The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-07-12 00:00:00

ht ,1, ij 1 / 4 tI . ( ; I I I $ ! 1' ;.; / 1 ' ll 11 11 ' ,i ' i' 1 ' ( I , , ; i 1 . ii . t ? , , i . . ' # i , v. , • il . ME STATESMAN. be some alteration in the law. It was evaded in huniired.waye. Orie,mats with .a .doe, when taken upby the wash officers, remonstrated, exclaiming, " I km rio hn&zrv, it is my dog that begs ; you see 't hat ill*: bare his bat- in his bend." LA laugh.] It ros but justice to the beitilles and parish officers in the city to say that they discharged their duty with commendable activity. But the only pretend effect of apprehending beegare in the metropolis was, to remove them to the vicinage—to:Cheshunt, to E. slam, &c. The best course that could he adopted with respect to them would be, to provide places in which they could be employed ; but this would he attended with great sixpence to the public. At all events he trusted the House would feel, that this wain subject which demanded their most serious at. tention. After a few words from Mr. W. SMITII, the Re port was ordered to be printed. AI li. wiliTAßEan. The Marquis of TAVISTOCK then rose, evi dently under the strongest emotion, and addressed the SPEAKER to the following effect:— Sir, I am persuaded that it must be quite unneces sary for me to soy that I am at thismoment labouring under feelings of the most painful and afflicting nature. —[hear, hear. hear I—l however, shortly to state to the House the reasons which induce me to depart from the usual practice in moving for a new writ, in order that I may pay a humble but sincere tribute of affection to the memory of my departed Mend. Sir, it is not on any consideration of private friendship—it is not on any contemplation of his many virtues as a private individual—it is on the re flection of the great space which he occupied in this House—it is on the recollection of Ink splendid abilities—it is on the convictinin which we who thought with him on political subjects entertain of , the exertion's that I found my excuse for this ad- ! dress—that levels claim the concurrence of all those who hear me in the feelings which agitate me at the present - moment._lliear, hertz, hear 11—I -am well aware, Sir, that a great majority of this house thought his opinions erroneous. But—l speak it with confi dence—l am sure that there is not one of his politi. cal opponents who will not lay his hand on his heart and say that he always found in him a manly mango iiist.—[Hcar,hear,hear, I—The House of Commons will I am persuaded ever do justice to the good in tentions of those who honestly dissent from the ten. timents of the majority. Accustomed to defend his opinions with earnestness and warmth, the energies of his admirable and comprehensive mind would never permit the least approach to tameness or indifference. Bat no particle of animosity ever found a place in his breast, arid, to use his own words on another melon eholy occasion, 44 lie never carried his political en.' mity beyond the threshold of this House."—[!leer,' hear!] —It was his uniform practice to do justice to , the motives of his political opponents ; and I am happy to feel that the same justice is done to his I motives by them. [Hear, hear, hear I] To those, Sir, who were more immedia:ely acquainted with his ex alted character—who knew the directness of his mind, his zeal for truth, his unshaken love of his country, the ardour and boldness of his disposition —incapable of dismay, his unaffected humanity, and his other various and excellent qualities, his less is irre- parable. —[hear, hear, hear!] —slut most of all' will it be felt, by the poor in his neighbourhood. Truly might he he called 64 the poor man's friend." Only those who like myself have had the opportunity of observing his conduct nearly can be aware of Ink on. abating zeal in promoting the happiness of all around him. [Hear, hear, hear .I—Thousands of individuals have benefited by the generosity of his heart; and the county, the principal town of which he repre sented, contains imperishable records of his active • philanthropy, a, well as that of the good man who went bz.fore //cur, hear 1-Ilis eloquent ap peals in . this House in favour of the unfortunate—np. peals exhibiting the frankness and honesty of the true English character—will adorn the pages of the historian ; although at the present moment they af ford a subject of melancholy retrospect to those who ' have formerly dwelt with delight oil the benetolence of a heart which always heat, and on the vigour of an intellect which was always employed for the bene fit of his fellow creatu res.—[hear, hear 13—Sir, I am crinscious that I need not iutreat pinion of the house at large tot thus indulging in the praise of my lamented friend, but I owe an apology to those who loved him for the feebleness with which it has been bestowed.—[Hear, A.:sr move, Sir, that the Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new writ for the election of a barrios to serve in the present Parliament for the Borough of Bedford, in the room of Samuel Whit , bread, Esq..dereased. 1 Mr. WIBERFORCE expressed the gratification t • which he felt at the pathetic speech of the Noble Marquis, which afforded an additional proof that the 'best eloquence was that of the heart.—Ltienr,hearl —He wished to add his testimony to the excellent qualities of the lamented individual whose death had rendered the present motion necessary; and in doing so, he could with truth declare that he was only one of many thousands, rich as well as poor, by whom his character had been most highly estimated. Well had it been termed by the Noble Marquis " a truly English character." Even its defects, trifling as they were (and what character was altogether with out defect ?), were those which belonged to the Leg. lish character. Never had there extsted a more com plete Englishman.—[Hear, hear Alt who knew him must recollect the indefatigable earnestness and perseverance with which, daring the course of his life, he directed his talents and the whole of his time to tine public intse.est ; and although he (Mr. Wit "rfo., We' (edly differed fr . him on mails 1:13 fe taken sPnw the Petition now, It ttonid be notch Letter to drf,l. presenting it ti.l the commencement of the next I AAA ST • NtIOPE toner:reed in she propriety of this sows *, , and act'oi.lingly withdrew the Prtition.--Adjourned. rion, indereek, in which the condition of human beings the United States, and that the request hat was concerned—and the lower their state the stronger denied. their recommendation to his favour—no one was . Lord Came:tenon arrived at Paris on the Nn smuictive steps have yet been taken again: more anxious to apply his great powers to increase ss , the happiness of mankind.—Ukar, hear de late Government ; on the of the Members of ti The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that it was far from his nisi) to detain the teary, some of them are still to he retainer! it House after the Address, replete with feeling and offices. Foucua (Duke of Otranto), Preside the late Provisional Government, is Apoirtted propriety, which they had heard from the Noble old station of Minister-General of Police. T' Marquis—Vicar, hear!] —and after the excellent observations of his Hon. Friend—[!leor, hear !]— All that he desired to say was, that it must be some not easily accounted for. There must be some consolation to the Noble Marquis, and to the whole , cleat contracts, or reasons of Stale, of which House, to feel, that whatever difference of opinion not yet aware, or Lours would not, thus stoop might exist on political questions, there was tro one homage for his Crown to those whom be• cal who did net do justice to the virtues and talenti of brother's murderers. the object of their regret, or who for a moment sup- The French army appears still formidable: posed Out he was actuated in his public conduct by • ails , other motive than a conviction of public duty.— sated to amount to 73,000 men. [Hear, hear !] Pants, JULY B.—The King made his entry CAPTAIN BAKER. the . Capital at three o'clock to-day. Ili, Mt • Sir J. YORK E seeing an Hon. Member in his l e ft St. D en i s a t two o'clock. Numerous del place (Mr. Forbes), who had lately complained of i manta of the National Guards preceded him. the conduct of Captain Baker, of the Cumberland, I ceremOilial was ordered. The public enthut in the management of a convoy which he had in charge, read a letter from Captain Baker, explaining and the general signs of joy which pre v ailed, f or the nature of the transaction, and defending himself a most striking picture. The carriage of the from the accusation. lues surrounded by many Marshals of France Mr. FORBES derlired, that no man would be' General Officers. The carriage went at foot -1 more rejoiced than himself if Captain Baker cleared surrounded by a multitude intoxicated with himself from the charge alleged against him, and • !sure: The whole city went out to meet his Majesty, pledged himself to take the earliest opportunity to put the Admiralty in possession of the means of pro- ! making the air resound with cries of " Vim I secuting the enquiry. Roi !" After a few observations from Mr. Lushin n The Count Chabrol, Prefect of the Seine, acco t gta I p:tided by the whole Municipal B o dy o f P al the Speaker, and Mr. Forbes, the conversation dropped. awaited at the barrier of St. Denis the arrival of A variety of accounts were presented from differ ent public offices. Majesty. At four o'clock the acclamation, of On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the crowd announced his approach. The Prefect EXCHEQUER an abstract was ordered to be laid t addressed his Majesty in the following speech : before the House of the net produce of the revenue it SIIRE!—A hundred . days have elapsed r on the sth July, 181-1, and the sth of July, • 1815; your Majesty, forced to tear T ourself from and also the produce of the Consolidated Fund at the same periods. I most tender affections, quitted your C a pit a l i n Mr. LUSIIINGTON immediately brought up the i midst of tears and general consternation. The 1 above-mentioned accounts, which were ordered to be nicipal Body of your good city * of Paris in vain printed.. deavoured to withhold the unanimous 'lament', Mr. M. A. TAYLOR gave notice, that early in of your faithful subjects. It announced to the next Session he would revive the subject of the , threats does Abolition of the punishment of the Pillory, unless Frenchmen the imminent danger whi ch some measure of that kind should originate in an- them; but there are moments when He other quarter; and also, that early in the next Ses- permit the voice of Magistrates to be heard. sion, unless a considerable alteration should take " The interruption of public repose, the cessal place in the mean while, he would renew the Bill for of all commerce and industry, the taking of so many better Paving the Metropolis.—Adjourned. necessary arms from agriculture and the arts, ' squandering of the public treasure, civil war at foreign invasion, have all at once fallen upon y people. Heaven, Sire, is charged with vengeat It gives you back again to pardon us, and to int, pose between Europe and your people, to reconcil them again to all nations. " Your Majesty will soon re-collect the scant elements of the body politic. Yes, Sire ! passim are calm in generous hearts. Serenity (le sang frt wiil succeed to exasperation. A period of 20 yes marked by so many vicissitudes, and, like all otl historical epochs, marked by so much glory and many reverses, cannot obliterate from our recoil ''on Vie memory of eight ages, during which Kin's hare wielded the. sceptre with moderation glory, and' happiness. • - Frenchmen of all parts of the Kingdom !—lf example of the capital can guide you, let us prof with an unanimous voice, forgetting all disccor that the children of the great family will unite in proaching our Monarch, and in having bat rallying cry—' nee le Roi! nee Louis le Desiree Vive Louis XVIIL!'" Transports of joy succeeded this speech. • To which his Majesty answered in the foliose manner, and in the most touching accents : " I left Paris with the most lively grief. The testi. monies of the fidelity of my good city of Paris have always reached me. I return with tenderness. • ' saw the evils which threatened it. I am anxious prevent and to repair them." The procession then resumed its march, and King alighted at the Thuilleries in the midst of most enthusiastic acclamation. At night the wh. city was illuminated in the most brilliant manna Numerous groups traversed the streets, calling Five le Rui! Dances were formed in all the Fau: bourgs, and the whole night was passed in the most intoxication of joy. The foreigners who were witnesses of this beam ful spectacle see here the French character in its It colours. They see an immense people overwheh ing with benedictions that Monarch who has twi reconciled France to Europe by the influence of I name and his virtues. The most perfect trenctirilii prevails. Every thing announces a re-union of parties in the general sentiment of devotion to ► King, and that an immediate peace will be the col sequence of this great event. AION !TEL' R.—This Paper egain announces that is the only Official Journal. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Deputy Usher sr the Mart Rod having summoned the Ilonse to the House of Peers„ Ole Sneaker and a mind ..r of Tletoto•rs accordingly attended. Ots their return, the Speaker informed the flame that the Royal Assent had been gin n by Cnellellil.il.ll to a number of RIR% for which see our Report of the Prot...Hinz in the Howie of Lords. New writ were ordered bar the borough of Nesecagtle ender. Mae, itriate room of Lord bbstt er. who bad accepted the Chil tern liondr•ds for the borough of Le tolorderrv. he the room of !sir W. l'..amoltr, drcea..l: for the room , of Clackmatmatt, in Ise room of the lion. G. A h-rcromhy, olio had accepted the 1 1:1111 or-hip of Mostmer g nod fur the borough of Wells, in the room of Clement Tad o ny, tbe 'notion of the Cli C E 1.1.011 of t a r EXCH IiQU ER, It riot. was t. r laud before tar Ilonw of the ,;atemeat izio:e by tar Co appo.rord by the Act or lac !tads of the I: kg, ete. on this. crona ration of sutal. Using, from the Land Tat . ROSE hroet ; bt u the Report of the rmninitteeon Gang lug its the Port of London.--Ordered to he printed. MA D-114*UsEn. . Mr. ROSE brought up the iteport of the Select Committee on Mad-houses. • On moving that it Ive printed, Mr. ROSE teak the oppoitunity of observing, that all wits fetid the Rel.ort must feel satisfied of tste iedispensible necessity of Legislative interference. 'it rl l 9 'country were there any set of people so un proteiest as the miltcppy person . , to whom the Re. port t'efe• red. • The way in . whjcli they were usually confined was that ef criminals; and their treatment watt in eeiteral worse than the ordinary treatment in gaols. The number of-persons appointed to take care •f' Nem was in most cases utterly inepfficient; in . eronsequetrce of which the greatest severity was too Iteetteritly resorted to. He trusted that the subject serried be fully considered by Honourable Members during the recess and that all would be dieposed in the nett Session en give their assistance towards the form ition of a measure calculated to diminish the existing evil. That in many cases those who were afflicted might,' if properly treated, recover their sauity, wee very evident. One strong instance was -mentioned in the Report of a poor insane woman, who hating for some time been chained down to the floor in a parish work-house, disturbed all the other imentes of the dwelling by her cries; mid who, on being removed in consequence to a more proper place of confinement, was, by proper treatment, perfectly cured in the space of five months. ' The Report was then ordered to be printed. MEN ore, flr IN THE METROPOLIS. Mr. ROSE brought up the Report' of the Select Committee on the state of Mendicity in the Me -tropolis. On moving that it be printed, Mr. ROSE begged to call the attention of the : House for a few moments to the subject. When in the early part of the Session he had moved for the appointment of the Committee, he stated that his object was twofold---to better the situation of those who were really distressed, and to repress scanda. Aloes and abominable imposture. The evidence ob tained by the Committee confirmed more strongly his - previous opinions on this subject. They had found that there were a great many objects of real compas.' sion, but that theta were ninny more of the worst • description of itnpeetors. The number of memli cams io the metropolis was estimated at :10,000, hut probably it was much greater. Most of these per sons ! gained more than many industrious individuals of the lower classes of the community. One man actually nek tio %dodged that his profits were about thirty sltillingc a day. This might be a singular case, but it is as prmed by the strongest evidence that the avers 4e tec , ipt , of mendicants in London were frail floe(' to AX shillings a day - each. This Emile) was spent in the most exceptionable manlier in titan. shops, at P-es!s, and ecru in the purchase of luxuries of all sorts, eatable as well as drinka ble. •:•t;: , Ceetmittee had ascet:abed a fact which w's'•n:,nren to him before. Many parishes farmed tlet , ir I Ahout.loo perishes, he be:ieved its the hits .li.l se. Six or seven shillings a week each . mete allotsed to those by whom they were taken, mid who then sent them ,flout to beg :luring the day for the purpose of saving their proviAim ! It was desirable that the conduct of parishes in this re. spect should be more carefully watched, even when they maitttaitted their own poor. It appeared by the minutes of evidence annexed to the Report, that its cue case 22 paupers were compelled to sleep in a single room of small dimensions, thus creating a great risk of pestileutisl disease. Many of the pau pers of the metropolis were Irish, who coming to . this country with the laudable Intention of obtaining employment, failed in that object. In a court which led out of one of the fashionable streets of . Man-le.houne. 700 of these pour persons were ernerid into 21 small houses ! It would appear by the Report that the number of private charities in , themetropolis was almost inconceivable. But unfor tunately most of those by whom they were support ed contented themselves with giving their money, and never examined into its application. The House would hardly believe that there was one benevolent institution supported by Peers, Members of that House, mud other opulent individuals, the object of which was to purchase beef, and sell it to the poor at a moderate price. Nothing could be more c0m.. 1 mendable than this institution, were it properly d. ministered. The revenue of it was 6001. a yea l t--.! But it appeared that the whole of it was managed by a single individual (whose name we understood the Right Hon. Gentleman to say was Parker), and it had been recently discovered that this man put the whole of the money, with a trifling exception, in his own pocket ! It appeared in evidence, that in ad purchased -etly 271. -th of beef NEXT W EDNESDA Y TILE GRAND LOTTERY BE• GINS, ALL THE TICKETS DRAWN THAT DAY musT HE PRIZES, AND MAY INCLUDE THE 7111tEE CAPITALS of AG 10,000, ,C30,11,M, nod £20,001 A , r. Mail. 1).1 , .! 1 1 .... ...... .... Malta 0 0 0 0 PRICE op* STOVKS.TaiI 5 per Cent. Red. iirr cent. c.. m. 5 L 411 . .3 4 pet Cent. 72 h per Cent. 'Navy 85 1 JAY AT 4INK 0 CLUCK. 4,nng. Arm. 14 5-16 India Hunch 3 d par F.:cnetpior H It, Q d 1 p °tumuli 8 74 8I Console tut Ace. 58 571 Af THE STATESMAN:.. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 1 181 i. The Park Papers of Sunday last (the 9th) arrived this forenoon. We have not lived so long as the Patriarch SIMEON, nor can we exclaim with a writer in the Journal de Paris, now before us, who repeats in extacy the Patriarch's words—" Nunc dimitlis servum taunt, gala viderunt oculi suer —rejoicing that in the restoration of Louis XVIII., he has seen the salvation of his country—" Oat , jai vu le saint de la France." We say we cannot yet exclaim this so warmly as M. MARTAINYILLE, for France has lately had so many Savior'rs, and perhaps has still, that we scarcely know whom to salute by that high title,—but we have lived to see the French character exhibited in all its perfection ; and well may the Editor of the lloniteur, bid strangers behold in the festivities which have taken place in Paris on the return of the who was so lately a fugitive from his country, the true character of his country• men exemplified. Louis entered Paris on Saturday amidst general . acclamation; and the same Mayor, who a hundred days before, gave the warmest welcome, and corn plimentei so highly the Emperor of Eixt on his ar rival in the French capital to resume the Crown, walked oat at the head of the Municipal Body to re. ceive Louis; and in a long speech, of which we give a specimen, bestowed ten thousand of his finest com pliments on the Representatiie of the !Souse of Bov nao7r, iid hailed the banished LOUIS STANISLAUS XAviZlt as the Sovereign and Saviour of France. • The,details of the entry, and what is passing in Paris, will be found in our extracts. The Papers are almost filled with them. There is nothing from the army, and scarcely a word is said of the late G,o• .... ........ A.* ••••• The preceding intelligence is repeated in the mini Papers, with•the additic al • of thr • one year he had purchase. only ~ worth .f, i berforce)undoubt( ,ty ,e'er. :nom iy I , .... __ - _ _ ,ate r- apers, with the additional accounts of ti • and th a t the largest quantity he had ever bought ! occasions, yet he Always did full justice to hicpublic , aemnent and its Members, except some ridicsig and : prevailed on the restoration of th e Ki ng . within the tweirtmontit was to the value of 721. lie , spi r it and l o ve of his country.—[Hear, hear 117-110 abase of them In the minor - Papers. '-. -, . . . •I A Proclamation, signed by the Baron Mullein.. appropriating the remainder to his own use. On a !.was capable (as had been seen at various times) of , ft is not yet knew n what has beams of BONA.: who styles himself Governor of Paris, and is said flaw-street racer Ining employed t o apprehend this' controulting the strongest feelings of personal at. It is stated that he likd'a c t u ally arr i ve d a t: by order of Marshal Bluche r and 1! , Duke of Wellington, declares as f o ll ows: be issued . person it was found, tint he was the subject of oth er tachment, when he thought that lis ditty to t - ild . were pre he peb PA I L T 6. • ch charges of as serious a nature. There were various tic compelled him to do so.—Eliertr, near!} —It Rochefort, and that theiwe'frigiliks‘v .0,„ loved him pared for him bing strictly watched, a corvette and " The Mired troops will occupy the milita r y p o ic practices described in the Re port, by which the most was a melancholy satisfaction to those cautions as m elt as the most careless had been im. to see that ;those who differed from him on !flatly Po- a packet were gob readt'to deceive the English .tvf the elty,i bet will not interfere with th e intern: • posed upon. It had : ever been in his contemplation Mien! questio ns , nevertheless considered him 44 cone cruiser', and it is en b o ard one o r o the r o f the l a t. d u ty, w hi c h w ill h e d one b y t h e N at i onal Guar that a complete remedy could be distalvered for these of those public treasures, the lots of which mac ' by ter vessels he was to•entbark, end has escaped, if he and Gen d'Armerie. All those who by a spirit evils; and he was persuldell, that tl:e clo.e,t alien- all parties be deeply lamented.—[ Near, hear !)-- has escaped at all. If Will be•teelt by a letter seen party, whatever it may be, shalt disturb the pubi . time was necessary to the formation of any measure For himself, he (Mr. Wilbetforce) could never for. calculated woo k tly to diminish them. The ex i s t- get the important assistance which he derived from in another.coltsmo,.,froto the Duke of WlLLlttairow tranquillity, shall be arrested by the National Gaut ' . ink laws were eri‘lOiltlY -too . severe ; In consetteenca 1 his weal and ability in the great cause, which he bad to Collat. Luso** tbet : paasparta kadj}ele,solicifed All those - who shall insult ' the Allied troops, sI:A of which they were T 29?f acted v on. The r e mast ma. from his Grace for the Fe:EterEttoit to proceed to be arrested and tried by aMilitary . Tribunal - so long at, orated in (, :u t. 1,1 )Is9. o n every IS joy Nti ..~..~. 3Gr ~: 4...er••• Id 1:" . . e, 7111.-.. jlo' Ift.lt at;( 'Fr he CO:'. 111 tk(l lent e 1 to 1 1 4 Pik i i e poli- w e ;re ) to (4. ells E;4 : it it y info lajrity letarh. ... N J usiasa 'ormtd !. King e and 'Pace, ' plea. , jesty, ioe k .! mom. Paris, of his of the theft aim your Li the Me. n en. Mons :o all tened 3 out alioa many the 'rid a' your ' ince! { inter. 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