The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-08 00:00:00

To conassromotst..—Mr. Rigity's loiter to-sorrow. etc ttattOmait " TEt lIIIITISH STITVOI l'41" INCri **** " Two ITATRSYAR. •• LONDON: Ptttt•.%T [YINING, DECEMBER 8. STOCK ENCIL:NOE. ONE O'CLOCK. This morning consuls opened at 711 and were dove afterwards at 711. The reason of this rise may be attri buter to the consuls bring shut, and a demand being made for reduced stock. It is certain that a consider able quantity ef Exchequer Bills 1. are been thrown upon the market, which has depressed th e price to 3s. discount. Consuls are now 701, and consuls for the account 711 1. Extract from American papers : LATE FROM TEXAS. Ilead-quarters, Fort Bolivar. Aog. 3. ' The Commander-in-chief congratulates himself on ' the pleasant task of thanking you for your gallant conduct in the action with tht. Caranqua Indians, fought on the 30th July, in which your enemy was entirely defeated, with the loss of three-fourths of their warriors provision., camp equipage, and vials. Soldiers, the cool and determined • ourage displayed by you on this occasion, will never be forgotten by your commander; the good order, firmness, and reso lute charges made by yon with the bayonet, amidst a destructive shower of arrows and tomahawks, from more than four times your numbers, is unexampled in the antral, of war. The army you have conquered have, for year., Tread terror along the coast, and among tise sestottsuliog nations of Indians. JAMES LONG. The letters received by the Lisbon Mail of yesterday represent affairs in that capital as gloomy, and by no means settled. It is understood there, that most of Abe troops are in favour of Ueneral BILISSIORD, ex cept the Purtngneso officers. Even bets are made at Lisbon, that licaasronb, with the troops, will be in possession of that city before six months. ~..___ It was reporte , ' on Change thin morning, that a gent House in the Sugar line had stopped payment. By the Leeward Island Mail arrived this morning, atcontits have been received from St. Domingo, stating, that eItAISTOP tt: having ordered on• of hi s Uenerals for execution, his soldiers refused to obey his orders, and assembled round his Palace ; in consequence of which be shot himself. The Plei:aislphis Gazette says—" The report of the death of Christophe cannot be correct—his sable Ma jesty was at Cape henry on the 9th of August, and Captain Shippen, arrived here, left there as late as Ile sth of October, at which time every thing was quiet, and nut a rumour of thekind."—The Baltimore article in our paper of yesterday, which relates his death, states that event to have occurred so long ago as the sth of July, The notable artifices of Ministerial agents in the dis play of their /opt/ declaration•, are beginning to be developed. The pride of the haughty had been piqued by the manly and surprising spirit of the lower orders, who had demonstrated their resentment against the Hullo! Pains and Penalties. The solicitude of the rich for the preservation and accumulation of property was next contrived to be alarmed, by the numerous Stalin of those working classes, who had laboured for the wealth of other.:, and had peacefully paraded the sweets on presenting their Addresses to the Qv IN. Calumnies entirely groundless, and principles and APrings of action which are foreign to the occa sion. have been cunningly called into emirs ser- vies ; and now, the Numerical wealth of the sop porters of the Ministerial system is to be set hi anal against the numerical strength of the Ministe rial orponents." " The loyal Ward of Cheap has produced a Ikelaretion," says one of the Ministerial prints to-day, "signed already by nearly one hundred and teriety muses. compreisendlog a property of at least TA tee million. !" What au overwhelm' ng evident:els this. of the rectitude and wiadoss of the Mishitorial measures. Mow legitimate the logic ; how centimeing the-argot. it ! What a sorry figure must a etewd pertyltus agulists malts` with alt the beat 110110116 is . tke 'mid I* *a biota, wad all the lost' itiiitiple*Vad• . ?ov a of it. It seems, however, that the loyal folks are somewhat lukewarm, as on Monday last two gen tlemen of considerable influence, hawked it round the tor s, to swell the list as much as possible; and after eser y effort had been made the signatures amounted to & boat two hundred and treaty. Our Correspondent o bserves that more than two thousand voluntary sig natures might he obtained to an Address to the Kneen, in less time. It ought to be noticed that an adver tisemeut appeared in the Journal, in which this se lect party is milled a meeting of the Inhabitants of the tows. though Loughborough co n t a i ns b etween s i x and seren thousand people !—(Leietetcr Chronicle.) 111011 WATER AT lAN Morning, 30 min. alter 3.• 'MICR OF sTocKs TiliS Utak Stock W 34 per Cent. Red. 7011 70 3 pee Cent. Con. shut Si per Cent. 794 79 4 per Cents. Sit 8 bpr Ct. Nits - stint, 5 per Cent. Ber.pt Loon Aso. hip. per Cent. 4ttn. IDON BRIDGE so-nonnow —Evening, 4 mi.. after 4. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Irish 3 per Vent. India Stock 493 Ditto Roods 965. 241. pm. South-Sea New Attn. t .Bills gel. 3s. Is. 2.1. Ditto IN. Small 41. pm. Osmium If 9 If pm. Con. for Acct 7lf I Lott. Tickets —4. THE .STATESMAN. affections in their hearts, when set in opposition a hundred and twenty rood men on 'Change I Where the rights and reasons of things are estimated through the medium not of abstract argumentation.- bat of the wealth and consequence of their advocates, the opinions of these hundred and twenty calms, backed with their three millions of money, cannot fail of producing the most profound and salutary impres sions. But unfortunately, the reverence for wealth and rank is much abated in this are; unleot they are found accompanied with corresponding qualities of a social value in their possessors. It is not no* foood commendatory in any one to exclaim " stand by for I am richer or higher than thou !" From the pretty general diffusion of knowledge now-a-days, opt. rating on the native good sense and honesty of Eng-, lishinen, opinions will be freely examiued apart front their possessors; and men are rea:ly esteemed more on account of their worth than of their weight. When the conduct of the lower and of the. higher ranks are fairly compared, through the course isf the Lae mumeatotis nod agitating proceedings, there can belittle hesitation in impartial minds, which elan, of the two is the more worthy to be referred to as an, example. Did that good sense prevail. which was, ami such a variety of occasions manifested by obatarecalled the lower orders of the people, the noble spirit which the people then displayed would be highly applauded and cherished, lf, however, the arts of corruption and of crooked •policy are still to be the instre• :Betas of our national councillors, and the hearts and hands of the rich are to be turned spinet the poor, the most mischievous consequences must inevitably ensue. Wherever, under this determination, attempts have been made to rhea' the current of the popular feeling by arbitrary and military controul, riot and reseutment have takes place. This always bas been, and will now.' more than ever, be the case. The heads of houses of Oxford lately thought proper to oppose their individual importance to that of the majority of the townsmen. Instead of employing the spirants! weapons which their Divine Master recommended. they used the acetone:dune homincrn in the shape of a club.—What then could they expect but retali ation, when opportu. , 4y offered. No wonder, at such outrages at Oxford, as we this Nay have occa sion to relate. To what Jo these proceedings tend ? To furnish a fresh pretext fur the exercise of arbitrary and miliitary contronl ? And in what must all this sad ? The speech of the Governor to the Senate and House of Assembly, at New York, which occupies se many columns iu our paper of to-day, will be read with much interest and satisfaction. The length of that and other articles prevent those comments and comparisons to which it would naturally lead. KING'S Bestett, THIS DAT.The important cense of Wright and Cobbett does not come on to-day. It stands over till \holiday. Sir Francis Burdett at tended. Yesterday the Ku i the throne. 7 received the Caml .aisan usual, there being no more than 229 members, ' whereas on the two last occasions there were upwards if 4WI. The Duke of tiloucester, the Chancellor, was not present, but his absence was compensated by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Wordsworth, late Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and n,,w Master of Trinity. The Archbishop himself and the Bishop of Ely also accompanied the deputation ; and when to their name, we add those of the Earl of St. blermaine and the Sos I licitor-Oeneral (Sir J. Copley), we have enumerated all the persons of any rank or note. There was Oar novel feature in the procession, and that was the am -I eon of Lavender, at the head of an immense body if police officers. !- During the last three weeks the (lovernment Brodie has sold Exchequer Bills in the market, which nevi, had been in circulation before, and must have come directly from the Treasury. With the produce of these Bills more than three millions of Stock ban been purchased, and placed in the names of a respect able banking-house. At first it was supposed to be an operation of Mr. Rothschild, but this is positively contradicted; and there is no doubt but that this ex pedient is connected with some new project of Finance, and it is probable that the amount may be yet mach enlarged. A curious dispute of a mercantile nature has arisen out of the late changes in Portugal, under the kdiuw log circumstances.—The first! of certain Bills of Ex change, were some time ago transmitted by the Brasil Uovernment to the Portuguese Ambassador in London, for acceptance only, on a house whose partner in the Brazils bad Made a large purchase of diamonds. The second of exchange arrived at Lisbon in the vessel from Rio Janeiro, that conveyed Lord Berestord, and was transmitted there in the usual way of remittance, and made payable to the order of the Treasurer 1/enema. These Bills in the regular way were negotiated ot the Lisboa Exchange, and by the purchaser forwarded to this country for acceptance and payment, the indorse ment stating thus :--" The first accepted to be found at the Portuguese Ambassador's." On application being snide by the holder of the second, a refusal was made to give the first up. It is presumed his Excel lency it wilting tbr fresh instructions from the Rio Janeiro Cabinet on this subject. . Ouvaaozs Oxman. --Between eleven and .twelve o'clock on Wednesday night, as the Rev. W. - B. Phillips, M. A. of Trinity College, was returning he* tram a friend's rooms at Christ Choral, he was aieraulted by three men, Who rushed of bins and struck him with violence on the head, and condoned to do so, till they were alarmed by the arrival of the rub man. We are happy *say, the offenders have been apprehended, and are committed to take their trial at the next amines. • The male evening the Hon. Russell Barrington,. of Wel Wisp, was attacked is a pimi tar manner t and though a hssilaciese award has bees eillbeid, the of the mask ban sot been brought to "Aire. Via} Mkt retlllllllo of the Voivelsity are . stated to have heetfet t emeely island the oesese of the Jame erasing. Valversity, underseas& Meow to Address. his Majesty/ . , .." • sti, * t . - ORIGINAL POETRY. TILE SEVEN WISE MEN OF THE EAST. The urea wise Grecians, of yore, Right wondrously clever have been ; But, bless ye ! they were hut a bore, To the term wiseacres we're seen. Seven wonders the World still surprise, Which to see, gaping Ninnies will roam; Hut now they may pleasure their eyes With the seven wise Noodles at home: Seem Aldermen wondrously wise, In Bnel:rt.', OLD Racs, and WHITS Lean ; Seem Solomon* sent forth their eriel, To alarm both the tiring and dead. Lo! Batnoes, and Ct. RTIS, and FLowen. And Semmes, and And Haircuts, who'll prose for an hour — Serra friends to the Kt no and the Cent see' Serra Prophets of Johanna', school, Seven times seven deeper in fear ; Each one of the seven a tool, To the Minister erer sincere. Brien wise resolutions prepar'd. (Poor things) for the general good ; But all.the wise sere. were sear'd, By Aldermen Wail nu AN and Woos. Ass mirk pt derision and sport, When the glass circles round civic feast ; Future eits shall the/oilier report, Of the SAVED Wise Mar of THE Lass- ! CORNELIUS CRABTREE. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Julius Cover was played at this Theatre last night. and the enterprise of the manager and his aspirant company, arising, as it undoubtedly must hese done, from the best mouses and intentions, ought to obtain the support of criti cism as far as It can be reasonably extended. An enterprise. however, and one accompanied with no small degree of dar ing, the production of this Tragedy must be pronounced, when we turn to the imperishable recollection of that splen did pktere which the genies of the two lin% Imes and of Yet. xo, has stamped upon the mind, when collected in the representation of its principal characters. .iose charac ters were last night Alled—Brufre, by Mr. WALLAGIC, Cas sius, by Mr. BOOTH, and Mark Antony. by Mr. Coorna.— It is needless to say, that in criticiAng the performance of either, all reference to their predecessors, by way of comparison, must be entirely out of the question.— Mr. WALLACIL played many passages with great effect, but without a due conception of the broad out lines of the character. He appeared sometimes to forget the nobleness of Brutus' nature, and not to feel the supe riority with which his honorable motives raised him above his more interested associates. The tent scene was played with great energy and feeling. and elicited much applause. Mr. Boorw, with all his diudsantages, fought up-hill with the character of Cassias in a spirit of determination of which he is seldom possessed. Ills genius was frequently trium phant, as it must always be, by judicious exertion: The death of Cassius was followed by very great end deserved applause. Mr. Cooraa's Mark :Wong, with a few more touches of feeling, would hare been, perhaps, the most finished, if not- the most effective performance in the play. MAIL tan ot tha curt.* was atjended with universal %ration, and the Tragedy was announced for reps& Tuesday next. COrENT GARDEN THEATRE. The Stare was performed last night for the first time this surgeon, and attracted • very numerous audience. Muss TIM played Zelinda for the first time, and went through the mile of the part in a manner which afforded a per feet treat to the admirers of taste, science, and sweetness of tone. The plaintive air of ** Pity and protect the Stare," was sang in a style that can rarely be equalled, and occa sioned an enthesiastie encore. We cannot sufficiently ad mire thy chaste discrimination of this enchanting vocalist in the igipileration of her scientific knowledge to the different styles bf composer. We never beer her Introduce a codeine., et even the slightest variation, which is not in the pertlafthe melody she Is singing. In this respect she worthy thy imitation of most singers In oar I Is a school. Ills almost impossible to say any thing which has not already been said in admiration of MAC n AAA 's Gana. bia ; he played his favorite parts last night with fine spirit. This play is perhaps the most effective combination of opera, comedy, and melodrama, in existence. We hope the managers will nut allow it too mach rest. EARTHQUAKE IN SCOTLAND. • _ WA N Loc i num, Nov. 30.—(From a Corresponilent.)-The weather for some time past has been remarkably stormy; heavy rains accompanied by high winds bare prevailed, but, in the end of last week and beginning of this, the clouds, which had for some time lowered, ap peared to be dissipated, and we bad some signs of re turolat good weather. Tuesday morning was remark ably Wee but hazy—the atmosphere stall,—and the clossdab Mots they were visible, had no particular ap pelelltolt About 8 o'clock, p.m. a slight shock of an Wtilke was felt at Lesithills and nranlockhensi, at . with a hollow rumbling noise. The miners, who a work 130 fathoms below ground, beard this illielidog sound very distinctly, and being afraid least the works were rushing down, many of them left their layer pa loyment, and came above ground. In the evening muse day, about 11 o'clock, a similar, or still layerr sound was beard at the above places, but but ac companied by any trembling or motion of the earth. These phenomena have hero ohsexesst for ttwr *hike eastward, and 3 or 4 miles westward of these places, but whether they hare extended beyond these limits is not yet accurately ascertained, but it is probable, that the more immediate effects of these . awful convulsions of Nature, may hare already bees experieneed lb some dis tant quarter, particularly as the earthquake, by which Lisbon was almost totally destroyed 115 years ago, was very distinctly felt in the district of Lesdhills and Wan lockbead, according to tradition, and in the memory of several old resident ers.. 7 -(Dmigliss Conner.) -- ---- Yesterday afternoon, at four ?rink, the gig's waited npoa his Majesty at 'Carlton Mouse, to teary his royal pleasure as to the time at which be would be pleased to receive the Address voted is the Court of -Aldermen on Tanday, as she that agreed to le the Coati of Cosmos Conseil yesterday I wises hie Ma jesty was phased to appoint this day, at three ciassk, to vosslva that ottlas Court of Aldermen ; and this swim' tek wierpoe, for receiving the ow from thitsue. r ho s t l esswlL The processiss as each Jay witylebt the liligliball met after one o'clock. MI . . . . - l .•t ~ . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TAITERSALL'S, Mc. 7. . • -- theay:-14 to I apt Gustaves—lil to I apt Brother td Tartlgan—lB to I *est e. out of Morel. OARS.— I I to V agst M)' Lady. DONCASTEIt ST. Ltrett.-1 I to I eget Jack Spigot.. FORGED 144.11 K NOTES. gEIiPLICITY OF A FEMALE PRISONER TRIED FOR UTTERING FORGED RANK NOTES. TO THE EDITOR OF TIE ATATESMAN. Stn,—Pondering in my 1,11 this morning on the fate of the unfortun.ite woman who fell a ucrifire to the bank on Tursday last, the following case, which I pledge you my honour is fact, recurred to mt• m,• nor}. The late Counsellor E. who was Chairman of the (hairier lirsi.ions cif the county of Dublin, was so re markable for his lenity to winner, that *image pri• toner was ieldom convicted in his court, in come• qttence of which he had a great many fair customers, some of whims were such constant visitors, that they were regularly seen in his calender at every adjourn ment. During the hirmane and ffo ll ent-josticeship of this gentleman, a prim looking ' lady was put to , the bar of the Coronaslion Court, at which presided not "Judge E— " but the equally humane, though pei haps nut so groins, Baron Sofas—. She was indicted op a charge of " Uttering forged Bank Notes." According to the usual fonn of law. that polite gen tleman, the clerk of the crown,asked this lady " Ices s.',e reedy fir her t, lot," to which, with becoming disdain she answered " No."Cousequently she was told by him she mustassign areason.why. Scorning to, hold con versation with the "fellow," with great elegance 'he thus addressed herself his Lordship. •" My Lord, I won't be tried Ism ut all. I'll ue tried by my 1.0 d E—." The simplicity of the woman, coupled with the well booms character of Mr. E. caused a ruir of laughter in the court, which even the bench could out resist. Baron S. was with his usual mildness about to ex plain to this simple nottian the impossibility of her being tried by this popular Judge, and hal merely said these words. "lie coat try you when her eramiag ladyship stopt him short, awl with a mod gracious :Neer, thus corrected his igworomt Lord+hip. " Casa': tryouse, I bey pardon my Gold, he trier! sae TWICE Wore." P. S. bhe was died, and for the third Um', ac quitted. OLD DAILEY—Mu ileftxur. 'groan NZ. JVSTLCI NATLICY. Elizabeth Hollaad was convicted of stealing pri vately a 2W. note, the property of her master James Ap pleby. The note bad, it appeared, been deposited by the prosecutor between the bed and thwtnattras, which being found by the prisoner, she changed It at a linen draper., where she laid oat 51. (and gave • her real ad dress.) The remaining fifteen was discovered at her nun thee'. She was very young and strongly recommended to mercy both by the prosecutor and the jury, in wlitcla feeling the court seemed to concur. Joreph White was arrainged for highway robbery. lifitealtag frovefitre !person of W. Wildieg. naitio late fire in Wardour-st. 2 seats and a chain. The guilt of the priso ner was clearly established by two persons of the names of Crossley and Jones. It appeared the prosecutor had taken the precaution to twist his watch in his"lob ; in come qttence of which, the first attempt of the prisoner Not discomfited, however, by this circumstance. he re turned to the charge, endeavouring to untwist the tub by means of the chain, and not succeeding in that he made a desperate effort and forced the chide and seal.; from the watch. The prisoner. in his defence said,the prosecutor was in lignor at the time, and had seised another person be fore him for the same offence. This was contradicted both by the prosecntor and other witnesses whom the Judge humanely called hick to examine touching that circumstance. The prisoner was found guilty—Death. And the Judge intimated to hie there was no hope of mercy. On the verdict being returned, a dreadful Streit!) was heard in Court, we believe from his mother, who was in the gallery. He was a very respectable looking lad, and not more than 15 years of age. Mattli•Pe cooper was nest put to the Bar, chsrge.l capitally with stealing from the person of Joseph Ware ham, the seals and chain of a watch, this was oue of the nnmerous street robberies of every day's occurrence rut London. It took place under the gateway leading from Clement's-inn, and the prisoner made for Clr roent's-lane, followed by the prosecutor, who nev'er lost of him. There a rescue wits attempted, but failed. The prisoner was found Utility, On Monday, the tOth ult. a fine sheep. was roasted whole, at Billings, near Wigan, which, with nearly tOO weight of roast beef, and suitable vegetables, was distributed among the poor families in -the neigh bourhood; in order to celebrate the dismissal and loss of the Bill of Pains and Penalties 'glassy her must gracious Majesty the *ma. A. full baud of music. attended by a nonsesons body. accompanied by dies and other decorations, enliemted the village; and a very respectable party afterwards dine I• at Mr. 1 Haward's, the Stork Inn, when many loyal songs were song, gad the 'Teeing spintia the ittniost harmony and good humour. • Coax-Illecuavnt, Dee. 9.—We have hod lest little , wheat fresh In since Monday, bot a lasgepopertion of that day's sepply from Bee= reloads:Spurr for this tfternialr's market, chiefly of interior ill ty,' . eritich met sale ; and for which Monday's Wen were aid; ty obtained. • trine Barley geld rather freely on ai• terms as on Monday, but The crollaary samples not begot o ff without submitting to aa abatement. cl .. of s. per quarter; such kind is net worth more tbs . ; f Ds. to from. In Bouts, Peas, and °amebae is go al- Softiies implies ; bet-sack were doll sale this morning. Isixtvittes." LUC 8.-I%er* WU bat p middling sup ily at Wks* oral ileicriptions of tattle this nsoraing ; 4int the market Mks' geed few parcbamis, sap the vices are as per nit y. • P. • . (To sink the per Sleet aMO - Beef.... se. GC se ie. ft. eeteee Alt eleesen Allaties. . Se. Ili. e• M. M. Dews . ' 410 Wei .... la. M. *a. ed. aphis Perk .... "Lei- to F. id. limp tad (Lambe.... Aloe 4 . Lehi:.... Go , oil. w Ms. M. rip. . ON har•Steirse+.—Thielllll3ll44 wins ill Ole pe per • par last guseatiod. Sitilf tied Maser so siftftiguis in er. • -..... 31. • 1ar. 61 re abre 41. 1 713: A r fit iP t i er tailL ft , lea... is ll.' Hs. K .. 41..104."lo M.lOl. I • , • • ; • _ N S