The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-02-04 00:00:00

Imps; every soldier having, in addition' iaggage, a pig, a turkey, or some oche' oft of live stock. Bolivar is reported to sanybo with 6,000 men, and was about to with his force to the reduction of Puerto Ca- ads papers, which have arrived to the Ist contain a report of the proceedings of the rof Deputies on Wednesday, on the 7th arti ;e law for repressing the offences of the Press. tide, for inaccurate reports, and wilful mi.- tations of the proceedings in the Legislative vs, or Courts of Law, subjects the Journalist, lest offence, to a penalty of from I,ooof. to and for the second offence, or in the event of net being insulting to the Chambers, collec r individually, or to the Court, Magistrate, ri, or witnesses, subjects the offenders to int ent frost one month to three years, and to an t an to the publication of the proceedings of the .es and Courts in future. On this article, the tee had proposed a merely verbal amendment, ffert, that the interdict should be fur a limited r for ever, at the discretion of the Court. M. t proposed an amendment, importing that the concerned is writing or inserting the obnox piton, should be subject collectively to a bite of 000 to 3,000 f. and individually to imprison ir periods of from one month to one year.— long discussion productive of little novelty or t, but much altercation, this and several other nests were rejected, and the article as amended Committee, was adopted. The election for the rendisnmeet of the Seine has terminated in the of General Girard. On the second ballot, the rof electors was 1,126; General Girard bad ten, and M. La Panouse 414. On Wednesday ort of Caseation annulled the judgment obtain- Chevalier Desgravieras, before the Royal Court is, sgsiest Louis XVIII. for the purchase of the estate of L'lsle Adam, sold to his Ma prior to his emigration. The Moniterr of thy:contains a Royal Ordoaneace, sanctioning a ution for the Funds ; namely, that the transfer Renter for money may be made, either by indi- Is or by the Sinking Fund, duriorthe periods the books of the Rentes are closed for the divi .ln article from Vienna, dated January 20th, the belief of an approaching arrangement be- Russia and the Porte ; and a letter front Odessa, sth nit. says it was sot expected that the dd. resolution of Russia would be known before the f the month. Prime Cantaeozenoi who is said prweeedisg to Russia os a mission from the sof the Pelopenneetts, has arrived at Wurtem- him* hi t. 31,m" 7;.ciAlts. gm 15e. y Madrid papers to the 22d sit. which have I, we learn that the Cortes had taken into consi• ties the Report of the Committee appointed to line Don Manuel Jauregni's memorial, and, after % debate, bad come to the determination that were equal grounds to institute proceedings lit him for his conduct at Cadiz during the late ;ordination of that city, as against the Military fof Seville, who was ender prosecution. A cogi tation was then made by the government to the rs, stating, that Don Francisco Paulo Escadero sg resigned the office of Minister of Marine, his sty had been pleased to appoint to that office Don eisco de Paulo °aerie. In consequence of the Arable turn which affairs have taken for some past in the North and South of Spain, directions hem given to seven regiments of Militia, which lwn ordered to be pat uader armr, to return to homes. It appears, however, thrt fresh disturb. s had broken out at Seville. In conseqnenee of winz known that an express bad arrived there' the capital, a part of the people collected before hoele of the Commandant-Deneral, desiring to the cottents of the despatches. This officer lonished them on the impropriety of thus assem sg for such a purpose; and a report being mall_ usly spread that he had given orders to fire upon people. Commissioners from the regiments and the pie demanded his resigaation, which accordingly k place; and his successor, the following day, con tented the citizens, in au address on the termina -1 of the agitations, which they bad effected by their stancy in h. - intaining their imprescriptible rights. incite the attention of our Readers, in a parti- Lar manner, to the proceedings of the county meet ; held at Exeter, on Friday last, which will be Ind reported at considerable length in another part our Paper. The county of nevem may be called the trt and seat of Toryism. Yet, even there it was I/ ni sally maintained, that excess of taxation is the cause the agricultural distresses ,and that reduction oftaxes the er.ly. remedy. lint the tools and abettors of nisters were not only unable to avert the acknow. gment of these truths, they could not prevent a :inct clause being added, as a rider to the petition, ying for Reform of Parliament. Their defeat did rod even here. When it wasforneallypsopowd(hy Mien, a barrister,) that the meeting should give t flees three cheers to Mr. Hems, for his services . l or/ *lament, and soother three times three to Reform 'a I'Mment, the propositions were severally received ti le loudest acclamations of joy, and the cheers et extent proposed) were gives by a large ma lty of the meeting. The speeches of Mr. C. ' 11 •5 Nr Colonel Peat, Dr. TIMM, and the tilE STAIES; Reverted W. P. Tetouan,. are particularly de serving of attention. Indeed. we may cosgrate late °or Readers on the whole result of these proceed ings at Reefer; for it was prophesied by the birelingp of Ministers, tbot in Devon a Petition for reduction of eases, and a Petition for Reform, would be scouted by a very large majority. At the recent Meeting of the Agriculturists of the county of Suffolk. it was unanimously resolved, that a reduction of taxes is the only relief which can be given to the Agricultural distresses; while a large majority resolved also, that Parliament ary Refbras is absolutely y to our regaining' and preserving the blessings of the Constitution. At the county of Hertford Meetint, the other day. it was resolvel that a redaction of taxes is absolutely neces sary to save the land-owners sod the farmers from de struction. We will not now stay to speak of the fretting and foaming into which those proceedings have put the Ministerial Press. We will employ our time bet ter, in looking at the results which may be seve rally expected from the Reduction of * noses and Parliamentary Reform. If the taxes were reduced to the lerel of the just wants of Oorernment, all those peculation. and corruption, in the adminis tration of public affairs, which are the foundation of all our political evils, would cease. A PLENTY would regain its station in the land—that is to say, plenty would he scattered among the indust: lore and the poor; and not, as now, be shut 'out of all bosses but those of the excessively rich. Oar foreign commerce is low; but is still (with the cheapness of provisions) competent to purchase comfort for every industrious mechanic and labourer. but commerce, alwh would revive with the reduction of the taxes ; and industr,7, which is almost deadened and lost, would revive at the woe time. Little need be said respecting the necessity for Reform of Parlia ment ; without that, no reform of any other abuse can be permanent. Without corruption is hig.'s places. the lavish expenditure, and the peculation,. which ' are complained of, would never have existed. The Constitution cannot be restored to its true Character and intent without Reform of Parliament. All mesa. bers of Me slate must be corrupt if Pa;liament be cor rupted. The Ultra of this morning bas given an outline of the topics which "may be expected to find their way into the King's speech, on opening the Session to morrow. It is executed in a masterly way, in one re spect, for it is very like the usual speeches from the throne, being written with much obscurity, and con taining no real information concerning the true state of the nation, nor any hint at effectual means for the ' relief of the public calamities. " When the estimates for the current year" (the Ultra says) " are laid be fore Parliament, it will be 'sea that Ministers have been enabled to make several important reductions in our military and other establishments." It is gross impudence to talk of important reductions in any pin of the public expediters in having yet taken place. The reductions which Ministers have been compelled to make are mere mockery, compared with what the dist of the country demand, and the extent of wastefulness in the public expenditure would permit. We hope the real speech will not insult the country with a paragraph so•sbamefully delusive et that which we have just quoted from the Ultra. We have sot room to extend our remarks on this precious specimen of speech making. The country will see what a hand the Ultra's masters will make of it to-morrow, in what they will denominate the Kiog's Speech. On Saturday evening, about six o'clock, his Ma jesty arrived at his palace in Pall-mall, from his palace at Brighton. Yesterday the Doke of York visited the King— The Lord Chancellor had ao audience of his Majesty- The Marquess of Londonderry and Earl Bathurst called to pay their respects to the King upon his arri val in London. His Majesty will bold a Council this day, to prick the Sheriffs for the present year. On Saturday at two o'clock a Cabinet Connell was held at the Foreign Office, in Downing-street, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Li verpool. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Westmorland, the Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Peel, the Marquess of Londonderry, Earl Bathurst, Mr. Robin son, Mr. Wynn, Lord Maryborongb, and Viscount Sid month. The Council sat in deliberation till sear a quarter to five o'clock. There were present at the dinner given by the Earl of Harrow by on Friday, as Lord President of the Coun cil :or arranging the roll of Sheriffs, the Lord Chan cellor, the Earl of Liverpool, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Peel, the Marquess of Londonderry, Earl Bathurst, Viscount Sidasoutle, Mr. B. Bathurst, Mr. Wynn, Viscount Melville, Mr. Robinson, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Montrose, the Duke of Dorset, and Mr. Ureville. We learn from The Liverpool .4lereery that the re port of Mr. Canning's really going out to India, is now revived with increased confidence. It is added. that Mr. Gladstone set out from Liverpool, on Mon day morning, post haste, for London. It Is further rumoured, that Mr. Gladstone intends to offer himself as member for that borough, as the successor of Mr. Canning. On Saturday afternoon Mr. Walsh, th► King's Mes senger, arrived in Downing•street, with despatches from the Hague, and proceeded to the Foreign-office. SUNDAT AiORNING tHRZE O'CLOCK:Mb! 7 111101e1. of London, outward bound East Indianan, is on shore in Eastbourne Bay. We bear four men belonging to the Thames, and an officer of the coast blockade, were unfortunately drowned. She is 1,500 tons burden, and had 140 men on board.—(Sussex Advertiser of this day.) Government has received no decisive intelligence relative to the negociatiop between Russia and the Porte. _ In corroboration of the above, it may be observed, that a Firma"' of the Sublime Porte, issued the mid dle of December, has appeared in which be enjoins the chief Authorities of Moldavia, to protect the Boyars from those (Greeks) whom be denominates robbers. It was on Saturday reported that intelligence of the surrender of Callao to San Martin bad arrived. It rests on the authority of letters received from Paris, which mentions that a Santa Fe Gazette of October had reached a deputy from Columbia, in that capital, and bail brought news of the fall of the important fu boromentioned. f 1•. roa Mg srAnzsmas. TO erns *Mir now. THE coAnnion or Tiff EXCHEQUER. Ste—Your Royal Master has been gracionslypleaeed to rant you a respite, from the 3d January to thir sth February. 'lt will be well for you, and happy fo tlsto nation, if, in the latter day, you shall be able t. face the Parliament and the Country; in order to thee them, that you have beneficially employed that time. in weeding nut from your mind, those rank and pent dons errors that have had,for so long a period, luxuriaat 1 growth in a soil cultivated by the hand of the " im mortal. Pitt." The eves of the whole nation are now wide open, and shall it be said in history, that the Ministers and their interested minions only, at such • period, were blind as poppies one day old? or, will you at once, throw off that fatal veil, which has oh scared all your faculties; and man, with the becoming spirit, reason and knowledge of the age? Rely upon it, Sir, that a frank exposi tion of the real state a the country, and a siacerc avowal of that system of equivocation, which has hi therto left an indelible track in the path of your poll deal journey, will do more to perpetuate your name to fame, than a besotted adherence to the system of the Heaven.korn Minister will do, to consign that name to the indignation and contempt of Englishmen. The evils of the "system" are now so manifold and obvious, that one wonders at the infatuation, that would longer attempt to conceal them under such shallow and paltry ingenuity as has been hitherto adopted. The skilful contrivance, the profound tesroan-like method of exhibiting to the "Gulls" Iltb quarterly revenue Gott before the meting of the eollectire wisdom"), merely chewing the comparative rdoeipt of the corresponding quarters, in 1621 and 1522; and keeping at the sante time, the actual expen• ifferequiteoutof sight, may deceive the State creditor s who greedily expects that his income is for ever secure ; 1111 bat will never deceive the disin t red man, who values hispountry's good, and its permanent welfare and pros perity. Various plans have been urgedto reconcile the cos sting interests and sacrifices of the different classes of the community. All these plans find a stmubliag Irlock in the tremendous debt, incurred to carry es our " just and necessary ware." I t is alwsys said. the Government cannot break " notional faith ;" at. [ though it can, and it has in two instances (emanating from yourself) cut away the sinking funds which was, baid out as a sacred fend, for liquidating the Mt. Thus has burst the greatest bubble eve/ blown out of the political pipe of " the Pilot that weathered the storm ;" and now that the systems pursued. stands quite stripped and exposed, better curs " King's evidence, and, making a merit of necessity, become a valuable member of society, and mortally tell the nation. the whole truth of its sites. Lion. For, however frightful that situation confess edly is, there is energy sotheiest in the people to meet an i overcome it : but to do this, there most be a fair. ,general and equitable principle applied. Let the boa l i ef the people be relieved ; and if any pressure arise to `those, who have basked in the sunshine of unmerited place, pension. or sinecure ; let them, in their tors, feel a little of that suffering, which has brought all the - leistrif SOF ti. a keel Of onboard of ..t--- a wa...w,l'alfflt'"'"'' -- Thi Tamer, Order c eloped other' lad; parti peat and thin. Cot Turner, formed vial and —.. eeery.pnint_that you ten wish 1 ,or. I will allow that the wars were just and ne- 1 y, and that the debt was therefore unavoidable, i under the " existing circumstances;" and I do this, because of the inutility of uttering reproaches against 'past follies. Rather let us look to the present position of the nation, and ameliorate that, than discuss those fatal things which have led to it. In order to effect this. I would (in your situation) adopt the following course in the next Session of Parliament. 1 would move the following returns. vis.:- 1. A return (front the census just taken)of the popu lation of the British. Empire, distinguishing adults from children. 2. A retina of . the creditors in the fended and un funded deist; dividing them into classes, according to the amount of income therefrom. 3. A return of the charge of the several branches of the army and navy, and the ordnance; and indeed of every department elide State. 4. A return of the civil list, &c. S. A return of the valve of all property in lands, houses, shipping, manufactures, and goods of every kinds. 6. A return of all emoluments and salaries arising from places, pensions, or any other public source. 7. A return of, " last, bnt not least in our dear love' the clergy...their incomes, and the whole of tythes. Being possessed of these returns, I should have the whole question before me. By Nos. 1 and 2, I should perceive bow many were interested in the funds, and what proportion they dory to the whek Nation. I should see who received fended relief, and bow the many paid the few. 1 would say, now, here is a debt of 900,000,000, on which, to pay the interest, the vital, of the country at large are drawn out: it is in fact a loss to be equally borne by all classes possessed of property; therefore let us at once liquidate it, or so much of it as can be liqui dated, leaving suck amount thereof as the nation can pay in taxes for the interest and the current expenses of she government; and to do this fairly to all, let us adopt that equitable principle pursued by the under welters, where, in a case of general ge, every in tenet pays or bears its fair proportion to the general lose. The civil list, the army, the navy, the ordnance, places, pensions, and every department of the state, will he reduced in its expenditure according to its present amount or value, as compared with the propor tion of the debt annihilated, whether that be one third, one-half, or two-thirds. Taxes will be taken off by th aum scale; the merchant, landholder, wners of sec, shipping, manufactnrero, he. will i pay their C oo parative quota, and the &DM:elders in their respective interests will hare one proportion of stock cat elf, and will receive in future the fair redaced Income they are entitled to. instead of receiving, as they now do, (by the fall in prices) the proportion as three are to one. Thus every one will be placed upon a relative footing; property will then be real instead of nominal; rents, price*, bargains, agreements, and every matter will accommodate themselves to the new standard ; poor's rates will nearly cease. or gradually diminish, more labourers will be em ployed in agriculture and manufactures; we shall be able to compete with rivals in foreign markets ; sod the nation will feel relieved from a burthes, that will restore it to its pristine vigour; and be able to enjoy the prosperity of peace, or the adversity of one. Lea this be dose, sad we shall hear no more of "Agricul t ank o►er Oef 4 rico skill in et. Agin, •he coot moth The 41.141 of tt Sir, VOL Loodon, publi liameni from ' Alfree, tisement, rectiom we h. stated. Cum M. I : a , ----7--s---.—si—n--- i al dicre•s," for the landlord will cos halm to Z.'l7 it all his rents to the fundholalet—anal the far- t r will have his rent anal taxes reilueed to the level prices. leaving him a just profit ,r his I,hatur and ! fear 11. Those aa ho earn money will Lave mare to spend la comforts ; because they will !lat.y to pay less in es, and. jn fine, there will be a tendency to ilisse- i , sate ,and.eirculate the money nenerally throd:ll oil ° I veins of the body politic; instead of t• 4 tar-in, i ifined to a few, parts. where, if saifTereil to remain t eh longer, mortification and dissolution meet crane. ,' e limits of a letter will not admit of entering info ail, hat I trust sufficient is 'hewn to give an Wet the principle set forth.-1 hare the honour to be, , your most obedient humble servant, .ondon, Feb. 1, 1922. JOHN EN DA,. COURT OF CHANCERY.—TiIfr &tr. I ' CONTEMPT OF- COURT. • This morning, Mr. J. Turner, Mt. IV. Turner, Mr.. - irabeth Turner. the' elder, and i'li.s. Eiiribet., Ir rner, the younger, attended in Court r u r.nan r to an t . der of his Lordship ; Mr. W. Turner fir I:lvirs! ' .. 'pea with Miss Drewe, a ward of the Court, and the ter parties for aiding and abetting in the elopement. Mr. SHADIVELL, at great length, continentell npn i .., 4 ~ reral affidavits made by the Guardians of the coon; , ly,—endeavouring to affix criminality to all the cn •••••1 tar rties. • ) . 4 Mr. Waal' read several affidavits, by which it ap- ared that Mr. J. Turner had taken but a small share, s. d Miss E. Turner, jan., none at all in the transac- 1 . an, and implored the merciful consideration of the ' t. . met for the other defendants. . The LORD CitancaLton agreed with Mr. Wrav ns . j the two defendants, Mr. J. Turner, and 51is; E. - - inner, jun., but said, a wicked conspiracy bad been ", rmed by the others to get possesion of the young i .. dy's fortune,—which, however, the Court would prc• . ~, i nit, and immediately ordered that W. Turner and • is mother, Elizabeth Turner, be forthwith committed the Fleet prism • - . , . Sin ROBERT WILSON.—Sii Robert Wilson Worried • • ~. 1 town on Friday from Paris. Immediately before is departnre from that capital, Sir Robert received a ornmunication from the envoy of the Repnltlic of Co- ombia, residing here, with the thanks of that R.- ' üblic, voted in the General Congress, for his Par- iamentary efforts in their cause. The decree is dated • 1 ' ' rom Cucuta the 14th of October last, and the commu• . iication which enclosed the copy of it, the 23th ult. , The King has been graciously pleased to address a • ' liter, in his own hand-writine. to Sir Henry lialford, • he President of the Royal College of Physicians. desir- I • ng that he and his successors should consider themselves inure offiefi Physicians Extraordinary to his Mijesty. and that in their attendance at Court they should appear 1 eee sed in the costume prescribed for those who enjoy • • •:, hat honour. • Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at Buenos :1 • kyree, dated the 7th of November:—" A•lvices are re- , 1 :rived from Chili to the 13th tilt., and from Lima to :be , 13th of September. The fortress of Callao was still in Possession of th• Royalists, when the last accounts, brought by bid Majesty's ship Creole, left. • i - - i t 1 ! 1 ; EICTIII, Fan. 2.-••• A tradesmen of, t Is 4:11X F . !. • mired an saveyeseue letter bearing the t posts ' I mirk, os Wedsl2s4llYi 101 0 01 bile lams il ia On 1 • --- filionsand Posed*, and -expressing a- loo e ks f Mataway- - - . 4- , make his latter days comfortable. Aal of lin Arts j 4 1 tisement, announcing its receipt, was also sent , with di- N. i 1 • rectiona for its insertion in a public print, which tra a complied with on Thursday. The fortunate receiver is restricted from making known the exact amount ; but 1 we understand that it is not less than the sum above , . I stated. . Dr. Miller was unanimonsly elected on Tuesday a Play- ancient° the Lunatic Asylum. PEDESTRIANISM, YORK, JAN. 31.—Wrielit, the ce- lebrated Bristol Pedestrian, has undertaken for a trifling wager, not amounting to 51. to walk 2-10 miles in three days, in the following manner. The first day. 40 miles in 9 hours, ; and the second and third days : • t ' 50 miles each, In 12 hours. The ground on which he ...11 ~ is to walk is half a mile and tack again, on the South ; i Road, close to this city; where he has to ascend and . -, I descend a very steep hill. He began his nnalertaking f 4 , yesterday morning at 20 minutes past 9, and concluded - - at 10 minutes before 6, being half an honr within thi• \ . I - time allowed. He resumed his task this morning, at , 20 minutes past 7, and completed the 50 miles by 20 minutes before 7 this evening, being 40 minutes within the given time. He will re-commence his un- • dertaking to-morrow morning; and, from the manner in which he has proceeded so far. there is little doubt, , bet the result will be favourable to himself. We un- derstand. that in about 1 4 days , he commenzea to . walk 1,000 miles in 1,0 00 hours at Sheffield. l''' The constable of Melton, on Tnesday night last, apprehended a man fur stealing a saddle from off a horse that was standing at the door of the Noel's Arms Inn, when he lodged his prisoner and the saddle in the lock-up-house for the night. To his great astonishment, the following morning, he found th- -1 , saddle completely cut op, so as to render it impossible to be identified. i ' MARKETS. ' Conzt-Exenaxoe, Fag. 4.—Our market was very largely supplied with all sorts of grain last Week, and a ;, . .. consisteralle quantity of Wheat and Batley remained i '' ' over till this day; and having a great deal of Wheat, - ' fresh in this morning from Essex, Kent, and Snifolfr, . t , f i with en unusually large supply of flour coastways, toe Wheat trade was exceedingly heavy, at a decline of 2‘. per qr. on the finest qnalities, without being able to cif - a • sales of the inferior descriptions at a greater abatemcal , . r . —Barley is full Is. per qr. cheaper, and very dull-seal- "tl . 4 at that rednctioa.—Oats are also Is. per qr. lower, an l only the finest qoalities found buyers.—ln Beans aril Peas there is no alteration. &minor. I. s s. 1. Small Beans ... 21 2. - i t Wheat,Rent, and Essex Tictditto . stu •:•:. New 36 MI Oats, P0tat0e........ 23 •/5 Old — Ditto, Poland 2O 23 Sato% (New) 34 38 Ditto, Feed lO a) l l ll I 1 Old — `Flour, per Stet 62 it t I Norfolk. (Old) 44 60 Rapeseed. per Last 29. 34,!. Rye 1 Barley e Malt 52 59 Dentate White Poas 9699 Battle, Red • i . I . Bonen 30 It 'Umbra' Red ... • • ... Grey ditto 9l 91 , SMITHFIELD.—Monoay. If i R00f.... 91. OIL to is.lod. 1 GATTI.' AT MANSE?. 2,620 M . Mottos— Is. 64. to Is. SC I Beasts Vaal .... .St Calves .to 64. ei. 2 . 29 t irt Poet.... Is. 04. to 4s. SI. Mania and Lambs W. I.sl t Lamb.... 01. SI. to Os. Od. Mali i i NAT AND ETRAW. • Hay.... W. lON. to 4/a. 4a. I Straw ..1/. Os. to 11.1 6 5, • Closer 41. Oa. to 4/. 1 3 5. t 1 , . )1