The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-05-03 00:00:00

~►'" . Duman IN - TO TRII PROPRIETOR OP Tat PRIMER II JOURNAL SlR—Permit me to request the insertion of the fol lowing appeal to husisaity in your truly valuable and extensively circulating newspaper. At.the present crisis when the ladivideals of this himgdom are called ape. almost imperatively to subscribe for Church, hlissioaary and Bible Societies, and plans for the conversion of the Jews, it is indeed most strange that not a single voice is raised to submit say mode towards alleviating the inisferunes of our ewe starving popolatios in the South, and particularly I. the county of Clare, which alone c..ntains a popu lation of 209,009 souls. The streets of this metro polis have lately groaned under the weight of the splendid equipages Of the nobility, the hierarchy, and the. gentry, hastening to attend the above mewing'', sad liberal, subscribing large toms to ards further ing such purposes. and declaiming in elognent orations on their absolute nec-ssity. I do not question the twits or value of such societies, but I cannot help Cashing it would bare been better, much better, if at the present moment of wretchedness, discontent and desolation, the monies so collected bad been ap- repriated to the relief of oar own needy, woe begone, sod nearly famished enentrymen. " Cha rily begins at borne," and there never was a period fit *ltch the Isimrclay. with their large incomes, 94 the wealthy individuals of this kingdom in ge seal, were so imperatively called upon than at this resent one. to assist the truly unfortunate and mi serable sufferers of the lowe► class. If some relief be not soon. ',ay very soon, afforded by Government, and the affluent sod prosperous classes of society, pleigne"pestileoce, and famine. will shortly rear their squelici gums. and commence their awful reign. and so one can presume to foretell where their desolation and ravages will stop. When any district in France happened to he visited with a calamity each as afflicts the South of Ireland, daring the war of the so mach abused Napoleon, he, with all hie faults, not °sly in stantly directed a considerable sent to be granted from his Truancy, fur the relief of the sufferers, bat also net down waggon loads of C•tf 0 and other provisions from his Growlers daGoodattee, to the quarter threat ened with even a comparative scarcity! Will, thee, the present humane Government of this unfortunate kingdom, hesitate a single moment in proffering its aid to a starving people ? Forbid it Heaven. I am convinced the excellent Nobleman at ►he head of that Government needs only to be told of the desolation that prevails. to employ every mesas Is his power for i$ relief—waggon loads of oatmeal (the but description of food to afford immediate relief in a ease of this kind, as it Is port , hie sad eoorisbing) should be forwarded instantly frees the nearest convesieet places to the starv ing districts, and other aliments should speed ily follow. There should be seve►al depots of provision formed in mural situations, to be portioned out and distributed antler the especial direction and seperintendasee of the Ma. gistratea of the different districts. and particularly rode the guidance of that most excellent, worthy, and efficient one, Major Warbertoe, who so thoroughly knows, mid who is so Intimately acquainted with, the seferiege nett want, the poorer cl a are now la bour*/ ander. This would completely cheek that dreadful havoc which. -I pion so soy, his already begoe. Ir is truly horrible to relate. that souse 'fetched families ha►e been lately found shut up and starved to death in their miserable hovel,. The whole kingdom should exert itself for the relief of their se feriag countrymen. The Hi by, the Nubility. the Gentry, and, in short, every individual, shoed immediately some forward to subscribe for the relief of the starving population of the South I the smallest donations should be most thankfully received I a sin gle sispesce would even be the mesas of supporting a very largo family for a day. The three next entails. months, preview to the coming in of the new crops, are the terrible sad dreadful totes which the poor have to encounfer ; though with the affluent, they are those of pleasure, festivity and merriment. No time should be lost then in end lag to put a stop to the ra vages of famine and disease among our own patient sad starving countrymen; and I cannot believe the endeavour wilt be antennae. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, April2l, 1824. HIBERNICUS. TO TIIR EDITOR OF TllB STATESMAN. Sta—Despera•e diseases require desperate remedies. To put England in a healthy state. I would employ, First, The reduction of the most oppressive taxes Secondly. The annihilation of the Sinking Fund. — Thirdly, The reduction of all sinecures, places and useless offices; and if this were not sufficient, the re dating the in t of the National Debt one fifth, ex apt so much of it as is called the new four per cents. With respect to :the first; if I am asked what causes the Agricultural distress? I answer " Excessive tax sties!" What causes emigration to France, to the Netherlands. and to Italy?" "Excessive taxation !" What causes distress to the Slapping interest? Ex cessive taxation !" What has caused the numerous bankruptcies? "Ecceuivetaxatioo!" If lem told. that the taxes that now exist, are absolutely neees envy. 1 deny the osertion ; and that the endeavour to comities to raise the 'lame I sum, by tax ation, is as idiotic as was the conduct of the' boy, who lipped open the body of the goons, to see from whence the golden eggs came! it castiot continue to be paid mach longer. My Lord Londonderry may tell me *at I have an ignorant impatience of taxation. I an swer, that as I believe the amount cannot continue long to be paid, it is better to lessen it in time. If weLook at the sitoatioa of the emigrants to France. sad other places. we shall find all ranks and dercrip tioss. from the Peer to the Pe►sant, aud,though in some perticelar cases, o different reason may be given, yet the far greater somber want to live cheaper. and to avoid the " Recessive taxation" paid in this country. Perhaps Lord Fife. and the Doke of Hamilton may asoplaits of the measures of Hoveroment. John Remble's health. sad *desire to live is society of a ' higher rook say be 3sl excuse; bat what shall be said, es as sense for the shoals of the Commanders. Cloptaios. Corporals, and amuses teen, of the Volute neer Cowper et Englund. " now life and property mos." "Thais Finites to the back-bone." those uses who mood to say, "That those who did not like isglaal might tears it." Thom, sea who caused ~ Unstieur de Chat 'Weirs's* out . will tell us "Thu' t. this they san in III•glaad; wiliest us, that they have withdratin from Buse 1 to' avoid the mutest of thou vrrj taxes WO' they were the principal cause of being put ow. What le the mean why wheat is to be bought cheaper on the Continent than in England ? " There is less taxation and no tythes." Why do the French, the Dutch, the Spaniards, the Portuguese, and the Americans, carry freights for a less sum than the English, the Scotch, and the Irish? " Because the former pay a less mot for the materials and labour to hoild their ships, and' for victuals and wages for their seamen to navikraie them, than the latter do." Hera again, "Excessive. taxation" is the "cause." We are told in Scripture that the Kings of the Gentiles made the Sur-Inger pay. tribute, bat let their own subjects go free! Our wise Rolm do the reverse of this! English salt is used by the Americana. at half-a.erown a bushel. We pay I7s. 9J. Whoa foreigners had money in our funds. which they pot there for its greater security ; they were xxempt from that income-tax, which the English. moo was obliged to pay; thereby enjoying that se entity for nothing, which the English man was &stied to pay fur. I think I have now proved that Excessive taxation " sets the precepts of Gospel at smelt, and the comforts of Zeglishonen at defiatice. I am, your's, la., Mr. Editor, INDEX. P. 8.--If you approve of this, I will, in the course of a few days, send yen another letter, as you per ceive I have touched on only one of the remedies. _ eat . u. ill carat a. eadostestlY calla the Itica►do System, by paying in tosioined gold. The Di•retors appeared to him La have mistake* a circulation of coin for a standard of raise, by which, hr again repeated, they had lost for their Proprietors more than a million sterling. A Peovnirroe asked, in the course of the discus• 'ion, whether the Bank had given np all idea of adopting • better note, or a better paper for their notes 'than these they now set forth ? The C1141:114AN answered, that the Bank had now a plan under consideration. After some Nether observations it wa. agreed, that the word •' apnrored" should be otnived in the Re. solutimar, which was tit n rea:l, That the Court con. seated to the prop aitiun coutained in the letter of Lord Liverpool," &c. The resolution in this shape was put and carried unanimously, when the Court adjourned. L.4IV INTELLIGENCE. COURT OR OF CHANCERY—TnuanDAT, MAT 2. ILIVPARTC CoIIIII.T. On Topalay last, Mr. Caine applied to the Loan CHANCELLOR to hear the cati.e of John Comely, who had been confined in the Fleet Prison for a contempt of Court, for upwards of three years. He bad presented a petition to the Vice-Chaneellor pray ing to be released about right drys before, which his Honour directed to stand over for a week, in order to afford the opposite party an opportunity f replying to it by affidavit. On Monday, Mr. CIMINO stated, the case came on again, when Mr. Heald handed some affidavits to the Court, upon looking at which, with tut their either having been filed or read in Court, by which the petitioner might know and answer their contents, his Honour had been pleased to order the petition to stand over until Michaelmas term, thereby prolonging the 'pe titioner's confioement for six months more. The Learned Counsel contended against the justice or legality of making an order °upon affidavits which had not been filed, and which, therefore, if false, would not maintain a prosecution for perjury. Under these circumstances; Mr. Ching felt himself bound by a sense of justice gratuitously to come forward, and bring the case before his Lortlehip. The Loan CHANCELLOR observed, that no ordefcrono be made on affidavits which bad not been filed ; rill as this was a case which affected the liberty of Ai subject, and should therefore be disposed of with little delay as possible, be directed Mr. Ching Wok& doe it at the sittiv of the Court on Thursday. This dui, however, his Lordship heard the case in his private chamber. What occurred, tberefoim a lrbill coarse have not learned. Mr. Wetherell was engigni with Mr. Ching for the petitioner. We andel-staid that his Lordship promised to read the petition bly Saturday. The documents are said to contain some facts of a delicate oatare, as affecting the parties con cerned. COTTINGDOM 0. OICIIARD. The LORD Cuaxcam.oa. in ethnical to the males lately made oa the bebalr of a yoong maw wafted Clarke, who once himself addressed the Court, sad wbo claimed an interest is some property at Bath where be resided, said that be hid perused the papers pet into his heads and found that whatever truth there might be in the statement, the motion could not be sustained. If air. Clarke felt himself aggrieved. the course for him to take we to file a bill, sad bring his complaints before the Coert in the ordinary way ; but this motion a.ked the decrees in ilve causes to be reversed, at the desire of a person who was sot even a party to the bills, and therefore presumptively having so interest in them. The jurisdiction of the Court did not travel to that extent, and therefor* the appli cation must be dismissed. OF 'llll B4TN -10U1INdi. by smite plarards about the t own , ietention of the inhabitants of this city to lamest not to licence those public-Inate which are in the possession of brewers ;—pray, Sir, are those petitioners aware that the whole powerof rrantiag their prayer is invested in the Alegi bb ? wherefore then should they apply to Parliament, hrfore having re. presented their case to the proper authorities ? f agree that shoot: they fail in meeting redress from the Magis. testes, were will then be no other alternative; bat it seems ridictilons that so notch nnnereseary trouble shenld he taken to petition Parliament, before a trial be made to gain redress at home.—Toor's,•&c. A. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIRTY.—The Anni Dinner of this excellent Institution, which has for its object the reformation of criminal poor children and the admission of the offspring of convicts, was held yesterday evening at the City of London Tavern, Bialispigateatreet.—.l: six o'clock about 200 persons sat down to a snutionons dinner. among whom were several persons of distinction. who addressed the meeting in able speeches on behalf of the soviets., which ap! . .aears to have effected great good.—The Treasurer's Helmet afforded math satisfac. Lion. His Royal Highness the Doke of York was pre. vented *needing by illness. BRITI-II AND FOREIGN BISLI SOCIITT.—WeiIuesdAT tie ovule r .ary Meeting of this Society was held at the Freemason's tivern. Long before eleven o'clock every place in the Great Room was filled by persons of the first respectability. Lord Teignmenth was called to the chair, anti after the Sem stray had mad the Reporc, which was very satisfactory, the Earl of llarrowbv. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Teignmonth, Lord Calthorpe ' Mr. Wilberforre, the Earl of Raiford, th e llishop of Norwich, Lord Gamhier, and other gentlemen, snrcestively addressed the meeting; as I several aye r rr pride resolutions were agreed to. Devizes fair was miserably dull on Saute lay and low as the prices of sheep were at the I.st P.ll Fair, some of those who purchased then and 6.s'd sow, sunk as nitwit as six shillings a head on Wethers..... The prices obtained on Saturday were—T•46, 20s. ; Wethers, 16s. to 236. ; Couples. 21ts. to 286. There were bat few Oxen and Graziers, and for the.' there was scarcely any demand. Cheese, 301. to th ; Skim, Ifie!to 15s. On Saturday motaing last, Mr. Eccles, a farmer, at Bellmore, is thy parish of Sutton, near It-tford. having occasion to go into Bellmore wood in search ~ t his pony. discovered In the said wood a quantity of soil, thrown spits a besp.and on ',iambit c the pint, a hole was dug four feet deep, soil foroied in the shape of a grave. Mr. Eccles was mach &lame! at the circumstance, testier, as be said, that sumo murdorrr istenJed it for hits, he living at a lone house near the soot. As alarm Wag given, hundreds of per sons, from all directions, trout to see the place, and various conjectures arose as to the Intended vicdat Stroog suspicion, however, rests on • young man in the neighbourhood, by whoa two ?ming girls are sow preview, one of whoa had made as appolatmeat to vest his on Friday evening last, near the place men tioned, bat ems singular cause prevented the girl from fal6Meg her engagement, which cannot be pre. porly accounted for, ss this reports are so retinas. The , hole was is the owl shape of a grave, in 4.0 six foot' four ignites c breadth across tie shoulders, three test es* inch I and depth four foot lx inchn. The place is In a vary saint part of the wood, as two Or teen. eat Scotch kind, very low and bssltx, aunty shoot *vet the isp, wad a kW Oar boughs was Mime UAL . . ' -- ' - i ~ • -THE STAIMMAN- . missimmemeimungsmset— i ....-t-r .....A ..., -. g ..— spells to he seat asap. itkljp. aye , bad eloally ate likl - tisslaii interest of their eosati- re Tux spiro a. 7 iii r aka 4 all than tusk, 'cleats. Ho wool.' take that opportunity of sayirig in sin _ i mean has they go to Prams to lies elleaph da.Prower• awl the Dirratees. that in bis (M!. N''.) that it i s the intend, s w am i: e t,„,b y . l e w ho weds opiates. titer boil Inet for their Proprietors more than petitina Pdtliamest dm base witidratin from Boullieni to • reilllouby oat ailoptlng to Me full teem what is w hi c h are is t h e pa MEETING OF BANK PROPRIRTORS. Yesterday a very crowded Meeting of the Proprie tors of Bank Stook was held at the Bank, when the Chairman informed the Meeting that a communication had bees made to the Director. from Government on the subject of the extension of their Charter. The Letter was signed by the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer; it stated, that in consequence of various conversatioes with the Di. rectors, it was agreed to grant a renewal of their Char ter for the space of ten years, on condition that in the Act for the purpose of effecting that object, they would consent to the insertion of a clause rendering it lawful fur any somber of persona, not residing within sixty five miles of London, to form copartoenbips in bank ing concerns; providing also, that nothing contained in the new gement should affect the debt due by the Government to the Bask. In consoqaence of this communication, be wished to state that the Court of Directors had come to the resolution of acceding to the preposition of 0 went, provided it met with the commence of the Court of Proprietors. Mr. Slaw extolled very highly t►e prudence of the Directors, and their solicitude, as well for the interest of the Proprietors tie for the nation at large, and pro posed a regulation to the effect, that the Court op proved of the terms ea which the Charter of the Bank was to be renewed, and that the Directors should he instructed to carry the proposed arrange west into execution, to case it obtained the sanction of Parliament; and also, :that they be empowered •to make known to Parliament their opinions upon the subject. Ur. Pam, of Bath, s►conded Ott reselados, sad expressed his conviction that the Court of Directors in acceding to the measure were actuated by the most liberal views for the general benefit. He combatted as unfounded the insinuations which were thrown oat against the Bank, that they never conceded any thing but for valuable considerations; that their profits were too large, and that the distresses of tke country at large were to he attributed to the system pursued by the Bank of England. After the concession which they now made, he hoped that such charges would be received. The drawing in the paper circu lation bad been considered as a rash and presumptu ous measure, fraught with the most dangerous Goose quences ; but he held that the step bad not been adopted by the Court of Directors less for the public benefit than for the reasonable private advantage of the Bank. After some further observations, the Speaker concluded by expressing his most hearty concutrence I s the measure. Mr. Roans, expressed his assent to the measure, and as far as we could collect the purport of his ob servations, he wished to impress upon the meeting that they were shout to give up a most valuable article and deprecated the idea that they should receive the proposal was a boon; bat held that it should be t ed to as a in to be adopted fur the security of the whole country. After he proceeded to express his hopes that no system of currency would be established but of a ps; et convertible into gold, which fifty years experience bad convinced him was the most salutary and safe system of circulation. He adverted to solar extravagant notions which, he said. ware entertained by Gentlemen at the west end of the I nrwithat Omani meat might Woe their own notes. No Goveridapt, be said, could issue a paper which world go throng% a twenty years war without a depression of fifty per Cant. Mr. Yousto thought the question was of such vital importance, that some adjournment would be desirw hie, in order to enable the Proprietors to farm a sound opinion upon it. He was proceeding to coo meat on the probable effects of such establishment's. est .and on the extension of the currency, when a d - story conversation arose between several of the P 'pricier., in the course of which it was declared t country banks would have the opportunity'of molds 4 their payments either in sovereigns or is paper. It was stated by the Chairman in the • seam of the conversatioa, that although the Banklid the power, it was not their intentioo. at • presesit.' . 11k Imo sty small notes. Mr. RANDLE JACKSON considered the nitrallere fraught with danger; but no than was mete itaxtuus than he was to meet the vliwe'ef Goternmeuf In re lieving the distresses of doe amity ; aid IV the Kw so'ntion was, the Court of Peoptietore " emsswater to, and not approved the totes en which die Chatter would be reaerred, he should give 'is iiii ' sapper% far he considered it rather a weasel* II be- sebeitteril te, than desired. aid that wiser's, aped.= Awn. Iser M t• tie seibeme itlpl4 tr dmisisirtraisirdiat ti' ought timely' di sausage if 'dm* iltttial. 'tl. l `orrectii. ippigete bit iesdirwlest wit *HOW 11 fed bargain. H. wished Is all oda Mamie tity 1 111111111,._ COURT OF KINGS BENCH, Illy 2. TB' RING e. HIORMORR. At the rising of the Court, the defendant, Dr. High more, who was found guilty some time ago of a libel on the King. and humanely allowed to go at large upon his recognisance, presented himself before the reach, and moved for the judgment of the Court on himself. The LORD Cut ar Jessica remarked, that the de• fendant on a former occasion, had consented not to come up for judgment. Dr. Higlimore said be had always considered him self at liberty to plead in mitigation of punishment. The Doctor was then told he must give the Solicitor General notice, if he really would bay, judgment. Further delay was then described to be 'scone,- nient, and as the Defendant bad made up his mind ,to receive punishment, be did sot like to be disap pointed. The Lean Cuter JCSTICR." If you will have judgment, mter into your own recognisance, and pay a fineof Is." Dr. Highmore was still dissatisfied, and exclaimed, his Majesty his used me, his Pulled. ill. The LORD CLUMP JUISTICR.We lOW Rat allow any man to say that here. If you feint those words, you mast be turned out of Court. The Learned Doctor did not repeat the assertion, but held a abort private conversation with Mr. SCARLITT during whirh the Judges left the Csiurt. Dr. High more of course retired, hulas taken nothing by his motion. DISTSMIN• Evant.--bloaday Met, a yeas/ Ma owned - Woolmer, hailtig committed maid& la 1 6*W at Streatham, the soa of Mr. Bnighey, of that place, proceeded to the spot to see the &teased. 00 his re. tarn home be related the partkelare to his father, mother, and little brother, only's': yeses of age. Tie latter seemedusuch affected sad became siselas chi*, avekiwg bis mod eajelmosts with idt► hea ther sod playmates : he proceeded' N ths mite tree al tt easpooded him. tit by Ids eilll-handketchleA from foe of the brouhahas. lie was tot dews quit* &allotted tlie'sad mmooyell te ' bit tilmsenotdMl mho any Involved is tint poem Commer's 1 1 Matar na lbehl.ott tie itedy'ea 4Tsdsealkip. Pos• diet—That the &mowed homy Wissellast istissistijte rived at the years ix; discretion. MARRIED. Yesterday. tbe 9d Inst.. at St. Deastaa's, Stepney. We. Ephraim Simi. Siq., of Mile-end, sermon, tn Emu. only dsasliter of IS. late MMus Les, Esq., of Well-street, Baebley. DIED. Os Wednesday last, at Ms house is Great Marlborough 'tree. 'St Jaws's, ft. his. Seth year of his age, Joseptt tiaddanly,ttesbary. on Saturday, 20th nit.. is the filth year ofbia age, sad Is ths fill posssaidoa of all his fsealiies. tbelittri. DasidJuses. Os Thursday hist, at bar saes house. Stookwellithies. Mrs. Woolley. In the Silth year of her age. On Thursday. As ilith of April. at his father's home. Great Pi sraborougitstrost. Charles Jams Francis Norms. aged 26. Downs etplarnse wror. floe. Thy house, and (In the cup of life. That hoaey-drop) thy pleasing wife. 10 ()CRATES, by his discourse on marriage , s o en -1..11 raptured his auditors with the subject, that the married men flew to their wives, and the bachelors hastened to be wedded ; and " The Spectator" has alarmed, that the evert " wife" is the most agreeable and delightful name in satire. The peered institutioe, then, of marriage, compasses the desideratum of our eejoymest ; teemiag not °My with bp• pinens on earth, but disposing the soul itself to harmonize with bliss hereafter. Previoes, however, to entering into this hallowed obliga tion. it becomes an imperative duty, not only to regnintethe passions, but to cleanse the grosser nature from those in - purities, Which the freedom of unrestricted plelstme:r•c have entailed open it. To the neglect of such attention ire attributable many of those hapless instances , which, whiis they excite the commiseration of the beholder, Aeuld Impress him with the fear of eelf-reprosch. Luxurious habits will effeminise the body—a residence le the tropics will relax the chide fibre—but more enicrisiic does the preemture infatuates' of youth too frequently rom- provides the natural dignity into a state of inanilios, from whence the agonised sal(erer more then doubts the citaace relief. To all sett, then, we address ourselves. offering hope—miergy—maselfiar strength—felicity • nor will oar edmaces appear neettionable, sanctioned as they arc by the multiplied proofs of twenty years successfu l experieee. The easy cares of married life, are sometimes disturbed tby the suspension of thoss blessings which concentrate ter nuptial wreath—for the female habit is eften c onstitatious4 weak—;et it can be strengthened, and deficient energy' proved into knellomil power. Ip every case of syphilitic intrusion, as well ac in ercrY retention of the generative economy, we pledge me to care speedily, and with elect. Earnestly snliritous to expel the unfeeling empyric from the position so orecumpla• ously tatter op, we deviate from genetsl principles w;th hesitation; and confident in our own honourable inteerit) as Members of The College of Sergeoes. we refer the marline community of either sex (especially those entering intr. ma trimonial life) at once to our house, where daily attends Is given for personal coanitation ; and letters fromdela • 1/18 counity and Immediately answered ; the se mast can relnindorse tbrAdviee and Medicine, which can be f eew to say Mut of the world, hommer distant. GOSS sod Cp. M. E C. Samoa'. NO. Jermyn-Greet. St. James's. end No 11 ' Soeteriemmiet.Fleetertreet, Leaders. Just published (Fifireath edition), The MOSS Of LIFE, a flamillar momentary oa the sbfy rem,. 10301111110 Cot Adiew•od tbs Youth • lies.o. way Ira Midst 10, Pakesess•Now • 10 ; 1111.111411044en0t.11416. ; 174. P418 44 u °4 '4211. deilledlekaillogoi. 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