The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-10-27 00:00:00

th e re l a tive stitength of the two parties, and the result of rime an; not of the slittbasial e maporaince • to Ulm peo from such useful labours as Ste pi e . It was only outoe , s, that th e p e ople could derive real and men.' tialleiefit*—The Honourable Member, after some fur they o b sesvn tions, concluded by expressing a hope, no t only that the vote would pass, bat that it would Pslls &triuphant manaer. OLDu m aw was perfectly satisfied that the vote of o o hs should be passed, but be could not agree to ;rant ing the Freedom of the City in a Gold Box. If rbe co nduct of Mr. Hume (which he admitted was ' ,jolly meritorious) was to be thus rewarded, why had they so t noticed a Fox, a Whitbread , a Romilly, or the Abolitionists of the Slave Trade ? He must repeat that t b n ogh heconeurred in the Vote of Thanks, be we op p o sed to granting the Freedom of the City on this effusion. oh, Alderman BaowNß said, that this vote, like many et hers, had been proposed with a view to oppose the Administration of the Country—(No, no.) —The lion. Borer bad spoken of the vote in favour of Earl c ou lee', as if a case in point, but finding the ground fail ender him, he gave up the analogy. But these was no analogy. The cases could not be more dif fereot. They ought not to be mentioned in the saint yea r, nor even in the same century. The one was a case of & Noble Personage, who had made a great per sonal 'seam to the iutetests of his country; the other that of a gentleman, whose great recommenda tion. was his universal 'hostility to every measure of Goveismeat ; an hostility better organised, perhaps, then that of any others of his patty. There were two questions to be considered bL're ; first, whether Mr. HOW'S conduct, is any particular instance, deserved t h e proposed reward ? and secondly, whether there sus soy other part of his conduct which could induce them to withhold that reward? What, then, was the con dad which they proposed to reward ? Mr. Hume had d al e what it amithe dnty of every man to do—he had welled over the public revenue and expenditure. He was free to confess that Mr. Hume had exerted him self more effectively than others (some of them Mem bers of that Court), who contented themselves with isding fault. He had advocated retrenchment, but Ministers bad always wished to retrench; and Mr. Nave was fortunate, inasmuch as the period of his opposition was one when Ministers were enabled to carry their IlledblareS of economy into effect. But whatever good had been done by Mr. Hume, in this was, bad been more than outdone by his inflammatory lingvage at public meetings. Witness what passed at the public meeting the day before, when be restored to prejudge the conduct of Ministers towards Sir It. Wilson. Mr. Fiesta, asked if the Honourable Member was preset'', and had heard the language of which he com plained? Mr. Alderman Bliow're was happy to say that be was not present. He should have been ashamed to be seen attending at such a meeting. He bad beard that the Gentleman opposite (Mr. Favell) had cut a con spiracies figure at the meeting. What he knew of the netting had reached through the public papers, and if be (Alderman Browne) was incorrect in quoting what was there stated to have been passed, he (Mr. Favell) would set him right. Mr. Hume was made to say, that the act at depriving Sir It. Wilson of his commissions was de tuutie and tyrannical. He (Mr. Browne) osaistabsed nisch'''. Hume had no right fo tut such language. It vils language tending to inflame the public mind, and to sour the seeds of discontent : it was language which ought not to he used before Ministers had an oppor tunity of defending their conduct in Parliament. Mr. Hume was wade to say that this was a prerogative tlaitnrd, but not possessed by the Crown. He was also made to say, that the transactions at Cumberland gate were an outrage on the liberties of the people.—(Hear, Lear.)—Now he (Mr. Browne) called it a triumph of the mob over the Constituted Authorities of the country. The worthy Alderman proceeded to point out several other parts of Mr. Hume s speech, which, be contended, *ere caleulnteil to fan the flame of discontent ; to with draw tho confidence of the people from the government, and which deserved the execration of society. Upon these grounds, be should therefore move the previous After a few words from Mr. Dixon against, and Mr. Pavel' and Mr. Patten in favour of the original vote. Mr. Caocamt, in opposing the motion, proceeded to shew that Mr. Hume was materially incorrect in all his bimodal calculations. To prove this, lie mentioned, among other things, the fact of Mr. Hume having, in one instance, calculated a per ventage to be 5/. Os. 9d. isiseala fact it was found to be 51. Os. 91d.—(Loud Loaghieg.) Nr, CLAM supported the Amendment. After a few words from some other Members, the me of thanks was carried by a large shew of hands; N was also the grant of the Freedom of the City, in a geld box, value 100 guineas. It was also ordered, that the Freedom of the City should be presented to Mr. IlumE in that ..ourt.—Ad *raid. PAWN-BROKERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. Sta--finis extremely happy to find that you have Pin astopt t ; die 'effusions of Sam Spout, Dick Dupli cate and Co. whose vile calumnies on a respectable hely of men carnet be sufficiently deprecated. There are no doubt, Mr. Editor, among so numerous a body " the P.B.'s, some whine conduct is deserving of the 4 11 001 t censure, but that they are few in number, and those shunned by their more respectable brethren, is a fact which tan be well substantiated. That all the members of the trade should be stig °lathed as plunderers, extortioners, Sac. &c. because, fonooth, Dick Driplicate or Sam Spout have suffered from the conduct of some disreputable fellows, is an set of injustice to which I am sure no Englishman Enid give his sanction. hum the line of conduct adopted by you on s firmer occasion, in giving insertion to letters expiate hg the difficulties under which Pawn-brokers laboured, I could not have supposed that any attention would hare been paid to so malicious an attack upon any set of tradesmen collectively, and lament exceedingly that I false notion of liberality should'have induced you to E l " them a place in your respectable columns. Your notice to Correpondents, I have no doubt, wilt be read with much satisfaction, and prove a means of Inventing any other malevolent or splenetic writers. :Trio, a general odium on that branch of business, wounding the feelings of its members. I remain, Sir, your's, Ste. A CONSTANT MUDS& 'TO THE EDITQB OF Ti • ; • must, he, gratifying to all those who have been for a long course of years endeavouring to, fix the public attention 4 I •upon that all-important subject, the subject of the currency, to find that their labours have not been altogether without ,effect. And, lam not surprised, Sir, that Toe STATESMAN, which is always open to every thing calculated to promote the public good, should have been amonget the foremost in giving currency to the opinions of individuals to what class some they belong. I am induced to address you upon this occasion, in consequence of a communication in your paper of the 25th inst., under the signature of J. S. which I regard as important, not on account of any peculiar merit in the production itself, hut as it is evidence of the in terest which even tradesmen and merchants now take in the discussion of that great subject, which, here tofore, has been considered as above the reach of the people's comprehension. Motley has been called, and truly called, " the sinews of war;" and, indeed, all history shews, that, whatever may be the outward causes of national convulsions, it is the money matters which, nine times out of ten, form the primary cause of those sudden and violent changes in the affairs of Governments and States, which are ascribed to the in strumentality of particular individuals. An individttl man can, if he think proper, reduce his establishment, put down his equipages, and soon ; that is, 1/ . he is not in debt, awl not dependant upon the world's opinion of the &efficiency of his means; hut a Government deeply involved in debt, is, in some re spects, in the situation of a merchant who feels him self embarrassed, and knows that he cannot afford to keep up his establishments, but is, nevertheless, afraid to reduce them, because he would thereby expose his weakness to the world, and lose that support which be derives from the credit which his long established reputation brings him. So it is with a Government; so it is with our own Government. More than half, probably, of our present burdens may be attributed to the profusion, and nut to the actual necessities of the Government for purposes of national defence, or the real splendour of the Throne. And now, Sir, now that the monstrous evil has reached its climax, we are to be relieved by the dismissal of a few clerks from the Bank of England, and from the public offices! Note, when every week, and almost every day, is adding to the number of unemployed young men who have been brought up to Counting-house pursuits, we are to be mocked with this " candle-end and cheese-paring" economy. What our wise men are aiming at ;or whe ther they have any distinct object in view, or not, is more than I can say ; hut, if you permit me, it is my intention, through the medium of Tun STATESMAN, to give some information, in detail, regarding the state of the trading and commercial interests of the country; and the probable consequences of persevering in the present course, trusting " to the general working of events" for a cure.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. STRAND. DT INRWIRRION OF TR R NT. HON. UN LORD CHAD RIR LAIN. FOR THE BENEFIT OF Mr. BENGOUGH, Mop Mugger of the Surrey Theatre, and late of the Theatre Royal, Wiry-Lane,) Who having failed Tit iris Baynarirr at- She Surrey Thea*e., through tue unfortunate wehteas at the night. hasceba-ho nour of announcing to his Friends and the Public, that through the long friendship subsistlag between him and the Parents of the justly celebrated MISS CLARA FISHER they have most kindly tendered him the assis tance of this universally acknowledged THIATRIC Pug:m -iIIs:CON OF THE Ace. This young Lady made her first appearance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Dec. 10, 1817, then just Six Years old, in Garrick's revived Romance of L ILLIPUT, in which was Introduced the last act of KING RICHARD THE THIRD, ind by her surprising performance of the crooked-backed Tyrant. drew crowded houses for seventeen nights, and ilemedi ately afterwards, played the same character at Covent Garden, with equal applause and success. ON WEDNESDAY Nest, Oct. 31, 1821, will be performed the Petit Comedy of THE SPOILED CHILD. Little Pickle, (with Songs) Miss Clara Fisher, After which the Musical Entertainment, vatted THE TURNPIKE GATE. Crack, (with songs) Miss Clara Fisher.—A Grand Pas Seul, by Mr. Jackson, Professor of Dancing, (his First Appearance.) To which will be added, (by Permilsion of T. Libdin, Esq. for this Night only) the favourite Burletta of THE TWO GREGORtES : or, WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM ? The whole to conclude with the Favorite Piece. in one Act, Called TIDE ACTRESS OF ALL WORK. The Actress of All Work, Miss Clara Fisher. The Original Prologue, by Miss Clara Fisher. Tickets to be had of Mr. Bengough. No. 6. Great Char lotte-street, Blackfriars-road ; and at the Box Office, Strand. Entrance, from ten till four. PRICE OF STOCKS TH I, Sank Swot I per Cent. Red 76fl 81 per Cent. Con. 77411 $4 per Cent. 6 per Cents. 960 0 per Ct. Nary 1111 101 111 11 per Cent. Long Ann 190 7-16 Imp. S per G.M. Irish II per Cent. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ladle Stook 240 1 Dittoßonds --1 —f. 6Ss. Soath-Sea Stook Booth Sea OW Am. Bs BWs9i . 10001. ss. 4s. p. —6OOl. Os. Os. Os. p•. Small 6s. 7s. pro. India for ditto Con, for Aect Tin S 71 Lott. Tickets 194. IS.. NEXT TUESDAY LOTTERY BEGINS.—ALL 1110+. NEY.—THREE OF .e 30.000 ! !—NOT TWO BLANKS TO A PRIZE.—Z3O,OOO FOR THE FIRST-DRAWN' PRIZE. LONDON: SATURDAY MINING, OCTOBIR 27, 1821• --..-- THE KING'S INDISPOSITION. So much importance is attached to the state of his MAJZSIT'II health, that the ralaoarl relative to his in disposition have had a sensible effect upon the price of the Funds. The indisposition with which his Ma- JWITT has been affected, it is understood, was an at tack of the goat. In a letter from Hanover. which appeared in a morning paper of this day, this asp posed attack was !apposed to bare been brought on by his KOUT! having ought cold while' attending a grind military inspection. His general health, not withstanding, is stated, in this account. to have newt. been better for many years, though this setae baba the effect of cosioing his 114SiteTT to his teas. fit the following cinsmaniestles, bewevet, Web we have eirEostverrt,. ap hisl4:ollTY'S liD t disposidoe haa been miltepritentitai" tad- that It *tea' iiiiVlrlse from any coaititational affictioa " A peimate letter frets Hanover mates, tl• the- in disposition of his llisJeary arose from an azeidelitt, and not from an attack oftbe gont. The horse on which the KING rode at the last review became fatigued. and another being ready to mount, his 311tJasTv, in at , tempting to display bis agility before the ladies, by vaulting into the saddle, wrenched his right knee. Great patties attended this calamity, and it is feared that his Wien will be protracted beyond the period previously tAntioned." STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. About half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon, a sudden panic . took place in the Consols Market. The price was than 7S& fur time. They immediately fell to 771, and left off at that price, sellers for November Account. Very large sales were made by Brokers connected with the West End of the Town. The above panic was owing to the reports that were in circulation lon the subject, of his MAJESTY'S sudden return to Carlton Palace. Consols opened this morning 77i, and much business is transacting. Paris papers to the 25th instant have arrived this morning. Baron Strogonoff has been at St. Petersburg for some time, but nothing has transpired relative to his conference with the Russian Ministry. Letters from the borders of the Danube, dated Oct• 11th, represent the Porte to feel somewhat uneasy about the disposition of the Asiatic troops, who are within Romelia ; some of these having refused to march towards the Danube, and having insisted upon returning into Asia. Many promises of large recom pense have hitherto been offered without success. Adrices from Vienna, dated October announce the reduction by the Turks of the fortified Convent of ' Seek. The greatest barbarities have been exercised upon the Greeks who were taken, and who were prin cipally Albanians. From the frontiers of Italy, accounts up to the I Ith of October, partly contradict the rumours respect- ing the public tranquillity at Cons'antiuople. The Porte continues to publish reports that Austria and England are determined to prevent Russia from inter fering in the affairs of the Oreelts. It is, however, certain that the Ottoman power remains under consi derable embarrassment, in consequence of the demands of Alexander. It has been reported, that the Austrian Internancio has refined to participate in the attoman debates. The principal residents of Pera feel con vinced that a rupture between Russia and the Porte is inevitable.—(Gazette de iVurcmburg.) Fautoi Funisi-IFive per Cants. 90f. 20c.; Bank Actioes; 1,590 t ' Ay the Halifax papers to the 7th of October, we have received an abstract of the resolutions agreed to at a public meeting of the inhabitants of St. John, Newfoundland, assembled on the 10th of Aug. to hear a report of the proceedings of a Committee of a meet ing held on the 14th of November last. Among other things it was resolved, that the uncultivated state of the Island, the depression of its trade, caused by unwise laws, ruinous treaties, and restrictive commerce, the instability of property, the want of instruction of youth, aid an efficient police, are principally to be at tributed to the absence of a legal organ of representa tives calculated to watch over the interest, and to pro mo'e and render available the resources of the country; that it was equally the right of the inhabitants of Newfoundland, as those of Nova Scotia, the Canabs, and his Majesty's other Tpasatlantic colonies to b. endowed with an independent legislature; anal that the Committee be astliorised and instructed to use every legal and constitutional means in their power, to attain this most desirable object. The very copious report we have given in oar preceding columns of the business of the Court of Common Council yesterday, leaves but little space and indeed as little occasion, for comment on the proceedings that took place. Though the Court was convened for the special purpose of acknow•- leding the Parliamentary services of Mr. Ilvstc, the first portion of its time was occupied, with no ordinary interest, by a Motion of Mr. Alderman WAITEMAN. connected with a Emitter of privilege, for laying before the Court a part of the carrespondence whieb had taken place between himself and Lord BA rTNURSS, relative to the transactions at Knights , bri4ge Barracks, on the 26th of August last. These imßortent documents, taken in connection with the re eeift trOil•( GRIP/PIMP, who was indicted for a riot on the occasion, and the clear and unembellished state ment read yesterday in Court of Mr. Monnsten, a gentleman in the office of the Deputy Sheriff, leave little to be required for a complete exposure of the case. The proper business of the day commenced by an able and comprehensive speech of Mr. Favc.t.t., introductory to motions for voting the thanks of the Court to Josteu Hums, Bag. for his Parliamentary conduct, and for proposing the Freedom of the City to be presented to him in a gold box. These motions were carried by a triumphant majority; and never were thanks Or bosoms more deservedly bestowed. We are happy to have it in our power most posi dvely.to state that it is his Majesty's intention to upend the wiater at the Pavilion. Mr. Watier arrived bore on Tuesday to superintend the preparations.— (Brighten Herald, Oct. 26.) We are informed that in 'consequence of the indispo sithen of a priecipal performer. she Comedy of •4 Me Steep to Coarser," cannot be performed at the Hay market Theatre this evening; and that in lies thereof, the Biggar's, Opera will be performer. We regret be: hair that ilitst Roos Corsi will appear eairtwe iw is certainly hiders from the stage, ,aitsfrdisi akagagga i ti otem TATEIM4R. reaeivid frog a reartailikk . ' . .. , pear, that die cause of his .; . • • IPRON . tnaLIN MAIL ; nrr t ncerrate CORAES• • I 4 3 i •i. ' • • •itetwannee. i Art 'thou, too, the victim of courtly intrigning, ..--• Where ruin awaits in the feeds' last mends ? Bert fear not thei• basetheir esettemptitce !.•tegairrot. • For Britain's thy eoustry—the people thy friethls Let us think on the glory tiehieed by thy hand. When the Gauls had made captive Fond Austria ) lard, How the armorer afforded by thee furl thy bnni, The monarch to freedom and safety rertuett.• Or how Lusitatga, by thee taught to war With courage new nerv'd sought the battle's alarms, •Iu danger and slaughter determiu'd to sha:e, And rirall'd tl' exploits of the Britons ir. arms.' Or how, as thy conduct and valour prevaii'd. British soldiers were sav'd in that critical hour, When the skill of theq much-vaunted lender had laird To rescue his host from the enemy's pow'r.t • So widely acknowledg'd thy virtues and fame. • That scarcely in Europe exists there a thrnne4 Whose prince is not honor'd by hon'ring thy name, Which heeds not, brave chief, the caprice of thite 1 . ~\ own. Though deck'd with those honours unsullied, unstain'd, Thy name shall all-glorious descend t,l thy race, Thy worth a yet prouder distinclen has rain'd, In that which thy foes have design'd a disgrace. Their censure and hate is the hrig'stest reward, That tyrannous courtiers conitt ever bestow On him, whose brave spirit coned never regard In a peaceable brother the face of a foe. • Sir R. W—n in the year Mk, with a smell handful of men. rescued the Emperor of Germany from the hands of vet French; after that monarch had been taken prisoner by them. It was for this gallant actioit that he received the order of Maria Theresa. + Sir Robert organized the Portuguese army is the pen insular war. It will easily be perceived, that an allusion is made to Sir R.'s preserving the British army after the battle of Tea vera bet thereare services which ensure any thing b:t!! . gratitiale. Sir it —t has rereived orders an I marks of personal respect trom all the principal Sovertigns in Europe. OLD 11.11LE1'.—Tms Mun.vzNa. On the opening of the Court, a' young man, of the name of Sowerty, was placed at the liar, on a charge of passing forged W. notes. When called on to plead, he persisted in pleading guilty. Mr. ARAMS asked if he was aware that he was ramie ing guihy to the capital offence, and urged 141 u to re. . trier his..tlea. and take his trial ; but t ' to the astonish. went of the 'Ciftet:lfe' peree itehis'plet of guilty.' Mr. CLARK, the MOtity' rk itttlite . Ainsiges, then went to the bar, and endeavotuted to retail - on the pH-- soner to take Isis trial, and pointed entity bids the dan ger of his situation; but, notwithstandiug, he stitlrefused to retract his plea. Mr. ARAKIN then informeillsini, that as an art of hit °sanity to the prisoner, he would put him back till the arrival of the Judge, who, perhaps, might sucteed its convincing him oldie danger of his situation, sad re. vail on him to take his trial. ie At ten o'clock Mr. Justice PARK entered the .Coliet, and the prisoner was again placed at the bar, when the Learned Judge. addressing him, observed, that ho was pleading guilty to a capital offeuce, and he was bound, by every principle of humanity; to advise him to retract MS plea and take his trial, as sotnething might transpire, in the event of Isis conviction, to lessen his moral if not his legal guilt, and claim the merciful con. sideration of the Court; but if he persisted ia his plea of guilty, he should be compelled to feeonl ,such plen, and hand him over for execution. The prisoner octtn.; under the impression of this address, immediately frith diew lois former plea, and pleaded Not Ouitty: J. South, an interesting youth, about 16 years of age, was indicted for uttering a forged 10/. note, with intent defraud the Dovernor and company of the Bark of England. Mr. REYNOLDS stated the case for the prosecution. • John liritfin, is a shopinau to Richard Tucker, stn dotter, of Budge-row. On the 13th August last, h... tween four and five in the evening, prisoner came to his master's shop and asked for a ream of elephent paper. IVitness asked who it was for; he replied for Isaac Lyons, of the Kent-road. A person of the name of , Moss Lyons had dealt with his master. Witness said Lyons never used paper at that price; he tvplied it was to hang in single sheets and nut for staining. Witness then gent into the counting-house, wrote a bill of par cels in the name of Isaac Lyons and also a receipt. His tendered a 10/. Bank note ; witness said he should write the names of Isaac and Mess Lyons. and his own nom". when be directly said Joseph South, a paper-hanger. — Waters% gave him fin change a check f0r,71. 54. drawn by W. Davis on Sykes and Co. a sovereign, and a dollar; he took the paper and left the warehouse. Witness im mediately went through the warehouse Ina Clout:-lane, and was surprised to find the prisoner without tbe paper. Prisoner endeavoured to shun him, and ran sally. He sent to Sykes, the banker's, and stopped the elm*. The note was identified by witness. Thomas . Tocker, son of Mr. R. Tricker, was seat by last witness to stop payment, but the amount of the check had been paid. Moss Lyon is a paper manufac turer, in the Keut-road. Knows the prisoner at the bar; did not live with him in August last; had not sent him to Mr. Tucker for paper. He had been in witoess's service about two months ; did not send him with a ten pound note; witness had dealt with Mr. Tucker; therewas no other of the same name in that place. Charles Duplock is Collector of the Taxes in the Kent-road. Knows no person of the Dann of Lyon in the Kent-road but the last witness. Wm. %Ward, is a grocer, on Fish-street•hill ; recolleets the prisoner calling at his shop on the morning of the Itttli of September to purchase 121bs of tea and a loaf of sugar for a person of the name of Riley, Pinsbory-square, who is a customer. It was to be carefully packed to go in the country, and he was to pay for it. He then ten dered a 101. note, which he immediately snociocted was forged. and stet it to a neighbour to take his opinion. The note was returned to him by hissblipmean as forg..d. He then asked prisoner particularly if it was foe Mr. Riley, and if his story was true : he sai4, yes. He then returned the note to the prisoner, and setmelohn Malard, his shopmin, with the prisoner to Mr. Riley. John Malard, shopmsn to Mr. Waed,earroboessol the above, and further deposed, that bring afterwards mot with the prisoner to Mr. Riley. Qo his way the prisoner wished to leave him, but be would not allow him, aisd told him he should go on ; Mr. Riley was at home, and declared he knew co:bing of the prisoner, or the trans. action John Riley, is a sadler, and resides at No. 15, Pins. bury-place ; believes the prisoner lived with him about four years since as an errand-boy ; did sot wend hiss on the 111th of September last for any ten Oir Several other persons were called Ailkiradence was merely confirmatory of that adduced ,lly tl!e previous witnesses. Mr. Glover, Inspector of the ask. priniti that the -note was a forgery in every regret A former master of the primmer, sad two IS t 'ser ious, gave him a good character. At , half-past twelve Mr. Judie* has began to,Stme . The Jury retired, and at two o'clock rrturaell a ver dict of Guilty, bet recommended him to mercy on ac , coast of his youth and former good character. • Mr. Justice PARK said, he would take cue ihd for ward their resemmeadatioa with his ma. 116 • Cht btattosnan. " 1111111111$111 STATIMIAII " 11l INCOIPORATSII WITS " TES STAT 1311•11 ." - 7 r l r