The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-06-12 00:00:00

ow.. • V JOIIN GALE JONES._ TO LDITOPt OF THE. STATESMAN. 111 this t could hear with patience," etclainica the cdylog 1.11.11—" but thus to be kicked by a JACK-Ass!" Stn, —ln consequence of reading in THE r TEsH.ts of this evening the report of a speech made by an individual named Jacks, in the Corn. limn Council, upon the debate respecting the power recently assumed and ekercised by the House of Commons, of imprisoning Euglishmeh tvithunt trial, and during pleasure, which speech ineluded a gross attack upon my moral ehab racier and conduct, I am induced at length to break through a silence which I have hitherto ciaidly observed, and rely on your indulgence to allow the the present appeal to a humaue and im. partial public. It is nut enough, it would seem, that I should Lave been summoned, lame and almust lifeless, to the Bar of the; House of Commons; that when there, 1 should, without trial, and without oath, 1 , , t ; " adjudged guilty of publishiug a libellous piper, of which, to this very moment, I have never been proved to bo the Euthur —that I should have csonerated the printer, and assumed the resp onsi. bility, offered an ample apology, by many consi dered as humiliating and unnecessary, but-by all acknowledged sufficient .to satisfy any reasonable dlr generous mind ; that I should have been torn from my peaceful home and professional pursuits, and inveireerated above four months in a prison, with no allowance save bread and water, there to temaia until I seal my degradation upon my knees, and subscribe my servile acquiescence to a doctrine destructive of the liberties of Englishmen, cid repugnant to the established Laws and Con- Mitution of my 'native Land !—lt is not enough for me to have borne patient and unmoved the towers and sarcasms, the gross epithets, and per. stele allusions, the illiheral reflections and man eious insinuations, so profusely heaped wpou me, 1* a certain Assembly, which I need not name; but I must also be the sport and jest of every pensioned sycophant, or skip.Jeck rexcomb, who Amigo to belie my character, and traduce my ho. best fame. Whcn a celebrated Legislator was asked what ion the most perfect form of Government ? be answered, 46 Mai l in vs hieh an injury cannot be offered to • the meanest individual without being instantly felt and resented by the whole comma. taty," To jedge, however, from the language end conduceof our modern Loyalists and Coun. tcr-Declaredionists, they appear to think that is the best of all possible Governments where inju ries and oppressions are multiplied without num. ber;and Where the unhappy people are denied the Melancholy privilege of murmur or complaintl In discussitig the nature and extent of the alarming power recently assumed by one branch elf the legislature, and in exercising an undoubted sight upon a great constitetioual question, it might reasonably have been expected that all partial con. eiderationt would have been studiously avoided, and that the valets eaf the principle would bare been paramount to the merits or dc. merits of any particular individual.—But this would dot have suited our enemies. They found their cause feeble and impotent, and the authority they supported, repugnant to justice and common sense. They, therefore, turned aside from the manly course which alone became them, and soeght to weaken the force of argu ment and divert the public attention by personal invective and scurrillous abuse! I find, Sir, by a reference to your report of the debate in the Common Council, that Mr. Lacks, who, I understand, is a contractor for Government is the article of army clothing, and therefore, no doubt, an independent and eitinterested man, thought proper to quote an extract from a pliblication called " Peter Por. ~spine," describing me as 46 detached to Debate ' ing Societies, representing Me Westminster Fo ram as a Piece where ignorant, Men assembled to inculcate seditious principles, and reflecting upon nay moral coneluct!" As I cannot at pre. sent refer to the work itself, and have never seen it, I cannot atterpt a refutation of the latter part ;of the•charge; but - I demand of Mr. JACK% With that peremptory confidence which every accused individual has a right to express, whether he meant to subscribe to the truth of that Extract as so *voted, or if not, for what purpose he intruded it Isla the respeetablo Assembly nhom lie addressed ? If lie was so eomirletely ignorant of the individual %Soso character and CWltirict ho was thus eadea.' . vionrlng to hold up to public contempt, could he end no living authority, or no better testimony, :than an unonynious publication, and that, too, tat an author who has shift frankly and publicly - avowed that he we* misinformed and mistaken, respecting the views and objects of the friends of Parliamentary Reform ? If he was desirolis of shining at my expenec. and raking into the par. tieulars of my private character or public conduct, way did be not apply to his worthy friend and Wile coadjutor, Mr. Alderman CHRISTOPHER SMITH, who ) although my relation ) and once 4 • . _ . ,la .. i . a. . „. . :. t ~. . and .... y simians ance, w ho, When formerly a candidate for tbd office of Common Councilman, was rejected by his Ministetill friends in the City, 1 opon the alleged plea of oar supposed intimacy, I • 1 and his entertaining similar principles, may, ne. tcrthelesN now, in tire gay season of prosfkrity, and . the warm exultation of his anticipated future , honours,* find it convenient to neglect and disown me !...Yet even he eould have given this Mr. 1 Jacks some explanation, tespecting toy character and Prqfessiont, and rectified hi:erroneous notions about the Westminster Forum. The worthy Ai. dertnan, however much ho may blush to be told it, or be unwilling to confess it, was once a most . strenous advocate fur THUM PAINS sad the Rights of Man : nay, if my memory fail not, and it is accounted pretty accurate, he was among the first who made a proselyte of me, when as yet I was but a boy t ; and 1 have shewn as well my respect to my Teacher as the 'consistency of my ' ! conduct in steadily retaining what he . taught! !The worthy and intelligent Alderman was for. nterly a frequent attendant at the. Westminster Forum and other Debating Societies, where he has often listened to my seditirs harsugnes with ap. parent, I will not say, real satisfaetion, aud I think he will net feel obliged to Mr. Jams, or , Jxcits, fur saying that 46 only ignorant and di:. affected people assembled at those places !" A ware, Sir, of the value of every column of your Paper at the prevent critical and interesting period, I ant unwilling to trespass too long upon the time and attention of yOur intelligent readers. I must, however, crave your indulgence for a future lee. ter, in which I will tell Mr. Jaw who and what I am, and endeavour to refute some of those ma.. lignaut aspersions , with which I have been so in. dustriottsly assailed. I woeld fain have been spared the unwelcome task, and have left it to those who could so easily have demonstrated their + falsehood, and injustice ; but the fault is nut mine; I have been cruelly and wantonly pro. I yoked ; and besides, I have recently experienced I too many proofs of the public kindness not to be anxious to convince them that their confidence has not been abused, nor their favours bestowed upon a worthless or contemptible object! Yours, kc. Newgate, June 9,1910. JOHN GALE JONES. 1 .* It would be a pity, if, after all his loyal anddialnterasfed : exertions, the Minister should forget his obsequious services, I and put an end to the StialillUll without Making the worthy Alderman a Knight I It would termini/ break his heart, ,or what is worse, make hire a Jacobin agarn! t I attended his wife mid child is any medical capacity as Surgeon, do. : I Well rememhev is tbe.year 1750, when the French Re. volution had jest commenced, calling at hi 4 house, and ex j pressing my apprehension at the proba ble consequences to this j country; MP; Smith declared her, perfect unconcern, saying. " That she would wi p in g ly port en an apron and trandk a map. rather than the proem corrupt and decayed system stiould coatinue." A Mr. Yardley, a pedestrian, went 42 miles on the turnpike.road, from Knightsbridge to Salt Hid, yesterday, for a lager of 300 guineas. The pedestrian had live minutes to spare, and no doubt could have beat must of the Bang-up On Saturday the anniversary festival of the Royal Society of Musicians was held at WILLIS'S Rooms, Earl FORTESCUE, President, who was accompanied by the Duke of ARGYLE, Earls. of DARTMOUTH, WILTON, and DA ILKLEY ; Lord VSUNON, .the Dean of Wtsrnsoa, and several other distinguished characters. It is to be regretted, that the docnments vela. tire to the Clock-yard which it has been recom. mended to establish in the isles of Scilly, have not , been laid before parliament. We have great sa tisfaction, however, in• observing, that the report made by the Surveyor. General of the Duchy of Cornwall, upon this most interesting subject,. is I shortly to be submitted to the national conside ration. On Saturday afternoon, a pitched battle was fought at Thames Ditton Common, Surrey, be tween two young men, labourers of that place, of the names of Gild), and Pearson, seconded,by Thomas Jobe., of Kingston, and ----- Cos, of Hampton ; backed for ten guineas a side. They set.to at six o'clock, with equal resolution and strength, and for the first three rounds, bets were three to two in favour of Pearson, he haw. ing knocked down Gibbs by blows on the head, which had nearly blinded his left eye. After this, Gibbs fought with more caution; hitting his ants. gonist repeated body blows, when he became the favourite. At length, after hard fighting for fifty. two minutes, Gibbs was declared victor. A great deal of money was won and lost on the issue. They srere afterwards conveyed to their respective homes by their friends, 'in a shucking bruised stare. SwiNnt,smo.—A man of gentlemanly appear. mice and address, who has figured un the town. tinder •arious assumed names, was taken into cus tody at Hackney On Sunday night, on charges from Yorkshire, of having passed forged bills in payment fur goods. lie hail lodgings at an Hotel in Jerinyn.strret, whilst in London, whither he arrived from Bath a few days since. lie is low in stature, and his depredations hate been principally amongst silversmiths. Frets.—On Saturday evening, hetwoen seven and eight o'clock, an alarming fire broke nut at the house of a cork.eutter, iu Crutched.friars,. occasiuued by the burning of cork, whi ch raped with great fury for some time; the llama commu. ideated to Oa houses adjoining, the interior of the whole of which were entirely consumed, and it damaged very much several back promises: Py the timely assistance of a number of engines and fireman, the whole was got under and extinguish ed, %Agent spreading any farther. One fireman was Much hurt by the falling of a stack of chum. ' mins ; fortunately 'lentos were lost. " !!)N%s -s _.. - t : ' • 041 Td Tktt knitoiritat WrAilLimArt. hie Ids sia,--11 have teed lately in yout riper some etcellent letters from &wet Muattiti the Catho lic Bishop; whostsiyitings fir many' yeah pot, in various brindles of polite Learning, as well At in Controversy, hive afforded the much instruction. I happened to be personally present at the . Debate in the House of fonts on the night of Wednesday last, the 6th inst. upon Lord DuNOUblixouL's MoliOis in favour of the Catholie Bill, and heard with satisfaction the noble and generoni vindica tion of Doctor MILNE*, pronounced by his Grace the buke of Nostromc. As the Globe, and other Papets of Thursday last, have reported Lull CLANtARTY'S animad versions upon Dr. Miz.baa's writings, but have omitted to notice this passage of . the Duke of NORFOLK'S forcible and impressive Speech, I trust you will, in justice, insert it in your Paper, as a tribute unquestionably due to this valuable Di. vine.—The following arc the very words of the passage I allude to, and I can vouch fur their aCe curacy. His Grace said— " A Noble Earl (CLAwcAaTY) has thought prollar Up' iatmduce into the debate of this evenlog the manse of Dor " tor MIL& ma, a Roman Catholic Bishop. It seems quilt.' " unfair to animadvert upon any pe . rson t ism place where be' , " (swot possibly attend to answer to person, and defend hies " self. I have the hamar of a private acqualeasoce.with " Doctor /11 my ea. I know him to be a polite scholar, a " Gentleman of eminent 'carob*, and (what , mach more " important) equally unimpeachable and eseosplary in the *$ discharge of his duties as a Christian and as a Priest. And " I could wish it had not hems said of him, in another place, 4, in the heat of debate as I must suppose (alluding probably 6, to Mr. PousoNnlt's speech), that be is a man nut to be " believed." Such was the powerful testimony of the first Peer of the Empire—it repressed all further acrimony.—The Morning Chronicle notices it, but imperfectly. I trust, Sir, your Paper will not refuse insertion to tills article—having already witnessed its candour and independence. I 11111, your's, &c. . L. T. J. To the EDITOR of THE STATESMAN. Sza,—ln et:mistresses of a paragraph in your Paper of yesterday, stating a notification of my discharge upon the prorogation of Parliament, had been transmitted to Mr. NEWKAN, the Keeper of this Prison, that gentleman informs me, that he has received no such intimation, at the same time politely assuring me that should such a notice arrive, he will give me the earliest intelligence, and attend to it without a moment's delay. I remain, Sir, your, &c. Newpte JOHN GALE JONES. 12th June, ISM • . LWitook the paragraph from a Morning Paper.] BOT4NY LIT. CONVICTS TURNED COUNSELLORS. SYDNEY.-GENERAL ORDERS. Lieutenant. Governor FOVEAUX . has learned, with equal indignation and surprise, that meo who have been prisoners in the colony have so far forgotten their formes condition as to obtrude themselves into the Courts of Justice in the cha. racter of Counrellers and Advocate,. Determined to prevent the continuknen of a practice as injuri. ous to decency as it is in fact destructive of justice, Lieutenant-Governor FOTEAUX feels it iAicumbent on him to forbid any person from presuming to in. terfere with causes pending before the Courts, without an especial licence from him for that pug. pose. The Duke of BRUNSWICK'S corps has landed in Ireland, front whence some regiments will speedily embark to reinforce Lord WELLINGTON'S army. Lt is the determination to keep every corps in that army to its most complete establishment ; detach. ments of men and officers are weekly going wit to every corps; and by the exertions of its able, Com mander, this army is kept in the most perfect state of discipline, and ready to, meet any force the ene my can being against it. The Committee of the Corporation of London made their report last Wednesday relative to the allegations contained in Sir R-ICHARD Parturs's Letter to the Livery, on 'the inadequacy and bad condition of the City Prisons ; and they 'have fully confirmed all that get tleman's statemetits, re. commending the adoption of every improvement suggested in his appeal to the humanity of his fel. .low-citizens. A separate commodious prison is in consequence likely to be built for Middlesex I debtors, in lieu of the corner of Newpte into which those unhappy persons have hitherto been thrust; Ludgate is to be enlarged; the female prisoners in Newgate are to be more humanely lodged ; goal fees, and ikon's, arc to he abolished, / or effectively regulated; and a new Compter is to be 'built WOW of the ruin called the Poultry Compter. In procuring these salutary improve ments, the Public are greatly indebted to the in. irepidity of Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS, who has ho. amity done his duty in spite of venal calumnies. About a mouth ago, a fine boy, about ten years old, son of Captain John Briton, of the Royal %Vest India Rangori, was murdered atNitott, in , the Isleof Wight. The supposed murderer, the i father of the boy! absconded. The public will I rejoice to hear, that be is now taken, that he may 1 suffer all the punishntetit which the laws can in. diet, If guilty—or meaty he acquitted of so foul a I charge, if innocent. Tae following circumstances led to the discovery of the piece of his retreat;--+ ' A letter, under a fictitious name, was received by a Gentleman of the island, from %Veils, in Somer. setshire, intimating that Captain Briton was a par. ticular friend of the writer, who wished to know how the business respecting the youth was settled,. and what was 'impute of the Captain ? On com. paring the writing with that of Captaio_Briton, at , the depot, they were found to correspond. Allen, the Sheriff's Officer, wss immediately sent off to Wells, where he discovered the Captain; disguised in the diem of a gardener ; he took him into cus tody, and conveyed him to Winchester. Be is committed to the connty gaol for trial, et the next i assizes. u.: ,;•,:s • • TIDE ifITR ES' —usiewa. t, • , IttsiOs isitatitt. • Tki Cdtnedy of Tie flesierliastt, with d Scene from the Okra of ll Fanatic. per to Ilinsitn, in which: Madame CAtaLAhr sang, and the Dance of Psyche; by - the whole Corps de &Yet i were ;RI. formed, at. this splendid Theatre, fur the benefit of the toteran Ket.r.lro 'The House was crowded, as it shool4 be, when such a claimant solicits the public patronage. • RAY.KAREET• Yesterday evening this Theatre Was opened for the Summer Season, with the Comedy of r 1 Bold Stroke for a Wife f ,My Grandma - her ; and the Two Children in the Wood. The more prominent novelties of the. etehing, were the re.appearauee bf Mr. BANNISTER, in the parts of Colonel Feign:nil, and Walter ; and the first appearance of a fair Debutante, named Miss H. KELLY, TAO Made her professional cunr. tesy to the town, in the part of Fiorella, in M y Grandmother. Thc rapturous reception that Mr. BANNISTER met from the audience must have been supremely pleasing to him, as it was of a uatore which Proved that the high estimation in which the public held pins, as a.man, was mingled with their plaudits to. wards him, as an actor. In regard to his perform. *ace of Colossi Feign:esti, we must admit that ha is the best representative of that part, in these times, though we do not deem it as ono of his best scenic efforts, notwithstanding his Protean habitudes.—There should be an air of elegance visible In the deportment of the Gentleman who assumes this character, which Mr. HANNISTIR .does not fully possess, as, with all his merit, he is not completely at case in the habiliments of Field Officer. But his Walter was an admirable specimen of good acting. In the Scene where ho misses the children, he awakened a spirit of slim. pathy in evary part of the Theatre, as the satires. lion of his eyes and gestures were irresistibly united to seize upon the tenderest emotions of the heart. Miss KELL: sustained the part of Florclia with address; and, considering that she followed two such actresses, in the same character, as Madame STORAGE and Mn. C. KEIIIII/E, acquitted herself with credit. Her person is elegant, and her man. siorgraceful, and she sang and acted the Masquerade Song in a style so pleasing, as to excite a general demand for its repetition. A. Mrs. HRERETON I from the Sotrthamptott Theatre, made bee first essay 'in London, in the charaCter of Helen, in the Childress of the Wood, and that is a part where the scope for ability is so limited, that but little professional honour can be gained or lost in the exertion. We must see more of Mrs. HRERETON I before we can PUS as ultimate opinion upon her powers. Mr. MATHEWS, Mr. Joszs, Mr. LISTOR I: Mrs. FARLEY, Mrs. DAVENPORT, and MIL ithERS, were severally - greeted on their eatrances j and le appears to us, that the Managers have oat been negligent in providing such a corps dransatifse as may uphold the dignity of their summer establish. meat, and contribute largely to the wealth of their treasury. L YCZUIf. The new Grand Ballet, The Castilian Minstrel, was repeated last night, after the Opera of The Duenna, in au improved, and somewhat curtailed state, —for on the first representation, it detained the spectators until too late an hear ; it received the most unanimous and unbounded approbation, which it well deserves. King John was performed at Covent-Garden Theatre, where the excellent acting of Mr. Km-, axe and Mrs. SIDDONS, and Mivt. Kanat.r, was rewarded by the plaudits of an elegant and name. roes audience. Mr. CUMBERLAND'S new Comedy is said to be - laid aside until another season. - 110 LWAY SPOIL:I'S. -.um. • The Kent Rood was thronged yesterday by troops of City apprentices, and holiday folks of every description.—Greenwich was the grand yen. deztous, and the motley groups prepared to cum. mence operations on the heights within the Parke In the cavalcade of dust-carts, tax-carts, and other elegant carriages, anew foureinehand driver banged up with someeciat. lie was not a Menu bee of the Club, for his ael.ouf *as unlike • any . thing cootaiued in the fashionable orders of the - day. Instead of blood bays, he conducted tout &maks in plated harness, ribbons and dowers. The driver himself appeared In costume, which partook of the dusky lining of a chimney; sod., the vehicle, drawn by his well-managed steads), had previously conveyed food for canine end fen*. animals about the metropolis. This extraordiant, equipage proceeded in grand style, sad the Pa rioteer received es much attention al a ROMS Victor making his triumphal wary, eatil be er. rived at New Cross Turnpike, where one of his leaders halted, and refused to obey the propelling motion of a broomstick. His obstinacy threw the rest of the cattle into confusion ; and the dri. Ter, bring unable to restrain their vicionsirick% • fell like the son of Sol from his seat, and quittell the reins. The donkies then dragged the vehicle, kicking and flinging across the road, and by come. lag in contact with the bind wheels of si brewerli dray, it was aeon demolished. , Fortunately a glass of Old Tom, alias gin, soon restored - the • prostrate driver to tho full exercise of. his powers, and with the aid of a few Brothers of the Whip, he rallied his cattle, and left them to. , repoee in a dry ditch, to secure the fragments of his barouche. The accident produced some ameeentent among the spectators, and we did not hear that arty worse misfortune occurred to damp the pleasures and sports of the day. - „ A Dublin Paper of Tuesday last says, " Oa Sunday last, prayers were utter e d up is a ll t h e Rosati Catholic Chapels in this eity, to implore the blessing or rain, so much Wanted from the lung continued drought that had hitherto prevailed. The next day (yesterday) the great. Disposer of Events was pleased to seed the moat pientifil hies Ihas we lets known formai weeke." . • • • ti, oi r i ti I a le c 1 t ft !I • it ko- ra erd 4 . MP • ag a ir Ost Ir kr ,~ e • ;E , •t. .-1