The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-01-30 00:00:00

not the ReimJ.6.4' of the Deese, that the posed nitre and a .thilllng were eqelealent 11 • gelees, at the very time that it was uotorious, that a piss• was worth • vest demi mare; and when Ministers were permitting *het to bedsit., which by this Ri x. Indent it was said there was no occasion for doing, Ifs should like to knew what the opinions of Mini. were when the sovereigns were ceined they theiseld the sovereigns would unt stay in the assotty, then they were 'silty of a criminal act, in peplos the caeorry to an annerissaary 'spume: hod If they thought that they +mild remain le the cows. tit, they were *silty of an egregious adatike.— There was bet one evil—the Beak Restriction, and there could be bet one cure—the tesvertibility of pa per into 'nisei.. Mr. TII'RNEY remeekesi, that what had been said on the other side, had nothing to do with the queries/. el his Ilan. Friend's remarks were not can . 'wriest wish the Mist regulations. The Right ll.m. Gettilenian had said that Ms heal taken groat Otis to umprehend the gerstioe of currency, sod that he at, unable to understand it. lie was sorry for him. laugh. .1 —Although the Right lion. Gentlemen had reed all the pamphlets en the 'abject, be woold iacommesid one more to him.—[A lemek.)—Tb , work be meant was a Ismer aildivased to the Right Ilan. flaihert Peel, Member for Otford, by Doe of hi. coastlines/its; sod, iu his opinion, it was a work "t‘hQls rellerail 1/1/kot elift4MlNWViefireteatovd. lie had not seen it till that 'tontine, and be regretted that he bad sot read it last year. If the Right lion. Geollemoman would study lid, work with ell his powers of understanding, and " with the exercise of rite s beit letellects which God hod given hire'—[4 load We] —he might perhaps be able to form a more decided opinion on this intricate subject. Thit was the beet advice that he could give him at pretest. Ile eseW sot help- suggesting before be sat down, that as the only misname of she Right floe. Gentle man in ail his difficulties wise Secret Committee, he might, perhaps, have his views on this dilieelt gees lion rade clear by a Committee of Instruction fleeted by kelloa.—[A lard laugh.) Mr. W. POLE complained, that the Right lion. Gentleman who spoke last, had perverted the mean ing of curry thing he (Mr. Pole) had said. What he had said was, that In the circernstancee owlets .hick they mood, it might he adviudge to appoint a Com mittee. The Right Unnoarable Genttemso had en. sieessiered to represent him, and what be bad said, I in a ridiceloss light, as was always hie costom when he was at a loss for argument. He did not moan to anamplein of the Fifties,. +brawn on Ides by the Right llonsiorable Gentleman, for be liked it ver y well. st laugh.)-1111 Right Honourable Ftiond, If he might be allowed to call him so (Mr. Tierney • e • hewed), postweeed • pi/collar art of dodo; so, and r. sited it in greater advaotage than any man he ever knew. Tii• art, he hid no doubt, would be of pea , use to him lu the new office which had shed its honor's on As bead, and to eel/pest which he knew • no head that waa b..ser fitted. Ile could not, hew . ever. eapreaslug his regret it the first shaft of the Right Hot /losable Gentleman's • ridicale should have fallen on aim.—(A laugh )—The Hoe. Gentlis. mast (Mr. Gtetsfell) had said, that the price of sit. I•r hod rise- to ss. 7d. re' ofallCe, mid he (Mr. Pale) had *wrested hi. hope that the rise would be testy tempo ry. !le had endeavoured to treat the M. 0.! Gentlwaso end the subject with that respect 'o which they were entitled ; and h- could tiot, therefeee v eee how be L Rd provoked the •idicule which h..: been so lavishly peered en rim. lie was much oblig.d to phil Right Hen. Gentleman for his advice. mod shoold endeavour to profit by it.—( A laugh.)—when said that he bad reed ell the pamphlets on the sub. jet., he only meant to say that ite had reed many of them. As to the last suggestion of the Right nets. Gentleman, he should be extremely well plesseell aeill himself of it ; and be hoped be should derive anfoinsation on the subject from the COtlfelitilP der of that House in • Committee—[t laregh)— eta he hoped, too. a Committee elected by Mame. —l4 load laugh, and cries of liter, hear !)—lt *ea wet his intention to make • parade of knowledge on this subject. but be conceived it his duty to take all the lights which he could, front whatever quarter they might preceed. Mr.• GRENFELT. explained. Nnthing that he • had said related In the Mint regulations, all of which • he sp?rosed. Ilia object was to she, the danger of the surer onto from the Bank itesirictiost. COUNTRI BANJUL Sir M. W. RIDLEY pet • question to the Chen• esllor of the Exchequer respecting the state of the Country Bank,. We were suable to catch the pur port of the qnestinn. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, In reply, that he considered the subject of tie Cnentry Batiks to be nne of peat importance, and fit far • Committee. Ile said the subject •ould aeon be kid before a Committee. GOLD CUM Mr. GRENFELL snored for Areoent of the fetal number of Guirsees, 11•If•Geleees, mad Seven pilling-Pieces, paid by the Bank, frees thsth of Jangler', ISM rtentlehing the number of each. Mr. MANNING said they could not distinguish Isotopes the numb* et artiness and Half•Geiness, although they could state the total surciont.—Ordered. MINT PROSECUTION , . htr. MANNING moved that there be laid before the House in Account of the number of Persons pro. oersted by hie Majesty's Mint, for counterfeiting the Chin of the haulm, since the 10th of April, 1818.— OrilereJ. swEEPIhtl 01 CHIMNEYS. Mr. BENNETT brought up the Report of the S u rveyor-General of the Wield of Works, on lb• neece....ily of employing Climbing Buys, and en the u.e of blactsioety in Soeepiog Chimneys.—Laid on the able.—Adjooribed tilt blenoey. DU7VII M4IL. BRI/310.5. J w. 21. cITTIXO 4 OF T 111: ST% rEs.ot !CERA!. In iboSioting of to.day a Memo from the King yrs+ reed. accompanying a Project of La*, 1. deter. mini," That the fourth shassiug of theileferred which is to take plate un the lit of Mirth, shell be Weeded to the anima of 5,000,000 of ; and that before that time, a sum of 5,000,000 Moue' tb tickets belonging to it, shill IMP triesete.l ~- by the Cause d'Ai ire included in ..:'-ftet#rert le tfie' (al Adilr4ses from the' 4 placed 1* the hands of the tiont. These Addrinies ere fr , iverp, Ghent, Schiedam, Del( mamy Petitions from merchantt of serious towns in Ilse northern and southern pro sinew• of the kingdoms, lk II relative to die eiewly.pro posed duties of Cestems end Excise, particularly the 'wended duties on coffee and Two Petitions, however, en the motion of Count floommoomt, were ordered to be printed end dim'. hated amongst dm Members, for their use. in the debates in the sections respecting the proposal Laws ea the Customs. These Petitions are, let. from the wine-merchants. &c., of Amtiterdam, who repre sent the method of levying dillies on Minors as MSS to their trade; and, 2d, from the inhabitants of the Grand Duchy of Lezemberg, regsesting a revo cation of the prohibition to Import cheroot. shall nbt Klaa C is MART Y Miro. flAillay at the VOW THE STATESIitf<I,.V. LONDON r •ATUIDAY. JANUARt 30, 18:9. Aceeents frogs Wasbiogion to the 30,11 alt. state, that the ne• Commercial Treaty between Great Bri tain and the United States was then mode, diet's mien In the Sena'''. By thiv Treaty it is Mated the geeations respecting the Pisheriei. the Northern Boandarios, and Slaves, are all satisfactorily settled; bat those of the Colonial Trade mod the Impress. moot Sailers remain anadjested.—The Committee appointed to esamine into the @fairs of the Na tional Basket Philadelphia have made their Report, which is of great length. It tipsiest, by it that the Committee attach no blame to the Directors of that institution. The proceedings la the horse of Lords yeeterday, essaslstetl of little mote than in passing the Bill for resting the rehire eare of the King's Person in the Doke of You, and it was, according in the rode established for the traosaiission of all Bills t►at relate in any manner to the Royal Family, seat to the Commons. not by Masters iu Chaucer'', os is the usual way with miter Bills, bet by two of the !mimed ledges. The complete direction and controol of the Windsor Establishment, is by this sated in the Doke*, Yost', n cusios persona, theogh the client of the power.sod patroisege is to be settled by another, which L to etieitisie la the House of Cons umes. This proceeding appears to be nibs. prepas• taros., sod somehow* resp►ctful to his Royal Highness , . than consistent with the independeoce of Ministers. i They seers to be giving the staff oat of tbeit own hinds. The whole event of iniluesee vested is the Doke el Yeas, arisiog from the Establistimeot at Woodier, and the appointments of the Army, cite not easily be ealcolated. The possessioo of feels vast power and ialleence I. the State, by • Member of the Hoye' Family, who Moods in the situation of 1 presumptive Heir to the 'Lin..., hat certainly II most u nconstitutional appearance, and, volentarily be . I mowed by Ministers,who ought to be the guardians of the popular safety and the Coestitetion, seems to es au act of the most courtly obserisioesness— tii call it by no bomber term. Yet sock is the pliability of the present Ministers, wiseserer Royal desires aro to be podded, that nettling seems too such or too sureosonoble to be grouted, incept the vacation id their own places. So blinded, bow. ever, de they seem by the glare they aro ambitioes of throwing around their present idol, that they per ceive not the ceoseqwestate that may molt to them selves from this escessive servility ; for Um, contra very should arise between the parties, the east and extravagant weight which is to be given to Chit Date, may so pmpooderate is the scale of State, as to (Nana the eau of all the bliaisters I. the emus, of the collision. The ptineipel topics of general interest that Den. pled the attention of the noose of Commons rebated ti the Silver Coinage sod the stele of Coestry With respect to the former, Mr. Gamiest'. took ea radon to correct a matereent he hod gives on Wed nesday, as he sew foetid the price of silver has hs. 7d. instead of ss. 71d. so ounce, bet still he maintsieed it was sufficient to arose the silver coin to disappear, in the mole manner as the &old ; tied es we had a paper pound It might be eitpedieot else to propose a paper shilling.— ' Shillings which are pow het a sistpsiath part of a pound instead of a 14'1y-second, which was the weight of the fouler currency, when pot into the melting put sad converted Into a lamp, become so mach iocressed in vales that a pound of them, or sixty-cis, are worth ditty-wen shillings according to • the present wino( bullion. This difference Mr. W. Poet, the Master of the Mint, alleged was owing to some temporary demand for dollars mar bore ; bet it was shown by Mr. Garotter., seri other Members, to proceed from that permanent sad moat proliic source of 'mischief, the Issas of Bank Paper, Invested with the irresistible end everwheler. ing power it receives from the Itestricties Act. To segment this vital power still more, it appear, from the answer given by the CHANCIMLOI of the Ex GULQUInt to Sir MATTHEW WIIITE RIDLEY, that It It in the contemplation of Government to take this issues of the Country Books altogether ender its ewe conirogi, and to make these establishments the sub !err ieut teals by the King from among the domains . Stole, should be granted to the Doke of [baseman, end that the Mr{iend so to be erected in his favour sheald amount to 50,000 francs. Thursday was filed for the discossion of the Project of Low to be founded on the Report. The Frond li%o motion to rise. They left of on Monday at 6111; on Tim*, oc. cording to private accounts, they were 69 ; and en Wednesday 69f. 70c. By the Dutch Mail we learn, that the Second Chamber of the States-Gerseral bed been for some dsyt occupied with Projects of Law relating to the tegulatiee of the Custom and Eatise duties on im ported and imported goods. On this subject Peti tions lied beers presented from Amsterdam, Antwerp, Ghent, Schiedam, Delft, Ikc. as well as hum indi vidual Merchant., espucielly 'Pisan; to intended duties en coffee and slisr. The wina.eserchent- of Amsterdam had also petitioned against the present Sonde of leering the dooms on liquors, which they te (newest as ruinous to their Nearness. WEST lAlmarea BLIICTVOW USTI 210•.—We are leisured I I • frioodt, Correspondent with an excel lent article, *poi the subject of the abatis 'hick the 811011 BAILIFF, for W , StmißAlOr ' makes to the *Pell* rut Csodid-le• who present thetinurlire• In represent that City in Parliamoht. This valsable doeurseet, ',hide will be found in another part of the SrarLs ! wir y cannot fail to inform and Instruct those Members of Parliament who may be called on to legislate it this important, becao•• popular. badness. Estract of a letter , . dated Baltimore, 1114 b Dec. land received per ship Plato:—" Commodore TAT. Loa having gained hie suit, his ship sailed spits in' September, sod bas captured fair mere, saleable ships. Olf Lisbon befeeglit sod sent. a Portuguese sloop of war. Soother Been*, Ayeee privateer has landed upwards of 300,1100 dollen', taken net of a Lima ship booted for C•iiiS (this is the second Lima ship lately taken); Om ship and cargo ere very 'skiable; she wink seat to Betimes Apes sty the icaptora. Several royal licences *re .offered for the introdectioa of nowt lute lAme ' the want of rem ! maniestion with Chili keying. filmed I..iroa already to a ink sato." • • We understand the lards of tile Treasury have, open the reiterated comedaint of the merchant*, trans. wafted directions to tee-Costotes to develops with the ve.weighing of goods under bond upon exportation, by which the trade of she port of London sel:1 be relieved in raters from a most lesatiens and useless tegolatino. The Emperor ALIMAN.7II. ilrhtOd at Petembergh in excellent health en the bib. The Roman troops travelog free, Peewee had already entered the Wog. dose of Poland, and were shortly expected at Were**, The prices of corn have fallen considerably at 040 11 .• The Comsaittee of Etches'''. Brokers at Paris hese adopted a resolution; that in all Work transactions, whether time bargains or otherwise, the names of the principals shall be /iodated. for the purpose of in. deinnifying the brokers employer' against soy loss. The retirement of Mr. Al ACLIIAN (cilia the Olitte of Secretary to the Board of Cameros, in Dublin, created a Timmy, to which Cept. I.s Porn Fnencu, late Celled.; of the port of Galway. is appointed. CoorranTswormt, Dec. 12.-- Areeents from Smyrna. dated the 20th November, state that a wa ter.spout hod caused considerable damage; bourn were thrown down. trees torn np by the roots, 13 men and 30 head of cattle were driven into the se% the fields were devastated, tad the vintage entirely l l destroyed. 1 Doves.—llke Latta of • the Treasury have bets pleased ter place B. G. SAI/1110/1, Comptroller mlf, the Port of Dover on the Retired List. of Officers the Revenue. This sneritor roes tyke, has been milvel, then 30 years in constant eloploynient, ,and has do. 1 1 set redly secured the good opliden and. friendship. el esme pf the first characters itythis coned ry. • 1 1 Ste Hulce Testtsst.-Te t relay diOd , trairen4. ly regretted, Sir. H. TEXPErfb But. of Thorpe hoes., near Stelae.. • Mesterei are geosrally tittng thresitoost Sent lend, with every prospect Of secrete; for a sabre beware the two great enriches of the religious oe., etrusioe, known by the desigoatioq.of Etergiser.mod Anti•Burgbor. Oo Teroday lest a somber tat Kale hers belonglog to the five Ilergherconcriptionti , Edinburgh sod (with, wet an take lea r.oesiders . . Mien the proposed onion between the two great 'breeches of the secession, when 'a number of Reso lutions were submitted and usanimeasly agreed to, appeals% of the union as a desirable event. A Report basing been lotiestriotrily disseminated, that the two Uoirossitles and the king's Prieviir are 'essileaveering to snores. the Suit of ALL Bibles and Books of Common Prayer with Notes,or rtes; we are nothstrisell to solo, that 'either of the 1 Universities, nor the Kiser Printer, Ever entertain. ed such an idea. It strays has been, and it still is, their intention to interfere only in these cases where the Notes are added for the purpose of violating their privileges, or evading the law. SUR IIIET.T/lIATRIL—The es Heart Of Mid. 11.4. tbian"conlipstes every evening tribe performed at this Theatre with undiminished attraction and iodating curiosity. The story is so well told. the characters so correctly poortrayed, and the scenery so trimly picturesque, that though, on drawing split* certain, we aspect nothing but the mimicry of nature, yet we bed the prrformeoce to interesting, that fairy fancy tridesparts es to the tinselled place of action, anti the reality appears embodied before us, wi.h all tbore eithilekteal charm. which art so well knows how to Was epos nature. This Piece is one of the man; 'seediest specimens of the taste and industry of the Saeger, who spares no pains endosperm. to deserve patronage of the discerning lovers of the Drama. At Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. the births 'id ISIS were 3,245, and the deaths 3,068, aming soicitits • ILIFF OF WIPTNINSTEK. ,itwdlllie . sap of Ciatactos. to N t e ail( Wof astalamar to - tharge soy oo+' a Camlidetetfoiseireateat that Pa a et, Elth elm espres flkr . buTlaag . Poll Claris, sad far various other iftected with ths audition of tba Kiss's Mw' Writ. This It the third time inch a Bill her beta brought into thtllouse. It was first passed into au Act Is the 51 Gets. 111.—it 'spired •n the lii of Asp's', 1813, and was re-enacted 53 Geo. 111.—it finally 'spired cm the Ist of the present month. aed it is sow pur posed to renew it for a longer period. The first Act ass mode on the recommendation of of a Committee of the Hesse of Commons, tire lie. port from which was out-red to be printed en t 1 tth Jen,. 1811. and will be found In the 10th re. tems of Gotbitts J'arbomettiary Iklntles—App. (e) p. The Committee say the average emoluments of the High Bailiff, are wholly inadequate to the espeocee of a contested Election. " That the leart evreptlonable, and perhaps the most Conslitotional eay, world be to wisest the pa. fishes at a 6aed 'veto defray the re wear, ; yet that for Met 6.1 lime and beim-melon they reemmeeend a Dill to be passed, clieraieg the espetees ow Ceadi. dotes, provided the Bill be made to canines for two .11pPers only." When the Art was renewed, it was Still (tom weal of time mid information. Bet now, it Is to be passed es were matter of CORM, without debate, and without enquiry. The Besse, it should seem, had some doubts a; to the propriety of fittiog a sea a thnosend pounds for becoming a Ceedidste to represent the People, for it concurred with the Committee, and passed en Act to minting' for two' years only, on the groood that it was better to tabs the money out of the poultet of the would-be Reptesootetire, this est of the pocket of the High Bailie; it seem, to hire considered a fine upon those who drecatee Candidates of Ism km. portant* than the trouble of enquiry to 'sable k to do justice; this was theogleion of the Beale is 1811, but it held out an 'specialism, that once •ithle two years, time :cold be fosod for the emptily, whew justice would be done. No time could, however, be found before the General Eleation is 1812. At that Electies there were so Candidates; the People nominated Sir FIANCES BURDETT gad Lord CocnaAxt, and, as it was generally ender. stood there would be no apposition, a tempo. miry erection instead of ths areal Hastings wee pet op, mad SirP S I . I . ANCII BURDETT toss iradfirelialEADlT *ere reunited en the spat. The High Beilleftwooglat 61e action, for a moiety of the espartos, againegjoird p .*Cocuaanc, and, in consequence of the defence 1111. rnaosged, he (*milted a verdict. lle thou is Fiasco Bssecrr, sad was sonsaiied. - In 1814, the High 11-1111 petitioned the House of Commons for a remeeeratioe of what he called his losses, aceuioned by executing the King's Writ,— The High Belli states those losses at 20911.101.2. d., " making," as he says, "no &deaden for the origi nal porches.-money of 40001., or for life insaraote thereon." By the High Bailiff's accesst, printed by order of tbe lions, of Commeesa, es Use 20;h April, 1818, it tippet r 1 That fn. the owe when he earehotol the the mire le 1.1).; is Isl 6. a Feriae of '0 years, he received ia warble Obis Ake. tor• Meer, of Unlit's' That be mac what he calk a rest up the Dees • and Mame? 1301. mama., white ter 10 yoor. maim •• • t 1,323 Lad wets Deputy fat salary le5L Ferrer ljS - —T-.1111111 0 • Ten years Prato • 402 11 0 13.tt hr miye he systained a Was by the Eke wins err *pa arils of 2.0004., im hi. fames amen' be owes the cad Weal W 1 ha 11.094 10 • Making his nova% clear 'aim in 10 years 1.310 • 10 When the iiigh Bailiff first applied to Parliament be stated that he bed percisesed the office for 40001. — that of this sem M1X)1. wu given to his pada:user to induce him to resigo, and be pee 1011 a to the Demo and Chapter for appointing him, said be it,. agreed to pay to the Dean awl Chapter 1501. a year, -so lug as he reteined the olio*, which was conferred open his for life. This barter and sale between the nigh Milieu& the Dean and Chapter was a corrupt oreseivence to pet money into the pockets of both the parties; for the consideration was not the " whips sad strays" which the Wind sight lay Ids bawds epee, and which in former times might be a sufficient resume. ration for his trouble as Bailiff; bet it was as the Bailiff himself tells es, the advantage he was to make in eseesting the King's writ, " he looked prim.* to the Ekdions fur a recompense," and this anew pence was maturated so high, that be coold afford to give 40001. down, and 131/1. a year for his appoint. sent. Bet how was sny emolument to arise frow ezeeeting the King's writ? The Committee in their first report say, he is by virtue of his offire the Sheriff; and bow was the Sheriff In obtain emolu ment boon taking the Election of Members to roins in Parliament T The answer is, in one way, ai , d is one way only—namely, by making charA.4.a, th• Candidates, which be had no tithe to osmke, by firiag them at bis flood plesanis—by imMititting a new paw la6catinn, lificatitm, heron , ' wiag the law rtNuired —by, ht fact, extorting a sum of money from Candidates . petting it into his por.kei, and in this nefarious t•5,..0 • • - - Diet MI 'II It fl .1 I I t 1 • lhoh debt; wig _...... r 0 4, THE Hie r. which um thee to - NA,. to the 47th, and Moil, (roe llrillakti, tlit hi the Ph !k .117 - M r s sell, 4Dr the (aroma*, time We Ord 416 Seettope. r• ,ithi • die ' two Periods Ile* ealWooll' A BitT it sew Chamber if ' enable the tlefbilbfa 1 e -tie • set off for Ciabotty. To• P Conmitttoo: *f.. 1/21. pe rs on who lii from Ameterriern, nf: Silting 4 the Chamber of Depoties 'On Mondey lett, . 1 Ili, &c . ; together with [Won DELIMIT promoted the Report of the Cm- (.It Y m Pa 'be litulloto r f ti, wanefacterers,4e. wine", recommendinritkat reel property, to beettowen or eew ..wI enetharti ore. b. the King hem soros the domains of the Stile, "" 1 " . " c°flnecte‘ rept atien of Government to take t the patronage of the discerning lovers or tito prima. 1 lineation, °rpm., worm Inv lan ..., 1 ....-..---„ ;pantry Banks altogether ender its ono At Corsolespo, the capital of Denmark. the births ' fact, retorting a sum of money from eoodidatell Pal I to male these establishments the sob- is 1819 wore 3,245, and the deaths 3 , 06 5, Hiring I pelting it 'too his pocket, and in this nefatiosit - v^ ,. of the Bank Of England I. - whieb wen 21, spiadet. • cachou the 1):•ea sad Chapizr var.iciptteii. Tigt