Star. — London, England, 1818-08-19 00:00:00

selves and injurious to the public, as they induced them to withhold those efforts which in outh the caus to e othe f freedom were particularly due from y country. But the Major s was attacked b th y os var who ious descriptions of persons, nd chiefly by e boasted of belonging to a party --3 term which, it must be acknowledged, seemed very properly adopted by persons who churned to take for part what was due to the whole. Whether the Majors views were too ex • tensive, too liberal, or too bold, his opponents had not endeavoured to demonstrate by any thing he like er argument ; but whatevppinion mightidered t beheld upm, on them, surely nobody, who fairly cons could honestly call them old womanish. They were manly in their nature and their object. They were peculiarly the feelings and sentiments of a man—the feelings and sentiments of a true born Englishman. His prescription was not a little but a big nos t r em. It could never be d escribed in terms of contempt, though in some pusillanimous minds it might excite apprehension. He was however happy to state, that a great change had been operated in public opinion on the subject of Reform. He could state from good information, that the delusions which had so long prevailed were fast wearing away. There was now, he believed, scarcely an honest man in any part of the country, of sound mind, who was not sensible of the extent of public corruption, and was not per fectly convinced of the necessity of applying a re medy. But with respect to Reform, it was to be ex-, pected that men's judgments should he different.—, There were various shades of opinion, and no one had a right to hold out that the mode he proposed must have a preference —that his plan, and his plan only, should be adopted. He must with all humi lity say, that this was.a sort of dictation to which no public man could s ubmit. The resolutions which he had moved in the last Session of Parliament had not been proposed by him without due c onsideration. By these resolutions he conceived himself bound to stand or fall in the public opinion. On them he was wil ling to place all pretensions to future character. If he should ever depart from them, he begged that he might not be allowed to say that he had grown Viiier. If his countrymen thought he had endea voured to p r omote the public good, they might be kind enough to wish to throw a veil over his weak ness; hut he certainly should never have the hardi hood to look Englishmen in the face, and on aban doning his principles, to tell them that lie was wiser to-day than he had been a few years ago. Finding that the spit it of Reform was spreading, every thing weals' be done by those who were its enemies to mis lead the people. Various measures, it was probable, would be proposed to the public es the means of Re forui. It was possible, however, that some measure short of that which he might think right, would be proposed in Parliament. if that should be the case, he should think it no impeachment ofhis consistency to support such a measure ; for something must b e sacrificed to the opinions or even the prejudices of others. Whatever might become of abstract prin ciples, tilt great object was to obtain the advantages of practical Reform. He had always maintained that every person (ight to have a vote in the maLing of the laws which. dispose of his liberty and his pro perty; and, for the lite of him, he could not see how elections founded on that principle should lead to anarchy. Suppose the country divided into sections for voting, however large the population, be could rot understand how there should be more confusion in all voting, than there would be in any single pa rish or district. Could there be greater anarchy than on the present system of election, which every seven years disclosed such horrid scenes of bribery, per jury, and every vice? The scenes which occurred during our elections had made many good men, though, in his opinion, not wise men, wish that the country had no rep:csentation. It had been said that he objected that the term univel sal suffrage was not sufficiently definite.. His objection, however, was not to the term, it was that those who used it, with the exceptioa of Mr. Bentham, really did not mean u-uversal suffrage. What he whiled was , that uni versal interests should be represented, and that, be thought, would be sufficiently accomplished, if the beads of families were to vote. He had been charged with inconsistency; because he had declared that he took his opinions from Milton, Locke, and Ma chiavel. It had be en observed, on this, " that l'slilton was a Republican—Locke a Constitutional . Monarchist—and, that Machiavel had become the Minister of a wily Prince ; aad it was inferred, that he might pass through all these stages." The prin ciples of these men, however, were essentially the same, though apparently differing, from the situa tions in which they were placed. They were all iliereis of freedom. But it had been insinuated that lie would act the part of each—that, after bein; a reaublican with Milton, he had become a constitu tional monarchist with Locke, and would terminate by being the Minister of some wily Prince. He won. d; red what wily Prince in Europe would wish to mi ke him his Ministsr? But the fact was, that Eng land was not a monarchy ; for that meant the govern ment of one individual—a government vested in a particular family; for its interests. Our ancestors acknowledged no such system. The government of the constitution of England bad an hereditary King, but that power was balanced by a representation of the people. There might be in Governments many things which, besides being ornamental, had their utility ; but the essence and test of a free constitution was a represeetation of• the people. He was there fore always willing to support the Crown and the Aristocracy, provided they were not opposed to the right of the people to choose their representatives. — Those who were pleased to endeavour to find out his inconsistencies, had reminded him of Mr. Burke, who said, that wislsing his whiggism to stick by him, he had taken it vet y low at first. Mr. Burke, he be-1 licved, did take his whiggism low enough ; but how ever low he took it, he certainly left it )lower than he' found it ; but he trusted he should never leave the principles of English liberty lower than he found them. The next toast was to the memory of Dr. Jebb, Sir William Jones, and Grenville Sharpe. The health of Mr. GEORGE KINLOCH and the Re formers of Scotland was the next toast. Mr. KisitocH returned thanks, and professed him self partial to what had been called great big blun ders and little nostrums. He remarked, that while the press remained free, as it was now, we had nothing to fear—we ran no risk—we were, in fact, invulner able. This, he added, was the only country iu Eu- rape, in ithich that blessing, a free Press, was en joyed. He concluded by giving the health of Mr. D. Kinnaird, the spirited advocate of popular rights. 144 . . D. KIN)i•AIRD, in returning thanks, exhorted the Reformers, now that they had nearly won the fortress, t 9 do every thing in their power to conciliate those who stilt opposed a feeble resistance, and whom at no distant period they might expect would join them. He had to notice two regular attacks that had lately been made on the Reformers. One of these low w as by Mr. Canning, who, though formerly so in estimation, had been recently complimented into reputation. Mr. Brougham had in Westmorland been employed in celebrating the greatness of Mr. Canning's mind. By him the Right Honourable Gentleman had been described to be one to whom it was an honour to be opposed, and by whom it was I no disgrace to be beaten. The attacks which had been made on the Reformers, to which he had allu ded, by Mr. Canning, was found in a speech which he had made at Liverpool, where, addressing the Ladies, he bad said—" One pledge I will give, I will never consent to the adoption of any plan of Univer sal Suffrage in which they are not included."--(A laugh.) He then commented at considerable length on that littleness of mind which could lead Mr. Can ning to think so meanly of female intellect as to think the proposition to ineude them in the plan GI Uni versal Suffrage would at °lee cause the scheme to be laughed at, and put it down. In 1643 he shewed women were not thus meanly thought of by the llouse of •Commons. The wives of the _dtizens had that year petitioned for peace. Though fired on by the trained bands, they had stood their ground; had pre sented their petition ; and it was not till Mr. Pym and another Member had brought them a satisfactory answer from the House that they retired. Ile then proceeded to notice the other attack which he had mentioned, and which, he said, was contained in an article of the Edinburgh &vire. This he criticised with some severity, and concluded by vindicating the Reformers from the charges of fickleness and caprice.—The b2altli of Mr. WOOLTR being drank, I Mr. WooLEn addressed the Meeting, and noticed I what had been sail of the conduct of Mr. Canning land Mr. Brougham, designating the former a jester, and the latter a renegado, and considering both of I too little importance to be reasoned with, and not sufficiently honest to make their opinions worth tak ing into account. He defended the Reformers, who, he contended, had only incurred censure by raising a hue and cry after their stolen goods. He gave as a toast—" A red hot hue and cry after the thieves who had stolen our liberties, and a sharp eye on these who would be satisfied with less than complete restitution."—The toast was drank with three times three, after which Sir Fnascis BURDETT and the Honourable DOUGLAE KINNAIRD retired, and the company began rapidly to disperse. Monday evening Mr. Jacobs, of Tottenham Court Road, was stopped, whi c driving a one-horse chaise, within a mile of Enfield, by so:ne footpath, who rob bed him of - £lO and his watch. Monday night, about half--past eleven o'clock, Mr. Keneth and his daughter, of Denmark-court, in the strand, returning fr‘in Ei g eware Rood, were Toblled by some villains in Park-lane. They threatened their lives, but did them no actual.violee. Mr. Wacocas, the butcher, of Putney, who was robbed on Monday morning early, on the Wands worth Road, lies dangerously ill, from the blows he received. Yesterday SIT. Conan)Ens, the Magistrate, visited the unfortunate man, but he was unable to go through his deposition, from extreme debility ; he was able, however, to give some description of the robbers, and the Officers of Union Hall are w pus- LONDON 31.1R7 ETS, AUGUST IS. - 71.7r1 trer. : Ne ever! web:, , ▪ Ira • Of I ttr... a:d 1 1114 0 .• 1 D. tlts • ea E In lid Med c• ht : tiOf • „Age . iso • a £ll2 tr ,two f . coo ti rt ED ..;271Ch; SKI 7127.. . . :I:t A :.:tr.i n be tip his ; e b,./ th t • awn the cr.l.t.r ve se tNia:l7- Ed, t Pieta S N. by 1, nforttaat e in, ard rf `.c hz;.•:z :o • five p.n. reste: utct loien destrac• ; and their I ti tit) et illu to row, Isom w'a,r_is for a . - tort td for f,or ng m with they we't a board 61 el_ yrorr, w!..re ia • T:e , Rad izta• fog we Mr. !int, tv su• tEeier,:/ se: s beer ei raperiatei. tablishtnen'.. s of the Vi:- or iday ic: et d Irwin" 'he nen E. About ked at Deit• cr,e, line la : I Relet's-r%ce isms, Deab'4h. 7 , to gar! 11:. I qal Borne iw co C:lca,wbcre return wahaaci 3 strut e ms' tit „ ion , d a sprit ci bead, cr c obt3ired,wt'l r Fara!, I. "WTI e T Jorti.b, wr • - a ncedi upo2 :Avestan 3 * !harm', WaC star, wife alai ri hi s me Charters. sec Lassk Isu af RDAT. k— s 7 pr s (gd.) 18 le 1) 18 idea. ILVIS. 0 00 0 05 0 0_ .4 0 5 6 ro-14() 1111- • dautel aiu f 44 I ( $ ',. . ,1 , )' k . 1 w ! I ; I . 1 , , f t . 4 .. . .1 & 1 i . I < 1 I ,1 . . i i i °. I . r i , 1 4 ' . ' •t . k :i. EXT3AORDINNIT FATALITY. suit of them. At the Bristol Assizes, Mrs. Sheriff, widow of the late Master of the Grammar School in College Green, brought an action against Messrs. Mr.!. and-another, for a serious injury sustained both in her bodily health, and subsequently in her mental faculties, by the overturning of the opposition co ich to Weston superare, in Jay, 18'17, and Otaiaed a verdict d'CI -M SO damages. At the Northumberland Assizes the next of kin of a linen-draper de leased. recovered from the Hope Insurance, en a life insurance. Tl.e ob;ection to paying it was, - that the deceased was paralytic when the policy was effected ; but it was proved that he had recovered before that took place. BANK Toiczns.—A few days since a shopkeeper, at Exmouth, was convicted before two Ma:a . istrates, and fined in the mitigated penalty of £lO for giving three Ss. Bank-tokens and two IV. cues in part of change for a note. HALL.--YeFterday, J. C;nn!ly was com mitted for uttering a forged £1 Note.—Mrs. Wayte, a woman of respectable appearance, complained that she bad been defraude] by a seafaring Frenchman, who was in the habit of bringing over eggs, and die .posing of them in the Borough market. Deponent. had some thousand eggs from him, but not having leisure to examine them all at the time, he promised to make good on his next arrival any that might be bad. On examination she found 600 rotten, and when she asked Monsieur for compensation he laugh ed at her. The matter Was referred to the arbitraucni of an egg-merchant in the Borough.—J. C 065 was bound over to keep the peace, for threatening the life of his wife. SUDDEN DEATU.—Yesterday Mr. WM. TAYLOR, painter and glazier in the Walworth Road, while taking his tea with his family, and in perfect health, heaved a deep sgh, and fell dead on the floor. INQUESTS. —Yesterday an Inquest was held on the body of J. BAKER, Esq. who fell down dead, while shutting his window. A Surgeon provedthat he had burst an artery. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of Gon.—Ariother Inquest was held on the body . Isabella Rose, a flue girl, who was killed by falling through the trap-door of a hay-loft in which she was at play. Verdict—Accidental Death. Some thousands of quarters of English and foreign Wheat are now on board vessels lying in the River Thames ; and every granary on its banks that could be procured, has been taken for the purpose of storing. New Wheat, at - Grantham, on Saturday, sold for 211. per load. A large whale has been lately driven on shore in Cardigan Bay; from the appearance of its exterior, which is torn and mutilated, it is conjectured to be the same fish that the Leicester packet encountered lately upon her passage. Corrox.--There has been an extensive new..-- for Cotton for exportation ; the sales are estimated above 3500 packages, and would have been more considerable, had not the importers towards the close of the week asked higher prices. The particulars are -1400 Pernambuco 2s. Id, to 2s. lid. the greater proportion at the latter prices : a few 2s. lid. 67 prime '2s. 2d. 600 Maranhams 2s. a few Bahias 2s. Carriacous 2,3 id. 300 Bowed; 21d. to '2lltl. and 1050 Bengals, in the house, 9id. to 10 3 ,c1. a few at 12d. land a small parcel Surat' at 16d. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 15.-During the early part of the week, the Cotton market continued in the same dull state as lase week, but on Thursday the demand theyimoed, and has since continued steady. Yesterday public sales went off rather heavily, and the finer marks of the Demerara; to O. per pound lower than the previous prices. In other kinds there is no alteration. The sales, including those by auction, are about 4250 bales. Thu arrivals are 592'2 bags. Coeenc.-This morning there is no business what ever doing ; the shippers not even making enquiries as to the prices. • The alteration in the Coffee mar ket since our last may be thus stated : the prices ge nerally 12s. to 15s. per cwt. higher than on Tuesday last, but to-day no business doing sit the advance ; 7 - the shippers have again withdrawn from the market, on account of the advanced prices. Coffee is now from 4s. to ;is. under the rates obtainable 31st ult. when the market was at the highest-good St. Do mingo then selling at 1675. and 168 s. now offering about 161 s. tine oialinar Jamaica theft selling 1655. to 1665. now offering y at 160 s. to 1625. good ordi nary 1535. to 158 s. formerly 1625. SUGAR.-The purchases of Muscovades have been rather limited, yet the holders would submit to no depression to facilitate sales ; there was no alteration whatever in the prices, but towards the conclusion ofl the market last week, there was rather an appearance of a revival in the demand ; several purchases being made at a late hour. This forenoon the business done has been considerab'‘e ; the prices are fully znaintaiacd, and from the appearante of the market, and the large deliveries again reported from the warehouses, the holders calculate, with some coafi &nee, upon a farther improvement both in the prices and in the demand ; the sales to, day are estimated to exceed 1200 casks. The market continues indiffe rently supplied with refined goods, notwithstanding the refiners have lately been working freely ; a con siderable proportion cf the goods corning forward is reported to have been disposed of by private contract; Single and Powder Loaves have been in demand for shipment. Lumps tor crushing have not been in so much request, and are again a shade lower. The de mand for Molasses has been very considerable. In Foreign Sugars there is little variation ; the market rather heavy. HEMP, FLAX, AND Tattow.---The prices of Hemp and Flax are little varied, the market may be stated heavy. The demand for Tallow limited, the prices are a shade lower, and will probably be affected by the favourable accounts of the fishery. I\.~var. eironEs.-The prices of Rough Turpen tine are advancing. Spirits are also in more request, at aft improving currency. Tar has been in demand at Liverpool on speculation ; an improvement is also expected in the request here. In Pitch or Rosin there is no variation. °res.-This morning the first accounts of the suc cess of the Davis Straits fishery were received ; they are extremely favourable, and will probably depress the prices of fish oils. The purchases of Greenland Oil have been considerable ; the prices advancing • the rise is £'2 to ES per tun. Southern ha s im p roved in nearly the same proportion. Sperm is nominal.-- Linseed is a shade lower. Rape at a considerable improvement. There is a great revival in the en qui:ies after Olive Oil ; the inferior descriptions are also at an advance. Rust, BIIANDY, AND liountiens.-We noticed last week - a great appearance of a revival in the demand for alum, the request continued to increase all the week, and very considerable sales were reported, chilly on speculation ; the prices advanced '2d. to fid. per gallon ; the purchasers calculate that the im ports this season will be much more limited than the year preceding; and as yet their calculations appear to be well fuunded ; the stocks in the West India warehouses, compared with 1817, are greatly de- Pieta. The Government contract for 100,000 gal lons was taken at abut 3s. 2d. per gallon. There has been little business clone in Brandy. Geneva conti nues neglected. Hoes.-There have been a few new Hops at mar ket ; Pockets sold £2O to £24. Tonaceo.-There continues to be a brisk demand for Tobacco, both on speculation and also by the trade ; the prices still improve. Paostrstoxs.-The prices of Butter continuo to advance, and the holders are sanguine of a further improvement, on account of the great drought. In Beef or Pork there is little variation. RIGE.-There have been extensive enquiries after Rice, the prices are advancing rapidly ; the public sale at the India House yesterday went off at very high prices ; it consisted of 11,451 bags -ordinary yellow 235. to 255. 7d. good 235. to 28s. 6d. good white 30s. to 325. fine Patna 40s. GLASGOW MARKETS, AU GUST 15. Ca:TM-The sales of the week amount to above 714 pack ages. Prices-llowed Georgia 544, at 201 d. to 2lid.-Ditto, a tm.:l.-New Orleans 23, at 221 d. to 25d.-Pernambucco 102, at Os. od. to Si. W.-Mara:lllam 20, a404 0d. . o± Demra to e os. i d a 4 a .- nd Bahia 10, at Si. ld.-Babama at os. Berbico , 24 at end. to 2s. 2d.-West India, 47, at 214 d. to I 001-Benzal 19, at 151 d. of COURSE OF Amsterdam 57 2 6 11. 2U. Ditto at sight 35 • Amsterdam ll s C.F. Ditto at sight I 1 5 Rotterdam... 1 t 9 2U. Antwerp, el-mo 11 12 Hambargh... 34 6 20.1. lacuna 34 7 23U. Paria,3 day's date 34 33 Cadiz effect. 39 Barcelona 3Bl Ditto 24 33 2U. Bostrdeaux do. —24 SS Frankfort Maine 14542-219. Madrid, effective 33 EXCHANGE. Ailboa. effective litH Seville 3Bi Gibraltar 34 Leghorn Genoa 47 Venice ItaLLiv 23 Malta Naples Palermo ..... l29d per es. Agio of the Bank on Holland per Cent. Lisbon sBi Oporto ...... . 28i Rio Janeiro Dublin lO4 Cork ......... lei PERTH. AUGUST 15. The following is perhaps one of the most distret ,, my cases of affliction which can be conceived : have certain knowledge of its being correct in ei particular : A gentleman in very respectable circ stances had a son in bu,iness, for whom he was s, city ; but his son becoming bankrupt, he was ua to answer the demands on him, and became lr, rupt also. Immediately after this, one of the &a ters died in a consumption. Soon after, another seized with the complaint, and followed her sist, The son, having gone abroad, lost his health, died also. The father, wishing to remove ;'7 and a favourite daughter, now become donli,.. to him, to a little distance, for change a scene, WAS conveying her in a pig along t:-.e. • the Canal leading to Grangemmaii, when t!.: becoming restive, fell with the gig into the Cj The young lady was drowned ; he with dii.Ec. , ashore. Iluvint buried his daughter, he , es home; but the chaise in which he was. :rat`. within six miles of his own house, and '.:e ',.71 his journey on foot. All these cal.:suitor pened within the short reriod of one ye:, C. c Thursday last a party of t adesmen sea beach at Aberdeen to bathe, when one of David Watson, a eartwright, who, for a rhea; appeared to be sporting in the water, wai to be straggling for his life, and calling for upon which his companion, and ir.ilosv Orkin the name of D.tvid Greig, then in the act ei d., himself, rushed in to his assistance, but lest; in the humane attempt, the drowning man caught such strong hold of him as to draw tier water, in which he never again appeared. cond person swam to the spot, and extended h to the sufferer, who, attempting to grasp neck, was of hard necessity abandoned to hi and he alnuist immediately sunk, when a s nearly got within reach with the safety rope. the proprietor of the bathing machines. of David Watson was soon after found. bat pity too late for affording any chance of r; animation, notwithstanding a medical ger. - .lca the most proper means for that purpose ; ti body has not yet been recovered. ANJAIULY ACCIDF.NT.-- Thursday r• about half-past vie o'clock in the morning. hold's Head, Isle of Mann, bearing S.W. about ten miles) the Woodhal, Captain Rae last frum Dublin, and the Tamar, Captain coal-laden from Whitehaven, being upon tacks, (and the wind blowing strong at I ran on board of each other, by which nni encounter both ships had their bows stove both sunk within five minutes! The C% the Tamar and•three of her crew were dm". Three others were saved, along with all theWoodal (viz. the Captain, five men, and sengcre, one of whom was a female), by board theWoodal's boat, just before that vessel down ! The boat, which was now deeply laden 14 passengers, who had sa narrowly escap:d Jest tion, was only 14 feet long, and very leaky; and; situation (with scarcely any covering upon them, most forlorn and hopeless that can be itna , ..-,inet every swell cf the sea, against which theyhad to threatening them with an impending fate, fromi they seemed only to have been respired for a period. In this dreadful state they remained fin hours and a half, when fortunately far:mg in the fishing smack Industry, of Ramsey, they taken into her, and from thence put on boar galliot Amity, Captain Loxottnz, of Maryport, landed them at Whitehaven the same evening. body of Captain ll‘Catt has been found, and ; red at Douglas. The Asylum at Horton, condncted by Mr. I where the lunatic patients of the Navy and ft. have hitherto been confined, not being snffei capacious to afford the necessary accoremcd: part of the• Royal Hospital, at Hasiar, has been . up for their reception, to be under the ripen. dance of the Medical Officers of that Establish•n' Dr. WEIR, with two other Commissioners of the tualling Board, art ived at Haslar on Friday it purpose of inspecting the alterations, and KV': necessary instructions for a final arrangement. 120 of the unfortunate men were embarked at ford, early in the last week. The officers, number, were removed by land. lli RTIL Monday, at Worthing, the Lady of James Grail, son and heir. MA RR ED. At Denbigh, Edward Edwards, Esq._of St. Weill Margaret, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. Williams, De Augt.it 11, at Ruthcrglen, Joseph 111•Cartney, to N tniltun. After paying half-a-guinea at the Royal Son get,ini , ill.• union legalized, the couple rammed to Cali' Joseph is c.:Anderesl a public character. Their rennet by hundreds, who followed the procession from street A great many of the carried large bador.s, huAiand, heatty as the best of them, sported a and sp: lela, which he frequently flourished round his head, " Order, Gentlemen!" But no order was to be obtsir. every tbicg was disorder, and Mrs. M' Cartne y fainte!,lo,t,. was she butted on going into a house in Calton. Mary, rl-h ,7l * married,did not choose to be bed ded, and, leseing Jozeil, sr! to the Gorbals. Next day the youngsters pounced upcm when he came to the street, and it was found necessary 33 * move him to the Police Office, Glasgow , Dufour • I ED. August 4, at Campside, Mrs D . l'tlargarct Johnston, wife alas M`Ewan, Esq. writer in Glasgow. July 29, at Rome, Lord Henry de Roos, in his 210 ra• August 8, at Edinburgh, the l ion. 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