The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-23 00:00:00

L INTELLIGENCE, 22.—Arrived aed remain in the Downs Margaret, Moly°, from St. Kitt's ; ion, from St. Vincent's ; George, 'iramichi, for Grangemouth ; Ann, ev Brunswick, for Hull ; Aurora, Smyrna ; Agnes, Spain from New aia, Beckett, from Quehec.—Came River and sailed, the Washington, ; Loyal Briton, Plookett, for Hope; British Army, Palmer, for laces Ann, for Africa ; Oro fer Cork and Bengal ; and the Irons Newcastle, for Charente.— ib, for New South Wales, ill ordered , r to repair the damage she sustained and, and will sail the first fait wind. DEC. 21.—Came in his Majesty's brig ' to St. Helena, Sm.; she run down belonging to this port is the night, and :o men were drowned. FALMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Les., from a creize. LlentrooL, DEC. 21.—The Henry, —, for the West ludi'es, was stranded about 28th Oetobt , r, ot Petridge Island, the cargo sold, and the ship tot off. —The Triton, llogarth, from Liverpool to St. An drew's, New Brunswick, pot into St. John's, New Brunswick, in distress, sth Nuv. wills loss of her maintop-mast and leaky. HULL, DEC.. 21.—The Dairy Maid, ---, from York to London ; and the London, from London to ran on board of each other on the night of inst., when off Cromer, sod the former received so much damage that she immediately 801 k—clew saved. RAMSGATE, DEC. 22.—The brig Mary, Jones, from Ireland to London, with provisions, was got off last night, and brought into this harbour, dis• masted and making much water. The brig Effort has drove off' the sand into the North Sea, or seek in deep water—the former was most probable, and a boatman of this place landed this morning from a ship, who reports, while on board her he maw a vessel at a great distance with her sails flying *bout, as if abandoned ; the boat he belonged to made to. • wards her, and is not yet returned. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 22.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Salisbury, for the West Indies; and Fos and Inte grity transports, for Cork. • The Mastership of St. Catharirtee, near the Tower, is in the gift of the QUEEN, whenever there is one.— That establishment having been founded by FLEA- Non, wife of Eowatto I. the wives of reigning So vereign, have always been permitted to nominate the Master. If Colonel Desettourr, the late Master, had died before the late Quest'', there can be no doubt, that Major. General TAYLOR, to whose the Patrice RRGENE has given the office, would hare re. celved it from her MAJESTY, the Genetsl having so lout filled what was, perhaps, the moat coo& denthal office about the KING, and having 1,4.'0 also Secretary to herself. The Mastership has been unk• formly conferred upon persons of some distinction. It •was held, in 1710, by the Earl of PETERSHAM. The only individuals who have inspected her late " Next:vile. Will are the PRINCE REGENT, the Duke of Yana, -the Duchess of GLoucesvee, the Princess AUGUeTA, end Sir Joust NICUOLL, the Judge of the Prerogative Court. The reason assigned for the de. ley is, that they bare not taken an account of the property. The late QUEEN left her suite of garnets only to the dowager Queen of WIRTEMBERG, because gar , Mete are the only precious atones that can be worn . deep mourning, which the Dowager Queen is let heed to wear for life. All her other diumonds tatileleft to be divided among the other four Prin.' ceases, equally. Her fine wardrobe, said to be of iseinense value, she has left to Madame BECKEN• MOREY. STRATUTIELOSAIN—Orders ere gone down to ex pedite the, arrangements for building the Palace fur she Duke of WELLINGTON. The ground was marked last week, and this week the topping of trees and removal of other incumbrances will commence. In Jess than 10 days the purchase trolley will be paid into the hands of the Earl of RIVERS. We are touch pleased to add, that never was there a bargain eerie: pitted so much to the satisfactiou of all the part' cononned. It Ippears, by accounts from Liverpool, that the tee rite(' hdve assumed a sudden briskness, quite "nee peeled and unusual at this advanced period of the year, so near thetime of closing and winding up of ac counts. Several speculators in cotton made their ap pearance, and large purchases west, made by private treaty, on Thursday, Friday, and firsturday.. The pub lic sales of tbisarticle, on Friday,werealso numerously attended and conducted with more briskness than was expected. Upwards of 5000 hales of the various de scriptions were sold ; and as there was considerable - competition among the buyers, it contributed to im prove the prices, which may be quoted a shade higher. Good Bowed were again in chief request, as were • also Sea Island and Savannahs; Beogals were like , wise looking up. Some extensive orders for mano r ' . factored goods have also reached Liverpool, chiefly' for the Mediterranean markets. Ten thousand pounds is the sum agreed upon b - the Dock Company, to be given to the Cerporstinit Dull, for the piece of ground called the Beast Mar ket, which ii to be sank into a junction dock for the accornmodation of the increased shipping belonging to that port. • The Rev. Dr. Halloran, convicted of forging a frank (by using the name of Sir Win. Garrote), tied sentenced to transportation, sailed on FS day. lest from Sheerness, on board the Baring convict shipt bound to New South Wales. FORTUNATE ESCAPE —On Monday a fire broke out ire the house of Mr. Newman, baker, at Ed. monton ; it began in the upper part, in one of which • rooms was a woman-servant : the devouring element had made such progress as to intercept the passage of the young woman down stairs, when she -flow 14 .the window, and precipitated herself frees a three stories window, when, surprising to say, elan escaped with only a trifling Epatesirsa in one of her it.g9 ) it doin; very well. .4( ' • : • ? . • •74.111 #err naval -pc 4 61 WA' fk , " •• 7 WAY., Ng. 22.- v n ind.bouncl, the N - Proselyte, Barton • Coniitt, from Mir Tilley, from Nei Jackson, from Sa York ; and Sophi . down from the It ..". 1 for Tobsgc the Cape of "Good Portsmouth; Fray • moats, Strickland Vivet, Young, I The Baring, Limb • back to the River on the Brake Saw PrAtuouni„ DE • B.l4lwing, hound t a fishing-boat bele unfortunately two ; • _ WESTMINSTER ELECTION. ka_ . A Meeting of the , inhabitants of the parish of Sul l George, Hanover-010*re, was held at the Gan Ta tern, Pimlico, at seven o'clock no Monday evening; it was very numerously and respectably attentled.— , Mr. Puller, in the absence of Mr. Brace, litho was prevented from presiding, as he had premised, by a severe domestic atliiciien (we understood the death of bit wife), was called to the Chair; and, after the Resolutions had been read over and put to the As sembly, Mr. Hoottottas CAW forward and spoke to' the following e&ct Ile began by observing, that it was lo that 'room that be first had the happy opportunity of meeting the Electors of Weslmiuster, after he had beeu put in no. ruination ; and that it was with great pleasure he sa w in it on the present occasion many of the same faces which he had then seen, together with a vast accts. mutation of new and honourable • ones. Since that time, many momentous events for the Electnre• of Westminster had, happened. The first was, ►hat-the prospect of division among the Friends of Fteedons, which appeared on the day of nomination, was no longer the object of alarm and apprekensiew the noble name which had then been brought for- . ward was now prudently . and wisely •withdrawis. Had it been his fate to base contended with sn amiable, honest, and accomplished a man as the individual who posseced it, he should have bachnie consideration with which to satisfy himself in case erf victory, and that was, that he should .not have driven Lord John Russell into retreat and retirement : Lord Russell was already in Parliament, and had distin. guished himself therein defence of the People; and by retiring from the present, had acted with his usual good sense, and had continued those favours which England and Englishmen have a right to expect from the House of Russell... (Applause )..The second event (if that might be called an event which was only a to. mour) to which be alluded was, that another Gentle man, whose name was truly illosttious, had also de clined to interrupt the general potion. It was hard to say that he had withdrawn who had never come forward ; but still he (Mr. Hobhoese) must congratu. ;late the Meeting that they had not to behold in array against them-the flame of Whitbread, a name which never could be mentioned without exciting esteem and gratitude in the mind and bosom of every honest Englishmati.—(Applause.)—At the same time he would not compromise the cause which he had un dertaken to support, neither would be ever resign it unless it were into better hauds. 01,e objection against him was, that Westminster wanted a more rational Reformer : it was hard to say what was irrational in such a subject : for himself, be was a moderate Reformer, because he would not step beyond moderation in any thing.--.. 1 They too were moderate Reformers, because, when they had found the remedy for their grievances,, they were willing to apply it. Sir F. Burdett had: told the Meeting at Liverpool that the Whigs had promised to do every thing needful in the cause of Re. form: they were willing to make Parliaments triennial, and to extend the right of suffrage to honseholders ; and that being the case, he called the Reformers molted, an expression which had been much cavilled! at. A sort of manifesto of their oponents had lop. peered the other day in a public paper, under thej title of Westministeriani, which was a very long, hard,; unintelligible word. It began, "It is not the least of modern wonders to have seen that the eurrult (he, means curule) chair of C. Fox should he aspired to by Candidates advertising their pretensions in broken English." He scarcely knew what the writer of this paragraph meant, unless it was a sarcasm on Sir M. Maxwell, w hose answer to the Requisition lately ad.' dressed to him was false, incorrect, and broken En. dish. The writer then went on to say, that "it was his duel with Mr. Paul, and not his politics, which 'first made Sir F. Burdett Member for Westminster." This was an absolute lie ; it was his long-tried ser vices its defence of their rights that made the Electors of Westminster return the best of men as one of their Representatives. He then proceeded—" They bat offend their lungs in vaentitig their weight in West minster, unaccompanied by that something which 1w the fourth day of the conflict made manifest the is.- 'potence of Jucobinism, when left to itself even in 1W supposed emporium." The hireling means that you were bribed to do your duty ; it was hardly requisite la contradict so base, so foolish, and so insidious an rismartioetr"Catharine de Medicis had said, that 66 a lie for three weeks was as good as truth," and their adversaries acted upon such a principle; but her, 'wonld not allow this lie to ton for more than three days, but Would give it an early and positive .1 contra diction. It is then hinted, that . " before Candlemis, be, Mr. Hobhouse, would be better instructed in election proceedings." Unfortunately, if it was meant that by that time he should learn to em ploy'' bribery, he must answer, that he had neither the power nor the inclination to do it ; besides, if he had, no Elector of Westminster would allow Mar to exert either the 'one or the other. The last paragraph of this notable writer on which be should comment, contained this eztraordinpry and impudent assertion—:bat " bit election tot Westminster, under all the circumstances of the pep., sent juncture, would be not a step merely, but 6 stride"—to what ?—to rev olution.—( Laughter.)'l- If by revolution were meant change, he hoped that , it woild ; that it would lead to a change of a man 1 4tke Sir M. Mszerell, for one who would act and speak according to their directions ; bet if by revo. tostion were metier the disnrgatization of civil so. iciety, the hireling scribe has said thet'which is not merely (else, but that which he knew to be so: if there were any then friends to social order, it was the Meeting which he was addressing; they were de. siroos of correcting the abates of the present system, 'which, unless they were corrected, would end in a total dislocation of the system, amid that ruin, and bloodshed, and carnage, which was witnessed in Ire land : for be recollected, that the bloodstained orange-riband was hoisted in 'London during the last Election ; an& he knew that there was one Wl tidosl who wished to see it dripping with blood its this country also. He then quitted this subject, and resumed his attack on Sir Meteor Maxwell, who, he said, was determined that the Electors of Ir. minster should have him. "•It woul d Indeed- a forced marriage; but be seems resolved, notwith• standing, to drag you to the altar, and to find rafSoll when he gets you there ; You, howestr) a '-t S. IV ILIf I .“ 1 /11 , ..1" 111' t 1. ,, 1 - ••IM - think that you have no need of hint, tad as he is very kinrkt thaok. Kim as mita-as if yon had." 4 (Langlaterk)-.-Mr. &bigot'se thee observed, that bet had that day received a letter from a Nara! Oakesir s for• the troth a whorl contents he coeld not bile*. speak, stating that "Sir M. Maxweithed held a tii.` entire Atmore daring the whole wer,ete. the Her bour-masterstsip of Sutinam, which, after paymenCof a deputy end ottter !spews', was-estimated at 15001. e-year. His friends say that it was gums him as a reward for bis services in 4he capture of• that colony; but in reply, it eraght to be stated, that many older; and distinguished officers who were then there, ger_ nothing of the sort, whilst he was shortly afterwardt, appointed to the command of a very fine frigate. This intelligence was sent to him (Mr. Hobhouse) as a pepitive fact ; whether it was so, he bad not yet had tide to enquire ; they might look into that most fa moos of all famous books to know more accurately, and if thel found it e ther be would not forget to tell • • • that truth also On the Hustings. It is alio intimated, that the pliant Ir t aptiin has an hereditary claim on us I .i:weasel place, his !other - having held, one of 5001. a-year ; mit if thit were tire Case, he did not wish to visit the atm of the fathee p epon the child, but only [ d'esired. that lie itrOuld hi content with his 1,5001. a year, *haul endeavouringta gain 4 or 5,000 of their mites: Sir M. Maxwell may have mistaken the el9Plaeserhf a drawiag.room for the applause of the people of Westminster; but the 'tenon which he caned at 11). last Election ought to have cured him of such' folly. if, when he started under such fa vourable circumstances as disunion among the Friends of the People, he was still enable, with all the Go vernment ittiloence, to get himself returned ; what can heeapect now, when the Friends of Freedom are dotted, rid not One voice can be espected for him which is not retorted try force and violence? Mr. Ilobhoose then concluded by exhot ling them to exer tion, and advising, them to employ that activity, which, if it did not secure them victory, would, at least, show that they were deserving of it. The Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to the Chairman, prier which the Assembly dispersed io a quiet and orderly Mangler. 5C11001.211 ASTERS' SOCIETY. Yesterday s most respectable Meeting of the Sub scribers to this excellent Institution Was held at the Crowe and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, when it appeared that the Society was in a most flourishing state. Its (ends have heed much increased within a short period, and there is every well-grounded hope that it' will long Continue to diffuse its blessings to the distressed and the unfortunate children of learning. Upwards of two hundred Gentlemen sat dean to dinner at sir o'clock, the Master of or Charier-house, the Rev. 'Mr. Russell, in the Chaie): —After the cloth wit 'moved, Nun Nobir 'Do• mine was gong with OW effect by Messrs. 'lsaylor; Collier, Bellamy, &c: The CHAIRMAN then pto: posed the health of his venerable Majestyi *bole long reign, he observed, had contributed an meat to the happiness of the British nation, ancP whole excellent moral conduct bad always afforded the most edifying ()sample to his subjects. The toast was drank in tretspectfot *Bence. Song, God save the ' Kintt--The health of his Rnyal Highness the Prince Regent followed, with three times three, and ardent npplasse.—Glee, hail Star of Brunneick.—The healths of the Duke of York and the rest of the "Royal Family were nest given.—The health of the Royal Patron of the Society, the Duke of Cambridge,. was nest drank, three times three, with every feeling of respet and gratitude. Dr. LINDSAY observed, that when he offered the neat toast to the attention of the Assembly, he was certain that it would meet with every mark of appro bation. He therefore proposed the health of their Royal flighnesses the Dukes of Kent and Susan, who, its the absence of the Royal Patron, had always endeavoured to forward, by their exertions and by their munificent donations, the beneficent purposes of the Society. This toast as also received with feelings of the most Lively satisfaction. Mr. HEWLITT proposed the healths of the Presi dents the Bishops of Gloucester and Carlisle, from whom a letter had been received expressive of their regret at not being enabled to attend this annual Meeting. When the customary round of touts was gone through, the health of Dr. Kelly, the Treasurer , and Secretaty of the Society, was drank with the warmest applause: Dr:KELLY returned thanks, and read a list of the , new Sultscribers, who were very numerous and li beral, and among whom the name of a Lady, for a considerable donation, was particularly worthy of attention. Dr. LINDSAYIIoped that the Gentlemen connected with the Society would use their infleence with the Fair Sea, who were always willing tb become be nefactors to any useful Institution, and whose exam ple would produce the most favourable results. Ile ' then gave—" The health of our benefictris, and may she long live to prove an incitemeent to oar fair coun trywomen to follow her example !" i• The Rev. Mr. WlLLiasts, after an appropriate and eloquent speech, proposed the cause of education throughout the world. • The CHAIRMAN thee proposed the health of the Princess who had -so much contributed to render their Royal Patron hippy, the Duchess of Cam bridge, which was received with enthusiasm. Several patriotic foists, enlivened by excellent songs and glees followed, end the'Meeting continued in greet cordiality to enjoy this festive board until a late 4 •44 .4:" There will be a day's Irk lo.itorrow, within els miles of London:for the lovers of bull., aiting and boa. ing, Two reputed flame &Heirs will maket heir debut as a prelude to a trial of pinningSnatchi it a boll from 'Norwich, said to be the best in England, young, strong, and gash to the manoeuvres of all the canine breed. Sunday a great number of books were stole from ,the parisb chuck of .Christchurch, immediately &flee the coticlusieu of the l morning service; almost every pew was pluidered. The robbery was 'traded while the perish officers were engaged' in the vestry: room in distributing breld to the poor. • • ""J % LONDO EbSIONS. Ad Idjoorninent of these &miens sit yesterday held at Guildhall. • Robert Graf, a yeeng ratan of reipectable con ne=ians, wile indicted for violently assaulting, on the 14th of August, 1818, Sarah Georgians John. son, a girl 14 years of age. Mr. BARRY sect-meted for the &ley of the Prose. :elation. The Defendant was, he said, brought bo ilers three different Aldermen, at Guildhall, and at length committed; bet the . Grind Jury ignored the 'bill on the capital charge, recrintmendieg !insister 'that shill should be preferred for the charge now ex.: elbiled against the Prisoner, Which wet accordingly alone. From that moment to the present, the De. fendant'had, by every means letiliiBot ewer, pat toff' the evil day. Ten Sessions had yettsedsvi , r, bet at length the day hid arrived, at *filch the eviteittsl Was to meet with coodign punishment. ' •Sarah Georgians Johnson, a very' kkeiesting girl, wag called. She tesided with her Mother id Fetter lane. She had a father-in-late, who was a milkman, and she frequently went out in the morning itteettit.; ing to serve milk to customers. The Defendant to. ' sided in Corsitot.street, CBSs by, aid she went there regularly with the milk. On Monday, August 14, 1816, having taken the milk there as anal, she wan tasked by hint to come that eveeing to tea with hit She had drank tea there once before. Ott doing home, she obtained leave to do,:so, on condi. I lion that if Defendant's •sister we not there she tithould . retern home immediately. Site went at five . -efclnek; but finding the sister wee• not there; vita about 50 quit the room, when the Defendant laid bald of her by . too arm, and said she should not eat sill she had had her tea. She entreated him to let her go, but he fastened the door, and proceeded to acts of violence. She screamed as well as he could, but the Defendant threatened her, and said she had better hold her tongue. He effected his purpose— bruised and hurt her very much. Shy was ill in itunsequence of it several mnotha. Cross.esemined by Mr. A eoitcws.—She mentiene ed the circumstance to Sarah Finch, with whom he slept. the night it happened. S:te delivered themilk as u.ual nest tumidly; at the hue where the De: fendant lived, before she told the matter to her Hwaother. Sarah Finch told her Mother, and on her teeming home, her mother questioned livr about it: Sarah Houghton, the mother of the child, curio: flouted her in many of the Nets. She hid given her dartgliter leave, with a caution, to drink tea with the sister of the Defendant, and sespected that • nothing improper had occerred till Sarah Finch toi.l her. On being asked questions on the auhject, her daoghter replied,' in tears, " Deer Intlther he bait done what he ought not to have done." Wi °WAR imme diately applied to the Magistrates, *lto committed the Defendant. The Jury returned a verdict of Gustily. • )1x was sentencrd to sit months impriaimment.— It was taken into consideration that he had heen fined seven weeks in Newgske, on the forever charted • TIIR FOG. The fog Mai spin uncommonly intense in anrt rental the Metropolis yesterday morning. In the Whitechapel-roari, several carts from F..,see, corning to market, were overturned : one of these, bringing mislatoe, &c. to town, was met near Ilt4rmford by a post-chaise and pair, the pole of to . bich run into the cart-horse's chest, and hurt it so, much, that the poor animal died in about half an boor afterwards. The fog continued to increase till the evening, when it became so dense, as to escite alarm for all persons either isscarriages or on foot who might happen to be out in it. We fear we shall have many accidents to record. The following are all that have yet cane within our knowledge:-- As a Gentleman was coming out of the Ship Tavern, Charing-cross, yesterday evening, be ..,was t run over by a backnef-ooach, as he was crossing the street, and was unfortatilately killed on .the The accident arose from the thickness of the which prevented him from seeing the epprotch of the vehicle, till it was too late to get out of its way. He was immediately .carried to a neighbouring public-. house ; but there were no papers on him, from width his name could be discovered. • About half-past seven o'clock yesterday. evening, • as two of the mails were passing atsing the Strand during the thick fog, they ran against @itch other just opposite to St. Clement's Church, and the Wheels by some accident got locked together. The coachman was Hung from one of them, but fortunately escapkdl without any other injury than a few braises:. and the only farther damage which occorred happened to one of the leaders, who was thrown upon ode of big knees by the concession, and was cat in one of them so severely, that it was deemed impossible for him to continue his journey that evening. The mail/ which followed were each preceded by two link-begs, and bad the beads of their leaders held by:a man who ran on along with them. Yesterday evening a foreign Gentleman driving through Temple-bar inlet a broad-wheel waggon on the City side, which coming in contact with his chase on.one side, and a cart heavily laden on the other, his vehicle was dashed to pieces; fortunately neither the Gentleman nor the horse were mach injured. Yesterday an elderly lady had her pocket picked as she was going out of a mercer's shop, io Holborn, by two women, who came into the shop to ask for black worsted jails ; observing her purse, and which p ckr-t she put it in, thee stopped the lady at the door as she was going out, by pretending to be looking et some prints hanging there. Otte of them begged the lady's .pardon, saying, " Madam, your gown is ea.' tangled with mine."—The lady went off witheot dis covering her loss, het shortly after returned, having her parse, containing two sovereigns, one pi• nes, three one petted Bsok-notes, and-some silver; an immediate pursuit took place after the tw.. women, who left the shop at the time the lady dial willtout purchasing any thing, but to we porpoise, Is they had, effected their escape. Lord Clifford's groom died suddenly in his bed at the Manchester Arms, Adam-street, Raker-street, on Monday. Ile had only arrived in London thq preceding day. _. . 4 • ~. i ••• .•y`