The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-05-24 00:00:00

m A SUNDAY MORNING'S RAMBLE. TO Till' rniTOR OF THR RTATFAMAN. gta having inadvertently and noadelsedly taken "t', let ielf a wit eat of regard to your Paper, I fool the weight of it the greater as I advance in it ; asid to tell year the troth, the very ant day after I had 'relined y no with Poi second notice el the oteturesce of tny ramble, 1 fell ins compsoy with stew blonds rengenial political sentiments, among whom the diarnerve sprint ly fell upon the omits sod de merits of Newspapers its general, and of course year's tit not escape their criticism, and if it will not shock you to know it, their prcr e. Among other puts of the Sreruarrew animadverted or commeated open, %rot* my poor miniature optitcule, wherein I ass named tie Sunda), Rambler, et the mention of which I was rattled, and felt as if I had shrank down tithe pif• of yaor printer's devil; fearing that some on present might have had some scent of me, or of my 'natio, end amusement (though you most know I hire left the fishmonger's). I was, however, some telhared from my alarms by a very loquacious young Center n (a sprig of fashion), who pretends to know every body, and who confidently asserted that ha knew the writer very well, describing me slut as a remnant tit Nabillay, mania, a white hat, and always sling spectacles als MINX!. This obliquity from AP truth revived me ; for of ell things I shook' he in the greatest pain sod sosiMy to bo made rho centre of animadversians, or omen of applause. lint too most know, Mr. Furrow, that deco this alarm I aye grown timid, and as theFrowch say, forouche, for thoaagh many in my place might have tattooed • little of the enfant of north from the elaborate retort in which my poor scraps were sublimated, yet I take op the pen with more dread of disspproba. titan than ever. In thin iem quits a different being from the lionnorable Mr. I. lolo **s, Who, at the time the Prance of F'ea'sts 11115 so distingoiahed and sought prier by the gracefot bow. was often taken for Isis Rot al flightless, end feeling, and even testi f /jot ielf.rompleeency by imitating his prototype in every part of hie whims, was called the Mock Prince. On this ground the Honnoroblo entomb aro• tint spared by the censorial and calling wits of frorr. fon. anti 'spat-1111y of aparnmrsdn, such at the lion J Korn:. feeetioasly railed JACK Horan, ecal Mr Joutt Mimeo. Si• GREGORY PAGE T.'S hrother, anti who f..r aim renegade part has had acted f to I, arte the effigy TIION as PAINE, whom he bad before lassie.' to she skies. was made vilf of the count? wherein hi, ',le., through bit Led ) (Miss Pnvoru, niece of Lady I) , ), was ' N i st a ; I I P• aft , wall!, rewarded still fortherby I the renerane It t st.nsiLn and Heiner of_biscountry, l by being taised taa a Baroneisge, under oho Witte( Sir .lono D,tvi rm. gal as I was saying, Mr. EarTolll, I am near the end (array tether ; for thoogh I sever were a white hat in my lift, and mean never to do ; to. 1.11 m afrai of being discovered, from some. times hvieg obliged to take a pencil on of my pocket (for I have already proved that I mast be more than! a Sonagenatitn, rind, thetefore, need an artificial me- Piny), Jolliet rase I could no more write than soft and pleasing PAYEE (Sir It. PA TEL) (VOW pan whin. ever be was proclaimed at the table sr Hu first of pa:wpm Bet what must Ido ? I stand in some de. I r e. hound to von while I am in town, and I hope I May add tormarried; for though it was no ati. I potation expressed, yet I trust I may consider it is owderstood 'in my engagement, and this circus. stance. in my neat, or same future conimoolcatiuo, may be toothed epee iw a manner that propriety and delitsey may preseribe. Bot ell this while lam re flecting, not vorveying ; and, therefore, to acquit my self of my engagement or obligation to you, I most lay down the pen sod rove abroad for objects which the most contemplative mind, in the condition and ender eke priaratioa of a Mtrtne. could never eves dream of. Thaffoing world is not only a distinct artivki from all which have preceded it, bat ems which foroishes to the oyes of a mesa of observation myriads of objects which are onde•criboblo, in soots mom. sure, by the boat pow*, of modern langur. No soomar is my room window opened, than my view is arrested by what at my country residence would Onion draw • person and bis whole congress lion out of church to behold. Bat I suppose I shall see more of them relnelpedartans he the parks or new roads whew I may be able to follow their mots meats shit my " mind's eye" more completely than I could this with my real one, and more especially with my feet, though by no means gouty. Hating agreed ta a truce with the pen, off I go with a good morning to you goy world! sorry should I be to see so many elegant bonnets, tastefully displayed with milk.wialte or cool-blark feathers, joined to the woll.formed bouquet, spoiled by a malignant shower of rain, an element which, however desirable I. wood lowers, Is very inimical to ortifidat ones, as well as to the labours of the plomassier.—Bat afaer the accelerator had got out of sight, and re• itaaelial that it was Sunday, I ronsWerod what the toern censors of the age, " Tim Society for the Sup pression of Vice," kc. could be about, by letting such things lake plant on a Sunday. Pefhapill they would he posed to make out what Commandment was broken by railing this wooden horse. The Dec/doge, says you shill not work your hors. on the Sabbath day, and ti.e Patmcr travels to sod from Brighton on that tl.y. The Ikea !leads a pied seems to be trans ported from Hyde Park to Kensington Gardens. The contests of do former put one in mind of tho " beggarly accoont of amply boles ;" for though the carriages were not without riders in them, yet the majority were in beggarly condition lisle ointing, h arne ss, Esc. Whither, thought I, has Rum. cr Codes !retaken himself in his Tritons,' vehicle on wheels, the admiration of the throng and the laagh of the stymie's. We an not sorry to see that enrich., have had antitrust ran sod given way to the more ,fai though less fallacious phaeton', being Duque'. soisaably the most pleasant sod safe carriage in the world, especially if crane•necked. The gardens were indeed delightful, every tree was feathered, every slosh tufted, sod every blade of grass verdant and gorisor—min it bee weeder that in one of kg al. .-oven, Mr. F--s, the poet (Country cells him , Le &Neer-gruel poll), Oeald be found whit e pencil, LONDON: 'SUNDAY. MAT 24, ISt% Ohjetis crowd upon us for 'amulets. The stale of the nation—the credit of the nation, bet above all the wretched, the dying state of thousands mid thee. I sands of oar loose useful, most laborious miles's, call upon se for regret., of which we confess ear -1 selves not possessed, to rake them knows nod felt whence prevention might have used long, last ago, and now, with instantaneous attention, whence al -1 serration may, in port, supply ha piece. What most our own feelings be, !mooing us we do know, that although the disease will force a cure in time, yet that the sufferings of the patient most be greatly aggravated before that crisis amines. What, none but • blarquis CANOE'S willing to make a MI. mike@ worth honourable amnion ? Is his the only same which deserves to be engraved on th. pillar of ,the Nation, de commemorate those Patriots who were willing to save the country from danger? Shame on a long list d over.paid Fouctiotsaries: I Sbeme on the esillinn.io.amomot.fertuatts, which cling to their real-rolls, and will not forego a moderato per cenlage out of them, to appease those grievances, which the inequality of fortue., °am. skilled by a persev►rance in a partial and cor rupt system of Goveromeut, has obviously occa sioned. An the Aristocracy of the nation roods nit Joursals bet these devoted to the Court and Mini eters, they seem quite insensible of the dottiere which beset them. They sill presently, when ton late, be sensible of their over credulous rehouse* on their wilful deceivers. The wealthy now have bet ens safe and salutary me care to pursue. Take the 'tato of the Country into an IMPARTIAL constosmartos, and then pronouncing upon it, invoke a PROPERTY TAR, proportioned to income, maid', the 'ale of per centage rise according to the ammonite such property, leaving the small •susitset scarcely toucbed. This proceeding, to be hsnteitial, must be prompt, remota. biting the old adage—" qui dal tiler, bis dal." The Funds, the manufactures, sod the fiesnee are all hi disorder. The letter indicate a chrookal is disposition in the body politic, bat the former, on Saturday, 'hosed that an mule fever bad seised epee it. At the Stock Exchange Coasels for eke Acceent opeued at 691, amidst an eager desire on all sides to sell. Such was the effect of this contention, that the pries fell, by 11 o'clock, more than 1 per cent., who, the quotation was 681. The transactions wereon•regt large scale ; and as attempts were subseqevetly made to close the seccessfel (sequins of the worming, a re.actioe ensued, which raised the price of Cassels to 69i. This peke, however, being ortiidally mita. blished, could not maintain itself; the market, after haring reached the point just mentioned, again de. elieed. The !ascot price of the day was 681 ; and when hu►iuess terminated the quotation was 6h4 to 1. Bank Stock fell to TV!. bring 9 per cent. below the conducing price of Friday. Exchequer Bills were sold at Is. di4coont. We hare this day inserted a fell account of the argument in the 43SC of the Ktva against the IL-uis:la of Pt:Tian:ox, on the motion to make the rule fur an information, in the More of a i2ao Warranty, absolute. It is a most important and interesting case, and involves three gamiest' of the greatest mogul. toile tirst, whether the Steward of a Court Lee, who is the Judge, and presides there as each, coo legally nominate and :elect a fiery who will conform to his wishes, and enable him onjoslly to impose fines, and do other corrupt bad unjust acts, and who will et:ct °Mice altogether subnryleat to tb. Man" ritE STATESMAN: in one based sail the ssn's skin•in 4b• othave ennnseneuere sod atlas so •ail detai4d lyeset • The healer Ord* mita& . Duth duce from heaves to earth, Frew card; to heaven; And as Imaehrik• bodies forth The hems of Aloes sokaiewo i The Poet's pea Turas thew* Awe, and gives To airy wahlrig A heel habitation and a name." Re may ann, perhaps, be making notes, towards " Admonitions" (not to as infest King, hut) to a fell grown King. There base been notests end straggles moil the great moo in ell ogee, the rivalry now Wean to he among the tailors (net as when the flints and dente met at Keillish.lowts is dire errsy), oho shall make their customers the most ridiculous. We hare often borrowed from the French, het ibis is the lirst time we have done so from the Dosch; fur the coriowsly plaited passtaloon can ennui from no other nation.— None but a Frit:land proton, ever battened such things behind. We hare heard of Paddy from Cork with his coat hallooed behind. In my way home to dialler I direowered that we geld nut stand O. need of origins! cheracters, or a la Median Rageerstrice, in English, whkh I need ant tell many of my Iteariers. is ea intriguing Milliner. The port might well be represented by blarlsmt S--- or Miss B—, whose tattoos in (hit, t em trold s coure folly op in the archetype from which the author of the new Opera, has drama t►e chief persosap of his drama. S. P. STERNE. PHicti or /MOCK% TIIIS HAY AT OM, o'o.M:h. Kant Windt TV :13 430 V per Crest. %tory ire i ni to' i i perrent. Med. 661111 67 611 H 18011 n Moe& Oft 13 V II p. 3 per Cent. Con.. 61iiisi Lang Ann. 11i 11 II per erm. ;51, 741 Eiroffteset hur 1 2 pat I /is Camprlik fm• Act. 6;1i1111 Osinivift I per Cent. Ii Illi 124 ii j THE STATESMAN. es nfis Benne Patron, sad reedy to assist in be ilisinerseet sod disgraceful task of depritiog theft ogigisbowee of their legitimate homilies' sea heal rights; secondly, whether the Jury of a Coed Lest can be legally composed of strangers brought from any part of the country, in order to support a pa►lleuler interest, sr to answer a present perpoee, to the 'ajar)? of those who, by their re sidence ow the spot, are most weedy ceoceroed in the proceeding of sects a Ju►y ; and thirdly, it in volves the qieestion of the right of a Patron of a Bo rough to nominate the Returning ORicer, who is to preside at Elections of Members of Parliament, earl who will admit es the poll the Witter, and occa sional esters, whom the Patron weds down to over power the real sad independent Electors is the place. It is well known that it is the usurpation of this right whkh bus le to many boroughs enabled the patrons, without dillculty or danger, to elect their corrupt and enconsibutional purposes. The trial, therefore, of this quessies is of so small importance —she resell meal, in fact, decide sahebs., a man shall confiner, by a system of great iniquity and injustice, to deprive his fellow-citisens of a right whicl. Is jumpily held most dear by every Englishmen— we wail the right of fr►ely choosing his Representatives he Par liament ; or whether the bona fide voters shall be moored to their legitimate iellorese is such el►ctions, and Centlidema faced hem the enormous Papaws of ' moused!, appesliog to en Election Committee. We hare rereiroil Ih. Park Pawn of Thursday The Chamber rf I .'•era, MI Weillnetelay. appwinreal a Special Comelitis.n to ermine the Pr•jot in` the ItAßtit of colonial commodisies thrones Al. Site. " The 111argei• d. CATC.L.LA 1.7011441 601111 the Coseriation nominated of; resales. due Pro.* re specting the P•ess. " The Report was favourable t• tbo adoption of the Ptojes. " I a the Chamber of peptide', t►e discussion of she Projet respecting the Nlississerial 'repents during the tier Ism years, .a• consineed. An ensearlasens va• proposed by M. DR BRIGOIii. that too millions should he en played so relieve the provinces lately ocesopted hy she Ipieina troops. It am rejected by a small mejne p. si PARIS. MAT 19.—The Kieft presided at a Coonr3 of Ministers from orlon till half pest two.—All the Mi nisters were present. We are amend tbst the Dip.. ties who were prevented from swath.; in fetes, of the Petitions respecting the exiles, haws revolted to print their opinions. They will be all inserted Is one collection, sod wilt be preceded. it is said, by a prelimioary discoorse, by M. Bess. COWITA AT, which will costal. some details cosocerninic that re markable siltiog, and the circumstances which pro. ceded is. " ALEXANDER DILLARD, who is sensed has. ing gnu., in the month of August, 1818. to several Oliice►s of the old army of the Cheeses, in order to hided. them to resume their arias and hoist the green cockade, has been tried before the Court of Assizes .of Leval, its the department of Malmo,. From tits indictment it appeared that the object of this person was to deliver a prisoner from his confinement mad bring him in Cherburg. After the 'seal debates the case was submitted to the Jar's, sits of whom were for the Condemnation of the p►isener, sod siz for his acqeittal. Is consequence he was set at liberty. " The Liberty of Ike Press ,has been warmly at. tacked in Wirtemberg. It has. however, triumphed, sod, it is ask), that the King, in secret Council, do. dared, that no change should be made in the Laws respecting the Press. " The Emperor end Empress of AUSTRIA arrived at Naples the 27th nit. •• The question cooceralog the navigation or the Rhine is not decided. The Cowaiesios, it is said, Ams insimted upon the suppression of the toll. levied at Cologne, •ithin two 'mouths. M. JAcost, the Prossion Minister, hes protested against this demand ; thus the provisions of the Federal Act, respecting that ohivet, rosain etteseested._ '• French Fonds, Diet per Cents. 66f. Me. Bank Actions, I 54660 New York and Doiton Peyote to the 27th alt. have arrived They emstain wispy notices of fatal and murderous duels. Doelliog appears In be a practice which daily increases, notwithstanding the recent enactments of the Legislators against it. Wo woke the following *streets,— " The Legislators of New York have adjoarwed after a S-salon •f 15 weeks, doting which 238 Acts were passed. Among other acts of liberality. was nee granting 10,000 dollars to the Deaf and Death Institution of that State.—( Beaton Commercial Ga ulle.) " The north win of Mr. iteration's Meese, at Monticello, was destroyed by ice oo the Mit inst.— The principal boil/ling very narrowly ~aped. EXPORTS FROST PAYANNAII. •r Doting the year matting March 1, 1819, the ex ports from S ash were 2,088 bales Sea Island cotton, 37,310 bales Uplaads, 4,332 casks rice, 170 hog heads tobacco. 46 It is stated that the member of Ilevoletionary Petitioners who are now receiving their semi. I dividend at the Branch Bank, in Middletown, Con. steeliest, esawds 1,200, all residents of the Stalls of Coontetieet, and the total amount mid to them es. med. 120,000 dollars per annees."—(dery lurk Gaulle.) In the New York Commercial Advertiser, of the 24th of April, we also find the fallosinit, in mon. firmation of Montt.t.o's defeat an the Gth March : TUB PATRIOTS OR VENEZUELA. " A letter, dated at St. Crain, on the sth instant, 111111“. that G 1 NOWILLO Was defeated near Apar*, by the Patriot Army, ettder the command of Gemmel PAM on or about the oth of Match. It was oupected that his whelp army wisold be tidier captured or killed on their retreat ; and it was he. Tiered that this signal victory of the Patriots weeld were the isidepedesece of the Repobll• of VON.. satin. It was understood at St. Gels, that 3000 Eeglish Volenteera had arrived at Govan ; that lima had been taken by the Patriots! and that 4000 Spanish soldiers had been captured at set by tbe Woos Ayres squadroa.". 7u Ter EDIXOtor errs S7 r 4TES iN. Sta,-1 willed until the discussion on the Oats of the nation was Sniebed, not from soy particular spect that 1 bear to the character of Ministers, bet from a wish natural enough, on 117 part, to hear what human fah•therod could ineent or impudence. deny. 1 well knew the fate of that minims ; vet, little expected that the miseries of this country would have been made Inflect to the coarse jeer of • pear, used buffoon. Conte forward thus image of venality —let the Public behold you, Mr. CA/VIING. 1. Sir, in bassets impatience to deny shot yam are de spised or detested ? 1)3 you yourself pretend to be ignorent of lb* Weary entailed on you character Can you, whose name bath become the very bye. word for corruption, Hippos, that the majority of Mal Muse of Commons shall mace* yourself sad your colleagues freer the odium that attend. you ? flow dare you affirm, that the House of Cornmeal, each as it now is, speaks the sense of the People.-- Voo have added, Sir, insult to iijory ; and you have rendered your character elm more hateful than your , farmer conduct was contemptible. Sir, 1 chal!ene• the boldest—the loosest of eke advocater of Admini rtratinn— I rhalleoge yoo,••il to dent, that notorkaos evils have crept into oar Ileprerentation. If, Sir, there be one man oho shall be dark,' enough to con tradict what I have am fled— bid hies stand forth.— I am not fond of polemical aliocssaion ; bat 1 will idortge myself to the Public to puni3h him as he de ...sees. And ihio Parl meat, which is known to be nor , rioa.l7 corrupt, is to give the (Tildes of the ea. hinge ! lam determined yea shall not escape me, it yno or your rd‘cortiots will not accept the offer I make—let the Public decide. Yoe bare now no 'mirk —no jest—so shameful evasion to s!.elter your self tinder. I have brought you to the bar of public opinion; sad yes canoe', without giving up the point, refuse the discussion. I meat now appeal to one ribose heart is, l hope, not quite Insensible to the entreaties of his People. I will approach him with Arsenous, not disrespect. I will tell him what the parasites, who surround his throne dare not attempt —the truth. Sir, the conduct of a Mitsistes is 'warty cameras! with the ',potation of a Prince; ■od the erection of pier subjects are shaken by the Belt of jeer servants. liplieve not, Sir, the men who tell yes that thecae". plaisance of a Parliament is a measure of the dial». onion of your people--it is a fatal mistake. We hive long, Sir, refrained frogs addressiog yes es a subject, the necessity alone of which most be pala tal to oar feeliey. Bat. Sir, the People of this country tan so longer, with josike to themselves, believe yes to be ignorant of these sentiments ; sod k now only remains for yea to chose, whether yea will still continue to support Ministers erboseabilities are despised, and whose characters are detested—or whether yes will pay a just and honourable attestiess to the wishes of your People. Coosider,Sir, that that autumn of your days has past mod the winter set in; and then deride whether you will suffer the ressioder of your life to be emplojed in a struggle with the opinion of your seljects. Is It a possess sentiment to be deaf to a whole nation? Is it, I will ask you, Sir, eves sere? "'though, perhaps, t►e immense mi. litary establishment we now possess, may keep doss, for a time, the spirit of a People. Believe me, Sir, that a dame once kindkd will go farther than the death of a Minister, or the amendment of a Prince. lam a blest honest moo. I tell yes, Sir, nor La. gislature b corrupt—seer Ministers despised, and oar finances la disorder. Yes, Sir, are the •stand guarding, of the riff►ts of • People whores yes your throes. We look to you for Reform. &wish the men whom the unties can never astride in. Let them sick from power as low as they have sunk is the opinion of year People, and be what, shoaled as you sow are, you ought to be—Bias in the at. reclines of a sallow. Reese, we implore yon, front the lethargy into which Ins bees plumed, that great sodersiandieg nature has ••dewed yes with. —Let the parity of your heart decide on what I have 'dimmed, sad you will oeknowkdp that the ogle who tells you this loves his Sovereign, though he loves his country better. lam sot t►e advocate of remiss ; hot the firmest, tke soblast prayer of an ardent mind is, that liberty may Boorish whoa cold awl forgotten is the body of TACITCS. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT was this morning safely delivered of • Princess at Kra sloops% Niece : prevent, his Royal Iligiroets the Doke of SosvEx, his Gran. the Archbishop of CAX. TUMMY, Bishop of LONDON. Duke of WTLLIPC. TON, the Marquis of LANIDOWN, Esti IRATUUSIT, Sod the CMANCILLLOR of the Excursion. The Duchess and Royal Introit are both churl well. On Saturday the NMI RLOENT inSposeled the horses preseated to his Royal Highness by the Per sia. and Algerine Ambassadors. Yesterday she Duke of KENT visited Ilto Paws REUEIT al Carlton-house; the LOUD CUANCELLOII and Count biIIXvTER silo had audiences. We lament In state that 'neither great failure lock place on Saterday. The hours has been long esta blished as German merchants, and was considmed mien( the eriii.l respectable in the City of London; it is repnrted to have stopped for a very cnns•desalfe sum. In the early part of the thy the cheques aria regularly paid ; so confident were the pliacipalr of being able to meet all demands, bet towards noon it was announced the horse had stopped. t.ccooins have been received that the imam. of TuroDoart sod G. F. GUI CIIEIt and Co. of Aimtprilarn, ha. al.@ Milord r.) treat fur a TV, tontiJeirble scvese. Pr ') 1 1 "W