The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-05-28 00:00:00

Sir—As the-following Get reflects great refulgence
V% our military department, and eternal honour open
ebe illustrious individual whose
_name is aSsed to
thftitie of this paper, you will I trust, as you isAie I
te.waresi me by the Ineettioa of various other comma-
tiatatioas not refuse to give it insertion. I know by
*spectacle that ne party feelings will induce you to re-
f./NI enact of individual justice. Should it appear In
any of Owse paper' which are called "Treasury Joao.'
n .Is." I fear its veracity might be doubted, which--
would be visi ing an act of the greatest virtue with
•tigen, instead a with that applause to which it is so
justly entitled.

A moat worthy and respectable widow lady. whose
whole property was a life interest in land, had leased
itolt with the consent of her three sons, and an Daly
daughter. (her heirs) for Tuna lives also, to-aa *pa-
lest farmer at 6001. a year. One of those sous who
waall wild young fellow, had enlisted in the 18th Dra-
rows; who were then in Portugal with the Dnbe of
Coaseqseatly the lease ores not ezecuted

iy
Shortly afterwards this tenant, who was a mere ma
ampulla 4 land, artfully sad dishonestly availing him-
:elf of the sosa.exoeation of the lease by this absent
tae. demanded that his rent should be considerably
sAtcod. and in order to compel such a redaction, most
'molly withheld payment altogether, and that to..
daring a Wag sail severe illness of the mother, at the
ammo time tbrostenieg a law snit. if she did not comply
terms;wttb fain secretly boasting of the situation he
had this respectable family is, and cashing in the
insiaositility of this lady presorting/or her trowel sea
ice's of slareiee to arecitte the deed.
At the solititation °ibis :Meted client. the solicitor
c: this lady, (bat without the smallest hope of succeed-
ing) wrote to the ComMlnder is Chief stating in sum.
pie terms the fits:going boa I and deploring that
this worthy imam and hoe daughter would be ruined
the young 'apogees did not get least of absence.
By some fatality the solicitor received no answer to
1.11 letter, and be ins attest to advise his client to sob.
'st to this creel extortioner. rather then go to law :
when on a certain evening to the great amazement and
;or of those affected and almost despairing ladies in
:.t.Tped the tenant is full wifivent.
The Dohs of Wellington the very day before the
battle of Barroom had ordered bins home to execute
no loose and to rescue his mother and sister from this
ratestions tyrant.
The magnanimity of the decree struck terror into the
saissod tem.tot. who inyan ly paid his rent and pro-
ioced his lease for due execution.

Sir, I was myself the solicitor to this tnnsaction,
azsl have ever since inagesi for an opportunity of pro-
claiming so noble an net, which opportunity I know
nu will nut refuse me.
f.e:cester-square.

.1. B.

P. S. No interest or solicitation whatsoever was re-
sorted to. When I wrote to his Royal Highness 1
coati :tired 1 did an act of mere hopeless experimext.

FOR TIM STATRS.VAN. .1
---wom.--
(Mach aq we are known to differ is opinion from
our Co rr r • ;wade ut . relative to the disfraschiaement of
tisainputind, we give iasertiou to his letter from our
cish to 'hew ourselves imparti4l, and from the respect
•,r. ,re ettertain for some of the means he proposes to
. s ^medy prevailing corruption.--En.)

TO W. 0. WHITBREAD. ES4l:nll. N. P.
I confess, as a freeholder in your interest, 1 did expect I
to see you stand up against the present Bill for the Die-
..froatlslaement of tiramponnd.
am grieved there should he so many corrupt voters
a,. there have been proved to be In this and other
r.oroughs, and especially under the influence of the Ad-
tninistntticrn, bnt there is not a principle more injurious
to liberty and the acquirements of lkitons than the idea
of an nacontrolable legislature. It has been a rule
among those who have ever divided the loaves and fishes,
to Maintain the oisoapeteery of King, Lords and Com-
ma's, bat there are many acts whirl. time may render
necessary which cannot be effected by King. Lords And
omA:sons—and the taking away the rights of Boroughs
i s see of them. The parties concerned hold it as their
birth-right; an.l although the vote in many cases may
be sespeedsd, in conformity to general rights of voting,
at affecting ether Constituents throughout the country,
yet there is no power in our l'onstitu:ion to enable a re-
perstetative to omila/etc the right of his immediate
Coostitneat t and yet this would be the case with Bram-
petted or any other Borough disfranchised. A Minister
and his Colleagues will support this unconstitutional
dextrine, because it gives undefined power to the influ-
ence of the Crown. Majorities prove nothing as to their
inertly einbraeing the votes of the romnbers of the dis-
franchised borough ; for, if one ran be disfranehleeti,
wily not disfranchi,e every Borough held by persons
obnoxious to them ; and all tvhich may suit their con-
venience, or their secret expenditure ? Why net create
represen-ations in the House of Commons for life, to
correspord with the hereditary and other privileges of
the !louse of Lords ? When the representatives of the
House of Lon:moos pissed the Septennial Act, extend-
ing their legislative authority from 3 to 7 years, what
was it but a disfranchisement for 4 years of all the places

represented
The Constitutional principle I lay down, suits the
power of those who have in general the greatest interest
in the Borringh of Orontpoand ; lmt no matter who has
the better chance of sending a Member to the House of
Commons. The point to which I cannot yield. is, that
the Legislature, who are more Trustees for the people,
cannot. so far as relates to the representation, destroy
the Constituents. I:.us actually sanihilating the very
persons, as public persons. who appoint them their
Testate..

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*WS ACT OP NIS ROYAL. HIGHNESS Till
ours OF YORK.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.