The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-09-28 00:00:00

pared to remind the Foreign Powers who occupy the cap it a l, and are carrying on war against Franco, after the alleged grounds of hostility have ceased, that their declarations of not interfering as to the form of Government which France might chuse for itself, are not forgotten, and are the only means by which they have obtained their present power in France; and to demand the departure of the foreign armies. B'ynud this their power may not immediate ly extend,—hut thereiare materials in France that wain but a spark from the altar of Libert y , a breath fr . Om those venerable voices that have thundered in her Halls, to kindle a flame that will not be easily extinguished, to make the war for freedom national, and the indignation against tyranny universal. The private advices state, that the stripping of the Louvre has made the English as unpopular as the n u„,i7..., std excited gt eat diseontent. A second cause o f puldieagitatiou is the change that will take place immediately, slot only in the Vntistry, bat throoghout • t`ie eteire civil organization of the kingdom. The greatest pains, say the letters, are taken to alarm the put chasers of national property ; it is even re ported, that this was one of the points upon whi c h Fuccue demo p led security, and his resignation was the result of his not being satisfied with what was offered. Their. was a report of the detection of a conspiracy agaiust the Government and the Atli , s ; a suspicious-looking man wets ohservecl by the Police frequently goi le to a particular house! in Gros rtillots, one of the suberhs of Paris ; a few eel's tl'artnes, i t et:touted clothes, were directed to observe him, atel search the house into which he eutered ; the result of the search a as, the discovery of 10,000 stand of arms concealed there ; a large quantity of gu t s. , powder is also said to have been discovered at Mont. martre, so disposed as to create a suspicion of its 11;1111 been placed there for the purpose of as ex posion. , It has been reported that Fox;cite, desirous of be. ing at a safe dietance from the apprehended storm, had refused the Embassy to Saxony, and arrived in this country. It has even been said that he had al. ready visited our Stock Exchange and deposited his wealth in our funds. We believe there is not the smallest degree of bush in either of these statements. So able and distinguished a Minister of BONAPUITE as Pouctic, and, of course, so terrible a Jacobin, could not be expected to he allowed to set a foot on our shores, for fear of polluting them. The very Cerberus of the Times would himself prevent it, or be seized with more than usual madness at the sight, and frighten all his neighbours. He has at present a more gratifying theme, . 41 the splendour, Isril• Flory, and heroism of the character of the Duchess of A NIIOULEME, her campaigns at Bourdeaux, and her talents in the Cabinet ! !"-4istent tenealis What a handsome douceur can elect at times! The German P..pers, received late last night, con. Lain the appeal of the States of Wirtentherg to Great II; it4io, Pt ',soil, sod she other Powers, who formerly gual.tweel sho ancient Constitution of that country, a Coostitnsion, which she present King overturned, established ass lbiolute Government. The King is now swilling to give them an entire new Constitu. Eon ; but the States demand their ancient rights and ps i vtleges. The Officer who has been sent to England as a prisoner for hating been found in the French ser vice, was brought under an escort to Lorfl 13. - Tisvu•T's Office, last night, and immediately lodged in the Guard-house, at the II irsE. Guards. • W , have !wen favoured with the following front the American Consukte General : gi. Charle•+•strert, Wesimiomer, Sept. 23. 1815. R• f., Becoles. Esq. Co sul-G•etrr..l of the Meit..4lStilleK. have hael the honour of receiving from Commodore DECATUR a letter announcing the con clusion of Peace bet Peri the United Stops mid the Doyen(' Regency of Al,4iers. The f•Jlo,ring is an extract from the letter, uhich I request you to make public, for the informition of the persons to n horn it refers, in such mariner RS you shall think proper. I am, with high consideration. Sir, Your very humble and obedient stv cant, (Si 401.11) .)4)1IN QUI CV Al/A Mi. Es tract of a letter from Commodote STEPHEN M r %Tun to Mr. A,, its. dated United States ship Gierriere, at sea, July 11, ISl5: " Upon our arrival off a negotiation was opened on hoard the Guerr•iere,and finally concluded bti a treaty of peace within 21 hours. This treaty expressly puts an end to any claim of tribute, either iu the shape of presents or :any other manner ; sod irk it the Dey engages to make compensation for American properly captured and detained since the %as% "cods stipulation has already been carried into effect, and the money and effects placed in the hands 01 the Consul. Our captive citizens have also been relonsed. " 1 have the honour to communicate this pence to you for the information of our merchants and masters of vessels who may be in England, and who mss now enter the Mediterranean without dan ger of being molested by the cruisers of Algiers." A Morning Paper of vesterdny contradicted the l i statement r ,f the tient!) of MARY ARK CLARKE in France. but in contradictions this Journal seems to be AS unfortunate as itt its ori;ittal intelligence. This tirtorinus woman has certainly terminated tier earthly carper. and to • 1 . , .t1y has been lauded at Newhaven from France, 1,••• i•:termertt i.t England.—(Times.} Vise veracity he Timcs may be estimated by the confidence with which it gives forth the above state suPitt, which pretends to contradict a false assertion, but is itself a complete falsehood. Mrs. CLARKR IS , at present living in good health at Margate, and ell jny log the joke as heartily no any one at this noel trit contest. a hick has arisen about her existence, plod the :peen Winn that has heen excited with regard to theePner..as attachment of some of her idustrious quondam:. THE STATESMAN.. NAVAL !NM L MGENCI?. DEAL, SEPT. 27.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Kingston, from Jamaica.—Came down from the River, and remain, the Castor, for Ja maica ; and Badger, for St. Thomas's. FaLvtourit, SEPT. 35.—Arrived the Minerva. from Bury ; Good Intent, from Guernsey ; and Lord Ilwckcsbur s ti, from Southampton. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 27.—Arrived the Surprise, Paget, from IVsterford.—Sailed the Uranus, for the HO ie. PLY:tic:writ, Seer. 23.—Came in the Johinna Ifitreretia, Willilmq, from Schoen ; Ilautrd, from Roscoli; and Flora, from Lontinti, for Oporto. 1 ) .% itl3, Scrr.ll.—The G&W Noir, the first num ber of which liar jiirt apparel!, k renark:ll)ly bold. It has even the audacity to indulge in a ridicule of the Duchess of Attanulema, by staling, that when that Prince..is the Ab!►e Siord's Establiah. roam, she complained that his pupils did not cry live le Roi ! The folio ving is the description of a caricature which is pritatelv sold, and which is pretended to have b.en brought from 0' the top of a large ntftt d ocagne (a long pole) is placed a cross-11. Louis XVIII. in climhiog op • reaches it, and says to the Duke of AV*•llingtnrt, Rho is below him, •• Support me', or I shall fill." The King of Prussia, who is still lower, is made to exclaim, " 1.. q me take what suits me." The Em- PPrer of liorsiis sn•s •• B••hold my work." The Emperor of Aostritt suppr•rting them all on his shoulders, while young Napoleon, who is pulling him by the skirts of his coat, cries, " Dear gran:lpapa, leave ill these folic; to themselves." The Emperor replies, " If I • 114 re them they will fall upon me." Bonul•arte who is in a corner observing what is passing, saes to himself, " I climb , d up twice without a ny help." %Ve•are glad to see Mr. Muvora and Mr. DOKTOM return to their old parts of Peftchom and Lockit.---- This looks like the earnest of true and combined ex ertion of the talents of the Theatre for the support of the Drama and the entertainment of the town. — With alacrity of this kind the Theatre will be the resort of all people of true taste, for the performances will be delightful. I COVICNT•GARDEN.—The School for Scandal was performed yesterday. Mr. FAWCErT SilereSSfUlly as sumed the character of Sir Pet r Teazle. His por traiture of the vexation and irlita;nlity of the old Bachelor newly married, was truly comic, and thew-- dent affection, which under all circumstances, Sir Peter feels for Lady Teazle, was depicted with equal delicacy and strength. His acting in the scene ire which the grand discovery is made, was marked with all the varieties of humour and feeling whist' belting to that part of the character, and on the au dience the effect was every thing that could be wished. Mr. Ctt trt.ca hr:ataLF was the represen tatise of Charles, and his easy gentlemanly do portment, gave a lively and interesting idea of the generous ruined spendthrift. His vivacity called forth universal admiration, as it had a polish [which does not often embellish the comedy of our day. TEUR Y'S Sir Oliver was a chaste natural ' piece of acting. LISTON Anti BL %NCH SRO Were irreslstihly laughable in Backbite and Crabtree; and Baena - Kona, though not quite at home i's the wily, smooth-faced, insinuating Its pocrite Joseph, had the good fortune to obtain con s iderable applause. Statraoss was an excellent Marc,, and CuAestaa not an uninteresting R oz e . g. Mrs. Doßas, who came nut its Letitia Harrk, was last night brought forward as Lady Teak. We cannot say she improved on her former performance. She was respectable, but in no instance eminently happyy. She may prove a useful addition to the company, but we consider first rate comic characters to be above her pawers. Mrs. GIROS was uery suc cessful in Mrs. Candour; and the other parts of the , drama were well lilted up. A file of New York Papers to the 21st of August .has been received. The fate of BONAPA RTE has ex cited a strong interest is America. Speculation was busily employed in fixing his future residence., and his *traysl in that country was anxiously expected.— The siisappoirstment will, of course, be great. The National latellig neer, speaking upon the subject, says, " The stronger probability appears to be, if he have tint fallen into the hands of the 13ritish cruizers which are on the look-out to intercept him, that this colebrated matt is at this moment near our shores ; near the shores of that country which is, perhaps, to prove to him and his companions, as it did to the Now England pilgrims a old, and to thousand since, a retreat from the vanities, and an asylum from the perseentions of the 01,1 World." The report of the death of General JACKSON is I contradicted in a New York Paper, of August 16, in the following terms :- 44 GENERAL JACKsON ONCE MORE.—The Phila delphia Democratic Press, received this morning, contains the following extract of a letter from a Gen tleman at Nashville, dated the 25th July, and post- I marked the With, which shows not only that the i hero of New Orleans still lives, but also that he is I soon to he again actively employed in the service of I his country :—' I dine with Major-General Jacasow to-day, and go in the afternoon to spend a few days at his house in the country. The General has just received an express from St. Louis, which advises him of the hostile dispositions of the N. W. Indians, Sacs, Foxes, &c. &c. with the discontented Creeks. It is understood that the General will take the field himself, and when he takes it, he will take it with such a force as will decide the Indian war in a very short time, and so decide it as to prevent its re newal.' " To-morrow being Michaelmas day, according to annual custom, the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, Sheriff:, and Aldermen, accompanied by the City Marshals, Marshaimen, and City•'Constables, will go in procession from the Mansion-Wale to Guild., , h a ll, where a Common Hall will be held for the election of Lord Mayor for the )eatensuilig. The British Officer, mentioned as having been landed at Ramsgat , , in custody, was lately the olde:t .Lieutettant of the 77th foot ; his name is William af•Vaugh, and he kid been cashiered by the sentence of a Coart=Martial when in the Peninsula. EAST INDIA BOLUE. A General Quarterly Court of Proprietors wog yesterday gulaso f the held Tile at the East India-Rouse. e Ac cColleges of Hertford and Addiscumbe were lead. Mr. Jatasosr said, he migit probably ca'l the attention of the Court to this subjoct on a future day. The CHAIRM 3N then moved the col:thin:l6on of the Resoluti on of the last Court. ifiereas;iig tha les Gn:ninxhn •i from aelira t r t N Y :lein t af f :i r i f oin i e ;o l i r r w ii . ::: ::: n i : te,o at the last Court, on ssoisl:iarett;;:heaelcrsl:flolibo7::. lletuatr (Mr. Jnrkson), but regretted th e thieness of the Court, which, he thought les sened the compliment. Mr..lactcsom.said that wrinbl be impossible with those who recollected how cordially and unanimously the Resolution had passed, in a crowded Court, and that his statements had had the further sanction and corroboration of the Court of Directors. The Hon. Mr. KIXNAIIiI) called the attention of the Cutlet to what had passed at their last meeting, respecting Mr. Robert Sherson and Mr. Wm. Cooke. With regard to the former, the Court had in sub stance ieformed them, that the earnest wish of the General Court had been immediately forwarded to Mailtas,With regard to Mr. Cooke, the Chairman (Mr. Gia,:t) had said they expected to hear that the Crovernmeut of Madras had taken up the subject, What the Madras Government could say more upon the sulject than Mr. Crake had said nt himself was not easy to conceive, although his own (Mr. Kin naird's) mind was quite made up, upon reading Mr. Cooke's depositions, after as hick he thought no man could doubt as to his goilt or innocence; yet, being anxious for the fullest information, he begged to ask, if any further accounts had come from Madras, and what proceedings had sluice taken place? The C11.111i14 tar said, no further accounts had ar rived from hiadtas, but the Directors had very deli. - berately discussed the conduct of Mr. Cooke; that a report hal been ngreed to, and a par.igiaph had been . transmitted to the ludic Roard ; but whether or no it would meet with their concurrence was impossible for him to say. Mr. KINNA/RD then moved, that all proqeerlings of the Court of Directors respcctiog Robert Sher son, Esq. subsequent to the General Court of the sth of play last, be laid before this Court. And that all proceedings respecting Wm. Cooke, Esq. . from the same period, together with all accounts from Madras on that subject, be laid before this Court.—This being ngreed to, • Mr. JACKSO* obi. reed, that owing to a mistake, three very imp n-tamt documents in the rause of the Company against Sherson, namely, the depasilione of Mr. Cooke, had not been laid before the Proprie tors ; he meant particularly that depnsiion on the roir dire, in which Mr. Cooke admitted, under that • species of cross-examination, 66 ' t;at he did after wards unite end join with the said 41 *** on all occa sions, fur the purpose of filing frauds on said de foodant, in the es perstation and hope, that if such frauds were established against him lie would he re moved from the charge of Ike said department," and which ilePositiosi went on, in substance t• sly, that lie, Cooke, believed his reputation and character, as a mati and servant of the Company, depended on his Wing able to establish frauds in the grain department, with the privity of Mr. Sherson—that he had a stroll and Powei-ful interest in substantiating such charges —that be, after the seizing and sealing of the said chest, did join with the said **** in several measures of direct and inveterate hostility against Mr. Sherson, touching his conduct while at the head of the said grain department, and that he, in his conscience, lie- Heves, that in consequence of his reports and letters so written as aforesaid, by him to the said Govern ment, Mr. Sherson was first suspended or dig. missed from the charge of the said department, and afterwards suspended or dismissed from his other employments under the Company ; adding, 66 that he himself was placed in the charge of the said department immediately after the said de fendant was suspended or dismissed from the same!" Mr. Jackson thinking it of great consequence to public justice, that the depositions in question should he distinctly before the Proprietors and the public, moved accordingly. It was afterwards 'agreed, to make but one motion of the whole, by adding Mr. Kinnaird's motion, 66 including the three depositions of Wm. Cooke, Esq. transmitted by the Advocate- General from Madras." The Court then adjourned. Mr. KEtV, of Drary.lasse, enacted the character of King Richard 111. on Saturday evening last, .at the Chester Theatre.—The House was crowded to excess, which amply remunerated the Nlannger (Mr. Ouse), for his endeavour to gratify the inhabitants of that city. The Duchess of Bassamo, at whose house the conspiracy for the return of BONAPARTE from Elba 'was formed, set off fur Germany the moment FoucuE resigned. Ou Monday a shocking accilent happened to James M'Nicholas, a painter, in the Dock-yard at Deptford, who unfortunately fell from a scaffold about three stoties high, and a cask of white lead Over him, by which fall his arm was broken in Iwo places, and he was otherwise so severely injured, that he was carried to, Guy's linspital with very little hopes of recovery. Ile has a wife and a large family of children depending on him for support. On Sunday the 17th instant, at Yarmoath f a molt extraordinary circumstance occurred. A country man wanting to cross the river, casually got into a boat, vlith an intent to convey himself over ; fat not )(ttaling how to manage the boat, he drove to sea, and actually arrived at Calais no the 'ruestlay.followint, from which place an account was received last Saturday, of his being safe and well. - - On Monday a fine child, five years old, the daugh ter of Mr. Uoderwood, of Great Cumberland-street, Mary-le-[twine, was playing in the pit-lour, when her ' dress accidentally caught fire, and burned so rapidly, , that although the flames were speedily estingui-hed by her mother, who was present, and medical u sistanee immediately procured, she lingered in the most excruciating pain 'Mil the neat morning, when shetexpired. WILSON THE PEDESTHLIN. Wilson slept at Mr. Dyer's on Tuesday night, intl yesterday walked across tire Wadi'. with more thee usual netivity, to the Hare and Billet, where, in the course of the day, he wan visited lay crowds of noxious spectators, aho (IMP frr.rn :ill parts, and from many of whom he received *Or; litteral !presents. We understand he is to be seen every day at the flare and Bine', where, by an arirrrtkarrielif on the window, he arerounces, that he w ill thnek fatly re ceive, i:, person, the smallest subscriptions which ma t be given to him. We ere happy to state, that the Gentlemen of the Stnck Eschange have come forward or a mast hand some manner for his relief. As soon ns it was use certaitied yesterday morning, that the Magistrntea had actually prevented the conclusion of the per formance, a subscription nal immediately aeon in the house, and upwards of one hundred ;mottle were raised in little more than two boors. A sim'.'sir sum was subset ihed for him at the Barking llovse of Perrilig and Co. Mr. Samuel Diva), of thy' City, has also declared kic wish to lend his interest to the furtherance of Wilson's welfare. It ha• been pcoe posed to enter into a subscription to &flay the eau pence of an application to rue Court of Kittg's 11-I.ch to try the legality of hie Rues', which is very cages. rally disputed; and legal opinions have dread's , beet' taken on the warrant, w hich are at variarice its propriety. Its a few days, it is understood, that atreege:•• meets will be made for the reception of aele:..rip:. lions, and it is not improbable that the venture...ra tion %hick has been Incited for the I"ml...trials's rote, will produce to Lim a reward fully atleqopte to his exeriona. 'laving performed so much of on Herr uleatt task, it was natural that the poor ft'llew should hew. 4'L cited much ie.terest, and we must confess nor ve:•ret that if it was necessary to stop him it had not hest! _done more eat!), as this would hare prevented soy thing like cruelty, by depriving an individual at once of tile fri:its of a hat was a prodigious exertion, and . might have been a harmless one. We are now to understand, for the first lime, that perlestriani-m is t 1• public offeece : on looking over the ti*vg.te of legal crimes, we cannot find any derietnerotiert which it can come under, except that of eagronr cy ; and we are to suppose, that the vagrancy con sisted in the mere act of his walkit'g along a cer. tain road or pathway for mom's . . Now, sup• posing this to have b een an ac t o f vagrenry, and a nuisance, for which tire person committing it was liable to arrest and punishment—We ask, why did not the Magistrates put a stop to it at the moment of its commencement ? For sixteen dais they knew that this offence was going on; and, with the exception of Sunday last, when, to all appearacce, their object was solely to frame a shirt observaoce of religious duties, they never interfered to abate the nuisance. In fact, they permitted it to exist in its very worst state; for, at the commencement of the walking match, the symptoms of tumult *ere at their greatest height, and just at the time when the ttui. fiance lost all its pernicious qualities Ind became corn. pletely harmless, they began to discover aome:leing very dangerous in the walking match, and caused toe offonder to be dragged away from the place Where he did so much mischief !—This 'Talking match either was a public offence, or it war not. If it was a pub. lic °Melee, we maintain that the Magherafelt neg. teeter! their duty in not having put a st. p to it in its commencement ; and if it was not an offence, we ask, under what colour of law or of justice have they ordered a poor man to be taken up, as a public criminal, mete'' , for a alkieg backwards and forward, upon a public mid ? Yesterday he was. waited upon by Smith, the Ilight Cons.a.de of the Upper Hundred of Blacklieeth, to know " when it would be convenient for hint to wait upon the Magistrates at the Bench ?" as they were not wiling to pie hint to any unnecessary trouble.— Wilson appointed next Wednesday for this inter. view. We are at a loss to entireive, however, what the result of the deliberations of this august body can be—and more especially when we cell to mind, that before even Wilson started on his match he showed his printed.bill, which we have already pub• fished, to the Bench of Magistrates, at the Mitre Tavern in Greenwich, and received not alone their special permission to walk, but t'..eir promise to pro. test him as far as they could in his labours. Wil , on intends in a few days to wait in person upon all his friends within reach, to return his grate. fel thanks for the kindnesses which he has teceived at their halals. Ile is still under the hospitable roof of Mr. Dyer, who has received many presents on his account, and alio, we trust, wi:l receive many more. In the course of Wednesday .evening, he was weighed, and was found upon the whole to have lost four pounds. In viewing the extraordinary match which Wilson had undertaken, various cpinions have been enter tained as to its difficulty. Some have thought that it was not equal to that which is termed the Barclay Match, while others have pronounced it far more difficult. 'Wilson himself considers that the Barclay match was far less arduous, and declares his readi ness to undertake it fora competent premium. It seems that, throughout life, Wilson has been celebrated for pedestrian excursions, fie has been for tunny years employed by Mr. Cary, the mapseller, in the Strand, in the measurement and delineation of roads both in England and Scotland. In the courte of those rregritiations his walks have been as varied, as they have been extensile. There are few hills in the ilighlends of Scutlrand the summits of which he has not explored, and in the performance has en countered serious privations. Ili, last match hat been the subject of his thowehts for several years • and to it he looked for the means of relict from the incumbiances by which the weight of a large family -has oppressed him. A Letter from Constantinople mentions the failure of the house of Cott.i.awytlve-MAt.t.rlt for the sum of one million two hundred thousand piav res. Two chiidien having cot into a cart in Holborn yestertlay,by their antics frighteued the horse, which rail nir with great speed, and comli.g in contact with a p,,.t, overturned the cart, and threw the childien on the pavement ; one of them had its skull fractured ; the other escaped unhurt, YtT` I ~; ,~ _~ a .. +~ +4 ~, IMI OM- • rte,: r Y , i~Yi F""' -1F . mu MI . V .~ ;~ ~~ ~.1 • , ••• i 1 :~ .a ,4 a