The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-07-22 00:00:00

•.• ;Ise coosequences ? Millions might have bled. bees be h e would have been - broken in the struggle. Spain vi a o r a grave, mot a reviving empire destined to r ajov a second and a ',Tighter youth—and instead if hear i n a King exelaitn from his Throne, amidst the gepreseatatives of hit , people, and the love and ad miration of all—" With what satisfaction must the t rend spectacle be contemplated, hitherto unexampled in hi s tory, of a magnanimous nation, which has pass el from one political state to another without convul subjecting her enthusiasm to the s i o n or violence , guidattee of reason. u • ler circumstances which have covered ..seth mourning, and inundated with tears, other less fortunate countries! "1' he abhorrence of mankind could sit upon the name, and desolation upon the plains of Spain. If this be matter of reflection for individuals, how mob more deeply ought it nut to be considered by Hares and by States ! ! No fresh details have been received respecting the gut occerrences at Naples ; but ettilicient had been mu le losown to excite an extraordinary sensation. In t he peewit state of England, nothing short of a emu lntion in a foreign State would, we believe, have been alrquate to divert the public attention from the great a oses ec controversy by which it has been absorbed. But as nest such as that which has occurred, so un „peered and unlikely--so astounding in itself, and r e'eventful in its appearances, has given new impulse to inquiring minds. and opened fresh scope for speculation. Much as men have been accustomed, for tie last thirty years. to witness wonderful and im portant chimers in the tiovernments of Europe, and prepared as they ruts! have been by the march of events and of opinions, to look for alterations in sonic, at least, of the pror hives of despotism, the revolution in Spain took many politicians by surprise ; and the revelation in Naples is considered a prodigy. It is yro!)..bly our in-:Lime from the seats of action that these great occurrences appear unaccountable. Sach persons as were well acquainted with the Spanish character, ant who well described it as a sleeping lion, bad lung and e,mtidently predicted that the events in the Peninsula would issue in its independence. And though sone effect may be ascribed to the influence of that eeantole, and of the intimate connexion that had here tofore subsisted between Naples and Spain. in the Re valution that has now taken place in the former, yet wz are tunfelent that the element" of that grand tic cili..nce had for many years been spontaneouslt in a slate 9f preparation in the minds of the Neapolitans. For the purpose of depreciating the character of the event, the enemies of political liberty in England w Atli fain ascribe the revolution at Naples to the intrizuee of the party of Mem. It would not be diffieult to prove that these chagrined detractor' are as ignorato as malignant. It is well known that long ere 'Waxy reidlied the throne, before the French nation bad any party at Naples, and while the English Let gave law to the shores of the Mediterranean. the Neapolitans were eager for a change. Their language. we knew, to have been " we well have a Constitutional V .rerminent----we had rather have it under the auspices of Britaino—but at any rate we will have it" This, ne 'oepeat, was a sentiment openly and frequently de eared many years ago, and will prove that the people were self-prepared f a the change they have at length ac complished. This change they have effected in *manner t:.at surprises those who think that men must renounce •:rtL feelings and their thoughts when they assume the tin form of soldiers. Experience has again evinced as it iu,i heretofore shewn in many striking instances, a: when circumstances once voyeur to produce what is f. it to be a ..asfemun (vase, the soldiers and the people are one. The soldiers at Naples took the lead ; but a popular spirit previously inspired them. Notwithstanding so much has already been advanced On the subject of Dr. Lcsatxusom'e motion on Mon day last in the House of Commune, we cannot hut feel pleasure in inserting the Letter of " dVaVITIA " in another part of our Paper, because we are couvinced, as the writer asserts. that it speaks the sentiments of the great Mass of his Massser's subjects. Happy should we be to see Ministers profit by the warning voice of the people ; but we fear there is little chance of their abandoning any course, however absurd, un• less literally driven from it, as they have been from the Coronation and other objects. As to the plate which .Las occasioned so much contention, we will venture to predict, if her Memel . had made it, in addition to the 50,000 f. a-year offered, the price of her exile from this country, Ministers would nut have stopped to con sider to whom it belonged. The following is a letter from Bombay, dated .January 20:— " We learn from Okontadel, of the date of Dec. 20. 'that same pirates. whether Joasittees or others is not 'positively known, have been committing some horrible .outrage' on that coast, about three days prior to the date of the acemmut. A vessel going from Catch Man davisto Bate, in which were about eighty livraeee men .and women, bail arrived in sight of Date, when she was *thee is with and boarded b y the pirates: the vessel led an merchandise on board , being taken up to carry the pilgrims. 'the pirates cut off the heads of forty persons, and threw their carcases into the sea; the re ansioder, with the exception of four women, whom the ,pirates carried ulf. they wounded with their spears. The barbarians then took away die sail. and bored a lolein the vessel, and quitted her. The poor wounded -on heard nevi:red to prevent the vessel tilting, tying to gether the few clothes left them , of which they formed •a sail, and in that may reached Bate. Every assistance was afforded them -by the Company's .Seen, who stip plied them with food : six had, notwithstanding, died.; At is not expected that More than tea will recover . At the date of our 'driers, there were six pirate mmeele within two miles of the shore. One of the Heaseruble Corepanyht cruisers was also in sight. but tits fileaeoliti .and shoals on the roost would provost her from erraist em to them, nor is there any force on shore Megaton Amp plasolerees from loading at differeat pleues..aod lellagteg the neirhbouring country. Their intentbset sou to attack the temple of Dwarke,.where they expert cad to indArral fisedee." THE STATESMAN: pel PRECEDEdVT FOR THE LORDS. According to the opinion of the Lords " Halifax and Rochester," the following forms an ILL precedoot for RAD procerdiags, and may be considered an inte resting article to readers of the present day : Ann, Countess of Macclesfield, having lived for some time on very uneasy terms with her husband, thought a public confession of adultery the most ob vious and expeditious method of obtaining her liberty ; and therefore declared that the chill with which she was then pregnant was begotten lay the Earl Rivers. Her husband, as may be easily imagined, being thus made nu less desirous of a separation than herself, prosecuted his design iu the most ef fectual manner ; for he applied, not to the Ecclesias tical Courts for a divorce, bet to the Parliament far an Art by which his marriage Ini:•ht be dissalred, and the child with which his wife was then pregnant be pronounced illegitimate. During the Session in which this Bill was &residing, the Countess was delivered of a son (afterwards known as Richard Savage *) on the 10th of January, 1697-5, anal un the 3d of March following the Divorce Bill was passed, and his Iwife's fortune, which was very considerable, was re paid lier,t and she, in a short time, married Colonel i i Brett. It scents that the Lords were not unanimous in their opinion un this proceeding, for the following ; I Protest is entered on their Journals against this Bill : —" Dissentient--Because we COTICeiVe that this is the . I first Bill of that nature that bath passed, where there , I was nut a divorce first obtained in the Spiritual Court, which we look upon as an mt. PNECCUENT, and may be of dangerous consequence in the future. Halifax. Rochester." And Saluion, In his review of those times, observe., " this year was remarkable he the dissolution of a marriage so lemnized iu the face of the Church." But after -11 times base established this mode of proceeding, by obtaining a Bill to annul a marriage, without the its tervention of the Ecclesiastical Courts ; but it is a!- rays is that ruse fowls& el on a rerdiet uttoiNni in the Tronportil Condi. So that it should seem that, at 1 this day, the proceedings of Parliament to annul a I marriage without any verdict obtained in any Court below, is rupported by this instance singly and &lune. • See Johnson's Lift of Savage. page 34. t It seems that while one precedent is adopted. the other might be followed, by returning to a certain Illustrious ! Lady the plate that was presented to her by her late macho , and father-in-law. Yesterday the Ist and 2d Regiments of Life Guards. and the two Regiments of Rural Horse Guard. Blue, were reviewed on Hounslow Heath by his Royal High ness the C o mmander-in-Chia, attended by a uninetous train of General Officers. It was repor•ed that hi, Majesty was to have been present. bat a slight attack of the gout prevented it. A party of the 12th Lancers kept the ground ; the remainder are doing duty at the Horse Guards. The following is the statement of the Court Circular on the oceasion : " We regret extremely to say, that his 31.jesty was prevented (ruin bring present at the Review of the Troops on Hounslow Heath, yesterday, br an attack of the gout in his left band; we Onaerittlilla that M.' Ma-i jesty felt some symptoms of its approach on Thursday evening, but hoping to find relief from medicine, the or.' dors for the chargers for the King and suite were not countermanded. and they proceeded to the field accord. ingly the painful malady increasing, his Majesty unavoidably uas obliged to abandon the design, al thongh every preparation was made fur his Majesty re viewing the troops in person. The attack of the gout, though severe, is eonhned to his Majesty's hand; the King's general health is extremely good. The troops I were reviewed by the Dukes of York and Cambridge." On Thursday the Duke of Gloucester, attended by several military Officers, inspected the Ist Battalion of the 3d Regiment of Guards, now on duty at Port.. mouth. His Royal Highness expressed himself in high terms of their appearance and orderly conduit. His Royal Highness afterwards entertained the Otfi eers of the Regiment, and several Naval and Military, characters, at dinner at the George Inn. The late King's Lodge at Weymouth was knocked down, on Wednesday last, to William Young. Esq.. for four thousand pounds. His Majesty's pew in the church, which is capable of containing twenty-oar persons, :mid fur ten guineas each sitting. TRIBUTS TO TIIF LATE. Mr. OItAITAN.—We learn with much satisfaction, that steps are taking for tear ing au Anniversary Dinner in Dublin, in honour of this Illustrious Irishman's Memory. Several indivi duals of the first rank and cousiderati en err at the head of the design, and from the auspices tinder which it is commencing, we entertain no doubt of its m eeting the cordial approbation and support of the whole country. —( Diddle Evoling Post.) I INTERIETING TO TRATELLIE.:‘ FEOMFRANCE.----ga• tract from I r y Minute, dated July 7, Itrid:-..-il " Acquaint the Commissioners of Excise that my lords approve of the directions they have given for admitting serrated and medicinal spirits brought over in passage vessels, with the baggage of passengers, to entry, without reference to the size of the vessel, for the O vate use of the parties by whom they were importesik Acquaint the Memorialists with the purport of the letter directed to be written to the Commissioners Wei the Excise, but that my Lords can by no means es- I tend the indulgence to any spirits imported as mer chandize." The Le:rim:tee Public ,Cleertiter Is cloathed in mourning. on accouut of the Death of the Tariff Bill. which, the Editor says, was " murdered in the Senate by the majority of one vote;" adeliisg h ""AMPul oh ye sons and daughters of the Unit !Rates ; pat on sackcloth and ashes, for the great enemy of your inde pendence has prevailed : you must still remain tri butary to the workshops of Euro p e ; your factories mast remain prostrate; your ageicoitural produce must lie and rot on your hapili." $ W,trry War.—Flowerdew, whim Teacher of Rhetoric and Elocutiop, at Hackney, was porpplzed by several of our first I.;itizens and Aldermen. Cat- AN; to pa y I t friendly visit to a worthy Emblsyor, Alderman, and Pastry-Cook, ansoncother refreshments -be was Wowed by Ilfr. 1,-- B-- serving Nita with a slant of why . on a silver salver. U • tainag ti. tooling and nmatosirating beverage. Fray, Sir, is this your why ? Cettaiply, was the reply an Sib this is say way, and sway P. weal. TIM PROTOCOL; OR, SILECTIONS FROM THE CONTEIrt9 OF A RED BOX, Or IT. J►II2eS-IYOARi. /NCNB IN Till lIR CIRT--I TO -IC•T r-M. MY HONORS!, Luau. You kacrw that I Am famed for wit and loyalty. But, cane the Clts, they would prepare A short address to read the Q---n, And forced the worthy wise L—d M--► To head the tribe and grace the scene ! They heeded not the speech I made, Although I said before 1 ended, The least they did was soonest mended! And in bright colours I display'd The anger of our gracious K And ask'd what would year Lordship say, And L—v—rp—l, and C—h ! With every pretty moving thing I could remember of the note Your Lordshiplo me kindly wrote, To help my memory in this case, And save the city from disgrace. — Our good L—d M--r was wild with woe, And ask'd of all " What shall I do?" Then some of the Commons rose, And cried, " Ride *ere ea C— rt--s' nose—" to if this address clothes the city with theme, May this pea be my poison if I am to blame. 1 grieve to think how this address Must oar gracious K— distress ; 'Tis pity that his spouse and be Can't live like my dear wife and me ; ' We. Ilke two teiTLES in a nest, 'Met Ood that we're supreMely bleat ; And if l ask of Heaven a boon, It is, that " speedy peace, and soon," Between his M—y and wife, May yet dispel domestic strife. I've search'd my dictionary over. Yet cannot PROTOCOL Minter Pray tell me, it I ask In reason, Is it •nl'LTl.iT or tarring 1 You know the people in the City Were never fant'd for being witty, And if my brother Aldermen Should ask me what it aeons again, And I know not. I loose for ever The credit of being learned sod clever'. I have some thoughts myself of writing Odes and Epodes. And if a book Were to come forth of my inditing, Perchance the K—tt would git'l a look, And own no man *rites better than Sir W--es C—rt--s, Alderman. No more at present : but when I Produce my book, perhaps you'll try Your 10fitlellet with the QUARTERLY ! Which. as with Ministers I vote, Will not tense an honest lie, To cram my work down every throat ! Her 'Majesty is understood to have concluded her I treaty for BranJenburgh-house. She has taken it fur sin matestlea *attain, together with the beautiful and extensive grounds attached to it. Major Roper con ducted the negotiation on the part of the Margraviue of Attspach. The mansion was formerly the residence of the celebrated Bubb Datlington. ' It is said, that a certain Northern Lord lately movedl the rejection of a City Petition in return tur a erp- 1 posed indipeitg which he sustained, when a yohng man, in being rejected when be wanted to serve the Citizens of London as one of their Sheriffs. The Committee which is appointed to devise the means of enforcing the attendance of Peers on the proceedings in the Pains and Penalties Bill against I the Queen hill, according to report, recunitneud a further postponement, though we think it improbable, l as such a step would he obviously injurious to her M •jesty, and we cannot suppose that the House of Lords would, for the mere convenience of its Members, depart from the resolution they have announced. Be sides, the Noble Peers have settled their plans of re sidence, in order to attend, dc di , in diem, from thet ll 17th of August. It is thoug ht that a fine of 1,000/.1 will be imported on those who shall absent themselves wit hunt sufficient reason assigned upon honour. Peers above 7U years of age are to be excused attending, and over those who have not taken their seats in the pre sent Parliament the House has no power. This pro ceeding will necessarily keep Loudon and its vicinity crowded with company during the autumn. Bosom, or Leivta.—A Requisition, signed by up wards of 130 inhabitant householder+, has been pre sented to the chief of cers of this place, fur the put pose of convening a Town Meeting, to take into con sideration the propriety of voting an Address to her most gracious Majesty Queen Caroline of England, on her return to this country ; and, further, fur instruct ing the Representatives of the Borough to support the cause of the Queen against every unconstitutional measure that may be taken against her. 't he Meeting is expected to be held early in the ensuing week: and, from the interest which the subject has excited, it is anticipated, that it will not only be more numerously bat more respectably attended than any precious Meet ing on any former occasion.—(Brighton fic•ed.) The ancient and independent city of Rochester has voted an :address to the Queen, which is to be pre sented to her Majesty by the late and present Ment ion for the city, accompanied by Mr. Larkin and Mr. lileskinsopp. In compliance with a requisitinn, numerously and respectably signed. our Chief Magistrate has con vened a general meeting of the freemen and inhabit ants at tire Uaildhall, on Friday, to take into Catli &ratios the Bill of Pains sod Penalties now in pro gress through khettnnse of Lord' against her Majesty the Queen.—(terbitry Paper.) The rapid growth of Brighton is manifested by the comparative number of Freeholders from that town who voted at the following contested elections for the count/ of Sussex. In 'haslet-don contest of MK the limber of s Freeholders, who voted from Baighton, was Se ; in ells contest of UN, it was 84 ; but in Oat if the resent year, it amounted to 331.. = This amber. though ant key of the total amount, will ohm the LIMNOS of wealth and portlatias la the temp- NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE . The Pomona, Pomona, thy. front London, arrived at Petra on 1 the 2841 of May, after being plundered oldie Cowie , : of property to the amount of 30 W . The Ham de Grace, from Oporto to Pant, e truclt on a bank at the month of the river Amason, the latter end of April, and no farther intelligence had been received . 1 of her at Para on the 27th of May. The Spanish ship Peruana, from Ampules', prize to the Galvarino, Chilian sloop of war, arrived at Valpa raiso on the 6th of March. CNARLISTON, JUN 11 13.—The John and Ann, of Lon don, from Cadiz to Havanna'', it is repotted, has been taken by a piratical cruller. Hew., Jute 18.—A letter received here this morning, by Messrs. 0. and J. Eggiaton, from Liverpool, from the owners of the Baffin, &smutty, which Captain S. sent by the Bremen, of Bremen, states the MCCAW{ of the following Greenland vessels : Hull—Albion, 2 fish, 35 tuns, 19th of June ; Aurora. 2 or 3 fish, 6th of June (stove); Cato, 9 fish, 36 tees, 7th of Jane ; Cicero, I fish, Ist of June; Dordon, 2 fish. 26th of May ' • Duncumbe, 3 fish, let of inne ; Elisabeth, I fish, 7th of Jnne ; Eagle, 5 fish, 7th of June: Exmouth, S fisb, 70 tuns, 9 th of June; Fame, 9 fish, 45 tens, 7th t o June; Gardner and Joseph 2 fih, 20 tees, 16th of , J f une ; tinder, i 3 fi sh (small), id of s Jane; Harmony, 2 fish (large), 7th of June; Hightlyer, clean, 7th of June; Jane, 2 WI, 7th of June ; Laurel, 2 fish, 26th of May ; Lord Wellinton f , 3 2 fish, 'P i th of M d aii . M be ane h hes . t i er, n Ta l y i ; l o o f r .iu 2 u fi e ss 7t h fish, June; ; Inns a , r /th all of Jun e l" . Margaret. ' .4eit'S or 3 fish, 7th of June ; Neptnne. 12 fish, 90 tens. 3d of June; Prince of Brazil, 2 fish, no date ; Rachel and Ann, Bor 9 fish, 7th of Jane ; Shannon, 2 fish, 16th of June • Thornton, 7 fish (small), 26th of May ; Trifet. gar, ;Ss's, in Jane ; V eity,B or 9 fish, Ist of Jane; Ye nerable, 120 tuns; Walker,l3 fish. London—Hope, lost (crew saved); Inverness, 9 9th; King George. 9 fish. Whithy—Esk, 2 fish (small); Harmony, 4 fish ; James. • . 3 fish (small); Mars. 2 fish (stove); Volanteer, 65 tuns. Liverpool—Baffin, 8 fish ; James , 9 bah ; Lady Forbes, 9 fish. , Aberdeen—Don, 4 fish ; Jane, dean ; Merano, clean. Peterhead—lnvincible , 4 fish ( l a r g e ) : Mary, 2 fish ; Perseverance, 2 fish ; Resolution, dun; Superior, 2 fish. Kirkaldy —Rambler, 1 fish and half. Greenock—John, 9 fish. bIARATIK•III, MAY 24.—The Donna Rasa. Pillitnia. from Pernambuco to the Western Islands, baring sprung a-leak to the northward of the Equator, bore up for this port, in order to be repaired, and arrived here the 16th instant. Part of the cargo is demurest. VIM/LS spotting wren:--July 14th, in lat. 49.49. long. 12.16. W. the brig Union, ont 5 days from Liven.- Ilrl bound to Miramichi , by the P i gg ott, arrived A al .. July sth, Active, —, London to America , let. 4s. 10. long. 23.39. W., ai d Phceniz, —. Richmond. to Bremen, lat. 49.0. long. 13.10., all well; by the Li verpool, Bacon, arrived off the Isle of Wight. July 12th, o ff Tulkar, the ship Vizi, of Lancaster , from Liverpool, bound to St. Thomas, all well, by rho Regent, arrived in the Clyde. The Regent was detained two weeks in the Channel by contrary winds. 1 ............ , ....-- The Royal Sovereign yacht is ordered round from Deptford, in order to joiu his Majesty's yacht squa dron on their summer cruise near Cowel. The following extract is dated Hamburgb, the 14th Verstent :~- The Board of Trade of this city hss received fhe fol lowing acconut from Revel, dated 20th June : . This morning the lightning struu It the steeple of the Lutheran Cathedral in this city, at.d in a few hours that ancient Gothic edifice was reduced to ashes. Ves sels bound to Revel and St. Petersbargh have by this event lost an excellent land-mark ; the lofty steeple was visible far out at sea. It is therefore very desirable 1 that this circumstance should be made as public as possible." The following notice was yesterday posted et LLOYD'S :-- " Remiss Coate late 28. ifreat Winesester-strect. Jolly 20. a Mr. De Dnbatchefsky presents his compliments to Mr. John Bennett, jun.. and begs to acquaint bins, for the information of Lloyd's. that he has received official information from his Government, that in con formity to the Ukase of his Imperial Russian Majesty the Emperor of all the Busies, bearing date the 26th May of this year, the importation of all ferkign salt in the port of Odessa. as well as iu all the ports on G.* Black Sea, and on the Sea of Amplf, is y......hibited Irons the Ist of September next." An official return to an Order of the House of Com mons states the total amount of Bank Notes and Bank Post Bills in circulation, in the we, k ending the 4th July, 1820, at 22,397,t101. ; and in the week ending the Ilth, at 26,210,3001. This great increase in the latter week is, we presume, chiefly to be ascribed te the payment of the dividends. Ti.e following extract from the left Report of the Committee of the Brighthelmstone Bent for Savings. serves to indicate the dispositions of the respective classes that are specitied as having been depositors ii that institution since its conimencersent in 1820 : 17 Friendly Societies .• • . II Yeomen Artists.. 6 Widows Trellises's Mechamles . . 74 Female Servants 1 81 61 Apprentices Labourers Male Servants Soldiers 'I be number of deposits amounts to 2883 ; the Ag gregate of the sums in the Bank to 23,3461. 14s. A general meeting of the nail-matters was held at Dudley on Monday se'nnight, when it was resolved advance the smilers' wages to the prices fitted Aagnat 22, ISIS. Prom this eircnaastamee, we should be led to hope that the extreme depression under which the nailing business has laboured foe some time is removed. —(/Voreeeter Joanna.) '1 he church of St. Dense**. is Fleet-street. which was built in the reign of Oasis Blisabeth, is about to undergo a complete mail., fee !Web purpose it is closed. Were those striking -Nen% which every boar attract a crowd of strangers. neutered brine the ealy tides of the clock bell. their remo val ree ill 4lisa ri mild boobies and pickpockets. and pretreat the recurrence of obstructions sad supermen * doses uses dny. in the most contracted part of the freeine thoreetsh- . ,pr! ye . in the most conireww. _ fare in Essetem.—le Wee Gain Of Me43115/10P. Min- ed la eer Paper passively, le Medd *led. diat Ms. Besealieip WY • 111110 st if ..a11111;.., apt at , 10111.0 1110 0 1 . • - -