The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-04-14 00:00:00

r CHESTER, Aram 12. —.81.—. iLavari O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. Early this morning, reports reached this town that serious disturbances had broke out in Man chester, and that a whole street had been burnt down by the Radicals. Also, at Northwich a similar circumstance had taken place: and to give rather a sanction to the above reports, four com panies of the 75th Regiment, quartered here, were ordered to set off for Manchester with all possible spe ed; but on the arrival of the mail from Men choler, at seven o'clock, these alarming reports we re proved to be totally unfounded. The theatre is bat baely attended, although %Ws Byrne is playing all her principal characters The trial of the Minister of Bethnal-green, London, fur poisoning cattle, is expected to come on to-uiorrow : it excites much interest. Parson Harrison. of Stockport, has two more in ctments against him for sedition, which are ex pected to come on on Saturday next. M'lnnis, through the religious attention and kind,iess of Mr. heeling ) , formerly a Page belong ing to his late Majesty, has become a most sincere penitent. His conviction operated upon him like a flash of lightuing, and he has ever since beets occu pied in pnnyers, end acknowledging ttle errors of his past life : and is perfectly resigned to his fate. Bruce is quite firm, without any degree of levity ; and states, that iris innocence has given him a for taude he did not expect. A petition from the in habitants of Chester, it is said, was presented to the Judge in his favour this evening. He however expects to die on Saturday next. The Court was occupied nearly the whole of this day on the trials of Thomas Oakes, aged 62 ; Thomas Davenport, 45 ; and George Dean, 22, all labouring men, of Wilmington, for burglariously entering the house of Mr. Philip Ward, of Black den, in the county of Chester, in the night of the 3'ith of September last, and stealing eighty-one pounds in Bank of England notes, three guineas in gold, twenty shillings, a crown-pieee, one dollar, a silver watch, and a purse containing three shillings and sixpence. The prosecution was conducted by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. JOHN HILL ; and for the prioners, Mr. JONES and Mr. LAW. It appeared Philip Ward, the prosecutor, was ! an old man, of the age of 71 years, who swore that the above men broke into his house, and beat him Kith large sticks, and also tied his brother, 'limo thy Ward, with cords to his bed-side, while they committed the robbery. On searching the box of Dean, some cords wero found, and also a purse, containing three shillings. This trial excited an unusual degree of interest ; and the Counsel on both sides displayed great ea:nestness and zeal in favour of their clients. It • was insinuated on the outset of the trial, that the township of Wilmington had entered into a sort of agreement to support the prisoners towards obtain ing an acquittal, in order to prevent their families , • heimailt dateable to Me raid townehip.4. For drst four hours, the case assumed a very dark dye against the prisoners, and almost every one in Court was led to a conviction of their guilt ; bat at length the proceedings took so decidedly a tura in favour of the prisoners, that their innocence was manifest 'u all present. In the drat place, it was proved ;'iat they had no families to become chargeable to the parish ; secondly, the numerous respectable re: sons ' - 'ho came forward to support their charrctc s, from a knowledge of 30 years' needing ; and, Lsay, an alibi, so clear and con vincing, war rovet:. and.which could not be shaken in the sligh'int degree, notwithstanding the scru tinizing i, qu'ieo of the Attorney-General to sift it to t•m, that she Chief Justice, secondeo by Judge Marshall, informed the Jury, that his cia'y compeaed him to inform them that the c:ia:•.:,at had been so completely removed from the prisoners by the last dye witnesses, that, if they felt as he did, it would be unnecessary to proceed. lle must confess, that for a considerable part of the trial be was against the prisoners, from the suspicious circumstances that had come out during the examination ; but the clear statements of the two lads who had slept in the room with Dean, and one of them with him on the night the robbery took place, that the case, in his mind, was at an end. However, if the Jury thought proper, he would recapitulate the whole of the evi dence, and they would act as they thought pro per. The Jury declared themselves perfectly sa tisfied with the innocence of the prisoners, and coincided with the Learned Judge, that the old man must have been mistaken. The Attorney- General said, he was happy to acquiesce in the opitoon given by his Lordship, but it had been originally thought by the Sabator for the prose cution that the prisoners formed part of a notorious althg. 'Phis impression was now completely re aso%ed, and the Chief Justice complimented Mr. Junes and Mr. Law, for the professional zeal and Went they had displayed in making out so clear a case in favour of the prisoners ; who were now dis charged, much to the satisfaction of all the Court. UN 7111 RECE.VT Riors IN SCOTLAND. Although living in the land of Canaan themselves, •e believe there are few persons in this quarter bet What hare beard, and that prettylAi, of the igis gasp in lilasgow—risings which, we happy le Say, atte had a much more peaceable termination than ifould have been anticipated, from the formidable numbers and dia bolical intentions of the persons engaged in thew. Cowardice, however, and a total want of organisation, are the known characteristics of every mob, and these ((talkies, we presume, combined with the admirable at , 'Augments of the civil and military power, have given ilmast • farsical conelnsion to scenes which, in their omasencemeat, bore all the marks of the deepest tra• tedy. At present every thing appears to be tranquil in the west of Scotland, and the constituted authorities, after having succeeded in restoring order, are now busily employed to apprehending the persons who took an active part in the late distarbastes. 118 the THE STATESMAN'. meantime the deluded multitude, probably pinched with hunger, and overwhelmed with shame, are err ry where returning to their employments, to reap the bitter fruits of disappointment, and chew the cud on the unrealised blessedness of a " provisional government." In some respects, therefore, the late risings need not be regretted, since they must tend, in a great measure, to dissipate those fears which the disaffected have long delighted in inspiring, as well as alienate from them many well meaning individuals, who, feeling for their misfortunes and terrible privations, were probably too slow in be lieving that they entertained any serious designs of over turning the Government of the country. But, that such was actually the intention of a numerous body of the lower orders, is no longer, we think, a matter of doubt ; and it is certainly exceedingly fortunate that the weak ness of the disturbers has become most apparent at the very moment when they were maturing their strength, and fancied themselves in a situation to cope with any force that might be brought against them. In fact, when we consider that out of the 60,000 men that are said to have struck work on the present occasion, not more than 250 were found with arum; in their hands, we will have a very good idea of the system of intimidation which has been hitherto contrived to carry on, and may safely apply to them a phrase used by the celebrated John Knox, namely, that " their strength is bat weakness If rightly considered." There is one painful consideration connected with the disaffection of the Glasgow rioters, and that is, the couns t; nuance which their repeated risings gives to the opinion of those, who assert that the habits and principles of the lower orders in this country have lately undergone a total change, and at present exhibit few traces of that moral superiority upon which we bad perhaps rather too fondly prided ourselves. But the crowded and motley society of a great city, has, in all ages, been as um. favourable to the growth of morals, as a contaminated atmosphere is to the preservation of health ; and it is scarcely fair, we think, to take as a specimen of the whole people of Scotland, the inhabitants of a district which has long been a prey to all the miseries resulting from a declining trade, and a superabundant population. We have indeed heard of reforming ploughmen, as well as reforming weavers ; but the number of the former, we trust, is extremely small, and, at all events, hears not the most distant proportion to the loyal and well affected part of our agricultural population. It is hard, we think, and manifestly unfair, to identify tote, feeliugs and characters of the whole people of Scot.' land with a class of men, whose winds hare long been soured by the most searching distress, and whose hatred of the Government has, in a great measure, originated in the pressure of the times. But if the w s imagine that their late rebellions and disgraceful conduct will in any degree terol to lighten their safferings, they have erred more eggregionsly than ever men erred before. Even if the whole of the lower orders were their friends —which is very far from being the case—the middling and higher classes of society, with the army at their command, could crush them at a moment's warning; and the late trial of their strength, or rather of their weakness, is if itself sufficient to convince them, that their future plottings caa only end in ruin and disgrace. —(Dsonfrics, April Il.) . , qin i mme IRISH RLRCTIQNS. PITT OF LIMIRICI.-.401./RTRRNTII DAT-A PRIL 7. At an early hour the rourt-Hoax was crowed to ex cess, as it was anticipated the Election would have ter minated this day. At three o'clock the Sheriffs made the first Proclamation ; at four the second; and at live annonneed the state of the Pull thus:— For the Hon. Major Vereker.. 706 For Thomas Spring Rice. Majority for Major Vereker —417 When the Sheriffs declared Major the Hun. John Prendergast Vereker duly elected, which was received with loud plaudits by his friends. The Hon. Major Vereker then came forward and ad dressed the Electors from the Uallery in a brief and ener getic speech. After the lion. Major Vereker had concluded, Thos. S. Rice, Esq. addressed the Electors at considerable length There will be no chairing—the expense attendant oa so unnecessary an exhibition will be better applied to charitable funds. UALWAY.-RIOHTII 6. 1 1T-APRIL S. _ For Mr. Prendergast Por Mr. Blake kkt Ttla LATZ DROUUSIM The extraordinary contest which ended a few days bark in the return of Mr. Metcalfe, is about to produce still more extraordinary consetpienres. Our testier' will recollect, that, after Mr. Irallice's resignation, the Catholic Freholders pat hint in nomination with out his consent. and, it appears, against his will. Un aided by say Counsel, by env legal agent, with Out funds, except what they collected among themselves, on 'he spur of the occasion, and even opposed by many of the Lientlemen in Mr. Waling..s interest, into, at his instance, voted against him, to evince his disapproba tion of what he thought, at the moment. an ingssii cious .Ippoeition. Thole TaeLT independent fello ws carried on a poll for four days against the whole weight of the Corporation, and, what was more formidable still to ordinary virtue, the weight of a long purse in the hand of a candidate who was at once t tow ususan,anAlder man, a man of address, a lawyer, and supported by an host of counsel, agents, active friends. and most zealous partisans. We are now informed, on authority which we cannot doubt, that those electors have resolved to petition against the return of Mr. 3letcalfe, on the ground of open, shameless, and profligate bribery, and of gross partiality and illegal conduct on the part of the Returning Officers ; and what is certainly most extra ordinary, those people, most of whom are in the lower rank of life, chiefly working manufacturers, have al ready collec ted for the purposes of this petition a sum of above 5001.! It is avowed that they have proofs of bribery so palpable as must, in too days before a Com mittee, disqualify Mr. Metcalfe and seat Mr. Wallace, should he think proper to accept the seat; and that, should he decline it from any punctilio, they will, on another election, set up some other candidate.—(DeUin Evening Post.) Mu..—Friday, the Bth inst., at an early hour, a meeting took place near the Lough, between the Hon. C. H. Hutchinson, one of our City Repre sentatives, and P. W. Callaghan, Eaq. • the former attended by Sir Wm. A. Chatterton, Bart., as his second, and the latter by D. R. Moylan. Esq. On the first fire Mr. Hutchinson was slightly wounded in one of the lingers of the left hand, which has been sane amputated; but we understand be is going on favourably.—(Cork Morning rNMIIIIIIIIIIIIMIMIM COVENT GARDEN. - The revival of the tragedy of Kiag Lear at this Theatre, and the introduction of Mr. Hoorn, in one of its principal charactera, naturally excited a great de gree of public ieterest and attention. Of the merits of the tragedy itself it is unnecessary to speak. It has always been a favourite with those who are content to study Shakespeare in the closet ; whilst his warmest admirers must admit, that it is not well adapted to excite that sort of feeling which is essential to the success of a stage representation ; and that, unless the chief cha racter is delineated with superior talent, the attention and curiosity of an Audience must be exhausted lung before the conclusion of the play. The person whom the managers of this Theatre have chosen to sustain that ardnons character, is, (as we have before men tinned) no less a personage than Mr. JUNIUS BOOTH. We cannot avoid suspecting, that in making this selec tion, the abilities of the performer himself have not been so much regarded, as the wish to produce an actor, who, by treading to the same line as Mr. KHAN, might in some degree diminish the attraction which that gen tleman's name has been so long accustomed - to produce. The attempt was bold—candour obliges us to add that it was unsuccessful. Mr. Bonet, in some passages. certainly evinced considerable judg ment, and a correctness of conception, which met, as it deserved, with considerable applause; but we must con fess, that, jodglng of the whole performance, according to is& Walt histrionic skill, the Lear or yesterday evening did sot strike us as justly representing the character which is pourtrayeil in the drama of SWAIM pats.. Mr. BOOTH evidently mistook rage for dignity, and the violenee of angry passion for the heart-broken parental anguish which filial neglect, desertion, and in gratitude, had produced. Of the stormy fretfulness of age, he indeed gave ns as .h as could he wished for; but in those tisanes, where the dignity of the king might to be mingled with the tenderness of the father—in the scene of his real madness, so skilfully contrasted by the poet, with the affected insanity of Edgar—and especially in delivering the dreadful curse, which, in the hands Wows KH3eHilt, was so awfully and so deeply interest ing—in all these parts Mr. lloortes performance im pressed us with nu other idea than that of a complete sad decided failure. His bursts of feeling and sudden transition from one point to another, were but mica tires, and very had caricatures, of the known style and manners of Mr. KEAN. We have ventured to make the above remarks upon the strength of our own judjment (probably an erroneous one), and in opposition to the opi nion of a good-natured audience, who. if we may judge from their rapturous applause' last night, were never so much amused before. But we must not forget that the rothusiamo which always attends the re-appear- ance of an old favourite is often better meant than well= edged, and that the applause Which is in general so plentifully bestowed upon such occasiods, ought to be regarded more as a manifestation of the good wishes of the audience, than as a proof of any new claims which the actor himself has produced. Mr. BOOTH, who was yesterday so warmly congratulated on his appearance in Mug Lear. stadia probably have met with an equally graCions reception from his friends in the gal ferv, fbe had crossed the stage walking upon his hands. After having thOs freely expressed our opinion npon Mr. Booru's per sonification of this c ha racter,we feel aoxious to assure him that we do not wish to discourage his attempts, or to under-rate hie talents, when exerted in their proper sphere. Hu eis evidently not formed for the highest of rim ter, nor can he conquer, as KEAN has tire ti obstacles will& nattie has later ' Is Lite charade» he idly becooke es ti ; but he those which he now attempts he eta only (So use the best term) be deemed respectable. It is unnecessary to remark, that the Edgar of. CHARLES KEMELI, and the Edmorad of Macaea DT, were each correct and successful representations. Miss Boors, though by no means fitted for the character, gave some interest to Cordelia; as did 3lissCosrmita an bliss YATES to the characters of Coneril and Regan. At the con clusion of the play Mr. Moms came forward to announce the next eveningi performance; but the au dience would not be satisfied until Mr. BOOTH himself appeared upon the stage, to receive their congratulations in person. This was complied with, and King Lear was anmounced, amidst boisterous applause, foi repre sentation on Saturday and Monday nett. NAVAL INTRLLIGENCR. DIAL, Aran. 13.—Arrived the Rosella, Arrowsmith, from Newcastle, for Honduras; Indus, Wright, from Shields, for St. Helena; Albion, Richards, from New castle, for Qnebec; and Marina, Tbompsoa, from Lon don, for St. John's. They have all sailed with the re mainder of the outward-bound.—Remain in the Downs, the Semi frigate, and Diligence East India pilot yachtet Po room. APRIL 13.—Arrived the Britannia, from Havre, with passengers.—Sailed the Par tridge, Bethans, (or Madras and Bengal ; Henry Wil liam, Warts, for Malta ; Norfolk, Richardson, for Que bec ; Jades, Pinhorn. for New Brunswick ; and Har ninny. Rioharilson, for Quebec. Davin, APRIL 13.—The Latona, Lov;e, ran on shore, dnring a fog, near the South Foreland; but got off again list night, by the assistance of a smack, and pro ceeded down Channel, without damage. Humes, Arati.l3.—Arrired, the Earl of Leicester packet,. with a mail, from Cuxhaven. LIVIIRPOOI % Aran. It —Arrived the Ano, Crosier, f ra/..iew York—mailed on the 18th March; Louisa, *on &runnel' ; and Nelson, Lamb, from Ma deira.—Arrived off this port, the Albion. Stewart, frost Calcutta ; sailed on the 29th Nov. PLruottxn, APRIL 12.—Sailed the Natalia', Mitchell, for Prises ?Award's Island ; Hero, Cacr, for ditto ; Lady Ana, Jones; and blountstone, Marden, for New foundland; Quebec, Towns, for Bayonne; Antelope, Lowry, for tiibraltar; Waterloo. Cole, for Kingston; Nautilus, Andrews. for Oporto; Robert Edwards, Sher burne, for Canton; Ann, Potts, for Rio Janeiro; Sir James Kemp, Davidson; and Sir Joseph Banks, Lacy, for Janata.* g Tropic. Beanciford. for Barbadoes ; and se veral others. FALXOVTII, APRIL 11.—Sailed the Charles Mills. Jackson, for Madras and Bengal; Mangles, Coghill, for New South Wales; Princess Elisabeth packet, with a mail, for Jamaica ; Trent, Longbottorn, for St. John's, New Brunswick ; Royal Yeoman, Sly; and Amity. Spurr, for Quebec; and his Majesty's ship Lae, oa a cruise. Cons. APRIL S.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Driver, from Dublin, with Sir Thomas Brisbane and dolts on board; she has sailed again. A melancholy accident occurred at Mt. Debehltam's, a proprieter of a attain farm a Ovington, in Norfolk. Round his house be has about two acres of plantation, part of it adjoining the public road leading from Watteau to Deteham, in which, it appears, he keeps spring gun constantly set. On Tuesday ee'nnight his brother, who assisted in setting it, anfortunately trent against one of the wires, wise it itternediately went oI and lodged its contents in his legs, Which mangled them la ouch a was as td canes WI deal do the Saturday fol lowing. SPORTING 14VTRIZIGENCR. BETTING AT TATTEROALL'S, APRIL 13. DERB Y. 7 tot and 4 to I apt the Duke of Grafton's c. Piadarrii IS to It apt Mr. Thorshill's e. Sailor 7 to I apt Arbutus. by Walton. d. Lisette IS to I apt Lord Rous's cis c. Hoopoe IS to I apt Mr. H. Milan's The Duke lOU to 7 apt Mr. Wilson's e. out of Toone lOU to 7 apt Lord Stawoll's Brother to Blucher SOU to I I apt Mr. Udney's e. Abjer SOU to 7 apt Blr Chores Bunburj's f. out of Tawny OAKS. to 1 apt the Duke of Rutland's f. out of Sorcery 9 to I apt Mr. Wyndhato's 1. out of hlsrisane 9 to I apt Lord Rous's f. The Bride 9 to I opt Mr. Rush's b. f. out of Reserve 13 to I apt kfr. Calley's f. Timaretu THE 9000oe STAKES. 5 to 4 on the Duke of Orates's e. Piederrie NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, IBM VOIPIDAV. Mr. Cdny's Barmeeide, Ost. Mb., apt Gee. Grost•eaor's Blue Steckler', Sit. lib. T.Y. C. 100 p, b. ft. YORK AUOUST MRKTINU, 1820. MONDAY. The Fitawilliarn Stakes oilloir;Uaeh, h. ft.—Last mire end three quarters. Are. sl.lb. • Age. st. lb Mr. Milne's Boni- Lord Darlington's jr. ha 6 8 6 h. by Soreerer....6 8 6 Mr.Garfortk'sotho 5 S 3 Mr. Houldsworth's Torrelli 5 8 4 The Knaresudra Stakes of 60gs each. h. ft. for 4-yr olds.— Last Bile cad a half. St. lb. O. lb. Lord Fitzwilllam's Os- Mr. Parrottles Ritift ..7 1$ !otos 7 13 Mr. Kirby's Nbadow ..7 V Accordiug to an official Decree, promulgated by the Minister of the Interior in France, horse-racing will take place at Piris the first fortnight in October ; at Alencun, the 25th of August; at Limoges, from the lit to But sth of August ; at Poicturrs, from the 15th to the 20th of May ; at Twiner., from the Ist to the sth of May; at Tarbes, during the first fortnight in May, fur mares,—and from the lit to the 15th of August, for en tire horses; at Bordeaux, from the Ist to the 10th of July; at St. Brienne, in the first fortnight of July; at Strasburgh, in the grit fortnight of August. OLD BJILEY SESS lONS.—(Tins Der.) William Arbiter, a young loan, 19 veers of age, was indicted for barglariously entering the dwellitig-house of George °Wings, and stealing therefrom three coats and other articles, value 71. The evidence went to prove, that the prisoner had been for some time connected with a desperate gang of robbers, who have for some time infested the neighbour hood of Fulham and Hammersmith, under the dtrectiou of the brothers Bird, who were recently rtecutrd. prisoner had just escaped conviction at the Surrey Ses sions upon a charge of a similar nature. The Jury returned a verdict Of—Guilty, Death. . MARNSTS. Conn Exenamoa. Airatt. It---Our Wheat teats ceii dare niesendlogly Ma", baying bad larger inlet& of late than the demand coald take off, yet prime *aleph.: support Monday's prices; but scarce a sale could be made of any other tiescription.—Fine Barley woo off rathir more freely, but nut at Meter prices; sad thn waddling tEt!litles met beuir sale at a decline of Is. per qoartrr.—The Oit trade was full as good as os Mon day.—ln Beans and Peas there is nu alteration. SmiTonal" APSIL 14.—There was hut a middling supply of Cattle this morning, and every thing was dearer than last market-day.—Mutton, Veil, and Pork also higher in price. (To sink the OW : per stone of Bibs.) Beef . . 4e. (id. to M. M. I CAT ma AT DIAMIST. iiittion : is: ild. to 06.91. Bouts 4O Vral . . Si. Od. to 76. Od. Calves Pork . . 116.0 d. to Os 01. Sheep, &c. . . . 1000 Limb . . 7s. od. to lis. dd. Pigs 9OO HAT Manner.—This market remains the same u per our last quotation.—Straw intl Clover the same in prism as oar last. Hay - SI. 10c. Od. to 4L 10s. Od. Sclover traw So hardened in crime were some of the primeers taken to Bury from Ipswich, Air trial at the lad Meisel, that they actually robbed the Bury gaol, and carried the articles to the other receptacle, where they were found upon them. blonder, the journeymen batters belonging to this tows, having lately struck work, with the view of ob taining an advance of wages, met at the dock-bead, and entered into a discussion upon their alleged grievances. The result of this deliberation was, that a number of these men threw up their employment and left Dumfries, some of them for (Usages', and others for Lancashire. On Sunday last a written paper was posted on the walls of the Old Church, calling on the public to come for ward aid attend a meetidg in favour of Reform, &e. This paper was of coarse immediately taken down and headed over to the Procurator Fiscal; but al though it had been le* untouched, we believe the appeal would have failed of its object in this quarter. A respectable merchant of this town, who was a pas senger in the London mail on Saturday last, mentions that there wad a man on.4he top of the coach, who was continually eulogists, on the cause of the Reformers. and whd appeared to all his fellow travellers to be one of their deft - gates. It seems probable,therefore, that the writt4ger In qaosti . o n was posted up by this person. lI es Con nor.) ednesday night, or early yesterday morning, the country house ofJetwis Cruickshank, Esq. Hare Lodge. near Rumford, was broke into, and robbed of a great quantity of plate, limed, and ether articles. The thieves pined ildmlttance by totting a hole in oat of the shut tees of the back window with a centre-bit, by which mesas they nafaiemsed the bolts •, they left bebiod them the stock of the metre-bit and some phosphorous Matches. Ronasat ants Artater+ AT ARVIN.--• ik diabolical alt • tempt at arson was discovered on Tuesday last, in the home of Mrs. Wendt, a nidOw lade, la Salthouse-lane. Hull. Os going to bed, she found her chamber e. or. that she bad locked previous!) , to going to chapel, was then nalockesli and a string smell of f.re ideas, there from., she immediately 'tittered, and •:iiscovered that tk• curtains of the bed and a p rt of the bedding had hero set Ire to. 0. looking sutler the bed far a Mss certain lug bet Weedy , din !egad it brake open, and 3/. , tog tilt with thtwt gold Bugs, had been stolen. Some been la l beer wet An lo in the boa, lost which, it is conjectured. welt sat, is rem of the lid of the boa being pat tent*. A ma e rM il ltio wife have been sent to prison on lisopidaa of listing cosotittad this atrocious act. I 1 .4 1 -a....J.a..