The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-25 00:00:00

TO TOE !moron or TOE STATESMAN.

Stagy-1 eon of opinion there if MOP error in call•
itig the Art " the Insolvent Debtors' Act," because
there ran be nu doubt that the advantages taken of

this Act are really taken by such as might pay. by
sorb or could pay. It is a retinas thing that Hoch an
Act shnold be in oilstone" : but really I env, for fitly,
d.ruhrfol of any useful alteration taking place ie.
It indeed applies, and is sn users' to a many mock
gentlemen ; and to lath as are led by their tatters.
Sauce to an inability of paring their debts without
applying to their great relations, who Indeed
could rather generally tow their sons even take

the advantage of this Act than pay even a small
composition for them ; so it is, ■nd so it will re.
m.in yet a little longer. Our system of Govern.
meta mast, sod certainly will, toothier its own ruin:
it prodoces nothing bet dlstress to individuals, and
it !equines but little penetration to see that the
greet mass is composed of sail ones. The conduct
of the great is indeed, in general, so very immoral
sod bail, that the prudent and good are not enabled
to look at them with troy degree of respect; and
their espectstions have been so mach disappointed
when soy great good has been anticipated, that most
people, possessing minds at all of a thinking nature,
scoot all yseienainos nu the part of the great to do
any real good In their f.lloo•brings. It i• now tune,
high time, fur every individual Olin In use his own
Wiener', so coo.ider himself moat to his fellow.
man, and res., at once to be a mere servile soi-
lnil. If mess will only reason with themselves
a little they will soon discern that there is no
real difference between therm and the great, 's-
colding that they, the little, are the rnio.i ho-
nest and useful.- -All men are iojerious to society
that do not prodder, •t all 'trios, some good. It is
the had system of destruction, and no sort of pro.
election, which hes brought this country to &Are's.
Let any ro4n reflect for a moment on the wanton
destruction of a great many individuals who really

produce nothing.- The Arty is a (heedful engine rf i Mr. Fonets repressed his perfect confidence in tine
destraciinn, ssithoui, indeed. producing any thing.'• justice of Mr. Wilkinson's claim ; end es be con.
ft is testi) shocking to think of a greet number of ...ism' the sum of 68,000 ropers was not equivalent
men living a lazy immoral life upon the ;Rodin, of ; to the losses he had sustained, he would move, that
the labour of the industrious. Then there is the the farther consideration of the question be adjourned
Cleft() —the persons about offices—sineculists—greet to the 2lst of Affil. In the interim, he meant to
retinues of useless its to those sinew's's, and Rive notice to the Court of Directois, that he should
so on. Really if men orru'd begin and knit , flints, an enlargement of the morn to be paid to Mr.
close into things they would sous( distort n whence the . Wilkinsoa, to two lace-83.0W.
evil arises—sn smiles, and great expenditure, without ! After some conversation as to the point of order,
productioe, most lead to decay, to ruin. One bun. I the question was adjourned to the ?Ail of April.
Bred industries, farmers do more real good for their I

fellow-osen than half the Muse of Corn—none in their

capacity al Metabers—ihan 10.($X) boldiera—and

I it; it ell lila Patbolll in the kingdom.-1 am, respoct-

fully,

The Kentish Carrier says—" ere concerned to
state, that the Isle of Shem Rank has been wider
the nereskity of 'upending its payments; bet, we
SIP happy to sly, it is confidently expected that all
simian& nn that establishment will be liquidated io
the entitle of nest week.

it mar he Ihneght wooderfol that Ike whole pope.
lotion of this country cosh! stand on considecably
Ins than a %gate, mile. Allowing oil men In a square
r•rd, the mile would acenonmnflote eighirco ntillsons
lire hundred and eighty fire thousand six hum!, ed
wart !

The Bishop of DI/1111,1711 having entered witon the
fiftieth gear or his Episcopate, this event *ill be tele.
brawl in a most appraptiste manner by the erection
I nf • school nn Dr. Ilaaa's plan, at Newcastle, named
the Jubilee Schunl.

The /mists for the county of Keot finished nn Sa-
turday, when the unprecedented number of 36 pri-
soners, who had been capitally convicted, reveirod
sentence of death ; all of whom, except Wm. llo;:ra
alias Jelemer (19 ',art of sge), for highway robbery,
and James Morgan, for stealing 101 sheep, were re-
prieved by the Judges. These men were left for
lion.

There are no less than 75 prisoners for trial at the
Suffolk Assisea, viz. 45 in Bury JAI, and 30 at
Ipswich, or which many are capitally charged. The
Commission will be opened to-morrow afternoon;
hot no basin's% on the Crown side will be proceeded
in before Monday.
On Tees(lay the State Lottery commenced, when,
as usual, Offices were pre-eminent for the
sale of mare Capitals than any other Office-keeper,
is he sold trot of the Five Prises drawn, Three Ca-
pital.. viz. 3,645 and 9,844 r2OO each, and 3.1138.
the first Prise of ktu, and as such entitled le 16
outdrawn Tickets, stir Holders of which may receive
their Maney immediately. at either of Illsiers Offices,
4, Cornhill, or 9, Chafing-cross; and as all Three
RTO,UOO Prises are endrawes, and most all come op
twat Saturday week—they may prove very valuable.
From an official return, it appears that the clean.
flies of grain imported into England in 1317 sod
1818, were as follow.: