The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-28 00:00:00

when the the houses of our inoffensive and Illustrious fellow cbristians and fellow subjects were to be burnt to the ground. But in what don all this clerical solicited. for Religion as exemplified in the ifr stan ce before "S i consist ? In regard to the grates an d virtues of the Christian life ? In glorifying the attributes of the Creator, by striving to imitate the example et his diffusive benevolence? In following the steps of that Divine teacher, who was meek and l o wly of heart, and taught his Disciples to deny the world, to sacrifice all selfish and sordid affections, and to do unto others as they would have others do unto them? Is this the religion of St. Andrew's Hol born ? 0 ! no. Nothing of the kind appears to be thought neeessary. All the ohjeet held in v iew is the outside of the platter, while the inside is full of corruption. The one thing needful there, seems only a reverence for the building, called a c l i nmh, a worship of the stocks and stones, which men only who are desired to be like stocks and stones themselves, are expected to pay. It is this blind, su perstitious, and hypocrital spirit which every where through the country is cow attempted to be armed against the progress of knowledge, the general sense of rectitude, and the popular claims of right. But the attempt cannot succeed. A respectable provincial Bank, it appears by an Exeter paper, has keen under the necessity of sus- pending its payments. This misfortune is ascribed, and probably on good grounds, to false and malicious reports. it cannot, however, fail to be observed, that the restrictions of the Bank of England discounts must occasion much embarrassment to all provincial Banks. These must of course be compelled to limit their ad vances and the prudent measures they take to retain their credit, may prove the very means to bring them into suspicion. No small proportion of the failures in the country districts, and of the stagnation in domestic trade, is ascribed to the refusal of accustomed accom modations. These, however, though personally se-1 me, and, for a season, generally distressing, are not I the greatest evik that arise from the measures of the Bank of England to prepare for the resumption of rash payments. tf He immediate effects of these at tempts, or rt sine of the necessary consequences of the pervious gskbetitution of a paper for a metallic cur rency, has been a rise, proportional to the accommoda tion-paper withheld, in the value of the medium that actually circulates, and a corresponding depreciation in the money-value of all the articles of trade. Hence the loud complaints of farmers, as may be known by the Agricultural Petition in another part of our paper to-day. These persons are now compelled to sell their produce at two-thirds, or sometimes only half of the average sum it okained in former years. while their rents and taxes continue nominally the same, and eves proportionally enhanced to the receivers. This class of people would be fealty objects of commiseration had they not been formerly as vehement in their efforts to promote the origin of these calamities as they are at present in urging selfish and sinister modes of redress for the grievances under which they labour. Inde pendent of these pernicious consequences of the ex tension of the paper system, there is another, which the suspension of payment in such an establishment as the Devonshire Bank occasions to be very widely and severely felt. From the confidence which country people have been accustomed to place in the stability of those of whom they have personal knowledge. • rother thanfilirof an institution at a distance, with which they are imperfectly acquainted, they are always more disposed to be holders of their local noes, than of notes of the Bank of gngland t and on The failure of a country Bonk, that class of persons who have peter been indebted to such an establishment fur accommodation, become. in proportion to their pro perty, the greatest sufferers by its explosion. Private letters of the highest commercial authority, from Paris, received yesterday, mention, that the King of Naples bad at length received the permission of his Parliament to attend the Conferences of the Allied So vereigns at ILayboeb, to which he bad been larked. — The Preach papers, some days ago, noticed that a secret consomaicatiou has been made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Neapolitsa Parliament. It would now seem that the object of this message was to lay before the Parliament the Remonstrances and Injunctions received from the Allied Sovereigns, ac- companied by a request to know whether they ought to be compliest.sith. The Paris betters state, that a positive refusal was at first given; bat on a woad consomnication being made, with farther elneidations and additional date, the Parliament gave their consent that the King should attend the Conferences, to which he bad been so strenuously invited. This fart, saes one morning paper, if confienieds meet prove of the most serious importance. The mere promise to appear on such a citation commits him to the joorney—snd, if receded from, will be seised as , le a ground of mortal offence by the armed poteatates, who would desire no more favourable pretest for en forcing their designs against the people and liberties of Naples. lf, on the other hand, the King should out. venter* beyond the frontiers of his own realm, it is not a matter of speculation or suspicion what use would be made of him by his Imperial and Royal brothers. Pissed in their beads, be becomes the puppet of their will. He west speak 'hammer league they dictate. He most re- 1 tract witalever oaths be may be eedoseil loseserverate were takes by Wu antler ~Mos. He oseeteigs whatever re ji reticles may be posed Ambito agalbst his whiqrpy peo pie. lie must publish whatever proelantetiosseasy be ap• i prored by his sovereign protectors. selling* WI" , rebellooisiojoinisg shoat es lay dews their asektri—eled portlier the Perliamest—assolllig tiM ossetieredes‘l • .0 and restoring The despotism from *Lich he Bed hid been emaseipated, on pain o f m ilitary exec: 21 by 100,000 soldiers. This" we shudder to think, is the perspective, should Ferdinand be suffered by his Ps liament to put himself beyond the hearing of his countrymen, and under the tuition of strangers bent on smothering every spark of political inde pendence in states contiguous to their own. Nal will a pretext for the march of the German troops be wanting, we are afraid, if the King still declinet to leave the Neapolitan territory. He will the,' be considered under restraint, and must be liberated by force of arms. If the King's acquiescence in the de mand made upon him fr Troppau were authorised by his Ministers, and not given behind their backs, they c n hardly escape impeachment ; and two Ministers, say the private letters, have been impeached, though for what cause is not told. We, ourselves, says another Morning Paper, have reasons fur believing the statement given to be cor rect, but we are also of opinion that this affair is at tended with circumstances, for a true knowledge of which we cau only trust to time. The Parliament of Naples may have acquiesced, under a previous goa l rantee from France, as to the personal safety of they King, as well as his freedom of action, a guarantee that, under other circumstances, might have been looked for from England ; but Lord Castlereagh has managed matters so well, that France now occupies the high ground on which we formerly stood. It is added, that Layback may possibly not be the place where the next conferences are to be held. By the Jamaica papers received yesterday, we have the satisfaction to learn, that the unhappy victims of WOregor's mad projects and disgraceful conduct at Porto Hello, have been liberated through a humane act of the New Government of Spain. By Guinea papers to the 10th ult. accounts are re ceived of the death of his Excellency Henry William Hemlock ; and of Major Thistlethwayte of the 2d or Queens, having succeeded him as Acting Governor. By advice. received from Buenos Ayres to the 4th of October, we are informed that a fresh revolution had taken place in rayonr of the civil authorities, and expelled Rodriquez from power. BueNos ATREIII OCT. 40.—(Extreet of a private Letter.) —"We are again immerged in a revolution. The night before last the Civics, rose and deposed , Martin Garcia, who had been nominated Onvernorl two days before. They had a squabble with IlkeJ Blacks, which lasted a few minutes, in which sent • were killed on both sides: 1 dare say you will bens? terrible accounts in London. But you are pretty well acquainted with the extent of oar revolutions,—suf fice it to say, that although this occurrence only took place the night before last, you would at this moment not suppose that any thing had happened : all is again quiet, and this day they are going to elect a new Governor, who ,1 suppose, will reign as long as his predecessor. We have advice of the expedition having sailed is excellent condition for Chili." HAITI. —The Jamaica Papers inform us, that his Majesty's ship Parthian bad brought to Kingston ae somata of the Revolution at Hayti, from wkieb we are enabled to add the following particalattr—: After the suicide of Christophe, the few troops whik immilsod with him took possession of the Paled Kan Komi, which they stript and plundered of tkvell valuable article ; they refused to bury Christophe. and Isis body was left exposed in the road. On the 17th October, the revolt having become general among the troops and the people, eight of Christophe's °Goers were killed at Cape Henry. Among them ado the Prince Royal, Prince Joachim, and Baron Bettie. The Prince Royal and Baron Bettie begged for life; but Prince Joachim said, that while he had a man left he would fight for the King. On the 22d of October, Boyer was proclaimed President of Hayti, at Cape Henry. On the Nth of October he entered the city, the same of which he changed to Cape Hayti. The Constitution. was immediately proclaimed, the officers sworn to support it, and the city restored to complete tranquillity. The wife and remaining children of Christophe were at Hayti. under the protection of Boyer. The troops behaved extremely well after the arrival of Boyer, and every thing was conducted with ,perfect order. The cif were quartered on the citizens ; the men in the barracks and public places. The people were highly elated at the change, and the popularity of the new Government was unbounded. The personage formerly styled the Duke of Marmalade, was ~ppointed Governor of the Cape. Business was suspended at the Cape on the breaking oat of the Revolution. An embargo was laid on the shipping, sad great apprehensions existed among the merchants opetivionsly to the arrival of Boyer's troops. Bat, on his arrival, they were assured that property of ail kinds would be respected ; the embargo was removed, and business revived. The partisans end dependents of Ministers are obey ing the call of the Treasury Scribes, and be most parts of the country combining in little knots or juncos, in darkness and secrecy, to procure a few signatures to what they call Loyal Addresser, but which is fact are Reoolutiossary Addressee, for the only purpose they can serve is to confirm the present Ministers ti their fatally headstrong infetartion, and to increase tbe de lusion by which the King appears to be unfortunately blinded both to his own interests and the real state of the country. Among those plates in which the oo vernment creatures have been, er aro at work, in this way, it would be unjust not to notiee Newcastiompon- Tyne, which has presented one of the most seeable and entertaining illustrations of the quality of those addresses, and of the character of the persons by Whom they are got up, with which we are yet acquainted. The history of this tressed*. is worthy of attmstios. Shay:one individuals signed a paper, at tbs butane* of some exceeding loyal person or persons, addressed to the View, requestiag hion--wt to convene a pinions meeting, that the inhabitants at large - OM an opportunity of taking part. riper, In she proceeding—so sech" pare as Addrets to his Majesty of et. that oldie agreed to by theCorporatton Is compliand with this fielleitntion, pets to work to oblige the Respdeitionises, Ass-ward. a prodnetion, aemedlog made its aposstailco. Ow the r Ciressieitt) ORIGINAL PORTRY. atom TX, WWI OP 'WESTMINSTER tartisips TRZ Vet 90.11i1t PULPIT TO TRZ IST. 1111. SAUNDIERS, OP ST. IiZRGAROT'S. The Dean, hie pulpit doth refs's.— Beams their Priest, the parish time. When leave taught mankind to pray— No churchman ruled with sovereign sway; No haughty prelate of renown Preached sermons then. to serve the Crown. The only crown, they preached for, then, Was that of heaven, and not of men. Then let the Dean, his pulpit keep For such who preach mankind to sleep; Let Saunders stand, where'ere he will, His doctrines, must imp-ove us still. The road to heaven. to all Is granted. And neither Dean, nor pulpit, wanted. TO THE EDITOR. OF TEE STATESMAN. - S a—l am directed by the Committee /or conduct lug tht Proceolholts ist , boooot of her 114iesty'a visit to St. Patti's, on the 29th November last, to 130WIZIO1 irate a Resolution passed at our last spacing, to the affect, , as under. I bate the honour to be, Sir, year obedient servant, THUS. BENSON, Hon. Secreyiry. 119, Brick-lane. Betlin3l-green, Dec. t 6. i N4O. " Rev. Mr. Marcus, in the Chair. ,11; I " Resolved unanimously—That the hest thanks of this Meeting are due to the Editors of the different Newspapers for their handsome conduct, in giving • . pnblicity to the proceedings of the Committee, whets by the arrangements miole by then, nem gteatly fatho litated, and tendered more effective." The above Resolution wac passed at a General MNW'• ing of the Committee, held at Freemasons' Tarern,,on • Dee. 7, IS2O. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPITES-11.1N. What yo* stated respecting the exhibition of a transparence, &c. by me, in your piper on Monday, was certainly ruereet as to the Net I but you hays been deceived as far as relates to me being its erMe am got a stranger tt, the motives which has induced the writer to pursue this course to injure me, as it is ,only one of a reviler series of attacks of a similar de scription, which have been brosght into play anion me. But I feel pity for the man who son so fir allow his political feelings to get the better of his reason. I am, Sir, rim's, &e. Brighton, Dec. 26. LEWIS SLIGHT. Yesterday the L.odon eoefectiopers commenced re plenishing their store-bouses with that summer luxury of the affluent, ice. The pieces were alouut an inch its thickness. A neighbour of one of these tradcrmen observing the bustle iu delivering and shooting this. slips cry article, remarked to the confectioner, " J see your turn are leans' at work."—" Aye," replied the ice collector, " 1 love to 'ache hay while the sax shiers." PAIIIIIONILD PAVILMIN7.-111 narrow street'', which admit the passage of only one carriage at a time, it is .uggested by a correspoodent i that the kesto nels should be always in the middle..- Where they are.. on the sides, they are more liable to occasion splash... iag, from the constant rolling of the wheels widslio them ; but where they are in the middle. the paste•. gers are at the greatest possible distance from the ad noyance. In Wyeh•street, this line was the more oh vioesly pointed out, from the grating of the sewer be ing in the middle.- -The widening of the foot pave. went, in that busting thoroughfare, our correspond''t adds, is an improvement that deserves acknowledge- meat; and might be introduced with equal advan. tags in a neighbouring place, called Holyw•ell street, as well as in other parts of the town. The public were much amused yesterday morning by the novelty of a market cart in 'swami moving aloft{ the Strand by means of machiaery, but its pro gress was exceedingly slow, and the work very tits. some to manage. The machinery, which was iu hoe/. was worked by twellpto sitting on is. It. .was placed before the cart. A horse, the property of My. Phillinsore, of Der setabire-strert, was hacked, yesterday, for 5U gs. to trot 1 mile in t►ree initiates and ten seconds, serb being at the rate of owe than 19 miles an boar. The. horse was backed at 5 to 4 to win, and the ground I was on the new road between Hounslow and Sunbury Common. The horse went off in great form, having gone 59 yards back to take the start. The horse woe cleverly. having three seconds to spare. Caeraost.—At the Petty Sessions of the Magis trates, he:- at Barnsley, on the 15th alt. a wretch. who had been travelling the country under she pre tence of selling smuggled spirits, came forward to give information against those whom he bad been art, fad enough to dupe. for the purpose of obtaining the informer's share of penalties, under the Act of the (leo. 111. chap. 69, sec. 22, which enacts that " coffee, tea, or foreign spirits, bought by any person r' s, . the exhibition of a • mar piper on Monday, le frets but you have to me being its arrile?. Ives which has induced • to injure me, as it is ittacks of a similar de• sgbt into play ersinst • man who sae so fir get the better of hie Sir, purl, &e. I.EWIS SLIGHT. ctioners commenced re- ith that summer luxury s were about an inch is ne of these tradcemen ring and shooting this. se confectioner, " .1 see '—" Aye," replied the ke hay while the sits r.—ln narrow streets. only one carriage at a espoudent i t.hat the km, iddle. Where they are . . bk to occasion splash... r of the wheels the midge. the possess-. le distance from the ad- s line was the more ob- grating of the sewer ha- ruing of the font pave. hfare, our correspond''t deserves acknowledge- :ad with equal advan. called Ifolywelhstreet„ tower. tied yesterday morning art in motiou moving r machinery, but its pro- nd the work very tits, wry, which was iu hold. gon it. It. was placed Phillimore, of Dor- yesterday, for 50 gs. to • and ten -seconds, sub 15 miles an boar. The. 1 to win, and the ground Hounslow and Sunbury df in great form, having he start. The horse woo ato spare. , • Sessions of the the 15th ult. a wretch. e country under the pre- spirits, came forward to se whom he bad been art. purpose of obtaining the t. under the Act of the . 22, which enacts that a, bought by any person or dealer in, spirituows • kc. (as the ease may he) is the buyer to the penal- ss be of rise to state the chap. 35, sec. 20, by the rary from becoming the hich enacts that "coffee. d for sale by persons not • Veer, pedlar, hc. with per- • • he seized by the party to be taken before a Magi.- rosecuted for the offence ; to one-tbird of the gross e accent of a foreigner. t, been is Liseds, offering es, and probably with the. the informer mentioned Ist it is the same person. 3 • WEDDING NMI/T.-T- -on, of this city, and 11.4. a neighbouring led at the church of St. to Bar. They retired W purpose of regaling them- tiag the oid addage, that they were soon detected •Wirst6, and were both of the watch-bane. On the , remitted to separate ceils to take their trials at the mo.) 11 me boat (having brought Teter) left this port on her esday night last, iita kit It is feared that the heat , . r. as the wind hirer seven tr sea ow booed, all oar- !s.) sloop Fhnemity, was cons : alas-day cosier hist, se I/ I kin hisisott $ frotesi Its wo.•44•011- and int. tZ . blab i 1 . t • • 6•• I•os I reOws • • •-.1 • • • ..4 . , r 111. PUBLIC MEETINGS. Yesterday evening& Meeting of the United Friendly Societies of the Metropolis was held at Mitchell's Rooms, Portsmouth-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, for _ . . the purpose of Addressing her Majesty. A series of Resolutions, and an Address to the queen, were area: nimously agreed to. A eery sang meeting took place yesterday in St. George's parisb.,§yutbwark, to agree upon a loyal Ad dress to his Majesty, and to express its detestation of all attempts, wbetaser constitutional or otherwise, to die lodge the present Ministry, The parties who attended were six Magistrates, principally connected with Union Hall, and three respectable inhabitants ; and, like thei nine Muses, they were harmonious in the declaration of their sentiments—which, indeed, were snugly sell, d the evening before. The resolutions will be immedi ately pent round the parish for the signatures of the ultra-loyal ; and the address will be forwarded to Go vernment, no doubt, as containing the universal senti ments of all the inhabitants : so easily is ultra-loyalty concocted. A public meeting has been appointed at Sheffield I to be held this day, in conseqnence of the requisition , of twenty-eight gentlemen of the highest respectabi lity, to consider of an address to his Majesty, with a petition to dismiss his present Ministers. In consequence of the refusal of Sir E. Sandy', the high sheriff of the county of Gloucester, to hold a county meeting. eleven magistrates have, in conformity with the Act 60 of Geo. 111. called a meeting of the county for Saturday nest, to consider of the objects! specified in the requisition to the high sheriff. A meeting of loyalists, chiefly consisting, we pre same, of die. hies, clerks, and half-pay officers, was held at Sidnioutli. on Saturday sennight, for the purpose of voting an address to his Majesty. Sir John Ken newsy, Bart. was in the chair, and the address pro poseu to be forwarded to Lord Sidmouth (when • sufficient number of signatures are obtained) for pre sentation. On the I flth instant a public meeting of the Ws- 1 , Weals of the above town took place; Michael Mlegg, A. B. in the chair. On the motion of R. W. %Ton' der, Esq. it was resolved that a petition, teals loyal In its principles, should he forwarded to the House of Commons, expressing their detestation of the late pro ceedlligs, and prayink the interpottflott of that Hem.- able House towards effecting the removal of his Ma jesty's ministers. Extract of a letter from Winchester. 46th Dee.—"l take the earliest opportunity to inform you, that the , Sheriff of Ilants has consented to call a County Meet ing, for the purpose of petitioning the two Houses of Parliament on the subject ' of the late impolitic and disgraceful proceedings against the Queen, and pray ing them to take such steps as may appear wisest and most effectual to remove every obstacle to a Anal and satisfactory arrangement, as well as to prevent the re newal of any measures whatever against her Majesty.' The Requisition is signed by the Earl of Carnarvon, the Hon. George Herbert, the Hon. Newton Fellows, Sir H. Tichborne, Hart. Sir Charles Mill, Bart. Sir W. C. De Crespigny, Bart. M.P. W. Chanaberlayna. M.P. Henry Baring, Esq. M.P. John Carter, Esq. M.P. W. Powlett Powlett, Esq. Henry Bonham, Esq. John Mills, Esq. A. Atherley, Esq. and several other Gen tlemen of the county. I have no doubt that we shall have a large meeting, as I hear frcm all quarters of the county of the intention of Gentlemen, Tradesmen, and Yeomen to be present. sot being an importer of, or dealer is, siiritoons liquors, or dealers in tea, &c. (as the ease may be) painted over the door, subjects the buyer to the penal ty of 101." It may, perhaps be of use to state tho enactment of the l Cleo. 11. chap. 35, sec. 20, by the way of preventing the unwary from becoming the victims of sue:. wretches, which enacts that "coffee. Yesterday morning Viscount Castlereagh came to tea, or foreign spirits, offered for sale by persons not town from his seat at North Cray, in Kent, and trans acted basin...s at the Foreign Office. having permits. or any hawker, pedlar, &c. with per mit, are forfeited, and may he seized by the party to It is said, that by a new regulation in the system of our Bast India trade, the Company's not in corn ships from whom offered, the seller to be taken before a Magi.- trate, and co.umitted and prosecuted for the offence ; pang, as heretofore, commencing with the ensuing England for India will sail singly, and the party seizing entitled to one-third of the gross produce." A man, with the accent of a foreigner. season. has, within the last fortnight, been is Loads, offering We are extremely sorry to state that the Devonshire Bank, which has hitherto maintained, and we believe spirits and wines at low prices, and probably with the. justly, a most respectable name, same nefarious intention as the informer mentioned was under the wee,- city. on Wednesday last, of suspending its payments. above ; we saspest, indeed, that it is the same person. The cause is attributed tp unfounded and malicious re- As or .a war or PASSING • WOODINO NIOUT.-y- George Fear l”, a stone-mason, of this city, and Ilia. pons and anonymous letters, derogatory to the credit Priscilla Armstrong, from a neighbouring yillagy. of that establishment , and which naturally produced in immediate run on it as extensive as unexpected. were yesterday week married at the church of St. Lawrence, without Waliugate Bar. They retired to A reward is offered for the propagators of such stories. a neighbouring inn, for the purpose of regaling them which it is hoped will be successful, and the Bank etc selves with ale, ice. but forge ling the oil addage, that some its payments. The proprietors confidently assert they have ample means to NM their engagements to " 4 ° 44 • 8 5 ie the 160 policy," they were soon detected the fullest extent. —(Atfred ) stealing a quantity of rem-aim, and were both of Mr. Campbell, who enjoys a pension of 3001 . p er , them pissed for the night is the wateh - bense. On the . they annum, has, under auspices which it is not difficul t to following day i mag ine, undertaken to lift into notice a Tory pabli - 11°°T H"°°° of Co were committed to separate eels snosiaor so take duke trials as the seat session.—(rork Ceersrso.) cation of sinking character; and to aid the purposes The tirimsby Custom-house boat (having brought of the party, has adopted the title of an old favourite of the public, The Afolifhly Matmsiat ; but end's, a beret 111 r. Marshall. the Collector) left this port oo her Chancery Injunction, by prefacing the word Nnw. ten" to "east' en Wednesday sight last, 2 = 11 " We trust to the discernment and patrio tism of the not °Us" berm . baud at IS is feared that she hot , • has fouesleved In the Humber. as the wind 'Mew steeng public, to make the necessary discriminations tau the at the tithe. TWA were six men on• board, all mar ocusion. sod to treat " the Jackdaw. who seeks to mer i ts. tied —{lla/1 Parket. Dec. 23.) o we es the As Capt. WIWI% of the 'atop Hanemiii, was cow Ike; a Herd. ing up from Grimsby on Saturday evitlog last s 's° -... Mr. H. Lind- late as 10 *Week, 'poi waking 'the kokbowt 4,01%th . ebootipir• &slut while the Old walCidestitlgl frielti 6 Me...ersidoftia *tally. by which nos e y eripp ke r d i mad lest .b of the name of IMPS r ei = hie. V ii• 'e, the commits 911481" preillisd is. i'd Ye t feEell i k _ _,.. kk . tit ..... ..17 in Nursed e tot- mai. * O 4 f i l e cni ' - I • WPt 3IW; - i- 1 4,41 10 4. Jewell. i ; I, . • .--,.4 I .ls I /*it , • • , s' oas es; zerrrisrri NJ 1 eirebygirkiti: , ~ - - •, • • . 4 .r • large aged that"/ pass himself off in borrowed plumes," as he art. if thei "sett A sort fatal awl melancholy reset took p :h this, tDm brit- CM last se W 10, the sees of She Is l T zg of sisals *pen to white. Loot i os, Mr. Cosis , sea m aws of IM amp. tap with Mom% 111 is the woods *bootie Si , st s ‘ iri se s at hi s or Mr. Madosita soil west off seeliestally, mese shisssistases • poem was of t himllds ' lia lil t § ies . lost his life, sl leg re ate *Stria • vg Ms lwad , which p petrol a Illielliat Sdi. Import has refs IMMO • .. ,•• I 4 ,0.. , srt" 1 oils: % .; I ;,t .1