The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-27 00:00:00

the relative stitength of the two parties, and the result
of rime an; not of the slittbasialemaporaince• to Ulm peo-
from such useful labours as Ste
pie. It was only
outoe,s, that the people could derive real and men.'
tialleiefit*—The Honourable Member, after some fur
they obsesvntions, concluded by expressing a hope,
not only that the vote would pass, bat that it would
Pslls &triuphant manaer.
OLDumaw was perfectly satisfied that the vote of
oohs should be passed, but be could not agree to
;ranting the Freedom of the City in a Gold Box. If
rbe conduct of Mr. Hume (which he admitted was
',jolly meritorious) was to be thus rewarded, why had
they sot noticed a Fox, a Whitbread, a Romilly, or the
Abolitionists of the Slave Trade ? He must repeat
that tbnogh heconeurred in the Vote of Thanks, be
we opposed to granting the Freedom of the City on
this effusion.
oh, Alderman BaowNß said, that this vote, like
many ethers, had been proposed with a view to oppose
the Administration of the Country—(No, no.)—The
lion. Borer bad spoken of the vote in favour of Earl
coulee', as if a case in point, but finding the ground
fail ender him, he gave up the analogy. But these
was no analogy. The cases could not be more dif-
fereot. They ought not to be mentioned in the saint
year, nor even in the same century. The one was a
case of &Noble Personage, who had made a great per-
sonal 'seam to the iutetests of his country; the
other that of a gentleman, whose great recommenda-
tion. was his universal 'hostility to every measure of
Goveismeat ; an hostility better organised, perhaps,
then that of any others of his patty. There were
twoquestions to be considered bL're ; first, whether Mr.
HOW'S conduct, is any particular instance, deserved
the proposed reward ? and secondly, whether there
sus soy other part of his conduct which could induce
them to withhold that reward? What, then, was the con-
dad which they proposed to reward ? Mr. Hume had
dale what it amithe dnty of every man to do—he had
welled over the public revenue and expenditure. He
was free to confess that Mr. Hume had exerted him-
self more effectively than others (some of them Mem-
bers of that Court), who contented themselves with
isding fault. He had advocated retrenchment, but
Ministers bad always wished to retrench; and Mr.
Nave was fortunate, inasmuch as the period of his
opposition was one when Ministers were enabled to
carry their IlledblareS of economy into effect. But
whatever good had been done by Mr. Hume, in this
was, bad been more than outdone by his inflammatory
lingvage at public meetings. Witness what passed at
the public meeting the day before, when be restored
to prejudge the conduct of Ministers towards Sir It.
Wilson.
Mr. Fiesta, asked if the Honourable Member was
preset'', and had heard the language of which he com-
plained?
Mr. Alderman Bliow're was happy to say that be
was not present. He should have been ashamed to
be seen attending at such a meeting. He bad beard
that the Gentleman opposite (Mr. Favell) had cut a con-
spiracies figure at the meeting. What he knew of the
netting had reached through the public papers, and if be
(Alderman Browne) was incorrect in quoting what was
there stated to have been passed, he (Mr. Favell) would
set him right. Mr. Hume was made to say, that the act
at depriving Sir It. Wilson of his commissions was de-
tuutie and tyrannical. He (Mr. Browne) osaistabsed
nisch'''. Hume had no right fo tut such language. It
vils language tending to inflame the public mind, and to
sour the seeds of discontent : it was language which
ought not to he used before Ministers had an oppor-
tunity of defending their conduct in Parliament. Mr.
Hume was wade to say that this was a prerogative
tlaitnrd, but not possessed by the Crown. He was also
made to say, that the transactions at Cumberland gate
were an outrage on the liberties of the people.—(Hear,
Lear.)—Now he (Mr. Browne) called it a triumph of the
mob over the Constituted Authorities of the country.
The worthy Alderman proceeded to point out several
other parts of Mr. Hume s speech, which, be contended,
*ere caleulnteil to fan the flame of discontent ; to with-
draw tho confidence of the people from the government,
and which deserved the execration of society. Upon
these grounds, be should therefore move the previous
After a few words from Mr. Dixon against, and Mr.
Pavel' and Mr. Patten in favour of the original vote.
Mr. Caocamt, in opposing the motion, proceeded to
shew that Mr. Hume was materially incorrect in all
his bimodal calculations. To prove this, lie mentioned,
among other things, the fact of Mr. Hume having, in
one instance, calculated a per ventage to be 5/. Os. 9d.
isiseala fact it was found to be 51. Os. 91d.—(Loud
Loaghieg.)
Nr, CLAM supported the Amendment.
After a few words from some other Members, the
me of thanks was carried by a large shew of hands;
N was also the grant of the Freedom of the City, in a
geld box, value 100 guineas.
It was also ordered, that the Freedom of the City
should be presented to Mr. IlumE in that ..ourt.—Ad-
*raid.

PAWN-BROKERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.

Sta--finis extremely happy to find that you have
Pin astoptt; die 'effusions of Sam Spout, Dick Dupli-
cate and Co. whose vile calumnies on a respectable
hely of men carnet be sufficiently deprecated. There
are no doubt, Mr. Editor, among so numerous a body
" the P.B.'s, some whine conduct is deserving of the
411001 t censure, but that they are few in number, and
those shunned by their more respectable brethren, is a
fact which tan be well substantiated.
That all the members of the trade should be stig-
°lathed as plunderers, extortioners, Sac. &c. because,
fonooth, Dick Driplicate or Sam Spout have suffered
from the conduct of some disreputable fellows, is an
set of injustice to which I am sure no Englishman
Enid give his sanction.
hum the line of conduct adopted by you on s
firmer occasion, in giving insertion to letters expiate-
hg the difficulties under which Pawn-brokers laboured,
I could not have supposed that any attention would
hare been paid to so malicious an attack upon any set
of tradesmen collectively, and lament exceedingly that
I false notion of liberality should'have induced you to
El" them a place in your respectable columns.
Your notice to Correpondents, I have no doubt, wilt
be read with much satisfaction, and prove a means of
Inventing any other malevolent or splenetic writers.
:Trio, a general odium on that branch of business,
wounding the feelings of its members.
I remain, Sir, your's, Ste.
A CONSTANT MUDS&

'TO THE EDITQB OF Ti
• ; •
must, he, gratifying to all those who have
been for a long course of years endeavouring to, fix the
public attention
4 I
•upon that all-important subject, the
subject of the currency, to find that their labours have
not been altogether without ,effect. And, lam not
surprised, Sir, that Toe STATESMAN, which is always
open to every thing calculated to promote the public
good, should have been amonget the foremost in giving
currency to the opinions of individuals to what class
some they belong.
I am induced to address you upon this occasion, in
consequence of a communication in your paper of the
25th inst., under the signature of J. S. which I regard
as important, not on account of any peculiar merit in
the production itself, hut as it is evidence of the in-
terest which even tradesmen and merchants now take
in the discussion of that great subject, which, here-
tofore, has been considered as above the reach of the
people's comprehension. Motley has been called, and
truly called, " the sinews of war;" and, indeed, all
history shews, that, whatever may be the outward
causes of national convulsions, it is the money matters
which, nine times out of ten, form the primary cause
of those sudden and violent changes in the affairs of
Governments and States, which are ascribed to the in-
strumentality of particular individuals.
An individttl man can, if he think proper, reduce
his establishment, put down his equipages, and soon ;
that is, 1/. he is not in debt, awl not dependant upon
the world's opinion of the &efficiency of his means; hut
a Government deeply involved in debt, is, in some re-
spects, in the situation of a merchant who feels him-
self embarrassed, and knows that he cannot afford to
keep up his establishments, but is, nevertheless, afraid
to reduce them, because he would thereby expose his
weakness to the world, and lose that support which
be derives from the credit which his long established
reputation brings him. So it is with a Government;
so it is with our own Government. More than half,
probably, of our present burdens may be attributed to
the profusion, and nut to the actual necessities of the
Government for purposes of national defence, or the
real splendour of the Throne. And now, Sir, now that
the monstrous evil has reached its climax, we are to
be relieved by the dismissal of a few clerks from the
Bank of England, and from the public offices! Note,
when every week, and almost every day, is adding to
the number of unemployed young men who have been
brought up to Counting-house pursuits, we are to be
mocked with this " candle-end and cheese-paring"
economy. What our wise men are aiming at ;or whe-
ther they have any distinct object in view, or not, is
more than I can say ; hut, if you permit me, it is my
intention, through the medium of Tun STATESMAN, to
give some information, in detail, regarding the state
of the trading and commercial interests of the country;
and the probable consequences of persevering in the
present course, trusting " to the general working of
events" for a cure.—l am, Sir, your most obedient
servant,

THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
STRAND.

DT INRWIRRION OF TR R NT. HON. UN LORD CHAD RIR LAIN.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF Mr. BENGOUGH,
Mop Mugger of the Surrey Theatre, and late of the
Theatre Royal, Wiry-Lane,)
Who having failed Tit iris Baynarirr at- She Surrey Thea*e.,
through tue unfortunate wehteas at the night. hasceba-ho-
nour of announcing to his Friends and the Public, that
through the long friendship subsistlag between him and
the Parents of the justly celebrated MISS CLARA
FISHER they have most kindly tendered him the assis-
tance of this universally acknowledged THIATRIC Pug:m-
-iIIs:CON OF THE Ace. This young Lady made her first
appearance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Dec.
10, 1817, then just Six Years old, in Garrick's revived
Romance of L ILLIPUT, in which was Introduced the
last act of KING RICHARD THE THIRD, ind by her
surprising performance of the crooked-backed Tyrant.
drew crowded houses for seventeen nights, and ilemedi-
ately afterwards, played the same character at Covent
Garden, with equal applause and success.
ON WEDNESDAY Nest, Oct. 31, 1821, will be
performed the Petit Comedy of
THE SPOILED CHILD.
Little Pickle, (with Songs) Miss Clara Fisher,
After which the Musical Entertainment, vatted
THE TURNPIKE GATE.
Crack, (with songs) Miss Clara Fisher.—A Grand Pas
Seul, by Mr. Jackson, Professor of Dancing, (his First
Appearance.)
To which will be added, (by Permilsion of T. Libdin, Esq.
for this Night only) the favourite Burletta of
THE TWO GREGORtES : or, WHERE DOES THE
MONEY COME FROM ?
The whole to conclude with the Favorite Piece. in one Act,
Called TIDE ACTRESS OF ALL WORK.
The Actress of All Work, Miss Clara Fisher.
The Original Prologue, by Miss Clara Fisher.
Tickets to be had of Mr. Bengough. No. 6. Great Char-
lotte-street, Blackfriars-road ; and at the Box Office, Strand.
Entrance, from ten till four.

PRICE OF STOCKS TH I,
Sank Swot
I per Cent. Red 76fl
81 per Cent. Con. 77411
$4 per Cent.
6 per Cents. 960
0 per Ct. Nary 1111 101 111
11 per Cent.
Long Ann 190 7-16
Imp. S per G.M.
Irish II per Cent.

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
ladle Stook 240 1
Dittoßonds --1 —f. 6Ss.
Soath-Sea Stook
Booth Sea OW Am.
Bs BWs9i. 10001. ss. 4s. p.
—6OOl. Os. Os. Os. p•.
Small 6s. 7s. pro.
India for ditto
Con, for Aect Tin S 71
Lott. Tickets 194. IS..

NEXT TUESDAY LOTTERY BEGINS.—ALL 1110+.
NEY.—THREE OF .e 30.000 ! !—NOT TWO BLANKS
TO A PRIZE.—Z3O,OOO FOR THE FIRST-DRAWN'
PRIZE.

LONDON:
SATURDAY MINING, OCTOBIR 27, 1821•
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THE KING'S INDISPOSITION.
So much importance is attached to the state of his
MAJZSIT'II health, that the ralaoarl relative to his in-
disposition have had a sensible effect upon the price of
the Funds. The indisposition with which his Ma-
JWITT has been affected, it is understood, was an at-
tack of the goat. In a letter from Hanover. which
appeared in a morning paper of this day, this asp
posed attack was !apposed to bare been brought on
by his KOUT! having ought cold while' attending a
grind military inspection. His general health, not-
withstanding, is stated, in this account. to have newt.
been better for many years, though this setae baba
the effect of cosioing his 114SiteTT to his teas. fit
the following cinsmaniestles, bewevet, Web we have

eirEostverrt,. ap-
hisl4:ollTY'S liDtdisposidoe
haa been miltepritentitai" tad- that It *tea' iiiiVlrlse
from any coaititational affictioa

" A peimate letter frets Hanover mates, tl• the- in-
disposition of his llisJeary arose from an azeidelitt,
and not from an attack oftbe gont. The horse on which
the KING rode at the last review became fatigued.
and another being ready to mount, his 311tJasTv, in at,
tempting to display bis agility before the ladies, by
vaulting into the saddle, wrenched his right knee.
Great patties attended this calamity, and it is feared
that his Wien will be protracted beyond the period
previously tAntioned."

STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

About half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon, a
sudden panic. took place in the Consols Market. The
price was than 7S& fur time. They immediately fell to
771, and left off at that price, sellers for November
Account. Very large sales were made by Brokers
connected with the West End of the Town. The above
panic was owing to the reports that were in circulation
lon the subject, of his MAJESTY'S sudden return to
Carlton Palace. Consols opened this morning 77i, and
much business is transacting.

Paris papers to the 25th instant have arrived this
morning.
Baron Strogonoff has been at St. Petersburg for
some time, but nothing has transpired relative to his
conference with the Russian Ministry.

Letters from the borders of the Danube, dated Oct•

11th, represent the Porte to feel somewhat uneasy
about the disposition of the Asiatic troops, who are
within Romelia ; some of these having refused to
march towards the Danube, and having insisted upon
returning into Asia. Many promises of large recom-
pense have hitherto been offered without success.
Adrices from Vienna, dated October announce
the reduction by the Turks of the fortified Convent of
' Seek. The greatest barbarities have been exercised
upon the Greeks who were taken, and who were prin-
cipally Albanians.
From the frontiers of Italy, accounts up to the I Ith
of October, partly contradict the rumours respect-

ing the public tranquillity at Cons'antiuople. The
Porte continues to publish reports that Austria and
England are determined to prevent Russia from inter-
fering in the affairs of the Oreelts. It is, however,
certain that the Ottoman power remains under consi-
derable embarrassment, in consequence of the demands
of Alexander. It has been reported, that the Austrian
Internancio has refined to participate in the attoman
debates. The principal residents of Pera feel con-
vinced that a rupture between Russia and the Porte is
inevitable.—(Gazette de iVurcmburg.)
Fautoi Funisi-IFive per Cants. 90f. 20c.; Bank
Actioes; 1,590 t
'

Ay the Halifax papers to the 7th of October, we
have received an abstract of the resolutions agreed to
at a public meeting of the inhabitants of St. John,
Newfoundland, assembled on the 10th of Aug. to hear
a report of the proceedings of a Committee of a meet-
ing held on the 14th of November last. Among other
things it was resolved, that the uncultivated state
of the Island, the depression of its trade, caused by
unwise laws, ruinous treaties, and restrictive commerce,
the instability of property, the want of instruction of
youth, aid an efficient police, are principally to be at-
tributed
to the absence of a legal organ of representa-
tives calculated to watch over the interest, and to pro-
mo'e and render available the resources of the country;
that it was equally the right of the inhabitants of
Newfoundland, as those of Nova Scotia, the Canabs,
and his Majesty's other Tpasatlantic colonies to b.
endowed with an independent legislature; anal that
the Committee be astliorised and instructed to use
every legal and constitutional means in their power, to
attain this most desirable object.

The very copious report we have given in oar
preceding columns of the business of the Court of
Common Council yesterday, leaves but little space
and indeed as little occasion, for comment on the
proceedings that took place. Though the Court
was convened for the special purpose of acknow•-
leding the Parliamentary services of Mr. Ilvstc,
the first portion of its time was occupied, with no
ordinary interest, by a Motion of Mr. Alderman
WAITEMAN. connected with a Emitter of privilege,
for laying before the Court a part of the carrespondence
whieb had taken place between himself and Lord BA-
rTNURSS, relative to the transactions at Knights-
, bri4ge Barracks, on the 26th of August last. These
imßortent documents, taken in connection with the re-
eeift trOil•( GRIP/PIMP, who was indicted for a riot on
the occasion, and the clear and unembellished state-
ment read yesterday in Court of Mr. Monnsten, a
gentleman in the office of the Deputy Sheriff, leave little
to be required for a complete exposure of the case. The
proper business of the day commenced by an able and
comprehensive speech of Mr. Favc.t.t., introductory to
motions for voting the thanks of the Court to Josteu
Hums, Bag. for his Parliamentary conduct, and for
proposing the Freedom of the City to be presented to
him in a gold box. These motions were carried
by a triumphant majority; and never were thanks
Or bosoms more deservedly bestowed.

We are happy to have it in our power most posi-
dvely.to state that it is his Majesty's intention to
upend the wiater at the Pavilion. Mr. Watier arrived
bore on Tuesday to superintend the preparations.—
(Brighten Herald, Oct. 26.)
We are informed that in 'consequence of the indispo-
sithen of a priecipal performer. she Comedy of •4 Me
Steep to Coarser," cannot be performed at the Hay-
market Theatre this evening; and that in lies thereof,
the Biggar's, Opera will be performer. We regret
be: hair that ilitst Roos Corsi will appear eairtwe
iw is certainly hiders from the stage,
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