The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-15 00:00:00

ami APA7IIY of the 'WHIM
414116111182. W4IV7W of the LABOUILEK.

Tor ?IS liDITOR or TOR BIANCRBSTER OBSERVER•
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IVlhea paw wen commis nett♦ efestera. the, are past*lwA
Ns are the, commit great 'totes 'bey ..re debtrayed. Ws) sboutil
an Iris calculi to sill vest (-Oasis's's!)

:eta,—ls it not really and lamentably astonishing,
that the minds of Errelisbneen, and psrtiralsrly of
whet ere called the higher ct.esee, who boast of being
the most enlightened of mankind, should be so come
pletely lost to,every principle of justice, moratitysl
*ad religion? Is it not the fundamental pthacipte eel
morality, and the great precept of religion, to 64 do'
bele others as we would others should do onto es ?"
Does this principle or precept bind only a part of,
mankind ? I base not been able to learn that either
Kings: Princes, Lords, Judges, Magistrates, or
Priests ere 'tempted from its obligation and yet,
whet do we see ? Do we not see most of these
classes tieing in criminal idleness and loser, ? A
in order to do so, Mee they not laid such piens, tett
adopted sect memories, es have seek that ?Iglus
minutes into slate., and want ?
If intleistrj end frugality cannot piadses mime-
fy„ we would est how property hes beets
Bat we see that • greet deal of property has been ate.
ciuseleted, notwithstanding the east numbers who
have Long livid, not only in Weenie'', bet in salts.'
essent luxury; besides the inormost property which
has bees destrdyed by wan. We bee *gain that ip.
destry and frugality will produce a serples of pro-
perty ; why then are the iodestrions animist? Ao-
, ewer this question, ye Legislators, Magistrates, and-
" We see, then, that according to the ests•
'Wished principles of Were, although men are ob.
need to labour, yet it does not require their Wino"
'tertian% to procure a bore sufficiency ; and there.
fare if the English labourer esneot supply his real
lamas, it must be because be is deprived of the fruit
of his labour by emersion arid oppression. Who,
then, are the eitortioorrs and oppressors ? Mast it
.of lye those who have raised the rent of land from
A./king to pounds per acre; those who have increas-
ed our notional fellation a million fold, and those
who, by buying end selling only, have enriched
themselves ? These, all these, depress the value of
labour to the labourer; and re heivir,r is gained in
any or all of these ways, is completely taken from
the labourers. Before the commenremersi of spots and
leafs, the *bully crop raised by the farmer was his
own; as the system of rent and Isles increased, a
greater and greater proportion of this crop was taken
from him:
To enable him to pay enemas, rents and totes,
Cern Laws were made, is order to enhance the price
of his produce to manufacturing labourers. These
Corn Laws abundantly prose that rents sod lases in
England had costly exceeded the same things in the
neighbouring countries. When this subject was last
in the Roue of Coo/mous, it was thereeseerted, and
trot cootradlcied, that wheat could be bought on the
European Continent for 40s. per quarter, when, at
the _same time, these conscientious Gentlemen de.
creed, that it slipeld not be permitted to come into
our consumption market, unless the average price of
„oltr own wheat eiceeded 80s. per goofier ; thus at.
temptia to mako.our breed doable- the price of the
bread of oar coltinentel neighboers. The price of
core most, of coarse, affect, the price of all other
-*Ocelot's's' products, 'and consequently the prior of
wool. It has long been assumed, that the price of
labour was proportioned to the price of provisions :
but this principle is completely broken through, if
not iesetsed. 44 the following 'sample will abundant.
ly prove. We have before seen, that the price of
wheat here was nearly double its price on the Con.
sinew ; end if we suppose the Continental wool to
be two.itsiods of the price of our wool, we shell trot
perhaps he far from the mirk. We will then sup.
pose a piece of cloth to be made here and in Germany,
of precisely the same quality of wool ; and farther sop.
pose, that the price here is 3s. per lb. ad in Germany Is.
A piece of woollen cloth generally contains about
40lbs. of wool. The piece mode in Germany, and
that made in England are both taken to a German
Imarket (ss many of our manufactured goods must be
eaportml. It is evident, therefore, that being of
the same quality, they will both fetch the same price.
Bet she materials hero cost 40s. more then in Ger.
messy ; and therefore it is evident, that although the
-dish manufacturers give nearly ',sire as much for
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ptosiaions as the German manufsciorers do, sod
therefore ought to have nearly double their eve,
set they must manufecrere this piece of cloth for 409.
less then their German neighbours; besides the es-
pence of esporting and conveying the said cloth to
the said musket. So that it is quite clear, that es
rents, saxes, and Irade4cuelet profits increase, the
labourers' wages must 'decrease. Bence people are
practically oppressors, in proportion to the sat
they contrive to obtain from the Istiner of otheys„—
This is the true mode, of estimating the practical-
equity and morel mail of mankind.
Manchester, Sept. 8. • • RAZIONALIII r

'the peseengon on heard. the Qeeenhitbe vi
yacht were arandfelly elaresedyon Salesdey m•raine;
ea die pang* op to Richmond. Jest si the moment
she was passing ender Petney.bridge, An peddles
suddenly ceased to move, end the vessel instead, be.'
came stationary • whilst, at lbe same time, the steam'
engine continual in felt play. in a moment, ill was
confesiou on board, and the passengers were running
&beet in all directions, apprehensive that the boiler
was *boot to esplode. The circemstance, indeed,
was so very new, that the engineer himself was for
some minutes se agitated, that he forgot to give Itsei
to the accuseelating vapour. This was, however,
done in time in prevent an accident ; and, on esti.,
mination, it was found that the collar of one of the
pistons was broken in such a manner as entirely to
prevent the motion of the paddles. The voyage was,
In conseqeence, given up, •od the persons on board
her were landed on the Hammersmith shore, whence
they proceeded, in coaches, to their diferent demi.
nations, at the cost of the Proprietors of the stem-
yacht.
Yesterday forenoon a bullock bunted from a
drove going up Holborn, ran into Gray's-inn-square,
persutd by an INIMeiIIS rabble, to sapid which be
ran up one of the staircases • he was, biwever,
mar whims Ades each tia'ave.

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ATTEMPTED URD ER-if?ID ROB B E

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A most atrocious attempt was made, upon the life
and. property of Mr. James Baker, a small fernier,
re•itling near Breutford, in threnight between Friday
and Saturday. Mt. Bilker had retired to rest with Mc
*ire about 10 o'clock, and was awake hettceon
tied one by the noise of several persons on the stairs
feeding to his chamber. At the same monierit, he
Beard Ill? door of his tried. It. was fastened With a
spring-latch; hut, before he had time.tO get out of
bed and arm himself, it Was vinlentlyshurst open,:
and a man entered the room armed with * pitchfork,',
soil calling to his companions to 't entity-on:" Mr.:
Baker instantly sprung upon the villain, &hire*
backwards with all h,is force against the d00r.,-,Wlth!
6 view t 6 prevent those in the 'passage frOM entering;
this object he succeeded, notwithstanding he ret
(lived in the first onset the prong oi the pitchfork
between the thoMb and Sigiffi of his fight- hand, to
the depth of nearly two inches: hvhdre lot-the'
'weapon was cut short; -so Irs to4ender• it. %ore.
manageable : and immedivtely afteethey bad °toted'
711 r. Baker received another thrust' in the lower lode
of the groin, but lie atilt contrived Upkeep hiehold of she
.aillain,stid after a deadly struggle, they fell together
againSt the dour, the latter continually calling upon
Iris accomplices, with horrible imprecations, to force
themselves in. Mr. Baker, however being a poweifiil.
man, prevented this, by keeping himself and the
assassin close against the door, and his own boat
against the bedstead, which stood near it. Durk!"
the first moments. of this dreadful entitect, Mrs.
'Baker %as ton much terrified to render any
,ssiist-
ance to her husband ; but when he fell to the ground,
In the grasp of the murderer, she sprung from the
bed and reached down an old sluing:bayonet Mon.
derbuss, which hung over the fire-place. Mr. Baker
'held out his hand for the weapon, and diving the
temporary relaxation of his hold in so doing, the
villain gave him two other slabs in the abdomen, and
..Oh a desperate effort .aprong upon his feet, and
forced himself through the now partly•open door,
and followed his companions, who had fled on hear.
log the blunderbuss mentioned. Mr. Baker was too
flitch wounded to attempt a pursuit, and the villains
escaped. The only other permits in the horise,.be-
sides Mr. Baker and his wife, was a Mr. Kell, land-
lord of the Waggon and Horses public-house, noir-
Kew-bridge, who being in a very infirm state of
health, bad retired some weeks before from the
bustle of his own hotrie to occupy apartments in
that of Mr. Baker's. It is supposed that it was the
knowledge of this circumstance which instigated the
robbers to this attack, it being generally understood
• that Mr. Kell had a cottsiderable sum of money by

him, and the cash taken at his house in the course of
each day, being taken to him every night at Mr.
Volker's with too little eattion and 'secrecy. It is
remarkable that Mr. Kell, though usually very rest.
less in the night, was on this occasion in so deep a
sleep that he heard nothing at all of the tooter till
Mr• Baker repaired to his chamber, after the robbers
departed, under the horrible impression that he
should find him murdered; and, this doubtless would
have been the case, had the 'Wes known the room
in which he slept ; but being ignorant of this, they
fortunately first attempted.that of Mr. Baker.

HORRIBLE MURDER.

On Sunday evening last, Mr: George Harrison, cn
Holt, in the county of Denbigh, timber.waluer and
ithiveyikt., accompanied three friends from Wretham
to the Hell Lion, to arrange with them respecting
- some projeclea buildings, He remained with them
till near nine o'clock, and, as the night was wet,.
'link, his wife, who was at the house of a neighbour,
vrtrtjt trerto fetch him home. When they arrived near
the*Criaft adjoining- the Rev. Mr. Weighton's borne,
Mrs. Harrison (being a yard or two in advance) heard
a rolling among the leaves, and turning her head
keywords the spot, a gun was instantly discharged
shout sin yards from them, and Mr. Harrison fell.—
Airs. Harrison distinctly saw the face of a man, who
appeared anxious to ascertain whether he had fully
litliehed his bloody purpose : he then fled across the
field. Her screams soon brought some neighbours to
her relief; when it was ascertained, that nearly the
whole discharge. from the gun had penetrated Mr.,
Harrisnit'Lltead on the left side. He ass carried into
the house, and Mr. Jones, surgeon, of Partition,
was sent for ; but before he could arriee, the onfor.
tunate man had breathed his last ! On the following
slay, several of 'the Gentlemen of the neighbourhood
assembled, for the purpose of adopting measures for
apprehending the assassin; and in consequence of
Sortie informalion then obtained, a man named
;George Thomas, jun. was apprehended on suspicion.
A goo in his possession was examined by Colonel
• Pod, which had .recently been used. Thomas said
it had not been fired since Saturday morning, at a
partridge; but it was the opinion of several persons
present, that it had been discharged since that like.'
A shot bag, also his
.property, was, *emitted, and
was found to contain ghats similar to those extracted
from the head bf the.deceve4.4.he-wgs eery violent
on being. taken .ipto „custody. On .Monday! a eo.
rouses ILlNnest sat oßzsiew, of thehricii, and Several'
witnesses were examined, but whit look place we
shall at present w,ith.held,. Lt. adjourned at a late
hour till 'Tuesday next, at ten o;Clock in the niorn:
)ng.. `l4liomas
•has been discharged: Thus rests this
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raysteriqui wise at prestif:- The murder hat excited
, __great'alary in TM dud. Veretdon.. •The ,deceased
.'"Vrts'e vos4 iihneitifilillirid'briWednesthy, at moon,,
'Ms ret;i4a4A4lofigrfelrin •Vartedon Church:lll4.;
• d'irldnwed to* .I`ll+i •ifeWt number of Peeiile.
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61. 4.64cien 'ye.Siervialefterpann, • Jarnee
. iitVelllencLei" bidViv'ef fiitibhlgattlen'Offit:e, Coin.
mg. :tVfooAl) •ItathlSOneliAliti- *beetled- 't we. men
Otrit tfie"beeoorlill e. 'Certain; of G rpm..
. FS 4,spfreei Wllitafiiotiiitiiitshilmeeriiite; he watched.
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,AOO7 ifter,'sne othtite ftsitews cotered the
,lrielioutf„werit'op ittil—*ery iooa returned with
. liii;vsytepoit„ot)teitsing Pltif.*#ttoeutte' 'Aind pipers of
...Aiißpotradie t Diner, anirdellteret, it to his coin-
- ivaltieg' short' distoteo frunithe
tpoi ;;%fraitc!iiritttit them,' Vnit'siltieh they threw
ttown thes"fritenit 'l,4lol4Pity•; .ite':ealled• 66 stop
!thief'," *and 'the -felftiw.. wor etelfpeetititrn a mews/.
but before Hancock arrived the villain was rescued
I.y some of his companions.

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17TTF.RING FALSE COIN.
Samuel Miller and John Ingram were indicted for
uttering-counterfeit shillings, at the Archway public-
house, Upper Holloway, on the 13th of July last.
They were both found Guilty, and sentenced to one
year's imprisonment, and.. to find sureties for their
good behaviour for two years from the date of their
enlargement.'
Michael Burke was indicted for utteringhand bay-
ing in his possession cesoterfeit half-crowns, on the
Bth day of August Isst.—Guiky of uttering ooiy ; and
*as sentenced•to one year's. imprisonment. and to
•fiochtureties for good behaviour for two years.
h John -Nathan, an old-clothes man, was indicted
-for uttering fable oohs, on the '22d day of August.—
On his apprehension the coin seemed. as Mr. BOuroe
expressed itf to drop from every pore.
' • The mortise plainly- proved. by several witnesses.
'He was found Gully, and underwent a similar see.
tenee. • . .
Mary Webster was found Guilty of a similar
offence, and sentenced to a like punishment.
-Mary Smith was found Guilty of. having counter-
feit money in her.possession. She was sentenced to
six months' imprisonment., and 'to find bail for good
behaviour for six months after.
Mary BrOwn and Mary Tracey were found Guilty'
of intending to utter counterfeit coin.—Sentenced to
throw mouths' imprisonment each.
flayrepod was indicted for stealing a cu.
.comber, value sispence, the property' of the Re!.
John Addison, in the neighbourhood of Uxbridge,
who was induced to undertake this prosecution, not•
on account of the immediate loss in question, hat
the Prisoner, be said, was one of the many depreda-
tors by whom he had suffered to a considerable ex-
tent. An informality was discovered in the indict-
ment, which rendered the prosecution nugatory.

• PERJURY.
Alfred Smith was indicted for wilful and corrupt
perjury in an information sworn at the Police.offi4e,
Whitechapelf on de 22r1 of May last, which stated,'
that Thomas Marshall, butter and cheese merchant,
os Whitechspel, did suffer r quantity of baskets to
remain in the street, contrary to the Statutes of the'
Paving Act. The indictment contained two counts ;
the first was for keying swore that Mr. Marshall was
present while the baskets were laid in the street, and
the nett, for having sworn that Mr. Marshall spoke
with the man who unloaded the basketa„ and placed
them there; whereas Mi. Marshall was at the water-
side, making purchases of butter, during the time
that this transaction was stated to have taken place.
Two witnesses were examined for the prosecution.

The CHAIRMAN gate it as his opinion, that the
chargesmere not sufficiently sustained, and the Jury
accordingly gate their verdict--Not Guilty.

MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE.

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[FROM VIE LEEDS MERCURY.]
Avery painful degree of interest has been excited
by the sudden disappearance of Mr. Robert Sellers,
an eminent car'd.maker, at Nike, near Bradford.l
who, there is every reason to fear, has either perished
by accident, or been the vktim of en assassin. This
Gentleman attended the market at this place on Turn-
thy, where he. remained until 10 o'clock at 4tight,
vs.hen be mounted his horse, for the avowed purpose,
of returning home, bet which there is every reason
to fear, he was destined never to reach, for since that
moment lie has not been either seen orAeard of. On
the following evening, about seven o'clock, the horse
of this unfortunate Gentleman, was found in the
River Aire, about 200 yards below Armley Mills.
The animal appeared much exhausted, and,-+Ds en-
tangled in a sand-bank, from which, apparely, it
had made many fruitless efforts to extricable itself :
with some difficulty it was dragged ashore. The find-
jag. or the horse, of course, excited the most painful
apprehensions for the fate of Mr. Sellers, and the
river has been
.carefully dragged for a considerable
distance, both above and below the place when the
horse was found, but hitherto without any result
which can remove in any degree the agonizing anxiety
of his friends. The search is still continued with un-
abated perseverance, and a reword of 10 guineas is
offered, to encourage others to assist in this paiufu'
duty.

SHOCKING MURDERS 4ND SUICIDE.

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A most melancholy circumstance (wearied on
Tuesday evening last, in Southampton, which pro-
doced considerable sensation in the neighbourhood
where it happened. Ann Staden, wife of Edward
Stsden, a labourer, in the employ of Messrs. Sion-
aers, hreweri, in • fit of insanity, strangled her only
two children (both fine boys), one seven years of age
and the other three
_; after which she hung herself on
the cellar door. r.•
An Inqiiest was held on the following day by Mr.'
Cottle, Coroner, on the above bodies, when, after
a• long string of evidence, particularly that of the
Bergson, who had known her some years, it aces
clearly 'proved that the unhappy woman was fre-
goently in a very low and desponding way. Ver-
dict—Destroyed herself and children in afd of In-

sanity..
• The above tragical event has excited The deepest
Sympathy for the -poor man, FAward Staden. the
husband and father; who, on entering the trout door
'otkbis hooey, was the first to discover his eldest child,
FodwaVd,:of whom he was very (pod, murdered, Lying
tilfislees Corpse on the Door of the passsge. Struck
With horror end amazement at this most tlreadfol
'sight, he Lew from the •spot, and met his lodger,
Tillott, nt the door, who, seeing him in thicagonised
,state, enquired the cause ; the answer was, " Oh !
Tillott, my dear Kiward is &Rd in the passage.
They •called in assistance, and took the body op,
stairs, when, en Staden's turning down the °bed.
clothesi he saw there his youngest child stretched out
a corpse! Then, as a climax to the whole,• his
wife, hanging. a corpse, in the cellar bo-
dies were on Friday interred in St. Mary's Church-
yard, in three coffins, bat all in one grate, its pre;
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seats of thousands of sorrowful spectators.

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Several quarries have been discovered France,
of stone suitable for the purposes of Lithography.

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