The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-26 00:00:00

Y'O THE EDIPOR Op THE ST4I TESM

eta-1 have for many years been a reader of your
•eful anti respectable journal, but never had the hu-
m, I:- of corresponding with you, therefore I hope
:Pon will indulge mt• forager with the insertion of a few
I'.rt•. uin►n !hr subject of Parliamentary Reform. I ant
1i• •to means a friend to 1. uiversal Storrage and Annual
Pm.i.unents, nor will I ever live under a republican
G. vernment if I can help it ; but being well ac-
t; ,anted with the absurd and ridiculous ntoJes of
..-I,t,tOng Member. to Parliament in litany places of
ta,s kingdom, as adopted at present. I take the li-
t erty to propose some kind of definitive plan to satisfy
se particularly who are seemingly enemies to lie-
•••.tai, and call for some specific proifo.tition from those
a•. !to are well-wishers and supporters of it. I ant very
al awilling to take away entirely ft- any voters their
: tient rights and privileges, but I would add to the
..onal.er tire freeholders and householders of one or two
.•, adjuining hundreds. This plan, l make nu
.at tl t, ran be carried into effect in roost parts of the
o►u.try, but in Cornwall I find it i. sat studded over
-AIL boroughs, that it cannot well lie done. If the
inhabitants of these Cornish boroughs were tol.:i,etl,
axording to ancient custom, to &fray the existent es
oi their Members when attending Parliament, 'aut-
o filastanding 111(4 own pecuniary advantages they
awilid be very glad to be excused. It indeed appears
to tile a very extraordinary thing, that cortneall
return so many Members. I ►vuuld propose
test they should return only eight; namely, two for the
...flay, and two for each of the three most populous
ton its, and that the other thirty-six should he returned
ify the most populous comities and large towns, earl,
at which tuweis to be presented with a charter by Lis
%fait-sty, similar ta that of London, which I conceive
to be the best constituted tit• in the world. As for
many of the decayed and depopulated boroughs in
tither parts of the kingdom, in nay humble opinion a
lse.trr plan cannot be suggested than the adding of
the freeholders and householders to the respective
e:e. tors of each place. In some counties, very pro-
bably another start of plan way be adopted; as, for
instance, in Worcestershire, where Rewdley returns
one Mealier, I would mid to the burgesses of Rewd-
l.•y the freeholders of Kidderminster,' ttld Swinford,
l:rou►sgruve, and Droitwlch, with the power of re-
turning three more Members, and the election to be
liartlebury, being the most central point.
Stone may, very probably, call this plan a very
moderate Reform indeed, bat if well considered and
properly executed upon, I am clearly of opinion that
►hey will find it quite sufficient. They may talk of
the ancient parity rand independency of Parlimuent,
bait let them take into their consideration what Dort of
Parliaments they most have bad before the passing of
the Granville Act. Let them likewise weigh well lit
their "'dads the extraordinary power and privileges of
the House of Commons.

I shall now only add the poet's observation
*mid meTlaU melbas tills
Cattalos lam% al aim his aterimmessm.
I um your mud obedient offload,
Laois% Apdi ladilb. . NOW&

N.virsat. So. trir.— Ely Chapel. heretofore he-
loosing to the Bishop of &at Set., but alienated from
it for many /ears, km been bought and pri seated to
the N tional Society, for the accommodation of the
ehildrep educated under its superintendence—their
p3rents and relations, mod other persons resident in
tlle vicinity. Snntlay the labile appropriation of it
t., this highly Interesting purpose took plate. 'The
ii;shap of the Diocese, and the Archdeacon of Lon-
(Ion, preached Me the occasion; the former i■ the fore-
non, and the latter in the afteraion. The Arch-
bi,Lops of Canterbury sad York, the Bishop of Ely
and LlandeiC together with several other numbers of
Cie Den •ral Committee of the Society, and other re-
spectable characters, attended. The attendance of the
c. ildrea at both services was so nearly complete; that
is the forenoon only fourteen formed the whole list of
absentees, end *n in the afternoon. Them was also
a numerous attendance of the children.' parents and
rastione, who oceupled the ants set apart for their at-
commodatiou. The day succeeding the above religi-
o.is celebration, being the ►irth-day of the Sovereign,
1.. munificent patron, a good supply of roast beef and
Flaw-pudding was provided for dinner, at which up-
wards ~f 701/ children sat down at one o'clock. _

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The Jeer): rl de trip., of the lath .kpril, gives tine
following anecdote:—
" Madame, the Duchess of Berri, has received consola-
C ins is her profound and just grief, in a manner truly ant-
W.:4111g. The loss of her spouse threw this Princess into a
k:34 of despair, which caused fears to tie entertained fur her
life, when a kindly dream came to her relief. bite saw in her
s cep bit. Louis approach her, leading two children, a girl and
a boy. The King gently touched the eyelids of the Princess.
wino awoke, and beheld the holy Monarch place a crown on
t head of the girl, and another still wore brilliant on that
t the buy. after which the vision vanished. From !hit In-
s*.-et the I)3cliess has been persuaded that she shall bring
forth a son idiot* great ditsttntes awiiftt. -Iris added, thet-the
t d'Angouleate has profitted by this circumstance, to
restore tranquillity in the mind of her sister-in-law, sad give
L'r strength to discharge her duties as a mother."
11. e following is an extract of a letter from the
n -ice of a lady of this city, residing at Bayonne
[ have just returned from market. where I purchased the
4 isdennentioned articles, the cost of which mar surprise you :
—l\ maple of chickens. six caullibreers, one dozen of ap-
ples, a string of cachalots, a calf's heart, and beef sufficient
fur a man. his wife, frank t, and chilli. for the whole
of which I paid one shilling and a half-penn) and I most
tot omit observing that air the articles were particular')
fresh and good."—(Bath Jourisat)
Malmo KVlBOURT.—Saturday night, or early on
Sunday morning,,a large porcelain warehouse at the
c wrier of Morgaa's-lane, Tooley-street, was robbed,
under rather a►trange circumstances, of china and cut
glass to a pet 7 groat amount. The shop had been
shalt up
.aa posel oa that night, and next morning
reirle all tbaatock had vani►hed, and not the slidht-
ett injury ,Oppeared to bare been dour to any of the
licks or faitesiags to justify the supposition that any
one had broke either in or out of the house. Whilst
is lathe • family- were actively engaged in the eXIII4I
lion of elar pi scr, the, mode by which the robbery was
e't►ecb•d at once presented itself: a crate which had
been elated slowp the day bcfore,was found wide open,
and it is 'apposed that, in the early part of the day, a
thief had entered and concealed himself in this crate
t.:l the family bad retired to rest, as a house-breaking
;s4l wi►:.foetid in it. It is supposed the property was
As-ried.sqf k and one set of china that nits
was valued at .20/.