Star. — London, England, 1817-07-24 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JUL/ 24, 1817. PIUCE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK s Reduced 811*—Consols Bin—Consols for August Blf 4 per Cent. 971 98-5 per Cent. Navy, 1041 105 Bank Long Annuities sift —lndia Bonds 109 119 pr. Exchequer Bills Ws. 345. pr. We have this day laid before our Readers the &seclusion of the trial of Mgrialgt, at Edinburgh— a trial which will long be remembered both by those who promoted it and by the country at large. We know not how such things as transpired on the trial may be viewed by the people among whom they were transacted ; but here they meet with the same reprobation of all honest men that attaches to the vocations from a Castle, an Oliver, and such gentry. Shame on the agents who could have recourse to promises, to threats, to falsehoods ! to induce a per son to agree to give evidence—we will not say con trary to truth, but wider an impression that the parties to be tried had betrayed the witness I and that the wit ness would be sure to be hanged should he withhold his esidence, as six men would upon oath convict h;nueY of the crime charged agaitut the prisoner ! Was a feeling of revenge, all that was attempted to be excited ? No, there also was held out the hope of a provision for life, by a place ie the Excise !—And this to be obtained by an application to Lord SID. MOUTH. This, however, we must hold to be an ab solute calumny of the Agent. Lord &MOUTH comply with such a request—preferred for such an object ! This we hold to be impossible. But that the promise was held out to Campbell we hold to be more than proved by the circumstance of none of the parties, who he stated had been present, having been called upon to contradict him l But for SirWswau RAE, the Sheriff, it appears that the iniquitous compact, that the witness should be furnished with a passport to quit the kingdom, would actually have been signed ! I—We forbear to comment on this pies; but the Public will not soon forget the importance that was attached to the Scotch Conspiracy, and the use made of it, to induce Parliament to suspend the Hab •as Corpus Act. The result of this trial establishes the truth of a remark, made by the LORD Juoricz CLARK in his ad . dress to the prisoner, that " the laws afford 'protec tion to the subjects." But fur this protection—and but for the liberal and unhired zeal of the Bar, how could men for whom nets were spread with so much industry, have escaped being mared ad taint ? We agree heartily in the opinion expressed by Mr. JEF. rear, that the conduct of the Court has never been directed to the maintenance of the Constitution and the liberty of the subject, with more propriety than on the present occasion. It appears pretty evident, however, that the pri. Boners had been engaged in some foolish if not hurtful speculations, to which they were perhaps urged farther than they might otherwise have thought of,- by some undiscovered Ofiverian ; and also that a Neurrar's dayfiddle—a practice not uncommon in Caledonia— had led to one of their principal exhibitions of folly. One was tipsy, another had had spirits, and another had drank tamethia: s in plain English they were all kind. Let them learn to cultivate in future proper habits of industry, and they will be less in danger of • any machinations succeeding in creating evidence for their condemnation. The Paris Papers of Monday arrived this morning, but are quite destitute of intelligence. A Baltimore paper of the 22,1 ult. presents the fol lowing paragraph:—" BALTIMORE. JUNE 21.—Ar rived yesterday the Spartan, SMtm, 16 days from Margarita. Captain S. says, that shortly before sail lig, accounts were received of the Insurgents having retaken Barcelona, and being in possession of La gain and Caracas. All the Inburgent fleet had left Margarita for the Oroonoko, whete Bouvan was concentrating bis forces. The Insurgents had little doubt of driving the Royalists before thern."—We doubt, however, the accuracy of this statement, as we have before had accounts' from the Caracas and Leguyra to the 7th and lith of June, and frost St. Thomas of the kith, which were silent respecting this event. They could hardly have failed to men tion the fact had it occurred. New LoTrzer.—Mr. CARROLL was this day pre. ferred to the Contract for the New Lottery, (to con sea of 20,000 Tickers) the bidding% being as follow : MT. CARROLL .613 16 9 11aM Wass ...... 13 14 9 SusweLL tisintwatouT On-Tuesday a Cabinet Council was held at the - Foreign Office, in Downing street, which sat till near four o'clock. Yesterday another Cabinet Council was held at the same place, at two o'clock, which sat till past four o'clock. It was-attended by the Loan CHANCELLOR, Earl HARROWBV, Ertl of WESTMORZ LAND.' the Earl of LIVLIMOLs the CHANCZLLOR of Excisectuza, Viscount Miu.viLLe, Earl Mur, ORAVgI Viscount SIDNOUTH, Viscount CASTLIARAGU, Earl BATriunsit, and Mr. CANNING. Both the Cabi nets were summoned by Viscount CAsusaaeoH. WINDSOR, Jul:: O.—The Queer: and Paurcasus arrived last night, about ten o'clock, at the Castle, from Bagshot Park, lifter being present at the cele bration of the wedding apmiversary of the Duke and Duchess of Gioucrsrea. The , Duchess of Y oßx left Bagshot, for the Castle, about the same time a s bet MAJnry. The PAINCS &Gila and the Duke aE Yoax left for Loodoe. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS—a aa; DWI. • all. DIM Dubin . . 1 0 Francs - • - 1 • Waterford . • 0 Haniburgb - 0 1 Guernsey and Jersey 1 0 Gettenbirsil -. 0 0 Lisbon a - - 0 1 Flanders - - • 0 0 Holland - . - 0 0 Malts . - . . 0 0 FALMOUTH, JULY si. Arrived the Perseverance, GIBSON, from London for Barbadoes; and Boretta, Tong., from ditto for Rio Janeiro.* Put back the Lord Hobart packet, with Mails for Lisbon and the Brazils. sailed the HIND and PADVIDIINCE cutters on a cruise. PORTSMOUTH. JULY 23. Sailed the Larkins, for New South Wales ; Milton, for Batavia ; Nimrod, for the South Seas • Lady Ha milton, for Havannah ; and Ceres, for St . Thomas's; also the Good Statesman, Boston Packet, and Bene volent transports, for Guernsey ; and the Prince of Orange transport, for Chatham.—Wind N.W. DEAL, JULY es. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Tigris, Sim, from Jamaica ; Biissett, Butcwi, from Berbice ; the George, CONSITT, in 22 days from Miramichi ; and Maria, CONSIIICK, in 29 days from Baltimore, for Copenhagen. Sailed the Caledonia. for Bengal ; the John Bushman, for Antigua ; Dry Harbour Planter, for Virginia ; Ross, far Jamaica ; Brothers, for Tene riffe ; Janus, for New Providence ; and the whok of the outward•bonnd.—Wind S.W. RAMSGATE, JULY 23. The Ann, SMALL, from Petersburgh for Bristol, brought up in the Gull Stream, and sent on shore for provisions. . HARWICH, JULY W. Sailed the Lord Nelsun packet for Holland, and the Auckland packet for Cuxhaven, both with CHATHAM, JULY 23. The TREMENDOUS has undergone a thorough re. pair, and was put nut of dock a few days since ; an the same dock both the Maw At and HERALD have been taken in to be repaired. The SwALLow and TARTAR Revenue cutters are refitting under their pendants ; the former is taken into the Basin. GRAVESEND, JULY 23. Arrived the I.ouita, Cuok, and Lord Cranstoun, Atkin, from Jamaica; Vrow Elizabeth, Vanderetein, from Ostend; London Packet, Asprill, from Hamburgh ; Pallas, Ellswonhy, front the Isle of France; Bassett, Briggs, from Antigua; Achilles and Ann transports, from Barbadoes; Fortitude, Shepherd, front St. Kitt's; and Lord Liverpool, Aylesbury, from Calais. Sailed the Emily, Blackwell, for Baltimore; Vine, M'Lerotb, ill Sr. Michael's; William and Henry, Deward, for Antwerp ;'Teune Henry, Boylan, for Havre; Abbas*, Stauiland, for Haniburgis ; Ann, Brown, for Elaine* and Riga. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JULY SS. Sure iNTERLD I:warms—The Neptune, Stranack, from Ostend; Witham and Atina, Halliday, from Dunkirk; Char lotte Frederica, —; Edward, Vokklitaii ; and Andreas, front Mamie; Competitor, Buck ; lady Holland, Deauham ; Louisa, Cook; and Medina, Kennedy, from Jamaica; Enter prize, Hatnlyn, from Grenada; Hebe, Carder, Iron, Rigs; Wil liam, Coffin, from New York ; Providence, Campbell, from Quebec; Cumberland, Shuttlewortb, from the South Seas; Pro mise, Brown, from Demerara; Charles, Apgar, from Rouen; Eapoir, —; and Montreal Packet, Dennis, from Havre; Juno, .Dudes, from Curacoa ; Ruby, Bertie, from Ortega; Rover, Vevey. from Tobago; Alert, Colville, from Santa Cruz; Two Brothers, Farrington, from Calais; Mercury, Pittman, from Uporto; Langley, Byers, from Antigua; Behnda, KepUng ; and Sisters, from Standgate Creek; Susannah, Cape of Good Hope; Nederlandst, —, from Worcum ; and Success, Perry, from Liverpool. Otrwaans--Thr Albion, k'slera, for Oslood ; Amity, Moss. • for Elaineur, Pinata. Koningsberg, and Elblag; Alexander, Milne, (or Madeira and Jamaica; George, Arle, for Bengal; Goad. Wetwagting, Claassen, for Amsterdam; Recovery, Gauntlet, for Bermuda; Sir %ilium Curds, Wingfield, for Cable; Norden, Wiklund, for Stockholm; Young William, 'Eulledge, for Dun kirk; atid Marquis of Angleses, Brown, for Ostend—for passen gers only—cleared. ARRI VED. At Bristol, the King David, Search, from Nevis. At Liver. pool, Jr,ai from. Itarbadoes ; Vera, Askew, and Fletelte#, Lea, teem Jamaica; Molly, Stenhouse, and Acorn, Lewis, from Maranhao; Favourite, Culler., from Nassau; Horace, Hubbard, Brothers, Caret; and ft tbs. Jenkins, from New Orleans:Gene ral Hand,—, from Baltimore; the Jamaica, Shaw, and Mary Ford, Spruce, from St. Andrew's (N. B.); also the Luz Divine, —, from Lisbon. At Hull, Albion, Nelson, from Dasesic. At Maanham, Volunteer, Beauchamp, from Bahia; and Johns, Mundell, from Liverpool. At Savannah, the Jane, Drummond, from Liverpool. At Grenada, Indian, Elders, from Charleston. At Newcastle, Friends, from Mandeb!. In the Clyde, the Margaret, Law, from 'Tobago. In the River St. Lawrence, the George, from L ondon. At Hamburgh, the Monica, Reek. from London. At witiemunde Commerce, Taylor, from London. At Jamaica, Frieudatip, D:awsou, from PhiLdelphia. At Cuba, his Majesty% ship Speedwell, from Jamaica. At St. Lucia, the May; Maack, from London. At St. Manha, asol back, Betsey, Ferris, from Jamaica. At Grenada, Eleanor, Wise, from Nor folk: At Maryport, the Nancy, Buttermere, from hltrantichie. Off the Wight, Entitle, Ralph, from St. Toyotas's. Accounts received at LLOYD'S state, that the Triad had arsived at Banff, bringing very favourable ac counts of the Davies' Suaits Fishery; she left the ice on the Bth of June. The Rosalie, from Cuba, arrived at Cadiz on the 4th instant, after being taken and plundered on the 29th ultimo, by the Independence of the South, and another Insurgent privateer. The Dido, HORENTWINCi t from &ordeal's, was captured on the 24th ultimo. off Usbant, by . the Tunisian corvette and schooner whits were Aptalned and sent into the Downs, and carded into ttrunna on the 4th instant, from whence they intended to proceed to Tunis with their prize. The Julius Czar, for New Yolk, and the Dido, for Philadelphia, ran foul of each other, in beating out of Liverpool, on Sunday, and received some da mage.—Both vessels have put back to repair. The Nancy, Russet., was on shore at the Baliz-, on the ith eta. and ot - was expected would be obliged to lighten. The Latona, a fine new ship, on her first voyage from Dundee, struck a field ot ice, in the Gulph ot St. Lawrence, on the 29th of May last, about one o'clock in the morning, and went down in about fif teen minutes. The crew and passengera, many of I them on a state approaching to nudity, goi into the boats just before the vessel disappeared. They all arrived, about seven o'clock in the evening, at Cape Breton—at a barren, uninhabited spot ; where they kindled a fire, and rested for the night.— They proceeded, at four o'clock next morning, and reached Inganjesh, a place inhabited by about six families, where they remained a day and a night, to recover from their fatigues. They suffered consi derable hardship from scarcity of provisions, as they could remove very little from the ship, in the short ' time between her striking and going down. The crew and passengers afterwards rowed to the town of Sidney, a distances of 40 miles, where such of them as chose to return to Britain obtained shipping. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The MARQUIS OF ELY and SCALEIY CASTLE, East Indiamen, which arrived the 4th ultimo, sailed from China the 24th of January. A Letter from a Gentleman in Lord AMHERST'S suite, dated Batavia, the Sd March, states :—" The BARN WELL, PROVIDENCE, and SOVEREIGN, were to sail from Canton about a fortnight alter us. (The Atzesra sailed 28th Jaauary, and from Manilla 9th February.) Vessels have been sent to the Straits of Sunda, by order of the Governor in Council, to in tercept and bring them here, to convey us home.— Should we miss these ships by any chance, there are two more to sail from China alter them, viz. the WEX FORD and EEMINSTONE.” Yesterday, a ballot was held at the East India. house, for the election of a Director en the room of RICHARD PARRY, Esq. deceased. At sic o'clock the glasses were closed and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported the election to have fallen on Roeder CAuray.l.l., Esq. The numbers were— Robert Campbell, Esq. Charles E. Prescott, Esq. I. U. Ravessehaw, Ef4l. 793 t.'97 The PRINCE REOENT hath been pleased to grant unto THOMAS BASKERVILLE MyNotts, of Poulton House, in the County of Wilts, Esq. second son of the late PETER 611Nons, of Treago, in the County of Hereford, Esq. deceased, his Royal Licence to use the Surname and bear the Arms of BASKERVILLE, in compliance with the will of the late Colonel BAst:La vatic, deceased. At the Norfolk County Sessions, on Wednesday, Sit T. Union, Bart. was Chairman, and called the attention of the Grand Jury to the great increase of beggars and vagrants throughout the county. The Bank of Scotland, and the Royal Bank, have announced that no more than Three per Cent. will be allowed by them for money lodged at their re spective Offices. . . . . _ Several individuals have been arrested at Rouen for passing false Bank-of-England Notes. From their examination it appears, ill it many of them have been neguciated at Caen, Havre, Fecanip, and Cherbourg. The Knights of the Sleeping Lien, now under trial at Paris, appear to have had a very novel aneA curious way of putting the fidelity of their Noviciates to the proof. At a person's first introduction, they ex ' acted from him an oath of fidelity to the Brethren. On that occasion he was allowed to see and hear ?cry' little—nothing perhaps beyond the mere ceremonials of a Masonic Meeting. A short time afterwards he was waited upon, generally at midnight, by three of the Members, who represented themselves as Clerks or Officers of Police—one of them, assuming an air of au thority, then told him his life was forfeited, unless he disclosed the names of the persons with whom he en • tered into a secret association a few evenings before, and advised him to make his peace, through him, with the Minister of Police, who would reward him largely for his info= nion. If the Noviciate remain ed true to his oath, and was unawed by the threats, or unreduced by the offers of the mock Officer of Po. lice, the latter was authorised to resume his real cha racter, and to intrust the new Member with some further secrets of the Institution. If he yielded, they lett him on some frivolous pretext quiet in his bed, but never permitted him to enter the Lodge again. Extract of a Letter from Smyrna, dated May 17: " We were greatly surprised this week by a letter from the Treasurer to the Factory, telling us that the whole body of American shopkeepers, who purchase British goods, had suspended their payments, in con sequence of the large supplies lately arrived and ing at low prices. We do not yet know the result, but we may easily guess, that the British property in the Bazaar, will require one or two years to recover, and that nothing can be sold to them on credit.— This branch of trade will be stopped for some time. The Glasgow Manufacturers who have consigned goods to a foreign house here, must experience along delay, as the shipments they have made must all have gone into the hands of those shopkeepers, no doabt to a very large amount." A letter hom Manchcher says—" Tbat the manu facturing market of this place has materially im proved, and is gradually improving, is an obvious and most gratifying fact ; and we are assured, that the woollen, the iron, and the lace manufacturers, are again in the fullest employ. The abundance of the products of the earth, in every quarter, will en gender a demand for the productions of ingenious in dustry. When provisions are easily provided, the remainder - of the earnings, even of the poor, will be applied in the purchase of manufactured comforts, and requisite clothing. For these things the Conti nent looks chiefly to England ; which, of eeurse, in her commercial and manufacturing interests, partici pates in Continent..) prosperity." No less than 3666 bolls of oats, and 1127 bolls of wheat, were imported during the quarter ending sth July, 1817, at Mc :wow and Arbroath. IVIIALE FISIIERV.—Extract of a letter from liam burgh, dated the Bth instant, received by Mr. T. Joists, !of Hull :.•••14 Te-day we have had the first sealer to Gluckstadt, which is a small vessel, and full, contain ing fifty pipes of sea dogs. She brings a very pleas ing list of the 12th and 13th of May. The ships at that time had all an excellent catch on the Robben coast. There are some wha have from 120 to 130 pipes of Robben blubber. The English ships have also been very successful. On that day most of the ships sailed further to the whale-fishing ; so if they only get two or three fish more, we might soon have them all tome, and full ships." Sunday, a child, belonging to Mr. WHITE, of the Lord Nelson public-house, Maidstone, fell into the Medway, from Mason's wharf. A poor man, stand ing at some little distance, who saw the accident, immediately jumped into the river, and succeeded in securing the child, and swimming with it to the shore, where it was soon completely recovered. The poor fellow who effected this deed of charity was "clothed in rags," but the compassionate by-standers instantly entered into a subscription, and raised a sum sufficient to procure him a decent suit of clothes, which they presented to him as a reward for his humanity. The Southwark Bridge requires but two piers, having only three arches. Both piers are now above water, and the workmen are formirig the southern most arch, by piping the iroa•work on it. TILE AR tilt The transports arrived at Portsmouth from the West Indies, with the right wing of the ‘25111 are not allowed to land the men, but are perform:l 7, quarantine. It appears, however, there is no f• " -, but a violent dysentery on board, of which some 01-:1 'have died. As soon as circumstances will allow it, the transports will be ordered round to Depth th, and the regiment seat, by inland navigation, to j the Depot at present stationed at Not thampton. The left wing is hourly expected. At the last sitting of the Magistrates for the Ch.tt. ham Division, a c•tuse of considerable interest to Agriculturists and Military Oilicets on much came on for discussion. Some time since the .5.1 r. regiment marched from Chatham to Portsmnah : their 6:st d ty's match was to Sevenoaks, a c!istat.cc of 21 miles, 13 war sons were impressed to accr mpany the troops with baggage as far as Town Mailing, a distanct 12 milts, where the waggons ought to have been Ex. changed, but from some misunderstanding or neglect - , independent sit the military, this was not done; and the Officer comminding the'division. noi lofing to procure other wa;:g-us, thought he •,-;; in compelling those he had to pr•cted the ..noic tance to Sevenoaks. Azainsr this compulswy addl. tional journey the rrsprictors of the several wasoonsa made their complaint, .and, on an investigation ache case, the Magistrates ordered a fine :if Li en waggon to be paid by the Otiicer. It .ippe.os by tits l'lst section of the Mutiny Act, that, ev:n in cases of entergency, the Magistrate has no power to order waggons, by his warrant, to J , . more t h an `.:3 miles. The Equestrian Statue that of tiameeted the inclo. sure of lierkeley.cquare, which i; one of 1 - .3:%1A.11.5TY in the habit ut the Enireriit I\lAncus AWIELII.S, if taken down, in order to be repaired and beatniti c d, C,,bliam Hail, the noble seat cf the Etrl of DARN IA'S, is now underving a cc mplete repair, i;t coi:se quence of which Isis Lordship and f;:mly a tiv reside at his mansion at - Sandgate. The Archhidsop of YORK held a confirmation, last week at Dar - waster, at which above three thou,and live hundred ptr..ons received the benedicti,ln. His Grace afterward held a ViSilatinil of the Cie: gy, and the following nsorising consecrated the new Ch::rch at Swinput. Hi; Grace, within the present nwrith. has confirmed, ot both exec. neatly twenty-our thou sand persons. A Lady of the name of CtoTtt.nA TAmnanst !feel 'lately at Bologna, whose knotyledge of Greek v.;; such, that Government had placed her op: r. the esta blishment of the University there. .1 nionitimmt is to be erected to her memory. The inundation in Swim,' land have forcel ilte in. habitants to pasture their cattle in places, where th.:y had nut set ttp,t, since ISI I. The salary, which Madame CAMP:ADE had on that musical establishment of the King of France, h.ts been chided between six persons. ENULISH OPERA licUS6.—The variety and excel lence of the entertainments of this Theatre, with the pleasing addition of the illuminated shrubbery, render it the most approved evening lounge. It is, indeed., an agreeable retreihment to be enabled to gait a crowded box, when a piece has concluded, and wire to the cool and picturesque avenues t,l trees, with which the spacious Saloon is tastefully Ittrni.hod. If the Pro prietor has not been already rewarded for his novel and ingenious idea, the numhcr of vusitors that ate nightly attracted, must amply repay the gteat expence incurred by this spirited undertaking. A young man obtained a rich wife last week, at s celebrated watering place, where he repieiented himself as holding a place in the I idualliol H e proves to be a wailer at. a Chop house. ANCIENT LAW ANECDOTE —WhiLl MORE was Lord Chancellor, a person who had a suit in Can eery, sent him two silver fiaggons, not doubtine, of the agreeableness of the present. On receising them, the inflexible Magistrate called one of his servants, and told him to fill the vessels with the best wire in the cellar; and turning round to the person who had presented them, said, 6' Tell your master that it he approves of my wine, I beg he will not spare it ;'' and thus returned the cups. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, as the Earl of PORTARLINGToN was going along Long Acre, two boys came up to him, and said they had just scan a man pick his pocket. His Lordship turned round, and WAS just in time to see his handkeichiet drop from a fellow's hand, who immediately ran away ; Cie Noble Earl, with great presence of mind, putari d the fellow, and never lost sight of him wail he was stopped by Clements, the St. Giles's coostablv, who recognised him for an old offender, and lud i v.tl in the watch-house. In the evening he was brcught to Bow -street, and underwent au examination, whFa the charge being clearly proved, he was lolly com mitted for trial. SWINDLING.—A person of respectable eppeararci7. with his Lady and gig, calling himself lllathiJr Park:, lately went to the Bark of ELLIOT and Ft/M.3. in Carlisle, and requested to lodge a stir., of mie...cy . and, as he was about to fix his residence in thr.: neighbourhood, he would take a book _I blank ch:ci:.:• Nothing more was heard of him for some days, orders upon Elliot and Co. appeared from difrere quarters, to the amount of the money deposited, en were followed by three other orders to the morn.. of nearly £lOO, which were of course refused. Since, it has appeared, that this Gra;mar, by 1:`•s plausibility and respectable appzarance, has continc-4 to dupe the Bank Agents in Wigton, Cockermuuth, and Keswick, to a considerable amount. FIRM—On Saturday last, about four o'clock, P.r. a fire broke out in the house of Mr. BELLIn, the Mitre In* in Chester, in which Haviawar's Viae.w , k Exhibition has been shown to the public daring r:1-: Fair. The fire was first discovered in the room in which the representation of Lord Nelron's funeral was kept, and was occasioned, we understand, by the lighted candles being placed too near the tapestry which was hung arcund the figure of Nelson. The fire, in a very short time, made an astonishiriz pro gress; however, the timely arrival of the el7iner, and the kind and voluntary assistance afforded by several individuals, who hastened to the spot, lelviti speedily to allay the flames. T' v proprie , ••r of wax-work exhibition has sustained a heavy, a !id almo:. , irreparable loss ; a great number of his wax figur- , having been injured, and otherwise C.t.t,,,ycJ e calimitous occasion. I