The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-03-18 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION,

SrATE SM4N OFFICE, i PAST TWO O'OLOCK.
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We understand two Messengers (Messrs. Rosie- TO THE EDITOR OF TITS STATESMAN.
Stn,---In the discussion tint has taken place in
wet and Scuaw) arrived this morning in Downing- Oxford, in consequence of the observations on. cer-.
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street, who are said to have brought very important fain statutes of that University, and on the power,
of the Proctors, which appeared in your Paper of
dispatches from Lord CASTI.RREAOII. They came . the 11th instant, I have heard the writer taxed with
throngh Paris, by the way of Calais, and it is report-1 a culpable omission, in not stating that the sentence
of the Vice-Chancellor's Court is not final, but that
cid that Peace is likely to be concluded immedij
, any person, who conceives himself aggrieved by any
ately. proceedings in that Court, has means of redress by
an appeal, ... !,k in - •
1 beg leave te say, theft the appeal is genersilly•
,onsidered as nugatory, ',anti so completely..oat of
...—........,-;-....vvioar-- 1 . the power of a poor client, as not to be words4neati!
: To riga EDITOR OF TAB STATESMAN. - tioning, and as only calculated to add Widest *
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Sial—Having lately perused a State Tract, end Res
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pecting the appeal, BtaeasevOita informsi us,
Bed--" The Political Picture of Europe ; or, a that from the sentence of the VicteaaneellOr,t his•
View of the Conduct of Russia, during the late deputy or assessor, an appeal lies to deteptes '111:1..
Coalition; and of her present Intentions with re- pointed by the Congregation ; free tbrincer to other.
&aid to France," published in 1806 ; said to be a delegates of the House of Convocation; and if all
Trenslation from the German, and printed at Osna. these concur iu the same sentence it is lasi, attleast '
burgh. I was particularly struch with the rancopr by the statutes of the University; etcoediug tethe
It displays against France, and the coarseness of its .
rule of the civil law: Bin if there biaanyAiloord-d
invectives against BONAPARTE ; charging him with ante or variation in any of the thteadiliKlit
ilitigatioistg Peace, merely for the purpose of making appeal lies in the tair esist4
r;soel•to Judges. Denote, go
greater -acquisitions during that period, than in a pointed by the Crown, under the Great Seal of
state of war! It is greatly to be lamented, that the Chancery's. .
passions of Etaglishmen have been permitted to run
New, Sir, not to insist upon the impossibility of a
amyl with their judgment, as to give in to these ma- ! poor client having recearse eo so tedious, and so ex-
pouvree of the PITT party.—Nearly all the pan- ' pensive, a modeof seeking eedress from the sentence
phiets and State publications may be traced to that iof this Court, I shall only observe, that the names of
sehool, and written for the purpose of hiding from the Vice-Chancellor, of both the Proctors, and not
the public the nefarious views of that Statesman and unfrequently of Itallhe of the Pro-proctors+, are
his deputies, in making the swindling Peace of among the Delegates of Appeals,both in Convocation
Amiens; without which they could not have gone and Congregatio4 I hope, then, we shall no more
tie, but by the destruction of the funding system.— I hear of the easy method of a poor person's obtaining
The making and breaking of that peace proved the ; redress, and of the utter impossibility of his being
ruin of the best subjects of the realm, merely to take ! persecuted by the University officers. •
the weight of the load of unfunded debt from Oil his , I hope, as the ,matter is now begiosising to be
" illustrious shoulders ;" under which load himself , agitated, that the Members of the University win
and his system was sinking! I express their abhorrence of some late disgraceful pr
The tract in question seems to have been written , ceedings, which are well known, and which have
by one of the underlings in office, though dis- long been the chief topic of conversation in Oxford.
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guiseri iu the manner before stated. Immediately From my long residence in the University, I have
after the death of Mr. Peer; and for the purpose of I been personally acquainted with several of the Proc.
rendering abortive ail the exertions which Mr. Fox's tors, who have been men of judgment and of ac-
Ministry were about to take to procure a peace, and 1 knowledged benevolence, and who have discharged i
which it never was the intentions of the PITT party , the duties of their office with honour and integrity. '
to keep, or esen to enter into again, until France I It is to be lamented that some others have thispleyed
became subjected to the Boutseost yoke. a total want of proper feeling, and have behaved
As Russia ix again likely to excite the attention of ' like tyrannical school-boys. .
this country as entering the lists against France, it . To produce instances of cruelty and tyranny is
may be worth while to notice this tract, in order to always an unpleasant task, and is disgusting to the
costjecture the effects of her exertions, even in case reader. The cause of truth and humanity, however,
she should become a principal instead of an auxiliary, requires that facts be brought forward in support of
• which this tract is particularly strenuous in recom- assertions.
mending, el a line of conduct more suited to her i I can bring an instance of a Pro-proctor, who car-
energies and character. I tied his assumed power to such a length,- as to stop
~I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, every woman he met, walking by herself, in the streets
Batton% eta-e-house, Au,. lit. 18t '9. MERCATOR. iii in the dusk of the evening, and to demand of her who
P. S. Althoughthe above Letter bas lain by 8° I she was, whence she came, whither sloe was going.
hang a. time; yet the tenour of it is in as perfect • . Thiel to say the least of it, was highly inquisitorial.
state as if written- at the present day ; and if the It must have bead done to gratify an impertinent cu.
War tactless, are, to remain at the head of affairs, h viosity, an insatiable lust of power, or something
likely to continue until the Powers at eat are " ea. worse. To the inhabitants of the place, who are
terminated." daily subject to the effects of such abuse of power,
Witch 8, 1811, the 11th Anoivenary of this conduct cannot but be irritating, and most con-
reuesieJ War. duce to keep up that jealousy and ill-will, which
have always existed between the University and City.
It May, perhaps, be said, that this exertion of as-
sumed authority, did not arise from any badness of
heart, but merely from the excusable desire which a
young man feels to display his consequence, on his
first entrance into office. It is difficult, indeed, to
restrain the expression of our pity at the weakness
of that man who can be proud of an office which is
merely ministerial, and which places him, in the eye
of the law, in nearly the same situation as that of a
common constable.
It must, however, be remarked, that this was not
only a very foolish, but a very illegal proceeding,
being totally unwarranted either by the law of the
land, or by the University charters. By the latter,
the time of watch and ward is limited between nine
o'clock at night, and five in the morning, during
which time only, the University officers have the
right or power of interference, in the streets, with
any but matriculated persons. This, however, was
done with impunity. An action could not be brought
against the aggressor, in any other Court than that
of the Vice-Cliaacellor.
I knew a Proctor, who, at the very time when se-
veral females, whom be himself had apprehended,
were confined in prison, at a most inclement season
of the year, had so little sense of propriety and feel-
ing, and so much meatiness and brutality, as to exult
on the success of the cunning plans and stratagems
by which he had entrapped his victims.
To add to this unpleasant, but necessary recital :
I remember a circumstance to have happened or so
unjustifiable a nature, that the very recollection of
it rouses my indignation. The Proctors took the
trouble of going two miles out of Oxford, late at
night, and entered a cottage where five or six girls of
bad character were dancing with countrymen who
lived in their neighbourhood. On finding that no
Gownsmen were there, it is said, that they all de-
murred, except one of the Pro-poctors, who de-
clared that his walk should not be in vain. The
fact, however, was,
_ that they took the girls to
Oxford, and the Vice-Chancellor committed them
to the County Gaol for tea days, .in very cold
weathert.. On what legal authority, on what law
of the land, or statute of the University, the commit-
ment was founded, still remains a problem, which
might be solved, could the cause be brought into any
other than the Vice-Chancellor's own Court.
The above facts can be well attested. Do not,
however, imagine that this severity has at all im-
proved the morality of the place. The case is quite
the reverse. The money of the young men is now
expended, and their time wasted, in hiring carriages

If the particulars should transpire in time for the
Yost, lie shall communicate them in another Edition.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, Al ARCH 17.—Saited the Griffin sloop of war, with
Ora. TtOnr, for Holland; and the Badger hired armed cotter,
with dispatches for Arlasiml Ye/ling.—Arrived the Leveret gun-
brit. Mitt* di.potches from the Commander in Chief in the
Roompot.—The Olympia tatter has a signal for convoy to
Poll3lo°lo.
POnTIIIOI77III. MARCII I7.—Arrived the William, Barring-
ton, fristo Waterford, with provisions. —Caine into Harbour
Clortodo, late French frigate.
fnt.moortr, MARCH 15.—Arrived admen .hips from Wa-
terford, Cork, and WaliN.—Railed the Walsingham packet,
with a Mail far Sorinam.•

Liv ER ronL, %IA Rcn 16.—A rrived the Oporto packet, Fa-
den, jdniter, from Billion, from whence she sailed on the Ist
of Morrh.—lt was there leported that the Marquis of Wel-
lington had entered Dal ()not on the 25th vll. and that great re-
icing was mode sit Billion in consecivence.—Al.o arrived ti.e
NNorth Mar, Brrden, from Billion, nailed on the 261 h ult.; on
the Ist of March in lot. 47. 3. his Majesty's brig Adder;
no the 6th of M;t.eh ;poke. in tat. 47. 23. his Majesty's ships
Pomona and Cydoss. who informed him that they had the day
before raptured the Blinker Hal Americo) privateer, of 14
is and 86 area, who had sailed from AlorlAix bite days be-
t" in company with the True Blooded Yankee.

By the Hermes, from Rio Janeiro, we have let- I 1
ters from thence to the 13th January; they state that 1
the troop' of the Revolutionists engaged in the siege '
of Monte Video, had been defeated by the garrison 1
of that fortress, which had been largely augmented
by reinforcements from Europe, and the siege had
in consequence been raised.
Don M ANUEL DESARRATEA, who is a passenger
by the Bermes, had been appointed by the Junta of
Buenos Ayres, Envoy at the Court of London.—
This person is a Creole by birth, was formerly Pre-
sident of the Junta, and was once engaged on a
mission to the Court of Madrid.
Yesterday morning two Deputies from Norway
were landed at Gravesend, and only wait there for
passports to proceed to town, to lay before Minis-
ters the change of affairs which has recently taken
place is Norway, with the view, as is supposed, of
obtaining the sanction of the British Government to
their independence and neutrality.
Celt, EXCHANGS, MARCH 18.—As !Isere was n. fresh
Wheat at market Ibis morning, our prices are considered nomi-
nally as onillnoday. Barley sold more freely tn-dav than 9n
Wednesday, hut there is ao varieties I. the price from shat
day, which warts. per quarter lower Ms of! Monday. Oat
are b. err quarter dearer . mad all other, gram fully support
their pncrs.
Wheat i liasrlialt) 69 67 Remo 42 48
Ditto (Monica) ...... 81 117 Old ditto ...,
Rick do. 4O 44
Barleye .40 44 Ty
. ...... ...38 46 01d.... . 4.0.1.14••••...... ...
New ditto ' — Oats 9B 54
Malt ' 00 82 Fine dine ..;.. ..... -
WMte Pas . • 03 64
id
Feed PolandPoland tils.
..26 32
New ditto . . ....... ditto B2 28
Pits Kean ... 86 .;
70 Fine Fleur •.... . ....70
Wl* Pam vw........40 bd Ikea* -•••. •••00 lb

• Blackstone's Commentaries, B. 111. cb. 6.
Each Proctor has two Masters of Arty to assist him, whit.
are called Pro-proctors.
There was nn riot or disturbance to the home. Whey IN
men who were with the girls said, that thilitlwere ready to pro-
test them from ebe renders, the sirls woild oat Wrier any
interference of
that sort, hut said that they would go goludy
sigh the Proctors to Oxford, which they did:

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