The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-12-22 00:00:00

. I . • • ••• Arrived. Mails. • Duo. 0 Waterford • • • 1 Gettenburgk.. PRICE (W SToCKS (1111 3 per Redwed 49ii 4,per.e.nt..:Akie Y AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ounstiunt 3 pre's. India 8a0d5....21,. Vs. Etch. Bilk (is. 12s. Lottery Tickets 211. 15r. Lanni. lot Act. i e l fong. Ann... 13 9-16# .. THE SWATESM.AN. PitOPOSITI TENAZ. LONDON: IFRIOAY, Osmium 22. A GOTTENNURGH Mail wu received in town this morning. It is destitute of political event. Sca A smAnsasi, Nov. 47.—/The marching of the division of LA Ga ANo r into this city and district has, as max easily be conceived, excited a strung sensatiou. Another corps of troop is spoken of, which will eater the lesser cantoas.-.- (Lists der Darien-4.1k, Dec. 9. ) ST. PerrasanaGw, Nov. the night between the lst smd id ins, (old stile) the bridge over the Neva was car ried away by the &Min ice ; the communication was broken of till the ith, since when the ice has become fixed, and can be pawed ‘vithont danger. At Cronstadt there are upwards of 40 merchant-ships, bound to different neutral ports, frozen in. It is not yet !WWII whether it will be possible to remove them through titmice into the open sea, some worsts beyond Cronstadt. The troops who return from Finland are i•necessively ar riving. No recent accounts from our army in Moldas is hate been published.—( The came Paper. ) Ssucipiet.r, Nov. IL—Deputies have already been ap pointed to proceed, after the conclusion of peace with Den park, which Latinist be distant, to the frontiers of Norway, gp receive his Royal Highness, oar Crown Prince, Prince CitallsTlVl of AUGNIITENNLKG, and to deliver to him the 060; of the lieraphine Order. Count Bakal is at the head of the said deputation.—(Tie same Piper.) ELSlNcuit, Nor. 30.-4 ship, laden with entree, sager, and other colonial produce, which had been sent to Wismar, was lately confiscated in that place, because it was weer tamed that Ole pretended Danish ship's papers prothaesd by c m Waster were (aim, and had beNi fabricated iu (SioekAains Coaimerciat Gazette, Dec. 12.) STOCIIIIO D r,c. IL—His Majesty's state of health is daily growing bettdr, and he has nearly recovered his termer strength.—( Stockholm Ga:etle, De:. 11 7 ) We feel great concern at the report, which has reached this country, of a misunderstanding be t aeen Mr. MAOISLoN and Mr. JACKSON, our Mi nister in America, of so serious a nature as to threaten the breaking off the Negociation. Of the truth or this report we havu 'cry im perfect means of judging. The Hardmare, which arrived at Liverpool a few days ago, brings private letters, confirriliog the rumour, which originated in fhe Washington National Intelligencer. We have not seen the Letter, but the substance of the dis pute is thus stated:— Mr. JACKSON, in a conference with Mr. Mt- Isfsou, conceiving some expressions of that Gen tleman to derogate from the dignity of this court. try, commented ott the circumstance of Treaty having been entered into with Mr. ERSKINE, which was in direct contradiction to his instruc tions, anal w hick Mr. SMITH, (one of the Ame rica') 111inisters,) knew to be so, having himself fCAti such instructions. ellercations aro reported to have taken place, and to have terminated in an intima tion, that a successor to Mr.JAc !ISOM was dear. able. Our Readers will readily perceive that these particulars arc chiefly conjectural. Butany occur rence that can retard the definitive adjuitment of our differences with America, is great lyl° be de plored ; and we 'ere not without hope that the re. sorts which have reached this country, arc incor rect, or at least exaggerated. The observation imputed to Mr. JACKSON did certainly occur to us, soon after the arrangement (concluded, ceuditionally, as we have always presumed) be came known in this country. We have, from several private sources, learned, that the knowledge of Mr. EesitiNk'S instruction, by' the Alnerian Government, ass conjec tured and believed. That such was the fa c t we never heard asserted ; but if it shall hereafter appear that with that knowledge, the American Government induced Mr. Easittre to sign a 'f re.a. ty in violation ()Chi& instructions, such conduct will certainly be viewed by every candid person as a very unjustifiable cure* of diplomatic craft' As, however, we have conjecture, and belief, only, on which to reasdn, it were fruitless to pursue the discussion. Tna different Wards of the Metropolis are more "%hated by the elections for Representatives in the Compton Council than they have been for many years. The event of the different elections cannot, of course, be yet known, but it is not sioubted, that the independent party will derive a ter) cousidcrabla accession of numbers, from the xesult. It is not a little extraordinary, that the Repre vocation (or the City of London should have long been famed us tho most corrupt, while ;he coas;iisti?n of the Alutiicipal Government of thi. eni4hly tootropolis, is, perhaps, is pew as an) form of Government that tier existed. — We observe, that the old. friends of corruption arc eytissvouring to create a tchisen its the N . Vard of farringilon Without, by un attempt to do. reciatu the number of votes for Mr. W A ITMAIIA tokuse active and unwearied cautions in the cause - • . TIRE of his eountry are, however, too ►ell known to to let the inhabitants sulfcr the trick to be !Aged off with success. A latter from Dever, of yesterday's date, says, " Daring thew bole of to-day, vre have been in expecta " tiim Of tine arrival of Alt% Y YZ, the Austrian Hessen " ger, from London, on his return to Frame. A vessel has " been ordered to be in readiness to receive bun. •' The Secretary to the American Miuitter, it it said, will " accompany Mr. M•Y NS to France." ON this subject great secrecy, eillier real or af fected, has hitherto been preserved, and nothing has yet transpired to enable us to form any decided opinion. We continue in the belief, that the as semblage at Paris has, for its object, a negeciation for a General Pacification. And we lamest to say, we yet see no reason to alter our opinion of the probable conduct of our Ministers. It was reported yesterday in the city, that the answer which had b.•n given to the overture from France was likely to lead to a Nuguciation ; and it was even said that it is in contemplation to ap point an eminent Diplomatic Character to conduct the discussions on the part of this country. Ships contiane to drop in from Walcheren.—A transport arrived onWesisicolay at Yarmouth,with horses. The Gambier vitter iv also arrived, which place she l.ft on the 15th lust. and brings an ac count that our shipping have not suffvred so much by the late bad weather as was supposed. On the 17th tilt. a fleet of about 130 vessels sailed from Car!scrolls, under convoy of the Si. George. Three ships, which parted in a gale of wind in thcCattegat, have arrived at Leith. The bulk of the Convoy may be daily expected. Of the missing East India ships, the Es per-intent, Glory, and Lord Nelson, are consi. dered lost ; the Glory, Captain H. BILTOR, is supposed to have gone to the bottom, on the 20!It November, 1808, after sun set ; she was last seen by the Phoenix Indianian, in a tremendous gale in the Indian Ocean. A heavy gale of wind was experienced at Mar. tinique in the latter end of October. The Forti tude, fur London, which was driven on shore on the 13th, and a vessel, called the Isabella, were totally lost; an American vessel, and three schooners, driven on shore; and the Magdaline lost part of her masts. _ _ _ A letter from Gibraltar states the loss of the Spanish army in the battle of Deana to amount to about 5000 killed and wounded, and 8000 taken prisoners. The French had about 1500 killed and wounded, and were twice repulsed pith great loss in their attacks on the Spanish right wing. The Danish Government, to make good the de ficiencies in the revenue, has matte an addition of 50 per cent. to the duties on West and East In dia commodities as they stood on the lith of May, 1807. The seven French Officers taken late custody, at Egypt, after having broken their parole at \Vantage, were on Thursday, by an order from the Transport Board,• put under . an escort of the Sonth Gloucester Militia, to be marched, for Con. finement, on board a prison ship at Portsmouth. On the return of the Persian Ambassador from Court he invited Sir Gone Ouster and Mr. MOP.I ER to partake of a Pallets; composed of rice and fowls stewed together with spices ; in the same way as morioaded chickens. The beverage of the Ambassador is orgeal, and occasionally a glass of wine. Yesterday, at the election of Common Conned_ men fur Cripplrgate Ward, the Six New Candi. dates, Messrs. NV ATERII.4/11E, lIABRIATON, MY. RATIL, NIGOTING %LE, PALMER, and DOCIMT, had a Majority of two to one over all the Old Council, and double that number against four of the old ones, of course they were all declared dilly elected by the Alderman, but the old ones have demanded a 11011. JOSEPH BONAPARTE commanded, it is said, at the late battle of Ocana, and was sufficiently near to hear the roaring of the cannon. The condemned cells of Covent Theatre (the Annual.) arc very little frequented : they are treated with contempt by the very Cyprians, who reface even a free admission to them. The initials 0. P. became se general that they might be observed on broaches, watch-seals, and rings, and were even formed with ribbons on the Ladies bonnets and caps. A Gentleman who had some business with a Sempstress, observed a chemise belonging to a young !Atly, named Olivia Parker, with 0. P. marked upon it, seriously said to the Sempstress, " If the Lady who wears this chemise attends the Theatre, I hope she don't exhibit the initials as a placard." In Madame Banti's time, the complaint among 4he female viwgertrat the frigate opera, was the want of a man—since Madame Catalani's secession, the complaint now is the want of a woman. The curiosity of the Ladies was particularly conspicuous in their anxiety to see the Persian Plenipo go to Court.. Mr.. Weterou, a Comic Actress of some cele brity on Provincial Boards, is engaged at Covent- Garden Theatre, and is to make her debut soon after Christmas. Mr. Sow Easy, from the Edinburgh Theatre, was to be introduced, last night, at the Bath The. atre, with an introductory address, in the part of Othello. The new Comedy, which was yesterday read in the Greco -roust, is advertised in the usual way, by paragraph, as a chef d'oeuvre. Mr. EMERY, of Covent garden Theatre, is pre. vented from appearing before the public, this week, by the death of his oldest child. A few days ago a river caulker, named Charles Cadman, fell from the fore chain of a vessel into Lavender-dock, liotherhite, the depth of 21 feet, when he was killed un the spot. lle has left a wife and four children to lament his fate. About the same time a lad fell from the fore-yard of a brig in lianover.hole, and was sofortunately drowned before any persuu could go to his assist gnu. 'ATESMA?f. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Although we cannot but lament, that the Pro prietoh should have acted se unwisely as by pro tracting the ratificatiouoftbeTreaty ofSt.Cletnent's, to lose the confidence of the Public—there is reason to hope and expect, that before the expi ration of this week peace between the Proprietors and the Public may be proclaimed. At present we consider the suspension of the public disappro bation as a truce only. Last night the house was again filled almost to overflowing ; and Mr. Cooke, in Sir Pertinaz MiSycophant, in The Man of the World, ex cited that applause which invariably attends his excellent perfurmance of that exquisite character. There never was a moment when " allusions" on the Stage to the circumstances of the times were more quickly or eagerly applied by the audience ' than the present. The reproof to his son Egerton for neglecting politics, at a moment so auspicious to the display of oratorical talents, " as all the political post-horses arc worn out and broken.eindud," was caught be. fore the sentence was well concluded, and drew from every part of the house applause, such as is seldom witnessed is a Theatre. It was not by clapping only, but by shouts and huzzas, which lasted fur more than a minute, that this cunsenta. neon. expression of public opinion was manifest ed ; and, from the universality of the applause, we may, without much hazard, conjecture what is the opinion of the Public of our sapient Administration. It is worthy of notice, that although a previous attempt to awaken the feelings of the House had been made, ohrn Sir Pertinas• says—" The cha " racier of Patriut and Reformer is now se well 66 known, even to the vulgar, that they arc 44 looked upon like Quack-doctors, Conjurors, or •' other Cheats"—the rising sibillation from every part of the House, instantly 'deuced the Friends of that very honest, liberal, and patriotic seuti men t . The Afterpiece of Long Stories, or, We Fly by Night, was received with much applause. Several placards were exhibited in the course of the evening by the friends of Mr. Brandon all significant of the justice and propriety of restoring him to his situation. Of these Placards we could only ascertain the following inscription : Candour and liberality require that Brandon should be restored. To this we specifically reply, that candour and liberality demand the complete and faithful exe cution of the treaty entered int% between the Company at the Crown and Anchor on the part of the public, and Mr. limbic on the part of the Proprietors, previous to the taking any other question into consideration. The zeal of Mr. Brandon's friends, is as in discreet as it is injudicious, and might prose ulti. mately injurious to the very person whose inte rest they wish to promote. Is it consistent with probability, that the recto. ration of the servant, should be admitted, while the contest is yet unsettled, by the obstinate and per. fistulae' refusal of the maters, to fulfil the treaty into wbich they have entered ; and which, in spite of their evasive reluctance, they must filially execute, and that very Peon, if they expect a repetition of the applause of the last few evenings. The time is not yet ar. rived, when Mr. Brandon's petition eau with propriety be preferred ; and we do seriously re. commend his frie►►ds to refrain from the introduc. tio►► of the subject of his restoration, until Peace is actually restored between the Public and the Proprietors, by the performance of the stipule. Lions of the Treaty. Mr. Brandon has been said to be the old see. vent of Mr. Ilarris—on the subject of Mr. Brandon's recent conduct in that service, we have, since the Dinner at the Crown and Ahchor, re ceived upwards of one hundred letters. Our sentiments, respecting the future treatment of Mr. Brandon, by a generous Public, we have already expressed ; but we have ■ot yet so far taken leave of our senses, as to believe that the restoration of Mr. Brandon to public favour is a practicable point, while the old master of this old servant, continues to defy the voice of the Public, by his obstinacy. That Mr. Brandon's friends may not be deceiving themselves by supposing that their opinions, are the opinions of the Pub. lic, we have selected, from the letters we have re. ceived on that subject, the following, which is neither the most adversenor the most favourable to Mr. Brandon, and may therefore be considered as the medium opinion of the several writers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. tita—l understand •eseral Gentlemen are about to inter fere is behalf of Ntr. Brandon, late liox-keeper at Covent garden Theatre, in order to obtain fur boo his old post. These Gentlemen sorely cannot he aware of the conduct NW. 'Win dom was guilty of during the disturbance : he constant', visit ed the different public-houses, de. in the neighbourhood of Covesit•gardea, making o &nest of the number of rioters be oiled, and jesting no the brutal *y in which Jlies .were drama - to Ike relict. Mice, Lesiifn iunuuserable other as sails be ha offered. Such a mail • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A REAL. FRIEND TO THE DRAMA. We have nu wish to revive the recollection of past grievances, and shall, therefore, abstain from giving publicity to the narrative of any such at the present moment. The only prudent course for the friends of Mr. lirasidon to perdue, is patiently to wait until the Treaty shall have been faithfully executed by the Proprietors---for it is truly absurd to appeal to the extension of that candour and liberality which the public have already shown, while the absence of these qua lities in the conduct of the Proprietors continues to be so justly the complaint of a generous but indignant public. In our account of the late dinner at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, we only gavo the conclusion of Mr. Clifford's speech, which ralatell to the at tack made upon him by Mr. Jacks; but as we understand there has been some misapprehension of what was said by Mr. Clifford, on the subject of the trial in the Court of Common Pleas, we deem it proper to give a concise statement of that part of Mr. Cliffonl's speech, which we omitted to give in our account of that Meeting. Mr. CLIFFQR9, on rising to return (banks to the Company { tur the honour thAt bad been conferred on him, said, " That allhoaah he had been much accustomed to address public meet. ings in the County of Middlesex, and In the City of Westminster, and therefore might nut be suspected of being at a loss upon such an occasion as the present, he was, ueverthcless, constrained to confess, that he was at that eminent under ex. treme difficulty to find words in which he could acknowledge the very flattering attention which had been paid to him by a company so numerous and so respectable as that he saw before him, Ind which had assembled on an occasion so truly im portant. He had hitherto bad 'Wicket nerve to resist tyranny and oppression, which be trusted would be the case to the last hour of his life; but he was at a loss to express his thanks for the distin. guished manner in which that company had given countenance to his efforts in a contest iii which the personal rights of every individual were so deeply concerned. It was not his intention to have no. ticed the transaction in which he had been per. sonally attacked by the agents of the Proprietors o f Covent-garden Theatre, but after what hail al ' ready passed at that Meeting, he felt that he should be acting contrary to his duty, were he to be en. tirely silent on that subject. The great attentieit which had been paid to him, he might, be trusted, attribute to the appeal which he had deemed it proper to make to the laws of his country—i n doing which he hail been less influenced by per. sunal considerations than by an anxious desire to vindicate, by such an appeal, the general rights of individual'. Fur that appeal he had been at, tacked in various ways, and from various gear, tors; but, regardleu of every other consideration but that of the principle on which he had acted, he persevered in full and certain confidence of the • result of an appeal to the laws of his country. In the Report of what had passed at the Trill he had Cecil it stated that a Learned Scrjeant (Mr. Serjeuat Shepherd), wku was the leading Coen. set for the Defendant, in his truly elegant address to the Jury, and against which he had not one word to say, had stated, that if in that Address any thing which fell from him, should be hurtful to his (Mr. C.'a) feelings, he had himself, by his coil. duct, courted such observations. But, Gentle. men, continued Mr. Clifford, Idu assure you, that in that eloquent Speech of the Learned Sir. ' jeans, there was nothing hurtful to my feelings,' he must, huts ever, at the same time observe, that he was nut consciuus of having done any thing to court severity of observation from any quarter— and he trusted he might be permitted to say, that it is the person who makes a thin g n ecessary who is answerable for the consequences that may fop. low. Oa that principle ho fully agreed in tho propriety of the language held by the Learned Serjeant—keeping in view, as he hoped the Cons. palsy would, that the blame of having rendered that meeting necessary, should be imputed to those who had provoked the imperious necessity o f such a meeting. Ile would chearfully admit the correctness of the position, that if he bad possessed that share of learning, urbanity, and extent of knowledge, which lie greatly feared had been unjustly attributed to had Made those qualites instrumental to riot, by his acts— or by encouraging acts of riot in othete, lie should merit nut only the indignation, but the contempt of mankind—but his own heart acquitted him of haring, at any period in the course of his life been instrumental in exciting or encouraging riot, either in or out of the Theatre, at any time, or •upon any occasion whatever. He felt great reluctance at ap pearing as a Plaiutiff in any Court, or upon any occasion, but on an occasion of such high importance to the general liberty of the sub. . ject, he felt it impossible to hesitate one mo. Scut, on the course it was his duty to pursue. Whatever might be the extent of his ta, lents or his knowledge, they were alike at the service of his friends and of his country." Mr. Clifford then adverted to the attack made upon him by Mt. Jacks, of which, having al, ready given an account, and Mr. Jacks having subsequently made a public apology in the Court of Common Council fur the expressions respecting Mr. Clifford, we deem it unnecessary to repeat that part of Mr. Clifford's speech. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, ilac.22. This day the fresh arrivals of Wheat make the supply soonest bat considerable ; this trade is boas, of sale, and hardly at last prices. Barley in large supply, but from the late demand Fine nearly maintains its price, rather qualities are cheaper. Malt likewise. ‘Vhite and Grey Peas rather lower. In Beans of the two kinds little variation. Oats are in abundant supply, mostly from Lin coin:hire, and this tratl2 about 2s. per quarter cheaper. In the prices of Fkiir little alteration. C Willa:AT-Pit leg. Wheat, - 76.. kris. 'l'irk Beaus, (4d) S. 658. Flue ditto - - - • BMW. Oats, Rte. - rota.ubi, • - • - - Us. Vs. Barley, is.. ess. (tape Sena - £44, a3l w. Pens( Beam) 7ii. is4s. fine flour - - tou.. kite% Pens, - - - - ss. sbs. St-condo Beaus, (old) - - - 846 Otis. 6511T111:11 To siuk the 0641, 8eef....41. 6d. ill 56. 10d. Mottos ..4.. to 66. Veal tid. to 11.. Oil. Pork ....6s. 0.1. to h. 6/. 04. to H A Y-11 Hay 5l. U.. Straw ll. 18.. Clwnw ,Ll)—Dtc. 21. per stew of olb. Ileod a Cattle dila day Beata Sheep Calve, Psis AltKl.l. M. to C. O. Ott. 04. to 21. Y.. tad. Ott to el. JO.. Od. A female impostor, who passes by the name of Clementina Perry, has been lately laying the in habitants of Bath, and the neighbouring towns, under contribution. She is a iiiiddle.aged woman, of the middle size ; she sometimes pretends she came from the island of Jamaica in search of her husband, and is accompanied by a little girl, of about iii4e years of age, who, it is pretended, can speak nothing but Spanish l baring been educated in the island of Cuba. A pheaxant was Shot , a (ew days ago, at Irtod Ball, near IVhitehaten, which weighed °once!: and measured from the end o( Btu blli to the ca. quality of the tail, ukit yard bra ;makes I- I LL