The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-22 00:00:00

The ensplcious cases in the suburb iffliSeiinyln the
16th, amounted to twenty-five. Both thtselts awd
The persons living in the same houses lay, %sea re-
moved to the Lasaret.
A false report having spread at Aleireer, on the
14th of last month, that the Militia inteisdoil 'l# plain
the. Tree of Liberty In the principal sqaart, the ?on
Council was compelled by the mob to 411serm the 26
individuals who composed tbir uhuroxions corps; whioli
having come to the civil Governor of Arragon, his Bi-
cellency, on the 17th, informed the Council that sa-
tisfaction must he given to the militia for the affront
they had received, in order that they might continue
to discharge the important duties laid upon them by
the lewd.

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• last *din who shall. tau fret fort such :an offence.
eel:igida AO of injustice doAe.. to fie, altboudfli
I have certainly entertained strong hopes of mercy,
but it is my dying prayer that. none, other may so
seer. • If, Gontlemea, yen: knew as much as I
do of tite..iSicility witls whicitl' these notes are pre-
cured, you would not be astonished at the frequenty irt
the offence. Distress drove me to the commission of the
crime : and I solemnly declare, that I did not fur i
moment suppose, after the Numberless instances tel
tokiak mirey had ken extended that it would haai
cost me my life."
On ascending the icaffOld, the unfortunate victida
addressed the crowd around it in a similar strain; and
the following report of his speech is given in the same
paper, 'as communicated 'by a person Invited 'by Mr.
Ceder•Shetiff SMITH, to attend .at the foot of the
scaffold s--
" I b ;tie been hroughtliete Wstiffet for'pessing forged
notes, which had been indtieed 'to do' frnm pecuniary
difficulties which strronitied. me at' thefiiiie.
" I am fully. convinced that in, doing .sct, I did wrong;
bat I hope the situation in which I am..placed Will be
some palliation of my offence ih your consideration,
although I have been denied the lenity I expectsditom
a certain quarter.
" An oblique promise of powerful inflnence in my fa-
vour warheld out at the time I made a free and candid
confession, and that led me to hope I should be deemed
a fit object for mercy. At my trial I pleaded guilty,
cause 1 knew I was so, and had confessed all I kne
Even then expectations of mercy were again held ontr
which have not been realised. The King has been' ed.
vised to hold me up as an example, but I do not wish 10
east any reflections on him, for let it he known that I
love and revere him in his station, but at the same time
I consider that the testimonialsof my past conduct should
have had some weight.
" I feel exceedingly grateful to a great number of
friends, many of whom are personally unknown to me,
for the greet interest they have exerted •On my behalf,
notwithstanding their efforts have beet unsuccessful;
hot althouglighey have proved so, it has sliewn that the
public, nevertheless they are sufferers by the practice of
the crime for which I am about to die, yet at the seine
time they are strongly averse to the punishment with
which the crime is visited.
The moment I was apprehended, I stated every cir-
cumstance I knew, and without any persuasion on the
part of my prosecutors. or reservation of my own, I gave
every information, and made every reparation in
'my power : yet, while numbers of noted utterera of li
forged notes have been suffered to escape the yen-
geance of the law, I am thought a fit person to'
die, for the example of others. However, I die, resigned
to a fate which is unavoidable, in perfect peace with all
men ; and sincerely trust that my fate may prove a warn-
ing to others, io order that they may avoid those delusive
snares which are ever ready to entangle the unfortunate."
As au evidence of the inefficacy of such examples in
producing serious impressions ou'lke profligate, weer*
assured that some of the accomplices of Garton, who
were understood to bare shared the spoil of robbery in
Witiallksg attetsded at Aslant-.f tbnisaileask
with the must hardened composure, with a view to wit-
ness the removal of his body for the purpose of making
it the occasion of a respectable funeral ! ! ! •

Among the many rumours of political changes, there
is one, when seriously looked at, must create a variety-
of opinions, namely, a Financial plan to be introdeces:
in the next Budget. It is no less than a redaction oif
8,000.0001. or 20 per cent'on the interest of the Na.,
tional Debt. which, it is supposed, would cover those
taxes that bear hardest- npon ihe poor in general, sod,
the farmers in particular, whose situation at present
is really deplorabl#. The price of meat does not pay
the lean cost, and the present value of corn is not
equal to the taxes and cultivation, exclusive of rent.
The thiouls at last come to the long-expected crisis, and
the Members of both Houses already begin to think our
prophecies are about to be fulfilled. We should net
be surprised to hear of a financial system advertised
for at a large premium. The nostrums of the prune
quacks are found ineffectual. We find misery gni
bankruptcy gain ground with rapid strides, and no
prospect of relief; the Rink issuing their ill-executed
copper-plate' pellets, and hanging those who,
through want or wickedness, avail themselves of
the easy negoeietion of forged notes. There is
another plan hinted at to raise the value of land
to the farmer, and enable the landlords to get at
least a part of their rents; that is to apply five millions
pf the sinking fund to the assistance of agricultaro
generally ; from whence another question arises.—
Whit -effect would such changes have on the
rands? They appear to be the suataivni Loewe
of the Finance Masters, hopes and fears. No
doubt the change would cause a tumble. The Sink..
int Find was created for the interest of jobbers and
giving a false colour to the resources of the Country,
sad if money is to be had at 4 per Cent. from indivi-
duals, why should the public pay more. To support
'things as they are, there must be fresh resources, and we
may naturally ask where are they to come from ? Not from
imports or exports, they are already overborthened ;
not from the land which is not worth so much as it was
thirty years ago ; not from our manufactures, which
aro enable to give the common necessaries of life to
our artisans. Then, sagacious reader, where is the
hope of relief ? not from the pensioners, placensen and
sinectuists, who won't give up a shilling. Not from
111inieters, who are discharging poor clerks with large
taitilles, on half-pay, and adding to the incomes of
time who always hang like logs arm The repents. of
the country. Not upon a saving in the Civiltht, which
it is naturally 'supposed will be doubled this year.
This is a tienssadota Plante of Great Britain, after 15
yeari of wilful and latticed extravagance.. This la tbs
fruits of the Tres planted by 44 the Pilot that westnteimi.
die 8 tam," and his sagacious windings. It -

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