The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-02-21 00:00:00

the horrid treason which at Florence induced gators a it to selec t the sacred bosom of a 61 at tiii• moment of divine service, to sacrifice the othefledicis to the fanaticism of an Archbishop? crime . alone we ought to condemn, under what -11111 i t t wy he concealed, %whether policy or reli -00170,,te the pretext, whether it be committed in c . ..„,,f that, i.r of liberty, ur of leFitituacy, and iortrinereason avows, or Li ado pts. is the virulence of party re 111 l ity, l that on the or unfortunae victim of a furious fanatic, tri or " — hi r ,di t! lzs ef Ultra t Royalism betray a ferocious "Th r a . !lie opportunity thus afforded them of per 4, for a time, to their own purpose, an event which w it to have procured a suspension to all political ads' gouts of serfitude. The late Empress, indeed, out of ostentation, and to establish at home (from a 'pi nt of imitation) what was established in other more civilized kingdoms ; instituted schools, where all things were taught except the duties of Princes, the privileges of the people, and the rights of men. The students of Universities and Academies have, however, learnt more than it was intended they should learn. It is said of the Almighty, that it repented him of having made man. Princes, no doubt, regret that their subjects (ah ! bow de grading to call men—their equals, except in rank-1 Oa subjects!) are so much informed. All tyrants cad despots know so well that it is ignorance which, enforcing obedience to many false maxims, ties the hands of the people, subjects their necks to the yoke, and makes them submit with a sort of reverence to arbitrary commands, that we shall not be surprised to see more encouragement than ever held out to prostituted scribblers, to cry down ' the virtue of the few incorruptible patriots which now, at the hazard of their liberty and their life, i stand forward in defence of the rights of mankind. I—These hirelings are ready to prostitute their pens for self interest, by vindicating tyranny and abusing its enemies; exerting all their art 'Onekl malice to blacken the views of the supporters of I the rights of their fellow -creatures, and causing them to be looked upon as disturbers of the public Itranquillity. The most horrid expedients are often made use of against them—dungeons, poi son, &c. To silence the patriots who complain is indeed the way to prevent the people from awaking out of their lethargy ; but the chief point is to remove the means of extending the complaints, by suppressing all correspondence between the several parts of the State in which grievances pre- I vail or are felt the heaviest ; accordingly, the elk mks to freedom will labour hard to restrain the liberty of the press. Not daring to attack it openly, these tyrants and their tools wait, and are on the watch, for u plunsible pretence for it ; and as soon as such a pretence is offered, they seize it eagerly. This unhappily has now occurred in a neighboun . lug kingdom, which will be made, and which will be quoted, as an example, and as such furnish a pretext for outrageous and unreasonable measures LONDON: of severity. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1820. The whole European press has been censured by ---ses--- certain writers on the slot where the assassination DEPHEi.sION OF THE FLIENCH FUNDS. of the Duke de BERRI has unhappily taken place; The letters by the French mail of this morning, l and what would not have been believed some years gi%e an shinning statement of the feelings of the' . c . , an Englishman, a r. os k - riter, a puriste, a distri pmple in that capital. The Funds. that fell It per buter or dispatcher of Couriers, attributes the NIL oa the lint information of the assassination . ;crime to the writers in defence of freedom, end rie ilk Duke de Berri. rose almost instantly again, cordingly would consent to, nay, recommends the asipebe eepreesioo thes the object of the aa rilying the wbote peen at the • nicety of a eessoro, , U, Pula vir.s merely for intik ideal wrongs; but, on ! ' These wretches (for, to the disgrace of England, as examination into the affair, such serious combi- we have many of them,) rise up like demons against nations of a political nature have been discovered," every author whose writings are calculated to that the alarm has seized the money interest, and I k ee p up the spirit of liberty ; and they denominate the Ftaxis have consequently fallen 4 ~er cen t ; I every performance is laid open lll44 , wherein the craft or cor they were done at 74 f. 10 c.: but the last account ni l ) - -bon of the administrators of a ff airs to the public. They shall not do this unresisted, States, that they were at 70 f. 10 c., and the market till the hand which now guides this pen perishes, es very gloomy state. The exchange is conse- ,or is palsied. firstly risen in favour of this country one per • rest STATE OF IRELAND. Tv county of Galway continues in a state of gtest . _ tiowo FED. 12.--It is with great regret we state, . 6 ,,,,,,i e rab1e alarm has been createsl here by a party ; 6 , gibbets banditti, who made their way into the ade rn mbar!) , of this town, on Thursday evening last, 0 ,1 g mlfe a ',Timber of people. Fa it —The report which so generally prevailed of tbe gibs o pmen having maile incursions into the east nbstls of this towo was a fabrication.—((onageght Aura?) m o at thirty Ribbonmen made incursions • few iglus since in the eeighbourhood of Annadown, in the mi ty of Galway, lint were spiritedly resisted by Mr. jolty CAM, ef Woo Ipark. Ws. } E n. 11—' hie of the nights of the last week. (Ma number of Ribhounien assembled for the per oi atta-lring a small party of the police which are " t imid in the county of Roscommon, and, if possible, to pat them to instant death. Their plan was (ros tra:4. sal one uf their party kil!rd, and three woundel. Three son wounded were secured by the police, and well in Rope& iiiii on gaol.—(reams Gazette.) MA Am 111: N. i PlNia . lisluriuril s Gstrusry sad Jersey I lettraburgh 111sm'Argh I ILS. AIR. I Holland 1 Fltinarra I Franc.. O I.l,bott U Malta ....... *e r. RU OF STOEKII THII yt ttt.•A Mit jot lent. Red. 1119111 'rifest. Cm's, e tl iti ism cent. 771 prtest.. 57:if /prat Nays iu.l4 I lag 3-1(1 hp.tpor Cod. ',fin. DAY !IT ONB O'CLOCK. India !Stock Ditto Ronde 11.. lie. N. Old %noodle, Es. Hills. 211. Is. SS. Is. N. Ditto t'om. (Minium 01:1. for tr. Dili Lott. Ticket% .tt3 es. ebe Ittatcliman. ST ITEGIIIIIIe . IS 1% .%TIED WITH " TVS STATZSISA•.” We have this morning received a file of Charles ton and Virginia Papers to the I 6th January. They. however. contain not one word of important news. One of these Papers contains an interesting expe dition of Yankee to procure ice. We shall give it to-morrow. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The Funds remained pretty stationary during the reminder of Maturday afternoon, and closed at 6t41 fw the Account. This morning they opened at G 3 t, buyers, and went op to 6M ; they afterwards declined to 68k, which is now about the price. The continuation from Account to Account increases, it haring been done at 7-16, which pays nearly 6 per emit.; this leads us to conclude that the principal operators are bulls for the Account, which is on Friday next, in the event of which money will be come scarce: it is, however, very plentiful at pre seat for short perods. A Brussels mail arrived at a late hour yesterday evening. The following extracts will be interest- We have said, that the political events of Br rope were likely to roll on in rapid succession. I The one which has just occurred in France, from its nature, be productive of many more. De:6-1 tense, the chief enemy to the rights of mankind,) W its support to ignorance. That ignorance which has so obstructed the sight of the people,' Ind Prevented them from being acquainted with their own rights, and vindicating them, is, by the discovery of printing and its consequent diffusion Of knowledge, about to be removed. Emperors,. Kings, and Princes, sea the tendency of all this, and therefore they are laying their heads together , again to blind the people, by depriving them of! the ordinary means of keeping up or acquiring ' ~ knowledge. It is impossible to say what crafty de /ices are not at this moment contemplated by the heads of the members of the Holy Alliance, to °PPose the progress of learning. We shall not be eirprised if some of the above Potentates should be prompted to try to banish science out of their dominions, or prohibit their subjects from travel hag into foreign countries. The rigour with which the Czars banished the sciences out of their em- Ore, and prohibited their subjects from travelling into foreign parts, without an expresui permission, very much contributed to continue that gross ignorance in which the Russians still remain, and that ignominious slavery which disgraced them , 1 41 the present generous Emperor abolished the ri- N.irAL The following extract of i feeler Naitic) New Providence, dated the 131 h January, west oeived at Lloyd's this morning:— " Accounts having reached this, Aid I private* schooner, with a Spanish felucca as her prat, was at anchor at ("reef' Key (a small island in this vicinity), the schooner Primrose, of thii port, wet manned; armed, and went in pursuit of her. This vessel sncreeded in taking the felucca and schooner; bat the men made their escape into the woods. "The Captain of the Primrose, not considering him self authorised to land his people In pursuit of them, returned to port. His Majesty's schooner Speedwell, Lieut. lirary, having in the mean time arrived from Ja maica, proceeded immediately to limn Key, in hopes of being able to secure these people, hot on hip arrival it w•rs found thry had pnt to sea in their boats; *which the Primrose very inconsiderately left behind On the beads. They are said to be twelve in number, and will no doubt 'mire on any small vessel that comes in their way. Three men belonging tn this place have been taken up and put into gaol, on a charge of aiding and abetting these people in their piracies." "JAN. 15.—Since the above was written, the whole of the people belonging to the piratical vessel have been taken on Andros Island, %herr they landed in their boats, and reported themselves as seamen belonging to tilt American vessel that had been cast away on the Ha -1/11/11.1 bank. Having helm h►onght to this place to-day, they were soon identified and lodged in gaol." Dr it., Fee. 211.—Came don!: from the River yester day, and sai!eil, the Brilliant transport, for the Cape of Good !lope ; Argus, Booth : Africa, l hristie; and Mor land, Ball, for Jamaica ; Fair Ellen, Amlcrsoes; for N ide; Elizabeth, Carr, for !trailer; Broughton, Elwood, for Dam ; John Dougan, Leggett, for Trieste; Charles, Fournienti, for Caen ; Ocean, APNil lap., fur Jamaica; Pigott, Thorn, for Tobago; Whit• ing, Murray, for Constantinople; and Mary, Willis, fur Havannali.—Also sailed, the Aurora, Pearson, for the Cape of Good hope. PORTS AIOUTII, Fee. 40.—Arri red yesterday the Thetis, Middleton, from London for Jamaira.—fame into har bour the Regulus, Smith, from Spithead; Lord Mul rave, Molhat, trim Woolwich ; and his 31ajcsty's ship Grecian, from Spithead.—Arrived to day the Marshal Blucher, Davis, from St. Michael's; and Chesterfield, Wood, from Ba%re.—Sailed the Two Sisters, Pearce, for London. lIARwIeII, Fan. 20. Arrir et! the Lord Caetlereagh paelet, with a mail from Holland. PLTS:CIVTH, FED. 19.—Arrived yesterday the Bide ford, 31`Namara, from Lisbon.—Sailed the Mary, Bos well, for the Western Islands.—..rrired to-day the Sylvia, 11111, from St. Michael's ; Horatio, Snow, from Charleston for Havre ; and Thomas and Ann, Custance, from Charente for London.—The Britannia, Sharp, from Shields for St. Helena, was off the Start on the 15th inst. Sturm Stimuli, Fin. 19.—The Friendship, Thosup son, of Loudon, in coining down this rit er gut on a sand, which occasioned her to wake • good deal of water : she ♦a bean rot .If again, and an maw only gee inch of water per hour.—The Thomas Alice, Matthews, that was un the Herd Saud, has ben got off and brought in here, in a damaged state. FALMOVIII. FILM. lS.—Arrived the Sally. Lowry, from ; she spoke on the 16th inst., to die westward of Scilly, the Clio, Wilson, from London, (or St. Vincent's. —Sailed the Fox packet, with a mail for Jamaica. PORT ULtsuun, Fan. lS.—The Helen, Carlyle, from Ureenoi•k to Jamaica, got on shore at Ardgawan, a little below the (lunch light•house ; she is bilged and full of crater; her cargo is expected to he saved damaged, and the sea.sel may be gut off. if the weather prore mo derate. LucLaroot., Fan. IL—Arrived the lleorge kPlntosh, Kelly, from Bahia, sailed, t 3th Der.; blargaret Rock, from Nassau, New Providence, sidle,' 16th Jan.; Deorgia, Varliant; William Penn, Hamilton; Illinois, Futteki ; Favourite, Hart, from Savannah ; and 'floomas, Murphy, from Valparaiso. sailed 215th Sept.—Sailed the Martha, Sketchley, and Manhattin,Tarr, for New York; Jasper, Crakes.. for Boston; and Amidst, Leeds, for Hal tisuore. ing to our readers:— Bel'aeltLe, Pen. It.—" The events in the South of Spain excite general attention h e re, a s we ll as i n t h e rest of Europe. It appears certain that the French 1;o- JAMAICA AND SPANISH Anteater.—We copy the fol. vernnient has given orders to assemble an Army of Ob. lowing from an Halifax paper :—" The mistakes (re servation, which will extend along the Pyrenees'from the quently fallen into by Editors of periodical publieutlons, Mediterranean to the ocean. It is asserted, that the have become almost prurerlsial. Even those newspapers Powers who signed the Holy Alliance take a lively in- published in the city of London, notwithstanding all the west in the tranquillity of Spain, since, if it were dis. advantages which they possess, and all the care, labour, turbed by the revolutionary spirit, very fatal conseqnen. and expanse bestowed upon them, often term with most ees to the rest of Europe might be the result. egregious, and, sometimes, ludicrous errors. Who " The arrival of couriers at Calais is very fervent, would expect, in that enlightened metropolis, to bear woe going to London, others rousing from London, on fears expressed lest a atop be put to the shipment of their way to Paris and Madrid." firs from ILsrbadues ? or, of ships built in Weal " FaArtvonv. Pan. Il.—We learn from Vienna that Britain for service on the Lakes in Upper Canada? M. Cevallos. the Spanish Minister, has received from his —The style of au Addison, a Johnson, or a Uibbon, Clovevensent several extraordinary couriers, with dia. I is not required, nor can it be expected, in a hasty publi patches of the highest importance, which are supposed l cation, that must go abroad into the world at a cer to be relative to the revolution in Andalneia. He has tain hour—feir of fish hut surely, he who undertakes communicated the contents of them to Prince Occur. to mere) , intelligence, political or commercial, to the nirh, and his had conferences on three successive daps putille, should be careful to make himself at least toter with that Minister and many foreign Ambasaatiors." ably well acquainted with the general outline of the The Duchess of York continues to be confined great theatre of the world ; the situation of different by indisposition; hut it was said, yesterday, that her countries; their commerce, connexions, views and into- Royal Highness was a little better. Sir Henry tfalford rests; nor will a mere dash or flourish of the per apolo gize fur any deficiency in requisites so essential, mid has attended her every day since yesterday se'nnight, ex e-rot Saturday. Yesterday the Duke of York left town whirl' can he so easily obtained. fur Oatlanils. " tVe were yesterday amused with some curious opi nions of the Editor of the London Courier on the sub It is reported that Lord Palmerston will shortly be called to the upper House ; and Mr. Manners sect of the lose of the traue with Mexico, rim Porto Hello and Panama. He very sagely remarks, that the trade be-' Sutton is named as a Candidate for the University tween this island (Jain.sica)aiiil ico, aerobe the isth of Cambridge, instead of his Lordship. mus of Darien, ' bad fallen awaytto pothing, since the The Lord Chancellor had an audience of his Ma- +ogle by Cape Horn has been so Hersh fermented I' jesty yesterday. I The Courier must be either singularly deficient in gee- Yesterday Divine Service was performed at the graphical knots ledge, or he must have taken a lesson trout the First / or i . ralty, of who. we lately King's Palace, in Pall - mall, by the Rev. F. W. of the Adm heard a curious anecdo`e—That having ordered a man Blomberg arid the Rev. Dr. Stonier Clarke. of war to prom d to this station, he sent, the following On Saturday, the Ditches. of Clarence visited day, for her commander, and very politely apologia the Duchess of Gloucester nt Gloucester-house. for making a slight deviation from hiscourse to Jamaica, Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester visited the directing Ishii to leave a dispatch at St. Ilelena I How 'King. Porto belle and Pertain tare points , i . iaterraptios' tal . overhead intercorrse between Mexico and New (woad's.' The Gazette of Saturday contained a n Order in Conn we leave to the Courier t o explain! Hut it is most' ell, dated Feb. 1 7 , directi n g the Lord Archbisho p of Canterbury to prepare a Form of Pra y er and Thanks- likely that the article was intended to draw off the pub giving to Almighty liod, for hi s Majesty's recovery he attention from th e cons i de ra tion of the want of ade from his late dangerous sickness.—The Porto has dare (Polo protection to the trade in the South Seas, owing been published. to the very trifling navyl farce stationed there—we be- The Duke de Herr% a short time previous to his disco- liev• only one small frigate, for a coast extending 3or lotion, said, addressing the lho•heot—" In order to die i ONui) miles, sod sometimes requiring mon th s to e nable ( h a ppy, I mast expire, toy dear Caroline! in your arms." , them to r? from one point to another of that immense Such were the last words a t their p artin g interview. territory. nl Of nr. fear • Mal 1 faCIL-(nra DAT.) lallllll4 V. TIM MATER AXD COIIPORATION CI , ST. ALS&.(S. Mr. TYNDALL misted, that the plaintiff had obtained* swaseitsmns to compel,the dbfendants to shew canes wl:y the plaintiff should not be admitted into their Corpses firm The defence was, that the father of the plaintiff was not resident in the Borough it the time of his de cease. Mr. Tyndall called several witnesses, who de posed that they had taken up their fr eedom its rigid of their father, t hoogh a non-resident at the time. Mr. UABILItt, CollDiel to the defendant, said that it was stated on the record, that the eldest sons only had right to be freemen previous to the hye-law rowed in Irllo, wh it appeared that it was not confined to the eldest son, hut to those whom the father thought f.t, and had existed ever since the year lfiti7. The CHIEF JUNTItt thought this objection Cital to the action. The Jury brought in a rerilict for the defendant. OLD BAILEY.--(T Nig MORNING) RANK PROSIMTIONI9. Pallid !AIM and Alta Corti* aeverally pleaded guilty to the minor 'offence, of having (tweed Hank notes in their possession, knowing theta to be forged. Samuel arytat stood indicted for having, on the sth of January last, felenioully disposed of anti pot atw.ty, a M. forged ttote, with intent to defraud the Govelnor and l'iompanv of the Bank of England, tieorgeShirah, a tailor, residing in R itsliffe-hirbemy. stated, that the prisoner, whose person he had befure known, Offered him the M. note in payment for mute clothes which he had furnished him. lie gave his at dress, Mr. Bryant, 51, Hermitage-street. It of erwaruis appeared that he was not known at that place ; bat that he had for some time worked in the neighbourhood *under the name of Mounstolf. After a long trial, during which a number of wit *mimes were called against the prisoner, the Jury found a verdict of Not Witty. Fii. 19. Yesterday morning Johnson, Saxton, Healey, Bam ford, Jones, and Wilde, attended at the New Bailey Court House, and put in their bail fur the trial of the indictment against Hunt and them at the York Assizes. They were accompanied by Moorhonse, but be did not give bail here, as his bail reside at Stockport. A clerk of Mr. Pearson's attended as their attorney. Bamford, *bile in Coart, was observed to langh. Mr. Milne, the clerk, asked him to be more respectful, as the recognizance that be was entering into was of a serious nature. Bamford replied, "I au nut laughing at von, I am laughing et Mr. Nadia, and surely I may smile at a caricature." Chapman, Editor of The Maw.linter Maerrer, Ilan had two verdicts given against him for libels upon in dividuals of Manchester. Of the five millions stipulated to be paid by Go vernment to the Bank, 2,500,64. Mi. the greater part of which was in specie, has been liquidated. lIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDI:Vet:ROW-011 %Maar, the Court met to proceed to the trial of Gilbert M•Lerai, accused of printing and publishing various ar ticles of a seditious nature in the paper called The Spirit of the Union." Mr. Ivory rose to state an objec tion, on the ground that all processes pending at the death of his Majesty George 111. become null hr that event. Their Lordships Wore of opinion that the objec tion was of importance as it regarded the constitutional practice of the Court, and required full conshleration. The t'onrt, therefore, will meet to-morrow, whew their Lordships will deliver their opinions. Li Drapethi Maar" Wien Vitra-11001st paper, had been ached by the Police, for charging . M.d• Cotes with having caused the murder of the Nike de Berri. An °Vent has lately taken place at Ll:tvain, which ha. made some noise. The following is the cam— Mr. Trappes, who is settled at Louvain, was arrested there on the 12th. A decree was communicated to him which orders hint to be expelled from the kingdom.— On the 14th he set out fur Meet. Mr. Trappe* is an Flog Hillman, and had fixed his abode in this country. His name has been of late frequently mentioned in tit.. papers, and it is he who lately opened a subscription at Louvain for one of the Editors of a newspaper, who ha• been condnnned to pay a fine by the tribunal of that city. As ire have no knowledge of the reasons of thi• severe measure, we shall refrain from any reflections au the subject. A subscription Which has been raised for Mr. Knight, who is to he tried the coining Lancaster Assizes for High 'treason, is very considerable. Sitlielle or Kanicat. Cupric—On Saturday morn ing Dolby, Watling, and several other venders of this imitative coffee, were visited by theofficen of the Board of Excise, and considerable quantities of it seized, and also a considerable weight of the slim tea. This stuff was conveyed to the Excise stores in Broad -street, where the legality of the sale will shortly be deckled upon. MARKETS. Coax-P4cmarrom, Pim, 2l.—The supp ly of Wheat being small Ibis morning, and buyers rater nutnerou., line rut.. from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, sold full 2s. per quarter higher than on this day week.—Having a large arrival of Barley from Norfolk awl Suffolk, and souse quantity remaining over from last week's supply, the trade was heavy, and from Is. to 2s. per quarter cheaper, and at that deiline but a small proportion of the arrival ronld be - got off—New Beans and Peas are 2s. higher . —Oats are fell Is. lower, owing to this 'magnitude of the arrivals. Foreign Wheat .... 60 02 [ Ore) Pew 42 40 Fine Ditto English Wheat .... 04 74 Tido Betas s6 314 Vine Ditto ..... ... 0 . 0 Old Ditto 0 U New Ditto ...... .. 0 0 Small Ditto 4O 42 Rye 34 al Peed Oats Barley IN el Potatoe Ditto VA So Fine Ditto ...... .. 0 0 Poland Ditto v6 211 Malt Fine Ditto White Peas (boilers) 40 60 New Ditto Fine Flour bJ (1.1 Seconds Rape Seed, per last 134 Ire SMITIMILD MAIMIT. Pan. 21.—This market had is very large supply of all kinds of Cattle this morning : amongst which was.• great 'nutter of inferior Tattle. particularly entre; het the good quality fetched the same price as last week's market. In Mutton there was also a very large supply, and a great numher of inferior quality at market t but the superior maintained la,t week's priers. Teel, as per last market day, keeps its price. Pork the sana. (To sink the 0 . 1: per stone of Sibs.) B ee f . , 4a. ed. to Oa. at. CATTLE AT ITAIIIITIT. • MEMO. . 4a. ed. to 81. M. Presets • 2SW Veal . . ea. ed. to 71.04. Calves Pork . . Ss. ed. to 7s W Skeels, Ire. . . . MAN lamb . . Oa. Od. to Ila. ed. Pigs WO HAT Maager.--The hay Market, in prier, no altera tion. Strastand tierce as per our last quotation. Hay Clover . . . ii; 6 Straw . . . Jo - . pe . . . 11. fts. ta. to 11. Its. ua. •:~ t I, I sT, . __ • I ': 1 ; I