke open every
lock, and obtained a booty in money to the
amount of between 401. and 501. together with
some silver spoons and other articles. They next
regaled themselves with elder and currant wines,
strong beer and pork. Two of them were for
murdering the servant, but were prevented by the
tract vsitmn or the others 0% ho joined from
witho.o. Before they left, howevet, the servant
was cruelly beat with a stick, and fastened into
the criltir. The robbery was not known until
1 ten o'cltick on Monday, nor was either master or
sty vaA until then released. Elopes are enter-
taiued that the villains will be traced.