The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-10-17 00:00:00

o= 7--- Bat, alas! the only secure medium, ' or at leas that which is imitated with the greatest difficulty, namely gOld, is now no longer a part of our cur. rency. Under the influence of a currency, which ev ery engravet's boy can imitate, crime and confusion ■lust prevail, and no man's property and personal freedom can he safe. An instance occurred in the ear ly part of the week, to which we may be allowed a gain to call the public attention. It was stated in the report of examinations at Guildholl, that a lad, about 18 years of age, named William Brown, was brought before Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN (on Monday), charged with uttering a one pound fergrd note, a ith intent to defraud the Bunk of England. The account of the examination we wilt cr.py as follows :—`"Thomas LLoTo said he resided in Aldersgate•street, and sold groceries. On Saturday evening, between ten and eleven o'clock, the Prisoner came to his shop and selected a few ar ticles, in payment for which he tendered a one pound note. Witness suspecting it bad, asked him how he came by it. Ile replied that it was a very good note, but his other answers were equivocating. Witness advised him ' not to trifle with his neck,' at all events, but to tell the plain truth. The Prisoner then said his name was Smith, that he was a watch• maker, and resided in Barbican. This story was• not believed; and a person known to the witness, then is We shop, agreed to go with the Prisoner, and ascertain the truth of his story. It proved to be i, false. The Prisoner was immediately conveyed to the watch-house, and the note deposited with the constable. The witness afterwards gave his charge: The officer produced the note, and Mr. CHRISTIAN, the Bank Inspector, immediately pronounced it forged. Alderman WAITIIMAN desired the witness to look at the note again strictly. It seemed to him well executed, and he had been made acquainted with numerous mistakes respecting Bank notes. He had himself known Clerks of the Bank to take in payment • forged notes, as good, which sarhegtiently proved bad. Mr. CHRISTIAN said be was ready to admit thus! Clerks might make a mistake! but it was impossible for an Inspector to do so ! Ile could tell almost at a glance, whether a note was good or bad. A Gentleman in the office denied this; stud said he had knouts asst instance recently, where three out of five in the Inspector's Office, declared a note to be good, while; the other tzzo pronounced it bad! !!" Now, if the latter statement be true (and there is authority sufficient for the fallability of Bank Clerks, if not for that of the all:perfect Inspectors, who, like lights - in sepulchres, enlighten but theutsel►es and call for judgment upon life on their ipse disit), who shall say that a system fraught with such inse curity and danger to the Public ought to be tolerated ? The cry is naterally far the remedy. We say the Public ought not to be obliged to find the remedy.— It is well known that the forgeries are chiefly u?on the small notes, as these ate most abundant and moat easily circulated. Why then does not the Bank call in its small notes or, diminish their number, if it can find no other remedy ? If we were to suggest a means of checking the evil and of assisting the Cnan cectoaf of the EXCHEQUER in his distress, we would propose that the notes of the Batik of England should be stamped and bear a tax; and we cannot see why the paper of that establishment, which derives so many millions from Government, should not be taxed as well as the notes of other Banks. The Funds have experienced a rise of nearly one per cent. yesterday and today, owing, it is said, to the scarcity of Money Stock ; the Commissioners finding some difficulty in obtaining their usual quantity. Yesterday the Earl of Livcoroor, end Viscount SIDMOUTII had audiences of the PatNce lIEGIENT at Cariton.house. The Government of Hayti hes granted to the wi. dow of PETION • pension of 4000 :minks, and 1500 to each of the nephews, in recompence for his ser vices. The French say, that the diamonds in which Lady CASTLEIIEA9II has appeared at Aix-In-Chapelle, are wortl► four French Millions-167,0001. A New O►leans Paper of the 25th of July saps— There is reason to believe that the report circu lated in this city some time since, respecting the cap lure of a Spanish frigate by AURY, and his subse quent death, is unfounded. We observe in the Jo inaica Papers, that the Mexican Congress, Commo dore AURY, sailed from Lime-key, in Jamaica, on the 20th ult., where she had anchored the preceding day ; And that on the 25th she boarded the brig Suc cess, bound from Paraguatta for Kingston. Not a word is said about an engagement, or the death of AVKY." • A merchant vessel which reached Cadiz on the 14th ult. reports having heard at Cape St. Vincent a vigorous cannonade; it was presumed that an action had taken place between the Insurgent corsairs and the ships expected from the Ilavannah, with consider able sums of money on board. The circumstance hid redoubled the anxiety of the merchants, which had before been considerable. A frigate had left Cadiz for the situation from whence the firing had been heard. On Thursday, Mr. FISIIER, an officer belonging to the Dorothea, Capt. BUCUAN, arrived at the Ad. miralty with dispatches, announcing the return of that ship and her Consort, the Trent sloop, from the North Pole. It appears that the highest latitude the .‘0 ships ever attained was about 80. 30., longitude 12 east. They attempted proceeding to the westward, bus, as in the case of Captain Purrrs, in the Race. bore, in 1778, they found an impenetrable bar. tier of ice. The ships proceeded nearly over the same space as Captain nitres did, and met with similar impediments as experienced by that officer.— The Dorothea and the Trent an on their way to Deptford, 1 4 74 -.....,..4-..a.•••••••••/ .."4110 x I'HE RIATFSMAN w Raw _ S7'ATE or POI.ITkLAI. PATTIES tb FR .4 ACE. PARIS, Oc.r. 13.—The calm we enjoy seems to Increase in proplortion as our Elections approach...— Even the intrigues of the 51 1 11PrA, Cantlitlates have as. softie(' a sort of constitutional regularity and pliyai ognomy. We have coalescing on the one hand, and canvassing on the other ; and there is a due portion or underhand scandal in circulation, hut there is less of that ripe!, defamation, end loud and gross abuse, with which the air resounded on former occasions. More confidence is now displayed in the regular operation of Our institutions. The reason is, that the results expected front them are no longer looked forward to with apprehension, since it is plain that the spirit of the majority of the two Chambe►s cannot undergo any ►udden or violent change, whatever may be the character of the new. elected fifth. Besides, every thing indicates that the returns will its general be satisfdctory and truly national. Each of our parties has seised the present oppor tunity t• put forth a sort of profession of faith, or manifesto. Our Liberals have chosen for their organ the inex haustible 11. Benjamin Constant, whom they encou rage to write whatever he thinks fit, in their name ; but they appear to have neither the iodinating' gin e the means of making him a Deputy. In his Pamphlet on the Elections of 1818, he attributes all the good that has been done to the Independents, though there were few of them engaged in public affairs ; while be casts the blame of every thing bad, which he exagge rates at his pleasure, on the Ministerialist•, on whom his attacks are far more violent than on the Ministers themselves. _ M. Duverger d'Haureane,.Memher of the Cham ber of Deputies, has taken upon himself the task of avenging his Ministerial Colleagues, in doing which he argues that they are true Constitutionalists. As they have beep constantly in a great majority, he observes, that to their suffrages belong the merit of those laws which the country most approves, such as those on the Elections, and the Recruiting of the Army. M. Camille Jordan, also a Deputy, and one of the most elequeid, has, in a pansplitet, better reasoned than written, completely esposed the system of our theorists. His bind( is a course of Ministerial Libe. rulivu, which places him between the Independents, who are constantly accusing, and Ihe in v riable supporters of the Ministry. lie calls for a Jury on questions relative to the l'ress ; for•the free, but calm discussion of administrative and judicial acts; for the affording facility even to the Public Functionaries to stand up in the Chambers, and oppose the projects of 'Ministers, when they deviate from just principles, without Intrat.sing and criticising them with bitter uess. Above all, he cautious the Nliiiisterialists against ally negotiation with the Ultras, and against the hypocritical protestations of those who only use the power imprudently left in their hands to under mine the Charter, and are on the watch for the first opportunity to overthrow ir. The aristocratic arid counter-revolutionary faction has its interpreter obligate in M. de Chateaubriand. lie has just proclaimed himself more openly than ever its chief, in the first Number of a periodical Journal, published under the title of the Conrer voleur. We there see a Noble Viscount, a grave Peer of France, entering into a correspondence with the son of the printer, I.e Dormant, and engaging to discharge, by calumnies against the King's Go►ern ment, the gratitude he considers due to that young man fer the personal attachment he hes thus mani fested towards him. The whole affair is thee, after all, a private, and indeed a pecuniary speculation. HONOUR evi rate NAVY. • TO THE EDITOII OF TILE STATESM-A4(. 5111,—Allow Ise to transmit to you the following piece of information : " The Tiber, Capt. DAcPES, has been dismantling for this last fortnight at Dz.ptford, whete she was finally paid 'oft, and her crew discharged, on Wed. nestle) , last, for the purpose of her going into dock to be vverhauled. This ship Is one of the fir frigates, and is supposed to he unworthy of repair, in which case she will be broken up immediately. " The Tiber had lately the peculiar Loiterer of conveying the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of SALIS. aver and suite on the very laudable Mission of Con secration and of Confirmation in the Islands at the mouth of the Channel, subject to the diocese of Win. chester, whose venerable Prelate was, we believe, prevented by age from the performance of a duty so long required. " It is not proper here, perhaps, to dwell on the utility of a mission, in which the Apostolic care was manifested in administration of ecclesiastical comfort, and the public rectificrrtion of •buses. " While stationed off Brighton, the Tiber was honoured with the visits of Royalty, and made some little trips to set with the Prince and Princess of Ilomouttc, their att•udants, and other noble and distinguished personages. " To describe the ship as well appointed and con ducted would be superfluous, when her Commander is named ; but it may be just to s e lect one interest .itig subject, who attracted upon those occasions very fieveral notice, in a little Midshipman, named ALFRED N ELQ 0 N FAIRmAm, a son, the *liter of this believes, of Captain FAIRMAN, of the Army, the author of sever !I well-known patriotic and popular Tracts. " This you►hful officer (not more than 12 or 13 years of age), in surh observations as were drawn from him by the Illustrious and Dignified Persons, who, to (Serr honour, particularly noticed him, did ample jostire to the precepts of a Manual expresslN written for him in his infancy, which, on being re commended for publication, was the Film literary work ever dedicated to our late lamented Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES, by the gracious permission of her Royal Ilighness's worthy Preceptor, the Lord Bishop of SALISBUItY. " To IPP him in his Utile trowsers—lo observe him in his little cares about his maritime economy— anti to hear his modest accounts, one could not fail to look pith It fond hope to the germ of a future ALFRED in command—of a future Nelson on the •eas."-1 am, Sir, AN ADMIRER OF NAVAL WORTH. __ - • HPORTING NERMARKI:.? SECOND'OCTT)Rt!* Mtilftite, 1818. FRIDAY, Oer, 164 (S. , .ennB aloe seh,eelptin i 5g4 Path; thir 4)r his, 74. M.. 5-sr bids, est. rub. 61r bid,* M. mid Nrid, 9,'. Db. H. C. Mr. Wmems'a 1).1 adt Foes °Mite. 4-1441bhi 1 Deem wl tiratbite) tbe , mit filly Tfli Inst. 4-02 oh! 3 so I oft Orvillr. Mr. PI inee i s Ph. t eat Lout ti. U C'atNbdi►b 4 l L the Lt. 101 h. I). M. lUUKa. 6to 4 Hier Iliferior; Lord Fr+ 3's low, preter, 144. 4th. brat Alt litioft Lorlosea So. bin. AI.. M. talp; 8 lob lnt.•trreter. Wilson's car in cull I.y B►t: beat Mr. Be" lei*Str !loser, 7..1. 4 k .. T. Ti C. kip. b. ft; 6tr 4 a Major 1111go11'sidterirO1 rolls Tit* Third Clots of the Outlands Stakes of 331. 0. M. Mr. W 'odium's illy Sil►etbtla 3.3 h old; bat. kr ..f G alion's Lou, 5.)t, oid, Est, 111 x. a At t. Schoarrieohorg, 4.yrs old. 1.4.111 b. Mr. To.hitair colt by Wyly; 3syr- Si', al. I,llb, • 4 Mr. Wroina'st.iii , Richard, h-yrs old S•r. 1 2 1 b. 5 7to opt Silvertail. sto Valet Loo. 4 I apt Stherattseo buig. 3to 1 apt Mr. Tobbites colt. Lord G. H. Ca;endi6h's Allegro, Sat it.. rec. ft. from Sir J• Shelley's Prince Pool (dead), Sal. 71b. 11. 900 gs, 20011. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEAL, Oct. 16.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Elizabeth and JAM', Oil days from Gijon ; and three colliers bound Westward —Came down from the River and remain the Margaret, Kidd, for St. Michael's; and Fountain, Mills, for Oporto. PoRTiMOUTII, Oct. IG.—Put hack the Surrey, Rain., for New South Wales, with convicts ; and Providence, Moon, for the Cape ono Madras: the former anchored at St. Helen's, and the latter at the NJollier Bink. FAI.MOUTII, OCT. 14.—Arrived the Iris, Turn. bull, from London for 'Trinidad.—The following is an extract from the log.bonk of the brig Enchantress, Roberts, which put in here on the 6th inst. with con , rary winds, from Liverpool to Rio Janeiro : Sept. 30—Wicklow Head hearing N. N. W. dis tance 17 or 18 miles—fresh breezes and clear wea. ther.—Eight A. M. saw a strange Fchontser, bearii.g by compass W. by S. (wind E. S. E.) distant ■bout five miles, standing to the Southward, appear. ed to be a man of war. At nine A. M. fresh breezes, saw the schooner disappear on our starboard beam, and apparently go down, stern foremost.— We supposed her to have struck on the Codling Bilk, bore away to close her. At 9, 30, found ourselves in a heavy ripple of a tide, the sea breaking round us; hauled our wind to the Southward. At 10 A.M. saw the Richmond Revenue schooner ; made a signal to her; she tacked towards us; at noon spoke he►, and advised the Captain of the sudden disappearance of the other schooner; we then bore away and made sail. A mesleng•r from CIIKISTOPIIE is said to have ar rived at Philadelphia, to invite people of colour to emigrate to his part of Hayti. The repot t of a person at Dover having contracted to bring over the troops from France at 4s. 6d. each is erroneous. Yesterday morning Government gave notice, that on the 19th they would be ready to re ceive the tenders of any person who would wish to enter into such contracts ; the offers to be made at so mush each man, and at so much each horse ; the troops to be embatked at the rate of one man to each ton of the vessel. We are happy to hear that the demand for cotton goods continues very brisk ; and that a further ad• vanes of from 10 to 12 and a half per cent. has been given to the weavers, by en extensive manufacturing house in Aberdeen.—(Cakdoniun Mercury.) A vacancy has occurred in the Common Council for the Ward of Bilhopagate, consequence of the death of Mr. VALE, and the friends of Mr. WOOLIR have proposed him as a Candidate. DRURY-LAVE TLIEA RE. Yesterday, in pursuance of a circular sent by the Secretary, inviting the creditors of this establishment to meet the Sub-Committee, a numerous attendance took place in the saloon of the Theatre. The only Members of the Seb•Committee present were, Mr. Alderman Cox and Mr. Ironmonger. Mr. Alderman Cox having been enanimoosly cabled to the Choir, stated to the Meeting; that the sole object which the Sub-Committee had in view was the prosperity of the Theatre, and as a proof of the sincerity of their intentions, they had determined personally and at their individual hazard to make a tender in liquidation of the debts of the concern, which they treated would prove satisfactory. He, therefore, on their part submitted to the Meeting the following proposition : that estimating the total amount of the debt at 34,0001., of which one-half was to be paid, the Sub-Committee were ready in the l u tist in,tance to liquidate by prompt payment in the pound, amounting to 8,5001. and to render themselves personally responsible for the payment of the remaining 8.5(X1. at the end of the present season. Mr. IROXIIInNGER observed, that in this offer the five persona who composed the Sub• Committee could have no selfish end to answer, but that, on the contrary, they individually subjected themselves to a great and certain expenditure, attended with con• siderable risk, while in their official situations they were not hound to sacrifice a single shilling. After some discussion, in which it was clearly un derstood, that unless the creditors universally agreed to the proposal, the object for which the Meeting was called would be nugatory, the Members of the Sub• Committee withdrew, and a Committee of the princi pal creditors was appointed to take the proposal into consideration, and report thereon. DESTRUCTION OF TUE LIMERICK TIIEJTRI.; it FIRE. --...•...-- Last night the Theatre Royal, in Cornwallis street, was totally consumed by fire, which broke out hei wee') eleven and twelve o'clock; though the attendance of several engines was prompt, mid the supply of water was considerable, yet the flames speed so rapidly, that the piogre's of them could •ot be effectually got under until the interior of the building was destroyed. The circumstance is statfd to be purely accidental. The Theatre had been, since Wednesday undergoing some recess ry repairs, preparatory to introducing Miss Stephens to a Lime. rick audience. She and Mr. Horn, with the entire st►ength of Crow-street, were to make their appear ance in it neat Monday sennig,ht. The Theatre de. sttoyed was built in 1770, and cost 9001. which was contributed by 21 Gentlemen, who had free tickets. —( Limerick, Oct. 10.) IRELAND.—An Address has been voted to Mr. GRANT by the Inhabitants of Newry. We are glad to find that it does not come from any particular re. 'igloos denomination. This is as it should be. We trost that in their Addresses, other towns will imi. tate Newry in this particular, end that all prrsui sions will assemble as Irishmen only. After the Ad dress had been unanimously adopted on Monday last, the Meeting by which it was agreed to, pro ceeded to the consideration of the propriety of peti. tioning for the total repeal of the Window Light Tax, on which there was also a perfect unanimity. Yesterday morning, a fire broke out at the York shire Grey public house, in Cheney Walk, Chelsea, which, by the timely arrival of the engines, was got under, after baring nearly destroyed the interior of the bar s and the lower put of the house. ... mow.. ..~ .r _.. .'fi`~•~.... c+.~i M`' Thz Rai. %M. WIIITAKER. On Wednesday morning last dltd, tit his Annie in Breeds street hill . aged 68 years, the Rev. Edward William Whitaker; Rector of St Mildred's and All Saints, Casterbuty. He was the son of Serjeant Whitaker, and received his education at Christ Church, Orford. Amongst the "redactions if MI pen, w bleb are numerous and valuable. may be Petitioned the following. viz Sermons. and Sermons un flitheallost Poor Dialovies on the Docleine of the Trinityl A Coonseadary on the'Reretations of Sl,John t Dissertation ua the Prophecies rehab% to the liestii-ntion of the lest .(s Abritigakat of Li r niivrtal History, dm But the most lasting monnment. 'its Well of hie Welts Ils of his kind erections, is the Refuge for the Denim', of which he was the Planner, Foul der, sod JaintsTreasorer, This extensive and useful Institution was established about twelve years since at Copes Bridge, Lambeth, by the title of no Establi.lino at for Male and Female Outcasts. It Was since re mused into the perish of Shoreditch, the Bilahlishment being for Females its ilackney road. and that for Males in Horton. it was 'weeded to comprehend within its view all those persons to a host. the pros • i ttt as of other Charitable Institutions did ant extend relief. It. p• notary objects lire, those who have either suffered or deserseil 10 voter the penalties of the law ; the pen.. cut loci .r,ohether acquitted nr discharged after conviction; mid the youitita I sHlrodrr, upon whom the clemency of the Ma. gioraie ha• been permitted to descend. It also extends support ; employment, mid instruciinii to men discharged from the hulks, to unfortunate Nllll deserted females, to the helpless lahellters and famished o•rangtr. is la • fonds applicathe to remote sets yams o.d set plaice, a hereby they are sticued font crimiaal modes of process lug subsistence. until they Cull he reinstated in lei vice, or placed under the ;protection of their friends. It also alfords a tcasperai y a yiuni for every description of the edam*. sate and lost, wheseiti they are retorted from the immediate pressure of thcir oecessiiiet, had means provided fur their future secant). The 'Wage for the Destitute is supported by violuntery eon. tribu • ; the Duke of York is Piesident, and the surviving Treasurer is l'dwatd . Esq. of tlt. Helen's-place, whose active philanthropy is tau publicly known to surer a doubt to arise of its future can - Onto in the cause which I , has embraced. The loss sustained by it in the death of its ven rattle and bones ~,te n ; hounder most he severely C I . ; but the generous Public cannot permit it ill lie irreparable. The blown:slice of rescuing and preserving from crimito.ll pursuits so many of bath sexes, of teaching theta how to live, and to acqu re a virtuous subsistence; and of re,toring them to useful situations in society. tattoo' escape the discriminating eye of Bromic Whilst they revere the memory of the Fouside-, they a 11l add their share tosoarde the support of an ln.titation, wherein a constant successiesis of nearly two hundred de.titute per-on• is provided tor. ST..I7'E or AFFAIRS it MANCIIESTER. The following is an extract of a letter from Mane cheater, dated the 14th init.—" The last division of the 54111 Foot marched into this town to.dey i on their way for Chester. The number of Spinners now oat of employ, in this town, and whose names have bees& noted down in the black book, is 310. The Complaint against these men is, that they put themselves forward doling use late turn. out, either by attending meetings, acting on Committees, or otherwise taking an active put, in attempting to procure a rise of wages. Many of these have large families, and are, in consequence, reduced to the greatest state of digress—the money collected for their relief being expended. Most of the young hands who were turned off, and who were on. encumbered with families, have taken their depare tore for Americo ; and there are still agents here engaging labourer: (under which name are included the different descriptions of artizans) to go to the United State.; but they give the preference to e v en hands, or such as ate not burthened with families.... Much dissatisfaction prevails among the Coarse Spinners, on account of the lowness of their wages—• their clear average earnings, in general, after the various deducriotis to which they are forced to sub. mit, not am..unting to more than from 14s. to Ids. per week. Very erroneous statements have been put forth, by interested individuals, as to the weekly casings of the Spinners. it is true, that some of them, enployed on fine work, will earn more than 30i. per week ; but these are as nothing, compared with the great body, whose earnings do not exceed what I have stated. If, however, the situation of the Spinners is considered hard (as it undoulA-dly is, when we take into account the extra number of hours which they work, and the unhealthy nature of their toil), what shall we say with regard to the poor Weavers, who ' after toiling at the loom for 15 or 16 • hours out of the 21, cannot earn more than from fis. to Its. per week ! and very rarely indeed can they reach to the latter sum! My sole motive for bring. ing these statements so repeatedly before you is, that through your medium the attention of the king. dom generally, and of Government in particular s rosy be attracted to the wretched state of the artisans employed in all the staple manufactures of the coon. try, in order that, on the ensuing meeting of Par. Hutment, something may be done to alleviate their (+offerings, if it be possible; and 1' it be not, prompt steps should he taken to convince them to that effect, which would tend to put an end to the constant bicker ing. that prevail, and thereby prevent • recurrence of t lose unhappy contentions that have so often agitated the manufacturing districts." COVENT GARDEN THEAT l't.e enmeey o f Th e Rivals collected last night at this Theatre a numerons audience, will bestowed alond/int and just marks et their approba lion on the exertions of Mr. .Fattasta. LIvrON, in Acres, was Es usual, irresistidsy comic The opera of the Barber of Scrille followed. 1 68 , piece Inc eases in it, at rse ions. ler!oserl, the deligh - a. ful melodies of Mts. DicsoNs would he sufficient to give It currency. She sang last night with all that skill, elegance, and ease, which form her chi 4 cha. tacteristic, and WS. rewarded by repeated encore: and the most plentiful snplanse. SUICIDE.—The son of a most respectable elites, of Lot.chn, yesterday pat an end to his existence, by cutting his threat. The cause his friends hats sot the most remote idea of. 1