The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-01-11 00:00:00

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Hut the •tivision of our trade amour; colintri-s, which being . -o keeer the seats of war had addressed themselves .4 new toils of industry—the cessation of the comt -lerce and employments of war which must seeress :ly throw a vast number of bands into the general mart increasing the competition and depreciating the hire of labour ;—theme facts, se visible in themselves, were unnoticed by Administration till they became known by their terrible effects. For five years were tater causes 'offered to have their way, nor was any enquiry set on foot, till Minister', instigated at length by the voice of complaint, and by facts too powerful to hr resisted, are compelled to grant (net originate) enquiry. Then and not till then, when usilllond bad undergone the extremity of suffering and privation, then it was discovered that English commerce has been impeded by laws so contradictory and uncer tain in their provisions, that the ablest merchants wrest perplexed and their exertions paralyzed. It is no 'eager ago tbao at the close of ISt% that we produced irrefutable evidence of the Ministerial negligence and incapacity In regard to this greed to • pie. down indeed from the language of the very report of which they themselves were, with matchless re. • pentanee or with matchless effrontery. the framers.— 'ln the country the principles laid down is that report bete made their way during the year that Is . past. Bet otherwise the work has apparently steed still. Its recommendations lie upon the floor of that nether world. of which good resolutions sot •' reformed, is said by our great moralist to form the pavement. So much for the activity of Adminitira tion in • this capital respect. It is well that the low price of subsistence at home and a demand some what quickened from abroad, (probably by the sums received in exchange for corn imported during former tear',) have blunted the acute reception of the evils of procrastination. Nothing toward the , amelioration se devoutly to be wished however is yet accomplished. That all devouring evil. the poor's rate, which notwithstanding the declaration in a report of the House of Commons delivered some years since, that it would go on to consume the whole produce of the laud. That all devouring evil which demoralizes and bows to the earth the industrious classes, and which eats up the property of the middle and the higher rank—that all devouring evil still remains un abated, and eves untouched. Coneerning the affairs of arieralmre it is almost unnecessary for us . to speak. except in the bdeb • form. The mischief, the great misebkf Is dose: operative capital. or- the _Jargest, portion of its bas already passed from tJa skillet sad :the dilutions to others kande. The • boid•lmwMfilr try" and the bolder yeomanry, ore " their dew' try's pride," are pushed from their level is society, and are sunk to the creatures of the bounty or the forbearance of those above and those articled them.— The hope of independence, that stimulates industry' and charms even weary toil, is gone. Of what nature the compromise between the owner and the occupier of the soil, between the clergyman and the' plodneer, between tbe master and the servant, between the goverment and all these classes, is now to be come, no one can prognosticate. With *handset. aril with cheapness, the whole rent of the land has die• • appeared. With abundance and with cheapness en . qoestionably the greatest blessings. the labourer is be c•que a pauper. and the master almost ac insolvent, the landlord a distressed if sot an embarrassed man. With abundance and with cheapness, which here di minished the resources of every individual in the i•••untry, in the proportion of from a third to a half of I i 4 property and his income, the taxation, the enormous t•zatioo, remains the same—say, attempts have been made within the last two years to increase it in the re stion of one-sixteenth of the whole. The revenue how ever rises not under the meditated augmentatioe, but 14••••lares by its deficiencies that farther impositions are cc unavailing to the State as they are oppressive to ti 4 individual. But under such state of things and 11 . tier such management what is to be expected to arise ? If for a moment we pass to foreign politics, Mere is scarcely a state whose maxims of government are not opposition to the intelligence of its subjects, derived from the progress of letters, aid of civilization, end of ti.e knowledge of the blessings conferred by freedom. Souse are in the very vortex of revolution, and almost ail seem but to have a choice between that dreadful al ternative and the less hopeful chitin and charnels of eclputism. That a great proportion of the subjects even of our neglected, abandoned, and misgoverned i'iter island are struggling by outrages and violence. e.a ractful to human nature, to throw off or to change e regular bonds of society. and uproot the institu tions of popery, is but too apparent. And what part is England prepared to take? Uwe may judge from what has recently happened in respect of Naples and of Italy, she is bent from her high and palmy state amazed the cations of the earth, by necessity—if we may judge by her declaratory denial and her practical et-folksiest' of the " monarchial principle" of the Holy A Mance, " that constitutional improvements can only emanate from thrones"—if we may jedge by her recent policy of domestic restriction and of state vengeance. wreaked upon the venerable Earl PITZWILLIAM, and l•orled against Sir Robert Baker and Sir Rol.erl Wilson '—if we may judge by the permitted assumption of the functions of the Constitutional instruments of authority. • by clubs sod societies; if we may judge by all these • symptoms, she has forgotten that she owes her fortune ' sod her fame to freedom, and is preparing to recognise ' the preference of the Sovereigns of the North for power over law, for the will of the Monarch, rather than the liberty of the subject. From what quarter then may we look for the conies of hope? Alas, hope is almost extinct—but if any thlog can be effected. it must be by the virtue and the medtr ration of the few, and the energy of the many. It is clear Mai the arts of life are all in a sage of \ I', ~~ -~ "athhi•l XSOPPc% 4 4,OPP leek. 'but not less 'ails,stmel• to all tho' porpoises, of agriculture, aseeseno, , • mid mosterweere. Pro duction is not less. 'hi labourer Is sot he. worthy of hie hire. The baud of ladtastry Is Mill able, nay, it is more able than ever,: elms it is guided by science, to become the soistpotent mu tat of wealth and happiness. Bat the distrileatioe of those blessings is disturbed by a visible splay. Tall SIPINDITURS OF TIC STATS NU'S? DS 1.21. Till PRODUCTION Of TIC CONIIONWIALTH HOIST II INCREASIRD —A great and noble disdain of party objects sod exclusive principles erection and en joyment must take place of the uaconciliating. short-sighted, and ineffectual messente which have distinguished the conduct of public affairs clues the peace. The welfare of the many mast supersede the interests of the few—sad if this iespressi ea canon be made upon the one oiled, by wheel will and whose power alese these mesesay changes can be effected and the impulse given, it ie bat too probable (which can avoid seeing it is much more prohablessew than when we last year addressed our readers) that the evil will burry us on to the last worst remedy, which is is berent in calamity. public as well as private. Oar trust is in the awakened and awakening *Nog mid sense of the country--is the solid wisdom. the solid propeety„ and the active virtue of SSA Of tfri bight classes as are lot ted by lemay,suCkettlasoid dle orders as are neither build by tiet iniamelea of. party.uor fettered by debt. sash of the iidskirlanit po pulation as yet entertain a becomieg satinet of the be-' Refits they derive from the mutual, the/ wore oblige lions of the willing dependencies of satiety, those de pendencies which imply, reciprocal kindness, warn cal interests, reciprocal attachments. Their represen tations, if strongly and if generally made, mast he at tended to. The crisis is an awful oat. We feel it to be so. But we feel it also that it is wet by the strug gle of violence nor the efforts of any party to obtain the ascendancy, that the national delivers's** can he wrought. It lies I. FOASEAR•IICII. in asrasoasoe lICRT, IS excitor. II . , and xxxxx STLY molar- CD. It lies IS SZPIRIIINCS or TH2 PAST otrellATlNti 1000 FOS THS FUTURE. LAW INPELLItigNCR. COURT OF KINIPS BENCH.—JAN. IR • This day the Lord Chief Justice sad the Sedges of this Court sat in &saco at the Sessions Howie. West litigator, to dispose of tames standing for arsument The order in which the Court propose vs take the same is this:— 1 Ist. the country causes moved preview ti 1111404- mas Term, 1821. 2d. The Aliddleset and London antes.. 3d. The remainder of the London ceases . , •., , GAMS LAVrs. ' ' • HAYWOOD a. DORNSR. • This s'petial ado' *Mae* 11pes Mk oft Anne, against the dadoodian ulna raMdiebtillolrtiOrmi l g dor for 41107.411111111106,41 stiremlao liatig otralidoi. • , • . l'bo dolondam o appotedlligrOo the MOM, if a aott, tl4 - bsi keen e . sedltilitir(ante. • The Learned Judge 111V;Ittstiee Ilitheeoftes), who tried the tease, was of ' opinion that thefprqif of keep ing dogs of the above descriptioo, wet silkiest to bring the defendant wader the Aet of Plrliilliellte•—• Upee-the expression of dant "lade% the Jury re 'actually found a verdict for the penalty. Mr. 61:RNRY moved to set the verdict aside aid enter a noesuit, in the greeted that it was necessary to prove the killing of game, which in, this ease was not proved. He cited the case of Read v. Phelps, in which the decision was contrary to the law stated by the Learned Judge, who tried this ease. The Court granted a rule to shew cause; and this day Mr. MAK avert was heard in support of the verdict. He eon-, tended that the purpose for which the defendant was supposed to keep dogs, namely.. the destruction of game, had not been aboadoited. His argument was, that proof of the destruction of gape was sot required. Mr. Justice DATUM observed, "If a man keeps a greyhound for the purpose of killing and destroying game, you would have no difficulty in proving the fact. On the other baud, if a man keeps greyhound of fierce•nature chained up in his yard, and lets him loose only at'night, a Jary would say the dog was kept for the protection of the house." The Loan CRIER JIDITICR.." I cannot allow that the mere keeping of a dog is proof of the killing of game, or that it must be presumed that killing and de stroying game was the object of the party. Proof of killing is required , . otherwise a man keeping a setter dug or 'archer, to breed in his horse, or follow his carriage, or for the management of his children, would be liable to the penalty, which never amid be the ob ject of the Legislature." .. Mr. Justice liataay.--Theee eilli t mais are kept for the purpose of sale. Suppose a an has a museum, and in his collection he keen. on coine -for the de struction of game, for the purpose hewing bow game' s destroyed, can it be said lie is liahle, under the sth of Anne, for having in hii pottsesSiou an in strument to kill and destroy game? All proceedings wade, that Act which have come within my expe ✓ience, have required faience, not only to skew that the defendant kept sporting dogs and eagines for the destruction of game, bet that, he destroyed game. Mr. Judea Kanawha metationed a ease tried et York. A Magistrete had seised *sporting dog. al •though it was net kept fir spertlat. and upon an ac den is trover being brought. it was held that the party was not jostified is seising it. Mr. Justice BCBT.—There is no deele that keeping i sporting dog is prima facie ',ideate of an lawn tout to destroy game, but the mistake of the Learned Judge is, considering it eeeteirsiee seldom. It was proved by a servant, that daring the wholeof the sea son this dog was tied op and never liken out of the rhos., to any place where he could have killed game. .The dog might have bine kept to sell. Persons get their livelihood by brinier wp dogs for the field, and limey one of that class weeld be gable if the rigid construction coptended for was to be law, 1 , The rule for a sunsuit wu mule absolute, wine V. •ateneests : , • I 1 This was as action agaiest She deitedellts who was oy of the guardians of the pew et the meeeral seise( lowaships or parish.. of. West linseptae, ea rover a realty of 10411. given by the, 44 of Lim ill. against all Parish Officers having the superinteudance of the lifidn'efiflre peor, wire shall eats, ism airy resume ' wlus supply the pqor with previsions. — t this ease the defendant sold four sheep to a person tamed Minis. who supplied the peer with mutton. The Jfags who tried the cause did mot consider 1' a case strictly within the Act, sod the plaintiff was aosseited. Mr. OURXIBT made a subsequent application to set aside the nonsuit. and enter a verdict for the plaintiff. The Court granted a rale to strew cense. Mr. alaitittaTT, In support of the 'mouth, this day esoessied that there was nothing in the Act (Mr. I). Gilburt's Act) which made it criminal in a parish officer to eater into a contract of the above description. Ur- gutless. le order to sustain his rule. eessidered this a case precisely wit the Act to prevent the poor beiognapplied with bad provisions. The defend ant was a guardian of the poor. and by the 2d of Geo. 111. bad the soperintendasee of all supplies of provi- 1 sions to the poor. A double mischief most arise from allowing such persons to supply the contractors. In the first place, they had the power to 'scream the pries of provisions ; and, secondly, to supply articles of bad quality. If sae parish °Seer was allowed to supply the mutton. what was to prevent another sapplyiog the' hotter and the third the bread ? Upon the whole, it wonld open a door fur private interest aid fraud. which most be felt most severely by the poor. The Loan Cats, Juirrics and the Judges rwriotim held that it was a case withia the Act, and the normal' was set aside to eater a verdict for the plaintiff for the peoalty. Mr. OuilittliT then stated that several persons in the parish of Bethnal-arses some time are, entered into contracts similar to the shove, asioseves cams had bete selected as the ground of hist proceedings against thew. SMUGGLING.SALIORD. JAN. 8.----Yesterday merit ing, between two aid three o'clock, a large body of smugglers, chiefly en horseback. came down to the Cliff-end, at this place, and. ■kbeogh it was a hi: moon, and nea►ly as light as at noon day. mtcrertirtt in leading 300 tubs of foreign spirits. of which OH sena proportion of about 50 tube fell into the hen& pf the officers. While the latter were ?new., it: making this iaefficient miser% soother boat, lade• with dry goods, such as tea, silks. tobacco; as•' cambric% landed at some distance from the remit o' the former transaction, and antecede:l in carrying oil every article unobserved. Indred the facility afforde• to thefoir trade is the western parts of this county. i greater the! it was ever booms to he before in th• memory of OM* It Is ashy three week.: since 6111 labs were leaded It Salt Dean, between Uoitiogdean sad Newhavis.• • • Os • Frlday last, a boy, who bad bees:pat into livldethill on Thursday. was brought before the Maria m:tr. charged with baying stolen a qnsatity hf twins. The boy's energetic denial of the feet cetera ai sere . ttieistig•iagsiry into the evidence spices Wt. is the coarse of whisk the scums of tie Iliseilttste elicited frost on. of the witnesses an erprosslos which led hire to ssipsek the ►oy bid bees lialsilyiltesit. Purge* eyedthe advailipseststimiessitlibit , ~,,7 _ ..,___ of the Bible Pei - Reg. I%te ordeal was explained to be the placing the wards of a sufficiently large key upon certain verses of a particular chapter id the Bible. is which the key is than led round, and suspended by this poiet.of the forefinger of the right head of each of eve - pareses played eatable. seder and is a lime with, the bow of the key. The verses are then repeated. and the suspected person named, when, if the Bible sad keytan (which is easily effected by an imperceivable sitriiiment of the finger, wrist, or arm).it is sconsideret supernatural. and he is condemned as guilty. Thiw most absurd and foolish trial was performed before some oldie ropery boys, either of whom might hare, been suspected, as all of them bad equal success to the property ; but the prejedice being stronger against this boy, it was contrived by his accusers to move the key, and tuns he was condemned and charged to a row stable with the theft. The Magistrate expressed Mel surprise that in the present day there should be found persons who could be so , grossly ignorant as 'to believe in, and practice inch egregious folly: and he cautioned them that their superstitions igeorauce and guillibility (we think it might be knavery) would be no defence to an action for such false imprisonment.—(Liverpool Advertiser.) DSATU OCCASIONSD IT MISTAKING TIIK ROOT or . AVONITI roe HORISKADISM.-4311 Thursday (3$ inst.) an inquest was held at Frodbam, Cheshire, Oh the body of Mrs. (lout, of Frodsbsia. who died Is consequence of eating aconite, or wolfsbane, otistakia. the same for ho dish. The deceased had invited a large fatuity pirty to dine at her house on Christ ws-day. The dinner was served up about throe ^o'clock, and as they were sitting down, something being said about horseradish. the deceased delired the servant-man to go into the garden and get some, toil ing him he would find it by the rain tab. Duriai Miner some remarks were'sdade oft the taste Of the posed horseradish; the brother-In-law said it was very hot. but thought they bad put a deal of cayenne pep. per among it: the deceased herself said she never vas membered seeing her horseradish change its colour as that ha,' done. No suspicion of poison existed until tech time iftet the party had left the table, the alts; Weed Wei:phased of being semen, and said the nee of her limbs was goes. She was conveyed to hell. 1 Meanie very sick, and violent vomiting ensued. Oa she arrival of a surgeon, the deceased was in a veep agitated state, and had cold sweats upon her; there was a'seesing cessation of the action of the heart. and so pulse. and every ether symptom indicated that she had takes vegetable poises. An emetic was ordered. and the strew left her. In a short time he wan again seat- for. and on his arrival found the deceased io mese coevoleioes, bat the convulsive spasms eels• lag for a time, the emetic was administered. The de -1 ceased becoming worse, bet het were pet late warm I water, cud she was afterwards put between hot blankets. to endeavour to restore the cireniatlen. bat allin vein. She lingered mail about 6 o'clock le the livening. sad then expired. The brother-W.l6w to the demised was also taken ill, but we unleveled is re weaving. Posh the man and woman servaattleclared they did sot know what horseradish was, ttergillaviat hie ney.—Werdict—e , Died in consaquetko of, Wittig be roots of aconite. as wo Itsbaae, which had by ir encases or mistake beets scraped iimessd of Iterseew dish.”—(ll'arerhamplov (..11roviek.) ViTif,LL.l4#;:tos , / 11401WIAAJC ! 111111011CIT4TIOX Or COLONEL 7/10RVTON. Extract of a letter written by Colonel Thornton to his m au l th, orfs Hackie., Be.. in 1111SWIT to a 'tuer of sonaeleme addressed to Mrs. Thoratos, on the say • posed death of her hesbard : " Paris, Rut de la Pair. Der, Er, 1021. " My honest Brother Sportsmen.—This is Christmas Day, dedicated by me, from my . youth. to gaiety and reasonable hospitality. endeavouring to snake i'l happy according to the situation in which Providence has placed me. " In health ao man can be more hearse. hot not quite stontin my knees and feet; stomach invincible 1 shym s as appetite; eat three times a-day—tea. notifies, and grated hung b est at nino—at two, reasoed game. or cock.. combs, sad about • pint of the finest white Bargnsay—. dinner at five, and then a bottle of wine—about three or tone eases of spirits sod water, rather weak—then to hod:—sleep seller than I. ever did -is riy life—t Pretty welt, yea will say. for *dead men. the finest eano. 11iset at eightibreak• fast at sine; so we gee*. Every ni g ht I etpiet some wild bear; if it maws, our friend . may be an of a part. ~, •: 1 ; " P.S. Dec. 26.-1 14 ly the Papers that I died, 'keel' short illness,' mall lamented:lke.. S ic . at , Paris. However that may he,. I gave a dimes. yoMerday to a dorm .sportsmen; we bad roast beef plsonpadding, Yorkshire gooite pie, and sat op singing mast gaily WI two thls morning. At twelve we lea two Ishifleifowls, giseards,Ste. sad finished a Mule of old %NW, in punch. No intoxication ; for I went to bed well: and never rose better. ' (Signed) . " THORN TON, Illettitteei Jo POL " . - OLD DAlliLlir r .. • •.. •: IYm. Me el/. oily tl years . of .ace 7 *is indicted for utteritsg as tree. a note. purporting to fie for Ifft, well knowing the sanitio be forged, in, the thaath Of Deena. bar lasi. is the parish of Seise Jul.,'., Mehemet!. with intent to ilrfragil tLf rielerefre• en* eeopposy of the Beek of enelard• 'foie InIK" 1 ".3 1 4 0 •41" 1 " Plimg .n years, and had keen twice suffered tie g• atijnfty on ...ennui of his youth, had in addition paised ir e nets 'nr 10/. to elle. Brown. and hail attempted to , pps the one for which be now stood lailitted to blr.'italgweed. The prisoner is his defence said-" I Met, illy Lord, osly to ask yes to thew me mercy, mid spate say . life." tisilty—Death; bat recommended strongly is matey by the Jury, on account of his youth, in which 3ir• Wedg wood joined. : Ar - rap:pi TO NUR DOW • , Jphs Criookr Waft indicted eapitAly.for stabbing, with intent to kill, on the 3d of December last, Marty Ann Nelson. ' • The principal witness against him was his wife, the proseentrix, whom he had married eight yearn since, and by whom he had had a family, having at the same tine 20011 W Wife living. The parties bad gone Name a scow of ankh domestic animosity, sod the Pram:ca. prix ow the day in.qttestton bed gone to Ida: lodgings, vls,rs, she admitted she had tried to aggravate him by every means is berpower. . • the prisuser, on'his part, put in a long writes de. 1 *iiet.; li which be teamed his wik of .• sad mpg , with being an abandoned eberactea. He two ! tarlestonee who gave him alLood.ttlfgellter . , .illtlitiil and bonemy.—Norgnilty. - . . 4 . ti t irls. Chief Baron. RICHARDS—" Primmer, pan with you, let me repeat to you the advice of the. irksome) namely, that is future, yea mill P.M your passion." t Read (the dicer) said the prisoner was indicted for NMI,. sod eseCoert ordered bhp to he detailed is I custody. 11110111 Jr LONDON JURY. • • Ceorge Roberta, a yoing lad. was indicted for rob. bier Mark ltdad'et his watch, in the Care highway. It appeared that tits primmest. althedigh ea yawl. grab of a very desperate gang of thieves. Om of his companions hit the prosecutor a violent blow on the Moulder, while be 'needled the watch Duet if the prose. cutor's pocket, and ran off. The man elm, had *trod the blow cried out stop thief;" and the prosecutor himself was stopped. Tlie prisoner was alleigrarris sp prebesded. and be immediately threw the wohill eat of his right hand. The Jury found a verdiet—Onilty. The COMMON SIM/DANT width. led, that an vat most fortunate in not heeler been capitally indicted, as he bad most certainly bee. guilty of a capital offedee. The prisoner was then called up for judgment, and a sentence of transportation for life was passed pa him. Harrow Oramix.—Yesterday, Smith, a parish car stable, brusgise up Jobe Lord, a youth about if 4 yens of age, wild was pet to the bar. for robleiwg his eel fother.—Mr. Lord, who is a tallovbeltanditr. to SOolen* town. stated, that for several months bark, be could sot get the primmer to attend re any business. and that he was is the habit of leaving home and stayiwg away for weeks together, associating with the most Woman characters of both sexes. That a few weeks ago he shot his son to the ihttise Are, w ith st, t o p a y duties due to tie revenue. anti instead of doing so, be did SOL MIMI home until be bed spot the whole of the mosey. The unhappy father. howevee, confined the present charge against his worthless son to the stealing bit silver watch yesterday morning, out or his hethrone. and with which he intended to depart the house ; of this there was no doulit, us the prisoner sold hisintete lion to his parents the preceding cresting, of kering his contfortfoble Is• we on the "'Mowing utorisiwg. The mother of the prisoner. %%knee feelings while girls; her evidence it is impossible fur ns to describe. state , . that she missed the watch in the mousing. ..a sue !meting her the as the thief, elee.tinetl him et thews until the return of bis fattier, who had piss sulfa morning. The prisoner was fully committed for la at the sessions. MARRIED. Oa Monday, Derrutbe• Rt. at Durl'ev. Mr. Edwin' Smith, Member u( um i.ontioo Royal l'ollateu at !Meares to Elizabeth, youngest datighter of Mr. Player, of tliot Ogee. Thursday. January 10. nt St. Altr% : '4; Isllagiso, Jade' Peaehey..Esq. of !uart.t, daughter orthe late James %Item% rot. of I.dial(ton. DIED. Ae the flth Instnat.lhe Itp/'.ltism Dowd': Rector of Relators. le SuSoll. phi &Vitiator of ht. Jobs' tioapel. o Portset. O*lbe stamina; ofiheftth Inst. Mr. D. Davis, of the 610 of Cienes4 su4 claw•osid-• iriNt r a v ii Ptibll;imra;SM Orkw al " Timi.Vmmtansaw" s"ct " CumsTrraMmis" (16 100 Pqame,) N!).,• b'tzbect. Appoite liti r tlwamw 7s . Omni. by R. W.%111 ts, whom iii Mmoppetiestio'' •Ordiomi' 144100,04.‘W1'he • t