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PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. (From Thr Leed.c Inteltigeweer, June 5) THE PITT SYSTEM. The Provincial Papa-I . s feern with acconnts of the feetrvities observed in the d;ffetent towns 'in honour of the liirth•day of the Illuuri,ius ; and it gives us much pleasure to find, that the PITT ('LOBS throughout the'Empit e have increased in nit nher, aisd in spirit. The tanitts and sneers of their enrmieg, together with all their open and .secret efforts at littioildation, have only served to untie them sit!' niore strongly io defence of t'he principles and system of the Immortal Statesman, whose name they are proesti to bear. May it be ever thus? May opposition still urge its forward 'with added vigour, to rally round the standard of our pr inciples, and to burl defiance at out enemies. It was not, Itut,•ever, to be trii)ected, that the opponents of the Pitt system would remain passive under the merited ex posure their conchict is continually receiving. One of them in this town, noted for,his " candour," and who occasionally yannts much of hi 3 " historical knowledge," has deigned to honour the speeches of two Gentlemen at the Leeds Pitt Din ner, (both ornaments alike to this town, and to humanity), with particular animadversion. And he has revived the sense less, the often•exploded falsehood, that " Mr. l'itt involved hi, country in war, and rentleted us a party to a confederacy of Despots, against a great Nation, struggling to burst the chains with which it had been bound for centuries."—This calumny, - so often refitted as it has been, yet merits a few words in observation at the present moment; fur, if it is proved,.thist it %vas not W. Pitt, but the M;lfsters of France Who caused the war, the odium cast on the system of that Minister for having brUnght on the present ills, is cleat - 1y misplaced ; since even the Whigs were at last reluctantly 'led to admit, 'after they barely escaped from the ignominy of "I►arirt our Ambassadoralismissed from Paris, that peace was unattainable. And at the s.ime time that they decried our resources, ridiculed the mode in which the war was conduct ed, and predicted nothing but ruin as the result, they were yet constrained to allow the necessity of perseverance in the contest. Eveß Earl Grey, the most strenuous opponent of. th. war from its.commencement, in ISIO mired an Address to his Ma:lest-5 . , in his place in the House of Lords, pledging that House to support his Majesty in the war. It is the com- niencenient . <4 the' war, therefore, not its continuance, nor its conduct, which is :he gm slim). Once -engaged, retreat was inlVossitae; and the ;furious issue of the contest is the best commentary uponth-e system on which it was conducted.— therefore, inquire "into the truth of the assertion, that " Mr. Pitt involved his country in war." The person who made tha - t assertion, " written a book," and as he probsthly thought I h:•ye be might have a Character to lose for.".candour," " integrity," &c. as a e4m piler of History,which he hat long since forfeited as aniditor of a Newspaper, he gild not there venture to make the ungaa• lined assertion which he has elsewhere so repeatedly express ed.—For in the work to which we allude, he admits, that," it will appear, perhaps to candid and dispassionate men," that the ruling parties of the rrvsl net ions were " both to blame." We cannot, however„he satiFfird with this qualined conces- sion ; and, perhaps, we could make out a sufficiently strong case, if we relied alone on the declarations, accusations, and re'criminatiutis, (if the different French revolutionary Minis ters. Robespierre and Chaumettel" charged it upon Brissov; and Brissat retorted the charge j-. The 'former expressiy said, " With what base hypocrisy the traitors insisted on cer t:rin pretended insults, said to be offered to our Ambassador ;" and Brissat asked, Who have been the author; of the war : The anarchists only, and yet they make it a crime in us. He also attributed the war to three causes, 1. " The absurd and impolitic decree of the 19th of November ;" 2. " The mas sacre of the 2d of September;". and 3,." The death of Louis." The principal necutation against Brissot on his trial, was, that Ste declared war abruptly against England, Holland, and all the Powers which had not yet declared themselves ; and Le , Brun, who was Minister for Foreign Affairs, at one period' during the resolution, suffered adeath for the same charge. Hare then we might safely take our stand; hut we will pro duce '' confirmation strong as proof of holy writ," before we gait the su!/ject, of the falsehood and illiberality of the. 'Gain:lll . )y. Mr. Pitt's system was, most undotibtedly, pacific. His pa triotic Master placed the helm of the public vessel of the State in his handa,at a time when Of political horizon was overcast with clouds; and in the face of a numerous, able, and well-regu lated Fly the force of his genius, he devised, and executed, measares far the restoration of happiness at home, which had been interrupted b . the, joint efforts - of distress and war. He faltered the spirit of cammei clef enteiprize, and restored our finances- to a state of vigorous activity. He pruvided for the •f the national debt, by the only means which can safely effect its tiguidation or reduction—an efficient satiking fund. On briaging this plan to 'natality, the heart of the youthfull premier was fixed ;—he knew that war iort:t destroy all hopes of its successful operation, as well as overthrow all the other Matra he had formed for England's happiness, founded on the continued iricrease of her Com merce, her-Manufactures, and her Agriculture :--whilst he contemplated-a diminution, not an increase, in the national expenditure. The effects of his" system," are thus described by one of his bitterest enemies : " England was at this period recovering fast from the wounds inflicted by the American war. The paints of the Country had been suffered to develope itself im the eleg ance, 'variety and cheapness of its manufactures. Every ma rket in the world was supplied with her commodities; and the cities of Europe, Asia, and America, glittered with her productions. Every ‘trait, every bay, and every sea was visited by her ships ; and there was scarcely a portion of the habitable globe that might not he considered as contributing at the same time to the opulence of her adventurous merehants, the pros perity of her flourishing manufactures, and the necessities of her artizans."§ Was it likely then, that Mr. Pitt would madly plunge the nation into war, at a moment when he found she was reaping the fruit of his pacific policy; and when he could not but know, that war-most, for a long series of years, preclude the ac complishment of those projects he had su much at heart ? His, indeed " Were theaplans of fair delightful peace ;" but he WaS forced out of his trsck by the concurrence of un toward circumstances ; and it is unjust and uneandid to blame bia) as the author of the contest. a Robespierre's Report, Nov. 17th, 1793. f Brissw's last Address to his Constituents. It ought to he noticed, that in Mr. Baines's impartial History of the wait of the French Revolution," no men tion is mad:: of this tact. § Baines's History of the Wars, Vol. i. p. 61. • CORONER'S l xauesT —Au Equisition was taken yeeterdav, in the Board Room of St. Bartholo— mew's. Flo•rwal, before T. SHELTON, Eq. Coro ner for London and Southwark, on ;be body of ‘Vm. Sastwell, a servant in the employ of Messrs. Shepherd and Co. of Bisbopsgste.street. , The deceased was in a cart with a boy, on the West.- sninster side of Temple Bar, when a brewer's dray p 4ss i ug by, the wheel of the latter caught the cart, which was overturned, and the deceased re ceived so much injury in the•sfv+,e as to cause his death. Vrrdict—.. That the deceased came by 10k death through the wanton and careless neglect of the drivrr, Jaires licAdfi.!l4, and that he was guilty of Ma6latigitter."—The Coroner issued bis.warrent, trnd lie ,was committed to Netvgate tor trial.• POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GROSS FRAUD UPON LORD MILTON, M R. WILBER FORCE, AND OTHER PERSONS OF DISTINCTION. MARLBOROUGH-STREP.T. - YeStal Clii7 a Case Of some itnportance 'to the more respectable part of sr:eiety, and which developed a most scandolotts system of fraud, came on w be heard at this Offire. Mr. Sewel, Secre(ary of an -Institution called " The Sr rarrgers' Friend Society," attended, arid stated, that he had received a communication from Earl Fitzwidirztu (who with others ot the Nobility belonged to the 'above Society) that a man had applied to him for. ether, and bad sent petitions, stating that he was a reduced tradesman in great distress, with a wile and six children, who bad been afflicted with typhus lever, and that in conse quence of his not being able to pay his rent, his landlord had seized_ Iris goods. He added, that it he could be successtol in procuring 201. it would enable hint to enter a school which was to he let in Charles-street, Hatton-garden, and that there by he could support his wife and family. Eall thinking.him a proper object ofcha rity, sent hiS case of distress to Mr. Sewel, to he inquired into. Mr. Sewel accordingly made in quiry, and ascertained the prisoner's story to bk....a complete fabrication. IVben he tb rehire called at Earl Fi zwilliam's house, he had hint appre hended. A woman was also apprehended for the same sort of proceeding practhed on Lord 11,1. ton: and it appeared they had exercised their plairs of fraud np''n the Drake of De;onsliire, the Doche,s of Bucclench, Earl of Harrowby, Earl of Derby, Right Hon. Richasii Ryder, . Cord Maitre's, Sir George Staunton, Mr'. Wiibertorce, and othrr persons of diatincrion. • At ahoot 'three o'clock the office was crowded, and Lord Milton and Mr. IVdberforce, at feuded to make their charges against th - e soners for having , obtained money under false pre tences. Mr. Sewel, bring sworn. stated his charge against the prisoner, George Wyatt, an old man. He recal&ui ,, ted the tilts p4l , tculais in the pre sence of Lord Miltimi and Mr. Wane; force, add; ing, that on callmg at E 4.1 Fi!zwillrant's house he saw the prisimer, and vesrioned him concern ing. t he etneecto t is tirto , it. of his petition, which he said was all true, 'in the presence of the Earl's steward;. and that the names of Mr. Wil berforce, Sir George Staunton, and the others, were all genuine fie - give the prisoner aH. note. A lejt.'r was . Cent to hint by- Sir.G..Stanoton, stating that the signature of his, n - inle,wava tor . gt 9 Y. . - • Mr. Wilberforteowas sworn. He sari, on look ing at the pethion, that the name was not hissig nature ; whoever wrote it must have seen and tried to ithitaie his ,ignatute. A Gentlemen was brie sworn, and proved that the prisoner's statement was (die . concerning his taking a school in Cnatles•stree►, Hatton-g,,tden ; he was acquainted Witt► the place, and there was no school to he le► if, ►he ne ighbourhood. _ Earl Fitz w steward corroborated Mr. Se wol's ita•euient. The p,isoaer, in his defence, said, that he was a Lind Sarveyor, and was in great distress, and the co;ltents of the petition were true. Ile was not married to the 5% oniat►' ill custody ; but wai the tatter of children by her, whom he was bound ro surport.—He was ref/Jamie& Esther Nicen was then separately examined from the above prisoner. ; She is a decent-looking woman, of very mild manners and address. Lord Niilton, being sworn, stated, that ihe pri soner came to his house to ask Idol for some money, presenting •8 letter. He inquired of her what. her object was in asking for charity ; she said she was in distress, and wanted to purchase a mangle to get her lisriug. He asked her what would be the expellee of a mangle, and siie told his Lordship nine guineas, and that Mr. Wilber t-nice had given her a one-poond note. His Lordship was going out at the time, and be gave her some money ; he had heard ut the imposition, and a constable was standing at the gate, and the prisoner, perceiving that she Was going to be given in custody, laid down'the *money, and Said she would not take it. iNtr. Wilberforce stated a similar iMposiciOn on him. The Magistrate thought it a sliAtneinli imposi tion, and upon those who were the most useful members of society. ; anal, to prevent such cases in future, be hoped that every Gentleman who had been similarly treated would come forward. The prisoner . begged very hard of Lord Milton and Mr. Wilberforce not to send her to prison. After remonstrating with her, they detenuined on not relieving her, MANSION•HOUSE.—A black man, the ,servant of a gentleman who resides in Lawrence-lane, was charged with having committed a burglary in the house of Mr. Jones, in the same lane. The see. vant of Mr. Hickson, wko lives next door to the complainant, said, that at half past three o'clock yesterday morning he heard a noise At the small skylight just above his bed, anti, upon looking up, saw what ke fiat t h ought to be a block cat, but what soon proved to be a human face. lie ob served the person take through a broken sky-light in the next house a coat, an umbrella, and a hat; he could not swear that the thief was the pri soner. Mr. Jones said, the prisoner had been apprehended upon the statement of the former witness. Some linen, a coat, , and an umbrella had been ,missing from the kitchen in the morn ing, and the window of the skylight bad been broken. The thief could not be an experienced enty, for he had lert some silver spoons behind him. The prisoner's master said, his servant had been purchased by him in the Brazils, and set free ; that he had served him faithfully 11 years, and had given him no - proof of want of integrity. Remanded. James Moffatt, alias ill`Cout, the notorious asso-. dale of Hufey lFhite, was or') Monday list found Guilty berme the Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, of being concerned in breaking into and robbing the Paisley Union Moil., on the 14th of July, 1811, and sentenced to be extcuted at liatiuburgli on the 2611* of July 'text. THE COLONIES. NOVA SCO!IA. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HALIFAX DIO CESAN COMMITTEE OF THE ,SOCIETY FOR PRO MOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, FOR 1819. (Concluded from our Paper of Monday last.) An Examination of hot h Boys and Ciirls took place very soon atter the pnbitcAtion of the lost yegr's Report, at lotuled by the Eat I awl Countess of Dalltonie, the Alembeis of his 'lll,jest Coon the llonse of Assembly, the Ti lusters and Superintenthints of both Schools, many of the l'Arents of the Children, and numerous other Ositors. • The. appearance of the child4en—their perfect acquaintance with every thing they bad learnt, and their general proo eSS, could not tail to gra tify all who were present.—At the close of their domination in Reading, Writing„ Cyphering, English Grammar, and Geography, the Children p'rodoced the nurn- runs tickers of urdit w Li c h they had received in the course of the preceding year, and appro j riare medars and ICS% aids were presented , o the most ile,,ervi,g, from the trawls of the Bill and Countess of Dalnowor —Tine wards for the Gills' School 'Arty 41m,“ entirrly suppli?tl by the 111 , ,nnty of arany Lioos vt , 4o . tr,ke a very lively in , ctest in the ps osperify of the Iwo tuition. 'Since the time of ibis: E x amination ,v e ry ad vantage th»t Was hoped tot front It, a•tention of th e moon lily B,,petilttetulants tor troth Schuols, has been obtained, and the Committee cannot omit to offer thuir sincere acknowledgments tor' such important bentliis; and especially to those Ladies who have given in their limn almost a daily superin'endanee to the School.—Nor is it pos 7 itrle for them to exceed what- is due, in ex pressing their most particular and grateful ire-- knot% ledgments , fur the advantages which the In stituriito has d , eriverLtrom the countenance, the exaynple, anti the personal attendance of the Countess or Dalhousie. But her Lafly,hipi and the other Superintendants have higher satisfac tion ilia.. these thanks can afford, in knowing that the attendance of the cliiPren; both at School and at Public Worship, has been more recular and snore constaut—they have improved in the neatriessof their appearance, and in their gene ral habits and behaviour ; they have made a rapid progress in the acquirement of useful knowledge, and it is humbly hoped, that by the blessing at Divine Pfovidenee a pelmanent foundation has been laid tot iheir religions and moral principles and conduct. , The Committee would be unjust to their own feelings, sod to the feelings of the Trustees of the School, it trey neglected to state with their WHT Rl* est approbation, the continued Zeal and ability of Mr. West in the management of the Boys', and the diligent attention of :Mrs. and Miss Allan, in the management of the Girls' School. Since the last Report, the number of Scholars who pay for their tuition has been diminished, which creates a new and additional embarrassment to the Trustees ; but while the pritnai y objects of the lostirution.are advanced, they feel that they ought to . he thankful---and this happily is the case; for the Free Scholars have been increased in the last year from 128 to 203. The greatest number of cltikren that had previously attended the School on any one Suoday, to proceed from thence to their respective places Of public worship, was . 150; but it has since 'peen increased to 231. Mairy of the children however were 'so destitute of clothing, that without some assistance they could neither have attended at the School, nor at any place of worship. Bythe exertions of the Super intendants however this difficulty has been remov ed, and in addition to the large subscriptions which were formerly matte, 501. has been collect ed in the present winter, and the poorest of the children have been supplied with neat and com fortable clothing. The general accounts of the School have like wise experienced a favourable change, although_ the Trustees ore still burthened with an heavy debt, for which they continue to be personally re sponsible, The amount of that debt, at the date of the last Report, was 4681. 18s. 9(1. They have since received, by a second liberal grant from the Provincial Legislature, 2001. ;' a legacy from the late Rev. George Wright, of 101., and a few be nefactions of less amount ; and although some alterations were necessary in their building, for the more comfortable accommodation of the mas ter, their debt is now reduced to less than 3001. and they confidently hope, that as the work has hitherto prospered in their hands, so it will, by the blessing of Providence, continue to prosper, and that benevolent friends will still be found to assist in relieving them from all embarrassments, and in forwarding the usefulness of this very inte resting Institution. Though the smaller Schools in different parts* of the Diocese, into which the na , ional system of education has been introduced, have in most cases sustained some injury from an unexpected deti ciency iu the supply of the necessary books, and 'other apparatus, they have not ceased to be very useful and as measures have been taken to secure a sufficient stock of every thing that will be wanted for them, early in the spring, it may con fidently be hoped that they will soon advance with increasing benefits. The reports which have been forwarded t 9 the COmmittee from the National School at tit. John's, New-Brneswirk, are of the most gratifying na ture, and represent it to he of very high repute dots, and an acknowledged blessing to that city. The number of pupils is very little inferior:to the number at Halifax. The Institution :is honoured by the very active patronage of his Excellency the Lietuenant•Governor ; and the most respectable persoos in the city are its most, zealous friends.--- The master, Mr. Bragg, fully answers the high expectations Which were formed of him : his wife has been well instructed in the system, and has now opened a School for girls which is already in a very promising state. A valuable building has been erected for the School, Which contains one of the largest rooms in either NI - orifice, and was opened on Christmas - Eve in a very interesting manlier. A public and most satisfactory examination of the children was held ott this occasion, and appropriate tewards r- .• were distributed to the most deserving by Lieutenant-Governor. The institution has been . incorporated by a charter from his Excellency' . a ,valuable grant of land has already been 'el -to it, and another is expected--a stock at §ch °° , Books, and other necessary articles,. su ffi cient foi the whole Province for several years, has been im ported from England ; and every School - in Nos Brunswick that introduces the Madras system ' gratuitously supplied with them--a choir of sing ers tor the Church have- been selected front I" Scholars ; they beve l been carefully and 0,1) , in; vructed in psalmody,accordiog to the Mad" system, which is found pet fectly applicable. to m u ; sical instruction, and perform their par_t of II: In public service in the tio,st engaging short, the whole of the concerns of this importo° institution itppear to be already in as prosper" l and promising a condition as,its warme st friend s can desire. At the close of this Report, the Committee t called upon, by every impulse of respect.and gra y titude, to repeat their sincere acknowledgmet o of the important benefits which have been con' ferret) upon their objects by the continued even" . ragensent, the liberal assistance, 'and th cot" descending. and patient 'attention of their I.Cob l Patron, who has on every Occasion most c heer; billy given his valuable time and Comm!, 04 opened his pulse, when .s either could promotea ie designs of this Committee. 1: is impossible to make this acknowl , dgme nt , without hvely satisfaction ; anti the ' Committe? have only to regret the cloud that overshadO rs it, when they look to the - early temovol of ir is .Lordship from this Province, which must depri° them of such important countenance and assts` 1 once. They will not, however, a grate' recollection 'of the favours and benefits 'y id : which they have hitherto been honoured, in d"'l anticipation of the heavy loss they must sot' ll Bust art. hey have a pleasing consolation in refiegtil l P that his Lordship has been called by the disciini' . fiat kg judgment of his Royal flightiest the rtil Regent, to higher honours,. anti a thore exteti'- le sphere of usefulness. They ha've additional Own fort in kno w ing also that another Committee. ° the Society for Promor ing Christian Kuow-ledge which has been formed at Quebec, will gain the great benefits which they are to lose; and'l l4 will have still further satisfaction in _offering tht it fervent prayers for every 'blessing , that attend his Lordship and his Family, 1 Halifax, Jan. $l, taco. CRICKET. - Oil Monday last a match at Cvic was flayed on ,Seven Oaks Vine, between eLY' reci of the Bullington Club and eleven of the Sec° Oaks Club, which the former won by 65 runs'". Anti on the 21st, another was played on Plow . Plain, bet vt een eleven of the liallington and defe r/ of the, Prince's Plain, which the former won 271 runs.on the whole, and the Ist innings of Bniliugton wa's 76 above both those of the Prince Plain. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. As a man named 13 14(1° chard, a carpenter ot Rowden, near D,Vizes, on Monday evening returning with his wife 411 son in a earl, shout a quarter of a milefroin Charlton Cat, a thoughtless buy ridin g - by, s it oe' the horSe in the cart with bis whip, When 11 ': animal took frigM, and running on a batik, f. " O cars immediately upset; Mrs, Blanchard ‘ l ' 3 4 tbrown with great violence on the ground, received such a severe blow on the back p4 ll- o ° , her head, that she died the foiinvring mnrninro Her husband was alsOso seriously injured by 0 , fall, that though he still lives, little hopeti entertained of his recovery. The poor bi.'Y lad about 8 or 9 years old, who is likely to roO r t 1 - the loss ot bolls patents) receives! but a tew 1 11 4• bruises. An inquest has been held by Mr. Cla m on the body ot Mrs. Blanch.rd, and a verdict accidental death returned.—(Bath Paper.).. BIRTHS. . ' a °l The Duchess of Rutland was safely .delivered - of 3 6° , e i t Thursday evening, at half-past six o'clock, at her 1103;00 Arlington-street. Hu. Grace and her infant son, ."` happy to add, are both in a fair way of cluing well. o ref Yesterday, I+etrs.Bunning, of Bernard-street, Russoll-s4 of a son. . I SO' Yesterday, at Grundisbnrgh, Suffolk. the Lady of l'r' jeant Fret e, of a daughter. -------'d • AIARRIED. et, • On Thursday last, at St. George's, Hanorer-srnarcl:/05 Uaun ISPNiece, Esq., of Totihridb-e-place, New-road , rice, daughter of the late John Harrison, Esq. of street. , Ca rr :, At Brighton, on the 22d instant, by t h e Rev. 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