A Disclosure Of Parochial Abuse, Artifice, & Peculation, In The Town Of Manchester; Which Have Been The Means Of Burthening The Inhabitants With The Present Enormous Parish Rates: Which Other Existing Impositions Of Office, In A Variety Of Facts, Exhibi

Corruption, cruelty and civic neglect, laid bare in the streets of industrial Manchester. In this searing historical political pamphlet, Thomas Battye exposes how parish rates and taxes were twisted into instruments of power, and how the town's poor were crushed beneath them. Every page still burns today. Written in the age of the Industrial Revolution Manchester knew, in the Lancashire parish of Salford, Battye's account names offices, practices, abuses and corruption in local government with uncompromising clarity. As a poor law primary source, it reveals the machinery of parish relief, the treatment of the poor, and the hidden economies of office that burdened ordinary inhabitants. His meticulous enumeration of county rates anchors the work in concrete figures, turning outrage into evidence. Long valued as a local government history book, this is also a rare window into everyday life under the British poor law system, illuminating British poor law history and enriching any Lancashire parish history or English parish records collection. As a resource for social historians, family genealogists and a trusted reference for local history researchers, it offers a candid contemporary voice, while general readers encounter the human cost of bureaucracy at its worst. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, this careful modern edition preserves a vital witness to civic injustice for readers, scholars and collectors alike.