The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-01-03 00:00:00

t li' . : p. • .40 • to 41 * • be •etHe. and be hoped that by the appointment of • ces•sitlee such exertions would ho made as would •sable them to meet this claim with effect. Mr. WuRTNADI expressed himself also anxious for ties appointment of a committee, and that nothing should be said as to the law of the case until that committee wes appoiated. Mr. Bravasame now read the resolutions which it was his intention to submit to the Meeting. He did this to let gentlemen see the nature of them, and there by have an shy of suggesting any alteratiols they might 7r:l:roper. The resolutions were in substances--abut the meet ing heard with regret the claim set up by the rector of 2s. N. in'the 20s. on the rent of bosses, he.; that therefore it bey their duty to resist such a claim by every legal in their power, *ad to enter into se comp ' smaller sum, on the ground that , Is. ht be ended of them ; that a commit , * Will such steps as might be cowl be", ry on this occasion, and to report there npo a general messing..' The Quitman observed, that before these IVIIOIII - were pit seriatim, he should be happy to bear soy gentleman who wished to speak on the subject. Mr. Tuomrsox said he felt embarressed is speak. ing es 4 subject of which the little be knew was dim riirell from the speech of the /estimate who armed the business to the meeting (Mr. Beauchamp). He' agreed, however, that more information on it should' he deferred until the committee should commence its sittinp. He concurred in what had fallen from Mr. Beauchamp respecting the necessity of supporting the clergy. Hs a dissenter from the church of England, he could not concur in one sense, but he agreed that, as a political establishment, the church of England ought to be supported. He therefore always paid his tithe, though he never visited the established church. It bad been said that this claim of the Ker. Rector was founded on ancient right and ancient usage. He con ceived it strange that those Rev. Gentlemen who were so tenacious of ancient rights and usages, should only wish to revive a part of them, without reviving the whole. It was, he believed, pretty well known, that according to " ancient usage," the tithemps not given merely for the benefit of the dewy. it tits divided into three portions ; one of whit& went to sapisort the church, another to maintain the! poor, and the third tur the parson. The modern elettf, however, forgot these distinctions, and it seemed as if they turned the two last objects into one, and took the tithe, not for the poor and the parson, but for the "poor porrew."—(Hear, and langhter.)—He was surprised at the madness and folly of those who talked of the spirit which was abroad, and which sought to level the altar as writ as the Throne. If such a spirit did actually exist, which he denied. it was the duty of those Reverend Gentlemen, to set a good ex-ample to the people, to seem and to be really above that avaricious desire for the things of this ; world, for which too many of them were unfortunately I remarkable. They ought to endeavour to make the people attached to them, by mild, humble, and Chris tiara-like conduct ; and avoid all interfereace in worldly pOlties......(Mrit, bear.) —He believed the Widens, I vehitl; was now shrond was just inch a species of WI ' ue}ity as prevailed in England immediately before the reformation. The people were not dissatisfied with religion, but they were dissatisfied with the avaricious and servileconduct of the Romish priests In those days. The Priests then were tke servile tools of King Henry VIII.; they supported all his infamous plans ; and the Clergy of the present day were, in too many instances, the obsequious servants of Ministers in all their measures, whether tax-bills or divorce-bills.— (Hear, bear.) —Such conduct would create discontent at their receiving, not 2s. 9d. in the 20s. hut even rid. in the 201.—Mr. Thompson was now proceeding to animadvert on the conduct of the Rev. Mr. Beres ford, on a retest occasion, in the letter he wrote to Al derman Waithtnan, when he was interrupted by cries ot . " question." He added, that be only adverted to t'is circumstance to show that they ought not to give way one inch to such a man. If they yielded any thing. however-small, to this claim, it would be in creased until, as in the case of other parishes, it was raised to the full sum of 2s. 9,1. in the 20s. Mr. PONTITEX thought that before the resolutions were put to the vote, they ought to be considered by three or four gentlemen who should be appointed for that purpose. It was important that nothing should so abroad which might militate against the object which they all had in view. No one should indulge Hassell' on such an occasion as this in an attack on tar church.—(Some disapprobation, and some cries of " No one has done ro.")--They had a strong ene my to c..ntend with ; for he feared if Mr. lieresford had not strong ground to go upon in this claim, he would not risk his popularity for an uncertainty. The present question was an important one, and they should he cautious before they acted. Wi:h respect to sub scriptions—[it was one of the resolutions that a sub- scription should be entered into to carry on the object ' a the meeting] he thought it better that small sums soould be subscribed at a time. A short discussion here took place, as to whether the expencee could not be added to the parish rate, but tnis was declared to be unattainable, except by Act of Parlidmeat. Mr. Wlt.ntssox asked what was the amount of the piesest`rate ? The Ckatamns replied, that it was impossible to knots , at present; bat if it were known, it might not be prsdeut to mention it at present. Mr. Buocname said that some idea might be form ed of the rate, when he mentioned that the claim of thie Rector would, if acceded to, raise his income on the city liberty alone (there are three liberties in the parish) front 2471. to above 40001.—(Hear!) The resolutions were put stpatately, and were each unanimously agreed to. It was also unanimously agreed to. on the Motion of Mr. Western, that a depu tation from the Committee be sent to the Ohareiear dens and Overseers of the tfi otherporishes, solicitlag tiler aid and subscription to carry their object into _ . efiret. A sheet digeussion new took place, as to whether the resolutions Amnia be published in souse of the newspapers ; but it was decided, that for the present the Committee should not publish them. It was then agreed that they should be printed, and a copy sent to every inhabitant of the parish. _ ..,_. . - 4 - • • --ult.-W. THE STATESMAN. of thanks were tbes unanimmisly passed to Oamp, to the Churchwarden, and to the stler which the meeting broke np. r t F ~MO TII PUBLIC MUTING. is saireequence of the death of a near relation of our Chief Magistrate, deltaic,- prevented a more early assembly of the inhabitants'on the great question now before the public, till Tuesday last, when, in com pliance with a Requisition, signed by 45 burgesses and other residents, a meeting was held in the Town• Hall, to vote i* Address to her Majesty, on her recent triumph ; also to vote an Address t* his Majesty. praying him not only to restore her Majesty's Rama to the !Aire, bet also to dismiss his present Minis-1 tars; and flutter, to site an address to Alderman Wood, for'the active assistance he had rendered her Majesty, during the whole course of her eventful trial. The MATOR having taken his seat. sippasi g tel i t _Henry Hughes and Josiah Hatton, Esqrs. and Robert Evans, Esq. Chamberlain, read the Be-' quisition. and hoped that every penes who wished lo deliver his sentiments would receive an attendve booing. Mt. HEATH rose and said, it would be en insult on, good make of those friends who surrounded him, Were he to take up theft time in descanting on the I cease of their present meeting, which was for the prop.l poseef expressing those feelings of congratulation and respect for her Majesty, which were echoed from one extremity of the kingdom to the ether : he should therefore only ,ressest the Chief Magistrate to read the address now prepared for their approbation. This being romplied with, and seconded by Mr. hams Smarr, it show of bands was called for, when it was declared be the Cheirman, that it was voted inanimonsly, with the exception of only two. An address to the King praying his Majesty to re store the Queen's name to the Liturgy, and tat dismiss his present Ministers from his presence and counsels 'for ever, was, after a few preliminary observations. moved by the former Speaker, and seconded by air. swift; which was read by the Mayor, and on a show of hands being demanded, carried in the like unanimous manner. The Addre , s to Alderman Wood was then intro duced by Mr. Heath, seconded by Mr. Henry Hughes, ind carried unaninionsiv. The meeting might he deemed oneairnorsa, for the two persons who did not hold up their hands, came into the Hail only with the intention of witnessing the passing scene. Mr. HEATH concluded by observing, that on nil pnb lie occasions it was usual to pass a vote of thanks to the Chairman ; he therefore felt a pride and pleasure in proposing their sincere and cordial thanks to their much respected Chief Magistrate, Thomas Uri ifin Pltlll- Esq. not only for his readiness in convening the present meeting, but also for the valuable assist ance rendered by him to the Burgesses, whenever they claimed his assistance. The several propositions made by Mr. Heath were received with long and continaeil applies., after which the Meeting adjourned to add their names to the re spective addresses. Waterloo, which ealy dosages( the livery of dares. • • • • The debased Neapolitan followed the example; aid' the Portuguese felt his bum bled situation. end aspired to be a freemart.l Anarchy bid its bead--confneion shunned the steps of the patriots; and the tyrants cursed them. because 'bar trees, leers tot Monied svith homes Mood. Let as turn from these enemies of the batman race to the great (eature of the pest year in our country-the ease of the Queen? a erne Imperilled la history. It is a farte to talk ofdelicaey and decency is courts, where too often revel the vilest of mankind. The Queen's calumniators do not hate her from a love of virtue; if she were Queen regnant. and as black as eaten, they would offer up before her their adoration. Were the King as vicious as the Queen has been described, they would pretend to venerate him, laud his virtue. and rank hien above the Troilus and the Antonines. Hat of all the occurrences of the past year, that which is most to be lamented, is the state in which, at its expiration it has left the country. This lamentable neadition is the effect of the Pitt and Tory system, begot by pride on ignorance; and rapine, glory, poverty, and despair, are its brethren. It is high time to extinguish it. To save their country all banks should unite; and, forgetting the evils which Ns partisans of that system have heaped upon it, try to mitigate its sufferings, and heal its bleeding wounds !-(.ltfred ) DOM ESI ICCONDITION tithe UNITEDSTAITES. The following extract of a letter from an English Gentleman at New You, is transmitted to us by a correspondent, who informs us that the writer had travelled many thousand miles over AMERICA some years back ; and that be has also traversed Exotax FRANCE, tic. very critically. Ile is gone forward, it is understood; from New You to INDIANA, &c. and, we are assured, that from his known judgment and veracit y , his information is deserving of credit :-- 111 r DE 4R rRIENDI wish I had some of you h ere to share with we in the pleasure I feel at having brought myself to an anchor in this happy country. In this delightful city I find all my senses abundantly gratified-1 bear, feel, see, taste, and smell, to my heart's content-..-1 want to see all my friends again, and I hope to prove to you all, that it will be your i duty. your business. and your interest to cross the bread Atlantic. to take me by the hand. To you, who have fortunes, the subjoined tree and correct list of the prices of most of the necessaries and luxuries of life, mill prove clearly. that your for tunes are dopoled, the moment you land on the soil of this prolific and gigantic continent of Freemen, and s wise institutions. Every day adds more conviction to my mind, and senses, of the vast advantages en joyed by these happy sons and daughters of Co LI: SP NIA, and I hope to stand justified to you all in not com ing again among you. Heft is no such woeful contrast as a SAINT James's. and a Same Giuts's ; nothing like the insolence of a profligate aristocracy, or the terrible degradation, arising frosts the absolute privation of the plainest a.. ternaries of life; all the good things of this bountiful region, are within the reach of all, with a very male; late share of labor and prudence. As I have said a great many things to my brothers. which I consider as talking to you all-you must be ' , intent with this at present, and the good news that follows, that is, the glaring proof of whit I have be fore stated, tb it your fortunes are doubled, • the moistest yon get firm landing upon this soil. '"*" The following prices are what any housekeeper may purchase at retail, from the over abundant eLt m %IRE 1, Ike. Flour per barrel .e I . 2s. 6d. ; butter, per pound 74d ; cheese, per pound, Id ; lump sugar, per pound. 7id ; raw sugar, 4d ; ditto. white as snow, 6d ; honey, 64d ; beat French brandy, per gal. ss. 711. ; rum, per 6s. 9,1.; porter, per dosen, 4s. 611. tine tur keys ready fur the spit, per pair, 4s. fil. ; wild ducks, per pair, 2s. 74d.; rabbits, per couple Is. Id.; Geese, each, 2s. 74d.; large fowls, per pair, 3s. Id.; Eggs, eight for 6441.; rice, per lb. 21d.: fine Newtoun pipping, per barrel. 55.; Large keeping pears, ditto, 7s. 7id.; Fine cranberries, per bushel, ss. 6i1.; Quinces, very large, 100 for 3s. Id.; nuts from the hickory tree, per bushel, Si. 6•1.; potatoes, per bushel, 13. Id.; sausages, per lb. 6d.; tripe, per Ib. 6d.; liollands gin, per gallon, 51.; home-made gin, 2s. 5d.; • oyster*, remarkably large and fine, 1410 for 25.; tine hyson tea, per lb. 591.6 , 1.1 prime joints of mutton, per lb. 4d.; beef, very line, per lb. 5d.; fresh pork, ditto, M.; salt, per bushel, 4s. would candles, per lb. raisins, ditto, 44.; currants, ditto, 9i1.; best bread, ditto, I 111.; port wine. per gallon, 13s. fill.; sherry, ditto, 9r.; Tenerife, ditto, Si.; genuine milk, per quart. 14,1. Inferior parts of beef almost at any price you bid. I know nut but the meat generally looks as well as that of England. No butcher is allowed to hiow up his veal with his Wroth; and 15 dollars is the penalty for this nasty trick. The whole tribe of roots, fruits, vegetables, sallads, tee. are all surpassingly fine. abundant, and very cheap indeed. Of fish, no region has such a variety. or such an abundant supply. cannot go into a description of these ; the mackrel is the only one of all the tribe, that resembles yours, as far as I know. A livery servaat. is a poor degraded animal I have sat yet seen; a few such are imported, and the Carin thia aristocrat, sometimes brings such a thing with him, hut the dignified pride of republicanism, disowns Ibis base badge. If one of these poor unfortunates makes his appearance, be is viewed with pity, and the people in the street often ask him whose Werra SLAVS he is, and the domestics at hotels, and boarding I houses, will not set at the same sable with bins, unless he takes off his Amish tropplags. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. Suss-The public have long been held in painful -expedition of some iusprovensent in the paper tires- ' 1 lation of the country. The feelings of humane nand sympathising individuals have long had to bear with dangling and demoralising scenes of ilseeution, ba aishusout; awl incarceration, and the industrious tradesmen Old shopkeepers, whose boatmen ley them open to continual imposition and frauds. have been under heavy conteibetian to Nippon a system, raison 1. in its nature, and destructive in its Imsdency. The 1821, will complete a perild of four fin, istof si j n a c n e uy. aartransaction the most important, as it involved a qnestion affecting the right and liberties of the public, took place ; it has however been brought to issue, and the derision clearly proves that an over• grown and powerful body, cannot make such unwar rantable attacks upon the character and liberties of Englishmen with impunity. It shows too, how much may be accomplished by the exertion of a single Indiri &nal t and Haub important events have followed, upon the resistance of one individual, to such arbitrary and illegal attacks, bow much might be obtained by the union and exertion of the public at Lege. The time has now arrived when the people have a right to ex. pect something from the hands of those men, who have lung held an absolute controul over the paper circulating medium of the country ; something most be done to avert the impending storm ; if 24 Directots cannot accomplish an object so desirable, let them re. sign the task, and leave it to more able and practical men. This shows, that men may be calculated for the counting-Bosse, and but ill adapted for judging of. and carrying into effect, any scientific and messier improvetnent. Ido assert, if six, or even three, emi nently great scientific men had been appointed to each a labour, we should not now, et a period of four years, have to complain of such culpable and criminal ne glect. In April, 1817, Mr. Brougham presented a petition from Mr. Brooks, complaining of the injury done him by the Bank of England, and setting forth the misebievious effects of such an immense forged paper circulation. A commission was afterwards at pointed to consider the hest means of prosecuting the forgery of Bank notes. This called fortis the senti ments and experience of tawny scientific and able met ; and it is much to be regretted tl:at a combination of such talent was overlooked and disregarded. Its ef fects would long ago have been proved. Some check, at least, would have been given to this iniquitous trade, the credit of the Bank u ould have been preserved ; but, above all, some valuable lives would have been saved, and many weald hare been preserved from ruin and destruction. The gilded pill has, unhappily. proved fatal to Isuudreds, whose character bid fair for usefulness and respectability, and who never would I have fallen from the path of mural rectitude, butt fur the allurements and delusive appearances accompany ing such practices. Had the cause been removed, the effect would have ceesed to ft:a.m. The fault then must attach to those, whose duty it is to remove every temptation out of the way, to prevent crime, rather than punish it, and to preserve the character and the morals of the people seem the possibility of coustami nation. But I will not enlarge; much more might he said ; volumes have already been written upon the imperious necessity of effectual n:easures being adopted,; the legislature has been appealed to; and the public voice has been raised in the hope of effecting an object so desirable. After a public and disgrace ful defeat in the Court of King's Bench, 22ti June, 1618, the Bank professed to act with more liberality ; bat time seems to efface impression of such a slight and traniitory nature; an I that powerful engine, the press, must he again brought into action, to arouse the dormaut feelings of those who absorb every ether consideration in that of gaits. PRICE OF STOi E.l Risk Stock Itl 3 per Cent. Red. 701 701 1 per Cent. Con. shut. 14 per Cent. 704 4 per Cents. PS 71 b pr Ct. Navy shut. 6 per Cost Iler.pt Lustig A.'s. 18 I-16 lop. 3 per Cent. A. P. ‘Y Al ONE O'CLOCK. Irish 6 per Cent. India *Stook 1/ittolionds—s. 2114175. pm. Routh-Set New Aim. E1.R111196. Mantas for Money Book for Aecouut 911& Con. fur Aeet 711 Lott. Tickets MI. to. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To-roaaow, Morning, 60 min. after I.—Evening, limin, after :tut *woman. " TIM BRITISH STATESMAN " IS INCOSPORATID MITR " TINS STATISMAIS.” LONDON: WILIINESDAY averetxo, J•mrsay 3, 1821. slum EXCHANGS,ONE O'CLOCK. Consols yesterday left off buyers at 711 for the Account. This morning they are a shade worse, being about 71f sellers, nothing of any note has occurred. we have, this morning received Paris papers to the Ist inst. The Chamber of Peers in the Sitting of tint 26th nit. voted the following Address to the limo in answer to his Maassvv's speech on the openiug of the Session : "Sits,—Your faithful subjects. the Porno: Franee,bring to the foot of the Throne of your M Aursti' the Omerelrerrid leir respect, of their love and Rik devotion. 'They have sym pathised with year griefs. They participate le your cease bedews. The usourulag of your home has spread itself all over Framer, and the day of leer bappicese bar proved le it a public fete. " Providence seems perticulatiy to wet* over titling's* Throne, cud reserve to herself, whenever she Wettest Ito care of repairing its rulna..Tbis is not the fret time not, by It miraculous Interposition. she has pimples. •.11 the race ef Site as IV. mid Loots XIV. Bet never before was her allisci so visible. Near the tomb urea which we lamented *aloes *f a PRIMCB. greet. eves ea his death-bed oho hes plowed Me cradle of a Royal infest, whose birthllllllllMnifested the heroic virtues of its mother. . . " This Infant. whom Heaven has g4MNI Is. and mil" Heaven has formed of blood so gempeceo. V , * "P wader your fostering eare. In the midst of cur beeedktiono. for the glory of France, mod the prosperity of mu del- cendants. " internal peace. and our limitable relation with dm dif ferent Powers, form new motives for hope and secerit), Europe sees es tramqoil after so maay so ors's, and what chiefly boson Freese. is the eireumstaace, that every thin, " 111 voluntary. both In reword to the gilt you made es of' the Constitatiestal Charter, and to the oath which a grateful station took to observe it. Time, whose march we most neither precipitate *or ha •• pede.—time will attach es more end more to ear Sew insti tutions ; for the benefits of them will eontimially develor• elormanivee. Already, according to the words of your MA ' !eery tidy smokes we hope that be t etediAroffits 4 made in Vie SieefeniFfigetern wiU ream/ the advisable. we aatteipatied.' STATE OF ErROPR, Al AFFECTED BY Till! PROGRESS OF TIIF. PRE CEDING YEAR. _ . Another year has passed away, and the tensporary evils display their perawasseat nature An other year has passed away, and Britain mourns, in sackcloth and ashes, the ittspruden .e that plunged her into war, and the consequences resulting from its ex cesses. Another year has passed away, and the same harsh, ungrateful system is pursued. • • • • Eng land has conquered peace; but peace proclaims the folly of war; and the nation, like a mad-man recover ing from a raving paroxysm, finds its strength in jured by its struggles. and weakness succeedind its almost supernatural exertions. We have been light ing for " social order," for " religion," for" justice." for " liberty" against the tyranny of Napoleon. for " honor" against di-honor, for "peace, liberality, and goodness to man." against lawless force, anal the enemy of the human race ! At the end of our battles, it would puzzle a wise man to find the vestiges of religion, love of aerial order, justice, liberty, and goodness, which the advocates of Ministers have discovered, in the acts of our country, and its allies. • • • • What did they do to prove their assertions? Look at their acts in the congress of Vienna, they separated Saxony, they took a part of this kingdom, the laws of which were mild, and the subjects, under the paternal ?alvern 'tent of their King, were comparatively happy. to annex it to Prussia, where the laws are promulgated by the bayonet, anal order is preserved by the sword. Do not these Ssxons curse the spoilers? They crushed the republic of Genoa. and plated it under the despotism of the King of Sardinia. Do these republicans thank the destroyers of their ancient sysrent? They made Silesia and Moravia the borders of Russia ; and thus intited this gigantic power to oppress the South! Is the South obliged to these miscalculating beings, who have offered inch temptations to the northern Hive They gave the ancient republ*c of Venice and northern Italy to the old tyranny of Aus tria. Are the Venetians anti Italians satisfied with their subjugation ? These dear admirers of justice. these haters of tyrants, these lovers of liberty, these friends of mankind, attacked and divided Polan d--1 apoilated, dismembered, robbed and plundered more than ever any congress did before ; and they were thus guilty of spoilation, disatenthermeat, robbery and plunder, to evince their morality mad substantiate their justice • • • • They chanted the death of the spirit of Reform, whilst they were thickly sowing the seeds of revelation. • • • • They thought that they had trodden the liberal notions of the age in the dust. • • • • lint the hand of Provi dence had weighed them in the balance, and found them wanting. Before its will their cruel schemes and daring plans fell to the ground; and Spain, de graded, bigotted, pelt-stridden Spain, is the past year, set the example that spread terror among the tyrants. By a revolution, as glorious as, it was Moodiree--as wise as it was beneficial—es just as it was essessaey. Spain covered herself with glop flflS aellia Oldies more opleadid Own the glompaileda . taitli rift Ms; fi* ~{ i' r'