The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-22 00:00:00

word)—Plassils3—to consent to? He might en
quire why, when this reentry had taken one , at
inset is oppearana, SO prOeineill a part in poditag an
red to this trade, something more hail put beets Pf..
keeled to check those frame 'wind of the
*ma the principle of which most nations agreed.--
Who could doubt, Goa the qctivity which Komi&
tisil evinced in forwarding all these interests. which
she had takes in hand, that she would in, Ibis case
loam, if she bid uudersakeo it, effected more than
had been dons by oar interference ? She had at
le id always professed herself an advocate against it.
lisit he seen the Noble Lord in his place, he mired
vi.k, Shriller he, who had been the last lingering op-
ponent to the Abolition of the Black Slave Trade in
kis own rosetry, bad not given to the Coseernmeni
re4sonable cause to suspect the 'homily of his in.
pollen in advocating its totd abolition iw another.
%%loather they bad !pawl ground for believing that
bit ultimate support of the m was not so
mach the resod of sincere conviction, as a secrifice
to the opinions of a certain set of Gentlemen is
Use linage, who, le their eternal bonnet, had ever
proved themselves its warmest advocates? Looking
at t".• manner in which the admitted law on the sub-
ji•ct was suffered In be evaded by France, he con-
ceived that as long as that evasion motioned, it
otipt to be warmly lakes ep by this cowry ; end
ihesefore that en Mission to it in the Speech from
the Throne would by no means be discreditable
to tint state document. Another omission which
he could not bat regret, was that of not noticing the
Commission for Engoiring into the Abase of Public
Charities. He bail called it a Commission for En.
sp.iriog into the Abuses, but Wend not kat', whether
it desersed that same; for it was out that which bad
bees originally celled for. It was set that which
sireamsrances had reqeiresi, or the netiou dialled;
hut that kind of thing which the Ministers had eon.
lio world not, however, p into the subject
3i remit; for be kite., that in the Course of the
Session it would bq folly brought before the }NSW
by his Honourable end Learned Friend (Mr.
Brougham). (teaselled however elaseave,that it would
have teen much better if the Minister bad sacceedeJ
in his direst opposition to it, than to bare made the
lame end impotent thing which it now was, with its
Members not selected by those who were most com-
petent to the teak, as most acpsinted with that which it
professed to 'napalm into and remedy, bat nominated
hs the Secretary of State. It was tree, that the!
Commission was adorned with two names which
scold have done honour to any situation, however'
dignified, and who from their seal, integrity, and
suility, were every way calculated to fulfil the kn.
portant trust reposed in them—(the late Sir S. Ho-
mily was, we believe, one)—bet then their powers
bad been so limited, that It was impossible to es-
pen eves fecal their esertions, any of those hippy
moos which were originally cootesnidated. It was
sot a little remittable, that in the adoption of so
important a measure, the name of the original Mover
shoold be emitted its the list of those to whom the
task of calrying it la some degree tato 'Mennen was
intrusted. Sack as omission appeased to him td be
foolish Se Itself, eves supposing the objects in view
t• be as estravagast in principle sad as Pianos in
practice as they had been represented to 09.—Ule or ,
hcer, hair consicramace of it might have
been foreseen ; and it was now loudly and widely
staled, that the Goverameut of the country feared
• mar whom they knew to be honest and to be
in earnest.—(Cries of Hear, hear, heart:l—The
Hon. C Wimps, however, who had last addressed the
Illonse, appeared to think that they had white( to
do bet to cairns their satisfartio• with the Speech
whirls had been lead. For his own pert he could ant
'dash that be was perfectly patented with the 2(1-
min/strollers of affairs, and knew sot bow, thereinto,
to joie In en Address of asqualided cesgratolation.
• Ile roeld not diray, that esaliensat end kit-overate
feelings wese abroort, which he should, Wain!, 1.•
grOt to see fomented or epeoreged; bet whenever
Pis was the state of the popular mind, its Crate nes
always deserving of attention sad enquiry. The
temper of the People was at ell times some criterion
of the justice and wisdom with which the Government
was administered. It might be fairly asked, therefore.
whence arose thediscoetents which were so gentrely
end variously manifested? What was it that created
a &volition to violence and outrage monor the
the poorer and distressed classes of the community?
—lf all the representations of the Ilse. Gaut. were
correct, bow was the Hoag* to ecroont for the ay.
sails of the late General ?;section ?—[!/car 11-111••
was it that, after the glories shed over the seismal
character by those splendid military achievements
which it would indeed indicate a pitiful party spirit
to ov nook or disparage, his Majestyie Ministers
should hive met with so mach apathy on one
and such decided alienation ea the other' Ile could
only captain o extraordinary a fact by the 'opposi-
tion that Ministers were generally regarded to be
utterly wanting in those yealificatione, and its-
sen.ible to the importance of time wiessutes,
which the country considered le be imperatively
necessary ender the exigencies of its present situa-
tion ; end was it at all surprising that such en opinion
should be universally entertained ? Did they not
behold ell the most important aid vital domestic in-
seams arise cowry totally neglected, without any
effort made to introduce whet was good, or men-
tally to resist what wee evil ? lie desired the linos*
in avert to the system of Honk paper circulation,
lorded'', as it was of such various miachief, but
with respect to the contingence or abandonment of
which no measures were adopted, and no interest.
tion had been communicated. If they were to at.
tempt to form en opinion from the contradictory vale.
meets end ressoniegs of Minitterial organs, they
would find no small difficulty, sod probably
I e driven to the conclusion, that the only eteetiow
in,rle by Government was t• Pert the evil day of
ti,rity determining what was to Is:. done.- ;Aar,
ror!]-0o the subject of the Poor Laws the
lodillerence or imbecility was displayed.----V.ey
petrol Oiled to continue progresaively des:rey.
pulp ite independence and ontieresisii-o Ile morals
..r a large portion of society, whilst she Public
were impatiently waiting for ti ed. reform : bat
Public, he tear.d. "instil wait till ti
heroes Its espectations would be fulfilled by the
edictal advisers of the Crown.—Se •iso with to.
Recd ao the reformation of sue Climinad Co.le—o
'totted:4 at length lordli demactled tram all outs