The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-10 00:00:00

Pella Code of France. Considerable importance 19 1 attached by these Papers to the discussions which Lase taken place between Baden arid Bavaria, and which, it appears, have not yet been brought to a Conclusion satisfactory to either party. A propos'. tion, which we referred to some weeks ago, was made by the mediating Powers, to acknowledge the suc cession of the Counts of Hochberg, on condition of ceding to Bavaria the Baden circle of the Maine and Tauber, by acquiring which the Bavarian territory would be ordered more compact and defensible; but this plati was not listened to on either side, and the settlement of the besinen, or rather the examination of it, was kept in reserve for the Special Commission which is about to meet at Frankfort. Gen. GOUlt• GAUD, according to accounts from Hamburgh, went 40 the Prefect of Police, M. DE BALITELS, the mo. ment of his arrival, and solicited permission to reside in that city. His request was granted, on condition that he conforms entirely to the existing laws. RIO An and other American Papers tn the 12th ult. have reached os. They contain some further articles inspecting the expedition, originating in Spanish jealousy. which former accounts informed us bad ad out with the view of destroying the colony of French Banes, settled at Galveston, in the pro vince of Texas. The following is an extract : " EXPEDITION AGAINST GALVESTON. ,44 A Spanish Royal expedition of 200 men, with three pieces of cannon, proceeded early in Septem. Iher to endeavour to break up the French establish ment ooder General Lsta.tmAND, at Camp d'Asile. They are also I. attempt to destroy some settlements at Nacogdoches, and to disperse a number of per. ions called traders. It was generally expected the expedition would advance as far as Rio Honda. A member of Americans and revolutionary Spaniards were collecting at Natchitoches to march to oppose them." Yesterday the Doke of YORK had a long interview with the PRINCE REGENT, at Cariton•house ; his Royal ilitthnow afterwards gave an audience to Viscount SIDMOUTII. - - ----- Letters received from Cuba, dated the middle of October, state that two Insurgent privateers. a large brig and schooner, had taken possession of Whoays, opposite the town of Principe, and had converted it into a depot for their prizes. Six vessels had been carried in by the Insurgent cruisers. The re , l ihider of the 3d King's Own Dragoons searched froT Canterbury, on Monday, on their route for Maidel.beal, Berks. Th.'. ultimate desti. oats Ili is Ireland, where they are to be conierted into Light Dragoons. sterday, a Court of Directors was held et the East India-house, when the under-meitioned ships were taken up for one voyage in the compa.'y's set. via :—Northumberland, 613 tons; Apollo, 4190 tons; Cornwall, 798 tons; and Matilda, 774 tom. Spanish Government Gazettes and letters from Madrid, have arrived to the '2sth ult. The former , cont 'in intelligence of any interest. From the latter we learn, that a Decree was tweeted to be issued at an early date, for more completely recruit -1 ing and organising the Spanish armies, which, we understand are to be increased to 70,000 men, in-1 chiding four regiments of veterans, who are to gar. risen fortified towns. The precise regulations are not mentioned, but the King's Body Guard is to consist of 5000 men, and their pay is to be higher than any of the rest. No new changes are talked of in the Spanish Cabinet, but it seems that PIZARRO, and the other exiled Ministers are to be permitted to return to the capital.—The edifices from Cadiz are to the 17th ult. at which time unusual activity had been observed among the troops quartered on the Isla de Leon and the adjacent parts of the Province of An dalucia, and it was conjectured in consequence that some new preparations were making for fitting out the long talked.of expedition, regarding which, in consequence of 'excessive delays, little interest seems now to he felt. There had been no fresh arrivals from Smith America, and the inhabitants were con. sentiently without any intelligence relative to the state of the affairs of the Insurgents. Gibraltar con tinued healthy op to the 16th ultimo. A Correspondent in a Morning Paper says, the Reporter has made an error in the statement in Mr. Boarrousc's Address to the inhabitants of St. Mar. tin's, which it is advisable should be corrected. Mr. Bollworm did not say, that the answer, in which the Duke of Yones name was implicated, was given to him; but that it was given to a friend, canvassing for him. It is more important to correct this, as Mr. Honuouse neither has canvassed, nor intends personally to canvass at all. He has merely met the Electors in their Parochial or Ward Assemblies, that they may become better acquainted with his prin ciples, and, being enabled to judge of them, may choose or reject him. SMITUTIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. —Yesterday evening the fat Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs began trier rive in Goswell.street, for the Twentieth Annual Exhibilit t n of t sittl to improve Metropolis, and by the seledion an' breeds of animals, near. Stuck belonging SORB, Firl-.l r .u.stoT. WESTCAR, TSAR; end many others, made hi, enquiries. The new Traged triumphant caree► as the nightly o' evince. The ini claseicsl . present beautiful scenery of the time and delight the cetera of I.tvic, who here s tudies actually • 10,1 DEAL, DEC. 9. the Brilliant, Young, . )pe ,i)Gona flops; and John. Bakeley,Gulager,•fielitlelsaimiid,Virginla, in 29 days.—Came down rrotit the liver the.Blen. helm, Shirley, for Madras ; Zephyr, Lumulen ; end Europe, for Jamaica ; Mercator, Browo, for St. Thomas's ; Parthiau , Carter, for Cark ; John, Smith, for Grenada ; Mersey, Flint, for Yeetten ; Menter, l Bullock, for Oporto ; and several more, name on known, and sailed with the whole orthe,outward bound. • RAMSGATE, Dec. 9.—Sailed the principal part of the trade hound westward. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. Q.—Arrived the Sovereign, Dawson, from Quebeii; willed the sth of November,. and on the 19th, sprung a leak, and was obliged to throw port of her cargo overboard. She is now in leaky state, but will proceed with a few additional hands as soon as the wind is fair.—Sailed his Ma jesty's ships Primrose, fur Plymouth ; Driver, to the westward • and Grecian, on • cruise; and several of the outwar d-bound.—Put back the Voyager, Jacks. Livsuroor., DscEuut.R 8.--The Duke of Rich mond, from Quebec to Greenock, was unwise! at Quebec, and must unload. The Wiz*, Lock, from Plymouth to Quebec, was lost on the 5t1.-Pleo• umber, about 12 miles to the Westward of Cape Chat : crew saved, and arrived at Quebec. The Her cules, Horaborough, from Liverpool to Quebec ; and the Orion, from Dahlia to ditto, were totally lost, early in November, in the River Si. Lawrence. The Amender, Coleman, from Youghall to Liver pool, foundered on Wednesday night last, 10 leagues S. %V. of Bard's'' , ; crew saved. PErizAricE, Dtc. 7.—The Mary, Cleogh, from Shields to Nantes, is found t• be so mods straiued that she has been obliged to unload to repair. Cow's, Dec. 9.—Sailed the Clara, —, from Rotterdam fur Batavia ; Spring, —, for Leghorn ; Charant, —, for Charant ; and Apollo, Denham, for Waterford. FALMOUTU, DEC. 7.—The following packets are in the Roads :—Lady Arabella, for Lisbon ; Lord Hobart, for the Mediterranean ; Speedy, for Aoppi rice ; and Stanmer, for the Leeward Islands. CORK, Dec. 4.—Sailed the Egfrid, Kirby, fot Calcutta. Buono REFORM.—It is with much pleasure we learn from various parts of the country, that the sys tem of self-election, so long and so successfully prac. tiaed, to the utter exclusion of every honest and in dependent principle, now totters to Its foundation. In many Burghs, where for bolt a century the voice of independence has not been heard, or, if heard, was instantly put down by the stronchand of the Junto, individuals have been found possessing the hardihood to stood forward in despite of every art which cook! be 'used to deter them, in asserting the rights of the Bergen*. ; anti the consequence has been, that com pleints against the last Michaelson Beargh Elections have been presented to the Court of Session twos ill quarters. MINIiTERIAL GRATITUDE.—Asa proof hew mesh Ministers and their satellites consider themselves ie. debted to the Provost of Aberdeen for his having se cepted that situation in defiance of the unanimous opinion of his fellow.eitizens, we understand that he has been presented with a handsome snuff-box by the Lord Lieutenant, and that significant hints of a ba ronetcy have been thrown out.—(Scotsrean.) PETITION TO RAISE THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Nt•t• withstanding the opposition which hes been raised against this measure in the manufacturing districts, letters received yesterday from various parts, show that the design is by no mesas abandoned by the land.owuers and land-holders of most of the principal agricultural counties. In Susses, and in Kent, par ticularly in the neighbourhood of Maidstone, we find that the Petition has received a number of signatures. At Colchester also, it is circulated with some activity ; and in Suffolk anti. Norfolk the object of it is pro. 40 Ars molest with tare I, by persons of mach influence. It is even co 7 0 form Committees of Manage. ment in ever'y comity, who may depute Committee. men to attend at WAmttninster oo the 14th of Janesry next, in order to establish a Committee of Manage ment for the whole kingdom, and to arrange and conduct the evidence to be submitted to Parliament in support of the Petition. On the other hand, we have much pleasure in stating that the inhabitants of Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, and other large towns, have in contemplation to meet this creel effort by a Counter Petition ; and Public Meetings are talked of for that purpose, which are only delayed in order that it may be ascertained, whether, Isiah out such a display of hostility, the Agricultural Pe tition will not yet be entirely relinquished. If the agriculturists do wisely, they will let well enough alone! WINE TRADE..--.TUOSIAS and RICHARD Aniorrs respectfolly refer heir nomerous Customers, and the Public in general, to their Prices of CAPE Wtwas advertised this day, and they respectfelly beg leave to inform their Friends and the Public, that no set of men, private Wine Committee, pack or junta, anonymous letters, threats, or actions, shall deter them from publishing theic Prices; THEY WILL BELL CHEAPER THAN EVER ; they will give their Prices for other Wines as soon as they can arrange them ; and the Public with good It can be afford of the affidavits led was moved, meet and repel is men of spirit ?es deserving of 1, and trust that ,rom their Friends ot__ - the kteige troops, the drills throwgisl which the Pork ro o d s loom passed ; in fine, lb* conduct of the Ministate. which still holds with sea ,Cittet firemen the bateau between the two parties al th•Jodep•ndeattt WA, the Liken who betties them ' ell these things cootiooe to be discussed with more treforeence than fortnerly ih the peritidical works and pamphlets n.,t subjected. to the Clensorship. The !MA People at the present moment make evident ukases in the democratical parts of their Charter ; every opinion becomes more sod more free, end is expreseed with a contiseally increlsiug force. TIM' inllmmion, and even the agitation which this predate& on the public mind is sensibly felt : in flue. so long as, the French shall be tormented with the recollection 0 their lost conquests, so long as they shall be disunited by the deep traces which the itevo. !pion and the reign of Bonaparte hue left I tating them. so l ong as th ey s h a ll rema i n i n heir noviciate with regard to the Representative System, and so long as the laws of exception embar rass the strict and entire mention of the Charter, a sensible agitation may be expected, of greater or lest violence, at every renewed election, and the opening of every successive Session. • The Ministry, consider themselves as secure in their power, and defend their places with greet vigour. the Electoral Colleges, for the purpose of filming Deputies who hay, been nominated to two depart. meats, will he coutoked after the Meeting of the Chambers in the coarse of Jaeuary, after these De. polies shall have made their election for one of the departments for which they are nominated. It is more than probable that Benjamin Constant will be nominated on that occasion. Tho Minerve and, the Conservaleur are the two periodical works which display with most promi nonce the politics of parties, the march of opinions in France; the former being the organ of the Lu. dependents, and the latter of the Ultras. Tea num-i bets of the Conservaleur have already appeared.— MM. theChstesubrland and M.Fievee are its most active 'end most distinguished supporters and writers.— The articles of Mr. Fame are dated from his prison. ft, has just published the history of the Session of tillir; and hesays on that occasion," It is in prison that I correct the proof sheets of this chapter, on the Liberty of the Press." TheUltrasare violently op. sed to the law on Elections. In a number of the . Conserrateur a vehement demand is made to alter it, and to render it less demncratical." TheMonsrch)," t oil they, 66 is in danger if uo change is made, and to Vleet that change only a moment remains."—" The Law of Elections," reply the Independents, 64 is a popular law, a concession made to the People; rights acquired which cannot be withdrawn."—Such is this law, says M. de Chatesubriand, on the contrary, thaedt it places France between an inevitable revolution a forced prevarication : to support the Throne we must violate the law, or to fulfil the law we omit ospose the Throne. Well.infortned persons pretend to say that a secret Article of the CUIPSISS/041111nf Aix-la-Chapelle bean, that the sfipulstipns of these Conventions shall only contkiitte spplicable in case the family of the Boor. 'bons remains on the Throne of France ; but that if they should unfottunately descend from it, the Qua. dreple Alliance will resume its former signor. This, however, would appear to be rather a necessary con. sequence of the negotiations than a secret Article of the 'freely that has been concluded. NEW SOUTH ;VALES. intelligence from this colony has been received in letters dated the Wth of May last. It appears that Government had sent out instructions to make every practicable retrenchment in the general public es pence', which hod become rather burdensome to the mother country. Governor Macquarie, in order to acconpplish that object, had issued a Proclamation, in which he stated, that he had deemed it advisable to reduce the price of such animal food as might be re quired for the use of the Government ; he had nod kid accordingly, that no higher price than 6d. per lb. would be paid for animal food of any description, received into bis Majesty's stores. Ilia Excellency had also given notice, that any persons who might in (uteri come to the Colony as settlers, would not be victualled at the expence of the Crown, for any 'wilier period than six calendar months. The same limitation was to extend to the Government labourers. To those settlers, however, who had obtained a pro mise of being vietoalled for a longer period under the former regulations, the time was ezteuded two months later. At the Annual Meeting of the Native Chiefs and their Tribes, at Paramour, his Excellency the Go vernor expressed his gratification al..their very ins proved.condition. The assemblage consisted of one bondrea and fitly persons. The Lady Castlereagh, with 300 male convicts, from England, with detachments of the 34th, 46th, land 48th regiments, and the Minervs, from Ireland, with 160 male prisoners, under guard of a detach. [ alone of the 4Sth regiment, bad arrived oat. In order to prevent the immoderate use of spirits at Sydney, l an additional duty of 10s. per gallon had been im posed. By intelligence received from the Society Islands, it was ascertained that the long espectation indulged of subduing those islands to a state of civi lization, became more and more confirmed. Lord ELLEmsonourart, we hear, is given over by his physicians : he labours under a complicated attack of apoplexy and palsy. It is reported on Change, that the Bank mean to can in the One and Two Pound Notes, amounting to five millions, for which purpose three millions of silver is now ready to issue, and two millions more is coming. If the Prizes in the Lottery be to be paid In Bank. notes, Him sells them; if in Guineas or Sovereignt, his counter is sore to echo with the ring of them ; if in Wine, his merchant supplies It : end if in Houses, he throws open the doors to us : took at his list of Capitals, and this cannot be denied. Is it any won. der then that his Otfic.es are just now beqieged with suitors for the Four Stock Prizes of 830,000 in the present Lottery, Two of which may fall to One Ticket, on* rust doh the 15th lust.? this patriotic Society, whose objects they will continue to supp), the Public with good a the quality of meat supplied to the Wines at the most moderate Prices that can be afford- d increase its quantity and cheapness, ed ; and having now . copies of the affidavits and encouragement ofthose particular upon which the ' ' : obtained was moved, s, which still early acquire size and fat- they pledge ' 11 . 40141i1y to meet and repel onging to his Grace the Duke of BED- the late att ._ ~: ". cter as men of spirit 1.30 T, Sir HENRY IBBSTSON, Messrs. and hon. • y 7 7 ' themselves deserving of IRETT, ELLMAN, NIOITOLLS, DODD, the far ~. . , .y received, and trust that ~.e, ro t had arrived when our Reporter they , o receive from their Friends ies. , gedy of Brutus is indeed pursuing a , me very interesting Memoirs of ter of success, at Drury-lane Theatr ir, we understand, will appear in a )verfiows from all pacts of the h ' .m th e pen of Dr. WATKINS. We are limits ble acting of Mr. KEAN, that this Woik is not a compilation, gleaned .-v - itiment (through the mediu ~'" common sources of information to gratify im- - 75 machinery, and corr ;0 '"'ediate curiosity, but the result of personal obser- manners of ancient vation made daring many years, by one whose op- : a ran scholar and the - rl portunities and connections have eminently qualified ere find the subjec ),' ,11 *field him for the important task of doing joshes to the il. embodied. ~:i ' ' , hilarious Pawner now no more. • , - , ••• ... . • tirtffrirkLibtNeg.) 4 , u rtisa our Ivo rritt0p . .,..,.) ~ir xyrr.mrs v o yLikriCk f lit NR,4NCE. - "Ti MT old et Ital. • 4 ' A ' • . i 11.,-. - -40.---- . 4 f,p it.. . -- 9.Arrieed A vis Illiillif for ll* Rivtr PAR DIIO. 6.0+460 Melt of Uri late *tedious, 'flung, from the Cep* o Genii Cope ; ihke,d_,el4l?"'" of the (*rata tive”, the crisis throseh I Jr? - I.°lW_ . ~ . , 11 , • ,1 1 1 INTIM LIG E NOB. -.0,, .: .. i 3 144.• 4 4rikbiliaL. ' irlCl4ll All CELLOR'S COURT, bic. v. ~. TIM A ECTORtAL TITHES OP THE PARIAH ST. DUNSTAN-IS-il E-W4T. • tail it El c. Alum. Mr. WETHERELL stated, thW wee I sill filed the Plaintiff against the Defendants, tome of the habitants of the parish of St. Densten f in the tit, London end the question which it involved whether the Lay-Rector, or his Spiritual Vieth entitled to receitothatithes of the parish. The fondant Abram held a house in the parish, which within the cif/of 'tondo*, which stood ort the where the Devil's Tavern formerly ,stnod f but . which five houses ore new stetted. The Defendant Abram had, ever sincethet year 181; resisted payment of tithes,. on the ground that boob demindeble beyond the sent of 21. 13,. 4d. had been demanded and paid from the year 1525 the year 1588. The Learned Coubsel, on behalf the Plaintiff, the Lay-Rector, contended - dist he ' entitled to the tithes. He was, howevet, , st 6 , to conceive what would be the defence Wet op t inlets the Defendants were prepared to alto* that tbrinte.. rest had been transferred from the Rester to the ' car. It appeared extraordinary that the Revs !• and Lloyd, the Vicar of the parish, did net pear by Counsel, for be could not parceiva how case could be argued with that of the lobabitanta the parish. sa r hy Vicar,l r t 0a . 4 s end h separate e epa4Trttseciduh4i could licee,s nut sepptiered as Counsel for from me t i h v a e t of t he i o it was ilecn . 4 . • ere. Ile could prod u c e th e s t rongest e * . 40 =0 show that the Lay-Rector was entitled 11.11.10,411§1i pension of 101. per annum , an d no t t o 449 . and this he would p ro ve f ront t h e deed okiehiOW o f d priated the parish ch urc h t • t h e Abb ey - o f in the county of Northumberland sod the Durham. , r.' 1 1.,1i Ilia Hooper the Vice•Citausectott.-.. 4 41t1V0S any evidence, Mr. Wetherell, to show that 4 dillhest tithe was paid before 169.5?" - -- - Mr. IIoRNE (Coutteel mud. 1111ffle sidle ow Iblri Wetherell) stated, they had ',Nettie whiak went ' • mach earlier date. i „. The original sum Ortidibe parish to the Abbey of •ItPusick, nes 181. monocrat; hot, at tire request , of As .parisllionereasatat deceit to 101, annually; and ott the seppresjion the Mostapere., It felt seto the hands of Henry and remained vested ia the Crown etstif lite 1599, when a different erraugemept sea Made, the payment of dia 101..iyear, was still contiaur blr. Mute asked tf kother it would not be for him to go en c psad4tote.the Vicar's use, would.put his Letittped.:Prigalls in possession grounds he, rant oia ?. lie Meted that it was a of very great. Importance ht every point of view.-a The Rector contended that its beilq so appropriate, Rectory, he was entitled to the whole rates of 21.9 d. in the pound ; and, on the other hand, it was con. tended by the % car, that its being e• endowed Vicarage, he was 'witted to the /retire tithes, w` the deduction of MI. per annum to the lay , Rector. '1 h. history of tete case ..... a..•.....a..., and he would state it briefly to save the time of the Court. The Rectory had try some means, which could not be slow kuoven, got into the hands of the Crown before the year 1361, which also was the 36th year of the reign of Edward the Third.— It was not necessary for him to take any notice of the anterior period to 1361, as it was not essential to the case. In that year the Crown gave the Rectory to the Abbey of Alnwick, as an appropriation to that establishment; the date of the apprupriatiow was particularly important. In the 9th year of the reign of Richard 11. and on the 30th of October, 1386, that Monarch granted a licence of the 'ppm priation of the Rectory; and by the terms of the licence it was covenanted, that the Abbot and Monks of the Abbey should have the cure regularly served by a Canon of their own Monastery, or by a secular priest. It was necessary to mention this, for the purpose of showing that at that time no endowment had been made for either a rector or a vicar. The person then who was to serve the core of St. Dun stan's was not appointed perpetsal curate, bat was liable to be removed at pleasure; therefore he was neither a perpetual rector nor vicar, but a priest appointed for the time being. The nest regulation which took place respecting the appro.. priation wss in the year 1391, which was in the 15th of the reign of Richard 11. an Act passed, which enacted in all appropriations a vicarage should be well endowed its such parishes as had them. In the year 1402, which was the fourth year of the reign of Henry IV. and precisely eleven years subsequent to the Act of the 15th of Richard 11. an the Act passed, the preamble of which states, that Statute of Richard 11. bad been by no means duly observed, and that many abuses bad crept into the management of parishes, by the negligence of monasteries, and directed that a general provision should be made for all vicarages annexed, united, or appropriated to the abbeys, by a secular priest being ordained to the perpetual cure of such vicarages, the vicar was to have a comfortable maintenance, and an adequate endowment.-- The perish of St. Dunstan's at this time was not en dowed, but he contended that the endowment took place soon after. The first document on that subject was the institution of John Plower, in 1437, who was then inducted into the living as,the first regular Priest, the effect of which urnoestionably showed that he was endowed to be the Clergyman of the Vicarage. The next question to be considered was the nature of the endowment which bad taken place On the Vicarage bring established. The acinal in strument of the endowment could not be found, and therefore the nature of it must be taken from the conflict between the parties, the one being long in possession, and founding his claims-on that, and the other trying to get possession. lie Contended that the ten ponds per annum was all that the Rector was entitled to, which he would prove by the doles mentos The VICE-CHANCELLOR.—" I think, Mr. Haft s you had better postpone the farther arguments in this case till to-morrow morning; in the mean time I would feel obliged to the Counsel , on horn- - _ inform me, whether after the decision of of Lords in a similar case, it is possibt eater farther into this case, without my `• ~ %0 • - 4 0 , • • .:. . • =l4* ‘ *.ft4lo l* 4 ' I • ot • led b/ the in- city of d was; ir, eat he De: eh was he site ast ott endant td the were which 35 to bait of to was r' h lost ; 1 4 inlets 3 he Via , • Rieke ot spa w lals nts of sT sr the - eeesse- 1 04°. I. • t hestt4 • 1:: 1 0 •• vi SS mead 1/4 ri Nest td by the amain; eat re- MI of VLII. se year le, bet ;ad. better *hick of the case pflated 21.9 d. Is con. .doved a, wills t of tbe %laic& oda of 50 MIS tic* of ttial to rectory Lion to 'Ude% of the debar, , appre. • 1... lib sides to th• Haus* I* for tad to ditectiog as ~~,. ~~ . , , r F Gi' F •