The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-10-11 00:00:00

CONDUCT OF ADMINISTRATION. It is, in good truth, a most extraordinary and at the same time lamentable fact. that experience seems to be for the most part, and too generally, thrown away upon Governments ; but that they go on blunder ' int either in the dark, or wilfully, from one set of occupants to another, and even from age to age. It • might have been hoped ;bat by this time, and aftei all that has happened; calculated to inspire caution and to teach Wisdoms,. it would have been received as an axiom, that whatever destroys a unity of interest be tween a Government and a Nation, infallibly produces • oppression on the one part, hatred on the ether, and danger to both. When, by a sort of miracle, the an • tiripated results of the persecution carried on against • the poor Queen had been averted, and when about to be laid ip the silent and premature grave to which she was consigned, it seemed that the views of td;oso who most hated her were about to be gratified eten to ea • tiny : that the demon of discord should be again ex-, cited, to gratify a miserable, paltry, despicable feeling of low revenge, directed against the memory of one who was then no more, and whose power of exciting no- Ileasant recollections, even those of conscious frailty. p 1 - . was at an end, does and ever will appear most extraor . rlinary and disgraceful. Though of all other things . ralcnlated to renew the angry sensations -which had barely subsided, and to exhibit a f cling on the part . of Ministep at least and their adherents, in direct hos . tiiity to that of the people at large, to insult the me mory of a long persecuted woman seemed to be resolved upon. A little patience practised, and violation of corn won decency, (to Ely nothing of dignity from such a quarter) avoided, and a few short days more that would have consigned the remains of persecuted Roy alty to the silent tomb, would have sufficed to bury in • nearly equal repose fur the present, a subject of regret, of wonder, and of humiliation. Eu t no ! It must not slumber ; the angry offending passions, which never • forgive, must still be directed to the gratification of disappointed malevolence, and the task of the pen of future historians on earth, and of the recording angel above, be frightfully enlarged ! Nay, as if, by a monstrous stretch of sacrilegious power, it were tivaiit to renew exploded usurpation over the minds of raraokind, it was even attempted to controul the sym pathies of the heart, and the common feelinrs of hu manity. What just, what decent, what excusable pre text could there he fur forcing the remains of the Queen along by-roads and narrow streets, in a course at once circuitous and novel, to avoid the shorter, the regular, the only direct road to the place of their embarkation ? The future historian will adequately characterise this attempt, when the pen of impartial history may freely record political conduct, now veiled in mystery, or en trenched in the strong holds of temporary power. The case of Sir Ruben Wilson apparently forms uLather instance of Ministerial littleUess, ay.:l revenge ; another proof that wisdom has not been learnt, nor even caution imparted, either by the dic tates of common sense or the lessons of experience. We have no doubt that the general feelings of the coun try are yet too just, and its liberitlity too extended, to suit tr any man, for tonsil utional support of popular feeling, to he harrassed, oppressed, and ruined, either b. Viziers, Muftis, or Ministers. The time is fast ap proaching when a more correct knowledge of the pet ..ons who have proved themselves friends or ene ta.ics to their country will take place, and when their services will be at once duly estimated and rewarded. Any body of men, •having a power . fr.l interest in deceiving a nation, may for a time delude it, fur, unhappily, human credulity is still great; but in the long run truth will prevail over mar, and justice over iniquity ; awl there are few wore powerful counteractions of delusion than the cifels of that suffering and distress which is about to he plentifully administered in this Country, not withstanding the exertions of such productions of is- Caul as the soklisant John Bull, and other venal and dependent newspapers. The acts of these parricides h•tve been too fully exposed to do much more mischief —the People at large are growing too wise to he thus • longer imposed upon. and even the tools of the system which is destroying the nation have impeached their acca:nplices. 'thus Babb Doildington, in .his Diary, and Sterne in the sth chapter of his posthumous works : the letter of whom rays, he was employed to write a patnphlet in defence of th.! Minister of the day, and he thus describes the course he took :—' I af f.,m that the high price of provisions, so loudly com plained of, arose from the riches and affluence daily flowing into the kingdom, under the auspices of our l:liuister ; and that the accumulation of taxes, like the rising of rents, was the surest tok.n of a nation's tllria iog. This book of mine," adds he, " has been the code, or ART POLITICA, Of alltheMisirrEatAL Slav- PHANTS since that period ; for I have scarcely met with a paragraph in any of the State hireling-writers for many years past, that It could not trace fairly back to mg own code."—(Bristol Mercury.) JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. TO THE RDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. Sta,—No period can, I believe, he remembered when the streets of the metropolis were s. infested with juvenile delinquents. Boys, from ten to four• teen years of age, are organised in bands for depreda tions, and from their boldness and adroitness, as well as from their numbers, are able to attack the persons as well as property of passengers. From the insidi ous arts of picking pockets, the transition is not slow to the commission of burglary ; and the confidence and brutality acquired from associating in gangs must qualify the novice, if not nipt in the bud, to become a daring footpad as he advances in years. It is not pos slide to calculate the alarm and mischief which these young thieves may be capable of effecting, unless judicious measures are adopted for suppressing their growth in crime. From the multitude of agents appertaining to our numerous offices of Police, our horse-patrols, and foot patrols, and street-keepers and constables in ordinary and in special service, it 'eight be expected that i 1 herd of boys could be speedily mastered, and, if any provision could be made for their eornsetims, sm. would suppose it would be easy to pas the young daintiest. is the road to reform. If any penal s like myself. however, has his attention called THE STATES ~ finj directly to the subject, he will he morti that from the supineness of the subordiiii justice, and the want of easy meads oT placing these unhapprboys in the way of correeth 5, the evils - fire * allowed to prevail, to the disgrace, not only of the magistracy of the metropolis, but of the character -of the nation. I have been led to these reflections by the expert core I obtained the other day.. While walking *lol ly up a street into Long Acre, aht nt six o'clqck in Om . evening, I found myself suddenly snrrounM .'by 6 group of boys, and one of my coat pockets tried.-- Turning my It...ad to that side, I found only one, and that one a youth about thirteen years of age, who im mediately passed on and crossed the street, while the rest, as if unconnected with him, pursued their course to Lon;-acre. I watched the boy who tried my pocket, and seeing him go into a public-house, as if he were at home, my conviction of his attempt was for a moment staggered, and I was led to think he was the pot-boy of the house. I determined, however, to ascertain the fact, and the moment I entered the door, I perceived he was only a customer. Though only thirteen years of age, he was in the act of tossing' offa glass of liquor at the bar, with all the air and speed of an experienced toper. Nothing more was necessary to remove the doubt I entertained about him: I immediately charged him with the attempt, and though he resolutely denied it, I extorted from him the confession, that being ont of place, he lodged in George-street, fortneeljr.4/6tt street, St. Giles's, and that he was destitute of father and mother. On asking tt•hether he had any other re lations, he informed sue that he had a brother who was servant to a certain Lord be mentioned ; and hearing this, and knowing I had a clue by which I could reach the brother, I urged the boy, unless he resolved to continue in a course that would bring him to an un- timely end, to give me an opportunity of getting him reclaimed. The next day I set on foot an enquiry re specting his brother, and found he bad left his Lord.- ship's service and gone with another master to France. heard, however, of another brother. Ile was a Ca tholic Priest ; but where he resided I could not ascer tain. This relationship proved that the boy had n)t sprung from a depraved or destitute stock ; and his countenance, though brazened by the nature of his associates and pursuits, retained some traits that might be called engaging. I was interested in the fate of the unfortunate lad, and appointed him to meet me next evening, at the same hour, at the place I found him. I scarcely expected he would keep the appointment, and was not surprised that he did not. In the mean time, enquired at a neighbouring police-Ave, what as sistance could be furnished there to co-operate with my endeavours. On the supposition I could obtain no aid from the boy's relations, I wished to ascertain whether he could be immediately passed to Cat Re fuge for the Destitute. The magistrates were not then sitting, and all I could learn was, that nothing could be done in that way, unless I made a charge against him at the bar of the office. In that case, if there were no objections to him, lie might have a chance of being recommended to the tio- Vernons of that laudable Institution. The boy, I doubt no:, could be easily found, and in removing him, perhaps the g 'lag with which he associates might be intimidated ; but I have met with no encourage , anent to continue my labiurs, and if I canse the boy Ito be talcen into custody, I should only be the occasion of consigning him to a prison, whence be might come out ten-fold more advanced in roguery and vice than he is at present. My great regret. which is the motive of my statement to you is, that I can tied for such a boy. (who from his years and looks appears reclaimable, and who is now preying on the public)no asylum to which the Magistrate on being satisfied with the truth of the case can at once transfer him, and where he can be made immediately of souse use to society, and put in the way of moral reform. Of what g reater service to the pub lic can a Penitentiary be rendered than by being em ployed in the way suggested ? Q. Loudon, Oct. ID. H.9IIVES7'.-MARKETS. GLASGOW, Ocr. s.—The probable price of grain during the winter is one of the most interesting questions that are now accessible to the newspapers. No material change in the markets has occurred since our last publication. The wheat harvest may be considered as finished. The crop is universally admit ed to be bulky ; and any doubt that exists only relates to the quality of the grain. Speculators who appre• bend a defioiency in this respect, have bought largely in all the principal markets of the country. In our opinion the adventure is hazardous ; and, if the season should turn out ordinarily productive, the return of the speculators' grain to the market cannot avoid sensibly depressing prices. Oats stand in a very different pre dicament. They are undoubtedly in most cases a short crop and are likely to keep up, if not to rise above the rate of importation.—(Glasgow Journal.) The Fair of Uraigne, near this town, was held on Saturday. There was but little done in the way of business—but it is only right that the public should he put in possession of facts :—our meat markets have fallen considerably, and on this account, butchers can not afford to pay the prices which graziers demand for their goods, therefore, there can be no sale, eveit though the cash were more plenty than it is, for some people must look fur profit. On Saturday, good mut ton was sold in our market from 3(1 __. to __. per lb.— this would not allow the butcher to give more than about 30s. for a sheep of 181 b. a quarter, so as to be paid for his trouble. The country people, particularly graziers, must meet the times, or they cannot expect to sell. Pigs, the poor man's stuck, were sold for little or nothing at this fair, as at that of Orchard.— (Carlow Iforni,ig Pod) BALLINAS Los FAla.—On Thursday last, the return of Sheep sold was only 33,729, instead of $0 or 90.000 as it used to be ; and the prices were, on an average, at least four shillings a Sheep less than last year. The following is the state of the Sheep Fair on Sa turday :—Slieep sold on the 4th, 30,729; Ditto on the Sth, 40,028; Ditto on the 6th, 2,077; Total sold, 72,834.—Un501d on the sth, 6,396 ; Ditto on the 6th, 4,170 ; Total Sheep, 83,400. There is, say the Preach papers, a man named Cret. living in the commune of Chillies, near Oes, who bas reached the age of 111 sad some ametbs, and is still eo robust as to do the work of as agrlealtural labourer. LONDON: TIM/GOAT EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1821. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The report of the quarter's revenue being produi... tive has had some effect this morning on the marke . This, with the large sum of money that will, in a feu days, come into circulation, by the• Bank paying the Dividends, has caused the Funds to rise. Consols opened this morning at 77ii for Money, and 771 fur t he Account ; and for the next Account 7SI. dAN. 1r .• , HE CAIIIIMITTEE appoi nted to - . undertake the maaagemenh of the PUBLICAIUBSCRiPTION to . DEMICIFY Sir ROBERT WiLSON hasten to announce the sums already sub ribed, to attain the desirable end of pismisrithe 44 . a -reach of ..hilnisterhtt malice 104 vengeance; ',NO they trust that public spirit will be suffi ciently alive to prove !list the pehple 'of . England are not idle speistatars of injustice or oppression being committed with impunity on a meritorious and deserving Officer. '-t ' .;- r By Order of the Committee. irk. - A. HALL, See. Mr. W. Baglebole 20 10 Mr. W. Jones.... 1 - 1 O.P. 5 E. B. 5 B. of . 1 0 WD . 5 Mr. 81ack........ 4 0 J. Morrison. esq... 10 0 W. Blisset, Esq... 5 - 5 Mr, J. D J. C. Hobhouse,l Esq. M. P 100 0 J. Rippon 1 0 An Eleelfor 0 5 Ignatna l An Abhorrer of Blood Spillers 1 0 T. W 1 0 • Tin-plate-workers. in the employ of Messrs. May nard and Bur kett. enemies to injestice 3 0 T. L. Bull.. l 0 T. Linn 1 0 Thomas Cooper 1 1 James Fair 1 An Independent Gardener, at Romford 0 10 Mr. John Bates, Long-lane, Ber mondsey . lO 10 G. Grimbt r 2 2 James Ilogg. 63, Old Bond-street. 10 0 N. 1 0 J.O. Lainbton, Esq M. 'P.. i ESO9 00 I Sir P. Burdett, Bart. M. P. Rt.Hon.Earl Grey 900 0 0 Hon. 0.0. Bennett, ` r 60 0 0 T.B.Beaumont.Esq 60 0 0 The Rev. Archdea con Bathurst Geo. Weatherstone Esq 2O 0 0 Down with Derry down Mr. Williams -.4 b 0 0 Constitution .. 1 0 0 Brutus T P 2 2 0 J. Trott R. Main Joshua Rayner .... 1 10. A Willing Mite.... I I 0 Mr. Aldis A. R. and W. ft. Mr. T. Satterly Mr. J. Titterton 2 0 0 John Bull. Blades, Beacon dcßlacow 1 0 0 20 00 Mr. Pinder Mr. J. 13. Whiting 3 3 0 Mr. T. Martin, 42, Teoley-street 9 2 0 Cassius A Friend 1 0 0 T I 1 0 Mr. G. Selson 1 0 0 B. J. Subscriptions are received by the following Banking honses:—Messrs. Marten. Stone, and Co. 68, Lombard street; Williams and Co. Birchin-lane ; Ladbroke and Co. Bank-buildings; Ransom and Co. Pall-mall; and Sir John Pinhorn and Co. Borough Bank. PRICE OF STOCKS THI Bank Stoek 3 per Cent. Red Ex.D.76fli 8 per Ceot.Con. 77111 31 per Cent 575 $ per Cents. Ex. D. 955 6 5 per Ct. Navy 1101 110 Spot Cent. Long Ana 19j 7-16 Imp. S per Celli. 771 Irish 6 per Cent. RIG!! WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 33 min. after 2.—Evening W min after 2. ebt btattantan. . ' TEL SaITDIS STATIISMAN " IS MCORP &&&&& D WITS " TS■ STATDSMAN." HALF PAST TWELVE. It is this moment reported on 'Change that the pro duce of the Revenue, during the last quarter, is X 450,000 more than the corresponding quarter of last year. The dividends this d4y in the course of payment at the Bank will bring into the market about £BOO,OOO. . Paris papers to the 9th inst. have arrived tlois morn ing. They bring intelligence from Trieste, dated the 24th ult., and from the frontiers of Italy, dated the 25th ult. The Captain of an Austrian ship, arrived at Trieste, from Rhodes, after a passage of 27 days, says, that the Ottoman fleet, consisting of 35 sail, had left Rhodes on the 10th of August; but that, since that period, he hail not heard of any engagement be tween that and the Greek fleet. Anotlorr ship, from Salonica, having made the passage to Trieste in 19 days, brings letters dated the 3d tilt. These announce that affairs were pretty tranquil, notwithstanding that many of the principal Greeks of that place had been thrown into prison. The Greek troops are not yet in possession of Mount Athos and the Isthmus of Cassan dra, but they entertained the projectof cutting through Ithe Isthmus, and making an island of Cassandra. By accounts of the 25th ult. from the frontiers of Italy, it would appear, that the news received by way of Ve nice, from Colstantinople, confirmed the opinion that there would be no rupture between Russia and •the Norte, but that the negotiations between these powers had been resutneol. This news has, in some measure, disappointed the numerous friends and partisans of the Greeks, who bail, more or less, reckoned upon a divi sion on the part of Russia, in favour of the cause of the Greeks. Nevertheless, it is presumed, that the Greeks will not be sacrificed to the Turks ; for, ac cording to the reports circulated, Russia, in receiving , the explanations of the Porte, has made a formal sti potation, that the protection of the Greek interests shall be guaranteed by the European powers. Tran quillity is said to be perfectly est k ablislsed at Con stantinople. The Government had pretended that an other Ambassador was about to arrive in the room of • Strogontdf, but this was merely done to allay the public fears. A circumstance is related, which if tree, is regarded as a decisive proof of the good intelligence existing between Russia and the Porte. It is asserted 'that several Resales ships from the Black Sea, have passed through the Dardanelles. sod hare mitered do Archipelago, witboat experienc ing tbs least obstacle from the Tacks. TIM, skips DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, ladta Stock %nalloads 653 —.3. 675. pm South-Sea Stock S4l South Sea Old Ann. Ex MINN. 1000 f. 33. 6s. p. --6001. 3s. 6s. pm. ---Small 3S. 6s. pm. India for ditto Con. for Acct 77411 Lott. Tickets 191. IS.. f , • \ WEIIMIii... • proceeded OD their destination after Strugot.eirs d,. parture, and subseq•ent to the publication of Otta n i Langeroo, which announced that the Straits were r e . opened to Russian vessels. In corroboration of it. above, it is related, that in all the ports of the R Sea there is not the least inquietude as to the pl ow vat ion of peace. MA MUD, SEPT. 27.—Zeddivar has put all And. lu s sia in motion. No Chief has hitherto displayed much energy and activity. Several public joe r td, state that he has recently made several prironers, killed a great many men. Arragen and Catelo o i a are free from agitation. •. No news has arrived from Gallicia. The Fes*. del Oro remains closed. Letters from Marseilles announce that the rano ' of the Yelluw•Pever are subsiding. The extra., heat has ceased, and the winds that prevail are likely soon to remove all danger. Respecting Perpigos s and other places in its neighbourhood more enfant. able and contradictory reports have prevailed. hi Barcelona, the following' is given as the state o f di ' . ease from the 22d to the 28th of Septembe r . New Patients Dead. Cared. Cases. remak. House of the Vice-Queen of Peru It Barcelonetta Hospital of the Seminary at tacked to Bareelonetta 4t 15 70 gi Barcelona Between the Frt nch and Spanish frontiers the Sani tary Cordon is •ery vigilant. A smuggler attempti ng to pass the line was shot and buried in his clothes. la the valley of Andorre, some Spaniards strove topes into France, but the inhabitants rose ca manc, posed their entrance. Troops have been sent to tit point to reinforce the Cordon. One individual •bs had entered France by the mountains has been app. 'welded and sent to the Lazaretto at Hospitakt. FRENCH FUNDS.—OCT. 6.—Five per Cents, S9f ; Bank Stock, 1590 f. Letters from Paris received this morning state the price of the French Five per Cents.on Monday, to have been 901. 10c. [EXTRACT OP A LETTER FROM BOSTON, SEPT. 9.] Our papers having stated that the schooner /011- gator had followed from Sierra Leone and chased a large schooner, having on board 300 slaves, ukiell escaped by superior sailing, I have to inform yos that the above account was afterwards found to la incorrect, as such an occurrence would be &m 1 very extraordinary, considering the ground take. Great Britain in regal(' to the slave trade, and I us now state upon authority of the Commander of the Alligator, that he neither beard or chased any sad vessel. HEALTH Or SAVANNA /.—According to the mid of the Board of Health, on the 23d inst. them were iu all 47 cases of fever in Savannah at that date, 10 of which are reported as convalescent, and 6 in the Hos. pital. In tusking this report, the Chairman observe, " Cases of fever must be expected to occur at this sea• son, and the occurrence is often attributable to caw lessness, and improper exposure. The fevers which do prevail, are generally mild rewittents or intermit• tents." The number of interments from the 20th to the 22d inclusi►e, was six. :FROM THE BQARD OF THE NEW ENGLAND COFFEI. HOUSE, Os'T. 11.] Liverpool, Oct. 9. Sailed this day, with wind S. S. E. the Atlantic, Cortes, Rockingham, and Superior, for New York; Mu. cury for Roston ; Kensington, for Philadelphia; asd Richard Plaskett for Charlestown : with l'allas for Savannah. The nninber of vessels sailed this day from this port are estimated to be nearly 300. Wia this evening S. S. E. Treasury Chambers, Aug.,. GENTLEMEN--With reference to your two reports of the Bth of Jane last, on the subject of relaxisg the law in favour of Galliots. I am commanded by the Lords Coasmissioaers of his Majesty's Treaty, to acquaint you that my Lords concur with you acts the expediency of relaxing the law of 57 George 111. chapter 33, in favour of Galliots above 50 tons, ad classing them with square rigged vessels ; and I ass to desire you will cause the draft of a clause to be pre pared for that purpose, and govern yourselves accord. ugly until the pleasure of Parliament shall be ltaees• Oxorrox Hasanws. of Customs. To the Since the day Sir ROBERT WILSON appeared eIL eially dismissed from that Army in which be was the brightest ornament, we have never ceased to pointost the wickedness of the act, and the weakness and peel political revenge displayed by the approvers of scam! act of cruelty. lu the high-minded soldier's reca st correspondence with the Commander-in-Chief, wbose answer wa., as might naturally be expected. Wi er such an exposure. Sir ROBERT dares caqiiiiy , IWO in respectful terms, he alleges to be insensible of crime , he desires even to know the reptile who attempted n assassinate hie civil or military reputation. I Pr he has seen reports in the newspapers, and heard,te• moors against him, the whole of which are palpable falsehoods, and that every allegation so f unsoored. whispered in public or in priv ate, that has come toil" knowledge, has been exposed and disavowed ley ele parties said to have made them, and be therefo n courts explanation since, and will continue to do' s '. Why punish without crime or even a colour of crtwe• He calls fur Ike most rigorous and ter ntinizing eerie Into every part of its conduct. lie .Ica states oter d f.."