Spanish And Italian Refug...
TO THE EDITOR OF THEl TIAIES. Slr,-As there seems to be some difficulty felt by the Committee, respecting the proportions in which they ought to pay over the sub- scription-money to the unfortunate gentlemen for whom it is intend- ed, I would,beg leave to suggest, for their consideration, that the periodical allowance to each offlcer be in exact proportion to his pay when obliged to leave his own country; and I should consider it a source of proud reflection to Englishmen, if the subscriptions conti- nued till they amounted to such a sum as would enable the Com- mittee, to pay these officers the FULL amount of their pay respec- tively, until cireumstances would afford them the opportunity of re- turning to their native land. One other suggestion I would take the liberty of making, and that is, that the Committxe, instead of denominating this allowance, charity, bounty, relief; &c., would cimply call it " pav," and the individuals who paid it over " pay- masters." This w;uhl render the acceptance of it less humiliating to the proud feelings of gentlemen and men of honour, and would render generosity doubly beautiful, by clothing it in the robc of de. licacy.-I have the honotur to be, Sir, your obedient humble servant. Tio tntl Afl,fl .l, .1n11 . A AIAN. tbat- we do notibink so Uii of the understandings and real delicacy of the persons for whom the subscription is raised, as to imaginc that with them a name is evarv thing, whiRe the nature of the thing is the same: They must be poor childish creatures if such motives as our correspondeht alludes to do really actuate them. 'At the same time, we have no doubt that all the delicacy dueto gentlemeni who are also men of sense, will be observed towards these unfortunate foreigners. SPA NISH AND ITAF.JA( REP UEBES.