The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-12 00:00:00

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No one WV "Ines his character from the timelte
is two years old ;nay, I might say, from the time be si
two hours old. We may, with instruction and oppor-
tunity, mend our manners, or else alter for the worse,—
as the Ards and fortune shall sem ;" bat the cha-
racter, the Internal, original brae, remains always the
UMW, and true to itself to the very last—
Andliseh the passion strong in death !
Airetv grace and dispassionate philosopher (the
late celebrated chemist, Mr. Nicholson) was so im-
pressed with the (*eviction of the instantaseans cont-
. mencessmst and development of the character with
the birth, that he published a long and amusing article
in the ltfootll4 Alogozirte, giving a detailed account of
the progress, history, education, and tempers of two
to ins up to the period of their being dere" dogs old.
'ibis is, perhaps, considering the matter too curiously,
nag would amnia to a species of horoscopy, if we
wane to build on Reels premature indications ; but the
germ no doubt is there, though we must wait a little
lever to see what form it takes. We need not in ge-
awral wait long. The devil soon betrays the cloven
Suet, or a milder and better spirit appears in its stead.]
.3 temper sullen or active, shy or bold, grave or lively,'
selfish et romantic (to say nothing of quickness or ditt-
oes% of apprehension) is manifest eery early; and im-
perceptibly, but irresistibly moulds oar inclinations,
habits, and pursuits through life. The greater or less
degree of animal spirits,—of nervous irritability,—
the complexion of the blood—the proportion of " hut,
4 old, moist, and dry, four champions fierce that strive
for mastery,"--the Saturnine or the Mercurial,—the
dievositioa to be affected by objects near, or at a dis-
tance, or not all,—to be struck with novelty, or to
brood over deep-rooted impressions,—to indulge in
laughter or in tears,—the leaven of passion or of pru-
dence that tempers this frail clay, is born with 115, and
never quits us. "It is not in our stars," in planeary
infinence, bait neither is it "in ourselves, that we are
thus or thus." 'I be accession of knowledge, the pres-
sure of circumstances, favourable or unfavourable, dory
little more than minister occasion to this first predis-
posing bias—than assist, like the dews of heaven, or
retard, like the nipping north, the growth of the seed
originally town in our constitution—than give a more
Or less decided expression to that personal character,
the outlines of which nothing can alter. What I
mean is, that BIM and Tom Jones, for instance, by
changing places, would never have changed characters.
The one might, from circumstances, and from notions
instilled into him, have become a little less solfish, and
the other a little less eztravagant ; but, with a trifiitag
allowance of this sort, taking the proposition elms gra-
tc Rohs, they would have been just where they set unt.
would have been 13!ifil still, and Jones what na-
ture intended him to be. I have made use of this
example without any apology for its being a fictitious
ore, because I think good novels are the most authen-
tic as well as most accessible repositories of the na-
tural history and philosophy of the species.
shall not borrow assistance or illustration from the
argaaic system of Doctors Oall and Spurzheim, :which
reduces this question to a small compass, and very dis-
tinct Bunsen, because I do not understand or believe in
it bnt I think, those who put faith in physiognomy
et all, or imagine that the mind is stamped upon the
countenance, must believe that there is such a Ohl
at an essential ditierenoe of character in different indi-
%;%:uals. We do not change our features with our si-
tuations; neither do we change the capacities or incli•
entous which lurk beneath them. A fiat face does
e..st. become an hovel one, nor a pug nose a Roman one,
oith the acquisition ut an office, tar the addition of a
toie. So neither is the pert, hard, unfeeling outline
u: character turned from selfishness and cunning to
openness anti generosity, by any softening of circum-
stances. If the face puts un an habitual smile in the
acashine of fortune, or if it suddenly lowers in the
storms of adversity, we du not trust too implicitly to
arpearances: the men are the same at bottom. The
der going knave may sometimes wear a visor, or. "tu
beguile the time, look like the time :" but watch him
1:411 rawly, and you will detect him behind hie mask
--.We recognise, after a length of years, the same
;sell known face that we were formerly acquainted wills
changed by dote, but the same in itself; and can trace
site features of the boy in the full grown man. Can
Ire doubt that the character and thoughts have re-
mained much the same all that time; have borne the
-ante image and supeiseription : have grown with the
owth, anti strengthened with the strength ? In this
'flw, and in Mr. Wordsworth's phrase, " the child's
the father of the man" surely enough. The same
tendencies may nut always be equally visible, but they
ere still in existence, and break out, whenever they
titre and can, the more for bring checked. Again,
e.e often distinctiy notice the same features, the same
Lily peculiarities, the same look and gestures, in dif-
ter.nt persons of the awe family ; and find this re-
s..tublance es:lei:ding to collateral 'branches awl
several generations, showing how strongly
e. Corr must have been warped and biased in tnat par-
vt.elar direction at first. This pre-determination in
tt:e blood has its caprice?. too, and wayward as well as
suit'tiate tits. The family likeness sometimes skips
over the next of kin or the nearest branch,.nod re-ap-
pears in all its siagularitrin its second or third cou•
or passes over tbe mato the grandchild. Where
the picture of the heirs and successors to a title or
t.tate have been presert'ed for any length of time in
I;othic halls and olil-faihioned. mansion., the prevail-
irl; outline and character does rot wear out, but niav
hs traced throughtits numerous inflections and descents,
111:e the winding of a river through an expanse of
cauntry fur centuries.
The Contractors fur the Lottery having sold every
Ticket and every share before the :Mel ut February,
had not any for sale but those returned, consequently
t! public had all the Capitals ; but many having
Lees tetnrned were sold again, and many persons wish
t. •vr the places they were returned from, hat the
CantrActors have requested the carious Offiee-keepers
not to publish any such account, as they are in hopes
the persons who returned theirs took no ticeottnetsf the
r lathers, and they are very unwilling to fantatizeflienr
by rewin:llng them of !lulus. they have sestaisied by
sash return; but they do wish to remind every oalf.
that neat &dankly, St. Patrick's IM. the Easititig
ertirrly.finishea,• end the Three remaining 21. •
prizes, and eovetr.i. o_th. and. every other
P.;'c, mot be draw* that day:
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Pt- ..• tavorJ

?Afar MIN.N74 R P
As Account of the Quaid** of Greta of ell hied, wsee4
housed (is Great Etritain), and resaielag itarelitiused, trove
the ath of April, IWO, to the latest period to whit* tho
same can be '

Quautitiesimported
and warehoused
between the 6th
April, 1220, and
the 3th Jan. MI,
being the Istestpe-
riod to which the
returns are re-
ceives!.
Quartrrs. of
2f1.670 6
9.471/
2.471 7
101,743 2
7,640
19.101 3
441.9014
C. pa. Ibv.
23 0 24

Quantities that re
waisted lu ware-
house oa tl►e Bth
Januar). 1891.

goorteg I
31.41 N •
19.770 9
4.749 •
19.999 b
1.9.605 7
10.719 I
734,7f34
C. qrs. lbs.

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Indian C0rn......
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Rye ..
Wheat ..

Indian Meal— .
Wheat. Meal,
Fluor 1498,213 0 14
WILLIAM IRVING.
lucpertor-flen. of the Imports and Exports of Great Britals.
Custom-house, London, Feb. 27. 1621.

179,76 t 3 24

AltMr.-RETIAIN OF THE L4TABLISIIIIRNT AND EFFECTIVE
NTRANtITII IN RANI AND FILE OF THE KVA LAII Allfllf,
UN I lit. 2.srit OF DIC. 1819. AND 2&1111 DSC. ISA/.
1819. IS'2O.
Establishment. FATectivev. Ectal)Mli. Effretives.
Cavalry 11,359 11.947 11.3"al 11.131
Foot Guar& 5.700 4.999 6.700 .910
lafastry.. 00.192 79,00 80.830 7114037
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Total 117,311171 96.177 97.06 e U-2,979

RFT( RN or I'm,: ?MIME OF ■P.CRI'ITI MAIM) PON Tltr
RECEL‘R ARMY, FRUNI THE 23111 DECEIIIIII. IMO, TO
24TH DrckNIUER, IS2O.
Recruit% finally approved.
For thel'avalry 413,44
Foot (iiards 4421
Infants) 6 679

Total S,9'l ?s SI? for limited c^rylee.
7.M for unlimited sere ice.
11. TORRENS, A. ti.

MINORITY
ox 11R. BRNNFT n 1110TIoN OP ADJOVRNMENT ON Mt.
wonTi.vets NIOWINU FOR CA 4.1 'lll TIIK nut Tor
N TER OF Tam M.)B tVG CHRON !VLF.. %Rill 9.
S. M. Barran, Ralph Bernal, .1. C. l'urwen, Sir W. •
Crespietty, Thomas Denman, W. J. Denison, Etiwartil
Sir R. Ferivisson, Lori tilenorrhy, J. C. Holt-
boom., lion. E. Uarburii, W. P. Honywooti, lion. C. H.
lintehinßon, Jos. Hume, 11'llt. James, J. li. I.:Rushton,
[Jr. Lushington, J. 11. John Aißrtin, Lord Os-
Rolston, W. Oral, Sir 11. Parnell, C. F. Palmer, T. S.
Bice, .1.. Rolvartß, 11. Roloart4, I). Ricardo, Earl of Set.-
ton. M. S. T.tvlor, S.C. Whitbread, M. Wyvill, Sir It.
' Wilson, C. U. Western. M. Wood.
Tellers—lion. H. 11. Bennet and Thotnas Creerry.

ON MR. CREEVEV mccrtus FOR itrituctxti THE Nt:MDF.R
OF PLACEMCN ANO PENAIONTRA IN THE DOCAE OF
COMMONS PREVIOUS TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE
rs•rlllAilte.—Sl.titCll
Althorp, B. lienyoti, Jos. Birch, Viscount
Bury, S. M. Barrett, Henn- Cavendish, Sir W.Cres-
pigny,Sir !sale Collin, Viscount Doncannon, 11'..1. De-
nison, Lord W. Fitz.reribl, Lord tilenurcliy, Sir W,
(hist., Hon. 4'. Hutchinson, J. C. llohlionse, Edward
Horobc, U'. I'. Illonywood, Hon. E. Harhorti, Joseph
Hulttr, 11.1.. Hughes, W. Janie., Dr. Lushington, J. O.
Lanibton, J.D. 31ouck, John Martin. Lord Ossulston,
C. P. Painter, Sir ii. Parnell, Thos. Pares,
lii_ i{„Pllil
lips, D. Ricardo, Earl Sefton, 111 V. Talbot, I. Wood,
Sir lt. Wilsou, Ed. Webbe, M. Wyvill, S. Whitbread.
'Ft:urns—Dom Bennet and T. Creesey.

t,..1 iv /. iR f, I, I C ENCE.

COURT OF CH ANCERY. itmicti 10.

NATIONTYL FIRE. lINVIIANCE COMPANY.
rtAis AND OirIICKP r. atarroui.
The lonn• Chetert.t.on said that he had looked at
the affidavits which had heen 'filed, and if he said
nothing of the rn4e on Tnesday, It might be taken fur
granted that he did nut intend to interfere in any way
with it.

ROWE r. MATTHEW AND PM Lir wooly.
The Al TORNET-OENFR ti. prayed that the Court
would restrain the defendants fboas receiving the pro-
fits of certain mites in Cornwall, and appoint a re-
ceiver of the same. The bill was originally filed by
the plaintiff in I 16, under the followiag cirennestan•
ces :—The plaintiff was the proprietor of some conside-
rable mines in Cornwall. In I SI-I he laboured under
some pecuniary difficulties, from which be was relieved
by the defendant, Matthew Wood, who bad advanced
certain stuns Of money to the plaintiff, whiriv were
seenred by a mortgage on the mines. Mr. Mat-
thew •Woodi also became the pnrchaser of tereojy
siVty•fourths of the mines. at 2,1410/. a share, API
Mr. Philip Woo a purchased four ti-ltles of the mines.at
the same price. It was ; weed that, front the Ist of
May, ISI 4, the profits of the mines should be divitlled
into ft I parts, which were to be sssltaivided Am,,,lst. She
parties, according to their resi.vetiye shares. 31.itifrs
Went on in this way 1111111 January, i!slti, when sate
disputes having arisen between the parties, the defen-
dant, Matthew Wood, took possession a thl mines.
In consequence of this proveediag, the pl sintitf h1e1.4
bill to make the defendants account for the roll,'
which they lead received front the mines. Mr.. ttOnv
t
Wood put in an answer to the bill: but at fi 30 .
Philip Wood refased t s put in an answer, the
ground that", by an agreement which he had entered
into with his brother, he was no longer a sharer in the
mines.- The question, however, was argurd ht the
House of Lords, and having been de.••isled a:::ainet Mr.
Philip Wood; that gentleman was Compelled it; put in
his answer. The Learned fientletnan said, that the
grounds of his present iiiii tiod were, that ti.. 31„tthew
Wood had been fully paid the motley to him as miirt-
gager ; but admitting that not to be the case; vet the
defendant had so miscondocted himself in the thalpile-
ment of the mines, that the Court uoilld, in,order to
protect the interest of Mr. Rowe, who had not only an
equity of redemption in the property:but a la-rge im-
mediate interest also, plat:e the mines tinder its own
immediate control. it teas neressary for • the. de-
fendant to tied In wluit character•be retaineti posses-
sion of ttnefitines, whetitte Si tnuiteagye o: as joint
proprietor. if be retained them as tuortgage•-, he, the
Att.-GettATeteieJed, that his claim had bent fully naisle
If, on ttp itiMi hand, he retained them as joint pro-
p r irt or, 11,00 r objection oink! be ulatie no, the up.
poi:tiniest of a receiver. 'f he defendant asserted, in
leiwaltatittei that a laage.balaner was *hie to hiatitoin
the. plaintiff: bat, in urderlto maki ouLthri, fki 6-
feati-nt Lall.tielitfloliiilttliirt tier vatumarili fur
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- .of liable, sad- hid militia —to-
clan irhich he ought to•have done so,
One of the items debited to the plaintiff was the sour*
.or 70W. expended in promoting' the election of Mr.
5. Wood. for the Borough of Orampounal. The de-
,
fendast, in his answer, endeavoured to account for
11 this cimunistance, by stating that he had distinctly
informed the pliintiff, that he, the defendant, would
1 not incur any expense whatever in the prosecution of
his election. He concluded by praying that the
Conrt would, on the ground of the defendants' mis
management of the mines, appoint a receiver to su-
perintead their management for the benefit of all
parties.
The plaintiff& case being closed, Mr. HEALD ob-
served, that as he had no previous intimation respect-
ing the points to which the learned Counsel who were
opposed to him would confine themselves, it would be
necessary for him to gar through a vast number of
affidinits, in order to see what bore upon the case as
now stated. As this must necessarily occupy a cOn-
siderahle portion of time, he hoped the Court would
excuse him from proceeding with his reply this day.
The Lord Chancellor consented to the postponement.

HERTFORDSHIRE ASSIZES, Milieu 10.
The Assizes for this County finished this day. In
delivering the gaol, the Lord Chief Baron was as-
sisted by Mr. Nolan, Mr. Serjraut Lavers, and the
'Common Serjeant, who saceebsively tried pas/mires as
their own professional avocations would permit die
tender of their respective services.
Thomas Allen was indicted for a rape on the body
of Ann Joyce, at Iliekmerscorth, on the 2:14 of Sep-
tember last. Mr. .lEssor and Mr. Mortars were.
Connsel fur the prisoner.
The prosecutrix (a youne and handsome girl of IS)
before she had stated any thing to criminate the pri-
soner, in the agitation of her feelings went into a
it. and ft!!! on the hack of her head with great vio-
lence upon Ow floor. She was tarried senseless out
,of Court, and place.) antler the care of a surgeon.
1 After the lapse of two hours the Learned Judge sent
for the snrgeon to report the state of her health and
!mind, when the latter gave it as his decided opinion
that the unhappy young woman was no! in a state to
Igive evidence, and would not lie in a condition fur
that purpose•before two or three days.
The Cutter BAnoN. under these eirenmst
charged the Jury to acquit the prisoner for want of
evidence ; and the Jury a;eordingly found the pri-
soner Not tittilly ; however, his Lordship informed
Cieni, with great satisfiction, that, had the case guar
through, titer wonltl probably have come to the smite
result.

On rtiley, a Court of Directors was held at the
East India Muse, whoa l'a4staisi W. \lanai'', nns
sworn into the command of the ship Thomas
Urrncill
consigned to Madras and Ueiig.al.
'Else gardeners may now make a profit of their pen-
nings of the vine, by selling. them to die makers of
hammers for breaking stones, as it is found that a
handle bowie of the vine is not only more durable, but
that its elasticity is such, that a buy cat► break stones
with the same facility, and nearly as fast as man.
A men was apprehended at Bermondsey on Friday,
against whom there are numerous charges of obtain-
air mealy from perilous under the pretewce of convey-
tug divot to the rape of Good (lope by authority of
thirernment. The fraud was discovered on applica-
tion being► made at the offi:c of the Secretary of State.
The pris.sn+•r is to be examined at Union-hall on Fri-

day next.
Fiev.—Saturday night, at a late hour, an alarming
fire broke out at the house of Mr. Ranier, oil and
colonrman, corner of Love-lane, Ratcliffe. The in-
mates, who were buried in sleep, were roused, but the
flames were :hen at such a height that there was no
possibility of their escaping down stairs; ladders be-
ing at length procured, and placed against the second
floor windows, the family were taken into the street,
and obtained shelter at the house of a neigliboar.
The premises were in a short time reduced to a heap
of ruins, together with the whole of the furniture
and stock in trade.
IteaiAns%f I,E t! as c.—The circumstances of the
case of MieArrel Harley, who was liberated from New-
gate on his Nkjesty's free pardon at the same time
with young White, whose misfortunes and innocence
have excited such ges.cral sympathy, are singular and
remarkable.
lie was convicted in the January Sessionsof a street
robbery, near Northumberland-Louse, vu Monday,
Dec. 11, I s2O, during the time a procession was pass-
ing with an address to the Queen. The prosecutor
was surrounded and hustled by rs or 20 fellows, and
his watch forcibly taken from him. lie seized one of
the gang, butt the othars fell upon him immediately,
rescued their, companion,. and beat the prosecutor so
unmercifully that be was for some minutes totally
senseless on the ground.
lie sobselineativ uleseribed the dress and person of
the man wife robbed him, and fawn that description
Ilarjev was taken into custody on the Friday follow-
ing'. ane IV:0 putt into a romn with 10 or 12 others,
and the pros,cutor, ivben sent in by the officers, recur-
lased hint immedi.ately. The esidence of .the prose-
cutor at the trial was positive and direct. The pri-
soner's ulefe::ee Was au afitti: but it was attempted to
he prove.; by the inmates of a bowie of ill fame, and
the aid. with whom hr was said to hare been in com-
pany, Dili-milt. There- is, however, another
man of loose character, so like tl:e prisoner in counte-
nance awl result that they are scarcely to be.-known
apart, and this tnan, it lags snee appeared upon in-
quiry, must have.bern the person se pointed out to the
'prosecutor on the Saturday he mentioned, as Harley
lifts at that Very time in custody for suet e previous
legatee, alttnimrli be bait procured his liberty previ-
onsly to this robbery in thei•ravi. TMs fact being
ascertained, and the prosecutor, wfien ex:Maned at the
Secretary of State's otfire, declarito: Nat he had no
other knowledge of the prisoner, and could not ven-
ture to swear to him, -otherwise than upon the pre-
snmption amistyposition of his being, the man so point-
ed oat tis him, there remained no proof of the identity
of Harley as the person who committed the robbers.,
and a free pardon followed of course.
It is. however, mnch to he feared that this hair-
breadth escape--,-for he was bewails ordered for exe-
cution ind reprieved—has not produced a alkali!t and
salutary effect on the mind of tile prisoner. as he has
already, since. hit liberation,. been seen in his old
Istatits with some of his.ferm.r companions. -

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