The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-06 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

my disciples, if ye love one soother."—John, 13. 35. To
this test shall the New System be brought, and by this test
it claims to be judged.
Those to whom the Creating Power of the Universe has
given minds capable of comprehending and bearing the
facts which the experience of all past times presents to the
human race, will discover that the knowledge and practice
of this System are necessary to regenerate the world, and
prepare mankind for that new dispensation, under which
all the promises of happiness upon earth shall be fulfilled.
Its principles apply, not to one district, or to a small por-
tion of the species, bat to all countries and to all people,
whatever may be their colour, language. er opinions ; and
under their influence, all mankind will become in reality
men and brethren of one family, having but one interest,
and that interest obvious to each of its members. Nor
will any doubt much longer remain on these important
subjects. Much speaking will not, henceforward, avail
those who have no knowledge, but of mere words. This
very year *lll the practice be commenced, which will has-
ten the period •' when swords shall be turned into plough-
shares, and spears into pruning hooks," when every man
will be placed under those new circumstances in which be
may" sit under his own vine and his own fig tree, and
none to make him afraid ;" and when, in reality, " there
shall be but one language and one people."
Whose interest can be opposed to this change? No
man's.—From the sovereigns on their thrones to the most
degraded of their subjects,all will experience its incalculable
benefits. The interests, opinions and feelings of class
against class, and sect against sect, will gradually die
away, aed poverty, ignorance and rebellion will be banish-
ed from among all nations.
How certain ! how beautiful ! and yet how simple ! are
the means by which the Great Author of all Things will
effect this mighty change. All human resistance is rec..
dered absolutely powerless. He gives to mankind the
knowledge that the character and conduct of the individual'
can never be formed by himself, but that it never must be
formed for him by the circumstances which others place
around him. Thus does he withdraw the germ and foun-
dation of anger, and remove all cause of ill will from man
towards man. For who, possessing this knowledge, can
be angry with his fellows and be rational ? By the same
means he will create the will in all men, to bestir them-
selves in good earnest, to remove whatever circumstances
tend to produce evil in human society. And thus will
the universal prayer of man be answered, " Lead us not

into temptation."
To those who so far understand the principles of the
New System, as to anticipate the extraordinary benefits
which it is calculated to confer upon mankind, it will be
gratifying to be informed, that some of the leading prac-
tical and most efficient benevolent men in the kingdom,
are desirous that its introduction should be no longer delay-
ed,; and that they have contributed most liberally to enable
me to form one of the proposed establishments, which
will be immediately commenced in the neighbourhood
of Hamilton.

The establishment of one of these communities does
not, however, sretn to satisfy that portion of society who
have given themselves the trouble to understand the new
arrangements. They are desirous that one should be es-
tablished in the neighbourhood of London, and that one
or more should be commenced in !relent They say :
since the practical arrangements are so obvious, by which
all human beings may be well educated and employed, and
the products of their industry advantageously distributed ;
and since capital, to give the first impetus to this employ-
ment, exists in se great abundance in the country, and
could not flow into a safer or more advantageous channel
—why is there any delay in placing our fellow subjects in
circumstances, under which such benefits may be obtained
for them, and secured to their children?
1 trust that the time is not far distant when the subject
will be thoroughly investigated by the Chureh,the Cheerio-
ment sad the monied interest. The Church will discover
that by this system it will be enabled with ease to f9en3
good character among all the people; awl that sloe the
purpose for which Churches were established, will be ful-
filled. To the Uovernment it will present the certain
means of improving the condition of the working classes,
of speedily relieving them from ignorance and poverty,snd
the vices and misery which these must ever generate, end
thus increasing the strength and prosperity of the whole
empire. And, lastly, to the monied men it will afford the
means of investing their funds in a new property of land
and houses, rendered annually of increased value by the
increased industry, knowledge and virtue of those by whom
they are occupied. RouT. OwaN.
New Lanark, 17th Jan. 182-1.

MANSION-HOUSZ.—Jane Moore, housemaid in the family
of Mr. Kirwan, merchant, in Hiches'•court, was brought up
lot final examination, charged o ith having stolen upwards
of 2501. worth of plate, the property of her master.
From the evidence it appeared, that while Mr. Kirwan
and his wife here at the theatre, the prisoner, who is sup-
posed to have had communication with some men in the
Court (a suspicious looking fellow having been seen lurk-
ing about the neighbourhood) went up to her master's
room, and stripped his plate-chest of every article it con-
tained. She was seen ransacking the chest by a fellow
servant, who watched her from the leads of the house, and
detected her while on the point of going to the door with a
bundle of the plate. She appeared rather terrified, and
endeavoured to hide the bundle. Afterwards she ran up
stairs, and oat upon the leads, and it was supposed that she
intended to throw herself from the top of the house upon
the pavement, but she was prevailed upon to return, and
she then in tears declared that the distress of her husband
had compelled her to he dishonest. Mr. Kirwan appeared
extremely une Wing to prosecute. and some of the circum-
stances in the first instance withheld.
The LORD Mayor', however, having determined that so
flagrant a case of robbery shocld not go unpunished,
all the particulars were entered into upon this occasion.
It was stated, that after the first bundle of plate was found
behind the prisoner who stood in aposition calculated to hide
it, another bundle, containing a still greater quantity, bad
been let down by a cord, and was banging within reach of
any passer by. This bundle she pointed to herself, and
loosed from the cord ; it consisted of silver mugs, sugar
stands. salt stands, fish knives, d•r..; and just before the
robbery was discovered, a fellow had been seen walking or
rather sneaking up and down the Court.
Mr. Kirwan was still ranch disinclined to prosecute. and
his witnesses seemed to enter into his feelings; for every
one of them laid great stress upon the apparent contrition
of the prisoner; but the fiord Mayor peremptorily or-
dered that she should be committed for trial, expressing
his surprise at the disposition to forgive so flagrant a rob-
bery, and his opinion, that a man wbo could think of af-
fording another opportunity of plundering to so wholesale
a speculator, would deserve so protection from the law.
The parties were bound over, and the prisoner was sent to
Newgate for trial.
QUREN-EQUARL—Yesterday the driver of the hackney-
coach No. 96, was fined in the penalty of ten shillings with
costs, for being absent from his coach while in attendance
at the King's Theatre for a party, on the night of the 24th
ult. In delivering this decision, Mr. White, the presiding
Magistrate, recited a clause of the Hackney-coach Act be-
fore little known, we believe, to the public, for the regula-
tion of those vehicles while attending at places of public
amusement. This clause directs, that if any hackeey-coach
or chariot, so attending, whether hired or not, shall he
found without the driver, such carriage may be driven
away to the nearest green-yard or place of deposit, and that
a fine not exceeding five pounds shall be imposed on the
owner, for defraying which, if not paid, the said carriage
and horses shall be made liable. Mr. White fined the de-
fendant in this case ten shillings only, because he was wil.
ling at first to try by lenient means to remove an evil
equally great to the parties retaining the coach and to the
public in general ; but If that was found inadequate, he
must have recourse to the full penalty.

MARLDJROUGII-STREET.—Yesterday a young man, of
fashionable appearance, was brought to this office, charged
with intermarrying with a young lady of respectal.le con-
nections, his first wife being still living.
The prisoner was said to be the relative of a Gallant
General, and the case excited great interest; but the young
lady with whom, as it was alleged, be had intermarried,
was not present.
Her brother, however, attended, and, being sworn, stated
that, some months ago, the prisoner, by unknown means,
became acquainted with his sister, who was only seventeen
years of age, and canoed her to elope with him. She was
.safsslag a eonsiderable time, *Winne% every means went
adopted for her discovery to no effect, until the other day,
when she returned to her home in a deplorable plight, and
informed him that she bad been married to the prisoner,
who had urged her to enter into the union, under the re-
presentation that he was a single man; but after her mar-
riage she ascertained that he had a wife living.
Magistrate.—Where is your sister? Her evidence is
necessary to prove the second marriage.
Witoess.-1 requested her attend ; but I find she has
not arrived. He added, that the wife o f the prisoner was
outside the door.
She was called in and questioned. She was of very in-
teresting appearance, and was very much convulsed with
grief. She stated that, a short time ago, the prisoner,who
had quarreled with her, threatened to leave her and
marry some one else ; and he shortly afterwards put his
threats into execution, and quitted the place with the whole
of her propertv, and she bad not seen him until she re-
ceived the intelligence of his second marriage. She had
never given him the least cause for such conduct.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he had certainly left
his wife from private reasons; but he denied baring inter-
married with any other person.
The brother denied this, and pledged himself to bring
forward his sister to prove the charge.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded for further