The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-29 00:00:00

• MGR WATER AT LO I .N.IDON BRIDGE to-imaneei. Murninit, tO ado. alter P.—Evening, !nein. after 10. PRIL E OF STOCKS Tll Rank Steak . per Cent. Red. 70 891 70 3 per Cent. Can. shut. XS per Cent. 78 1 per Cents. 9711 i 6 pr Ct. Nae‘ shut. 5 per Cent. Script Lore Aug. IS 1-16 leap. f per Cent. 1111 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Irish 6 per Cont. India Stock Ditto Roods —s. 1165.275.p0. Suutli-Sea New Ann. Ex.lllllslid. Is. pisi. Is. tbs. °innings for Moody Bank for Account Cou. for Acct Lott. Tickets 211. b. Tu Conagsposoctirs.—We shall be ,happy to receive the yroposed communications of our Correspondent, •• DELTA... and to promote, on all occasions, the im portant object he prokeess to hay. in view. Che Abtatromatt. Tilt lIRITISS ITATRINA:4II iNcintroaamto WITS 4 ' TUR ITATISIII24." LONDON: FRIDAY EVENING, Di:C[3lM 29. r,,t, t of a private letter from Quebec, dated kr 25. N o vena' • c 2 pt. of the Exploring Expedition under Ma ;m Lon g, which set out in Jame lut from the t:ouncill f o r the foot of the Rocky Mountains, has arrived, ir , ashington city. He brings an interesting account of ttte expedition ; and as :The National Intelligencer, in giving a summary of it, does not mention any Igh dent to any of the party, no doubt Major Long and the other officers engaged in it are in good health." The public Meeting expected to be held at r lak place, according to the appointment of theallriyor, a• the Town-ball, on Wednesday last. Further than the opening of the business, however, the authority of the scarth., Magistrate was not allowed to exercise itself is promoting the objects of the day. A factions party, who espouse the falling arise of Ministers, took vasession of the Hail at an early hour, and strennously persisted iu a premeditated plan of up roar, as to defeat all the purposes of discussion ; and the Mayor was compelled to dissolve the meet ing re infeeta. For the details of the pro ceedings we refer our readers to another column. The statement in the first account, on which implicit confidence may be placed, are con lined to a narrative of the occurrences of the day; in the second, which we know to Leaf etp:al authority, will be found a fu'l confirmation of the !riding facts, with the addition of since interesting particulars, and judicious remarks. To these details we wish attention to be paid. In this way it is, that those who call them selvesper excellence the " frien.ls ofgovernment and or der" never fail to proceed, whenever, either by fraud or force, they gain po ion of the means. In every attempt they make to counteract the current of lulu laz opinion, they carry into public the same character they demonstrate in their smuggle" addresses, and clandestine cabals, a determined hostility to all dis cussion, and an arrogant contempt of the feelings and the rights of the people. We insert to-day a detail of the proceedings of ano ther county meeting in Scotland, where a loyal address was carried, as a mutter of course. It will be remarked, however, that the spirit of independence at that meet ing was strenuous and highly respectable ; and that the advocates of Ministers, whatever were their secret aims, finest not openly avow them. On a future oppor tunity we shall take some further notice of the pro. tress of a genuine patriotic feeling in that portion of the kingdom; and nut omit to ob!erve the sentiments. so much vaunted in i.ur ministerial papers, expressed in the Addiess of the professors of the University of Edinburgh. Vtaxya, Dar. 13.--An extraordinary courier has brought to our Court the reply of his 3lajesty the King of the Two Sicilies to the overtures which have Leen made to him. It is affirmed, that this answer is couched in general and evasive terms : that, never theless, another courier has been immediately dis patched to Naples. Meantime every thing here looks like war. Orders have been just given to organize a new regiment of Masseurs. Already We are given to un derstand that the late events at Madrid, have greatly contributed to darken the political horizon. The final answer of the Neapolitan Government is impatiently expected; sad as it is anticipated that it will not be satisfactory, preparations are made to carry on the measures fur the prosecution of hostilities. The Aus trian army in Upper Italy will be increased to 100,100 men, and will be considered 44 the Army of Execution the Holy Alliance.— (Flanders Mail.) .• So many Members of Parliament, it is said, have writtrn to the Treasury, stating that business will prevent their attendance on the 23d of January, but that they will attend as soon after as pos sible, that it is understood, that many of the Mem bin, who never hesitated Aunt the propriety of voting with Ministers on every question, have now many doubts relperting the wisdom of their measures. All the signatures to the loyal address that could be procured in St. Giles's in the Fields and St. George's Bloomsbury, by all the exertions of the Rev. Dr. Willis, aid all placemen and expectant' in the P 30 4(4, are said not to have exceeded four hundred, thonrh the address lay for signatures nearly three weeks. It would be gratifying to kuow what propur thooe signatures bears to the whole number of baiseholdert in the parishes. Much boast was made "" days Ws, about the importance of the loyal deelaia . ion of the Ward of Farringtlon-Without. That WAe , l, we understand, contains four thousand houses ; and the last time we heard of the signatures to the 'leant-11641n, they did not amount to a tenth of the %amber, though several of them were dated from the saw place, aid seven from a single buskin-loose,. " ' lIINI I l• •Im Tliilll4 0 THE STATESMAN.__ LIVIIRPOGG MEETING. Liverpool, Dee. IS. 1040. The important meeting at the Town-hall, convened for the purpose of addressing the King, on the state of the country, and on the recent conduct of ministers, was held on Wednesday last ; but no discussion took place, owing to the following circumstances : The court-room, which is the usual place of meeting i when the Mayor presides, will not hold more than about 1000 persons (the Town-clerk thinks only 600.) Knowing this, the ministerial party were encouraged to attempt what they call " packing the hall," in which, of course, they might be successful, lithe). could influ ence 500 men. This was tried by every means. Cir culars were issued to all the tradesmen enslaved to " the party" here; secret meetings were held; and on Tues day night the workmen in their employ were regaled with beer, and ordered to attend at the gates of the Town-hall early on Wednesday morning, although the Mayor bad called th 2 Meeting for twelve o'clock. This order was obeyed; and early in the morning a few influential tradesmen, who are notoriously looking out lovernment places, brought up their unhappy mow, plikaiaca.of two or three hundred. At twelve '.o'clock tQx rushed into the hall, but were iturnedi ateWylowed b a mass ofj res i rciatle people, who 4114erevery sp in the room. remained eoutside, and Is pracfle• was dreadful. After the Mayor had opene business of the day,Vottlas Booth Esq. rose and Adiessed the umfting. Allmoies heard him for some me menus, fop the ministerialists were confident that they had strength enough to carry an address of their own. But Mr. Booth soon put an end to their hopes; he used some strong and patriotic expressions in favour of the rights of the people, and condemnatory of ministers, which excited a burst of ap &ruse to loud and decided, that the hootings and bill ings of the third men were completely overwhelmed. Finding thus, that discussion would never do, and that their plot had so far failed, as to render their prepared amended address hopeless, the Tories became furious and riotous in the extreme, and not one of the Glad stones, the Ewarts, the Bombers, the Boltoas, or the !leaked's, gave a word or sign for silence to their wretched adherents. All was uproar. Ihe Mayor in sisted upon silence, and was supported by the requisi tionists and the bulk of the meeting, hut all in vain ; and at last the pressure of persons entleavottring to obtain admittance was so great, that the most horrid cries of suffocation were added to the systematic yells, and many persons were in great danger. The Rev. Mr. Shepherd wished the address to ' go to the vote, knowing well that a majority of the meeting was favourable to the dismissal of ministers; but it was determined by the interested rioters, that no one sletwiell-low-heard. The Mayor 11« dared he could see is one corner of Me room • party determined to prevent discussion; and he ordered the constables to take up any man whom they could mark out. This, however, was impossible; the pressure was so very great that no officer could act; and the rioters increased their violence. The Mayor stood upon the bench, requesting to be heard, but in vain; the slaves kept up their cries; and every one knows, that in a close room a very small party may success fully disturb a public meeting. The Mayor at last called out, that, as he could not obtain silence, he would dissolve the meeting; which he did. possible to to suppri die disorder, this prlrposely created, Me liar's., with the concurrence of the po pular party, dissuiped the 'twang! Such were the iiisl. dirty means by "fish a desperate and contemptible faction ensleavo o prevent the expression of pub lic opinion , and cept an address to the Throne, suitable to the a I complexion of the times, and praying a choose of men and measures, as the first steps towards a system of conciliation, tetrenchuieut, sad reform. Nothing more need be said to shew the baseness of this faction, than what the preceding narrative con tains. Their object is, however, not yet attained. Indignant at the outrage perpetrated in the presence of the chief magistrate, and in defiance of his utmost efforts, as soon as the crowd dispersed, a large number of opulent and highly respectable individuals reas sembled and drew up another requisition, reciting in strong terms the disgraceful and riotous proceedings by which the meeting of this day had been disturbed, and prematurely dissolved ; and calling upon the Mayor to convene, at as early a day as possible,anothrr 'wetting in an open place, capable of holding a larger number, sod where the disturbers of the public peace might with greater farility he noticed and apprehend ed. A number of names of great respectability, and never before affixed to any requisLion emanating from the opposition party, are said to be attached to the new application addressed to the Mayor. The result it is said, will not be known till to-morrow morning ; niost probably that upright Magistrate will comply with a request so moderate and just. At all esents, rest assured a town-meeting► will take puller, the omit nn uterous in all probability ever held in Liverpool. Every one I hear speak of the proceedings by which the Meeting was interrupted, appear to feel indignant in the extreme, and the liberal Tory party appears to be ashamed of this Latina, and their despi..ahl.: ma then eras. It is rumoured that the Mayor has declined inviticz the Duke of Wellington. by a formal deputation Irma the corpmation, to honor Liverpool with a visit. It is espected his Grace is this day at Chester. The War rington clime have invited him to visit one of their municipal coteries. _ In St. M•••• 's church, on Sunday evening, a Re verend gentleman asserted that thing derogatory to the Queen, which the Key. Mr. It— B— had ut tered, much of which was too gross to he admitted in any decent debating society, rue inspired by the deity! Where, in the works published by Carlisle or David son, are any passages to be found, so hostile to Chvi, tinny ? It surprises many here that the Queen's Attor ney-tieneral has not noticed the atrocious attacks ttpon her Majesty's character, from eertais pulpits in this town. The & mend..s of the Queen are full of predic• tions announcing new and more terrible proceedings against her. It was reported yesterday, that Lord Harrowbv us resigned his °ince of President of the Conned!. Yesterday Lord Castlereagh, after transacting hit siness at the Foreign Other till three o'clock, left won for his teat at North Cray. List of Visitors at Brandenburgls !louse on Wednes day last:— Ills Royal Highness the Prince Leopold. who remained two hours with her Mniesty: Colonel Lied tenstitAleneral Sir R. Ferguss.m. J. litone. Euv, M. P., him llama, P. Moore. Esq. M. P.. Mr. W%till , M. P., Mrs. Demean, Jlrs. Wild,, Captain White. Lord Clifton has declined to present the Address to the King, which was lately voted by the Corpora tion of Canterbury, fur which City his Lordship is one of the Members. It appears requisitions are signing for a Court of Common Council, for a meeting of the Livery of Lon don, and also of the County of Middlesex, to cousider the propriety of petitioning Parliament fur the Resto ration of her Majesty's name to the Liturgy, and for the restitution of all her other rights and digni ties. We have no doubt but that this example will be speedily followed by every county, city, town, and pa rish in the United Kingdom, for we believe that all parties concur in thinking that her Majesty's name ought never to have been omitted iu the Liturgy. To counteract the impression made by a secret Media', at which an ultra-loyal Address was voted, a Requisition was presented to Richard Tomaon, Esq. the Deputy, requesting him to convene a r ?areal and public Meeting of the inhabitants of Ramsgate, at the Town Hall. With this request the 1) puty not chasing to comply, a notice has been signed by Samuel Sharwood, Esq. for himself and one hundred and five other Requisitionists, fur holding a public Meeting on Tuesday next, at the London Hotel, fur the purpose of respectfully addressing his Majesty. By this means the sentiments of the householders and inhabitants at Urge will be ascertained and expressed, and not those. of a junta who assume the liberty of affecting to be the Representatives of the town. Liverrool, Dee. SI, ItiYO. BANKRUPT LOTALTT..—" How are the Mighty If it is right to judge of the tree by its fruit, the fallen!"—The Col poration of Northampton have ever click of ultras—whose political creed is to do whatever been foremost in sending, what err culled, Loyal Ad their masters require—determined at their private dresses on every trivial occasion. Coutident in their / ciente meeting on Saturday, if they saw no chance strength from local and interested circumstances, they of successfully opposing tll patriotic measures likely have generally given to these Meetings the appearance to be proposed at,that day, to spew their loyalty, and of propriety by calling the inhabitants together. love of social order, by exciting riot and disturbance, Alarmed however, now, at the inroads of reason, end violating the peace, and render it impossible for the fearing disoussion, they adopted on this occasion a Reformers to make themselves heard. At all events, more prudent plan. At the song annual dinner on whether the plan was formed on Saturday or not, it St. Thomas's day, held at the BOAR AND eIIOWN pub was acted upon this day. At an easy hour this morn- lie-house, (usually denominated Sot's Holi,) when the ing, a number of persons assembled at the doors of the " key-holes was corked to prevent listeners, and the Town-ball, and when it was opened,the room allotted for waiters driven from the room, and a part only of town-meetings was rapidly tilled to exceth. The Mayor their own hotly was present : the sapient Mayor, Bei presided. A Gentleman named Booth, opened the lifts, and Aldermen drew forth the intstionabk record sines of the meeting on the part of the requisitionists. of their loyalty, the sacred AdJrese of the select few. The enthusiasm with which those parts of his speech it was carried umenitssorsly, of coarse, and his Ma was bailed which reprobated the late measures, and jetty's hea.th drank in the Parish pet.tch. But the apparent prospective policy of the Administration, con- Ministers ? Why, after all, these sapient monopolists vinced the factious few that there ass not the least of loyalty did not dare to insert one word, by way of chance of their being able successfully to oppose any approve of their conduct. The Cuerier will, no one of the popular resolutions, by fair and honourable doubt, blazon forth the Address as the act of the meats. They, therefore, had recourse to their social town; but the independent inhabitants are taking order men, who filled one corner of the room, and set measures to expose the trick, and 6t the stamp of cow up such an uproar as silenced the Rev. Mr. Shepherd, tempt upon the tricksters. The Address was laid for whose manly arguments the wretched cabal had no signatures at the Tows Hall, and in three days, by other or better means of answering. The Mayor re.- dist of reefer's/es, thirst, end promise, it has ob peatedly interposed in hopes of intimidating the rioters. i mined ISO siguatite*--.Vereellves : What readers and ordered the special constables to take them late it most humiliating to the party is, the Address to custody, but the POOM was so extresi.ly crowded his the Quest obtained ltide signatures, without a single orders could not be obeyed. At last, finding it las seasitatiou, in Aaj . she time. The requisitionists immediately assembled in their committee-room, and at at a deputation to the Mayor, with their thanks, fur his judici conduct, The 3layor expressed himself obliged; and said that he had noticed the riotous party in the corner, as he had declared in the meeting : and, from what he had since learned, he was convinced there had been an or ganised plot to prevent discussion ! The requisition is now renewed, and is receiving the signatures of the most respectable gentlemen of the town, requesting the Mayor to call a meeting in sonic capacious place, where the inhabitants of the town may be properly accommodated, and where the peace officers may preserve order. • • SPORTING INTELLI(;mcE. - RETTIN4 AT TATTnReftl.l.'A, Dec. 21i1. Deenv.-13 to (*gut Gustavus—lli to 1 4st e. out of Morel-17 to 1 asst Polyga r. o.txs.--41 to I sot 11) Ludy. BOXING. The battle between Mom, the gypsey, and Bill Ed ward., the Bath botcher. took place on Wednesday for fig guineas, on clam-heath, four mile. from Ilisleuietc, Bucks. Both had willed their wit) into notice. EAwarits was con.idered an elegant rather than a powerful boari. The gypsey, on tlir rontrary, had proved himself ruffian who would not be denied. A ring of IS feet was the !peer for combat, and the men entered it very airs,/ upon the-inspire.. Richards. the cricketer, seconded Edward., and one of the gyrey tribe seconded Betting even. In the first round Edwards oftworktid his adversary's claret, which flew about copiotdy, and Noss, in boring in, was floored by a right-handed lesser in the boil), which settled first blood amd the knock down. 2. The men got more suede at their work, and a very gallant round teas fongla, after excliangiitg counter bits nt the head. In rallying much rnifiaisistis took plai d on the part of the gypsey, who displayed is of the Randal tertica. Edwards at length stopped his salter sary's action. by getting his head limier his left arm and taraciag at it until he paid him tri , * and tye at the bleed ing gamo. The g . .....5ey got attay, and buth broke their ground for a fresh torn loose. The gyrey placed a heavy hit on Edward's right side, %%bleb Ise di I not seem to relish, and bored him dotvn, hut both were weal: front the exertions of the round, %%Ilia was all fight for seven 1111roites. 3. .floss was blind of the right rye and the lance was but it was a buggirg round, and both fell. 4. Edwards fonght with mach gaiety and science to get at his opponent's I••'t eye, but hr would nut barn it. fishes rds bad the hi At of in and out fighting, and dropped Moss furwasi! by a neat hit in the wind. 5. doss led in this round, and kno.ked down his adversary by a Item y hit upon the jaw, whirls won him the fight ; for Edwards being thus crossed its lead ing, like many of his superiors, did nut fancy it, and he was vitry shy at going in after. He was thrown a cross-buttock, and it was even betting that he did not come again. 6. This round ended the fight in nineteen minutes. Sloss was the willse heat; b,: -Awards evidently want ed courage, or he could nut have lost it. Moss won the battle by a slight blow, with which his adversary went down, and would not appear in time. A second battle 'vas fought fur a purse of five guineas, between a 9 stone Jew anti a IL? stone l'onlitryman, whit h was won by the Jew in seven minitte4. In the first roustd the countryman deliberately walked away to w:p• the blood off his nose, and in the third he gave in. The following is an retract of a letter received bf a mercantile It use in tbe LI NIA, SETT. 10.—I avail myself of the sudden departure ef a Portuguese vessel foram POISAMA to tt:ite you a few lines, although I hate very little hare that they will ever reach your hands. " lirs!erday evening the Government received in formation of San ,Martin hating landed at Piece (about 4./ leagues distant), with 4,t5110 men, which expedition has brew convoyed down by Lord Cut - Israeli:, wi:ii the whole naval Corer oh Chili. On the .25th uit., the a hole coast of Peru was declared to be in astute of rigorous blockade. '1 his, of coarse, produced A considerable sensation here. " The troops is the city automat to abont B,MIO men, and are in a good state of discipline ; that 1 do not conceive San dlartia will Lazard an engsgc spent. " Ido not doubt but that a considerable portion of the inhabitants, both here and all over the cotr•try, are in favour of the invaders, who, by progressive steps and prudent conduct, :nay improve their advan tages, and ultimately obtain possession of the whole of Peru. We have no British man of war here, nor have we had fur au►ne mouths, which is a great disad- vantage." The armistice between the Royalists, Oeneral Mo rillo, and the Insurgent Chief, Bolivar, is confirmed. The folowitt4 is an extract of a letter written by a British officer, dated off Cartbagena, Oct. 21 : " All the people here blame Bolivar for aicedirg to an armistice with 31orillo. It applies, however, only to the armies under these two chiefs. " The duties here are at the enormous rate of 33 per cent., and yet the importers from Jamaica are realizing 100 per cent. on the cargoes lately lauded. We have made every inquiry respecting the affairs of the Main ; and as the American accounts br.ve re presented the situation of the Insurgents as desperate, we extract from documents sent directly to this country by Bolivar and his adherents, the reported condition of the armies of Columbia, as transmitted to their agents in London, who represent that the pro position for the Armistice came from General Merilla, and which, after some delay, had been acceded t• b 1• Bolivar, with the understanding that the independence of Columbia would be recognised. " The main army was under the President near Ro sario de Cucuta, consisting of nearly 12,000 men ; the second in command, Urdanetti; the third, Colonel Paget. The opposing forces of blorillo were at• Va lencia, consisting by report of nearly 6000. The se cond army of consequence was the fore* in the Apure. under tieneral Pars, which consisted of ■early 440110 men, including what is seemed the British Lesiva. The other forces acre indifferent divisions of one and two thousand men ; one of whitish. under Colonel Mon tilla, was closely besieging Santa Martha." CORN Excusvet. Dec. /I.—We have had no fresh arriimis since Momley, but a ceosiderable quantity te mained over fur this morniag's market, the best q9ll - ties of which sold on fell as good terms as on Wed ' need's'', hot the inferior sample. was la little or no de mand. B.irley snpporto Wednesday's prices, bet dm trade was not so brisk ea on this day. Is Beans, Pass and Oats, there is no altegthee. SINITIIIIRLD C.o.o—Thetelras a osiddlipg snpply of Cattle at market this otoralog, aad the prim are mach the same as last Moitilay. . (To sink the Deal; per Mose of Beef—. fa. Id. to 6s. Bd. I sterna et ter. liettow.. 9r. ed. to 4s. dd. g bomb Veal .... 4s. 04. to /Lied. . % ,„„, es. 04 io M. 9d. And Loathes 'ONO Lamb—. es. ed. to es. Ud. ...,. ••• • :Ale Hat-blaearr.—This roaeltet nelePiaa ii a oar last sinettallail. Setae/ mut Opine : ft all qa„ let MO srs.rtr PIM UMW: Hay .... Ws. W 4i. M. Strew 11.• Ilec.. to lk l Oicordt. 41. 19s. to 111. - ~a y r ! y to • ' t .,,