The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-05 00:00:00

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NAVAL iNrELLIGENCR:
MAL, Fe frog' Newcastle the
Posit a, Forrest, and Pleereamle, for Jae
make • mid Jolitt, end Charlotte, for Liultevi,
land ailed".—Caste down frees .the River the Bald*
Merchant, Lit/ 4100;4f, for Grenada ; Boddingtoe„
Parent, for Bermuda; Thfitia,parshafn, for Jamaica;
Maria, for St. Lucia 'Jaime, Berridge, for
the Cape of Good Hope • Harmony, Creswell, for
Poir.oe.Prince; Thetis, for Pernambuco :
the whole have sailed escept the Thetis, Defames,
which ship missed stay's insetting under way, and hes
anchored close in shore ; a Deal boat is now carry.
ins set an anchor from the ship,. in spier to ham
ifer of.
PoevsNotrrm, Fits. 4.—Arrived his Majesty's
ships Prometheus, Rosario, and Grecian, from
cruises ; Latona, Denman, from the Downs for the
South See, with the ring of her anchor broke. Se-
rah Christiana, Young ; and Rockers, —, from
the Downs, passed through with ablut 40 sail out-
ward.bound.—Seiled his Majesty's ship F.vosrite,for
St. Helena and Cape of Good Hope;
_the whole of
the outward-bound, together with the Russian squa-
dron for Cadiz, and the following East 1444 ships,
viz. Norfolk, Edwards • Intrepid, Johnson; Wan-
geed, Young; Lady Campbell,i Marquis; Medway,
,Wight; George 111., Faber, for Madeira and Bee.
• Ace, Reynolds, for Bombay • and Eclipse,
Wrimer, for the Isle of France and Ceylon.
Coma, Fez. 4.—Arrived the Waterloo, Gittens ;
and Duke of Scones, Ripley, frog Leghorn ; Pallas,
Cletaent, from Naples ; and George, White, from
Altos.

HARIIIGIE, Fes. 4.—Arrived the Auckland, Henry
Freeness, and Beaefoy packets, with Muds and pas-
sengers from Ceshaven.—Sailed the Mercerise,
Morrer, with &general cargo, for the coast of Africa.

Oa the publicity of the report of the London Grand
Jary, of the deplorable state of Negate, and the
great want of clothing of the unfortunate prisoners
confined therein (many in a state of nakedness), the
late Sheriff, Mr. Kirby, visited the prison on behalf
of himself and his late excellent colleague, Mr.
Bridges, and through the continued confidence and
liberality of their friends, supplied every male pri-
soner in want, with warm and extra articles of clo-
thing, not forgetting the females under the charge of
Mrs. Fry, and the Committee of Ladies, who were
first fostered and coenteoanced by the late Sheriffs,
in their successful endeavours to reform the females
confined in Newgate.
The &shams Effect, of Eledizolion on the
human frame, in accelerating the circulation,
promoting glandular secretion t and insensible per-
spiration, removing obstructions, invigorating the
constitution by stimulating the system and reciting
the torpid organs or paralyzed nerves to healthful
action, prove it to be an invaluable and effectual re-
medy for a vast class of human maladies, both local and
constitational. In paralytic and rheumatic disorders,
contractions, indolent tumours, scrophulous swellings,
&c. In debility of sight, gutta serene, which often
terminates in blindness; in deafness, particularly in
nervous deafness, setinising cures'ltare been effected,
and are daily effected,by its influence alone,than have
been obtained by the combined powers of internal
and internal medicines employed for ages. In those
delicate and painful complaints peculiar to females,
especially the young sod atiddbbegad, this operative
principle is singularly efficacious, and has been suc.
cessfully employed in producing a radical cure, even
in the worst stages of disease.—This safe and philo.
sophical remedy is scientifically administered, by Mr.
LA BEAMS; Medical Electrician (on hie peculiar
system of mild treatment), at his house, No. St,
Southamptou.row, Russell-square. Application may
be made from twelve to four o'clock.

THE FM CAusx.—This important case, which has
tucked great interest in Scotland, as involving pro-
perty to a large amoent, has just been decided by
the Court of Session in favour of the Earl of Firs.
The late JAMES Earl of Furs, his uncle, had ac-
quired in his hfe-time by pinches', estates to the va-
lue of upwards of 20,0001. a.)ear,which be conveyed
to Trustees, the rents of which were to accumulate
for an indefinite period, excluding his nephew and
heir at law, the preseni Esrl, trim any future bens.
fit whatever in those estates. An action was brought
before the Supreme Court in Scotland for reducing
the deeds, on the ground, that in the year 1808,
when they were executed, his Lordship was so blind
as not to be able to read any written instrument or
printed book, and that they were not read over to
him anti signed in the presence of all the subscribing
witnesses, as the law of Scotland requires. Thet.e
allegations were proved, after a long trial before the
new Jury Court, who made their Report accord-
ingly to the Court of Session. After hearing Coon-
eel at great length on the import of the verdict of the
Jury, the Court gave judgment in favour of the
Motif, thereby reducing the deetls in question.
The very great satisfaction the plan adopted in
former Lotteries gave to persons residing in the
'Country, has induced T. Bon, the Contractor, to
repeat it in the present ; and be hopes he has, as in
Mint Lottery, selected some of the eapitals
11211110.1 t those Numbers advertised.--The under.
mingiosed Numbers may be had, either in whole
Tickets, Halves, Quarters, Eighths, or Sixteenths,
at Nis. 4, Cornhill

12448 11.486 I 6.826 1 11.487 6,827 11,4R8
14,7i9 14.721 4.315 1 16,96+) 4,514 14101
17,232 19.200 17,233 1t,197 17.234 16,037 .
16,866 114361 16,447 9,715 L 16,088 10,1115
13491 AMY I Mien 10.319115.233 15,974
The followingNombers may be bad either in whole
Tickets, Halves, Quarters, Eighths, or Siateeuths,
at No. 9, ebaring.criss :-
12,325 17.293 1,071 4.312 10,182 1 6.890
9.711 18,91, 12.381 1/491 14,724 4.311
141 13. - 5.815 16,090 11,450 10,130
, 11.4110 1144 13,235 i 6.812 1 509
n HA7 11.490111411 1 14.722
Wis The 'sent ' e Three Prizes of
1300 I ~—One flee red Capitals,—.ll Sterling
Moneyo..no Stock, Prig's,—no Classes,—oo re.
drawings Thi Dramas( coseiggpces the 4th of March.
PftIISENIIIIIIICE.
Tidy.
Half
Quarter
*** Letters (post paid) containing Bank Nouse, or
Post-Office Orders, duly Attended to.
The last Lottery that contained Three Prizes of
t 30,000, Him sold them all ! and last Lottery be
sold Three Prizes of 0020001 all in Shares.
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THE STATISMAN;


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TO THE MEETING 111`511E OROIFN AND ANCHOR.
FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERERS UNDER
THE SUSPENSION ACTS. •
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Tn the Chairmen 'Odle Ileithar,fer she Art/0111 Panama who
have herwerosiamt simians af IL.faef erstrykoey against she
of nor eniniry—Ferues was have Sere infamans47
ralawaiwad &MN, of Heghltionate-441Inie sawed fat*
Imprhorwarat. iadicaities. sad re•Hturs—std seesaw lobe.
rased rinser, any competaasied fectlselr sufferings.
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MT DEAR SIR. FRANCIS,— Not able, through in.
.dhposition, to attend the Meade' of freedom and he.'
useolty, among whom you em this day to preside, I
beg !mite to submit to them, through your monis, the
following observations, bowleg imarogNate retail:a to
Me ease of tie sufferers which is in troth.** ease of
'eery men in the United Kingdom.
Their case having bad its root le en Art of Perlis.
Meal, it is my perposeto prove, that Parliaktent bath
.not aathority to suspend for one hoer the personal
liberties of Englishmen. •
I rest nothing on the notorious facttthat the lions,
of Commons does not represent the nation; or on
that other fact, equally notorious, that the Howse of
Lords is deeply implicated •in the Rotten Borough
System, which facts in the opiolona of some, amount
to an incapacitation of Parliament, in its present con.
dition, rightfully to imposes Laws nn the People.
No, Sir, my argument, for proving that Parlia-
ment bath not the authority in qeostion, stands on
broader and more solid poised, equally applying to
a Parliament de fade, aull a Parliament de jure.
ktilloegh Parliament, holding its proper office In
oorlyetem of Government, were Ogee -St I perfect, I
mean to show, that it would sot have authority to
suspend for a single day, far a single hoer, for a
single moment, she personal liberty of Englishmen ;
placing all freedom from chains and dungeons, et the
mercy of a Minister.

What is any sech suspension, bat a suspensinwof
the Constitution 7 Coo •nyinferint suspend its so-
perior ? Can a Constable, *ben•be pleases, suspend
a Magistrate? Can a Magistrate, at his will, sus-
pend the Court of King's Bench? Can that Court,
at its discretion, suspend the functions of Paella.
ment ?

But no one of these suppositions is more eon.
Woos, or more tending to anarchy, and its dire con.
volsioos; or to the military de•pntisrn likely then to
roult ; than an edmisvion t►at Parliament, in any
conceivable case, can have authority to suspend the
Constitution.

IP/reri leas at any time been the pretence for an Act
so monstrous? Why, truly, necessity. But is it
not proverbial, that necessity—sometimes softened
down to expediency, is the tyrant's plea? Then,
who at any time is to be the Judge of this necessity
or expediency ? Why, truly, the men imposter.
And these, last year, did not condescend to ex-
plain, even to either House of Parliament,. the
grounds of their desire to suspend the Constitution ;
while she obsequious Parliament did it on the mere re.
port of two packed Committees, who had looked in-
to tne mysterious Green Digs of the men in power.
Without further preface, I will wow state my ar.
gement. To understand our system of Government,
end the respective functions of Parliament. of ma-
gistracy, and of all other authorities, we most care.
fully look tofirst principles; end we mast ever keep
In mind, that a violation of principles, accordingly as
it flows from ignorance, or from design, is folly or
crime. Not even he universe, the work of an Al.
mighty Creator, could stand; nor suns, nor planets,
be preserved in their orbits, if the principles of the
system could by any adverse power be violated and
overthrown; as then chaos most return. Let not
men ti.erefore think lightly of the principles of Ger
Constitution, which are principles of free Govern-
ment.

And nntwithstanding the constant sneers and air.
calms of factitious politicians, and of impostors in the
solemn garb of Statesmen, at theory and abstract. aver
lions, let all men hemmed. that whenever they se*
violated a principle of Freedom, they see that which
is infinitely more mischievous to their country, the.
a thousand mere errors of policy, or blenders in the
administration of Government.
Tracing then. ear sysiem to Hafted principles, we
shall find a simplicity that will furnish a clear light,
by which we shall see its excellence ; as well as die.
cover how to pull off the mask, that hides its beau.
ty ; to strip off the sevenfold cloak, that clogs it,
till as inert as a mummy ; and to strike off its die.
grocersl manacles and fetters.
To this end, plain and artless is the train of sa a.
sorting. The fsetelom of individual men is merely
the stuff of which the collective freedom of the cora.
manity is composed, and nothing else. National
freedom is, consequently, that mere aggregate, that
whole, of which the separate freedoms of the indi•
vidoals are, essentially, the vital parts; and it le
nothing else. Wherefore national and iudisideak
freedom, the whole and the party, are alike sacred;
as in the natural body of man, the arm, or the hand,
or the steeliest finger, is as sacred from lawless de.
'traction as the heed or the heart.
It is thus seen that, to violate any individual man's
personal freedom, is to violate the nationallreedom ;
or in other words, to stab the commanity in one of
its members. What is 'bit, but to stab the Goleta!
Sudan, of which the political liberty of the commei
pity, and the personal liberty of every man in it, ii
the very end, the scope, the object ?
It has lately been well said its the flown. of Lord%
that—" the right which had bees' suspended was nee
one which had been granted by Parliament. Tie
personal liberty of the People was no concessfoi3—
It was a right antecedent to any Statute, endowed Fn.
the rightsiof their Lordships to vote in that House, er
to the right of the Kin& to sit on the Throne."
With deference to the Noble Speaker, oar right to
personal freedom is superior to those other rights he
noticed ; inasmuch at it is inherent, whereas those
are derived; it is original awl antecedent to ell
Government, where., those of the Lords and of the
King are the mere concomitants of trust, conferred
by, and to be exercised for, the benefit of the
People.
The Noble Lord It reported to have proceded thos:
---44 lie did not mean to say that there was any ah•
solute limitation to thepower of Parliament on Mk
subject, where circumstances rendered•soch a stretch
of power indispensable." What, can Parliament take
away a right it never gave ! a right antecedent
thousands of years to its very being?