The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-25 00:00:00

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lection to the transactions which had. lately occurred.
They were told in the daily Papers, that the Admini- I
titration was put au end to; and that the King had sent
to my LordThis,and Mr. Such-a.ene, to form a new
one. Now, those persons to. wham he was obliged to '
apply, are,, or suppose they will be, able to Immo so •
much Parliamentary. influence (that is, to .command
so many votes from rotteu boroughs) as would en,
Ole an honest King, and an honest
.Minister, to .
carry on the Government of the Countty. [Loud
laughter.] It appeared to him that the Kin was
degraded by such a proceeding as this. In point of i
fact/ he was not the ping—there was t Sovereign
over him, whose will he was obliged to comply witYs
and to whativ-he was obliged to sacrifice (that
might be'allowed to eo oil at all with his Govern-
meat) the best interest of his people. [Hear, hear,
hea;•!] For his own part, he should call the act
of the Sovereign, in thus sending to such or such ,
persons to form an Administration, a periodical '
abdication of the Government by the King. [Loud
cheering.] The great object which .he ever bad in
anew, was to endeavour to bind together the kn..
tenets of the Kiog and the People; that they should
be strong enough, united, to put down that bo-
rough faction, which, he again asserted, stood as'
Sovereign over both—to cuff down those orols gad
unclean birds that impudently seat themselves,
cheek by joul, on the same chair with Royalty.l
[Great app.'ause.] In following this course, though,
he was well aware he was not likely to obtain
the applause of that description of persons who
.usually surrounded a King, and for their own pri-
'rete purposes (and, gene-ally to their own ruin)!
'misguided and mislead hitt—but he had this consols-
don in hii mind, that he was doing that whiekevery
honest subject would do for his King—he was sup-
; porting his interests as much as those of the people
at large. Sir Francis then, in an animated strain of
eloquenCe; called on the Country Gentlemen to ootwe
forward, observing, howeier, that if they did not
'chase to show themselves the advocates of their own
and their country's rights, he.had no doubt but thg
people, determined to be free, would act for them.
selves, and become their own leaders.

Plausel-rr.Tlitsteopd bmdi a • ini conatitutien was
the House of Lords, who-komposed a mini power.
I ful,barrier between the King, and the ylVeopl. They
were intestea
.With their peculiar privileges, which
1 constitutionally . exert. ised, enabled them to protect
and, support the Tifisine4 and resist the undue en-
croachments,of the, people. The third branch was
• the House of Commons, who ought to be the free
and independent Represenlatives of the People, geic. I
press their wishes, promote every Measure tending 1
to their adyantage, and resist every attempt of the i
other two branches to diminish the just rights and in-
terests of the people. [area/ applausesl Such
was the Constitution of our forefathers; and he left
it to every person present to consider how far it
continued • at present in its original purity.-.-1
`IA laugh.] In his opinion, 'the Constitution hail •
been most unjustifiably altered, to the disadvantage
of the people. So far back as the yeAr Int, a re. '
spectable meeting of Freeholders, held at York; '
complained of the pernicious innovation which took
place in the reign of ,Henri the Sixth; and conti- •
nued by successive Monarchs, of empowering certain
places to elect representatives who would favour the '
views of the Court, while oilier towns, which were
increasing in population and opulence, were refused
' the right of representation; and ancient horoughs,which
had fallen into decay, retained it, because they sub-
i mitted to the undue influence of dishonest Ministers.
rAppionse.]—Such being the state of the represents_ ,
; tion of the people, any Minister, however profligate
lor pernicious his council might be to the country,
i could always command a ready majority in a House
of Commons so composed. This statement, which to
i -
some might appear exaggerated, was approved of,
mil offered to be protect by a man of great talents
and, eminence,though no violent Reformist, he meant
Mr. Pitt. —cd/ laugh.]—These were the gismt source*
of oar national grievances, which were complain-
ed of thirty years ago; and as they had since rather
increased than diminished, be hoped the people
would never relax in their endeavours to remove
them completely—[kplaese.T—lf they were not
quickly and fully removed, our political dissolution
must inevitably follow. Unless the free and uncon-
trocied right of election is restored, no rational hope
can be entertained of the happiness and prosperity'
at home, or of success abroad. A reform in the
house of Commons had beenat all times his principal
political object, because he thought that alone could
tldireetually restore us the possession of our long lost
'liberties : While speaking of reform he wished the
Company to understand that he meant no partial re-
,form, but that reform, so ably insisted on by the Hon.
Baronet. lie wished to see the present system en-
tirely eradicated. He used the word eradicated, be-
cause, until corruption was cut up root and branch,
every remnant that would be left would again spring
up and replunge the nation in those calamities it now
deplored. ' 4 If," says the noble author of the Pa-
triot King, addressing himself to his countrymen,
" liberty be the delicious and wholesome fruit upon
which you are anxious to feed, the British Consti-
tution is the tree which hath borne this fruit, and will
continue to bear it, upon certain conditions. It
will furnish you with this alimend. If you on your
, parts are careful to fence it in, and trench it round
l against the beasts of the field, and the insects of the
beasts
earth :—the first, the beasts of the field, are the open
t and avowed advocates of Prerogative ; the latter,
like other insects, spring from dirt ; and the vilest of
the animal kind, are the nibbling and poisouous agents
of Corruption and Dependency."

" The Navy—the Bulwark of a Free Nation."

Sir FRANCIS, prc‘jous to giving the health of Lord
Cochrane, stated, that illness prevented him from at-
tending.
'44 Lord Cochrane, and his able exertions against Eugland'l•
Vestige and Domestic Enemies."
44 The Army of England —and may it never be employe bet.
against the Foreign Enemy."
Sir F. BURDETT then read a letter from MrAtringr,.:
barn, apologizing for his absence, which was -oak.,
sinned by indisposition.

" Mr. Brougham, the able
_opponent of the Orders in Couto

The Honourable C. Hutchinson, and the Friends of Free-
dom la
Mr. llvrcuissoit returned thanks in an energetic
speech, in which he took occasion to contrast the
growing interest which the people of this country
take in the affairs of Ireland with their former apathy
on the subject.
The Band then played " Erin go Bragh," and
66 St. Patrick's Day in the Morning."
The CuelastAst then gave,
" The ladependost Livery of London, Friends to Parliamen-
tary Reform."—(With three.)
No Gentleman hiving offered to speak when the
last toast was drank,
Sir F. BURDETT then proposed the health of
Mr. Alderman Wood,"

_
The, twit toast was--
" The veteran Advocate of Parliamentary Reform—Major
Cartwright."

Major CARTWRIGHT returned thanks.
" The Abolition of Flogging—May the Defenders of the Laud
be relieved from the ignominy of the Lash."
" The Liberty of the Press—lt is like the air we breathe, if
we have it not, we die."

" Representation without Rotten Boroughs, Soldiers without
Barracks, Defence without Foreigners, ai Legal tut•aus of
suppressing Riots without Military Executions."

About ten o'clock Sir Francis Burdett left the
Chair ; .the Company sheaved him every densonstra.
tion o respect as he passel, and departed shortly
after him.

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?AA OE Wlril

TO THE EDITOR. OF TOE, fr iTrall.l:4l'.
.S,a,---The following is an text:act :Try! a sp..“.ch
made by, the Right lion. Giosuait 1'0419 the D..bot.os
upon the Orders in Council: " 416)44: 4'4)
to America amounted, in 1814, to . ttvc:ve
of which not more than six millions were for Ame-
rica herself, the other half being for the.colt 'et-
dements; so. that if we could succeed in'opening the
intercourse with America, all we could hope would
be to raise the exports from two to six millions."
When mee, in elevated situations, descend to such
direct perversions of truth, for the purpose of car-
rying a party measure, no language can be too se-
vere, no censure too loud in their reprobation. The
assertion is directly false, and, must have been,know n
to be so,when made by Mr. Ro ,r; from the docutnett,a
now before the House. The actual consumption of
British manufactures by the United States is tow
twelve millions annually, instead of six
millions.
As to the export of six millions of British man. rtc.
tures, in; 1810, to South America an 4. the West
Indies from the United States, it is wholly eithout
foundation; not only the table
,of exptirts of the
United States, btit the opening of all the Spanish
and Portuguse Colonies, 'two years previous; toßri-
tish manufactures direct from England;i must strike
any one with conviction, that it is untrue. It is
hoped in the expected discussions, that if this asset-
,
lion is again made, that it may be unequivocally de-
pied, and that the Right Honourable (;entleman
sissy b to much put down, as to tell the truth.
i Liverpool, May 2!. MEHCAroR.

NAVAL IN7'ELLIGKNOR.

PLYMOUTH, MAT 23.

Sailed oo Thursday night the Romulus frigate, having under
convoy five transports, with about /00 dragoons 'on board, for
Lisbon. They consist of detachments to join several regi...t
In Portugal.
Arrived the Betsey, American schooner, from Marble-head,
with Sib, bound to Bourdeanx, detained by the Abercrombie of
74 guns, in compiny with four other ships of the line; the ship
Ana and Eliza, Pant 111• Carton, mute?, from Majorca, with
wine, touched at tbil port for orders; the French schooner, La
Jeanne, laden with salt, a prize to the Arrow schooner ; and the
American schooner, Betsey, Thomas bodes, master, from Wil-
mington, with turpentine, &c. for this port.
Sailed the Iris frigate to the a estward.
Arrived the Orestes sloop of w ar front a cruise,
Came dow.t out of harbour, pod anchored io Cawsaud Bay,
his 711ajety's ship Conqufttatlor. of 71 runs.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY /4.

Arrived yesterday his Illajesty'svhipi Linnet and Mivletoe.
Sailed his Alajeity's ships Asia and Parthia, on a cruise.
DEAL, MAT 24. • •
Came down from the River his Majesty's ski}, Chatham and
Royalist.
- Sailed the Egmont, for of Flashing j and his Majesty's ships
Valiant and Cretan for of ditto.
TORBAY, MAt 21. •
Sailed his Majesty's ship Comet, with the transports, &c, for
QaeLec, &c.

FALMOUTH, MAT ti.
Arrived the WalsiDgham packet from Lisbon, in 10 day,.

Sailed the Rapid schooner, with a convoy In Ili casts% ay!.
The following packets are expected to sail in the course of this
night:—Adolphus, for Sucinars ; Towmetad, for the ErAzils ;
and the Eliza for Cadiz.

The Victory, Coats, from Cork, was boarded off the Land's
Fad yesterday, by a French cutter privateecr, but suffered to
proceed.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 25.

This day the fresb arrivals of Wheat cots wiseanake a inkidliag
supply. with several arrivals of foreign, upwards of 501) quar-
ters, which tends to the effect of henry salts, at rather lower
prices than on Friday. Barley again very dell, at somewhat
less; Nish and White Peas likewise; Beans, of each sort, like-
Oise. There are comiderishle fresh arrivah of Oats, sales heavy
hardly at last prices. Flour continues at late quotations.
Wheat
Eineditto l3O 1413 Do. (Fine Old) .. 64 75
Rie - 76 82 ; Oats 46 50 56
Barley. • 5l 64 Yokuid do• ••••• ~ 51 58
Malt 94 ; Potatoe de.
White PIO (hollers) ' 88 rape Seed
4irey do.' /A 78 Fine Flour
Beans

Amoag the Hintloos (a people tiypo means ferocious, but ta-
t Ilieessf mild and intarensive habits}, a slaocking practice has
prevailed, during tilde biunernorial,..of mordering their (mimic
infants as soon as they come into the world. The number of fe-
males, thassacrifinal, according to 'Weisman, in the provinces
of Catch and Circe:at alone, was calculated in 1,807, at the
lowest, to a:nitwit to :1030 &wally (according to another
author, about 10.00 annually). The mother is generally the
executioner, exept among worneu of rank, whose slaves or at-
tendants perform the horrid oilier. Several methods tur prac-
tised, one of which is, immediately after the birth of a female,
they some opium itito its month. 'The destruction of sn
tenderand helpless &subject, is effected without difficulty, wish-
, not a struggle. In defence or this iithantan act, these tribes al-
lege, that the education of daughters hcexpenslve, that it Is dif-
ficult (ultra/cure a suitable seuinnent for theta in marriage;
that the preservatiou of female honour, is a charge of solicitude
to a family ; and that when they want wives, it is more conveni-
ent to buy them, or solicit them from anothercast, than to breed 1
them themselves. This atrocity teas Airs& brought to light by the ANEW WAY TO COURTSOIP.—TAteIy, at the house
benevolent and truly laudable exertions of some of our country- ' of a respectable farmer in the parish of Kirk Christ,
men, who, although they pleaded in favour of humanity, their
pleadings wereat first not only disregarded„ but received through a young enamoured Strephon, wishing to obtain a
prejudice as an ;mutt; but the persevering character of Britons secret nocturnal interview with his fair Daphne, ac-
was not to be discouraged by obstacles t Colonel Walker did
not desist from his humane purposes: he sought opportunities of flatly attempted to explore a passage through the
informing the understandings of the potele, in respect to the , sooty stairs of a. chimney ; but, alas 1 Fortune
nature ot thocrime; when he discovered i itwasgeherated hypride, proved inauspicious to his desires, for, owing to art
avarice, and the alleged inferiority of woman; but by discussing
the subject frequently in the Cut (Court of Justice) and .
unexpected obstacle, he stuck fast in the middle.—
ez posing the enormity of the practice as contrary to religion and In his efforts to extricate himself, he knocked down
1 sistare, every east, at length, came to express an abhorrence or
Infanticide: and the obstinate priacipleo of the Jareja a large stone and such a quantity of sable dust, as to
to be sbakeo. What was the result ? In the coarse of 12 months, hi began •
spoil two cents of cream placed near the fire for churn.
'several of the Chiefsformally attjfired the practice of Infanticide, ing. His cries beingdistinctly heard, an instantaneous
and were soon followed by the Jarejab Tribes in general ; shortly
alarm pervaded the family, who imagined thatOid ick
I after, in 1800, these Chiefs booed themselves, by a solemn en N
eaerfaret- to diseoolione the praclice. Aboot the end of the intended paying them a visit, not by the astronomer's
year 11109, many of the Jarejah fathers brought their infant 4 milky tarty,' but through thedark medium of a reeky
I daughters to Colonel Walker's teat, and exhibited them with
pride and fondne4; thew mothers and monies also attending nn eg
flue! Throansand cries of the incarcerated sufferer,
! this interesting occasion. The emotions of nature, here exhi- however, still continuing, a search was et length
kited, wens extremely moving; the mothers placed their infants
in the hands of Colonel Walker, calling on him to protect, )
made and the unfortunate swain discovered, half
'love rep.— art of
what he alone had taught them to preserve. These infants they tomcatted, to his new fashioned '1 1 1 P
emphatically called ail children.—A Jarejah Chief, by name the chimney wits obliged to be taken down for his re-
Hettafee, who bad, contrary to_geiseral practise, preserved bis
daughters, brought them to the British camp, to he sarsloated. lease, when poor itrephon, almost stifled with fear
''They were then six or eight years of age. but they wore tur- and coal vapour, presented a very weful and gro-
boos, lad were habited Tate boys, to avoid the taunts and re- • tectu
promises of the people !—Asi if afraid or ashamed to ackaow- spectacle. He has not since attempted the
ledge their sex, they assured the English, .* that the; were not same road to courtship, the heat of his love having
girls," and with is motile simplicity, appealed to their father to beets sufficiently cooled by the failure of his first en-
corroborate their assertion. SO strong have been the prejudices, jerrice. 'the oceepier of the boos?, though he must
i aid se great the mental debasement of this le, that if by ,
r salt sow. a female infant mowed, few wear,.peop mu. ho bee" . Incur the es pence of repairing the chimney, wilt thus
=reproach to er east.
.Aaotbrr practice of , avoid that of having it -swept !
on the darkest sapersptiou, is also noticed, : ced, .13,0
Etibm•—ibeee is at a farin-hoitse, pear the
j that of ,t children in cimu s, osuroce of vows, or to ap- , `
Holm
: pesee'theirrath of their infernal deliiix ;''by drowning them in Abbey Town, Coltram, a bird. of the duck
Abe met Gimps! or exposing thew its slimiest
lo China and some other parts, lafanticidg is coontenanced by • •
er"°dit'". ac. species' that every other year (-boors Ps outward
,IlmSlGloverament, oa principles ot luta:bed policy, chitavoid*. : appeals. 'ante as to its sex, one year beak; feathered i.i
Winn of famine, i a duck) the other as a drake.

SSITTFIFIELD MARKET.—MAY 22.
TO sink the (main per stone of alb. •
Reef ....51. 01. to 6. 0.1. I Headof Cattle this Any :
Mutton ..51. 4:1. to 61. 44. Resists
Veal ....74. 0.1. Co 6.. al. I Sheep .
pork ....6s. 0/. to Is. Ott Calves .., Hs
8111 s
Lamb O/. to Ss. 01. Pi
fTet ...........,,,..
HAY-MARK 3 ''.
hay
Straw
Clover