The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-19 00:00:00

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the (ifs be said.' trust set, my friends, the promises,
nor o the councils of asaakind e but, while he was
Beds striving to awaken their pity, they fell upon him,
and devoured him is a moment."
Poor Mansur, after serving the Sultan most faithfully,
both as physician and generalissimo had nearly fallen a
victim to the treachery of-a European, who told Boyd'
Said that he was a spy of Bonaparte. Mansur, however,
was able to vindicate himself, and retain the confidence
of his Prince. He soon afterwards left Muscat, and tra-
velled five years through Penile and Yrak. In 1014, be
returned no the Sultan Seyd Said, on a visit, before his
return to Europe.

M.-71VCHESIRR. J4.r.17.

The Quarter Sessions for the Hundred of Salford
commenced this morning, before the Rev. W. R. Hay,
Chairman; sad Messrs. Wright, Fielding, Watkins, and
Fletcher. After the uettal-Prorlamstion fur the Peace,
the Chairman read an Address to the Grand Jury, which
bad beta previonsly prepared. He observed, that the
Parliament had been called together at a period earlier
than natal; it was, he believed, a melon'''. of necessity,
and that necessity arose from the alarming and danger-
ous transactions which had disturbed the northern parts
of the kingdom. The Parliament had lost to time in pro-
vidiag such measures Ilk no doubt, would have their due
beneficial effect is the manufacturing districts. The !mot-
her of statutes which were the result of their deliberations
amounted to six. Of these, fonr were permanent and
two temporary. He considered it his duty to take a brief
army if them. The first Act, which had receive,' the
Royal Assent on the Ilth of December, was for the pre-
volition of training to arms. The necessity fur this mea-
sure was aringly appareatin this neighbourliosel. Here
he read the thawed part of the preamble, as also those of
the Act empowering Magistrates, on the oath of one wit-
ness, to search houses for arms by day or night, which, he
observed. @lauded only to certain counties in England,
and was payed for two year.. In respect of this, be
said. one cannot hat lament that the circumstances of
the times have rendered such Acts necessary; but I
simeerely hope that they will not be enforced without
edictal authority. Rightly used they may be salutary;
but ash intensive powers exerted on slender grounds.
it may be appesbeaded. will exasperate. The next Act
which it lawlbeeo demosti etecessary to pass, was for the
of seditious meetings and assemblies. Of
C'retistoillie which have occasioned this measure I will
read to you a comprehensive summary, with which I
have met elsewhere.--[Here he read nearly the whole of
the charge which was delivered by Mr. Trafford to the
Grand Jury of the Chester Quarter Sessisos.}—kk then
proceeded to read the titles and preambles of the Libel
and the Newspaper Stamp Bills. He should read the
sixteenth clause of the last, as there had existed a consi-
derable diligence of opinion upon the power which
Magistrates had a arrest for the publication of seditious
libels. For his own part he had never entertained a
dubs on that paha. But that power was sow recog-
sized by Statute.
These severe, bet, it is to be hoped, salstary mealtimes I
have been called for by the extreme urgency of the efr.
amalgam to which be had alluded ; and the future
historian will consider thaw as a striking memorial of
the vity of the times. To us it merely belonr to
glad:rein effect, assisted by the constituted authorities.,
of which he knew nose so likely to be effective as the
Grand Awl composed of gentlemen of respectability
and I It was his duty to call upon the Jury
whom bp was *dieseling to do theirs, which he bad .no
eat_ !boy Irma He eemcluded by giving some poe-
m! 4111ftwilses se to the indiag or rejecting of bill..
The traverses are set empected to come on before the
lame sod of the week.