The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-12-21 00:00:00

..., .0 He his been forced to dismiss them, and has sp rinted a fresh Ministry of a doubtful charac ter, but the lesson received by their predeces sors points out the danger of attempting to 'enslave a nation, wbo once tasted the sweets of liberty. The French journals now speak out. We may now b e ar some bold truths ; no more garbled statements; so more Royal flummery. Under the influence of a free press in France, if France shall actually enjoy it, men Will appear what they really are.—The liberal party inFrance are not at a loss to know what the Bourbons are. Europe has bad a sufficiently long sample of their act and deeds. to form an opinion as to their future sip ketity ; and if the people of France don't clip their 'i r legs by enforcing the observance of that eharter, 'hich is more their Right than the throne is that of /Acts, they well deserve the bondage into which they Will inevitably sink. We again repeatit is immaterial what party are Ministers, here or there, if they give ;he people those, just rights as guaranteed by the Con- ft is said that the change of the French Ministry tia Made a great impression in the diplomatic corps st Paris. General Pozzo di Borg° immediately de spatched for St. Petersburg his Secretary of Lega tion, the Chevalier de Foggenpohl. • Letters from Barcelona to the Bth instant, ban been received in the City. They contain the gratify ing intelligence of the fever in that town having en tirely disappeared. The utmost precaution is perse vered in to prevent the contagion returning by the admission of persons infected with it, who have sought refuge in the neighbouring country. Six physicians, attended by many of the wealthy inhabitants, are sta tioned at the gates, and in the event of any doubt of the perfect health of the persons seeking admission, the gates are immediately closed upon them. The let ters still continue very much fumigated, to such an extent in many instances as to render their contents entirely illegible. Retract of a letter dated Coruna, Dec. 1.--s• Since i mote to you on the 28th of Nov. nothing more has occurred respecting Mina, except that the people will not let him go away ag reeably to the orders from the G o vernment ; and he terefore continues, as beret.. fore, commanding the province as Captain-General .---. We do not know what to do until the courier we seat to Madrid, announcing the continuance of Mina's command, returns. It is a positive fact that the town is very tranquil." The papers brought by the last mail contain a mi nute and accurate detail of the persons killed and wounded at the battle of Carabozo, which appears to tare been one of the most sanguinary conflicts, consi. dering the small number of persons engaged in it, which has ever been witnessed. Out of 380 English who entered the field, only 70 left it alive, and the de struction among the Royalists and Patriots appear to have been equally severe. After taking possession of Carthagena, a part of the Patriot army was dispatched to the neighbouring towns, but finding they bad al -4 , ready declared themselves independent of the mother 'country, the army returned to Carthagena. and the letters from thence express a hope, that the war is that quarter, like that in Peru, would end without further i setbiroodeliod. ‘ 1 , By the srcount in the Jamaica papers of the pro -medings of the House of Assembly, there does not appear that unanimity which was anticipated from the tone pf the Lieutenant-Governor's speech. Os the 25th 'Mr. Cox, after expressing his " high sense of the manifold benefits whirr,' the island bad obtained .under the mild, pure, and wise admiaistration of his Grace the Duke of Manchester," introduced a bill for continuing his Grace's salary (3,0001. a year) during his temporary absence; " an absence," it was ob. served, " which was not voluntary, bat occasioned by a calamitous accident that the whole island deeply de plored." Some opposition was!manifested to the mea sure, and upon a division, the first reading of the bill was rejected by a majority of three. the numbers being twelve-for, and fifteen against, it. The names of Mem bees voting were ordered to be published in the county papers. From the Nem York Commercial Advertiser, Nov. 20.-1 n our columns to-day will be found an official copy of the Ordinance for converting the six per cent. stock of the Corporation of the City of Bald •wore into a stock bearing an interest of fine per cent." The provision of this law will be regarded with inte rest by all who have taxes to pay, and especially by those who have investments in the city kids. GENERAL JACKSON.--Letters of the 22d ult. from Pensacola, confirm the supposition that General Jackson will not resume t►e government of the Floridas. One of the letters say that Col. William King, late of the army, is talked of as the new Governor ; and it is added that "a petition was band ing about, praying the President to appoint him, which will be signed by •all the Spaniards.—(Balti more Americas.) At the annual meeting of the Bath and West of England Society, for the encouragement of Agricul ture, Arts, &c., on Monday last, a Petition to Parlia ment was agreed to, relative to the state of Agricul ture. Among the persons present were—tbe Mar quess of Lansdowne, Sir J. C. Hippesley, Bart., Sir Thema. , B. Lethbridge, Bart., M.P., Sir J. D. Amity, Bart., M.P., Sir J. P. Ackland, Sir Wm. Cockburn, Bart., Rev. Sir Charles Rich, Bart., Sir Henry Lippin cott, Mart., Sir Isaac Coffin, Bart., M.P., Wm. Dickin son, Esq , M.P., John Bennett, Esq., M.P., N. Calvert, Esq.. M.P., Alderman Bridges, M.P., Calomel Honer, J. P. Paul, C. 6. Gray, Hastings Elwin, L. Bright, Esqrs., &c. &r. An action of relief has been raised at Edinburgh, by Mr. Duncan Stevenson against Juba Nimmo, who appeared, Of was brought forward for a time, as Editor of the Beacon.—(The Scotsman.) COUNTY OF ANTRIM --Lord Beauchamp, son of the Earl of Yarmouth, announces himself a candidate to represent this county, in the room of the late Colonel R-ymon r. Conic, Dec. 14,—An extraordinary rumour has been in circulation within the last two days, that an application bas been made to the higher powers for the removal of the Admiral's station from this port to that of Dnblin.—(cork Chronicle.) We regret to state that by the fall of a pad of the Cliff at Cove yesterday, a very respectable old Ship-master, Captain Baxter, was crushed to death.-- (Mid.) , i IRrLAND. LORD LIEUIIKLATM. OF I It is not in our power to answer &Correspondent's in quiry regarding the sudden change is the Lieutenancy of this Coeutry. There are so many rumours afloat, that it is difficult to get at the truth ; and, till we have some thing substantial to communicate, we must be silent as to the cause. Of one thing, however, the People of Ire land may be assured—that the King is not unmindful of his triannctiox, the fulfilment of which his Majesty is determined those in authority under him shall carry into Jett.—(Dublin Rees. Post.) Tan MARQUESS Wewnsinv.—We understand that the arrival in Dublin of the Marquess Wellesley, the new Lord Lieutenant, is postponed for some days, owing to a slight indisposition. The Noble Marquess is said to be the first Irishman who has been placed at the head of the Government of Ireland for a century and a half; the last Irish Lord Lieutenant being the Duke of Or mond. We are enabled to state another interesting fact con nected with the Noble Marquess's appointment. He bas chosen for his Private Secretary an Irishman, sad a Catholic ! This Gentleman is a Mr. Blake, a Barrister, at present possessed of very respectable and lucrative practice at the English Bar; Mr. Blake, we believe, "will accompany the Marquess Wellesley to Ireland.— (Doblin Moraieg Post.) The Marquess Wellesley is expected to arrive at Dub lin Castle on Friday next. His Lordship will be accom panied by two of his friends who had been placed oM cially near him when he was Chief Governor of our East Indian Empire—Colonels Shaw and C.. Campbell. Mr. Wellesley, we understand, has been appointed to the place of Comptroller of the Household.—(fbid.) CORPORATION OF DUBLIN. Dusitx, Dec. 19.—This body met yesterday at Wil liam-street, for the purpose of preparing a Congratu latory Address to his Majesty, upon his sate arrival in his British Dominions, after his long and fatiguing journey.—And also to Address his Excellency Earl Talbot, on his retiring from the Government of this country. The business of the day was opened by Mr. J. B. Fitzsimons, who congratulated the country on the safe arrival of his Majesty, sad concluded by moving, " that • Committee be appointed to prepare an Address, on the happy event of his Majesty's safe return." Mr. Smatter seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously, and being concurred in by the Board of Aldermen, the following Committee was appointed to prepare the same, viz.— Sir A. B. King, Bart., Alderman Exshaw, Alderman Darley, Alderman Cash, Col. Sir R. Shaw, Bart., Mr. Fitzsimons Mr. Sutter, Mr. Loot , Mr. Black er, Mr. Preston, M r. H. Kearney, Mr. Porter, Mr. S. Neville, Mr. Hay, and Mr. Wright. Mr. Sutter then proposed the Address to his Excel lency Earl Talbot,for his mild, yet firm, Administration of Justice in this Country. This was also seconded, ' and approved of, and the following Committee appointed to prepare the same, viz. Sir A. B. King, Bart., Alderman Exshaw, Alderman Darley, Wr ight ash, Col. Sir R. Shaw, Batt. ?Ali Sutter, M Mr. run, Mr. Lest, and Mr. L Neville. Mr. Samuel Neville then rose to express his surprise, that there was not one member in the Assembly to come forward to propose an Address to Mr. Grant, the Chief Secretary for Ireland ; he conceived there was no man attached to the Government of this Country who de served the thanks of this Country more than Mr. Grant. Mr. Neville, after some further Observations, moved the thanks of the Sheriffs and Commons to Mr. Grant, for his conduct while in the Government of this Country. THANKS TO MR. GRANT. Here several worthy Members of this Honourable and patriotic assembly, rose at once, and said, that as Mr. Grant's name was " not included in the summons," the thanks proposed by Mr. Neville could not come under discussion. The objection seemed valid to the Honourable House, and the matter dropped. The Committees then withdrew to the Board-room when the addresses were drawn up, and finally agreed to.—The Assembly then broke up. Such was the respect of these enlightened Corpora tor* fur the King, to congratulate whom they were summoned, and for the Lord Lieutenant, whom they were to compliment, that only twenty-five attended ! Bat we are not yet done with their honours. Where are the pictures of Lord Whitworth and Mr. Peel ? (Dublin Morning Post.) Tin RIOTIT HON. DENTS BOWES DALT.-.—II is with extreme regret we learn, that the above highly re spectable and venerable character is at present severely indisposed, at his residence at Dalystown, in the county of Galway. Great fears are entertained lest the disease may prove fatal.-06id.) FRIORTIVL STAIR OV TR' COUNTRY FROM TRY cowmen') naiss.--We noticed on Saturday the dreadful state of some of the Western Counties, in co nsequence of the great rains. We are sorry to be oliged again to state, that the weather is getting worse, and muck mischief has been done. The bridge of Ballyshandeff, King's Couety, has been carried away. So heavy have the rains been in the neigh bourhood of Bier, that in some parts of the road be tween that town and Borrisokaae, the mail coach horses have been actually obliged to swim ; and it would have been impossible for them to have pro ceeded, if they had not been attended by a spare coach man, who bad frequently to strip himself, and lead the animals through the Mood. the water in some places being as high as the man's neck. The coaches are to tea.* travellieg this road,until the flood abates, and they are rendered more passable.—(Dnolin Even ing Post.) All the low grounds in this neighbourhood are flooded, and Wheat sowing, in potato* ground, is considerably retarded. and in many places rendered impracticable by cont inued rains.—( DrogAcis Jour.) We feel much pleasure in stating, that there is tot at present a loom idle, in either the linen or cotton line in this town and suburbs—all are actively em ployed ; and although the wages of the artisan are low, yet the reduced prices of provisions brings his earnings nearly equal to what he was accustomed so re ceive during the war. Our Lieen-ball eshibits a buy and gratifying scene on Satur da y s ; the pleats of the maadacturers are small, bat a fair preportieft eof bad ness is doing.—(Drogheda Journal.) - _ CIISIVOR OF ADMINISTRATION IN IREL.#I.IVD. . Pam Tit Mani MIMI POST.] We have contented ourselves, hitherto, with copying the paragraphs which the London Journals have sup. plied on the Changes which are making in the Cabinet. and in the Government of Ireland. Perhaps we should persevere in the same track until these changes were completed, if oar attention had not been called to an ar ticle in The Correspondent, from a clatter with which, though we have no personal connexion, we entertain. however, a high respect. We have read the article to which we have referred, not only with disgust, but surprise—disgust, that a Journal, which receives from the present Irish Administration, so many thousand pounds of the public money, should turn upon the Lord Lieutenant and his Secretary, on their departure from this country, with a hest of uendoes--and surprise, that men, who understand their interest, (for principle is out of the qustion,) should imagine that a clumsy and common place com pliment to Lord Wellesley and Mr. Cloulbarn, would supersede the recollection of their ingratitude to their departing patrons. In complimenting Lord Welles ley and his Secretary—(by-tbe-bye,the same flummery would be served to any Lord Lieutenant and say Se cretary)—.The Correspondent chooses to insinuate. that those personages are not influenced by low thenghtediwejoidiees, and that they will g ire neither countenance nor encouragement to any party or fat. Lions, implying that Lord Talbot and Mr. Grant (an implication which is made quite manifest by the con text of the paragraph) have given encouragement to certain factions, (however opposed they may be thew selves in principle,) are influenced by low thoughted prejudices, and a disposition to cherish hostile in terests in the Country. We shall not trouble the reader to wade through the entire of this article.— I f he have curiosity for such inquiries, he will find it in The Correspondent of the lath instrnt.— We are quite content with stating its gist and sub stance. Upon the subject of the asserted differences of opi nion between Lord Talbot and Mr. Grant, it wrs im possible that we could he ignorant. Acting, however, en the principle of conciliation recommended and in culcated in the letter of our most Gracious Sovereign, we did not deem it compatible with the principle to press a topic which could do no good to the country, and which might be productive of embarrassment to the Government. Nay, when the regal of Lord Tal bot and Mr. Grata was put beyond a doubt, we judged that it would be unbecoming, as well as ungra cious—certainly it would be useless to blow the coals between them, or to represent the one as the patron of Orangeism, (which The Correspondent does) and the other of the partisan of the Catholics. It is unneces- miry to speak of our feelings or of our opinions. It is superfluous to mention our bias. Perhaps we were acqdaietal more closely with the details, and the springs which have led to the last change of Adminis tration than those who affect a clear insight into the units of these removals. But, we asked ourselves a question which every honest man should put to him self, Cui eon°, any exposure at present Lord Talbot has been cou_sjdpged tt .pojular Lord Ligutenant, and with regard to Mr. Grant, it ii unnecessary for , us to speak. The Correspondent, however, by its attack on both, will compel us to break silence, and to put the question on its legs. At present we shall confine ourselves to a statement of the actual changes in progress. It is certain, we believe, that the Orenvilles come in—or, at least, that they are to be represented by Mr. Charles Wynn in the Cabinet. — This Gentleman is said to stipulate for the influence of his Office in favour of Emancipation. The Reader may remember, that we mentioned, when the Change had been first announced, that Mr. Plunkett was to succeed the Attorney-General. We were rebuked by The Patriot for the assertion, but we were by no means convinced that our authority was erroneous. We can now state, we believe, as a fact, that Mr. Plunkett does succeed the At torney-General, and that he will only hold the place until the retirement of Lord Eldon, who, it is supposed, will resign the Great Seal of England, after the next Session of Parliament, when our countryman will be made Lord High Chancellor; the first Irishman, we believe, who ever enjoyed that high dignity, as Lord Wellesley is the first Irishman, since the Duke of Ormonde's time, who was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. It is said, that Mr. Smits will succeed Lord Norbury in the Common Pleas. Some other particulars regarding the Changes the Reader will find elsewhere. Dahlia Keening Put Office, Three o'Cleek, Dee. 18. We have been just favoured with the following by a correspondent:— "On Sunday night last, a numerous body of men went to the house of a farmer, near Oarretstown, of the aameaf Carberry. and obliged him to give up his anlat ti (irbick was only one gun); they were going off, afterViving received it, when, unfortuovely, Carber ry's sou appeared at one of the windows, when he was instantly,,Bred at by some of the party. and received two wounds, one in the neck, and one in the arm ; but, it is hoped, neither of them are dangerous. On I the same night, a farmer of the name of Rooney, and several others in the same neighbourhood, were attacked and deprived of their arms. A young man, who escaped from one of the houses, and was making his way to Ashford. to give information to the police, was discovered and pursued by four of the party, and fired at several times, but fortusately escaped. Several of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of Arddenan and Cutleoliver have been deprived of their arms." The following are from the Limerick Chronicle of Saturday:— On Friday evening last, at seven o'clock, the Mills of John Benaett, Esq. at Wilmount, within half a mile of the lowa of Nenagb, were plundered of a use of pistols and a gun. Patrick Walsh and William Macdonald, taken in the neighbourhood of Charleville, by Samuel Maxwell, Esq. and a party of Military, (as stated in our last), were armed with a musket and blunderbuss heavily loaded ; these two me are lodged in Cork Gaol. Mr. Maxwell also apprehended a m an, named Edmond O'Brien.,at Coleman's-well, In this county: he bad three gnu and a quantity of powder artfully concealed —sad in his pocket a musket ball and tura screw were got. The gun is ideatilled. Mr. Maxwell for. . warded Coleman to Major Wilcocks, at Ratlike&le, for committal I. the Conaty Gaol. [now TN' DUM(N MORNING POST, DEC. la.) The Patriot of last evening contains the following paragraph respecting the Yeomanry "On Sunday last, a route was received for the march of two hundred men of Colonel Blacker's Bri gade of Yeomanry, to reinforce the 88th Regiment at Strabane—to move on Wednesday, the 19th, and reach their destination on Saler*, the 22d.—.One hundred and fifty men of the Lurgan Infantry, form ing part of the same Brigade, are to arrive at Otnagh the same day. This is the first movement that we have beard of taking place among the Yeomanry.— The men were in high spirits at receiving the order." The Balbriggan Corps of Yeomanry, ender the com mand of Captain 0. A. Hamilton, have volunteered to serve wherever they may be required. On Saturday last, the Tipperary Yeomanry Infantry, under the command of Captain Joe. Evans, volunteered their services to any part of the kingdom. The Tyrhugh Corps of Yeomanry, commanded by Captain Hamilton, of Brown Hall, have volunteered to extend their services to any part of Ireland, in the event of their being required by Government. APPREHENSION OF ♦ MURDERED.—It is with great pleasure we learn that one of the gang concerned in the atrocious murder near Boyle, as stated in our .paper a few publications since, has been arrested and co.t.- mitted to Roscommon gaol. —(Sligo Journal.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATERSALL'B, Dec. 20. Maim-9 to 1 agst Marcellus-1S to 1 agst c. out o Landscape-100 to agst c. out of Sycomx-100 to 6 agate. out of Ress-100 to 4 agst c. by Whalebone-100 to 3 a ;st c. out of Silvertall's d. OARS. —6 to 1 apt f. out of Parasol-6 to 1 agst f. out of Meteors-8 to 1 apt f. out of Reserve-13 to I apt f. oat of Cat. No betting of consequence on the Doncaster St. Leger. Mr. West, the descendant of the great pedestrian and parish clerk of Old Windsor, started from St. George's•6elds on Wednesday to do 60 miles per day for ten successive days, backing himself for 210 guineas. Betting is three to one against him. Ile has engaged to go straight out. and was to be at Win chester yesterday. TROTTING MATCRes.—The money, 500 guineas aside, is all staked for two of the fastest trotters in England. to go against each other four miles on the 14th of January. Another match is made to take place the same day, to ge three miles, between Mr. Fielder and Mr. Dyson, for 500 guineas also. Mr. Fielder is to carry 11 stone, and Mr. Dyson to pick all England, and carry 12 stone. THE ARMY.—The 33rd Regiment embarked on the 17th inst., at Cork, on board the Ocean, London, Re gulus, and Thomas and Mary, transports, for Jamaica, to relieve the 53th foot, which will return home in the above vessels from that island. Detachments of the 7th Dragoons. 2d Dragoons. 9th Lancers, 10th Hussars, 14th Light Dragoons, Ca valry Depot, will arrive at Brantford to day, to racial, the horses of the 4th Light Dragoons. at Romford, on the march of that corps to Tilbury for embarkation for Lord Byron, in the notes to his new Tragedy, 41 The Two Foscari," just published, pays a high compliment to Lady Morgan. whose " Italy" he styles a fearless and excellent work. His Lordship also acknowledges a curious coincidence between Lady Morgan and himself, in their both having called Venice" Rome of the Ocean," though their works at the time were unknown to each other. EDINBURGH, Dec. IS.—On Friday night Madame Catalani's first Concert, in the Assembly Rooms, George-street, was crowded with a fashionable audi tory. We regret to learn that Madame Catalani is at present indisposed. A little before 12 last night, an alarm of fire was raised at the head of the Pleasance, and a great blaze of light appeared at the wiadows of a house there situate. The engines were immediately brought to the spot, and in less than half an hour the fire was extinguished; so that very little mischief could have been occasioned. On Saturday afternoon, betwixt 5 and 6 o'clock, an old woman in James-street, was burnt so dreadfully by her clothes having accidently caught fire, that she only survived about 5 minutes after the accident. It is supposed she had been asleep when the fire had come in contact with her clothes. Yesterday week a stout young man, a painter, work ing at the College, fell from a height of two stories on the Bag-stones, and alighted on his feet, which were consequently much bruised and sprained, particularly the heels and armlet He was carried home, and thoneh enable to point a foot to the ground. he was perfectly cured in three days, by the simple application of com pression and percussion. The scatioldiag was yesterday so far removed from the top of St. Paul's Cathedral, as to leave an unin terrupted view of the ball and cross, which now appear reinstated in all their pristine beauty ; the gilding is very splendid, and displays with great effect the grandee' of the original design. particularly the light and elegant truss supporters, so much and justly admired ; it also tends, by ►he consequent stron g shadow, to make the numerous ornaments and leaves perceptible, although so far removed from the eye. which in the former could with difficulty be discerned; MARKETS. _.........—_ Cow's EXCHANGE, DSc. 21.—Owing to the adverse winds we had but little corn of any description since Monday, yet the quantity still on hand is much great er than the demand can take off, although from the coati_ nuance of wet weather we had rather more buyers of Wheat this morning, and prime dry samples sold on a, good terms as on Monday, and the tnfenor description, net rather better sale.—Fine Barley obtained Monday', prices.-1n Beans, Peas, and Oats there is no alteration . SmyrnriaLo M*aawr, Disc. 21.—The supply at mar ket this morning was abundant of all descripOuns of Cattle, owing to a great number left unsold last istket day, and the prices are rather to we r. To sink the offal per st. of Sibs. \ Beef .... 2s. 6d. to 21. &I. CATTLK AT MAUI? Ss. 6d. to Ss. 6 d. B easts Vea1..... 2s. 9d. to 4 s. Od. Ca l v es I 11l ROI .... Si. 04. to 4s. 0.1. Sheep and Lambs Lamb .... Os. Od. to Os. Od.. Pi g s Ilsv-usaawr.—No alteration in the price of Hay.— Straw and Clover as per last. Hay St 10s. to 4i. Os. I Straw ..11. Ss. to It. 16s. Clover 41. Os. to 61 . Os. lei e evil ih' Air dip• P' - Jk - I • 11