The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-01-23 00:00:00

ili w ` - THE STATESMAN. lit o y it in the furtherance of undue elections, and undue influence in both houses of Parliament ; he n ight squander it away in capriee, and in any man ner, without any responsibility attaching to any person or persons whatever. In this manner would an end be at once put to the great uses of Parlia ment—to the salutary check exercised by them, in refusing to grant supplies when any grievance ovisted, the redress of which they desired ; and the asking of supplies by the Crown from the House, would be converted into a mere mockery, while much greater supplies might be raised and applied without coutroul by the Servants of the Crown.— While the Constitution, by the salutary restraint imposed upon the KING, thereby preserved that quilibrium in the State which is the safeguard of the people's rights, the Parliament have been extremely careful that the Crown should be in possession of e n ffieieut means to maintain its dignity and splendour. With that view, large sums of money have, from time to time, been voted to his MAJESTY out of the public money, so that the Civil List has latterly amounted to upwards of a million sterling, exclu sive of a Privy Purse of 60,0001. a-year, all at the entire disposal of She Crime. This sum, it will be thought by every rational man, was sufficient to support the Royal dig nity ; and we are persuaded his.. M4JE‘TY had no sire • for more. But Ministers, who have adopted a corrupt system, found that even this immense revenue, however great it might be considered by the Sovereigu, was insufficient to promote their profligate views ; and, there fore, having in a manner assumed time reins of government, they have appropriated to their purposes the Droits of Admiralty, which, as stated in the House of Commons, and not denied, have amounted within these ten years to little less than eight millions sterling; thus adding to the in- Suence of the Crown, or rather to their own power, a sum of money sufficient to enable them to subvert the Constitution, whenever they choose to apply it for that purpose. It may be proper to state, that what is termed the Droits of Admiralty, is the money whislv arises from the sale of wrecks ; from goods forfeited by pirates; but chiefly from ships detained in our ports on a declaration of war; from captures made before the declaration of prize, which usually followed the declaration of war immediately; and from nott-commissioned captures. A moment's re flection on the nature of this revenue, will at once explain how Ministers are so tenacious in prosecuting the present war. It is nothing to them though it brings destruction upon the country. All they look at is the enriching themselves and their minions; and while the contest continues, the Droll/ of Admiralty must conti nue to theme source of constant emolument, and the means by which they are to perpetuate their power. It was with the view of destroying this hydra, that Mr. BROUGHAM submitted to the House the follow ing constltudohal propositions :-1. That the posses sion by the Crown of funds raised otherwise than by the grant of supplies from the Commons in Parlia ment assembled, and applicable to purposes not pre viously ascertained by Parliament, is contrary to the spirit of the Constitution, liable to great abuse, and faller danger to the rights of the subject and the interests of the country. 2. That it is the peculiar duty of the Commons House of Parliament to in vestigate the nature and fOundation of all such funds as are pretended or asserted to be vested in the Clown, in the manner above-mentioned.—This was objected to by Mr. PERMAL, on the ground that the Droits of the Admiralty were an' appendage of the Crown. But, as if aware that this was contrary to the spirit of the Constitution, he maintained, that as no improper use had been made of this money by Ministers, there could be no harm in allowing if still to remain under the con cold of the Crown. Our limits do not permit our wierring at present to instances where actual harm l'a‘ been done by the improper disposal of these 6 115. But though no instances existed of this, it is tsougli fnr our argument to skate, that the practice entst+my to the Constitution - that it of course to role to its destruction; prtd that It is out of time e talk of reforming the evil, when we have found, 1:. our sad experience, that we have been deprived' e l l'Tery vestige of liberty by some wicked Minister. Monday sennight is the day to which the motion ill the House of Commoni ou the State of ireland is r o,rponeti. :fir. Secretary Per.; is expected in town before the s i ebate, and he sloes not mean to return to Ireland lc the office of Secretary* We hear that Mr. HARM AY, of Urie, has started r "r the county of Kincardine. Ile is determined that Kr. Daystmomn shall not scull over the course. Mr. Moore, belonging to the Admiralty, who ss taken up on suspicion of being concerned with order, is now at large, upon trifling bail. The on tooutable reportstirculatod to his prejudice appear to be totally unfounded. the petty Officers and crew of the Argo, now at P flrl'lnnuth, have proposed to subscribe two days' Par e avhs to the relief of the widows mid orphans or the men loot in the St.' George, Hero, Defence, he. and express their hopes, that th e i r exam ple will 4followed by the other crews at Spithead. Their ca ndact has received the approbation of the Captain tad Olken of the .41-go. A Petition w ill b e presented this evening to the „ "u 3O of Commons, for leave to bring in a Bill for 'leafing that part of the Edinhnrgh race Bill *l ich app oints a Superintendent o r M as t er o f Police (Jud e i' Tarr), which h as be e n found not to answer eesd proposed; and to vest his powers in the Provost and Baines, with power to appoint a 4"id Surveyor under thew. We learn from Barbadoes that a considerable spi rit of insurrection still manifested itself in our newly acquired colonies; Sir GEORGE BECKWITII had sent Major-General Sir CHARLES SUIPLEY, •to the islands "of Martinique, Guadeloupe, and St. Lucia, in order to, receive his Report, as Chief Engineer, of the ac tual situation of these colonies ; the local knowledge and experience of this excellent Officer render him most eligible to a service ,of this importance. Admiral MOHR', is tobe employed in the fleet un der the orders of Admiral Sir Jastxs SAummuz. In the case of the American ship Femele, Crugh, Master, detained for a breach of the Orders in Coun cil, and brought to adjudication before the Court of Admiralty, on Tuesday last. Dr . PHILLIMORE moved the Court for permission to introduce evidence to show that the operation of the Decrees of Milan , and Berlin had ceased. Ile stated, that if this fact could (as he was credibly informed it could) be proved, he should then think he might confidently contend before the Court,that Americans would been titled to the restoration of their property, even though there was no formal revocation of the Orders in Coun cil on the part of our Government---,that the ground of his argument would be, that as the Orders in Coun cil were allowed to be contrary to the Law of Na tions, Ind only justified as a measure of retaliation, if it cend be shewed that the Decrees, which they were intended to retaliate, were no longer in exist ence, then these Orders would become ipso facto can. celled and annullol, iNtd couJdhueou.looal validity to a court of the Law of Nations. The Learned Counsel urged the propriety of granting every indul price to American merchants, who were trading in strict conformity to the ancient acknowledged rules of Maritime Law, and whose property could only be liable to confiscation under innovations lately in troduced into that law.—Sir W. SCOTT, after inquir i ing whether the proofs suggested could be immedi ately produced, rejected the application. lie thought the case in question must follow the course of the other American cases, he could not presume a revo cation of the Orders in Council till it had been noti. - lied to him by Government, and he suggested, that even if it could be shewn that the French Decrees were revoked, there would still be a question of law, whether a repeal of them as to America alone, would be considered as a repeal by our Government. At the Common Council held on Tuesday, Mr. Alderman WOOD moved, that it be referred to the Committee of General Purposes, to inquire into the present state of night watches and patroles of the City, and to consider whether any, and what mea sures are necessary to be adopted to improve the same. .Agreed to. DILURT.LANE.—The Subscribers of Ave Shares to this concern, are entitled to a personal ticket of ad mission for life. This is a bonus, and in order to avail themselves of it in a pecuniary way, it is only neces sary to put the name of the party, purchasing it, in the Subscription Book, and then have the Shares as signed. We understand these tickets of admission are selling as high as 70 guineas. It is now understood that Mr. GREVILLE has no personal interest in the enterprize at the Pau -1 them, having disposed of his licence out and out to the Trustees and original Committee of Directors of that concern for about 80001. 9r guineas; that its they gm him the property of seven boxes for thir r teen years, estimated at 10001. each, together with ten silver tickets for the same term of the value of 10001. Ou Sunday night, about half-past eleven, as a 'gentleman, who lives in Lambeth, was passing along 'the New-cut, in his way home, he was followed, and afterwards accosted by a stout man, dressed in an open great coat. When he arrived nearly opposite the windmill, the stranger suddenly turned round urn him, and taking from an inner pocket a short thick bludgeon, struck the gentleman a violent blow on the head, which knocked him into the ditch, "where the villain stripped him of his great-coat, umbrella, &c. and kneeling upon his breast with 'latest to rise his pockets, the gentleman attempted 'to extricate himself, when he was threatened with instant death if he made the least resistance. lie then delivered what money he had, being two 3s. and one 7s. piece, with which the villain being dis satisfied, he, with imprecations, and to prevent an alarm being given while, he escaped, aimed a blow which cut through the gentleman's hat, wounded him in the temple, and deprived him of his senses. after considerable time, the gentleman recovered suffi ciently to reach home, whence he has not been able to stir, from the bodily hurts he received. The above description needs no comment, when it is known that the scene of this outrage is centrically situated between two watch-boxes, and not more than a stone's throw from either. What more powerful argument can be urged in farour of the perfect efficiency of the nightly watch Nocturnal depredations, we are concerned to state, continuo unabating. No less than six houses have been attempted to be broken within the tact five nights, in the parish of Chels.7a, by ruffians Scaling the area pallisadoes in front of the house. CottoNta's b(QUE3T. — An Inquisition was taken on Tuesday evening, before the Coroner for south. work, on the body of a middle-aged man, named Chapman, residing in Falcon-court, in the Borough, when it appeared in evidence that the deceased, while vociferating some horrid imprecations (in a state of in toxication) suddenly dropped down head. The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict—Died Ibialso Visitation of God. The following is a summary of the comparative statement of the Population of Great Britain in the years 1801 and 1811: ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 17th Jan. 1812: POPULATION OF 1801, In England, Wales, and Seolland, including the Army, Navy, &c. Males, 5,450,492; Females, 5,494,354; Total, 10,942,646. POPULATION OF 1811. . 1 Males. Females. Total. England , , 4,555,257 4,944,143 9,499,400, Wales • • 989,414 317,066 607,380 Scotland • • 825,377 979,487 1,804,864 Army, Navy, kc. . 640,500 640,500 Totals 6,310,548 6,241,596 12,992,144' INCREASE. End . . . 1,167,966 , . . • 65,834 Scotland . , , 208,180 Army, Nag, *c • • 169,902 , Total 1,611,889 ar,Et 4N !HUGON*. 1. King Brxrvot.to was retired from his Mom's, and Eourrous, his son, was established in the Re gency of the kingdom. 2. And Jesuit conversed with the Prince as he did aforetime with his father, and was honoured be fore bias. 3. Now there was a teacher in those days, one BELL, who had a peculiar System for the Education of the Poor, and much money was raised to esta blish it. 4. Moreover, many ot the Chief Priests and rlders of the people befriended BELL and his s System (how beit he also was a priest), but JOSEPH still acted on his own System. 5. And many of the Chief Priests held council to.. gether, and they called BELL'S System the NA TIOVAL SYSTEM. O. And the people looked on BELL'! System, and said unto JOSEPH, why dost thou not follow this National System ? 7. Who answered and said, because I seek the welfare of all my fellow-creatures; endeavouring to follow that example of universal benevolence, which is set before us in the works of the living Gon, settose Mercies are OH all flesh : B. Therefore I cannot follow this system s , which is no National System, but adapted only to the pecu liar tenets of one Sect, even the Sect of the. Chief Priests. _ 9. And the people were astonished at the words which he spake. 10. And there stood up a certain Elder, and said, this man deserveth punishment, seeing he hsth made the words of the Chief Priests of none effect, s-t)ing that this BELL'S Sy stem is no National System. 11. And JOSEPH laughed and said, be not deet ived: for that which you admire is but clay within that ap peareth like brass without, and doeth not universal good. 12. And•the people asked him, Slyest thon that this i 4 no National System ? And he aubwered, go and sec. 13. So they went unto one of BELL'S Schools, and when they3aw the children they said, 13LLt.'s System is tire National System. 14. Then JOSEPH laughed and said unto the peo ple, behold now whose children are these ? and they asked them whose children they were. 15. And the children answered and said, we arc the children that are of the Sect of the Chief Prieiti:. 16: And behold there came certain poor men, and the same were•loyal and just men, men esteemed for their honesty of all their neighbours, but they dif fered from the Chief Priests in certain things. 17. And they said unto the Chief Priests who supported the scho9i, ous....phikirets,- we pill you, be admitted to receive that instruction which we have experienced the want of. 18. But they said w•e cannot instruct them here, unless they are also instructed in all the teuets of our Sect. 19. Then were their fathers sad, and said, Lo our children must remain in ignorance, because they must not leave the persuasion of their fathers. 20. And the people returned and said, truly this System is not adapted to the wants of the nation. 21. And is those days there were many poor people who were bound by the chains of the DRAGON IG NORANrE. 22. And thr same pleased many of the rich (roes: the teacher Batt., until he sato Mat it displeased the people). 21 For the rich said, the chains of Ignorance confine the poor, so that they aspire not above their station. 24. (Howbeit they committed many .crimrs by rea son of their ignorance, for they understood not their duty toward GOD and their neighbour.) `25. AndJosErn said, I will destroy the power of this Dragon, which is the author of to many crimes, without sword or staff. 26. So the liberal minded, from among the peo ple, assisted JOiEPH, and he established a school in one place, and a school in another place, till the chains of the Dragon Ignorance burst asunder. 27. And the people went to see the schools, even to see if they were calculated to destroy the whole parcer of the Dragon Ignorance. 28. And they found it fully calculated to destroy Ignorance, and disperse the blessings of useful know ledge among the people; for it was founded on the basis of Chrislinniy. 29. Then the people were glad, and they remem bered the words of the KING, who had expressed the pious wish, 46 THAT EVERY POOR CHILD IN THE EINGDOK SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO READ ITS BIBLE." .30. And the rest of the labours of JOSEPH, and how he was respected for his uprightness by the Princes, the Senators, and Elders, is it not recorded with gratitude in the hearts of the people. • Greek, Bru.'s 011460 - W. - NAVAL INO:LLIGENGE. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 21. Arrived the Portuguese schooner Minerva, Captain Bi liisa, from Lisbon, w ith fruit, 29 days passage—bring. , no news ; and American ship Foster, Captain Toby, from Charleston. 49 days passage, with timber, and sailed actin for Portsmouth. Arrived the Fame, NS illiams, from Dublin; and Neptune, Heilman, from Drogheda. The ?Aldine brig of war arrived yesterday, with dispatches from the Brazils. Sailed the Eaphemia, Comedian, for Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, .last. 22. Arrived the La Pique frigate, Hon. Captain *MaMend, frown the. Downs ; and the Hellion, 16 guns, Captain Hopkins, f ows a cruise; also the Linnet, Limit, Tread. Sailed the Royal Oak, Venerable, and Helicon, to blockade Cheri: ti rgii. The Jasper and Podargus are gene out of harbour. Came up from St. Helens, the Dasher, from the East-Indieo. , FALMOUTH, JaW. W. Arrived the Darlington packet, with a mail from Cadiz; and the Hindu, Hocking, from Madeira and St. Michael's, 35 days fl-om the latter place, with loss of an anchor and cable. DEAL, JAN. 22. Arrived the ratinartheu, from India ; Mary, from the Soute Scas ; and the Friendship, from Demerara. BRIXILA NI, Jaw. 21. • Sidled his 'Majesty's s.hics Aboukir, Cumberland, apd Fags, for abeir station oil' Bass island. YARMOUTH, Jaw. `I?. Sailed the Providence armed ship for Cork. The siiip Car:earthen, from Bombay, arrived in the Downs the '2lst inst.; %lie sailed from St. Wham seeskalraftlovesiber, 'At company with the meow* ship Bhunioolah, from Bengal, and the - Mary whaler; which ships are also arrived. The Mu. owtolah sailed from the Isle of Frauca .he 11th of October,.ansi - arrived at St. /Ickes. the 15:b of Novembir. The Union 'arrived at Bombay the 21th of July. The Princess Amelia, Tauutoa CoCe, and Hope, sailed from Madras for China , the 4th of i September. The ship s from Madras were seen gage up the ti ♦erto Bengal , viz, C a,!le Eden, Carnatii!, Rose, col Metcalfe. Four s of the line being to be laid down, by the names of the Ilriianitia, Princess Charlotte, Hawk, and Agincourt, the vessels already bearing these nan;ea are in future to be called dip Princess Royal, Andromache, Buzzard, and Bristol. RIOTS AT NOrTINGIIAM. The difficulties under which colonial hours In Jamaica, has produced expressions satisfaction in the noose of Assembly L we regret to read. A motion was made STEWART, to withhold the customary supporting the troops employed in the . the Island. This rash suggestion was vesy negatived. By the returns of the Nand Officer, that the expoit of sugar from Jamaica ' last year 19,048 hogsheads ' 10,500 'hap it was the preceding; and' the e. • decreased, In the same time, 8,4 , Nottingham, Jan. ff. Scarcely a day passes but what furnishes some fresh matter for surprise and animadversion ; for the mys terious Luddites Lre ever ou the alert; and their proceedings are constantly more unfolding their intentions. On Friday evening last, as Mr. Townsend, who keeps the Batley Mow public-house, at Basford, was proceeding home from this town, he was stopped by two men, whose object seined to be to take away his life, for his property they declared they wanted not ; but, on his voice being heard, they desisted from their purpose, and exclaimed, " 77utt he was the wrong man, and might proceed!" What does this meaq ? About three o'clock on Sunday morning, a frame was broken in this town ; and the following night four others were destroyed at New Radford ; one of which was supposed to be the finest plain silk stocking-frame in existence: and, report tys, was then employed in making an order for the Prince Regent. On the same night, nine warp lace frames wire completely demolished at Limby, a vil lage about seven miles hence : they were employed :n making what is called two course hole net ; an arti cle which, from its deceptive formation, has brought the Nottingham lace into disrepute. I mentioned is , iny fast; -thatiten or ereveli men had been discharged at our County Sessions, for want of true hills being found against them, who were charged with collect ing money to support the frame-breakers. Two others, who were charged with the same crime, and bad been imprisoned six weeks, were discharged, for want of true bills being found against them, at ens Town Sessions, on Friday last. Two Nottinghams were last week taken up at Sheepshead, in Leices tershire, for selling Acts•of Parliament, and con fined suveral days its the dark hole at Loughborough on suspicion of their being Luddites; 'but on cha racter being produced iu their favour, they were dis charged. . . r DARING RbBBERY AT PLYMOUTH. • Monday night, some villains got on board the I Maty, Captain Williamson, from Sunderland', then, lying alongside the New Quay at Plymouth, and aue.:eeded in getting into the cabin where the Cap tain and Mate were asleep, and took the Captain's watch from under the pillow, together with his pocket-book, containing the ship's papers, and six teen pounds in notes, with which they got oil' undis covered. It is conjectured they wore black crape over 'their faces, as a piece was found on the cabin floor the next morning. An attempt was made to plunder the smack Friendship's Increase, belonging to North Yarmouth, lying at a little distance from the Mary, where they succeeded in taking the Cap tain's pocket-book, containing the ship's papers, from him, while be lay asleep in the cabin ; and one of the seamen that slept forward, hearing a noise on deck, got out of bed, and looking up the hatchway, discovered a tall man, in a great coat, on his knees on the deck, overhauling a pocket-book i on which he demanded his business, when the robber immedi ately made a hasty retreat, leaving the Captain's pocket-book and papers behind him. "'""' AZETTE, Frotit the LONDON GAZE' DI V N DS. Feb. 11, X. Buckley,-Kennington-lane, Newineon, thaw makcr—Feb. 11, J. Bewail, Bristol, merchant—Feb. 15, 1 4 Williams, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, merchant—Feb. / 1 . W. Newman, Canterbury-square, Southwark, merchant—Jan. 25, J. Byrn, Broad-street, insurance-broker—Feb. 19, D. Side hotbasn, Stockport, Iron-merchant—Feb. 15, Isaac Eyre, Char ing-cross trunk - maker — Feb. 15. Richard Rigden, Ha tun street, s. tiddleser, blacking-uiaker—Feb. 15, A. Hordern, St. John-street, china-man—Feb. 15, W. Harman, Old Gravel lane, St. tieorge's in the East, hatcher—Feb. 15, W. Finlay sae sad T. Wares, Liverpool, merchants—Feb. 15, T, Sher - re, shopkeeper—F-' South P . lonmouthshire, ~ JAN. 21. t oot recorded ---- r 4 ci: --- pr er ,i o ,l:C a ;;;rasbiri, shtipkeeper—Fei. 15, (i..S;nitiTad li I I ale. •J. Corm, Chepstow, Monmou th shire, bankers—Feb. 15,,J. Taylor, Chatham, wine-wierehant—Feb. 15, C. Horne and F. Finch, Church-court, Clement's Inn, wine-merchants. CERTIFICATES, Faa. 11. i [al produce le- , o " . •li...,l i rctr a ti d Str°°.d•l, ( 4 l l l , til : al "”'" irriv e n ! r— C• Graham, er—h. , , tsbury, linen-droper—R A ' essions of dis- Thornton, Liverpool, aimber l morchant—J. Fenton and Co: r there, which Manchester, inerchma—T, Hughes, Perceral-street, Cerken- well, builder — J, liarley, Houndsditch slopseller—R. Field, I • Voiding, Kent:dealer—J. T. Evert, ' Damen-street, Clare.. • ad o b provision a Mr. for market, jeweilm—J. Hyde and J. Clemson, Manchester, dyers no defence o f —J. Hubbard. fintretreet, Cripplegate, cabinet-maker—E. Firtb,llattoasordee, terner—R- Scott, Rrightnethiston, builder. very properly PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. .• William Harry and Co. Liverpool, ship-bnilders--T. picd w er, it appears cock G0.. 1 Lidne v l, s 4loac , zstershite e , r, iroussashen-414": and upbohterers— k L 1:115 increased Ri sand Elizabeth Blizard, Stourbridge, Wargemehmir- . oeeccer more ..._, is— . N . a . t._subd er Sel. lerlen, London, foreign exehor port of coffee n t ,:r llene..‘ Th tll; UUtoroot Stcolionl, l:..; ow mos #Ma .1.411 C WltChfi t &IV ;4 ,, ,0r iAl7lbs, on, merchann.. . • -;.- ._•••F.% v • . • - 4. . _ • • , 1 , J Il , ii... . ,•,, , ~. li , , i , 1 ! Ili: • , 1, 1 , 1 , . ~ lll.‘, . 4 , ~. . ~,, 'tl • • g; ~i .;; a