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ii _____ • LANCASTiII I / 4 MARCH ASSIZES, 1813. .A T c SP T E as C o I f A t L ; LTNTY I of G LA CI f NC th A e STER, held at the CASTLE aif LOCAUER, on Tuesday, the aid Day lafiMareh, 1813 t. befog the first opportunity of their assembling • • Mier the publication of the Report hereinafter-mentioned: t'resent, the Rev. JAMES BARTON, Clerk, Chairman. ''THOMAS CLAYTON, Esq. I WILLIAM HILL, Esq. RALNI FLET.CHRI.ESq. JOSHUA HINDS, Esq. Rteuaati Gant:Jae, Esq. JAMILS STAINSANK, Clerk. The RRPORT of the Commisstorteas appointed is enquire into the State, Conduct, and Management of his Majesty's Prison, the CASTLE of LANCASTER, and of the PRISONERS therein confined, bearing date the 90th day of October last, being laid before us, IT IS UNANIMOUSLY ISSOLYED, That we feel no small gratification in finding that the opinion of the Magistrates, publicly expressed by their unanimous Reso lutions, at their Annual General Sessions of the 25th June last, of the conduct of Mr. HIGGIN, the Gaoler of Lancaster Castle, is fully warranted and confirme d by the said Report, which re ect s the highest honour on his character, and, throughout, shews the utter falsehood of the charges preferred against him. That we feel it an act of common justice, due to the character of so meritorious an officer; nor can we, at the same time, more ' fully express our own sentiments, than by directing the follow ing Extracts from that Report to be published : a Having now exhibited the nature and circumstances of the several complaints which were either directly preferred, or inci dentally suggested in the course of our investigation, respecting the management and controul of the Debtors in the Gaol, and the conduct of the Gaoler throughout all the different parts of teat most difficult duty, we feel ourselves bound in justice to de clare, that he has passed through the trial in a manner which Cannot but confirm the good character he had before acquired: ' but we ought not to dismiss the subject with this general expres sion only of our approbation. It is our duty more panicularly - to declare, that every circumstance which came under our.obser vation, h as evinced his disposition to administer relief to those , . who were suffering under the pre , sure of sickness, or extreme indigence; or of that frequent cause of mortification and misery, Mnong Prsoners•for debt, the ill-treatment they receive from thole with whoni they are forced to live, his readiness to give asdstance and advice for the settlement of differences among them, when there was any likelihood that his interposition would have effect ; and the correct and proper application of such chari ties as are distributed under his recommendation. We ought further to add, that a succession of Debtors in the Gaol, who, from their appearance and demeanor, (so different from all the indications which distinguished some of those agitators whom the evidence bas sufficiently described), as well as from the respecta bility of their former situation and connections seemed to merit every degree of attention, presented themselves with great eager ness, to bear their testimony to the humane and generous con duct of their Gaoler, whom they represented as the Father and Friend of the indigent Debtor. We might have sat a day longer in Lancaster Castle, to hear all the evidence which was offered to this effect. " Our Inspection of the several Wards and Apartments allot ted to the Crown Prisoners, brought nothing to cur view that was not creditable to the Gaoler and his Servants. The Yards, Stair-case, and Cells were in a state which chewed the attention of the Officers to the cleanliness, health, and reasonable com forts of the Criminals ; nor did t he Prison exhibit such an ap pearance as led us to suspect that it had been swept and garnished for the occasion, while the evidence went to show that it was always in the state in which we foun4 it. the credit of the Prisoners it ought also to be observed, that we uniformly found among them a ready disposition to acknowledge this attention to their wants, as already stated. Although we were quite alone, and entirely out of the hearing of the Turnkeys, yet, with a single slight exception, their answer to every enquiry re specting their treatment, war., " that they had nothing whatever to complain of." " In pursuance of our Commission we have stated the result of our enquiry into the conduct and management of the Gaol under these difficulties--we have stated, that in the Criminal Wards, with one inconsiderable exception in the Females' Ward, not a word of complaint was ever uttered; and with respect to those complaints which were preferred to us by a few of the Vtbtors, who appeared to be intimately connected with each other, many, if not most of them, have been found upon exami nation to have been entirely destitute of foundation : some of them having arisen from muses out of the Gaoler's power to re medy or remove, while those which have in part been made out, cast no imputation upon pis probity, humanity, or fidelity. In support, indeed, of the high character, which, during a service of thirty years, he has acquired for those qualities, we have already stated, that much more evidence was offered as ready to be given than we deemed it necessary to receive." 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To the Inhabitants of the Electorate of Hanover, the Prinii pality of Lauenbourg, the free Imperial Cities of Hamburgh, Lubeck, and Bremen, and the Inhabitants of ]Munster;—to the Inhabitants of the Duchies of Westphalia and Berg, the Principality of East Friesland, the Mark and the Lordships of Lingen and reelenburg, &c. &c. " GERMAN FRIENDS " We know what you were, and what you are become.—Ye were Germans; but ye have been forced to become Frenchmen; or, ye were free and happy citizens, and ye now bear those chains to which the compassion of the whole world sees one of the most civilized people of Europe debased. But, take courage ! strongly has the justice of Gen shewn itself on the Banks of the Dnieper, the Dwina, and the Berezina, and heavy has the sword of his vengeance fallen on the head of your enemies, of the general enemies of liberty, of the laws of nations, and of the Indepen dence of your Princes—the enemies of all social virtue. " Heavily Injured German Friends!—The hour of your re demption draws nigh. Already does the van-guard of my corps, now entering your territory, bring you my salute from Berlin.— Bound in the closest alliance with Prussia, England, and his other powerful Allies, Alexander, the 'Aerator, my virtuous Lord and Emperor, sends me to you to break your chains, to restore -to you your language, your ancient forms of Government, so dear to you, and to restore you to yourselves. Irritated and Te -1 vengeful, that good fortune which bas been so much misused ►y your oppressor, has suddenly turned her back on him ;—he has lost an army of half a million of experienced warners;—he flay still drive together some heaps of unhappy sacrifices to his ambi tion, but he will never again be able to raise a formidable army. With a powerful hand has Russia torn away the bandage from he eyes of natlona;—the magic which enchanted their senses is dissolved. They have again begun to value themselves on their own strength, and even that nation itself, equally unfortunate as sensible, begins with blushes to feel that she ha:, been a blind in strument of the wild and insatiable ambition of a foreigner, in carrying their own chains into countries which formerly received the arts and sciences from her. " Brave men of Germany !—Learn to comprehend, that it is by your ownselves that ye are kept in chains—that to be free ye do not stand in need of our assistance, but only of your own energetic s will Receive the valiant Russians as your friends,. as your allies. Join yourselves to them and to the Prussians, your brethren, your relations, who come with them in the nisbi_st and most sacred cause for which an alliance was ever fOrmed. But ye, ye few unworthy Germans, the despicable instruments of expiring tyranny, tremble at the impending vengeance of Goo and man. Whilst that I shall continue to treat every French war rior that falls into my hands according to the most liberal laws of imprisonment in war, every German taken with arms in his hands against his native country, shall, in the most distant Pro vinces of Russia, bewail his having ever drawn his sword against his fellow-citizens. " Count VON WITTOLNSTLIN. " Head-quarters, Berlin, 16th March, 1613." " To the Inhabitants of the Duchy of Brunswick Welffenbuttle, those parts of the Old Marche lying on the Left Bank of the Elbe and Magdeburg, the Territories of Halle, Heldesheim, the City of Gooier, the Lands of Halteerstadt, Hohenstein, the Territory of Quedlinburg, the Counties of Mausfield, the Elch feldas of Treffurt, Mulhausen, and Nordhausen ; to the Inha bitants of the County of StoUberg, Wergenerode, the States of Hesse Cassel, of Renhin and Schaumburg, the Territory of KatzeneUenhagen, and Corny, Gottingen, and Grubehhagen ; of Hohenstein and Elbingerode, the Bbhopricks of Osnaburg and Paderborn, of Minden, Ravensberg, and the County of Rletsberg Kaunitz. " GERMAN FRIENDS a Already have you too long obeyed a Foreiper, never called to any Throne, who has no share in your interests, who has torn from you your rightful Princes, that be might purchase a brain less vision for his horrid ambition, with the strength of your country and the blood of your children. This insatiable ambi• Non be fastened to the dreadful chain, which be calls Conscrip tioc, to drag away your sons and brothers, the hopeful flowers of your country, to distant lands, where they miserably terminate their lives in battles, in prisons, and in hospitals, venting impre cations on their cold-blooded Tyrants, and your weakness—lives which belonged to their native country, and their families, and which would have gladdened your days. " Much injured German Friends ! Your despair of the bltter tears of your mothers, wives, and brides, have become heavy in the scale of Heaven. The victims of the most cruel tyranny, which has passed your impoverished habitations, now filled with misery, and which could only raise horror and pity, have in formed you of the severe vengeance which heavenly justice' whose patience was at length wearied out, has taken on the banks of the Dnieper. Receive by my advanced guards, now entering your countries, my salute from Berlin—the hour of yourr deliver ance has struck: " It is not the intent of the victorious Emperor, my gracious Lord, to conquer your countries, but to gain your hurts, your thanks, and the gratitude of your succeeding generations. Bound in the closest alliance with Prussia, and his other powerful allies, Alexander the Liberator sends me to you, to break your disgrace. till fetters, to restore to you your lawful Princes, your native coun try, your language, laws, and customs, to free you from a foreign superior, who (history has yet no example of such an unnatural contempt of men) publicly and solemnly declares, that the first duty which he exacts from the Regents he has given to the na tions conquered by him, belongs to him, the second to Prance, and only the third to the people governed by them. " Brave, brave, and generous Germans ! WiU you suffer me alone to fulfil the honourable commission intrusted to me by my mighty Emperor? or has your slavery not yet so far debased you, but that you are still capable of feeling the emotions of revenge against your shameful oppressors, and will, in junction with me. reach the beautiful and appointed end in view ? The magic description is destroyed. 1 he want of plan, of resolutiOn and in certitude in all their military movements, plainly spews you that even the spirited kenGii Nana itself is gradually beginning • to feel the dishonourable part, to wh:ch the most tlflnl slimpotbm haa,isitherto unpunished, debased her; • • " It must clearly appear to you, that you are ellaketby -means of yourselves, and that it merely depends on the Man of the teeing of your owe valour ; that It requielsionly Yolir own strong win, even without oar assistance, to cease bible the was. sale of a foreign despot. " You, Prefects, and other Public Officers of the &ate i Will ye assist the 'victorious efforts of your fellow-citizens in reclaim ing their most sacred rights; or will ye sink yourselves to be the assistants of a now expiring tyranny ? In the latter can, do not reckon on my protection against the just vengeance of the people. I myself will some time place you and your assistants before the Tribunal of the Nation you have so greatly injured. _ _ " Given at Head-quarters, Berlin, March 16, 11116. (Signed) " Guist VON Wzrreaut HAMBURGH, MARCH es. According to intelligence received, several ad vanced detachments of Cossacks have already crossed the Elbe, at several places in the vicinity of Witten burg and Magdeburg, The effect of the Appeal to the People in Pomerania is stated in the Konigsberg Paper, as being equal to that in East Prussia-every one flies to the standards of the Generals Von Bulow and Von Borstal. The enthusiasm is general ; for example : Rugenwalde alone (a small town) gives eleven Yagers on horseback ; consequently almost half as many as a very considerable good city in France. The town of Stolpe has, in a few hours, subscribed, in the first instance, 1000 dollars towards the equipment of such volunteers as cannot afford its atemselves, and granted a contribution of one hun dred dollars per month.' The General and Director of Silesia has, in patti. cular, solemnly called on the Nobility and proprie tors of estates in that country, to offer their blood and property at this present crisis, when the indepen dence of the state is threatened, for their King and Country, aad to exert their utmost powers to second the real paternal views of his Majesty the . King. BRESLAU, MARCH 13. Some weeks ago, the report, so pleasing to the in I habitants of Breslau, was spread, that our city would have the happiness of seeing his Majesty, the beloved of all, Alexander Emperor of Russia, within her walls. This day was at length the long-wished-for happy day, on which his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias made his solemn entry into this city, at about six o'clock in the evening, accompanied by their Excellencies the High Court Marshal, Count Tolstey. the Minister at War, Araktscliejeff, the Mi nister, Count Nessetrode, the Minister of Police, Balk lescheseff, and several Adjutants, amongst the j , yful shouts and continued hurrahs of the military and the inhabitants, and with a salute of 101 pieces of artil- ' lery, and ringing all the bells. His Majesty the King had deputed to welcome his Imperial Guest, his Excellency Lieutenant-General Von Kleist, and Colonel his Highness the Prince de Biron, as likewise Messieurs the Chief of the Govern meat, and President Mirckel, and the Councillor of Government, Von Kracker, the latter of whom was commissioned to provide for the travelling matters. A Deputation of the Superior Clergy, and of the es tates of Silesia, likewise accompanied them beyond the Silesian borders. The Chief President, Mirckel, and Lord Commissioner Count Bethury, each ex pressed in a speech, their joys and hopes on his Ma jesty's arrival; to which his Imperial Majesty replied in a most gracious manner, and expressed his friendly sentiments towards our most gracious King. In all towns and villages through which his Majesty the Emperor passed, he was received with the loudest acclamations, and with ringing the bells. His Majesty the King, with his Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the other Royal Princes, went in carriages to meet their Imperial Guests, as tar as Oels, nine German miles from this place. At half a mile from that place both the Monarchs and taint suites mounted on horseback, and rode through a tine of military drawn up on each side, to the Royal Pa. lace in the city, where his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor, was received by the Royal General Field Marshal Count Von Kalkreuth, who accompanied his Majesty to the Palace, where the Nobility of these parts and all the Authorities, were assembled to pay their court to him. His Majesty the Emperor wore. the insignia of the Order of the Black Eagle, and his Majesty the King those of the Order of St. Andrew. The whole formed a most imposing view, which was favoured by the very fine weather. The mildness and affability of the Emperor won all hearts, and emotion and joy were visible in every face. In the evening the city was voluntarily illuminated. Both their Majesties and the whole of the Royal Family,' were pleased to honour a tea party and dance given by his Excellency the General Field Marshal, Count Von Kalkreuth. PARLUMEhTARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 7. Lords EIBLINTON and CALIDON took the oaths and their seats. The Artificers' Wages, and Felons' fransportation Bills, were committed. The West Middlesex Water-works Bill, and others, were brought from the Commons, sod read a first time. The Duke of NORFOLK presented a Petition from John Hodsoo, a broker in the City, pra)ing that his rights, and those of otters concerned in the India tea tales, might be continued. Lord LIVERPOOL preseuted a Petition from certain Ship weights against granting British registry to India ships. The Duke of ATHOL presented a Petition trom the Society for propagating Christian Knowledge, praying for liberty to pro pagate tte Gospel in India. These Petitions were laid on the table. The Curates' Bill was committed, and some amendments were made. Report to-morrow. The Duke of NORFOLK asked, whether the Curates allow ance would be liable to sequestration by creditors ? The LORD CHANCELLOR answered, that it would net ; and that in the cases where the Curate received the whole, the Incumbent's creditors would be without remedy. Lord DARNLEY moved for another paper relative to the state of the shipping on the American coast ; and, in answer to a question from Lord felexvit.r.s, stated, that he did not think he should call for further papers ; and that ha would, before the recess, fix some day after it for bringing forward lus motion. —Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House wept into a Committee on the Bermuda Trade, after which lave was given to bring in a Bill on the subjxt. The Scotch Creditor* Bill went through a Conitniuee, after a few words from Mr. As eacaosellr recommending that it should be considered with attention, and not be hurried through the House. On the motion of the LORD ADVOCATR Of SCOTLAND, the Bill was ordered to be printed, and to be taken into further con sideration this day three weeks. The Highway Bill was read a second time, and referred to a select Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUFR said. that as a great difference of %Anion prevalkd among commercial men u to the elect of the proposed duty oo cotton, he should withdraw 'that, nteasura till after the holidays, that he might have an or:. poetunity of further advice on this matter. Lord STANLEY was pleased to hear this notice from the Right Hon. Gentleman, as he had been instructed by his constl. tuents to make enquiries on the subject. Mr. CANNING hoped, that if the Right Hon. Geutlern , .r should ever again be induced to bring forward this measure. t would be as much in the shape of a prohibition, and as little Ilse • Duty Bill, as possible. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obtained leave to bring in a Bill to -*sable the Commissioners of the Treasury to issue Exchequer BIM in supply. The Irish Butter Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday neat. Mr. LUSHINGTON brought tip the Report of the Exchequer Funding Bills Bill.. The consideration of it was postponed till Monday next. The CHANCELLOR of the EX CI lEQURR moved, that the National Debt Bill be read a third tame. Mr. BARING said, that many Gentkmen who intended to speak on this question were not now in the House, on the ezpec ' ration that the East India Committee would occupy the usual time, and come on first according to agreement. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, tbst u no opposition was made last night on the report, be conceived 'that none would have been made in the present stage.• Mr. TIERNEY said, that he had declared Isis sentimentisut tient!), on this measure. policy of it was very ilispurabk, but might be debated when the future Hills on this subject ' , mold come before the House. He intended to have opposed it last. night, hut happened to be out of the House when the kcpL-• was brought up. There certainly was a general unders:acJing, that it would not come on till after the East India Committee. I.nrd A. HAMILTON followed to the same effect. Mr. PONSONBY said, he knew several Members who tended to speak, and would have been now In the House, U they had expected that the East•lndia business vrotJa have been post ; poned. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, be had no objection to postpone.his motion ti:l ither the East-India Com mittee, on an understandt-g that it would be debated. Mr. TIERNEY made an observaitin, that the Civil List had exceeded, this year, the estimate by di 30,000 :--by Act or Par liament such an excess ought to have been communicated to the House. The CHANCEI.I UR of the EXCHEQUER acknowledged the excess, and said some communication would be made abet the holidays. The House then went into Commi•tee on the East India Af fairs: when Sir loan MALCOLSI was called in, and examined as to the native population of Calcutta, which he stated from report to be between 400,000 and 600,000: of Madras he could say nothing: Bombay was not inferior to Calcutta. He did not dunk the Persian% had any invincible prejudices option the kurodites don of European articles: they bad been very solicitous to pro. cure cannon and Ere-arms, and the Nobin seemed fond of our pistols, hut they never appeared anxious to have them on other terms than that of paying nothing for them —tAkte).—Brendi and wine were forbidden by the Mahouimedan rehgion ; he had never beard of their importation into Persia, and had reasor to believe that their admission would be objected to. Woo!. lens had been introduced pretty generally into Persia. In an• swering to a question put by Mr. Timm moat as to increasing the knowledge of the natives of India, be observed, that the in cre.ise of the knowledge of the natives would certainly add to the comforts of their own situation; but with respect to the political interests of the Company, he thought ft would be best to keep them as nearly as possible in their present state. The best way to secure the attachment of the natives to the British Government would be to govern them with fluidness, moderation s and justice. The lower cisases were kept under by the severe regulations of the Government, And by the Courts of Justice.— There were many of the inferior States in India, with whom the British Government bad no treaties—of these he had Bulger no knowledge; but with those States of superior order, with whom we bad treaties, such as the Nizam of the Dean, the Rajah of Mysore, the Pesbwa, Scindia, &c. Le was well acquainted; they bad great meant of rebellion in their power, it they were so in clined; be could not consider them us dependents on the British. Government. It such an improvement were made in the situa tion of the natives as to make them wealthy, no doubt they might be tempted to purchase such of our manufactures as would add to their comfort and convenience ; tut such, and indeed all, im provemezes mast be slow and gradual, and could only be effectu ally eltablished by a long continuance of peace. He thought any very great increase of Europeans in India %%mild tend to lessen the respect which the natives at present entertained of the British character and Government, and would, to a certain degree, be an evil. Ho 'other Member wishing to put any further questions, Sit John Malcolm was informed he aught withdraw, which be did. The cHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved, that the Chairman report progress. Ihe Huller being resumed, he did so, and obtained leave to at again to-morrow. biATIuNAL DEBr BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of the National Debt Bill. Mr. H. I'HORNTON observed, that antiough it was generally agreed mat the Bill would materially operate to the immediate relief of the public burdens, and to the preventio. ,of taxes yet its plain and natu ral effect would ix to enlarge the national debt in its future progress and ultimate results. It was, in fact, so very technical, that he believed none out of and very few in the House, could form a just opinion and correct estimate of its nature and merits. He could not, therefore, but consider it rather singular, that the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer should maintain that the public debt would be sooner extin guished by its operation than by that of the old sys tem. He had to object to the preamble of the Bill, when compared with the body and substance of it ; for the preamble stated, that the Bill would accele rate the reduction of the national debt, and yet the assurance thus expressed was founded upon the pro posed extinction within 45 years. The period was ..t too great a distance, and the means to be applied too small. It should be considered, that the recent debt to be reduced amounted to 600 millions; but when the single million of the Sinking Fund was created, it had to operate but on the sum of 268 millions; and though the operation of the million was so mach more in fa vour of the old system, as the am unt to be extin guished was proportionally iess, yet Mr. Pitt felt the necessity of adding the further sum of £200,000, and of one per cent. for the purpose of increasing its effect. The principle, however productive of imme diate relief, appeared to him highly dangerous, by .the alienation of the Sinking Fund from its direct and legitimate ends ; while the progress and ulti mate results of the plan might be most injurious to the real and permanent interests of the country. Sir HENRY PARNELL was decidedly of nion, that with all the temporary relief which the Bill might produce to the public, it was founded in inaccurate statements and fallacious representations. He could not help thinking from the several instances which had occurred in the misapplication of the pub lic money, and in cases of defaulters, that the country would have derived more essential benefit from the adoption of a well.regulated system of economy, and the prevention of abuses, than from the measure then before the House. Had the Chancellor of the E-- chequer exerted himself to give to the Treasury a proper check and efficient contrcul over all the branches of public expenditure, he would have ac complished more for the advantage of the country, than the operation of his new plan could produce. The CH INCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER felt himself called upon to repel the charge made by the Honourable Baronet, that the plan was founded upon inaccurate statements. Had his Honourable Friend (Mr. Huskisson), who had delivered his sen timents so very ably au the subject, been present, 1-,e