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Excerpt from Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Pelham: On the State of Mendicity in the Metropolis
The distresses of the poor under the pressure of the times, have very much engaged the attention of the rich and benevolent. Much has been successfully done, and much more proposed for their relief. Many plans have been suggested, and various discussions have taken place. Some have strenuously insisted on the necessity of such an alteration in the poor laws, as would almost amount to a general repeal; whilst others have stead fastly contended in favor of the ancient system. I ih cline towards a middle persuasion I am ready to admit generally the excellent spirit of our statutes, which di rect employment for the industrious; correction for the idle and maintenance for the aged and impotent but however excellent they may be in their principle, I am of Opinion that they must necessarily require some me dification at least to suit such a variety of changes, as the different situations of the country, and time itself; have necessarily produced and I deplore the defect in the execution of the poor laws, and the frequent mis application of the funds so abundantly provided by them.
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