The Sun. — London, England, 1817-09-12 00:00:00

PI OVINCIAL JOURNALS. (Continued from /oil - Paper of yrsterclay.) CURSoIIY RENIARKs rpoN THE TRANs.ACTIONS OF THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIANIENT. (J- tom Thr (DroVitt) Correspondeit' (!1' August 11.) The fir.t Act of the Sesinn, for Suspending the V(lrit or Habeas Corpus, met with all the oppo ioia in Parliament wiled' has• been alladed Aer oecessarily contemplated the preservation of the entire conotornity against the machinations of a few, compratively ; but, although it tv" thus adopted for a general intent iou of safer Y, it was maligued by the Opposition, as twine. intend ed foe a particular oppression. They said, that this temporary Law, which enabled the Magis trate to contend with the greater viaour against the plotter of sedirion, or the open abettor of re-. whs destine d, in fact, against the p eo pl e ' s ' liberties, and intruded to support the power o the Alinistay; and they inveighed against it with affected fury, and resisted its enact anent with as . Much btottle well-nianaged noise, as if they were really ,serions—and, as if they - were not con. - vinced in their consciences, that all their vehe ment declamation was meant only to gain parti zans from the gross mass of the crowd. Lord 'Grosvenor took a stride of an extreme kind in his oppositien to this measnre. His Lordship was. represented to have said, that, whether the disaf fection was trivial, or considerable, which existed, it was to he ascribed to the unwillingness of the alinisiry to Reform. If any thing to this effect bad been-used, it appears to have wanted as much . the sanction of truth as of common justice. Jr_ is atom quite clear what the Noble Lord meant by Reform. He appears unfriendly to the Septennial Act—hut it is not quite apparent th„it lie is an ad vocate for Triennial Parliaments, or for Annual Parliaments ; and there is no reason for suspect ing that the Noble Lord is a very strenuous advo cate for the Spencean principle, of sub-dividing the superficial area of the entire kingdom among the .people, without preference to any. If he means by Reform, a prudent and gradual reduction of the public expenditure; the abolition of the most unnecessary places ; the investigation of all the vvorking departments of our general system ; the retrenchment of every thing which can he spared without detriment to the public interest—he cer tainly must have made the assertion imput-ed to Lim, in all the levity and negligence of a vet y jo cular tumour. Notwithstanding. the infinite in crease in the-practical - business of the• State ; not withstanding tire undescribabTe•complexity which necessaiily inheres in the Organized policy elf a great-commercial Empire, above any other—which is prOgressively advancing ia improvement, •opir ience, and power—accumulating, •satvelling, and extending—by new • acquisitions abroad ; by the growth cit new gradations in its social system at home ; by fresh cantonments of interest anti of power in so many regions of the world yet have the present Ministry effected mote, in the way of real oral genuine Reform, than any that have preceded them—nny, than all the Adminiitrations, taken collective,ly, of the last' -half century. And indeed, it. does not seem to be dealing jostly by the Opposition to suppose, that their - disinterested struggles for such a timber of years—long before Lord Gros; venor enli , ted under • their standard—could have been altogethcr ineffectual ; that they never could have conduced to the reformation of any thing impel feet it) operation, or impolitic its principle— for, if they had, the country must, at least, be in debted to them for so much, and the 'Ministry have the merit and magnanimity of taking instruc tion from their adversaries. But the truth is, liar whet her the Ministers lost the country or saved it, in the manner in which they prosecuted the war—whether they economised, or whether they were prodigal iii time peace—are but fictitious (pies:hogs with their opponents : propositions, in vetited to afford some pretexts for debate—sonie qualification tor the arguments of a eery disap pointed party. The real question, always and only dear to the Opposition, is—what are the most probable means of displacing their rivals from their offices. It is, in the support of this question, that they chart;%e them with being the authors of the disaffection which is admitted to exist, by their unwillingness to Reform ; where as, it they could be candid upon such an occasion, there is nothing more thortifying to them, t h ao. the very reform which the Athniuistration arc ho nestly pursuing;, and the puhlie amnelioratinn which they ate sincerely endeavouring to act:ctn.. : plish. But, whether the Ministers are reforming in the manner the most acceptable to Lord Grosvenor and his friends, one fact is admittea—namelv, that disaffection does exist. The Noble Lord is stated to have made the admission, in wafer to ascribe so unfortunate a fact to the unwillingness' of the Ministry to Reform, as it would seem.-- it is unimportant how, or for what cause, the ad- Iniss'ou was made ; but, being once made—the I ..ppOsiiion having once recognized the existence a disaffection—they made out a case for the Mi nisters, and for the necessity of their measures, Which were calculated to enable the Executive to meet disaffection Isith suitable energy, and to suppress it, if possible. They are not so weak ir to imagine, that speculative measures would sa tis,y the Reformers of Spa-fields—that theoretical expedients would suppress the Luddites—that me taphysical experiments would appease the mobs of Nottingham or Manchester—those who put to death the constables, end fired npon the Magis tracy—or those who, in such strength an d nun " 'her, were enrolled and blanketted for the match to • Londou. They are not so weak as to imagine, that the labour which was thrown out of employment by 4 1 peace—by the derangement of the general sys t rot of national business--would be set in full work, by lu experiment npon the representative part of the (:111 iS 1 jOll they are not so weak es this surely. `1 .. ,y are nut so foolish either, as t 9 persuade -aiselees, that the deficiency io th 4 supply of ,l!r! food—the tnanifcst effect of it singularly ••.'-isot,, with which a vast majority of the of the must fertile parts of the gt-d and afflicted—could be re modific,tioa (ler r, rse tl!t: may adheit Lk) : fw , ufter all, there has L' .', I i ~ `{ ~ . been no scheme of Reform yet proposed, which has not been a very servile imitation of the old poissard Constitution of Paris, a few years ago. .1 • 1 At.! Want of employment surely m i st have pro (bleed some effect *Upon die Public—the want of food, as certainly if both those causes operated —and that they have there is no Master of the seven-fold face can dare to deny—it would be very desitable to be informed, how the pungent awl severe effects arising out of such causes could be removed, by any changes in the frame or in the substance of our Constitution. If these causes operated, conjointly with others, it would be very desirable to be .infortned of the_. degree in hiCh they contributed to engender the dislffec , tion which existed. They operated either in the whole or in part. If they operated in the whole, it is not easy to discover the justice of attributing iheir effects to the unwillingness of the Alinistry to Reforat—it they operated in part, it- is but fair, that the ,quantum of their influence should be ascertained, and then we shall he the better able to judge how much (if any) of the disaffection, is honestly chargeable upon the onwilEogness of the Ministry to Reform. It is incumbent upon the Noble Eat! alluded to, and his colleagues in the political warfare, to establish this qoatitiim—be fore his argument can pretend to candour, or his inference to credit. Not having made out this prelimioary detoonstration, we Cannot- conclude that the disaffection which wa3 acknowledged to exist, was for the advantage of the public peace and interest. If it were tint, it might to be sup pressed.-s.and if so, the Suspension of the Writ of Corpus, for a limited time, and the consequent strengthening of the Executive, .was the only expedient, in the way of obvious expe riment, to which the State could resort, in the first instance, for its own salvation. 'Whether .the disaffection was produced by the want of employment, and of food; disposing - the poor, anti the ignorant, and • the impatient, under the general pressure of distress, to listen too readily to the invocations of sedition, or to yield too soon to the coquetish lures of Revolution—or whether it was produced by other causes—one thing is vet y clear: that it was not to be cured by any attempts which might be made upon the constitution of the Parliament, or the prerogative of the Sovereign. Indeed, there is upon record the important atte,ta tion of Mr. Hunt, and practically exhibited too, which is touch better than committing it to the infirmity of assertion, that so pure is tl!e lloose of Commons, so jealous of all matters of wrong towards the most contemptible individual in the community, that it is open for complaint, and ready for redress, even though the Constitution of the Country should have committed the power of redress, for all wrongs . and injuries whatever, to certain specific departments of its own (ovation. When Mr. Hunt conceived himself tube libeileti,he petitioned the Common& for justice against his li beller, who had defamed his reputation. It is true, Mr. Hoot amused himself, and as many idle -fel lows as his political pastimes at Spa•fields aovl other places could attract; in charging the House of Commons with the most abominable corrup tion. But this was merely to exercise the patrio tic ill-humour of the crowd, as it appears, and no more. Au ordinary titan, wounded in his reputa tion, would naturally hook to a Court of Justice for retriht-itioo ; but Mr. Hunt thought so little of the Courts of Justice of his contitty, mid so much of the purity of Parliament, and of ths. sert sihiliiy the slander of an individual would provoke among fire jealous guardians of the peo ple's tights, that he took his cause and his com plaint to the House of Commons, for its ahjitdi cation—which was practicing .a very anal-a-propos jest loom the Reformers, it must be conless;sd.— The House of Commons shoved their discern ment, as well as their proper sense of. what their ditties were, and they repelled the complaint, cod left the complainant to invent new public libels against them, either in jesteir earnest, and to seek compensation for the libels against himself front a Jury of the country—if he were traduced. It) whatever light the - charge may be viewed, which attempts t o affix upon the Administration the culpability of the existing disaffection, in con sequence of their unwillingness to Reform, it Can not be assented to, for any justice which it con tains. The Administration have been sedulous in • promoting the most disinterested, laudable Re form, by constitutional . means. After long la bours, anxiously pursued, and successfully con cluded, new difficulties, the offspring of new cir cumstances, call for fresh exertions of their zeal and wisdom on the public behalf. They met these with firm spirits, and honest and earnest efforts. They consult the disposition of the public—and they invariably observe a deference towards the rational expectations and desires of the people.--- r They even submit to conciliate them, when they are in error—when they are ntislf:cl by exaggera tion, and imposed on by fallacy. They precipi tate the retrenchment which they had resolved to make—they accelerate such measures of economy as the state of the public affairo would safely justify—they Snrrender up a portion of the equiva lent which they receive from the Crown, as its public and confidential servants themselves, upon the example afforded them by the, illustrious cha racter who now exercises the Sovereign autho rity with such wisdom and lustre. With a con tribution, of true Royal magnitude, made to the public relief by his Royal }Ugliness the Pi ince Regent—with concessions and relinquishments made by his advisers—practical retrenchments in all the public departments,a uniform zeal in eco nomy constituting the essential spirit of the policy of the State—with all those things staring them in the face, the Opposition have trot scrupled to blame the Ministers, for being the causes of the disaffection admitted to exist, by their unwilling ness to Reform► ! ! ! [To be continued.] Fort William and Fort George are, it is said, to be immediately dismantled, and the matetials sold. Saturday last, the High Court of justiciary at Edinburgh proceeded on the trial Of Murray Stewart, tidewaiter in Greenock, accused of break ing into the Custom-house at Greenock, and car lying away notes', &c. to the amount of 1,2001., when, utter hearingevidence against the prisoner, the Jur y' returned 'verdi'et of adcinittat I ItEg *k:l* 2r:7"` govtAGE.eer_Cort Satorday mornjug, .s4lTtat two o'clock, a gang of fellows, seven in number, brOke into. the 'hay-yard of Denis Lyoto,Esq.,,at Coortbrack, in the south liberties of, Limerick,: and having discovered a ladder standing against a rick of hay, they placed it-under the window of Miss Lyons's bed-room,.and four of them, by this. means, succeeded in getting in. They .then pro ceeded to the bed-room of Mr. James and Mr. Denis Lyons, the latter of whom, on hearing .a noise, immediately jumped out of bed, and was instantly knocked down by a blow with a horse pistol—when down, one of the fellows ,stood on his hands, whi-le the remainder proceed ed to search the roam, alternately breathing the most horrid threats and imprecations. Mr. Lyons, finding that resistance would be vain, entreated of them to spare his life, and the lives of his family, and he would give them what money was in the house, his pocket-hook, his watch, the keys of every part of the house, and two large silver cups—but they rejected this offer, and vehement ly swore, that '' nothing would satisfy them hut blood or money." After an ineffectual search, they became much exasperated, and beat the un happy Gentlemen about the head in the most dread ful manner, and then retired, leaving him welter ing in his blood, which flowed profusely from the wounds. Returning to Miss Lyons's room, they commenced a search - here also, and found a small basket, in which was about five pounds in silver, received a few days before for rent.of some potatoe ground—this they pocketed, and descended from the window in the same manner. They took no thing from the house but the money, and went off thrtatigh the fields, towards Mr. Harvey's. Those who catoe wete not at all disguised—the re mainder, it is supposed, were. left outside tC) watch and prevent the family from getting ,out to raise an alarm. When the felldws - w ere gone it was found neceSsary to send for a Medical Gentleman—a inessenLzer was dispatched at that early hour, and Docto: Carroll was called on, who immediately went out atmed, and probed and dressed the wounds, which are deep, though not dangerous— the principal fear is ()Hever. It is singular, that a very fine watch-dog, which was kept in die yard, has not sinc:n been heard of.—(Linterick&lcertizer On Sunday night, -between twelve and one o'clock, the house of Mrs. Martin, in Upper Malone, about two miles and a half from 'Belfast, teas broken into by three armed men, who, be fore the family were alarmed, removed several pieces of, beef and bacon to the hack door, with the intention of carrying them °IL and proceeded to break open the door of the bar. The noise awoke Mrs. Martin, who r.t first sight thought it was some of her own family ;• she called out to know %eh° was there, when one of the robbers ran to the bed-room door, demanding entrance 'in a feigned, voice, and endeavoured to force it open. Mrs. Martin's daughtrr, who slept in the same apartment, immediately jumped out of the.win dow, in order to alarm the servants, when one of the ruffians stationed on the outside of the horse fired, but fortunately missed her ; the others, thinkig they were discovered, instantly made . a precipitate flight, leaving their booty behind them, also a loaded pistol, &c.—(Clonmel. Herold.) WATERFORD, SEPT. 3.—On Friday night .six fellows broke into the house of Patrielt Hanesy, at Shanakill, in this county, and after violently beating him, robbed him of twenty shillings in silver and a great quantity of wearing apparel. Martin Mulcahy and Joseph Redmond, of Bally laneen, charged with having committed this of fence in. company with Thomas Keane of Sea field, lately a barony constable, and three others unknown, have been committed to the county gaol by Richard Power O'Shec, of Gardenmorris, Their .committal was noticed in our last.— ( Waterford Mirror.) A set ions accident happened on Sunday at the Friary Chapel in Ross, in consequence of a panic oeensioned by the breaking of a form upon which persons were standing while listening to a religious discourse. Several of the congregation were wounded, sonic dangerously, but; at the departure of the last account, no lives, we_be- . lieve , had been lost. In consequence of the con, fusion, sotn•damage was dont to the railing and to other light timber work, but it is not true, as reported, that the gallery loft fell down.— (Ibid ) TaaL2E, SePT. I.—We regret to state the fol lowing circumstances of a fatal accident which happened here on the night of Sattirday On the evening of that day, Mr. Robert Rear don. a very respectable woollen-draper of the town of Killarney (who had been.attending As sizes business here), having (lined. in this town, on his return homeward, in coinpany with some friends, about seven o'clock, his horse became headstrong and 'mina:tag-table, and threw him with such violence near Ballyseedy (about three miles hence) as to occasion his death in the course <A the night. He was brought back to this town immediately after the accident happen ed, and on being examined by Surgeon Crumpe, his scull was found so dreadfully fractured that his case was immediately pronounced hopeless. Ile has left a widow, in a state of pregnancy, and six children to lament. his loss:—(Western Herald.) The Lord Lieutenant hss been pleased to send George and Samuel Raymond of Riversdaie, Esqrs. 301. for the - poor of the parish of Knuc -kanure, and 201. to Leslie Wren of Litter, Esq. for the poor of the parish in which that gentle man resides.---(lbid.) ENNI3, SEPT. B.—Last Sunday evening, at so early an hour as between 7 and 8 o'clock, a large assemblage of people paraded through the peace• able town of Clare, and entered the houses of some industrious families that have settled there since 'the disbanding of the militia, and whose sobriety and laborious habits held forth a useful and exemplary lesson to others. After much abuse and menace, those - . poor villagers were threatened with being carded and otherwise ill treated Unless - they should immediately depart from the country. But the matter having been represented td the 'neighbouring Magistrates, some measpres' ba:e been adopted as seem most likely to *iv 'prii a tection to the innocent, and to jAititlfittbith'ilty 'should they attempt to put their threats io execution. INT,ELLIGENCS. . INFORMATIONS - UPON PENAL STATUTES• 111*.atisditouGH.Srituair.--SetreraFlnfor tnationi of mueltimportance..to tradespeople in genera l .. were beard , before GEORGIS:FARRANT, Esq. occupied the whole afternoon. The compla int : were preferred at the instigation of the POtisit Officers of St. Giles's, to prevent persons , under the Metropolis. Paving Act,:from exhibiting g oo" for sale outside of their shop windows. • Mr. ANDRaws,. in support of the Informattonle stated that the object of the. is passin g this Act was to prevent , first, the nuisance of cum. strutting the foot-ways of the Metropolis ; and , secondly, to abolish the - inticement to peculation" and plunder, by exhibiting articles otetsideslopsj The tisth Section of the Act of .Parliament stptedp that any person who exposed to sale, or permitted to be exposed, meat or. offal, or any matter or thing without their shops, after having receiVea notice to remove the same, should be liable to s. fine of 40s. for the first offence, 51. for the second , &c. Ste. The first inforniwion- was against J. Harvefr" i4 salesman, in Broad-street, St. Giles's, for exp o, ing 10 coats-for sale outside his shop. " window, the Bth of September. - • Won. Dorrell, Surveyor under the New Act or pointed by the Committee., proved that "' at* in question were exhibited tor sale oteati horizon'" t .rail over the area in frodeof defendant's houPq suspended upon a stand. AVitness.had the defendant, and given him notice .to remo i r' the eArments, but he neglected. to do, : so. Li° observed, when witness desired to ren l 9 o the goods, that it was a very hard case upon him, On being cross-examined by Mr. BAratY's w i lt ; ness said that the clothes by no means iallie" the footway, and it was admitted that other per' sons even blockaded the fronts of their houses froiu the curb stones. Dorrell's testimony was corroborated by Stui til , a beadle. Mr. BARRY, for the defendant,.stated tha t " be case was of the greatest magnitude to the tradil part of the community, inasmuch as they , h ad great stakes at issue upon the Magi stra tes decisi on 'on this, which teas a new case. The defendan t had taken his house with the advantage " jell • was now complained of, and which had never be fore been disputed ; and the Legislature; said lire Leann(' Counsel, never would have passed the Act into a law, had they been aware of the oifficulties it created. The question was, was the mer e a etmistanee of hanging' Out these coats over t h e defendant's own area a- crime within the conte.' plation of the Act, which, in his construction, was meant to prevent the impeding of the pav e .; ment. The defendant, by being derived of thia benefit, would lose 25/. a year. Mr. Barry arg ue, forcibly against the oppres..iive Act, and coutemie%:l that the Legislature never had it in tiew to ove l ' whelm a family, in ruin, because a person clic! O c t best he could to support them within the p recis; c of his own house. r. Donaldson-, of Bloorrisbury-square,sur ve Y °r : who made a drawing of the premises,- which w".: exhibited, proved that 6ere was no ob s tr ucti°l to the foot passenger.- • oh' Mr. A tvCiasws replied to Mr. Barry, ~e served, that there was n local Act, the 47(1) King, which held out the same restrictions g 5 present Act. He maintained that this 43 .' CL ' ir C 57th of the King, Went to protect tiadesilie t3.- : 11 0 plunder,* and that it tended t o promote the a intercourse and benefit of trade iu general. tf • The MAGISTRATE observed' , that n e was determineopon the alleged hArshuess of t 4 e The words of the Act were strong and unol thv raid cal t0 ... d "over any area," was expressly eta 114 the Art was as much infringed upon by 1t 4 1 , 4 area being covered, as if the whole WAS SU' livalbhip to exhibit articles for sale had bei Ottte Sn o f great; lhat the Legislature saw the proPl.l°Yvvol retrenching.such inticements. The defendant convicted its the penalty of 40s. ,ourt" 'Mr. Wood, ironmonger, Totteobanl ---- road, was convicted in the like peualty, fu r al; biting three stoves on his area. Mr. Lacock, of 6t. Giles's, for exhibiting b° for sale upon his area railing and ikir. )'Assn' ; of Russel-street, Bloomsbury, were cone icted .00 the like penally of 40s. each,.after much discuss' between Counsel. BURGLARY.—Wedoesciay morning, abo „ t thr a o'clock, the shutt ers o f M r . list a ll s , grocer, t r Bermondsey -str e et, o pp o sit e Russel-street , sve , e ui forced open, th e w i n d ows b ro ke, and a (1" 311 1hf of nutmegs stolen. The thieves were soPr iseL oa the watchm en an d p atro l e , an d decamped the same morni ng the shutters of Mr. Sm" „ 0 r e shop, haberdasher, in Bermondsey-stree t ' ` ve forced open, and the windows broke, by t he sa ve ele gang, as suppos e d. Th e y were surprised b y h t e family ; and the w a tch men being 'very near. t made off without any property. BITHS. On the 7th inst. at Sir Cha ß rle s Coote's, R T r elOA allyfiont -- Lady Crem of a son heir. On the 26th orne, ult. at 11.161. an co d untry seat, in the quarter o Pierre, near Marseilles, the Lady of Captain Robert 13ftri C. B. It. N. of a son. 11 161 011 Wednesday last, Mrs. 1. Gore, of Bedford - p lace, sell -square, Of a son. o f Bef On Monday last, the Lady of Henry Earle , F.sq* ners-street, of a daughter. 'lbis morning, at Enfield, Ci H. Ward, MARRIED. eldest daughter of the late Dr. William Saunders, I`J• D: le Yesterday, by licence, the N at New ('hunch Ot . St• Ma lr o f bone, John Jones, Esq. eldest son of John Jones, Es ( L tt , Llauarth Court, in Monmouthshire, to Lady Harriet Plunisi4 only daughter of the Earl 0 Fingal. The ceremonY it'he been previously performed at his Lordship's house, by co , Her. iNir. Gerrard, according to the rites of the Roman tholic Church. Esq.. to Mary, tai-:" - -----------.----.#' On the sth inst. at Hackn DlED at . 'd 61, George Hill' •Es4l forinerly of Watling-street Ll' et On Wednesday, the 3inst. in the 35th year of her -- Eliza, the wife ;,f , ' the Rev. Benjamin G eor g e Heath, ec° of Creeting, Suffolk. jgfir On Tuesday last, Mary, the wife of George Collings' of Hampstead, aged 64. . 0(9 6 Lately, at Leghorn; near Lontb, at the ft dranced age At William Portus, who enjoyed his• faculties to the last. too his request, a favourite ass, which he had de to id ° he rode ,„ t t , market for Upwards of 30 years, was shot, and boric a .a same time. ------- ------- Gre y LONDON: Printed by .1. CARST S - , AIR of No. Oimsond -street, Queen-square; and publ ished by syf ,SCRIPPS,- of No. 7, south noltun-street, at 'L prde Oilier, No. 112. Strand ; where Adveztiseinentsy Letters, &c. (post-paid) . 'roust be addrosse4. th at AO) 4 L4 O f, 'p tYf 9 4tr t v4tivi ~~ ~~ t eisni ; 4 0 ' 4 t t tr ut g'a it,s, 11,1 1)02 7 1 1.] 4,h tot tf (1 kt,t ..tto4k IrtU htk 14 , :