The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-10 00:00:00

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riff at a public meeting of the comity, sitsitisg
that the House would institute an enquiry into the
subject. ,The conduct of the Sheriff eeimplained
of, illy/Ares the exercise of t power incompatible with
one of the most valuable and sacred rights of English-
men, the right of Petitioning. Respecting the parti-
cular acts of the Sheriff itt qnestion, it would be
superficials and improper to state an opissian, as the 'ab-
ject will,vre doubt not he soon and thoroughly investigat-
ed by a competent tribunal ; but we may at least be al-
lowed to say, that thepreregative assumed in numerous re-
cent instances by chief Magistrates of towns and counties,
in refusing acquiescence in the requisitions of their fellow
citisens and freeholders,ought not to escape dne animad-
version. • From the operation of the late Acts of Parlia-
ment relative to public meetings, the rights and interests
of the people, as to this respect, are put completely into
their hands. It now is manifestly proved to be too
great a power to be invested in officers of Minis-
terial nomination, or under Ministerial controul, and
requires to be watched with unremitting jealousy.—
The motion of the Cuastrasa.ou of the EXCIIVarall in a
Committee of Ways and Means, for the (nether con-
tinuance of the Malt duty, gave rise to numerou re-
marks similar to those of the preceding night; en the
state of the country, and afforded occasion to Mr.
Culver to evince a continuance of that good old Eng-
lish spirit be demonstrated one former tweak's, and to
pet in practice the resolve he had announced. His
speech is deserving of attention and respect, and
cannot fail of producing effect upon the Ministers
and Members in general. A few chore such study
practical Reformers coming forth, and we should not
even yet despair. Since retrenchment of espouse is the
only mode which the majority appear at present dis-
posed to think can be safely used for the relief of the
country, it is evident, that to be effectual it must not be
superficial. The nation has had enough of palliatives:
they are the objects of its disgust and scorn. It is only by
such a mode as that to which Mr. CRETIrt refers, by
lopping off the salaries and services of useless placensea,
and by a severe economy in the collection of the taxes, se
recommended fonnerly by arbother Honourable Meer
ber, that any real advantage can be effected, kw 4
suffering people. By effecting this, something eve,
more valuable than the saving of the public money
would be obtained. Some hopes might then be enter-
tained of saving and recovering our national rights.
The root of corruption would be airsick at ; and the
Members of the Commons' House would have a better
chance of acting as the real representatives of the Com-
mons of England.

Si* Francis Burdett occupies the apartments in the
King's Betide, in which Lord Cochrane first resided.
We are happy to learn to day that the worthy Baronet
continues in good health and spirits,
It was understood yesterday, in the Court of Ring',
Benth, that the ()rand Jury had found TOO(' Bills
against two Ministerial Papers, for libels on the
Queer. One of them is a Morning, the other an
Evening Paper.
VISITORS AT BRANDENIRROII-HOURIL—Lord
Lady Milton, Hon. Mrs. Hamer, Earl Menet, Mrs.
%leers, Mrs. Denman, Sir R. Wilson, M. P.. Canna
Hughes, bee 4°:, Llent.-Col. Roberts, M. P., Mr. J. Mar-
tits, 114.t.111r. Hems. U.?.. Mr. W. A. Masloeks, M. F.
A List of Addresses to be presented to her Majesty
at Brantlenburgh.liouse on Monday nest, at twelve
o'clock, by the following persons :—Prose Prose, Esq.
M. P., J. t'. Curare'', Esq. M. P., Robert Hurst, Esq.
SI. P., W. P. Honywood, Esq. M. P., Joseph Birch,
Esq. M. P., —Primrose, Esq. the Hon. R. It. Craven,
and Alderman Wood, M. P. :
Bsokhinders—Rakevs—Spitaldelds--Conunittes for es-
corting her Majesty to it. Patint--st. George. Hanover-
square—St. Punnets. Middlesex—St. Andrew, Holborn.
and St. George the Illar4yr—Rmi—North Leaeh—Sudbury
—Market Lasingtoa --Odd Fellows. Richmond, Yorkshire—
Inverkelthing—Monmonth—Bleadon, Somerset--flarring-
ton—llorsham—Romney—Medeurst and Wentworth—Not-

Malthus.
ST. Jose's SAUTHWARIL.---At a very onmerous
vestry meeting of this perish, on Thursday, resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted to address her Ma-
jesty on the abanilonment of the Bill of Pains and
Penalties; and to Petition the Commons House of
Parliament for the restoration of her Majesty's name
to the Liturgy, the dismissal of Ministers, and a Hite-
ral extension of the elective francitise.
llarriou or THE Psalm or ST. Lout's.- -,Tde-
terday evening, a numerous and respectable Meal*
'of the inhabitants of the above Parish was held it
St. Luke's Church, for the purpose of voting a Con-
gratulatory Address to her Majesty, on the failure of
the Bill of Pains and Penalties; also an Address to
his Majesty, for the dismissal of his present Ministers
and to Petition both Houses of Parliament to restore We
Majesty t.. all her rights and privileges ; all of wh
were agreed to unanimously.
The t'umbridgeshire Ultra-Loyal Address, after
laying five days it Royston, received the following
signatures only, vis.:-1 Magistrate, 1 Clergyman,
1 Tax-gatherer, I High Constable (whose son has la
place under Hovernment), 1 Attorney (son of the.
above-mentioned Tax-gatherer), and 1 petty Constable.
We are desired to correct an inaccuracy in the iros
port of which we copied from a provincial parr, 01
speech delivered by Lord Nugent at a public malt
held at Aylesbury, to petition the House of Com
His Lordship is there represented as having stated, em
the subject of Parliamentary Reform, that te looked to
the " excluding all placemen sod peosiesoes from the
House who were dependent on the Crown." Theldelshr
Lord never made such a statement, which would gm,
not only to the exclusion from the House of all his :11a.
sty's responsible ministers, and to the depriving
.shed
HHouse of all means of information as to the inteatiette
of government, but also to the fornishtng by exehtsiou
those who may be its the enjoyment of-Paillanientaty
pensions for great and signal services to* their country:
What the Noble Lord did say on the subject of platter
and pensions was with release to reamooleal god •tot'
Parliamentary Reform. Hs stated that be wawa sic
poet no government that should be found cresting-etc
emadiaing useless offices, or bestowing undeeettrd
wards, for purposes of ministerial patronage.
[We are sorry that want of room compelled 031 to cede*e
above yesterday.]
Misrepresentation and falsehood seem to be the
.01reder of the day with the Austrian Übeeever as well
en with the creatures devoted to our oppressors- at
hams. The Neapolitans. according to title -derduin
..leereal, are is a state of desperation, tad have
@sly Sir aeon tide.* to be -
*bob to have the traortilli
lip Amigo Interference.
bops remelted its height, and
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lied iiiirldlatit id this cam naohronght up to rewire
the kidginitat of the Courillneemequeuce of conviction.
for ilibel. • :: • '
The Mandato rit in gm allblariein mitigation, which,-
among other things, shamed /ruse-of the jurymen with•
malicious and iatetested moires: A When this part wad
being read,
The boats cum Janice inter and said, that
each scatter could 11101 be recei by the Court. -If
what he wished to reptesnat respecting the Jurors were
true, be might have struck oat their names from the iist.
air. Besiostoe mid he did so strike ont the names, and
the individuals wetr afterwards appointed as Jurymen.
He wiebed, by proving that cireumAante, to show the
malicious character of the promeation.
Mr. Justice liase.ay.—Rat in so tilling, yon are nab.
ins charges against persons who • are not before the
Court ; and who are answerable to die laws, if the con-
duet you allege against them Le trite.
The affidavit was then banded to the Court, and theic
Lordships read a passage from it and consulted for se
vend minutes, when,
The bone CMS? JVSTICI said, wt And here a *en-
tentee, which affirms that the defendant eeglected to de-
'fend hinrself, slider a promise or understanding with,
those concerned foe the proseention, that be should nit
he brought up for judgment. This must he explained
before the Coed ems proceed to pass judgment.
• Mr. Setjeallt VAVIIHAN ens certainly not prepared to
give any explaeation upon the subject at present. Bet
he tenarobserve that the idlidavit w hide bad been nal,
wily tended to aggravate the libel, sitipme,in fact, mere
libellous than the matter s bleb bed seised the plow.
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The bona Cunt irtnapa said that, the Court see.
perfectly aware that what the Leereld Counsel kali last
stated was tree. lint the question now was, if the
statement to which be had alluded in the affidavit was
tree, why had the defendant been brought there at ail?
Mr. Edmonds was proremling to make $OlllO remarks
relative to certain comin.in:ratious with the attoraea,
the proseention, retatiie to the promise which had
made of not bringing him up for jedoneat I lent the
Court interfered, mid 'WTl...Chive for his owe benefft, to
let the matter suietwhere it vas. The cats wee theta or-
dered to stand over to Thai-Way the tide of May, being
the tlth day of Dent term.

EMIGRATION.
--emu—
(rabm TLC 11. von* clitioNtrut.)
The following is an extract of a letter dated Louis-
rile, Aug, lilth, 11'20, from a geatlemas who has
Men law settled In America, to bit Mead, s Scots
farmer, who tents 500 acres of laud ia' the comity of
Middlesex. The writer is well kneels to us, and we
consider his opinion of touch value :
'' The circumstances in which this weary is placed
at peewit are trnly melancholy, when compared to
uhat they have been ; yet still it is a better estuary
to live in than Britain. It is sot easy to Stake MOW,
by farming, at present, in the United States, for As
want of a market, and I am of opinion that things will
not mend, is this respect, for some years, for all are
'ellen sad none buyers. All kinds of peodece are
*AWN!, mt
or rather offered for sale, at .-third of what
prices were two years ago. Land. of coarse, has
alias la the same rata. The Less of elitism' land.
ilsillds leo 10 miles of this town, is offeesii for front
Ile WO dollars an acre. You will throes conclude
that this is a favourable time to pnrehaeop.aad that
1 for a man who has a little money, and a large family
able and willing to labor with their bands, this is a
moat excellent country, as he can easily rails on this
cheap land all the net-markt, and many of the lexatrie,
of life, Ile will find it difficult to get gold or sileer.or
eves mar Orli hank notes; bat a man caozat be badly
g
off with more beef, mutton, pork, and a, than ho
can dispose of. He bas no rent to make up by tern
day; his taxes are next to nothing, and although to
may grumble to have to taro his pigs into his cora-
Gehl So are the expense of reapiag it, or jo see Ms
moll vetting under his trees by barnfolls because lie
has sot room or use for them, yet still these are beat-
able distresses compared to those of the poor faraieo
is our native land, and as I suppose in England. to
the wealthier farmer the change is not beneficial or
desirable. It is true that if he 'toys long in Britain
he wilt soon become less wealthy; yet still be would
for souk time regret the change. He would miss many
things made necessary by habit; be would find Vs
vervains more lazy and less obedioot ; and he *said
oven experience polo because the modes of farming be
Is sot aecustonied to will not do well here ; hat whel
he gets over these things, he will fled the Onstage
of the change. To say nothing of the difference of
the government, and the satisfaction of °basis( one's
owe riers, there are many desirable things here. I
estimate as the greatest, the ease of providing for soe's
family. A man tiny, with very little exertion, leave
to all his children land enough to make them inde-
pendent. Hence that sickening variety about the fp-
tore fate of a family is little knows here.
. ... I think ME. will give you a very coiroet id-
lion of this country. He has travelled mach in it, and
with capacity for •oitservatiOn. He is a man of geed
sense, med sees the advantages at well as thtdleadvare
tam. - You May rely safely on his opinion:"
The pptiemau retie/rid to ih• this' last pesersph
farad his'iterts estate, In the sloth of &Arid, wOolt
10001. a-year, ge
.4y•o't to the United Stites ti *Op
.ki • owe obsireptions • previews tto takirrs bischoldiff
there. and he is now iathis country td teaks Illefiget•
lIMISS for finally settling in &series.
. IMlllellig
His MAitsTT 164.9 heea • *send to appoint the
Marquess of (talian hii Vice Chaeibetlaia. .
In the paragraph whiehoppeared its din; last reaped-
',log the °Uttar
.sitor itesSet's Bridge on Monday
night, we were Ind :coiregt hilts. jilt-stint the ray.
who forcibly airtiad 44. pasey's daitghter, passes
through this city. ' It .app to tbaVtiair +awe wltLi,
about two miles of tows..afilll • Ikea it:taadd the eieer
near Witco. the istoetsnale Wel, tee are infutips4
-lbas glen boa* restovCrellly ireelatlEet....lnarillet,
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laitleliellet, ill DinatriestkitVotie thee ago, wpb
brotqjhardo; Eliktargh, oft ireizesdiy,' list, sod
Welt lodged is Dmitri et jail.
The Life Quardhlial, Vlio was throws 'from his
Rieg's mute from ' eit
nt dudes Uss-
ery's.** hart, and r red earertera by
ad a coach passing bias, 15... ate
it wadi frost* to WWII iiiiikalope
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