The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-05 00:00:00

§II.4T.FSM

ON Nam RRSPECT vats ro POPULAR
REPRItSRPITATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.

Slit,-1 es very sorry in see each a greet 4•m
dewy in that respect which ought to he paid to pe•
polar Representation. If tt o Ambassador whip re.
presents the person of his Sovereign is tapped, lie
Pima is regarded as given to theSotereign himself;
and sevenths( to the ,are jest and proper principles,
If the Representatives of be City of Leafless abisuld
be treated with indigeity, the Iseult Is dome ib the
Ciliates of Louden themselves, and eet to time who
appear en these public occasines in the ebarectes of
thesis. Delegatee. I do net recollect having seer seen
I more scandals.. libel, than that which was pub-
tithed this morning, respecting the Representatives
of the most important city in the Kmpire; or. es the
writer calls them, "cerleie of our City Meashers,"
• be, to pleat" his taste, " must be leas fregrently
heard In the Busse." This is the change be would
have, or rather that which he presumes le didate, and
the reason that he brings in support of this dictation
is expressed in language so very cause eind
that it is impossible to Class the *tiler in the chaise.
ter of a Guillemot, ; it is 14 . , says he, "they
are Hoskin, sad work of ft " Perhaps It might sr.
ford some diversion to your Readers, if the author of
this elegant phrase would explain to us whet it is he
means by sod work. Certain of the City Mellows,
he tells es, are making sod work of it. One would
think that they had committed what the Law regards
as a great mistletoe e r premature-4*mo( Mog
far •orse thee being called to order, and 'demobb-
ed by the Speaker—something like that for which the
ATTORNIT•GILIIRSAL has been ordered to cos-
mince yrosecetions.—Now, if any thing of this
nit tuts bad happened, 1 do confess, Mr. EDITOR,
that they would have been eneliethy Represents.
tiles of the City of London, and that it would have
been extremely proper to let them stand or fill ac-
cording to their oun intrinsic merits, or demerits.—
The honourable seleeiion of their Fellow.eitizens,
ought not to be used as a shield to cover public
lien; het niters no each vices can be proved to
exist, that choice is a badge of honour that ought sot
to be divitaced by audacious insolence and vulgar
scurrility. The cogitators and esteem of an large
and respectable a body el wee as the Citizens of
' Londe, ought not to be fed Infos mark, against
wbicb men of base minds may be allowed to throw
that dirt and order. in which they delight. All this is
• contra bower mores, and ought not to be allowed;
assd yet, Mr. EDITOII, it is not the steepest part of
the case. There is a consideration of still greater
imprison—l may call it, indeed, a consideration
: parson...l to every ether. Sir, there are two paints
requisite to stoke a Parliament legitimate: it mast
be freely chaser:. sod it mast be free to debate, and
to decide on all betimes, that is hroeght before it. It
will he said, pease*, that Ibis freedom of &hetet is
owe of the things asked of the Crown at the begin.
acing of every Parliament ; bet I beg leave to is.
mark, that it is not the less Indispensable on that sc.
j eosin. la like manner, at the beginning of every
' reign, the ceremony of Coronation must take place;
sod the King must be asked If he will keep the an-
: rievit laws and cotton.. of the realm, and administer
jostle* with mercy. We snivel to think from thence,
that the maintenance of these fontleavesital lees, and
, tie due adeninistreshin of justice In mercy, is • cone's-
! shin Of fawner from the Prince; for he casino( he a
' lawful King without the one, met eon Parliament '
he legitimate and constitutional without the ether.
Now I will alai' It to be vete that essay attempts
have been mode to infringe this FRlteoll of Diet?,;
bet I de) ell the Ministerial scribes In show One in.
stance in hietery se disgraceful as the present!—
When CHARM'S I. took offenses at the confect of
live Members, and emit to take them Into comedy,
. the whole House took their part. In short, free-
dom of speech has been emiformly maintained at all
times, and it has even been held le he an infringe.
meet open this liberty that the King shneld he pre-
sent at a debate, kst his presence alone milk: over-
awe the Members. We have had Ministers too who
have endeavoured to brow-best and intimidate these
ahem areseeents they could not answer; bet of all
• the iedignirles ever attempted to be pot upon
• Parliamentary Representation, none, considering the
source from whence it comes, and the language In
which it is c pod, can be compared to the pre-
' sent i • far. Mr. EDITOII, this truly ignominious at.
• task does net cons. from a King, or a Minister, bat
from the composer of a common Newspsper. Here
, we behold a hackney writer employing Nail-nil reit-
; semi to ielleence the politic condset of the Represen.
tidiest, of the British metropolis. I know that men
who lead themselves to assist in editing Newspapers
• must write as their employers command. They must
I not regulate themselves by the rules of jest and mos-
! just—these they most disregard; bet they she net at
liberty to disregard the principles of literary comp°.
titian, and violate the rain of grammar. Here
however all is violated, all defective, so defective in.
deed, that it :eight be expected to excite shame and
derision even ie Grub.street. It is below criticism;
and it would be doing it too mach honour to point
out these minor offence/. The grand offence is the
attempt to overawe the freedom of debate by scerri-
loss imaluestines and abuse. What insolence its this
garreteer to soppiest that the fear of censers would
turn either to the right band or the left the men who
have been deputed by the City of Leaden to uphold
their rights mod interests in Parliament, or liven
to soy °pinholes but those whist may be com-
municated In them as ineirections from their
constituents!! Donau has said, that In Portia.
teem the public seatiment 'night to he reflected as
in a mirror. Sorely the sentiments of the City of
Loonies *eight to be known tbere!liet her. is a poli-
tical Pope theudering out enellielMbe Item some
genet of Grab.srfeet—a moo wive liettehably pall
for every word he pets epee owe he inotirefly
(specie that certain City ih 'he calls them.
should model themselves epees his creed. sod should
adept asarthereeerse or keep/A/Mice, otherwise they

may aspect nein to be Intel list thee are stskine ss.!
work of it. What is this, prlst,Piii e-neelerstil, he! its
inset, to the City of Lintion itself f Le, this kirelioi
consider, that he is not 1!!CIII11111( 111 ROW, nerottche
bet lea at, whow lienresentation is Igoe of Ste
west and most honourable in the empire.
is not a plow where Roptittentellinto is hneght cod
midi bet where it is applie.l to those errs' treetop.,
lions! purposes for which it was originally inwiteted---
the greed gitite People. Let Inn tell this woottl.he
political that a !Anoint' Representative. Ise tier
Iwo duties to attend tn, neither rf which here th•
reform* either to his centurn or applause. thtte•
Awl both oeiht i• be ryttal!y byroad his notice.—
First, be meat obey his no:' commerce when I. h.l
en illatraCtioisS from his cons,,toooss—and, sevondly.
if be is ioitroeted by his Callb:i went's he west follow
their sentiments, *bless be conceives that it it con-
trary to justice and the public welfare so to do, in
which case be Deihl to resign hit tress into the lin nni
Of theme who lest co!.Edrd it—at all events it i.
meth breeeth him to listen to Newspaper dielatior
Ylse Editor of the Times has reed or bear.° soateti , ~,
sheet Oulu Eactsswt.t.4 end thus* his e .
does en that sehject are crude and errooteuct, • •
the legate being held sty reproach, lee seems to this.: •
that is quite segicient to baster his reimpose, width . •
dolt of throwing dirt, end tbetefore be foists lira
MOO CaOIIIIWILL into his elegant composition, it his-
set bolsi able to she. that it has the sesslies! pp:. -
Mien to his remarks. 'fi,;., Mr. Emma, pros,.
noildei bet the malice of his owe heart, and, thee._
fore, can only each, the contempt of all catreld end
judicious readers.---I remain, k
Dlever.etreet, earterebs. TIMOTHY TRUE.II/04.

LAW INTRLLIGRNCE.

COURT or CHAN CERT, APRIL 3.

DAUB V. lIIS GRACIE TOR DLit: Of DIAOLIfiiOI7dII,
LORD IIOSIIIT I.OIID setArrnavitt, 141,

•TYLtf.

Mr. HART, in this irritant*, owed for • ►efrence
to Mr. Jekyll. own of the Masters of lb* Court, to
enquire and report labia timber was neces•ery ei it
to be cat dower In Blenheim Park. escoptirrg each as
was more immediateiy for the shelter and erblialrot
of the mansion.hoose. The b,ll was fled b Mr.
Davis, who was an annuitant for 1551. • yea►. Is.
basing paid a valuable consideration to the Duke fbr
that in 1811, and the annuity being agreed to by both
I parties to commence at the death of the late Doke.--
T►e present bill stated, that all the Ple.nfig a,.hed
was, that this trustees in shows the property was
vested might be at liberty to cut down tech timber as
would pay the arrears of the annuity, which were
very great. A serious question had arisen elsewhere
bats een the Disks and his inn, retailer to the cotter,
down of the limber. bet into ober l.s would trot entry
at present. All that his Client desired lies to herr
the Alaster's Report, that ibis it might be awe •her
carotid be deny.

Sir ARTI::::t PTGCOTT, Cnantel for the Doke, cone
tended that .hfa motion was not called f.,r. and •a•
ego in opposition In an Injunction granted by the
Vice-Ckancellor. What were real ornamental trek
or not was a difficoll gyration to atta•-er,, hot be most
assne that the resent motion went to dilapidate il:e
beautiful estate of Blenheim, anti to. make it a Piet_
(el waste. But whit groantis had the Plaintiff for
this motion? Why, be had an annuity, of 1551. a
year foam thorn/Nike; bet for flat he had only paid
:11991., sad lint 110111 wit paid no a poi, phi(
The Oleo who dealt.l* sack bond. ong'it in si-Poo,
that the Cowrottensild ggpees, to are he had gtao.,
valuable remitierstiste for it. But while the At!..,.
ney•General and the. Marquis of Blandford, 11/4r.
were pieties le the cam in the. Stce.Chattreii.-t'a
Court, viler, that Learned July anfred to
se Injunction against the Doke Par cutting down
flees, why had they net been naribel oleo in case
Was It not important to the Martptis of iitandrorel,
kc. that no prrann should be allegro(' In cut dont%
timber and to dilapidate the emit ? My* had a
nation helm brought forward en seek Mummy pee.
teats, sad he therefore had we doubt it would Mt dis-
missed.

The LORD Csanert.t.ort.-44 Opprested If Dir
/Riad is with the eery algal dirty I am is a
mingles to be celled to discharge elsewhere, alto+ me
to beg you will mot call for my judgreeot till some
day nest week. I bare a serious Recorder's Itpurt
to attend to."—Jedgisent postponed.

ZENNTSON V. TUC EAST asp' I COMPANY.

We reported this case err, tally last week, um)
this (13y jo.lgonent was given by Ike I.,rd Chancellor
in favour the hainisif, who is Loy Itrcent of St.
Oslolph, Alchgate, agaiu•t the Ltst India Company,
by which he can Inter .1,4 .4,ehow,e3.

VICK-CHANCLI.Lum 4 COMO', Aram,.

MATHEWS tr HOME
14 11112114 AND ARNOLD V. DVPICOIIet.

Mr. BARBER imtsed for an Injunction to rsstrain
lls. Defendant, also it a bookseller 41 1.11110 Q ,•011.
street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, front Itriii•fric and poi,.
Halting an entertainment called Mr. .11.4.qtr.:;:e. Tip
to Paris. Ile snowed (Ns on the attelaut tl.e
Plaintiff Mathews. that the Plaintiff* Ain.tl.l %%is the
;troprietor of the English Operashnese, ite the S,
and Mr. Mathews had undertaken t.. perform, 1.. r a
number of seasons, pieces or entertainments to be
recited and performed solely by him; ohs' on the S
of last Match, a niece or entettainuteut called Ma-
Antis Trip id Paris was peifottned (or the
time, anal met with the greatest seeress; and had
been repeated tine, limey a week pier since 11,41
tied ; that the Defendant; or aonie vetstin entitioss•l
by him, attended the teproseitistion, sell t,.-t: ;t
down in shorthand, as dolttered by Mt. Mstness„
and afterward, published it in a bOO% t The
Crilles Regalia, which enittaiistil a fron'isTit•er
Mr. Mathews in one of the charact^ts hs b.d re;ites
seated J and hie al.n riven notice that I e introits in
publish *nether eltrarts frosts the Trip to Puri..---
The Learned (;newel, in ...Tyne! of ha tott•i.,o,
gooiest the COIF of filaeltlin T. —, es tr: '.?" 4 in
Ambler's Rrperis, pl.:, 604. That was the
the farce of Love-a la-Mode, written by M. tow.
It •01""t•d he was in the habit of allnoingit to hi;
printed for benefits en receiving a compensetion,
the Defendant published retracts from it in 7ha
Gentleman end bugles' Nags:zing, and the Court
granted en Injunction rn restrain
'rho Vica-Ctiances.t.on.—Take the Injunction,
sod let It be unveil personally on the Defendant.