The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-10 00:00:00

EStOck-broker, 2, Cornhill, returns his
.A-j grateful thanks for the favours of his Frieuds,_ received
for more nom Twenty hears past, nod mast respectfully pre-
sents them with the heads of the Scheme of the New Yrar's
Lottery, which he flattens himself need only be tern to he ge-
nerally approved ;—There are Three Grand Prizes of af.:30.U00
eark,w hicai,with the Ilitwty-sesen other Capilolisn ill be all pill
in Sterling Mimes ; the Droning begins the Ith of March, and
the 1.'4.t-drawn Bi3nk. on each Dar, will he entitled to the
proportion of Twelve Pipes of Old Part 1* Inc in exclratr,e,
tor 1.000 )ears, or longer tf required ; full priscolark of which
mos be had, gratis, at 2, Corolla'. where every description of
hestness in she Public Funds is faithfully transacted. The dd.-
feretit variations in all the Goverantent Secusiteet, may be
known as above evert boor:

rro COUNTERACT the many attempts that
are daily 01 ode to impose on the itnumrs• a spumms
composition iustead of the GENUINE BLACKING. pre-
pared by DAY and MARTIN. they hair adopted A new
Label. in Which their address, 97, High Million', is so con-
tpicuneely placed in the centre, tom they trust an attention to
this, and the difference of the type, which is unlike all letter-
pres,, will enable Purchasers M uuce to detect the tallith-
tttion.
The Real JAPAN RLACKING, made and sold Whalesnle
by DAY and MARTIN, 97, iligh /111borsi. arid retailed by
the ptiutival GrO/cfl. Booki:ellers, Ininmongeis,
Perfumers, Boot-tnalfer=;.&r. in the United Kingdom, in Bot-
tles at 6d., h., and Is. 6.1. eaeb.

01111 E Case of a Person who Ass been troubled
A with Stricttere for upward.; of to.J year?. and ready to
vouch for the authenticity to any Gentleman wbo way wish to
be siititfied in rerpet t of the following accouot I--

To Mr. LYNCH, SS, Duke reef, St. Ji.lies's-square.
Si a,-1 have laboured under *severe sad obstinate Stricture
of the Urethra fur upwards-of SO years, and for the last
years base been under the care of the most eminent of the Fa-
culty. without receiving am permanent t was advised
by some to go into the Hospital, an/ try the present regimen in
cases of S:rieture. which I declined, owing to my axe, which
rens nt that time 48. and feeling confident that 1 had oat strength
to uadergo any sip ent operation, I gave up she idea. The last
person to whom 1 applied w:u- out eminent Surgeon. wins told
me that he could give me on relief, but advised me to apply to
SOOT person who situ/led that complaint alone. One day read-
ing soar Advt.' tisenseen in she Coveter. I 'applied to you fur
relief. After bring under sour rare for SO weeks, I obtained SI
complete cdre. lam 66 years of age, and able to C.llow 'say
employment ; say strength of body is returned. and 1 can eat
and drink a ith a true appetite. lam ready on give further
particulars to any person requiriag it, not of gratitude-for your
kind attention, which I shall always aeknowiedge, and for the
benefit of Mintier& labouring under the same dreadful malady ;
being perfectly satisfied that by your mode of treatment such
complaints may be entirely anaihitated.--I remain, yourgrateful and obedient terrain, J. CHAPAIAbI•
N. 13. By applying to Mr. Lynch be will refer any one to se,

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Mr. BENNETT rose, pursuant to notice, to
move for leave to bring in a Bill with regard to the
farther employment of climbing boys. It was the
object of this Bill to put an end to the evil so long,
so universally, and so justly complained of, es to
the use, or rather abuse, of young children in sweep-
ing chimnies. He felt it unnecessary to enter into
any detail upon this subject, as the sufferings en.
dured, and the cruelties inflicted through the prac-
tice alluded to, were so fully described in the evi-
dence taken before the Committee of the last Session,
from which Committee this Bill emanated. This
Bill was, indeed, a transcript of that which he
brought forward last year, with the exception only
of that provision which related (is we understood
the llonourable Member) to the total and prompt
abolition of the use of climbing buys, and w hich pro-
vision perhaps prevented the Bill from being carried.
He was happy to say, that since last jeer, thedesire
to abolish this odious pra slice was expressed at pub.
,lic meetings in all the great towns throughout the
country; those meetings unanimously adopting Re-
solutions that the employment of claming bujs ought
not tube any longer tolerated, especially as a me-
chanical instrument was found efficient fur the pur-
pose. But who could differ from these Resolutions
that had iny knowledge of the effects of this bar-
barous system ?• Within even the last year, indeed,
no
less than five fatal instances had occurred to show
its cilsracter. One of these instances in England,
sad another in Scotland, were attended with circum-
stances of pectitiatly aggravated cruelty. But the
masters, or properly speaking, the owners of the
unfortunate children, employed in this business
weer rarely susceptible of the common feelings
of homanity ; but, even if they were, it would be
impossible to have the business done without
a sacrifice of those feelings. For from the man-
ner in which chinanies were constructed, espe-
cially in London, where, with• a view to save fuel,
the flues were often no more than seven or eight
inches in diameter, and consequently, in order to
cleanse such chimnies, it became necessary to em.
ploy children of the tenderest age. For that purpose,
indeed, children of less than 7years of age were often/
employed—pay, female children were actually so
engaged in some instances.—(Dear, hear!)—The
Hoose, and every mars of feeling in the country,
must naturally be shocked at such a fact ; but he
hoped that the repetition of it would be effectually
provided against. The object of his Bill the lion.
Member Ilescribed to be, without disturbing the
present apprenticeships, that no master sweep
should hereafter be allowed to take any apprentice
under fourteen years of age. This was the first
step which be proposed to take in a proceeding,
which, he trusted, would lead to the total abo-
lition of a practice peculiarly revolting to humanity.
Leave pas given to bring in the Bill.

in the district by a public notification from the Ma-
gistrate', that they had received information, On
which they placed the fullest reliance, of the exist-
euce of a dangerous and treacherous conspiracy to
overthrow the Government, and that projects of open
insurrection, attended with the most diabolical plaits,
such as the burning of Manchester, titc. had been
fully prepared and digested, A Rev. Gentleman
and Magistrate, Mr. Page, took an aceive part in the
proceedings of the Magistrates on this occasion...-.
Crbe Petitioners expressed their full conviction that
the House would learn with surprise, that though all
the perfume arrested were detained on charges of
High Treason, not a single one of them was ever
brooeht to,trial. , They If so the sicatpaihmt be-
lief that no violence was recommended in ani•
of the proceedings among the lower classes, except
by hired spies and informers sent down for the
purpose.-[llear, hear!]—Its the early part of
last year the Petitioners stated that domiclikii
visits were common among the lower clamps, by
these spies and informers in the neighbourhood of
Manchester, and that on these occasions the most in-
flammatory means were used to provoke the people
to acts of violence. The Petitioners complain of
spies end informers, and urge the dangerous coatis.-
quences of hiring such characters. They further in-
treat, that the House will enquire into the acts set
forth in their Petition, and that it will institute an
enquiry into the acts of the people committed for
High Treason—not only into those of the tower
classes, but also of the Magistracy and Police Of-
ficers.—[hear, hear!]—When I state these mat.
ters, Sir, as set forte in the Petition, I must add,
that not having esamined the parties themselves, it is
impossible that I can 'pledge myself to th truth of the
facts discloeeh. I know, however, some of the
names signed to the Petition. I am personally ac-
quainted with one of them, and know him to be a
man of industry, of great intelligence, and great re.
spectability, and he informs me that he has taken the
greatest pains to ascertain the troth of the fact stated
to have taken place in his vicinity, and he believes
them to be truly described by the l'etitiotsers. In al.
hiding, Sir, to the conduct of the Magistrates, I do
not mean to reflect on that body of Gentlemen. If
they have deluded others into a belief of Insurrec-
rineary proceedings, I am sure that they have beets
deluded themselves. But I regret the spirit which
prevailed tootle some of the Magistracy. I know
that certain individuate were Treasurers of Orange
Lodges, were zealous members of those Orange
Lodges, which can have . no good tendency on the
affairs of society-sthey can only excite religious ani-
mosity, and personal hatred and ill will. Whets
I we Magistrates so acting, Sir, I am not surprised
at the measures some of them are afterwards
clio-ged with adopting, or the lets that arose out of
these arrangements.- (Hear, hear!)- Reverting to
the meetings of the lower classes, it is right to state,
that oe the 10th of March a meeting took piece of
the Blenketeers (as they were called), end a Petition
for Parliamentary Reform was agreed upon. To
frame this Petition it was found necessary to have
recourse to persons of a higher condition io life, eed
some-such wereapplied to, but they refused to unite
with the others. The lower classes were, on this re-
fusal, compelled to call another meeting theaselver,
end there it was that the blenkeieering expedition
was resolved upon. Now 1 condemn this prticeeding
as much as any man can ; it was a foolish and a most
silly expedition, bet tie object of it was most grossly
misrepresented by spies and informers, for the poor
people themselves had nothing in view but what was
open and peaceable. Particular persons at the meet.
it% tried to dissuade the people from going on this
expedition, and the very arguments used by those he..
dividuals were afterwards tortured, by spew, into
treasonable incitements to the meeting to undertake
this foolish journey. For instance, one person, in

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