Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-04-09

oi consumption.
In travelling through England, the stran-
ger is forcbly struck with the grent indica-
tlons OF wealth he sees IN every quarter, and
The neat appearance OF tho cottages OF the
poorer classes, and the air of comfort they
possess. Notwithstanding the great amount
of suffering and privation which there un-
donblndly exists. owing to the provision OF
the poor laws, beggnrs ure seldom seen, and
almost every person met 10 comfortably
clothed. There are no doubt many indivldu-
ais suffering under deep prlyatlons, who hre
unconsciously passed by the stranger,and who
manifest no signs Of their real situation, from
laudabe sentiment Of pride, possessed by
the poorer classes of the English in an emil
nent degree, and which sentiment IL cherish
ed and fostered by the national instltutio
This piide is not without ito benefits, and Is
no doubt frequently the means Of sustaining
many, for whom The world would otherwise
prove loo hard, and whose spirits without Its
aid would break down under the load they
are necessi,sted to hear. TO confirm this,
the writer will relate an anecdote, which he
is well aware will scarcely be believed by
many, but which is nevertheless strictly true.
Some months since, he made hasty tour
through a considerable part OF England, and
small part Of Ireland and Scotland. In
Ireland, the people appeared to be ms badly
off as in any continental country he had seen,
but it was very difercn, in England and IN
Scotland. In Edinburgh lin Sco'land) the
writer purchased pair OF boots, and had
those he had before worn done up IN bun
die and thrown into the post chalse, intend
ing to give them to the first person he saw
whose appearance indicated need OF them
lie was anxious to get rid of them as soon
us possible, as It was the custom 10 change
these post chaises every ) or 10 miles, and
all the baggage consequently was changed
ot the same tlne aud there was besides but
little room to put il. From Edinburgh he
proceeded through the south Of Scotland to
Carlisle, in the northwest of England, and
from thence through Kendall, Preston, Man
chester. and Leeds Ia York-stopping sevc.
raj nights and some days on the route, and
travelling several hundred mlles--durlng
hich time l.c did not see one man, TO whom
he dared to offer the boots $50 comfortably
were all clad) for fear Of woundlng his feel
Iings, and he al length threw them out OF
rail road car whilst in rapid motion. opposite
a person aho was sitting IN despendlng at
Il titude on a fence near York. This clrcmIn-
stance is more singular as tho country passed
Il through comprised many manufacturing DIS
| trcts, where the greatest amount OF suffering
revails. In France, tho writer could not
! have proceeded one stage before he would
have been surrounded by beggars, whose
n supplicant looks, and desolate appearance,
would have afforded him ample proof OF their
i destitute circumstances and of their conse-
Il qurnt readiness to have received the boots.
II And 10 Italy not a nun scarcely could have
been met unless he was prince, priest, or
a government officer, who would not have
run the risk ofhls life tn have obtained them.
I Mr. Thomas Aspinwall, United States con-
sui at London, writes MIR. Woodbury. that
H" The revenue is collected at the port of
/ London in coins of the realm, Bank o! Eng.
land notes and Exchequer bills, by direction
Of the Lord commissioners Of the Treasury.
Exchcquer bills are never paid in, unless
when al discount in the m,rket. Payments
TO the amount of Gre pounds and upward, are
almost exclusively made in bank notes, and
smaller pay mcnts in coin"
\ "The Bank Of England is by law the Bank
er of the government, and the principal de-
| posioly of the revenue Of Great Britain. Ii
10 responsible for the safe keeping and for
Il regularly accounting for all public balances,
for the integrity and fidelity of its own Off
GERS, but not for loss by civil commotion"-
Again Mr.. Aspinwal says" Bank notes
being legal tender throughout the King.
dom, payments may be required in them, or
else in coin. But in point Of fact, payments
arc generally s,ade in whatever happens to
DO the ordinary currency of the place"
Il This it seems is The mode adopted in col.
lec'ing and in keeping the public revenues OF
the greatest commercial, the greatest manu-
featuring, The greatest agricultural, lin pro-
portion to its tcrrithry) and the wcal,hics'
nation on carlb-cOllrc'ing aud disbursing
| yearly revenues 10 at least twelve times the
amount received in the Uned States-and
TINT too without the cost or loss Of penny.
and without the intervention of" Iron Safes, "
Vaults" sub treasures, Imprisonment,
/ gnHeys, or DEATH"
Il 1t is this system being practiscdby the Brit
ish government, and which is nearly or quite
simiIar to that formerly pracrscd in the U.
States, which has called down such una,he.
mas on the "Faisc System Of that country
\ as well ns our own, from such men as Thos
II. Benton, and Martin Van Buren,.
Let Us pause and ponder for a moment, and
! and ask how it is, that those two nations. that
arc thus burdencd by these ".f false systems,
which are so ruinous 10 trade. to commerce
to manufactures, to agriculture, and to the wei.
fare OF man, should have happened to take
the lead in all the M tloLs Of the en- In in re-.
| spect to them all ?-What advantages does
England possess over other nations of Eu.
rope, excepting in her institutions ? What
advantages does the United States possess
over other nations in America, excepting in
her Institutions? Destroy them, and we shal
soon be reduced to level with others. 1t is
the Institutions of a country that IN a great
measure, form the characters Of its inhabi
tonis. 1t matters but little what may BE-
their descent. Bring nm hundred children
from all parts Of Europe, from England, from
France, from Spain, from Italy, from RUSSIA,
even from Turkey, aud let them be brought
mp in New England, and they will become
Yankees. On the contrary, carry an hun.
dred children from New England TO Italy
let them be brought up, or grow up, or come
\ mp with the children Of that country, and they
viii, in their habits, become Italians. Their
variety Of dispositions, would be manifested
IN why's congcnial to the institutions of the
4 country in which they live. The nobler and
better qualities OF their nature would be crush
ed in Italy; and the poor boy who when
V brought up in the genial moral climate Of N
England. would have been an ornament to
his country, and blessing to mankind, IN
Italy might perhaps have been n lnendicant il
The streets of Romc. The character of our