The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-26 00:00:00

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read a first time, far the care of his MAI !STY'S per-
son, and far substituting, as was generally anticipated,
the name of his Royal Highness the Doke of YORK
in place of that of ber late MA, ore. Of coarse
the Courtly Jewry's,' say, no opposition can be made
to seat ■ nomination ; but times have hewn when the
union of the /Are of Commander-in-Chief with that
of the care of his MAJOITYN person, and the mu-
mutation of such power as that with which the
rt twinge of the army, and of his M. AJEvrell Hovels
hold, iuv•sts the Doke of You, would hate beau
viewed sill, flu small degree of constitutional jealousy
by ■ll judicious Statesmen, as well as by the wallows
at large.

The Ministerial Print., when troaiing of the pro-
jected alteration in the Corn La or, give cr-tit to the
Public Press, " for vaporing the machinations of
those interested and unfeeling individuals who would
have endangered the peace of the tautly, the health
of its Galicia' rysteen, and the prosperity of its cow-
merge, for the ouwoethy purpose of increasing their
own gains." Thus far the Public will allow the credit
to which these suspicious friends of the P.,ople and
the Pins have 'brought proper to lay claim. But when
an iwferenr• ham this admission is drawn, " that
the Peopl• rmeht to repose • ith confidence in the es-
Winos of the Press, and in the allghter.cd vices of I
Parliament in terry thing that regards the national
interest cud prosperity, it Is rather overweening in
expert a confidence of such extent to be placed on
Inch 'moods as are pointed oat, by a People who
have had experience of the purposes to which the
Peas and the Parliament have been, NI times, applied.
It is rattier too much to Pipet any People possessed
of common seise, to arreoder, on the commons of
few flawing words, the etc of their own un.
derstanding. It is rather too much to expect
that the People of Elwood will not retain a
little of their choratteristic ►ewire, and will MO
reserve at least the privilege of seeing how far the
zeal of their officio'', friends concreted with the
Merning Piot will carry them, and in what manner
they will conduct themselves in their labours allay.
Amon4 the most affectionate friends some omit re.
seise in certaiu points is found to he apothem' ; end
it may be Pstremelv desirable, thst the jealousy with
which these Journalists acknowledge that the mod;
sated measure ought to he watched, should be ear.
cited by they. Pcnple thecisrlves, and 'itemised net
Nay in their isidiridowl, but in their collective ea-

=Ong his daily breed. Let every landholder reflect,
that the pit he is digging for others he will inevitably
fall into himself. The worldly politician estimates the
greatness of a nation in proportion to the strength of
its Navy, ■nd the eggrandisemest of riches ; bet the •
I humane Statesman and Christian contemplates the
grandees and glory of a nation as it consists in the
health, industry, and morals of the People, sad the
favour of that Almighty Legislator, who showers
demo his blessings indiscriminately on the wicked and
the good. With this view we rejoice to find, that a
Society is now forgoing In the Metropolis, under the
patronage of many enlightened and patriotic charac-
ters, for the reduction of Poor Rates. It must be
obvious, that ludivldosi effort can effect bat little in
the attainment of such an object without the en.l
operation of Government ; bet most fortunate for !
the country will It be, if any means can he foetid to
lessen pauperism, diminish crime, and strengthen
th• bands of the Isbeering Pore, the very sinews of
society, and of bringing about those days " whets
'our oxen Then be strong to labour, when there shall
be no decoy, no feeding into capli:kg, end no com-
plaining in our streets."