The National Register. — London, England, 1819-10-31 00:00:00

OCT. 31. RADICAL REFORMERS. The character of 11 E Nita H v NT, Eaquire, begins to develops itself, and we have no doubt but that the opinions we have always held and 'expressed of this honest, active, upright, gentlemanly advocate of Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage, will ultanately prove critically correct; even the &di- CalS themselves begin to know bins ! IVlienever a man soars above the level for which be is calculated, it is the duty of those who have Alm power to bring him back to his proper elevation, and under this feeling we have groat pleasure from . inserting the &Bowing Letter, because it will, we believe, be instrumental towards consigning to the oblivion of contempt a man who never would have risen from it but for the outrageously, illegal, and rash conduct of the Manchester Magistrates : Draft Stn.—With the greatest reluctance I have to commu nicate a circumstance which I would most willingly attribute to forgetfulness, and consign it altogether to oblivion ; but there are other circumstances attached to it which entirely bet aside 1 such a conclusion. • 1 colifces I do not like its completion. which has for some days occasioned wow unpleasant reflections ; I say ti ii in coatidsnce; as I would nor en any account that it should go forth •t• the world, being of that nature which would give our enemies full scope to descant very unfasourably upon the conduct of our champion. To state it fairly, and submit the whole to your candid and im partial appreciation, I most refer to some circumstances anterior • to that wherein I allude to. You doubtless remember, that prior to the Smithfield meeting, the committee fo: Ole penny subscription was summoned to attend on special business ; mist tney voted the suns of 41. I 4s. 6d. then reineming in the hands °rule treasurer (Mr. Hunt) should ba applied to the defraying of the expences of that meeting in Smith. field) and instructed their secretary, Dr. Watson, to make out an onler to draw die same, widen he did, and gave it to me as Secretary to the Committee ot Two Hundied fur that purpose, arhich order I presented to Mr. Hunt: he looked at it, and said, he bad no cash till lie h ad sent a check to the Bank ; this was on Monday morning, the 19th ult. In the afternoon f called again, and urged our want of money for the present use; he requested me to call in the evening. I in your presence borrowed atL note of Mr. Bullshit:, and in die evening called again upon Mr. Hunt, who, after some hesitation, said he could nut pay the said suit without the sanction of the public, which must be obtained at the public meeting • this, I obsetvoil, wad.' place tie in a very awkward situation, and that•if he persisted I must be necessiatml to borrow inure money, tar the business must stand still, and the object of the meeting weakened, if nut defeated ; here I left him, and Dr. %Yasuo advanced 11 in furtherance of what we were in punwit of. The inuetitig past ; tbs, following usurping the obtaining bail for Mr. ilarnson occupied our attention for sense time; atter which I again urged the payment of the penny sub scription looney, and was by no means pleased with his seeming reluctance to comply. lie asked me if there were any deficiency: I replied, " Sir, I believe there will be a deficit of upwards of six pounds." lie exclaimed, " What, after the 4/. 14s. Gd. is paid." Sir, although the expenditure is nearly V. under our cal culatiun." He requested me tocall again in two or three hours, . and he would have eliange for a check. I called at the time, and he then asked me if I would take a check to the bank of Messrs, Williams and Co. Birciiin Lane, to be cashed : I agreed. The . check 1 found was drawn by Charles Pearson, Esq. for five pounds. I presented it, and had the amount in five one-pound notes: these I gave to Mr. Cunt, and he ranatested Mr. Giles, who was in the room, to oblige him with solver for one of them. Mr. Giles did so, and Mr. Hunt gave me tour of the notes, and • s4s. and Gd. in silver, the amount 01 the penny sub.eriptiun, i which (though be, as I thought, seemed reluctantly to part with) said he was glatdto get rid of. New. Sir, we come to the point which baffles my conjectures, end which I most unwillingly touch upon. You had informed isle that Mr. Pearson had pro;nised, that after the meeting, should tare be a deficit, he would make it up to tile amount of 3/. Mr. Hunt had left town, and at your instigation I waited upon Mr. Pearson relaive w the above, Leeompanted by Dr. Watson; but Mr. Pearson had nut reformat from Birmingham • Was expected at four o'clock p. ni. On the following day I lied an interview, and producing three bills due for printing, posting, &c. the placard otrering the reward of ten guinea -ilex. r. Pearson übserveil,“ What have I to do with them? do they expect inure money from me ? I have given .51. towards the expences of the meeting, and do the Committee expect inure of me ?" *• Sir," replied. " I have called in consequence of your having assured Mr. Thistlewood, that if there were any deficit after the meeting, you would cover it to the amount of Al r. Pearson answered, " I did not wait till atter.the meeting; I gave it; I gave a check for 51. to Mr. Hunt tor that purpose, and surely they do not wain more of me." Guess my astonishment ! Out of that cheek I had received the penny subscription, and not the amount of it, as intended by Mr. Pearson. I could only reply that I was quite in the dark, further than a had explained. nailing to say more lest the exposure should subject 'Mr. Hunt to public censure, and sink him into nothing. Think of this and be silent, for a :breaks would destroy him ; therefore be dumb tor his sake, for _ours, and for the cause. Yours sincerely, (Sigaell) • EDW ARD JUS. Li LAN DFORD. I.endon, Aug. 4. 1510. . I'. 5. Do not show this to any one except the Doctor. To Mr. Thistlewuod. On Monday night, at the different meetings of the Union Societies of Radical Refbrmers. in-Lon don and Westminster, the bust of Mr. Hunt was publicly broken to pieces, and he was pronounced unworthy of their future confidence. A gentleman from the country, it is reported, is invited by the Committee of Management to carry the intended electing of the Radicals at Fi.-.sbury-market, on .Monday next, to take the chair upon the occasion." Mr. Thistlewood has written another letter. It is to Lord Sidwouth, requiring compensation to the amount of 1801. and compound interest, the alleged value of property belonging to that Gentleman, which he asserts was illegally detained on board the Alien brig. Mr. iVaddington was the bearer of this letter to Lord Sidmouth. The English Reformers at their last general meeting directed their chairman to enclose their ap peal in a circular letter to all persons in lieiand who Were supposed to pciseess influence with their Catho lic countrymen. The following :newer was written by Lord Cloncurr; : .Sta,-111 reply to the Address and Reso!tat on of et 0,000 Persons which 'nu have forwarded to ine, 1 ou.sver, that, ..s as individual, I fully agree in the opinion, That She 14411 k are euutted to stun, rair, and adequate eepretenni-. THt NATIONAL REGISTER. tion in the Commons Howe of Parliament, without religious or other disqualification ; infancy, insanity, or critniuMity alone excepteel," It is above 20 years since the people of Leland, peaceably &sanding this sight, were, by every species .1( injustice mat cruelty, goaded lute rebellion by an administration and ti magistracy who escaped legal punishment in an Act of In demnity granted by the same Parliament, aha %MIN after sold their c tttttt try, •nd by the Union w hurls destroyed Ire bast! rendered the legislation of LAO:aid mast corrupt thou it anti before. Allow me to add, that the rights of the people ran only be recoveieil by the co-operation of all those great 11111 good men wills whom your country, above all whets, abounds and is blessed —men, fur whose heads mid Marts I entertain such a respect, that, were I an Eoglishinsit, 1 would hardly enjoy a good in which they dill Hot pstliej. pale. Willi the aid of such mcii, edict and reform will speedily be obtained ; a [thou' it, the fate of behind awaits the hitherto happiest country of the world. Every thing Isilullill be dune to prevent the disishiuti, the apathy, or she fear which may counteract the to:thought and inde fatigable patriotism of those skew a ho have ever siippos ird the cause ut humanity, of troth. and of the people—yowl Bedfords, your Fitawiliiams, your Hullands, your Bur dett., your llennets, your Cokes, and your e'er s, though many of those th ud siuur men du not go the full leugth of annual Parliataeuts and universal suffrage, which I think the safest as well as this must fitting reform fur this age stud these countries, still they will yowl in shell measures as will save the country front abs iiiii te despot ism, and the people front that Castel n extravagance, and that military eaectition with which they use threatviied. Sir, your humble scream', CLONCERRY. PROGRESS OF THE BRITISH SYSTEM OF Ii:DUCA- TION IN SPAIN. In the early partoldeeiralitii.Capt. Kearney, an officer (runt Spats arrived tin this country, and attended the central School of the British and Foreign Scho ol Society, in the borough-road. impressed w ith the great mural benefits -to be derived front the diffttaion of this effective system of instruction, he d • ed to acquire a competent knowledge of the plats, with the etew of introducing it into the Spanish dominions, where the education of the lower orders had been 'HUM to amen neglected. On the return tit Captain Kernsey to Mad rid, lie succeeded in establishing a school in that city, under the kind patronage, and at the sole expense of the Duke det•lufaitto atsd•several other iiatrio.ic noble men. The school was opened on the 9th of January, Isle. with boys, and gradually increased tp number, witent it soon became an object of public attention.— Tile efficacy, siwplucity, and economy of the plan, cx. cited a large share of ititetest ; and notwithstanding there were some prejudices to eticouritti, yet its benefi cial tendency, thus practically illustrated, could not jail to secure general approbation. On the 30th of March last, the. King and Queen honoured the school with their presence, and were SO struck with the national' advan tage that would result Irons the eneoun.gentein of truntirr institutions, that his Majesty was ideated in issue a royal decree, authorisiug the establishment of schools on die Lancasterian system throughout the kingdom. Tha Central School at Madrid, which is calculated to contain 300 scholars, was opened on the 4th of .lay last, in a which the Duke of Fait has given for the purpose. Applications have already been received from several cities and towns for permission to send in dividuals to the Central School, us order that they may be instructed in the plan, and qualified to oigaitize and conduct local schools; and dyrre is great reason to hope, diet d►e period will shortly arrive when every pour child in the Spanish &minima may participate in use benefits of a system of instruction which may justly be ranked among the most powerful of human instruments for the propagation of useful knowledge throughout the world. Tne Duke del Infant° has addressed a letter,oi which cite tollosving is a translation, to the Secretary of the Liritish anti Foreign School Society : Madrid, Sept. SIR.-1 have the pleasure of handing you a copy of a Royal dLeree, which authorizes the wasblishilient of sehoul.i upon the Lanca4crian system throughout the Kingdom, and have' rea'un to hope that it will be adopted in all the towns and villages (Atli': realm, as numbers already hair come to our Centrist School, which was opened in April hut, and in which 520 boys are educate!. ...... I have impatiently waited, and now eagerly er..brace, this op portunity to assure the members of the British w.d Foreign School Society, of illy sincere feelings uf gratitude tor the honour they have been plcAsial to corder on ti.e, by electing me an honorary member of that charitable and patriotic association, an honour that I esteem much Howe titan I can express. James Aiello:. Esq. DUKE DEL INFANTO. He; c luliows a it'?yal I}:crer ANA) e al CO ...... IUSIOII, otnisistimt_ of the Duke del Jnmanto atoll seven other Spanish Noblemen, to superintend tile cataid.sriment of neasterirn Schools at Madrid, Cade; and voter impor tant towns through Spain. At the Leeds General Quarter Sess!ons, (opened on Thursday last,) the. Grand Jury returned a true bill against Mr..l4mes Mann, political bookseller of Leeds, for publishing a libel of and concerning the Prince Regent, conwined. in ti publication called the Black Dwarf. On Friday morning Mr Mann appeared in Court, and was admitted tobail, himself in 601.. and two sureties in 301. each. It was inti mated to Mr. Mann, that this indictment would not be proceeded upon, uu accmut of the West hiding Sessions having no jurisdiction in offences committed in. the•borough, but that another indictment would be preferred against him at the Borutwi Sessions. The libel charged in the indictment, consists of a series of remarks upon the Speech of the Prince Re gent, delivered at the close of the last Seminarist Parliament. The indictment was sent down from the Seeretary of State's Offim, and the only witnes . examined by the Grand Jury was kperson of the name of Beverley. THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. The Select Committee appointed to consider whether ally, and what steps may be necessary to be taken, in give to the Comities of ‘Vestinurtand, Cumberland. Northumberland, and Diultant, and Town -cod County °I Newcastle-up o n-Tyne, the same thl%aii.a. ges of Assizes mice in each )ear, as are now t.nsses sed by all the other Counties in England and %Vales, amid to report their obsetritions thereupon to the House; and to whom the petition of the Ala)nr, Sheriffs, Citizens, and Commonalty of the City ut Norwich; and also the returns of the Ca!einla:s of the Prisoners, and of the lists of causes tried at thu Assizes fur the Counties before mentioned, wine re ferred :—llave, pursuant to the Order of Inc considered the sante acccordingly; and hale a4ri.cd to the following fiEronT: _ . Your Committee, on referring to the different Papers Lid before them by (inlet of the House, find, ilia for several yeast., past, persons charged in the tour NoithernComnies with offences. not ordinarily falling under the jurisdiction of the General Qathe Stesions, have continued in prison previous to their trial for seven, eight, ur nine months, and in many instances ter a longer perm( of time; and they cannot but direst the immediate attention of the House to M) great a tailure in the administration of crimin.l justice. The return of causes of the respective counties ; with the es cepfon of that of Westmorland, mark a large and progre-.-6e increase of civil business. In the Marshal's paper at Carlisle, ter the year 1814, no less than to records were delive•ed, irf which four only appear to have been withdrawn; in tliv year 1815, Gt causes were entered: and the two successive years averaged nut less than 50. At Durham, in the year 18in, to 51 ; and in 1817, to 54. Northumberland rine/utlin-the juris diction of the town and county of Newcasde-upom l'yno fur . neatest in 1816, 42 causes : for fiv,: of these causes special juin: had been summoned, three of them were matle-remancts, and consequently went over fur twelve months; in the following year 32 actions were entered, only one of which was withdrawn. As the rcturns themselves are in their nature too voluminous for publication, a snort but accurate abstract is given in 0:c Appendix. Mich being the actual state of buairess in these three emintka, without a well grounded prospect of diminution, your Common e cannot form to themselves any satisfactory reason why the trite! of civil causes should be thus decried within them: districts, and the custom of only holding one Assize in the year continued. subjecting the suitors to serious inconvenience, and in some cases to ruinous expense. The practice of bringing actions in other counties, now often resorted to, where they are transitory, com pels the attendance of witnesses carried fruin n considerable dis tance, kept at the cost of die respective parties, - and probably at last dtstmascel without a bearing. It is clear, hum the evidence heard before your Committee m so the pressure of civil business in Yolk, that it is now aim diffi culty got through, though a greater number of days is allotted in the summer, than was ttsttar in preceding years; and that of late two Judges have presided in the Sprung Circriaq it will be found, that at the close of the last Commission at that place. six special anti-three common jury causes were made reinsulets, yes the Court was occupied ten, twelve, or fourteen hours during each day. At Lancaster. to a roost heavy calendar, are added its general, not less than 180 eausoi, involving in them, as may naturally be imagined from the sits and population of the l'alannate, ques tions of the highest importan,:e, as well on commercial as another points. Looking, therefore, to all the circumstances which accompany this view (tithe subject, and considering it just, that tkese coun ties should not be deprived of those advantages whiz!, are pa:sassed by all other counties within the United iiminre. your Committee beg leave to reournmend, that such measures shouul be taken ae would divide the present Northern -Circuit into two separate Circuits, the one comprehending the Counties•of Lanea-ter, and Cumberland ; and the other including those of York, Northumberland, and thirliant, Nu objection could arise wider this arrangement, as to the attendance of ass enligin elle/ Mir, nor with the proposed aherrition, there would still remain to each of these divisions as much, it not a larger extent of btisi• ness, than is generally transacted upon every other Cdr uit is England. To carry this plan into its full esecution.-and to f.ve it that weiglitand authonty which interests of such -moment demand, your Committee are of opinion, that the duties which belting to it should only be intrusted to establishes! Judges of the land whether -the present limited number of that highly respected body will permit such an addition of labour, must be kit to the further deliberation of the House : that head or exantiiration not falling, as your l'ornneittee apprehended, within the precise limits of their instructions, they did not proceed so any regular course of inquiry winch might embrace it. but in looking to the state ot the new trials betore the Court of King', Bench, as con oersted with the Northern Counties, it could net escape their Mi. aervation, that those who now atlininister tin:justice of the coun try have difficulties imposed upon them, witch, with all their zeal and activity, they are in mine instances unable to min:Guru Your Committee, in adverting to the substance of the Petition Imui tile City of Norse:ch, wined was reterred to them by order of me Muse, are caged upon to observe, that the inconvenience theft, sustained from the delay of the trial of prisoners, appears to have bean so great, that it would be highly expedient, tor the sake 01 public justice, that some reined, annuld be applied to the evil; and that it it is the pleasure of the House to ream:in:end, in whatever way they shall think best, :in eugmentation to the present number of Judges. such addittonal Judges might be most usedully and beneficially employed in the respective Courts in \Vestininster Hall, and in the regular tribunals of the rountn; by this means an opportunity would be &Herded of supplying sh. detect AU Widly complaints' of on die Norfidk anti alielland Circuits, vie. of having only nue Judge on tare Spring t:iret..t to preside on the Civil and Cri.ninal Trials. 28th April Sitting Appointed to be held in Middlesex and London, before the Itight Hon. Sir Charles Abbott,. Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Cottrt of King's Bench, in and atter Michaelims Term 1819 IN TLIINI. MIDDLC 4 rt. Friday V ov. 14 I Mandny ...... .. Now. fli h;,turlitay •• • • VO NI audit y It riday tfi Saturday .... ... al Lo%Dov. AFI*I-k TEURI. Tu , sany ........Not 30 I Wednesday D. c..!. The fulhwing notice has ken given relative to the future Sittings of the Court, of Chancery : •• The Lora ca..ficeaur Will hold hio tir•t hilts,* Trim on the tat of Novembe r , in Lincoln' s I nn mil, Th e ,e e niel Sea a ill be held .).i the We **day fol. townie, us Term ei .Hers on 'lir tnh of November. The Vice Chant-elm wilt commence his Sittings at his COM' hi Lincolu'L tun, on Moue aj, the Ist of N ureic bev..'