The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-12-13 00:00:00

4 . _~. it ... ;- m" ~• ~5, RETRENCHMENT. , • ttROM Tut NORWICH MERCURY.] While the opinion filet the King of England bat ,been placed in such a situation by the incapacity, in trigues, and violence of his Ministers, that no change of sipteul-filli bePtiM4Wa .ttol.,hatever..partial changes of men may take eice, it must be matter of general satiefactihn to pithive that the diffusion of amowledensioleliveto the i ratticability of - retteti • the finances of the country" %conies deity more self-1, venal. • For the condition of -an Empire is, in this respect, analogous to that of an-individual:7—H the minds that are to govern a kingdom, that are to make men virtoous and . keep than so,' ate distracted with fears for pecuniary safety, and agitated either about the nteansof warding off distress or of securing par tisans by the bold of their interests, many nobler puiposes will be liable to • run into neglect and rnie. .Tbe,operation of this principle has but too long been apparent in the conduct of Adurinistratioo and in the ,stud of Sim Kingdom.. • • i'l"r ' • The example of one man; Mr: littifirk . siemito have given an entirely new and a in* holoitant turn to the Manner of dpposition, no lets .vingular than it is true, ;hat with the publio—the great and in- CoOrtept body of English political society, all othei the opperbents 6f Minitters are &Insole .. forgotteii, to make 'Wayt ! for his name.' This is .the effect . of . a ipeeific and an -useful plan of proteedieg-(Wh!ctr. Mt. .ftdine nilletillt.) to preference to the, thitract and getierel die done .formerly pahried by readers - of Opios!"- . Coe. . And this method has now found seine Vet# able 'followers amongst :gentlemen 'who make their appeal' 4* the country throng% the medium' of the press: We have latch,' seen tome very 'ileac and able pamphlets 'upon finance, and one of rhem'lippeitrs to us to be particularly worthy of recommendation,* beeause it specifically lays open a variety of sources by which the 'public expenditure may be retrenched with out theslightest discredit er damage to the dignity of sire Crewe and with the greatest possible benefit to•the State; •We sink take lean to present our readers with a sketch of some, of the topics, ie iheemiviction that we cannot render them a more efficient service thau by , assisting in opening their eyes upon the neg ligence and corruption by Which Ministers' . have 'a•t once reduced the Country to the most poignant distress endsmured their official station!. It appears that Ilan. old. revenue of .England (dis tiuguistied from the.new taxes) has. fallen off, since kitlif„;to the amouot of • 1,134,8271. •while that of krelesid has decreased 646,516/. or, about one-sixth part if . the whole duri4 the last year, liiiirs,hrench of tju public income in collected at the enormowerr pence Of taper cent. „ The Contents have• projereesively . fallen since the peaeei the Excise duties have risen a little, prehably, owing tu . Isrgesse of population; but during the period of agricislutral distress there cap he no doubt but con suinpfiwe must diminish, and with consuroptieo this IP.llo#l.lltiftley. The stamps have declitied. alai* y ea " , i# B 4 d'elr leW decline. because the legacy- will be evaded by deeds of gift and other legal aupe dieute.e.-Whilortriontary transfers of property:still bodies frequent'aud lesrin their amount from the. depreciated value of Ali's: the post-office has decliked-Ahe 'are seated -tiirelleste *early stationary, but with deereeetad theitt.keelifis *truants , arid' plendid hoboes are line' td tie itilrifit • .k thniirei Object of reduction tint .. i• the eslarteSot public funittionaries..-e* dies 41 O . sem,at. bard that the °theirs sippi.. fell 1404.4 Per desloction which would scarcely plain thee* ipia a level with the depression all profits have suretedr. Mr.. Hand) originally recommended seek a measure in .pro- posing to reduce the silarids of Government clue's to the .etanilard•.of . .l797. A Treasury minute hes slffeebnee issued to . the same Arcot. But has it been acted upon ? The beat items are the reduction of the inefficient members of the publieboards—the office of Receirreis l neutral—iinecure plites, and superannuation lilts. Endless instances might be produced of persons em-' ployed solely to be provided for after veiy'sbort services, by superannuirtien pensions. A shameful corruption ez irits in the administration of the colonic's, many of which would probakly be relinquished, but forthe patronage they afford. As particular examples, our author cites the reteurion of the sovereignty of Demerara, Berlsiei,asid hesequilm—Gibraliar—the lonia* sl andS(whicb lett. in spite of increased taxation, cost England 150,00111.: per minus») the settlements on the wales*: coast of Africa and• . •7;But the capital objects of reduction are the immense Ittnadierirmy, the ordnance and the navy. • Oiliern tent bairindeed been shamed Intocemtmencingvfastbe army. But if useless calonteLyere 4111iinoVret• the body of the army might be thinned. ..Why is :. fall re troitikg stall retained ? Why are not.tbe out-pensioners, aud . half-pay officers employed in this service? There are nearly 40,000 of them! Why are new. commissions granted, instead of the officers being appointed from the half-pay lists? It happens every day that men very re cently commissioned are placed on half-pay, whilst fresh commissions are granted. The navy presents a few, bat by no-means so many points of retrenchment. Front the semi expended IN ship-building ia.ths dock-yards, and in expiseinsental projects, much howevet might be cortailod..whbost the slightest diminution of national strength. • The privilege of franking - letters is too commonly abased :to need illuetration. •f' Will you give me a cover," is often enough in the mouth of every one acquainted with Members of the two Houses of Perlis liathens;-0 lease a doubles to the injury the reveller receives from the misuse of ibis linlalgeocci A new arrangement of the appropriation and amount of the personal income of the sing might with ad vantage.to. the crown and to the people, alike- be re sorted to. Why, it is justly asked, why should sot the high nobility of the realm esteem it an honour t• serve their Sovereign in ogees . . of personal trust and nttendanee, gratuitously? Why- should - they not makiit ;heir pride*, agebitonont alone ? The names an the limpet Pension List - , and the ape propelairia of:Abe - 00rd cant. Leewerd Island du ties inlet Wie t visnilostibiwiatter of those funds has been get Lie peritristsk4noe. its boo oil- uses. -him Thalia* seriices are rpoircto, by Parliament—" • . • A the astjecis of 1144100401 Aoprell sessiall Patikotektry leforri. • I 4 . I • . Ws hate said ecEigOitithoutAlleividg Wei courfe ,At. oar stator Ihrough such minor branches sisparlia mentary Jrants, pablic contrects; coals and candies , atatiotiefy, the WS ar disti!asfidOrs, &c. But Ifribtftßsit la t loaf or Bee - iii)ifoni 'ilight'readily be *asked front all these aoureee. Mr "Vume hal'pesitively litseried, (and his . aseriiin rlill now hailetionaiderable weight) that doable that silo •ttsitti•rfiN or ILIATZN millions may be curtailed frsn thedistinftiments of government. The moral infe -rences,lo.7"ever, which Cur author makes i 'cppeat,to tit to 'be as 30t and . liatiuilslitati his .pecuniary state ; , • m'ents, 'and'irro concluder oar article with the rem ark: ;yr .t. with which • he closes . this branch of his subject,-r ' The positive and iiinvediate gooirtesulting the ~ tommiuti y from sneleit eating might be inadeeti ope rate, either in reinittitig• taxes 'to Its amount, or in . -giving new , life and vigour to the expirlig reetaiss2 - o 4 the sisking.ftutd.. Thiendirect.cooticsent• teed On , via ao' easily. be,' , oodtpited r ; it might, teed' tilayfen that distrust, which the• potion certainly' feels elf (the honesty a all public PRA., ; A georTat spirit. el. re trepthineut conld not bot,bewecompopied, by come sual, r brilliant sticrifiees:as that mode in IS 11 by tille,Lotd Camden, that) which not hing would more coaktikhute , . to heal the'fireagli that appears to have! tahenlokifig between the higher entitle lower s orilers." • „ • • • , rilfrlE GUARDIAN ASSURANCE CO'IIPANY, for ASSURANCE mgPinst FIRE, and on LIVES and SURVIVORSIIIPS, ENDOWMENTS for CHILDREN, Inisiediate, deferred, and progressive . ANNUVITES, awl for the Purchase and Sale of REVERSIONS . Ana ANNEM TIES, WILL OPEN for the transaction ofgasiness oaths . 17th Instant, at ?Co. 11, Lonibard-street, tbsi eatrance,of the .Deposits bate •already boon made on a Soliseribed Capls tel, exceeding ONE MILLION TWO MUNDRED . THOLT7 SAN D' POUNDS, which, eccOrding to the Deed of Settle ment, may hereafter be increaseki . inTWO MILLIONS: . roe Wring : . , Stewart Majortbanks, Esq. Chairmata,,,;. '- ~• Ri c hard Mee Roans, at.,Doi WI Chairman'. • Wm; Caldwald Broodiest,' John Loch.. Esq. qo Eiq. , . i. ,, s rge Lyall, Esq. t• Wm. Copland, J•lsq. , o Martin, Esq. M.P. W. D. Dawson, Esq. " 1 1 4 "-ilti ' eiir Thos. 11. Fergultarieseroi Robert Milford. Eng.; • John Garrott, Esq. aoildl,ll„Aohn G. Ravenslism, , derman. • Robert Richards,, Esq. Nicholas Gerry, Esq. 7 111 John Shore, Esq. Win. Holdimand, Esti, Maw Edward Stewart,,Esq.... , John Harvey, Esq. , r • . Andrew H.TitoaWsqq; Esa t Swinton Colthurst ,''John Thornton. Esq. E sq . ii. 7 .e.vrilkshn'Tullock, Esq.' 4 -' 4 ' l° ' George :femme, Esq.. ,Janis Tulloch, Esq.; .1 All. avisvpcs, Lewis•Loyd,Esi. ' P. tit-1 A. W. Roberts, Esq. , M.P. Tbsings:Wibow. I , ta'r Svasioirsa Coessaa.,-L. Lincoln's-Inn. • 9 --fr • Pnvsictott.--George Dariink, Tlf, D. Bruniwiek-Atteic - SOLICITOR,—Thowas Metcalfe, Esq. New-isqsanf,„ coln‘x- Inn. . . ; • The principles upon which thli Institution is "%Coded, ',ltitvit bees adopted after a stature investigation of the'e''' palsi at/Abele Oakes, and iiilljaateridd :ti sages nos istimrs• offcrod by any 'other Assu. n pay. • Tbe Capital subsedbed by a numerous end respeetts. ProrietarY throughout the Ea. Affords security foe prompt and certain Indemnity. wi thou t 04 responsibility at :Caching to Societies for mutual assurance. The Company are bound - by the Deed of *Settlement to refer all disputed claims (where no fraud is . ouspected) to the decision of Arbitrators. FIRE DEPARTMENT: Persons Assured for Seven Weirs: MAW upon Annual or Septennial Policies, are to be entitled fia participate in the Profits with the Original Subscribers, except on Policies !where Lasses have been claimed. No charge will be made for Polleiest rebore the Premium amounts to tit. or upwards. LIFE DEPARTMENT: Independent of a reducettrate of Preteid* (as compared with otlicr Offices.) having a subscriber} Capital, Insurers , for the Whole term of Life, are to be entitled. at the end of 'Seven Years, to participate in the Profits with the Original 'Subscribers, either by an addition made to She *moons of. their Policies, or by a reduction of their future Annual Pre-. wimps at the option of the Insurers. Persons insured in this Office are allowed to pass by see, from one part of the United Kingdom to another. and also in time of peace, to pass in decked vessels or steam trom British to Foreign Ports between the Texebilt Brest (both inclusive.) without extra premium or special leave of the Directors, as is usually required. No additional Premium will be requited from military men, unless when called into actual service. No charge will be made for entrance money or admission fees. • No charge will be made for Policies beyond the cost of the Stamp. • PRICE OF STOCKS THI Bank Stork 237 per Cast. Red 771 ft $ per Crett.C.ow. 14 per O.M. 871 4 per Cants. MR 6 per CLEavy [Auestl. g 1917-16 Isip.S pereast. Irish II pie Cast:. I DAY ATONIC waLoca. Ines Stook Dittoßnelde—st 04.0 i. re South Sea Stock ' • South Sas OW Amp. XtBUISd6 1000 t Is.lllo. par 11801. par Is: thin t pon fiseallper peel India As diet Coe. for Aeet 77j1 , Lett. 'rickets 244. Sian WATER AT iddums-matoes To-mos IrOM. MOEUIRg 98 m. after 6.-Eventur *Mtn. ifte • and Saxony, it "to resist tl e only power of . 4 rehires -to ewer -into their :v. Accontitsiripta Lisbrot.are to Abe 23th ult.—On the 2141, interesting debate arose in the liimt‘s. Is to the ,propriety of allowing the King and bi' Miaisteoa:dss power of nominating to the command if *the feint and • tavy. • /he dissuasion was ad journed: • • • The intelligence from Spain to the 30th ult. is not interesting. The people of Cadiz are still in a very unsettled state. • Tire papers of Sunday which reached us yettlittra.i' ion late for publication, contained an account of • the .oeOceediugzin,the Chamber of Deputies on the pre* seen day s itirben i warm in4-...enexpected debate arose On i.Cceiving the petition of l .a Mr. Daly, an in-. 1 iltivitant.Of•PritiOirlier prayed for the enactment of a frieit:which444l,liinftira,viog reXpiurse..to. a censorship. sfitinila regtOlietially press. •OW this occasion the tin;:iltstininigiied tit riiiind Liber4Orators assailed the', F:littsu al vehemetice.9oy one of the inter, M •Da-Soriorwas prawn t at %Lotion:rile boldly tsadertook thi defailre'of his /,colleagues,'...and:ahnost hinted that if the Chamber. diii,inot alter. Jet conduct, they re tained suffiCierrtinfrofritie Xelth the -King, to obtain . that it should he. diaselved. „tie elid not venture,how ever,, to oppose the motion that the Petition should he Tih ,ad” rred tritheComusittee charged with the preparatory eximination'of`tbe new laws on the Liberty of ;the Press, sad tbo 'co 'lgnorers did. not fail to remitsdi/lon !hat •lie -dividing the Chamber order not to expose the. oess the Ministesial sibieriti: • ' '." . • • " 0. •'.4 4 . " • • ist ivr —Pni:rcn Fe -- • s. 40c.. *.; ,• r ,;:•• • • ..;i! (Fttrn. the Aurerieano •r• • !rived yesterday,) ; ? •1111uSiXaesi.„,Nov. Creightoo,,,, tie 44kItregt. arrived here .NoloQueber last 81ltur day nighl, on iris way44ll'lleieinnient despatcheeii, t New York,' where be is:cep wait :the arrival of• thy 'November tail. Wstertii afternoon he proceeded; hence to th e United Statewein company with 4eissii tAndsanna fruit the CalhOlic Bishop of Philadelphi4 jibe came in the liime steam boat from Quebec. If tis said that a officer will be Sent to the. State, 'for the Decesofier, January, and February omits. to • 01;NIN017;9#1047 'MADE WITH THE WEST INDIA rd: id 4- ISLANDS. The Aritii/IViRc/figencer remarks that the state of ear laws:respecting intereoorse with the British cohnsiee. has become the subject Of discuesion among -nos most itnnuntSiiiiiy connected with them. gin:ortwo able writers inibe principal sewspapeckA 11rgioiiihave lartingly advoCated their repeal, on dm' ground of alleged inefficienei as to their known Ob T ject, and of injurious tendency towards the agricul tural and commercial interests of partkular sections of the -country, • the States of Virginia and North I Carolina for example. A considerable portion •of the trade from those sea ports was wont to be *carried on directly with the British West India islands. We thilok it quite likely,froca the stand which has been made in Journals, that the system • in are way or the other, be brought in review before Congress at the approaching Session. • • • WONDERS NEVER CEASE! BosToN, Nov. 20.—A person is performing at Nan tucket who excells Itauso Same., in one of his most distinguished feats. The East Indian swollows a sin gle sword, but the rival of Ramo Satnee swallows three at once, and each 2-kinches long ; any spectator may draw them from his stomach. EXTRACT OE • LETTER RECEIVED AT BOSTON FROM t I to supersede the duties of the KING'S Law , and not be allowed to form a dreadful and inquisition, as adverse to the principles of tie British Constitution, as the name of invonn ER it to free State. That, his Majesty's, Attorney and S o lid. tur-Gnuerals isava,iint been inactive is pretty clear, A i g very severely felt. it is, therefore, a stretch Ours. got usurpation to open a school for informers, aid es the protection of a body unknown to the law of the land—but we are confident that it will nof i bet o k tat t and that Englishmen will Do ultra DUTY. , From such. a congregation of Ministers as we b a y e, what can be expected ? From the crew of the p 'that gartered tge storm, what can be hoped for? Re answer promptly, nothing splendid, nothing i nt ., They are surrounded by innumerable evils of their oft 'creation; they are afraid of each other, and 'teem hy gone. Their united , talent is not adequate to that. nagemeat of a small merchant's countiog.b one,a. though they attempt to guide the councils of th eence first commercial nation in the world, but nowlyti t i r atisdeeds reduced to the most awful state eit h s tr i, distraction and general bankruptcy. Trig mockety—aflame, born down by direct and isi net taxatiow; titamechanics are reduced to work ho t a* much aEbarely keeps life and soil) together; whiled* farmers declare themselves so oppressed, as to be us. able to pay taxes and cultivation, had they the laud • for. nothing. Hare we have a picture of national dis• tress, while, with sounding great i nus, at the smaa date, . We are told, it is the natural trinities Not tear tapeace. Beery great political 'Umtata image tern meet make a difference ; but the question to be asked tilt, did any such change take place at the dolma ; former tears ? Nothing of the kind at the peace et 'Amiens; aid, until Pyre renewed the war, which is felt by all classes, trade and costume loatisbegt gore than at any other time within titer.- 4 - 0;410 , of man. A commercial regulation vri* Pivaiete' would have rendered English commerce vest petesperetus, and the National Dcbt THREE RUN. HRED MILLIONS less than it is. But that wool& .• not d o'; Bins &Pante saw the lengths the British Rion try were going, I. effect his personal ruin; while the expenees. he was well aware, would in a short tine, overwhelm one commercial monopoly, sad mime oar ways and mean to a system of borrowing, and then o borrowing to 'repay. He loon(' immense issues of Exchequer Bills were sent into market, and sheik after funded to make way for a fresh sappy. Hesse profligacy is all our expenditures: that we bad are 'Bement who represented themselves and their patron; isivil s „talte the Drones, lived on the Hive, but arm Made honey. - He saw a Civil List seffisiesa soo Alps, port, ill the donde of Europe along with that, le , saw a deceptions issue of Paper Money in every mire and village. Thus every article, particular/yam/4 the first necessity, became enhanced in price, as the markets were weelstoeked with notes. Tamen did not bring diet: 'torn or cattle to market Wass srti, ficial net took place. It followed, as a matter of course, that every petty grazier or farmer Woe monopolist, as the local bankers knew his sneaskatol were glad to discount his Promissory Notes at Ili months, and give their own notes in Mara. This was the system of the pilot that gathered the stoma; he thought it would last his time, so it has ; bat the legacy be bequeathed to his country is a ineineoMilid will never be forgotten. His successors have 1410 triously followed up his profligate system with ;111 possible industry. Hut their time is come, la their followers are getting uneasy. Rattiag wag be the order of the day, if there was a stsairil to rat to. Whigs now see plainly that Place wield prove their destruction; they see that their eints could not support the present system. They Weal consider that if matters should reach their cfiasia those who caused the mischief should reap the CSR No change now can injure the people ; but, smordisg to the old proverb, " when times are at the soul they must mend." Let what will take place, the peo. pie calipot be worse, unless the bayonet sad WM are aped as emollients. But we may ask, 142 *idlers -fight without pay ? No.—Where is the e/ to come from ? Will the haughty Aristocrats 1 1 4 0. teflon ?• No.—Then, where are the Mei* 6111 .„ 'low? • of from the people, they are *it Ai , deli "' -were willing; nor from the Contractors• 144° Jobbers who made overgrown formats by lb° 44 ' `elan, and have now laid out their money in FORE , " PUN DS, and would as soon live abroad as at Isomer , nor from the TAX-EATERS !Oh dear, These poor I' • ' a t De devils will become as miserable e! th• work-house will have to provide for them. The'e ar P glorious prospects fur my Lord Los DoNDSIII. dear friend to his native country, who has sestet" h is old opponent to administer comfort in the sod ww!r' to his abused, insulted, Roil betrayed coaell"'•'' What a patriot, and what a task has he to perfall".' 'Co hear rang in his ears, and to see the pshite enumerating the exploits of Lorivosoesay, 'thinteatment and TRAGEDY OF QUEEN CAROLINg; the dismissal of Sir Roar. BAKER and Sir Roost IVmsox, and the miserable attempt of the hl O l l l to create a personal popularity in Ireland. His mot_ mast he perpetuated, but not as Ireland's frieed. fhb Lordship may call to gether his hin gers on, Or his go . all work t• be has work eno u g h for thew. en"lass. • down 'they can accom plish. He has• put and eoevieCed the world that the law of Natioul .°4 hut/ghat. tiling Etatosinen use 'it only sti:iS their interest;. That great man was • . . . • - - 1 - HE `TAT em i th r paliamt 1 en a flertiiiinl e klagents, or the netiely l a P *tat 'ter f the fault' '"ir isteta are, irio.stitted i tie li t , palm out Of the 4} per cool: fu . MOreotte, it shentid be 4 trteitThurg is the * fettled...to whom the. Droita of the Aduairalty2ealli ,bi r d .' or dir ihit t betbirg':' • • ' , w ' "1 - 1' ik.• A 0 tits" .. .4, • cr_.,..__-•41-11..i....:im• -iito . r "Mr ' ce ti iftbill If :4 17 : ;_ • *it h as the wttl, ttempt , lo I *pros's) Officers, er of the second or • • LONDON: THURSDAY EVENING, DRCESIDISR 13, 182E' • . . Paris pipers to the 11th have arrived. • They coe tain no intelligence of importance relative to she af- fairs of Oreece and Turkey. The Coed of Vienna is strenuous in its.efforts to prevent a rupture be ween the Porte and Russia; but M. De Lutsson baii ail. a i prized Priece MgTTERNICH, that be wou ld not gee ratite, pacific dispositions on the part of this Divan so long as the Dread Seignior favours the coencils of that part of tile Cabinet which calls out for' war in order to be enriched by the plunder and spoliation of the (lretti. .*. The Austrian Cabinet is taking all possible means .to prevent the progress of Übetal seetiment tbrougli ant *the Austrian dominions. AU newspapers of it i 4iberal oest, it is said, are to be prescribed after P the first °flaunty nut, and their•hdehlesiOn into • the country s atispistely interdicted. figuiti:eevenit i Austria la ell' In' attempts to metals the Al* shut a *might ;I Snarls and Maiiiii nisi tilii: ~,_ .1 6IDBALTAO, OCT. 1. '•'l send you a memorandum of the importations into this place, from lst - of January, that you may see bow wild and extravagant your countrymen are in their calculations. Tobacco, 7,233 'ads., on board 3,800 ; Flour, 58,675, on board 26.000 ; Staves, 556,672 ; Spero, about 1,100 boxes ; the yearly con sumption about 250 boxes, enough for four years. r One hundred and seventeen American vessels, from all parts arrived betwseou• Jane lit and September 12* fifty three of whkh'brou • ghtflour from America. The Irish papers received "this matting state the c • . • ,• ontinuance of .depredations, on account of aria, in the countiei of Limerick, Carlow, arid Tipperary,, though not of that degree of • atrocity with which they bad been previously marked. A wanton' mai. rage is,, however, mentioned as having occurred near New Inn, mitway between. Caber and Cashel., where shout 50 mlgnided people assembled, mostly in , arms, and thence went to the town land of Garrandee, . where they discharged 15 or 16 shots; they neat pro ceeded to the neighbourhood of Knockgrafton, where they brought out from. their cabin a poor wan and hie wife, and flogged them. The Magistrates and the military are all on the'aleit in the disturbed diitric is and have lately apprehended several persons suspected to hiprime movers In the disordeek. ..• I -... . Temeenote the•trisis igaia%! the Press, instituted b the Bridge•street . Club, ciundtence. Their organ . has not neglected to request the punctual attendansiej of &mom, Juno's', ead hints at recent cases, whdrol they bare neglected the discharge of so iasportant duty. This notice implies. a hied of ,cautie ato frieudaj o botktaiii appear ott ks list WIN however, eisairi tabs a more respectable Opin ion if Estgebissen on their • latbs, , thasi to allow of 4etetietiriewee frail a source. TMkite will be ietesited Is*ski I • i 'l NI 4* *1 91 iP iu * A ;, 1 1 I ' i , 1 1 [ r. • the Matti " TflE wraTssisme s a iscoaroasitim ids 1 0 TAW rimessisas." • _ _ • i