The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-30 00:00:00

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Yesterday the• Members of the House Com-
mittee, appointed •by the General Committee,
chosen for the service of the• Houseless Poor,
waited upon the Governors of the London Work-
house, for the purpose of making some proposi-
tions to them, from which great advantage is ex-
pected to the -destitute during the winter. We
rejoice that the benevolent views of the Commit,
tee of the Houseless Poor have been so com-
pletely met by the, present. Governors of the
London Workhouse, that nothing can be inferred
from the event of yesterday, but the certainty
that, by their united efforts, infinite good will be
done. Amongst the Governors who attended at
the Workhouse to receive the proposition of the
Deputation from the Cemrnittee of the Homeless
Poor, were—
The Lord Mayor, who took the Chair, Alderman Wend,
Mr. Wrigt►t, Mr. Dolly, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Pearce. Amongst
the Deputation were Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Hick.

Mr. HicK stated that he-waited upon the Go-
vernors in the name of the General Committee,
to request that they would permit so much of the
London Workhouse as could be spared to be
appropriated to the use of the indigent and un-
protected, with whom the streets in this severe
season began to abound. He represented, that
such an application of the Workhouse was com-
patible with the Charter, and said, that the ex-
pense arising from dilapidation would be de-
frayed by the Committee for the Houseless Poor.
The accommodation would be required for three
months. The necessity' was extremely pressing,
and Mr. I-lick hoped the Governors would not
part without coming to a determination to co-
operate so far -with the Committee, who had
done so much service to the community last year
by the liberal course they had pursued. Mr.
Hick took the opportunity to state, that if by
the interference of those around him a consider-
able sum were raised to accomplish the desirable
object of clearing the streets Of beggars during
the severe season, an establishment -might rise,•
and suddenly too, which would be likely to
arrive at the character. which Christ's Hospital
had attained amongst the institutions of the
country.
_ _

TheLonn MAYOR approved the 'suggestion of.
the Committee, and pointed out various unte-
nanted parts of the workhouse, in which the un-
fortunate could be
.placed without the slightest
prejudice to the present system upon which the
establishment was conducted. lie was of opi-
nion that the sum of 0,0001. or c 25,009/., a sum
easily raised in London upon so pinching an
emergency, would be of incalculable service (if

applied judiciously) in atnelioratingthe condition
of the poor. generally throughout the country.--
lie. considered that one 7. of the greatest causes of
vagrancy W a..warit of WOrk; for the purPose of
preventing whiCh Complaint he should. advise 'the
•adoption of a plan similar'to. that upon which an
old friend of his Mr. Jackson, one, of the over
A A.
seers of the parish Of St.',CatherineCree, had act-
ed. He would provide work' Whether that w•brk-
.proved to be matter of pecuniaisy advantage or not,
and the: hosLof vagrants who bated. work would
soon disappear, as they had done in. the case of
his Vend, ivhen they found that without work-
-mg
•
for they could get nothing to eat., •The
,case ,to which his Lordship :41Inded was- as fol=
.lows:—lly...lackson. was
:considerably annoyed
while he.waS overseer by solicitations from great
hulking felloWs of the parish," who always- said.
they 't.,,ou 1 d ,ger: no: work. ," 11, n-ty poor men,"
be at length said, to some of them, " see_ and
get yon, a little work." He then took the'm to
the ch -y aijit ali'aVlretZttl4 tit*rifdi -up all
the small loose stones that lay about and throw
them into a corner. In a few hours all but one
got tired and sculked off. He who remained cal-
culated upon the contrast between his conduct and
that of those who had departed, and he actually
staid for two or three days, in which time, with
a very moderate exertion, which greatly increased
his strength; he collected all the small stones
into a corner. As soon as he had done; he went
off to Mr. Jackson, who had paid him most'cheer
fully, and said, he was once more at a loss for
work. " Say you so, my. boor fellow," said mr.
Jackson, " then *I must see what I. can do for
you. Let me see—there is a sack—fill that with
_stones from the corner, and* carry them off. to
Bethnal-green, and make baste back for another
sack." The vagrant proceeded upon his new
employment with a very ill grace 'as soon as he
got to Whitechapel Church he shot•the contents
of his sack into the Church-yard, and swearing that
he would never, as long as he live.d4,,b into a Church
Yard again, walked off with the sack, and never
was seen by Mr. Jackson more. This practice
has been found an infallible cure for vagrancy is
the parish of St. Catherine Cree. The celebrated
Cook, the miser of Pentonville, knew.the lazy
position of the beggars well, and drew much be:-
netit from the knowledge. When any beggar-
man came to his gate, and complained of want of
work, Cooke-sethim to dig the garden, but took
care to watch from undera window lest he should.
run off with the spade. After an hour or two's
labour, the workman stuck the spade in the
earth, and sneaked off. His place was soon sup-
plied by another, who had very •little inclination
to labour, and thus Cooke managed to have his
garden dug without being at a farthing expense.
Alderman Woon strongly recommended to his
brother Governors the propriety of acquiescing
in the proposition of the. Committee ; after which
The Treasurer (Sir W. Rawlins) having made
no decided objection, the application was replied
to in the affirmative, and leave was given to ap-
point a Committee to model the -Workhouse,
and put in a proper plan for the reception of be-
ween 200 and 2,00 people.
The Committee are to apply for similar ac-
commodation for the Poor at the Fast and \Vest
ends of the town. We understand that in their
arrangements for the temporary protection of the
houseless, they are determined to guard agains
the possibility of being burthened by those who
are not in the most pressing state of necessity.—
Bread and water will be administered to those
who crave admission, and punishment will cer-
tainly be inflicted upon all' impostors.

POLAR EXPEDlTfON.—Distributkn of the Par-
liamentary Grant of 50001. to the gips sent op
a Voyage of Discovery to the North Pole
Captain Parry ‘looo
Lieutenant Liddon, of the Griper 5OO
Lieutenant Ileachey
Lieutenant floppner..
Captain Sabine
The two Masters—
Superior Midshipmen etch 5S
Other ditto , do. 31
Seamen do. '2O

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THE NEW ZEALAND CHIEFS.—:The follpwing
is an extract of a letter from Sheerness, of the
9.3 d instant :—" Sailed the Speak transport, with
passengers and convicts for New. South Vi ale.
Amongst-the former, is the Itev. Mr. Kendal, ,on
his 'return to New Zealand, accompaaied by the
two Chiefs of that Island, whom, he brought t
this kingdom about four months ago. Whilst at
this port, they visited his Majesty's ship -North-
umberland, where they received -every attention
from the Commanding. 011icer, Lieutenant E.
Crouch, and a number of other Officers from
different ships, who came on board at the time
to see. them. They were highly delighted wiJt
the general economy of the ship,. particularly the
armoury, the gun-deck, the chain-moorings anti
the cables. After inspecting her most minuteiy,
they sat down to a cold collation in. the ward-
room ; on which occasion, their propriety of COIF-.
duct and manners struck the whole .company
with admiration, forming a striking contrast to
their tatooed countenances. We regret to say,
that the elder Chief, at the departure of the
Speak, was in indifferent health. They return
to their native land with most munificent pre-
sents ; particularly from his Majesty and the
Duke of. York."

At a Corporate Assembly on the, 21st inst.,
CHARLES BLOMFIELD, Esq., was chosen Alder-
man of Bury, in the room of the late W. Beales,
t:Fq.