The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-05-24 00:00:00

••-•"0".10111MIMMIIIIIIIIMINIMPUNIMMIAMMITIMUMMO of 41/141111111 git cruel driving of cattle from Smith 0 .1.1 to the Ataghter-howste.". Revived kid Who " &de." Wires we hope it will not lie long ; emonrst frr ilistreues, we ongitt in lieu a little fan, ' and. of all rhino, we should like to have this peti tion at fall length.—Mock has been said and enacted, shoot Movie; the Parlierncet into contempt; but what sort of a thing is it. if it he to he called upon in this way to pass laws to save the butchers the trouble of fluting'. in the expense of paying, treaty and obe dint servants? What would be thought of a petition ferns the lleuse.wives of any tow° or parish, with . should pray to have legal punishment inflicted on theft maids for not milking their cows clean, or neglecting to fred the motility? We know a boy who wants con stant watching to make him feed pigeons sod get in eineer for rabbit, ; and why does not his gloater peti tion the Parliament to pan laws to punish him far these acts oferuelty? After what we have seen, bow ever, of this petty legislation, and of the innumerable attempts to Intit#4ll it, we shall not be at all surprised to see a petition from some one or other to punish maids for layiega-bed too lug in the morning, or for, breaking the Glasses and china in playing with the footmen.. It is perfectly monstrous to see stash mat ters brought before the legislature of a kingdom; and parikulsrly at a moment like the present. Something was said, and very sensibly, by a Mr. RODIRTSON about the effect of the Navigation Bill, but the report of the Bill was brought up and agreed to. and is to be read a third time nest Thursday. when, if it pass, the first blow it given to the Navy of geglantl. It is so matter, however, what they do; for, without a Reform of the Parliament, the country mot sick ; nod, perhaps, it is destined to undergo that before it be restored to its former liberties aid happiness. This Bill is so much in the way of giving up security sad honour for the ready penny; and this is the great characteristic of all the armors, that have been talked of. We must observe here that the I news from America to the first of May, inform us that the Americas., as owners of the Florida., have takes posteseion of an Island in the Gulph of Mexico about the sine et the Isle of Wight. Levier a good harbour for shipping. and calculated to become a rude:vows for other Navy in those seal. That is the rising, aid this the tallier, wimpy! A few years will make a pro digiess difference in the relative situation of the two. stride after stride will the former take. Lee war once e . punisher+ its face, and let this Parliament remain un reformed. and we shall begin to get a glimpse at the . depth of oar degradation: The Assassin Team are to undergo an alteration, such as will mese from the riding-horse-tax farmers, whom farms are at a mat ender two hundred pounds a year. As far as this goes, we very much approve of tb. measure; for it is perfectly barbarous to make a brow. who may rent, perhaps, not more than thirty or forty acres of land, pay as much hone-tax as Gas that may rent a thousand acres; and that, too, perhaps, for merely riding one of his cart-horses to market. To market be manta go without thy horse, nine times out of Ora. As to two hundred pounds a year for a farm, however ; arch a sum will not be paid is all England, in a abort time. it is true that this regulation, is well as all others of the kind in the present umertaia state of -things. may or may not be of any ass; bet we appreveof It in the principle. We should approve of it, or any thing is tk► same way, if the country were paying only about twenty millions of taus a year, which is much about the sum that it ought to pay, if any remnant of the debt be to be pre served. Large farms are great evils generally speak ing. They should be graduated. A few large; many v..ore very small ; but the main part varying, accord ing loth* soil and situation, from two hundred to fifty acres of tillage and pasture land. This makes great numbers of happy; it leaves a comparatively smaller number of rich and of poor. If a Oofernmeet cannot proceed by direct means to produce and to render per manent such a state of things, it can (IQ it by indirect mesas, which are always the most salutary and the more efficacious. The WWII! JUDICATURR was before the HOll5O ; but nothing worthy of particular notice. except a decla ration of Mr. SCAILITT, that, fur the last three years, the bootees, had by aemeeca increased is the Court of King's Bench, intelligence which we gladly com municate to our readers; for we wish to GOD -that for the nest three years there were not to be three briefs held by any of the lawyers of that or any other Conn. We dissent from Mr. SCAR Lir?, however, in thinking, that much of the matter brought before the Judges ought to be left to the Justices at the Quarter 5e8:141331. Those Justices have become terribly power ful of late years. We do by no In: -ins wish to see the business augmented in that species of Court. The twelve Judges we know ; bat we do not know those who sit at the (Insure Sessions. We hear of the Acts ; we hear of the sentences; but we do notknow the names of the Judges. Every crime should, if possible, be brought before the twelve Judges, or one of them. No man in his senses, and that had a love for justice and fair plsy, ever wished to see the administration of justice lodged in the hands of local judges. it must be manifest to every one how dangerous this is Justices of the peace, were never until of late authorized to inflict sentences to any considerable amount of pu sishment. We have seen JOSRPH SWANK, who had already suffered three months O l f imprisonment, seat from the Quarter Sessions of Cheshire to a prison for four years and a half under three indictments, two for selling pamphlets, and one for brimg present on the hosting. at a Reform Meeting ; without being charged with having spoken a word at that Meeting. We do sot agree with Mr. SCARLET? that the place of the Judges ought to be, in the smallest degree, trenched upon by Jutiees of the Peace. The Pollee of Ireland took up a small portion of time. This word police is quite a new word in our country. It never was heard of till the Anti-Jacobin crusade was began. And now there is a bill, it would appear. for investing the Government of Ireland with the appointment of even the constables all over the country. Mr. Pam. calls this an introduction of the ordinary English law into Ireland ; though it is well known that the appointment of these inferior officers of justice is purely local in every part of England. Constables are appointed by courts•leet ; by copy holders, in some cases; by freeholders, in other eases ; by parish vestries, in other c4ses ; sometimes by corpora- Alone, and sometimesby the possessors of feudal rights and tenures; and yet not one single constable in the whole coast( y appointed by the Government. Bat, alas? I pt : I THE S' forpoor Ireland. Here, in England, there is a mass of good old stuff, so strong and so tou,Th as for the new (angled notions imported from the Continent never to tear quite to pieces. We say serer. for Jo what they may, there will always be enough left of this stub born stuff to prevent us from becoming downright slaves. This stuff has in its very nature a spirit of resistance is assailing it, and has long been assailing it, will itself crumble to pierce, before the week of complete tearing to atoms shall be accomplished. In this, in deed, consists the only security that the country has for not being brought claws to be the moat contemp tible ooentry upon the face of the earth. But in Ireland there is none of this stuff. There the miser able, the starving people, lie prostrate, without the possibility of being placed in a better state, eseept by sums great change to he accomplished in England. " PURITT7O I TCLICCTION." Yesterday, the anniversary of the thing under Ibis whimsical title was celebrated at the Crown and Anchor. by a dinner, at which Sir FRANCIS BUILDEET presided, surrosaded, as it would appear, from The Mornimq Chtoeicle, by a more respectable mooperis than on any former occasion. Thbilon. Ramon does, indeed, seem to have been joined, on this *cession, by some very coosiderable Allies of the "HiOer Orders ;" amongst whom were Lord NUIIBN7 and Lord BURTNOTON. The Baronet did not fail to notice this circumstance in ilia speech, aid observed " that many " others would have been present but from parties " kr eirerioutoneee," which, however, he does wet appear to have described. Mr. Hesse, Mr. !Imam)°, Mr. KINNAIRD, Sir R. WILSON, L AAAAA TTIE BRUCE, Esq., and PETER Mooart, were amongst the Compeer Upon the whole, if the thing was flat, it did, at least, discover a little more modesty than usual. We heard nethiag about that purity, heretofore such a tedious theme. Mr. STL,ltce, as usual, proposed the health of the Baronet; but not a word about either " Iresimisisier's " Pride"or " goglealr glory." It was now, the"steady " opposer of Tyranny and Oppression ; thecoostaat ad " Tecate of Parliamentary Reform, their truly hottest " representative, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT." Mr. Sreace coeld not well say less of the subject of the toast than he did ; and we are not aware of his haviag said a great deal too much, except in the way of apology for the Baronet. He said, that lie had sever suffered a Session to pass witboat some effort la be half of the liberties of the people ; and. that, if those efforts had not always been successful, that was not the Ratenet's fault. We should be glad if Mr. STURCII would point oat anyone instance in which those efforts had been successful. And, if be would endeavour to show as how it is possible. that the country should have been in its present state, if a member for West minter, or any other place, bad been warning the country of the present dangers for the last flfteea years, and ringing the warning in their ears, as be might have done from one end of every Session to the other. We are anticipating here, but we really won der that Mr. HODHOUIII should not have perceived the inevitable application of the following select piece si poetry which be embodied in his speech . " Thus Ilicrlegoix extolled his horse, " Good in field, in road, and course : " Ose halt he bri-ra Wit And what was that? dad." Thee Baronet's speech appears to bare heels rather short for the occasion, and not very prolifi.' in point of interest or novelty. He congratulated the meeting on p t appearances, and said that the prospects were now jar brighter than ever. What lie matted precisely, it would be difficult to say; hut, seeing that he afterwards observed that the difficulties of the country were daily eocreasing; that a political crisis was at hand ; that no Minister, 'till now, bad the boldness to avow that political corruption was neces sary ; that corruption appeared to have rapidly won upon their affections; that corruption and profligacy were every where conspicuous ; that the blessings of providence were converted into a curse epos society; that the Colonial system was in the same state; that the state of Ireland was still weir ; that the evils of mis government had accumulated them to an almost in tolerable extent; and that the time was approaching when the Church must lose its tithes and the land lords their rents: seeing, that these propositione came after the congratulatory passage before mentioned, one might naturally be led to conclude that the " bag 'it prospect" of the Hon. Baronet could be really neither more nor less than a fair prospect of universal havoc and confusion. What he probably waned was, however, that the prospect of getting a Reform was brighter than ever. We do not think the Baronet is correct here, if another part of his speech be to be taken in its literal sense; for he there would seem to disapprove of the workings of Pext.'s Bill; and we are quite satisfied that we shall never have Reform, without convulsion, except through the workings of that Bill. The Baronet seems to' wish that the Country Gentlemen, as he calls them, would interfere to prevent their estates being taken away. We thank Bud that they cannot prevent It by any other means than that of joining the. peo ple; and we believe that the estates will be gone long before they will so far get the better of their stupid pride as to take one step towards doing the people justice. There was one passage of the Baronet's speech at which we were not a little surprised. He has been in the habit, at these West minster dinners of noticing some speech or other of Mr. CANNING ; and, upon this occasion, he noticed a , speech made by that gentleman the other day, at the Literary Feed dinner. He did it with great modesty, indeed, in a very measured manner; without any thing personal; but still, it was a going out of the way to hunt after and pick at a silly bourbastical effu sion of that great Cock u-too of the highflying fac tion. Mr. CANNING had complimented the French Amu tSSA non, who was formerly a sentimental Novel writer,tbe well-known CIIATICAURICIAND, and this took place at the humbug Literary Pend dinner. Ile bad complimented him as the defender of Christianity ; bad congratulated England upon having such a defender sent to it, and. the very - next moment, toasted the Envoy from T r ip o li, w h o was a l so at t h e humbug. This was a thing to laugh at, but not a thing to be mentioned in a speech upon an occasion like this, and to lead the orator into a disquisition relative to the principles of Christianity compared with those of Monarchy, while it seemed very much like cant, bordering, too, a little upon the prophane, to tal k of "" the great teache r of Ch r i stian i ty *seri "ilmag himself for the good of mankiod, while Me. w~-. ; A m 1 ■ i ' i ' " morass were never known to make parson:l "seri " jlem for the good of the community;" an observa tion th;t tumid be fitting only is the lips of some sour and vulgar Presbyterian Parson. We were looking, bat *looked In vain, for some argument addressed to the niderstaadings of the public tendieg to sbe• ebonite,/ to go to work in the present conjuacture to *lslam Vast Reform. without which there can be no resod! for the evils of the country. We find nothing to admire in the flummery of Lord EISSINOTON or Mr. /footman; in the declarations of Lord NuocuT, calling ern the people to elect Reformers ; in short, Dr, LUSHINGTON only, came to the point ; and be did not twitch upon the subject triads we wished to see touched upon. Toasting Messrs. WOOD and Warru- MON. and the Reformers of the City; Lord NuogsT, Masers. PaLatiß and Mortex, and the Reformers of Aylebbnry and Reading; the Reformers of the Do. rose, sad their Hallett Representative Sir 115- OUT WILSON ; Mr. BENNET, and the Reformers of Shrews ry ; MOMS. FEIGUSSON. KINNAIRD. and 4 J. Home. aid the Reformers of Scotland; Mr. HUTCHINSON and Mr. Rtcaerto and the Reform ers sr hydroid ; we could see nothing in all this; end, if they had added to the name of Mr. Bauce, the Re: former. LATALLISTTE, it would have had just as much lease as any of the rest of it. The City Re formers aro petty fellows, indeed, who out of four members, elected three determined opponents of Re form ; and, is it not mockery ; is it not a despicable faros to talk of the Reformers of Reading. of Ayles bury, of Shrewebery, of Portarlingtoa and of Scot. land ; for, be it observed, it is those that elect the men that ars bore preseat that they call Reformers; and what they mean by Reform, is merely that which shall keep them snug in their Matt without ex pense or trouble. We marvel that PlTen Moons had set shaded the Reformers of Coventry, with success to the use of their bludgeons and knives.—What we *shed to bear, was, some specific appeal from the Ba- Moist bbiitelf. who has, is biatreff, the power. if he ehose'te exert it. of rousing two or tiree counties; not in noisy mobs to listen to stupid and vague and pointless balderdash ; but to call upon them by direct appeal; to go in person, to the yeomea and the farm ers; to draw them round him in situations where they am not only hoar his voice, but understand what he means; to esolaim to them with that clearness, and M excite that confidence in them by that sort of deuseaeour ofwbiee be is so capable; to bring them forward in this way ; to come armed with the tutani. moss voice of a county or two ; to make those coon ties esamplesto the rest. This is what we would skit to see in the conduct of Sir FRANCIS BUSOITT; and thief* what we might have seco in his conduct lung and long enough ago. He wont.' then be formidable, Indeed, to corruption ; but as long as he content him • self with merely railing against her in the old backnied way, and in vague and general terms. ecores ,so Min about Lim than about tie vs LIMA of any of the other busy, gossiping that ply between titmouse's and the lobby- of the House. It Is not is corned. .A man that felt what the Baronet says would never rest; would never hare a quiet night as long as there was one single farmer in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Berkshire or Wiltshire naiaforused of his real situation. He would never rest till every man of them was in motion to obtain re dress. The Baronet comes belting in after every good thing that he says has been said over and over and stedr again. This is not for want of talent; it is net for want of health; it is not for want of means of any 'sort; it is f.r want of a disposition to make use of those means. He complains of the want of power! If lie want power, who has it? De has infinitely more power to do good than the Ministers have to do mischief. Infinitely more power to obtain redress than they have to commit wrong. If he had used all the power that lie possesses,thiogs never could have come to this pass ; and if he were to use it even now, he would pat an cud to these evils is a very short space of time. If the blinisteis were to hear that he was in Derbyshire, calling the yeomanry around hiss in the different linadreds or towns, and explaining to them the real nature and tendency of the present state of things, it would have a greater effect urns them than ten ihousand barasigut•s in the /louse of Commons; but as lung as lie shall content himself with shows like that of the Crown and An chor; and with toasting the Reformers of Aylesbury, Reading, Shrewsbury and Portarlington, they will I conclude, and very justly, that he is nothing for them to be afraid of. Paris papers have arrived to the 22d instant without bringing any news of importance. 'examen FONDS, Alm/ 24.--Five per Cent. Consols opened at tiSf. 25c.—einsed at 881. OM. Excu.4soE ON bitNIVII)N.OI24) Aland' 251. 25c. Three Months, 251. sc. Yesterjay being the slay appointed for the introduc tion of the Prince and Princess of Denmark to his Ma jesty, a grand entertainment was given at the King's Palace on the occasion.—Their Royal Highnesses were received there in the greatest State, and con ducted by the Lard in Waiting into the Royal Closet, where his Majesty was ready to receive his Royal Guests, accompanied by the Duke of York and the Princess Augusta. After the complimentary recep tion and welcome to England, the King conducted the Prince and Princess to the Royal Banquet, prepared in the State Drawing-room, where seve ral other Foreign Ambassars and Ministers and several Cabinet Ministers, Great Office's of State and their Ladies were present. After dinner, the King bad a splendid evening party. There is a report on 'Chanze to-day, that an express arrived yesterday morning at the Marquess of London derry's Office from St. Petersburg, with despatches of importance, and (rumour adds) of a warlike description Tact:waste OP Tut COUNTY or MIDDLESEX.—The election for this office took place yesterday. The fol lowing were the numbers : Sir 11obt. Baker - 73 1 Mr. .•.cork - 17 Mr. Bourrrie - 23 1 Mr. Hutchinson $ Mr. But-Aril - Mr. Stirling 2 Sir Robert Baker was of coarse declared duly elected. r ~_ - Y - SPORIiNG l'ilLl.lol:,hr Gz. EPSOM RACES, lEt22.—Twvasukr, May T 3. Second and last Year of the DERBY STAIiEI of 3thts each, h. ft. for three year old cults, Sat 7115., and 6 Sst dlb. The last mile and a half. The owner of u. . sewed horse to receive 100 g, spat of the Stakes. (rif.)- three subscribers.) 11. R. 11. the Duke of York's h. e. Moses—(Goodison) I Mr. Rogen's b. c. by llapaszerd „ Duke of Oraftoa's ch, e. Ilan:Nen Won bra head. The followlag started. but *ere not placed. Mr. Walker's br. e. Magmas Troll Deo. Drosseaor's b. e. htareelma .. • • .. Mr. Rush's b. c. by Relict .. Lord SAWA's b. e. by Muley .. . , .. Mr. Walker's ch. e. by Juoiper • • • • .. n Lord Egremoot's b. c. by Frolic Mr. Cbifney's b. c. br. to Antonio Mr. Rstson's b. c. Mystic . , .. 4 Marquess of Eceter's b. e. Stanford 3 II to sgst Moses-4 to 1 apt Hampden- 2to 2 hr. to Autoeio—l i to 2 apt Mystic-11 to U sgat c. w Aquilina--II to 1 apt Stamford-12 in I apt Lord krr mont's c.-100 to 6 sgst Marcellus-100 to 3 opt Roder's c.—IOO to 2 apt Mr. Wciker's c.--11.10 to al sot- Mr. Rush's c. Lord Egreasont's e. took the lead and kept it till seer Tottenham Corner, when two or throe horses est.:4 fins! ; at a distasee from home br. to Antouto endeavoured to awe up, but failed. Moses said is front nearly all the ire}, and won at last by a head. Tnis was the prettiest and best con tested race almost ever known.—Twelve started; the Judge only placed three. The I/ordain Stokes of lOgs each, with lop added few ths, Racing Fund. Three year olds, Wt., (oar, est. h.b., li 6e. Ost. 21b., six and aged, Wt. Mb. Mares and tisla 91b.tugs a.- lowed x One mile. 'Major Ormsby Gore's g. h. Snowden, 8 yrs old. .. I Major o:msby Gore's Is, h. ('uyp. 4)ra nid • • •. t Won by half a length. A Smeepstake's of lOga each, for Maiden Horses envy, er!ta 20g. ;Added from the Racing Fund. Three year old:, 7e., four, fist. 10Ib., Iv% Ott. 21b., sit and aged, Wt. Ms.-- hitters and Geldings allowed alb. One mile. Mr. Coleman's b. h. by Selhn, b yrs old .. Mr. Farratl's b. c. Monk, 4 )rs old .. .. I .. * EXECUTION—Tms Mmssa. This morning Ideal d Ward and ✓ohs Aoten,wLs had been convicted with Bart Animate. and Close, of a burglary in the house of Mr. Pratt, at Greenferd near Uxbridge, and who were respited from Wedo's• day last, underwent the awful etteteace of the law at the nasal place in the Old Bailey. pc:Nowa and Dorieaorho were convicted ota burglary at the Louse of Mr. Russell, in Carey -street, and who were also respited, have been reprieved. At • quarter Lefrire eight, Mr. Sheriff VetteWes arliied at the gaol, and shortly after proceeded to the press room. The pri• sonen were then brought in. Ward brat entered with a firm step mad even cheerful countenance. Ile placed his foot on the block on which the operation. is performed of knocking a the irons; clasped h:s hands, and turning his eyes towards Heinen, engaged in fervent but silent payer : the irons being 'emend from his legs, he threw himself on his knees, and commenced an ex'empore prayer, in language which sheaved him to possess a strong and even cultivated mind. This being concluded be role aid seising Mr. Baker by the hand, said, " My dear Sir, it is you who have converted me to my God, I never knew I had a God till you entered the cell* of ,sur gate." To Mr. Sheriff Venablea be miaow Mr, r have some trifling articles in my' 1•1 7 1= 1 pocket, which I wish to be delivered as directed, and shall feel obliged if you will atmed M them." Mr. Sheriff Venables, with much foaling, "muted lake hi* wishes should be attended to.—" My poor mesie►,'.` be exclaimed, " Oh, my poor mother, may Gail ette tale her at this trying moment. May Christ in his mercy hind her broken heart. I feel the conviction that we shall meet again in Parad'sc." The conduct of Anson was firm and composed. He listened to the prayer of his unfortunate companion with out eager attention. When asked by the ' if be felt comforted, he replied with a ant' Sir, indeed, I rely on the mercy of my G. n. not fear death." The necessary preparation/I' completed, the mournful procession moved term On reaching the foot of the scaffold, Ward was lth ' irvto to ascend, when Anson said, " shall we not shake hands ?" Ward replied, " we shall have an opportu nity before we finally leave this wo►ld, and hope we shall again meet in Heaven." A few minutes after eight the drop fell, and the unfortunate men were launched into eternity. Ward appeared to die without a struggle. Anson WAS dreadfally con►elsed. They were both very fine looking young men. MIDDLESEX SESSIUNS.-Miv 23. W. Mem', a baker, appealed a;aiest the con viction of John Anson, Esq. a Magistrate, for selling eight quarters loaves, 55 ounces and a half deficient iu eight.—The Court, however, confirmed the convic tion. amounting to 271. and costs. fr. Bell, • baker, and R. Radford, also appealed against convictions fur similar offences. la both cas • the convictions were Confirmed. (EXCLUSIVELY FOR TUE STATESMAN.) CORN•EXCIIANGE, MAY 24.—The arrivals of Whn t and Floor, since Monday, rather large. Aldmogli Wheat Ras offered at 2s. a quarter less, a large i.roi.t.!r tion remains unsold, the buyers expecting a No tiler ue• cline.—Atriongst the curious circumstances of for pro. Sent day, we behold a country with a starring v.,1 et , iioa, send her corn to another that the rolersof both sav is distressed by auperalundamec Upwards of quarters of Wheat and Oats here arrived in Lon.lan ac at Liverpool, from Ireland, this reek. This mottling, at Smithfield Market, the prlres of dl sorts of meat were somewhat lower, though the of oxen was but small. MARRIED. • On the ikSti inst., Mr. Wm. ZAMA" wine and brim!? n Nt. Mary-nt-hill, to Ann, Ma:tat daughter ni the .a.e Cieorge Norton, Esq., Winston), Northamptonshire.__ D On Monday last, after a few days' illness. at the hckse of his son-in-law, Wm. Thompson. 'Esq., 11. P., ti:ouctster plaee, Samuel llomfray„ Esq., of C.twurth-house, [Lerloan. iu the (list year of his axe. On Monday last, Frenres, wife of E.lward Kirlew. Esq of Islington. and eldest daughter of Daniel Closes. Esq., 01 Woodford. Essex. On the 91st inst., at his son's Louse, Che's a. is the 73'!1 year of his see. (Leo. Russell, Esti fourth son of the late Wm. Russell, Esq , of Rarninghant, Norfolk. - London : Edited, Printed, in f Published It the Office of " THE S itN" 41.1 d •• Tie Cessriv; Tuts" (.Seaday Paper.) No. V 97. Strond. he R. WARDELL. 1.1..0..44 whom ail eniumuaicatious, Orden, tr. are requested to be aildtesaed; - -L