The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-01-23 00:00:00

--. ‘'`t c omatereet the progress of in evil which threateoed ollimato rain in the property of t►e enmity. Tim CHANCELLOR of I. EXCHEQUER stated, ther he had no doubt an early opportoolty wooldho taken of moving for the re•appoinlsoat of the fats Comositteo, abuse exertions bed twee atrady or the almost service to the due investigation of this diSeolt and important subject. CORN I.A WI. )Jr. CALCRA FT observed, that in the course*? That messing • very important Petition bed been pre sented b) one of the Members for Reiland (Sir G. Noel). It purported to posse frees • certain ' ber of ;mutt belonging to the class of Agriculturists, as they were4enerally called ; and Its prayer was to be allowed to prove their cue before a Committee of the Huse. Their objert was to obtain en increase its the importation price of corn. With the medi ating which he had doilys entertained, sod still con versed t• entertais, en this subject, he had looked upon the attempt which appeared to be in contem plation will, equal concern and alarm. As he now sew the Right Hun. the Vice-President of the Hurd of Trade in his place, he thought it right to take this early opportunity of requestisig In know rho opinion of Government, with record to any further chimp le the Cern Laws, and sincerely tented that it was snit favourable to any measure of such a description? Mr. ROBIPiIiON thought it vs almost necessary ter Me to apolasize for not having, when the Pets. don alluded to was presented, expressed bis senti ments at once on this serious cod most import ant gentles. As he bad inativestently lost that op. portwelty, he was obliged to the lion. Gentlemae for affording him the present, of making what ap peared to bias to be of the utmost moment to make, a distinct avowal of the view in which the subject was considered by his Majesty's Ministers. They were decidedly of opinion, mot only that it would be inadvisable to agitate such a question, bet in case of any substantive proposition being brought forward, would meet it with their molt determined resistance. hear!]—Tney looked upon the last mea sure as one of sound Legislative policy, and that had produced all the benefits which were expected to be derived from it to the agricultural interests of the country. But they would consider it to be the height of imprudence, amounting almost to insanity, to in tredeee ally new measure; or to revive discussions, which could hero no other effect than of exciting differences and animosities from one end of the king dom to the other.—[liter, hear!] Ms. M. A. TAYLOR. strongly coodemsed the at tempt which was now carried on to force this qua lion again on the attention of Parliament. lie al ways had used, and be should cootkuo to use, hit endeavour' to defeat every scheme for tanipesiug with the MD trade. Sir if. PARNELL observed, that be had been sp oiled to by those who wished that Parliament should again legislate on this subject. lie wholly disap proved, however, of such a proceeding, nor could be conceive on what reasonable grounds it could be sop ported- The last measure had operated very betted. • and bad produced uery adnotage that was anticipated by its setborsil. Mr. LONG WELLESLEY concurred with the Hoe. Begone h thiskiog that the late Act had pro. laced ail the Meek to agriculture that amid bees bate espreted, or was desirable; and be bud beard with mach satisfaction, the dectuation of the same sentiments on the pert of Government. As far as he' could judge from the state of his own property, the ✓entilate of the country was in a floorishing con dition. Another Member was now about to offer some re. *arks, whets The SPEAK ER suggested, that as • very import. sat question bed been asked, and an explicit answer given, It would be inconvenient sod contrary to the practice sof the How, to prolong • conversation which was not Wrested loony question no wbefore it. A DDRLiS: Mr. BiLOWNLOW brooght op the Report of the Address to time Prince Regent, which was read end agreed to. It was ordered to be presented to bill Ito's% Highness by sorb Mashers of the House as or' Members of the Privy eoincil. On the bodes of the (' H A NCEI.I.OR of the EX CHEQUER, the speech delivered by the Lords Corn. imintioisers was ordered t. be Laken lute (either con sideration en Monday not. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER smelted, thee it might be matter of convenience, if tin acceding restive to the *Rohs of the Bonk of .England, whici en Hotioarehle Gentlemen (Mr. (i ((mien) had given notice of big intention to IMOTO for, •ere widow , previous to the general discussion which would take phase, on the metion of the Right. Ilea. Gent. (Mr. Terney), on the 241 of February neat. Mr. GRAN FF.1.1 intimated that he would more for their production ou Tuesday. • The Reports of the Commissioners for enquiring into the Fees of Courts of Jestice in Scotland and Ireland were laid ea the table. PRIN I NTION OF FORGFR Y. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQU ER, by command of his Roy Highness tbe Prince Regent, bresight op the Report of tie Commission appointed so euquiro into the most effectual means of prevent. log the Forgery of Bank•uetes.—Ordered I. Re on the table. II %NK 011 ENGLAND. RLN ELL said he tole in consequence of the Right Honourable Gentleman's notice of bis in. tendon to propose the renewal of (be Bank Restric tion Act, after lite discussion on the (pestlee to be tubinkted by his Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Tirroey), to esqeire for what period it was intended t h a t the Restriction should be prolonged? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re- , plied, that it bad been in costempletion to propose the coutinaance of tire Restriction fill the Ist of March, 18W; bat as the whole subject was shortly to be canvassed, It would be better to lease that point fur the present ■odetersaineJ. Adjourned till Monday. The Heel& bomb, has been taken Into dock at Deptfeeii, for the porpose of being doobled sod tbotooghly fitted for the intended expedition to Balfin's-bay it 3 the simmer. I.4lPlattlellt PARRY, lab, commanded tke Alexander in the recent ammo to Mal a peerage to the Pacific, is appointed to the cow. Weed ; and the officers who seem lender his directions acceespewy Ms is Ibis sew eater in. THE STATPISSIA.N BARBIDOBS PAPF RS. -web, r A series of Barbadoes Poppet', to the 15th ell. ar rived yesterday, fro.n which we have made the sub joined extracts. The island was pet fectly healthy at the date of Stifle advice,. A rumoor bad reached it, via Dominica, of an attack havinz been made nit the island of St. Helena, for the purpose of liberating Bonaparte. This would not he surprising; hot what follows would be very marvellous, 4 ‘ that the force thus employed bud succeeded in it, attempt !" The account does not stale by whom this notable enter prise was one/Waken ; and it redently abstains moreover fro■ specifying the particular place to which the liberated captive bad been conveyed. " Batooc Town, Dec. B.—A report Is said to have melted Dominica, by the way of Martinique, that St. Helena bad been attacked, for the purpose of reacting Bonaparte (tom htt captivity, and that the !once thus employed had succeeded in Its attempt.— Now, although we do net consider this to be entitled to nay belie, it may not he amiss to antic. tee re. moor, corresponding a. it does with a project of this bled, that was sopposed to he in the contemplation of some of the F.x.Emperor's family, aided by the exiled Onion who had served under his commend. At any rate, we ran state with certainty, that Bona. parte was at St. Helena on t►e 17th of Aug. ace cants of which bed reached England iu the month of Octo ber kat." A Dornieica Journal of the 211 inst. (December) steles, that " a most etrocioes art of violence ►ad been committed on a British vessel passing Marti. nique, by a Freeeh armed sch called the Met. serge►. What authority the Captain of this schooner has for his conduct and treatment of British property sod passengers, we know not ; het. at soy rate, we t►ink it night not to be overlooked. This is a new mode of raising the wind, end quite en Flibudier." The Paper from whkh this has been copied, premises to give farther particulars of the traesacliea in its secceediog poblicetion. Nov. 23 —" We feel much plowmen in a 00000 e. iag the safe accourhentent of the Lady of his liacel. leney Lord Comimmers, at an early boar this morning; teal her Ladyship and inlays (a sea) are bath well." PRICK OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ON,. O'CLOCK Heck Sock 5 per Cent Navy lUil 3 per ('de. Re/.111 lodic Woe. SI 119, 3 per Gs,. Camels 7111 Legg AM. U ;Ai Se per Cele. 5111 Redieceer huh NW p Lerch far Ace. ?Se Oneida 4 per Coo. Pie THE EIT,4TESMA N. 1 • be left In possession of the field of honour, withnot an antagonist to swell their triumph by eshibitiog his disgrace. Bet disappointed if they be of en oppor total of displaying the popular strength and inde pendence of Westminster, let them be consoled with a glance at the wretchedness of their rivals. they have all, as one of their patrons would have said, " turned their backs upon themselves," sod see is posed to " stand prostrate upon their fundamental features." It was pretty evident in what appenred es Soler. day, that no wealthy Et-Member from Devonshire, or any where else, woeld listen to the invitation of the corrupting charmer, charm he ever so wisely. — It was obvious that the servility of the minor Mi• nisters of corruption were no longer nec o yin Westminster, when their meanness was chastised with such severity by the Comfier. No language was too coarse or 1111 a.tic for these miserable slaves.— " Silly and short-sighted" are among the least con teorpteoos terms bestowed on them. g' They will give their wishes, bet not their money." No I if they gave their money they would reckon themselves more silly and short-sighted still. It is enough that they give any thing; end not even a wish sold they bestow. any more than the prudent Priest, if they reckoned it was worth a for-thing. it would be inconsistent to expect liberality in wren who are the avowed sepporters and professors of venality. The only Wei noes of this desc,iptioo entertain of " the benefits and blessings of the Constitution," about which the Courier tells them, was a reference to the good things. which, by correct processes, is con tinually dropping from this moldering system, and which they think may afford sante crumbs of com fort to themselves, the poor worms of correptioe.-- " Gain not giving" was the motto of their bander, whether they moved to oblige a customer or to so gaiter a patron. As tools alone did they submit their services ; and as tools that are worthless, but for • dirty job they are now rejected and despised. if they were "Crowed over," as Ike Cawrier hells them, for their vaunting, bet vapid calm's, how most they be treated at the end of their career, exposed alternate. ly t• the reproach of the abettors of correction, and the seem of the essertors of independence-- " To laugh were want of goodneta or • , gram Mot to be pavees4erd , all power 0$ Like • • We ouderstand theta Rill is lobe brooeht into Par. lima, this Session, to extend the Freeholder's Oath to all Boroughs and Towns where the right of votiog arises from Rest Property ; tb which no ntionsl ob jection can be made, as in all Counties, and inTowns which are Cosnti•s of themselves, end also in soya other places, whether the tight of Twine arises from antiquity or freedoms. on oath of qualification it by law required. The d,*st to the Repreeatedee Sfs t►m now complained of, gives rise to the corrup tion which prevails in close Boroughs; end the prat. lice of creating occasional Freeholders, commonly called Faggots, is a gross innovation on the Right of Election, and as such has been at serial times re probated by the Highest Law Authorities of the kingdom, end therefore ought to he reusedied with out delay. The extension of the Oath of qualifica tion to vary Tow, and Borough will moose the evil, sod relieve the Constituted Authorities from the suspicion of entertaining say wish to perpetuate the abuses and bad p►sctkes which have arisen from the want of a Legislatire cheek of this description. If none bet the bona fide Freeholders are allowed to vote is the Towns alluded to, it will destroy a sys tem as disgracefel as it it unconstitutional ; and if. the rights usurped by the Lords of Meows, of elect ing Mayors and Bailiffs by Juries, packed by their stewards (too often in defiance of all decency, prin ciple, and constitutional feeling), were restored, and such practices corrected, there would be less ground of complsint, and greater freedom in the elections for the plates where these sort of Returning Olicers are uttered to preside. The ArronszT GRINERAL who would interpose his authority, and reassume the Crown's prerogative in these cues, will render an important service to his country, and have a jest claim on the Public gra+i'ude. 'l , A EPIGRAWI, NV gsoire of blensi•ls Crii(7% I gem/ et • eiis. Val Via if o.'re II - key'd if y.o ceasplaa. . Wafts V %X , oar Elastareets arms 11-11 asks intstst,. and Jni6e Uot.t. will ant grudge it Unle— a strange lulls should rater Ors Rend To lay as a • ilatial Tat upon bread ; Hut if sag a -clime he •!totesl disk" to devise, It is am, we Lowy. the that a tll rtse. "s have to congt•tulate that dart of the PoLI:c (whose interests and happiness sr- profess ispecitHy to advocate) uo the Fite i.f the '111(4.114A 1:0 Si ar „ leg Bill. This insidious enemy to the distressed tomoofactotor awl hardworking lab , ender toe false genie of • bill to promote Agricultore, -art with the fate it deserted, f. e. It was knocked on the head It. tisane, as the biome soy, and no' .:lowed to occupy an e.n el attentive in the House of Costnens. May air'h be the fate of all Cern Bills, I.) whateter title denominated, that erg intended to loosen OA niorsel of bread cenrothird by the industrious a.WI needy, in order te rut the 'sloe of the suhrtrecoi deficiency into ti:e put Let of the wealthy tend on tier. The farmer must net in this eas• be blamed for rtitleatooting to no•ke the moat of his Aglicut. tor.il products. It is the sesrice of his luisdlerd, %An is probably • Legislator, and wishes to •nbassco the price of bread corn by Perliament•ry en.etmente, That he may hove a good preheat for touting more rent from hie imam. This is the plain alai' of the raw, and none hat a mere booby, a very Bertian, as our learned or Par liament men would call him, can be bamboozled with the sophistry always made use of to fore. the Nitre pill down the throats cif she honest and hungry pert of Jnilff BULL'S family. Ert as then go on iu the bold but constitutional Loomis's!e of a just indignation molest every measure calculated to add to the cala mities of the bulk of the People of England. Let us do as we base done in this instance, attack it in its incipient state, and not let the monster grow to a size that will woke its &sustain's mare difßrelt ; sod to a few of its aseallects, perhaps, dangerous. liy acting thus, there will be a hope revived that numerous 'grievances of the country may, one to one, be re. moved, and our itepresentativee will be Wight to know that the ♦oice or TIM PSOPLZ la a million of times greater than a Vote of the House of Commons ; sod a general sad gem rrrrr ezeltation will arise in the miud of every British Proeasan congenial with the sentiment of a Pool, now, alai, en noire; but who , might I•are been a happy Tyrtarur in thee of nerd to chautit us on to liberty— lie would have said ur smug Ibmireforth ,ball fair opisioes rise, Aid itsr I. all lb proper et tie, Doe Wooers to the a•ton amil heal In the proud t °metope ' trite. By an lirtrAtt.try pint.. s ii proud eurvioreeref fatly Aide, taws clout* %ball ,he sea Jr e. And sane are LAWS BMX L." The Courier of last I: 4 •• adonis es matter of 11T11M111.141, which is seldom the ease. A foreleg... pos-essing • knowledge of the English leo/ease, e n d who should harpen to rose! lisp abase Paper one day, Ruff the 5T4T1M11.4% the nest, would really ingsgine tint during she night he had been transported into she /ream of • fee d.!ferea.: state. While n see the affsirs of lb. kingdoms though • eery gloeasY ris•diam, 'hat is. with th. immense and inetorleshie Ralph of Nitionel Delst--tberwagi• Oro *i aoism. of tassgion—through the snot* of . preliegaie espence sod Isvlsh sinecorisea,asad, above ail, through the interminable.increa.•_of psepttime end the roar Rem, such Ws et would behold the blyi.se Cou rier whistling oak, ami s chimieg his old says of happy nigh 011Ptailms days, ke. ke. Ono *mild really (erect - is, if •• tteli«ve.l what this babbling Cowrie► goys), that we were lising ender the mo,t prosperous of reigns, and 'evening ie lbw LONDON: SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 18:9. In the House of Lords there was no meeting yester• day; bet in that of tlseCommons,thoegh the proceedings were of no long continuance, the akjects on which they were employed were of the highest and most general importance. The CHANNELLOR of ties Ex othousa, in answer toe question pet to him by Mr.. DART DAVIS, confirmed what 011, Paper hod an notsced before the Parliament assembled, that it was his Intention to propose the continuance of the Bank Reetriction Act ; sod In reply to another question, asked by Mr. Geestrm, ha further stated, that be had designed to bare moved the Bomar, on 'thersaltty tont, to continue the Restriction till the Ist of March, 1810 ; but that he sow thosght proper to postpone his modem, till after that of Mr. Thanes , bed been discussed, and to teeth undetermined, 101 after that discussion, the period up to which the Re. °deice should be continued. Notices IMO re. spectively given for renewing the Committees on I Finance, on the Osseo( Charitable Institutions, and on the state of Prison Discipline, and for taking the preliminary steps on various other interesting matters; but the movement which, shove all others excited the sensations of the Douse, was in the presentation of a a Petition by Sir GIRARD Sort., from some far mers in Rutlandshire, similar to those which have been spread for signalers all over the country, pray ing for a farther increase of the Import Dory on Corn. Mr. CALCRATT justly noticed that this was bat the first of thousands of these Petitions which would be poured into the House, and demanded boldly the opinions of Minister, with respect to this most im portant question. Mr. Roemer)", thanked the lion. Member for basing afforded him an cpportunity of this early dismissing, not only any Warden on the part of Ministers to bring forward such a proposition, bet also for enabling him to state, that if it were eshi. bited to the House in a substantive shape, it wised meet with their most distinct and decided opposition. The CHANCELLOR of the Facnanuen laid before the Rouse the Report of t►e Royal Commission, sp- pointed at the close of the last Sen►ion, to enquire into t►e best method of prereotiogthe fabricatiao of Forged Notes altogether, or at least of rendering Rank of England Notes more difficult of imitation. The Re. pert for the present Is only ordered to lie un the table. The TAM Committees for promoting the Election of Mr. floistrousx assembled, we understand, the other day, et the Crown and Anchor, for the pur pose of collecting the testimonies they hail received from the Electors in their several dioricu, in sop. port of their favourite Candidate, and ascertaining the ageregate result of their respective canvasses.— Their euesiese, it sew appears, has for eserciled their expectatioos ; and their prospects would be alto gether unclouded, were It not for the doubt they en tertain whether their constitutional strength will be pet to a trial. It is rather neortiqing for those who have been preparing for a manly contest, and whose poses' km boa United by boll 3 lug oprontalt, to . 4 Merry, mrrry days of geed Qum REIS." - - - where the pe•sset and his family were reg..lieg ea Ike vie( of in es. The eag we allude to, after a sort of general esallation and grand eringratelatico, re. lies on she elect of • confidence universal, so the w is. dom, the 'Dwight, and the truth of the declaration of the " Prime Slinkier of England," of the coo. tin••riee of the blessings we Dew enjoy ; (or that 46 A stronger, or more general desire of peace, now animated the Councils of Europe." lie then •ddair this w• are told, sod truly told, ate. arc. (by the •bese great man) Ah ! the artrwl ~skier, he b afield his Oracle might not be lirlieved, as be bast deceivod the Public so often; be therefore combos t• the telling he 'peeks of, the adverb truly. Thk is the circumstance which called up the adios. of our risible muscles; remembering as we do, old Tom 'imams, who, after nautili.% menyfold stories, which he be. gin to suspect wese wet credited hi his hearers, he beast out all at once with a 64 New I will tail pie a true story." Ali t •b. Ms. Coatier, we remember I hew often this some heel., Isms told us we return to gosh payment at the Rank. Brit er willeon. Bede ebb one of year ow.. sun of Latin (generally BRIGHTON. Jam. ¶l.—Farl Wurntroarn sod the I the sign of an empty Intrlagr. 4 o , ), 4 which your Duchess of DORIET. Lord CA•LeToit. •nd fir H. I bigwigs* an I !"Hifiluill coil ^fief it as IS ls F ANO , arrived this siternone at Sao Pavilion, and of. nitrea of advice se veer otrentie Reader --" Aids terwards dieted with the Palen Rsarit's petty.— I atterang Pertemc" Yesterday Sir Wit and Ludy Jaws ilocsvoi at. I Yesterday at Pw o'clock, the Lori!. of the Coen. deed here, sod ball the bailout of joining the Ili*. et met at the Council Office, Whitehall ; theta well tingolalied circle at the Palace. Ti.. Count a n d I present the Loato l'ovinuiT. the Ltd Barnum, Countess of larva% returned to London piffles,. ; , the Julie of the Ailoirelty Coors. Sir Wtt..LtAtt Lord Moir 1:1•04110NDILItIr returns to Otford tn. 'Gaut; &c. Their Larishlps continued their sil -1 morrow. The departaro of the Patiscr RECENT for ting till three o'clock. London was riveted to take place the latter end of Orders has. awn r-reired from their Royal High. thin month, het the health of hit Royal Highness 1 , 17 mows the Hake old Dache-s of Kass, to have the been so much benefited by. his refidens here. list it c h o i r o f their N ortrownes Palace pre. Is like4y to he prolonged until after the es Oration of I Tired for their rreeTtioi inthe beginu.'ng of neat the Cowl Mouralug, which terminates on the 14th ! mont h, of Febrility. Yeoerdny a Court of edam was bald at Its WINISOR, JAN. •-.This d.., teen after ere! Ell4i lotimlunste, e'en Copt. J. !!it.t.l gee sqPist o'clo.k, the Doke of You attired herr, to igloo the commend of the phi' , Nlineet:„ consigned Is the diretsion et shoofly. Th. htiuce.o SOPIIt M a t hs , sso Row enjoys much better health thole she die some i • On Thetid.y feren• el Lard CASTL/SIACII• in . . 111111, 1111 V:. lie' Hays! Ilk',newt occilionelly Thies net in hercerrier, neenntoni..l by n (mole et. •rder to puss • tell days to tranquillity, sa etatatiel In bra aro. r•.inn, left hire !moue so i , .. l .nrou's .qtre,r, iendmnt —Wednesday the Poineevl A Vull3TA, et• I companied the Drehess of CLOCCEvTitt in LL. hot. i n inspect the alterations, iinprnvonarnis, and re• pairs, which kite beta tiesoceetting nn fn. rnsn. limn Their loyal returned in the Palate io the evening. for his SIM, :North Cray. whet, W. lowil‘hip will continuo until Tuoul4y ors t.,--( Morning A v er.) Le 11• 14 hula Jamaica announce the aii:ira dor • 1 of oho Citithanto sloop of war, Capt. M swramitis .., awl of ti.o ()wail*, of 18 goo.. Capt. CorrLio(., f•eia Koglaod. Toe foals which Mad been rolortionrd Mr. Itor, .on of the F.a.Chßirman of ti , e Boatel of Custom., it is .aid, vusr of lbe tte,. Crash- IM. airo4 'on* Vow "P•at *1 a saltrivat acsamor r *hip, ~1 nu, nu that ft/lion, hid been greatly incited liners of abet Depaitineut. b) thug arti.als. PP' A • --