The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-20 00:00:00

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PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT.

There were only 26 of the Honourable persons who
compose the House of. COMMONS that thought proper
to go to that place last night ; so that nothiag appears
to have been done Mere.

In the Lords, Lord KING moved (pteparato-y to his
intended motion on else Civil List) for an account of
Ambassadors and other Ministers to foreign Courts in
1791. and for a similar account as applicable to the
present time. We suppose his Lordship will include
an account of pensions to retired Minister. for the same
periods. And, if we get all this information, we shall,
we suspect, see, that oa► country has been as prolific
in Ambassadors as in any of the other of the depart-
ments of Government. We suspect that we have, at
this time, not much short of a hundred persons upon
the active and the retired lists put together; and
we venture to say, that this department costa as mare
than the whole of the civil government of the United
States coats the people of that country. Mr. Caw-
NINO had more money per annum as Ambassador to
ILisbon than all the ministers to foreign courts cost
the United States I and yet, they employ their very
greatest and most able men as Ambassadors and
Envoys; sod they manage negotiations and treaties
better, a vast deal, than those of any other country
are maned. Why, then, is this country to be so
burdened with expenses of this sort? Here we Lave
one of the reasons why a cotton wearer in America
has from 8 to 9 dullest, a week while an English cot•
ton treater has not 2 dollars; while, observe, the
calico can be made, and is made, cheaper in America
than here, and while provisions are cheaper there
than here! And yet the impudent varlets would
persuade as, that taxes have no effect on the la-
bourer.---lf they bare none on the labourer,
they have, at last, thank Ono, some on the land.
/ord, who is now beginning to feel what he never
felt before.—We are often asked, what do all these
salaries and pensions and sinecures and grants amount
to, cotnpared with the amount of Me whole of Me
tares;"—This, if pertineut, would be cold cam
fort t for, then, aR that yon have to do, to justify
enormous expenses in salaries and pensions, is to make
a great man of taxes. But, what is it all together,
but salary, allowance, pension, sinecure or grant ?
In what other way, is this sum of 23, out of 35
(they say it is) millions ; in what other way, is this
sum expended? The Navy? Oh, 01 Jost such a
nary (as to number of men) as we hays now, cost two
millions in 1790, and our present navy cosh as six
millions. But, we hue, perhaps. about six times as
many Admirals, Captains, and Li. utenants as we hail
.hen. The army (as to prirales) is about three times
the strength that it was in 1790 ; but it
casts about eight times u much as it did then.
—And, what does this difference arise from ? why
from a staff, from barracks, from military
academies, and other things. which did not exist in
1790. And what are these but se way occasions for
salaries, allowances, pestles% siateesres and grants ?
What, therefore, is the thing altogether, other than a
mass of these very things which the tax-eating var-
Lets would persuade ■s makes but a mere trifle, com•
pared with the whole amount of the tares ? However
(and we wish not to disguise the fact) to put as cud
to these things, nay, to reduce these expenses in any
degree, proportioned to the exigency of the case. does
imply the causing of a total cleange of this present
s‘yetcnt of carrying ox Government. Whether the
landlords have the courage to face this we know not ;
but we know, that this is what they must do, or lose
their last inch of land :.nd last hedge-stake. There
seems, just at this moment, a pause in their minds.
They begin, we think, to discover the cajolery of sr-
perabeindult crops; and, if they really should see their
true prospects, they will run restive, even this present
Session.

A ORICVLTVRAL Co3rstiTTga.---The Morning Chia-
nick observes, that this celebrated budy are all out at
sea. This emendation of the old eying of all at sea
destroys the figure. All out at sea means, clear front
the dangers of the land ; but, all-at-sea, means borne
about by the winds and waves, without rudder, com-
pass, log, or land-mark ; and this, we take it, is what
our cotemporary looks upon as descrip;ive of the men-
tal state of this renowned Committee, which is com-
posed of the same men as before, and from which we
mast naturally expect, not such another production,
perhaps, as the last Report (for it would be difficult
indeed to match that) but certainly something of a
character which we (considering Six acts) shall not
attempt to characterize.
" 51.111FE5....--00f great Lexicographer calls a pea-
siuuer " a sieve of state, hired by a stipend to obey
• his master." No one can dissent from this autho-
rity; for, in Dr. Jomxsos, loyalty and religion
aboanded in the extreme, Nay, his was the first statue
pmt into St. Parts, and this aas done in order to 'Lew
the royal approbation of his principles. Very well,
then, if a pensioner be a slave of the government,
what must that man be whose place in society above
that of the common beggar; whose bare head ; nay,
whose very elothiag, depends noon the breath of the
g 00000 mut ? When we consider the depth of this
dependence, are we to wonders that those who are
placed in it should, in obedience to their masters, fall,
opus-mouthed, on him who attacks those masters,
eves though his endeavours be to make the '• Stares"
free?

0.-nceas Winows.— It seems that, aeterilinr, to
sew regulations. these ladies are to raj their ami-
no.", whether theg marry again or Cot. We rather
wonder at this. Surely Messrs. Malthus aaJ Scarlet,
Kill see. in thit ease, a nioastrous outrage on the prin-
ciples of the cheek population school. Or. is it soar
bat those who work, the breed of wheal is to he
checked ? What a nation of gentlemen anti Lilies
we shall become at last

CHEATS AND FORGERS.
At oarless times Cheats sad Forgers hire pig
forth things seder my name is order to defraed tee
public of their mosey. There are now two things pet
forth in this way, called " CORBETT'S GRIDIRON" —1 beg my readers to beware of them thests ; for, to
Linthem mosey is et chanty, and is only to take
from the industrious to feed these idk Tagebondt,
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The altered Use in some agile Ministerial Jurseh.
which has bees observed of late. is, at all creels,
matter of congratulation with the Friends of Freeileis.
If these Journals have, at length, opened their close
or half-shut eyes, It is well ; for we are glad to see
the rays of reason descend and visit even the lowest
and bushiest of intellects. Dot if the Rats we int.
:ing off from the ship because their instinct sap As
is actually sinking, that is also well ; for there asset
be much better evidence of vt.e deeperate statue of the
cause of corruption, which they have heretefeee
zealously advocated. The Courier. has, of late, hei
some very sensible remarks on the present sate era,
fairs in France. The Editor has seen the folly of the
Ultra Revell:le in marching so straight forward
as they have recently done, towards their psalm
of restoring all that was corrupt in the Chard sad
State. lie has, accordingly, been chastised very meek
within these few weeks by the New Times, that**
supporter of Ultra Royalism every where. The en.
vier. however, is obstinate in his coarse, as far u
France is concerned ; and that is the same thief
as if be were to write directly against the uk,,,
of this land, the LONDONDIDDYS, and others of
that desperate class. lie is, to be sere, bun.
sistent—he is (as the New Timre has it) as nn.,.
nen' of Huse here, Ind a friend of IIeNJ %nix ov.
STANT in Fra,see. But we leave him to aroma r
this curious mixture. It is enough f.,r ns that be Ins
betrayed his fears, that all is not vite right with L's
favourite scheme of Ul:ra Royalism. Month?
Pest has gone a peg further than 'A' Currier:
he arraigns the conduct of Ministers, in some iestmes
lately, and skews a right spirit in some others, all of
which would be Inexplicable on any other gloved thn
the conclusion we hare formed that he is 'dully pre.
paring to desert kis OLD FKIENDs. Thew Jewish,
we think, are now acting wisely, whether we consider
their own interests or the merits of the ewe. The
causer of the Ultras is declining every where; sad, in
no part so rapidly. and irrreorerably, as here. Minis-
ters have found this out; and hence that desperado%
of conduct, which dictated the late letter of hie.
etrresior. That speaks volumes against thecae's of
the masters of Mr. AIIDUTIMOT, and of the leaned
Editor of The New Timer.

New York papers arrived this morning to the !A
and Virginia to the 19th of February. They do ant
contain any intelligence of importance. By doeweems
transmitted by the President to Congress, it appears.
that the Americana's(' British Coremissinnersappeired
under the :rtli article of the Treaty of Ghent, to neer
fain the boundary line, having, in Octoher iast, dii-
fered on the principal points, adjourned is !metes do
first Monday of April next.

Dublin papers of Saturday evening and Meatier
morning have arrived today. Thougs outrages rue-
tinge in the four southern Counties, end especially is
the county of Limerick, yet the De.! fin erciting Aat,
is that those counties are returning to their
ordinary rural occupations, and adds "we daub:
not, that. In a few months, the face of the
country will exhibit a more tranquil appearance--
The Specr:l Commissions of Cork, Kerry, and Lime
risk are going on merle in the same mealier as we
have previously stated, and the General Assiut hare
commenced. At Ennis Assizes six men were iseirted
for a midense under the Whitebuy Act. and is!'
a riot at Cratloe. The prosecutor was mailed st
groat length on the part of the Crown, and, on his
testimony, the indictusent sander the Illi•ebuy Ad Mt
abandoned, and the ease on the riot went to the Joy,
who returned a verdict of guilty. Six other wee wire
were taken up at Crusbeen some time bark, were twits
capitally indicted under the %chi teboy Act, and meat
common law, fur a riot. The Crown, In prorating.
gave np the capital charge at an early stages( the
proceedings as untenable, and they were wiltilled
upon the third indictment. The Judge expressed bh
strung displeasure at the " erroneous conclusita to
which the Jury came upon the third char, sad dc-
sired another Joey to be called. la the Cour,ty cot
Kilkenny there was held on Tueadar a Alertog elite
Alagistrates under the Icsnrirction Act. Os 01.
occasion two Counsel. Mess's. Jan.ra and laced', "I'''
had heeled to believe Iron the A !sweliewerot 154 t
the Extraordinary Smaimes directed kr the Act woad
be held there that day, enquired if it was thee 1.4'
ittg. la teply. the Chairman (the Eari of Carrick.)
and several ether Slagisirees deviated, that the r•
trio was only a private Alerting of Magistrates. aroi
that they had the advice of one of the Crown Lawyers
that they were rot obliged to hear County!. is
Jesse. contended that the Meeting harieg bees outs
wasted by the Clerk of the Peace, under the leserro•
tins Act, ho could not saummon any other titan as El.
treordisary Sessions of the Peace. As it now sprawl
that the Meeting was held under tlit• iussto.otion
he felt himself warraatetl to api ee! to theta as a t."
of Justice, and , apprise the !knelt that he Weed