The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-11-21 00:00:00

nusk Plivoskri. When the measure of a legislative union was first 1 posed d with Ireland, a speech in the House of Com mons, by Mr. ADDINGTON, (now Lord Sinmotren) was r imed in thousands and distribated all over Dublin i ssl Other parts of Ireland. This famous speech held oat an importation of capital, a superior system of a semercial prosperity, an improtement in the edu isdon of the pout, and a general redress of grievances, with a variety of advantages to which equal credit I ns given, and which *as felt as at present, were serer intended further than to gloss 'over a measure which was as hateful to the coaatty as it has proved destructive. It is pow only ,tight to inform our 't i l lers that this Noble Lord has. not been one • t oz out of office since, and that not one of • t he promises held forth In his speech has been &l ined; that the whole have been negatived by time, and ',ender hie Lordship's guidance in the Home Da rig. Instead of an importation of capital to ho use, *re have been many millions drawn out an' wi th by absentee landlords, who never spend a shil- Al la the country, instead of promoting he inflamer- Ad prosperity, the Irish • are allowed to export their rts, beef and peek, which they should eat themselves; sad, as to *donation, they are allowed that hollow nithent any other help than the charity of individuals. To be sure, there are Charter and Sunday schools, professing e religion different from the great majority of the natives, is which more attention is paid to prose lytism than classical improvement. With respect to the general redress of grievinces, we must refer to the treat ment of the people by Orange Wreckers, Orange Police, by tythe farmers, and coercion is general.— These will be the beet answers to Mr. ADDINGTON'S waste of paper ; and for a confirmation of our remarks we refer to the Noble Lord himself, and to the return of 20 parishes in Dublin, for the last six years, begin. wing One Thousand' Eight Hundred and Fourteen, and ending 1820, wherein it appeared that in the Rest , mentioned year, there were 3570 houses in the city and liberties of Dublin, which from insolvency, and other causes were unable to pay the watching tax, and that in the Int*/ y_ the number of houses in a lu situatiaititietro WM, which is nearly thrice the amonnt of WlisitAir c humber was in the short space of six years before."Thle is a picture of Mr. ADDINGTON'S prescience, of which he has given so many proofs since kellecaute Lord SIDSIOUTR. Muse of this another time. All the Officers belonging to the Regiments serving is Ireland. who had leave of absence, are ordered to join immediately. About two hundred of the most respectable inhabit ant. a Deaden. including the Bad of Banien, and J Jereose, Rsq, the Provest,liave signed.bead,,gablishat‘ Declavotios. eapresslew•ef sitar 41111111101-40 1106 4.,, Wair, la ell respects, the parting adnioaltioe and in junction of the King, when leaving Ireland, and pledg ing themselves to use their best endeavours, without the surrender or compromise of any principle, to ei cite and perpetuate a feeling of concord and good will between all his Majesty's subjects in Ireland, u the best testimony they can afford of their dutiful and af fectionate attachment to his Majesty. • An elegant hotel in the west of Ragland, which was completed about seven years dace, at an expense ex ceeding forty thousand pounds, was fit op to auction about three weekssince, when no bidder being found above 7,91!01., the sale was postponed. ROCIIIESTER, NOV. 20.-1 t is In contemplation to Esoat the Sheer Hulk, at Chadians, and send her to Alexandria for the perpose of conveying to this coati. try the celebrated obelisk, known by the name of Cleopatra's Needle, which measures 70 feet ha height, and is supposed to weigh about 250 tons. Os Saturday morning between one and two o'clock, this aeighbourhood was visited by a tremendous gale otaindotccompanied by vivid dashes of lightning. Gating , *lsiah the rain descended in torrents. We have tot be ard of any damage dune by the storm in this The Borough of Queenborouglo continues in so die tithed a state, that it has been thought necessary, on the part of the Magistrates, to hold a special General Sessions, to consider of the expediency of petting in force theduties of watching and warding, for the more effectual preservation of the peace, agreeably lathe" Act of the 52d of the late King. A few mornings since a labouring man at Fein& bury going to his work, saw something run into the hedge which be supposed to be a rabbit, bet which proved to be a polecat. On putting his hand into the hedge to take the animal it seised him by the finger, and held so fast that be was COMpellar to tall for help, in order to extricate himself Inflaumniatioa has ex tended up the arm, and it is much feared that it will be necessary to amputate it.—(Rockester Gazette) Beeville, Nov. 20.—A sold er, named Pears., be loosing to the Ist or Royal Dragoons, was killed last *vet at Bransconsb, near Sidmoutb, by the falling of his horse : the violence of the shock dislocated his Wei, and caused his instant dettb.—At the time of this fatal occurrence he was conveying torn for the use of a small party of the regiment to which he belonged, who are on duty as the coast ser vice, in aid of the revenue officers. The unfortunate young man was a native of the neighbourhood of Easier, where Lis mother is yet living. Government having made Bideford a bonded port. great expectations are entertained that a consider able 'serene of trade will take place. We understand' that the Excise Office for that district is.ia counsel:cc of the grant, about to be removed from Barnstaple to Bideford. There are now registered at Bideford Custom-house. as belonging to that port,• I I 1 vessels. We are happy to state that the herring fishery in Bhieford-bay mindsets to be very predictive. Thurs lay (15th instant) Fraiscis Jelin, Esq. was. 1 1 tits unanimous vote of the Helloes, re-elected fiord Bettor of the University of Glasgow for the ensuing Yesr•—( Ediatorrei Peper.) The scheme of converting the prise* at Dartmoor late as asylum for the London proper children Is. we told, altogether abaiadoied..(Becter Uardie.) ,i ...,) i •1 •P TIE KING. lizipmeTufts as Nis Mariner son batoiTox.— Yeiterday, at a quarter-put one o'clock, his Majesty left Carlton Palace in his private travelling-terrine, accompanied by Sir B. Bloomfield, and escorted by a party of Lancers, for the Pavillion, at Brighton.' The carriage left by the Park entrance, and passed over Vauxhall-bridge. BRIUHTON, Nov. 19.--A Public Meeting was called this afternoon. at the Old Ship, to receive the Report of the Committee appointed to conduct, the Procession in honour of his Majesty's arrival. Sir David Scott, Bart. was called to the Chair, When a Report was read from the Committee, stating— " That a communication had been received expres sive of his Majesty's heartfelt satisfaction at the marks of attachment and loyalty intended by the Inhabitants and Visitors of Brighton. The loyal and dutiful Ad dress his Majesty would receive with feelings of high approbation, bat dispensed with the Procession intend. ed, from a feeling of the inconvenience it must neces sarily put so many truly respectable individuals to at this unsettled season of the year, as his time of ar rivid, from many circumstances, might be very uncer tain; at the same time, expressive of hie Majesty's con fidence in the anxious wishes of the Inhabitants and Visitors of Brighton to shew their attachment in the most affectionate manner." J. M. Caters, Esq. then moved that no Illumination or Procession might take place, in oheiliimee to his M4esty's wishes ; although he could assure the Meet ing that if it had received his Majesty's approbation, a more splendid Procession never would have been exhibited than would have taken place. Sir J. M. Ti caner rose and addressed the Meeting, stating that his Majesty's kind and paternal feelings were, to avoid giving unnecessary trouble, and the probable risk of injuring the health of the inhabitant* and Visitors of this his favourite residence. The ins'' pression on his (Sir J. M. Tierney's) mind, was in favour of an illumination, from the use and habit of ages in expressing public joy; hut, in the present in stance, from the peculiar circumstances attending this town, from the number of invalids, the omission of that mark of public feeling he cordially approved of. The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to the Committee, as well as to Sir David Scott, when the Meeting separated. Our young countryman, Mr. Wise,. of Waterford, who has recently married the eldest daughter of La den Bonaparte, is shortly expected to return home.— His rife, and one of her sisters, will accompany him. —(De6lia Morning Post.) Sir Walter Scott, according to report, is preparing a Life of P.•pe. Csumatoes.—Thomas Charles Oe!dart, Esq. was, oa Thursday, elected into the Ley Fellowship of Trinity Hall, vacated by the death of Sir Saba Comp ton. D. C. L., formerly Judge of the Vim Admiralty Court at Berbadom The late Dr. Barrett •of Trinity College, Dublin, died while he was communicating to the elderly female attendant on his chambers, that two of the Judges had Maws., ti se Jary in favour of the right of the Coll.& efflrosert Cli* praportf•i eiskekliW all* rotereetoo to the • *ewe of hie ortitt t s for amassing money, bat we have *Ty litt doubt it wi.l tarn out to be very much exaggerated. He bad *early 20,0001. in Canal Stock. He leg the balk of his property to charitable uses. He gave his execu tors directions, some time ago, that he should not be interred for four days after his decease. Sir Thomas Lawrence has nearly finished his pic ture of his Majesty in his Coronation robes. The King oat for the last time at Buckinghatu-house on Monday last. We understand that Madame Catalan' is to be in Edinburgh in the course of next month, and that the Assembly-rooms, George-street. where she is to give concerts, are already engaged for her.—(fdia burgh Paper.) The Same Surd Glee Club met last night at. the Rind-mill, near the Coburg, when the producti wee of Shield, Stephenson, Callcott, Webbe, and Moore,imeee delightfully chaunted to a numerous company of aim. tears and performers. &nexus Clacuairrancs.—There are now no fewer , than four Ladies Sheffield living, vis.:—Lady Sheffield, the widow of Lord Sheffield; Lady Sheffield, the widow of Sir Jobe Sheffield, of Cookridge, near Leede,iie Yorkshire; Lady Sheffield, the widow of the late Rev. Sir Robed Sheffield, Rector of Burton, in Llucola shire, and who was a grand-daughter of Alderense Kennett ; and Lady Sheffield, the Lady of the pretest Sir R. Sheffield. of Portland-place, daughter of Mr. Newbolt, who for some years held an appointment is the East Indies. CITY Brantses.—The Lord Mayor yesterday Lela a Court of Aldermen, whoa his Lordship laid before the Court the most gracious Answer of his Majesty to the Address presented on Friday last. which was ordered to be entered on the Journals. The Merl unanimously voted their Thanks to the late Lord Mayor for his conduct throughout his Mayoralty. which was ordered to be advertised, and also to be presented to his Lordship in the soul manner. The Inquest of St. Dunstan's presented sundry ruinous houses, upon which the Court directed the Act of Par liament to be put in force. The Inquest of Tower Ward presented a NAM nuisance UM' the UUSIOIII House, which was referred to the Alderman of the Ward. The Court. upon hearing the Petition - of Messrs. Calvert, ordered the procudikp against them at the City's expeace, to be stayed. Precepts were directed to be issued for the election of Com mon Councilmen, and other Ward Officers, on St. Thomas's day next. The Court were pleased sea nimeasly to fate an allowance to Mr. Woutner, in uneeluence of the lamentable accident be met with is the discharge of his duty. A few days ago, a Gentleman, near Tetbnrr, killed three wild geese flying. at one shot ; they were of the light grey kind, and weiged nearly six pounds each. A valuable bone, belonging to Mr. String, of this place, was bitten, a few weeks ago, by a dog, ascertained to have beets mad. On Monday last strong symptoms of the disease became apparent, and es the following morn ing it was found expedient to shoot him, and put an end to his selferluvi. The poor animal was in dreadful agony. and bit at every thing around him. Several medical gentlemen, we saderstand, attended to whims the symptoms, and mark the progress of thin dreadful die order.---(Shereld iedernienL) Tut Sk s 4T . is r • EXECUTION. This morning the following unhappy men, upon whom sentence of death was passed at the last Sep. teisber Sessions, were executed in front of the Debtor's door, Newgate. Josiah Cadman, aged 26 ; Edmund Sparrow, 21 ; John Ellis, 21 ; Thomas Tapley, 23, fot uttering forged 51. notes; Geo, Smith, 31 ; John Cabello, 24, for highway robbery; William Harding, 169. for stealing six sheep, and William Darton, for stealing a 501. note. Cadman. whose firmness never forsook him for a moment. was the first that ascended the scaffold, and bowed very respectfully to the immense crowd that had assembled to witness this awful exhibition. A partial hissing and groaning, with cries of " Shame!" "Murder!" Ste, was, heard among the crowd. Spar rpw was the next, and was evidently mistaken for Cad man. He moved forward with a firm and steady step — appeared composed and even cheerful. On ascending the fatal platform, the cries from the multitude of " Shame !" 1 " Murder!" groaning, &c. appeared to be general against the Bank of England. Cadman now turned mend and addressed the multitude at some length. He observed that be thought his punishment cruel, because he had pleaded guilty, and made every dis aloquie to the Bank that lay in his power. He thought his punishment unjust, becruse the greatest criminals who had fur years been traffickers in forged notes were s plead to the minor offence, and thereby s lives; but he trusted the sacrifice made saved their t" this day would be a sufficient atonement to the Bank of fingland, and prevent the execution of the unfor tunate youth who was doomed to suffer on Tuesday next. He continued speaking for some time. • Tapley, Ellis, Garton and Smith, were attenilel to the scaffold by a dissenting Minister. They conducted themselves with much propriety and resignation. Harding prayed very fervently, and seemed to pay the greatest attention to the clergyman, frequently inter rupting the Rev. Gentleman with exclamations of •• Lord save me," " Christ have mercy upon me," &c. Cabelia was of the Jewish persuasion, and was attended by a Rabbi and several assistants. He appeared per fectly composed, and resigned to his fate. About a quarter after eight, the fatal signal was given, and the ' unhappy men were launched into eternity. The wife of Cadman, whose feelings on the occa sion can be better felt than described, was allowed to visit him for an hour each day, since be received his sentence. The last sad interview, that took place the night previous to the execution, was horrible in the ex treme. The scene was described by those whose olil cial duty leads them to attend such interviews, as the. most affecting they had ever witnessed. The miserable wife clung to the unfortunate husband, and bathed bin wish leer tram The grief that had been 'conga-. Whig from the time the order ierived for his ems tioi, now appeared to quite overwhelm her reason. Her eyes appeared literally forced from the sockets. Sise tore her hair, beat her breasts, and exclaimed in the. most frantic manor, Oh, my husband, they haipt NiViatod Wny busload ,anslwitir ranch difficulty tel i tgesieved frogs Use cell. Harding., who was 69 yearn dale. had been a respectable brewer and farmer in Oxfordshire, and was at one time in possession of five or 600 W. but failing in business mid considerably re duced in circumstances, he was induced to commit the crime. which at one time be observed, his soul would tare shuddered at, and which led him to the! scaffold. The sight previous toihis execution he was visited in his cell by his wife and three children. The interview was dreadfully afflicting. His children clung about him, and pierced the inmost recesses of the prison with their cr.*. The wife in a state of distraction hung on the neck of her unfortunate husband. and alternately clasped her children to her bosom. The awful mo ment arrived when they were to part to meet no more, and force alone could separate them from the parental 'wham*. The short time now allotted him was passed in imploring the mercy of his Creator. lie prayed with much fervor, ascended the fatal platform with a firm step. and appeared to die without a struggle. We lament to see these horrid scenes so often re peated, and so constantly prove ineffectual for the end whisk it is intended should excuse them. The le gielature of this soustry has hitherto trusted entirely to severity of punishment; and what is the conse quence ? That crime has increased in England, as com• pared with every other country, and as compared with itself at former doses. At one period, we bad hoped this severity had, in one class of offences, been relaxed we meal, that of forgeries on the Bank ; but we found in the Old Bailey to-day, that the severity had been only in termitting. to evince still more, if possible, the absur dity of the system and its inconsistency with steady and effective justice. In looking back at the last Re poli of the Recorder', In our paper of yesterday, of the thiee men and two women, who are to be executed next Tuesday, we find there in, in the fatal list, a youth, whose age is stated to be only 16, who is to suffer death for uttering a forged 101. Bank note.— The two women who are ordered for execution, at the same time are very young, and of that unfortunate class whose habits expose them to drunkenness, and every species of depravity, and whom it is the duty of an enlightebed police to endeavour to reclaim. One of them is Amey Steele, aged 19 ; the other Ann Norris, aged 21. Amey Steele was indicted with Mary Davis. They enticed a labouring countryman into a housis of fame. where he was snrroended by five or six other prostitutes of the lowest description, ill-treated, and robbed of 31. 10s. in silver. Davis is respited. Ann Norris was indicted with Mary Palmer. It will be recollected that the latter prisoner met the prosecutor in Wentworth-street, Whitsehapil, and begged for God's sake he would come and , render assistance to some one is great distress; be accord ingly aceompasied her into one of those notorious houses in. that neighbourhood, when she locked the door, and extorted 2s. from bins; he eodeavoared to escape. and on running dowel stairs, the prisoner Norris keked the door, he was then dragged into a room, gagged log five or six women, and most cruelly beaten; Norris rstoosomended her companions to kill ,him. Os extricating himself, he communicated the affair to thl police officers, who immediately returned .. . . 1 with him, and apprehended the prisoner. Palmer is ,respited: ' At the last Sessions, there . Were five common pro stitutes capitally convicted of slimier offences, brit their cases where not attended with' such peculiar 4 aggravation, as those selected to undergo the dread; ful punishment of the law. .. . CAPITAL P , :xitimiserer-lis SrArti.---Estriel. of &let ter, recently written from Vitteria . t.-- 0 Tlie ;Ile cies of capital punishment it•(the propeeddlteilikill:o•A) recog nises, is the garrote ;—I was ctirfolli . olliti fleath in dicted, and I confess I bad no britleitthiitltcoild he' caused with so much humanity. A misnitirtna•arit- I nets such a spectacle, as his opinion is, !tithe best mode of its infliction rely one day or otherlikve an in fluence. The extinction of life seemed the Weir of an instant. The victim occupies a seat which ii'attached . to an upright post, an iron collar is placed round his' neck, and strangulation is produced by tirnfpg half round a multiplying screw, Whit+ 'brings 'rite collar close to the post.-1 observed no convalsioo—no movement of agony. The garrote is as expOilions an I the p•eillotine, and it sheds no blood." • / We are happy to hear that Mr. Wontier. the Cifir Mershal, is out of all danger. A horrible occurrent,. MAI place at Onshill,•te the King's County, on Monday last. Two young Wen; brothers, named Peter and Michael Smith, bailee some altercation at breakfast, Michael took ap a kola and stabbed his brother to the heart. of , which wound lie died in a few minutes. The wretch, ftet• commit ting the horrid deed, walked deliberately 'wet of the house, and has'oet since been heard of.--(baltia Patriot.) , A disturbance took place on Thursday last io the prison at Paris, called the Bicetre. Five hundred of i the prisoners refused to work, on the pretext' that thEy had not their money at their own disposal. A detaer-• went of the gendartnerie•was despatched - to the • son, ito assist the ordinary guard in maintaining or d Pit - stow ru, Nov. 10, 1821—The Marv, &Aileron, frown Demerara, for London, pat in here on Tuesday, in "37 days passage. On Ist Nov. in lat. 43. 58. long. 35. 36. spoke the American ship Rufus King, Bennett, from Liverpool; she had lost fore-mast, bowsprit, misen-top-mast, and sustained other deluge,. and intended to put into Fayal or Lisbon. Same day spoke the brig Charles Forbes, Choak, from this port for St. John's, N. 11. On the 10th inst. in long. 7. 12. spoke the ship Windsor Castle, Lee, frotit Lou don for India. Pitt soN Kr ay L.tTioNs.—Notices were stnek 'spin the various Police Offices, that from and after Mo'itday last, the visitors will be only admitted to the prisoners in the House of Correction, Cold Batb.fields, once in every week during their imprisonment—Male visitors to be admitted every Monday, and females on every Saturday. Early on Sunday morning, three fellows, who had been dridking at a public-bense in Water-lane, Shef field, till one o'clock, as they were going away en- . countered another party of three mends Westing... Non. when some coarse salutation ensued, .1441 were pe• *nay aggravated by threateniags Auld 'Aleliance;‘p4 it was not long before blows followed wltils. - qii the height of the scuffle, one of the second patty cried (nth; in agony, "knives ! knives !" on which the astronauts immediately ran off. It was then discovered that the person who cried out bad been desperately wounded on the left side, the wound extending to eight or nine inches. He was removed to a neighbouring public house, where he lies in a very dangerous state. By the prompt and praiseworthy exertions of Mr. -Matet fall, the constable, who'was called out of bed, three men are in custody, charged with being the aggres sors is this fray. The instrument with which this sa vage deed appears to have been perpetrated, ih posses sion of the constable, is a small clasp knife, the blade of which is evidently stained with blood. Early on Monday morning some villains broke into the dwelling-house of Mr. legleby, near the Plough and Harrow, at Edgbaston. The robbers entered the cellar, and after carrying off all the provisions to be found there, they were proceeding to force their way into other parts of the house, as appeared by a large potatoe fork, and a piece of candle which lay near the cellar door leading into the house, but it is supposed they were alarmed by some accidental noise in the house and decamped. The house of Mr. Southall ad joining was attempted, hut the robbers did nut succeed in getting in. They, however, broke into his brew house, and stole a cast iron boiler, which they left in 'a field near the house, a copper tea-kettle, and other things. PEDZSTRIANISM.—A Gentleman of the name of Minsbul has undertaken, for a bet of 100 guineas, to go on foot 50 miles a day, within twelve hours, ten successive days. He is doing it over a four mile piece of ground at Crepley, is Surrey. The tordertaking was co./teamed on Monday morning; the pedestrian travelled at the rate of six miles an hour, and did his ground In twenty minutes within his time, halting ono hooro—He is backed at 6 to 4 to win. The annial sale of improved Irish Wool, at the Farming Society House, Dublin, took place on the - 22d and 23d ult. The prices rated from 10d. Or . 3s. 4d. per lb. About 6,000 fleeces were sold.--,(Do • - .- Ii Morning Post.) ... t Dammam-4:R. O. Brahma, Esq., of Netherhy r has, in the short space of the last twelve months, ef fectually drained and reclaimed $OO English acres of land, on the domain of Netberby and farm of Croft head, by means of substantial stone and tile drains: He has Used in this drainage one hundred and thirty thousand tiles; the lineal 'stellate 6,340 roods—meal to 251 miles.—(ear/tie Joaritsd.) ' Coati-ExenAnoe, Nov. 21.—Atonsiderable quantity 'of Wheat remained over from last weeki arrival an oddities to which we had a few ships fresh isfroso ar -1 m enth, which met exceedingly heavy Mae at = . de, se.. of Is. per quarter on the finest sareples,'ltisile the +a 10- . . nary sorts were unsaleable, although offe itt a redder Lion of full 2s. per quarter.—Pine Barley pistol scalbo.! p werep or ts n ia e s a t rly 3lo u n n d sa ay lea s bl P e ri .--O ces' at li s u tre ‘ ieltalial li l. isle and rather cheapet—in Peas and Beans tuft's qualities Y litie au s little or no variation. After two contending ptits had straggled during several hours, Flour at the cleile of Monday's market was lowered 4s. per sack. 30,0001. MONST IN SHAKOS Ily VARMOLL.I.O4O. 11,4b6, drawn YISTERDAT a Pusan of TWISTY T Boll ' SONO POUNDS, was. Sold is Shares by CARROLL, at his Flattens* °Sees, 19, Lernhill, and 26, Oxford-street. It will he recollected that CAaaou. also Sold the very Last 30,0001. Consols ever Drawn. :a 1 - "