The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-03-07 00:00:00

1 77 tion of the water was awfully terrific: the neap tide, It the full, between nine and ten, P.M. ran much higher than is altogether common at spring tides.— The btiats, drew', up to the base of the cliff for 'se. entity, were in such danger that several, from theft collision with each other, were nearly reduced to fragments. The consternation in the teen was ge. nerd; many persons were, kept oat of their beds, through fear, the *hole of the night. Towards two, .A.slc the squall moderated, but it returned at four erith indescribable force, but gradually died away to. wards son.rise. The damage sustained, we rejoice to add, is trilling to what had been espected • and, excepting in en instance or two, consists in dislodged leads from the housetops, broken panes, bricks from chimneys, end tiles torn from the roofs. The Jews' Synapses', in West-street, waspartielly blown down ; and in inclosing palisade fence or two of gardens, in the vicinity of Hilly-place, were nearly demolished by the tempest. Considerable mischief has been done to the cern windmill to the north "of the cinch, and lively apprehensions are entertained for the fate of the Regent 'packet, which mast have been tempest itinght at abort halt sea across on her passage to Dieppe. ......sl/..—. The cause and the spirit of lodependence are about to receive• additional strength and manifestation in iltliffltatesitbita. There k greet and satisfactory rea este likiwOlfer dist two' todepeodesst Moshe,* will be returned to Parliament from the City. It would be invidious inns where there are more deserving cha ncier, than one appealing as candidates to the Public stifllage, with well-founded claims to the petits& of their fellow.cilizens, as well on ac count of their services to tits community, as the con stitutional' principles which it is known attach to them, to say on what individual the choice of a Re presentative should most appropriately fall, should any struggle or difference of opinion occur in the espected eient. Few will dispute the powerful claims which . Mr. WAITHSIAN has long possessed to the distinction of a Representative of the City of 1,,,,,c10n in *Parliament, whilst an equal number will acknowledge that a fitter person, from his ' activity and love ef constitutional liberty, than the late • Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman WOOD. who now really discharges the duty of a Representative, could net easily be found. The Friends of Freedom and the approvers of Independent character, will, therefore, participate in the triumph which appears to be re served for them, in perceiving from an Advertisement in this Paper,that Mr. %V A IVO! AN'i hien& have re. solved to propose that Gentleman as a Candidate for the City. We understand a numerous and re— spectable body of Liverymen yesterday use• mimously agreed to solicit Mr. WAIVIN ADI to become a Candidate, and it will be observed, that they have called a public Meeting of his Friends and of Constitutional Freedom, at the City of London Tavern; on Thursday nest, to adopt measures for se., coring his retorn. Rumour likewise latletates that Mr; AldermanTnoae means to start on the popelar interest. We hope the friends of freedom will not, from any in judicious division among themselves, weaken the great cause they ere [wind to support, so as to permit the tools of corruption to step in and profit by disunion. The Indemnity Bill, notwithstanding all that is said with JO mach justice against it, continues its progress through Parliament. It has passed into a law Will. Upper !louse, sod last night it was in. traduced from the Lords into the House of Commons. where j; war, read • first time, and ordered to be read second timf on Monday nest. Lord ALTHORPI, in the Commons, made his pro. aniseil motion for • redaction of 5000 men in our Military. Establishment. Sir NV. Buuttouons and Mr. C4l.aa•vr, in the previous nights, sufficiently demonstrated that • much larger redaction was prac ticable and highly advisable in the present tranquil state of ihe country. But Ministers ere decidedly against all reductions whatever. They, however, bad Nit rt very poor majority last night, and as misetyble ergumente, to support their ' wretched systew--That the country is not whet it was is a lamentable.. troth, and we have the authors and aqppottera of this ruinous and despotic sys tem ito thank for the alterations in tbe situation and *spa, of the kingdom. Lord ALTUORPEIS motion was negatived by i division of only 63 to 42 e ., Tbjs small Majority was announced and strong accliniatiOnv. Ministers will see, from,ipe ?ttengtii Of this Minority in so thin a House, he, 'propriety of concurring in the suggestion of thenotion. Sot their gensial itiectonee to re. trenchmept militias strongly igaiost this hope. tko,mitist of_ all the conviiiing adduced of tho swami sty .of ecooomy in ,tho Public Es. penditure, Mr, Ciogza . came forward with a mo tions and a Bill for adding sietnore Commissioners to tho Board of Longitude, with *salaries of 100 i. iraigi s to correct and repair the errors of the Nautical ollasannO, pablished under the scientific direction of the present Board, who are paid forcomposing and Woking after the accuracy of these very important publications. This new batch of scientific persons who are fobs saddled on the Public Parse, are more. ova/ to assist Mr. Colman and his Learned associates, the Board of Professors, to discover the Longitude, which according to Mr. CROZER . , account, and his very veracious authorities, the whale catchers, is now WI. !try difficult tub. " Very like a whale," Mr. Caoar,a, indeed ; this tab to the whales will amuse sore then the scientific heads. Nothing can now be accomplished even in the paths of scientific research, without the establishment and • renewal of largo Boards sled salaries, We have aillved'et the age tit discovery iedeed. We sincerely hope the whiles and the ice *ill allow the projected expedition to pass the Pole, Were It mealy to lessen the neces sity for this learned conalstre t sleeting once a yislir to receive their Salaries, and correct the errors of ihls Nautical Alasanack. --- By the Mails from Holland, two of which have arrived, we learn, that the late resignation of the Prince of 011111102 is the result of a new misunder. .standing with his Royal Father. It seems it was in. tended to have formed s Council of War, of which the Prince was to have been President, and Count Puma Vice-Presidint ; but Ms Royal Highness, it seems, is more friendly to" the persecuted French than Ms proposed coadjutor, and this i. alleged as the reason of his resigning the Mica of Minister. of War. The Hamburglt Mails have brotte.t Letters and Papers to the ff6th ultimo. The most interesting pert of their content. 'Ostia to 'Sweden. The new King (Branivorre) is to he crowned on the 17t6 inst. He appears to have mounted the Throne ant only without opposition, but with the general sp. probation of the People! The new Qtreen, . tato, is at present at Park, is expected to return to Stalk. holm soon. The deceased King his bequeathed In her Majesty the Queen, all the ready money in his private coffers, the estate of Rosersberg, and his own private jewels, on condition' of their reverting to the Crown, after her Majesty's death.—lt appears that endeavours are making in the kingdom of Wir. Iceberg to obtain signatures to an Address fo the Diet of the Confederation, petitioning for the litre. diction of Representative Constitutions. The Go. vernment is very jealous of this popular proceeding.— The Bailiffs are therefore to make enquiries and re. port the result.—People ire extremely curious to see bow the Diet will consider the suspension of a part of the Constitution of Weimar (that relative to the Liberty of the Press), which it has formally gua ranteed, and whether such a proceeding mill be erect ed, by its approbation, into • precedent for future cases of the same kind. An article from Venire states the outline of the Constitution of the lonian Isles, as ratified by the Peirce Rumor. There is to be a Legislative Assembly chosen by the Electoral Body, a Senate chosen by the Legislative Assembly, end the Judges are to be appointed by the Senate. The Elections are to be for flee years, the Lord Commissioner to hem) the power of convoking or proroguing the Parliament, but not of dissolving it, except by wide, of an order of the Government here. Each Island to have a local Government. 'l'be dominant religion to be the Greek Church, the lan- 'sew to be Greet. There lo to be a general printing estabii•bment at Corfu, ender the immediate direc• Lion of the Senate, and the superintendence of the Secretary-General, and no other printing establish ment i•'to be allowed in any of the Islands, without the permission of the Senate, and the approbation of the Lord Commissioner. Yesterday morning the Duke of YORK and Dochoss of GLotmerrca visited the Qualm and PRINMSKS. Soon after one o'clock ber MaJOTT and the Prin• altos AUGUSTA and ELIZAISZTU left town for Windsor. Lord BUMMERS!! and CoilDe MUNSTER had ao• diences of the PRINCE REGlNTyesterday, at Carlton• house. Considerable astonishment and some =aliment have been occasioned by the statement in some Pa. pers, that the Prince of Hesse.llosteuna's carriage was blown away by the wind on Wednesday night. It is thought not impossible that the Prince's family estate may have disappeared, in like manner, from some equally unpropitious cause, as report says, it is net visible even to the microscopic eye. Yesterday . a Court of Directors no. held et the East India-house, when Captain J. Facciaart was sworn into the command of the ship Lord Keith, con signed to Bengal direct. In Le neighbourhood of Maidstone, several of the largest tan-yards have been given up, in consetiotnee of the Leather Tax. We have the satiafaction In say, that Charles Finney, the person suvected'iffltaving entrapped the two boys, Kelly and Spicer, into the crime of uttering forged notes, fur which they are condemned to the, is in custody. The harbour of Dover was nearly dosed be a bar of sand, which had been thrown up by gales of wind, prior to that of Wednesday night. The packets from Calais, after landing their Mails by boats, nn for shelter to the Downie. Flu AT BRISTOI.—On Tuesday 'night, abnet half-pest 10 o'cloik, it as discovered that Acta*. mime ,of Mr, Langley; tea-dealer, hi Small-street, were on firi. From the narrowness of the streetoke combustible nature of the buildings, and thews tremely high wind which prevailed at the time, that flames spread with the mosleirful and destructive re. pidity. They speedily communicated to the two houses adjoining Mr. Langleyfs, belonging to the Copper Company, one of which was formerly the batik of Messrs. Dean, Whitehead, and Co.; and notwithstanding the timely preventives which were applied, the devouring element continued to rage with resistless fury until about five o'clock oil Wednesday morning ; by seven it had considerably abated, and by eight o'clock its further pro.. gress was happily arrested. The ire is under. stood to have originated in the carelessness of a boy, in the service of Mr. Langley, by letting the spark of a candle fill among some loose papers in a hack-room, while setting a rat-trip, a few minutes before the premises were locked up for the night. The fronts of the houses nest to Mr. Langley's fell down In the coarse of Wednesday, and no farther damage Is apprehended. The property - was tallilaiared. . AIL s'rA ~r'sii.• ._. ~ ~.~. • sattb Wits*** llaayErr,.stopraftso neat Aids to OTHInt DINSIIIIIOIT LORO4 •AS BOillittili 4 / 1 " JOUROAUI On Tilt 110Uir OF • iLditdli riostweil Tat swesasittir att.& - ti DOORNTlllll,—Bratoss his manifest that there' has been no widely-spread trefterott conspiney, sort even any extensive dbratfectiers to the Govemthent, since the Secret Committee, whom Report is the sole foundation of this proceeding, de themselves et. press their satisfaction in delivering their decided. opinion, that not only the country in general, but in these districts where the designs of the disaffected were the most actively and unremittingly empiood, the great body of the People bad remained even daring periods of the greatest internal diffi culty and distress;" stating further as facts, " thin the insurgents were not formidable by (heir numbers, though actuated by an atrocious spirit, and that though the &visage used by many persons ongagral in this enterprise, and particularly by their leaders, left no room to doubt that their objects were the overthrew of the established Government, yeethat such objects were extravagant when compared *kb the irordvquate means which they possessed; and that not findirre their confederates had arrived, es espeer. ed, to, their support, and that in the villages through which they passed a strong indisposition beleg tennis fested against their cause and project matelot them had thrown aw a y thei r pike s b e f ore t he ap.• peered, and that on the first show of force had dies pessed—hlieit leaden attempting in vain to rally them." 4 4d—Decease is such a state of things, so consol; !ugly described by the Committee, and so almost 10. dittoing destractive, of every idea of an armed re. hellion, et dangerous insurrection, mere 'especially against a Govermegit supported by sock an on. tainted Pimple, and such an Immense militate, foam; we cannot brat think that , * different and less alarm ist( course aught in wise policy to have been pur. sued, and that tranquillity might base been equally restated by • • vigorous execution of the ordinary luxe and the exertions of a vigilant Magistracy, without any suspension albs public freedom, since it is the prompt selection and speedy execution of a few palpable offenders, rather than delayed proceed. legs against numbers uporicinubtful testimony, that invest the Courts of Justice wish a salutary terror and force. 3d.—Becauselhedeparture from this just and juin. cieus mode of proceeding, gave as indiscriminate ingiortariee to the accused, whilst it exposed the ad. ministration of the Government to a dangerous dis respect. 41b.-ABecause even when the Act of Habeas Cor pus is suspended, none on that account ought to be apprehended upon questionable suspicion, or, to use the language of the Report, upon "such espectatione of evidence as Ministers have unavoidably relin quished," but upon such grounds only as - would be just warrants for arrests and trials in ordinary times, the only.legal effect of the Suspension being that it suspends die deliverance of tbe accused; we think, therefore, that a general Indemnity for such nume rous cad Jong impritonments, ought not even to have been proposed to Parliament, until an open and im partial investigation had taken place. Mho—Because, from the mistaken principle of this Bill, policies* and ofteritovinus illvgatits are equally protected; on the false and unfounded assumption that Informations ought to be indiscriminately and perptindgy secret, but even if we could agree that , whilst traitorous conspiracies are actually in force,.' and extraordinary powers in action for their sup pression, secrecy could in all cases be justified, yet we never atild consent to its continuance after order was restored; the laws being then sufficient to prp. tee( good 'Wiesta for having honestly discharged their duties, and beeaese holding not such general prospects of Indemnity is a dangerous encouragement to mercenary Informers, who make an infernost traffic in the lases and liberties of mankind, deceiv ing and disgracing the Government, whilst they be tray the innocent whom they accuse. 6th.—Because it is not the occasional resort to such secret and impure sources of evidence in eases of obvinuv necessity, but ate systematic encourage. 'sent of it, which we conceive is sanctioned by this gill that we protest aponst and condemn, since the successful persecutions of the worst traitors and libellers can Wing no security to the Government of this enentty, soles. the conduct of its Ministers and of its Parliament. by a faithful adherence to the free principles of the Constitution, shall curios n tly on pose the malignity of their tressouS Ind the falsehood of their libellous complaints. ' ERSKINE, KING, AUCKLAND, CARNARVOiIi • • VASS.II. HOLLAND; t:RosVENflit, LANS'S/NOE, LAUDERDALE., JIOSSLYN, 110NTEORD. IiONAPAMTE AND LORD BATiMNIUM This following is an extract from tha purports to be published under Oijk urea botiedlits of Napoleon:— .. -"The first instructions Ode Minisfryitated, that treasure would be found on board the Bellerophon ; that Admiral.Corkbern leap to seise it ;that it %TO to bi placed in the Bank of England, SW' that the interest was to be employed is. defrayiitit all the es peaces of maintenance at St. Helm*. the Asiniirvl foetid. no treseure—in arriviug -at St: Brien., he was embarrassed on the score of expeuce—he premed some concern at, the defect of his instruc tions; yet he went beyond thein—nothi4 was asked of him by the French—he arranged matters as he chose. He estimated the ordinary (annul) espenc. at 18,0001. sterling. The new Commindant salved it in May, 1816, at 19,0001. sterling. 'ln the July following he received fresh orders; he communicated them on the 17th of August; he wrote the atinese:l letter, marked F, to Count Montholnn, and thus es• pressed himself :— 6 Haying used all efforts to eff.ce a reduction in them (the espences of the eatablishment at Longwood), I am now enabled to transmit to you, for Gen. Bonaparte's information, two statements, furnishing sufficient precise data whereon to fouod a , calculation of the probable anneal expence,' • •• • • ' The instructions I have received from the British Government direct me to limit the ezpenditers of General Bonaparte's establishment to 80001. per amuses. They give the liberty, at the same time, to admit of in, (whet memo being hawked - 7 7 ' s ~.. *hie. hi Mat reqstive sled so tak read what Ai. sons skriejtkoini, protidid 6e tuioish% , ' ell (rayed elessibtlbosepples.chergel its, hi 8•4 (ray • • I 1144.114Vit t ilarifore i asides tint ties-eight of • cry... Beg ye. ivould ask. knoirn to hint the ism's PreribilltY I am sorer of bringing the eaperits of his kossehold w on.its prysent establishmeut lot paint of Umbers; 4tilia the limits prescribed, sinless I mate etch oredOctibo ender several .headi as might hate.: rally abridge 1 140 go" 2 6 P tni around hist ape eafrayri;r 7 V • 71 w ..11 nog leave 19 request triag inforniert; previoui.to any furs thew considerable redection which might prose costeenient to him,. of to the periiirits of ttio Suite, if he is cement stocen attempt shoeW s he onioli it he is willing to piers at my... command kiiftpiest,' funds to meet.the eau* charges ; which must wise be .unavoidably inctirred,' &c. By the stale; meats, *high be &noes& to the, letter; that 011iioet proved .{hat l9,oool. eferling wank& b reqvired td mee t all egpea,eati, ; that opog . thti AVM, 55001. stet: ling were a Simi charge fur the maioteoance of the bedding*, • which Ire in . very bad repair ; for lbsi wages of the purveyor fsil• conveyance from the town to lbw mountain ; for the table of tba ClScirs out guard, sod foe the stables; that there lemsOs 13.5001. sterling, which, ditided Soong 39 fedi. vidoels who composed the hfissehoid it Lesgwood; wensW ba 14e. a heed per diets; iii this sews. try, where the pripasare four times these : of Lonslidi are equal to 39. lid, ,for the soppfrof all wants; lighting, Min, taillei and odseriseugoitoldperPuism. •To Ibis demand. of Sir Hudson Lows, as &asset *Si given Its thepostsettp3 of the letter of the s3d Aeglist; and in part of the letter.of the 9th of Sep. Umber, already rooted ; merkid 31 geld C. TWINS answers are explicit. Things tr.re very Women *hes the Officer avpisinted to guard St..Belerse had a stadia of 20,0001. sterling ; bat whew he had nosotore thee 15,0001., its coos questa of the decision of Laid Bathurst, there dud 'sot remain what w a s phoi ca lit necessary. From tis sum of 80001, sterling, muss betaken 55001. for Aged expestree; these remained then 25001. sterling for housekeeping, or 10d. .44 to each man ; this is a soldier's pay. Even the se. ornery sopply of bread was digcontinued. The have steward sawed the plate to to Cst e , , ch she 20th or Oct. end sold 952 ounces of if ; on the 9th of Nov. 1227 ounres; and ott the 30th of Dec. 2030; sod by these means effected the requisite supplies: •the Governor appointed the banker who was to purchase this silver, and flied the rate at ss. the *once. Ths resource of silver k esitsusted; et present, era she Ist of June, the means of subssistessce prise from 13 bills of exchange, of 3301. sterling. each payable monthly, for effects which Codut lass Cssis had id London at his own disposal, which he offered sad lent in Jan. 1817. The question here is eery simple; elthre the Essillsh Gorerament are obliged td furnish the supplies that ate waisted, sodthese wants hue helm determined by the Officetsots a. principle of strict 0.4 cessity; end on a parsimonious Scale; or if :they do not coacitisa themselves se obligsd, let theme s:low correspondence with &raps, at was said Ia the post script of the letter of the 23d of Aug., and Not thane permit ships to be seat to. procure whet is wanting: There is nothing in this, place, udt even wood ; the very fuel is seat from England, and the meat from Attics. But to be so willing . teternish what is treas ury, and out, to allow it to be procere4, Is tile height of injustice and tyranny.. It is making a sport of obligations and of ill duties! it is alfdrding a sur. mien of what thoughts are entertained. They had better be openly avorrial.'". • . . • • LIST OF THR MINORITY 04 -TIM 110TIO• 111/1011 IT "Lola avicusast ib tacos. MIT TUB IND•IIINITY MILL. • PR MIE/iT. Dote of Sammie( • Earls of Cal-aims. Leith Rine Marysii Lassd..iihie Itowlyi Holland Earls Cooper Lauderdale 4.ock land Grummet Lori Muotfo.d 1. 'akin* PRO XI lid. Dukes of Oration Earl. of Erten En rla - Sperreer , Wilford A lberraile Grey Argyll . Jeney Trimusnia Antall Earls of Des by *Ad.-grave S..ag es suer.* liarllugron Alrani.y. Thane' Ilenewet —.. . THE MINORITY . ON aft. Pusi.t.seei sumo* IPOR ENQUIRIVEI flan Ttill IrStACTICE or linikOlf IND AIM ENCOVRAGIhG aril*. Ab , rciontry,ll...l: Gene, Sii W. Norsk, D. Akhorr VI,: Hainilloa, Lord A: Simgent. Lord turiiiie,Janres E. /I.tuard. Ho.. W. Ord, W. " HarlWlt, Jao..es 'lowan*, 11. Piene, H. • linker, John Hughes, W. L Pelham. Hen. 0. Hirsh. Jos. Motet, Hi. . Po e , F m k.i, liriEntailm. H. Ilamoier.ley, H. Ridley, Sir M. W. llsonot, D. Lotorretr,*J. . Noboru*, W. T. Harrill. Him. P. D; lAtnesaei Rz Beadsman', H. P. Ilig, Geri. 'Aurorae, itold./...Sampe. H. Harrotigh., 1 111 r W. Lefesre, C. S. Smith. Jilts ealesirri. J. Lionhioa, Jolia (in Sol'. W. ( Culvert, Charles Meanie., P. C. Sprier:ls, T. 1 4. i a iiipbell, 11.641. J. Ati.edoriold. J. ' St.hley, Iris. *Carol., Jobs Markle...3i. Sir'. Tivi4oeir., Marquis Catteadirbi lA. 0: Slasiocks. W. A. Tierney. Re. Dep. G. i avenges., Hum C. Mom, J. ...IVNIP OI .. Has. G. • 'na 111 alllll,llll, Vise. Magog, Vise. wal,:egrare, Hod. irataktvley. Nie. - Moon. Sir C. AV. Sir." C. Wolper., Y ig. Warm; J. A.ce ri sama mill e. Tilt s _ Moore. Peter Webb, Edward 11Prinklawd. RAC Moseley, Mt O. - Wilting. Wailer Ga.kell s Ern. f4ertpurt,. Sir JoSn • Wood, Alderman Gallas* Helen Tasa.cas—S•a. F. S. Douglas and Grix,.* Philip.. ' THE MINORITY 1 os Lan D A LTHOliell MOTION FOR • iltllietHlL 116•41010, 1111TUll Laaast MILITARY 11•11.•••104111•16/i. . • a llerertinsb...lln.J. H ...Mon. L led /.. Philips. Cleo . ilsersaiths.llir W. Harm, Rob. Portman. K. B. lir...greara, Henry Leader, War. Itiellefillit M. W. Rennet. lino. 11. G. Lamb's.. J. G. s•r . R. Barnett. James' • Lefton, C. S. . S h mith. R. 1341.0.cf1ia. T. W. Lesser.. St lissoli. J. H. Cale aft. Jabs Mickiradt • * Sir J. • Ikvasusftre, Kok. Cwt irr. John Maducks. W.A.IS Tierney, Rt. Ho.. G. Calvert. Charles Startle. J. . Tissistio k. Marquis Femmes. Sir R. Negras, turd *Wane, J. A. ramakerley,..l.l. Newport. Sir Jabs Wrhh, E. Polre.rors.. Lori • Newmaii..R. W. Wohlegravd, Hoo. (Itirdaa.• Robert Nord.. D. W. nuts, Sir W. IL Chsalitita, Lord Wsiberfarce, Wm. Ortrell, Pared . • Tau.sas— Lord Abhorp add Witt. Ord. , Our Paris letters state the arrival in that capital of .he Mayor of Bourdeses, and of . other Mayors of cemnercisi cities, with.sol),o persons who wish to subscribe fur the Loaistruisicb, it seums prolmblo, will be taken by French/o)mm It 4 proposed 100 b • divided, =row Cerriispondents in rut a wit. The part at present sago conside;sti , ii.iviset the Government nerds for aiming saki* lbw " other parts will not be required fee three et My( ' . 1 . months to comp peskepe loop - AlO MP PIM :~ . . . . c :! ittivar 4 • I