The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-11-02 00:00:00

STATE OF THE POLICE. • Theishameless excess to which every species ofm4m has of late risen in the metropolis, calls for the inter ference of the Legislature. Something should be done to establibh a more effective system of police; . oar present system is. acknowledged to be the • worst in Europe. The thieves wko infest our streets are well known, and yet they continue eves .in open day, to prowl about in gangs unmolested. Impunity his engendered boldness; and, no longer confining them seres to picking pockets. they now openly attack the • citizens, *DJ rub them in the presence even of the of ficers, who have not sufficient authority to seise or disperse them, till some act of outrage demands their interference. We are aware that the difficulty of granting a greater discretionary power to the police, without endangering the personal liberty of indivi duals, is very great. But without granting them such a power the evil might perhaps be remedied, by ex tending their means of putting the authority with • which they are armed into execution. They mast be increased in numbers proportionate to cope with these' ruffians, who new frequently escape by open force. Some regulations should take place also with regard to houses which are made receptacles for thieves. In fact, our present system is defective in so many points, it would be difficult to bring theta all within one view. The whole anti be iaqaired into, sad remedies ap plied in every instance. We hope Parliament will take this subject into their serious consideration in an early part of the next Session ; and in the mean time, that the Magistracy of the metropolis will endeavour to wield the defective means they possess, so as to give some check to this intolerable evil. XXSCUTION AT GLASGOW. M. Naciatyre, W. Paterson, alias Kidstox, and W. Dyer, who were convicted of house-breaking and theft at the last Circuit Court, on Wednesday suffered the last punishment of the law in front of the new jail. From the date of their sentences, till the arrival of a respite for Ana Moore, the three unhappy men were confined together ; but Dyer was then removed to the cell which that woman had occupied, while the other two criminals remained in the same iron room in which they had been first placed. The prisoners were regu larly visited by clergymen, and other pious persons. who gave them much excellent religions instruction, anti assisted them in their devotions. On Sunday fore • noon, the Rev. Dr. Rankine delivered an excellent and appropriate discourse, in the chapel of the jail. Dyer was very attentive and grateful, and gave his visitors every satisfaction ; but the other two criminals dis played a melancholy contrast. They paid very little regard to advice or religious instruction, and showed great indifference to every thing that was serious and awakening. Bat what the pious labour of good men could bet imperfectly accomplish, a sudden appeal to their feelings is s great measure achieved. it was eleven in the foresooa of the day of the execution when their friends seat them decent black clothes, with weepers sad white gloves. The unexpected sight of these brought tears to thole oyes. and they knelt down and prayed; afterwards they became sensible of their awful condition, and showed obvious marks of sorrow, alarm. and repentance. The prisoners being dressed. and their arms pinioned, they were brought together into one of the cells, where religious exercises were performed ; at the coachtsion of which they wished their thanks to be conveyed- to the Magistrates, fop .the civility they had experienced during their impri sonment ; and, at the same time, they expressed their warmest gratitude to the mialsters and religious people, for their attendance and instructions. About one o'clock, the Hall doers were thrown open to people of all ranks. and there was as estraordinary pressure for admittance. At ten minstenbefore two, the Magistrates entered the. Hall ; the prisoners were brought up immediately afterwards, and took their seats with becoming composure. After an excellent dis course by the Rev. Dr. Rankle, and other religious de votions, the ball was cleared ; Dyer walked out, aid the other two followed, with a firm step. Oa reaching the scaffold. the prisoners knelt. while Dr. Hankie said a short prayer, after which they shook bands with him and Mr. M'Uregor. Macintyre and Kidsten embraced each other, and when the ropes were put round their necks, and the caps drawn over their facts. the handkerchief was given to Dyer, and they shook bands. After praying fervently for a few moments. Kidston cried, •• 0 Lord' have mercy us us. .Lord Jesus receive my Dual;" aid . he immediately added. " 0 Willie, let go, we are all ready." Dyer gave the signal. and the drop fell. Wilms was much convulsed, blarintyre gave two or three throes, and Dyer had two violent but short struggles. After hangi.g the usual time, the bodies were takes down and carried inside the jail. Strong parties of the 91st and 3d dragoon guards kept off the crowd, which was very great. Dyer belonged to Glasgow. and was about 22 years of age. He was bred a weaver, and maintained a fair and irreproachable character till about five years ago, irhon he begat' to neglect his work mini fell into bad eons any, and west on in a criminal career till he was urought to the gibbet. When addressing the Jury, Mr. Hope said, that a greater number of keys and pick locks bad been brought forward on his trial than had been ever produced in a Scots Criminal Court. Tu a plum who visited hiss in his cell, he confessed that mien was se trusting an associate in guilt ; " because." said be, " if the dicers had mot gut precise inkwells thm, they could set have cease to my how. sod pro.. needed straight to the bole. and removed the tub and plank. and takes out the keys." Kidstos was born in Manchester, and was about 17 years of age. He was brought to Glasgow when a child. and bred a rope maker. Macintyre was bora is Ireland. and was about 30 yew* of age. When very young. be entered the army, Daring the time he' was a soldier, he repeat edly deserted ; sad for this. and for verities acts of theft. be received about 2,000 lashes. After be was discharged, he came to lowa, and connected himself n Jib persons of the most abandoned description, aad he was five different times confined in Stidewell. EaTßAfattlltiaßT &ARO& PossiN.--There NU Cat on Friday. ie the girds, ef,fford Viscosin Down/ • Fasitie of the maxim aweigh' of 131elbe. nod seesintrieg sir fees amee lath in eitsugarseenss, tattesd leg tbe -largest ever known to be cut io this country by lilbs.—(Deelis Moraiag Pm, Oct. 30.) L. .1 4&. THE S'rATESI ti I 3 GC) D N SOCIETY. 142+4 th n&altieheral Meeting of the above important Society. was held in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion House. It has for its laudable object the providing a temporary asylum, with suitable employ ment, for female. who have deviated from the paths of virtue, and who have either been removed, by the ope ration of the laws, from the public streets, or have been awakened by conscience, to a sense of their guilt or danger. The Chair was to have been taken at one o'clock, by the Lord Mayor, but his Lordship at that time sent as apology, stating that public business would detain him for a short period. The Meeting, which was highly respectable, but not very numerous, waited with' impatience the presence of his Lordship. who, on eating the Chair, made an apology for having kept so respectable a Meeting beyond the appointed time. ----- The Report was then read, and detailed at some length the exertions of the Committee in seconding the views of the Society. Since the establishment of the Society, 649 women have been received iato the asylum,, of whom 364 bare been restored to their Mends, or placed in service; and 46 are now under the Society's care. The following statement from last year's Report will give an idea of the good the Society has accom plished:— • The Committee have great satisfaction in reporting, that since the last Report, 141 females have been ad mitted into the Guardian Asylum on their own applica tion; 42 being then in the boon; making, together, 183; of whom 36 have been restored to their friends; 32 provided for in service; 7 seat to their respec tive parishes; 2 died; 61 dismissed, or have wit hdr a wn; and 46 are now in the house.—Makieg the total som ber of females received into the Asylum, since she form ation of the Institution, 3 72; of whom , 153 have been placed in services; 133 restored to their friends; 32 sent to their respective parishes; 196 discharged, or have withdrawn; 7 have died, and 46 are now in the house. The Committee have also the pleasure to remark, that of those young women who have gone from seder the cars of this Institution, either to their friends or to ser vice, there is certain information that many have become valuable members of society, and have, it may be hoped, been permanently rescued from shame sod misery. Funds of the Society, by which the necessary expenses were sustaised, have been as follows—The Donations, Annual Subscriptions, sod Collections, during the pat year, have amounted to 1,1611.13 a. 80. The predate of the work done in the Asylum, during the same period, was 2021. 17s. 6 d., making the total Receipts, 1,364/. lis.3d. The Disbursements during the past year have amounted to 1.4071. 11.0., being an excess of expenditure above the Receipts, is the sues 0f421. 91.9 d, At the conclusion of reading of the Report, The Rey. DAVID &MIL roe, and said bete& no re luctance in moving that the Report should be printed, &c., when lie considered-it would materially tend to aid the great and glorifies week they were engaged is. After eulogising the Report, the Rev. ()oedemas re marked on the law sot being able to prevent the evil complained of, and asked if committing females to pri son produced any refocus,. Seventy- tree persons of the description the Society relieved, he observed, were discharged lately at the Smokes. Bo moldered the I imitation not eely so lionevoleet, het impanierf and it would be impossible to produce any reformation but for a Society like the present. It might be said the evil was too extensive and large to be ebolisbed, bet it was possible to hide and diminish it, and he know no mode so proper as Societies like the one they were met to celebrate. Could they de better fur the morals of society than to restore the Prodigal to the paths of virtue, and thus follow the example of our SAVIOUR ? The Rev. Gentleman, after many able remarks ea the subject, sat down amidst loud plaudits., by moving the first Resolution. The Rev. Mr. MORTON, in seconding the motion, said in confine. forward to advocate the claims of a So ciety so excellent in its nature, he seed not say much, particularly after the address of his Reverend Friend, whose situation gave him much experience. It was pleasing to see the first Magistrate in the first city is the world patronize a society like the one he was up holding. When criminals came before his Lordship, they were tried by law, but here they were tried by the Gospel.—(Applause.)—The Rev. Hentlentan, is a most eloquent speech, earnestly entreated the Meeting to give their pecuniary support to the Society, and not to talk, but perform charitable offices, for the Society was one which they ought to uphold; it was excellent in its operation, and economical is its concerns; for each individual in the Asylum was not atmore expense than Ss. W. per week. After complimenting the Lord Mayor on his support to the Society, and again calling on the Meeting for their aid, the Rev. (Indianan con cluded by seconding the motion, having previonsly placed his guinea on the table. The Rev. Mr. Rueil here presented Si. to the Society, the gift of a Lady. The motion was then put from the chair, and car ried unanimously. The Rev. John Morrison, W. Stretton, Esq., the Rev. Mr. James, and other Hestleis.% addressed the Meeting in able speeches, and instanced several cues to show the utility of the Society. The grateful thanks of the Meeting were voted to his Royal Highness the Dake of Sussex and the Duchess of Wellington, the Patron and Patroness of the Society. _ _ _ The acknowledgments of the Meeting were also given to the Lord Mayor. who returned thanks. sad expressed his iltelitioo of supporting the Society. The Meeting then adjtmrsed. A liberal collection was made at the doors. SataLL-Pox.—We are sorry to be informed that the small•pus has appeared in a bad shape at 'twenty. too tine buys (brothers) died of that disease a few days ago. and were buried is one coin. It should be mentioned that, as soon as the Duch's' of Argyll was awire of so much suffering, her (irate gave directions that all II e children in the tows and parish should immediately be vaccinated free of expesse.—.(gelia burgh Paper.) Macdougal, who was lately found guilty is France of a forgery os the Bank of Scotland. persists is 'a mities that he only passed himself for his brother, who. he says. will not fail to Come forward and prove his lisocence. About 10 o'clock ea Tuesday sight, the Ceiba, Chapel of Callas fell doom, _isad is sows complete rats. Happily. as the catastrophe ditss,take place ill Light. no liras • , s ~ N. • T YELLOW FRYER AT BARCELON4. The following private letter..artici we take from The Journal des Debate. gives a truly afflicting picture of the migrating aid asertalitr gassed bf The yellow fever at Barrelora BIRCELON•, OCT. 17.-•• I wrote to you by the last courier, at a moment when I was scarcely able to gold the pen. in a state of high fever. I have forgot ten all the details which I sent you. Ah ! my dear brother; if yea beheld my situation, I am the most wretched of men. We were eight in number, shut up in this one house. From the 7th of December we tad communication with no human creature. What a mischance, when on the 10th inst. we beard knocking at the door. We went to look out of the window— &elapse is called for. in order to be informed that his son was taken ill. At this sews the wretched father cried out repeatedly, " My son! my sow, has taken the infection. I will see Wm 2" The mother, who was is the house, appeared as wretched as the father. They went out in haste, and rammed is a quarter of an hoer with their sick son. It was in vain that we remonstrated with them up** the danger of intro ducing him. As they were the porters of the house we could not prevent their entering. Heavens! What imprudence What calamity tossed! The ems was put to bed—in 24, boars he expired. The mother was soon seized with the contagion, 'also the father. Between the 10th sod 14.6 the eight of us had taught it. Of these eight fire were carried off. and my daughter is at her last bow. The French physicians visit as twice a day. and give some hopes of recovery. To be prepared for the worst I have made my will, which is deposited at the parish church of st. Michael. To-day I have bees upon the ramparts searching for some herb, for my daughter. On my way aloeg I encountered at least 20 carts loaded with dead. There are still 10,04 dead in the town. At Bareelonetta there is 'net a reel left.—" All the world" is dead. The worst of it Is that the bodies are left to horrible putrefaction in the bonne. It is impossible to stir cot without shed ding wars. Terror is at its utmost. At this moment lam looking on, whilst the beds, the mattresses, the eaveriags, and the bodies of the victims are thrown eat of the windows into the street. In some streets there is not a sufficiency of carts, and some hundred bodies are left is heaps spon the pavements. If I said the deaths are a thousand a day I should sot ex aggerate. I believe the imaiber is greater. I believe all those to-the town will perish. Mr. Pariret, the French physician, has this instant visited my daughter for the hut time. He anueusges to me the death of one of his colleagues, M. Mosel. Another, M. Bailey, is dangerously ill. They will no longer remain in the town, because the General who commands the first cordon will sot consent to fall back a league. Our doctors wished that every body should go out of the town, and since that is not allowed. it is impossible to cheek the plague. What an abomination! This should not surprise you. You know the Spaniards. Adieu, my dear brother; pray God for w. P.S. 1 era my letter toted yet that my daughter has just aspired. OW STOCKS Tin Soak $ Per =Oh 7 4 pee Oo•LCAn. ne is us Ile per Cost fin pet Ca15..31 811 I per CuNavy 1101 I I per Cone. Long Aas 19/ 9-16 11 pee Can. b 1 11 per Cent. DAY AT OMB O'CLOCK. bodes .IS 101 DOSsllsods Ns OW. re lissdollas Medi 061 hulk Oa Old Ass. lit lush. 1000 t. 40.0sals.p. --4001. Os. 00. Os. p.. —awl AL Is. p.. frdla Sir 01110 Cu.. Orr Aims 77f tiff LW. Masse 111. lOs. •tau WATT! AT AIIXIIOIOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOOIIOIMO 7II . Morals; ST oda. after 7.—Ensiag 9 min. altar 8. COt btattlintan. •• TES INTIM STATUNIAN" IS smoitromass WITS " TIM STATIRSISAII." LONDON: FRIDAY EVINING, /corning' 2, 1821. STOCK EXCHANGE?. TWILIVE O'CLOCK. The Market has been looking up this morning. Consols are now 78&. _ New York papers arrived this morning to the I Ith October, from which we extract the following:— (IRON 111 NSW TOSS CON DI RACIAL ADT CRT'S OCT. B.] By the brig Coastitutioo, which arrived here yes terday from Cornices. whence she sailed on the 20th alt. we have another paragraph, confirming some of oar late South American news. The report of the Captain is. that Cora was captured by the Patriots *boot the 7th, and the Royalists retained possession only of Porto Cavell*. widish was besieged ►y a force of 7.000 men, and must semi surrender. The sopplles by land were cut off. and provisions were very dear in the place; dour twenty-five dollars, and other articles in r.proportion. A severe gale was experienced at Port au Platt. on the 12th of September. 'high blew down 120 louses and destroyed the Coffee crops. On the 16th at Aux Cayes, another gale took place. which drove several American weasels on shore. The brig Peace. of New berypert. was lost. Dillon TIM NEW TORII GALOTTE, OCT. 10.) DEATH OF COMMODORE MURRAY. It Is with feelings of Inexpressible palo that we as nounee the death of Ceusmodere Murray. the oldest dicer in our navy. t% FROM CAMPEACHY. Captaid Norris arrived at Baltimore from Cam peachey. reports. that on the sight previous to his sailing, a revolutionary movement took place. headed by the °Beers of the royal army. for the purpose of erecting as independent Glovoransent for that priori ace. They were °weed by do inhabitant% who were de. sirens of coodnaing ander the directions of the Costes. Two alb* principal olle•ruengaged is the attempt had boas lisprisased. and the eidaces.generally left alder arms sad compelled to de duty. • Maw You. Ocr. 9.--4Ommodore Daniel; Niaai a Commander at New Weans. on bearing of tb. pips. cies ceinolitod en she ship Weems, and brig Ciariala ~~; Vt # • ! a '4l Ann, immediat e ly d espatc h e d orders to i l, iesteas st Ramage, of the schooner Porpoise, to proceed isle * . diately is pnrsoit of the piratical vessels. FROM CHILI AND PERU. The last accounts from Lima, were received by 14 Majesty's frigate Owen Glendower, arrived by val p ., raise in 10 days from Lima. She left in Calla, the United States frigate Constellation. .The armisti ce concluded in May last, still continued, end it irsa a a& - fidently asserted that Lima /mild net pOssiblyhokf ivit a month longer. Sir Thos. Hardy had conlimi t h blockade to those ports, via. from Piss° to Alice", am ordered the release of all English vessels then is p a n. Chilli itself begins to exhibit some symptoms af t agreeable nature. In March last, a paper appeared angl e , the title of The !dependent, pointing out the wawa( a code of laws, and also begging of the Director, a convocation of the Congress, which he bad prow le d in December—The author was immediately put i sa• prison. In the coarse of mine months afterwards, tie public was surprised by the arrest of General Riga * and two of his officers, of his guard of helical.. 71. Uovernor of Chili, transmitted most of the State* siiners, and some criminals ti the island of Jam Pei. made:, where they intended planting a 'obey. nom Cunacea.—The Coreeese Gosette, of Allot contains the following eihrial intelligence the glorious victory of Carabolso. the enemy seat two ietachmente from Puerto Cabello, one midst iris command of Colossi Ramos, and the other' under CaL Alejos, to raise the spirit of revolution among the habitants if the Maims. A division of vessels, with troops on board, was also destined to La Vaiado Cos, in order to divert the attention of the lAbtratieg Army. His Excellency, the Liberator, divided the western portion of this cannery into two military ea. pediments. From Puerto Cabello, the desertion elms to our line is so coesiderabie, that, unless boy means be adopted, La Torre and Morelies, the tiro Royal Chiefs. will remain there without a man. The districts of Barcelona,Causana and Margarine, &reorganised into military departments, under tie command of General Bermudas. After his late gb rions campaign, all the bodies of troops which an their march to reinforce his division remain *Weeks immediate orders. Cces.-1■ coosequeace of the strong repseersti. dons that were made at Havanna!' and the ether pens of Cabs against the late Spanish Tann, the *aisle Government have exempted t►at island from is spa ration, and left the local Ooveraw ens free to win and establish commercial duties for themselves. yi. dal information of this important commie. meld Havaanah 'bent the Ist of September. I [Lsorn rause nuvauxual—cosasseacixt. AD714111111114 ocsosui d.j Captain Weisman, who has ireived at Charlotte. in Bre days, from Havannah. states, that a violeatpla was experienced at that city on the 14th of &Wilk, in which several vessels were lost among which. was the French brig Gosling, bound to Sonrdeastx, with a cargo of sugar, coffee, and 80,000/. in specie. Advice* to a late date have been received free tio Meditermaean. They chiefly relate to the alarm et ched by the ravages of tie yellow fever and its etiflM sloe to mew towns and provhsees. Measures of pah caution' as we mentioned as Wednesdey are becosisg general in all the neighbouriag States, the Board if Health at Marseille has ordered that the port shoal be closed against all vessels that come from say part of the Spanish coast along the Meditermassa, as well as front the poets between Gibraltar and the freebie of Portugal. This measure bad been coselesesd necessary in consequence of several perms he. the Spanish coast baying died of the Yellow MK at Marseilles. A caw of a very suspicions aware had also appeared amongst the inbabitaaw of that city, but immediate precautions had bees takes by the Medical Boards, aid it was found that the general state of health bad not been affected. The iatelligmes Fe ceived at the beginning sf the week from Malaga, as mimed that a great number of the inhabitants had led to the cosatry, is consequence of a report, *ppm' at that period to be unfounded, that the yellow fever lied revealed itself with la %bewails of that town. The report had hoes subsequently contracted, but we regret teas, with more seal thus truth, for its correctness is mew ask• tunately placed beyond doubt. Letters fres Malaga, dated Oct. S. state, that on the preceding day "pirate of sixty individuals had been taken ill, aid that Pe had already died. The Civil Authorities were so ge• riessiy alarmed as to prepare to leave the tows and to remove their seat to another part of the province.-- The tenor of the letters from C4dis is ales eds. mutable, as they enmities that a few estekitiu cases bad appeared in San Lacer de Renewed'. With respect to Barcelona, its population was essinsieg ev fast, whilst the fury of the pestilence remised uses sagged, that unless a change took place, it was likvly that in a month or two desert ruins would alone masts where a flourishing city once stool. The few ishalrit ants who still lingered within its desolated raid , were reduced to a deplorable state, for waist of Its most common aecessaries of life. This circewswen having been communicated to the King. his idtieft! had ordered a public subscription to be opmed (oaten relief. One of the French physicians is saki to hoe died, and 'mother was dasgerously ill. Au obvioollY salutary measure proposed by the doctors there, has bees defeated by the obstinate ignorance or apprellet• 'lions of the military cordon. The phyaiciaas wished skit all the inhabitants should go out of the tows.'" Met the commander of the cordon refused to eotafP the circle by falling back a league.—There if tri ll coatradietion in the am:ousts of the Splash Slectiolla some of the papers speaking of nothing his wolftrad°, s aid order. and miters representing s coots of tirno". aid a general disposition to choose the Not viol' ' at in Spain. The chief distarba eces a p pear _ have been ceased by the estate of persoas of a . do: Weal character. sa at Oribeele. whic h was referred t yesterday, where some parish ptiests bad hem ciwsw ww,rf 111 if vi