The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-03-20 00:00:00

PIPP miry 4- .~. i" , . ~• • I . , • , r$ • • ••. . , 1 . - I in this couoirY be spreading its brauches throughout the whole rivilieed ss 0144,11(1w admirably would they FM feel at being'thlts ,cpcid for all *dream and all their ansielies.--(Appiause.) The Rev. T. CLOUT?, in IMICOMIIine this Resole tion, drew an eloquent picture of the progress of this Society, mid she success of its measures. He alluded to the feolesaitsenrwish of the Sovereign that every -poor child sheik have Bible, end the happy pro. sped of the speedy realization of that wish through the memo of . this Society. ego only is this tapestry, bit all over the as orld.—(4pplense.) Thg RA:. T. Nauru retarget' thanks in the ab sence if the Treasons. Mr. Wst.s.sam Az.zan (ef the Society of Friends). ht propoeleg the fifth ReSnieliell, lamented that the vatic davolved epos hint to appear in public on Ode occasion, cud for the moment abandon that privet) , in which he always wished to remain while performing the defies that mooched to him in fur. theraoce of the objects of this institution. lie was highly ,ratified at seeing this Meeting so excellently attended. It was the ire esample of the AnniverH Baty of the Aesillery Society, which was the first established te aid the great object of the Parent in stitution. They were now %happily spreading, sod wotald,in the end, conprete the whole circle of the Plan laid downßritish ,end Foreiin School lestitudoe. Allealene hat, beeeaptty madeon the esanuection bet ghee ignorance and delingeency,t. said Ile had to State to the Meeting that he ayes /•e of elsesit Moo NO kin essiegild in an ode:lair, on ireb. lest, as to OW diet* of jetted' d t epeavity Wet' tropolis, aid the sestets of their investigatiess was, that lignoiesiele wad the permit of all those juvenile de. flearencles, sod thet in segue had a child volved it the beeo found to lapse into vice.---(Applouse.) The Worthy Gentleman referred to the tunes of ieliqiity, to show that - when it was intended to keep a Stale in subjection—to keep it ie ignorance was the mode adopted by the concpseror.,aiid ef. fectoal it was found in the result. Much had been lately said on the subject of the prisons, and as he saw a worthy Member of the Corporation of daindon present (Mr. Favell), he would speak his sentiments plainly and unequivocally on that subject. His flied opinion was, that while the prisons remained in their present plan and condition, in vain could any moral amelioration in their inmates be hoped for, to the ex tent that it might to be effected.—Ukur, hear 9 Look at the state in which prisoners are thrown to gether, and see the contagion that it necessarily spreads. See a child thrown into prison on a charge of crime—he remains there until the nest Jail De livery, in constant communication with the guilty and the base ; he is then discharged, no evidence or proof of crime being adduced against him—he is sent out innocent of the guilt with which be stood charged, but irreparably contaminated with the seeds of evil that he had imbibed daring his intercourse with baser prison associates.—(llear, hear !)—lle then, when let loose in the world, practises the vi cious habits he bad learned, and becomes in incor rigible villain. Stich an instance he bad lately known, and it should shortly be published to the trierld.—[Llear!]—The present system of the prisons, so far from tending toihe preservation of society, kept up a constant successide education of crime. 'Then es to the mode of inflicting capital putaishel aseats, this was a disgrace and scandal to Wel country.--[Hear, hear !)--flarl they not heard all the late instance et the Old Bailey, where ezecotios - was dons on portions of that sex, whose very faults were treated with the pity of every manly mind.-- , This execution (and not for any such crime as more 'der) was done in such a manner as would have es. :cited, had it been doe* in America, universe! hor* 'yes; in Trance, in Switzerland, in Rolland, the lime feelings of disgust. Vas Hoagland then aloe, the country ito which such spectacles could be en. adored ? If so, wretched indeed was this country, when the private security of its society could not be "Tar eeeee without outraging the best feelings of the Iseart.-.4Applause)--There ells a way of prevent ing these sad spectacles, and the Legislature and 'the diffusion of etsisarsal education could go baud in hand to remove the stain from the country. 1.. bearers in the cause were alone wanted; money 'could be had from various coarters, and from a 'relent Poblic ; but the chief want was of per. odes who would take an active part in looking into the subject, and gisieg their aid to carry it into elect. The Worthy Gentleman then drew a most satisfactory picture of the growth of the universal 'School System, within the jhort period of two years, on the Continent. In Pelfnce 483 schools had bees established, and it was gratifying to learn, that at • • late culmination, the highest prize, the gold medal, was given to Francis Martin, who bad been wet over from the Borough School. to enceinte the sys. • tem in the schools abroad. It was right to mark this liberality on the part of France, for Martin was • Protestant.—( elpplause.)—ln Spain, schools were established.—{Applause.)—ln America, every thing , was doing, and the State of Pennsylvania were tak ing legislative measures to give effect to the school;. • —(Applause.)—lt was a proud gratification to find; both at home and abroad, this spreading of the sys tem ; end he relied on the aid of Antilles . , Societies for diffusiog universal education at home, on the prin. ciples of the Parent institution.--(Applause.) Mr. C. ItrioNTAcUE WILLIAMS seconded this Re solution, in a brief and ingenuous speech, in which he called on those who, like himself. might he said to be entering into life, to take a part in the business of these Institutions—and try and emulate, if not exceed. the labours of their predecessors. which bad been clothed with so much glory.—[This young Gentleman was warmly applauded.] The Rev. J. SMITH, of Penzance, Cornwall, rose to propose the Vote of Thanks to the Royal Chair man. The Rev. Gentleman said be came from ' among the poor miners and fiThermen of Cornwall, who would all crowd aromas; him on his return to bear what he bad seen in London. He would have to tell them of Meetings like this, end that a Prince, the son of a King, took a lead in measures • which had for their object the amelioration of the state of the paper.--(glens.)—fle thought he could now beer tics peed people from whom he came (and some of them wive pions) exclaiming, when vley heard this intelligeece--" Kings tied Priooes are the norther fathers for the Church of God."— (Amlouse ) —lf the venerable Sovereign, before he oscbanged as earthly for a heavenly crown, could be - - , . --. allowed to see the greet realisation the progress of Oh Osekty.te only givee to all the poor Is hie met by his *objects 4. over the the venerable Monarch at once exclaim—" 0 Lord, thy *servant deport in peace."—(Appleare.)l —The worthy Gentleman eve a singular description of. his jonrney to the Continent to &marinate re. Haines tracts among the wounded soldiers of the Britith army at Tboolouse. end the ,surround ing country, He also described the powerful eflicscy which he 'found religious edeestion produced . among „seamen, front his own knowledge of the fact. lie concluded by hoping that the thanks to the Royal Doke weeld be received by the Company as his friends inCornwall received what they liked,by coiling "Tine and'ale !" The Rey. Gentleman excited such laughter by his pronunciation of the two last words le the tree Cornish dialect. Mr. BARCLAY seconded the motion, which was carried by, acclamation. His Royal Highness the Dube of Sugsrissid, that es the roost beef was about this time ready, and the potatoes boiled, be would not have the dinner of say worthy person present spoiled, by keeping him at this boar to make a lang,speecb.—(A laugh.)— - 11eWoeld therefore only say, that he thanked the Ladies and Gentlemen present for the honour they had done him. The Meeting then separated, after !sulking a liberal collection in aid of the fonds of tke Society. . _ PIPEILL4I , PiIIeLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF LORDS, Maim 19. The Ravel Assent was given by Commis-ion to the (hefts load Fisheries Omits' Bill, the Rook Tokens Bill, the Scotch Aorta-vim Hill, and live private Bills. The Commissimor. were, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Montrose, and the ISarl of Shaftesbury Lard BESBOROUGH presented a Petition from the Cor poration of Cutlers rt.d Inhabitants of Sbelleld. and the 1%. habitonis of the district of Helmshere„ in Yorkshire, in favour of the Bill for abolishing the employment of Cilashing Boys.— Referred to the Committee on that Bill. Mr. Br •eilen b.-Aught from the Common the Loogitede Anwodnient Bill, which wax rend a first lime. A person from the Irish Treasury presented an Account. 00 w• ing the remount of Warrinits passed through the Office of the Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, from the sth of January, 1811, to the sth of January, 1818. A person from the Privy Commit presented an Account of the tionsher of Resident Clergy:titanium; Chapels. ate. isi Ent'. glared and Wale'. and other Pollees relative to the state of the Church. ordered, on the motion of Lord Harrowtry. A Iverson from the Office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland presented a Cops of the Sixth Report of the Commissi,enets fur auditing Public Accounts in Ireland. A person i, um the Dike of the Choonlminin of the City of London presented an Account of the Receipts and Exproditore of the Orplma' Fund and other Papers. which had beeu or dered to he laid before the House. The Husbandry Horse,' Rill was read a second time. The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved for an Ace mint of tht quantity of purr Silver and Alloy it the Silver issned 11% , the Mint, and fur other Accounts counected with the bate of the Coinage.—Ordered. The Order of the Det being moved fur the third reading of the Both Ca.s-lights' Rill. The Earl of LAUDERDALE reminded their Lordships. that be had on a former occasion stated his general objections to the increase of Corporations. It was rod, however. on that ground that Ise intended to offer any observations on the pre&eut Bill, but because he thought it doe to the Public to sa,, that, in his opinion, the G..s CuMpatiies were soot so careful Is, they had been, and as they onabt to be. The consequence of their eregleet was, that the Has had not been of so pure a kind as i t was /Net trde; it did not pass freely through the tubes, nod • they were noble to he sopped. This was a serious ineonvroi ewe; fur the neglect might not only suddenly deprive the Me. *rowing, and other places which depended opera Corporatinuo, from the advantage of being regalarly lighted. but mein also he attended with danger to she inbabitanie. He thought it iris dirty to toke this public notice of the subject, but did not up per,e the present Rill. The Earl of SH A FTESBURY said, that there was a clause Lt this. as in every Bill of thin kind, rendering she Corporation liable to be prosecuted for :1 nuisance if they were guilty of any neglect of the kind I " fed .out by the Noble Earl, • The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that the best clause that could he inserted into such Bills. would be 011 e its dissolve the Cerrito. Akin, when any negligence of the sort which bad been memenned should occur. The Bill was then read a third time, and passed. Adjuui otd to this day fortaight. • iron, hisSovereiss, _ _ , of Charles the Thineeeth, and his sin eitession to . the Thronb. ' • - The Duke" of Welibigtee Ind yesterday a long conference with the Duke de Richton's, the Prussian Ambassador, Red the Baton Meunier, Councillor of State, President of the Mixed. Commission for the' Liquidation of Foreign Claims. - It is in contemplation to erect , a monument to the Swiss, who, on the days of the 10th of August and '2d and 3d of Sept. fell victims at Paris to the most heroic devotion, and martyrs to their fidelity. . The waters have begun to inundate the road to Versailles, and on the side of St. Denis. The Loire his overflowed its banks. Lord Spencer (we know not who is here meant) was on Friday conveyed to St. Pelagic., for 4 . 4lebt of forty thousand francs, contracted in his furnished hotel. The late tempest has caused great ravages in the Department of Cotes-do-Nord ; upwards of 150,000 apple-trees were blown down or torn op hy the roots, and nearly all the dwelling•houses, particularly in the open country, were greatly . damsged. M. nevee opposes the seizure of the 11th Part of his Correspond. nce Pitlitique et Adasnistratice. The Jugs d' lestructiun is about to commence proceedings. The eiiuee will, it is said, be called on the 4tb April, before the Tribunal of Correctional Police. The Chamber of Deputies, at Saturday, in a Secret Commit tee, discussed the proposition for grant ing further time to the Colonists of St. Domingo for the payment of their debts. It was agreed to, 95 to 3'2. The Doke of Wellington hunted on Saturday with the Dukes d'Angouleme and de Berri, in the Forest of &lint Germain.en-Laye. On the 7th instant there was a dreadful storm it Liege, accompanied by thunder and lightning.— Some days previous alto, the lightning struck the tower of the great Church of Brielle, and caused much damage. Up to the Ist Sept. last there had been struck with the effigies of Louis X.lllll. 65,617,766 francs in gold and silver coins. CONSTANITTNOPLE, Fes. 10.—The Baron de Sp°. gonoff has itatiamitted another note to the Divan, complaining of the delays which have arisen regarding the affairs of Servis. Luau, Al snot 2.—The communications between Sweden and Denmark have been completely re-esta blished. BERLIN, ,ARCM 4.—Nothing is yet determined respecting the loan. /FRANKFORT, M ARCII 9.--Constitutious are at. ranging throughout Germany, and by degrees the Representative System will be organised without trouble or noise. It ap;►ears that the Diet will establish the first basis of this grand edifice by enacting principles to be common to all the Goversunersti respecting Indivi dual Liberty, the Liberty of the Press, the Equality of Men in the eye of the Law, and the privilege of not being Tiled withvet their own consent, GOOD FRlDAY.—lltiliday at the Pahlie Miceli. neat * __._....-question, 66 Why -.- !should the present Ministry desire the dissolution of Parliament 1 They cannot wish a new one loin . more friendly to their meneres ?" This is a plain spoken truth on the • part of the Courier. We do . .• Wien it would be difficult for Ministers to. find a Parliament more subservient to their will this the present, however arbitrary and injurious to the coon. try their measures might be—however inteltiegly their will might be expressed, and whatever sy. .pocrisy may characterise the proceedings of. their Administration. , —Tbe success that has at. tended the unconstitutional acts of the last year, end the manner in which the plotting transactions 'by means of Spies and fomenters of tumult and sedi. Lion, have been screened from public exposure, and the punishment they so amply merit, ere sufficiently confirmetory'of the truth, that a more convenient . Parliament for such a MiniStiy cold not well be found, and certainly, the Administration it has so well supported, bas abundant reason to be satisfied. We cannot, therefore, wonder at Ministers being loath to part with a House of Commons so much to iheii toindi. Th‘ii lettivf4ll address tethe depart ing Assembly miy he expected to be a very wooing nue. 64 When shall we three meet again?" and, 64 We shall never look upon their like again," may .' well be the esclamations in every Minister's mouth. - But woe to F,ngland and the rights her Charters s would protect, if she again commits the guardian. ship of her liberties , and her political welfare to such men as have composed the majorities who voted for , the Suspension Act and the Indemnity Bill. .—............ French Papers to the 17th instant have reached es. From the frequent conferences which the Duke de Rica Elmo, the Prussian Ambass&dor, and the 'Akron MOUNIFR, President of the Commission for liquidating the foreign debts, have with the D u ke of WELLINGTON, it would seem that hit Grace hen undertaken the accommodation of the differences be. tween France and the Prussian creditors. The pay ment of these debts would enable the French Go vernment to demand that the Army of Occupation shall retire in November nest. There is more than wisdom in taking other means to effect this result than the, fine sentiments and expressions of reliance on the liberality of the Allied Sovereigns, which were so copiously exchanged between the King and the Cham bers at the opening of the present Session. Hence there i• a prospect of the evacuation of France by the Allied forces in November nest, at which time three years will have elapsed since the signature of the last Treaty of Paris. Austria, Spain, and Sardinia, hare already brought• their negociations to a close.— Fo'r some reason yet unknown. it is believed that the Duke of WELLINGTON will prolong his stay at Park until the beginning of April. September is again talked of as the period when the Congress will assemble at Dusseldorf. -But the departure of the Allied Army is also fixed (by con jecture) for the present year; and a letter from the Emperor ALESANDLIL to Count WOOONEOW has been sited in support af this allegation. The death of Cnxitt.Es VIII. of Sweden, and the succession of CUARLES JOHN was officially notified to the King of FRANCE on Sunday, by the Swedish Entity Extraordinary. The Frankfort intelligence informs es that Consti. lotions are arranging in Germany, for the purpose • of introducing a Representative System lute the dif. fereut States. It is added, that the Diet will decree the principles which are to be common to all the Governments, with regard to individual Liberty, the Libety of else Press, the Equality of Men in the eye of the Law, and the privilege of not 'being Timed without their own consent. This is a state of things very desirable in Germany, and it is to be hoped that such enlightened views will ultimately prevail ; but there seems at the present moment a disposition in certain quarters not very favourable to the idea of making any concessions to the People. The Madrid Gouge again refers with exultation to the captor. of MINA. The triumph displi*yed on this vaunted defeat over an inconsiderable force. Worm the - iinpUtaiVee Illiched to this tircumsta nce. The Spanish Papers now dwell on the honours grant ed to those who were successful in the action against that enterprising and gallant Chief; but we do not Warn from them the place of MINA'S pretended trial, nor the mature of the death to which he has been doomed. All the troops who assisted at his captors have been honoured with medals ; the dragoon who took him prisoner, and who bears the distiugoishing name of CERVANTES, has had a medal stating the circumstance s has been promoted, and has also re. ceived the reward of 500 plastics, which had been pierionaly offered for the assassination of the Chief. The French 5 per Cents. were at 65 I. 60e. —mew— We invite the attention of ear Readers to the Re. port we give of the proceedings, at a General Mee(- ing of the Subocribers and Friends of the Soetbook Ausilisry School Society, held yicterday it the Royal Free School, Beroegh Rad. The great progress wbitb is now seating by thip Systole et Education, is dip best prOof that can be glees et its utility, and most be highly gratitl ing to ltasoesorottr gad distingeithtd Patrons. Ibrer•WWlr , - --- ~...- ...-....- ;-• ,- -.- ,-....-- % , , , 7: -- • - ••••••• - 1. -,, ."7.^^ -- "N -7 7 - 7::- . ' -- .7 -74 % 'Tr" - ,; • . , . .... _ • . , `,. . ' . •'' . • . k , . . ...- ..i.„) , ..‘..t,j) '. . ~...,..,,,, 4. ... s. - . ...- , .1 4...•-• ' .....--,..„ • . THE STATESMAN. . ' J - - -----.— . .__ _ - -- _ _ iou et his wishes ' in ittaXG.H PAPkRS. oielow )1 Partiadma: / sttot .10•14 i4o- p 1 ee. 0 KO the Bible not noised, such tumours groundless; and after °boom -, own dominions, bet % Piiu, MA not 181—Yeeitieditit boles ! *Mt lag that the Dissolution will probably 41 at the end e globe, would wot M. valises; SWedisli; E a voy Eatraordlimry, P"time, lb* mtiaritlon of sM yw o rs,, 104 w ill ha ppq zelaitn--" Let now, sented to the King, at a public audience, a letter le October peat, has this ietstifequestion, 66 Why HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Sixth Report of the Commissiffiters of the Public Ac counts in Ireland, was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Accounts frost? the Stamp Ogee as to the distribution of Stomps u ere presented.—Ordered to lie on the table. The Report of the Waterloo Bridge Roads Biil was laid on the table. The Account of the receipt and expenditure of the Orphans' Fund was la.d on the tablesQUE, and o RAO LS rdered to be printed. M A . General THORNTON, in consequence of the intimation he had received relative to the impossibility of effecting hie object. withdrew his notice of motion for the purpose of repressing public Masquerades. Out the nintion of Alderman ATKINS, the Mork Auction Rill was read a drat time. Second reading fixed fur the :id of April next. ADJOURNMENT. Lord CASTLEREAGH. in conformity with his previous notice. moved that the House, on its rising, do Adjourn to Thursday the Yd of April next.—Carried. Sir WM. I'CRTIs. Inconsequence of an ambiguity in the Inc' Order of the Moyne. respecting the Revenue anti Rapes. ditore of the City of Londou, moved for the rescinding of she former Order. to veer every doubt as to the object Of the House. He understood there was no objection, and *hada, therefore, move. float there be laid before the House an Ac count of the Produce 9f the Bridge-House Estates, and of its Expenditure. After some remarks from Mr. Alderman ATKINS and Mr. 11. St sewn, the motion was agreed to. Lord CASTLEREAGH broaght up Ibe Report of the Com mintioaers appointed to stiperinsesdl the operation of pr. Sin clair to unrolling the Ilereulaseao Mainiscripts.—Ordered to be printed. sir M. RIDLEY presented a Petition from the Innkeepers of North Shields, against the present mode of Licenslog.—Or. dered to lie on the table. On the motion of Mr. PEEL, leave was granted to bring in a Rill to repeal the Irish Act of Parliament, the Sth of Queen Anne. which took away the benefit of Clergy from permits convicted of privately stealing from the person of another. His object was to assimilate the law of Ireland to the enactment is tbe4 country. The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a se cond on the tith of April next. The Privately Stealing in Shops Bill went throng), a Commit tee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday sit N of April next. An Account of the Customs and Drawbacks on Tanned Lew ther was laid on the table. The Innkeepers' Quartering Rill was read a second time. and the third reading fixed for Monday the fith of April next. Lord A LTIIOItPL presented a Petition front the Baronets of Haddingtou against the Leather Tax.—Ordered to lie oo the table. Lord A. HAMILTON rose to call for the production of an Account. to which he understood there would he no objection. He. therefore. moved. That there be laid before the Home an Account of all those who held the Mice of Ontioni.saries and Comini•saries' Clerks in Scotland, from the 9.atb of 1814 I together with a Return of all late A ppointowats to shut Officee mud the Amount of Salaries.—Ordered. A blesser from the Lordsannouaeed their Lnrdships' assent to the 114th Gas-light Bill. and -event Private Bills. Adjourned to Thursday the t 3 / 4 1 of April. At the Assizes for Lincolnshire, fear Panama were left for execetion, two for setting bre to a thrashiug mediae ; and two for highway robbery. THE STATESMAN. LONDON: PIUOAT, MARCII 20, 1818. New York Papers to the 18th ult. reached us this forenoon. General JACKSON, with his Staff, had left Nashville for Fort Scott, to take the command of the army intended to subdue the Seminole In dians, &c. One thousand mounted volunteers, re• quired of West Tennessee, are ordered to rendezvous at Fayettville. The following article from Norfolk, Feb. 12, in the New Fork Evening Post, gives an instance of the success and bravery of the Patriotic crnizers :•"" 66 We learn from a Gentleman who has lately ar rived in town, that the Buenos Ay roan brig El Pa triota (formerly the Fourth of July), Commodore TAYLOR, has captured off the Canaries R 4 sail, one of which was a Spanish galleon, having on board a Million and a half of dollars ! with which she had an action of two hours and twenty.two minutes, on the 2d of December. The Pairinta had five killed and nine wounded, among whom was . the Commodore him- self slightly." • Ernm Washington,. by the Natior 1 Intelligencer, we learn, that 'Booth* r Bill for presiding still further, not only fur the widows and orphans and indigent mothers of those who fell in the service of their coun try during the late war, but also of the surviving widows of those who fell in battle or died in ser. vice daring the Revolution, has been . rejected, after two days consideration and an interesting debate. The great objection to the Bill was, that it threw open too wide the doors of the Treasury. The same fault might be imputed to many Bills in the British Assembly, bat our Ministers have a great ab horrence to American economy, and only practice it where there are wounds to be recompenced. Both Mosey of Parliament adjourned last night to Thursday the 2cl April. The preparations for re• election are actively carried on by the Members of the House of Commons, and a speedy Dissolution Is - still very generally expected, notwithateuding the confident assertion that ibis event will not take place before October. The Courier, with most com. plaisant self-importance, fearing that the silence of that Paper might be construed into a con firmaliors of the reports of an immediate Pis- , T r I •' h