The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-05-24 00:00:00

'W -.- OA det- 4r . nit CAPTURIC OF LIMA We *strut the fellowlog from the Nett York Comoserdol AltOffHlV, of she 14dt of April : •••• "yt,TOOSIAS M•ucn 30.--By s excel just .r -riled hem Coracos,oews hod Imes received by a •ea eel Indeed lbws from CArthegeos. shut the Governor of Panama had writtee to the Cormier of Girths ens, foe ell the forces he could master foe bit S.C. coot, se he dreaded se lenient attack from the lode. peotlest Army, w►ioh, after Mein taken Lisa, wee them *drench's; rapidly to the eetthward, no doubt N attack his post. It is else stated, that of the het which NMI time Ile hod sailed from Spain for Pero. shaven of role vessel lied modeled. and carried her into V•lperaiso--giving information that the rest of the squadron were in a *Weiler state.— On receiving these accounts, the Government of Val. praise immediately dispatched the same vessel, to. goober with the rest of :he sqoadron then in pirt, to i l duccept them, which they sec:wain' elected ; and after esehaugiag a few shot, the whole Sionish d..t joined them. They immediately proceeded to Cllll4O, antler the Spaaish ll.g, forwarded the dispatches takes on board the squadron, to t►e Viceroy. and &harked she whole of thei► forces, which were re ceived • itb nny demonstration of joy. They home. &stay sue oat for Lima, and took pescimble posses- Non of that city, the Government 'appears them to he bleeds." MAV4L I NTR L LIG ENG& Dear,, MAT '2 3 —Came down from the River last irimene, end sailed ibis day, the Tobago, Westmor land, for Dowagers ; Triune, Tindal?, for St. Yin. cent's; and &Mau, Yeoman, for Smyroa.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Levant, bPKibbeti, and Doevest. Cowan, from Belfast.—Paned, at the barb of the Cood•in Sands, the Mandarin, of Balti more, front the Savannah for Bremen. Free P. M.—Care down from the River the Prioress Charlotte of Wales, Gabble, and Marquis of Wellineon Wood, for Dental ; and Centurion, Mead, from Newcastle for Si. Helena. ilalf-past Dive.—The ludiamee are lying to, bet will proceed inisediarely the passengers ate is board. _ _ _ . - _POWTSISOUTIT, MAT !J.—Sailed his Msjmiy's ship Roark', nu a creme; Emperor Aleasoder, Da vidson, for Enemas Ayres; sod a few coasters sod cornets. PINZAKCE, MAY W.—Arrived his Abject'', brig Helicon, Ceptain Pittotio, front • cruise. MAT !I.—Marra the Dolphin colter, OW I kw yowl. bound round land. _ FALMOUTH. M %V 20. Arriv.d the Wellington. ennky, frees liable, in 67 days, for orders.—Sailed the Erihsoo. Peter, for iloesios Ayres; Dseid. Mil. kr, f o r Nl4lifereedlend ; end Hatch 'temp./040 Heed. rich, Melds', for Marseilles. PLTMOVIM, MAT 22.—Came ID his Majesty's ship Hellish,. from Milford. Cows+. MAY 22.—Arrired lair lest eveniong, the Olsten, Has►ell. of sad frog Huston. faith a 4 sroo of coffee, run, sod sager, for orders : sweaty days Pals- do. Tb. Wolfecovr, %Thomson ; Creole, ; Jason, Briar; Eol•. Commode; J•ane Fordinasedp, —; Welliogroo, Ledet ; Petite Marie,—; and Prole Agatha, --, WITS d leen an shore at Port Louis, bloodline, during a violent gal. on tbe 25th of .Is. neery. Tits Deinbeek, Ces•ron, of end from Cre•eeek. sailed fro* Slip the 24th March, and has mot since been besot of. TM. Airshity, SlTherson, intend in the CIO*, free Detnerere—posed .n the 3d iost. in let. 35, tons. 4G * smell vessel, bottom op. Spoke ea the 1011) inst. is lat. 48. leas. 26. the Beide* of Soo deriend. The following am eilreets of lonierg frneo the Cape of Geed Ilnpe, ennbrmatn►y of the intelligence provinissly meter(' relaftwo to lb. inewneetion of lb* Cairns:— '• F►s. IL—Farther Intelligence, has been this day ►ereired of an immense body of Cares hewing overrun the whole Corn District. murdered every one. end destroyed every thing in their way. The whole of Ilse reentry is op in 1111113 them." " M ASCU 6.—lt it with the most painful @MO. lions I Mete to communicate that the Caffres have hue, manful in taking pe i on of O. e n ," District. Too British thicera have been killed, and f ur r y man, wnman. sad child, were cruelly Weyer ad by these barbarians. The Victoria, from Ceylon, bad reached the Cape with the latest news from that 'shad. It was anderst I ani. that she revelation wan completely at an acid, and that si me of the reinforce ments mbich bed been sent thither on the first sp. pearalica of those distarbances would be embarked for Bengal." Mr. ScintArr. in the course of his impotent on Flidsy lass, in the rase of the MAyou of p rrEns . mu), Iwo or throw times inadvertently mentioned Prtraactiouott instead of PETERWIIELD, to the nn swill smosement of his bearers ; but whether from the kittilsrity ofsystetnwhichpreraili in that Borrsighwhiels ha *imitate in Parliament, or from ell apprehension that should AO rase of Prriuselain succeed, it too, load to simile, indications reverting other rottenile. ranglit, does not silver. As to PETBILIFIELD, we .ecollect it was stilted in Oho cowrie of do list autumn, that its ancient Charter had been fiend; Shot it was incorporated in the reign of King Bryn T 11.; that it bad no Mayor. bet that its Bergesses enjoyed all the privileges of the Citizens of Win. rutstri. We aro glad this interesting case is now 1 " , •11 to be brought ender legal discussion and review ; fir from the lattooted defence in support of the pri sm system, and in showing cause against the role, we have Milo doubt bat the ultimate result will he. AO the election of the Mayor of Prrraurease by a Jury nominated by the Steward of the Cited is ille. Pl. and Su usurpitinn of the rights of the Bar. Ito , sia and Freeholders of this Borough. The Court Latina midi tbii rule absolute, without hearing the Counsel for the indication, the Public are not at crewnt in the fill possession of their cue, or be ' , coeds on which it is (minded. DISTRESS ill IRELAND. ---....- WATESIPOIIb, MAT 19.—0 n Monday Doe overt acts of riot mess committed here by a mob. under a bonnsr bearing the espressivemotto of " Dread, o► /York." The mob, with women and ragged boys, broke the shop-windows of Mr. James Kestace White, King-street, a most respectable baker, Gird whom •• cannot conceive to have given, even to a blind populac►, resod for peculiar, or for any, re sentment. Some of the stones that wore used in committing the Delmer, injured females of the family. The shop was entered and robbed of some breed and of *best thirty-Bye shillings in coppers. The mo► likewise broke seve►al penes of glass in the front of the house of that patriarch of Waterford charity, Thomas Irenb, Esq. of Great Bridge -street. The popular smidnres moot, however, of long duration; the appearance of Magistrates scree restored the tranqail appearance of oar streets. It was not ne cessary to call out the military, although an escort was deemed advimble for bread going from Mr. While's to the jails, a &variation that should be stirred with the poor.—Yeilerdny mortal resiwts. ble housekeepers were /MOM in as special constables by the Deputy Mayor, Sir Stolen Newport. All OM perfectly quiet yesterday. Some slight apprehension seems to be entertained for this day suit to-Stertair me caenot bet think such apprehension groundless. We give poblieity in the folloolog ankle not ni promoter* of redithis, as WMe or err corrupt and unfeeling ealtomporine. sill went bat frogs rosesiernittoo in the liardviiip. it. loamy of the eat eyeful of our leilow-ereatores hove endured, sad are likely to redone, mad also coosidentig the paper of more es e. queue, than say Mon Power of the prevent none. DECLARATION OF LAN(y!SIIIKE OPERATIVE IIArtUFACTUKENs. The following statement is signed by miserly holf a million of workout. The rich and powerful would do well to ponder on its concluding sentence. The distress and misery of the labooriog classes have reach- ad the limits of indent endurance. Whew forbear awe shall be exhausted, when only the angry voice of vengeance, uttered by an aroused and resistle►s mul diode, shall be heard, bitterly will our •• higher or ders" repent their inattention to these low murmur ings of complaint, which have so often given them Cutely warning of their approaceing fate. •• We, lila Journeymen Cotton-manefacterers, Mechasics, sod Artisans, throughout the trading districts of this meaty, humbly beg leave to lay be- fore the Public is general, and our empleyers and ruling hours in particular, our past and prevent dis tresses, stills some of the leading cusses thereof, to gether wish a few Resolotiess we mean to stand by, which are the list and only resources left for oar fu ture seblisteoct. " For 1111601 r per. we laboored ender Me►e ells. tresses, caused by a lung stud protracted war, whether unavoidable or out we cannot tell ; but we were told that a glorious compsest of our enemies, and an be. noarable peace. wield restore Of to a state of ease end plenty. % P ith patience and fo►titu!e, we strop glad through these diflicsliira,i,anting fur Ilse happy days we bad yet to see. Tho time arrived *Lich was to crown our ratane happiness wish the ble.sed effects of • general peace. But, alas ! since that porinel, As means that have been resorted to have only heightened our misery, •oil plunged us deeper into the abyss of wretched want and distr►ss. It wined stiffen with horro► say thinking men who has the bowels of pity Inwards his own image sod the image of God, to see our tottering old age, with their nerveless limbs, palsied with infirmities, for want of corporeal sestenance. Our children by starvetion, end for went of clothing, are lost in dirt and vermin; and want of food in these eases, will certainly bring ow hereditary Musses, and descend to pnsterity.— Our inns and fathers who have gone throogh all the hardships of war, and even bled for their King sod coontry, are now added to the wretched nu•ber of their friends in meagre want. To what a wretched , state is oar clothing and oar b►dding resigned ! Bet we need not say any more on this point ; experience informs as ton true of nor respecti►s man:s, in these cases. The narrow limits of our political knawledge will not permit os to say merit on the real causes of our distresses. It is set in the memory of many who are now living, that our families were once @replayed in limiest industry: oar foreign connexions end home consumption were thee equal to our ma. natacture. Then our teployers slink this power out of our hands; then. by the inures* of ma chinery, the price of goods and tho price of walk. ing were lowered, sod fewer Lands were employed. Now these points are carried to such so estranges's-4., that our half. finished materials aro transported to other natlous, while thousand. of our own wizens are nut of employ. end others are walking at se. doted wages. Its the midst of these irresistible cals. mills., crowds ere de•ertiug the notion, carrying away net moneyed wealth and the best genius, so that our once flourishing nation is now a barren wilder. was of poserry and distress. . , •' Thus nesse now under the unavoidable nereirsi.y of throwing our•elsea upon that Its:d *lnch Intuit's. us a Wag; end laying bold on lbe present existing foot Logo, we hasably request, from this land officers rinser workhouse or workhouse allowance (with what we ran earn) for nnrael►es and families. These are the Resoluta (((( s we base entered inte r and •usnimoutly care d to ; and if not complied with, m e re serio u s will be the consequences of the result." Signed in behalf of the abets said. Blurkbutn, Lanrathire. De trade of Liverpool, which bed hitherto eons Ilneed tolorshly Ilmo, is Now getting to a sad pass: the drotroceion of coofidence is seriously anti. cipeeed. and toiler,* have ceased eo he uncommon. Urns, MAT 22.—W• are sorry in state, that no material improvement has yet taken place in the mate of the nianufactores and trade of this district. and that greet numbers of persons connected with darer• branches o f she woollen mansfsctore moll remold unemployed. The Mayor, we understand, relined tbo cious.dres sssss , oho some time ago applied hoe assistatice to enable them to g. to British Awerlee, to the Committee of this Wrirkhoose, who have do dined furnishi,;!. any fends for this purpose, on the ground that the proposed plan did not appear likely to promote the object the applicants bad in view, end that the elPculton of it was likely to be attended with IRSopersble difficulties. THItrATFSMAr: - - - - COURT or cliA:4ci.for. CONTIAIP r Ok COUR r. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. ROYAL AUCTION EXTRAORDINARY. In the silo of her lore 31sjevi)N Rends and chat tels. re observe the fiidoisiog articles. which are &c -ivilly to he olrerell to the best bidder to.tnorros morning, sr Mr. Christie's rooms. 1. 44 Ail'inr. and GR a•penre4, chiral, of the present role. S croon rivers, a inell-pteserne.l half esuois of 1917—ditto 1 sispeunn.ltllY, bud It Book takes'. t ITO Other 'roam, 3. IN liergrlieserrs. 4. 1011... r c ur... ' 5. IN and &Mrs 1.§114n, rump , . mod 11.ek 'Arm. mai I Logl.th bulf-croloss., Vet smooth audit go, t 2 Engin& sad Amigos es *woe,. 6. 9.15 pre.hicial tokens. Saab ere among the cotiosliios of this magei6eent collection of toys, fritik•l4. and nld clothes ! On the !Aril Chancellor entrtiog the Cowl ilk morning, • person eildins.ftl his Lordship on behalf of • Mr. FA ward Townsend, regarding him in or. der Messrs. Wingert& Hill, end stsotArr men, to proceed in the matter of the said Edward Tow timid. The LORD Cruiecrumit.—" 1 hero received a let ter from Mr. Townsend. and cannot avoid espresslng my displeasure thereat : penes, might to Intim flint I canoes mein) cnenmenications in this way. I lake this ntiportouity of saying. that In tutors every such •pplication will bo treated by me as it wield have been by my predreossors, namely. a. a high contempt of CJort. find the consegeence of such will follow. I shall be glad at all times to attend to Mr. Townsend's case. or any other, if brought or in • regales way. Several sitotirios.were disposed of, it being the last day of Term. His Lordship will bald his first Seal is Liocoln's lan hall en Thursday. This morning. es the sitting of the Coerl, the ATTOILNIV•G moved that sneers' persons, *have nooses he banded to the Beech, that were to arpner 'hit day for judgment, should have their ao rersl joilaments respired ; also shit too Rotes, Wins; upon some townships for moils does, should be made Orioles,, no raise bein; oboe n. M►. Scani.rat prayed the jurkosent of the Collet on Colonel Frederick Napier ; the Defendant lerd been indicted for •n assault on • Mr. Borten, on th• I I Or of November last, •od bud suffered jedgmeot by default. S I affidavits were pot in on An part of An proseeotion as well es for the Def►ndant, and Mr. SC tacrlT addressed the Conn in aggravation of poesishinent, describing ibis as a case that de 'moo! the actions attention of the Color,. Mr. Aim:menus, on she pot of the Drfendant, de. ►cribed shier► as bring ',holly provoked by the Proescotor in his violent condect toward. the *Re of the Defendant, whom he descsibed as a Geodesists of Isiah milita►y character. T..: COUST sentenced his to pay 451. to the King, and to give security for pod beisavirrat for two yes►s. - Ci.leirel Nspier psl.l die mosey, gale tile requisite security, end left the Collet. CovI%T•GAIIIMPI.—On S•lntilejr night was per. formed, for the faro lime, ate totaled*. or Dramatic Skeich,in one Aso-ailed Cozening ; or,llaff an flour be France; in which Mr. YATE, (who lately acted Falstaff, performed no less than seven characters ! By this uncommon versatility he hid, fair for rivalling Mr. MATIMWS. In his imitations, sod especial!) of 11:s archetype. be case so hear the exemplar as to convulse his audience with laughter. We i hali take an opportunity of 'mitring to this subject again. We have already onsationed the Wore of the hoes of Zuccutoucce, limn. and Cu. at Rica. It is reported that the sees for which (hey have step ped payment eased. 17,000,000 macs hence, or about a silliest sod a half ileitis'. On Saturday the dispatches fee &eget were closed at the East India-House, sod delivered to the Mes tere of the fellowiog ships, via. !—Fame, S. tics.. MINGTOX, end Almorah, T. wisTit. We are Wormed, and we receive the intelligence with a sympathy for the unfortunate sefferers, that in consequence of some manefacturet a bating reduced the price of weaving. a further pretty general teduc lien has take. place in the weaving tifgitighama. IVe have information, from a very respectable quarter, that the undress low wages now given are oecesir.ned by ease manufactory,a in this city, who, taking ad. vantage of the scarcity of walk have tethered the price below what they might fairly gist., and thus compelled many ethers Its fellow an ezample which we know it is with velectanee and grief they ere obliged to imitate.—(Carlisk Journal.) The trues of W. lverhamptis is in is most miss able irate. The order of things there is completely inverted'. Now, the last soiellre• of • starving jorrnrsevan, is in set up smiler ; his employer ren net find him work, 0,, which there is any possible !irons, and is therefore obliged to discharge him ; the poor wretch then sells hi. bed and hays an anvil, procures a little iron, and having manufactured a few articles, banks them about to the different merchants, for what he can get ; and his the manufactured ar ticle fetches very little more than the price of the raw material ! He might have previously received to.. a week is a semis ; but now he is lucky If be reaches 71. alla•OlISW laallifacierer. Ceti .. ..... At, MAT !I.—TIM 14nrbet we. low thinly !NIPPIsed slob MhTTS slow wwfbiwl i hr wimple. weld at fell ea gw.wl wows a. AS 414.41 week.-111W ley 1-. chewy/rt.—Owls SI. lwrer.-16 114 w.. cad Prow She 'knee. I.re andsieal. Wbsat iliaglioo) .... 56 66 Grey Feld 41) 44 New din. — brow 46 50 Unto i rereigs) .... 64 63 Old de. Itye 31 31 Ikb de. lO 44 Verily ... ... .. II SI 440 b ftrw ... .. ........... Ilse do Mali 11110te Mrs 60 51 Feed dw. Pew 11/to .... ...... -- Fier blwur 6O b 5 all. Bwileit .... ....fa 41 Sedweth. . 11141T/IFIKLD SIARRLI. Alit 24. To Q 44 the Wad, pet ruse Rid .... 4.. OA. so bt. 04.1 Head nt Crude Ibis da, VOlllell ..k. !4. ire 4.. 44.1 pea/16 - leoo .—. OA. Is .. 64. ilstep sad Lambs I3J J Pon .. 5.. Of. a. 66. s . t. Coif.. YUO Si. U 7. to 7c 04. INO IIAY-MARKEt. Hay .—... M. 0.. pd. Pk nil. fle,.t 61. Us. Od. 1 , 6 71. 7. 04. /um w ... Y. 4110. Ud. p. Pt. OP • f li t. • • - "• . . LAW INTELLIGENGT. COURT OF KING'S 11101 CH. Mar 41. ►MAYOR or PETFOWIELn. Mr. moved t.. snake the Ride tbaotate which he bad obtained in this use. . Mr. Sctaxcrr stated, that tadi Or: ;rnittected to oppose the present application, whit vso far ,11 in. formation in the stature of a Quo War-Selo, callinit upon Mr. John 111 to show by *bat aathnrisy be claims to be Mayor of Petersficl.l; and It se+rned that it was founded on two objections to the election of Mr. Meer*, to that office; bet be traded that he should so satisfactorily answer these objectibns, that the Court would visit the party applying for the Role with the phylomit of the costa of Ike applies lien, which, as the affidavits were More eislemintia* than any be ever recollected to htte tee's, he bad tie doubt would be sufficiently linty. TM first istiltee lion am s that the Steward had selected and semi slated to the Bailiff of this Coed the persons who were to be temosoned to serve on the Jeri. : and the tither objection was, that theie was sorting on that Jury a persne not duly (testified by ►euisncV within the joritdiction of the Cord, to act as a Juror there: The application, be said, appeared to be brooded upon a misconception of the otters of this Borough. The affidavits did not rentals toy thing about the Heroegh, bet simply slated it to Os a Court Lek. A Court bet endoebtedly it was ► but it was an ancient customary Court, metaled and governed entirely by casein. His !.pureed Feletsd (Mr. Warms) bad In his effidavlts Introduced a variety of Stewards, who 'toted the customs elf I their Courts; and it appeared, though in general, be admitted, shot they did sot nominate the Jell, t:•at they all 'tried in some degree, and that none et the precepts used by these wets consittent lelsh thsC precept for sesamonieg a Jury, which he found sea tionrd In the learned t►eatise on Coed Lists by Chief Justice Scrogsa. His Learned Friend (Mr: Warren) had cited an Act of Parliament to show what was Om ditty of the Sheriff in seninesnint 1 Juries, 11 Hen. IP. e. 9., end also 3 Ifni. VIII. c 2. r►citing that ingoesit bad of late been taken at Westminster by persons named to the Justices with= net dee return of the Sheriff', and enacting that 114 indictments so made, with all their dependencies. be valet and of no effect, and that thencelnrward no indictment should be made by any tech pertene, bet only by inquests of the King's lawful liege peepl• duly 'mooned by the Sheriffs or Bailiffs of Franchises, without any manner of noosioation to she sold Sheriffs or Bailiffs of Franchises, except it be by the officer* of the said Sheriffs or Bailiffs sworn or spp.inted so to do, sod that if any indictment wad made contrary thereto its any polo', It should be held altogether void and aril. The Larne., Counsel they, said, tit the Act cer tainly did declare that sio person stiouitl ouccest to a Sheriff or Bailiff of FrancLi,et whom he. ass In re test,' the brie., bet that it cleat y coed not ap ply its a Cove Lee, because • Court Lee sea sot bed by the Bailiff of a Franchise ; and, secondly • become so mean coed be tried there by indictment. Magas Charts hieing expressly declared, that ha pleas Orb, Crows should be taken *Rhein Commis sion of the King. Lord Chief Justice A aIIOT enquired what uss Wart of the race in question ? Mr. SCARLET-1' stated, that Petersfirld use an an deist Borosgh, which hid returned kleo.bers of Par liament as !oil as any Borough had; that there was no Charter, end flat the only duty the Nlsy or had to perform was to make the returns of these Members. That the tight of voting was in the Frreholders,and that it appeared from the affidavits of the preseotSteoard, who bad held that dice nearly sitarists years, the flee. James Cookson, Thomas Chitty, and others, souse of whom, recollected the place fifty or sixty years, Bast these freeholders had always bens towed to serve on the Lest Juries, sod that the Steward had alma; a been accustomed to insert the names of the Jurors its his precept to the litilifl, esti that Nobody remem— bered a different practice ; and be therefore contended tINt as Magna Charts spheld the customs and privi leges of Coutts Lett, the Court could sour, on 607 principle, say, that these customs wet, vicious; that besides, it must be a matter of indilfereisce, .Mo ther the Steward or the Bailiff selected the Jury, as both those officers were appointed in the soma man ner. That unless his Learned Friend (Mr. Warren) could show that the cesium was 'Scioto in tote, his must take it as it eaisted, and could not cell on the Court to Impeach any port of it, because It was SOL anomaly on the Common law ; and, its association, he stated, that he did not know whether the new lights thrown on the Borough might sot discover some other person to be the itetarniug Officer, but that he was not yet found, sod he trusted that they should keep the preseot. Maattoot followed on the same Cole, sod lugged, (bat as the Jaror who was objoeted as a noo-resident, was a freeholder hawing lands withim the boroegh, he was competent to serve ow the Jury. Lord Chief Jestice Assor.—" The 1t,,. James Cookson, clerk, is the parson objected to, as is.t be.. log a resiast—yos state that be has a freehold ?" Mr. Jetties BATL[T.—." If be a freeholder in powerless or net ; does he occupy ?" Mr. MARRYAT said, hat it did not meet front the efficient', bat that he eel told the prettiest' writ in the occupation of a tenant._ Mr. Jeanie, BATLIT.—" Il+te you 11111 authority which warrants the putting upon the Jury a man who is not resident s cutely upon ilia ground of his being • freohoWer ?" Lord Chief Justice necessity f" Mr. MAIIIRTAT said, embetlty which prate'', Jury unless he film oho Mr. Justice BATLEY Steward io this ease wig , all of thew residing at uotd like it trotter, at Mr. SCAllLrrt.—" the Steward is !snood hi Lord Chief Jetties the costae Is to swear , Mr. Sc*lLtrt. her ef Feeirolders in the are v. sun a■ the 'or, ve•l, WI 1 i , i , i I ASIOT.—" And Orithoot any ti I, that be ass riot sears of any , nts any body being pet on tins • ho objection. Then yes think that the gh t have nominator( 13 persons, Portsmouth, or If Mr. Swims t Poteiburough ?" 1 do Dot say that, bet I nip , 4 by elm cutout." AalioT.—" And pis Nayarit 91., persons oho are not reimits:" • Yes, there area limited nsm- to Borough, sod those algae • AI """liwalaill ll l.loninvya. • 1 - - ... _ ... .- ... . -• . St . .. •,. . . 0 0 1 I