The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-05-15 00:00:00

A . ~,,a liIN ~-r - LONDON: TvEmorp MAT 15, 1810. , % ~..~: • • , "or TO THE PUBLIC. The Prnpri;•tnr of this Parr having already replied to the, vain boatding of the late Editor, and disproved his asser tions of being the "ante Conductor of Tag STATESMAN," and his pretended " Fidelity of Reports ;" feels it incum bent uprui him to notice some further assertions equal!y utd.ue, which it seems have been circulated with a view to excite the cotnpassion of certain individuals, and to induce them to assist him in the formation of a plot, both utijust and illctial, carried on clandestinely prior to biz di:anis:al. The assertion now alluded to, is tn • the Wailing effect, •iz. " That he, the lute Editor, had, . , sacrificed his tiny in the service of Tltt; STATESMAN, out anjranuncration.r Now the fact is, that he has received upwards of Sia► Hundred Pounds, for I i ttle more than a year's ervice, the latter part of which was remarkable only for the aSuse of confidence reposed in him, neglect of defy in the ordinary business of the Paper, and also admitting scvvral.Libellous Articles, for which two Prosecutions arc already acitiolly commenced, others threatened, and one, of the most flagrant nature, ngaiust the Chief Justice of England, narrowly'escoped insertion. If any persou entertains a doubt of the above statements being correct. he may he satisfied of the truth, by calli4 at the N 0.117, Fleet-street. Arrived. Melts. . Due. 0 0 PRICE OF STOCKS TiltS imy AT OKI:O'CLOCK. :3 per Cert. Reduced, 69/ 1 . 4 per Cent. 8511 :3 per Cent. Comas. 700 5 per Cent. Nnvy,_lol+ - TIM STATESMAN. : 4 THE WPM of Commons 'have rejeeted another Petition, although worded in the most respectful and decorous manner. We speak of Major: CARTWRIGHT'S Petition, presented last night to the Muse by Mr. WHITRREAD. Mr. PERCETAL (we never can bring our stomach to bear thut man as Chancellor of the Exchequer, recollecting the great names that have herd that office)—Mr. Pen.- esvAL found out two offensive 'passages in the Peti tion, conclusive, in his opinion, against its re-- ception.—What do yon ima4ine these were ? 44 Tho first 'passage was that which, referring to 46 the Vote of last year, (the decision on Mr. 44 MADOCKS'S motion of last Session) pronounced 44 it beyond endurance. The other, in referring " to the Vote of that noose fur the Committal 44 of Sir L. BURDETT, characterized it as an act 46 of flagrant illegality." Now, we arc not at present goiog to argue the truth or mistake of these passages. Mr. Pettervar. misapprehends the nature of a public Petition, as . ho does almost every thing else. It is a coospluintof grievances, with a prayer (or the redress of them—it some times goes further, and reasonstrates against the evil—a:ill even further, sometimes ; and protests aglinst the iniquity. But the gFiev once must he stated, or not one of those things can he done which form a Petition ; and Ma. joo. CARTWRIGUT could nut have Made the statement of the grievances of which he tom: plains, in any less plain or forcible language, without injury to that integrity which every one lcves in the Major, an t th,t talent which all ad mire. Major Oa eTwiGirr did Out go out of his way to abuse the House, uor 'has he abused it while in his path, and in pursuit of his just ohject.-s- He has expressed himself with his natural feeling; and Mr. Penctvac. should know, that, if teen au expression which might be offensive, if ineatst as such, had slipped into the Petition, it is no longer offensive, when its strength is considered as pro. ceeding merely (ruin the zeal of the Petitioner's legitimate• object. There is a strange want of discrimination to Mr. PERGEVALIS mind ; and as he • bas sot up for a Oolitic-ion, it would be well fur him if he could persuade himself to take Mr. WINDHAM Had the jinn, for that Gentleman••has more than subtlety enough, anti has no objection to employ . it iu any profitable concern. • But Mr. Posezvar, has " found out a new ground for rejection, merely, because, the Peti. tion of a Subject was rather of greater iength-than was ordinarily prescuted,7 as Mr. AVut'renzats very properly noticed, accoeling" to the habit he llos of detecting absurdities in the triouths as weir as conduct of the People's opponents. The mention of the ding, Mr. WitireitcAo • felt' W 39 quite sufßeint to bring, Mr. Psueey.ses ' new doctrine (Isis last new doctrine, for he 'has many) into cusitempt, and to that contempt we leave it.—ln a worth the TRUTH must be told, when the people petition, and must be told in plain language ; and that is not a constitutional, mot a reasonableground for rejecting the Petition. Thu people do not petition to tell the House when they are tiding rightlx; that is not customary, .not, in fact, necessary, for the public voice is everywhere, and every Member feels its benign breath when he is right WE give our Readers further extracts from Biel Paris Papers, down to the 6th inst. The Turkish Empire, and 66 lilyrian Provinces, continuo to be the stones of agitation ; and here, the reign b( Despotism is only excliatiged fur that of Anarchy. WE have this day 4;vett the Letter of our Cor. respondent, an lk/lABITANr of St. MARG4RIIT'S and are sorry we could not sooner.give it place. We have the same apology to make to kir.Rtstr. . I 47.4 7 7 r, . . • 1 • ' 'THY' - THERE is to be an assembly of COUNIPLR• MEETINGERS ) - Freeholders of Aliddlesex, to-innr• row; at twelve o'clock, at the Freemason's Ta. Tern, for the express purpose of voting a Coen. TE R-DECLA RATION. We wish all the Freeholders of Middlesex could be there, and then we should have a REMONSTRANCE to the House of Com mons for rejecting their Petition, instead of a Couater.declaration. - • The •Walsingham packe t has reached Falmouth, after a voyage of 57 days from Jamaica. By this -, opportunity we have Jamaica Courants, King ston and Royal Gazettes, and the other Journals of the Island. The meeting of the General As sembly had been further prorogued to the 10th of April. The Hyperion frigate, of 32 guns, Captain , BRoDIE, anchored at fort Royal on the 28th February, with the 'fleet, to the number of 150 . sail, from London and . Barbadoes. Off Antonio, on the Ist •of March,. the William Miles .was boarded by tiro Statira frigate, Captain PETER. soN, with the Sceptre, of 74 guns, in company.— The persons boarding were. disguised, and Captain PETERSON stated, that they were on the, look out for a French line of battle ship, which was ex pected from Bourileaux with supplies for Gua daloupe. • General BLAKE has arrived at Cadiz, and taken the Chief command of the troops at that place, General CASTAN lIA% leg the great duties of the Government, to attend to. General CuEST.t is appointed Governor-Gene ral of the Balearic Islands, (Majorla, Minorca,. &c.) the Noire expected refuge of the Spanish Gavernment. This appoititmeet is said by some to be reisommentled by the Co,uncil'of Castile, and by a certain party at Cudit. • The Gleaner, Lieutenant CRELN, has arrived. at Plymouth in, six days from Lisbon. Lord WELLINGTON had advanced to the frontiers, and u rumour prevailed that his intention was to endea vour to push on to Salamanca, where great part of The French army destined for the attack on Porto gal was stationed. The British army is in the highest-state of discipline. The Portuguese force consists of about 40,000 men, well appointed, and principally commanded by English odicers. 'l'ho following is the Article of •IVar insisted upon by Mr. LYTTELTON as imperative on the Commander in Chief, while his Majesty's Minis. ter, allege it to be discretionary, and, by a sin gular restriction of its sense, applicable only to pecuniary grievances: OF REDRESSING WRONGS. Section 12. Article I.—What un Officer must do, if he thinks himself wronged:— " If any Wher shall think himself wrogged by his Colo: ea, or the Commanding Officer of the regiment, and shall, upon due application made to him, he refused to he re dressed, he may complain to the General Commanding in Chief our Forces, in order to obtain justice, who is hereby cyFired to examine into such complaint," and either by him sett, or our Secretary at War, to make his report to us there upon. in Order to receive our further directions." Sir FRANCIS BURDETT is said to have been abridged in his walk nithin the Tower. When he was first committed, he was allowed to pass round the walls by answering the challenge of the several centinels of " Who comes there ?" by the answer of 66 Sir FRANCIS BURDETT ;" but now, as it is reported, he is not permitted to pass the first centime!, from being (mashie to give the countersign of the garrison parole of the day. If this lie true, it has ',reliably been occasioned by the Baronet going to see the' manufactory of gun-stocks, a few days since, and having been hurcited by the work. imen at his departure. Green coats with gilt buttons, nankeen waist. costs and trowsers, or small clothes, with white silk. stockings and gaiters, are: begitining to be spurted by those who are cousitlered the leaders of I the BUD DETTITES. M VONA CHAIITA.—Sir ROBERT COTTON (the celehrated collector of the Cottunian Library ), being one day, at his tailor's, perceiving that the man heid in his hand, ready to cut up for measures * the Original Magna Charta, with all its appendages of seals and signatures, immediately bought this slimier curiosity for a mere trifle, and recovered, in thii singular manner, what had long been given over for lost.—" Colomesiatia," O age,d 198. '114.-ounit HUNTER bias at length recovered celebrated mare ; it et:i;1115 that she was rode away, under a whimsical eilivoque, by a Gentleman d who, seeing Mr. ilesTca's servant waiting' at thei top of St. Janies's-street with a mare, supposed it to be the identical one a bias he directed a dealer to send to the same spot for his trial. The Gentle man finding Mr. Hermes servant rather reluctant to lot him mount her till his master came, at last , consented, on being told that she was t& be rude on trial by 'orderer his master. The Gentleman ..on this rode a few miles. into" the country, and liking-the mare amazingly; wrote a' letter, ittClos. •irg a draft for the sum asked by the dealer, and kept her in the country. Tlikasttmished the lat. ter; as. oti inquiry he found Atilt, by mistake, hisi - mare had nut been out of the stable. D u ring tsi gl .general mistake:Mi. WIRY HUNTER imagining, -from his servant's account, that some person had defrauded hint of his mare,. put out hand-bills, Offering a reward. fur apprehending the effender, eWI 64 all the marks and colours of Mc rider."' These being seen by the Gentleman who was the in- Itocent cause of all this embarrassment, the mystery was soon unravelled, by the restoration of • the mare, after affording a good three days hoax against Mr. °Rev Illiwrca throughout the whole Equestrian Order: A serious affray has taken place at Chichester between a party of military Officers and the In. habitants of the Tosru, .whiclkat one time threat cued alarming effects, but which were seasonably averted by the interposition of the Magistrates. We trust it will be made•the subject of grave in. quiry. BREAD.—To.4ay the Lord Mayor and Alder.* i• men, after inspecting the returns, ordered it to irise ld. per peck. From the Loudon Gazette, May s.—His JESTY has been graciously pleased to grant his Atrayel Licence and Authority to . WILLIAM Ro.. ittsota, of Everton, near Liverpool, to take and ' use the name of BROWN only, In parsdance of the Will 'of HI'S late Father.iu.Law, Jett* littoww , 1 Esq. of Everton atotrad. l• • • • - • TAThSMAN. I ,~ , .' I - ... . . slaves,' oho have ruined their country, immedittely goptmeastirrs, exactly ofAfratthey putsue.'• The War Taxes, apTecially the Property tax, as it is call • 11. bo o as frost inabiliky to pay thorn, er cause, they must inevitably soon ' . - M ,, i. pn the . ground of common policy, , of Artery consideration of justice or feel, eneiny is fast approaching, and it is nothing of insanity torecien upon suCh-resistar the part of the people, as will protect ' pcndence of the kingdom, until their 7 greatly diminished, and consersontl; have much more, I say, much more, present to fight for. 1 am not insensible that such a propositii state will encounter from many vir persons a great deal of hostility. It flounced as a violation of the good country to the public creditor ; and a partial At. jack upon one species of property, while another remains untouched; because , it will naturall y b e support ofof the tlt war taxes be with, drawn. But the question cannot any longer tie public fund s must decline,inferred atth the e s up settled by a reference to any such considerations, which are comparatively light as air : the question is nothing more nor less than whether you will re. lievo the great bulk of the nation from the intolt. rabic oppression of the taxes, and the tyranny by which they are enforced, or prepare for the worst consequences to be dreaded either from the hoe. rors of internal comfootien, or the yoke of the most formidable (limpet that ever meditated the subjugation of this or any other country 11 With these impressions on spy mind, offer to the placemen, Pensioners, Contractors, and every other description or persons who Subsist on the taxes, and who derive more income the re . from than is necessary for their positive wants, the qdvice that they 2 on alt occasions, are sc, ready to give to the people ;- 4 . 6 fie cont ent to 4t part with a large portion, as the only pol l 44 Mc chance of securing the remainder." AN ENGLISHMAN OF THE pAap SCHOOL. May 11, 1810. • Ndrdf, INTEL LiqgNcs. • poirsmovim, hfror 14.—Sailed tlia "(fee India carray, protected by the Thalia feliate, Capt. yealing, with a fair wind; the Cotirneux. 74 gees, Caps. Places, for Pip! mouth. Cow, into *hoar the Calypso tad . . Sailed several transports , Lisbon, seder the Linnet, Lieut. Irma", with troops on board; %hf Coquette, im cruise; and the Hardy, for Guernsey. E A 1., !L&? l4.—Fire English Captain at mereksaten landed here this morning, who made their allape from Va, lenclennes prisdo on the Slst March. They batten amount of Bopttpotte and his Empress arriving at hildiebargli on the Sib inst. and after stopping ooe night, they proceeded with their retioue,on their route along the coast, Sailed his Majesty'sship Blake, for Plymouth, came down from the River, his Majesty's AM lipid% Ittat Sailed to the Westward. - It appears that . there is a atriking analogy be. • tween the. Privileges of the Houtte of Commons ind the Bond of Shylock; neither of them kid • their foundation in lag , .and therefore the lap. ...Cannot enforce the illegal part of their construe. Alen. As Portia is there willing to. allow Skylark, his Bond, so ire the People willOrg to alloW the Wiese its Privilwgee; but as the lair di, not allow Shylock to spill blood' kn the execution of hit Bond, neither will the • !swallow itself to hest. peneded by any illegal stets of violence against the safety or libeity of -the People in the enforcement of *their Privileges. Mr. LANCASTER hss been -at Windsor for three days, 'accompanied by his boys, and had the he.. nour of an audience .with his hbizsyt on Satur. day last. It is with pleasure we observe the Aoyal Family patronize an establishment which •hold 4 ' forth the advancement of knowledge among the lower orders of society. Lord COLLINGWOOD, for some time pnvions to his death, was so sensible of his applroaching dissolution, that he ordered a quantity of lead on board at Minorca, for the purpose .01 making a Coffin for his conveyance to ilngland. A Gentleman of the name of Ssu.' was held to bail yesterday at Nlarlboroughatseet °Ewe, foe sending a challenge to it . Baronet, to provoke him to fight a duel ; and a Mr. SMITII, who had altatul in the business, was held in sureties also. SIIOCICING ACCIDENT.—SMiday evening, as a party of ladies and gentlemen, eight in number, 'were returning to London from Twickeoliewi where they had spent the day, the boat is which Y they were ran foul of a barge below Hammersmith, til and had nearly been mink. A lady of the mono is of Stebbs, the wife of an artist in Argyleatrect, i y was forced uverhoard by the shnek, and imme• diatcly sunk. Her brother, who was in the boat, re • jumped after his sister, but she never rase. e l b o dy has not been found. 'rho deceased has lift, the I . rgeb vsi.eitsurhs e.rt they would !al and more ailed, o ug h t m, or Som e be, independent puling. The mistance, on ect the ind t . burtlions are ly that the ore, thau at position as I well-meaning will be de. faith of the ' S4MUEL-WHITBREAD, ESQ. M. P. La liberte a produit resets des tribute mils !Wet de en tributs excessifiest de produire a km tour la servitude ; et Meet de la servitude, de produire la diminution des , tributs.—MorrstoptEn. Sza,—l presume my signature will bring to your recollection a former letter which I had the honoue of addressing to you some months tgo, through the mediae) ore weekly publication. The sentiments therein expressed have not been abated by yonr subsequent public conduct, which has sppcared to me dictated by the must patriotic aud l disinterested motives. If you have occasionally differed from that illus trious Patriot, Sir Faaecis Beiteerr, it has, seemingly, been more a question of prudence, than any real difference between you, of . political• principle. The Worthy Barueet, unalterably. attached to the true principles of the Constitutiou c . and_ " armed so strong in honesty," as to disdain': any eumoromise with its enemies, on ell occasions exhibits the same manly, consistent, and dignifled l deportment. Whether, indeed, there may be a suitable degree of caution in his proceedings, must be left to decide by those who have better heads, but less susceptible hearts, than myself ; for I confess, that if I bad any caution to offer him, but which, happily, he stands in no need of, it would be that of never deviating from the independent, resolute, and virtuous conduct, which has so far distinguished his career ; and which will, in spite of the puny efforts of his, and the nation's em etics, transmit his fame to the admiration of sue.' ceeding ages!: In you, Sir, I recognize all the generous intlig. nation at oppression—all the inviolable attachment to the liberties of your country—all the ardent zeal to chuck that corruption l - which no longer itt the metaphorical, but in the literal sense of the • words, is preying upon our vitals : I say, Sir, le you I recognise, with unfeigned pleasure, all :the genuine patriotism of Sir Faaects Beauerrd adorned like his, with the most splendid talent; for it capnot be questioned that you are two of fhb greatest ornaments of England. The sh4de of dif. ference that I perceive between you i., that Sir FRANCIS appears to be boldly -pinking on to Re form, while you are reflecting, to use a trite ex- 1 , pression, that " the more haste, the worse speed." But, Sir, after this feeble tribute of respect that I most willingly pay to virtue and talents, I am olilige.d to confess that I fear they will be totally unavailing. Our case is -too far gone. It seems that we are about to have assemblies in Ifyde ' Park,• Blackheath, and Hampstead, who will, on any particular occasion, be ready .to offer such convincing eloquence, such striking oratory, al will at once oclipte all the reasoning of such mos as yourself and Sir FitaNcee perfectly concur in the opinion of the respect.l able Pitor of this paper, that the whole atten. Lion of the people is at present absorbed in the consideration of their buithens, Which press too heevy, to divide with a reflection on any other object. Our money is u rung from us beyond the means we possess, and consequently the mid. die order is in 'an alarming and rapid degree sink. ing into the ranks of poverty. Another ( fatal consequence is, that the minds and energies ( f our countrymen are broken down and subdues" by the vexatious, hat:Using, and galling tyranny, by which the fruits of our labour are torn front our families. '• " I think, Sir, thave collected from your public declarations, that you do not suppose that the utmost retrencliminit that could be effected in si. necure places and pensions, wield 'produce any Immediate very sensible diminution of the pres. surer ok. the ,public ; and, in that opinion, how ever essential Reform may in other respects be, I entirely concur. Rest assured, Sir, that adequate relief can never come till the nation acknowledge its insolvency, which unquestionably exists, and `treat with its Creditors accordingly. This may, and will be deemed bold amid misty ported assertion ; but having examined and stu. died the Finances of the Country, and takeu, at the fullest possible extent, - the Operation of the i sinking fund, I insist upon the fact, that every year, upon the present system, will plunge us deeper and deeper. Ido not, however, feel an expectation that the infatuation will cease, w convulsion, either from within or without, en end to it. It would, to be sure, be in' desirable, that placemen, pensioners, by all, stockholders, should take warnin and volunteer the-surrender of a Tarr save the remainder ; but I warrant would prefer the taxes being cur support, at the point of the br surrender. Let them, bowel it is historically confirmed, • ception, that freedom aldose a largo permanent revenue ;. taxes ever were, or ever will military despotism, which hastening'to, and I know one actually arrived at !!! • If there were any thing pet Kase of self-preserve' 11 1 sitawyvvr, 'mu any they were ran foul of a barge uelow nagn........--- 11011 will cease, until and had nearly been stink. A lady of the name n or without, puts of Stebbs, the wife of an arti st in Argyleatrect, w sure, be infinitely. was forced diately siink. verb Her brotheoard by r, th who e showas ck, and immc• , , le warningin the boat. !shiners, but, above • jumped after his sister, but she ne ver raw. Tha. in time, body has not been fuuud. The deceased has litt 1' a large portion to three young children. Jrant you, that they Yesterday aftern oon at Charing- Mons ord E.e: collected, fur their chariot was passing along at a quick rate, in . to extricate it from a train of brewe rs ' s drayss bayonet, - to any such , one of the hinder wheels caught one of the 11 " 11 : ter, remember, that lithout vine single ex. derable violence. It cuutai ned a lad y a nd three is the folindation of per., and the chariot was overt urned with coo- children ; one of the latter, about fo ur y ears el; ..i , was so hurt that she died soon afterwa rds. and that" -very few , UNION-HALL.—George stud Charlotte Bate- [ be coOected under man, tke,persons in custody on suspicion of .die many drink we arc murder o f 'Lieutenant JOIV4BOIf, under irent a". ; who thidks we h av e other examination, together with . William Clog . . den, who was apprehended on suspicion of heti an accomplice. After a loneciantination, all Or 1 nin thclmoney.lOSing who were absent are' summoned to attend. ... , . • ...... ..:5...._ :..t _. - • Ile a correct and Pri). them wore remanded till. some material witocons