The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-14 00:00:00

, had had, and after the land now reel ing with wet—if,
hen he came to his poor cot, he co kl not go to the --..,i
fi:e to dry his clothes, what was to,,become of him
_.,.. :""/
—what was to become of the labourks '430 who 4 taL ' ' . VI
they so mainly depended.—(Hear, heilr-,;,-w-thm;sl
The Hon. Gentleman concluded by ptilfetbe:)
cit
health of the labourers of Sussex.
The VICE-CHAIRMAN proposed the health of John
Abel Smith, Esq.—(Cheers.)
J. A. SMITH, Esq., M.P., expressed his cordial and
sincere thanks for the kind manner in which they
had received him on this his first appearance among
them. When they had known him longer and better,
he might hope to receive from them some small por-
tion of that praise which Mr. Goring had bestowed
upon him. So much with regard to himself. He was
not going to take advantage of their kindness to
make a long speech, but he could not forbear from
saying some few words with respect to the circum-
stances in which they were placed, and the subject
which had called them all together that day. He
hoped it might strike them all, as it struck him, that
there was one great and important change pervading
the sentiments and the speeches, not only of those
who had addressed them that day, but of almost
every one who had addressed similar meetings during
this summer and autumn.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Goring
had told them that they could no longer rely on
legislative protection. It was not for him to say
whether he was right or wrong in that opinion, but
he was sure that Mr. Goring, and others that ex;
pressed the same opinion, were acting the kindest
and the truest part towards the farmers of
England, when they encouraged them ratter
to rely on themselves than on any legislative protec-
tion.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He was sure that Mr.
Goring spoke the words of truth and wisdom, when
he told them that as in every other profession of life,
whether it be the manufacturing or whether it be the
agricultural, capital, intelligence, and industry, car-
ried the day.—(Hear, hear, hear.) It was to thesit
three great elements of success that this country
owed its proud pre-eminence. It was to these ele-
ments that the English farmer would owe his success,
if success was hereafter to attend his exertions.—
(Hear, hear.) It was his firm and conscientious be-
lief that, whether in manufactures or in agriculture.
monopoly was an unsound principle.—(Cheers.) He
thought that when they relied upon their own intelli-
gence, skill, and industry, they relied upon something
positive and practicable, they relied upon something
unchanging and certain ; but when they relied u• , •
legislative protection, they relied upon what they i ,
found to be dependent upon party spirit and par
feeling—(Hear, tsa
hear, and cheers)—utterly unso,
unworthy to be
trusted. That was the bane of a
country's prosperity.—(" True.") He believed that
in the agriculture of this country lay one of the greio
elements of our wealth and our power.—(Hear, hear.)
Long may it flourish ; long may we claim as great t;
a pre-eminence in the skill and energy of our far- -1
mers, as we have, in the enterprise •And sueeess ,., t
of our merchants ; long may we dial for our- -
selves that devotion to our duties in its pur-
suit
as had marked our pursuits in other -""
careers ; and certain he was, that the privileges,
the high privileges which we enjoyed bete of equal
laws and equal rights, the privileges which we en-
joyed in our superior means of education, would be
extended to the lowest labourer amongst them ; he
was persuaded that our capital, our intelligence, our
climate, and our industry, would not fail to secure to
us hereafter the same advantage, the same superiority
of position which, in armies and in wars, we proudly
claimed over the rest of the world.—(Cheers.) He
begged their pardon for intruding these remarks upon
their attention. He trusted that, not because they .
had fallen from him, but because the same sentiments
had fallen from the foremost friends of agriculture,
they would meet with attention hereafter, He thanked
them for the attention they had paid him, and for the
manner in which they had received his health. He
certainly reciprocated the feeling which Mr. Goring
had expressed. He heartily hoped that this would
not be their last meeting, and he could most truly as-
sure them that the interests of the English farmer, as
forming one link in our national prosper ity, he should
ever be found to advocate.—(Cheers.)
Mr. C. GORING said he did not wish to enter into
a discussion with his friend Mr. Smith ; but still he
did hope that their county Members would support
the farmers in all the duties that were imposed upon
them, and he was sure they depended upon protection
to the farmer.—(Very partial cheering.)
The Noble Chairman shortly afterwards vacated the
chair, and the company separated.

NEW POOR-LAW.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV.

Sit—rln an article of a late number of your valuable
journal, you give an aggravated illustration of the
working of the New Poor-law. As I am particularly
alluded to in that article, permit me to offer a few re-
marks which perhaps may throw some light oa that
subject. In the first place the child is born without
eyes, and consequently must be perfectly hlinclthrough-
put life. It takes convulsions, and dies in conse-
quence ; a Circumstance of frequent occurrence: but
in order to favour the objects and views of certain in-
dividuals, a Coroner's inquest must be held to aseer-
tain if the infant died of starvation ! Again, it is
stated, that John Hill's average earnings. were for
some time not more than is. per week. Admitting
that to be the case, for the first week of his wife's con-
finement, and 4s. 6d. for the fortnight previous, he
has had only himself to blame for not earning more.
Such is his indolence, that though he had work to go
to, at which others could earn from Bs. to 12s. per
week, yet he would sooner starve than work and
when asked by his employers, .Messrs,. Whatmuff,
why he had not gone for his work as usual, be re-
plied that " he thought they would be stopping some-
thing towards what he owed them." Thus, sooner
than pay an honest debt (which they did not then re-
quire), he would leave his employment, id
at._ get a
precarious subsistence by assisting others. I grant
that Hill would not acknowledge this at the inquest ;
but there is too much proof both of his indolence and
intemperance. Are such characters as these to be
supported by the hard-working and diligent perse-
verance and industry of our labouring population
(some of whom can scarcely procure sufficient bread
for their own families), without az investigation by
the proper authorities as to their being in distress ?
Such a state of things could never be intended by any
poor-laws, old or new, and such chamscters ought to
be punished. That the woman was in A state of des-
titution I do not deny. His well 'known habits
would afford the presumption that she* must be so ;
yet, according to the New Poor-law, it was necessary
to visit her to ascertain the fact. It is true he called
on me, and stated his circumstances. I roCerred him
to our overseer, who sent him back to me.
Perhaps it may be necessary to state, Ciat Ahn
Hill resides in the hamlet of Harden, in the
parish of Bingley, in the Keighley Union ;
that Harden is about the same distanem from
Bingley, where the relieving officer T.es.des ;
and that it is from Wilsden about a mile and is half%
Wilsden being in the Bradford Union. I told' him,
that as he was residing within the limits of the
Keighley Union, he ought to apply to Mr. Suteli'ffe,
the relieving officer for the district in which he
sided ; which he did, and was requested by that officer
to attend the Keighley Board, of which W. B. Fyr -
rand, Esq. M.P., is Chairman. This he also did, b,71
was not relieved. Why he subsequently applied t o
Mr. Ferrand I do not know, unless it was from this*
circumstanca, that Hill knowing Mr. Ferrand to be
the Chairman of that Board, and liVing so near to
Mr. Ferrand's residence, Harden Grange, he went to
lay his case more particularly before him. Be that
.r-
-as itmay, Mr. Ferrand ultimately wrote to the Chai
man of the Bradford Board, and stated Hill's case,
which wag then attended to. The law explicitlys!ates
be that every pauper shall relieved in the
township
n t the
which he resides ; and Hill neitherresided_
township of Wilsden, nor in the
notUnion.Certainly on the shoulders
of the Guardians of Wilsden, nor on the Bradfosd
Board, but on the Guardians and officers of as
Keighley Union, of whom 111
Coroner gave
was Chair-
man. And the intimation the gave at the
inquest on the child, which has been so often and so
tc.shtehueldni.haliave d !
ex
forcibly anllumd3e,sdeltfo,ocarnelioenvelynaiplpi,lyl
ex-
ceeded ededurny powers vested in me by vitue of my
office. That we have not, as Guardians, at any time
or in any, place, power to give relief, was forcibly
impressed on us, a few weeks previously, by Mr.
Mott, the Assistant Commissioner, whilst at Bradford.
Why the Press should so carefully avoid all allusion
either to Hill's indolent habits, or tohis application to the
Keighley Board, which was the proper place for him
to be relieved at, Ido not know. This Ido know,
that a strong attempt has been made to throw the
ociium on those not at all culpable.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. MACKLEY, Guardian, ka.
Wilsden, near Bradford, Yorkshire, Dee. 8.

THE POWERFUL EFFECTS OF A DREAM. —oil
Saturday morning last, between two and three
o'clock, when Mr. Robert Tempest, of Hoviell-croft,
butcher, was sleeping in bea with his wife, he dreamed
that she had gone out of heir mind and become insane,
which had such an effect upon him, that he got out of
bed and jumped through fhe room window, breaking
eight panes of glass, together with the frame. He
alighted on the pavement in the street, and in a short
time rose up and walked lap the house. He has
ceived a severe fall, and now lice in a‘weak state. He
was attended by Dr. Bancro ft, who paid every atten-
tion in dressing and attendis ig to his wounds.—Bolton
Free Press.

BOUPOGNE V. CAL-M[B.—We have been f tvourecl by
the Mayor of Boulogne with Iv statement, from which
it appears, that during the week ending the Bth of
December, 500 passengers embt trked, or disembarked,
at Boulogne, while only 193 pi. ssed through Calais.