The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-05-08 00:00:00

I I r k ~i SCOTTISH HOSPITAL. -•-.6e....-- FOR THE ST.9TESMAN. In romuson with a gre.it many of my countrymen, I have always regarded the people of England with feel ings of liendship which I could nut entertain fur the usher nations of Europe. The similarity of customs. the identity of tam/nage, and a common ancestry, ,siost 'tare an inflame on oar feelings, although sir esuncances have separated us, and our law holds the English like the other nations of the world, " Enemies in war, in peace friends." It is fur the English Statesman to judge of the po- Vary of cultivating the friendship of the tuericans, beyond the cold and ted amity a lrentiett and if they should think friendship of a young and rising nation vilua •ght at least expect that they would refrain f the outrage of pronouncing as" beneath the least and lowest of European natious."• 'I his kind of abase has been so c in the pages of the two Journals which are acknowledged as the high champions of the two great political parties of thiscountry, and which beat isi %%Idiom on nu subject hat this, that some appeal from their judgment was loudly ralle,l for :u America. This work has been well a xeruted by a tientletnan sat Philadelphia, and tonhdiss a collection of facts which must 'runtime every unprejudiced mind, that the Americans have every characteristic of a respe.ct able and enlightened people. With a general diffusion ut knowledge, they are patient of labour, and content with their condition. They are enterprising and heave : and although their attachment to liberty is else most ardent anal determined, their stabusissiou tat Car laws is so well known in Europa., that La rite aately declared in the French l hamber of Deputies,' ti.at no one would guarantee the tramps:ility sal any ei!y i t Ent ope at so low a premium as he would that of New York or Philadelphia. 1 he must vulnerable point in the Anlarie.,n Awn-- ter is the apparent incm.sistency of a free people hold ing slaves. This has been treated by Pr. Walsh in a candid and able manner, and the reapers of the work will see on what nation the burthen of blame must rest.--if, however, an Englishman entertains the idea that the term slavery is expressive of the same state in Virginia, and in Jamaica, he is in this, as in most of his opinions of America, vastly mistaken. Slavery in the American States valve it is tolerated, is not more debasing or comfortless than the state of a peat proportion of the labouring people in Europe. The slave is under the protection of the laws, and the roas ter is bound to support him as the price of his serf i tude. Still the idea of slavery is odious, and particu !Arty so to the Americans, who, by the s. vere laws *hick they have enacted to put a stop to the sl,nu trade, have furnished a proof that they are uot be hind other nations is sacrificing their interests to their principles. Were the American institutions, and the spirit and rharwl,r of the American people more known in this (pantry, I am coetticlent that we should he noire highly esteemed, than soy European nation, by the British people generally. But when such a man as Fearom is made a credible witness against its, have we nut a right to appeal from the tribunal which on such evi dence resident's. us. Wer one 1 have always bsisn surprised that the Eifinhergh Reviewers—the vehement advocates of a limited prerogative Imedie efowm-41. Executive (if these are convertible terms), of a more ge..eral repre sentation of the people, and of an economical admi nistration of the finance., should have suffered their gall to overpower their judgment, whenever their at tAition is called to America. One might rather hare expected something like partiality for the action which has embodied many of the great principles, welch these Reviewers advocate in her system of tio verunient, and has demonstrated to the world, by actual experiment, that these principles are as sound iu prac tice as they are elegant in theory. How is Mr. J. to 'Amer this to posterity ? AN AMERICAN. 1 • Edinburgh Review. 1 The Annual Spring Festival of this excellent insti talon was celebrated at the Freemasons' farern on Saturday, when his Royal Highness the Duke of Cla rence, President, took the Chair, supported en his right band by Prince Leopold of Sale-Coboarg, and on his left by the Duke of Athol. After the cloth had been removed, and Now notis Domaine sung in an impressive style by Messrs. Taylor, Pine, Evans, &c. the health of the King, the Royal Family, the Duke of York and the Army, were succes sively given, and drank with applause. l'he Royal CIAIVIIIAM neat proposed the health of ".Prince Leopold." who returned thanks in a specch,which he delivered in a very distinct and impressive manner. The Duke of kill° L then gore the health of their Royal President, to whose patronage the Institution wow so much indebted, and under whose auspices he trusted it would long continue to nourish. The CIAtIMAN returned thanks, and observed, that, as long as he continued to preside over the Institution l.' would exert all his influence to promote its pros -1 verity. Prince Lcorotzt gave the health of the Illustrious (' msort of the Ito's' President. dong—" Oh, Love Is like the red, red rose." The Royal Unarms API then gave," 1 be British Fair," iatroducing the.toast with an appropriate compliment the assemblage of beautiful and elegant females who graced the galleries of the Hall. Oise —" Here's a health to all good lasses." The Lead o' Cakes" was seat glues. Air—" Auld long &Pt" Many other appropriate toasts and songs followed. la the course of the evening a Scotch piper, habited io the fall costume* of the Highlands, exeented a ra vish, of nattoaal airs upon the bag-pipes. The utmost hapaoay end conviviality prevailed, and the Royal rgusidest did met IC the Chair till a late hour. • Ow Friday evening last, a public meeting was held at the Union Rooms, George Leighetceet, to take into canaideration the best means, of establishing a Perm pop Food for the relief of all persons suffering • fur their exertions to promote th e c ause o f fora, aad for the wistaria of all those under pro secution on a similar account.—(Manniesterobentrer) TIIE STA; •ST. PATRICK'S CHARITI. The celebration of the Anniversary of this Chimer took plareon !4itirday lest, Mr. Canning iu the Clair. :t was numerously attended. Tim Duke of Welling , tei•l at on the right of the Chairman, and the Mar ' guts of I►own.hirc Was on his left. There were also at the head table, the llartjuisses of Headfort and ottyngliana, Ole Earls of Darnley, and Blesington, Louis W. Fitzgerald and A. llill, Sirs J. Doyle, E. Nagh., and B. liheindield. "the first toast was, " The early, the most constant, and the most bountiful friend of this Institution, the King," which was drank with ardent and unanimous demonstrations of respect and attachment. " The rest of the Hoyal Family" followed, and this was succeeded by the usual sentiments of gratitude and esteem for the army and army. 't he Com SW( then proposed " Success to the So ciety of St. Patrick." This toast was drank with time Cotes three, and warmly applauded. The titIII:NIAN next, after an eulogium on the vir tams of the late Duke of Kent, proposed " The Memory of the Duke of Kent," which was drank in solemn silence. i he I 11AtuAt.1 V then informed the meeting., that the ling itati hw•en graciously pleased to s la w himself as Patron of this I ttsti t ution, to supply the place of his de parted brother.--irhis annottucement was rreeived with I i and universal plaudits, which continued for sure time.] Earl ItaisNLl:v congratulated the Society upon the Co mb ou,aic.ttion %V hielt they had just beard. As an old friend to this charity, to which, throu h evil and good, h r Irnl a ts ea , rendered all the attention in Isis sows as an Irishman, be felt peculiarly prowl of the patro nage with which his 3lisjesty had been graciously pleased to hon,ur it. Ile pioposed that the •Nociety should ou this occasion drink hip Majesty's health, taut as their King, but as their Patron.--(Applause.) —The Noblo Loral also proposed that the Caairman, and his Colleague, the gallant Duke of Wellintron, should be requested to communicate to the King the narmest expression of the thanks of that Society for the honour teli:elt his Majesty had beets graciously pl e ,e.l to emit' r upon it. These propositions were agreed to wit., aci lasioations of applause. The CHAIRMAN. Oiler o'3(re:43lllg his readiness to comply with the desire of the meeting, by communi cating its thanks to his Alajesty, stated, that there were Iten.list,iias hum that Socie ty had long be ii in the habit of toasting in their ab s. oce. One of those distinguished individuals at as the ain the en sure %Very he absent, he O 1 r. U.) would Is e spoken of hint most fully ;is he felt, but even in lois pre-4/11...., he could but forbear front oifering to this trey 1411 , 111.11141 U. individual the humble tribute of hie u am i . .rohation, not because he felt that distingnish ell MAU had mainly contributed to exiilt the military fame of his country, and to re-establish the liberties of Europe, becatioe i.e could nevi r erase to remember that the gallant tsar iiir furived a Briti.h artuy, cooped up in a r emote ptartrr of Europe, u hid' he routs imed 4 nut merely t nuar from its tunlitirtitent, but by hy sktil and valour, to lead through a surer's sten of brilliant victories, until hr Auallylei in planting the standard of England upon *err Paris.—(Loud applause.)--The Hight llon.Gentletuan concluded with proposing the health of "The Duke of Wellington," which was drank with universal and itaciptivocal trs.imonics of esteem and admiration. The Duke of 11 . xtuxutrox said, that he had had the satisfaction to learn, that for some years Lis saute hail thr honour to be toasted by that Society, and fur such repeated marks of esteem, as well as for the %cry flattering manner in which his health had just been drank, he begged, in his us n name, and that of his gallant comrades, to return the most cordial thanks.— (Applause.) la proposing the other distinguished individual, whom the Society was in the habit of toasting, namely, the Marquis of Ilastinzs, the mention of whrsigas hailed with the most ardent plaudits, the CH RM•N . took occasion to pronounce an eloquent euloghtni upon the character of that universally popular Nobleman, in the course of which he was repeatedly interrupted by the applause of the Soch•ty. If ever there were a generous Irishman, Mr. C. observed, that Hord Hast ings was truly oils'. tlenorous to others, careless of himself—gallant in war, refined in peace—that No bleman presented a striking combination of all the lofty and all the kind qualities that distinguished the Irish character.—(Applause.)—The health of Lord Hastings was drank with three times three, and great applause. Sir J. Dovt.a, as the old friend of the Noble Lord whose health had just been drank with such diet's., guisheil applause, expressed his satisfaction to find the Society so truly grateful to one of its best beoefactora, The health of the Marchionesses of Hastings sit' Downshite, and the other Female Frivads of the Ses clay haviug been drank, Lord Dowashire retuned thanks in a very neat speech. ' The CHAIRMAN proposed that the Dalipof ton should become Chairman for the nest Meeting., and this prop.osition, to which the Hake promply no t ceded, was hailed by the plaudits of the lel* Meeting. The children passed in the usual prone:lstep through the room. They appeared to us, including ails aid female, to amount to about OW, all of Waft labia healthy, and WPM very decently clad. The sehscriptions were announced to SIMILDt to 1,3801. which is the largest collection we remember to have taken place at this or any other Charitable Insti tution.—The Chairman did not retire until after twelve o'clock, and the company dispersed souu after. 00 Saturday the heavy baggage of the 10th hus sars was embarked at Leith for Loadoa. On Monday afternoon, two troops of tie 7111 dragoon guards, under the command of Col. Naar. marched into Piershill barracks from Prestos. Other two troops are expected to arrive on the 16th Inst. Two companies of the idd regiment isarebed into Edinburgh on tVednesday, from Newcastle. In addlden to the Aberdeenshire militia, tbose of Argyllshire, Berwickshire, and Etirdershint, bare been called out for training and exercise daring tbe year. So serious is the depression in the price of wool, that farmen who sold it this time last year at 241. per pack, can now obtain 141. only.- —(2iosootos C♦rsier.) ;MA N. LAN INTSLLIGENGS. COURT OF OF RINOR BENCH, MAT t THI £IN• C. MULL Mrs. Carlile appeared this morning to plead to ano titer criminal information tiled against her, at the in stance of the Society for the Supprenion of Vice, for publishing another libel, containing doctrines of Paine'. e of Reason. Mr. Lts.ti.Tuv read over the information, to which the defendant pleaded—Not Unilty. Mr. I)Esi.rov.—" Take notice then, that you will be tried upon this information at the Sittings in (Arad ball, to be held for the 1 ity of London, after the next Term."—The defendant then retired. Al one o'clock the CotEr JUSTICI held his Third Sittings at Nisi Prius. BAR:YEA V. PrTTIGAL. This was an action brought to recover a sum for board and necessaries tarnished to the defendant's wife. A tender of 71. 14s. had been made by the de fendant, which, it was contended, fully covered the plaintiff's legal demand : as it was admitted, on the part of the plaintiff, that for certain articles furnished, amounting to 3/. ss. he was not entitled to recover ; and the remaining part of the present demand, and the only part left uncovered by the tender, was for money lent, which, by law, the plaintiff could nut recover. Mr. Mantivarr, for the plaintiff; contended, how ever, that the defendant's tender was made to cover the money lent, and that the balance remaining was for board anti necessaries. lie called witnesses to prove that at the time Mrs. Pettigal went to board at the plaintiff's, she was destitute of almost every descrip tion of necessary apparel, anti that Mr. Barnes supplied her with them ; anti that the money so expended was that which constitu:ed the demand fur money lent. Mr. SCARLET I, for the defendant, however, called witnesses to prove that, in consequence of domestic differences, and the expensive habits of Mrs. Pettigal, she had separated from her husband, and went to board at the plaintiff's, who agreed to take her at the rate of 451. per annum. She had besides 201. a year to find herself in other necessaries. At the time Mrs. Petti gal was pl re I at the plaintiff's, the defendant dis. tinerly stated, that he nould he answerable for no thing hpyonti the 4:4. for l‘mard ; the 201. would be paid to her by the defendant's banker ; he would not be answerable fur one lent ; and he also de sired those tradesmen who suiplied hiw not to let her have any article without looney. The defendant had frequently sent her clothes, which she invariably made away with. The Came JCATII E observed, there could be no pretence fur keepit.g up this case. After the prohibi tion, the husband ;'45 not liable to pay motley which Mrs. liarn-s tniOtt chenne to ativanre for her : if such was nut the law, no man would be sate from ruin. The Jury, miller 1.11 Lordship's directions, found their verdict for the defendant. I k COURT OF EXCHEQUER, MAT 6. nzeoo:vica:vces.—TlLE li INg V. REST ♦?D OTHERS. Sir Wu. OWEN moved the Court to set aside the reeogaisaneen of the defendants in this case, which had been estreated at the late As‘izes for the county of Norfolk, held in the city of Norwich, in conse quence of their not appearing to prosecute a prisoner, who had been committed to take his trial for horse stealing. This motion, the Learned Counsel stated, was founded on seieral affidavits, from which it ap peared that the defendant West, was the steward of Lord Albemarle, and that the other defendants were tenants of that Noble Lord, and witnesses to prove the felony. The horse in question was stolen in Norfolk, and carried into Suffolk, where the thief was appre hended. 'f he parties attended before a Magistrate in Suffolk, to give evidence, and the thief was committed to trial. 'I he Magistrate, however, intimated that he did not know whether the man would be tried in Suffolk, or be removed to the county in which the theft had taken place. At the approach of the Assizes the affidavits went on to state, that Mr. West and his witnesses proceeded to Ipswich, where they were told the men had been discharged, and under that impres &inn they did not go on to Norwic.►, to which place he had actually been removed. In consequence of their not appearing, the offender had escaped the hands of justice, and, according to the due course of law,their recognizances were ordered to be estreated. The main grounds upon which they rested their prayer to have this order set aside, was, that they had acted under a misapprehension, and from no desire to screen the de linquent from that punishment to which he had ex posed himself. The Cuter BARON, upon reading the affidavits, wee of opinion that it was a case of gross negligence. The prosecutor should have made the necessary inquiries, and not hare suffered the due course of justice to be frustrated. It was the practice to pursue poet persons who had been guilty of similar carelessness, and to plush them fur th4fr misconduct ; he saw no reason, therefore, why the same course should not be adopted with regard to the present applicants. The Court could grant them no relief; and the Learned Counsel, therefore, would take nothing by his anotiou. he recognisances were 5411. on the part of Mr. West, and Mit. on the part of each of the witnesses. This decision will show to prosecutors in the country the necessity which is imposed upoe them of assisting the administration of justice by every proper diligence on their part, and will prove that where they omit to exert that diligence, no ordinary excuse will relieve them from the consequences which follow. The Court rose at half-past ten. The following verses were written by Brunt, In Newgate, on Sunday evening before his execution, after taking leave of his wife; they were enclosed in an envelope, wbich was a to his wife ; it con tained also a aMiling, the het farthing he possessed, and he requeiled his wife to keep the shilling, for his sake, as long as she lived:— " Tho' in a cell close eitellait e " .° No fears alarm the noble Weil; Tho' death Itself appears brview Deems net the soul sincerely true t " Let •ideeoeth sad his base CAM POI* sad plot their dash gout sash Mist WOrk Oti t give as diali or MORI! 14eagita Apra Oth IWO." "J. t. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-M4r 6. THE LATE COPlSPlKam—Saturday morning, at nine o'clock, when the Common-Serjeant hid takes his seat on the Bench, Ate/ Hall , 'shoemaker ; j o h n Firth, rowkeeper; Robert George; Wm. Sistasous, se ; nnf oat Preston, shoemaker ; a nd T. H assrii, cothoeit e eeper ; were brought into Cowl, in cus tody of Me7!ldlrins, keeper of the lii•use of t orrettion, and Mr.' \odder, of Tuthill-ticids pripou. Hall was first placed at the bar, and having been called by the Clerk of the Arraigns, and having answered to his name, he was informed by Mr. Shelton, that as n 4 one appeared to give evidence against him, or to prosecute him, he was discharged. The others were then put to the bar in succession, and the sawe form gone through with repect to each of them. None of them attempted to address the Court, except Preston, who, on bring told that he was discharged, waved kis hand, and with his peculiar grin (for, with any regard to truth, we cannot call it a smile), exclaimed, Lord, in a tone indicating the commencement constitutional oration of no ordinary length. Le c however, cut short in his intended patriotic effusinn by the Common-Serjeant, ri ho said to him, t owe, Si.. give us none of your nonsense, you arc officer, take him away." Preston then bowed &L i g rinned, and, accompanied by the othe,s, w.,a tak-n out of Court, and they were all inimedi..tely set at liberty. The prisoners, with the exception el Pres•m, were very revectably dressed, eh., all of them ap peared to lie uncommonly well in health, and to have been well treated while in cunduenicut. Our readers will recollect, that the'be prisoners were apprehended ou suspicion of hating hero, in various wool, connected with the late ilinb.nieal conspiracies in Cato street. Bills fur High rea,on, b.c. were pre ferred against Hall and George, but the Uraad Jan, thought tit to throw the bills out. Nu bids were pre ferred against the other prisoners POI./r!. GmnstALL.—A case of some it:!creit came oe d this office, before the Sitting Al.: •rnon, Sir J. Pin 'LING, upon an information hr.-Thomas Hodgson, of No. I, Quern-street, Northampton-s t r afe . bet, in reality, on the part of the c, , Ach proprietors against James West, a well known common informer. dlr. ALLEY and Mr. HAS3IIIIt appeared to support the information, on the part of the coach masters, and .Ir. Antmi, a barri.tee, attended on behalf of the defendant. The information changed West, that he, well know ing that au offence, under t►e statute of st)th Geo. 111. (commonly called the Stage Coach Act), had been e.oninitted by Charles Fairbairn, the driver of the Shrewsbury coach to London, by carrying more than 10 (to wit II) outside passengers, besides luggsge,on the roof, did unlawfully receive a sum of money, vit. twenty shillings, fur conniving at the same offence so prohibited and committed. The ppnalty, for so con niving, by the statute is SOL, or imprisonment for any period nut exceeding three months, nor ►ess than one month. Mr. ALLEY calved witneues, who purred the ease for the prosecution. Mr. Avails exerted himself with much Nil and ability on behalf of the defendant, and offered several legal objections to the information, but which were aU o ver-rn led. On Sir J. Panama expressing his opinion that the evidence substonltatea the averments in the informa tion, and that he considered it fully proved, Mr. ADAMS interposed for a mitigation of the pe nalty ; but, on referring to the clause of the Act, it did not appear that any discretion on the subject was rest ed in the Magistrate, and the defendant was accord ingly convicted in the full penalty of 501. He immediately entered into recognises'sr is terms of the Act, to appeal to the Quarter Seldom IRE GLASS REPLACIID. Tarn —The " Therm." From Wsaair's fave'd shop in the Strand, No. 90, bottle of Sleeking I bought, To polish my boots ell bespatter's' and dirty. And seam could believe the rich polish It brought. 111 4 5 I, " Fr'ry Slacking or earth it sur?asees ; " The leather is free from a crack ; "Mg ism I behold as in two looking-glasses, " No ebony inkstand was ever so black." The long!? 1 pied still Ilse greater I woodeed, So bright sere the reg. of my boot : sly sister approach's' as ties ansiag I ponder'd ; I knew she was vexed by the tread of her fowl. Her eyes sparkled rage, her vexation exprensing. She sat herself down err she spoke. At length she exclaimed " While my hair I was/rosier, " lily dressing-glass fill oa the floor and was brake." Then I bid ber be cool. and to cease h i er replay. She pre me a tender salute. Her arm en my shoulder with fondness reelinieg, She saw her dear image distinct in my boot. Elbe smilleg. replied. " My deer brother, believe no. " No lodger for glasses I'll fret ; " At ease from eirmse, and from fear yoa mica in!— " N. glass ten be era to Waitinneu ariPle This liksy-Sidnfog and Brilliant Blacitiag. Prepared by ROBERT WARRRN. Weaorto, LOXDON: And sold la every Tp*a la OrsVOW. Liqraid. is botWs, ed.. NM. ltd., and ilid.faea.—Alas. Paste Blaeklag, la pots. ed., 1 . 1 d.. and led. "eat —A Wl' Hag pot of Paste is equal to foot Allem bottles of laelold• ••• Aso roe BLLCIUNI. BIRTH. o.Botorday, in Lower Drool-moot, *ono. Ha. T. BabAire, of a daughter, Moo MOO 101.11111.81ew bleti. At Leeds. oil Toeslay ie lisk Allanill Jobi: olliwt 111.10 1 1 11 0 111111 • Hoolotoo. MR., of flooodloy. to Insemboli f OßV2 A, V• ; Bad*** flaq. DIND. At Now. ee the Met Apcll,lllr.Joh•Rdikal e lt Is Great Ctrimed.etreet, se the fith iestese. AK 811110 of Mr. Woo, formerly at lie Asits Oreempor Ildieel, et Holt, Is Wed. fitallis ith Isnot, at his lime. raw* als =I:. slier a leas illosss.t es ierr e lisos el, imt wee, Thomas Patriot. See. Is Am Shi pm a WMPIIIt Mr LONDON-MOSS 1111118 DAY. limb& OMR. Om 141.--AlWenn. • 7 11 f i tz e irreal esti p siostik = du it. I Wier? Of requiell be 111101001 Ms. mad I L