WetalkedofthestateofthepoorinLondon——JOHNSON。’SaundersWelch，theJustice，whowasonceHigh-ConstableofHolborn，andhadthebestopportunitiesofknowingthestateofthepoor，toldme，thatIunder-ratedthenumber，whenIcomputedthattwentyaweek，thatis，aboveathousandayear，diedofhunger；notabsolutelyofimmediatehunger；butofthewastingandotherdiseaseswhicharetheconsequencesofhunger。ThishappensonlyinsolargeaplaceasLondon，wherepeoplearenotknown。Whatwearetoldaboutthegreatsumsgotbybeggingisnottrue：thetradeisoverstocked。
And，youmaydependuponit，therearemanywhocannotgetwork。A
particularkindofmanufacturefails：thosewhohavebeenusedtoworkatit，can，forsometime，workatnothingelse。Youmeetamanbegging；youchargehimwithidleness：hesays，“Iamwillingtolabour。Willyougivemework？“——“Icannot。“——“Why，thenyouhavenorighttochargemewithidleness。“’WeleftMr。Strahan’satseven，asJohnsonhadsaidheintendedtogotoeveningprayers。
Aswewalkedalong，hecomplainedofalittlegoutinhistoe，andsaid，’Ishan’tgotoprayersto-night；Ishallgoto-morrow：
WheneverImisschurchonaSunday，Iresolvetogoanotherday。