The National Register. — London, England, 1809-11-05 00:00:00

704 Mioister; aye, tlita good looking after. No Ministela could be trusted unless a vigilant Parliament watched them. What w (mid be the case. even in their own little corporation, unless ihe sers ants were kept to their duty ? '6 1 wonder" said Mr. Waithman, •• what that man can be grumbling at."—(Mr, Dixon had appeared to dissent) {Mr. Dixon," I call upon the Court la pa otect its officers")—( a loud and universal laugh.) Mr. W ITII MA u hoped the lean would confine . himself to his own de l'ence—G,d knows it would give him trouble enough ! (a load laugh). . lle was far from abusing the Officers of the Court. fle had only said, that public men, in all situation, should be watt hed-such was the imbecility , of human nature. The Hon. Gentleman had said, that the House had laughed at Col.-War dle about the assertion, as to the existence of a public office frr the bitle of seat, under veroment. It was true, hat Ministers a ;towards prosecuted those who held that i!/;ice ( hJar, hear). Lie Hon. Gentleman had also descaoted upon Colonel ll'ardle's proposed reduction of the army : he had stolen ail his hose f:apIll Mr. Canning's old speech (a laugh ).--The reports of the Commissioners of Aiilitary Enquiry had proved such a reduc tion necessary; and indeed Mr. Wyndham had fluty said the w hole system• was corrupt from bottom to top. In the War office, it was said the arrears arose from the negligence of Clerks. Why , because young Gentlemen of interest and of idle habits mere put into it. and employed their time in it with no other aamsement than that of reading antijacobinical pamphlets. This was the only way in w hid* they could gain an honest livelihood ( rt tatigh). He quoted the case of a Mr. Charles Hamiitou, who held under Government 1501. per anu.—next, as secretary of Mr. Dllll - 1001. per aim —next a house, or another office, the rooms of N Welt lie let Out at one guinea per week ! and lastly, he held the office of Assessor of the property tax, which consumed nine hours a day, and which of course left little time for his other avocations. Yet this young gentleman got a pension on Mr. Dundas going out of Cdef% In the War Office, a servant of a Mr. Charles J.:Almon, if any one knew such a man, was ap pointed a Messenger ; and he, of course ignorant as he was, could not even teal the duties of his oface before the Commissi- (suers. Charl Jenkinion who thus paid his servant's wages out of the public mo es ney, ought not to he it As to pensioner., in tic noose of Commons, he did not like to trust them. Many might be honest it was true, but still where men were not only induced to corruption by their own place:o, but by their friends, by pensious, and by fdture expectations, they might well he doubted. Public men had now great influence in their hands, when the public revenue had grown to 75 millions annually. Mr. Lewis, even, had lately gone out of (ace, with a pension of 2000/. a-year. In 1795, when Lord Amherst was Com mander in Chief, that office was only 1000!. per annum ; and in 1807, Colonel Gordon, as its Setretary, had above two thou sand. The Hon. Gentleman seemed ail of a sadden to have new i lights thrown upon his intellects. He had found out that the I best way to support the prerogatives of the Crown, was to op pose the privileges of the people. In all times, he thought, but at all events in such a time as this, the people ought to be supported. One of the Judges of the land, Justice Bailed; in speaking of the sale of offices, had said in the case of Sir Chris- . topher Hawkins, accused of bribery, that the sale of such offi ces was scandalous, and that their continuance would reduce the Conaitution to nothing, or to a mereshadow. The lion. Gentle- i matt, had, however, denied that doctrine, and had said, that he-1 cause Pit, Fox, and Burke werecorrupt, we ought to trust other public men, This was indeed infallible reasoning; it was, a' wag be the case in all absurdities, proving the very reverse of what the orator intended. Now there was Ho time to think of the people, yet abuses were confessed, and stilt no exertion was mode even by one Gentleman, who formerly said " Petitions to the Throne ought to be presented once a week, till they were remedied;" and by another whom he saw, who declared " his blood was chilled in his veins by their recollection !" For his part, he felt horror at the present complexion of affair4----ut the sight of our armies lost and pining with disease—ai the sight of our parliamentary corruption, and of coufessed imbecility of our Government. He thought Colonel Wardle deserved the thanks of the country ; he had done much good, awl our ul timate success might be depended on , if t h e people were firm, 'like him, and went up to the Throne with the complaint cif their . grievances. The Hun. * Gentleman had sa id Buonaparte • had eonceutrated his forces iu a focus. Oh !ss hat a strange way 4 wax of collecting forces 4ta focus, to spread them all over Bu- ape - laugh). This he supposed,4iowevi r , was t h e a b stract jetaphysics of the lion. Gent's philosophic mind. Strange ' s 3 oph y which could b tiast those syho bad brought'ail its raisfor .. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. •.. NOV 5. tunes on the country—who bad.saeriticed.ourliernie who hadttent our brave army to pine and perish in Walcheren— ho were declared bv all think ing men incapable. Strange phi . losophv ! which could look unmoved at the w reek of all which was great and good in the nation, which could relish the cant_ in; and hypocritical charity which affected to give relief while it ‘viKked at delinerate cruelty. He did not wish to despair of the country. He tnongtit Ministers inight he foond effective, th:A was, provided they were well watched by lin honest, rilant, and unpensioned Parliament. Genilemen were •shieeked 'now at Parliament being ~track: NI but if they looked to (headdresses of the City in the time of Wilkes, they would find inuch stronger language than w as used in these republ i: an dais. lie thought Colonel Wardle had beery used mos: ungraiefully, and if he had done so much good as Colonel Wardle did, and then hail his private character and house searched for scandalous anecdotes, whereby to vilify his character, he ,would have thrown their gold box in their fate SO oner thin have taken it. Ile opposed the present motion, heculise he thou:;lit its adoption would he a censure on Colonel Wardle. Mr. Dixon supported the Resolution. He did not see why we should he so %cr% particular about corruption at home, when (he power of Buontiparte a:)road wa= so terrific. Mr. Keta(le declaretrhe should not have brought forward his motion, if he had thonght it would have hurt Colonel Wardle. Alderman Atki ns supported the motion. Mr. Miller spoke against the re :lotion. The previous question was then carried by a great majority. TUESM4Y'S LONDON - GdZETTE. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. George Pearsmn, Friday -street, London, warehouseman, from Oct. SI g to Dec. 19. at ten, at Guildhall. BINKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDT:D. Thomas Berry, Tooley-street, Southwark, tailor: ihtliri Cooper, Stockport, Cheshire, hat-manufacturer. Thomas Hart, Bristol, whartinger. • B A NK POT PTS, John Fergeson, Burr-street, St. George in the Tact, mari ner, to surrender Nov. 11, 14, and Dee. 12, at one, at Guild hall. Attorniec, Messrs. Gregson and Dixon, Angel-court o r Th rogrno rt on-st Feet. W;llinto Buller), Abe.hurrh-lane, merchant, Nov. 4, 18, and Dec. 12, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. C. V. eield, Wood-Qtreet, Cheap-ide. Solomon Levier), jua. Barnes, Surrey, broker. , 'Nov'. 7, 14, and Dec. 12, at eleven, at Guildhall, Condon. Attorney, Air. Jacobs, 1-lolborn-court, Gray's-inn. Joseph Roberts, Garden-row, St. George's-fields, baker, Nov. 4, 11, and Dec. IT, at ten, at Guildhall, London. At. tornev, Mr. Fowler, Basing-lane, Bread-street. Philip Warn ick, Fleet-street, tailor, Nov. 4, 18, and Dee. 12, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Hodgson, Clement's- Charles Samuel Rromley, Middlesex, miller, Nov. •1, at ten, Nov. 10, and Uri•. 12, at one, at Guildhall, Luudnu. Attorney, Mr. !Mice. Billiter•syuarr, London. Robert Main, Greenwich, floor-cloth manufacturer. Nnv. 1, at eleven, Nov. 11, at ~ ne, and 12, at ten, at Onildhail, London. Attorney, Mr. Pearson, Greeawich, and 1;14n-c,►urt, Temple, London. . George Hofrenden and Thomas NeYrenmb, Basinghalk.trect, warebouseman, Nov. 4, 11, and Dee, 12, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Mason, St. Miehaer.Cliurch• r yned. John,Jrttnes Brov.n, Great Quecn—treet, Lincoln's-inn-fields, glass-grinder, Nov. -1, 11, and Dec. 1/, at twelve, at Guild hall. Attorney, Mr. Kirton, Mansell-street,- Ciondtuan's fields. William Gedge, Leicester-square, linen•draper, Nov. 11,14, and Dec. 12, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Mason, St. Nlichael's Chtirrh-yard, Cort:hill. George Billet, City-terrace, City-road, medicine.-maker and vender, N0v.4,11, and Dec. 12, at twelve, at Guildhall. At • !limey, Mr. Cot kayne, Lyon's-inn, Strand. Wharton It)e, Ovford-z , treet, linen-draper, Nov. 4, IS, and Dec. 12, at twelve, nt Cl'uildhall. Attorney, M. Tucker, attrtlett's-buildings, DIV ID EN DS% Dec. I. Henry Ellison Frodsham, Liverpool, baker, nt ek yen, at the Globe Tuvern, Joho-btrtict, Liverpool—Dee. 7, Wi i- t t. le tf - , i. d d , 4 is e la Y I 3 • 1 t . , I t , i mei