Historical dissertations on the law and practice of Great Britain, and particularly of Scotland, with regard to the poor; on the modes of charity; and on the means of promoting the improvement of the people; together with a selection of facts and documents, and miscellaneous inquiries, illustrative of the management of the poor in Scotland, and in various parts of the continent of Europe, &c / by the Rev. Robert Burns.

  • Robert Burns
Date:
1819
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Credit: Historical dissertations on the law and practice of Great Britain, and particularly of Scotland, with regard to the poor; on the modes of charity; and on the means of promoting the improvement of the people; together with a selection of facts and documents, and miscellaneous inquiries, illustrative of the management of the poor in Scotland, and in various parts of the continent of Europe, &c / by the Rev. Robert Burns. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MAINTENANCE,^]], not held out by the Sessions, 398. Malthus, Mr. his opinion of the Poor laws, 112. Manufactories for Poor at Ham- burgh, 477. Manufactures, influence of, in promoting pauperism, 138. Management of the Poor, in the town of Paisley, 156—in the city of Glasgow, 162—in the Barony parish of Glasgow, 169- in the parishes of Gorbals and Govan, Glasgow, 174—in the town and parish of Ayr, 178— in the parish of Kirriemuir, 181 —in the city of Edinburgh, 183. Mankeim, management of the Poor at, 47.0. Marriages, fees at, law respect- ing, 100. Mendicity, state of, in Scotland at the end of the 17th century, 135—state of, in London, 492. Milan, city of, state of charity in, 108. Militia Act, tendency of, to pro- mote pauperism, 143. Ministers, duties of, 8—in re- gard to their Elders, 45—ne- glect of, in not sending repre- sentatives to church courts, 45 —not liable to pay rates, 98. Moncreijf, Sir H. his view of the church of Scotland, 18, 29—his opinion of the Poor Laws of Scotland, 138—Chairman of Assembly Committee, 150. Montrose, manngement of the Poor at, 402. . - Address to the Inhabi- tants of, 405. Mortifications for the Poor, in Paisley, 352. Mortclot/iSj laws respecting, 100. Moral History, of Scotland, illus- trations of, 72, 129, 134. Character of Scotland in- jured by certain causes, 240— by growth of population. 24 0 —by public works, 241—by modern infidelity, 242 — by political fanaticism, 342—by neglect of the Sabbath, 24 — bv prevalence of inten:peiance, 245. Musselburgh, Poor house of, 386. MlDermid, Rev. John, Letter from, on the state of the poor, 414. M'Farlan, Dr of Canongate. his Work on the poor, 185—his ob- jections to Hospitals. 378. MlGill, Dr. his remarks on pri- sons, 452. NAPLES, charities of, 466. Non-residence of clergy, injurious, 79. • , ♦ K *\ ORDINANCES, religious, pur- ity of, watched over, by Elders, 34—mode of doing it, 34, 35. Overseers of the Poor, nature of their office, 24—duties of, in England, 64, 69. PAISLEY, poor of, 338. Parents, the proper guardians of children, 228. Parochial courts, importance of, 74. Paris, Philanthropic Society of, 468. Parliament, Acts of, in favour of the Church of Scotland, SO, 31. Pastor, office of in the Church of Scotland, 5.