The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-11 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER S ESSION

Soon after the Sitting of the Court, Mr. Charles Tebbut,
who had on the preceding day been found guilty of it-
Inc George Kent on the 11th of October last, at the Hay-
market Theatre, was brought up to receive his sentence.
The Citsinteas observed, that as an action had been
brought against the defendant by Mr. Kent, for the very as-
sault of which he had been convicted. and as considerable
expense might then be incurred by him, the Court felt in-
clined to pass a more lenient sentence than it otherwise
should do. The sentence therefore was, that the defindant
be fined 101. and discharged.
William Golding, a publican, was found guilty of assault-
ing a poor labouring man named John Driscal, and fined All.
with liberty to speak to the prosecutor. Driscal afterwards
received ten pounds of this fine; the remainder goes to the
King. _ _ .

iV Aftride was found guilty of a similar offence.
-- Essington was Indicted for assaultiest a person
named Hayward. This case arose out of an affray which
took place one night in the Horseferry-road ; and next
morning the prosecutor charged Essington, at Queen-square
Police-office, with robbing him. But Mr. Rainsford. the
Magistrate, dismissed the charge of robbery, and held the
defendant to bail for the assault, for which he was now,
tried.

Mr. WALtORD conducted the prosecution,
On behalf of thedefeudant, Mr. ADOLPHUS called
Mr. Miller. the Clerk at Queen-square, who read the de-
positions made at the time the defendant was examined
titgajaijuoalimssep ehoy now were ealled for the prose-
cution. In order to show that there wasii-naterial variance
between the statemeats they made thee and at the present
time.
The Jury-, after some deliberation, acquitted the defend-
ant.

Tile RING ON THE PROSRCUTION OP JOHNSON 54. NORRIS.
A short time since, the defendant, Mr. T. Norris, licensed
victualler, of White liart-yard, Drury-lane, appeared.
*modest others, at the Police-Offloe. Bow-street, to answer
an information under the late Act of Parliament, preferred
by Johnson en:l Pringle, Informers, against him, for keeping
his house open beyond the time prescribed by law on the Ist
of December last. The charge was denied by the defend-
ant, who, it appeared, was afflicted with en attack of the
gout at the time, but being positively sworn to have had his
house open until after one o'clock, he was fined in the
penalty of 51. and casts. lie, however, gave notice of art
appeal to t 5. Sessions. and entered into recognizances to
thlt effect. Tile appeal was this day called on.
hir.WALPORD appeared for the respondent, and Mr.A.not.-
gnus for the appellant.
Mr. Wat-roao, prior to the case being opened by Mr.
Adolphus, said tie was instructed to oppose the going into
it on the ground of an informality in the reeognigance,which
had not been drawn up according to the Act of Parliament,
which directed that security should be given for the pay-
ment of all costs, penalty, and expences. Here the recogni-
zance did not contain any expression as to costs, penalty.
and expenses, end the party not having complied with the
Act of Parliament. the Court was not empowered to decide
on the merits of the ease.
. _ . . .

Mr. Avoi.puus—Good God! I never heard such an ob-
jection in my life before. The Justices take a cognizance
for the appearance of my client; and you, now that the
cause is called ou for hearing, turn round on ue and say that
the Magistrates have done that which they ought not to
have done, and that we are to suffer by it.
After some further argument and a conference on the
Bench, the Chairman said, the Court were of opinion that
the objection was a valid one, and consequently the appeal
could not be heard.

Mr. WALPORD—Then the appeal must be dismissed, and
the distress will issue. .

Mr. ADOLPRVS—Then if the Magistrates venture to isms
the distress. I will immediately apply for a Maw/anaus to the
Court of King's Bench.
The Order, os above stated, was then made absolute.
The Graud Jury broke up at three o'clock.

CORONER'S 'NW:EST.—Yesterday, an inquisition was
taken before C. Jrtumett, Esq. Coroner for Surrey, at
the Red Lion, IValwortb Road, on the body of Laurence
Kirkpatrick, aged 36.
Captain Dowsock, residing in South Place, Kenning.
ton, deposed, that the deceased was his groom, and had
been in his service for the last three years. J hal
been private in the 12th Light Dragoons. and was
to the time of his death on garrison duty. The deceased
was very motet addicted to drinking, and his constant
inebriation produced an aberration in his intellects.
Wednesday morning., witness did nut see the deceased
shunt the house at hie usual time, and he sent his nephew
to the stables to desire him to come to the house ituata-
Aistely •, on his return, he told him (witness) that the
deceased was fast asleep on some hay In the loft. Wit-
ness went to the stahle immediately, when he discovered
him lying between trusses of hay, weltering in his blood,
and one side of his head completely torn away; Ott
looking further, he found a large horse pistol that had
been recently discharged, lying near him, Stith which he
had shot himself. Ibe deceased had only been mart led
about twelve mouths.

--- -
Mr. Drisdale, a sorgeon, residing at Kennington,
stated that lie was called to the deceased. Oa going.
Into th• loft he found the deceased lying on a truss (if
bay, quite dead. Thrdeceased west have placed Ilut
muzzle of the pistol close to his left cheek, as tleentire
of thr jaw was blown through the right cheek, sad t►e.
contents of the pistol lodged in the head. Verdict.—
Mental derangement, brought on by excess in drinking
ardent spirits. •

,t
~~il

~ ' oa

i fl
! : !I
;.1

-

41

~~~
f~

'l3

~yl

FOREIGN RELATIONS.

--era—
Extract from a pamphlet, entitled " Administration o 4
the Affairs of Great Britain, Ireland, sod their De-
pendencies, at the commencement of the year 1823.
Stated and explained under the heads of Finance,
National Resources, Foreign Relations; Colonic*.
~,....Irade anii_komenic areelmjmetration.'
'tt (Merida from yesterday's gaper
With Anitrievand the German powers, the seine sir
toosesf-amity mad 000lideace obtains. W. bans; am
tiler diets, and their councils impose heavy, almost pro;1
bititnry, duties upon certain articles Of 'English manu-
facture, and in aid, as they allege, of the industry of
their own inbjects. If we have seen these laws without
jealousy and remonstrance, it is because we have looked
to our own trade with thesecountries ; and, finding the
value of tiOrtOtal exports upwards of ten millions atm.
ally,have found'enoogb, hi this state of things, to justify
our confidence in the solid basis of our commerce.
' With Prussia', with the Netherlands, and with the northern
Poweis'of Europe, whilst the relations of national amity
cOetlnite uninterrupted, our commercial dealings are ex-
tending and improving. Notwithstanding the almOst total
extinction of the corn end provision trade, our commerce
with most of those et:mottles is increasing. With Prussia, •
our trade has Merman' one-third, within the WI four years.
Vi.kth Holland and Flanders it continues more stationary.
The Dutch mist Netheslanders manufacture, like the French„
for themielves, and import colonial produce in their own
ships. With. Sweden, our trade his been somewhat affected
by its own domextle manufacture of iron, Ind has deelieed
do that &tenant, aN we notertger takelith staple production
di that country. But with Norway shd Denmark, since the
repeal of thoweetimber duties, it is is a state of most ra-
pid advance, . . .
With elli.serts of Europe we proceed upon the same sys-
tem. Wonestee lo,costuitercial terstlea, because such is
ale lealowspirli of 00f own•tradercood manufacturers,
tjiat they, aW pOt alloir:the ectiffealent concession upon
widel; such trollies. 'can ilone.he handed. We are thus
eorepelled.ha kradd eillithem audit. a system of reciprocal
daties;• and par 'eOrismeree. where most friendly, can wily
ffemreet6faifted opentotte footittg of our intercourse with the
rehst aseetwed Petiole.
7.lf.Portegal be an exception to this system, upon the
policy of the Methuen treaty, and artistic some ground
df.compikini, that by the late high .duties upon woollen
elotles,.ettelptsheen violating. the, spirit of that treaty,
it ninst he remembered that the trade of Portugal is not
properly comprehended withih out Enropeun system.—
In vontradictonn to the police of Spain, and the other
colonial powers of Europe, Portugal originally threw
upon tar Brazils and South America to British wile.—
'Fhle trade; Indeed. now stands upon another fondue.
Tele; perhaps, independent of the controol of the mo-
ther Cotner . It is ,now. perhaps (we are speaking of
time Aflliftil) o.tradd thi free and open as the Wale with
te Sioute Ainericen provinces. It no longer stands
nponmconeeseion,and privilege. Bat we cannot, in jns•
tjce, forget the friendly hand that first unbarred the
gate. With Portugal. however, as far as regards com-
mercial dealings, we have sniue reasons for discontent
Therillettmen treaty now exists for her 'seamier advan-
tage) The cottons 'and woollens of Great Britain will
iittiseme command the' same snperiority in the Brazilian
itim(rlM as le the markets of the United Sta:cs.lf we take
Portuguese *inert at lower duties than French wince, it
is so mach Conceded to Portugal. Her colonial pro-
duce., sager, coffee, itinacco, &C.ttett. admitted into !Ini-
tials poets upon equal rates With the colonial produce
et (*reign natiur.s.. England, as a commercial country,
Las no. very Particaler !won to demure any other
leasirof 'trade, than ,Ilimet• of perfect equality and reel-
proeite., • !, -•.••-
. With the United States, as we have already shown,
our romp erne Wit :Nutty mitalited; and our friendly
relations with this pffteer eve net only confirmed, but
ilxced upon a more Solid Haiti, by our late worm of
pesigation laws and the rektt,4tion of our colonial trade.
his. Ire trust, bas closed
,a entree of irritation and j ea-,
lousy which long existed between the two 'conntries.
Anumrien has now that trade between the British Weft,
bid i emand her own 'Wei which she so long desired to
poseese. She may now carry provleions and lumber
th.ther direct, loiter own vied", ; and, without any fir-
il,;(otli navigation to time
:Bermuda or Bahama Islands,
clay trade directly with. the West Indies. This conces-
Mon is, doubtless, attended with hardship to some of oar
nm
i ape colonies; hut a system of laws, founded on the
higher interests of national policy, must not lie weak-
"ned•by too much tenderness for minute and partienlar
interests. lit the treaty of ISI Iwe opened to America
the parts of India, Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay, and
• era thus rendered as free to commercial access as Lon-
ean; Liverpooland Glaigow. We have now permitted her
to Mode with .minr*West India colonies upon the same
eqnil and liberal footing. .
• Oat nfiatior,mveith the South American provinces are
equally favourable to the b. st interests of Brimish com-
merce and metioffieineelm. So far as the public law of
Emrrope will show, hes 'Majesty's Ministers have removed
!very Itopedimentcto the progress of this Intercourse.
1:t is almost net4l64si to observe, in addressing ourselves
to intelligent repliers, that, by the public law of Europe,
one nation cannot, recognize the independence of the
tevored colonies of another, unless one of two conditions
of circumstances should occur. Either the mother
country itself tuust have made some preliminary con-
cession, which May sott:len the inference that the
rovereign GI shoat to admit, in fact, the independence
of the provincei concerned; or the colonial indepenti-
COW(' must be so firmly established, and must be fol-
lowed up by sncha system of regular government to an-
other form, as to render it matter of reason and coinmon
sense. that all powers should recognize, in lowa, what
so undeniably and so palpably exist in furl. It would
be invidions to argue too mole the application of this
principle to the actual stets of Spain slid her colonies.
Suffice it to say, thatso far is Spain from havine made any
preliminary hinceision.4tt filli war upon her part still
continued. It is Ondenlahle that nearly all her South
American States are independent, in fact ; but it can
*morel be asserted that they have yet passed into any
atee• regular, established, and permanent government.
Under such circumstances, Ministers had no choice hut
to adhere to their system of strict neutrality. Thee
have done se in the most liberal construction of the
term. Bribe new navigation laws, a direct trade is al-
lowed between England and the South American States.
Two are treated in every respect as foreign friendly
wallies. • Ministers have done every thing in their
re/rote assist the British merchant and these colonies
to their mutual intercourse. Formerly time trade be-
tween South America and Great Britain was carried on
under the general system of the Navigation Act. Be
the late statutes, that trade is permitted to be conducted
either in ships of their own build; or, as they might
want a commercial marine, in ships owned by the
c:tlitsns of those provinces. To disembarrass and assist
this trade, we have deviated somewhat widely from the
letter end policy of the Navigation Act. Whilst Portu-
gal and the United States are only permitted to import
the produce of America in vessels of the build of time
country of production, owned and navigated by their
own sitijects, his Majesty's Ministers, yielding to time
necessities of the South American provinces, have been
induced to extend the relaxation. and to legalize the flag
of Old Spain in this new traffic between her colonies
and Great Britain.
Our commerce is already receiving the benefit of this
encouragement. These provinces are annually becoming
large markets for our manufactnres ; and if our own
colonial policy shall gradually open, so as to allow us
to admit their imports upona more unrestricted footing,
there can be no doubt but that South America. as a
commercial dealer with Great Britain, will gradually
rival the markets of the United States.

'FN

garb is *getter!! state of our fureinu relattie.
n Vet thibeid of our foreign relations, our poi,
ly been invariably directed towards the preservation
o.
the peace of Earm e, end the continuance of that equality
sad just distribution of. power which were established by
tiirlete treaties, and nitwit compose the only ndequate
means by which the general peace can he upholden. We
heyeelways refused and discon ntenanced.any interference
in the private corcerns of independent states; and have
required proof of a very extreme condition of things,
before we could be induced to admit that the internal
excesses of one nation, and Nose excesses proceeding
opon principles unquestionably anarchical, can pistil), an
appeal to the couiusonwsalth of Erg*, to abate the
civil disorders of a particular state as a general nal-
sauce.
In the disputes between. Russia smiths Sublime Porte,
we have sought at sacs to obtain peace, And 'to procure,
thoio guarantees for the future safety of the Greek pro.
vinces, which are consistent with the independence est.
the Turkish Government, and with the indisputable,
rights of the Sovereign over his own subjects. The
maintenance of general peace is unquestionably the first
and roost important of all our interests ; but whilst we
have sought this object according to paramount conse-
quence, we have not a wierralsed the further obligations
of. generosity, compassion, and Vittistian feeling to.,
wards a people, of the same common faith as ourselves.—
, fp be struggles which have agitated Pumps both in the.,
East and the West, our poiicy has been cautions, bit
assally and decisive.. We have been neutral, but not in-
different; impartial, but not insensible. Wei have been
desirous to see the same free institoilaris, the amiss
quickening spirit of liberty and civil policy, nottrlihing
and spreading in every other country as well as in Great.
Britain; being satisfied lb* the prosperity, freedom,
and the due statioe of the several kingdom, and coin-
enmities of Europe can affect England with no feelings
of jealousy or envy.
The eminent services and just influence of an illustri-
ous chief, at the late Congress of Verona, will, perhaps,
be more impartially appreciated by posterity than by the
present generation. Ile has, possibly, repeated in the
Cabinet and Council what he hail before achieved by his
sword. Possibly, it may be °Ring to him, and to him
almost only, that the country, which his unconquerable
salons and consummate prudence have once already de-
fended, is saved from again becoming the theatre of
warfare, upon which the late miseries of Europe might
be renewed.
Such is the state of oar affairs under the general
heads in which it has been attempted to examine them,
and such are the prospects with which we commence a
new year.
Upon the general questions of domestic policy which
are likely to agitate Parliament i n the ensuing Sessions,
it would be premature to give an opinion. But even
in this stage, however numerous the candidates, and
however brilliant the prizes, it is obvious that public
opinion has intelligibly pronounced the principles upon
which they are to be awarded and distributed. No party
of men can justly hope for the confidence of the people
of England, to whom its honour and public :faith are
matters of indifference. No person can expect the high
trust and confidence of the public, who are accustomed to
deride and undervalue the obligations of the State. His
Majesty could' scarcely be recommended to take those
persons into his councils who are either lukewarm io
their affections to their establishments which entrench
and support his crown, or who, in these cases in which
they can express a public opinion, treat them rather as
objects/I Osiris the people are cheated and deluded,
than as administering to their happiness and honour, to
their conr.dation in life, and their refuge in death.
ProfiTto, magma fat eorum irsipientiu. qui itnperiurs
alit, mode comilatuni a tiliu construandurn car:hoard.