The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-14 00:00:00

KENT.
*}AK TIMBER.

TO BE. 115 L!) BY AUCTION,
At the Court Hall, in Tuubridge Town, on TaURSDAY,
the 1.90 Day of April, at One o'Clock,
UPWARDS of Two THOUSAND SEVEN
L.l HUNDRED capital (AK TIIIBLEt TREES, now
stmdiog in the Parisoes TUNBaIIYiE and PEM-
Will Y. The different Farms on which the Timtvr stands
a iopiu the Turnpike-road, and art wear to the River kled-
way.

Pinned Particulars may be had at the principal Inns in
Kent, SuNbes, and Surrey ; and at No. 40, favibtock-ststet,
Cl.t,ent.garden, London.
The Timber Sony be viewed, by applying to Mr. kited,
at suininerhill, near Tunbridge; or, to Mr. John Borman,
Auctioneer, Tunbridge Town.

TIMBER.
•rr be disposed of, by Private Contract, up-
AL wants of TEN THOUSAN I) TONS of FINE OAK,
ASIL and ELM TIMBER, with the Top and Bark of the
rune, now standing and growittg in the Counties of Devon,
and Cornwall.
Fart ler particulars may be known nn application, by let-
ter, to Messrs. Seymour and Moutxims, Hi, Margaret-street,
Cavendi-h square, London, or to Mr. Oriut, Surveyor,
E set er.
April 7, 1810.

BREWERY.

Who DISPOSED at the West End of the Town,
A SAIA LL, but peculiarly compact and eligible
ALEand TABLE BEER BR EIVHOUSE. Tire si-
*traitor L perhaps not t.ilse equalled, as, independent of
dimly otherlocal Adv:unages, there is no Brewhouse within
a eousitirrahle Distance of it, our will any be permitted to
ti erected. A spacious Yard, and well-stocked Garden, are
attached to 6... Premises, which, if required, will admit of
the Bitildim;s being greatly enlarged; and the pinata Trade
(which is of the idiot respectable Description) may. without
_ Pilttsully, be increased to almost any, Extent.
Tim Sam required will not exceed MOl. acd a similar Op-
portaitity for entering into the Brewery, upon hitch easy
Terms, accompanied with other Advantages, may
°ID r. •
Apply personally, or by Letter post-paid, to Mr.
37. Gastle-street, llothorn.

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PINS, PIREDLES, AND THREAD.
THESE three Articles, of u hick so much com.
plaint has hoe° made of late lean, are now brought to
the greatest petfeetion by J. CLARKE, the sole Inventor,
' &time GiUtica Lion,' his old establisbel PLUNGE and
THRBAD hIANUFACTORY, No. 19, Southampton-
'meet, Covent-garden, who flatten himself, that in either
Article he stands unrivalled ; the Thread fur its evenness and
ttrangth ; the Ideudies for the finish of the eye, whirl; never
cots; arid the Pins are warranted sot to bead, or their beads
COM* OIL _

CL,PAN WANTED. •
WANTED a PERSON who is well ac.
jaaiale3 with the Town, and has Lego accastotned
rn attend at LlOyd'it or the Exchange. • .An octire vicver
Mon who writes a good baud would be preferred.
Letters addrrrted (post paid) to A. B. No. ra, Ileet-street,
• will be atiendot to.

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THE STATESMAN.

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46LNDON:

Artkrb ;14,- ISIQ.

Tau 'louse of Commons was last night amused
with another Letter from Sic FRANCIS BLIRDISIt,
which seems to have staggered the Memberntlota
little, at they have thought proper to ENTNIII Tall
I.4ETTSIL MIN Tpeta JOURNALS, in Opposition to
their former decision. The purport of the Letter,
as will appear by our Parliamentary Report, is
to give notice of an action against the SPEANER
and his Officers, for breaking into the 13aro-
net's house, and dragging him to prison. We
pave hitherto carefully abstained from giving
Soy decided opinion upon the IMPORTANT
QUICiTION ; but it must be obvious to those
Vito lave reed Tps StaTEssiAn from the COM.
Osencement of the business ( heginning with the c
of itr. GALE Jousts), that we have always
double( the LEGALITY of these proceedings.
If our tipillion has hitherto been doubtful, these
doubts Ore greatly strengthoued by the opinion of
the ATTORNLI GE4ZRAL, inserted in another co.
lumn, which amounts almost to a confession that
the forcible arrest of Sir F. BIIIiDETT) and the
breaking open. his house, are ILLEGAL.
. We have also waived a Letter from *Genthr
ran 4. high reapeetability and great legal know.,
)fdiet e 1 YEliti4iln4" who seem§ to uuderstintid
the subject laettcr pigs any other public writil.o.'
lira-ari'casity. 4.! esioetus• .$4, his opinions in every
spiret: the and cOustitutional kn.owledde
141144 by thitGentlemoustoin his letters, many
of Which have appeared iss !Tate iiTaTesmau,
him the highest *swill, *lli,. we doubt not, will
imM great iusuence upon 4bl tI decision of this
vat 41_,.47".m ek?'
.41 gin Pea
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proceeded by forced marches from Ipswich ; the
former being conveyed ie waggons the whole of
the way, and the latter as far as Braintree. They
are to remain here, under the command of Briga-
dier-General ACKLAND, till orders are received
for their future disposition. The West York and
Berwick regiments arrived the same night, the
former from Marwick, and the latter from Woad.
bridge ; both which are under similar nrders with
thp before tiaeutioued..".

TATRSMAN.

Ta rrs EDITOR or THS STAtTEMIN.
Sit,—The qnestion. which has been raised by
the commitment of Jong GaAs Jonah and Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT is too important beilloriod
in oblivion ; it must receive) a solemn decision.—
The People of England ate deeply interested to
knew whether the House of Commons is a Court
of Criminal Jurisdiction, entitled to inflict punish.
meat on those who are-accused of having publiih:
ed libels. Were I hatter the necessity of declar.
ing my opinion on the publications of Joss GALE
Jowls and Sir FaaNcts .Hualsrr, I should say,
that neither the one nor the other is a libel ; but
the question libel, or uo libel, is of such small
importance, when compared to that great qua.
lion, whether the House of Commons has a right
la cl'ect itself into a Court, of Criminal Judica.
ture, that I have thought it advisable to bring the
great question under dlicaisioci, by supposing
that the House is right In saying that both
publications are libels. If Jens GRGE Josss
had been prosecuted foe this supposed libel
in the Court of King's.%Beheh, thu fact and
the intention would both biro been decided
by a Jury. The fact and the criminal intention
having been found by a Jury, the Court weekd
have pronounced the Jae. If JoRN GALS Jo :as
had been dissatisfied with this judgment, he could
bare demanded a reexamination through the dif.
forint Courts of Appeal ; and if the Judges had
acted corruptly in pronouncing that ti) be law,
which was nut law, they would have been punish-
able by impeachment..
Now mark the progress of this case in the new
Court of Judicature, erected by the House of
Commons : —Mr. Yoate complains that Rut N
GALE JUNES has treated him with disrespect, in
i?roposing an examination of his conduct as a
Member of that Rouse. The Ileums resolves th it

disrespect to an intlivide3l Member of that House is
disrespect to the House itself* and that disrespect to
the House is a breach of privilege, Jaen G. Joy ES
is summoned to attend the House; he appears;
he acknowledges himself the author of the pub,
licatioe; he disclaims the iuteution of disrespect ;
he behaves with the most perfect humility to the
House; be is committed to
•Newgate for contempt.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT) • absent from, indisposi.
,tiou when the question respecting Joust GALII
JOMIS was discussed in the House of Commons,
thinks it his duty to bring the subject again under
the consideration of the House. The House ,per.
severest In its first decision. Sir FRANCIS BIlit•
,
stere.thieks it his duty to state his opinion and
his cenduct to his Constituents. The house Totes
this publicatiod to be a libel, and the Swam, is
ordered to issue his Weirreetlei_tbe SSC/SANT at
Alms for the commitment • of .Sir Feast:is BUR.
Dm to the Tower. Much exertion is au* am-
ployed to propagatethe opinion that Sir FRAN.
.ass ,illuaerre ought immediately to have
serreudered himself to the SPEAsces Warrant;
and theafilicting consequences which have followed
:from the, measure adopted by the House, are with
great industry imputod to Sir F. BURDETT.--
Whoa the subject is coolly weighed, I think the
Public will bo of opinion that Sir F. Bonaire?
acted !mopes ly in not '
surrendering hitnself to the
Setaici's Warrant. He thought it illegal, and
that it, was of great importance to the Public
to know/with what degree of violence this New
Court of Jestice Would enforce its process. Did
they claim to break open his dwelling honse in
the execution of their process ? This was a ques.
tion which the public was interested to have,
known. It has over been the prevailing opinlin'
that in executing the process of the Clad of
King's Bench, the &melee is authorized to break
open the outer door of a dwellieg.house only in
the cases of treason, of felonyir,iptoessene, or of
escape. Is the process of the Roble of Commons
by their Seas EAU? at Astass of more force than
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the process of the Gott of t' 's &tech by the
SHERIFF This is • a quote** -which ought to be
decided. Sir Fauna ilwaserr has exposed his
person for the pottpoew 4-procuring these new
claims of the House of Commons to be fully ex.
emitted ; he has himself been guilty of no act of
violence : the lONSIIiNiNg in his house until the
SERJLANT at ARKS bad broke it open, was nc.
cessary to procure a full examination of the
claims newly advanced by the House of Com.
mons. If it is said that, the metropolis was kept
in a state of tigitatiots for three days, the answer it
obvious; it was mat the fault of Sir Fna sets
Be lIDETT.

When his Majesty's Ministers had decided to
influence the House of Commons to advance this
new claim, they should have fereseen to what ax.
tent it might be -necessary to carry their claim,
and they should have provided accordingly. In
the Expedition to the Scheidt, blitiisters are, in
some measure, excusable, fur not having foreseen
the difficulties which might occur, or the measures
which it might be-necessary to adopt : they had
neither a Geqeral nor an Admiral in their Cabi.
net ; but on the late occurrences, the questions
were simply questions of law, and they had three
lawyers in their Cabinet. Surely they might have
foreseen the difficulties likely to occur, and the
measures which they might judge it expedient to
adopt. It is to the Ministers, therefore, and not
to Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, that all the afflicting
circumstances of the late trautiactiog am to be at-

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NAVAL INTEL.LIGENCH.

PORTSMOUTH, 'Apart. 13.—Sailed the their
frigate, with Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, to
hi.
the command iu the Mediterranean.

Sailed the East India. Convoy from St, Red
with a fair wind ; and the Sophie, Ca pt Lucky.;
on a cruise.
Came into harbour the Vestal frigate, Capto4
Graham.
The 'banger, with the Newfoundland convoy,
sail to-morrow.

's for hdig ;