The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

not exceeding 5001. Five per cent. from 5001. and not exceed-
ing 1,0401. And ten per cent. exceeding I,ouol. Provided that
the increase of such re-pective salaries since 1797 shun have been
not I,Ns than double the amount of the additional contribution
hereby required. Such w!ditional contribution: respectively to
muse whenever the parties paying the same shall be promoted to
a situstion entitled, under the new regulations, to a salary equal
to that which they now possess.
&h. Ni, mperanntintiun to he granted to any such contributor,
except by the Treasury, and by that board only, nt tour periods
to be lifted in each year lexcel‘t in easel of immediate urgency),
when a speciid boat d I.r la arils sled! he held for the purpose of
considering all opplicadons received in the preceding quarter ;
notice of which board shall be given to the heads of the depart-
ments raonuocniling such applications:, from each of which
so,ue proper officer shall, if napfired, attend to answer all such
101,Cti011z at die board of treasury may put, in order to enable
it eat to e.sci,lc upon the fitness oe rehaive urgency of each appli-
cation ; amd to distribute the ilk;sofethle Ammon of the fund, or
su much of it us may be r«pii-ite„ in such manner as, upon an
cxaminatiod of all the cases before diem, may appear must con-
ducive to justice rind the public interest.
VI. The interest accruing upon the contributions to be aprlied
in the first ins mice to the expense of manage:nem of the fund,
and the remaiutlcr to accumulate for the benefit of it.

th. If the nAgregute atm now paid in superannuation allow-
ances to public servants alio hold apices coining within the de-
scription uP the first article, shall be found to exceed one-tenth
of the as;g7egate amount of the salaries and pecuniary taindit-
;ileitis of all the said offices. the new tilliMlllllllll46l.llB to he
granted in any one year shall not exceed one-half of the saving
ari•ing from such of those allowances as may have elapsed in the
preceding year. until the whole sum so granted shall be reduced
to till per cent. or under that amount, in contimmity to the 4th
article.

_
My lords are further of opinion, that it will be proper to pro-
pose to Parliament to repeal the several rates of allowances enacted
by the 3th Geo. 111. cap. 117, and to substitute the Ibllowin:4 in
lien thereof, viz.--
Above ten years' service, and not exceeding 15, 4 12dis of the
salary: above 13, and not exceeding 20, 5-I.2ths ; above 20,
and not eat:coding 23. 6-120 h; above 23, and not exceeding
50. 7-I2ths; above M.), and not exceeding 55, S-121.i15; above
55, and not exceeding 40, ; above ao, and not exceeding
43, 10-12ths ; above 4.5, and not exceeding at, 11-12 the ; and
above 30, the whole. Such respective allowances to be calculated
upon the salary and pecuniary emoluments of the office, as
charged to the payment made to the contribution fund ; and in
no case to exceed the net sum received by the officer after the de-
duction of such payment.
My Lords arc same. that notwithstanding the extreme im-
portance of adhering to this scale as much as possible, there
may arise special cases which it would be difficult to foresee or
enumerate, with respect to which some departure from this scale
may become indispensable, and that authority to provide accord-
ingly should be reserved to their Lortlships ; they are of opinion,
however, that it should be ennettsl, that in all such circumstances
the cases should be laid before Parliament, together with a re•
port of the circumstances which have led their Lordships to make
the exception.
My Lands, in calling upon the heads of the other departments
of his Majesty's Civil Government to enter upon a revision of
their respective establishments, with a view to such economical
reductions us may fulfil the intentions of his Majesty, ex;vessed
in his answers to the addresses of both Houses of Pa:hauteur,
think it right to state the principles upon which they have pro-
ceeded, and the coerse they have followed, in the revision of the
establishou of of the 'frrnsury under their immediate direction.
They have thought that they should hest carry into execution
the intentiia.s expressed in the iidilresses of Parliament, by keep-
ing in view the following g,neral rules:—
fat. That every office witg to be restored to the situation, in
respect to the number of persons employed, and of their respe...-
live emoluments, in which it stood in 1197, unless some adequate
cause continued to exist, which rendered some alteration Illtiar•
td. That where increase of business, or the more correct and
efficient execution of the public service, rendered it necessary to
preserve establishments either created or enlarged since 1/97, the
emoluments of the officers composing those establishments should
be assimilated, as nearly as the change of circumstances would
admit, to those received by persons in similar situations in 1797.
Sil. That if any office existing in 1797 was found to be no
longer necessary to the public service, or that its emoluments
might be properly reduced. such office should be abolished or
reduced in value, as the case might admit.
Proceeding upon the foregoing rule,, my Lords began by a
careful comparison of the establishment of the Treasury in 1797,
and as it now exists; mid finding that a very large increase had
taken place both in respect of the number of persons employed,
and the amount of their emoluments in some parts of the office.
they directed a plan to be prepared of a new establishment, in
which no greater number of officers should be retained titan was
necessary for the execution of the imsiness of the Treasury in its
present state, enlarged its it has been by the incorporation of the
whole business of the Irish Treasury, ass well as greatly Merest-sett
in other respects, and in which the emoluments of each class of
officers should be as nearly assimilated to those of corresponding
situations in 1797, as the alteration of the eircuinstancta, of the
office would fairly admit.
Fitch a elan having basin prerare I accordingly, and approved
by iheir Lordships, they have directed that the new establistiment
shall be considered us taking effect front the Sill of January next,
and that every new appointnient or promotion which may take
place from that day shall be considertal as subject to the new re-
gulations.
In order to introduce this new system as early as may be prac-
ticable, yet with as little inconvenience as possible to the indivi-
dn.!, whose interests may be affected, they have directed Mat
every person whose situation is nut to be abolished shall retain
his present emoluments (subject to such payment to the wiper-
annoated fund as may be due therefrom), until, by promotion,
or allowance for length of service, he shall be entitled, under the
new regulations, to a salary at least equal w that which lie now
possesses.

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Under every disadvanta.;e of the late unpromising
weather, the most intelligent farmers are of opinion
that the present will turn out to be an average crop
throughout England. France and the Netherlands
have hutl an abundant harvest ; and the stores of tl►e
hitter country, the most lertile in the West of
Europe, nre described to he overflowing with grain.
A very large proportion of English Wheat remains
on hand from last year's crop.
On Thursday, it. Rush, Esq. the American En-
voy, went to Chatham, to sec the Royal Dock-yard,
and other public establishments. His Excellency
was received wits► military honours by Col. Sir A.
Christie, command:tat of the garrison, ani every
pos,ible attention p thl to hint by Admiral Sir B.
Hallowell, Commissioner Sir R. Barlow, and the
heads of the several Government departments. Af-
ter inspecting the Dock-yard and B wracks, his Ex-
cellency dined with Sir B. Hallowell, and on Friday,
slier continuing his visit to whatever was worthy of
notice.

LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.

Before .11r. Justice Ilotroyd and a Common Jury.
LIBEL UPON HER LATE al Ad I.STY.
REX V. RLACOW, CLERK.
Previously to Cie imenieg of the ',Odic doors every part
of Ilw Court, where any treenail 4444411 for sitting;, ur even
line einseessiesst staildieg and he: e.suld he found, aas 41.
ready iiecupied. The Rev. delomlant aas g the hist
who ((tisk Isis seat immediately below Ihr evert., and direc.ly
op;..s•iie to the Jury. Whet, the doors were opened Ilse ilea
was tr. nweiloits, n. 141 in tat instant every inch of sined.eg
room in the Court (the most spaciims in (Ise kingdom) alai
occupied. At nine it's lock Mr. Justice Holroy el took tits
seat. and the Jury was sworn.
Mr. Tindall stated the Wending,. It is as nit indirtmi nt
neainst Cie Rev. Richard Illacniv, for a scandalous sold
lire libel against tlw I.lh. Queen. The first (semi( rhuried
I hat be head C0.4,1,0.4'41 and preached the words charged as lie
helloes; the second canonn Cltar7,e,l, tli it Is, 1.a.1 composed
and published the wards in a pamphlet, t00ti11..41 floe sub.
stature of a di-course, Ste.; the OW could 4.h .rzzeol, I h it
be had composed att., published the words set tooth tot tile
indictment. The defeitilant pleaded Not Guilty, uplift which
issuo: was joined.
Mr. Broingintm.—klay it please yonr Lordship. gentlemen
of the Jury ,—lt is my pidttrul duty to lay before pm the
particulars of this ease, told it is yours tis try it ; and my pal t
shall he lies formed in a very short time indeed, for I h,ie
little, if any thing, ochre to do, limn merely to read—% lint
I will not charactes ice by words of my own, but what 1 aid
leave is/ you, 1111.1 may leave to every luau wltnse mind is not
perverted, 110 rills 11 proper desurip . I read 11i list
the drietishint composed and 1 ted. You have braid f: not
my learned friend, and if you have any doubt it will so .n be
rernowed,-10 olefin the following passages applies. Of the
Claret. it is that the passage is Si riven and printed.
" The term, r cowardly,' *inch they have laid to my
chryge, I Hank you will do me the justice to stay, doe, e.it
belong to me ; that feeling was never all inmate of my bosom;
neither when the jaeobins ranged animist Its with all their
fury, nor iii the present day of rruticgtl 11111113 T 1111 d didll4loll.
The latter indeed have one feature about them a ven untie
hideous and disgusting than the jacohins themselves. 'they
fell down and worshipped the Goddess of Reason, a must
respectable and decent sort or being."
And you know, gentlemen, that she was a common pros-
titute taken from the stews of Paris.
" A most respectable and decent sort of twine, compared
with that which the radicals have set up as the idol of the;:
worship. They have elevated the Goddess of Lust on the
pedestal of shame, an of of all others the a conAeitial
to their taste, the insist deserving of their I :te, the roust
worthy of their ad .rati 0000 . After ex hillitieg her claims to
their favour in two distinct quarters of the globe, slier com-
passing sea Red land with her guilty paramour to gratify tit
the full her impure desires, and event polluting the testy
repulses itself with tier presence, to hich she was earned
in k majesty astride upon an ass, she returned to this
hallooed soil so hardened in sat, 141 bruits. d 44 ith istramy, so
•Ilous to every feeling ufdeceitcy or of shame, its to gu out
Sunday last"—
Here. Gentlemen, the reverend preacher minded, not to
the public procession to St. Petal'. to return thanks, or to
sillier processions which might, partly at least, i.e consi•
tiered as political, lint to her late Majesty's humble, unaf-
fected, pious devotion in the clinreli of liamtnersimili,
to go nu Sonday last, clothed in the maittle iti tide!.
fel'', to I.lll't 1 &Mel nt the altar of that God who is of
parer eyes thou to behold iniquity,' when she onght rather
to have stood bat efoot in the aisle, cotered with a sheet as
white as mistimed snow, doing penance ter her sins.
'fill this had been done, I would never have defiled my
hands by placing the sacred symbols in hers : and this she
would have been compelled to do in those good old days
when church discipline was in its pristine vigour and
activity."
Gentlemen, the author of the libel is a Minister of the
Gospel. The libel is a sermon ; the act of publication
was preaching; the place was his CillifTll; the day was
the Sabbath; the audience was Isis congtegetiou. Far be
it from me to treat lightly that office el which he wears
the nut Was al vestments, and which he by his comlnct o-
lanes. A pious, humble, inoffensive, charitable Minister
of the Gospel of peace is duly entitled to the tribute of
affection and respect which is ever cheerfully bestowed.
Hilt I know no title to our affectiou or veneration which is
possessed by a meddling, intriguing, thrbilleut priest, even
when he chooses to separate his sacred °Bice from his
profane acts; but far less when Ise mixes up both together
—when lie refrains not f entering the sanetusry with
calumny—when lie not only invades Ilse sacred circle tit
domestic life with the torch nisi nailer, Out enters the hal-
lowed threshold of the temple and casts it (Lignite on the
altar—when he pollutes with rata: eatitittoks the air a hit Is
lie especially is hound to preserve holy and pure—when
he makes the worship of God the ineatts iii injuring his
iteighlreur, and polluting the llock • Jed to his 11'411`.
Of the defendant's motives l say molting. I care nut
welt they seer; for innocent they could not lie. I care
not win-tiler he uislird to tiny court to smite patron to look
up to the bounty of power, or whether it was mere tnis-
ettiel and wielerdties.,or whether it was a imiun of interest
whit spite. [lt is iiiiiinssiloir to convey an idea of the
pooerfnl solemnity of this address, or the irresistible im-
pression it 11/41111 Qll all who heated it.]
Mr. Thomas Btu-gland Joheistm.—l am a winter at Li-
verpool. Mr. lilreow applied to me fir printing of 11:s
sermon. That was 111 P sermon li,stided to me. During
the time the printusg was going on I saw him repeatedly.
Idcliveird to Isim the proof sheets. I have one In pity
custudy. It (villains a few 11141 ks made by him.
Ily.Mr. Lilacow.—l du not know ale instigators of this
prosecution. I don't know at whose expenee it is canted
on. I know Mr. Brougham. He offered himself a candi-
date for Liverpool sortie years ago.
Mr. Justice Hoiroyd.--What had that to 410 with your
defence ?
Mr. Blacow.—l wish to show that 'sir. Brougham is
connected with those in Livetpuol who instigated the pro-
secution.
Justice linlroyd.—That is immaterial.
Cross examinatiou continued.—
IViicai I was engaged in
printing thu Al.f111(111, you miclonliteilly had freipient con-
venations whit me eespecting its principles and tendency.
The substance of your motive., as you stated them, was to
expose the views of the Whig. and Radicals. You never
showed bitterness or hostility towards the Queen on these
occasion.. Yon often expressed year regrst that she had
, connected herself with a desperate faction in the state.
Coghlan.—l was present at the 'needling of the
sermon on the 26th of Novembet, 13:0, In St. Mark's.

■

It wars a Smithy evening's discourse. There was a name.
roan autliehcc. I believe it is the church in which Mr.
Itlacow usually pie:relies. I never heard bin) but then.—
I took ones.—l has e.itit a note beginning with the term
" cowardly." I tec,dlect the term being med. I have
* note rev( eti..x the Jacollitit. viorslitiiping the Goddess
of Reason. I coori ive the e> prrasinns used were (AS read
by you), " they It it down and worshipped the Goddess
of Reason most respectable and decent sort of being
eompared with 11141 which the Radicals set up, as the idol
of their woi Air." I have not the words, but I have the
substance. I have the very expression—"'They have
elevated the Goddess of Lost," " au object of all others
the must cmigroial to their taste, the most deserving of
their Iwwa r, I I hull. the 1110.1 worthy sit their adoration."—
I recollect the .eiy words being ussd ; but I iliil not take
them down. I bane the words down—', After compass-
ing sea and land w Olt her guilty paramour. I have the
very expressions—" Even polluted the Holy Sepulchre
with her pi esetiee," nod " returning home hardened in
sin and bronzed %shit iitfainy."
Mr. 'nacos, .--My Lord, is it right that the words should
vad to the in this manlier ?

81.—No; you way refresh the wit-
11CSa's memory, but no more.
(Here a minute examination as to the expression took
place ; and after some b.gal rooversation, the first couut
charging the i•reeke words preached was abandoned.)
peuereded.-1.1 about doubt the words applied
to the Queen. I have not ilie least doubt of it.

By Mr. Blacuw.—l outs not in the habit of attending St.
Mark's chord'. My motives in attending that evraiiiig
as tie—that yon intended to preach a sermon, the chid
object of which was to animadvert upon the Queen. li
%5.15 from a curiosity I attended. Ido not recollect any
individual that t'l 11111 l Untie:llod it to me. I bi'lleve ii was
generally talked of. I it•initly attend the Unitarian cha-
pel, or which he i• minister.
Mr. Jastice llolrnvd objected to the evidence.
Ale.Jantra was at St. Aim k's one evening I
I don't know the date. I heat,' Mr. Blacow preach.—
(The minted sia'aioil was handed to the witness, and he
was directed to had: at the whole passage set forth.)-1
cannot swear this to be the passage, verbatim et literatiot,
that 1 heard; but I believe this to lie SUM and substance.
Looking over the whole passage, I certainly did under-
tand the words to aptly to the Queen.
Uy Mr Bti luea.— am not iii the habit of attending at St
Mark's. I heard you thrice, wills that time. There was a
procession, I think, before list days I saw the procession
p its down C.tstlrstrect. Ic prinetpally consisted of inecha.
ales, labourers, and others of the town. There were at the
Mead twenty or thirty ;gentlemen vi latim I knew, and whom
I would cull respectable. I cannot speak to the numbs r.
was it nut your hupression that they were generally the
lower orders; I mean the very lowest, the scum and rubble?
It certainly was a motley group, a very motley group, nod
there was not that portion of tespeetahle prison. that I saw
at other processium. My Lord, 1 d.to't i.ll
to be under-
stood to adopt the word 4, scull uud rabbis." Tiiay were
meclusines and person, of that class, and might bo decent
persons for any thing l know.
Mr. urougham,.....No no; ue know Vie words are not
yours.

ite.examined.—The procei.ion nai very peaceable and
well beluiwil.

Dlr. \lillar.—l pure ha.ed the printed seronon—thnt printed
sermon, tit the shop of EVallibb Chegwyon, mad null. it wits
exposed to wile there.
Mr. Justice Holt u)d....-Do you Islas the whole discourse
to be read a. heart.% upou the charge Nolan you, umi mu-
feria' for )our d.:ltaate I

Mr. lllacow.—Yet that is my desire.
Mr. Crosse ruse to Lis task, but It cannot he expected
that we should report even the substance of this sermon of
03 pages, without 011 e idea of sober reason, or one selitente
of Imairet language. Ilwt twu notes Moue page, and nin..c lied
to the subject of libel, nod read in cunt lunation by Mr. Cs MS,
Rode such nn intirm.iun on nil n lin brurd thew, that they
newer can forgot them.

(Note .o " guilty puramour—" Ste Jovena's account, In
bin Gilt Satire of Ilippiate's Journey ings in the selfsame
regime of the noll.l, by sea and lord, n id' leer paramour
fiergius. Beet such parallels it should .rem, boa ever oppa•
site ur striking, are mat to be adelueml, %%Idle the advocates
of " I'll'lllll i ono mime" owl 4. ens:Hied purity" feel no
scruple whatever in bolding up to public execration. as the
very antitype of New 'dimwit, one w :lose forbearance and
generosity of ebaructer..4% lone went, noble, nod ital u. 4;;.
411rniurtfus qualities, piece hie. be the vary tint rank iel ()cheer.
aha have ado. ned toed alipohed their culled sit uatiems ;
and who, ever since tilt! set Orr of potter ails lodged in lei.
bands, has euetu)ed it ail', .0 touch innemse to 140'11
glory to bin cuuuuy. tad such imstineuble uthaammue to
thane who have the leapseint.s to e miller his mild mewl-
Mout rule of governance.
(Note 4; klock Mdcwly nttridc upon till t.s.")
" Leiter .bes wedeln on tun use..
" Theta 011 the .luxe net columbine ;
" Attend a ith i tut 0n...,
" That 111 SI, P. U1'11...011! Caroline I ! I
Mr. Cross gut throuiot the let Wird sermon in about an

Air. ahteovs next ter : a sermon in nasinatierlpt. %Well
occupied about Ito.' hunts Yee r oi:ty r. Sew
specimens. The Jury ha sinir 'wool the Lute of that doss
cum se, hr viciald Ham proceed In some his mother, nod Obeli
he tt null for CILJC tiiiii alone r. Wet i.la s. 11e it uo
the stiliect bit iron retuillii.ee, lining tit no eveet
uwful and tottOrtt tti. the Quetieli detail, That event ought
to 'give Walled nil angry refit:lgs. [Here the defendant
appeared to weep.] put hlr. gtroughona uitr the first to
disturb tier win's. Abs.i tins lOn dist rat) death mule
uu inapressiano. The a: ulignaint feelings winch o ero brand.
nut iu their henri. vegetated in Ovir hretots, evlSlll.ll4.slh
the Cyr..a. The bidra of faction had rent., d its terrific
hvatt ant thu slay of her tuneful. That der. 'used the ant
Plaided taotisuuy and all to :0 of the der,gia. they had ern r•
tamed fier cuuuat I oral. &termini dto eirty their sian:ic.
live feelings heyuud the t 1.. llir lunette xis lir''r
heads, and the) tit re a ridetitl,LifiCA to 101 l her
I^lloh. 'I ins ut os n pualkUlllUM etilott of :belt inifre..—
Eusnure,l be 1:3•1 Situ the late Kiwi, tied
nb b 4.• land been Ginn the first rilis in 0,1.10 ,
be bind all peat iltlarbi in tar. Ile reit tor her in. W. 1..
skith grunter uinret ity than I.er wangled 'Profession:4 aum:-
00414 knot warn) the foul. WO), nod 044414401 v chatie.
le,r we. c

Itlr. Braoghasti....4 slitiold cut wish stove sssss shy to
In-
terfere,;tnJ l finv4+ bla).tl 14 uv torture 1 offs cud ail turn•.
'option, hot Jul fly this is out to Itr endued.
Mr. JUbIiCU Holtt•yd.—Ple uttdence would be adtuittrd