The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-04 00:00:00

tilE STAIES;

Reverted W. P. Tetouan,. are particularly de-
serving of attention. Indeed. we may cosgrate-
late °or Readers on the whole result of these proceed-
ings at Reefer; for it was prophesied by the birelingp
of Ministers, tbot in Devon a Petition for reduction
of eases, and a Petition for Reform, would be
scouted by a very large majority.
At the recent Meeting of the Agriculturists
of the county of Suffolk. it was unanimously
resolved, that a reduction of taxes is the only relief
which can be given to the Agricultural distresses;
while a large majority resolved also, that Parliament-
ary Refbras is absolutely y to our regaining'
and preserving the blessings of the Constitution. At
the county of Hertford Meetint, the other day. it was
resolvel that a redaction of taxes is absolutely neces-
sary to save the land-owners sod the farmers from de-
struction. We will not now stay to speak of the fretting
and foaming into which those proceedings have put the
Ministerial Press. We will employ our time bet-
ter, in looking at the results which may be seve-
rally expected from the Reduction of *noses and
Parliamentary Reform. If the taxes were reduced
to the lerel of the just wants of Oorernment, all
those peculation. and corruption, in the adminis-
tration of public affairs, which are the foundation of
all our political evils, would cease. APLENTY would
regain its station in the land—that is to say, plenty
would he scattered among the indust: lore and the
poor; and not, as now, be shut 'out of all bosses
but those of the excessively rich. Oar foreign
commerce is low; but is still (with the cheapness
of provisions) competent to purchase comfort for
every industrious mechanic and labourer. but
commerce, alwh would revive with the reduction of
the taxes ; and industr,7, which is almost deadened and
lost, would revive at the woe time. Little need be
said respecting the necessity for Reform of Parlia-
ment ; without that, no reform of any other abuse can
be permanent. Without corruption is hig.'s places. the
lavish expenditure, and the peculation,. which
' are complained of, would never have existed. The
Constitution cannot be restored to its true Character
and intent without Reform of Parliament. All mesa.
bers of Me slate must be corrupt if Pa;liament be cor-
rupted.

The Ultra of this morning bas given an outline of
the topics which "may be expected to find their way
into the King's speech, on opening the Session to-
morrow. It is executed in a masterly way, in one re-
spect, for it is very like the usual speeches from the
throne, being written with much obscurity, and con-
taining no real information concerning the true state
of the nation, nor any hint at effectual means for the
' relief of the public calamities. " When the estimates
for the current year" (the Ultra says) " are laid be-
fore Parliament, it will be 'sea that Ministers have
been enabled to make several important reductions in
our military and other establishments." It is gross
impudence to talk of important reductions in any pin
of the public expediters in having yet taken place.
The reductions which Ministers have been compelled
to make are mere mockery, compared with what the
dist of the country demand, and the extent of
wastefulness in the public expenditure would permit.
We hope the real speech will not insult the country
with a paragraph so•sbamefully delusive et that which
we have just quoted from the Ultra. We have sot
room to extend our remarks on this precious specimen
of speech making. The country will see what a hand
the Ultra's masters will make of it to-morrow, in what
they will denominate the Kiog's Speech.

On Saturday evening, about six o'clock, his Ma-
jesty arrived at his palace in Pall-mall, from his palace
at Brighton.
Yesterday the Doke of York visited the King—
The Lord Chancellor had ao audience of his Majesty-
The Marquess of Londonderry and Earl Bathurst
called to pay their respects to the King upon his arri-
val in London.

His Majesty will bold a Council this day, to prick
the Sheriffs for the present year.
On Saturday at two o'clock a Cabinet Connell was
held at the Foreign Office, in Downing-street, which
was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Li-
verpool. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of
Westmorland, the Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Peel, the
Marquess of Londonderry, Earl Bathurst, Mr. Robin-
son, Mr. Wynn, Lord Maryborongb, and Viscount Sid-
month. The Council sat in deliberation till sear a
quarter to five o'clock.
There were present at the dinner given by the Earl
of Harrow by on Friday, as Lord President of the Coun-
cil :or arranging the roll of Sheriffs, the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Earl of Liverpool, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Mr. Peel, the Marquess of Londonderry,
Earl Bathurst, Viscount Sidasoutle, Mr. B. Bathurst,
Mr. Wynn, Viscount Melville, Mr. Robinson, the Duke
of Wellington, the Duke of Montrose, the Duke of
Dorset, and Mr. Ureville.

We learn from The Liverpool .4lereery that the re-
port of Mr. Canning's really going out to India, is
now revived with increased confidence. It is added.
that Mr. Gladstone set out from Liverpool, on Mon-
day morning, post haste, for London. It Is further
rumoured, that Mr. Gladstone intends to offer himself
as member for that borough, as the successor of Mr.
Canning.
On Saturday afternoon Mr. Walsh, th► King's Mes-
senger, arrived in Downing•street, with despatches
from the Hague, and proceeded to the Foreign-office.

SUNDAT AiORNING tHRZE O'CLOCK:Mb! 7111101e1.
of London, outward bound East Indianan, is on shore
in Eastbourne Bay. We bear four men belonging to
the Thames, and an officer of the coast blockade, were
unfortunately drowned. She is 1,500 tons burden,
and had 140 men on board.—(Sussex Advertiser of
this day.)
Government has received no decisive intelligence
relative to the negociatiop between Russia and the
Porte.

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In corroboration of the above, it may be observed,
that a Firma"' of the Sublime Porte, issued the mid-
dle of December, has appeared in which be enjoins the
chief Authorities of Moldavia, to protect the Boyars
from those (Greeks) whom be denominates robbers.
It was on Saturday reported that intelligence of the
surrender of Callao to San Martin bad arrived. It
rests on the authority of letters received from Paris,
which mentions that a Santa Fe Gazette of October
had reached a deputy from Columbia, in that capital,
and bail brought news of the fall of the important fu-
boromentioned.

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TO erns *Mir now. THE coAnnion or Tiff
EXCHEQUER.
Ste—Your Royal Master has been gracionslypleaeed
to rant you a respite, from the 3d January to thir
sth February. 'lt will be well for you, and happy fo
tlsto nation, if, in the latter day, you shall be able t.
face the Parliament and the Country; in order to thee
them, that you have beneficially employed that time.
in weeding nut from your mind, those rank and pent
dons errors that have had,for so long a period, luxuriaat 1
growth in a soil cultivated by the hand of the " im-
mortal. Pitt." The eves of the whole nation are now
wide open, and shall it be said in history, that the
Ministers and their interested minions only, at such •
period, were blind as poppies one day old? or, will
you at once, throw off that fatal veil, which has oh-
scared all your faculties; and
man, with the becoming spirit, reason and knowledge
of the age? Rely upon it, Sir, that a frank exposi-
tion of the real state a the country, and a siacerc
avowal of that system of equivocation, which has hi-
therto left an indelible track in the path of your poll-
deal journey, will do more to perpetuate your name
to fame, than a besotted adherence to the system
of the Heaven.korn Minister will do, to consign that
name to the indignation and contempt of Englishmen.
The evils of the "system" are now so manifold and
obvious, that one wonders at the infatuation, that
would longer attempt to conceal them under such
shallow and paltry ingenuity as has been hitherto
adopted. The skilful contrivance, the profound
tesroan-like method of exhibiting to the "Gulls"
Iltb quarterly revenue Gott before the meting of the
eollectire wisdom"), merely chewing the comparative
rdoeipt of the corresponding quarters, in 1621 and
1522; and keeping at the sante time, the actual expen•
ifferequiteoutof sight, may deceive the State creditors
who greedily expects that his income is for ever secure ;
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bat will never deceive the disin t red man, who values
hispountry's good, and its permanent welfare and pros-
perity. Various plans have been urgedto reconcile the cos-
sting interests and sacrifices of the different classes
of the community. All these plans find a stmubliag
Irlock in the tremendous debt, incurred to carry es
our " just and necessary ware." I t is alwsys said.
the Government cannot break " notional faith ;" at.
[ though it can, and it has in two instances (emanating
from yourself) cut away the sinking funds which was,
baid out as a sacred fend, for liquidating the
Mt. Thus has burst the greatest bubble eve/
blown out of the political pipe of " the Pilot that
weathered the storm ;" and now that the systems
pursued. stands quite stripped and exposed, better
curs " King's evidence, and, making a merit of
necessity, become a valuable member of society, and
mortally tell the nation. the whole truth of its sites.
Lion. For, however frightful that situation confess-
edly is, there is energy sotheiest in the people to meet
an i overcome it : but to do this, there most be a fair.
,general and equitable principle applied. Let the boa
lief the people be relieved ; and if any pressure arise to
`those, who have basked in the sunshine of unmerited
place, pension. or sinecure ; let them, in their tors,
feel a little of that suffering, which has brought all the
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—.. eeery.pnint_that you ten wish 1
,or. I will allow that the wars were just and ne- 1
y, and that the debt was therefore unavoidable, i
under the " existing circumstances;" and I do this,
because of the inutility of uttering reproaches against
'past follies. Rather let us look to the present position
of the nation, and ameliorate that, than discuss those
fatal things which have led to it. In order to effect
this. I would (in your situation) adopt the following
course in the next Session of Parliament. 1 would
move the following returns. vis.:-
1. A return (front the census just taken)of the popu-
lation of the British. Empire, distinguishing adults from
children.
2. A retina of . the creditors in the fended and un-
funded deist; dividing them into classes, according to
the amount of income therefrom.
3. A return of the charge of the several branches of
the army and navy, and the ordnance; and indeed of
every department elide State.
4. A return of the civil list, &c.
S. A return of the valve of all property in lands,
houses, shipping, manufactures, and goods of every
kinds.
6. A return of all emoluments and salaries arising
from places, pensions, or any other public source.
7. A return of, " last, bnt not least in our dear love'
the clergy...their incomes, and the whole of tythes.
Being possessed of these returns, I should have the
whole question before me. By Nos. 1 and 2, I should
perceive bow many were interested in the funds, and
what proportion they dory to the whek Nation. I
should see who received fended relief, and bow the
many paid the few. 1 would say, now, here is a debt
of 900,000,000, on which, to pay the interest, the
vital, of the country at large are drawn out: it
is in fact a loss to be equally borne by all
classes possessed of property; therefore let us
at once liquidate it, or so much of it as can be liqui-
dated, leaving suck amount thereof as the nation can
pay in taxes for the interest and the current expenses
of she government; and to do this fairly to all, let us
adopt that equitable principle pursued by the under-
welters, where, in a case of general ge, every in-
tenet pays or bears its fair proportion to the general
lose. The civil list, the army, the navy, the ordnance,
places, pensions, and every department of the state,
will he reduced in its expenditure according to its
present amount or value, as compared with the propor-
tion of the debt annihilated, whether that be one-
third, one-half, or two-thirds. Taxes will be taken
off by th aum scale; the merchant, landholder,
wners of sec, shipping, manufactnrero, he. will
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pay their Coo parative quota, and the &DM:elders in
their respective interests will hare one proportion of
stock cat elf, and will receive in future the fair redaced
Income they are entitled to. instead of receiving, as
they now do, (by the fall in prices) the proportion as
three are to one. Thus every one will be placed upon
a relative footing; property will then be real instead
of nominal; rents, price*, bargains, agreements, and
every matter will accommodate themselves to the
new standard ; poor's rates will nearly cease. or
gradually diminish, more labourers will be em-
ployed in agriculture and manufactures; we shall
be able to compete with rivals in foreign markets ; sod
the nation will feel relieved from a burthes, that will
restore it to its pristine vigour; and be able to enjoy
the prosperity of peace, or the adversity of one. Lea
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it all his rents to the fundholalet—anal the far- t
r will have his rent anal taxes reilueed to the level
prices. leaving him a just profit ,r his I,hatur and !
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11. Those aa ho earn money will Lave mare to spend la
comforts ; because they will !lat.y to pay less in
es, and. jn fine, there will be a tendency to ilisse- i ,
sate ,and.eirculate the moneynenerally throd:ll oil °
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veins of the body politic; instead of t• 4 tar-in, i
ifined to a few, parts. where, if saifTereil to remain t
eh longer, mortification and dissolution meet crane. ,'
e limits of a letter will not admit of entering info
ail, hat I trust sufficient is 'hewn to give an Wet
the principle set forth.-1 hare the honour to be, ,
your most obedient humble servant,
.ondon, Feb. 1, 1922. JOHN EN DA,.
COURT OF CHANCERY.—TiIfr &tr. I
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CONTEMPT OF- COURT. •
This morning, Mr. J. Turner, Mt. IV. Turner, Mr.. -
irabeth Turner. the' elder, and i'li.s. Eiiribet., Ir
rner, the younger, attended in Court ru r.nan r to an
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der of his Lordship ; Mr. W. Turner fir I:lvirs! ' ..
'pea with Miss Drewe, a ward of the Court, and the
ter parties for aiding and abetting in the elopement.
Mr. SHADIVELL, at great length, continentell npn i
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reral affidavits made by the Guardians of the coon; ,
ly,—endeavouring to affix criminality to all the cn •••••1
tar
rties. • ) .4
Mr. Waal' read several affidavits, by which it ap-
ared that Mr. J. Turner had taken but a small share, s.
d Miss E. Turner, jan., none at all in the transac- 1 .
an, and implored the merciful consideration of the ' t. .
met for the other defendants. .
The LORD CitancaLton agreed with Mr. Wrav ns . j
the two defendants, Mr. J. Turner, and 51is; E. - -
inner, jun., but said, a wicked conspiracy bad been ",
rmed by the others to get possesion of the young i ..
dy's fortune,—which, however, the Court would prc• . ~, i
nit, and immediately ordered that W. Turner and •
is mother, Elizabeth Turner, be forthwith committed
the Fleet prism •
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Sin ROBERT WILSON.—Sii Robert Wilson Worried
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1 town on Friday from Paris. Immediately before
is departnre from that capital, Sir Robert received a
ornmunication from the envoy of the Repnltlic of Co-
ombia, residing here, with the thanks of that R.-
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üblic, voted in the General Congress, for his Par-
iamentary efforts in their cause. The decree is dated • 1
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rom Cucuta the 14th of October last, and the commu• .
iication which enclosed the copy of it, the 23th ult. ,
The King has been graciously pleased to address a • '
liter, in his own hand-writine. to Sir Henry lialford,
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he President of the Royal College of Physicians. desir- I
•
ng that he and his successors should consider themselves
inure offiefi Physicians Extraordinary to his Mijesty.
and that in their attendance at Court they should appear
1 eee sed in the costume prescribed for those who enjoy • •
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hat honour. •
Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at Buenos :1 •
kyree, dated the 7th of November:—" A•lvices are re- , 1
:rived from Chili to the 13th tilt., and from Lima to :be ,
13th of September. The fortress of Callao was still in
Possession of th• Royalists, when the last accounts,
brought by bid Majesty's ship Creole, left. • i - - it
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EICTIII, Fan. 2.-••• A tradesmen of, t Is 4:11X F.!.
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mired an saveyeseue letter bearing the tposts ' I
mirk, os Wedsl2s4llYi 101001 bile lams ilia On 1 •
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filionsand Posed*, and -expressing a- looe
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make his latter days comfortable. Aal of lin Arts j 4 1
tisement, announcing its receipt, was also sent, with di- N. i 1 •
rectiona for its insertion in a public print, which tra a
complied with on Thursday. The fortunate receiver is
restricted from making known the exact amount ; but 1
we understand that it is not less than the sum above ,
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stated. .
Dr. Miller was unanimonsly elected on Tuesday a Play-
ancient° the Lunatic Asylum.
PEDESTRIANISM, YORK, JAN. 31.—Wrielit, the ce-
lebrated Bristol Pedestrian, has undertaken for a trifling
wager, not amounting to 51. to walk 2-10 miles in
three days, in the following manner. The first day.
40 miles in 9 hours, ; and the second and third days :
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50 miles each, In 12 hours. The ground on which he
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is to walk is half a mile and tack again, on the South ; i
Road, close to this city; where he has to ascend and . -, I
descend a very steep hill. He began his nnalertaking f 4 ,
yesterday morning at 20 minutes past 9, and concluded - -
at 10 minutes before 6, being half an honr within thi• \ .
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time allowed. He resumed his task this morning, at ,
20 minutes past 7, and completed the 50 miles by 20
minutes before 7 this evening, being 40 minutes within
the given time. He will re-commence his un- •
dertaking to-morrow morning; and, from the manner
in which he has proceeded so far. there is little doubt, ,
bet the result will be favourable to himself. We un-
derstand. that in about 14 days, he commenzea to .
walk 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours at Sheffield. l'''
The constable of Melton, on Tnesday night last,
apprehended a man fur stealing a saddle from off a
horse that was standing at the door of the Noel's
Arms Inn, when he lodged his prisoner and the saddle
in the lock-up-house for the night. To his great
astonishment, the following morning, he found th-
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saddle completely cut op, so as to render it impossible
to be identified. i
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MARKETS. '
Conzt-Exenaxoe, Fag. 4.—Our market was very
largely supplied with all sorts of grain last Week, and a ;, .
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consisteralle quantity of Wheat and Batley remained i
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over till this day; and having a great deal of Wheat,
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fresh in this morning from Essex, Kent, and Snifolfr, .
t, f i
with en unusually large supply of flour coastways, toe
Wheat trade was exceedingly heavy, at a decline of 2‘.
per qr. on the finest qnalities, without being able to cif-a•
sales of the inferior descriptions at a greater abatemcal,.
r .
—Barley is full Is. per qr. cheaper, and very dull-seal- "tl. 4
at that rednctioa.—Oats are also Is. per qr. lower, an l
only the finest qoalities found buyers.—ln Beans aril
Peas there is no alteration.
&minor. I. s
s. 1. Small Beans ... 21 2.-i t
Wheat,Rent, and Essex Tictditto . stu •:•:.
New 36 MI Oats, P0tat0e........ 23 •/5
Old — Ditto, Poland 2O 23
Sato% (New) 34 38 Ditto, Feed lO a) llll I 1
Old — `Flour, per Stet 62 it t
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Norfolk. (Old) 44 60 Rapeseed. per Last 29. 34,!.
Rye
1 Barley e
Malt 52 59 Dentate
White Poas 9699 Battle, Red • i
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Bonen 30 It 'Umbra' Red ... • • ...
Grey ditto 9l 91 ,
SMITHFIELD.—Monoay.
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R00f.... 91. OIL to is.lod. 1 GATTI.' AT MANSE?.
2,620
M .
Mottos— Is. 64. to Is. SC I Beasts
Vaal .... .St Calves .to 64. ei.
2.29 t irt
Poet.... Is. 04. to 4s. SI. Mania and Lambs W. I.sl t
Lamb.... 01. SI. to Os. Od. Mali
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NAT AND ETRAW. •
Hay.... W. lON. to 4/a. 4a. I Straw ..1/. Os. to 11.165, •
Closer 41. Oa. to 4/.135. t
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