The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-29 00:00:00

men cannot perceive the distinguishable marks or evidences ? Others must be called in to 'islet— others who are good judges of engraving and writing. In the case of persons of our acquaintance, to which case this source of probable evidence applies,we learn from nature and from experience, that it rarely h a ppens that two persons are so perfectly alike, as not to he distinguishable immediately, and without doubt ; and though length of time, absence, mis fortunes, or other casualties, may sometimes perplex us for a moment, we soon recognise our friends by some marks or signs which distinguished them from all other men. Not so in the case of a Bank-note. . Absence, length of time, casualties, and other circum stances render it more undistinguishable; of this the • Prisoner should and would have the benefit, if the Jury were assisted by good judges of the point in question. But upon this point we shall not any longer for the present dilate. Yet one word in vv . gird to the piteous arraigned. None of them have • given; et' far as we recollect, a real name and true • local address. On this great point the Jury very • properly have had excited in their breasts a suspi cion of design to pass off a bad Note. But did the passers Of of these bad Notes give real names and , true local addresses, there would be destroyed the presumption that they meant to defraud the Bank ; and this certainly would be a paint with the Jury in the summation of evidence, and the forming a ver dict. *ADICAI. REFORinillp AND MODERATE RE -VOSMERS. As the former are composed of able men, so do the • latter contain many as honest, but less informed in the subject. This important question will most as suredly force itself upon the notice of Parliament the ensuing Session ; and we think we cannot render a greater service to the cause and to the country, than by endeavouring to clear it from the ambiguity and bugbears with which the ill-intentioned and design ing corruptionists study to involve it. To the 80. voughmongers themselves, no reasoning on our parts can be strong enough to overcome the bias of self-in terest ; but to those timid or deluded persons who aid them in their dishonest tenacity by not understanding aheaterits of the cause, we cannot do better than lay be• - fore them the opinion and the advice of that Veteran in Reform, that powerful friend to his country, Major Cewrwelowr, and whom every Friend to Freedom must wish should live to taste of the fruit of that vineyard in which he has so long and so hard worked. " These credulous well-meaning persons call . themselves Moderate Reformers, and, sure enough they are very moderate reasoner,. Blindly insensible to a PUBLIC WILL, as the sole means of success against corrupt and despotic rulers, they fondly bo gie their argument, if argument it can be called, in this as . saner :-- 5 'iv we had bat made one ..step, it would tair-sasy lo make a second ; busing made a second, a third would be still more easy ; and thus, growing stronger and stronger as we advanced, we should in due time accomplish a complete Reform.' " Enamoured with their scheme, they weakly as sume their first step as made; but their all fudamen tal it being in the hand of their laughing adversaries, and the chain of their puerile logic being thus with out a first link that has hold of any thing, the whole chain is no better than a reef of sand. Without premises, their imaginary superstructure is an airy phantom, a mere baseless fabric of a vision. Here, then, are the visionary Reformers to be found 64 Enough having been said on former occasions, over and over egaio for forty years, for exposing the imbecility of moderate Reform, fur the present, I shall only ask three questions—l. Ic no Reform whatever can be had, without a resistless Pow.= Voice, is not that VolcE then first to be secured ? 2. le on the PEOPLE you are to call, will they come unless your call be rationa!, coinciding with their knowledge; and honest, corresponding with their rights? 3. le the NATION, awakened by a call of reason and justice,should come forth, would they consult that those who have rubbed them of their Rights and Liberties, having perfect ability to make immediate and full restitution, should replace the stolen gouda by step-by-step instalments, at in tervals of years ? But, indeed, lamentably dark minded most that man be,who does not discover that, for saving our country at this perilous crisis, honesty is the bestpolicy ; and wilfuly blind must he also be, if he does not see, that, in respect of Parliamentary Reform, the most radical was the most praticable!" MR. LOVELL. Died, on Sunday morning last, of a lingering decline, occasioned by a lung imprisonment through Ex-officio prosecutinns, DANIEL Loma., Esq. the Proprietor of the STATESMAN, whose uniform stea diness and consktency in maintaining and advocating the cause of Freedom for many years, obtained him as much of the esteem of the Public at large as it drew upon him the unrelenting persecution of an estravngatit and corrupt Government. --Thus lies this able Champion of Liberty ended his honest and ardent career in the best of all causes, hoping to the last that what was fatal to him would be bene ficial to millions of his fellow-creatures. The privateletters from Paris say, " It is rumour edohat M. the Duke de RICIIELIEU and M. 'JAIME harp agaiit tendered their resignation, but that it has mit been accepted. The party of Count de LAZES is at present the strongest, which makes it probable that Nle.t•rs. iticlieutx nail LUNE %Hi sooner or later Le defeated. 1 , „ Plor - r!Ml"'` , 7 o • 4 !"''. l " • :"7". THE STATESMAN To rue EDIIVR or Tye STA7'ESMAN. SlR,—The hoar of ruin or reform is hastening towards us; and it certainly behoves us, while our services may be of the least avail, to manifest some anxiety at least to ward off the former, as others hese done, to slop the progress of the letter. Public spirit, it *wild seem, is not of the some texture as it . . was a hundred years ago, or it has severer checks and greater obstructions to contend wil h ; how else can we account for the sudden decline of public feel. ing, a short time ago so highly excited on the great national question, on the subject in fact which oc cupied the thoughts, and employed the tongues of all ages and sexes? Have the refinements and luxuries poured in upon us by the lapse of one century, re duced us to such deplorable effeminacy and weakness as to render the demanding of our rights, and the en forcing of that demand, a task for the performance of which we have .neither the spirit nor the energy? A man, in the common affrirs of life (that is, a man fond of peaceable and quiet proceedings), if property were unlawfully detained by another, to which he was entitled, would probably reason thus—" I come, Sir, in a respectful and friendly way, to request that the property which you hold, and which is not your's but mine, may be surrendered to me.—[ allow you sufficient time to investigate my claims to it, and I will take the trouble at any time to satisfy your doubts, sod remove y our scruples on the subject. But to prevent all laisuntlerstaitiling between us, I inform you, that at the termination of the time specified, I shall expect to be put in full possession of my property." And is not this the way that nations ought to season as well as individuals ? If there be an estate which formerly belonged to my , forefather, and which ought to have descended to me, bet which, through the villainy of executors, has been withheld for their own advantage, is it not my duty and my right to obtain the rieovery of it? What ever is ours we have a riga to, whether ss individuals or nations, and au undoubted right to possess our selves of it ; and whatever future plans stay be I adopted for the recovery of our political rights, can. not be condemned by those whose very conduct forced us to resort to them. The cause of Reform hes gained, upon the whole, I am inclined to think, though the point is for the present not urged with energy commensurate to its importance. Information has circulated pretty widely, and its principles, claims, and merits, are better understood. The estraordinary display of teal and hatred manifested by the enemies of all reformation, whether political or ecclesiastical, at the time when Reform stood, as it were, upon the very threshold of St. Stephen's, waiting for the signal to enter, deserves never to be forgotten. An hives. tigation of the motives of these people for such unusual activity and perseverance, may furnish us with many curious illustrations and matters for re. fiection. I shall therefore attempt, in the course of two or three letters, which will be submitted to you at a future day, to lay open their motives is partite. la rijkailiiirtsibbtoritid "is they **wet - itingelowiref !he community, they will he taken in classes . , accord ing to their rank and standing in society. I am, Sir, veer's, &c. A N INDEPhNDENT LLECTOII. Northamptuaohire, Dec. 26. 1818. An espress, which left Paris on Satordsy afternoon, reached London yesterday morning. The Five per Cents. at the dose of that day were quoted at 63. 50. being, it was asserted, on improvement of one per Cent. on the prices of the preceding day. The rate of exchange, however, was exceedingly low, hating sunk to 23. 10. As the end of the month is fast approaching, the period when the speculators of the Paris market usually make up their accounts, much stalely is manifested as to the manner in which they may then he able to close their concerns. The French Funds, however, hate fallen even daring the mouth, steady 7 per cent. ; and this is a vari ation which, with us at least, could not but give rise to some alarming deficiencies. French Sock was in some demand sesterday in the City, and sold freely at a price of 61: the rate of exchange is better bet' than at Paris, being quoted at 23. 45. for money. Iminedisteiy on the decease of the Quecs, all the rooms, which had been occupied by her Majesty in Buckingham.house, were sealed up. It is supposed, that, during the present stay of Mrs. BECIENDORF/ there, they will be opened by herself and others ap. pointed for that purpose, with a view to the valua tion of the property. The accounts! from St. Petershorgh inform DS, that the great demand there for gold and silver bullion is beginning to decrease : the Goverument is willing to m take the gold, but having no longer the same press ing occasion for it as formerly, will not agree to pay ' for it ' before July nest, thus requiring a credit of more than six months ; this condition is an effectual damp to speculatious in bullion, which may thereforte . l be expected to go in search of a b e tter market. ,;1 1 A sepulchral monument to the memory of Halt- t :sisal., has been discovered at Malta. ilThe Earl 'of LAUDERDALE arrived on Friths evening at Warren's New Hotel, New-street, froah the Continent. Sunday his Lordship left titian foe : Oatlands, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess 4 YORK, for a few Jays. The Countess of LAO DERDALE and the Lilies MAITLAND, intend ye rosining in Paris till the spring, whets they are et pected home. The Dutch Government has imposed an additional duty on the tonnage of all English vessels arriving at theit; different ports ; by the existing regulation a .certain duty is paid by every vessel on her first entry for the season, but how many voyages scourer Itsj be made, no 'additional impost is levied : by the nef law the same duty is to he paid every voyage, a' therefore, to ships visiting the Dutch ports 6ve or . times is the year, will prove a very heavy charge. Dutch vessels are, however, we believe, subject alrea i dy to duties of a similar stature in nor ports. The new arratagement is to commence and be in force on the lot of January next: -~ r •# - • DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mach disapprobation was etprested daring the performance of the new Pantomime last night; and at its conclusion a considerable number of the audi ence remained in the house, and were obliged for some time to resort to the usual vociferations well. remembered in the 0. P. war, for the purpose of ob. taining the attendance of the Stage Manager ; at length Mr. STEPURN KEWBLE appeared, and apt). logistic, for his delay in coming, assuring the audi ence, that the only wish of the Manager was to com. ply with whatever might be the pleasure of the Pub. lit. It was then made known to him from soveral parts of the holey, that the new Pantomime was se deficient in all the reqoisites of novelty, incident, and machinery, for that species of entertainment, that it ought to be withdrawn. To this Mr. S. K Ess. ROC replied, by expressing his readiness to do so, if be could ascertain such to be the public npi. nioa ; and on this subject it appeared to as, that there was tolerable unanimity. A difference, how. ever, seemed to exist relative to the conduct of Mr., BRADBURY, the Clown, who, we understood, had given offence on Saturday etening, by some plirt of his acting ; and a complaint was made that he had nn the 54101 1 night personally affronted a Major SPNAW3Wrcm. A promise was therefore given by Mr. S. KEN6LE, before he quitted the Stage, that Mr. Be % n inny should make an apology fqr any uninientiunal offence he had given to the Public.— After Mr. BRADBUtty had changed his dress, he came forward and declared that he •was sorry it he had.ofended any Lady er Gentleman, but enquired Wbat be had oliendel ? This question caused much uproar,Which was not a little increased by Mr. Baum:wit v f a_terwards adding, that it . any Gentle• men was offended, and thought himself in the right, lie (liitrannutor) was ready to give him satisfaction at any time and any where. After this observation, Mr. BRADBURY withdrew, and the audience separat ed but little satisfied with his apology, and discon tented that a more positive assurance had not been given by Mr. S. KEIIBLE, that the Pantomime should be withdrawn. INTE 1. LIG E NC E. , DEAL, Dec. DEC. 23.—Arrived awl saite I for the River, the Peince Leopold, Smith, from Arnow. ; and the Alexandrine, I)ez unit, from Jamaica —the latter tins lost an anchor and cable in the Downs this morning.—Came down from the River last night and sailed, the Aboyne, Leslie, fur Trieste ; Isa bella, Weatherhearl, for the Mediterranean ; Alfred, Arbuckle, for Grand Canary. &c.; Kate. Ross, for Mngsdrore ; and the Mendi, Davis, for Leghorn, &c. ItAbEzoATE, DEc. 28.—Came itt the Commodore Barry, Kay, from New Orleans, having cut from en anchor and cable off the North Foreland. PORTSMOUTH, 'DEC. 2S.—Arrived hia Majesty's ship Lane, from Jamaica ; Jane. Whytlock, from Berbice for London ; and some out ward.boutsd veg. sell, from the Downs. --Sailed the F.ime transport, for Cork ; end Cathotin?, ilansoo, for Jersey.' LYMINoToN, Dec. 28.—The flop?, Bette", of and for Bristol from London, ran on shore last ?,..,,,,•—• en the Island, near the Warden Ledge, and not be got off without discharging part of her cargo. FAt MoUTH, DEC. 25.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Lee, (Om a cruize. P ENZ AWE, DEC. 13.—The trench brig Jewvrwir, - ll'alliot, from Marseilles to Rouen, came on shore this morning about five o'clock, near Chyandour. half a mile from this Pier ; part of the cargo expected to be well ; but if it continue to blow, the vessel will go to pieces—Crew saved. St..l VES, Dr.c. 26.—The sloop Champion, of ibis place, from Teignmouth to Whitehaven, cairie'di 'her main-mtst b); the board last evening, about 30 a mile nff oar head, and was towed by sundry Setts into our Pier. PENZANCE, DEC. 26.—Pet in by stress of weather, the Sophia, Black, from London for Madeira sad Teneriffe. The Dolphin and the schooner Waterloo, Rawl', from Alicant, are at anchor its Graves Lake ; the latter under quarant ne, where they tide wen hard. 11A RIAICH, DEC 28. Arrived the Lady Nepesn packet. from Cuxhaven ; Auckland packet, from do.; Henry Fleeting packet, from do., all with 'Mails, &c.; Simeon, Hay, from Barcelona for Hull, `having been a month at sea, all well. KINSALE, Dcc. 21 —Arrived the brig Deus, / Arnie, of and for Ostend, from Liverpool, put into ork Sth inst. in distress. There she was partly re paired, and sailed from thence 20th inst. and was obliged to throw from '2O to 30 tons of rock salt a t c overboard on the 23d, and is now obliged to keep the pumps constantly going. The Mariner, Wilson, from London to Ilavannah, is lost near that port—specie saved. GALWST MEETING.—the Wednesday, pursuant to a Requisition, a Alerting of the Gentlemen, Clergy, Freemen, Freeholders, and other Inhabit ants of this town, look place at the Tholsel, for the purpose of addressing the Right Roth CHARLES GRANT, on his appointment to the Chief Secretary. 414 of Ireland.—The Address was moved by Mr. JOHN DARCY, of Kiliolls, who spoke with much patriotism end animation on the occasion, and the motion was carried with accientation. It is to be pre rented forthwith. Some months ago it was stated, that a young man, ►arced George Matthews, capitally convicted, had been pardoned but this, it seems, was premature. The pardon, however, has at length been obtained, Pr consequence of a most laborious investigatiou-en. wed into by Mr. Alderman Woon, the Hon. Mr. BENNETT, and Mr. BA aunt, the Solicitor, who had been employed to carry on the prosecution against the young man ; end who afterwards perceived that some strange and suspicious circumstances hung about the case. Matthews's petition to the Prune REGENT, and the depositions tending to establish his innocence, have been successful in recommending him as an object worthy of Royal mercy. nit, This day the recommendation from the Herald's an, College of a general mourning, espire. It is not expected that the People should wear black, but that for the advantage of trade in general, they should re. torts to their ordinass habits. AU Dandies and Dashers who delre to give theMvelves aRt as belong ing to the Court circle : nlay still amirtn. t . _1 .. ~ - - ~ ~_- ~ gam. ~ ~ 1 * -14 • ;,_ :~#. MEETING AT THE TOWN-HALL, NO • NOR THE REPEAL •r m CORN BILL. 'INGHA -~. On Wednesday, a Meeting was held at the Gui ld- hall of Nottingham, for the purpose offort , i.lptingtl.ei propriety of petitioning the House of Common; to repeal the Corn Bill, passed by the late Psil.•.oent. At half-past eleven o'clock the Mayor, Isaac Wool ley, Esq. made his appearance in the scrota• ponied by several of the Aldermen, the Town Clerk, and a camber of the Gentlemen who had signed the Requisition. Raving opened the Meeting, the Ma Yon desired Mr. Enfield to read the Requisition, and as soon as that Wit done, _ The MAYOR took the Chair, on the proposition of Alderman WiLsor, seconded by Mr. Titcrauts WAKEFIELD. Alderman Vlrtmos, in a short speech, proposed to the Meeting a string of Resolutions and a Petition. 'These were read and seconded by Mr. THOMAS WAKEFIELD, who commenced by 1 some observations on the thinness of the Meetioit t which he thought might be amounted for by the ex treme rigour of the weather, by the day on which the Meeting wet held, which was too far in the meek, and lastly, by being Christmas week, when . the labouring classes of the community were unwil ling to leave their work. A GENTLEMAN in the Hall observed, that th. Meeting was not sufficiently known—it should haw , : been announced by the belittle', or some Gibe • means. Mr. W. resened. He bad no doubt, though this 'Meeting was not large, that the Oistition would !,.• numerously signed, fur there was scarcely any suti jest *bleb had excited ;nitro interest, or created morn di4cusaion, than that of the Corn Laws. Ile deilicl ed the evils ati4ug from the I;i4h prices of grain, sod expressed his wish to %PP all piohihitory laws repeat ed, whether they telitpd to ne.liculture or vornmerce, :Intl purticolarly thew the attention of the Meeting to the conduct of those who are actively preparing lie. silio li s i n s o me pa r ts of the country, to induce rt.is Logi.Louie, if pothitile, to Clow the price of era. s , ill higher, and pi.ce Ow rnsiiiiity of the Pool& Ow. country still tielrer the confines of siarv.iiion.- The names of.thebe Pe.itioneri had hitherto been con crated, but he hoped Cley would yet be publisiseii. and, along with their Petition, be held on to •the ro.rited execration of the whole coniiiry. Mr. W. in the course of his remarks, alluded to the circunt stance of the town having two Rein esenr .t Ives wh' would join together in the promotion of the abject of their Petition ; and he was authorizoti to say, they would giie it every attention and support in their power. Ile congratulated the 1100tii•g, that they had not one Member who would vote sloe way and another the other, by which the itvresentation of the town would be rendered a inanity ; but they hail two Men:bets who did difflikg.ausa dp,pledge them. i selves to the Peo ; ,le; and 4 hail al w art and, that those who he•itated in p'ezlging thorns rPI to the People, were generally /1.4 , 1 snot liberal in their promises to the Crown. Ile hesrtii seconded the motion. The Iti , solotions were then read seriatim. pat from the Chair, and carried, as far as we could see s iu the most unattimous manner. . -`+W hen - est • Perisirnt Nir 61 read, en otsfeiliew was taken to its being stated as the Petition of NOLCIIig. CIO'S 'and Rs nci,ghbourhuod. • Mr. ENFI ELD observed, that if the Inhabitants of the neighbourhood Were precluded from signing this Peition, they would most probably provide one for • themselves, and by this means two or three Petitions would go op to the (louse ipotesi] of one. . 4f44 some conversation, in which Mr. WYLDS end 111 1 4 AV`AKEFIELD participated, it was agreed that tkeTetkinn - ihnulJ only be the Petition of the town and county of the town of Nottinchsm. The Petition and other It•solutions were then evert] to ; cod after Thanks had been toted to the Mayor, the Meeting was dissolved. SURREY TiIEATUE•—This well regulated establish. , merit opened on Saturday, and gives the fairest 'nonage of hscpmiog, under the management of Mr. T. DIBDIN, as attractive as on any former sea son. Three pieces completely new were produlced. and sanctioned by the warm plaudits of a crowded house. Mrs. Ilosm, from Drury•larie Theatre, was particularly successful in both the characters assigned to her. Mr. T. P. Coo KE, Mr. Grissom, and a'M r. FRITH, from Brighton, were honoured with well_ merited approbation. Coosce, in the performance of five characters in one, exhibited a versatility of talent which would not have disgraced an 1 2.1.r.rsTurt. Gro. BON'S voice had a powerful effect, and Mr. Frturit's country waiter was natural arid correct. A host of old favourites, particularly Mrs. BROOKS, Miss T 4 Y. LOKI FITZ WILLIAM, Crimes, GIROUX, MM., BRYAN, Mica SIMPSON, &e. %PPM welcomed most cordially. The music,..by WHITAKER and PARRY, was delightfully effective; and the new scenery cha. ricteristically magnificent, particelarly the new drop scene, which ii equal to any of Wicsox's best speci mens. The average standard price of copper ore has, in the present month, fallen at the general public weekly sales in Cornwall, full 321. per ton. It is one of the important results of chymical science, that the various products from the distillation of coal amount to nearly sit times the price of the original article. A chaltiron of Newcastle coals, which costs about 31. will prOdisce—. , I} Chaldrow. of Coke. as 91... LI 19 9 11 Ca!l •ets of 1 4 .4 r, at 10d. 18 GO noof Amen.bnini Ligt of, iii 6dl. 10,000 Cubic fret of Gai, at lap. srm WO cubic feet 15 0 0 at 3417 17 9 The inhabitants of Cdeff hive tithscrihed 8001. to• wards lighting the sitops of that town with gas. Early yesterday morning a fire broke out at the hoese of a hsir.dresser, citrate near Blenheim-alerts, Oxford-street. It raged with consider - Ole fury for some time, to the great terror of the inhabitants of the vicinity, who apprehended the mod deatractiva consequences; but the speedy errisal of the engines, and the active exertions of the firemen, were happily successful in subduing the flaws before their privets had occa;iuned much damp. ~ ..11 S.',rG...:J ht"'•4l ~~y I • 40 . sd , P F. as 1 Of of ,re r' I i air 1 7 - 7 4 " _ . 4 . "7" Pr I '~l I .