The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-21 00:00:00

( 1 RPt , R42IONR verso, CIVIL LIBERTY and • PUBLIC PROSPERITY. -...41.-- SECOND SERlES.—Larrea 11. Peen now the deviated°. is bei ml, Aad half the bantam of destracdon done Even now, methinks, as pondering here I stand, I see the rural virtues leave the land. Down where yoi anchoring vessel spreads the sail, That idly waiting laps with every gale, Downward they move, a melancholy band. Pass from the shore, and darken all the strand. Tlllll Stn,--In perusing the affecting picture drawn so long ago by Goldsmith, of men abandon* their na tive land in masses, it is difficult to persuade ourselves that he was not prophesying the last year's expatriat ing scheme of the Green Bag administration, for the purpose of taking off what they chose, in their jargon, to call the surplus population of the country. This was perfectly of a piece with all the rest of their wanmuvres, in order to conceal the real causes of our public calamities, and to perpetuate the existing de- I..sions. This project was much too ridiculous to deters e 'zing encountered by argument. The profound intel kets of Castlereagh and Co. could alone have con trived the possibility of nourishing men at less ex i.else of money or of labour in the deserts of Africa, . r in the ands of Canada or Nova Scotia, t.:an in the r iltivated soil of England, Scotland, or Ireland. This sablime project, like so many of the other feats of those '(tnteames par excellcsee, who have had a thirty years lease of the mismanagement of our 'treks, has served to -.rich a few spectdators, and to ruin many dupes, without producing any effect, excepting an increase of and art increase of misery, upon the lot of those who-have remained under their jurisdiction at home. The mischievous tricks of these political jugglers, which have bronght this great country to the brink of rule, could never have been so long tolerated, but Gar the aid of their minor satellites, the privileged corporations, in propagating, for their particular inte rest=, every species of delusion, and upholding every species of aouse,-•--those selfish and degraded bodies, which now, as in the time of Milton, " fill men's ears continually with the noise of their conscientious loy alty and allegiance to the King, rebels in the mean time to God in all their actions besides." A hook has been written on " the Crimes of Cabinets." A collec tion of the crimes of Corporations wonld form a co- I 'ions and not uninstructive work. First ue should have the crimes of the Boroughtuongers, anti their tools or agents I for, although they have not a com mon seal, those wholesale dealers in the representation of the people, are, in spirit and in essence,---in every thing in short but Ia form, a privileged corporation. Next we should have the sank hangings, and the other intsumerable miseries occasioned by the copart nership of this body with the Boroughmougers. Thirdly, tie should have the criminal exploits of the chiefleavengers of Ministers, in all their dirty work *Vie last quarter of a ceatury,—the great metropo litsn corporation ; from which we might descend shanghai' the forms, degas, sad motes of corrup- Usk, eitswirvia dus iw oink-pads, which have the ap propriate Immo of forming a slaecore for our most disinterested first Minister of State.. In titiCenuoveration, it weeki be injustice to forget the estallished Church, which has always taken care to Identify itself with the State, as the privileged cor porations nose endeavour to identify themselves with both. These bodies were considered by Milton, as they are now by all men of observation, the principal rauses of abjectness and servility in the people ; 4. which debasement of mind In the people." says this great writer, " I cannot •villingly ascribe to the natu ral disposition of an Englishman, but rather to two other cows : first to the Prelates and their fellow teacffers though of another name and sect (the Pm -hyterians), whose pulpit stuff, both first and last, bath tern the dwtrine and perpetual diffusion of servility and wretchedness to all their bearers, and whose lives, the type of worldliness and hypocrisy. without tEe least true pattern of virtue, righteousness, or self denial in their whole prattler. I attribute it next to 'the ficttems inclinations of most men Welded /repo the - xlildfl• kr *ever t! est& end Armours If their ores."— '1 Lb last observation obviously includes all bodies, juntas, and individual', having interests distinct from, or opposite to those of the poblk, and of course em braces privileged corporations. This nuisance, in deed, ire% in the dayrof Milton, only in its infancy. it bb since, like other encroachments upon the rights, liteeklei, and prosperity of the people in this kinp,llom, been regularly increasing. until it has acquired its ac ted, enormous and destructive Magnitude. If we con sider that none of these bodies ran enjoy any rechisire pririlege,Nefilek is nit at the expense of the communi ty at liege. and that their interests therefore immedi- Italy and necessarily arrange themselves in direct op peeitiOne to those of that public, at whose expense they exgt,fr etrelf nos wonder. seeing the clusters of juntas of corporations rrtiich have, IMMO IWistet two hundred years, sprung up like mushrooms around us, brerlaying, as it were, the great body of the people. that so little liberty, prosperity, or happiness remains t.• the nation ; or that the members of these corpora tions themselves are become so infamously base. They (rare all the vices of the mostpbjeft individual, with out his aceountahlenese.- Their Mass as much sur pass those of the poor miserabid wretches, •who are hanged for theft, robbery, or murder, or uttering forged bank notes, as the perpetration of crimes in the mass, surpasses in iniquity their perpetration in De tail; tit lathe guilt of corporations falls short of that of gaverottients deliberate'' , persevering in courses braudef airiniquitous by the whole world besides. I will tilt, at present, stop to inquire where the tight residis of taking away from the bulk of the people so many of their rights, and so Much of their liberties, prosperity, and happiness, and of parcelling them out at pleasure amongst fannired juntas, or corporations; as I am not now investigating the cusses, but the effects of these political esernicenses. The pkipable, aid inevitable effects of the constitu tions of these exclusive bodies is to array them uni formly on the side of The predominant faction, parti cularly if that faction be the lowest in the scale of corruption, 'against the clearest interests of *the State. Like tle*Pnppet-show Illan, who shifts the figures of his plmettsmagoria. in order to suit the taste or fancy of his young customers, thin' presiding .puppet-show wen of these privileged corporations s:u iy to give THF. STATSSMAN_ Z- that colouring to public events, which they know to be most acceptable to their superiors in the regions of corruption. The hierarchy, when, in prosecuting their own unjustifiable views of aggrandisement, their sew sures have occasioned public feuds, and they ►egin to dread the punishment which their misdeeds have me rited, are ready to cry oet, that " the throne is in -danger." Corporations, whose selfishness has aided to plunge a nation into every species of misery and dis tress, when the period of re-action arrives, affect to disclaim all feeling for themselves, and proclaim aloud their " apprehensions for the down, and the altar." They do this merely to set a face npon their own ma lignant designs : for, if both the throne and the altar were overthrown, it is not such overthrow which they would bemoan, but the loss of their own aspiring hopes; " like those captive women, whom the poet notes in his Iliad to have bewailed the death of Pa troclus in outward show, hut, indeed, their own con dition." Nay, the measures of these partits, in the pursuit of their own selfish views, hAve, in • short time, done more towards bringing the throne and the altar into danger, than could possibly be effected in ages, by all the efforts of all their open and avowed enemies, of which I am persuaded there are not half a dozen of individuals to be found in the whole nation. I wonid not be understood to say that the hiersreby, or the corporations, are gratuitously, or upon princi ple, enemies of the throne and the altar ; but that they are so in effect, and for their own selfish pu►- poses. Like Pope Paul IV., they would rather seethe four quarters of the world on fire, than abandon one iota of their usurped privileges. ARISTIDES. LOTkL ' Mr. L4WSDIIO gore notice, that at thr next Court he *bald propose a loyal address to the King, unless the same sr►ject was taken up by some other gentleman more competent to do it justice. He meant that the address should steer quite clear of any allusion to the lees aufortunate trial of her Majesty.—The Court thee adjourned. E.IST-INDIA-HOUSE. Yesterday a Quarterly Oeneral Court of Proprietors W 3.1 held at the Past-India-house, for the purpose of taking into consideration a variety of business. ANNUAL At COUNTS. The Cit %IR !( ssi informed the Court, that the pa pers front Ifengal, which were necessary to make up the annual accounts, had not yet arrived. These ac counts were not, therefore, in that state of preparation in which they ought to be at this period of the year. Certainly much blame was imputable to the officers abroad for this neglect ; and, as the by-law imposed a penalty of dismissal for neglect in transacting aceouats, the necessary orders were transmitted to India, re quiring proper eNplanation, and enjoining more de spatch in future.—(Hear.) Mr. Hums hopes) that, if necessary, an example should be made to enjoin future a•tention to so neces sary a part of the official business ul their servants abroad.---(flear). rextto:qs. On the motion—That the Court do agree to the resolution of the last Court, granting a pension of WM/. a-year to Alr. liarmird, the retired Chief-Clerk of the Coast awl Surat Warehouse. Mr. firma rose, and re-stated the arguments he had used against this form of the motion at the hot (Amend Court. Me now &viral iiibl it *Somali he es. plained, wby Mr. Halliard was to have his full salary upon his retirement, when other clerk-, the h•d served longer, and whose names he read, were put off with • pension or one-third of their salaries. While on his kg s, hecould not help alluding to the case of a poor labourer, a petition from whom he held in his hand, who, after • setvire of 23 years, had retired with a pension, brit who, some time ago, to eke out a livelihood, opened a little shop, in which he retailed some tea, for which Isis pension was withdrawn. Re approved of the regulation which excluded any person in their tea-warehouses from dealing in this article; but the regulation was an ex-post facto one as to this poor man, and when he heard of it, lie offered to give up his shop to retain Isis pension. The tualastax said, it was quite irregular to in ' trainee this pension then. Mr. Wm: awl Mr. Lowsroes did not think the sub ' jest so irregular when a question of pensions was be fore the Court. The grant to Hr. Barnard eras confirmed by the Court. Upon the motion that the grant of 500/. a year to Mr. Mordannt. the retired second clerk in the savor deportment, be confirmed, Mr. Hicum said, he would take that opportnnitv of restating his opinion that the Conrt might have waited too see whether a suitable place in the Cotnpany's ser vice stolid not hare been provided fur Mr. Mordastit, who was still in the prime of life. The grant was then awed to. A IMISEOII an X t MINOR Y. The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the Court do agree to a resolntion adopted by the Court of Direc tors, appointing a master at the Adoliseomhe semina ry, to teach the Company's students the science of wi• limey surveying, at a salary of :11101. a year. Mr. ii1:141 said he had heard that this appointment, so far from entaithrg-toblitional expense upon the _ . pang, would create a saving of Mill. a yeir. •• The Customs • replied, th n •uch wou ld be the v.- suit upon' comparing the tuition accounts for the same study, with the amount of the proposed salary to a professor. Mr. Hour nil, thst by the accounts be obteos•ed an Item of Mt. paid for teaching military silents of one kind to four cadets, and also 5001. fur teaching the sciesee of sapping and mining to four others Wield the proposed professor teach both sets of pupils ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the : the sap ping and nriniug expense would still be incurred. Mr. tics.: said he was then at a loss to see bow the saving alluded to was to br effected. He was one of these; who, so far from wishing to restrict the military mlestatios of the cadets, rather thought it ought to he ex 8111111d-and rendered more effective. •He thought it disgraceful that their cadets should, in so many in stances, go nut to India, utterly unarquainted with the language of ihe native troops, over whom they were placed. It was of the first importance that cadets should make thrikse:ves fully acquainted with the native laiignices: the want of this knowledge they would feel in the severest manner, when they tame to Opperintend troop will, whet* t h ey has no arena of Conversing in their native ton=ne.—(Hear.•hesr.) The establishu►eut of the new professor VI Addle eombe semiu.ity was then agreed to. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 20. THU ATTORNET-WINIRAL, AT THE RELATION OP THE NARQUISS Or BLANDPORD, V. THE DIAIR OP MARL HOPOCOH. This case occupied the attention of the Loan CHA N MAAR, and his Honor the Vica-Coarscattoe, this day. in the first plate it came before the latter on the motion of Mr. Heald, who said hr was instructed to move for a writ of seytestration against the Duke of Marlborough, awl also that certain of his servants (the wood-cutters) might stand committed to the cus tody of the Warden of the Fleet Prison, for the in fringement of the order of the Lord Chancellor, re straining the parties from cutting down the timber or trees on the estate of Blenheim. This motion gave rise to a long conversation be tween Mr. BELL. Mr. HEALD, Sir DEO. HATIPON. Mr. WRAT, Mr. Stennovaam, and the VI:It-CHANCELLOR, which ended in the case bring sent to the Lord Chan cellor, on the ground that under the Act of Parlia ment appointing the Vice-Chancellor, he could not bear pay appeal from the Lord Chancellor. The LORD CitaxceLtoa, on being informed of what bad taken place in the Vise-Chancellor's Court, ex pressed every wish that his Honor should hear the ease, and it was accordingly again sent hack to him, the Lord Chancellor having expressed his readiness to empower him to do so. It was subsequently again mentioned by Mr. Heald to the Vice-Chancellor; and, after a conversation of some length between the Counsel above-mentioned, or dered to be set down for hearing this day. - COURT OF KlNti'S BENCH. Drc. 20. London Adjourned Sittings after Michaelmas Term, before the Loin Cesar JCITICt and Common Juries. PEACOCK V. GO4hT• H. Mr. Denote stated the facts of this case to the Jury; they were shortly as follows:—The plaiutiff is a saddle and harness maker in Bishopsgate-street. The defendant is executor of the late Mr. Mestere, au eminent ship-builder : and this action was brought t• recover the sum of t 3 If. I ss. 3 I. for goods sold by the plaintiff to Mr. 3letacr, and for repairs dose. The amount of the demand, though large, was not ea• traordinary, as the late Mr. Mestaer kept front fourteen to sixteen horses, and three or four carriages. The defence which he understood was to be set up was, that the harness which had been supplies!, and the work which had been done, were by the order and for the account of a Mr. Richardson, who had been an initiate at the house of Mr. blestaer, and had since fallen into embarrassed circumstances. He should prove that some of the orders wee gives by the Mee Mr. Mestaer in person, and that be constantly em-' *red the plaintiff as his saddler and harness maker ; and, if it were necessary, he ronld prove, by three or tour witnesses, that Mr. Richardson bad given orders for things which bad been afterwards paid for by Mr. Mestaer. Several witnesses were then called, who proved the facts as above stated. Mr. Scantave, for the defendant, said, that his client in this care knew nothing of the merits of it. He was Mr. blestaer's executor, after whose death an advertisement was inserted in the papers for all per sons who had claims against his estate to come in and prove the same before a Master in Chancery. The plaintiff, after some little delay, accordingly made his claim before the Master, who had rejected lt, and it became therefore the absolute duty of the executor to defend the present action. The real circumstances of the case, as he was instructed, were these. Mr. Rich. unison, who was on the most intimate terms with the . late Mr. Mestaer, of whose hospitality he had fro. gurntly partaken, had an intention of presenting to hint some harness which he had rurehased for him- , self, and accordingly seat it to the plaintiff, whom he I had before employed, and gave orders to him, On his OWD account and credit, to make the necessary alteration. in the crest, &c. Mr. Richardson was en expensive man : and the plaintiff probably learning that he would nut be a good ' paymaster, had on Mr. Meataer's death, put in his claim before the Master, and the account he then de livered, had a reedit of In/ 10s. fur the ornaments, and some parts of the brass harness, which was in ex act conformity to the agreement made wills Mr. Rich &Odeon, when he gave the plaintiff directions about the alteration of that very harness previous to his pre senting it to Mr. Mestaer. Mr. Richardson was called and examined, but his evidence only tended to chew that he had given some' .isle orders to the plaintiff, but had not then informed ! him they were to be on hie own account. The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge, found a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages 22.3!. LIVT P. HAAT. 'nil. Ku au action upon a bill of exchange for VI/. of whirls the defendant was acceptor. The de fence set Itp was, that an usurious interest bad bees paid when the bill was discounted by the plaintiff ; and the drawer of the bill, who had been discharged nuttier the Ineolrent Debtor's Act si , ce the bill be- mite clue, positively swore that he had given the plaintiff two pounds for the discount, and a farther sum of two ponnds when the bill became due, to hold the bill fur three mouth; longer, which he accordingly did. He also swore that he had Dot called oa the plaintiffs attorney nor made any proposition to him. The attorney (Sir. Imam) ass then called by the plaintiff's. Counsel, and swore that the drawer of the bill (the hat witness) had called on him several times, our, within this month, to Lobe propositions to pay th , debt and mate. The LORD. CH I eIP J efsaid, that undoubtedly es sue side or the • other there had been gross perjury committed.; it war. for the Jary to say to which teed wont, they gave reedit, awl their verdict would he me cerdingly. The Jury esosolied together for a shart time. sod then returned a verdict for the defendaat. Amr_._.-.,•-•••-•-••••••••••-••=prc 7 . y COURT OF COMMON PLKAL GIVILDIBALL. Dr. 00, Sittings before Judge Paean tad a Spatial Jer). • COBH V. DIAGNAT. This was an issue from the Court of Chancery di rected by his Honor the Vice-Chancellor, to try whe ther an insurance against fire had been fraudulently effected. Mr. Serjeant Less stated the ease. It was a ques- tion of some importance, be said, not only with • re stew to property, the rum at issue being •1 or 5011 W .; but it involved a consideration of still deeper import ance, namely, the honor and eharactet of the defend ants, one of %horn was of rank, and likely to enjoy the highest honor the city could confer. Me ssrs . Magnay and Pickering were proprietors and directors of the Globe Insurance Office. In 1809, they did business with a paper•maker, of the name of Pyin, at Exwiek, in Devonshire ; and in the course of their dealing, Magnay and Pickering advanced sums of money, for which they took securities. Pyrn having inetred his mill and property in the Globe, the pre• mists were burnt down, and he obtained his claim for the loss. The plaintiffs, who are directors of the Globe, charged the defendants with urging the payment of the claim to promote their own private benefit ; with concealing their knowledge of air dishonest character of l'ym, and nsing their influence as Directors to get the money paid by the Company. It was stated that Pym had insured fur neatly double the amount of Ilia property. After the opening speech, several witnesses were called to prove the plaintiff's case, but the whole failed. and Serjeant Leos gave up the cause, declaring the evi dence did not support the charge. The Jury found a verdict for the defendants., and the Jull.-e intimated that the honor and character of Messrs. Maguey and Pickering remained unsullied. The Jury also declared that the character of the defendants was nut in the slightest degree tarnished. NdlrTlCal, INTELLIGENCE. The English ships Nlinerea, Bell, and the Stentor, Harris; also the h ship Zelemn, Newrenillurg; and the American ship Malabar, time, were loading at Sonrabaya on the 10th Sept. The Argo, Harrison, in entering Shields on Satur- • lay, duritix a tremendous gale from S. S. E. was struck with a sea and thrown upon the rocks near the Spanish Battery, and bilged. Crew and mate rials saved. The Rea9'ntion, of London, Blaney, from New fon:idiom! to Liverpool, and the John and 31ary, from Cork to Falmouth, were driven on shore near Kin sale, on the 15th instant, and it was feared wonld to pieces. Crews saved by the boats from the Awe, with much difficulty. _ _ The F.leonora, Pratt, from Pillan to London, whirls was driven on shore early last month, near Salt fleet, has been got off without much damage to the carp. The Mei Wallace, M'Clnne, from Hull to Liver pool, was driven on shore near Willett, on the 3J in stant. tit baa been pt off without damais. CaLcurra. JUNI 21.—. The ship Pilot, having struck on a .ock off the Andaman', is returned here. Her cargo is supposed to be damaged, and n• doubt she must p into dock. Dswrisoerii, Dec. 18.—The whole of the cargo of the Skylark, Poole'', consisting of dry goods, is boil ed, and great hopes are entertained that the vessel will be got off.—The Lord Wellington, Tickle, is entirely gone to pieces, and the few articles saved, will be sold by auction on the 20th instant. YARMOCTU, DEC. 19.--The cargo of the Elisabeth. of Dartmouth, Ball, from Hambargh to Bristol. run siating of bales of wool, is all landed. The vessel still remains on thesand, and, if the weather continues fine, it is probable she will he got off. Vrvset.' "rotor( W rm.—Catharine, Endicott, on the 17th Sept. from Liverpool, out 95 thy, for Ba tavia, in the Straits of Sends, all well : Red wing, on the 10th Nov. crnizing to windward of `t. Helena ; squadron all well ; and American brig Han nah, on the Ist Dec. from Portsmouth, N. H. for Rio Janeiro, lat. 12. 00. lon. 23. 00. 52 days out, by the Restitution, Messervey, ari iced at Cowes. Last week a destructive fire broke out in the sizing house, near Water -street, Blackburn, belonging to H. Slidell, Esq., and occupied by Mr. W. Halton. :1 strong easterly wind blowing at the time, tended to strengthen the flames, which raged with irresistible fury. The whole of the interior of the building was consumed in a short time, together with the utensils, warps, &c. One part of the building was occupied by Messrs. R. and R. Railton, machine makers, the whole of which, including their valuable machinery, shared a similar fate ; also a small engine of One hors power. which had just been completed, and was to bay* been fixed up this week. The property destroyed is to a considerable amount, but nearly the whole is insured. A fire broke ont on Thnrclay morning last, at three I I o'clock, at Lard Spencer's venerable and magnificent mansion at Althorp, but it &Cords us at the Mild time. the sincerest pleavute to add, that' it was I xtiagnished after the destruction on!c of one of the offices where it originl.t. d. Owing to a plentifid supply of water, and the enginesbelonging to the honse being in excel• lent order, and welt served, the 11:•mes hid) raged furiously) did not extend beyond the premises just noticed. Thus, probably, the most magnificent pri vate libriry in Europe I. been sired. DIED. At Alexandria. nn the I3th of Adjust last. of a bilious fever. Nathaniel Pearce, Esq.. the celebrate.' Abysalalan traveller. Mr. Pearce, was a native of Aetna, near On the 166 inst., at Clifton Wood, Bristol, at as silmrso wd env. Levi Ames, Esq. [We were imposed upon when we }osterday amounted the death of Eitnert Kaerpinning, Esq. of Windsor;terrace, many years chief clerk at Meson. Harm. and Co.'s. The ' statavairat was autheatiestal. as NNW, at the eine. Yr. Kaerpinaing, who is • eery respectable old grodowan. 'a. we are happy to learn, in good health. in slis moreing paper of yesterday, the same gentleman Is whiM to have be.. married: sod in soother his wife is mr dee have been Witty sielireeed of tale soma. Weshall be happy breatlet bier is tracing the hatostere.l Leaden: WMaYI. Pissed, and !abashed at Abe more of " Tna gingen eet" and Ten Conerrru pee" (hm* Paper) N. lei, Strand, opessite bt. elefuent'ejelittreti. by R. WARINCLI.. inm., LL. R.: to -mhos ell Cow atenstatieas, Ortkri, Is. are reviewed to be addressed. r :,