The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-04 00:00:00

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IWO be an inhabitant of the Town of
• Bedford for more than thirteen years, my father and
grandfather being respectable tradesmen therein the
greater pert of their lives; but never did I hear
• talk of the Trustees of the Harpers' Charity being
elected 'nasally by the Inhabitant Householders pay.
ing scot and lot, till looking over your Paper this
morning, I perceived in the law proceedings that Slr
SAMOA-RW(I6LT declared it so* to be in his' re.
bearsal of the will of lbs donor. I think if this is
correct it use Oa q airy, 'as the 'present wey of
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choosing Trost*, may, in future ages, lead
to an abase of the Charity. For, though we
r may not think the tended of the present Trustees
. deserving of censure, yet we cannot be antwere
• able for their grindsons ted successors. tilt%
I lately beard an indepeadetit Gentlemen, who
is one of the Trustee's, declare, that the Corpoess,
lion party was se powerfel that those who were '
dependent of them bad no influence at their Meet,
legs; but the mat they could do merely seried as
dock upon their proceedings. I did not perceive,
that Sir Samuel. was aware of things being just as
they are. I think this hint would therefore be
of service to him. If things were bottomed I fear
it would be found that the affairs of the Institution
ammo match at the caprice of an individual, whose
word is law, and the reverse treason.—Excuse baste,
and believe ma to remain,
Year's respectfully,
Aws. 2, MR& A CONS rANT READER.
PARLIAMENT-MEN.
There are are few men of high family or considerable
property in Englund, who do not hope at one time
or another to represent their country in Parliament.
• But while they indulge this hope, they, with saltine
inconsistency, if not with an extravagant dissolute.
Hess of mind, totally neglect to prepare themselves
for the discharge of this high and important trust.
Bow many men do we see, Parliament ate! Perlis-
ment, returned to sit in the House of Cbmmens, and
that not for boroughs,bnt counties, who are no other-
Orise distinguished than, perhaps, in a fox chase ; and
who know not even so much of the Constitution or law,
of their country, as Burns' Justice would instruct them
in. And yet these men-are bound by every tie of
nature, of honour, and of religion, to transmit to pos.
terity that Constitution, and those laws, amended if
possible, but at least not deteriorated. A Member of
parliament is the guardian of the English Constitution.
He is the maker, repealer, and interpreter of her
laws. Be is delegated to watch, to check, and to avert
every dangerous innovation; and to propose, pi'
adopt, and to cherish every solid and well.weighet
improvement.—" How unbecoming, then, says Sir-
Wm. Blackstone, most it appear in a Member of the
Legislature, to vote for a new law, who is utterly ig.
natant of the old ?—What kind of interpretation can
be be enabled to give, who is a stranger to the teat
upon which he comments ?"—And Cicero says, in his
Treatise De Legibus. Est tenatori secessarium nosse
remoblicum ; idque late paid :—genus hoc amine
scientie, diligentie, memoria est : sine quo pandas
ease senator nulls) pacto potest.—." It is necessary for
a Senator to be thoroughly acqUainted with the Con-
stitution ; and this is a knowledge of the most ex.
tensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of
reflexion, without which no Senator ran possibly
be fit for his office. And Sir Edward Coke, when
lamenting that our laws were overladen with provi-
sions and additions, refers all the subtleties and de-
lays and other mischiefs consequent upon these de.
fees, to the ignorance of the men who framed them.
" But if (adds he) Acts of Parliament were, after
the old fashion, peened by such only Is perfectly
knew what the Common La w was before the making
of any Act of Parliament concerning that wetter,
us also how far former Statutes had provided re-
medies for former mischiefs and defects discovered by
experience; then should very few questions in law
arise, and the learned should not so often and an
much perplex their heads to make atonement and
peace by construction of law, between insensible and
disagreeing words, sentences, and provisoes, as they
ue* do."
FORGERY —About three weeks ago, John Chi.
worth, of Wiverton.haly Notts, gave a check
upon the bank of Messrs. Maltby and Co. of Not-
tingham, for seven pounds and some shilliagi, to one
Baker, a miller, of Bingham, for work done, and,
articles furnished by him to Mr. Chaworth.—This
Gentleman having had occasion to call upon lily bank-
ers in the early part of last week, was told, end upon
inspection found the information to be correct, that *
check, drawn on him, payable to John Baker or'
bearer, for servo pounds and a fraction, hail beat
presented, and the sum paid to a person who had en.
dorsed the name of " Thompson" thereon. Upon
this discovery, Mr. Chaworth obtained a warrant for
the apprehension of Baker, who was found, in dis-
guise, at a house in Nottingham, on Friday evening
last; upon his ezensination on Saturday morning,
be voluntarily confessed that one Geese°, a Police-
officer, also of Bingham, had, with his privity and
consent, altered the word seven to seventy, and that
lie, Geeson, in disguise, had presented the check,
and received the cash for it, under the Hemmed name
of " Thompson." Ott thilistformetion, Geeson was
taken into custody, at his house in Bingham, on
Saturday afternoon, and escorted to Nottingham,
where the parties undereent a private and separate
examination, and were committed for further exa-
mination.--(Stamford Paper.)
Sixty-one colliers have been liberated from our
county jail, and the remainder are expected to be set
at liberty in the course of this day. It is understood
that they have agreed to resume their work without
any advance of wages.—(Staffordskire Advertiser.)
CURE FOR TOE FLY IN TURNIPL—Sow twelve
bushels of embodied lime per acre, as soon as the
turnips appear, and it will effectually preserve the
plaids. The lime by being exposed a few hours in the
sou, will he in a state of pulverization fit for use. The
Jahn,e receipt hes been tried for several years, and the
plants never keens to fail.

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