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London, England, 1816-08-10 00:00:00

PROPINCIAL-DISTRH.U_'

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,An sett . examinatinti loam soii.a t
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Liken place in wianY districts around
_Bi4toti.
f,•rdsliiie, in order more fully and acedrauely id as.:
cer,ain the real distre'is that exists in that nerghboir:
hand. In one district there were fotind 166 urisilite
whrise resources are all cut oft cOnipreli-iid;iig 824
indiVidnuls ; farnilies who earn Is. pek Leis& rite
week, coNpreltehding 433 individuals; 136 tatrfiliet
who earn (2:. per Lead rr week, comprehending 820
indivtiloAs; aturher there were 521 Itrrilles with.
out We means of Livelihood, cumprenending , 2,576
individuals, full one half of the population.
But for cone contributions sent, principally from
London; by some triterolent individuals, on the
tresses Staffordshire being made known through •
the asediad; of the Newspapers, many of these Ind':
viditali must have perished for *ant.—For,the por,
pose real want from artful impost.
lion, t Clmurietee ben formed, cnewprining the
Cieqty, and printipal inhabitants of tied •.
pari:hes:—Dlidlry, Tipton, Billiton, Dar.:
'Avon, Wedne.,hury, VT•st tiromtirich, Rowley Aegis;
Sedgley, Kliegs -% johns! : containing >i populaitad
of more than 80,000.

KIPN I' ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONE, THURSDAY, AUG. 8. '
Lora ELLENBiIitOLTat finislied,the.ci,ii eidti
yesterday, this clay tried prisotiers. in aid or Mr:
Justice Buititolluii.

Jam, Donald, a naval (41ficer, was indicted for forg.
in g and uttering a Bill of Exchange, commonly calked
a Navy Bill, p.:rporting to he drawn by Lieutenant
Potter, of his Majesty's ship TYRIAIii with iideat to
defraud the Commissieners of the Navy.
Mr. Berk ant Ossa.cw, as leading counsel for the,
crown, having stated the case, it was proved in evi-
dence as follows s—.

.lames Con..fing, a shoemaker at Chatham, stated,
that the prisoner came to his ahoy at Cka..lesert on the
lfith of May, and represented himself as having Kett
his ship, the "I'vntee, on liberty, an I :hat she would
be round at Sheerness in a few days. In the meats
time he wanted a pair of boots, which he tried am.
He then gave the witness a Navy bill for ATI 163.
The witness said he did not like to take it, as he knew
sometimes the agents had drawn all the pay, and the
hill was refused when presented. He, however, said
he would go out and endeavour to get cash for it:
' The prisoner represented himself the drawer, and said
he was Lieutenant Porter. The witness knew the
first Lieutenant by name, and therefore, by way of
ascertaining whether the prisoner really belonged to
' the Tvelee, he asked him it he WAS ;the first Lieu-
tenant ? lie said No; the first Lieutenant's name ivaa
Kitchen, which was true, and therefore, the witness
teadily believed the rest of his tale. When he went
out to get the bill caJleil, the prisoner went aw ty, and
returned in 'd'art two hours. He told the prisoner
be could not get cash for the hill, bet he would let
hint have 45, and send the rest to Sheerness when
the hie was paid. The prisoner said £.5 would net
he enough, And as he had made the hid payable to
the witness, he could not give it to any b df
The witness then said he should have LW, which,
after some time, the prisons+ accepted.- The prison. e
then tnek a rair of shoes, and a pair of short stockinge. •
' He asked it the witeseis could retake barns front a
measere taken by another person ? The witness told
him he could, :nil sLeserd the pm ironer how to mea-
sure, by di aieirig a I?:4 on t,.? back cf -ne of his p
cards, and dotting the places to be measitted. The
prisoner said it was probable that many of the offices,
would want boots when the ship came round, and I:e
would re-commend the witness The witness on Lise
back of the sane card 'cast up the-amount of the boots,
shoes, &c. which the prisoner bought, with the £lO
in rratineyr and deducted it from the amount of. the
bill, sheswing the balance due to the prisoner when the
bill was paid. The prisoner went away, and the
witness paid the bill so Jul kes and Ce. bankers, and
in ten Jays it was discovered to be a forgery. The
prisoner never came t Jr the balance, and when he
saw him, again Le was in custody.
Thomas q, bell, a publican at Rochester, taid"file
prisoner came to his house on the ‘26th,rif- Jane, and
inquired for a stage. While he was there it stew k
the witness that he resembled the description of the
person he had seen advertised as passi:y; forged Navy
bills. After soiree tuna he told the pi ismer his sus.
plena's, and put the paper in his hands in which his,
person was (free' ibed. The prisoner turned very pale, •
and his.hand shook very much. He, iloe:ever, denied
that he was the person alluded to. The witness told
him if he was innocent he could have no ebjectiott t s
go to Mr. Twopenny's effice, the Magistrate's clerk.
He said he was willing, but went very reluctantly.
He, liesecvo-, was forced ter), and on starching him
the' card given him by the last witness was found
upon him, and another forged Navy bill. 'rite bill
Was proved to be a forgery.
The prisoner, in his defence, said the ball W 44 paid
him by a Mr. Lewis, but the transaction took place
when they were alone, and he _could not find Mr,
Lewis, though he had caused diligent search to be
made alter him.

Thoneas Loekhatt said, he was.purser of the Pan-
swan? = that he had known the prisoner for three
years. He had formerly sailed with him. The pri.
sorter was a captain's clerk, and he then bore an ir.
reproachable character. •

The Jury found him Guilty, and his Lordship im-
mediately pronounced the sentence of DeAth ; during
which the unfortunate man's wife, who had been in
Court during the trial, uttered a scream and fell al.
most lifeless. She was carried out of Court, and after
some time recovered.

Hairy nutter was indicted under the Act of Lord
ELLitsasottouou, f .r cuffing and staLbit4; Geurye
Lloyd, with initnt to kill and murder Giro, or.to do
him some griveous bodily harm. The prisoner, it
appeared, was confined on the 9th April, on boat.'
the Retribution convict Ship, and had been ordered
to receive a certain degree of punishment, but took
an opportunity of drawing a knife from his pocket,
with which he suddenly made three several attempts
on the peon of (leorge Lloyd, the Mate, whose
duty it was to see the punishment inflicted. With
one of these he inflicted a large wound in the Mate's
face, which threatened to prove mortal. It was also
proved that be received ioprovocation previously.
The. Jury, after a momenekccoubitation, retdrned a
verdict of Guilty.Deat4, •

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Vlrtie, sift batty of every woe,
Of every gift the-eure ;
'Pis thou atone that unit bestow

Pleasures unmied and pure.

• The shady wood, the verdant mead,
Are Virtue's Ihw'ry road!

• Nur painful are the, steps that lead
To bet. divine abode:
tills not hi places or halls;
She or her train appear;
Par Mi. ►he fl et from pompouS walls.
Virtue and Pratt dwell het:A

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SPORTING IN'IBLUGENCE.

LEWE4 RACES-WESNISDAT', AUGUST 7.

A Sweepstakes of lOgs eat!:, f:ir Syr olds, with er'si; added from
the County huhu; iption ; wit* list 71b. the last mile mid hilt :
shakes anti geldings allowed 31b.
Ld Eyetooth:* b c bestrewn+, est ,10
Sit John Cope 's b c Candover, est 71b - e
2 to 1 on Scarecrow—Won cal+,

A Sweepitakes of 50gs, *Sven by the Earl of Evremant —New
Course, heats; Syr (445, nbenlb; roar. 7;t 121 b ; lire, gct Glb 1
6yr o!ds and aged, sht lUlb; mares and gLldings allnweJ alb.
Mr. Walker'. br h Alexatithtr, 5 years old . t 1
Mr. Bacon cb g Salamanca aged , . ' . ' 2
Captain MeyneWs b g Cambrian, aged - . 3di
Mr Candle's Blucher, 5 *vans old • . 4 3
B2t'. Barber's Aide de Camp, 5 years old - dist.
Won easily by Alexander, the favourite apt the field.

His Majesty's Plate of I 00gs fir any horse, mare, or gelding ;
fogy year olds, l nst 41h; five, 11 st Gib; six, 12s:; and aged,
tgst best I.f three 4 mile heats.
1.41 Egrensont's b h Wandertr. 5 yta old
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Mr. Fatten hi h illaAtimtior, 5 yrs old
Mr. Brown's b h Cashew, 4 yrs old • 3 dr
Seven to 4, to 1, and 3tot on Wanderer at starting; 2to I
in dieted was common in ail quarters, though there were many
that entertained a favourable opinion of Blackamoor.—the heat
proved a sharp one, and at the end of the third mile it was sup-
poevd that Illackanmor would win. At the distance post Wan-
derer had but Iktiethe advantage, and this was lessened as they
neared the winning po.t, sod he gained it in the end t.ut by about
half a neck. The winner, as the others were drawn, merely
walked over the course to entitle him to the Plate.

TIII.IIIIDAT.
The Sweepstakes of Stn. given by the Egli of Egrrnont, for all

ages One tn. Pe heats.

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Mr. Brown's br. g. Marksman, aged - j 1
Lord Egremout's b. h. Scarecrow, 3yn old - V dr
Mr: Ellunt'l b. h. Cashew, 4 yes old . 3 dr
Mr. Caudle's b. h. Marshal blucher - - 4 dr
Mr. Farrell's b. It. Noir - • . 5 2
Tlx Cup of dogs given by the Town of Lewes, fora!! ages.--
New Course heats.
Lord Egreneolat'. Scarecrow. 3 yrs old. vial. tllb.
Mr. Blunt's C''. chew, 4 yrs 013, 7st. 13lb -
hlr. Wilktei br. h. Alexander, 5 yrs old, 8.4, Nlb. • 3 dr
Nlr. Sh.ffo,e6 Southdown, 4 yrs old, 7,'t. 1314. - 4 dr
Mr. Goulsrx Gum Goiectant, 6 yrs old, bat. I 211). . 3 V
A very excellent race —: to i apt Scarecrow--:; to I aget Ca-
cbcw-1 to 1 apt Gum tioircuat—ta to 4 ag.st Alexander.

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Hunters' St.ikt-s of $0 lkuuras, with 20 added.

M. Gould's b. b. Guatioa:cstu -
islr. Larion's b. g. SiLlo atiwuica - .
Lashes Plate bt co Gouitai. for all sses.
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Lord Egranont's Watulercr wall.cd Over.

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(;AN CUNMGIt I'S OF Till:. ROYAL FUSILEERS AT
AY ET I L, IN FRANCE.
FRIDAY. JULY 12.

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A Match for £5O Lieut. Wallace's black horse, Mouse, beat
I.ievt. Pearier's grey Itorse, Perk er, une mile over the Ayette
Copse, Owners tidarg. Even bruins. Eusileer the favourite.
A Sweepstakes of 2.4igs. for any horse, mare, or gelding, *yrs
old, use. 61h.; yra old, lost. ; r, yr, old, lest. ulb ; aged,
t to. hitt.: and a hilt heats. Gentlenn.o riders
Lieut. Payne's b. m. Hope, 6 yrs old, rode by Capten
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Hatovrross •
J.ieut. Penske% be. m. Bess, 6 yrs rode by Usurer

shut Frier
Lieut. Cliffe's ch. li. ilizhilyer, 6 yrs old, rode by Lieu-

truant Kerr - -
Mr. Mabony'a gr. m. Ni.be, aged, rode by 'lieutenant.

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2 2

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Co onel Achnesty
Lieetes-ant colonel
Pars Beatty's b. b. Slend.s Billy, 6 yrs old,
/1 dr
rode Captaio ee.
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Two to one oa Bess. A well untested race between Hope and
Bess; won by the former by half a length.
A Match for £3O. Mile heat.
Lieut. Mageals's br. h. Bob, 6 yrs old, rode by Licht..

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Glow it • - 1
Capt Hamertun's b. ar. Fanny, 5 yrs old, rode by Capt.
ilanserton .
Beting Stot on Bob. Well cornered by fanny.
Whining horses' to be entered at Valenciennes fur the 16th hie.
'fbe Stewards were Sir Edward Blakeney, K.CB ; Lleute-
naut-Oolooel Achtuuty. C.B. ; Captain Hansenon; anEdward
feastice; Clerk of the Course.
The Races, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the
weather toe sums dap previous, afforded much sport and sub.
fiction. • At six in the evening, about a hundred sat down to
ap alleant cold collatiun, provided by the Officers of the Royal
Eweileets, w. one of the delightful shaded walks in the grounds
belonging to the Ch2trall d'Ayetre. Hararany and mirth pre.
vailsid throughout. CLampairne and Ilurgutitly circulated freely
and serif:Musty. During the repast. the ezcelkot band of the
Regiment...performed several beautiful plecti in masterly style.
About Isalf.past nine a display of fir.-wenks announced the hoar
fur dancing, when the company 'adkoiroed to apartments iti the
chateau fitted up for the °erasion, where English and French
daneee sad waltzes, were supported with great spirit and vivacity
until day-light. . •

Moanta.—Sunday night, about ten o'clock, William Ewing,
a window glass maker from Dumbarton, whale quietly 'walking
up the Saltmarkst,Glasgow, was knocked down by *mire villains,
sato Immediately ran off, having first robbed him (+flits watch.
SAW et Ewing's friends tensing up, found him in a state of in-
sensibility, and carried him to the house of a friend in the Dow.
hill,lntt on their arrival there it was founsi that he was dead. It
does sot appear that any letlul weapon was. used in this case, but
tile 'unfortunate min having bean for some time in a poor'srateof
health,* Wow Irons the fist of a ruffian appears to have been
sufficient to produce.the tatal stem.
A few nights ago, a Most wanton and savage out.
rage was committed in the neighbourhood of Church.
hill. pear Enniskillen, by some monster, who cut the
tail, and one of the ears, off the horse of the Reverend
Mr. BoYLP.W. Several deep incisions were alsomade
in• the neck of the animal with some chirp instrensent.
This scandalous piece of malice and barbarity; we
are informed. is only part of -a system-of opposition
acted upon by a few ignorant and misguided wretches,
who, in thus expressing their hostility. to Mr. B. regu:
lady appointed to.that parish, disgrace all religion,
v:nlate the peace, and disgust humanity into thi
bargain.
.Yesterday D. Marston. a drayman, while- .riding
Os one of the shafts-of his dray, in going down Dan-
cettes-hill, South Mimms, was ttfrown- te, when• oboe
of the wheels passed over his body, and killed Minis§
the spot.
• Wednesday. as Mr. J. Tulip, lately belong i* to
the Banos and. Lincoln packet, was going from AO.
ark so Nottinghain in his packet, called the Little
Johns, about eight miles from Newark, wiring to whets'
is called Jiglarking, by one of his passengers, he was
knocked outboard and drowned.

ZPISOLVEgt 1521fitike todA Ati;Usr 0.

*min AND 1110.011/0.-OLDACiIIt.
Mr. HIATIi opposed We discharge of the &fent.
ant, Henry Oldatte, jun. Wilipper.in to the Berkeley
Hunt, on behalf of James Deakin Home, Esq. and
Mr. Serjeant Sellon, who ate Members f the Stan.
more Asstichiticm, embodied to prevent the trespass
of the Berkelty Hunt upon the estates of the
Members. _ _

' The defendant, Oldacre, was remanded to amend
hienchedule upon a former examination, for having
inserted in it that he was indebted to Mr. Harvey.
Combe, jun. the sum of seventy pounds, for defend-
ing an action of trespass with the Stanmore Associa-
tion, when the Court was of opinion that he was not
indebted to Mr. Combe, as he acted for the hunt as a
' body when he defended the insolvent. Mr. Oldacre
now came up with an amended schedule.
Mr. Hewn' said, that he should not go into the
case at present, as he thought he should save himself
the trouble by taking an objection under the 56th
section of the new Insolvent Act, wherein it expressly
declares, that the insolvent must state in his notices
to his creditors, •' that he is ready and willing to be
examined touching the justice of his conduct towards
his creditors." Tile insolvent having neglected to do
so, had precluded himself horn taking the benefit of
the Act upon the.present petition.
Mr. Finn* SMITH, for the defendant, endeavoured
to overrule the objection, by stating that his client
had petitioned the Court before the passing of the
late Insolvent Act. •
Mr. Serjeant RUN NINGTON said, that the iasolvent's
first petition was discharged on account of his having
an imperfect schedule, although it was presented
befote the passing of the present Act. Its being dis-
charged rendered it nugatory, and as the petition
before the Court was presented since, the Act must
beyond all Nubt be conformed to, it was therefore
imperative in him to discharge the petition, the In-
solvent having the liberty to re-petinon.
Benjamin Perkins was opposed by Mr. Bassett,
for not having given a perfect schedule of all his
property.
Mr. Pou.ocit, for the tnsolvent, said, it was quite
impossible that he could give to the Court a more
clear account. His client was in the Navy, and had
been out of the country fourteen years ; his wile kept
a boarding nhool at Hempnall, near Long Strewn,
in Norfolk. On the Insolvent's arrival in England
some months ago, he was arrested tor debts not of
his own contracting, but his wife's, during his ab-
sence from England, which was done by the conni.
vance of his wife to keep him in prisin that be might
not claim the property which she possessed ; his
client was in a most unfortunate situation, as it was
impossible for him to give an account of his debts in
his schedule, or to send notices to his creditors unless
he knew who they were, and he hoped the Court
would consider the Insolvent's singular situation.
The Court ordered him to come up on a future day.

MA lILBOROVOII •STIIENT. —Mr. Thomas Cribb, the
celebrated pugilist, and landlord of the Bunch of.
Grapes chop-house in King-street, Saila James's,
charged Mr. J. Touts, who keeps the Unian in Jet-
mytv street, and Mr. W. Ratchif with assaultihg him
in his own house on the preceding evening. It ap-
peared the prisoners had b..en drinking at his house,
until a late hour, and, in consequence of some dispute,
began to throw the chairs and tables about the room,
several of which they broke. On Mr. Cribb's remon-
strating with them, they assaulted him, and he gavel
them in charge to a watchman. The prisoners pro-
mising to make any recompense that should be re-
quired, were discharged.
CONSPIRACIEL—The commission appointed to in-
irestigate the late conspiracies consist of the Under
Secretary for the Home department, Sir R. CONANT
and Mr. flame of Bow-street, and Mr. BA KAN of,
Marlborough-street. The most serious case yet'
brought before them is that of Ben Johnson, wbo is
now clearly ascertained to have been the man who
two years ago prompted aid assisted Baxter in rob-
bing the house of Mrs. Snowehill in Griy's-inn-lane,
and afterwards took him into custody, and was the
means of convicting him at the Old Bailey, on which
occasion he was so-tar from being suspected, that he
received the highest praise even from so practised a
magistrate es the Recorder. This man's guilt, how-
ever, seems now*placed beyond doubt; for, in addi.
lion to the evidence of Mrs. Snowshill, there is the
evidence of two foremen. of Messrs. Hawkes and
Mosely, of Piccadilly, with whom Johnson formerly
lived as porter. It appears that he had boasted of
this feat of iniquity to his fellow-servants, who, how.
ever, considered his story as utterly false till late cir-
cumstances convinced them of its truth, and induced
them to come limier&
INQUlM—Yesterday an. Inquest was held at the
Two Brewers, Bainbridge-street, Bloomsbury, on the
body of 14. Welsh, a patrole of St. Giles's, who met
his death by strangulation. Ann Mahoney stated,
that the deceased had lodged at her house some time;
that on Monday last they bad two pots of porter and
two quarterns of gin between them, when a quarrel
timed, and he went into a roam where he and three
other persons slept, threw himself updn her bed, and
went to sleep. Soon after she went to take a sleep
also, 'and as the deceased was upon her bed, she put
three chairs together and laid down ; she slept till
between ten and eleven o'clock at night, and when
she awoke Welsh was quite dead. , She then laid, him
out, and informed the neighbours.. of the circutn-'
stance. AI Surgeon deposed, that about eleven
o'clock on Monday night he was sent for to examine
the deceased ; when he found he had a mprk round
his neck, which evidently was that of a cord. Under
the left ear ,there was the mark of a knot, under his
chin there was a wound occasioned by a severe blow,
and upon his face there were numerous scratches.
Witness was perfectly convinced that his death was
occasioned lry strangulation.. The Coroner, after a
.oatetllt investigation, read over the "bole of the evi-
dence, when ,the Jury returned a ',edict of Wilful
:Murder against wale person' or persona unknowo.—
teAvanwat was instantly given by Ahe Coroner to the
adle, who. topk Aqn *hooey into custody, and
She was committed to'Newsate. .She has expressed
On intention. to disclose some particulars, but not.until
eller the. interment. Another .wonsan, a lodger of
MahoußY's, and who is suspected toi have known of
the dwnsactiencis also .in custody; and there is every
Ooipect et she- mysterious affair being speedily de.
teloped.

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ibturzori ilk Loitit ORDAPC
THE METROPOLIS..
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MINUTES OP EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE A 'COM:.
MHTEEIOF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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(Coodused from OW. Pipes of ',ester :lay.)

STATILMZNT TKANIIMITTED DT MR. ALTIIANS TO THE
OOMMITTEL
u I have endeavoured to ascertain the number of
untaught childrep within the general distirc‘ of our
East linion ; and I herewith transmit•the following
calculation • •
u In *the district bounded by the river Thames,
Gracechurch-street, Bishopsgate st reet, thro ugh Kings-
land-road to Stamford-hill, the population east oh this
boundary amounts to about 250,000 persons.
One half of the number are shave 20 years of age 125,M)
One gear-ter under six years, and from 16 to 20 07, 3LO
UDC quarter from six to 16 years of 33a .
Number of those whose parents can pay tor their edu-

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cation, about •
Number of thoseerbo are taught in charity, parochial,

12,000

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and national schools, &boa; - • ..
- 5,000
Number of those also onslaught In Sunday school, by
gratuitous tearbers,abont • lt,ooo
Untaught, about •
• • so too°

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" I submit the above, helieeZng it will upon ;neer
tigation be found. nearly correct; if so a similar cal-
culation, to include the other three parts of London
and its vicinity, will leave 122,000 children between
the ages of six and sixteea destitute of instruction in
the metropolis.
" As a Sunday school teacher, I have been in the
habit of visiting the houses I f the poor ; and in the
neighbourhood of St. Catherine's, East Smithfield,
and the Hermitage, to the wall of Wapping Dock, I
have made frequent visits to upwards of .500 liousLa,
Which are numerously iiiliabited ; and the result of
My inquiries in these pans lidly convince me of the
great want of education among the children cf too
poor between the ages of six and sixteen years ; and
great numbers• of the parents are also unable to read."
Dr. Th 131141 WATERS stated, that lie had been 12
years master of Emanuel Hospital. It was on Lady
Dacre's foundation, of date the 20th December 1384.
From an extract of Lady Dacre's will produced, it
appeared that the Hospital was founded for the relief
of 20 poor and aged persons, and the banging up of
20poor children in" virtueandgood and laudahle arts,"
and that there was assured to it for ever the Manor of
Brainsburton, in the county of York, and about four
acres of ground near Tothill-fields, Westminster.—
After the will there was a charter of incorporation,
dated 17th December, in the 41d of Elizabeth, ap-
pointing the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London,
aftet the decease of Lady Dacre's executors, the Go-,
vemors of the Hospital. Twenty-two poor children
were now maintained; they were boarded, lodged, anti
clothed and taught; there wets 20 Aged people also
maintained; and the number had always been fnll
ever since he had been there. At il.e I ist ktt•ng the
property of the Hospital was let for e 2.990, toge-
ther with /.93 for garden ground in Westratioster ;
this was subject to a deduction of MHO for the Rec-
tor of Brandsbur ton; his predecessor had IV,* only;
within three or four years hark, he being a maths.
matical man, measured the lend and increased ;L—
-ille living of Brandsbutton was in the gift of S!.
John's, Cambridge, and the Mastership of the llos-
pital was in the Load Mayor and Court I f Alder men.
(The surplus of the income was necessary for the re-
pairs which, as the premises were very large, Occurred
almost every seven years. The annual expense ef the
Ettablishment was £1,300, or /11,400). His salary
was 4130, including that of: the Mistress, who was
his wife. He had besides a house and garden, and
coal and candle, and those kind of things which were
common to the situation, but no board, nor any allow-
ance for servants. He believed there were na other
salaries belonging to the Establishment. One of the
!old men was called Warden, and got 410 a-year upon
the binding of apprentices, and taking care ot the gates,
but nothing from the Charity. By the statutes and
ordinances made
,by the Governors, the diet of the
children, and all other particulars, were regulated, and
those ordinances were very strictly observed, excepting
that they had been modernized. The number of chil.
dren had been greater than 22, but not here—they
tried the scheme of sending eight children to York-
shire, but the distance was so great, and the ineoare.
niences so numerous, that they withdrew from it ; but
they had ten out-pensioners, who he believed were
not all named, who had £lO a year till they were
erected into the house, and out of those they took the
others, if their character was good. These out-pen-
sioners were taken, he supposed, in 1802. The
children, as well as the pensioners, were appointed
by the Mayor and Aldermen; there was a notice
sent to the parishes, and it was published in the
chusich, and all persons who were eligible made their
applications ; it was necessary' for the parents of the
children to have been house-keepers, never to have
received alms either as paupers or beggars, and to be
Protestants, and members of the Church of England.
He never'heard of its being necessary for them to
produce a certificate of not being able to maintain or
educate their children. They stated in the body of
the petition; that their children° came within the de-
icription of poor children, and that was authenticated
by the Minister and Churchwardens of the parish.
He believed he could say. very conscientiously, that
every one of the 22 children now in the establishment
belonged to parents who had no other means of sup-
porting and educating them—they were in 'general
of the humblest orders of the people, journeymen
brewers and carpenters; there was not one who had
been got in by favour or affection. •
Mr. War. FREEMAN LLOYD, a Blackwell-hall Fac-
tor, carrying on business at Mason's-hall, Basingbatl-
street, was acquainted with the state of the children
of the poor of the Metropolis, chiefly from his Ac-
quaintance with Sunday Schools, and those who
couductwl them, and from having visited the poor at
their habitations. There were certainly a great many
who had no instruction, chiefly in St. Giles's, Sal-
fron-hill, Tothill-fielda, St. Catherine's, and Wapping,
where there were many Irish children: The Irish chil
dren were certainly the most neglected, from the Pric sit
disconraging their attendance at schools where the
Bible was used. The Catholic children sometimes
came into a school, but they-seldom staid long. He
wavone of the Secretaries of a Society called- the. Su-
nday School 'Union, a voluntary association of teachers
of various sects of religion, for promotiog the exten-
sion of Sunday Scliouk primarily to the Metropolis',

'v ..., • • t .1. • • k. -•-
lid 'MOW tithoteij.io the in/gdoniM Urge. tie had
'drawn out a statement. as nearly as he coull. Which.
be* delivered in :
. SUNDAY SCHOOLS. ScootAas.
East London District - 9.ki1l
D:tto, 'Adults . SOO
West ditto, ditto, - - R. 7011
Southwark ditto, -• 7,1161
North and Central ditto . -g, to

He thought there were several Sunday Schools either
not known or not repotted in the abore, gnd that the
number of Sunday scholars in tin:Metropolis was abuuE
40,00)). About 40X) teachers were employed in these
schools, all gratuitous, as, well as the Secretaries and
other officers of the society. He thought the asSocia.
tion had had a tendency to promote general zeal and
union in advancing the cause of Sunday Schot Is, and
bad been the means of producing an increasnl desireid
the poor for the education of their children.

eVrkint:S CASE.—The Oflicial Returns of Cdtbmir.;
menu, 'Dials, and Cinvictions, in England and
Wahl id 1815, hive been printed by o:dcr of the
House of Commons. Toe following is an extras;
under the bead Montgomeryshire :
" The prisoner, John Lewis, within named, having been pat
upon his trial, the Jury WiLltdrew to the Jury-rams, to consiiier of
their verdict, and con ued tleae undetermined, from ft o'clock
on Thursday n Os!, July i 3, ISI 5, um) one in the afternoon of
the following d withont having agre4.l upon their verdict (ski
Court haring bo en, in the mean time, a journed to the d4.4:„g,
house of Crviie,:l :-inart, called Abermo e, situate in the pad*
of Ilitinterrwiz, in the said county, fur the purpose of taking
such Nerilict); without drink, fir.; or candle, swim
they were so exhausted and faint, that it tecanie .loolutely neees.
sary thar they should have ref: eshinew ; eleven M the number
composing each Jury being of opinion that the prisoner was not
guilty, and only one of them of opinion that he was stejl•••,y; when
the eleven Jerurb acreesl, that if they should be released from the
lury.roorta, and permitted to go ao the adjoin., -A Court at Aker.
mule to deliver their verdict, that they IA cmi,' find the prisoner
upon which the liana released them all from the la+
room, and they immediately dispersed, and many of them took
refreshment, awl afterwards went to AN:ramie ; and upun being
asked by the Court there, whether they found thr prisoner guilty
or not guilty ? one of them -migrated guilty, ail several of the
others said, that they did nut find him guitty. Upon which a
motion was made by tile Attorney for the pii.oner in arrest of
jtidgment, but the Court afterwards taking tutu consideration the
above circumstance., were of opinion, tio verdict cuu d he taken
trom that Jury, sod immedtately thereupon discharged them;-.
and it appearing to the Court, that the prisoner had been at large
during the night of Thunday, fined him be. 3d. and urdered that
he should enter into a fresh recognisance for hi appearance at
the following Quarter Sessions, to answer such indictment si
might be preferred against him; but no indictment was after.' *
wards preferred."_.__