The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-03 00:00:00

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ii bin! final' It in this Country.'
We oily from the Ameriean. Paptirs,in interesting
iedererat-ef a Meeting for the *poi@ Krelieving the
*Nitrified Irish Emigrants-In America. Taro provide
14 these forlorn beings, several atteuiPti.irmiie been
wystio by associations of baoisei lwiiildwola but
nothing hitherto. has eppeared so promissing as that of
which the account .is given.
.1"O. citinpeniate' for
the negligeace of the Government le net allotting
susallsumi of money to transport the. Eittigrant.Colo-
dist! toll's Interior, is the object Of the Society to
be foram"' in New York ; and if the Congress shall
attest to a proposal Of these Geotloiseii, respecting a,
grant of.' 'some laud in the IllinolkTeislinAt 'Money
will be raised by subscription. foe ilotispoftlltS .the
Trish Emigrants to that part of the'
there providing them with ineausnO•mitssimence for
the preseot, and of wealth end happiness:fee (he re-
I tare.

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The German Papers still afford proofs of the ilist
content which prevails in the minds of' the People.
It wits hoped that happiness would velem with the
restoration of the independence of legitimacy, 'bet
there appears throughout Germany mach restless,
nest and ill-humour. The exertion of '.;the People
to free-their respective Spies,
„frees a foreign yoke
have not been repaid by thele.Severeigns. ' Their
former Goverureents lave been restornd, bat the
change has not included any eveteeirtimprorement
in the political condition of thaPeOPte, dr the pro-
, oiled recognition of their rights. in the Pinetien
provinces on the Rhine the dissatisfaction appeals to
threaten serious consequences. We find from. the
Frankfort Papers, which have arrived. to the.4Bth
ult., that Prince HARDLNBeiII bad, left Mentz on
the' 412 d to -repair to these provinces, where his pro.
sence,seems to benecessary. forsoere important pur-
poses. It is laid be eta looked for vrith great
tinsiety, as rainy -public benefits were expected to
resell from his inveirtigation Into the " wants end
grievances of the People." it Is net, however,
likely that the People of Prussia will .be satisfied.
without a Representative Constitution; enditia not
probable tbai The Prince :19 authorised .t*: comma nU
cute 'any such intentiou' on l'in...lbert of the Govertkl
.rent. The farce . of, delosies will be kept; up as
tenets it is practicable, bat.it.spey yet come to end
Its a tragedy. ' We and tarry to petteive the discredit
tato which nreity.'ef oar nranufsctiires bav :fillet'
en ,the Contineet,,.The Aligemeire Zeit ung contain
a long article on the Alunufactou.s: of Englied sat
Germany, iiitd. another book has appeared at St.
Gallen, to prove that " England's Industry and her
Mechinkal Itteentioes are the ruin of Europe." if
these inventions were but sufficiently edvantseetess t*
this country, and enabled our industry to supersede the
products of the Continent, we should consider these
diatribes as rather proofs of our superiority:4Rn the
causes of the ruin of &trope ; but it is toe.Uue that
this general ruin complained of, is not attributable to
British industry, and that a pat of thadiscredit into
which many of the articles of the manitfacture.of this
country, formerly in high esteem, have fallen, results
from the expedients to which the artificers have been
obliged to have recourse, in order to keep on • level
with the prices.of the foreign deates Our rivals,
however, do not charge what they tall the laid Eng•
lish manufacturers with these unworn+, practices;
they place them to the account den inferior descap...
tion of manufacturers, whom the Jews find out. and
employ. This is a subject Well deservieg the atten,
tion of the British trader. 111 • .• .• •
We give, in another part of o'er. Virpee,'b Report
of the proceedings of a Meeting. 4f*
itee. pia
yesterday, for the purpose of ceaskieripg the-best
means of affording relief to distr'eseed Somers, sod,
the iremeroos vagrants about. theettirees, of the metro-
polis. It is difficult to sogeesc • auedequete remedy
for these numerous cryingdietressee.. They are me.
lancholy proofs of the situation of the country.. The
observation that these. starving 'objects ought to be
sent to their parishes, and that every perish is bound
to !rapport its pauper', is too often andtlioughtlemly ,
made. We believe that many hoddeetti of these wretch-
ed beings are desirous only of being twebieffto pass to
their homes, but the' pauper list' Is every -where al-
ready swelled beyond the ability of threelt of the
community to support ; end the meensof nobeistence
by labour and their former tierepatienei are not to
be found when the aid of benettolence lir impended:
Ministers themselves appear not o •know of any
plan for diminishing these diffiteltire:' Mr.-Rose
has, for two successive-Sessions, "promisedtbat some
measure founded upon the Polite Peport should be
introduced before the liorree. Under this promise,.
Many Members may be deterred from taking ep the
business. Oat sire trosrthis subject will test be over-
looked in the ensuing Parlianient. In the centime,
tha relief that can be bestowed ought sotto be with-
,keld. The late LORD MAYO& was extremely active,
110 behalf of the poor Seamen, but soon found himself
ineodated with all sorts of official dispatches, awe
ooks, and references; tending rather to increase than
to diminish his difficulties. lie, however, pereeesest4
and did all that be was* permitted to do. it is we*
remarked, that a single quarter's salarrallowod to
any one of the Junior Lords of the Admiralty, wusid
toyer the exposes of returning most of tilimet.orefer..
tenets-men to ;their respective Ohms of teetternent4.
and 34'1416 elfin to redoes' the iientbit *Vim.
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