that 
876 
article then bore in our markets. 
‘Te corn fo purchafed was ground into 
flour, avd fold to the pcor at prime coft. 
The meafare was attended with the hap- 
piett effes, the price of the article es 
rially reduced in the market; and after 
feveral moaths fate, during which the 
money received was applied to the pur- 
chafe of more corn, a return was made to 
the fubfcribers of 18s. 6d. in the pound, 
on the amount of their refpective fubferip- 
tions. 
In the year 7a a fubfcription of 
betwixt two and three hendred poe 
was laid cut during the feverity of tne 
winter in the purchafe of coal, which was 
fold 
price; the fale continued for four weeks, 
when the weather became more moderate, 
and ros, in the pound was returned to all 
fub{cribers of above 2s. 6d. ‘The relief 
was extended weekly to upw ards cf nine 
hundred poor families, befides three hun- 
dred fingle perfons. 
Ia the year 1794, a fubfe cription of two 
bundred pounds was laid out in the pure 
chafe of bread, which was fold to the poor 
at lefs than half the price charged in the 
bakers’ fhops, and 10s. in the pound was 
returned to the fubfcribers. One thoufand 
and thirty-fix families, and two hundred 
and feventeen fingie perfons, were relieved 
weekly during the continuance of this dif- 
tribution, 
In the year 1795, @ fubfeription of near 
five hundred pounds was laid out in the 
purchafe of bread, butcher’s meat, and 
coals, which were fold at a reduced price. 
In confequence of the very long conti- 
nuance of fevere weather, and of a very 
extraordinary inundation that took place 
on the breaking up of the froft, the whole 
of this fubfcription was applied tor the 
relief of the poor. 
Six hundred and ninety-eight pounds 
worth of bread, befides coals and meat, 
was {cld; and covets ef saco indivi- 
-. duals thus relieved twice a week, from 
the 17th January to the end of February. 
In the autumn of the fame year, a fub- 
{criptisn of feven hundred pounds was 
laid out in the purchafe of 1260 bufhels 
Modes of relieving the Poor at Shrewfburj. 
to the poor at little more than half 
[Jan. iy 
of corn (which was ground into flour);. 
in paying half price tor butcher’s meats. 
and in premiums for bringing potatoes 
to market. 10.99% 1b. of flour, vith the 
like quantity of butcher’s meat, were fold 
to the poor each week at half price, for 
feven weeks. By which means’the poor 
of Shrevfbury, during that périod, pur- 
chafed weekly 21,982ib. weight of the 
prime neceffarics of life at half price: and 
a balance of 1341. was referved for a tu- 
ture occafion. 
In the beginning of the prefent year 
1799, 4 fubfeription of 256]. was in like 
manner employed in the purchafe cf eoal, 
bread, and materials for foup. The peor 
were ferved with go0o quarts of foup 
Lralis; 32% tons, 7 cwt, of eoals,: and. 
175], worth of bread, were fold at half 
price. A612 individuals. were thus re- 
heved weekly for four weeks, 
The general mode of condu@ing the 
bufine’s attending thefe diftributions was, 
by appoiating parochial committees wha 
met in eheis feveral veftries, made out lifts 
of the poor, and dif#ributed printed tickets 
numbered and infcribed with the name 
of the parifh of the party applying, the 
number his or ber family confifted of, and 
the quantity they were allowed to purs 
chafe. Thefe tickets the poor took to 
the bakers, butchers, or coal-wharf, paid 
half-price for the quantity allowed, and 
delivered up their tickets, which were 
called in an re-iffued weekly; ferving at 
the fame time as checks-to the accounts of. 
the bake:s, butchers, and coal-merchants, 
The quantity of each article they were 
allowed to purchafe, was in propertion to 
the number the family confifted of. A 
regular entry was kept in a book of each. 
perfon’s name, the number in family, and 
the relief allowed. .The poor -had a fe. 
parate ticket for each article. By going 
individually with their refpective tickets 
to the butchers, cr bakers, 8c. the great 
inconvenience and lofs of time occafioned 
by fo large a body crowding together to 
be ferved, was totally prevented. Con- 
traGts were made for the bread, meat, and. 
coals, at a reduced price. 

ERRATA in our laf. 
In the account of Mr. Wiche, p. 929, 1ft col. 1. 33 from the top, for the predominance. 
of fome amongit the number ; 
read, the predominance of which in fome among ft the 
number. Ditto. 1.43 fromthe top, for properly, read profansly. 
ANECDOTES. 
