The Sun. — London, England, 1820-07-26 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. FINANCIAL RETHENeFIVENT. -Ma. ErnT aft—Taxa-tier/2 and ' , Wren-chi:lea are two -WI .2otija - - ding cabalistic -Words which every one ~Okikikl he undrrstancw ; . and to talk' on w;hiChi ids him at once- aTolitieian, a Financier, and a Patriot. - But the misfortune is, that those 'who talk lomiest and longest on those subject.s, are gener'o.llY the very people who know least ;.lbont Acta:. Any child can tell, that if a man lives .within - his income he cannot get readily into' debt ; and that when a man is in debt, his wisest and .sorest. method of extrication is to reduce: his .e7ipenditure within his income. But, Sir, the case which applies specifically to an isolated individnal, does not apply to a nation is Vaiiably and specifically. :rbe . gpeat Mistake in political reasoning is, that',liale . principleS are assumed and applied td brco..dpolitic;o ramifications of the various inte rPFo cf. a. Conunercial State ; when the fact is, that what *would be a paradox and error in. private life, Itecornes in general practice a grand-political truism. But s the little views of popular 'clamour catch light minds, .4 : hilst others • scarcely dare to _think on • opposition—or, if they think, dare not ..F.pc.P.k put, lest they should be scouted as ina.da-411 ! 1 hav6. been 'led to this train of thortghtby the fdt Cof the . eArnparative deficiency, or_ decrease,. in lasr•lT_Caes Revenue, to the amount of 180,Q001.,_ .notwithstanding the additional taxes. This:! know will set all the small Politicians to work about reduction .of Taxation'and .retrenCh montOf Expenditure.: but, Sir, however para doxical it may appear, I will contend that any farthc:r. rethtetion or retrenchment, at the present moment,, would only . aggravate . our financial- &Ili eulties, and increase the sum total of general di.,y tress.! I argue flat upon extremes, and therefore I protest, -in. litmus, against extreme objections. Let _my 'reasoning be considered with regard to existing facts, .and, let us leave :.:DVAI SvslTlx en tirely out of the question; for he knew nothing of a nation in the state in- which Britain is at this mDmerst, ner would he . have believed it possible fur - her to. exist under her, present circumstances. work, valuable and energetic, and. rational as - it is; does not•eontain a case in point. 771±alion may seem an hardship to an indivi dbl.. Most men grumble when the Tax-gatherer calls ; but manyialso -grumble whilst paying their butcher's bill. Grumbling, therefore, is no absolute . proof of oppression. But, Sir, I de line Tatation to . be that which takes the ,super frOm the pockets of the Rich to give ern ployMent:to the*Poor, instead of leaving them to - be - supported by parish rates, over which Taxa tion has this peculiaradvantage, - that its expendi ture brir4,S profit even to the pockets from whence it is taken. Public Expenditure I also define to be' the source of general employment, and to be thP support of - Taxation. To prove that I am cor 'rect, let any man lay aside. his•party feelings for VeiifltiteS, and reflect upon the progress of Bri tain diiring the - past twenty-five years, and upon %het state at the .present day. I doubt not of his. Verdict - - Let us for a moment suppose that Government, is the Peace, had only ceased to employ one individual, who in consequence .should: have- been left without- means of. support or.:employment, instead of receiving 1004 per annum-of public money, for labour-of any kind, mental.or bodily., or both combined.. 'Tis true that 1001.. per annum would thus appear to have -been:saved, and that reduction of Taxes to that 'amount, supposing- income and expenditure. so - nicely balanced, might thence. ensue. • But that , would be fallacious ; for this individual must be -supported by poor's rates, .at an expence of 304 per annum, leaving the apparent saying only 701. - But- then we must consider that this SOL becomes a local and partial tat, whilst the 1004 was gene : ral. We must consider, too,. that - the individual, . whilst receiving 1001. per. annum,: expended that sum in house-rent, butcher's andotailor's bills, .soap, ..candles, porter, &c. (we Must make a •cliandhg's.-shop account of it), on himself and family,;-from which the Public and the Nation „isol: a profit and a partial . repayment in taxes ; whilst, -in his. state of pauperism . , the sum and mode of expenditure-afford scarcely any profit at all, and - his , family may also be added, to the local burthen, instead of being. supported, as it vntre,,by the Nation at large, and repaying that support by expenditure. • Now, Sfr; take this single case- Lmultiply it I by the sum - of national retrenchment since•lBls. Lo-)k at our sea-ports and dock-yards, and the immense tracts of country around them, supported - by their fdrrner expenditure. Look at country towns, Where Whole regiments were quartered— look- at the iron-mines, once employed •-by- Go vernment Contracts—look at- th-e merchants' do'±s, now filled with ships once in- the.transport service—look at the ,coarse. clothing - alistrict3, Once employed in , contracts forAtue -anti _xed 'cloths—look, in short, around, and-ask. half the - Nation: calmly` to trace Ofkk , for the - origin of their present distress, and it Vej4l be found ."to • spring from, and be c§eoMtiary with tie era of p u blic retrenchment . c4hqu-ent-upon tAxp Peace 'Must we then still,rt.rench?• No,- Si r , if ex penditnre-has its.l uin s, beyondAvbich it cannot -go 'without National 13ankruptcy4.so retrench tnent.has a Eliza 1h..-Nond .National Dis= , . tres?: . • • tr. . It is easy tg.cry out "..FActPomy," - hut sav i ng i s lute alWays ali:-44r, j onontizatt ilrecess-; and my aim isthat wahavOlread.y carried Retrench ment beyond its jncliclott*iimit, filling the--coun ' try 'with "pa. 46 risin . instead .of active - industry. Of-this, I' contend, the very decrease in receipt of Taxes- isran indubitable proof. To borrow,a simile from the medicine chest, we have cupped and bled the Nation too much, and must now apply stimulants. Ina word, TEN MILLIONS borrowed annually for three-or foUr•-'3,ieurs - , - and expended in useful, though not otherwise abiOlutely necessary works, would do more for the public at large, and zcould sooner give us - an efficient Sinking Fund, than twke -all the- EConomy and Retrenchment that all the Opposition ever have, or :can now point out ! • Your's, • HIGII TREASON. IGNOTUS. WILSON'S TRIAL..--(SECOND DAY.) GLASGOW, JULY 22.—When the Court Met yesterday. morning, at ten o'clock, Counsel for the prisoner called witnesses to sheW that he had . marched from Strathaven in consequence of corn pulsiOn, and against his- will. A witness was adduced to prove some conver sation he had had with the prisoner, immediately after the armed-body had WI Strathaven. Mr. Serjeant HULLOCK objected to hear the conversation ; but the Court overruled the ob jection, as the, conversation had taken. place at the commencement , or the march, and might be considered ac part of the res gesta. Mr. Serjeant Hullock displayed great skill in the cross-exami nation. Mr. Mf_tultA-y then addressed the Jury in a very impressive and independent speech, coM meriting at- great length, and with much ability, both on the law and the evidence of the case.— . The peroration was one of the finest bursts of impassioned eloquence ever heard at the Scottish Bar. Mr. Serjeant ,litiu.bcx addressed the lury iii an r argumentative speech, in which he made an elaborate recapitulation of the evidence, and pointed out the connexion between the law and the facts proved. • ' The LORI)-PRESIDENT charged the Jury. The Jury retired, and were enclosed for above two hours. On their return into Court, Mr. Ewing, the 'foreman, delivered the verdict, find- Mg : the prisoner not guilty on the first three counts of the indictment - , but guilty on the 4th, viz. compassing to levy war against the King, in order to compel him to change his measures. The Jury recommended him to the clemency of the Crown. The Court declined to receive The recommen dation. as" part of the verdict; but, stated, that the Judges, in reporting to the Crown, would take proper notice of it. . The prisoner heard the verdict with the utmost composure. Throughout the whole trial ,he ap peared equally indifferent. lie slept durin? - part of the proceedings. lie ate heartily of cold beef. lie is a middle-sized man,. decent in his dress as a workman, and apparently about sixty years old. The Court. adjourned till Monday, as the Court proceed,s to Paisley to-day, to arraign some prisoners there. From the LONDON GA ZtTTE of .741 25. Crozgpfoffity, 'hay 25,. 1820. Member returned to serve in this;Oresent Parliament. Borough of Grantham—Sir Nlontague Cholmiley, B3rt• in the room of James Hughes; Es(p whose election 41 as been de termined to be void. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. W. WilLinson, Old Broad-street, me►chant, from July 15, to Sept. 2. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. .1. Bell, North Shields, ship owner.-4. Yates, Burnley, money-scrivener. • BANKRUPTS. T. A. Phillips, Ardwick, Lancashire, common brewer, to surrender Aug. 5,7, Sept. 5, at the White Bear-inn, Man chester. Solicitors, Messrs. Wright and Cole, Temple. T. Freeman ,and 1-1. ELTones, Worcester, tallow chandlers, Aug. 17, 18, Sept. 5, at the Guildhall coffee-house, Worcester. Solicitors, Messrs. Cardale; Buxton, and Parlby, Holborn court, Gray's-inn. J. Sewell, Egremont, Cumberland, innkeeper, Aug. 45, 2g, Sept. 5, at the King's Arms, Egreniont. Solicitor, Mr. Arm stt ong, Staple inn. A. Moses, Fleur-de-lis-streo, Spitalfields, feather manu facturer, July 2Sr, Aug, 5, Sept. 5, at Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr. nobler, Walbrooti. J. Tozer, Bristiii, woollen draper; July 31, Aug. 2, Sept. 5, 4t the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. Solicitors, Messrs. , Clarke, Richards, and M . edealf, Chancery-lane. B. Richardson, Brighthchnstone, builder, Aug. 16, 17, Sept. 5,- at the Old Ship tavern, -Brighlbelmstone. Solicitors, Messrs. Gregson and fonnereau, Angel-court, Throgniortou street. J. Millengen, Castle-street, Iloundsditch; je~aellcr,July d 9, Aug. 8, Sept. 5, at Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr. Isaacs, Mansell street, Goodman's-fields. T. F. arid .1. Gimson, Nottingham, merchants, Aug: 1.1, 12, Sept. 5, at the Rain inn, Nottingham. Solicitors, Messrs. Chippendali, Son, and Yallop, Great Queen -street. J. West, Little Newport-street, haberdasher, Aug. 12, 15, Sept. 5, at Guildhall: Solicitor, Mr. Lawledge, Gray's-inn lane. DIVIDENDS. Aug. 15,D. Rietiards,.of Jewin-street, Cripplegate. woollen • draper—Aug. 1. W. Davis,- Nesi bury, Berkshire, upholsterer —Aug. i. .1.- Hollands,- - -Ituniney-terrace, Hoeselerry-road, builder—Aug. 26. W. W. Atkins, Aicester, Warwickshire, grocer—Aug. 19. T. Dawes, Yoxal, Staffordshire, tape ma nufacturep—Ang; 16., 41 - . Lainhden and W. Collins, Tw o Mile Hill, Gloticestershire, .pin-manufacturers—July 29. G. Elmer, Mistley, Essex, merchatitAug. W: Walker, Norwich, bricklayer—:l ug. 1.•W.5 out bey, - Ketinitigton-lAne,• dealer-,-Aug; 19. -G.•Ettershant, Durking, Surrey, nursery• man—Aug. IS. .1. Humphries, merchan't— Aug. 17. 3. - and E'. H. 'ruckett, Bristol, grocers—Aug. 16. It. Oastler, floraforth, Yorkshire, drysalt•er-Aug. 9.8. H.. 3. Hunt, late of Fatting, Suffolk, miller,,Aug..l6. F. Deakin and J. Ougliton, Deretend-mills, Birmingham, wire-draWers. CERTIFICATES'-A u G. 15 11. W. Lindop, Badtrali, Staffordshire, dealer—G. fmes. Commercial-buildings, Mincing-lane, wine-merchant..—N. B. Johnson, Birmingham, tied inanufacture,—W. Henkv, 110. lyvvell-street, Strand, silk-mercer—G.. Elliott, Rochester, grocerlV. S. Litter, Eccleshall, Staffordshire, schoolmaster —G. Sthith, Leicester-squitre, tailor. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. - Yesterday, about noOn,„as several baggage . waggons heavily laden with trunks and other articles, the property of the soldiers belonging to the 10th Light Dragoons, were• proceeding along the Wands worth road, .on their route from Rumford to Richmond, one of them unfortunately came in contact with. - a lamp post, which, it, broke to pieces, and from the suddenness of the shock, the wife of one of the privates belong ing to the • regiment, named Stevens, and her child, a fine boy about two years old, who Were riding on the waggon at the time, were precipi tated with -great violence to, the ground ; the wheel passing over the infant, killed it on the spot ; the mother.falling on her head, narrowly escaped a similar fate, but great doubts are en tertained of her recovery. COLONIES. (From the Quebec Gazettes.) MON.TREAL, JUNE 3.—Last Thursday, his Ho nour the CHIEF JUSTICE and •Miss .. Monk, Mr., Miss and Mr. W. Forsyth ; Mrs. and the MisSes Kennelly, left this city for England, via the United States. On Saturday last pursuant to notice, and agree able to the act of incorporation, the Stockholders of the Lachine Canal, met for the purpose of electing a Treasurer and Secretary, when Mr. Frederick Griffin was chosen to that office. We are happy to learn this important work is nowin a fair way of being commenced; notwith standing the unfavourable state of the weather, the surveyors have been. .employed for some weeks, and are now well advanced on their way from Lachine, the point at which they ,com menced their operations. DISTRICT OF MONTREAL. Agricultural Report for May, 1820.—This month opened with fine dry weather, which en abled the farmers in general to conclude the sowing of their grain and pulse. On the 12th a change took place to rains, which continued with little abatement through she latter part of it. The quantity of rain which fell, accompa nied with cold north wind, did not impede the growth of the. Crops so much as might be expect ed. They had generally a very promising ap pearance at the close of the mouth. The plant ing of Potatoes was much retarded by the rain, but that labour was in a forward state at the end of the month. This valuable vegetable root, being applicable to so many purposes and pre serving better than any others, draws increased attention to its propagation. Late experiments have shown also that'carrots are deserving atten tion ; many have embarked• in their culture this season. The difficulty of raising the different species of Turnips, has baffled many in their at-' tempt to propagate them ; and these disappoint ments may point out the propriety of a gratuity to any person, who may discover a method to de stroy their greatest enemy, the Turnip Fly. The meadows have a very fine appearance and bear a prospect of a heavy crop. Lucern was fit to cut in the middle of the month : the rapid growth of this grass, as well as its great utility, for feeding young animals, deseryes every attention from new Settlers ; no othergrowth can come into corn- - petition with it for the above purpose. QUEBEC, JUNE s.—The American Papers to the 30th ult. are unusually barren of intelligence. If stated in the New Hampshire Papers, that there was'a fall of snow in that State on the 27th ult. sufficient to cover the ground. The same thing occurred in the north-western part of the state of New York. a few days earlier. Accounts from Halifax mention, that his Ex cellency the Earl of Dalhousie, Governor-Ge neral of British America, was to embark at Halifax on the 27th May in his Majesty's ship Newcastle, for Quebec. D>. Inc Service was celebrated yesterday in the Scotch Church of St. Andrew in this city, by the Rev. James Harkness, who has been regularly ordained Minister of the congregation of. the Church of Scotland in Quebec, by the Presby-. tery of Ayr, in consequence of a presentation and provision made by the Hon. John Mure and John Greenshields, Esq. now resident in Scot land. acting for the Trustees of the said Church, the Elders, and the Congregation. The Church, both during the morning and. the afternoon ser vice, was crowded by a numerous and respect able audience, apparently delighted with the re establishment of public worship in this city' ac cording to the practice of that Church, in which those who chiefly composed - the audience have been born and educated, and which is endeared to them by so many and powerful recollections. The discourse was from the Epistle .to the He brews, ch. 1; - , v. 17.—" Obey those that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch for your souls, as they must give ac count ; that they may do it with joy, and not with grief : 'for that is unprofitable for you."— And on this appropriate text, "the Reverend Preacher gaNie a luminous and impressive view "of the respective duties of Pastors and their flocks. STATEMEN r BANK OF CANADA. • .FUNDS OF BANK, viz. L. s. d. Specie in Vaults L. 24779 G . Do. in. Quebec and U. S. 7438 11 4- 32217 19 0 Notes discounted on per sonal security L. 125881 7 7 Stock, 430 0 0-126361 7 7 Bank StoCk purchased, 1327 10 0 Bank furniture, paper, permanent and Current Experkes, 1851 3 4 161757 19 11 DUE BY BANE. Capital Stock paid in, 9(1000 0 0 . rsiotes.in circulation, .. 40073 15 0 . Deposits, - . ..: 16642 9 4 Due in London, and United States, 12313 2 2 Dividends unclaimed, " ' 112 s 11 6 Contingent loud by undivided gains of last . half year, 606 4 7 Gains since 2iii Mardi last, 1033 17 4 161757 19 It ROBERT ARMOUR, Gashr•. Montreal, Ist May, 1820. ' • EMIGRANTS. We have great pleasure in recording another instance of liberality on the part of fhe Military. The Non-commissioned Officers and Privates of II• M. 76th Regiment, quartered in this garrison, have within these few days subscribed the sum of 15/. 14s. 5d., which has been placed in the hands.of the Rev. J. L. Mills, Chaplain to the Forces, for the relief of distressed Emigrants. The merit of the act is entirely their own, as the subscription had commenced before the Officers had any knowledge of . the circumstance, and no influence, whatever was used to induce any indi;- vidual to contribute.—Q. Mercury. WESLEYAN MISSIONS. KINGSTON, (U. C.)—Ai the annual district meeting of the . J3ritish Wesleyan Missionaries, held at Quebec, the . following Ministers were • • appointed to the stations opposite to.their re' ,spective names :--- Rev. Robert L. Lusher, Quebec, , • • •Rer. John Hick, Montreal, na Rev..lames Booth, and t Kingston, ria ßev. Georke Bailey, . f Bay of Rev. Richard. Pope, Fort Rev. John De Putroh, Melburn, L. t ''c Rev. Richard Williams, • St.ArMands, L. Rev. Thomas Cattrick, Niagara. Rev. Henry Pope, York. • One to he sent to Perth. One to be sent to Nesvcastle. ,. 'One to be sent to.Stanstead. • One to be Sent to Odell-Town. AGRICULTURE. Every degree of encouragement is given the Provincial Societies for the promotion; Agricultural pursuits, and the-spirit of genert rivalry appears to animate the inhabita4§ 01 , tl `( sister provinces. This_ is as' it sheuld•bei , • 3o . o the iVTOther Country will only adhere to its Pre sent system, these Colonies will . soon repay, 10 it tenfold de4ree, all the expence which has -b ee incurred in their support and establishment; LAW INTELLIGENCE. coupor OF CHANCERY, JULY . 25. STEDMAN V. GUY 'AND OTHERS-... d Mr. HART, Counsel for the plaintiff, 1 11 ° /e for an Injunction to restrain the defendants fr o '' . proceeding in selling a book called Guy's El d meats Of Astronomy/ which was in part pirat e d; from the work of the plaintiff, denominated Ste man's Study of Astronomy, the first edition ° which was published in 1793, and had go: throngh four editions, the last published in 13 1 ' The defendant Guy was Professor of Astronoo l f to the Royal Military College ; and the oth er defendants were Messrs. Baldwin and Co. r e l i spectable booksellers, who Were his printers ay e publishers. If his Lordship would compare two books together, he would find .that- of tl !: defendants' , contained a vast deal which was I ; the plaintiff's, but certainly in a colourable shaPw; Under these circumstances, he had no doubt I' ll his Lordship would grant the Injunctfon. Mr. SHADIVELL, Counsel for the d e fendan tg l said, he did not. deny but there was a sinailar di t in the contents of the two books; but the C° ° .. r i i of Chancery never. interfered by injunction . any case where due diligence was not used would shew that it had not been' so used here. .4 The book of the defendants was published Feb. 1819. 'The plaintiff did not file his bill oo f ti April 1820, and on this day, the 25th July, 1 I ° . o the first time, moved for an injunction. lie hel d ' his hand an affidavit of the defendant Baldsv i„ ; which proved the very manner these gentlemen, tie, defendants, treate& the case in the first insta n ., stating, that Mr. Mawmanagent , the of the pl at tiff, waited on the deponent.in February last, informed him for the first time, that . the def el e . dants' book was pirated, in part, froM that of ti e, plaintiff. On this information deponent iro nl r , diately wrote to the plaintiff, expressing his 5 ,. ° ,0 row that such a circumstance should have ta' ic l, place, that it was without his knowledge, (11 0 contrary to the manner of him and .his partu e ef doing business; th e n i n f orme d him that th he having published a little book, written by defendant on geometry, he applied to hit to write one on astronomy; and he 'was .induced a this from hearing that the defendant, Guy l t;is written one on . the subject for the use 0 1 school in the Royal : Military College, he e r e ; plied with the deponent ' s request, .and furnislbe them.with the book complained of. That ,re deponent informed the plaintiff that there lfc o ic, but 25 numbers of the defendant,. Guy's, b ° l ; e unsold, and that he,.the deponent, Would l l 9 c care, if .there was another edition published, t;d, the part charged to be pirated should be ornit t o i, The Learned Counsel then said, that in his ° L o t nion the question now before. the Court wasl c i whether the defendant Guy's book was a P 1f 1;. 0 or not, or whether he and the plaintiff had t 3 er ol from Mr.' Kean's book, which was the g e ' / Iv i• source of all authors on. the subject_ ofastren g o but the question was, as the piracy had lasr o . j , long as from February, Igl9, whether his ' 3 i-te ship would now grant an injunction on an ex-Pa application ? v f ile The Lon)) CHANCELLOR observed, that !Ile , thing to be done in this case was, to alin` : ,,lf defendants to sell the books they had alref-roill printed, and to be restrained by injunction ig printing and selling , any other edition contn • at any part of the plaintiff's book. Injunction granted in part. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, JULY 25- • c r• . - ' 1 323 1:2521 35, . 4 61 0: , . 4 1f: ' c l; 5 . ' Amster dam Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam Antwerp ' le g fi e i Hatuburgli •37 6 i li t. Altona. 37 7 0 15 ! . Paris, 3 Day's sight Ditto :.-. ' - Bourdeaux, ditto Ftr , ' 4' Frankfort on the Main • ... 156 -' ofe‘, ic e• Madrid - . Cadiz Bilboa . 344 Barcelona • Seville •A ••••••• . Gibraltar • 3O Leghorn 'B O Genoa - Malta , 45 -Naples ' • 38i : „cif)" Palermo • i iiid• P - Lisbon • Oporto . - - - . . Rio Janeiro Dublin ' ii Cork 8i -per, Ceul* ' ' 0 %; BuLt.ios. ''• 0 '-• 0 P e! Portugal Gold, in Coin '• 1.0 t 7 1 0+ Foreign G s old, in Bars n 0- 0 New Doubloons .... .... ~ . - :• • - toi New Dollars 0 4 .. , ..... _ 0 Silver in Bars, Standard ... 0 b eI___I....YINIIIMMO. . Di 2..---- -- ; . et. BIRTH. On 'l'nes , by morning, at her honse in 13rutori. gtf- ; >" Lady Mary Stipley, of a stilt-horn f son.. ....------ ic e , __-- ro' to MARRIED. •- j o wl ID, At New Buckenliam, Norfolk, by the Rev. 1001 Samuel Herbert, Esti.- : of St. John's Hill, W a Mrs. Alden. . . oo l„f r i C; ° set). Yesterday. Jatnes, the youngest son of . 1 ~,, / ..leo l f j . Esq. of Guildhall, aged five years trod ten 13 , 9_ 0 ' 0 E firlf . ,,, 1 0 - On the 234 inst. Henry Knott, youngest 9 0 " 01 ,, iii t' Knott, of Harleyford-place, Kentlingtow" g"l. „.4 0 . 6 t Year of his age. ' ----- 41 . -9 (' - , - - T NO. ..,, 0 LONDON: Printed by 3.11. CARS'IAIRS,hrioed , li il , " to Ormond-street, Queen-square; and l'" • t at C Or d° SCRIPPS; of No. 7, South MoltOn-st!';' s e _entgt Office, No. 112, tt'and ; where Advett ti: Utters, &c. (post-paid) must be addressca •,.• • • 17 4 I„ 7'e ~ ra. of aA, P - 1 ] 0 (, • ti r i„ Qr