The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-08 00:00:00

or this country, Ire rapidly vanishing at the pit
ralysing touch of poverty. While this acknow:
laird deficiency in the wales of 1.110111 condone►,
it is vain to think of correcting the esil of
pJuperism ; and iii such circumstaticea, to talk of
stimulatiog the pride of the labourer, of rooso.g
him to more actiie exertions, and pointing to 114
Saving liiink.t, where lie thight deposit the set=
plus of his earnings, is nothing short rat a iiiiierafite
delusion on the part of those whir use stiOt lan'
gouge, if they lirlieve it, nod a cruel ma kill
when addressed to the starving yet it►dustttous
work-people.
We would not be understood, however, 1., recoma
mend any legislative measure for raising the 111011Wy.
rate of wages ; hut we would have that artibtist
system of our political existence terminated, which
has deranged tl►e relations of society, and has
particular beaten down the lowest classes, ■nd de-
privet! them hot only of their political importance,
but even of their ordinary domestic (Imagine, which
has familiarised them with the most debasing mi.
eery, habituated them to the meanness of Iwggary,
and in the process weakened tire I.r•r of their
morel sentiments. Load this s►.tem coin.
meowed, the evil of the Pour Laws was never 1.-It.
The rapid !progress of pauperism is within the.
memory of most of us. It commenced with the
iiitroduction of an exclusive paper currency, .11.11
advanced pari pessu with its depreciation. The
reward of labour has not been commensurate with
the arrOcial rise in the markets, caused by a dete-
riorated circulating medium—.and with the octane
rise, caused by the accumulation of taxes and the
increase in resit. On this paper system the present
amount of taxes his been raised, and, on doubt, ,1
this system be closed, the rate of taxes must be if;.
minished to preserve even the existing proportion
between them and the value of the currency ; and to
this, as involving a reduction in the military sod civil
establishments of the country, the Ministeriewill most
certainly object. But until this be effected, it is
vain to think of amending our Poor Laws. Starving
men must apply to the parishes for relief, and those
who depend on their labour alone for support, must
starve unless the compensation they receive fur their
labour be sufficient for their subsistence. In this
country labour has not a free market, which con-
duces, with other circumstances, to prevent the
system from correcting itself by competition. The
money-prices will remain unchanged, and the four
Rates will be burdened until the relative value of
money be restored, by n return to what is figura-
tively ■nd happily called a " wholesome" metal:ie
currency,

These observations are altogether independent of
those which are suggested by the provisioos of the
present Bill, considered either in the light of a p
liative, or of • measure of general policy. tie
power vested in parishes, of taking and leasing
lands, we object in tutu, as highly dangerous, and
opening • ready Boot to the worst abuser. ►t would,
•e dials, be difficult to chew how lands will come
isitire•reselily into occupation, or be more profitably
employed by the intervention of parish officers,
than if left in the hands of the owner open to ►he
competition of enterprising farmers.

The Public will learn with satisfaction tlias
the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has given
lattice of a Motion for this evening, rtorcting
the balances of the iftlf,hc money in the hands of
the Batik of England, of which lie purposes to
render six millions available to the public service.
The whole amount of these balances is somewhat
about seven millions, 110 that the principle of their
implication being by the matimi conceded, tl.e
Right lion. Gentleman will have to explain why
lie exempts the extra million from his proposed
measure. if it be expedient to take the pokily
me-
ney fur the public service, we call sre no cause irs
the existing tivane tut ealharr.e.aitielits of die country
why a single shilling, really heliaigitiu: to the public
oliciplit be suffered to lie in the hands of the Batik,
available only to the interests of that estalsitsMtic;J.
It is fortunate, however, that ecru thewi x it;,;-
lions shall now be bruit: Ott forth, and we rai,ot but
congratulate Mr. tint.x to whose able .nod pet-
severing exertions in elucidating the accounts hi-
tweet. the Government and the Bank this advan-
tage is solely to he attributed, that lie li.is ut leogtti
accomplished this great .I...rct. To a generous
mind the consciousuess of having performed a duty
to one's country is no doubt a high gratification ;
but who that is capable of sppreciatiug such merit
does not reflect with pleasure oil the honest pride
*lnch Mr. (;CENIF6LL CUR now enjoy at witnessing
the success of exertions? Mr. GRENFELL'S nit-
ro is not a little heightened by the knowledge that
on this point his exertions have been not only per-
fectly- disinterested, hot t :•at in combating the Batik
of England, endeavonring to diminish the pro-
fits of that et•tal):i•I , a Bank Proprietor,
proportlialatly reduces his own profits.

The Lord Bishop or Quentc sod family, awl
Captain I{OBERT DARRIN, CUMMl•sitoittr I
the Naval Yard at Vitheci rod faamily. will 1..14e
l brit passage thither ),I the Active frigate. S r
J. A. (ioauos, 1.C.8.i tlfliug not st Pftrtioneuile.
Lieut. 1). 21111.1. Es (.!, of the Vigilant, is
tooted to the Intik of Commander, for "1"
tared (as Cosnotasoiri or is Its venue Cone.) the
greatest number of stoo•;glers on the Portstipailh
station, doupg tile post Iv re LirUt. N.141.$
duccreds to the cornrow:J.