The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-08-29 00:00:00

*_ VELLORE MUTINY. -....-- The Public will no dunbt recollect when the Vellore Mutiny broke out in the year 1806, that an opinion prevailed in this country (to quote the language of the charge) that it was occasioned " by the wanton and needless violation of the re. ligiuus usages or the Native Troops," contained in the Code of Military Regulations of the Govern. ment of Madras, prohibiting the Sepoys (when un parade) fr.,m wearing ear.riap, slid marks of cast ; directing uniformity, as fat-as was practi cable, in the cut of their whiskers, and likewise ordering, with a view to their comfort and greater cotivenience when on service, that an alteration sboula be made is the shape of their turbid, so as to render It exactly similar to the one already worn by. Major Bose's regiment of Sepoys, as was like. wise dune in the year 170, with much advantage, in the Native Cavalry. Undei this" notion, the Court of Directors of the East India Company removed front their re spective offices thus meritorious Officers, Lord William Bentinek, Governot of Madras; Sir John Gradock, Commander in Chiefs Colonel Ag. new, Adjutent.General ; -and Maier Pierce, D. p i ty ditto, and recalled them bums. A very strict inquiry since their arrival has lately been instituted by the Court into all the eircemstanses of the ass, and we are happy to'say, that after several weeks laborious investigation, it has ter ns-mated in a manner most honourable to all the pariies accused. The Court, in Resolutions on the ease of each individual (datod the 2bth of last month) have acquitted them entirely of any such violation, de_ Glaring that the orders (in 10th par. sec. 11). re. specting mark. of cast, &c. contained nothing ice them but what was sanctioned by the practice of thy best regulated corps in the army for many years past. " That it has clearly appeared that this regulation had no effect in producing the mu. tiny ; and that the turban also had aothists iu it contrary le east." .Thg question it thus finally decided • and those distinguished O ffi cers, by the above Resolutions, are - absolved from the unfounded imputation under which they so undcservcdly laboured, and " de.' Blared neither in intention, or by act, to have violated in any 'Asps the religious usages of the natives." The Austrian General NORDMANN, killed in the Amttle of Aspern, was an Alsacian by birth. In the Revolutionary Was(fie went over to Du mount eis with a put of the regiment of Berthing Hassan, of which he was Colonel. In the Ans. 'tenet service, le ruse to the rank, of Lieuteuant (; eneral. A vessel arrived en Saturday from HeJigoland, where it was reported that the Arosiqice bad btxtrt broken, and hostilities recommenced. Fifteen hundred Merino sheep, taken from the farms of the greperor of A TOT tA s passed lately tLrougb Aisgsbargh, on their way to Phsis. Vienna is net so well supplied with 'provialoas since the Arnilstiee as has been reported. An egg cuts five or six etentlers, a pound of beef 24, and a pound of veal one Boris., , Friday 300 men were drafts 61111 the Cold. s tieam and second teemed of 0 aars(1 1 ;10t h orders to hold themselves in mea sl es. at au Win sa ti re •.v.i. fur foreign service. 1)6114u-hes have • See' n..roettied at the Admi ralty from Admiral Ilzaaxerv, In the Tagus, which state, that he had forwarded official ac. counts from Lord WILLINGTOff, by the Bra. teenier cutter, which sailed from the l'ages for England on the 12th instant. The Britannia Is net yet arrived. The division of Guards, which expected to embark fur Spain a few days since, has returned to their old quarters is town, having received calmer-orders. La+t week a large draft embarked at the Isle of Wight for many of Lord IVreetxotoe's regi ments. This week drafts will be sent out fur other regiments, particularly those who suffered most at Talavera, vii. the 23t1 Dragoons, Ist Guards, 48th, 87th,and 88th regiments. Major Aacene LE commands the draft of men and horses sent out for the 2.1t1 Dragoons. In (suture all Waters of British vessels must pro duce a certificate that they have bond to sail with convoy, as without such certificate from the offi cers of the customs, they will not be permitted to have convoy instrectiuns. °Mtn PleTirre—A few days back a tailor in Pimlico undertook, for a trilling wager, to eat half a dozen of large oysters, with e certain gams. tity of brown sugar upon each. To the astonish. meet and no small amesemeut of the spectates, he eat four doom, all with the same sauce; he of fered to . eat as many more, provided any one of the company present would pay for them, which the/ declined, being perfectly satisfied with the speeimees he had gives them of his eztraordivary taste and voracity. I[orncastic Fair, the greatest horse fair in Fang. land, was held tut week, and very onnuenusly at. tended. There was a large show of pod bones, but few buyers, and the price of horses roll from 20 to 30 per cent. On Saturday, a poor and very honest, though incautious man, was seat by his employer to the Bank with a 501. note, the amount of which he was In bring back in notes of taw pounds each. — On his rehire, he presented hie master .with all the Clerk had given him, white, Oa 'examinatioa, amounted to 641. The muter sad man repaired to the Bank ; and, after a short examination, the. qierk ,being convinced of his error, generalist"' presented the poor fellow with ess—shafing. A haakaapcoacb. witb,foar Noma. sad two Oiltiren in it, was y t ...:enlay evertsut J in Black !' iars.ftbad, in coaloevsootwo of tie sokwardatia or inattention et a waggoner, driving a large country waggon. One of the women sad a Child were very severely braised, and the coachman had kg broken, having bees thrown with coesi. nee against fihe edge of Ahe path. was immediately taken into cue. no doubt, meet a severs punish. negligence. COURTS-MARTIAL. _........-. A General Court-Martial has set ten days in Portsmonth garrison, on Mr. Moreton, Apothe cary to the Forges, and Storekeeper at Portchester ' Castle, on charges of etnbeuling public stores, anti of burning public papers. The Court broke .19 on Friday - morning, having determined on theft sentence, and forwarded it fur his Majestyb api proval.—Megor.General Porter President; Vag* Nixon (Aid.da.Camp to Generei Wheftato; Lieutenant-Governor), Judge. Advocate. Mr. Moreton was assisted lky R. W. Missing, EI Barrister at Law, and Mr. Capel, Solicitor. . I On Wednesday a Court-Martial was beid at Portsmouth, on 'Lieutenant Amos Treemen trupp, of his Majesty's ship Sterveillante t to en quire into the cause and circinnstauces attending a hart, stated to have been received by Juhu Loath, a pensioner in Greenwich hospital, and formerly a seaman belonging to the S urreillantc, pecasioned by a beating he received with the cods of ropes, by three Boatswain's Mates at one time threshing him, which nac inflicted by order, and in the pre. Bence of, Lieutenant Westrupp, and to try him for his conduct on that occasion.—The Court hair. ing most attentively heard all the circumstances of the case, pronounced, that the chirp was not proved, and that Lioisteninis Westrupp was ac. :quitted.—Lieutenant Westrupp is brother-in-law to lord Clarina.—The President, Captain Irwin (alluding to the extraordinary high character for humanity, zeal, and skill, produced by Lieuteuant W. on his defence), in returning Lieutenant W. his sword, said, " it was the wish of the Coart that he may long continue to use it, with the same honour that he had done." A General Court. Martial has lately been held at Plymouth Duck, on a private, Simon Pack, be. longing to the Dorset Regiment of Militia, 6 ' for having deserted, on or about the Btb of December last, from the said Reginsent of Militia, and eon tinuipg absent until brought back under an escort with a IVar-Office route." The Court finding him Guilty of the crime preferred against him, sentenced him to serve abroad fur life, in such corps as his Majesty might be pleased to direct► A General Court-Martial has also been held at Belfast, on David Thompson, private in the 2d Battalion of the 7211 Regiment of Foot, " for having descried from the said Battalion on the 14th of November, 1807, highly aggravated by his having deserted on a former occasion, for which offence he was pardoned."-2d.• " 6 For • having persuaded Jsmes Moodie, a boy, belong.! ing to the same battalion, to desert with him utt the 14th of November, 1807." The Court hay lag found him Guilty of the crimes laid to his charge, sentenced him to be---transported for life: as a felon. TOR STAT KS MAN . AGRICULTURS. The weather, during the last week, in many districts, has been very tempestuous, and, conse quently, most unfavourable fur the progress of the harvest. In the county of Norfolk, more espe. ci►lly, continual storms of rain, hail, thunder and lightning, have been daily expericuced in ♦arrous parts. The beginning of the week occasioned Much impediment to the labours of the farmer.—. Several balls of fire fell; one near Cromer, an.. Miter in a more westernly direction, two near Long Stratton, and one at Thorpe, by Harlestots, which struck the roof of a barn belonging to Mr. Samuel Pitts, and entirely destroyed it ; but the speedy arrival of threw engines, abd a •ast number of people, saved the surrounding build ings. On Friday, in the forenoon, at Gissitag, near Dias, there was one of the most alarming tempests ever remembered in that neighbourltoo►l. The thunder rolled in the loudest and most terrific peals ; the lightning was vivid in the extreme; and the hail, fur an hoer, descended in such ra pidity, that it not only covered all the telildines, givinrithe appearance of winter, bet lay on the grobnd a measured foot deep, and was afterwards gathered up by children into balls. :11te rai►► then came down in torrents for an equal length of time, flooding the cleared corn fields many inches deep, and the water did not get away for some hours. So parti it and definite has been the line of demarcation observed by these thunder elunds, hat both at Gheing and at Wreningham, near Wymonnham, besides other places, nut only at the same parish, but even in the same farm, while some of the harvest.mcn have been compelled en tirely to discontinue their work, and seek shelter from the fury of the stur,i,s, their fellow.•ervants have not been at all interrupted in their labours. At present, the corn is not supposed to have beets much damaged, the harvest being only com menced ; but should the weather of this week prove as fickle as the last, very serious apprehen sions will be justly founded relative to the great injury the crops must sustain ; and, under this impression, at Norwich market, on Saturday, all last year's grain was much in demand, at higher prices. We have great satisfaction in stating some inte resting particulars concerning the introduction of the growth of madder into this country, under the auspices of that useful and laudable institution the Society instituted at London, A. 1). 1751, fur the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and comnecrce. The following is a genuine account of the Society's proceedings on that national object. At • General Meeting, held 19th April, 1809, Nathaniel Conant, Esq. V. P. in the Chair, a mo tion was made by Mr. Midgley, that it be referred to the Committee of Chemistry, to consider the extract of madder raised by Mr. W. Salisbury froureeed, procured at Smyrna, by Juhn Spencer Smith, Esq. (Chairman of the Committee for Co lonies and Trade), the extract being made by Mr. Hayward, after Sir H. Englefleld's mode. At a Meeting of the Committee fur Chemistry at the Adelphia, 29th April, 1809, prosiest. H. Coxwell, Esq. Chairman, Messrs. Midgley, Gill, and Osurio, . Considered a reference to this Committee of a letter to the Society from Mr. Salisbury, dated Lirompton, 28th April, 1809, stating, that he had sent two samples of madder extract, marked A e., whereof A is from the seed presented to the Soci. ety by John Spencer Smith, F.sq. and B from English roots, both prepared in the same manner by decoction and precipitation with allum had ve. getable alkali; that the seeds A. were sown in the Botanical Garden, Cadogan - place, in April; 1808, in a clayish soil ; and Mr. Salisbury had the satisfaction to find from this experiment that the culture thereof might be pursued with success; that from calculation upon the quantity grown, be supposes the produce, if sown in drills one foot apart, would not fall short of 111 cwt. oi routs per acre; that ho believe. the culture of it upon a more extensive scale would be of service to the British cm; ire; as upon comparison, Mr.' Smith's madder ens foiled to beiefinitely superior, in lei Colouring quality, to the Dutch madder, amid to other species of tmglisli growth ; that he has reason to believe a still finer colour may be ob tained from the madder A, but that . he has limited his experiments in order to increase, a. far as pos sible, Ins remaining 'ROA of that quality, having -found the seed he had left in the spring would not vegetate; that he will hold the loots when propa. gated at the disposal of the Society, and any or its Members are welcome to make experimeuls thereon; and further he will with pleasure views. rage the growth of any aced which ma/. fell into the Society's hands: finally, Air. Salisbury de clared himself convinced of the national utility of botanical institutions. Rvolved t That Mr. Salisbury's esperiment n n the growth of madder,faan seeds procored at Smyrna, is likely to prove beneficial to the public. Resolved to recommend. That thanks be returned by the Society to Mr. Salisbury, for his amsnumication and otters of assistance. ResAved to recommead, That Mr. Salisbury's corannol-' cation be referred to the Committee or correspoolente and Papers, for publication in the Transactions of the Sod .ciety• At a General Meeting of the Society, 3d May, 1809, 'Richard Clark, Esq. Chamberlain of Lou don, V. P. in the Chair, The preceding Report from the Committee of Chemistry on Mr. S.'Staith's madder, and un Mr. Salisbury's culture and preparation of the same, was read and agreed to. Yesterday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, a bullock from a drove going along Wood-street, Cheapaidis, walked quietly into tios Fredch Horn keblie and lasting Bostic, and prow seeded into the back room, where several &peek, able petunia sat at dinner. . This part)e was mods alansuid. at the approach of such au uncosamoss icasoft, pad soothe( them got out of the windows Into the yard, others under the table& A butcher, at length, ;gate to their relief, turned the beast about, anti Ira ottilt 4* his lure. 1014911t'dcbing ‘aaLmisChigt. 2.,1 of : * ..s. • Ffiday atterooosaa Join Irencitey, a water. man, was going through the centre arch of Lon dun Bridge, his boat upset, and he was drowned. . . . • XL -MATTIIRW; BOULTUN. The funeral of this much-lamented genile , can took place on Thursday last, at tianchworsit, about three qu.irters of a mile from Sono. 'fi, c following was the order of procession : Twelve mates on horseback. Two Berg) men in :soot-Mug coaches. Twelve other coaches. with two mutes each, containing the Magistrates of Birmingham, anti (+kiwis of deceased. Coach for Chief Mourner. THE BODY, tarried by sus:torn, and will supported by friend!, tritium at.y hear e. Chief Mourner, St. It. Uuutton, The Nephew.. Partneri t awl two. Clerks two sod tut.. Three hundred u urkmoi: to o and two. Fift‘-four women too mid two. s• Servants tic the decra%ett itA inqiiinerta Carriage of the (I:ce.v.ei. Fifteen gentle,..en's carriages. Blue-coat velum! bop, All the beadles of Birmingham rode on horse. back, and kept the nay open. A silver medal, struck fur the occasion, was presented to each or the workmen of the manufactory of Suho, who at tended ; they wore hat-bands and gloves, and some mourning. Birmingham was emptied of its prin. cipal inhabitants. TIM worktneis were provided after the funeral with a ditint:r at Wardsworth, and allowed to regale tlscutselves fur two hour,. The es pvttce of the fnderal is ctieulated at two thousand pounds. • INTERMENT 01' SIR WILLIzIM JER. NINGII.IM. The family chapel and mausoleum, lately ereetrd at Costessey, having been solemnly constttrate on Monday selinicht, by the flight Rev. Dr. Milner, V.A. of the Midland district, nere, on the folio% ing day, opened to receire the remains of the inta. luahle and lamented founder. The flint ral profession commenced at 12 q'clork, from the front of the house, in the folio% ing order, on foot : The Crass, borne aloft. Two Aeayttter, in surpliciv, env lighted tapers. TN I: Bony. (covered with a munificent pail, borne by 8 of the tenants.) Sir Seanser Jernanghani, Wirt. Chief-Mummer. Was. Jeenirsihsuis, k.sq. Edw. Jenson:lm n. jos. Esq. Edw. Jeruilighani, I:.sq 1 Sir R. Bediagfield i Ban. • Friends of the Family. The Tenants, Scirmits. &e. The body was received in the 'torch of the eha. pel (which was hung with black) by the Bishop, six Priests, and six Acolythes, the organ plat iftg, sod the choir singing the lie profundis, and Mi. screrc (Psalms 130 and st), till the procession reached the altar, before which the corpse, with the pall, was depostu..i upon an elevated bier. The chancel was hung with black, and escutcheons of the family armorial bearings. The funeral service then proceeded, darin which the Bishop, habited in a black cope, with the mitre on his bead, and the crosier in his hand, in an eloquent, solemn, and impressive manner, addressed the congregation In an extempore ser mon, taking his text front 1 Them. iv. 13 ; in the delivery of which he paid a just tribute to the many,wirlues and excellent qualities of the de ceased,•for the repose of whose soul he conatarled with a very devout prayer. Then the Bishop, at. to/Wed by two Priests (as Itte 'Sefton and Sub. Deacon.), celebrated high mass ; and the burial service being concluded, the body was deposited in the pritate family vaalt, under the altar, amiat the tears of a most numerous and Sympathising congregation. Sunday last, the infant daughter of her Grace the Duchess of Ricussonu was . baptised at the Lodge, Phoenix Park, Dublin, by the Rev.l)octut GRE VIES, Chaplain to his Grace the Lord Lieute nant : as their M•trerrtra were so kind as to con fer the honour of being sponsors, the - child is named Sorsit A C;ko RGIA NA % The grand christen. ing will take place some tiuse j ltence by his Grails tho Archbishop of Difet.t,r l . -Der Grace the Du_ chess of ittoyannn paid - a visit after Church to Viscountess Powtitsconnt. On Monday last -was married, at risth, titt.Er, Evil. just come of age, and into pos session of from 6 to 80001. per animal, landed property, to a Mies Wares, the daughter of the Parish Clerk of St. Michael's, whose celebrity as a cobler stands unrivalled. The young use has settled 3001. per annum un his father-in.lew, and 6001. per annum oil his wife. Theceremony com menced sleight o'clock, the bridegroom had no sduner given his troth, than be was taken with (*Wing its, and it was sot till 481 f past eleven the'seittiestillts renewed. Shortly after, the uncle wield ; tls forbid the marriage. On leaviog the cblifibb they were greeted by the poi.ulace. DittiPlßss.—The many extraordinary rnrrs effected Isy 'l.ll . l.oirs It 1::11 El) V" for this C planet ((the 11111111 honoleseani innocent preparation that Was ever applied to thht tender organ thr Ear), Induct. 01 to forni-la ode IteaSets with the (allotting par.iculars oat of the rooms. tootle of udva•rt 'amnesic:. We boll, by a letter dated May O. flite (in additioo to a yalume of eases, s hieh has hero published, nnA way be had of all the mmders of medieine, clearly demonstrating the so columosly efficacious powers of Dr. faylor's Refer dy), that a Lilly of great respectability, iu the of Salford, oho had for a 'Nigh 'if time been attected a tthextresuc Deaf ~ it as fottumpersinush to be reroundeaded to that pfeparati► n. and after white a small portion of sole bottle, she inw com pletely cared, ami nosy items ip well a auy person !how. fo snits's. the pablie, :toy inquiry reverting thno ease well 1. waive/red (if post paid) .11_ Mr. batsman, Priavr t Sadroni. the retail Vender in that Borough. Rut if any proof tie mehtlisg of the wonderfui tArney of this ntild and limy& tkppedy hi the cure of a malady whtrh has Ladled the skill 'atilt. twist craftiest Mettleal Mee, that proof' may bit hid roi ispplicatiuta to Mr. lee, the Publislici of that . respeettisi lkeaspapo ' The Sasses Weekly Adr ei ti.e r , print a Lewes One of the cases which came matte the is&wsratina. of Mr. tee, was the boa of Mr. T 1 nitwit, of t - loioldisigly Park. WM was depri.ed of his hem for by a !a l lot I . ,iee s t th e at it• slam. years; a misfortune which be laboured tinder till toe i aie of twelve, daring which period &Vets applications hal leaped resorted tv In rain t happily. Intyrsver, he.lllll ptecitlai by the above Reined), as O the filly's Mother has tittle : : :C i risitedged to - 141% Lee, the no pergaially teratitirtaioo 'maid no all*Jrck•d her the setisfactilat which she fell i•I I..tv lisi pc-easel the paper that pubseised hkr of the flattish •it lecla se ineesanaNd mato .. • Thr Remedy is sold, v,*hrtlesale ond•ft by * the liiv prietor** Agents, It A lIPLA F and SOS. • 40. N I "Fl !market ; itud Retail, price ns Cod. per Itottle, alth plain ill leetioqs, by Matthews aid 111% TV, pio.ud , L4n.luni sod hi Ml Medicine Venders is Towaaad Cis's! tr . • ' Lt) N DON : Printc4,o44 emleibes ; 111),. I t gy Ro m at sly ST•tibliAN ritte! -buret.. Ms leg broken, Trahle he wagjnnet tudy, and will, moat for his nay FutiTAL CATA.STROPHE. The American Papers contain the following tragic occurreuce :•-••• 66 RALEIGH (NORTH CAROLINA), JOLT 18.— It has never fallen to our lot to record a more tragical occurrence than the following, which took place in Halifax county on the sth inst. 66 A young inais in that county, of the name of Wm. Parker, had fur two or three years paid his addresses to a Miss Dolly Griffin, and the marriage of the parties war. expected; recently, however, Miss G. had discarded him. On the sth they, with, some other company, dined at Mrs. Harris's, minNis Parker behaved towards Miss G. with some mitoses. Ills conduct, and some expressions which MI from him, excited her suspicions that he intended Some serious mischief ; and she invited two of her female friends to accompany her home. When they hail nearly reached her mo. ther's, Parker came out suddenly from an angle of the fence, and presenting a gun at Miss G. shot her through the arm, and lodged the contents in her side. She fell instantly ; and the horses rude by the other young ladies being frightened, they were also thrown. Parker then began very deliberately to re-load his gun ; the young ladies, bereft by their fears of the power either of flight or resistance, entreated him nut to kill them. lie told them he had no such intention; that he was then loading fur himself, and asked nu of them fur a corner of her shawl fur wadding, which he tore off. When Ins had finished loading, he placed the muzzle to his breast, and sprung the trigger with his foot; it inissel fire; he deco pecked the flint, and on the second attempt the load entered his breast—he tottered to the fence, against which he leaned iu much agony, and de. sired the young lodic., to pray for him. He then walked towards the dying Dims Griffin, and fell beside her. Both expired in a few mouseuts. " Miss Griffin was a young woman of merit, and the only child of a widowed mother, who heard the cries and firing, and came to the place inst in time to see her daughter expire. Parker was notorious for possessing a violent and ungw vcruable temper." Yesterday a pugilistic contest took place in Midis-street, between two hackney coachmen, to the delight of a great number of spectators. One of the ehanspioes, in isedeavouring to get the start of his esstagoeist, in turning the corner of the street, droco the pale of his coach through the panne! of the oar's earriage; and after a few genteel complieseets had ,passed between them, they agreed to decide which was the best Rum ; a ring was immediately fossed, cud they set to in style; daring seven bard rounds the aggressor had the best of it, but la the two succeeding rounds, the blows of his oppeeent were thrown in with such effect, that he was obliged to resign the con test ; to 'parties then shook hands, and agreed to adjourn to an adjoining public,honse, and drown Nl animosity in a glees of gnu., . On Thursday last a Soldier, belonging to the Tower Hamlets Militia, who had bete sentenced to bt ti ; t ied for an offence he had committed, dress , a ~eaknite fro c his pocket, ae he was about tip be tied vp at the Whets, is the London-holds, Hackett?, to recelsellis peolsitme?t,. cud stabbed himself in the side.. las taken Nel jhobospital. I and his recovery is doubtful.