The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-30 00:00:00

We beg the special attention of our readers to the proceedings of the meeting held yesterday for the re lief of the llouseless Poor. At this inclement season the objects of that most laudable institution are highly deserving the consideration and assistance of the public. The following is a letter from O'Htouuss, the Su prattle Director d Chili, to Bouran, dated Santa Fe Bavoti, 2-lth of September Most excellent Sir,—l can assure you, with the greate‘t certainty, that on the 13th of this month, the expedition for the liberation of Peru will sail from this port. It is in itself strong, and carries with it i a supply of arms and ammunition to equip a force equal to itself in Peru. It sails under the convoy of the whole squadron of the Republic, under the com mand of Admiral Lord Coctiti•xs. The decision and 2 l.thu4asm of the troops have well merited the cre dit of the Generals, especially General SAY M•ItTIY and the f tvourable disposition with which all the Peru vians al— expecting their liberators, prognosticates a fortunate issue of its enterprise. 1 have the pleasure of announcing to you the day on which the expediti•.n will sail, well assured of the satisfaction which it will give to the Uovernment and every Jodi 's:dual of your generous republic. " H. O'HIGGINS." • VALPARAISO, Avo. s.—Eight Friars have been shot at Sant( Fee, fur plotting against the Republican Ilo verutnent. Vtcxxv, Dui•. I3.—A g the :reports most in credit, is that of a marriage having been agreed upon between the Imperial Prince, eldest son of his Ma jesty the Emperor, anal the Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, who was burn in 14403. It was even re ported that this Princess would shortly repair to Breslau, there to enter into the pale of the Catholic Church. Yester•lay a ('onrt of Directors was held at the East India (louse,' when the under-mentioned Com manders took leave of the Court, previous to depart ing for their respective destinations, viz.—Captain Nairn', of the General Captain C. Mort loek, of the Lowther Castle; and Captain C. 0. Mayne, of the Atias, fur Bengal direct. The I •yal address which the friends of the King's on'.nsters at Lincoln expected to have sent as the ad. dress of the city at a public meeting, now in the cha racter of the address of those who choose to sign it, lies at the tin:Moan there for signatures: about 150 have sioted it during the last five days. Another address. praying for the distnissal of ministers, though It did nut start till the day after the l o yal one, has already received about fire times the number of sig atares. A meeting was bold at Warwick on Tuesday last, r the purpose of congratulating the Queen, in con es ells renoiahlkso. slimed by above a hundred of the most respectable Inhabitants of the town. Dr. Parr, the Rev. Messrs. Field and Wade, Aldermen Edwards and Collins, Messrs. Oreathead, Jones, Col lins, Russel, and Goodman, moved and seconded the various r f Arions, which were propounded in speeches of great awl spirit.—lt had been interi,:ed at first to dist this meeting by a party of the mock loyalists, wit a Reverfllsd Gentleman at their head ; but an inspection of the enetny's force convinced them of the futility of any attempt. and they contented themselves, like She sang loyalists of London, by re thin; to a corner, where they huddled up an Address to his Majesty, in fayonr of those enlightened Mini sters who have shown suck admirable skill in conci liating parties, and in maintaining tranquillity and content throughout the Empire. The inhabitants of Stron4l, in Gloucestershire, in consequence of a public meeting last week, called for the porposs, have forwarded to Mr. Denman, to be presented to the Queen, an Address of rongratu!ation; and to Lorl Holland, to be presented to the King, an Address and Petition, beseeching his Majesty to dis miss his present Ministers. The Petition was agreed to without a dlbsent . :ent yoke, and signed by 2,450 persons. • Psstsi nr Laster; rn.—The Churchwardens of St. Mary, Lambeth, haying received a requisition to f'oll - a public meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of presenting in address to her Majesty the Queen, congratulating her on the failure of the conspiracy meditated against the dignity of the Crown, and the security of the subject, and also oftakitier into consideration the propriety of present. ing a dutiful address to his Majesty, praying that be wili be pleased to remove from his councils the Minis ters who instituted la supported the late proceedings against the Queen, an derogatory to the honour of the Crown, and so injurious to the interests of the country, ha • ,in compliant, with such requisition, given no tice, that a meeting for the abovetnentioned purposes, w;11 be held at the Horns Assembly-room, Kennington, vu Thursday next. Nne,roscatunaLasto blerrtsc.—ln consequence of the 'refuse; of the Sheriff of Northumberland to call • Meeting, although the Requisition addressed to his was signed by all the leading men of the county, the fotleoling notice has been issued by seven Magis trates:— "Dm 40. 1890.--In consequence of the onexpected refusal of the Sheriff to assemble, under his authority, a meeting of the nobility. gentry, clergy, freeholders, and inhabitants of the coun t y of Northumberland, in con formity with the requleidon lately presented to him, we' feel it to be oust duty to request the independe freeholders and inhabitants of this county to attend meeting to be held within the Townhall, at 31orpeth, 011 Wednesday, Jan. 111, at 12 o'clock, to consider of the steps necessary to he taken in consequence of the extra ordinary condoct of the Sheriff, and for the other pur poses specified in the Requisitlest. We regret extremely that the distance of many of those who sigo/41 the late requisition has obliged us, in order to avoid any unne cessary delay, to take this useasttee without waiting for their &noel eoncorreoce. C. W. Mesa. flaat. Jolts E. Swtttecalts. "J. 43.1• Am mos . " Cataiu.es Moncx. " 011.1111111 N T. W. BRACSONT. PRIVAtE CORREROONDiNCI. Pants, Dsc. I inclose you s letter just rsceiVed from Spain by a friend of mine. It is a rind asittrer to all the false hoods we daily see inserted In odr papers with the approbation of the impartial &twirl's. I would have published it hers, but it contains such truths as would be ♦ery harsh to ultra ears, and consequently the at tempt would be unsuccessful. " Vat.s.avotto, Die. 11. " DaAn Fa!Emu—Your reetpected letter has given a great deal of pleasure to the, as well as to all our friends you mentioned in it, Ind to whom I read it. It is very gratifying to us to see that you entertain the same interest for the welfare of our country. The confidence you express that all the alarming re ports exist only in the anti-constitutional papers of Paris, gives credit to your judgment, and is well grounded. Never were the people all over Spain more unanimous than they now are. The party ini mical to the Constitution, aid called here el parade de lee frayles (the Hunk's party), is much less mime- Foul than that of King Pepe's (Joseph) was, conse quently you may conceive how dangerous it is. I shall observe at the same time that this patty is gene rally formed of the same class of people who betrayed their country when they thought re could nut resist Bnonaparte, and thereby showed to the world that they had no King, no country, but their selfishness. '• You would not, therefore, he surprised to hear, that these pretended Royalists had chosen that con temptible traitor Morales, whom you must have seen in :Avila,• to raise a civil war among us ; and we have remarked, that the Royalist papers in Paris have spoken of that monster in the same wins as they did when they were paid by Buonaparte. It was by those papers we formerly learnt that Spain had entirely sub mitted to Joseph: it is in the same manner, through them, we learn of the troubles and civil war in Spain. The only thing that surprises us is, that all these falsehood.; are published under the sanction of the French Government. We had reason to expect, that under a Bourbon there would have been more respect fur truth. However, these petty intrigues we despise ; they will be vain; we shall have no civil war ; and our Constitution will be observed with punctuality, for the will of the Spanish nation has never manifested itself in vain. We know that several European tio vernments are averse to our Constitution. When our extraordinary Cortes were assembled to perform that immortal work, foreigners declared that it would be I a copy of the English Constitution, and therefore could not suit Spain. Our legislators were aware of t►at ; they chewed they were not servile copyists : they Save us a code that had no more resemblance with liss English mos. dial' there is betwetm thp epochs at which both have been drawn. To say that it is more perfect than any other, would be a presumption ; but such as it is, we have for it that predilection which fathers entertain for their children ; we prefer it to any other in the world ; and I cannot help saying, we are proud of the preference which the Neapolitans and Portuguese have given it. A circumstance which has greatly contributed to rally all classes round the Con stitution, and which foreigners seem little aware of, is the contempt with which Spain was treated by the Allies, after the fall of liuunaparte. It is a well known fact, that Spain has done more for the liberty of Eu rope than the whole of liermany put together ; yet, we have seen Prussia, a kingdom made of yesterday, which had basely submitted to the French, considered as one of the five great powers whilst we were pat by with Saxony and Holland! Is it to he supposed that Spain, governed by her Cortes, would have submitted to sucl. degradation? What? One of the finest and oldest kingdoms of Europe, possessing more than twenty millions of inhabitants (eleven in Europe, and as many in America), would have consented to see the spoil of France divided among nations, none of whom bad suffered so much, and done so much for the ge neral good than Spain, and to give the preponderance to a power that did not exist one handred years ago. He would .hew but little knowledge of the character of the Spaniards, who would suppose that we were not sensible of so glaring an injustice. " It seems that foreigners know how to appreciate the stories inserted in the enslaved papers of Europe. They ere from all parts to us, particularly from Frances Though you know Spain so well, yon could never have an idea of the wonderful changes that has taken place in these last eight months. lVe are quite another nation. Money is plentiful. The property of the convents sells for three or four times more than it was at first expected ; in short, we are full of confi dence and hope. 'll shall not finish my letter without mentioning Por tugal. The best understanding exists between the two countries, and the old enmity and prejudices which van the consequence of the bad policy of our tiovern , are slimsnishing much faster than we sould have expected. Both countries are perfectly aware that their interests are the saute, and that they should never 1.111"11 be separated again." • Morelos. a bold. sapted )(ang man. was one H of the lirst tihr orgrairsd eeaerrrrii ll as • ag einst the Wren*. e wee mow after bribed by ties spots of Joseph, sad became the terror et his eosatryises is Castilla, where he was acting as eerstreymerrilla, with Ober or Ave hundred men. sad had Ids quarters at Avila. This lirtried was left espasishal, while the brave met wlit bad hied for their eowatry were therm the drosses@ of tits isquisitlio, or exiled ; end *tilers tho rota glow the Froterded /erases did sot birth to pet at their bead. THE STATESMAN POETRY. .m•mi,We • - NON D-E's DREAM. (TRODI TIM " IMAM ROD, OR TOR °son or mum") Oh I have dressed s d►eam as horrid as myself I I thought my slid was on the brink of Hell, Which rotted with drowning spirits of the clantn'd, Who, murmuring, !matted that my hour was come. Med.oeght I caught a glimpse of purer skies, And saw my slew:teed father, good Who cried aloud, "What a scourge for calumny Can bell's dark monarchy afford false C—e." And so he ►anish'd. Then came the spirit Of soeiety's bright ornament and gram., In wiflow'd weeds, as though she'd lost her lord ; She held a crown, but vainly tried to wear it ; For when she wlsli'd to place It on her head, Some hell-born brat, some strong satanic hand, Used its Infernal power and ghastly grinned : When looking upon me she shrieked aloud, "C—e Is come, hell's antichrist, cursed C—e!" Then mild and meek she wept her desperate fate, Like persecution's victim when at prayer ; Her eye was as the heaven's reflection bright. WWI God descended first to walk with man ; Then suddenly. methought she started and excialm'd, " Sim on him, furies, let him damn alone, " Or foulest hell he will contaminate." Wish that she wined her flight to Peradise. Thekrose a sound, as soft as music on the wave. Like Jordan's ri►er murmuring in bliss ; Bethought the stream In sorrow sigh'd for me, Entreating heaven for mercy undeserved. Which made me feel ingratitude was mine, For I had heard that voice in days of yore, Had lived upon the sweetness of the sound, Yet let it die in beggary and want. That too was quickly gone. Then came The last, the worst, the dreadfullest of all ; The picture lives engrsven still. for then, The roaring Styx mountains high, Arid from the breakers burst a monstrous fiend. Most hideous in form. ne.t horrible to hear ; Methought it sprung upon me as its prey ; And then, oh horrid thought ! I felt that I as d—'d. And d—g, felt, that I (fowled it all. PROGRESS OF THM DUKE OF WELLINGTON IN THE NORTH. At Chester. on Wednesday last, at five o'clock. the Duke sat down to a most elegant dinner at the Town Hall, in company with about a hundred anti fifty gentlemen, amongst whom were Lord Kenyon, Lord Combermere, Sir W. W. Wynne, Sir James Lyon, Sir H. Mainwariag,Col.Cholmondeley, Major Cotton, the Rt. Worshipful the Mayor of Chester, Mr. Al ' Berman trans, Deputy Mayor, Col. Ferguson, and the Officers of the taMlt, and many other rcspet table individuals. ('ol. liaraston was in the Chair a great number of loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk, and several speeches were delivered by the ['hake of Web lington and others. At half-past eight his (trace with drew, having been invited to a ball at Cpl. Harnston's, but many of the company remained till a late hoist. The ettostig pained off with the greatest harmony and conviviality. Orlaich was heightened by the at tendance of the excellent band of the 89th.—(Chester (Jwardiess.) Extract of a private letter from Manchester, Dec. 26.—" We are in hope t that this town will be honored by a visit from this illustrious Duke to partake of a public entertainment to be given to hint, with his companions in arms, Lord Combermere anal Lord IlilL You are aware that the Mike is at present on a visit at Combermere Abbey, about forty miles front this Sawn. The principal inhabitants have determined ito take this opportunity of requesting him to pay a I visit to Manchester. A meeting of man)• respectable •• Gentlemen took place this morning, when it was do tertnined that the Doroughreeve, accompanied with a Deputation of Gentlemen, should immediately go to Combermere for the purpose of seeing his (Irate upon the subject. Accordingly, the Buroughreeve, accom panied by Francis Phillips, Thomas Hardman, and John Moore, Kelm left town about noon, for the pur pose. We are in anxious expectation to know the an iswer which will be returned by the Duke and his noble companions. Should they think proper tolionor us by accepting the invitation, they will receive as enthusiastic a reception in this town as in any in the kingdom." The anniversary of the Canning Club was celebrat ed at Liverpool on Thursday week. and the only cir cumstance worthy of remark was, that the name of the right honourable gentleman, fur whom the club was instituted, was only once mentioned throughout the evening. This was perfortuing the play of Hamlet with the part of Hamlet omitted. They were, however, most tumultuously enthusiastic in lauding and wasting ouch other. Air. liollinsbead panegyrised Mr *be in his turn was warm in his admired , nationhood, who next transferred his euloginm Mr. Eccles, who, in the oserdowing of his ' tads, praised and toasted the whole company ball was next dung to Mr. (Hailstone, who to Mr. Holton, who handed it to Mr. Ike) from him it passed from band to band, till it last in the quiet possession of a member of bone Club, who, though he swallowed all cousiums bestowed upon him with the utmost placency, seems to have thought it beneath dignity to return an atom of compliment of his applauders. A meeting of this ' worthies is summoned for Monday next _ business. Perhaps Mr. Canning's resignation puzzled them. Addresses are daily coming up to the Queen, ouch is the feeling of all classes, that scarcely • I occurs without her Majesty's receiving some from different maonfactorers. The Queen anxious to patronise all Baglish goods, and ' intends wearing on the Iltirof January, at at the klanebta House, a beautiful silk dress. now preparing far her blajestg. The ENO to be pereented to the Queen eniOloys r a ce tlig her of antra load., and therefore has Ito attend's. DREADFUL OCCURRENCR NORrimirProx Late on Tuesday night, the inhabitants of this peace- able town wets alarmed by a riot In Sheep-street. A party of the tl6th regiment, who was in barracks here (all Irish), had met, if appears, at the Phansbere' Arms, kept by a Berman of the name of Sneicker. Words haviag ensued between them and the inhabitants who frequent the house, arising oat of some expressions used by the former (who were much intoxicated) against the Queen, the honest and loyal um. of Crispin, who had been in the house, immediately challenged the soldiers to tight, and stripped themselves for that purpose ; when we regret to state, the soldiers drew their side-arms, and wounded several persons severely. ft ye were conveyed to the infirmarv,and one(a map of theTname of liobinstm, a shoemaker) ;s since dead. your of the soldiers are in custody awaiting the terdict of the Coroner's ililteo.— The constables and iMorities of the town were prompt in restoring peace, and quieting the appichensions of the Inhabitants. T EORO LOG . The weather which we hail previously noticed for it. general mildness, and its quick transitions fur the last three weeks, channel suddenly on Spnday morning to a decided frost. The degree of cold, as indicated by the thermometer, will be found below ; bat its severity has been much iticreassd to personal feeling by the vio lence of the wind, especially on Friday. It is des..rving of remark, that while this frost, brought on by an easterly wind, was experienced sharply in London on Sunday last, the thermometer at Edinlinrgli. was that day 44 at eight o'clock in the morning, though the a ind there was then N.K.and had blown from the north the precedi fir day. The gloomy aspect which the atmosphere has presented this week, had seemed to threaten a heavy fall of snow; but we have learned that this is no more than the general character of the sky on the continent in winter, even so far south as Vienna, during the prevalence of easterly winds. _ TIIMPINIMIRTER. 8 i 1 11 DAIROMITER. o'clock. o'clock. at night. Dec. ------ 24. 5.... 37 31 n 29 93 tlo ity 26. M.... Si 31 30 4.0 ! 0.010 , c 20, Tu.... SU 31 so 04.) 1 Clovdc 27. W.... SO 31 30 ,9.1 , Cloudy 29. Th . .. 30 32 30 .99 Fair • 99. F..... 26 27 26. ,09 (*fondly 30, ii..... 10 18 710,11 (lowly MARI' FOR THE Ei;SUIVG WEEK. WITS TIM TIRES Or HIGH WATER AT LOYDO:C-■IIDOI. Dee. 31, S.—FIRST RUND‘T AFTER SUINISIFF. high water—morn. 32 as. after 10; es en. 3 at. alter 11. Jan. I, M . mcisioN. High water—morn. 26 m. after 11 ; even. 12 o'clock. 2, T.—Sun rise , . 4 after 9. High us ter—morn. 20 m. after 19; eves.4o m. after I?. 3, W.—Sun seta 57 after R. High water—morn. 3 in. after I; eves. 24 m. after I. 4, Th.—New Moo' at 0 morn. High water—morn. 39 m. after I ; even. 32 m. after 9. 5, F. Moon sets 16 min. after 5 afters. High • ater—morn. 68m. after I ; even. 21 min. 'flee 3. 6, R. EPIPIIANT. — Theyfh Day. high water--Istora. 49 ma. • fter 3; eve,. 6 wt. after 4. the Day.—W e understand that the Lv— Stamps will be reduced iu-number, from five to three ; that the Board of Customs and Excise will be once more amalgated and numerically retinc.d; and last!), that the Commissioner's place (Paving Bd.) vacant by the death of Col. Nesbit, will not be filled up. What a sad time for Plareliunters and Jobbers! We advise. by all means, now that there is a little extra-loyalty, of the Orange cut, wanting, that the Gentry, wh., are likely to be swept away by the beisom of reform , I to ty exert themselves. It will be, perhaps, the last opportunity that many of them will hare to figure over this busy scene of politics. No time should be lost.— Eveaiast Poet.) PaasevTaar of Kt [(Kett DRAIGIST.—Ou Wetine-.d ty, the 6th current, the Presbytery of Kirkcudbright met to consider the propriety of voting an address to her Majesty the Queen, when a motion was made by the Rev. John M`bellau, Minister of Kelton, and second ed, " That this Presbytery do resolve to address her ' Majesty on the abandonment of the Bill of Pains and I Penalties against her." After soma discussion, it was moved by the Rev. John Williamson, Minister of Twynholm, and seconded, "That the Presbytery do not think themselves called upon, as GA ecclesiastical body, to give any opinion on the subject ;" which mu , tion being put, was carried by a majority of eleven to six; two Ministers and four Elders voting for the Ad dress, and six Ministers and five Elders for the °Oita motion. On Thurslay night it blew a very strong gale. Conside:able damage was done to a *saber of houses. POLAR Exesntrtox.—Distributlnn of the Parlii- mentary Want of 5,00111. to the ships sent on a Voyage of Discovery to the North Pole : (7aptain Parrv, 1,141 1 /.; Lieutenant Liddnn, of the Griper, MK t Liesterutal iletchft L Lieutenant Hopp- leer, Captain Sabin . % and the 04 miters, ; %Infe- rior Midshipmen, 55 I. i Otterti4pe. $lll4-hioommow RETRENCllMENT.—ltetrencbment is the o:der of the Day.—W understand that the Cumtnissioners of o Mr. Lodge, particularly at Poplar, Limehonee, and in several tion of 31r. I part of the liorsugh . The• shipping is the River aloginm to have also snstaiaril 'nisch damage from Nage' breaking his grati- I from their moorings, floating upp ith the tide, amt a / ny. The ' c oming in contact with the differen tiers - of shipping. i tossed it Two boats were siove4nteces a otherhlthe, by be- titers, and ing enclosed between so barges. it rested at Licence TO snowerittEvas.—A fashionably dress- ' the Haar ed vondg slum &wiled to a magistrate at one of the all the en- Police °Saes yeaskiay, for a licence to kill—not linnet " 0- gems, but thieves! This orylone , plirailive was leneath his ma d e i n lb. most 'miens, and, tyke , . ‘ rat to any nor imaginable. 44 Cia t blit . to a s band of few words -to yam, Rii)"! the ujig east. on special le. rtte.---" Then Cettainly Sir," replied t nation has 11 wish to ask yogi Sir, w gni attichiut by thieves in tboatreeta or . old he justifiimi awe% and l is sting fire-areas ageless them. sad iutting i to eely a day idesathi: The Magistrate repllad, it every : . /oak in. p r oooat bad a right le &bad himself frdwrebhers i*.tkebeet es is most manner he easidi bat st the same .thee to Woula'soit id therefore be justified is whit ire•eren.. exieyeitii i tases of the Ise a a C once rt shiest extremity. " Oh ! lam vett *rich obligee! a s, al t iob i s yap, Si,: Asa eon Ibe firniefsefi - - this ISiSco roes that is with a pence tai carry area for that kis 4. 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