The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-31 00:00:00

Whitehall, December 27,1917. '
Sta,—Lord Sidmoath has caused an enquiry to
be made respecting the matter of your complaint
against the keeper of Gloocester sad has ffitected
me to transmit to you the ineledd copies of the ac.
count, between the Keeper ood.yoorself, end John
Ritguley, from wltenceitkapprers that you ore now
indebted to the KerperliN (wont, shillings and foue
pence halfpenny, which liiiiistes that you promised
to remit to him from Birtnlngham, but that the debt .
mashie unpaid; From these accounts, it further
appears, that your weekly 11110WIDUI was not only
sufficient for your subsistence, but also to enable
ion to purchase various articles of clothing, and to
make a remittance to your wife.
The allowance made to your for your journey home
was settled by the Visiting Magistrate (as in other
cases),and woold here baniusadesufficient to convey
you by the stage coach, if you had not voluntarily
preferred walking.
I am, Sir, your obedient *mot.
H. HO I3H OUSE,
The accounts trartmoirted gee too volomittees Its
insert. They consist of a debtor and creditor cc.
count of the eapenditore of the one guinea per week.
which Lord Sidmouth directs Mr. Habitude to state,
" was not only sufficient for subsistence, but also for
the purchase of various articles of clothing, and is
make remittances to his wife." Mr. Roberts mist
certainly have lived very economically; for oat ut
the guinea per week, he was charged for coal*, which
the Jailer says he paid "the county" for, at the
rate of Bd. per cut. ; and besides this, he bad to pay
for his bed, at the rate of two shillings per week,
Mr. Roberts being too much of an epicure it would
seem to like the pleasant stone floor, which the Go-
vernment had so generously provided for him fur
nothing. The accuracy of the Jailer is so remark-
able, that we cannot resist the temptation of in4ert-
ing the last balance as drawn by this Mend of Lord
Sidmouth's.

Cr.
Nov. 20. By balance doe to you this day sCO 15 2i
Dfc. 4. By Government alowanee, from
the 2lth day of Nov. to the 4th
of Mee. botbda3s iocluslve, 14
days. at Ss. per day 2 2 0
By cash allowed you to take you
home 1 0 0
By balance due to me this day 017 81
£414 116
Dr.
Ike. 4. Toast paid to Mr. With, by your
order for sundries as per bill, in-
eludivg a pair of shoes I Is. 1 69;
To cash void Mrs. Newton for the
tutor& hod two weeks. at 2s. 0 4 0
To cash paid Thomas Soanders's
bill, for making a coat and pair
of breeches. and for tasking waig-
coat and ending materials . 29 6
To 2;
_eat. d als from the country,
at Bd per cwt. 0 1 8
Meads allowed you to enable you
to reach borne 1 0 0
---se4 14 11;

It is to be hoped that Mr. Vansittart will move in
the House of Commons, that the twenty shillings
and four-peseta halfpenny, which the two Reformers,
Roggeley and Roberts are indebted to the Jailer
slsoeld be allowed not of the Public purse ; for al.,
though he may have exceeded bis orders its trusting
thews, yet as Lord Sidmouth is to have a Bill of In-
demnity for ironing, and incarcerating them, it would
be toe bard to compel the poor Jailer to go without
as ledemnity for his geed deeds. The poor mama
keewkdge of accoenta may perhaps recommend -him
to a better place. As the inane-mare likely to ember.
rasa his muter., he may be ultimately removed to the
Chancellorship of the Eschequer to take the Itistioual
Debt into safe keeping. He understands the modern
science of book-keeping precisely —always to have a
balance against all parties. The most contemptible
thin in these accou uts, Is the paragraph about walking
hosed. Anxious to save as mach as he could for hie
family w►en be got there, Mr. Roberts did say he
would walk home, 'apposing that the same allow.
dace would be given him, whether he walked or rode:
Instead of this, 'with an intention to economy that
does Ministers the greatest credit, they deducted the
coach-hire,. and while walking lr•gthetserf his jour.
nor mere thee half, they croly kft him what MISS do-
dging to pay his personal esp•nces, if he rode.—

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