The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-09 00:00:00

,ortSMAN

i n PUBLIC cIIIItiIYES. 1
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Ma. BROWNIAN'S LETTIIit To Sin 9.,110141LLY.
Mr. Brett/hem, in this truly intereettog pohlice-
fiertArtlitedetatled the plan and 'objects of Isis Bill
for Enqidii into the Abuses in Pettlic Citaritiee and
Institutions, Ind after remarking on thi powers of
the CoMmittee by whom the Commission was In-
tended to be chosen, and the Commission, such as It
was intended to be when selected by the Committee,
'alf which Mr Brougham was Chairman, proceeds to
Isvta us a view of the powers of the Commission as it
now Oonstituted. Upon this head a variety of
Altost important statements are made, which sulk.
ey show td what an tweet the objects of the Bill
ttielettabiri and Refornietion have been limited, and
illii Aiwa 'of the Commissioners hems beam crippled.
'Mfi fOiroisilntrestratts will, we de b{ eat, excite
..4”.• , • Ar VA
`LOOM! WWII On, as seaming up seine et the abo.es
..,, ~• • ~4 A
into slick the Commission, ea it ki'msw ostistitoton‘
• ~. .. •
cantlAtoltalro:— '
" lie changes made in the powers of the Com.
missiolters were es Onion-mot as the alterstions in the i
coristroctiert ef tholloard. They were deprived of
all authority to Wires?e their enquiries, antess by
thil coastal of every perm,' whom it may be necessary 1
.to esausiso; end they were only peamitted to carry
on even ibis ineffectual investigation, into a class of
- iiimscspetither the most nueeroos nor der most ti'
grant. It stems hardly credible that any men affect.
'on the Si". ing to have at heart the great object of the Bill, should
and arms have so crippled its powers and narrowed its objects.
„,
e", Nevertheless, such I lament to say is the undeniable
fact. In the first place. as to the powers—we had
' originally given the Commissioners the same ao.
thority which rendered the Nasal and Military En-
quiries so effectual. imagining that persons Con-
cerned is any abuse might be entwining to give
evidence against thentielves, or to produce deco-
-Mints which had made them liable to• refund largo
'italateits due to the poor, we had armed the Commis.
sinners with the passer of compelling the production
of papers, and obliging every one to answer such
questions as did not criminate himself. The Mini.
monist the House of molds peremptorily insisted up-
on this provision being struck out. They said it was
harsh; but why should any one complain of being
forced to do what it is every one's duty to do. and
what Co one can refuse to do, unless with the designs
of toncesling some malwrsation? They represented
:it as indelicate to respectable trustees; tat can any
reMeitablo•treetee complain of beinglled upon
to 'dinghies:the particelsre of his vowdect in the
'eXecatims of his -ttost ? They deacribi4 it as un-
conithationel ; yet, the same powers, are pos-
sessed 'by all Courts, oven by CPoureissioners of
Llankiritpl:-:-.—They called it auprecedented ; yet
they themselves, whew in office with a truly great
Minister,- the renown of (whose naval eaploits
eclipses the glory of his civil administration, had
furnished the precedent which we followed; hid
passed. the very Act from which we copied verbatim.
the cisme io ter Bill. They attempted, indeed, to
reseape from this dilemma by various outlets. My,.
,jrityd,gltricelter intitis, that be had *ways disapt
r proved •of ilia% provision in Loid St. Witt cent's Act;,
1 yet be suffered it to pass without a division, and
1I
was, with my Lord Ellenborough, the principal ad.
1 Tecate of the measure. My Lord Sidmouth con-
tented himself with observing, that many persons
had objected to Lord Wit. Vincent's Bill ; but as.
sureally his Lordship, then Minister in the Home of
Commons, was not of the number: for hestrenuoos•
ly defended it against Mr. Canning, who aloes, of
OW present Cabinet, opposed it."
" Two objects of the Bill were as materially
limited, 'as the powers of the Coesnistilusters bad
. . I beensitsieiptri, : , . . ,
A large Placard. from which we insert the follow. 46 'nett, tali wire prohibited Web. enquiring
inc extract, was yesterday to be seen posted up gen'etaily into the state of edecation;. although a
throughout this Mo.•nitotia : I rest wising both of time and I.:pence to the Public
omit are we ten thousand wreathes who to We•tatinster voted I would have been effected by allowing them to make
spina Mr I lUN I' but op restore of their non-franchised rel. I
ant t • crawl before the higher order,. that we Ott "quit) when an visited any deotrict for other
low-citizens. eon
may continue clay ri in bath Alike then and equal be their non c poirrettS.
Mon derls.r.v. The low. theist starving rett-standers al Man- 66 sr,enosity, they were no longer to 'tontine
dirtier tumid be unmet in mina. !)hall noa-represenierl
it cause be poured by the fear of gihnet.4 or Ouse, of ill rheiitieo, hot only of those connected
Brit• n. in such
mets ? 14e on, reionsitirance to the Crorro gecuso4. i bee with the eder,,rinn of aso poor : a most mammy,"
bay
let us iii .tie areoie do., convince tee world that the criasamaa
of mankind are new become snetterportable. change in the constitution of the Board—for every
• ;4
• one was aware hiew many malversations existed in
Are Milli 4 erg at their old Are work again? 00 -
elitalfsble instigations wholly unconnected with edu-
to have a new edition ..f the Green Bog. with.all the
improvements in Its' roninetion tablet' rinse antral". Mill". i iti" It mee'elm"el) a more 'eeturele ee-le-till
.. of proceeding, to aloha.
. perience have given thorn? Ate Spies and locos,- ". 14,45a1r0gie., . . I cow
...- tio uss.w.nera to look into thew at the same
diaries again at work to stimulate the isnorant to .1,4_-, m
all
may be clam &rival
el 0, shat they
.were eesmin.ing the others, than to
violrie the liw.. that
1 sera way set dog Innesinoaries to investigate school
their liberties ? Here we have 40 plaits and direct En.
tlOB4, •
. 11010, and then dispetsh • second body to go over
climes', in massacre as can possibly be flamed. T imp she dame groom,. lo order to sets what the former had
most stupid cannot mistake it. been owlered to overlook.
For s••n'p days peat, the take of herrings has be, 4r see_
lostrocitito under which the Committee
. very great in the Ch.ottel nearly opposite to Port.
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aims its enquiries to charities connected
Patrick. as the morning of Wednesday Wooled. a 41:401' roe
sio ohm. Nevertheless we bad accidentally
great number of toms omit intro that port deeply.
laden, and sold their fish* at from 3s. dl. tit 41. 84"%. le4ll. elide errieelesed with ele"4"l'.: a eery gross
• . steeneiplats lo other charities. which ale powers of
per hundred. The total Mee amounted. to shoot strirrasnelosion, as pow restrictedilcoattat reach.-
10001. for one night's fishing.
oe Caosaltd o
boats have hitherto ught bat kW We twil" that ono CorPerettott ill illeetitellire' en-
T trees' with the wassagessost of estates worth slug
pilchards; neither have the wens on most pert alike
'l,ouol. a, yew for the use of the poor, let them for
toast been more successful shoals hoe u 1 ior MIL on fines, and . would gift no account of
Leta observed, but in too deep water to be taketto-e
the moaner in which those lines aro applied. The
About 150 hogsheads of piloterds have been taken in
some body, it was stated, employed a sum of money
the leans at ,tie eastern part of Puultatiell Bay, and
c0n6441 to is for I:lmitable purposes, in payment of
brought into Newlyn. ~ i.boaont debts. At Mere, is Liticolushire, is assn.'.
F Cone' un's:sae; grit:Lt.-Vie hid a few eeriest§
from the S frnik coast this morning, eddy wish temetiont. for a warden and poor brethren of a eV,:
sit 014111. I'M warden . awl his lessees seem iris
' 'Wheat, which met heavy sale; and Mnaday's prices
lie vorWpetsidtd for, ysbateser may be the lot of the
were with difficulty ohtelned, mil for the finest gee. ,etasee; the
estate compute
of 650
cores, five
mile,
Mies, and all other. descriptions were offered on
frees Lincoln.; it ii let-tor only Ws. 6el. an acre.
lower terms.—New Barley suoporti Monday's- pekes,
though it pays neither Tithe mot reor's Rate; and
barring but few samples at market.- -Old Beaosomia ....I. a
year is
the
whale;
sem
allotted
to
the
poor
finite unsaleable, and are of nominal valet.—flats "
brethren. The Bishop of the Diocese is both patron
are Is. dearer, the supply being small.—ln other
and visitor: he has given the wardenship to his ne.
articles'there is no alteration. and the former warden resigned it upon
It may be thought wonderful, that the whole po- llw;ping
_,, promoted by the same prelate to a living in his
potation of this couotry could stand on considerable
The son of that Right Reverend person is
less then a square mild. Allowing sit men to a square lut
Master of Spina Hospital in the sstne county. Be.
yard, the mile wooldeercommodate 18,585,600 Min ! I
I sifies other landed properly, he is io,pesseesion of
Taking nine men, women, and children to the yard,
;eve estate worth 0 or 7001. a year Itt right of his
a square mile would afford room for 27,673,4(10 tot-
po all that he pays to t e poor is VI. 4s.
man belogs I li -
to tai or five pensioners. At
„eltigsbormigh, in
The whole of the old east front of the King's The-
Northeinpianehire, there twee fa. bsTooging to di&
sire, is now takirg dun n, end is to be re-erected, to karew ,_ ... .
which
este woisAtattactad
with
t coarntes, of
auto:spoud with the other pail of Alt.o building. 1 .

LivrEcLIGEi4IOE.

Ai

DEAL, SEPT. B.—Canso down from the !Over and
sailed, the Duke of Miirloorooot, Jeffrey ; and
Argo, Dsiok water, both for New Yea ; Olive'
Ri•chie, for Rio Janeiro ; Zephyr,
for the South S-as ; and. Mary Aim, --. for Bel.
muds.—Arrived end sailed f •r the River, the Led*,
Stalwart, frssm the Cape 44 f Good 'lope, last from
Falmouth ; Phy tete., Pomp's., from Oporto; and
several more, names unknown.—Passed this morn..
ina at the back of the Goodwin Sande, alt well; elms
Elbe, Patterson, from New York for ilamburgtv.s—e
'lnmate's in the Downs the Zephyr, for the Soeth
Seas.—Soiled the Ruseian frigates for Cadiz. _ 4
POATSM9UTII, SErr. 8.--Passed •p Charms, thV
Admiral Cockbusn, from Bengal ; Grace, from
nada ;Auld, his. MajesWa ship Man 'tee
Ntils.—Arrived the Morncngfiell,
.Camarun, from
St. Domingo, for orders—sidled. lat'Augu4, Westin=
patsy with the Laurel, Jones, for London. Oa the
Sith Augibst was boarded by the Alprt),America•
sloop of war, the Officers of which said they
.wesir,y
'bound 'to Mahon; their people, howevi;rl infiimesl
the crew of the Motnitigfield that she was a .g•iith
American privateer ; they stopped en board otii
hour and three istarters, and them left them *1
Melody semis. .
FALIIIOIITIL, SEPT. 6 —Arrived the Queen
'Seth, AMID, from the Cape of Good Hope, in 96:
lots._ Sailed fire Duke of Marlborough pcket, with
a Mail, for Lisbon ; and this..Foz- packetovitb at..,
for Gibraltar and M.lta.
Cowsi. suer. 9.—Sailed this afternoon the Sic.
eerily, Christie, fors St. Andero, in ballast, and arms
and Binintinifion.
Hanwlcit, SEPT. B.—Arrived the &sofa,' packet.
'with a Mail and passengers, from Holland; and Cis-
tleresgb packet, with ditto, from Cushaven.

The Glaceiles brig sailed from St. Domingo on the
30th f•f July, for Louth's); and the rersmrance,
Itussell, was to sail the 15'h of Aug. ja baila*tt be-
ing unable to procure a cargo.

BRIGHTON, Si'. 6.
-am-

Tn consequence of the alarming and lamented in.
disposition of the Queen, it is still uncertain when
the Prince Rogesit will be here. Th. Smiling near.
sions planned, and other preparations for his RoYsil
Highness's amusement, ate now all postponed sine
die. The Pslsce improvements go on briskly; and
disclose some additional beauty in the architectaral
design.
Elegantly attended as the Theatre was last night,
yet brilliant was the scene at the different Libraries.
porraldsnit's, Chant's, l'uppPr's, Wright's, White's:-
and the Royal Magazine, had all to boast of fashion

and beauty.
At the renewal of the Inn and Public-bosse jel-
cences on Thursday, several complaints .11* pre-
ferred against the Brewers by tenant, of the bitter:—
In consequence of had beer, they had procured better
supplies elsewhere than those furnished by their land-
lords, who ire brewers. This had occasioned nutices.i
to be served upon them to give up their prvmisest
the impoverishing, perhaps, of themselves-44'1r
willies. The Bench, however, took their cases into
consideration, and suspended the renewal of their li-
Ce.iee'S to Some until further enquiries coald be Made,
end advised others to remove into different houses '
imme.listely, end to take their licences with them.—
This, as may be supposed, has caused some stir to be
made in certain quarters, the result of which, in all
probAnlity, will he disclosed at the Sitting of Ma-
gistrates, at the Town-Hall, to-morrow. Our en-
lightened Magistrate, Mr. Serjeaut Runnington) is
expected to be there.

education ; t shi,it limesgo they were let for', (ISt -al-
though worth near 1.1001.; sad the trowel. enjoyed
olio lesres. In the ptrish eaiagvii, in Sommeetshirei
there are .911103 pirlitl44lPd tritstees, rid destiaed to
four different charities, oris,,writy,rik.Which j is school
Limited as the Commi.srnwers nOw are,' tire? may
[Plionlitell those (testers as to One part of their trust;
'butt they must order them to be silent is to sheathe.
three. They may Inspect the deed* and Iteeeents re-
bsiwg to the ighnol revenue, lit they roast soddenly
abut the book when they perceive any amalien of the
lather Charities. And yet all the four seem lobes.
Wen equally abused. An estate worth /VIOL sins
only educates seven or Sight bit's; lands voiced et
II or I'lool. a-year only afford a wretched pittance to
10 paupers ; the property worth 160 t. elrettels lot
for $l. Is. Id., chiefly to the treaters flieresti••••—"
There ere two estates belonging the goer if Cane
don, which ought to bring lksetwlolo4,3loool.
1,3001. a-year ; and yet are wort%Welfingifishe
badly let on 90 years' leases; Writ into thiti the Com-
missioners must not look, when. thritho to eland.,
the abuses hi the hospital, became thou Atotes are,
unconnected with education. In that hospfilditself,
they will find but little within their jarbdictiors ; it
is, indeed, fall of abuse; Out only a small portion I
of the charity belongs tn,tfiWschisol, and even that
is protected from enroll brtbillppointmetit of a
visitor—which loads rota ld Ike etas heat et ettemp..l
lion. • . • -
" Thirdly' 'Monne charities connected
tion, tilers was introduced ClatiMehtel titeviiailuvi
comprehending, not • only as .liisivorsiti. and Ole
Public Schools down to Rugby, but grnerally all
charities having special • Visitors, G^V.enern, or.
Overseers.' Now it happens that alarnat loser, con.,
siderahle charity is subject tOspecial visitation; con-
sequently what remain!' for the operstious of. she
Comtnis.iotiers lies within a ediciratly narrow
compass.
viewed
of the many in.
as 6.•
inTalititserlans:
:1111erroant.ieo thenreogfret :
Ilf!.1r1 we 114ily

Nacos of gross abuse which tins coin* to our know.
•ledge, end some-of s,hich wilt bre!weelehrthe evidence
'natio public, there was hardly ono tibia this clause
did not withdraw from the jurisdiction of; the Com-
missioners. Thus Porklingtrin School, with a large
revenue. had been suffered to fall to decay, so that
only one boy war taught, sod tlte*rotom (miserly(' into
a saw pit ; yet it her visitor% (lit. John's Colleget.Cann
bridge), who, probably from ignorance of *the
bad taken no step to correct it before last *inter. S
the property of the Huntingdon School is grossly mis.
applied ; the land islet to accommodate the truStreg,
and is made the means of apperting a political to:
terat in that Borough ; yet the oltatityhas visitors
in the petitions of 'hoar. very trootees,, who are thus
by the eaemption in the Act snored sgainat all en-
quiry. it should seem, ton, that St. Befs School is
equally exempted. But that its affairs merit investi.
gatioto clearly appears by the evidence • for we there,
find that leases of its land were ranted at a remote
period, fur 1000 years et- a very low fitml rent ;.
that at a more recent date, the valuable issiniirali
were leased at a mere trifle (31. 145.) for the ter* Of
800 or 900 years, to one of the trustees ; that. deo
of the present trustees now enjoys tha lease ;Auld'
,that a decided majority of the others are Clergymen,
.boldlog brings under bins, artd.anifijitlog him io his
sagement of the concern. Ast4tirtd• orfherri.
made any attempt to yet aside a lease which every
one must perceive to be utterly void, and as one of
their number has expresred his apprehealress
•of
engaging in a contest with so powerful so adversary,
it may he presented that tech considerations slots*
could deter them from perfnemireg what was oh.
vinusly their defy to the &unity t and the
ferroce is irresistible, that this was exactly a cams
which demanded the interposition of the. Commis.
*stoner.. Certain estates devised forthepurpose of edu-
cation at Resoling appear to have been let as late as
Mill for nearly the game ',mother -.they 'fetched
-In barter (11 reign. It is now topside/10y raised ;
but some of the lands seem still to be much-endear* ;
at any rate an enquiry would be highly beneficial
where such negligence appears so recently to hose
prevailed ; yet all examination is precluded by the
proviso; for there is a special visitor. The hospital
at Croydon, founded by Archbishop tWhitgift, is
ter.tected from investigation by a similar appoint-
ment ; hat the evidence plainly shows that all is not
right there. • The estates are valued by the surveyor
of the house itaelf at 26731. a year; yet they are
let for 8601 ; and down to 1812, titti , taloned no
more than isao. A free ochosoi, toot laiipecially.
,appointer) to he kept for all the inhabitants of
broydrito; but nowt has, oithio the• memory of
mat, hewn taught, although the master Teceives hia
emoluments, teaching another Itool for his olio
profit, sod although the inhabitants have esti.
Wished s seminary upon the nvW plan to give edit.
ration at their own "spencer to tke poor of the place
in the very school-room which Archbishop Whilgift
devised for their gratuitous inutructimi: Thefts
eases. I verily belies!, are silkworm to; the distio-
weished Prelate who is a -visitor o( the Ihespitsi.—
Whoever fills his Station Vrilliieltifttlit ilhas,.beside
the ordinary futictiors,of his.peeviscr,.t e 'aptorin•
tendence of • vast number of charitabieffatitationa
in various parts of the kingdom; endiir is gait.'
ilapowilde that his eye' should 'be ill y 1 titt9o
'aeon the abuses which silently creep into Poch-
-Until they are deoounced4f; Qua, lc most of
siroceirsity be ignorant of their eilsiorsciP, and the
'office of accuser is a thankleis'One qt the belt.
•-••••11te visita !oriel power 1101ithirpot ha `motion-
at stated periods; end even•theolif irol one comes
forward to complain, crediglis gostegaililklelen the
Members of the Corporatioo ftoctiokpikthitii duty and
-obeying the statutes. Ber,in`fltbottnriitnil,thir'ai.
•airtance of such a body asstbiltron' is lir lop"
plying the west of accusernoted diolloVering Woos
abuses, is precisely that *WA* conscOroilisawvisitoe
would desks. He can feel 10 keliVo,or :Of "7
croachment upon his rights, fnr these; Phitaiq all be.
fore; the only difference is,lhat Mfi 40440 to ewer.
case his office with a otoroperfeet Itoteolltidgff'titF -11110
tatters within his jurisdiction, the-vorqoirielarete•the
Commissioners having brought to his phiticitoll "thee
points to which his seperioteletg polo*.abollid be
directed for the purposes of iteforellitonti,init„ we
hive a right etli assume that' AttChlr4ol; of two-
, terbary viewed the Biltio.llllllllllooeoPikgbif Awn
it
very liberal and candid *ON M
picantd to give te:,z tisl •
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