The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-06-02 00:00:00

I • (13 -P t[6.4 . • - rt)4' 1 1 NO. 47 n 3. N111)111.EsEX BLErriox. riflilE FRIENDS to the INDEPENDENCE of the COUNTY of MIDDI.IO3RX, will DINE together at the Ftrtma: , •fl , ' TIIVOTII, To-MORROW. to celebrate o e ßmarn ti• l'actiamest of GEORGE BYNG. Esq. and SANICEI , WHITBREAD, Ect. Hue. li. G. BENNET. M. P., in thr Chair. iTZWAIMP. - IR. Lash Noon. Esq. M.P. Johu Marti/way, Esq. Joseph Martineau. Esq. John Wirtio. Kai. N. P. Joseph Martin. Esq. Lord G. W. Russell. M. P. W. Mini* Esq. M. P. Marquis of Mock, M. I'. lion. W. WAldevrave ' C. C. Western. Esq. M. P. M. Wyvtll. Esq. al. P. W. ll.Whithread, Esq. M P. to be loci at the Rat of th tahte at half-past five &riot k James Ramey, Esq. T. W. Beaumont. Esq. M P. lima. 11. l'a%eadish. M. P. E. Ellice, Esq. M.P. sit IL Permutes, M. P. Sr 6. ileathrote.Bart. M.P. Sir K. tierce. Wirt. M. P. W. P. Hui ) wood. vaq. M.P. W. L. Hegies. Esq. .P. J.C. Lanibton. Esq. M. P. V. Ladbroke. S. Lamm. Eiti• Tickets, Os. Guise* each. Trier*.—Diaasr to be o• list precisely. SECOND VOL. TOUR Oil DR. SYNTAX IN SEARCH pliirc alliiideWit. Thit dry froOltiMetl:1111 R. Acseau %NS, lOt. Strand. am/ may be had of all the Booksellers. No. VI. of the above Work. price Ps. lid., eontaiatag S coloured Engrav :rat, sod 311 pages of letter-press. I„) code, to gaud Sir Public against shameless deceptions, p-3..zised by gross impastors. the 4uthor .f Dr. Syntax in t.erch of Me Pkistssine thinks it right to ..tctc, that none tbe Works attsailled to him are groans', rcocpt those il lustrated by RosiMilatt. /whose sans is slllavd to each en gra and patina.. A. Ackstioss. oirofd _ sinet, s °A June, 1010. - CIARROLL, Coolroctor for this Lott:ry, gratefully Chaska the Pnblie for their Patronage. ARA is happy to end dud me sawn to patentee Purchaser+ of Tickets and Slates between the 111141 May and Ist Jane from Risk yester day, received such universal approbation. Cmterma. regrets that, owing to several hundred Tickets having been bought op in Tens and Twenties, for the per pee of returning them after the et ent of the Drawing on the Ist of Jane, so many were disappointed who intended to mrrhue. To meet their wishes. no increase of price will lake place =tit Witentsisv NSW, the 701 of Jest, although ALL 4 PR IZPA of /30.000. mid 88 OTHER CAPITALS, la Money and Consols, are yet to the Wheel, and MUST RE DRAWN The LAST and Ost.v DAT, 911 of Tau MONTH. LA. Nest Wednesday, 7th Jew, every Purchaser will have to pay a Higher Price for Tickets and likares. THE lAITTERY. YESTERDAY, according to The Gazette account, was Third Day of Drawing of the State Lottery, aad The Wed Tickets were drawn, leaving Twelve to be drawn on the next day, MI of Jane, Prisel , sin an „ IMPERIAL PARLIAME.VT. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUERIDAT, Jtitz I. The god of Abingdon took the aloha and his seat. Mr. Edwards brought up the 17th Report of the Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal. The Duke of N 0111 II UM E R LAND presented a petition from the merchants and traders of Neo castle-upon -Iyne, against any alto-ration in the exiting ditties on wool—Laid on the table. Lord KBNYON presented a petition from the nicr chants and manufacturers of tireat and Little Bolton, in Lancashire, praying for a revision of the existing laws relative to trade, but on a principle of common protection to the eonnuercial and agrieuhural interests, ought never to be separately considered.—Laid on the table. Lord Cswnon presented a petition from the Mayor and Hurges.es of the ton o of Ilaverford West, praying fora sospension of the coal duties.--Ordered to lie on the sank. Lord R/CDICSDALIC brought in a Bill for the more convenient recovery of small debts in Englaud and Rules. His Lordship observed, that, come years ago, a number of petitions lied been presented to the blouse upon the subject, the object of which Wad to obtain a general Pill. applicable to the whole country. It then occurred to 'aim to draw up a Bill f.r that purpose. It wan printed, but he did not proceed any further with it. Ile was then rostritwell that the most advisable tray of endeatouring to attain the object required, two ild be to erect Courts. different fr the County Courts, fur the recovery of those debts, c ducted by Judges nominated as in the County Court, and by Ju ries constituted on a more limited scale than the ordi nary ones. It was then thought, that perhaps lb, reform of fhe County Courts, and the adaptation oi their powers to the recovery of small debts, might an saver the same purpose? as, for instance. the Couyt of Middlesex had been reformed in tootle of recovering debts to the amount of forty s!liilings. According to the Act of Regulation, the Clerk of that Court outlet be a barrister of three years standing, and his appoiobt meat approved of by one of the Chief Justices of WeAst mintier-ball. But then, iu the Cmmty Courts, IMP suitors were the Judges, the Clerk was hut an au II n ; whereas he wished to keep the ditties of Judge and Jury separate. And it occurred to him that an attempt to regulate these Cours anew, according , tO that principle, would be subject to great delay. and be involved in difficulties that would have seine effect in precluding a part of the expected ad it best, therefore, on this oc lilt Bill upon a principle of tee " Noble Lord then described Bill. It was proposed that be ,blished in each itar, the Clerk of the of the suitors being Judges, at of them. The quali fications for Juryiu;•ii %tete to he adjusted according to a certain scale of property. 'I hose eligible were free holders of W., yearly copyholders of 101., ald lease holders of 1 5/. (If the persons so qualified, auy to be competent to discharge the functions of a Jury. The time and place of holding the Court to lo• regulated by the Justices at the Quarter Sessions, as the necessities of different counties might cause the quantity of suits to vary, some having e wealth and population than others. TberlittSrence in the extent of counties, also, *guild make it expedient that the number of Courts should vary, of which local circumstances the Justices of the Quarter Sessions nubd provide fur, better than an Act of Parliament. It would be proper that the jurisdiction should extend to sum% not ex erei ling and that the proceedings should be as simple; and Ike fees as small as possible. He had examined the pro visions of the several Acts, particularly the Act for the Regulation of the County Court of Aliddlesex, soil had adopted parts of them. In offering this Bill to the Howe, he only meant at present to introduce the sub ject to their Lordships' considerations, before any mea sure of the kind received their sanction, chiefly with the hope that it might call the attention of others to the object it had in clew, and thereby become the cause of the enactment of some final measure for the reco very asuman debts, with little delay and expense, and upon a mode of dispensing justice as similar as possi ble to that pursued in Westminster-hall. lie meant ▪ f eas regarded the distinct and independent func tion • • Judge and Jury. 'I he former expounding the law, the latter pronouncing the verdict. He would now move, that the Bill be read and printed, that it might lie open to variations preparatory to a final elm tamest. His Lordship then re-stated the important points of the Bill, and commented upon the advantages which were likely to result from them, particularly in regard to th • arrangement, respecting on whom the attendance could not fall heavy, on arc iiiii it of the re striction of the number competent to form a Jury, and the admission of nspyholders and leaseholders, as ape. dried; as the Courts were to be held likewise in the parts of the country that most required them, at the discretion of the Justices of the Quarter Sessions, the Jurymen could not be subjected to the inconvenience of being summoned from very distant places. The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be printed.—Adjourned. JAY.. Imre. Theeeyersnns who inked to return t►e Tickets and Shares they bought of Otis between the 18th of May and lit June, tray reeeive their mom bock soy thee before the 13th inst., st either of MsOlkes, 4, Outs iu, or 9, Coastoo-Caoss. ANGEL INN. Mr. Commutes, !Irwin. GENERAL OFFICE. FOR TRAVELLING. THE following MAILS and other COACHES go from the abort Inn 1— Pariskoyal Mail, via Dove? Tuesday and Friday Nights, et twigs. and Gosport Mail, through Godalining. Pe tal every Evening at a quarter past 7, sad Ileaday at half past 6. Oa its arrival a packet sails to In Ida if Wight, to convey passengers and parcels; and a Illallesagh sets of to Chichester. through Drayton, Havant, Ihmeselli, Sc. ill arid Milford Mail, through Henley, Oxford, thud .every Evening • quarter past 7, and San and dagptsst and Canterbury Mail. fluent' °mewed. Chat ham, sea Petersham, every eveolag at a quarter put 7, and dkadq it half past 6. From Canterbury. Passengers and par rein are eouve)ed to Deal, Margate, Ramsgate, Sandwich, &e.: and best Dover, prods are conveyed to Folkstovm, livllittio, Myths, Diareli. Bonney. aid Lydd. Aranvid and Bognor Post-coach. through RillimghS" Meedgy, Wastimaday. and Friday. • linarter before 7. PAW Bridal Posampanch. to carry only four iodin e tellissdise, & IWarlbervigts, Caine, and Chlppidam y mart at ft& in two _ data, carry bat NZ oes. lishisgem& 1114. 111/IMalay, mid 7 119 8104 Is dirty baseed *AM 6111511 1 / 4 0eilis, or.. Mho cannot Mingo the fatigue of WI a bow bay. 1101.11108 Plail-ennak. through Reigate and Cock /ltd., _ founineide. through a quarter before 6. Port-coach, Monday, before 7. tondo y, Tees at 7. through Ash , Thursday, aid through Merrow. and Ipso., Samday. Sandwich. _ Broadatairs •-• Thursday. Friday. , Ike. every eTery Moe- Proprietors. espeditiossly toe mu, Viliege. sod :—Becks. Bucks. Gloucester. .0. Worcester. Jersey. Users ' the North HOUSE OF COMMONS. TTICREDAT, Jvxm 1. Committees were chosen by ballot to try the merits of tie Dridport nod Itoroughbrillge Election Petition!. On the nowise of Mr. limn. EY an order was made, that the 3:arabal of the King's Bench Prison be di rected to bring Henry Swann, Esq. now confi:ieel is that prison, to the bar of that Haase, on Totesday, the 13th instant, If the said Henry Swann should choose to glass. china. l*Weter awll the damaged i aor an) than Al. value, Map and hgirti.,ered et Paid for -fteen=i. t ass Neat &c. et the sbortest nodes appear there. Praia the low tette cf voce which Mr. Harvey spoke LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1820. •` The Pause for whirls HAMPDEN fell is Ai Fidel, end SYDNEY died on the Scaffold!" previous to putting his motion, we were not able to learn what the objeet of it was. Mr. Illaxwett. presented a petition from a great number of distressed inhabitants in the town of Pais ley. He said that those unhappy persons, from the decay of trade. were minced to the greyest hardships; they were not able to re-produce any thing by their labour; and they had no other resource than that of calling on Parliament to devise some means for their relief; or tri'assist them in wine plan of emigration, which appeared to be the only resource left for them. 1 The distress did not appear to affect any particular trade more than another, but to arise from the pecu liar situation of the country. At one time, when tireat Britain was the only place of security for those pos sewed Of property, a great quantity of money began to flew into it, and we had a kind of monopoly in trade and manufactures. The labourers then were in' the habit of receiving large wages, and these were nose wholly unprovided for. The wages of those who could *Wain employment were so small, that they were !merely able to maintain themselves. They now hoped that the House would attend to their situation, and consider, whether wine favourable change in their condition might not he brought about. Indeed, it was to h.• hoped, that Ministers would their attention to some plany by which the distresses of the country at large might be alleviated. Ile was not, in presenting this petition, actuated by any political moth-es, but merely by feelings of humanity, m nd by a desire to keep the people in a temper of loyalty to the liorernment. The petition was then brought up, and read, and or dered to he printed. Mr. fit•sts presented a petition from certain linen manufacturers in Scotland, praying that no impedi ments might be thrown in the wry of their trade.—Or den d to lie on the table. Mr. Firma also gave antice of his intention to move for an Account of the Uprose' of collecting the Re venue. Mr. MARITATT moved for an Account of thereal va lue of all goods extorted f great Britain during the last 20 years, to nenniark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, and other places,in the North of Europe, disH tinguishing the quantity exported in each year. Also l as Account of the onficial value of all goods exported lo the same countries daring the same period. Also the number of Ships which cleared out from the Bri tish ports during the last 20 years to those countries, distinguishing the number in each year, and British from Foreign ships. Also an Account of the value and quantity of hoods imported from those countries. He mole similar motions respecting the Exports to, and the Imports from, the British Colonies in North America, during the last 20 years.-- . --The motions were all agreed ta. Mr. T. COVITIIPUT moved for several Accounts of 1 0 1 #1 6 1Mita askl from ladia—coosprisiag soe of the kast India Company in the years 1811 and 1812; and also the Exports and Imports for two years from the year 1513.--(Ordered. A person from thet.oledonian Canal presented at the Bar the 17th Report of tile Commissioners for carrying on that work. It was ordered, on motion, that an Account of the Alien Establishment at Dover, and other ports, for the last year, heliid before the House together with the name. of Aliens who had come into the country during that time. Mr. Scants.' T moved, that there he laid before the Mouse an Account of the number of Causeientered for Trial in the Court of King's Bench, during the last ten yeats ; the number remaining in arrear during the same period ; the number of new Trials granted, and of enlarged Rules entered in the Peremptory Paper : also the number of Cases set down for argument is the Civil and Crown side.--1 hese several Papers were ordered. Mr. TIFINET presented a petition from the Rev. Isaac /tithe, Rector of a parish iq the county of London derry, representing the services he had rendered his King and Country during very difficult periods (which services were acknowledged by the Government), and praying for remuneration. The petition was received, and on the motion of Mr. Tierney, ordered to he printed. AHMINISTHATION or TiII/ LAW IN WALES.— Mr. F. MPHELL ruse to bring forward the motion respecting this subject, of which he had given notice on a fernier day. lie assured the House that he did not bring this measure forward with any desire of change ; but as a matter which he conceived highly necessary fur the due administration of justice. IVhen the institttions which he disapproved of were first in troduced, the two onntries of England and Wales might be considered as being wholly distinct from each other in language and manners : but since then they had in a manner become one country, and those laws which made so wide a distinction between them ought no longer to exist. Here the lion. Gentleman pro ceeded to enumerate the kveral defects that at present existed in the administration of the laws in Wales, which exposed suitors to great delays and hardship. An English cause tried in a Welch Court, subjected the parties to an extraordinary degree of , expense ; witch greater than if the cause was triki in an English county. There was an unnecessary aggravation of' ,expenses in the practice of pleading, and another in' the levying of fines and suffering recoveries: Besides 1 the jurisdiction of the Judges in Wales was supreme, and under no eontroul on the part of any other autho rity. Then there was a difference between the prac tice in North Wales and in South Wales. In the former place a rertiorati was never granted; while in.the lat ter part of the principality, it was uniformly granted. Then there was no remedy in ease of misdirection by the Judge; and the Judges were not competent to de cide in MK, of equity—there went no Equity Coarts ; and the consequence was, that plaintiffs, in capes of ejectment, might prodeed to execution with a rapidity highly dangerous** the rights of individuals. Neither Solicitors, Counsel, nor !bulges there knew any thing of Equity cases ; and wheaten an Eqpity cause tune I was the Third Day of Diswing of the State Lottery, 10 that principle, would be subject to great delay. (runt aad undred Tickets were drawn. tansies Twelve Tbeeth The it illikkets to be drawn on the next day, Sid of June, Mss the Lottery inishes. The only Prizes drawn yester- day !bete M., Were Nos. 2.952 and 12.932. Prizes of M. wet; manly those two ire the only 'rickets worth casion, to new model heepieg, by who bought with an Intention of returning after the Wanshame of the 3d Iley only. l'atlem INVII iMileeemeets have been held out at dif- and be involved in difficulties that would have some an d q effect in precluding a part of the expected ad- pl c iii vantages. He thought it hest, therefore, on this oc- an d t l his Bill upon a principle of ge- A mer nitro! applicat'on. 'I be "Noble Lord then described a ll . thew, Ag the chief features of the Bill. It was proposed that m r threat perlisis of Ibis teemey. bet T. DISH begs th e per- one or more Courts should be established in each typo *Users at his Mese tabs t have had, sad will. se w - .Tba Judge se be eppeieee4l--by -OW 'Sheriff, those• Imo% 111- thoegh he s not the tractor, nor the had any concern In the managnoeue who might be, at the same time, the Clerk of the an d 1 County Court. Instead of the suitors being Judges, years The *heel cattalos el CAPITALS, all of which the latter were to he independent of them. The gush- A i MUST BE DRAWN NEXT DAY. 4:n lxvr. Arations for Jurvium u err to 1w adjusted according to u., . Serie -- I .— eolsir at & Poshentos& to err/ enly Antoine es74titorsl, wary Ingtnltat a gamer ( Waaossilty ; ead ile rrlti aed .nh y Morniags , at a quarter Uot er dad t:auserbury Light Post-e.mcd, del. Tauroday. Friday, and Sunda) htornings. Uedd mind aod•Ouildltord Telegraph Coach. ti shed, Emote, Leathertesd, Re. Tuesday. Tin Saturday )4ersioge. at 9. grows! aad Guildford DOW Coy*. throe flaou, Itorseley. Rilinghem, Leatiserhead, I e'er) Aftessooo at S, meg* Suaday. /ta rn* "septet Deal, Sandwich. and i tigid Poet-mash, Moaday, Tuesday, Tharsdi sad Senday Mornings, at 7. Oxford Light Poet-coach, through Henley, Morning at half past 7. CARRIERS. To Twickenham', Brantford, and Islrworth, e l" Wednesday, Friday. Red Saturday. EAMES sad Co.. Prc Parcels sod Mishaps are lardy and eapodii tined frow tdia bib so every City, Town, V Pc.: mry Seat at this itsliatelogCounties. :-Ile 1 .4.n:5i11, Devon. Dorset. Hants, Hereford. Kent. Oxford. Sesserrot t Surrey. Sasses. Wits. . doe* Weer, eU putts of the lade of Wygght. hen *el. and ail parts of Frame : sad to all Parts of Tate aotise,that so package, c on t a l a i ng g alaing g plate, mai. or Rank rotes. Winner *re, VIII he accosted for, if lost or damage 0.1:f pared or ressagror's laggape. of wore the wafts speeillad as seek when &nerved at the 1.... , "l" , ' -• a ." ... '.."'",- II # C ... " \ I . r -- g.. - I •;), .4 . 1 ' ... ** • . ••••.. 1..... /. . ) . . • ($4 . : 1 1‘ ' . 1 . 1 . 41 •4 PRICE SEVEN PENCE. on for decision, the suitors must travel over the who'e circuit along with the Judges, helot e any decision could be given. Another evil was that persons in England could not be brought into Wales as witnesses, as the Courts had no power to enforce their attendance; and witnesses wishing to avoid giving evidence had nothing to de but to pass over from %Vales to England. To complete the evils of this system, there was no appeal from these Courts to any other Court but the House of Lords. He should pass over the great defect of the Judges practising in the English Courts as Barristers ; but he could not avoid nothing the great inconveni ence of their bring Members of the House of Com mons, and their always, in virtue of their appoitrment, going the same Circuit as Judges. Their salaries were very small, and it was natural to expect that they she:La wish to make up for that scanty remuneration, by a subserviency to Ministers in that House, and an ex pectancy to higher situations. 'I he case was very 41:f fewest with the English Judges. 1 hey took a ton• stant rotation of circuits, so that if one had coannittssl an error on a particular Circuit, it would be corrected the next Circuit by another. Besides, the English Judges held their situations independent of the Crown. This establishment of the independence of Judge, was one of the most memorable actions that marked the equitable reign of his late Majesty, who nobly even beyond his own reach, that power which bad bet so often used as an engine in the hands of desposhe Governments. England thus enjoyed the groat bless ing of having an independent Bench. But was there any thing like this in Wales? No; the Judges" there were comparatively obscure, and their situations de pended altogether upon the pleasure of Ministers. Tte whole system of justice there was imperfect and bad. There were eight Judges :hire, all of them ill paid ; they were all dependents on Ministers; and it was im possible for the country nit to look on their proceed ings with disgust. Would it be said that eight Judges were necessary fur such a (-tomes , as Wales, when there were no more than twelve for the whole of England If there were only four Judges there, the justice of the principality would be better administered. It eras WISE impossible that many Judges could be necessary ; - oil therefore it was the duty of the House to examine into the whole of these abuses, with a view of correct ing them. If his motion for a Committee of Inquiry were now refused, he would then move a resolution, to eschtde the Welch Judges from seats in that Hone.. • He saw no reason to expect any permanent relief in the administration of Justice in Wales, unless the Churt 'Great Session were abolished. It was, however, possible to expert, that the English Judges collie at tend to the business of that country, unless they were Increased in number. He could not see any objection • o tosuch a measure as this ; or any reason why St- nunibe r of oar Judges should always be confined to twelve. Mem. Member tooted swami periods of our liktbry, in which the Kings of lingiaudhattatore than twelve Judges. He was sure the House would bear with pleasure that the main object of his motion was to have the Judicature of Wales totally abolished, sit,d fie assithitate the mode of sdministeriag justice in Wales to that of Englneil. He then moved, " That • Select Committee be appointed to consider of the / state of Courts of Judicature in Wales, to determine upon the propriety of abollshiug the same, and to con ceit upon the means of including Wales within the cir cuits of English Judges."—(llear, hear!) ' • Mr. WANIIIM (Chief-Justice of Chester) began by taking notice of some observations made by the Hun. Member who bad just sat down, which he considered as reflecting so severely upon the personal character et the Learned Gentlemen who now filled the offices of Judges in 11 - ales, as to require some attempt at Mr. CAMPRKLi interposed, observing that he had no • intention of alluding to the personal character of any of those gentlemen. lie addressed his animadversiwis wholly to the system. Mr. WARREN begged to remind the Hutt. Gentleman of his statement, in which he imputed to the Judges of the Welch Circuit, not only to the Gentlemen who at present tilled those offices—not only to those who bail tilled them in times past, but to ail who should beconte Judges in future, ignorance and obscurity. Did the Hun. Gentleman ever hear of Sir William Grant?—lt was to be presumed not. Did he hear of Sir James 'Mansfield--of Lord Kenyon—of Sir V: Gibbs—or of the present Chief Justice of the Common Pleas? It was to be presumed not. The Hon. Gentleman, if be W ever beard of these great characters, would have feitente to charge the Welch Judges of " past times at least" with ignorance. New be (Mr. Warren) had had the confidence and friendship of several Gentle men opposite ; he should recal the word friendship, for be was afraid that it was often sacrificed when party %teetered. At all events, he hoped not, looking to 'both sides of the House, he believed he had been 1911- railed by a moiety on either side, at one time ur Mather. He begged to know from the Hon. klogaber trhu spoke last, if he (hlr. W.) was included in the amber of those Judges who acre described as ipso not and obicure. He hoped not. He had not been in the House some time back, when a Noble Lord ep peakte (Lord J. Russell) did allude to hint in a manner Alit would have called upon him for somsamenspt at eludicatiun. He had been unfortunately absent from die House at the time, and only knew that he was al laded to by teeing the speech of the Noble Lord in the wade prints. However, he assured the Noble Lord te, and the Hun. Gentleman (Mr. Campbell), he had too moth respect for their characters and talents to feel the least degree of anger at their illu sions, and hoped that, when the Noble Lord again thought proper to reflect upon him (Mr. Warren) in any capacity, be would do so in a manner that would afford him (111 r. Warren) a fair opportunity of reply ing to his charges. He would now come to tiler's. Sion before the House. He bad no hesitation, rant anti obscure as he was, in declaring his appro lf t tars of the motion, to the extent of an inquiry. n4l. • • . .' ts, e• 11