The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-29 00:00:00

INTELLI@ENCE.

r 0 f3MOUTII, M Y 28.—Sailed the Jason frigate. lion.
Captain King; Jamaica frigate, Captain I..)sagbt ; and
It cruit big, Captain Senhow.e, Newfnundlimd; also the
Ant WI miser, with a eunv-1 far Plymouth.
Arrived di • Daring gun-hri,T, Lieutenalt S. Gordon; and
Camel, Captain Steveus:in, Iriam a cruize.

DeAt, MAY `_>B.—Arrived the Oberon sloop of war, finnl
the river ; also the Sus:llllrd,, Collingion, for Cadiz. The
Susannah has sailed for Portsmouth under convoy of the
Locust gun-!.rig.

If tawicit, !MAY '2B.—This morning arrived the H..aufoy
p icket,wi.h mails, front Gittetiburglt ; also the Lad► Nepean
packet, with m.uls, from the sans,. place; mid a Lieutenant,
civirged with dispatches from Sir James Saumarez.
This evening arrived the King Georg', Packet, w ith a Mail
And Passengers from Heligoland.
Remain the Aggressor gun-brig, with the convoy fur Heli-
goland; also the L ;Ay Feaoces Packet, with Mails for the
same place; and the Lord Nelson Packet, with Mails for
Guttenburgh of the 9.5 th instant.

GRA•EIf:Nri, MAY 28.—:Arrived the Fairy, Nicholls,
from Palermo; St. chri:topher Ampion, Aran, from Spain;
Ellen, IVats,m, frum Bahia ; and the St. Michael's, --,
from Varel.

Saled the Tyne. Brooks,. and Earl Spencer, Ileminr,s,
and the Fame, F.trish, for Cadiz.

DEL.4S in the COURT of CHANCERY.

We are happy to observe, that the disgraceful
delays in the Court of Chancery have attracted the
attinition of the Legi!dature ; .but the pleasure de.
lived from this circaosstanee is (stuck alloyed by the
suggestion, that the Ciianeellor is to receive an in_
d, wuity f.ir any business n:iiett may be taken from
his jurisdiction.
We may ask, on wEat pretence such can be
offered ? and whether that Noble Person's con_.
cience could permit bias, if offered, to actept it ?
Be receives a certain salary as Chancellor, and
Court fees are paid on all hearings; if he cannot (as
it is admitted) hear the causes, no Court fles are
due; and, if another Tribunal is appointed, let
that receive the fees, and let him still retAiit his
m hole salary. Llnt why indetonify him fur that
which lie can never receive? Ilis conscience will.
never submit to so violent an MitrigV, Jikl, if the
11unourahle Member nho suggested it knew, or
was in the habit of hearing, the sound morality
teems in every word and action of that
:Noble Person, he would not have suggested it.
NV,• perfectly agree with Mr. Perceval,- '' that
this is not the way in :chick a Reform, even if
wee...tails', on& to commence ;" and when he
tecommetoled the inothu bent; itiolrawn, he
was, no doubt,
,infinenccd by the to get rid
of this indemnify ; as well that it might not be
thought be wished tp aggrandize the profits of an
Office to which, 'Gs said, he is next in reversion.
But what indemnity is the Public to receive—what
recompenee to the parties for this delay, which has
beets, and continues to be, the ruin of thousands?
As what is pact is past cure, let the business
which that Noble Person cannot attend to, he
given to another Tribunal ; but let not the Public •
be furth-r taxed Ar an indemnity; nor should
they have cause to believe, that in a noble mind,
" Increase of avarice had grown
By what it fea on,"

The qiiestiot;resolves itself into a short propo-
sition. If the Chancellor cannot attend to the
business, he cannot receive the foes for. doing it ;
and if so, he losesitahing by giving tl►cm to alio.
they. Perha pssiAiPletion.joridical conscience would
suggest that ke ought to relinquish something of
his salary—dot being able to attend to all the du.
ties of his station, though it may be otherwise in
metaphysics; but the idea is perfectly new at he
shonlit have indemnity" for giving up what he
cannot execute.

TUE ARMY.

The following is the scale of Money to be re,
ceived in place of Substitutes, from Soldiers whose
Discharges arc, under peculiar circinuttances,
sanctioned by the Commander in Chief t

SOLDIERS FINALLY APPROVED.
CAVALRY.
Limited.
Men nod Lad: - .C3O 9 0
of Fost elms - 21 7 0
Bo)s of Sectoal Class
INFANTRY.
Ain at Lad; - 37 .5 0 47 1.1 0
11 r% nt Fir-i Class - 25 1 0 33 $ 0
Luse 01 Second - 11 9 U 13 11 0
IiECILLT 11'S NOT FINALLY APPROVED.
CAYALSY.
Limited.
Men and Lads - 17812 9 6
flop of First Class - 7•:7 6
Boys of Bt:cund Cl.,ss
INFANTRY.
Mea and Lads - . 16 13 0
Boys of First Class - 10 IS
Boys of -Second dus t - 718 0

Unlimited.
,ElO 19 0
SO 5 0

Valid-tiled,
aCe"2 19 6
15 d 6

2 3.6
18 3 ti
10 0 0

N. U. Boys of the First Ciao ittu-t he 5 fret '?. inches in
height, and receive pay as Privates; Btsys of the tircond•
Clam aunt I,e antler 5 feet '2 inches, and are eLtined to ie..
ecive pay at the role of 10d. per day Boys of all &scrip=
toms must be considered as Men after they have attnined'the
age of 18 years.

The Report of the Committee of the House of
Commons, appointed to enquire into the mode of
funding the Exchequer Rills under the late Act,
contains a curious picture of irregularity in the
inanageinent of tbc Exclieqiier Bill Office. The.
Committee state, that they have found 66 that
preference and partiality were actually shewn to
particular persons, not only through the means of
persons employed in the subordinate departments
of the Office, but through the agency and co.opc.
ration of 'one of the principals." 'l'hat principal
is stated to be Sir JOIIN PETZR, and the favoured
persons, it appears, are Mr. GOLDS/111D; Mr. Son.
TON, and Mr. GILMAN.
A Gentleman of the profession of the LA
was one day taxing his bill of fees, when the Mas.
ter (renowned for his urbanity) took occasion to
be very facetious on the subject of a witness's at.
tendance ; and observed, " he supposed he only
Came to London to sec the wild beasts in the
T" et !"—" Nay," replied Ihe Attorney smartly,
" he niiAt have saved his money ; for if he had
Paid a visit to the Master's office, he might have
teen the fosous gregrAiwiror nothing:"

MR. pars ANNIVERSARY.

(LONDON TAVERN). •
A numerous coinpany, consisting of the friends
and adherents of Mr. Pitt, ,ainotig whom we no.
ticed all the leading Ministerial characters of the
day, assembled yesterday to commemorate the
birth-day of that eminent Statesman. After the
cloth had been removed, and tie usual toasts of
4 4 The King," 64 The Queen," 44 The Prince and
Princess of Wales," hail been drank, the Chair-
man (Mr. R. IV' wAsts) rose to propose a toast,
which he hoped they would drink with an awful
and solemn silence. In proposing it, he felt, as no
doubt they all did, the severest pang at reflecting
that they had lost one of the brightest Statesmen
in the nation, and, at the same time, one of the
noblest works of God. He concluded by pro-
posing " The memory of the flight Honourable
William Pitt." The toast was then drank in the
utmost silence.

Shortly after, 4 6 The Loyal and Independent
Liverymen of London who signed the declaration
in support of the Constitution of their Country,
as by Law established," wasgivet: from the Chair;
and Sir W. Curtis rose to return thanks. lie was
proud to say, the City of London had set a noble
example, which would, he hoped, be followed by
the whole country. It was high time that the
loyal should unite in defence of their establish.
mias, when false patriots were relining riot
through the country. Such men were misleading
the people, and misleading themselves, and the time
would come n hen they would rue it.
A similar compliment having been paid to the
Counter.resolutionkts of Middlesex, Mr. Mellish
also returned thanks on .the part of his Consti-
tuents.

Mr. B. LONG next rose, and proposed an
health highly connected with the prosperity of the
empire, and the welfare of the landed interest—
" The health of the Right Hon. Spencer' Pere°.
val." After the applause which followed this
toast had in some degree subsided, Mr. Perceval
declared., " That he did not know in what terms
to convey his gratitude. On any occasion, the
applause of such a company must sensibly affect
him ; but when they so unanimously connected his
name with the prosperity of his country, he felt
completely overpowered. Whin allied' with the
purpose for which they met, it &mined to stamp an
additional value and character on the compliment.
Was he to conclude by it, that the principles of
Mr. Pitt still animated the empire, and that they
conceived he did his humble endeavour to imitate
his splendid course, and profit by his il:ustrious
example ?" [Loud cheers.]
The health of Mr. Canning was then given,
but that gentleman had pre►iously 'retired. The
health of the Chairman was also given, who re.
turned thanks in a neat speech.
_ _ _

The next toast was " The Duke of Richmond
and Old Ireland for ever)" (drank with much ap-
plause.)
Lord Castlereagh's health was then proposed.
Ili, Lordship professed to feel deeply the compli-
ment which they had paid him : when he reflected
on the occasion for whidh they were met; Irfitled
him with a grateful, but also a painful feeling.
Hu could only declare, that it was a pride to him
to meet any respect from those who reverenced the
memory of Mr. Pitt.
The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Pilot that
weathered the Storm," which was drank with en.
thusiasta. Ho next proposed the health of the
Dake of Buccleugh, and the friends of Mr. Pitt
in Scotland. Ills Grace returned thanks, and de
Glared the anxiety of Scotland to emulate the loy-
alty of this country.

About ten o!clock the company began to dis-
perse. Several popular singers added to the festi-
vity of the evening.

General Purees, it is said, has been appointed
Under Secretary to the Ordnance Board, by the
new Master. General. This is the first time, we
believe, that a Member of the. House of Commons
has condescended to fill this office. We have not
heard whether the llonourablt: General still retains
the Paymastership of the Marines.
Yesterday afternoon the Loyal Whitechapel
Volunteers, Lieut.-Colonel Hardy, Commandant,
mustered in the Tenter-Ground, G oodman's.fields,
500 effective men, in new uniforms, and were
inspected by the Earl of Moira, and Sir Daniel
Williams, Colonel of the Tower Hamlets Militia,
and went through their different evolutions with
great regularity and satisfaction.
An alarming fire broke out on. Saturday night,
at the house of Captain Smith, at Thorney, Bucks,
which consumed the mansion, together with four
out-houses. and six fine horses, the whole of which
is estimated at 8004 loss, and not one-third of
which was insured. It was occasioned by the heat
of any oven newly constructed in the kitchen set.
ling fire to a bed.room. Mr. Smith and his fa.
roily were in London at the time of the fire.
Yesterday, as a gentleman was riding a spirited
horse in Blackfriars-road, a fine girl, about three
years old, was crossing at the time, and was
knocked down, when thi hind hoof of the horse
entered the abdomen of the child, and killed it on
the spot.
Another melancholy accident occurred. on Sa.
turday last, owing to the culpable carelessness or
ignorance of the servant or apprentice of an apo.
thecary, in the immediate vicinity of Aldersgate.
street. A poor woman, the wife of a labouring
man, in consequence of the indisposition of one
of her children, a fine boy, four years of age,
went to purchase twopenny worth of 4ntinsonial
iVine, she received a liquid in a small phial, which
she administered to her infant ; -but scarcely had
the unfortunate child swallowed the dose, when it
was seized with the most excruciating torture,
hich it was soon too fatally proved arose from the
liquid it bad drank. A surgeon was sent for, who
on examining the dregs in the bottle, discovered
the liquid to have been Oil of Viiriol. The child
remains in the most dangerous state, and it is sup.
posed cannot recover.
We sincerely hope the person whose negligence
led to this horrid catastrophe, may meet a punish.
ment suitable to the aggeavation of his offence, an
offence which has too lung passed with impunity.

THE STATESMAN