The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-23
PH1LApELPHiA, June Is.
FROM THE AURORA.

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Our files of London papers, abound with mat
ter OF curiosity IN various respects, they relate
to the government, policy, morals, corruption,
and universal profigacy that prevails in Great
Britain.
The Development of the nefarious corruption
and profigacy of the hopes of tile family Of
Great Britain, the general in chief of the British
but there ends the punishment of this royal cri-
minal, while poor roSdes and poor men, who are
not roges, are semitic the gallows or to close con-
6nement.
: Meetings have been held in most of the coun-
ties, towns and cities of England, expressing by
votes, their thanks to member of the house of
commons. who, upon his own manly and virtuous
determinations, undertook to bring the royal pro-
iigate to strict test. At the ineetingi in West
minster,for the purpose ofthanking COL Wardie,
sir Francis Burdett, contrasted the iniquity that
escaped, with the innocence that was punished,
in the person ola Mr.. Lon.aiye, :: mathematical
mstfument-maker,w who was taken up upon RI
diculous allegation of medtating to shoot the
British King with apot-gun this man had been
confined upon the mere fiat of minister, detain-
ed without further accusation, he had gone into
prison youth, in the prime of life, and with
skill IN his profession, and after years close
detention in dungeon, had come forth with his
head bleached by wretchedness, want, and Sc
clusion from society. The living witness ofths
| He also referred to the case of MIR. White, the
editor of the Independent Wing, who for exposing
the abuses OF power, was sentenced to q cruel
confinement, and this injustice aggravated by his
removal from his family, to the Jail Of Dorches-
ter, above 100 miles from London. Upon his tri-
al the jury WAS packed, the clerk of the crown
having taken the roll from the sheriff, aud pack
ed the PANEL
These and other expressions, he contrasted
with the patronage held and exercised by prosti-
tutes over the three departments, the military,
the civil and the ecclesiastical-Five different
clergymen were detected in obtaining patronage
by bribery OF the kept mistress of the duke of
York.
Numerous military commissions.
Places in the customs and colonies.
Contracts and Jobs, all sold by this concu,ne
Another ot the royal dukes, that of Cambria e,
was implicated in the same way
The duke of Portland and one Of the arcllbi-
shops were likewise implicated.
Lord Castlereagh president OF the board of
contronl, and cabinet minister, was charged,
and aidacicusly confessed the fact, with having
employed corrupt means to secure seat in Par
iiameht Tor another lord and member OF the board
OF conlroui, of the title of lord Clancarty. He
not only admitted but justified it, and determin-
Ito MAINTAIN his station of minister, and what
was not more cxtraordmary--he had majority of
the House of Commons in his favor OH !; vote of
Ger sure being offered. Cas,lereagh was openly
aiiedged to have been the agent who distributed
fgso millions of pouaS to bride the Irish Pal ia
nent into the UNION
The same prohigacy had extended to the mi.
litary and civil promotions III tie st India com
panys service. ThsilaSOn, one of tile directors
hat' obtained in short period the nomination TOR
appointments OF three 1criters (tllc title given TO
young men who go III the East India COM any's
| civil service TO ladia the laws forbid the sale
OF such appointments by the directors Theilu-
son presented the right of nomination To his cou-
SIN, and this COUSIN sold the appointments for "a.
bout $4,000 dollars! and this main sci up again
tor Il director. What but the plumber OF Asia
would repay such anticipation OF plumber what
but the plumber G. debaaement OF mankind could
uphold such proiiigacy rs the Britisl government
exhibits
Among the plunderers detected in this rage
ior investigation tie hotorous 1okn 8o7s!es, tie
apostle OF dAti- facobiniSDl, the great terrorist
lie who recOmmcndedhmseithy institut;ng clubs
ofproscription in London, and instu ING the de-
testab.e system ofespiomage; who in a boo!; pub.
lisled by him, declared parliament and people
wholly incapable and une,aitlcd to power or any
other rights, but such the king thought fit TO
allow, that the king was the tree, and the para
| meIit and people oaiy the branches, which might
be cast of and the tree still flourish Tais man,
protected by Pitt, indicted for his offences, was
! acquitted by jury of true born Engishmen -
Aud this man has been found, in common with o.
| Tiers of the same cart, plunderer and dapid,-
tor of the public money.
The boasted Judiciary of England 1--WE never
could discover any thing but matter of detestati
| ON in this boosted British Judiciary had been
provedt TO he much ntannated as the other
branches of the government all the places of
| tie courts beng matter barter and sale, the
proceeds OF which, found their way To the pOck-
cts of the Judges.
Debaucllery, RIGHTEOUSNESS, and extravaganza
| were never at so great height aud what Was
deemed horrible few years ago. when =. Alyne
1eokG in his petition, undertook to prove al tlie
bar OF parliament that seats were bought IN the
house of coumf ODs, Ike stalls ut fairs the same
facts are now reiterated i'll open debate, heard
without denial or emotion, and justified as essen
tiai to the support OF the government
We subloIn few extracts from the speeche 8
on this subject.
| HOUSE or COMMONS, THURSDAY, AraIL 90
BILL TO PREVENT THE SALE or pI.A-
CES.
The chancellor ofthe exchequcr moved the
order ofthc day, for The second reading of the
bin for preventing the sale of places.
| On the question being put,
Lord FoLk gsToNg had but few words 10
| say on the subject lie observed, that these sort
Iofpreyentive bills very rarely did any good. AS
long As temptations were suffered to remain, Of
| fences would be committed. Notwithstanding
the provisions such bills, the ingenuity of Of.
! tenders would continue TO evade them, at lit
| tie more expence or trouble. II the inquiry he
had proposed few nights since had been gone
Into, there would lave been no occasion Tor tie
present measure. AS to tie Offices connected
with the courts oflaw, he found they had been
for Innpr time regularly boueht and soil l,ut h,