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the intervals between tbe hours of labour, the mother visits them, and Hoge who are nurses, at the proper time, give the little ones Suck. Sothe day runs out. At eight in the evening, the doors are opened, andall“ witbdraw. They come again the succeeding days, having aequired more aptitude for work;- 0, the'mannfactories wanting;:more hands, the workmen-quit the schoo! of industry, to attach theimselves to 3 manufacturer. In the mean time, the babit of begging is lost, and a habit of labour is formed;- and 80 he who was a degraded bein, 3 burden to himself, and ipjurious to SoCIEtyY, becomes a Man usefal to himzself and others. The old, who are utterly incapable of Jabour, are taken into 4 house, which is called the depot of mendicity. Soup, bread, 206 water, are given them. They wear on the arm a red Strip, to Sbew thattbey were mendicants. Thiey never stir out. I have Seen fn this house Sikty persons, men and women: The men in“their amended State have nd resemblance to the former mendicants. The marks of Gtefchgdhess are more Strongly impressed on the, persons of. ths women.“There is a design to establish another depot, where the aC- Commodatidns will be wörse, and in which shall be Shut up, those who having persisted im begging, Botwitbstanding all the measures adopted to afford them assistänce, Shall be condemned to be detamed by the fribuval of correction.

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The following Correspondence on.„the important Srehjeot of“ LITHES, “ appeared in tue. Bur y Post.

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1 navsz lately come into posSesSION of a living, and wishing to com pound for my tithes on fair and liberal terms, and the. methods usy- ally resorted to by ny brethren not being deemed by the farmers cal- euläted to Secure those objects, I was. auxious to adopt, if poszible, au unexceptionable plan."That which occurred to me as. Such, was by he ärbitration of two indifferent persons ot character and ability;. ope t> be chosen by my parishiovers, and one by myself;, this 1 propoSed to them, and they objected to it,--observing, they thought themselves Cmyjetent to, Set their own tithes;=- an observation,» 1 preSume,, un» worthy any comment, when it 15.0bserved tbat*y requiring any Sum either upon my own Judgnent,, or on the authority qf a valuer, 15 deemed by them arbitrary, oppressive,&c. 1 beg, now, you will per- mit me through, your magazine, to asK any farmer what other Step ten that which 1 have taken can in. justice be expected from me? The dlergyman who declines compounding is Said by the farmers to avait“ himself of a law which they, deen oppressive,-- the clergyman Bo fixes his own titbes is deemed arbitrary,=rand, it is Said he may want judgment; or, having it, may be biassed. by Self-imterest. The dlergymatt who employs.a valuer, and demands a titbe according to h;S Opinion, i5 deemed also, though in a less degree, arbitrary; be Sänctions himself under the opinion of bis value?; a mau, perhaps. of ability and character; but his opinion, Say they, has not the re- quizte of a fair opinion, VIZ. dizinterestedness: his object, V1Z. tg gratity his preSent employer, and to obtain new obes, inducing bim t9