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London, England, 1829-10-23 00:00:00

Clarify" of Stoney &radioed ; wldeb is replated by a special Act
of Parliament, and under the contrast of the Court of Chancery.
The most admirable applitatios has been made of the resources

of this particular

u it is •o managed

as not only to improve the comforts of the whole com-
munity by good roads, bridges, paving, and lighting about
Stratford, but affords employment •to the labourer.—Already
.83,028 have been expended is terms of the Act ; and £3,482 have
been. invested fee further improvements. The clear and satis-
factory account and management of this fund do ks iak. credit to
the Trustees.—The other fifty-three Charities already mentioned.
yielding 21,562, are chief, applicable to the purposes of educa-
tion. cloathing and feeding the poor, beautifying the Parish
Churches, and trifling sums to the Clergymen for ippointed ser-
alolls4lo certain days in the year. Of these, the most important is
the magnificent Foundation of the late Sir House Loon, of
Ditchley, and afterwards more amply provided by Sir Hamar
nutmegs, of Loudon—namely, the " Aykarry Free Scheel.%
in which OM hundred end twenty bap are taught &gash
Latin, Greek, Writing. and Accounts ; besides being fur-
rdsbed with books, pens. ink and paper red& Two teachers
are likewiie provided for in this admirable estabaduneut,—the
gross annual income of the properties bequeathed being
2562 its. ed. Among the Trustees are the Viscount Hastrom.
the Earl of Cuesesanua, Lord G. Heuer Caves:mt. the
Duke of INSTLAND, Sir JOHN DASHWOOD Km. kc. etc.
In Aylesbury there is another Charity called " Hammes
affray," yielding 2530 a-year. which is applied—or stated to be
applied—thus : " the apprenticing the children of poor inhabitants
of Aillesbury and Walton, and furnishing five poor persons residing
the hamlet of Walton with coats and gowns." There is yet
another in that favoured town, called " Bseroso's Cherity"—not
the Duke of Buireoes—which produces 2274 ls. foe the re-
lief of poor persons of Aylesbury aforesaid, with the reparation
of highways." Thus, in Aylesbury alone, they are blessed with
21,1615 12x. ed. of the 211,552 of the County Charities ; and we
have every causeto believe that the mart is knotty applied to its
legitimate and most useful purposes.
There is a Charitable Foundation in Bucks of which, from the
information before us, it is impossible for us to speak in the same
laudatory terms. Its amount Is telling—only 210 6s.—and our
ream for pointing wit is that we believe it ought to be ten tam
that amount. It is sailed the " PILIIIOSs Tim Louis end Ten's
gorses." The lands consist of tweistrasses ewes ; and there are
seems Murata—paying 210 Is !! ! The memorial about It is a
leisured one—if half the time bestowed upon it were bestowed on
labouring weeders of the laud. we believe that one acre would pay
more than 210 6s. We have the best evidence for concluding that
•' Lands" in Bockingbanssidre are worth something more than
sewn shiftier an acre !—For instance—" Hu.s.'s Clarity" at Bier-
ten consistscomsistsof ES acres; and it yields 2140. " Hoeonton's CU-
rify," for the Poor of the Parish and repairing the Church, eon.
slats of 12 acres ; and It yields 2111.—" Mann GUINN', Clarity"
is a damning proof of the abuse of the" Przwoualor bereave
acres of land produce 212, for aged and infirm perms. At Stead
Stratford, Mr. Jos Roams pays AI for 11 acre, which is given
for the relief of the poor ; and • Smog Bowes's Clerity.* for re.
Bering and setting to work poor people in the parishes of
Stratford, milks of 40 acres, which pay a sem of 270.—" Dui:-
comes astrity." okay fee the purposes of education in the Parish
of Broughton, ceasista of 1 to and 16 acres of land. which
yield 440 ; the " antacit Lams" Charity in the Parish of
Burabam, extending. in detached pieces. to $ acres, yield 216 7s.
• " &moon and Offnon's (Nei*? befog 6 acres of
land, yield Ala us. We could go en—but we have quoted enough
to thew that lands in Docks are worth more than 7s. an acre—sod
to enquire bow it comes about that the " Pranows," 27 acres, and
7 houses, yield no mere than 210 W I The application of the 210
Es. puzzles one ten times more than the thing ItseU.lt is " &speed
of to the esesempret and necessary sum of the said town and parish
of Pitatesse, and the inhabitants thereof. towards the assists ofantis
cannon issralens"—we are sooting theParNeseeserryllepere-oswthee-
rily happereksa or Waling the said Inhabitants, to be in such name
employed and disposed of as by the common comsat at the most
Armee, erscient, and mistesstial men of the said pariah."—Really,
Mews. SOW N% Corr. Amer, TOMLIN/. Bonsueseza. and
Toneznis, should again consult Mr. George V. Knibb, attor-
ney-at-law, lo Tying—and make all this somewhat more intelli-
gible to the pubic—who have the best right to know all about
it. and shalt know k, too, bye and bye. There is another cha-
rity called " Hawser's Clarity" which, as It stands on the record,
looks fun!! as Wu the Pertese—onest ewes end a Mild arable,
oohed at Ms.--but which al present yields nothing that we can and,
bat which, nevertheless, is stated to be applied to " iodise:riggers&
charitable purposes."—No great discrimlnaden, we believe, is re-
quired to expend 525. In the parish of Burnham ; but why do not
the 71 acres produce more ? By the various criteria already quoted.
,Hawes sae's acres ought to produce 215, and this might be of
some benefit. We are well aware that the whole matter is "at
the discretion of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the said
town and parish for the time being, or the major pan of them,
whereof the VICAL Is to be one, and the ViCAll to base the
oefund of the possess on of the said lands at the rent ef
filtrerre shillings."—Now; we are of opinion, that the Vacs.'
would act very wisely in refsising the possession ; and lien,
very probably, another would give a fair value for them, for some
deiced purpose of charity. In the meanwhile, want of time and
eoom prevents our going into a more minute scrutiny of the Becks
Charities to-day. In our general review of the Foundations. we
may again glance at them ; and our next paper on the subject shall
refer to Cambridge. about which Mr. Pmtuaton says " the me-
moriaietany of them being made out by Illiterate persons, and
others so little in accordance with the Act, they are not in a fit
state of regittering !!"

The Lisbon Mail this day was tby Majesty
broOgh • Ins • 's
brig Magnet ; sailed on the 1I th October ; by which it
seams certain that Don Miguel's Bank, where he cashes,
has stopped payment.
VeaA Caus, Aua. popr was occupied on
the sth of this month by General Barradas, at the head
of 3,500 Spaniards, and though this capture may not be
considered as important, it cost the Spaniards much blood-
shed. The General, not thinking it wise to risk a fur-
ther advance into the country, held a council of war at
Tampico, the result of which was, that the Spanish troops
should fortify themselves in the conquered country, and
wait for reinforcements before they proceeded farther.—
They reckon upon those from the Hannnah ; but we
learn by vessels from the island of Cuba, which lately
arrived here, that Gen. Vives would find it difficult to send
from 4,000 to 4,500 men. It is to this that the great con-
quering army, destined to seise upon Mexico, is reduced !
The republican government purses the most energetic
measures to repulse the Spanish army ; and the patri-
otism and ardour of the inhabitants and the army are
powerfully excited. Before the Spaniards landed upon
our territory, the Government had sent 800,000 hard
dollars to Tampico; but when that event took place, an
order was given for their transport to Mexico, here
they have safely arrived ; and as the Government have
other resources, it is thought there will be sufficient
mossy to provide for the necessities of the bate.