The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-05-25 00:00:00

, • Mr. 11A,HERLY denied dist any gratitude wet doe
to Ministers for the remission of taxon. &coda Eto Hie
system proposed. They were. in fun, maids s lose
%me
for the purpose of maiming taxation. They •to
borrow ,none on the one bend to meet the telleiliehm",
the other.--(Heer, bear). Had the tredimanneldeoligetv
tietzed, stu equal remission of lazes shrill -hems been
yielded, nod the Sinkieg Food upheld. Bet wily sot
Mare given up a /rectify' of the Sinking Fend quill to
the amount of the •remissioo? Public credit did not
stand in need Ore Sinking Fond. From tkflyear 170
to 1822 there Wes no reel Sinking Fend; and yetpubfft
creillt'hott Ikea upheld. ' Thrpriennt proposidhe wee
certisiely inconshiseet with the whole &emir& etawage-,
rsent.ef the present system. Even. our ii•httotlie Bask
weepaid, eau was called, bye fresh issue of Excjsequer,
Hills. The winds of the proceeding was fesseil and
o
Ir;ckery:—(Hear, bear); and that House that -Ord
of it, instead of being
the guardian of the
irs, rail;
rg
1
was its ploAderer.—(Hear, beer.). Wh 411
recorded a ReenletiOn that Session lerpeeserfi esi IC
tire Sinking Fund of five million* the Minister bed t
certain financial operation in view. Not • word was
the I heard of these intended reductions; bot,when the
, object wee accomplished, when the financial npermine
1(toe reduction of the Navy Fives) was effected, ender lb.
faith of en unlevelled Sinking fried, Hifi Werke Hutt
the Sinking Fund was to he sacrififlid' to nisei the eii.
mission of tales. Even then they kepi Inthreapenehrf.
michissery of the collection. He shoekl-giveldiatordial
support to the Autcrdment. . •
11r. lIUSKISSON deuied that there svos any infrao_.
lion of the principle of the Sinking Feud. H Itildst
I/
11011. Friend Utile deal with a trail de.cre ' elidrelf..
and in entering 'Saki any *idols t; to thole'
persons an equivalkt foe 'Mai: life's* ly, he *mid 1
mAthcr recognise fraud nor trick, lene 411 Yistiallea at
tit; ;white reedit. lie agreed with Hues Idestesteen ea
hr other side that there was now not a clear sorptes;
hut then it sv.si to he recollected that they were dealing,
~
continually ,
with a continually ueereasing amount, and that in a teal
, cries that Surplus must exist: There geoid be no expense,
latlite Commissioners ertTrostees would act without res ,
eilioetation., He could- not understand how the HA0..1
[ Mitgabot for London could bare fietterid himself that 1
dle. firmer plan could have been effetieshelt•Me vices of
ins !prelim, ur that the parties wool* heel eminent:tell
ender the circumstances which be costetenitnted.
11 r - 11. critN ET opoke from under Ildegallery anti
die for th'e.shost part iii.tudlble. We notletstoot himld
iilletili ;the sumo °tails 611.104mM cribs people of Ettgl
*litter a modilleattiortof their wisdom-tat, which bat
IWO conixd•ti to intend. . . .
Lord JOIEW RVSSELlpabeerred. tkei lis It FP "
alkaides*lndttqltbet there costl4 be nosinkipcpund.,
on-Vas there Shas asuildui of• revenue over the ex tide"
tall;ViSl4 Si they were now, Oar having reSolied that
the•re should Vek'Sinking Vied of five' millioirs; about
tovetnit two millions' of.setesheit we. lecorterovenible
in sOdsnostie that the Sinking. Fag& mad oft 'Osgood
three millions. The proems plan was, to ,be in prora-
tion fur fifteen years; that was, the taxes .were to be
lightened, het the remissive was to be Met by coetleall
loans for fifteen years. • °ethic that time the Veng.
rued was not in operation: IC the mantes! •ebeeld be
involved ii War, the loans we should he obliged to
make must, according to their equal or greeter amount,
altogether siestrey the Sinking *med. It was manifest
that the Sinking rued proposed is chastely pert of the
Session, was for the purpose of facilitating a recentl
financial operation ; fur the moment It was effected, the I
very 31inietee who proposed tbe former realities', pro
4ditd.elan In break dew
tioselloof lopperting -
whoa meld he acted
thostateumei of the
was muck amused *
diced argemients to
thplan 'eh he btow alansis Id to pi
:singular advantage .
dent that the chief rti
avoid the shame and I
the Sinking Fund--(,
greater incongruity, 9,
coromissioni to dispose ,
sloes to bey Long Aim
Treasury Bemb said, "to . / loog ..,nee."] Well,
however that might be, there were Commissioners atlas
Sinking Fund lending money to the Sinking Fund.—
(Hear, bear.) This reminded bins of a comic poet, who
had brought upon the scene as avaricious father lending
money to a prodigal son, but what would love been sal(
of that comic poet had he Introduced the prodigal'.
the scene lending money to himselfi—(Heen,theitif
and a laugh)—.Yet this was the caserwith the '
Government, for the Chancellor of the Exchequer
the Noble Lord were Trustees of the Pension plan, aaft.
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund—(Hear, hear.)
He could not but recollect at this moment that most
objectionable measure of the Chancellor of the Hecht-
quer, the Imposing of three millions of taxes in 1819;
and he wee glad to find that he was now obliged to
retrace his steps and repeal upwards of two millions of
taxes. Under all the circisuntancee, he could not bat
wish that the machirery of the Sinking Fund was done
away. He concluded by saying that if Ministers bad
any squeamishness on the score of consistency, they
could not have manifested much satisfaction on proposing
their new plan.
Mr. Alderman 11E111.1TE objected to the principles
of the measure, first, because it imposed a debt epos
posterity which it had no right to bear; and secondly,
because it attacked the Sinking Fund, to the mishits.
nance of which the house was distinctly plotted'. Hit
contended that it was a virtual repeal of a portion of the
Sinking Fund. He should be as ready to congratulate
the house upon the redaction of taxes as any man, if it
arose from an overflowing revenue or a reduced expen-
diture, hut not if it created a breach of public faith, as
it now would. The resolution of the Right Hon. Goes
denten might admit of a doubt as to its operation aped
the Sinking Fund, but that of the Honourable Member
itir Aberdeen was a direct violation of the pledges to
which the house had subscribed, and of the two he ,
,should prefer the former.
Mr. W. W 11.1.1.1315 said it was idle to stand out for ,
the integrity of the Sinking Fund, for the principle upote
which it was raised, had been long since departed from.
—(Hear.)-J- if that principle hail been rigidly adhered
to since its institution. the Sinking Fool at Oslo esi
should be worth from 211,000,009/. to 25.090.000/. The
result of this pleu would hr to convert a positive incense
brasce into an annuity for 45 years. To say the best of I
it, he saw no great advantage in this. He feared this
annuity would not terminate in 45 years, as seine future
Chancellor of the Enclieqner might make a pretest of 1
some p •ng necessity to continue it. There sever was
an annuity granted that a pledge of its terminating at •
stated time was not glean. As to the reduction of taxes,
he would wish to see the principle 'wiled further. He,
did not think a remission of two millions sufficient for
the exigeuries of the country. With regard to Ms
Sinking Fund. he was of opinion that its total annihila-
tion, fur two or three yeirs, would not be attended with
any dangerous consequences. The time was cause when
the country omit return to a natural state. such as ex-
isted 39 years azo ; clad one effectual means of enabling
us to it•turit to that state, would be to take away the
Sinking Fond at once.
Mr. CIIIPPS defended the existence of a Sinking
Fund, which he said now amonotiti to five millions, and
the preservatiea.of which would uphold the credit of the
country.
Capt. MA BEIILEY stated, that be had no decided ob.

IttloniaONhaat Mthniuthi *Mk Of the ilnet.
billet (td MAP** din Fermate one. .
Mr..l. MARTIN 'roppoibitdie Anseilltiiii. as ems.
milder the more salitary vises tot the man*. It we.
a cleat Jiggle le talk *fa &skim Fend, ssiii'd we bor.
rimed lemony en keep up Ike wont whisis It ens insti.
midi If *staid. . ,
Sin the cries of 1, Qeestios" became very hoed and
sruseval,_and the gallery tram cleared fur a slittipion. ,
' - For Mr. Rime's amendment. 33 —Against it; 115—
MsljoritY. $O.
Tht Remintioasmere then pat add agreed to. and the
Report ordered to be received on Thursday nest.
The Americas Intertwine Bill, and Colonial Trade
Rilt were mad in a Osimadttee of the whole hodeltsnlid
ordered to be conskkeed-on Friday neat.
. Itir;lt. MARTIN moved the second readicalillie-, !be
Blfilfor preventing's. punishing Cruelty to . • 'T
; Tile eiTTORNETARNBRAL mom' that le.ljetoldi
. a, wow' time tbla day six months.
' Mr. R. MARTIN complained of want of
entli4My in
' Atm .I.ttorney-General for set 'assigning his realms for'
ofifelliaff h INsasys which had passel. the ordeal of
tree diyisiorris..whieb bad been supported by every M a-
giiiiiate: anti froffi'ittety pulpit in the AletroOlis, and to
.• sfrebriefian refiried his amenf. , He went into
ry.principal details of the cruelties to which ra•
' ri • Terns of Animals were subjected.
y
L e "ATTORNEY4ANERAI, perteteved is his
Amendment.
Mr. Alderman WOOD was inclined to vote for the
-1011,4,Itliongh be thought dine *wild be roast lerabie
difficulty in arranSing Air detail. • •-• L.. :._..
. Mr. HOLFORiloppueed the motion.
Mr. WY NN contended that the Bill was an inroad on
_the law of Enslaiia.
r After some farther diseanion. In which Mr. Wikes,
Mr. Denman, Mr. Alderman tleygatr. Mr. D. (Albert.
and Mr. Aldermen C. Smith participated, the House di •
i ri•led :—Nor the Amendnieat 18—Against it 49—!la-

lormooka
witness tin trig! of

jority 11.
The Bill was then read a seeond titne, and ordered to
be committed on Mond4y seNthight.
11w other `...)rdeirs of the Day were thee iiiepoeed of.
antis' twelve o'clock the Honey adjoaried to Thursday

14 VI •

. : . LAI INTELLIGNATS.
COURT OF KI NO'S BENCH, Ka 24.
ALOUD W. MORN AND OTANI..
I'bl. was Ca Reties against the
,defesmissfq. as
coranson carriers front Wiebeiteb, to Lovdea,t• Ittrtv
the value of a parcel containing a gaisidrty ef erti
bra+. booked at the defendant'foillw;asi *Wet ;is'
0484 do have been lost tbralqk Obi ifiligence if
the defendant's frorvaats. . r. ' 1 . •
This was the second Wales! the seat* clone *f ato'
ties. The defendants restalL thfir defeats apse Ise
nsaal notice of • their vasiticted liability, ea-
eis ti's property was insured. thi ordinary bookage
was paid for the parcel is gelation. sad it was proved
Llitat the plaintiff-twee dolls' habit *tasseling parcels
e deisadasda' atisolora• sad could sot bat base
the sown of beldam at th.ir offsec •
iIC ' said, that If
eliiiv could in .

keeper if k Teonie.Court,
letter, signed by CHlb, Re _
pugilists, was seat to the defendant as Editet'of 11It
Weekly DispateA, stildeg that the plaintiff only St
.hilsited bey. and pensive unskilled in• the einem
hexing, and that the regular pugilists woulinnu SSP
!ialbie at tbe Tennis Court while under the pialutirs
eitagement. The plaintiff having proved the libel.
and the loss which be had experienced In unsaying 7
it its publication.
• 401=' r. Sergeant Pau. addressed the Court fee the de:
t. aud,oontended, that as the Toasts Cold -walk
iti for the exhibition of unlawful glues, the
plaintiff could not maintain his action.
.Lord 'Cuter Justice DALLAS stated it u ItTe'ipleigli
that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover, as
games practised at the Tennis-court were contrary Us
law. He. however, rosommeoded to the Joey, in or-
der to save farther expellee, to find a verdict for the
plaintiff, a ing what damages they thought proper.
and he would give the defendant leave to move to enter,
a muscat.

The Jury, however, after a short consultation, re
turned a verdict fur the defendant.
SIDUCTION.-.-GIVVNNI V. acisnins.
Mr. Sergeant Lass stated. that this was an action
brought by the plaintiff, a widow, against the defend-
ant, a surgeon, to recover whatever compensation dam-
ages could afford her for the seduction of her Baugh•
ter. The plaintiff had been left a widow with three
children, two daughters and one son, and in order to
maintain them had established a small public house at
Meldretli, near Cambridge, where they all resided. If
any thing could add to the guilt of seduction, it was
when the defendant possessed, as in the present cue,
by means of his peculiar situation, advantages which
he haul thus grossly and wantonly abused. The de-
fendant attended the family, whose peace and happi-
ness be had thus overturned, as their medical adviser,
and this situation not only gave him a freedom of
intercourse, possessed by no other individual, but
occasioned that intercourse to be watched with less
suspicion than would have been the case with any
other person. Taking advantage of this circumstance
be had seduced the daughter, and had effected his
purpose too at the very time when she was jest re-
covering from an illness which had &lorded him the
means of frequently visiting her. The defendant was
• then about thirty end the victim of his artifices sheet
sixteen years of age. When this was grit discovered
by the toothier he hail expressed 'his sincerest regret,
and had stated that his intentions to her had always
been honourable, and as soon as •possible be would
fulfil then. He had since however destroyed his power
of fulfilling them by marrying another woman, and
the plaintiff being thus disgraced and injured was
obliged to have recourse to the tribanals of her cone-
try fur that justice which this individual bad denied
her. The Learned Sergeant called the brutherot the
olaintilf and the daughter herself, who proved' the
ease.

rMr. Misirgesat trauSiarr addressed tire Jury for the
idefesslant, at d stated thatitt -61apeld adduce evidence
!With*" that this 4as:bier had • bet only petiiitted
jbat'hed actially•ldideed criminal latereourse with.
Slither persons. "
Witnesses havhig been examined for this purpose,
Mr. Sergeant Lens replied, Aid ebtelVed on theim•
probability of the circumstances detailed by the wit-
ae .
Lord• Chief Justice DALLAS left it • to the Jury the
deeds whether they could believe, oa the Ovidootio of
stun witaesses for the ilefeoilint, that this girl wast
(silty of the profligate and poi eoetdabt with which
they had charged her. if they thought that the tale
%id by those witnesses was false, then the wickedness'
sof .ibe defense heightened the aggravating circum•-
atatrioe ef the crime:
'lido Jail asked whit were the circemsteeees of the
definsiakv, whii they were told this no evidence of
libleessesilsg say property had bees given, and
bad only been airipMentat to a snrgeon at the tinge Or
ate seduction. Thertiiin gave a verdict forsthe
tif-a-Daseges E3l/t.`
• OLD BAILEr.
%f.ll.su ••
.Tbo Court • crowded

-.watt was - --,Bo4weworta
Ass ifesayisti, charted with the
we os!ti.iarant. Lacy disouritforsiveged
eight swaths, hy severing. its head from the body by •
sharp instrument. On the Judges coming into Cunt;
she wait placed at the bar; her appearance was mild and'
betomilg, but her counterancebore a wild sort of smile.
To the.tudictment she pleaded Not Guilty.
The first witness was Mary Ireland, who lodged in •
the 'same house with the prisoner. She proved the in-
whereat behaviour of the unhappy woman on the twin.
log the dreadful occurrence took plane; and her hatiug,
said she bad murdered her child, and wished to bat ,
bagged.
The officer deposed to the finding of the child's hole ••
and body, as stated before the Magistrate. ° —!''' ''' 'ail
Thomas Taff, brother to the prisoner, said, be rumbeet •
lowed an accident which occurred so hits when be wool ' •
about ten years of age, in consequence of. widen *be I. • .
was struck senseless, and continued in e stateof dersneei •
Java' for two years. Uis mother had been 'filleted with '
• •t
insanity.
Mr. Dalton, a surgeon, in Carerstreet, Lincole's-Ivid.* •
fieWs, said he attended the prisoner two•years ago IV • ;• •••
bodily More% and he observed a • great degree of de-
spoedeacy Of such skied as iudicatodarpredisposition to •
insanity.
The Jury here declared themselves satisfied; and ac-
quitted the prisoner on the groinid of insanity. which
I subjects bar to confioeinent is the Lunatic Asylum,
during his Majesty's pleasure.
Joshes Arnold was put to the bar on an indictment
1 ebergiog him with burglarionsly.breaking and entering
the dwdlinvitonse of Mary Higgins, and stesilog there- '
in Iwo ramArlies end other property. The case was (illy
ahazas mask _ 'osr the prisoner, and the Jury found iiiin.
(Wilt h,
J thea;ds' , stOodin-
-- 4 Bret- " valuable ~

;mg
and Edwards, to eouspauy with C. eibsors,
'wane then put to the bur ow do aadietneeet. chavKieß
them with stealing four plates, lbe lowest value of "[bleb ,
was stated to be 201. the property of the same. prose-
enter, and under similar circumstances to those of the
last ease. '
The prisoner Flawa was scabs acqnitted, but Editor*
I;i6son found guilty. • , •
on was, recommended to *my on account of his
cbaractecitmlyouth.
CONSTITU TIQN AL ASSOCIATION.
The Grand Jury came into Court at lire o'clock with
the whole of distills remaining. Among them was one
against the man whose Dante is unknown, and whcl re-
futed last Session to plead. We understand be still
hoWs the same determination. The tirand Jury were
duo dieltharged.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
COUNTY SATES.
Mr. %LLANO moved the Court on the part of the.
Parish a St. limns, Hanover-square, to appeal against
tits late rate levied for the County of Middlesex. H.
stated that the rate in goestion was 18,742/. 13s. 4d.
made is 1821; but it appeared by the accounts of the
late T that in July following be had in band,
by his own sbewing, the sum of 13,2871. 17s. Sd.,
and upon his examioation it was found his defalcation
amounted to the sum of 7,5031. Bs. 2d., which, with
other disbursements, altogether amounted to the s tin
of 14,4441. The Learned Counsel was aware that by
the statute of George 11. the Magistrates bad a right
is meet at a Specisl Sessions, and levy such rates as
they might deem it adviseable, or considered •
sary, but the Appellants. thought there wis no uteri,-
sky fot making a fresh rate till the money already in
hand was expended or accounted for.---sTbe appeal was
refused.

POLICE.

WORSHIP-STMT.—EXTORTION IT • WA/C1.141N,
—Asa Connor and Mario Williams, two unfortunate
girls, were brought before EL Be% mu, Esq. the pre-
siding Magistrate, and charged by T. Stacey, a watch-
man of St. Luke's parish. with being disorderly and
common prostitutes.
Maria Williams, in her defence, stated. that the
watchman singled her out from the sisterhood. because
she did not pay him money as the others did, and that
he was in the habit of extorting money from all girls
who were within his beat, and reduced to bee ardor.
tunate situation.

g•.:,

Mr. BITILI. asked her if she could bring any proof
of her statement ?, The girl said she could bring a
witness is Ices that half as beer. This she weed-
iegly did t and both witeesees lowing 'rend *dant.
the Magistrate ordered that he he forthwith seeponried
from his What as s• watchman 'fir the 'peso of AS
and t►e girls wire dbohnepti:

V.

ling to their eral or greater maws Mums the coarse et nomness as mime mime. Itielitastb,
r the Sinking land. It was manifest ribteular JusTice said, that if theN nu .sy ems • Jaeflovecds sod Awes Flame, aged 13, stiodin-
l''uod proposed i° thee* part of the is widelboack writers could be eatileff tii•Stiebirge dieted for stealiog &liege quantity of very vetuable ens
the purpose of facilitating a recent
rititimmtlvest from liability biltilltdroftillike;thle nisi graved plated. die primate of Joseph Matthews,in his .
n ; fur the moment it was effected, the ' ,
0 proposed ibe censorresokitiorwpro, odae.4....tha riaiatifi caw ass Whjesaaas ap the ow tilwelling-Bosse, and 1/. tkrnsinwtosewas alms indicted
or receidatthesintai,baosvivirthout be
east down that relsolltioar. ' This was
.tidtvphlalmlotha aurae of ligatinsys. west IssissztiF
tiles. The last masted prisoner was the keeperof en old
Lis' p..bne .+e11i5Lvvr.....,46.10" "It 14.*9190 ti:11161f IPI/,‘ ..144016....• .64....,.! 4 li. .' -...• t. ion shop is ' Short's Gardens, Drarplette, and had
ed OD in pious tolaßt wino isogon Ow failed Ilia the semis ' - . ljan.lipaeLtha
_praiinti yrse a lagt wirt Gila day .
he Chaacalkst of the .Esiaboopyr. he'''' • --0:-- • •t 4f ~-.,T •i .
.11
illityt ber the proseeetion, adrielso ai,beea es-
, witb theiTheaaarr lieu WWISVID pro- . WORT OF MAMMON PLEAS. aro K
to chew the ihntinty. tes of 111Mogant NW Prise halm **Lona City Jurnes mad 1461 T the "bee boys to eel". .
•• The Jo • tithed for half en hoe!, sod on their sos-.
t had prophied a few weisk4 a . • 'Ha ' eininson Jarlia.
priiirnselffiiik - • Nat tisnity..nal thanttliyeatqs4.l,:,
. Mr. Jamb+ BATLEY Informed flaintiterion. Mat at tli*
NI over a former one; but it was eve- • HUNT O. DILL.
'for
of the Sessions he must expert to leave the country
f around of resortiag to .it wee to Ilif. SOffellet BOIDANQUDT stated that th ,
is wu •ao ,_, II rearm..
Thecrinee of which Ise bad bean convicted
and- humiliation of going directly, to action brought spieler the
mEditor of The Ireeilly Dire had now
become so preraleat that justice loudly called
d--(Neer. hear.) What could be a jar* for having pahlisbed a libel oft tbilailatigt be fforoxampin, la fact, if it had not •bees for the ready
ity, than that Government should have `
that! paper. It appeared that the plaisatill Pam tit* manner iv lebieh the stolen property bad been disposO
spur of Long Annuities, and commie-
s*, Annuities—Ohre a voice from the itrrei of tbs Teads.Coort, and that some time shwa of in ill probability the pedalol eritionif naiad Smarr
„id, .. a, ,eji iamt aaamtiecti WA, a letter, Areal by Ciibb. Randall, sad wend other Itaie been guilty of the crime of which he bad lieu foil ttd
s ... . • .. .I__ ..1-0-....1...•• el. a.m.... tie runty. .