The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-02 00:00:00

HOW TO SAVE HORSES IN CASE OF FIRE.

bid flint
• Bath and Bristol Post Coach. to carry only four inside,
lamb Reading, Marlborough, Caine, and Chippenham,
every Morning at a quarter-past 6.
nd Bristol light Post Coach, every afternoo
4B a
10 light Post Coach, in two days, to carry four Ginside,
I.llmilltialdaidenbead. Reading, hlarlborongh. Devizes, and
A Ilellsham, Monday, Wednesdny, and Friday Mornings at 9.
This Coach is chiefly intended for the accommodation of
Fautilles. fnvaiids, arc. who cannot undergo thefatigue of,
each a distance in one day.
Brighton light Post Coach, through Reigate and Cuck-
geld, every Morning at S.
Cheltenham Original Post Conch, to carry only four W-
eide, through Henley and Oxford, every Morning at 7.
• Chichester, Bognor, and Petworth. Post-eoach, Monday,
• Bia4nsaday, and Friday Moraines, at a quarter before 7:
Borer and Canterbury Light Post-coach, every Evening
intilf.Rast b.—Ditto. every Morning at half-past 6.
through.
• Illedahring. and Guildford Telegraph Coach,
Leatherhead, Clandon and Horsley, Tuesday,
; ttri n'
sday, and Saturday Mornings at 1(1.
Ditto, through Kingston, Ditton, Cobham, and Ripley, on
,Meaday, Wednesday. and Friday Mornings, at 10.
Reeky Coach through Maidenhead, every Afternoon at 1,
!lib* excepted.
`lllBehampton, Arundel, and Petworth Coach. Tuesday,
111 M y, and Saturday Mornings. at half-pest 7.
Ramsgate, Deal, Sandwich. and Broadstairs
•• t Post-coaches. ever!, Morning and Evening.
` Oxford Light Post-coach, through Henley, fie, every
"Morning at 7.
Portsmouth oew and elegant light Post-coach. the Regu-
lator, to carry only four inside, through Kingston, Guild-
ford, Petersfleld, and Portsea, every Morning at S.
Conches from Portsmouth to Chichester, on the arrival of
the Mail, through Kmsworth, Coshem, ikc. to Bognor.
tlitturoglilijAwabingd(' on"hFrilngamdvoet:l, farndliCthireenßcesultleanr.d Mouth,)es).
'Thursday and Saturday Mornings at a quarter before 7.
NORTHERN COACIIES.
lott. Newcastle, and Edinburgh Coaches, and to all
' parts ot the North, every Morning, et a quarter past S.
hisnehester, Lancaster, Kendal, Rochdale, Huddersfield,
Bradford. Leeds, Hallifax, Rotherham, Sheffield, and Nor-
With Cinches, Daily.
Rinaingham Post Coach, sets out every afternoon at five,
earning four inside, and panes through Warwick, Leaming-
ton and Daventry, to the Saracen's Head, Bull-street, Bir-
ungham, next morning at ten.
' Wallingford and Waning. Coach, through Maidenhead.
lielesbed, and Harwell, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
• = at 7.
Iltedield and Rotherham post coach, called the Rocking-
.
lalc. every morning at eight, and the Nelson at Nine.
Tewkesbury Pout-coach, through Oxford and Cbelten
ham. every Morning at 7.
CARRIERS—To Twickenham.B relator& and Isieworth,
every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.
EAMES and Co. Proprieton.
Parcels aad Packages aro safely and e;peditiostsly eon-
'Med from this Inn to every City, Town, Village, and
Country• Seat in the following Counties, :—Berks, Backs,
Cornwell, Devoe, Dorset, Rants, Hereford, Gloucester,
lost, Oldeed, Somerset, Surrey, tbasseg, Wilts, Worcester,
South Walvs, all parts of the Isle of Wight, Jmmey. Guam-
-11. and all parts of France ; and to aU Pesti of the North.
.• Take notice. that no pease; Containing glass,
plate,•eash, er Bank -note*, • however small. Ins
lime. will be accounted fir, if' lyst vie &nagged; nor any
idler. Weal er vesiculates laggage, of more than 111. vitae.
sl,ollfied as such when delivered at the Glace and
• Pim' Tor ero/mlingly • • •
t4t Neat Post-chaises, Be. at the shortest notice.

[Frotit The Nevr.Monthly Magazine for November.]
Juiv 27.—A morning in Newgate.—l bad leag
been asthma to see with my own eyes the effect of',
Mrs. Fry's benevolent exertions, and, having obtained
from her am order of admittance, I repaired at ten
o'clock to the decor of the keeper's house, where, upon
the production of my ticket, I was instantly conducted
to a small room in whielt some other visitors were al-
toady assembled.; and in a short time Mrs. Fry enter-
od, attended by two of her Quaker sisterhood. Soon
afterwards a bell was rung. to give notice to the
female prisoners to prepare themselves; and upon the
second ringing, they came In, to the number of forty
or fifty, and ranged tbenetelves es tiers of benches
raised one above the other for their reception. Their
appearance was much better than I could have expect-
ed. All were cleanlily and decently dressed, and
there was in some a neatness of person that bespoke a
familiarity with better company and better days. After
*considerable pause, Mrs. Fry began to read from the
Bible, the story of Mary Magdalen, accompanying the
-text with occasional explanations and remarks, and
•concluding the whole with a very affecting address, in
+which she pointed out the obvious application of the
story, and the consolation to be ettracted from it.—
All this was done too in so gentle and encouraging a
tone, and with so much temper and discretion, that it
was impossible not to be moved by the quiet pathos of
her discourse. 1 was never before so much impressed
with ,the importance of manner : for it was certainly
much less what she said than her mode of saying it
that produced so great an effect;—ft was a beautiful
personification of the text in Scripture, " the wisdom
that cometh from above is gentle." Her auditors lis-
tened to her with all the signs of the most serious and
earnest attention, and many were melted Into tears by
the touching tenderness of her appeal. in pointing out
the penitence and contrition of the Magdaka as the
true objects of imitation.
At the close of the lecture various articles of needle-
work, the productions of the prisoners' industry, taps.
dressing-gowns, baby-linen, rugs, counterpanes, bell-
ropes, &c. were brought out, which found ready pur-
chasers amongst the visitors. For myself, 1 shall wear
my patchwork gown as long as the shreads shall bang
together, in remembrance of my morning in Newgatt.
Mrs. Fry now conducted us round the female side of the
prison, explaining the nature of her regulations, and re-
counting the obstacles, against which, in the first cow-
mencement of her labours, she had to contend, is all the
different shapes and modificatione that idleness. thank-
enema. riot, visa.. anti wretebirterks!, - seatu"s-/- t
seem; Iroweett; thibliblers; is scut* •-. t_
depraved that may not be touched by indices.
patient and persevering effbrts of Mrs. Fry have same*
ed in softening and reclaiming thensblt hardened, whoa,
severity would probably have Pondered only more cal-.
ions and desperate. There is a shame of appearing tor
grateful which operates strongly even in the sestsidbas
breast. Mrs. Fry told as, 'OM when, as it seusdnetis
will happen, a prisoner abet Wu firebugs, finds her.
~.,
way back Into gaol for sometresh offence, the delinquent
is more afraid of meeting her kindness, that of facing :
the reproof of the Bench.
" There lies more peril, lady, in thine eye,
Than twenty of their swords ---."
The heart even of the guilty rises up to resist and defy
reproach, but sinks with all the humiliation of self-con-
demnation at the accents of kindness which it feels that
it does not deserve.
In the course of our round we came to the school.
where there was a little circle of gaol-delivered children
learning to read. I was pleased at the alacrity of atten-
tion, which in the midst of her own occupation Mnil Fry
bestowed upon the feelings of the least 'of those around
her. A very little boy was employed in reading his
Testament, at which she appeared surprised; but, find-
iag that he had really madeltii progress.she called him
oat in the most encouraging manner, and begged us all
*to stop and hear hill read b verse aloud, as a reward for
his industey. ft iswet every woman who would be con-
tent to yield; even for a moment, the first place in the at-
tention of her company. Lastly, we came to it ward
where there were a few ragged wretched creatures, who
were just admitted into the gaol; and We were all forci.
bly struck, not only with the difference of dress, but
with the marked contrast between the wild, savage, and
reprobate cast of features of these, when compared with
the quiet, orderly. and resigned demeanour of Mrs. Fry's
dock. And yet 1 hear that this amiable woman's la-
bours are decried and ridiculed, as the vain and vision-
ary offspring of a perverted philanthropy. If there be
such persons in the world, let them devote a morning to
Newgate: and if those who came to scoff do not remain
to approve, charity must have lost all her powers of at-

traction.
There is, perhaps, no part of the art of government in
which so little progress has been made as in the preven-
tion of crime ; for it is the punishment rather than the
prevention of crime which seems to be almost the exclu.
sive object of the laws. So much so, that it Would seem
crimes were sometimes encouraged, in order that they
might be punished. This, however, is a large questiore- n,
and it is easier to see the evil,ihan point out the
medy. Still, while things remain as they ere, we should
be grateful to those who undertake the task of reclaim-'
ing the wicked ; feeling, as we must, how much, as the
world goes, sad vice—.st least, as far as regards
the eighth commaniment--are merely the remit !flits-
ation, and that-4' handy dandy, which Is the haaralw,
and which the thief?" l•
,ClSEferfiggli= ••,4 *sit ft. w 4,

EITIAORMIXART INCODA/lON.-••-7Abost a . week
since, in the neighboarhood of Margate, s Itipopez-
, pectedly made. 'her apparsoce with a brood fliiiirte'
A .
two chickens, which are still alive.
Mr. &etre 1110.;*whie &albe other del' sa ihtt
Tin"' 4( Illell•tfeeß Mary Whom, •is 'said to bare
left property to the &moan% of a million sterling.

TO TIM ZDITOII.
Sin—Observing daily your willingness to insert any
thing for the good of the public, I venture to com-
municate few hints, which may not be altogether
useless.
In your paper of yesterday I observe recorded an in-
I stance of a. fire in the Borough, and the difficulty to get
out a horse and as fires often occur in stables, it may
not be amiss to inform pone readers, that whenever a
fire is raging near horses, their bead, or rather their
eyes should be covered with any thing at hand, such as an
old bag, or cloth of any kind, or even • person's coat ;
by thus doiDg they are easily removed, but on the con-
trary it is well known that a horse cannot be got out
when be sees the fire, as their fear overcomes them.
Your giving this a corner in *tour patriotic paper will
greatly oblige, Sir, a friend to that useful beast,
Watling...erect, 31st Oct. 1821. J. W.
•

FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE.

The prudential Kt of providing against the calamity
of Fire, and the roll greater and more certain calamity
which a family suffers by the death of its chief supporter,
is becoming *so general, that it is necessary the public
should be enabled to estimate the relative merit of the
schemes which are offered to their choice. These schemes
vary from each other in their minuter details, but it ap-
pears, that they are all reducible under one or other of
the four following heads : Ist. Costraieurionsiite, or
Union Societies ; in these Societies, those who desire
Insurance, club together : by their deposit of premium
they raise a find out of which they indemnify themselves ;
but each man is individually liable, in his whole property,
for anv deficiency that may occur. If there be a surplus
of profit, they divide it ; and this they ought to do wholly
sad nt rAort intervals, for the members for the time be.
ing, who rub all the risk, ought to have all the profit.
when there be tiny. Any reserve of what they win,
would be a sacrifice of their property to benefit a succes-
sion of strangers, who took no part in their risk. But,
I dividing in this way, a partial run of losses sooner or
later creates a deficiency, whence it is that societies of
Ithis kind seldom last inuey years, before they break upl
through litigation, disappointment, and insolvency.
To obviate these objections, COMMERCIAL CONIFA NIES
have taken ep lesnrance as a business—they offer large
permanent eapitals in guersetee of their engagements
they take all the risk and all the prolit—the first consi-
definition, security, is effectually accomplished on this
Om, but the attraction of a return is wanting.
A third principle has been elicited by modern inge-1
nuitv in these societies: if is that of making all the
sheieholdars insure to a certain amount, at all tinier.
whether ikey have real occasion 19 insure or not. This
is :a certain way of creating a business fur an establish-
ment, which otherwise might have nothing to do: the
appearance of business pleases the unreflecting, with the
show of prefiti arising out of their own needless sacri-
fices. But so-Sr as the compulsion has effect, it is a
lasti oeslesrsaainsent and less tolls* shareholders; for
of *a insurance. he willj
wn
VaIM y piglet o office, without compulsion, pre-
y
uti.tisett be equally as beneficial, and it be as well
toad stothers ; but if he have no want of an in-
surance, it is ridiculous for him to compel himself to
incur the enigma. As well might a company of apothe-
caries be fissured coder a condition that each member
should (Ate $ given neantity of physic every day, to
create .a business. The folly of this scheme is made
apparent by the event. Mast of the insurance offices
Web have been set up within the last fifteen or six-
Ufa years, have had the coinpnlsion to insure foisted on
their shareholders, end in consequence the shares in all-
'wok offices Aces continued at a discount, which discount,
is some in tenses. has been 60 per cent. ! others have
!sullen ep altogether. The members of the Birmingham
Life Office, formed on the, above principle, paid the
Provident Life °lice, 20,0001. to relieve them from the
risks they had undertaken. and the London Commercial'
Life Office paid the same Office, 1,000/. to.join it.
11 The fourth principle is that` f rointining the attrac-
don of Return of premium ylded by office% on the
II Union principle, with the more important consi-
deration of solid security, afforded by othces having ca-
pitals of large amount, in addition to the fluctuating
funds arising from the premiums. This principle has
been applied by the COUN TY Flee OFFICE and Peovi-
Dell' Lien Orrtcz, with uncommon success. The ori-
ginal members formed permanent capitals of ample
amount, and all the members, new as well as old, share
the profits equally, according to their respective contri-
butions. These offices impose no compulsion on their
members to insure—yet the increase of their business
exceeds all precedent, and their shares have been as in-
variably at a great premium, as the other offices of a
similar and more recent date, have been at a great dis-
count.
After all, the character sad conduct of the manage-
ment of these offices is a subject of chief importance to
persons who seek security. There are offices which are
remarkable for turning claimants round whenever they
can, and for the disgraceful exposures they /Lace sus-
tained in courts of law and coley, these ought to be
carefully avoided.

----
FIRE.—Yesterday morning....-----
, between six and seven
o'clozk, an alarming fire broke out in the premises of
Mr. George Hope, corn-merchant, at the bottom of Old
Gravel-lane, Wapping, situated on the verge of the
Thames, and surrounded by large warehouses and ma-
nufactories. The utmost confusion fur some time pre-
vailed among the shipping on the river, they being cut
from their moorings to avoid the danger. 'l' he flames
communicated to the granary,_ the whole of which soon
became one general body of fire ; it continued to burn
until about nine o'clock, when the roofs fell in with a
tremendous crash. The fire extended to the houses of
I Messrs. Lloyd and Lyons, in the rear, which were mate-
rially damaged. The loss sustained by Mr. Hope is es-
timated at several thousand pounds, as besides the de-
struction of the premiers, upwards of 1500 quarters of
grain were consumed.
Wednesday evening; about five o'clock, as a gen-
tlent4 aid lady were proceeding at a moderate pace.
in 4 gig. throughtaambeli-marsh, they were run foul
of by *strong taxed cart, containing three men, and
inch was the violence 'of the concussion, that the lady
I was thrown out of the chaise, and fell with prat
lence the road. Art errand cart corning elNg. at a
'gallop, drove over ber before the man eonld.
etrilkly
stoil'the horses ; but "strange to say, she slutatatel
'oiVe"in)lky than "havlni lier be :net and.
broke, and her scarf dirtied. She was coisieved
tt amp; Ifbi gB, wliiiivitgifiskldlifilined it
4tage of atparetgehe itb borbleif ter .rateillia Tot
isottwitaa very propeilettall' the datitirabd Anelol
en the cart, with a viestrtn ItruSecute 'the Medi' for
hie brace carelessness.