The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-30 00:00:00

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cITTIXO4 OF T 111: ST% rEs.ot !CERA!.
In iboSioting of to.day a Memo from the King
yrs+ reed. accompanying a Project of La*, 1. deter.
mini," That the fourth shassiug of theileferred
which is to take plate un the lit of Mirth, shell be
Weeded to the anima of 5,000,000 of ; and
that before that time, a sum of 5,000,000 Moue'
tb tickets belonging to it, shill IMP triesete.l

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by the Cause d'Ai

ire included in
..:'-ftet#rert le tfie'
(al Adilr4ses from the'
4 placed 1* the hands of the
tiont. These Addrinies ere fr,
iverp, Ghent, Schiedam, Del(
mamy Petitions from merchantt
of serious towns in Ilse northern and southern pro
sinew• of the kingdoms, lk II relative to die eiewly.pro-
posed duties of Cestems end Excise, particularly the
'wended duties on coffee and
Two Petitions, however, en the motion of Count
floommoomt, were ordered to be printed end dim'.
hated amongst dm Members, for their use. in the
debates in the sections respecting the proposal Laws
ea the Customs. These Petitions are, let. from the
wine-merchants. &c., of Amtiterdam, who repre-
sent the method of levying dillies on Minors as
MSS to their trade; and, 2d, from the inhabitants of
the Grand Duchy of Lezemberg, regsesting a revo-
cation of the prohibition to Import cheroot.

shall nbt

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THE STATESIitf<I,.V.

LONDON r

•ATUIDAY. JANUARt 30, 18:9.

Aceeents frogs Wasbiogion to the 30,11 alt. state,
that the ne• Commercial Treaty between Great Bri-
tain and the United States was then mode, diet's-
mien In the Sena'''. By thiv Treaty it is Mated the
geeations respecting the Pisheriei. the Northern
Boandarios, and Slaves, are all satisfactorily settled;
bat those of the Colonial Trade mod the Impress.
moot Sailers remain anadjested.—The Committee
appointed to esamine into the @fairs of the Na-
tional Basket Philadelphia have made their Report,
which is of great length. It tipsiest, by it that the
Committee attach no blame to the Directors of that
institution.

The proceedings la the horse of Lords yeeterday,
essaslstetl of little mote than in passing the Bill for

resting the rehire eare of the King's Person in the
Doke of You, and it was, according in the rode
established for the traosaiission of all Bills t►at relate

in any manner to the Royal Family, seat to the
Commons. not by Masters iu Chaucer'', os is the
usual way with miter Bills, bet by two of the !mimed
ledges. The complete direction and controol of the
Windsor Establishment, is by this sated

in the Doke*, Yost', n cusios persona, theogh the

client of the power.sod patroisege is to be settled by
another, which L to etieitisie la the House of Cons-
umes. This proceeding appears to be nibs. prepas•
taros., sod somehow* resp►ctful to his Royal Highness

, .
than consistent with the independeoce of Ministers. i
They seers to be giving the staff oat of tbeit own
hinds. The whole event of iniluesee vested is
the Doke el Yeas, arisiog from the Establistimeot
at Woodier, and the appointments of the Army, cite-
not easily be ealcolated. The possessioo of feels
vast power and ialleence I. the State, by • Member
of the Hoye' Family, who Moods in the situation of
1 presumptive Heir to the 'Lin..., hat certainly II most
unconstitutional appearance, and, volentarily be.
I mowed by Ministers,who ought to be the guardians of
the popular safety and the Coestitetion, seems to es
au act of the most courtly obserisioesness—

tii call it by no bomber term. Yet sock is
the pliability of the present Ministers, wiseserer
Royal desires aro to be podded, that nettling seems
too such or too sureosonoble to be grouted, incept
the vacation id their own places. So blinded, bow.

ever, de they seem by the glare they aro ambitioes
of throwing around their present idol, that they per-
ceive not the ceoseqwestate that may molt to them-
selves from this escessive servility ; for Um, contra-
very should arise between the parties, the east and
extravagant weight which is to be given to Chit Date,
may so pmpooderate is the scale of State, as to
(Nana the eau of all the bliaisters I. the emus, of

the collision.
The ptineipel topics of general interest that Den.
pled the attention of the noose of Commons rebated
ti the Silver Coinage sod the stele of Coestry
With respect to the former, Mr. Gamiest'. took ea
radon to correct a matereent he hod gives on Wed-
nesday, as he sew foetid the price of silver has
hs. 7d. instead of ss. 71d. so ounce, bet still he
maintsieed it was sufficient to arose the silver coin
to disappear, in the mole manner as the &old ;
tied es we had a paper pound It might be
eitpedieot else to propose a paper shilling.—
' Shillings which are pow het a sistpsiath part
of a pound instead of a 14'1y-second, which was the
weight of the fouler currency, when pot into the
melting put sad converted Into a lamp, become so
mach iocressed in vales that a pound of them, or
sixty-cis, are worth ditty-wen shillings according to
• the present wino( bullion. This difference Mr. W.
Poet, the Master of the Mint, alleged was
owing to some temporary demand for dollars mar
bore ; bet it was shown by Mr. Garotter., seri
other Members, to proceed from that permanent sad
moat proliic source of 'mischief, the Issas of Bank
Paper, Invested with the irresistible end everwheler.
ing power it receives from the Itestricties Act. To
segment this vital power still more, it appear, from
the answer given by the CHANCIMLOI of the Ex
GULQUInt to Sir MATTHEW WIIITE RIDLEY, that It
It in the contemplation of Government to take this
issues of the Country Books altogether ender its ewe
conirogi, and to make these establishments the sub-
!err ieut teals

by the King from among the domains . Stole,
should be granted to the Doke of [baseman, end
that the Mr{iend so to be erected in his favour sheald
amount to 50,000 francs. Thursday was filed for
the discossion of the Project of Low to be founded
on the Report. The Frond li%o motion to rise.
They left of on Monday at 6111; on Tim*, oc.
cording to private accounts, they were 69 ; and en
Wednesday 69f. 70c.
By the Dutch Mail we learn, that the Second
Chamber of the States-Gerseral bed been for some
dsyt occupied with Projects of Law relating to the
tegulatiee of the Custom and Eatise duties on im-
ported and imported goods. On this subject Peti-
tions lied beers presented from Amsterdam, Antwerp,
Ghent, Schiedam, Delft, Ikc. as well as hum indi-
vidual Merchant., espucielly 'Pisan; to intended
duties en coffee and slisr. The wina.eserchent- of
Amsterdam had also petitioned against the present
Sonde of leering the dooms on liquors, which they te-
(newest as ruinous to their Nearness.

WEST lAlmarea BLIICTVOW USTI 210•.—We are
leisured II • frioodt, Correspondent with an excel-
lent article, *poi the subject of the abatis 'hick the
811011 BAILIFF, for W,StmißAlOr' makes to the *Pell*
rut Csodid-le• who present thetinurlire• In represent
that City in Parliamoht. This valsable doeurseet,
',hide will be found in another part of the SrarLs-
! wiry cannot fail to inform and Instruct those Members
of Parliament who may be called on to legislate it
this important, becao•• popular. badness.
Estract of a letter,
. dated Baltimore, 1114 b Dec.
land received per ship Plato:—" Commodore TAT.
Loa having gained hie suit, his ship sailed spits in'
September, sod bas captured fair mere, saleable
ships. Olf Lisbon befeeglit sod sent. a Portuguese
sloop of war. Soother Been*, Ayeee privateer
has landed upwards of 300,1100 dollen', taken net
of a Lima ship booted for C•iiiS (this is the second
Lima ship lately taken); Om ship and cargo ere
very 'skiable; she wink seat to Betimes Apes sty the
icaptora. Several royal licences *re .offered for the
introdectioa of nowt lute lAme ' the want of rem-
! maniestion with Chili keying. filmed I..iroa already

to a ink sato." • •
We understand the lards of tile Treasury have,
open the reiterated comedaint of the merchant*, trans.
wafted directions to tee-Costotes to develops with the
ve.weighing of goods under bond upon exportation,
by which the trade of she port of London sel:1 be
relieved in raters from a most lesatiens and useless
tegolatino.
The Emperor ALIMAN.7II. ilrhtOd at Petembergh
in excellent health en the bib. The Roman troops
travelog free, Peewee had already entered the Wog.
dose of Poland, and were shortly expected at Were**,
The prices of corn have fallen considerably at 04011.•
The Comsaittee of Etches'''. Brokers at Paris hese
adopted a resolution; that in all Work transactions,
whether time bargains or otherwise, the names of the
principals shall be /iodated. for the purpose of in.
deinnifying the brokers employer' against soy loss.
The retirement of Mr. Al ACLIIAN (cilia the Olitte
of Secretary to the Board of Cameros, in Dublin,
created a Timmy, to which Cept. I.s Porn Fnencu,
late Celled.; of the port of Galway. is appointed.
CoorranTswormt, Dec. 12.-- Areeents from
Smyrna. dated the 20th November, state that a wa-
ter.spout hod caused considerable damage;
bourn
were thrown down. trees torn np by the roots, 13
men and 30 head of cattle were driven into the se%
the fields were devastated, tad the vintage entirelyll
destroyed. 1
Doves.—llke Latta of • the Treasury have bets
pleased ter place B. G. SAI/1110/1, Comptroller mlf,
the Port of Dover on the Retired List. of Officers
the Revenue. This sneritor roes tyke, has been milvel,
then 30 years in constant eloploynient, ,and has do. 11
set redly secured the good opliden and. friendship. el
esme pf the first characters itythis coned ry. • 11
Ste Hulce Testtsst.-Te t relay diOd, trairen4.
ly regretted, Sir. H. TEXPErfb But. of Thorpe
hoes., near Stelae.. •
Mesterei are geosrally tittng thresitoost
Sent
lend, with every prospect Of secrete; for a sabre
beware the two great enriches of the religious oe.,
etrusioe, known by the desigoatioq.of Etergiser.mod
Anti•Burgbor. Oo Teroday lest a somber tat Kale
hers belonglog to the five Ilergherconcriptionti ,
Edinburgh sod (with, wet an take lea r.oesiders..
Mien the proposed onion between the two great
'breeches of the secession, when 'a number of Reso-
lutions were submitted and usanimeasly agreed to,
appeals% of the union as a desirable event.
A Report basing been lotiestriotrily disseminated,
that the two Uoirossitles and the king's Prieviir are
'essileaveering to snores. the Suit of ALL Bibles and
Books of Common Prayer with Notes,or
rtes; we are nothstrisell to solo, that 'either of the
1 Universities, nor the Kiser Printer, Ever entertain.
ed such an idea. It strays has been, and it still is,
their intention to interfere only in these cases where
the Notes are added for the purpose of violating their
privileges, or evading the law.
SUR IIIET.T/lIATRIL—The es Heart Of Mid. 11.4.
tbian"conlipstes every evening tribe performed at this
Theatre with undiminished attraction and iodating
curiosity. The story is so well told. the characters
so correctly poortrayed, and the scenery so trimly
picturesque, that though, on drawing split* certain,
we aspect nothing but the mimicry of nature, yet we
bed the prrformeoce to interesting, that fairy fancy
tridesparts es to the tinselled place of action, anti the
reality appears embodied before us, wi.h all tbore
eithilekteal charm. which art so well knows how to
Was epos nature. This Piece is one of the man;
'seediest specimens of the taste and industry of the
Saeger, who spares no pains endosperm. to deserve
patronage of the discerning lovers of the Drama.
At Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. the births
'id ISIS were 3,245, and the deaths 3,068, aming
soicitits •

ILIFF OF WIPTNINSTEK.
,itwdlllie. sap of Ciatactos. to
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ail( Wof astalamar to-tharge soy
oo+' a Camlidetetfoiseireateat that
Pa a et, Elth elm espres flkr. buTlaag
. Poll Claris, sad far various other
iftected with ths audition of tba Kiss's

Mw'

Writ.
This It the third time inch a Bill her beta brought
into thtllouse. It was first passed into au Act Is the
51 Gets. 111.—it 'spired •n the lii of Asp's', 1813,
and was re-enacted 53 Geo. 111.—it finally 'spired
cm the Ist of the present month. aed it is sow pur-
posed to renew it for a longer period.
The first Act ass mode on the recommendation of
of
a Committee of the Hesse of Commons, tire lie.
port from which was out-red to be printed en t 1
tth Jen,. 1811. and will be found In the 10th re.
tems of Gotbitts J'arbomettiary Iklntles—App. (e)

p.
The Committee say the average emoluments of the
High Bailiff, are wholly inadequate to the espeocee of
a contested Election.
" That the leart evreptlonable, and perhaps the
most Conslitotional eay, world be to wisest the pa.
fishes at a 6aed 'veto defray the re wear, ; yet that
for Met 6.1 lime and beim-melon they reemmeeend a
Dill to be passed, clieraieg the espetees ow Ceadi.
dotes, provided the Bill be made to canines for two
.11pPers only."
When the Art was renewed, it was Still (tom
weal of time mid information.
Bet now, it Is to be passed es were matter of
CORM, without debate, and without enquiry.
The Besse, it should seem, had some doubts a; to
the propriety of fittiog a sea a thnosend pounds for
becoming a Ceedidste to represent the People, for it
concurred with the Committee, and passed en Act to
minting' for two' years only, on the groood that it
was better to tabs the money out of the poultet
of
the would-be Reptesootetire, this est of the pocket
of the High Bailie; it seem, to hire considered a
fine upon those who drecatee Candidates of Ism km.
portant* than the trouble of enquiry to 'sable k to
do justice; this was theogleion of the Beale is 1811,
but it held out an 'specialism, that once •ithle two
years, time :cold be fosod for the emptily, whew
justice would be done. No time could, however,
be found before the General Eleation is 1812. At
that Electies there were so Candidates; the
People nominated Sir FIANCES BURDETT gad
Lord CocnaAxt, and, as it was generally ender.
stood there would be no apposition, a tempo.
miry erection instead of ths areal Hastings wee pet
op, mad SirPSI.I.ANCII BURDETT toss iradfirelialEADlT
*ere reunited en the spat. The High Beilleftwooglat
61e action, for a moiety of the espartos, againegjoird
p.*Cocuaanc, and, in consequence of the defence
1111. rnaosged, he (*milted a verdict. lle thou
is Fiasco Bssecrr, sad was sonsaiied. -
In 1814, the High 11-1111 petitioned the House of
Commons for a remeeeratioe of what he called his
losses, aceuioned by executing the King's Writ,—
The High Belli states those losses at 20911.101.2. d.,
" making," as he says, "no &deaden for the origi-
nal porches.-money of 40001., or for life insaraote
thereon."
By the High Bailiff's accesst, printed by order of
tbe lions, of Commeesa, es Use 20;h April, 1818,
it tippet r 1
That fn. the owe when he earehotol the
the mire le 1.1).; is Isl 6. a Feriae of '0
years, he received ia warble Obis Ake. tor•
Meer, of Unlit's'
That be mac what he calk a rest up the Dees
• and Mame? 1301. mama., white ter
10 yoor. maim •• • t 1,323
Lad wets Deputy fat salary le5L Ferrer ljS -
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Ten years Prato • 402 11 0
13.tt hr miye he systained a Was by the Eke-
wins err *pa arils of 2.0004., im hi. fames
amen' be owes the cad Weal W 1 ha 11.094 10 •
Making his nova% clear 'aim in 10 years 1.310 • 10
When the iiigh Bailiff first applied to Parliament
be stated that he bed percisesed the office for 40001.—
that of this sem M1X)1. wu given to his pada:user
to induce him to resigo, and be pee 1011 a to the
Demo and Chapter for appointing him, said be it,.
agreed to pay to the Dean awl Chapter 1501. a
year, -so lug as he reteined the olio*, which was
conferred open his for life.
This barter and sale between the nigh Milieu&
the Dean and Chapter was a corrupt oreseivence to
pet money into the pockets of both the parties; for
the consideration was not the " whips sad strays"
which the Wind sight lay Ids bawds epee, and
which in former times might be a sufficient resume.
ration for his trouble as Bailiff; bet it was as the
Bailiff himself tells es, the advantage he was to make
in eseesting the King's writ, " he looked prim.*
to the Ekdions fur a recompense," and this anew
pence was maturated so high, that be coold afford to
give 40001. down, and 131/1. a year for his appoint.
sent. Bet how was sny emolument to arise frow
ezeeeting the King's writ? The Committee in their
first report say, he is by virtue of his offire the
Sheriff; and bow was the Sheriff In obtain emolu-
ment boon taking the Election of Members to roins
in Parliament T The answer is, in one way, ai,d is
one way only—namely, by making charA.4.a, th•
Candidates, which be had no tithe to osmke, by firiag
them at bis flood plesanis—by imMititting a new paw
la6catinn,
lificatitm, heron,' wiag the law rtNuired —by, ht
fact, extorting a sum of money from Candidates .
petting it into his por.kei, and in this nefarious t•5,..0
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r. which um thee to- NA,. to the 47th, and Moil, (roe llrillakti, tlit
hi the Ph !k .117- Mrs sell, 4Dr the (aroma*, time We Ord
416 Seettope. r• ,ithi• die' two Periods Ile* ealWooll' A BitT it sew
Chamber if 'enable the
tlefbilbfa 1e -tie • set off for Ciabotty. To•
P Conmitttoo: *f.. 1/21.person who
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from Ameterriern, nf: Silting 4 the Chamber of Depoties 'On Mondey lett, .
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Ili, &c. ; together with [Won DELIMIT promoted the Report of the Cm- (.ItY m Pa
'be litullotor f
ti, wanefacterers,4e. wine", recommendinritkat reel property, to beettowen or
eew ..wI enetharti ore. b. the King hem soros the domains of the Stile, ""1"." c°flnecte‘

rept atien of Government to take t the patronage of the discerning lovers or tito prima. 1 lineation, °rpm., worm Inv lan ...,1....-..---„
;pantry Banks altogether ender its ono At Corsolespo, the capital of Denmark. the births' fact, retorting a sum of money from eoodidatell PalI
to male these establishments the sob- is 1819 wore 3,245, and the deaths 3,065, Hiring I pelting it 'too his pocket, and inthis nefatiosit-v^,.
of the Bank Of England I. - whieb wen 21, spiadet. • cachou the 1):•ea sad Chapizr var.iciptteii. Tigt