The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-19 00:00:00

DEFALCATION OF TAY-COLLECTORS.

TO TUC RDITOR or THE STATESMAN.
SIR—I am about to expose to yon the blessed effects
of taxation, in the Liberty of the Old Artillery Ground.
I have annexed a ropy of a Memorial to the Lords of
the 'l'reasury, and their answer respecting the defalca-
tion of o,lt late tax-collectors. I 'WI now state
a few circumstances that occurred last Monday at a pub-
lic vestry of the inhabitants of this district, held at the
Vestry-room, which was convened for the purpose of re-
ceiving a Report from the Committee appointed to present
the said Memorial. After the answer was read, Mr.
Walker begged to know if there were any thing reco-
vered from the securities? Mr. Jennings, one of the
A ore, stated there would be about 3 rtlf. Mr. W.
enquired if that would not be deducted from the 690 t.
debrient ? Mr. Hare, Collector, stated that the Cow
missioners desired him to collect immediately. Mr.
flare stated, there must be a new book made out, as there
would be 2301. forthcoming from the Securities ; but the
Commissioners stated they silents] make sso fresh book:
the whole now be collected, and should there be any
overplus, that it shophl be divided among the inhabit-
ants aforesaid. Was there ever such a thing as money
returned by those Gentry after they once gut hold of it?
The Collector is to collect the whole within two suonths,
and if any one person abuse, or threaten him, be is to
take a constable with him, and charge a pound for his
attendance. So mild are these men towards those that
have twice paid one tax before. But, Sir, they appoint-
ed Joseph Pegratn Collector why's a'usinor ; they suf-
fered him to retain the books and collect after he was
insolvent.
Mr. Jennings stated, that the 2301. would go to defray
the re-assessments of those that were dead, and also of
those who hail run away. Mr. Walker proposed that an-
other memorial be presented to the Lords of the Tres-
wry, in respectful, bet stronger language, stating that
he would not pay one farthing without force, seconded
by myself, stating that I had twice paid the said tax—
bad receipts to chew—that I would not pay agiin—and
any person coming spun my premises to enforce pay-
ment, I should consider him, or them, in the light of a
thief, and treat him or them as such. So shocking was
such language to the tender and loyal ears of Mr. Jen-
nings, that be stated, after such language as thatwhich
just fell freed the last speaker, lie should move that the
westing ivedlediately adjourn; his motion was seconded
by another loyal perecnr; the question was put, and carried
in the millet df confusion—so mach so, that some who
attended the vestry have declared to me they were dot
aware what the question was.

. Now, Sir elsoniet you dog tosliauLto.offenapemmues
upon ibis subject, you will greatly oblige one of your
constant readers. 1 remain, mir,
Year's respectfully,
X. Y.
33, Union street, 01,1 Artillery-street.

COPY OF TUC !IIMORIAL:
To the Right Honourable the Lords of his Majeity's
Treasury.
We, the Inhabitant Householders of the Old Artillery
tiround, in the liberty of his Majesty's Tower of London,
Beg leave to memoralin your Lordships, and to lay
before your Lordships, a most severe and oppressive
grievance under which we suffer, in the re•levying the
same rate of taxes, and which is now again attempted to

be renewed for the third time.
The cause of this evil arises from the defalcations of
two sue:naive Collectors, viz. Joseph Pegram, now
dead, end Noah Timmins, now a prisoner in Iris Major
ty's Goal of Newgate, at the snit of the King for the said
defalcation. The deficiency took place in the years
1819 and 1820, and =omits to 6901. There are only
200 honeys upon the ground, several of which are snot-
enpied, and many of the householders in indigent Mt-
cumstances•' the present re-assessment is 7e. 661. an dig
pound, and which has twice been paid, and rev/ipso
given to the inhabitants for the 'sine. The Komodo-
'tonere, contrary to the spirit of the Knglish laws, hew-
ing issued warrants to levy upon your Memorialists the
same assessments for the third time.
We, your Memorialists, have therefore determined to
lay before your Lordships our complaints, praying that
your Lordships may be pleased to give itontediote orders
to stay inch severe proceedings, and to exonerate the
honseltulders from all such claims, occasioned by the de-
falcations of those Collectors.
Your Memorialists therefore particularly beg to press
upon your Lordship's notice, that should suc • levy be
p • d in, they dread the consequences, inasmuch as
several of the Inhabitant Householders have, in CORN.
Timer of their poverty, been snitch harrassed, and nearly
ruined, by having Isad their little property distrained
for the first rate, and others apprehend the same fate if a
third levy be attempted to be carried into execution.
Your Memorialists therefore humbly beseech your
Lordships to give directions in the proper (porters. for,
ell farther levy for the said rate to he entirely suspend-
ed; and your Memorialists still ever pray, Ike. &c.
In behalf of the aggrieved parties, by order of the
Committee appointed to obtain the uecessary relief.
ANSWIta.
15524.

Trrasnry Chambers,
28th of September, 1822.
GENTLIIIIIN— Haring laid before the Lords Commis--
alopecia( his Majesty's Treasury your itlemorial relative
to the re-asarssmeut misdeals you to the Assessed Taxes,
for the year 1819, arising from the defalcation of the late
Collector, and praying that all further levy may be sus-
pended, 1 have it in contained to acquaint you, that
their Lordships cannot comply with your request.
1 am, Licutleman.
You obedient Servant,
(Signed) Damson Daantsort.
Mr. Joseph Heimann, Walker said other., Inhabitant
Householders of the Old Artillery • Oround in the
Tower Division.

The Report of the Military State of Spain, laid by the
War Minister before the Cortes, and leading to a propo.
bition for encreasiog the army, which we gave two days
ago, hat been received. It is more explaintory and dis-
tinct than the Reportnn the Finances, and isVeinarkable
for the manly simplicity with which it stater the wants
and difficulties under which Spain labours. The only
points of importance which the insurgents possess are,
it appears, UrFel, Mequinenza, and lrati—a fortified
post in the midst of Wrests and on The frontiers of
France. Thedocament is too long for us to Insert to-day.

BHIPPINGILLELLIt3ENCE.
Reit..lB.—Came dime from the Rivei las.
night and sailed, the Mtn*, Thdrupson. for Ritt.,Janetro.
Also this by, the John Richard. Ward, for Malta; the
Rising SdecDawson, for Lisbon; the Mary; Young. for
Ilillma.Arrived and remain, the Clifton, Smith, from
Jamaica.•:-7Wind W.
PLI3IfitTU. OCT. 17.—Arrived off the Port, the Lady
Ponham, Jenkins, front Jaroaiva to London.—Wind N.
PORTIMOCTU, OCT. IS.—Arrived the Rosalyn Castle.
Hepburn, front the Downs for Jamaica; and a Russian
store ship name unknnwn.—Wind S.W.
FALMOUTH. OeT. 17.—Artired the Duke of Marlbro'
Packet from London —Wind E.N.E.
IfuLt.. Ocr. 17.—The Betsey and Mary, of Sunder-
land, lades with wheat and rapeseed, was totally lost on
the 13th ; crew saved. At Anderley, part of the deck of
a sloop has come no shore, supposed to be a Lynn trader,
and two lug* of books have been picked up, which ap-
pear to belong to some Missicsarv, but no papers. The
coast is strewed with wrecks, and not less than 30 dead
bodies have been wished ashore at Burnham, about 20
miles from Lynn.
NORTH•WI3ST LAND EXPEDITION.

(ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.)
Capt. Franklin has succeeded in surveying the nor
theta coast of North Anseriel, from the mouth of Copper
Mine River, for more than 500 Guiles to the eastward.—
He found the mouth of that river In lat. 67 deg. 48 min.,
which is d degrees less than. what Hearne made it ; and
no ppipt of the coast to the eastward ded 6S deg.
$I moiK; in one place itcame down to 66 deg. 30 min. to
tbeArlesie Circle. The sea was studded with innumer-
able Wands, between which and the mainland was an
open channel of water four or fire miles wide, and
from 10 to 40 fathoms deep. no ice whatever, but some
i small here and there adhering to some rock or
pneenontory ; all of which is highly favourable to the
mime of Capt. Parry, who, however, tould not have
arrived on the part of the coast to which Capt. Franklin
proceeded, until the latter had left it on his return,
which was on the 25th of August, anti at which early
, period the winter set in. and continued with great seve-
rity, though, as every body will remember, we bad no
, winter at all io Ragland.
Oa the sth of Sept., on their return by land, a snow
'teem occurred, which !covered the earth with two feet
deep with snow; this was the forerunner of all the mis-
fortunes that twirl the party. The musk oxen, the rein-
deer, the beffaloes, and imtuense flights of birds, imme-
diately hastened away to the southward. Their provi-
sions were all receded. no firewood was to be had; the
fatigue of dragging their baggage through the snow
induced theta to leave their canoes behind. With great
difficulty, and in the utmost distress from cold and want
of food, they reached the Copper Mine rive:, which lay
between them and Fort Enterprise, where they had
passed the previous winter, and where they expected to
find a supply of provisions. There was no wood to con-
struct a canoe, or even a raft, and eight days of the only
fine weather during the whole erasion were lost in fruit-
less attempts to cross the river, which was at lench
effected by a sort of boat or basket of rushes, which,
with the utmost difficulty and danger, carried over the
party, one by one, filling every time with water. 1
From this moment the Cienedians began to droop,
ind before they reached their destination, not less that
sight of them perished from cold and Longer, the whole
party baying subsisted almost wholly on a species of
lichen which grew on the rocks, and by gnawing pieces
of their skin cloaks. With exactly the same bard fare,
and sometimes without even that for two or three days
together, the live Englishmen, Captain Franklin, Lieu-
tenants Hood sad Back, Dr. Richardson anti an Ene
lisls amuses, .e petted themselves by their buoyant sm-
ith:lW 44..1111_ffieT wild Waterer up the desponding
I.:manilla% boatel", but in vain ; they became insubordi-
nate, refused even to go out in search of game or fire-
wood' straggled away from the rest of the party, anti fre-
quently laid themselves down in the snow, indifferent
as to what might befall them. With the mdst anxious
desire to preserve their lives, Dr. Richardson and Lieut.
Hood consented to remain behimi to attend to three of
these Infatuated people, who were unable from weak-
ness to proceed. Two of them died, and the remain-
ing one. a good marksman, and more vigorous than any
of the party became so savage, and so ungovernable,
that he refused, to endeavour to shoot any thing towards
their sebsistenee, er even to fetch a little firewood,
which Dr. Richardson and the English sailor were
obliged' to do • and while this savage was left alone in
the tent with do;
Hood, the latter being indisposed,
and sitting over a little fire, he shot him with his mus-
ket throng,' the brad, and killed him on the spot.
After :his be became more violent than ever. his looks
were wild, and he mattered threats that could not be
mistaken, so that Dr. Richardson, for his own safety,
and that. of the sailor, who hail b?en a most faithful
companion, found it necessary to get rid of the mon- I
ster,• by shooting him through the head. Thus, of
twenty persons who composed the expedition, ten have
perished; right through cold, fatigue, and famine, and
two by violent deaths; hut the rest of the party, after
almost unparalleled sufferings, have returned to their
friends and their country. It most be highly gratifying
to the naval officers, that in their absence they were noel
forgotten, but that each has received a step of promo-
tion in the service. Lieut. Hood was considered as an
excellent officer, and an accomplished young man, who,
among other acquirements, was an admirable draughts-
man.
• The man was no doubt insane, in conseqoence of
the hardships he with the others had gone through.
Tea ROAN TROTTING MATCH 'Oa 500 SOVIIIIIONa.
—This match, upon which many hundreds were pent.
ing, took place on Tour:play, over the Mile-and-half
Range, Ashburn Park, Bedfordshire, before ai,numerous
field of anxious sportsmen. The mare was heed in (An-
ew:1011i; and the horse by Mr. B.,fintnilish. end they were
cordidered the fastest in England-under 15 hands. The
match (vas to trot against each other, and to start at the
opposite ends. Each mile and a half was done as fol-
lows, with feather weight:—
The Horse did the is. it. The Mare did the m. s.
Ist mile and half, In.. 830 Ist mile and half, In.. 842
9d ditto .. .. 032 211 ditto .. ‘. b3O
id ditto . .. 6 2 31 ditto .. -so. 619
4th ditto .. .. 7 4 4th ditto .. *.e. ft • 4
sth ditto .. .. 6 I Bth ditto rt . :.• 6at
6th ditto .. .. 6 2 6th ditto '.. ~. 640
7th ditto .. .. 85* . 7th ditto .. .. 8 2

.. 5 ItS
.. .. 6 4
.. 8 90

tith ditto ..
9th ditto ..
lUth ditto . ,

. -
The Mare was pelted up In
the Bth round: as ihe could
I not be kept in emper, altho'
81 6 she 'hewed belt speed.
MATCH TO NOTTINGHAM AND BACIL—Mr. Aberne-
thy, who started from Shureditch to go on foot to Not-
tingham by a circuitous route, and to return, making
26t1 miles, in four days, performed half his distance and
belted four hours at Northampton Tate on Thursday
night, in good condition. The pedestrian, when our
informant left. had two hours over his time to do the
second two days in, and he felt confident of suCcess.—
Hs is five feet seven inches high, 23 years of age, and
travels in flannels only, and thick shoes. lie has tra-
velled much on the high roads of Scotland.
Fint.—Last night between ten and eleven o'clock. a
fire broke out in the house of Mr. Webb, oilman, No.
10, Kenningtomiene, Lambeth, which raged with such
fury that in a very short time the premise. and stock in
trade were totally destroyed. By the exertions of the
firemen the injury was confined to the premiers of Mr. W.
the loss is considerable, and insured for but lit.le.