Star. — London, England, 1819-07-26 00:00:00

1111:1 THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, JULY 26, 1819. THE FUNDS. TWEE Of Stocks THIS HAT AT ONE O . CLOCC: Bank Stock 2331 3 per Cent. Reduced 72H-1 3 per Cent: Consols 70{ 711 ii 3b per Cent. Blit —4 per Cent. 90till S per Cent. Navy 105i1 Bank Long Annuities 19 3-16 f, India Bonds 9 10 pre. ENchcquer Bills (2d.) 1 3 pre. Uranium 4 51 41 pre. Consols for Acct. 71E1 72 71,1. ASSASSINATION OF THE PEACE OFFICER ENTRUSTED WITH THE CUSTODY OF THE REVEREND JOSEPH HARRISON. It gives us much concern to learn, by the subjoined extracts from The Macclesfield Courier, received this morning, that a most diabolical act of vengeance and contempt of legal authority has been attempted at Stockport, on the person of Mr. BIRCH, the Con stable who was entrusted with the custody of the Rev. JosEru lIARRISOI7, previous to that person's finding bail in the prosecution instituted against him for Se dition. The populace had threatened an attack on the house in which BIRCH had lodged his prisoner, and, with the view of taking counsel in this emer gency, he had slipped out in disguise, but was un fortunately recognized by the people in the streets, from some mie of whom he received the contents of a pistol ir. hi, breast. The ball had not, at the date' of these advises, been extracted, and the greatest fears are entertained for the unfortunate man's life.. No thing is said as to the detection of the infamous as sassin; but we tiust he will not long be able to excape that exemplary punishment which such a deed of wanton atrocity so loudly demands. Accounts to the same effect as those we subjoin were receiveikyesterday, by express, at the Oftice of the Secretary for the Horne Department: 44 MACCLESFIELD, JULY 24. c , We have r.:ceived the following letter from Mr. arch, the Stockport Police Officcr : Newaastlelunder-Lyuc, Friday Aft2n2oon, July 23. 3tr."—l have al - lived here with Harrison, the Preacher, whom I ant conveying through Calleton and 'Cheadle, to fled ti, 1 Stockport. —I ain, iu haste, your . ., ' Wm. Bum' . . " SECOND EDITION. • 1 " ' "IlloltlitiLE Arrester TO ASSAUIVATZ SIRCV, TIM COS:ST.I,IM " : ( . " Birch arrived with the prisoner at Stockport 1 i ii, about eight o'clock, p. 24 . and conveyed him to his house. This circumstance was soon made kncrwit, ! and the house as quickly beset with numbers, who ' .: i made use of the most daring language. Thus sitna• ' l / 4 I t 1 e: ,* ' ) t .cl, Birch deemed it necessary to take advice of Mr. 't L'oyd ; and for this purpose, under disguise, he went ' r out At the back door of his house about eleven o'clock. Mr. Lloyd was not to be found, and Birch, on his re- fl. t turn home, being unfortunately recognized by one 1 11 of the Reformers, was immediately surroundad, and • • received the contents of a pistol in his breast. The t " ball fortunately took a favourable direction, and , 1 ;1 .1 : . lodged in his left side. The alarm being given , an •• ! . express was sent to Manchester, and a Troop of Hus- t • , s.trs (the 15,11 we believe) arrived soon afterwards, •, i s •.; ./ and peace was restored for the night. s t . ' l " Three persons have been taken up, and this. 4 . :, , • morning underwent an examination before Thomas I . l' i d ' Wm. Tatten, Esq. the Rev. Charles Prescott , and Peter Marsland, Esq. They arc reminded for a further hearing. " Harrison was sent to the Lock - up House , and ?, w as afterwards admitted to bail. • 1 , ' ( 4 ~ S aturday, July 24, Eight o'clock, P.M. f ' "i • " A messenger whum weliad dispatched to Stock- s . t' i i • port is just returned, and reports that B i r ch is still 1 alive, but that Mr. Killer , the surg eon, has not as y et t s , been able to extract the ball; serious apprehensions 1 Et . ' f u Harrison is stated to have expressed deep regret . 1 foz . Blic.h's accident, and said he did not wish to have ) I teen. takes to Stockport, andneither was it intended , he 'should. % He-was expected to have come by the Defiance coach to this town, and a person was in waiting to prevent him going further. Another line , f , 4 • ; •' of road had been chosen for h is conve y ance to Stock- i ' ; R. - port, by the Manchester Coburg coach, which runs : through "Litchfield, Newcastle, and Congleton. It is almost needless to add, that this horrible attempt , at assassination has produced th e most alarmin g sea- ' , j ..- cation in this part of the country."—Maccieffteld Cott.' rier, July 2.1. , • . k Lord CASTLEREAGH gave a grand , entertainment ', yesterday, at his house in St. James s-square, to the PRINCE REGENT. Among other distinguished per- ions invited to meet his Royal Highness, were— i. l l 4 ' ' . t Ilia Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Pence Eaterhazy, Duke 4 e San Carlos, the Duke of \Wellington, Count Lieven, the ti r f 4 French Ambassador, the Duke of Montrose , M ar q uis of Hert- -41, Karl of Liverpool, Earl B.,tkurst, Sir William Keppcl, Bat. Sir Ilmjamin Bloomfield, &c. i s The Ertl of LivEarc•or. entertained, on Saturday, Prince ESTERHAZY and a large party of distinction, at his seat, Coomb Wood. t had The Rail of HARRINGTON a dinner party yes- 'terday, at his house, in'the Stable-yard, St. James's. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY had a dinner l party on Saturday , at his p alace, Lambeth. i -The Duchess of RIC HMOND and the Ladies Ltriox leave town in a few days, fO4 Brighton. i, . . iti, . . .. . THE MANUFACTURING A Reform Meeting is to be held at Rochdale this day, at Rippenden on Wednesday, and at Hudders field on Monday, the 2il of August. The Requisi tion for the latter Meeting is both numerously and respectably signed, and all the principal speakers in the district are expected to attend. It is very generally rumoured in Yorkshire, that a warrant has been issued against Mr. PETRE, Who took so conspicuous a part at the two fist Hunslet- Moor Meetings, for seditious language held by him at these Meetings. He is not yet taken, having ob tained secret information of what was going on, and absconded suddenly from Wakefield. There is to be a Meeting at Manchester on the fth August, at which Mr. HUNT has agreed t 4) preside. . . . DP ANACET -TBAVI.--.The turn-out, as it is techni cally called, in Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, and the other parts of the Blanket Manufacturing District of the West Riding of Yorkshire, still continues, and our a,ccounts from that quarter are very conflicting.—On the one hand it is stated, that the demands of the men are very reasonable—that they ask for only as much wages as will enable them to maintain their families without parochial relief—that some of thein,, And thel weavers in particular, could not, qn an average, earn more than from 10s. to 12s. a-week--and that the ad vance they Jemand will not enhance the price of the manufactured article more than 3i per cent. While , on the other hand, it is insisted, that the advance will be fully 10 per cent. and that the wages which were given, before this fresh claim was put forth, being from 16s. to 265. per week, were fully equal to the comfortable support of a family. Upon such a sub ject we can only report the assertions of others, with out wishing to make any of our own. PUBLIC MEETING AT DEWSBURY. Saturday afternoon (and not before, as erroneously stated in some of the provincial papers), a public meeting was held at Dewsbury, Yorkshire, for the object of forming a National Union, and to consider of the best means of ameliorating the present wretch ed and depressed state of the labouring and mann facturing classes. The Chair was taken precisely at three o'clock ; and, on account of the many thou sands now out of employment within a circuit of ten miles of the place, there was a very numerous at tendance. Mr. WILLANs (the main-spring in over throwing the infaMous spy system, and unkennelling the fox, Oliver) took the lead; and, after him, the prin cipal speakers were Mr. HODGSON and Mr. RHODES, who each addressed the multitude at considerable length. The Resolutions and proceedings cf the last Meet ing on Hunslet Moor, may be taken as a correct out line of what took place at Dewsbury. The speeches of Mr. \V!LLAN and Mr. Hoposotv, were remarked for moderation and sound arguments, and evinced talents that would not disgrace more exalted stations. The Resolutions were carried unanimously, and the whole business was conducted with the greatest or ' der and decorum. The Meeting broke up about six o'clock, and the multitude separated to their respec tive homes, without committiug the slightest breach of the peace. lIECXMONDWIKE MEETING. Tuesday last a numerous Meeting of the Weavers, Spinners, and other work-people, employed itt the Blanket manufacture, was held in the ma: ket-place of Heckmondwike, to conicr with the Masters, and to explain to them the nature of the Union. Tl'e speaker, on this occasion, was a person of the nan:e of Rhodes, and in a speech of considerable length, he explained that the Union in which they were en gaged related merely to matters of trade, and was wholly unconnected with politics. A considerable nu:nber of Master-manufacturers were present, but no definite agreement was entered into. Some houses, we understand, have already resumed their work, at the new rate of wages, but a large proportion of the mills are entirely at a stand. The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday have anived since our last. The KING has been indis posed, but so slightly as to be still able to transact business as usual. The statement thi*t the Duke of RICIIELIEU had arrived at Paris is now contradicted ; he is however expected shortly. Three individuals, accused of having distributed a pretended Procla mation from BONAPARTE, have been arrested at Lyons. The Consultation Chamber, of the Tribunal of First Instance, came to a decision on Wednesday, with respect to the Eight law Students, taken into casody in consequence of the recent disturbances. Five of them have been discharged, simplieiter ; one of them discharged on bail ; and twu of them or• dered to be indicted for unarmed rebellion. French 5 per Cents. Thursday, 71fr. FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRZEPOL:DENT. I' PARIS, JULY 21. " If we may venture to augur from appearances, the preponderancy of Russian interest and Russian politics is on the decline. France must soon choose between England and Russia: she must either have an enemy or a friend at her door. If she acts wisely, she will not be hugged by the Bear, but prefer re. posing on the faith of the Lion. Russia still keeps her eye on Sweden, and Sweden knows it. England has at length decided to espouse the interests tir the latter Power, which are her own. All is ferment in Germany i they have been trying to mend an old gar meia with new cloth : the Scripture tells us the result. " All are impatient for Constitutions, which are sometimes nominally ceded, but' they arc so blended with feudal principles, and carried into mention so completely in a feudal manner, that little good is to be augured of them. Germanyltas, however, had a taste of liberty, and, sooner than is expeoted, it will, like the Reformation, break out in a blaze all over Germany—the King of PRUSSIA does his best to prevent it, but in vain. " The Session of Parliament is closed here, and the various Political Parties are on the qui vine for the Elections. The poor Ultras are likely to be very badly off; but, like the Jesuits, they make their way, and, like the dry rot, sap unseen the bases of the social edifice." A Mail from Flanders arrived last night, and ano ther from Holland this morning. The papers brought by them arc almost wholly occupied with details and speculations respecting the conspiracy for the revo lutionizing of Germany, of which the French papers received on Saturday have already enabled us to lay as much as seems to be authentically known before our Readers. _ _ _ The King of the Netherlands left Brussels on the '2oth Ibr Ghent, where he will stay two days, and then go to Bruges. Lord CoctraANE sent his boats to cut out two ves sels in the outer harbour of Lima, on the 20th of Fe bruary., in which he succeeded ; they are valuable merchant vessels. He also cut out a gun-boat loaded with artillery and stores, but could noo attempt any thing against the frigates, as they were inside of the harbour, and protected by very strong torts. The peo- ple there are so dissatisfied with their Government that they came off to him by hundreds, till he was obliged, for want of room, not to rc,:eive any more. General SAN MARTIN is marching with his army to attack the place by land, which, the Buenos Ayres Gazette says, will submit nn his approaching it. The following Proclamation has been issued by Lord CocitHANE SY LORD COGURANV, Vier-ADMIRAL Or cniu, ADMIRAL AND CO*- SIANDFIS IN cntrr or TUC SHIPS •NO TESSLLS OF TUE STATLS. " Being authorized and commanded by the Supreme Govern ment of Chili strictly to blockade the I'orts, Bays, liathouw, and the whole coast of the Kingdom of Pent, " I hereby declare as follows, viz. " Ist. That the port of Callao, and all other ports, bays, and harbours, as well as the line of coast front the port of Guyaquil to Alacama in Peru, are in a state of formal blockade. " 2d. AU vessels are strictly prohibited from carrying on any commerce, or holding communication with the said ports and places within the foresaid mentioned line of blockade. " 74. No ships or vessels, belonging to friendly or neutral Powers now in the bay of Callao, or in any of the ports or anchorages comprehended within the blockade aforesaid, shall be permitted to sail therefrom after the lapse of eight days from the date hereof. " 4th. No neutral Bag shall in any case be suffered to cnver ar neutralize the pmperty of Spabiarde, or of the inhabitants of the countries subject to the King of Spain. " &h. Any neutral vessel navigating under false or double papers, or which shall not have the necessary documents to prove the ownership of the property, shall suffer the penalties applica ble to the good+ and merchandize of enemies. " 6th. Every neutral vessel which shall have on board Blill, tart' OiScers, Masters, Supercargoes, or Merchants of the Coun tries subject to the Kirg of. Spain, shall be sent to Valparaiso, *here to be adjudged according to the Law of Nations. " 7th. Th• present notification shall be transmittod to those whom it may ceneern. " Given on board the O'Higgins, bearing the Flag of the Com mander-in-Chief, in the Bay of Callao, March 1, 1919. (Signed " COCIiRANE. "By his Lr,rl,hip'i coulmatl, AND. A. JONTE, Sec." We have yet, says the Hampshire Telegraph, to learn the object to be accomplished by sending two line-of-battle ships to South America. It appear the ships (St.;? Ens and VENGEVR) are not intended as a permanent augmentation to the naval force there,, as they are expected to return in about ten months, and resume their respective stations, as guard-ships, at Plymouth and Leith. The SUPERB has been equipped for sea with great celerity, at Plymouth, where she waits only for men to complete her com plement to 540. Lieutenants the lion. H. FINCH and T. J. C. EVANS, and Assistant-Surgeon I‘I , DonuALL, are appointed to her. Commodore Sir THOMAS HARDY left Plymouth on Monday, fur the Admiralty, to receive his final instructions from that Board.--- —The VENGECR, 71, Captain FREDERICK L. MAIT LAND, arrived at Portsmouth on Thursday, from Leith, and is fitting with the utmost expedition for foreign service. An the Officers who served under the flag of Rear-Admiral Or WAY, at Leith, are con tinued in her. Her complement on board is to be in, creased from 300 to 540 men. The QUAIL cutter, intended as a tender to the VENGEUR, arrived at . Portsmouth on Priday, from Plymouth. The OwEN GLENDOWER frigate has been also commissioned at Chatham for the South American station ; the Hon. Captain SPENCER is to command her. The GANY MIME will take the station of the SEVERN in the Downs, which ship will remove to Leith. Major BEZANT, of the Corps of Artillery of Gene- 1 ral MAocnzoon, arrived in town on Thursday last, with letters from the COMMANDIR-IN-CHIZIP, dated St. Andre, May 28, in which it is stated that General MAccnscon took with him from St. Andre, (the De pot) to Porte-Bello, two complete troops of the Lan- Intros de Maceroni. all veteran soldiers, from the 9th, 12th, and 16th British Lancers, perfectly well-armed and equipped, and mounted at Porto-Betio. The Ge neral, cocceiving it to be impossible for him to be attacked from any other quarter than from the high road of Panama, sent his outposts and picquets in that direction, optics. the command of Major BALDWIN, pf the Lancer!. Is Officer aid his me t off from the town and made prisoners, at z' miles distance from Pcrto•Bello. T 1 down to that town unperceived, throng ' which flank it closely on each . side. The tuo, 'flies of Lancers would have been sufficien t throw the Spaniards that surprised the omr, they had an opportunity of charging o n d iel, wide square and in the str.eets. A considerabl e _ thy of specie was found at Porto-Bello. Five doubloons in gold were discovered in the cer.c, few days previous to the recapture. ewes the preservation of his life to the presence of mind of one of his Aides-de-Camp. CoLci.ocost, of Belfast. This young man the next room to NI Acuar‘;on, and upon he.r rush of men ascending the stairs seized a pistols and his sabre, and met the assailant stair-head, just before the door of Mac% room. With the two pistols he had the See, kill a Spanish Colonel and a Captain, an; his sabre through the body of a third. All rolling down stairs impeded the advance of Mateattacoa in the mean time leaped out 7. ! dove. Cotesoece received a ball throtl!.. 4ind ; had time to follow Macostericn, on board the sloop of war. It was Cornet of the Lancers (son of Lord SesapLE) who vol to swim off to Wm:imost% ship, from the the message from Colonel Itarrea. He rth s..wam back with the answer, and, after all, to the ship, and is now safe and well at St. Major BEZANT left Porto-B:110 on the day pi the recapture, in charge of a quantity of artil stores for the fortifications that .11%! erec;n Andre. AI ACGRECO:: had about 1600 me•l w! jor BEZANT left him. The Prince and the with 270 men each, from Iceland ; the T. from London, with 150 veteran cavalry at artillery ; a large ship, of 650 tons, with front Ireland ; the Samuel, from London, laden with arms and ammunition ; and anot sel from Dublin with 2;0 men ; and the Livt from London, with 48 veteran Officers, picked soldiers, are all expected with imp St. Andre ; besides 1000 men from New* Y about 700 men from Jamaica. When the collected it will be a considerable force; at course of a month, the army will land at & Bogota, which is a short distance from Cat the capital of New Granada. Lord LOWTHER and the Hon. Fnrrrnv' SON are appointed Directors of Greenwich H The Earl of FIFE gage a grand entertai the PRINCE REGENT on Friday evening, at in Grosvenor-square. A French Play wa the amusements of the evening, and alto Ballet, in which all the principal dancers Opera performed. About two o'clock hi Highness sat down to a magnificent suppei consisted of all the delicacies of the seas , Royal Highness Prince LEOPOLD WAS also pi The Duchess of GLOCCESTER visited the' of Yoßx yesterday. The Weavers Committee of Carlisle ' abroad an Address to the Gentry and Clert County, in which they attribute the origin deplorable condition to the misrule of Gc:, owing to the deficiency of the present repress system. They appear to be treading pretr in the footsteps of their fellow sufferers shire, &c. It is stated, that a weaver's shuttle has 137 miles to procure the workman the sum after deductions ! An itinerant Apostle of Reform was apprel on Monday at Pvnryn, for selling a Parody Catechism, and committed to the county jail, Sir CHARLES WOLSELEIC has addressed the People of Birmingham, dated 4th July which he thanks them fur the honour they him in electing him to he their Legislateril ney. " Whether, Gentlemen," he says, u shall not be acknowledged and received in mons House as your Representative, depeni circumstance—whether in the constituted Ai of the State, there be or be not remain:ng ai ble portion of wisdom or justice, or respect liberty, or the least desire for the continuant Constitution." DE %VI Or PROFESCOR PLAYTAIRe..—PFOres. FAIR, who has been fur some time past in a state of health, died at his house in Foi Edinburgh, on Tuesdly morning. his deat versally regretted. No man ever perhaps desei enjoyed a larger share of the public esteem. world at large he was respected for his various acquirements, both in literature an , while to the circle of his private triends he peculiar manner, endeared, by his mild suming character. DREADFUL EXPLOSION.--It is our painft notice another of those distressing accidents frequently occur in coal-mines. On Tuesd. ing last, owing, it is reported, to some neglcc management regarding the safety-lamps in d; hill pit, at Gatehead, near Newcastle-on. dreadful explosion took place, by which persons have lost their lives. Had the acci pened an honr later, it is said about 100 perst have perished.—Eighteen of the unhappy have been interred in Gateshead church-yar in the chapel-yard; the remaining bodies li been given to their respective friends, or ai taken out of the pit. Amongst the poor tint were three boys from Whitehaven, taken there by their mother and obtained were soon after dismissed ; consequently iii applied to those in management and again employment for her children, just in time to melancholy fate that has befallen them and low-sufferers. The same pit, we believe, explot_ four years ago, when considerable damns? Wa; of • .e he re " sc • r, ca•,, VII rc gs P' a: z: Is • hc• : ,:••• • t richt , ret.„ in s prerc' illery 71 • w:,en - 430 ent: other vely ar,,l . 'offence York, whole ianto 1 artha o . Ott U, Ho* 1 rinni • t Ills Gls ennuis. from. his RI, •er, v • .1 ',resent. Ich it has • °F r. of )veir.... • • c resent tty ci e 4• in L • .S tO of fs.".. preheti dy oa 1, • '.• a letter' r. 1519: hive '- Ar • 1 shal , the • rids on kuthcc' any to'. • for pia nee of 4 ssor Fri deci:r.; rrtir-st% ;ath is 7 , leservcif 3. 13r' great nd stir e svni,;; and fill do is whiik day lect or the Sher': n-Trre- neat :Y;t :ident sons %cos; y suff ••• arj:• have e::!..f Ire not r•'• :fortuent . had work. b"; heir pi. ebtx:i• :0 ; 11.iie". J thrir • was