The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-02-18 00:00:00

• Apes rte•crube the course e.h:ch his 'Majesty's Ministers intended to Fro )lr. TIERNEY wished the Nu'ale Lord would give the Homes general idea of the nantre of that course at We present inilint'irl. Load CASTLIBItE.IfiII declined doing so, from an a pperhensinum tint: he might mislead rather than ea lighten •he Howie. as he teas desirous that the subject Atlanta lOW bm dioemoted at piesent. ur. TJERN F:Y observed, that the Noble Lord might just say whether Ministers intended. to do this or that. He (Mi. T.) pledged himself that he windii,net rake a single oheervation ois h li subject. Lord CASTLERE H replied, that it was intended to p . ropme the adoption only of such summates as would he indispensible, in order to prevent any prejudice to the public service during the interval! between the die ',dation of the present aad the aseerolling of the next Parliament. Mr. TIERNEY remarked, that the House were as far from any specific information as ever. There were many measures which might be considered indispessible. There was the regulation of the Chi! Ciit. There was the Mutiny Pill. It was impossible to guess what the Noble Lord meant by in.lispensible measures. Lord CASTIEREAOH said, that hr was sure the Ilusse understood what he meant by indispenaible mei sure_s. Dir. TIERNEY expressed his conviction that nobody ionderstood what the Web!, Lord meant, but the Noble Lunt hinsself. , -.(A laugh.) The Motion was thee agreed to. 1111311774, 4,111•111POVND, Ike. toed JOHN Itt:SSPLL gave notice, that in eonse- Tarot* of the 'gau g e which the Noble Lord bad just beought down from his Majesty, lie would to-morrow move to sutyend the issuing of the writs for the bo roughs, into the anweedings of which an inquiry had been instituted during the late Session of Parliament. It bed boembis intesitioa to move fur a Bill to transfer tim elee,ire &muddle from the Borough of Orampound. Whether or net be should persevere ;m1 doing so, would be determined by the apparent duratiou of the present Parlianteet. After some routine business, the House adjourned. 0.1.0.0•1110•1111MA.Mmomm..• JIBETLIft7 or r:as FRIENDS or Me. WILSON. . --- , OP.— We stated yeeteril q ity that a Sleeting; of the Friends of T Wilson, sq. M.P. had taken pl,tre at the City of London Tavern. We now present our readers with . ; 1-4:_mter paiticuiart. • Yesterday being appointed for a General Meting of tl:e Friends of Thomas Wilson, Eaq. one of the present Representatives of the City of Loudon, a numerous Meeting took place of persons in the mercantile interest, at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. After • very short address from the Chairman , B. Powstr, Esq. upon the object of the Meeting, Ale. blaitay vs t roar. Ho felt, as no doubt they all fait themselves. embarked in a common clsose, that of the adequate representation of the City of London in • commercial roiut of view. There were, perhaps, few men had paid more attention to subjects of this nature thin hirnseif; find be felt it his duty to state, that no peron amongst the eintlit!ates had higher +inn to their support than Mr. Wilsen. It was the lot of very few amen, indeed, to be competent to the charges reposed in ti.e represectation of the mercantile interests .(the City of London; but it was impossible any man could ever be competing to disettarge the duties be owe,' to his fa- Indy and those of tmosiness, combined with those of an Alderman of the City of London and a Representative of that City in Parliament. He was so thorouhly eon v'iteell of the impossibility of any person's fa irly and fully performitmg these Julies . tha t . hr should hesitate to sapport his nemarcst friend or relative, if ambitious of any tmeh, accumulated honours. He bad thought it neces sary 10 say.dpis notch, as lie was sot mowers of the utmjection that had been taken to Mr. Wilson, on the score of himi hating declined scrvitmg the office of .1 !der man. In refusing to undertake an Ohre incompatible o ith those he already he'd, there could be no doubt the lien. Itember had consulted wilt his friends, and t-eighed 4,lva 'patter calmly and nit!' due discretion. Time trial'hiitlaititmients hnil already hail of him would, s erer all, Isi m perhaft the beat argument which could he adduced in iill 'liver. as it happened to be one of a pracpcal Afar Whilst these recollections were fresh t i n n minde r he fed it his duty to propose Thomas , Itsq. as a fi t person to be their Representative in Ismeot. He concluded by moving the first Re 'elation. Mr. Jane Peanut seconded the motion of his worthy fr:end. The conduct of Mr. Wilson in two or three rieementm: l instance.., whir' be trusted would be unne e.n/ly stamped his character as eminently calculated to WY :14 'situation of their Representative, and secure h is 'e ., ittforn r. tui m P . arli . an n m u ent. j The Resolution was carried unanimonsly. if IV SI ant, um red time second Resointion. Ile S e ".... erred. that whilst it bad been said that persons cloth : ‘"l tti ea tn rv p:ly o w re it c h al ti n me " char tu at i l e r i • r of ret me l i c ia ti n n t i s t. st h e a .r d e i l lic it :i t " • 01)Ont to G:l . the entiAle office of Representatives fur r' City, the deems would do well to turn their eyes tai the core'amet of the elec:ors for Liverpool, whose at tention to the nature and qualifications of their Repre sentatives haul crowned their attempts generally with r nprecedented sneer's, and secured their interests herons! .-m en their own sanguine anticipations. Whoever repro- I seated the interests of that great City in a competent I manner, might to he a man of extreme independence of feeling and interests. In every point he considered the psesent candidate entitled to their support, and he should. titerefore, rev/mislead him strongly as the fittest person _ emongst_lhe_ candidates. to sermons adequately their various and important interests in the Senate. Mr. B. Sat M" bore testimony to the conduct and elm- 1 racier of their Representative. The Corporation should by no.means consider it an infringement on their rights, 1 that life:moot Mr:William's character ohould be nue of thosialepresentatives, all/loath he bad declinesl the ho roue of the chic . . was necessary there should fie one_snereamilsonast l m otroducetlinto the nu 721=Ittis. her of persons so wealthy and commerrial • city at. I;ondoe. ft suss igh time measures should he taken to reinvigorate *at apathy which hail been the disgrace and ruin if one trading interests for some years back. kpropee tone should be given by the City of London th the rend feeling throughout the country , and 1111mabils old he sent by the City to Parliament, vette lame of being clerked by one party or time other. should, he their honest independence, prove a r'..or;: to bildo---(elteere.)--/famoncluded by seconding the Item- Iluttoo,'which was carried tinaninmousir. Mirelf.lssurn proposed the third !(esolution. Illte.;:caltaYnux serneoled it, and expressed the ut most_ Mace in the falcons and seal of the candidate now . The. notation was agreed to. Mt.c../IviAna moved the fourth Resolution, which Was secraed by Mt...I...MAITLAND, and agreed to. The ttionininr Resittntions being proposed and agreed to, Mr. Wilson wen inpedeeed into the room. He ail deemed theMeetine at tome length.' His speech was an et4o of site obser . ratiOns whicb bad hoer made by the persons who immortal Mod mcontled the Resolution,. The Pegged Sham New isheitsartte of Newcastle • is Mutate of Tamp ROMS, has been signed ay three diseased sad shrine irsdes. I • TO TUB LIVERY OF LONDON. LLLLL sw, HAVING accepted the flattering invitation de numerous and most respectable Body of the Users , to beeotne • Candidate for the honour of representing the tity of London, at the ensuing Elieetion, founded limn a ma nifestation of their approbation of my public conduct is six successive parliaments. i take t!iy. liberty of re speetfully soliciting the favour of your Vote and In terest to replace me in that distinguished and responsible situation, the 1111110.16 and ardoons d u ties of whirl' (should I have the gratification of being elected) 1 pledge myself to discharge with the same faithful zeal, indus try. and independence. which enquired and retained the cosidence of may fellow Citizens during twenty-seven years of the most eventful period oPthe history of my coun try. The considerate indulgence of my Friends having in doted them to request me not to undertake the duty of a personal Cantass, will. 1 trust, be aceepted as a sufficient apology for that onsissio• : should, however, the time per mit. sums of my Family will here the satisfaction of waiting upon yon, to offer that testimonial of respect on my behalf. 1 remain, (gentlemen, Your obedient and faithful servert. London Tavern. Feb. 17, IS11). W CURTIS'. The Committee for conducting the F.lection meet doily. at the above place. where all conantu.deacions respecting Rare requested to be addressed. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 913 India Stork 3 per Cent. Red. 694 69 Dlttoßond‘ 134. ISs. Fa. 3 per Cent. Cons. tkhill Old Annuities 14 per Cont. 776 Ex. RIM, 9.d. :16. li. lb. pa. ♦ per Cents. 11744 Ditto Com. 6 per Ct. N• 1094 103 Omninin Lonc Ann. lit} 3-16 ('on. for ite.6S44'.i lap. 3 per Cent. Ann. asi Lott. Tictels tll3 9'. CU lotattilinan. L 0 ' 00 .V : FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 18'20. Both Houses of Parliament met last night, to whom a Royal Message was delivered by the Earl of LIVERPOOL to the Peers, and Lord CASTLE REAGH to the Commons, expressing the KING'S conviction that each House would share in his of I fiction for the lamented death of the late KING. He intimates also, that, after certain indispensible business shall be disposed of, the public interests will make it advisable to call a new Parliament without delay. This latter part of the Message will be taken into consideration this day. Mr. l'tEarcey, in the Commons, expressed ailesire to have the House apprized of what might be the nature of the business to be entered on before the dissolution, but he could draw nothing from the dose CASTLEREAGH. The Houses toted Addresses of Condoknce to his MAJESTY on the death of the late luso : and also to his MAJESTY, endlhe llama-Duchess, on the death of the late puke of KENT. Upon further information, and more estlecially from a detailed account extracted from the Journal des DeGala, and the Journal de Purist, we now are set right as to the motive for the deed of Lout rel. Jealousy, which was at first assigned by a French Paper as the stimulus to the horrid act. may have arisen from the expression of his Royal High ness, the DUKE, who in a faltering, half intelligible voice, said,—" doubtless I have done him some in jury ;" the word unintentional might not have been heard, but added afterwards. The prnjef with respect to the alteration in what may be called the CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER Of France. since it relates to the very foundation of Liberty. the lair (!f Elective, is naturally and ne cessarily put nft', by the horrible event which has befallen tile Duke de BERRI. The Con de LA• Rot RDONAIT. in his motion on thisad, ob served, that the deed did not arise from any per sonal haired. We still look to Spain «ith anxiety and nncer tainty for what is doing in its capital, and at Cadiz in particular. A politician, though not very pro found, mad• easily enough foresee what is likely to he the final issue of the militia., insurrection, whose effects are every dad► spreading: but still he is not satisfied without being apprized, from time to time, of the progress of the reformation. From the South American Papers, to the Ist of November, w havo-Ih► fellevviag-011ieial Amount of Commandant Antonio Diaz, to General Pacz, Commanding General of the smaller armed vessels: Aperito, Ow. I. Oattraat.—ln conformity to yenr orders, I made sail with the small squadron under my command on the 22d ult., and on the 2.ltit anchored in the Port of Aperito, where I resolved to wait the enemy's forces, to give them battle to advantage, and then regulate the movements I ought to put in execution on shore, i n case of the appearance of the enemy's cavalry on the opposite coast. On the 29th, at sik in the morning, the enemy was discovered in the mouth of the canal Cayman, where Ensign Jose Brabo was stationed with three flerheras, who gave informa tion of the same, and retired until in front of St. Catalina. At daybreak on the morning of the 30th, I changed my position to the mouth of the Apure, to conceal our forces from the enemy. At eleven o'clock they presented themselves in line of battle, when the action commenced with a • ell directed and constant fire from oar gins; they were compelled to retire, hut they again offered us combat, and the action commenced anew ; and 1 made signal to gain the windward and abandon them, amidst a most dreadful Are of artillery and marquetry; bat the enemy, %rho never came within ear grapple. wishing * amid the ronilict, um their spiels on shore, and their infantry into ambesk, whisk 460 me to disembark my Orme Its atm* s trz e ta h host. The enemy's here towhead of nine sow ned with IMO mew. the row Fag n( shah of tSe - - ,-~ ... THE STATESMAIN ANTONIO DIAZ, To the Oeneral of Division, Jose Antonio Pars, Chief of the army of the West. 'Ananias of Ratings ; SO of them were killed, and all the enemy's vessel■ are in our power, with the ofbcial correspondence of the Commandant of the expedition. who was found dtad. On our part. there was not a sin gle individual wounded. Lientetant-Colonel Parr, with his.dirisiou, is in pursuit of the dispersed, and it is pro bable that not one of them will escape. The officers and troops all behaved well. We have received this morning Norfolk (Vir ginia) Papers to the 9th January. From the severity of the frost, and the snow storm, which commenced yesterday and continued to a late hoar of the night, we apprehend much injury to vessels below and on oar coast. Two vessels, however, the British November packet and the brig Hero, in 15 days from Bermuda, came up this morning, and furnish no other account of damage done than that the latter lost her cables and ran on shore on the south side of States Island; but on the rising of the tide she got off. A Gentleman arrived at New York, left Have nnah 3d ultimo, states, that a Mr. Ellison, who lately went from the United States to settle in Cuba, was killed by Mr. 516Donnough, whose chamber he attempted to entepfin a frolic. Captain Fisher, of the William, of Boston, en tering to sasist the unfortunate sufferer, was too late for his r elief, and received several wounds from M'Donnoug b. A letter from Captain Commandant Williard, dated at Fort tiadwlea, contains the melancholy news of the death of George Peters. of the corps of artillery, Cum mandant of the port, of inflammatory fever. HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Yesterday the Hone of Delegates were in Committee of the whole on Mr. lialdwin's resolution, protesting against Congress attempting to dictate to the States of Missouri a restriction on slavery; the Committee made some amendments : when they hare passed the House we shall publish them. COMMERCE OF THE BLACK •EA. A very interesting ewiy, under the signature of (Va nn., showing the importance of opening a commercial ioterrourxe between the United Stotts and the Black Sea, and the policy of appointing an Ambassador to the Ottoman Port, will be published in our next. The Courier, after roundly affirming that there was no ground for asserting that a displacement of Ministers had happened, now, with unblushing , confidence, tries to come oil in the denial, by say log " That a considerable difference of opinion existed upon the subject in question (the delicate , one we mentioned) we believe. As firmly (it' adds) do we belieVe, that his MAJESTY has sacri ficed to the legal and constitutional advisers of the Crown those feelings and wishes which he must have had, and which indeed he must have been less than man if he had not had," &c. What is this but confirming all we said—that if the tinto's idispolition remained impracticable, we had too grime* convittion that the mind of the chitelltlpil' adviser of the Crown was not plastic enough to give way against his conscience, and therefore a dismissal or resignation was inevitable. We did not say that all the Ministers were so resolved, for we know there are a few among them made up of compliant materials, and who would accommodate theinielves to whatever might be considered pre sent interest ; but we confidently assured our read ers that the example of the highest and most responsible Law Officer of the kingdom would be implicitly followed, in this instance, by three or four of the chief Cabinet Ministers; enough, in short, to break up the Council completely. But we feel, in an especial manner, indignant against the above insolent Journal, for denying to a great Per her lawful style and tide, as thus: " It is known that on Saturday last an Order in Council I was isaned for the alteration of the Church Ser i via*, in which the special prayer for the PRINCESS was omitted, &c." Now there is not throughout the whole of the long and elaborate article one word of the Quezu, or allusion made to her as Queen ! What then would these her enemies make of her ! If she be not QUEEN now, why did she continue PRINCESS of WALES till her hus band was KING The Editor of the above Jour nal would have been a desirable scribe to oar I HARRY VIII. But the unprincipled and the cow-, ardly always take part with the strongest; the courageous and generous with the weakest. INDIAN JUDISPRUDENCE.—The Cherokees, it is said, have established something like a judiciary system, and introduced into their society many of the laws and stages of civilization. Some of their savage institutions are disappearing under the ameliorating in dosage of moral justice. Bigamy, we understand, is done away with, and prohibited by severe penalties. As a specimen of the manner in which they dispense justice in eases of trivial import, we relate, sari TA. Savannah Manesina, the following anecdote, said to be authentic:— I AW Indian assaulted another, of which regular infer- I Elation was made. The judge ordered the sheriff es bring the parties before bens. The sheriff went in per soil of diem, but returned without thew. " Whist ate your prisoners?" said the jndre. 44 I famits them," replied the sheriff. " What did es with thews ?" " I gave the lashes." " What did you do with the " (lave hint Mesa to." " What with the ,or wastes. ?" " Why 1 gave him twenty-five ladalla--fer had he held his tongue there would have bees mese Of this fuse and tractile, it would be well if all the dis peasetioss of justice salad be se ',tally and promptly adesishaered. We eadorstead the minty of Sbropshlee is to be sharply estatasiod at the thaaohltioa of Parlismoot ; sal ht - lite nuithbutuint county, of the bonnet ----4 'hiimh..ther• it expected to be a wars •frf _ ✓A% . _ ..k 1.455ixA770.1 OF ?'HE DUKE LE BEV (r.tom TOM PARIS FAFIRS OF WM" uct.,E,l4 awaxixo.) Some minutes before the end of the last balk * the Opera, bide. the Niches* of Berri 'speed st sire to withdraw. The Duke accompanied h e blit carriage, gave her his hand to assist her is N it, and one of the footmen closed the door. %N . then prepared to go hack to his box, and he kadj i , ) turned to re-ascend the stairs, when an indiedek ils had passed the sentinel of the Royal Huard stag edti keep guard at the entrance, darted at him, e nl i st strong grasp of his left shoulder, and having r e e i ke own arm over his right shoulder, plunged into by breast, between the seventh and eighth ribs, n i nes nient sharpened, with two edges, from week* inches In length, and fastened to a wooden liask i rude workmanship. With such great violen t , e , * . blow given, that the weapon entered to its Mi e n into the holly of the anfortutlate Prince. The name of this assassin is Pierre-JmepA be is a smiler by trade, and for three months les employed in the saddlery of the King, dada' v r ai time he resided in the Ijreat Mews. He had limo s dice belonging to the train of artillery of tld gler 4 der Bonaparte, and had et en, it is said, fallow* to the Isle of Elba. At the instant when the Prince felt himself tai he placed his hand upon the wound, and nett s* : I'm dead." lie had then the courage to draw trek, wound the murderous weapon. At the cry of the Prince, the Duchess jumped eg the carriage, and she supported in her arms Ler ing bnsband, whose blood flowed abundantly, sge • scattered even on her. The Prince was install, moved into the Manager's room belonging to the where a sort of field bed was hastily formed of • on the seats belonging to the establishment. I search was made for medical and surgical ss Some professional men living in the neigh mediately attended. Having perpetrated the crime, the amnia roared to escape; parsued by the ffies of the of the reorder, he succeeded in turtling into the Richelieu, but in pining the Arcade Colbeti,k overtaken by the Count Cesar de Choiseul, natio Count de Clermont, Aide-de-Camp to the Plism, seconded be an orange boy belonging to the tWIS Opera, mused at the alarm, took hold of him, ged Dim to where the body of the soldiers of were stationed under the vestibule of the hall. " Monster!" exclaimed the Count de 6 1 .4 " what totild.iuduce you to commit such so line?"---" I wished to free France from nteensies." " By whom have you been paid for perpenstimoi crime ?...The assassin arrogantly answered," I loom been paid by any person." He was searched by the gene-d'armes, aid son was found the sheath of the poignard, w made such dreadful use of, and another poi tresuely sharp, of four incites in length, d nntobor of sides. In the mean time, Monsieur arrived at 1%114 el his unfortunate son was laid. Madame aid *ss Angouleme reached the same place son 011Iq Duke and Duchess of Orleans, who litsi been, the Opera, hastened thither instantly, lid Bourhon followed. When the Duke tie Berri was placed o pain, his first words were—" My shot Bishop of Aagelie." Every baste •vas made to complete his Royal infant was brought to him. It was to feel :he force of its misfortune. The rids late hastened to the Prince, in order to adults last consolations of religion. The efforts of the medical men, from the voids science, succeeded in abating the sufferings et*, by bleeding in one of the vase and la both lbe Ad means of cuppiug-glasses,"oo l othddiglo wer.olll from the interior of the bg*O, of blood, lAN effused throughout it. 1 1104111.p0t wound beitif 1 open, left a free passagg of its Id, the efforts of science were vain. WWII *wed 1 . 11 The Prince himself felt convinced of his iitted expressed his conviction of it sevemitimei peytren :—" I am thoroughly seneilstif of year 4 bat they cannot prolong my life. My wooed II After having duly atteaded to the words if 141 Minister of religion, the Doke tie Rev *len aloud, In the pre - semeV - Vs family assistants, of all the faults of which he ached himself culpable. This confession the Prisresoll equal simplicity and resignation, and be then don of Clod for all bit offences, and of sea, file his actions as might have tend' to scaodabe l The Cure of St. Rods thee administered to him craments of the church. ~ After having performed his religious duties, of Berri devoted his attention more particalatiiii objects of his dearest affections. He embraced ter and Kaye her his blessing. Monsieur, Ilbilin the Dube of Angoslease on their knees, at thrift' It the bed, passed theltigele night is mars sod pia begging of Heavyset's - IT/1;ton the selliminAlf *OW and offering up yews for the prediiiirsp.d iii. which were [sotto be heard, which, aloe! limier/OW heard. Many times were their prayers 144 W the Prince, who, in the midst of the mint , continued to demand fergiveness for his sn , At half-past fin o'clenit the King an; 14° having been thought proper to mentios of him till all hope was at an end. What a ' Majesty ! Already the symptoms hid Wig alarming ; the diSoulty of breathing mid tie at their height; still. on perceiving his Map* Dike de Berri seamed to recover new serength. NO 1 played his last snesessts in soliciting doe lasedir I missies .(capital pviaishnient. ...__... eg am" said he, wit► his expie Aso *eke ams who struck the 0' Oct." sow. -a •lie viog • so I Iwo OOP ra n hest.) Rog' ' 2 7 1 " t ~~!+~ .~ c ~• ~', '~ ~` ~ it °4 . ! full • etc i of . 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