Star.
London, England, 1819-04-16 00:00:00

POOR RELIEF BILL.

The following proceedings took place at the Ge-
neral Meeting of the Court of Guardians, in Nor-
wich, on Tuesday week, respecting the Bill brought
into the House of Commons by Mr. Sturges Bourne.
After the usual routine had been gone through,
the Clerk announced that he had received from Mr.
Smith, the Member for the City, a copy of the Bill,
introduced into Parliament relative. to Settlements.
Mr. R. Bnowx referred the Court to the measures,
I adopted last year, when a similar measure was pro.
Posed in the House of Commons. The Bill protes-
lied to protect the aged and industrious poor from the
liability of being removed from parishes in which
they have resided andlaboured for years, to distant
places of legal settlement ; and so far met with his
concurrence. He feared, however, its effect would
fall far short of so desirable an object: there was,
indeed, a strange variance; as, whilst it proposed
to combine residence with service, its enactments
referred to tesidence only. In this and other mcnu-
facturing cities its consequences must be highly in-
jurious ; affording. perhaps protection to parishes
against the impositions of overseers, but tending to
increase the frauds practised by paupers to gain set,
tlements. He then moved the re-appointment of the
Committee which sat last year, to prepare a Petition,
and watch the progress of the Bill.
Alderman I BROWNS thought Mr. Bourne's Bill
would operate as a general measure of benefit to so-
ciety, and doubted the
.propriety of this -city claim-
ing an exemption from its effects.
, Alderman RIGBY objected to the motion, consider-1
ing the present system of the poor laws as demo-
ralizing the people, and tending to the increase of
crime. The principle of the Bill in question had
been approved by Mr. Whitbread, and he thought it
would be attended with beneficial
ought, in a question 'of this kit
Merely its local but its general
advantages were on the
ought to be supported.
1 Mr. EDWARD TAYLOR could
fashionable doctrine of attributing
1 the country principally to
1 those laws had existed for ~
had been suddenly discovered
ductive of the most pernicious
petted it that this notable discovery
for 'he last twenty years ? 71.-
when a fundamental change -
system, but he was satisfied
time. Who was the person
touch this venerable fabric 1
proposed to set children to
ment, and to prohibit the •
an able-bodied man in 4
absurd, and impracticable
never been heard of. It was
one of osr most populous
map whqfforked fourteen
only este. a week,
intrepOse and-

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• the devising and sacking sods
unoccupied as will not toter re
or dialiortion of Peor's
for au capable of worst? •
...i., as dumb as is prse
wages in Manufacturing Maio, ,
ts also desirous to obtain •
lly judicious opitiitas os tte
unhappy catisaua=
ea ream& af

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!ations to, be address the Seem,
' Poultry, London.
BENJAMIN Wrii.3, Secretary."

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qr Mr. Whitbread, and ne mougnt u. 141CFGW/V ‘ticaasausam•ra.• ...... ...-- -
ed with beneficial consequences. We The Jury, after deliberating about a quarter of ap /no* ProbamY De "'WM in nalll‘
images wholly inhdequatmastill it is co
.estion 'of this kind, not to regard hour, found a verdict for the Plaintiff diet.,
but its general effectsi and if its £6O, inclusive of the 00. 6s. paid into i advantage which will arise friar
dr? - :t. da.ellhekswittive to extend t
e on the whole preponderating, it : WALKER AND OTHERS V. rant`
This was an action nominally against the late She- .pinciple oLpoittical economy,
ported. pepulatiOhlifftlf tiecessities of the
TAYLOR could not subscribe to the riff of Sorrel', for a false return ; but, int fact,
. " .The Committee will persevo
!trine of attributing the. distress of against the Assignees of J. Walker, a bankrupt, to.
incipa4 to the Poor Laws. After, recover. the sum of £7,234, and a fraction. The *o. Prenotortifesobjects of this Ii
existed for glom. than 200 years, it plaintiffs were the executors tinder the wlll. bf T. Asentially to benefit every i
only discovered that they were pro-. Walker deceased, who was, it appeafed, 'a*. taittler • tttlso: general prosperity.
most pernicious effects. How hap- and parchment-manufacturer, at Bermondsey,. and : " Isliviains
is notable discovery had been reserved. had, some time sinceyadrnitted his son James a part- I. TeCoomfair;lTe desires to be
renty yeah? The time might come tier,.
with him. In January, 1817, however, he de- Pa ion t es( the unitZlailis Nae nd
rental change would be effected in the hied to retire from the concern and lea 44 the of employment fcr the unoceuy
was satisfied the present was _not the Whole to hii soil tinickciti dil Oeciiiiiin a iiliiittOn or e °celltoe-Imo
is the person who had presumed to die stock took 'plade';''Whe'n iewastettlat flow Jame;
failp9 Agas the forth:: prefelltiON
a C furnishlny ocrunation for an
rable fabric ? A man who acitsuilly Shonidgive his erithto9' se hisstrareof the stock . k !Agile heat .f
eci Tzi g
children to work by Act of • P Aial.good-will Ow!** But not 4aving.73l* s.oions,inequalisy ofcwagesuallo Asa
cohibit the allowance of any re': . ill pity:,tho Call , k hyl whgsautickattcgev, Ira .l i 44 The Committee is also del
i man in employ. A nsore interest, an patalsk by tristalistents. -AM countrymen generally jui
ipracticable attempt at lfgislaAtils , iiiiiitia(h,. ffirdttkEkipiiil,lifirti Valk+ aEivan;" ' tis of preVenfing die tuthapi
rd of- It was a known fact,: thsittin. phdlltiV ESATOCri6Pittlithirre'itiinitolrik his Wares= h avv expenses attendant On 111
st populous manufacturSna • ' piflmerrneyr, Tisughhese*eub cite feriaselaostshs • fool'"? ;•.,,,--
ked fourteen liours.vest dal ifr-‘4lllolpW4kOritAtt74 itV;tsise ~ Communications to be adc
week, and this Bill was. lt kali agaiOstl4 cekrlstip. Viii, he,- titrill4ing's Head, Poultry,' Lo
Z 4
pteveat an; maid .bfins. ' p in- lwas. out, " BENJAmIN 1
- . AT fr: tr b Ta4l4lr, , a:),..4. ri, f•K ?-i.;_ 4.'" . !" ,' ",•