The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-02-17 00:00:00

.ms DUKE OP • .powwow Csnwiespoodent' in a Morning Paper, slier repeating the ttatement which we yesterday es. trected from the French PaPers, with the additional r aiders, iu a private letter, .adds, that there are slilitreat conjectures in circulation on the motives of this. ettelpt, and 'tbe design entertained by its sett ~ • Some, says he, think that the person who fired the shot had no view to assassination, but that he was pot forward by a party who are averse to the evacua tion of France by the Army of Occupation, and took that method to prevent it. To strengthen this con. jecture, it is added, that no person who seriously in. tended to kill his Grace, could have missed his aim so completely as this person did. Another Correspondent 'in the Courier-of last night says, under date of the 12th : " Little light has as yet been thrown on the my. *ferias transaction which menaced the days of the Puke - of Wellington yesterday. To what the French Paperi announce, suffer me to add the fol lowing details :—/lad the yak: de pied, who was be. hind the carriage, slighted and pursued the culprit, there is little doubt but he would have been apprehended, since ' two of his Grace's domestics,' returning to tie hotel at .the Same hour, met a fel low running by them. I,t,is a singular fact, that though the report of the pistol was so near the Duke, it did not once occur to his honourable and gallant mind•that be was the objeit of a premeditated murder, until thi Same vakt de pied, recovering from his trance, en quired of his master 6 if he were not hurt 2' Not. Withstanding the most diligent research, .the ball coeld not be found, nor any contusion in the wall, *Melt could be decidedly attributed to this cause., 1,1 the pktol, however, were fired lengthways, is si line parallel with the houses, the two preceding dr. rouistsoces might be accounted for. A crowd of re.' ilections rush into .every man's mind, are developed and idiscomed in all the salons at Paris. It is generally believed that his Grace has arrived In France with full powers from England and the Sovereigns to negotiate the evacuation of the French' , territory. This Ministers themselves have not con• indicted this rumour, the pipers have affirmed it, and the rise of the funds accredited it. What party, what deiciiption of Frenchmen., can have an interest in this atrocious assassination ? • ' ft is reported here that Lord Kinnaird wrote to Sir Girirge Murray, from Brussels,. engaging this distinguished °dicer to urge the Duke not to espoie himself, as strange reports were in circulation frost this town. The Lake himself will on horseback a part of y68(4141 . 7, followed ..by a single servants' useal." GY3T7VN b;IIINN4R.S'i-.FETITION.' • WO THE HONOURARLE THE COMMONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. IN THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED. The humble Petition of the ondersigned persons, being Labourers above sixteen years of age, employed 1n Cotton Spinning Manufactories established in Manchester and the immediate ' neighbourhood, showeth— That your Petitioners and others of their descrip tion are, agreeably to the prevailing custom of Cot• ton Factories, generally engaged in work at the mills of their employers from 14 to 15 hours (including the time allowed for dinner) every day in the week, except Saturday, when the working hours are some what reduced. _ _ That this extended Ishnur, performed as it usually is in rooms ill ventilated, often over-heated, and greatly incommoded by dust and cotton flying', is attended with the most injurious consequences to the general health of the labourers, as a large portion a them, from their own lamentable experience, can abundantly prove. That if in such a state of long and pernieous con finement, those who are subject to it live to an age when the services of other working classes become most efficient and valuable s they are aenerally too vouch enfeebled to continue with e ff ect their employ ment during the requisite hours--a misfortune not unfrequently succeeded by another of a still more direct and calamitous astute, the masters in the pre sent circumstances of the trade feeling it 2n object to obtain . the greatest quantity of work from the same slumber of operative individuals in the shortest period, sod abler bands are thus exclusively and generally preferred. That your Petitioners, in representing their tins fortunate situation, beg leave to observe, that they also feel the uphappy condition of young children working in Factories, who in many instances are connected by the dearest ties of relationship with your Petitioners, and from the length and unwhole some character of such employment, manifest appear. cocci of deformity in their limbs, and all the other evils of sickly and impaired. constitut ions. That your Petitioners entertain no hope of redress whatever from the humane interposition of Parlia ment, because Siam, masters will always be found desirous of keeping their hands at work as long as possible, and others, better disposed, are unavoida. hly led to the adoption of this destructive example, . 1 , that their yatns may not be brought to the mat ket upon more onfavoureble terms. That your Petitioners, who have for the last two 'years cherished - the expectation of relief from the Legislature, cannot adequately express the concern they felt in learning, upon the conclusion of the last Session, that no provisions had then been made for this purpose, and they now therefore deem it eape. dient to submit the peculiar hardships of their case to the protecting wisdom of this Honourable House. Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, that a law may be passed to restrict the time of attest la bour in Cotton Factories to ten boors - and a half each day, so at to allow within the ordinary space hours half an hour for breakfast, and an dinner, a regulation which was otlginally in Sir Robert Peel's Bill, and is of general _ in other employments aouch less .preju ;health than those of your Petitiongrs. Triox has re?eited sp tempting en offer Aaaager of the New York Theatre, as will induce her ) with her finally, to trartme the • . - -c.. , , . of twelve h hoar for di embraced it olnervance dicial tole' . • . Mrl l / 4 ,1v0i from the MI probably int Allantk fr-4 - - N. - - DIAN rel. 16.--Arrlved 4nd 6041 for the River the Sir Cha►les Price, White's, from the South Seas; also the Swallow and Cossac. Dutch brigs of war, from the Teiel for the Mediterranean, and Af►ica. Pontsmount, FEB. 16.—Arrivert the Elector, Todd, front Philadelphia, last from St. Mala.'s,. bound to London. —Sailed his Majesty's...hip Ro sario. on a cruise; and the Thomas and Ann, layson for Rotterdam. FAutotrru, FEB. 14.—Arrived the Hind cutter, with a brie in tow,: shoat 150 tons burden, laden with wine and brandy, sVpposed to be French, from .Bnerdeauz, which, she . Mt in with yesterday, about seven !rogues to. the Southward at thu Lizard, on her beam-ends, with top-gallant masts on end, and topsails to the yards, without any reefs in them, from which circumstance it is supposed she must have been upset in it squall ; two pieces of brandy, 'and some eases of wine have been taken .out of her to..day, but it is not known what she is. as she is not yet -vht to the ground, and there is no name on her stern. WESTMOULANEt ELECTION. KENDAL, Fall. 11.-1 1 ;voiry 'effort was made here" for giving eclat to an entry that was to confound the friends of Mr. Broocham. The Gentlemen of this part of the county gave orders for their tenants to jinn in the cavalcade that was to be formed on the rood from Milnthorpelo this place. The Corporation was _to meet them—the Gentlemen of this town were also to make part of the parade; and " dreadful note of preparation" was on all sides given. Unfortunately for the exertions of the honourable Gentlemen who must be engaged on both the lanwther as well *as the other side of the question—some too zea lous partizans gave large potatibos of ale to the lower classes of the inhabitants on the Tuesday even ing, thinking, probably, thereby to torn that part of the community, who am blue to be yellow. These potations were repeated on the morning of Wednes day. Ale was also given to the canil.men, who were entire strangers to the county, and who were executing • hat work in the neighbourhood of Kendal. This had an onfortunatla effect : it infuriated the populace : and the canal-men turned against the party that gave them liquor. It had been said that there was a design for some time, in the blee mob, to p•rpetrath the actions that followed; but how can that be supposed, when the entrance of the Gentle men was only announced on- Monday, end it took place on Wednesday ? It etas a fortunate circum stance for the tows of Kendal that it was a blue mob, though the consequences must be regretted by all. It was with the utmost difficulty that Lord Lowther, his brother, and their friends, matte an entry ; and they were dreadfully bespatered, and many Gentlemen much hurt. These Gentle men were obliged to gallop through the streets: anti it ♦as wonderful that we do, not bear of more than one person that was Much injaid by the unre strained, but necessary, forma of thif itortea an‘ their tiders through streets that were completelt jammed by men, women, and children. After this had subsided, Mr. James Breogham re paired to a house opposite the Commercial Inn i • which was the head-quarters of Lord Lowther, his brother, &c. and addressed the People; insisting, in, the strongest language, upon the necessity of refrain ing from every sort of violence; and be desired to know whet the present Members had to say in an swer to the "calumnious misrepresentations" which, in their Address, they had stated Mr. Brougham's friends had made use of ! Ile waited ma* time— when Mr.ll.Curwen stood forward, and spin called on the present Members to mate what these grounds of complaint were, if they had any ; bet no person appeared, although the silence was so great that the voice of a child might have been heard at that moment. When it became dark, the windows of the Com mercial Inn were, we are sorry to say, nearly all broken. The White Hart Inn, where the canal la bourers had been regaled with ale by the partisans of the Members, was much injured in its furniture and windows ;—the houses of some individuals suffered a little; but by Amu o'clock at night, the streets were nearly cleared ; and the nighty patrol found all quiet for the remainder of the oight.—(Carlisle Journal.) This morning, /Kilian& Hatchman, Charlotte Newman, Mary Ann James, and John Mal,- were eurcured before the Debtor's door, Neargvte, per saint to their sentence, amidst a great Concourse of spectators. The very great satisfaction the plan adopted in former Lotteries gave to persons residing in the Country, bas induced T. Erriti,.the Contractor, to repeat it in the present ; and lie, hopes.he has, as in a recent Lottery, selected same of the Capitals 'amongst those . Numbers advertised.--The under mentioned Members may be had, either in whole Tickets, Halves, Quartets, Eighths, or Sixteenths, at No. 4,: Cornhill:-- • -12,3.9 I 10.212 116.028 1 7,412 1 2,820 17,32 6,896 1 11.4 W 3.121 ',17,231 11.488 18 0 87 16,057 2,91 S 11,121 15.200 1 13,232 . 10,18 b r 8,923 2,737 11,436 1 10.213 13.074 1 11,122 3.110 The followingNombers may be had either in whole Tickers, Halves, Quarters, Eighths, or Siateentbs, at No. 9, Charing-cross :- 10,214 12.321 11,490 1 4.608 1 13,559 33,231 1 Joao 4.511 11.123 7.415 16,059 I 17.291 3,002 1 19.371 8,285 17.e04 16,090 10,110 2,822 1 9.131 13,071 13,233 1 11,469 3,122 1 3,314 The present Lottery contains Three PIiZPS of 1 1 30,000,—0ne Hendred_ Capitals,—all Sterling Money,--no Stock Prises, —no Classes,—no re drawing. The Drawing commences Wsk:42sDAT I the 4th of MANca. PRESENT-PRICE. • Ticket Half Quarter fr o * Letters (post paid) containing Bank Notes,- or Post-Office Orders, creirvittemied te. The last Lottery that contained Three Prises of 1)30,000, Blqii sold them all 1 and last Lottery be sold Three Prizes of 00,000 1 all In Shares. • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LatiDW,Fcti 16.• The LORD CHANCELLOR delltereif his op . itsine ea the Appeal Gorilla: v. Mojaribtaita, bat. pa..parted Jadipareit tin la-merravr. Lord FORTESCUE presented a Fetid , * tram gerbils At lantic', prayin g far wane Legiohalve mea.nre Ile pri.aeot in rotapctent pawns frina prods:nog is die profession.—Laid on the table. SECNET COMMITTEE. ' The Earl of CAltNARVON'siid,, he had a te tition to present to their Lordships from a persim who had suffered ander the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, and who staled that be. had bein l lm-- prisoned without any causi. If the forms of . the House would permit it, be should • wish . tp move, Without loss of time, that the Polities§ be rderrtbd tq the Secret Committee ; bot us notice of Ore -motion most be given, that would occasion delkyi -aund..lh?„ lteport of the Committee might perhaps be made;to t morrow. „The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, ,the Regan, would not be made to-morrow, nor ptirhaps for a day or two. It was the custom of their Lordships' House for some notice to be given of such a mistier' as that the Noble Earl proposed to make. The Noble Earl might, therefore, muse, .that the Petition be re- . ceived to-day, sad give police of his motion for the earliest convenient day. Lord HOLLAND se* it was important that Petitions of this hind sleald be sent to the Coin mittee, and be could see ha objection to their being immediately referred. Papers of another description had been it+ referred since the Committee was formed. This certaioly »as a fact, unless the reports which had reached him on that subject were singularly The Earl. of LIVERPOOL said, that no papen b i rd been refzrred to the Committee since it was 'form. eri, except such as had been sent down by command OI the Prince Regent. _ Some conversation followed which was not 'edible below the bar. In the mean time the Clerk carried the Petition to the Lord Chancellor,which was found to want the word " humble ;" beginning "The Pea- Lion of," instead of " the bumble Petition, &c." The Earl of CARNARVON mid, Ittihad read the Petition, and he could assure their Lordships that it *as decorously worded. The omission of the word " humble," he hoped, would not be considered of such consequence as to prevent its being received. • Lord HOLLAND begged their Lordships to con-' sider, that as this was a Petition from a person who complained of nothing less than illegal and unjust coofitteusent, it was one which they ought not to re ject on the ground of any light or trivial informality. The Earl of LIVERPOOL thought that it would be proper to have the Petition altered, es he under stood it was not the custom of the House to receive Petitions so informally worded. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought, that , where there appeared no intention to treat the House with disrespect, there could be no reason for rejecting a Petition. His Noble Friend had stated, that there was nothing improper in the wording of the Petition, except the omission which had been oventiened. When such complaints as that now offered were made, their Lordships ought not to make robjectiens to Petitions on mere form, but throw wide their shuns for their reception. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that the Peti tion bore on the face of it a reason for not receiving it. It was quite contrary to their Lordships' practice to receive Petitions so worded. Lord HOLLAND asked, whether the Noble Lord meant to go the length of saying, that no Petition in which the word " humble" had been omitted had been received by the House? The LORD CHANCELLOR bad by no mews pledged himself to any such thing. It certainly was not the practice to receive Petitions with the omission which occurred in the present case, and it would re quire perhaps more time to ascertain whether there was any precedent for such an omission than to get it supplied by a new Petition. Lord KING wished to press it on the considera tion of the House, that as Me was a Petition which purported to come from an injured individual, every facility ought to be afforded to the complaint. The Noble Earl who brought it up had assured their Lordships that it contained nothing disrespectful ; and the objection related only to one word, and that a word of omission. It appeared to him, that it would, therefore, be highly improper to refuse it, especially when the Noble Earl meant to move, that I it bestfetred to the Secret Committee, for which tbdre.might not be time, if an alteration in the Peti tion was insisted on, as lie understood that it would be necessary to send it to Manchester. - The Earl of CARNARVON hoped that thete would be time for this motion he intended to make, before-the Secret Committee reported to the House. If there should be time for altering the Petition, he would get it done before be made the motion for re• forting it to the Committee. In the mean time be moved that the Petition be !cwt.—Ordered. Thd Milton was then red by the Clerk. It purported to be the Petition of Philip Drum mond, of Manchester, reed maker, and set forth that.the Petitioner had been present at a Meeting in March last, called for the purpose of petitioning the r're for in s c urpvi ßeg th e n n g t t t o he vib i ti la h be old es has c;! is ;pu se s assent from ct.Th t e he p ß s : i. ll: ,inner was addressing the persons assembled for Ibis putvose, when a troop of horsy came among them to break vp the. Meeting. It mind be proved that there never was a more peaceable and .regular Meeting 'in Manchester than that which had tbus been disturbed, until it was broken in upon by !hose riotous, not to say drunken, soldiers. The-Petitioner was arrested' and' conveyed to the New Bailey Prison, in Man-1 cbester, whose he was allowed 'Only four *once, of, breed and one ounce of cheese for the day. He ap plied for other food, and offered to pay for it him self, but was not permitted. He was sent off to London without being allowed any time for prepara tion. Mr Silvester, bearing of his distressed situ ation, lout hint some things which would have been useful to him, but them. When sent off. ' another prisoner, by a pounds weight. He atria& of March, and wss conveys ration in Cobi ihtb-fields. Mid before Lord Sidmouth. ship, Is stated openly w . upon the Noble Lord to bring forward his accusers: He was told he shield have s fair tail, Old ties re. mended. On the 48th of April he was relented tel Dorchester Jail, slid aftereards to Fainter. In the Monti) of December be *la set it'liberty, oh entering into recognizance to appear in the Court of King's Bench on the first day of 'Perm,' rind orbit sobs.: quent day, Unlit he wall dilltharged. He accordinti ly came to London, and in coMpltenen, Milt the coriditiotts of his ...ropiest-sty, .attinded the Cook of King's Bench, until he was, with °theta, Busily .discharged• on the Slat of hosiery. While lie °Wood in London he was obliged to cohiria debts, and he had been famished with dotnelot of defray ing ill& expenco he bad been 'pia to, or to eatable him te. return hems, .by his Majesty's Minlaits, though it was by theit order he had been ilieiteily sr , rested and obliged to undergo oil these hafdships.— lie had solicited an isitergieir Will' Lord Sidesouth .hefore.he lbft tn*n, intending to tipieSent his easel tv hin4 but the MAI* Lord sl °hid hot see him. The Petition cootloried with Urging oh the Consideration of the House the sufferings of the Petitionet, and his loss by the debts he bed been obliged to'ettlittact, and prayed that their Loitightpt troald eat consent to any pill of Indemnity which bight be prepped for Ministers. .The Earl Of GARARVON, brief. girth; itetite that he ADAM on Thursday neat theatti that the above Petition be referred to the Secret Gumthittee, asked whether it was likely the allert . ‘f the inrititin might not be disappointed by the tspott be‘figitt tie mesa. while made. The - Earl hf LIVERPOOL Certsinit net before that day." • . Several Public Aceoursts relative to Finanie which had been moved for by the Earl of leuderdale, Wert presented by the proper Offieets. The gni of LAUCIEItDA LP. ortuoiterf a Pol.' don front the Publicans at Holton, in lancallire. praying for the repeal of the late LH:easing Act. Bit Lordship said, that he presented the Prtiddis Inc a Noble Friend, who has absent. and who pileup! might call their Lordshlps' - attellfieth Id it on Militate occasion. let the mean timetti tit it be 1.11 on the table. Ordered.-Adjildrited. • , HOUSE OF COMS " .4 ONS. • r the lgib Report of the . Cutoraissionerj do the 'IAA et AC4 Cflr t. nt•bi. pill tereired. A Petition hoe received from Annelle. prahising ; tie. Courts of West/dwarf agaiwt iMr prucHhe Or I r.firekurce arieers.—Ordered to liF on the table sod be.priesteil. .A r Petition was retuned from Bristol A Bill for a new Bridge et Haase was brbltght hi ; seemed a Brut time. • .. Sir EGERTON BRYUkH ainvefit for teribbtitieski - a , specials Cupy-rights, which were ordered. • - t. LEIOF.F.THR; - • '*.. .: • * The Bill for p . rnaidlos properareounnotiation for Alm Softly, Ste. et Leicester; was brougNr tip find, oeud nets* time. • •• ; A good deal of imitate Ittaihe4s•gra• pre through. REFORM: • Lord STANLEY presented A. POLitien from place in Lancashire. playlet for •the repeat of the Corn Bill, for a Parliamentary lifferm. and for the . Ismissal of the blinisters.,Ordieied - to . lie 'on the table. the Lordship nett presented 11 Petition nth, perm sons abgee . 1 . 0, years emninged in the lotion. matiufactory at holton-le•Moors, preying foe Page. lotions as to the hours of work daily.—Ordered to lie on the table. He then presented tl Petition from Owners and Ocetipiers of Cotton:mill* in and about Manchester, which represented that Ktliamehtity interference" with the management of thtie trade was wholly on. necessary. Mr. PHILLIPS observed, that the Petitioners conceived themselves to have been (trimly Calumniated by statements 'which had been made by different pee- sons, regarding the labour and tho hearth of persona employed by them, and by propositions lir interfere with them in the conduct of their own boainess. lie wished that Gentlemen would tend more carefully the Report, and they might then lee what a mass of eeidetsce had been produced oh this' subject. Some or the Petitioners attended the Committee in 1816. which he himself also attended. lie was convinced that if Members would read the Report silently''' s they would find that in this Manufactory those em: ployed were in as good health at least, u in any other branch. The Petitioners prayed fora proper consideration of the matter, and they were desirous of a Parliamentary Comtnitsion to investigate the facts. They wished tot a special and teal Hewitt oa the whole of the business. &Pallid heti bun ecca. nioned by the combination of workmen, 'who bed a kind of Central Committee, .whole proceedings were calculated to promote the spirit of Luddism. Cons bitiations among the workmen, respecting the amount of cages were very easily racked by the means re sorted to. The . Petition was ordered to lie bn the table t tied to be . printed. LONOITUIJF.. - Alderman WOOD 'presented 11 Petition Item a. German, named Christian Synton (or some tertsatee like it)„ which begged the eolisideratinis or. the t H aili u in se k Ithpe.lLnoenwgittiod. he e.. ,, orde h*ad re dis d c t:l tifid Ile on t o h f e li t fice able r : FOLKI:4TOPI E HARBOUR. . The Folkestone Harbour Hill was btoughtin Ana read a first time. CH IX idElf-SW SEPRIItS. Petitions against rho eloployment of Climbing Boys to sweep Chimneys, from Heekneyt Housemen, and other places, were rocoitod Rod waned to lie ea the table. ' t. . COSIbtrOtEE Oft THE CIitUNET-elfrEllifoltab • 11E GULATioN BILL. The Rosso went kilo a Commitlee too this gill, its which some conversation took place. The Boa, Mr. BgNNE'r r observed that it wain desirable object to abolish the practice of employing chimuey-sweeping boys altogether, after the Ist of May, 1819. sir Crt CLERK approved of the gill, and wished to have its provisions as to Scotland clearly eapresoad. lie molted some amendments for rstentiOns it to the- United Kingdom, and for insetting the word "stew• Owea• "P. . ~..w ...,.. 15 , .......... .......- .._ , but he• was not allowed to receive artry," as to seine Scots t otiatiee which wet sent off he was chained by the leg to agreed to. 14 sr, by a chain of not less then thirty ' Some other 'obit amendments were made wed He arrived in London en the lbth agreed to, and the aspect of the Regulation Rill Was Ives conveyed to the Hoare of Cor• brought op by Mr. GORDON end received. I Bafi th.elds. He was afterwards car. HALT DUTY. i rd Sidmouth. When before his Lord- Mr. BROUGHAM asked whether there rm.'s), openly what he had done, sod called, additional amoset et taxation in this Mill tee in • . - . . • • . .... ' eimisimisammilimmimiiimmA4 P - T .. " -- `~~ '1 1