The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-17 00:00:00

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On the health of Col. WltitlXiffif sg Of's, Ili
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66 G ENTLEISICN,—AII I can say loestolso, wad lies
,asibstance, is, that I cs rdip,lly,,tiyaok yea - at
pipallow
e time we to co,ngretqlate *Ms C:0001111f
-Society *open the difflrent and impttivid aspect of .
Pairs since the day of the lest:Yee'r's 'Cstlabl'iiiion.4.
Then a deep gloom was spread over oi. '''.On that ,
' day, and hour almost, was goleg ow the persecoticasi
of Hone, and I think the very neat btooght. as Om
account of his first acquittal: Lis Giantess, tslateiph
over official tyranny has produced ibis sfecs,,thst
now ibipgs May be called by :heir riglit names, and
public men designated by their prover titls.
46 Allusion Lie been pee ...air to the comparative
freedom of viii. Bornorth ; I ens of opioittu, that to all
practical purposes, this is .1s rotten a I,lJrough as any
is Cornwall, or elsewhere. It is-sot s wartd, ;et-
litaly, by a sinee pr sprietor4 but ii bas become the
ptoperty of a &ody of co agiVasoirel 'Who Suite, 6 at
a.great es pence,' as their Right Hon. Agent repressed
, to get possess's, n of the power of—doing what ?—'
Oat et securing the ruins' intereats—hot of gr.sping
All Abe public °laces, as they bec ,we vacant, and
thereby providink, for themselves eisi their friends,
and of driving on their respective trades with
greater faci:ity. This is the crdioary course, but
no exercise of power comesamiss to them—of which a
very curious iastance has Last) amerced, which
J will endeavour to detail : —Three Quarter Ses•
tiptoe aro• a woman named Margaret Williams, a
Atorloisitlirateiver a stolen goods, and a_SAcias-
Aliaißitigilrivss of youth Is the sits of . a-

.dwie 3, if Wass/ etisi..bia calleagams...sol, __
'as f *hat they mill sod ought. tai be, 4;e—brought,
'before the Bar; of their comiitty, it is no improvident'
got licy to guaranteespoo primelple and preoedest the
imponity of ski written. . ,
" But there 'semi also to be in certain quarters, en
obvious leaning towards this sttecies of offence' • this
Peaking wf stolen goods, provided that the trade is
coward on is a sufficiently whotseale way. For what
are the whole class of boroughnsongers bet receivers
of stolen goods ? Their predecessors base robbed the
People of their rights Rod libettitly of whisk the pro.
sent race are the receivers; sod who might *Who
brfteght seder the strictest forms of indictment, at to
the vales of the spoil : for net ono of the minor
pegs are more mink at- estimating the amount of
stolen property, or more prompt in tuning it into
ilimentscy- „Nay, soma of the 'most conspicuous of
them have actually been taken with the mlenosir, and
Oland a ith the goods upon their. Let any One read
the letter of that valuable statesman and good friend.
of ours, Mr. nroeghate, to the late Sir Simnel RI).
milly, with the Appendix, and he will fiad then,
' Behemoth, the biggest born' of • boroitilts--the
kisiet of the Shire who rerretentstheskall—the
Leviathan of the North, not only as a receiver in the
era) I have mentioned, bat oleo of acted{ and tangi-
ble property; of many ilsoisind pounds a year, and
himself a direct purloiner, all from the poor 's box, to
' a very giosiimenal.—
66 Bet to return to this Rotten Borough, where
the votes are purchased or intimidated—where 6 great
npences' are repaid by proiltable,placePril curious
develi;pment cif machinery bit talel'y orcitted. One
of the subscribers thisskint himself ..
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theiktOirt.ediett by tilt Wetthr. a, in spoken
of, ilindliithiost to•the eemenle of dissolution at the
Club, *whether the impunity of the old Lady was
to be hiswinril, or his share of the booty, I am not,
informed;lswt,ifit ilia, 1 commend his moderation,;
mere thin'his "tato:
.There.l4 doebtless something,

am sibtle la the nodes of evading penisbeneetrabps
the Trainees of the Docks, cud Borough hisalstratess
bed bees ton seeking to lay hold oft wee it last
auger, convicted, sod sentenced to be teeooport-
ed : to the asturrishrnent, however, of tie Police
of Liverpool, this woman, not lone after, fe.ep.
peered. This cooing to the knowledge of the Chair-
man of the County Session where she was tried. led
hint into a correspondence with the Secretary of State
for the Homo Department. One part of the cap's-
- tht ihr as too old to be trans.

alia% obtainL , was, that she was ._ ____......
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Orted, and Wilts said, that one of the oil 'dilate "ore generous, and protilotlisetatettle, In an amatory
of pardosirsa, that she should not spin lie seen in 4hodeacy, however misplaked, than in the selfish ca...
Liverpool: this not being satisfactory, a eery recent peaty of his place booting colleagues. t
and further application was made by the Beach, fur " There will be, I eenceive, a good deal to be en-,
documents relating to this eztraordivary affair, which qUiredinto of Uri subject I have toothed upon, as
wss answered by denying the propriety of ping int* well as others,att thi coming Session of Parliament.
an tinqicry which tropa,,ed on the sacred prerogative-tam/rapt other' a rumour it gone abroad, that of late
of mercy in the Crown ;
this then becomes a subject , away convicttode-itaire token place under the Stamp
in Which we have all an interest, and we are, at least, slid Excise haws, as they affect renders of onedi-
entitled to empire up to that point. It is ender- eines; and it has been broadly insinuated, that many
stood, that, upon this sentence, a Petition was of the penalties annexed have been loosely levied, or j
drawn up, signed first by a Worthy Alderman, and totally remitted, in fatale of the partizans of those
banded about for other signatures, to gel. this woman in power, while this salotiry check upon what is j
pardoned. The Petition being ,rot•lreeded to the milled the frauds of revenge, bar heeit enforced au-
Bight Honourable George Canning, ate the Represen• paringly upon their opponents. Ido not vouch, for
,aative of the Borough, was given ha court* to the ibis, but I believe there is sufficient grounds to war-
Secretary of State for the Home Department. It has ant the calling for papers in the House of Commons..
been said, that, under such circumstances, the Right All these leanings to one side come Mater what But-
Hon. Gentleman , was not bound to make himself ler called • the cheap -defence of nations,' sobsn.
icquainted with the merits of the Petition; but this toting only Borouahmongers for nation, which,
is blowing but and cold with the same breath. I re- with us, are convertible terms. For spottier point,
ember when our Right lion. Guest presented a Peti. t must venture a, further trespass upon your:
tion from a prisoner in Lancaster Castle, some years ttention. It is what I have spoken of be-
ago, he was toted' iu his place with notiheving en- tor, in another plarti—niseeit the case of Miller,
quired into its reasonable merits or troth. He 4e--.le constable. This call was shritAoos enough at
tiled, and every man must, and ought to deny, the bat time, namely, during the Election ; but sided,
'possibility of doing this in the House of Commons ; t has been aggravated in a most estmosalinary man.
but I maintaio that it was Mr. Canning's duty, and out. You will recollect that this man had damaged
lLord Sithnoutir's duty, to make themselves ircpreiasedlwarded against him, for an mitring, ppon hhe liberty,
with the merits of this kind of Petition to this high Ind false imprisonment of two Englishmen, of five
quarter. If a Petition to the House of Commons is r sis hundred pounds, with coati of Init. This
received, it will he referred to a Committee efen- reuniery punishment, it Is said, hal not only been
quiry beforeit is acted upon. Do these dutiful servaitis,. /moved from the shoulders of this official offender,
and loyal men, espert that the Regent is to enquire at that it has been removed to oars; in ShOri, that
into the facts of their Petitions ? But when they-are to money has. been paid oat of the public treasure !
ashamed of their negligence, or their sobservieney to 'his, Gentlemen, appears to be insolent injustice;
jthecorrupt system, of which they area part, they skink impelling us to hest the cost of every abase, in ad.
behind the Throne, and thrust forward the Crown anon to the cost arbiek is hisephrsbiatfreat the acts
tto bear the Consequences and the odium. I reverence It complaint and resistattee. . ..
the Crown, and most especially this divine atttibete " From great authority we have it, that treason
..whieb belongs to it ; and I ask, was the-Reg*nt gointt the Ginatiteen is the highest species of that
likely to grant an arbitrary end anadvisedatordati i
to ffenre. If mon who have been seduced into treason'
such a character as Margaret Williams? We are ire to be ponisadwith the utmost rigour of the law,
.yet, !suppose (without teeopossing uparilie Crown). 'or the particbtse: .W'bf havlireleeled wit tattiest
et liberty to ask of this Merob-ir fir4AVerpool.' antilhe King, I see bireilissiiiy nrjesijee, if °Mae men
fellow servant of the Secretary, what precautionstreao pacsoeirial who may be faidireceused of vo.
they took (as became their respective illations andluniarity, levying war ova, the Constitution and the
.concerti in,thia transactiovr) to' inevent tVe abut, ofPeople., I hope in:yr auarrestion may be adopted in
this prerogative, which they anw ow cioufidently rally his Bacough, of petitioning Parliament at its meet.
behind. Truly, they lave disalayed great diligence sg, shot the sirvillitl'otifta Men maple forthwith
in protecting this yen. sable promotive from imps's. Itipeathed. Itaii%/y plata' rfieili Act of Indemnity,
ture and abuse; .and this .me i the 4i:co/very may tatty we loaves teams ftom theniseives, that the most
, claim On a subsequent vrcision : The last Seguin* be' pnslomitiatet, Iwo me, ate •soapeeded fat special per.
one, I was preient at ithleiseumiacer of a • .W*4 who fisepoooktiley Fnco 01, 4 nipviesirial, plea, against
I was heavily pupi,he eur.uleateni .. vietititi ,of roceetiitig ern this the ow, fevottespitlottrine of
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Spy Sy•tem to the notice of the ConmootainioligYi
it was comparatively bet little known ; atakim Thad
Wee bilettetat setae hid found it difficult to .Nobs-
the crerienoe to all be bid stated respeetittg, its esteot
and its atrocities. It bad probably bees ,seppased
that be was a little hot-headed or entheslastlt, sod
that he bed permitted his feelings to carry -him tb
length somewhat sigra in purinit of an interesting
object. Law events, imiweeer, most have -proved
that to go beyond the fast itode:ctibleg the beerible
iniquities of this system wee eceseety possible.. The
fame hich Mr. Bea nett stud Al to-Philips roma do i..
n'ee'd is shallows of Gramm dining, itsisit Bes.
aka, am& 4a.• co•viaesd..altery ens tbetisitmete..
otters sebstantially correct; sod modoetot could
hausbpqpiwthat thin* applwasces, of popular eam•
lieselsonellithbod been ssch a isugbhar to our Lenis-
I WON%bsi in almost every iseasseaholow stilted:et
esoottressi,ley the agents of ibioss• WM* pledger
l`dosty it vii to paid over anillimiert• the 0•1111 d
tar
• 5' Bet," contisoed Dr. Tsyllit; f 4 if I hay* been
before others, in detesting the. impoeltioni realised
...hr the Spies and the 'spy-snongets, it le•ttly. beacon
•Limes bed she misfoctsso to live is tie .isidelt of
time, sod have therefore bad more oppertenities
yes bate bad of observing their conduit. g kept
• watchful eye upon them, oot only dodog the corn.
!Motion of 1817 and 1812., bet daring the se lest
active perlood•f 1801, some of the transactions of
which last-mentioned year, though they are seer
mehrly fdrgeften„ will I yet hope, be Made to au.
;items a thOreegh investigation. My attention van
,drawn to this 'abject early io life by the opportuni-
ties I had, Which were, Weed, forced spots mr, - 4
weaselly observing thoiseseeet mg Watt, of. Vellisw
celebrated - *ha asilr for mill*

and, being
former employer, he was tends/toned to desalt; end
complaints of ill elage were speedily put a step
te by she halter. Other instances, Gestlenseu, might
• adduced, of treachery sod foul.play on the pert
the Spy-mongers towards their underlings; did
ens time permit ' • but at this late hour I will deteitt
you only whilst I remark on one point which I think
gods tar in sopportleg my opinion, that the whole of
he late plots origiested le one and the same plume,
Kr to speak Mote plainly, in one and the meteor-se,
brain fitoiJ
" At year fast Meetiut I commented on the.oen.
minsiesi ineskqescy of timmallans to theend lu the plate
of 1817 said 1812 ; on the fancifol:' nightly drill'
of the ‘' Luddite armies;' do the ' three forges!{
.10bich they were said to bare established itd this
bounty fat the otaaufactuze of pikes I en the ridi-
Malan whimsicality of proposing with a handfelef
men to garrison Nottingham,—suite the Magisj
train as bostages,—disarm the soldiers, and (se the
tree mock military style) secure the passes of Abe
Trent I' Similar was the language of 1801, whet
the number of armed conspirators was never-esti-
mated at less than 150,000! thoegh not a single
one was ever proved to have ezistelice. It was
in this year that we witnessed that most splendid.
of all mock Military achievements! named by
the coootry people—' The Siege of Rieingtba
Pike -wish, Gentlemen that, I could
base given yoweboparticeitts of this brilliant affair,
!Molt would more than any thiwzitlei
,show
the gate of mitsd of oar ,military plot-seekers ; but
your time will not permit; spice it say, that, this
will-(oestt action ended sflth the total aunibilatiora
of as immense army of insurgents,. and 'with the
ceptere of the whole of theit magazines, and that the
victor* re-descended into the plains, absolutely co-
vered with glory.
66 Not a whit less military, or less magnificent,
were the schemes of Mr. Watt, in 1794; and it Is
well wortby of remark, that much of his language
was almost word for word the ssite. In his conies..
slon, published by aetbority, he not only talked of
I seizing Magistrates as hostages,s and"' iliarmieg
soldiers,' bet of ' taking the three metropolises of
Vadinhurgh, London, and D6lio, all in (toe 44-*
.
dad'hegrively adds, tyat. this was Oteededillial
t/secomplished by six, or, at farthest, by seven o'cledt
I'p the morning. You will Page, Gentlemen, what
must be the stale of mind that dictated a plot of this
description, vih.n you are informed that Watt was
at the head of a Committee (Amity 7 men !' and that
this Committee was self-elected ! And you cannot
doubt that he most have had hie instructions from tt,
tame source as the Lancashire plot-makers of
piesent day."
St'EECtf OP DR. CROM,PTON.
•On the health of Dr. Coomerom and
pendent Electors of Preston.' being given,
dressed the company to the following effect :
" Mt. Chairman and Geollesseit,

s this king himself entitled to are- burgh, that celebrated spy, who was, for etvtaist
ription' applied privrttly and direct State purposes, bagged by his owe employeve I-111is
stile,. fat - some 'left,' " P i miser Geademeo, was not, as has Isom *opposed,
iho klavetter diAitos - stet one...—Ose of the Larmasbitespiseitadresed
I,,awe cry at bo d the cry of b.ss islt 4,otelbeLseeseasherds, be re*
yiltlike;4pf.tba at' • . . VIPS strideace avowed ysi A
140 be tevsed out of the regimes , .flot - • Imoceiter Ambles ;be ems
Elfekr Of Wkirioarinii to obtain an afte ', taken into cestody as a bola fide rioter,
tee 'id& -of the spoil' Whether .and, being 6 deserted at his eased need' by Ada
bY tilt Worthy- Aldermen spoken former emolever. be teas condemned to destii gad

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