The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-22 00:00:00

PRICE OF STOCKS THI Bank Stock 01 3 per Cent. Red. alit per Cent. Con. abet. 34 per Cent. 7411 apse Cents. I+7ll pr Ct. Navy shut. 8 per Cent. Script Lew Ann. IN lap. 2 per Cent. MI I DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Irish 6 per Cent. India Stock Dlttoßonds —s. 141.2115.pu5. South-Sea New Ann. Ex.llllls2d. Is. ?s. dis. Manion§ for Money Oj I pm. Rank for Account Con. for Aeet Lott. Tickets 211. Ss. Tim titattOtnan. is TIE iIIITISH STATCSIIIAN" If INCO AAAAA tED WITU " TIR STATESMAN." LONDON: TRIDAt Erzxixo, DECEMBER 22. STOCK KNCHANOE,ONR O'CLOCK. The Funds have recovered their station this morn lag, which they bolt yesterday. Consuls are now 701 for the Ac, runt the market looking well. To day being the winding-up before the holiday•, has caused an info: of business, but nothing of any par ticular moment. Extract of a letter from ',squire, Oct. 2 :—JoLtz lately landed some of his crew at an estate to the windward of this city with an intention of snpplying himself sits a quantity of rum. The moment the in formation reached us of his landing, a body of 40 men was sent st;aiust him, and ordered to snake the greatest s?eed ;o the scere of his intended depreda tions. They met with the banditti, and after some skirmishing, took six of them prisoners, besides killing and wounding several others. The remainder escaped in their boat, and the prisoners were conducted into this city. The commanding officer was slightly wounded. One day after another the Ministerial press confirms some forcbo,ling• we have ventured to express. It was but yesterday we announced oe: conviction of the course of rigour uhich was meditated by Ministers ; and our apprehensions of their determination to con tinue their persecutions of the QII:EN. That our fears were too well fonnded, one of their servile journals of this morning, very frankly and bo'illy avows. In a language as foreign to the spirit of English jurispru dence, as to the feelings of an Eng'isli heart, th;s venal print declares, that" notwithstandl-ig all the effrontery with which a temporary escape has been celebrated as a triumph, sentence will not fa;l, in some shape or other, to follow conviction." !t wodd be a waste of time, as well as temper, to expose the savage tone, the audacious style, or the grog! Tiolption of evert law of humanity, decorum-m order, combined in this most arroeant and alarming announcement. To dare to tens the decision o: the House of Lords relative to the Queen a " emacietiou 1" to refer to the wanes there constituted as that assembly was, as any thing of a fair and English-like trial to presume to act upon a Bill that was defeated, as if it had passed ; and to treat any of the es-parte, mutilated, and abortive proceedings which have roused and animated the na• tion with indignation, as measures that had any pre tensions to justice or good po!icv, or afforded any grounds for future steps, is making a mock of all the forms wid analogies of constitutional law, and an insult to the understanding and the feelings of the nation. The course resolved on seers adopted under a determination to try how far the country can bear the most wanton and hanglity outrages of whatever it was accustomed to bold dear. It seems to be the firni and deliberate purpose of the Ministers to take advartage of the question reverting the QUEEN, in order to goad and provoke the people; and in the moments of the irri talon they are nicely to produce, to find a plausible pretest Ix overwhelming them with military force, and binding them for ever after with additional legal restraints. What else can he the motive of ti tir conduct? Religion, murals, good policy and reasoirs of state—pleas they hrve most incon sistent::: and vainly employed to justify their rash anu 4angeriois alesatices,--each and all condemn, most loudly, the enrol's - he on which they are bent. " The Rill of Painsandrenalties 4.111 certainly not be revived." If the attempt were nude, it would unquestionably be otranc,ied in it. birth. The country, the House of Lords, and the Ministers themselves, have had full enough of tinch vile evidence at could be procured from bir.!ing foreign witnesses. " Bat," it appears that this " evidence bring recorded in the journals of Perdiame , it, will beewne the foundation of a measure to guard the honour of the Crown and the character of the country."! ! Wbat the nature of the measure is, the denunciation proceeds very clearly to in dicate. The object is, that her Maaerry should not " retain the privileges of a QUEEN," nor " the income, which operates," it is alleged, " in so many modes to the public detriment." Such is the view which the ministerial press unfolds to-day of the ulterior designsof their employers; and "upon this prospect," they have the effrontery to add they " con gratalrte the thinking and the worthy part of the public."--It is " not to be endured that a person" like the QUEEN " should remain at the head of the female society of tireat Britain !"—lAll this," said Hassan, " availed) me nothing so long as I see Monnecat the Jew, sitting at the lowa's gate !I !" The Haneverian Bovernseent have it in eontempla lion to adopt some measure against the Queen, said to be founded upon the late proceedings in our House of Lords. tHE St PRIV4TE CORRESPONDENCE. Paris, Dee. 17. France seems destined to be, either an object of ter. roe or of ridicule to Europe. Ten years ago all the nations were in arms for or spinet her; now one of the minor powers, such as Piedmont or Holland. would make the French Government tremble to tht very hones. Those who have witnessed the French sce armies before 1814, could never have believed France would have been brought in so short a time to the state of political insignificance in which we now her. '►'here is no more resemblance between the pie- 1 sent French army and that of Bonaparte, than between Louis and Napoleon. Compare, fur example, the Im perial Girard with the Garde+ du Corps: see the for mer exhibitinr, under their iron cuirasses, the most imposing and martial appearance, and the latter in stays—and there you have a pretty correct standard for the whole of the royal soldiers. In the meantime, he who governs France is always certain to find the respectable class of the nation ready to grant him the most absolute power. The boasted Charte, the admirable work of Louis le Desire, is now on a level with the Imperial Constitution. The Peers are now as faithful, as docile to Louis as the Senates:re were to Na poleon ; the Deputies as ready sprt omplywith astir mas ter's will as the members of tilliCerire Legislatire were to theirs. The individual liberty has been proelainnest in all the constitutions, and has always remained at the disposal of the Governors. The liberty of the Press always proclaimed; but always submitted to an im partial Sensorship. The people always free to express their opinion, but always silenced by Comps dr Sabre when they have dared to complain. Such has been, such is, and such will probably always be the state of France. As for the Censorship of the Press, you could never imagine with what caprice it it c.irried on. The grossest absurdities, the most svandilotas, the most impolitic assertions and lies, are suffered to be put in the ultra•papers, whilst the others arc not even per mitted to repeat the absurdities of the former, thou:zit without observations. But it is not all: could you L.- lieve that the opposition papers are not suffered to cri ticise the monstrous grotesque dresses of the women ? yet this is easily accounted for. The fashion is evi dently given by half-a-dozen old toothless semi-foreign Marchionesses of the Court, and the Commies are too wise to risk incurring their displeasure. It is worthy of remark, that the dress of French women has gene rally been simple, tasty and elegant, from the Revo lution until two years ago, but their taste seems to have vanished with the glory of the men. The terms a le Greene, a /a Romaine, have been replaced by those of Lara(tierc e .11aintencie, and other via nous names, SO honorable to French women. MUTING 07 ST. J CUR 'UNWELL.— I ultra-loyalists of SL James's, Clerkenwell, are ashamed of creeping into holes and corner*. This day they had the courage to meditate a public meeting, and proposed it to be held is the parish Church ; hut a profane oppo sition of neither a weak nor tranquil kind being appre hebded, the beads and the keys of the Church ;erased `the requested aeditumodation, and compels them to convene their a•semhly in the long room of the workhouse. Of the proceedings of this eventful day, we expect to be enabled to give soma account to morrow. Every omen hitherto has augured unpropi tiously concerning it. After the previous Loyal De el..ration had been made up, and the parish cryer was directed to announce throngh his district the nature of the precious document, and the places where it lay for signature, the Beadle was disposed to make it more the subject of a laugh than a try, and had the reso lution to hire a deputy to make the obnoxious procla mation. The task his substitute undertook was so extremely unpopular as to expose him to no little per sonal danger; and right glad was the poor fellow to escape out of office amidst the hooting' and revilings of all the populace in the neighbourhood. Mr. Oldham neither spoke nor voted at the Com mon Council on Wednesday last ; the sentiments at tributed to that gentleman were those of Mr. Crook. The vote of Mr. James Griffiths in the Court of Common Council on Wednesday, was incorrectly re ported in this and other papers of yesterday. Mr. G. gave his rote fur the original address. That gentle. man has been a member of the Common Council, a correspondent informs us, more than forty years, and during that long and trying time has been distin guished for uniting, with a due degree of constitu tional loyalty, a constant and warns regard for the rights of his fellow-citizens, and the welfare of the public at large. The requisition presented on Wednesday by a num ber of Gentlemen to Bailie Lawson, Chief Magistrate, in the absence of the Lord Provost, to call a public meeting to address his Majesty on the unconstitu tional measures adopted by his Ministers, is signed by nearly 350 persons. Bailie Lawson has declined to call the meeting, which, we understand, is to take place this week.—(Glaegour Courier.) Ncwauav, Dzc. 18.—On Friday last a meeting of the inhabitants of Newbury took place in the Guild ball of the Borough, J. G. Marriner, Esq., presiding, when addresses to the King, to re move his Ministers, and for a redrsss of grievances, and to the Queen, congratulating her Majesty on the withdrawing of the Bill of Pains and Penalties from the House of Lords, were agreed to. The utmost nnanimity was shown in the object of the meeting; but there was a difference of opinion as to the word ing of the address to the King. An amendment to the original address, which was couched in strong terms, was proposed, by substituting another of a milder nature ; but upon a division (although the mover of the original address offered to withdraw it), it was carried. On Wednesday forenoon, the Karl of Harrowby transacted business with Lord Castlereagh at the Foreign (Ace in Downing-street; in the afterncos the Noble Earl left town for Coombe Wood, where be Lordship dined and passed the night with the Earl of Liverpool. Yesterday forenoon his Lordship returned to town from Coombe Wood, and in the afternoon set out in his travelling cordage, with four post horses, NS kb h in Grosvenor-square, for Dawlish, in ' Devonshire, to Join his Noble Cosigns and Lady Mary IRyder, on a visit to Lortkand Lady Ibrington. ~. IMAM. ORIGIN.4L POSTRY. ANOTHER SET OF BACK-PARLOUR POUTIOtAiII. At the Six Raw; you'll shad as sapient a eat As e'er at the Mass is TINE Moos could hate met ; in politics deep, horticulture profound. Aad loyal as any for twenty miles roved. There th' affairs of the State, and the state of the weather, Meow** gard'aing confusedly jumbled together: truth Ellemier, the " Lord Mayor of Chelsea," declares Tide has been a most wonderful somas for Pears ; That at this present time he has one in his ground, io h speak within compass, at least teu yards round; e stem too by which 'tls alluded to the tree, s in measeed circumference, just two feet three; riskin thick and hard as a dray-horse's hoof, Xnd like the King's carriage, 'tis quite bullet proof. Ohl Rolls quite surpris'd, gravely lays down his pipe, Ilis month with the back of his hand 'gins to wipe, And drawls out, as he claps his hands on his knee. " God bless me why what a large pear it must be !" Little J•Ily then spoke and aim'd at some wit, Ind his eyes roll'd about like an owl in a it ; ut he'd too far to fetch what he wanted to say, A i lid as might be expected, it stuck by the way. Vet the bullet-proof carriage calling forth his remark die to *AM way It was once attack'd in the Park; A bullet was Seed," sold Jolly, " so &UM - • " It went in at one window, at Wooltor vest out 3 " But any must simply assert on this ground. . " That so bullet was fled because none was found. " Psha,tionsenae." said Fr•lik, " one a as fired. I'll swear, For I saw it myself, 'twee as big as my pear." " Now gem'men," said Bry•n, " you've a striking proof " here " Of the baneful effects of that hireling Courier ; " Fronk at one time was honest, but alas I must say, " That dastardly paper has led him astray ; " Ile shameless, all decency and troth is defying, " Tho', unlike the Cousrier, is nut paid for his I) log; " But I oft have remark'd in its readers this ill, " —A penchant most strange—to lie 'eslost their will. " If truth 'tis you seek—the vile Carrier disdain. " And take the true, old honest *raciness again; " The Courier's vile lbs are well paid fur, forsooth, " Whole the STATVIMAN at seined fur telling the truth." Tnis reasoning was weighty ; and one and all swore, The lying Courier they would never read more. ✓CRY GUL'Ilf, EDINBURGH. T The following issues bare been decided in the Jury Court : • Fafnir, 15th Dec. 1820. 44 Wheilor, on or about the 13th March, ISIS, the pursuer, John Robinson, merchant in Coventry, did deliver to. the waggoner, employed by the defenders, Patrick Clarichton, chairman, and John Strachan, mer chant in Edinburgh, and others, to receive goods, two boxes or packages containing the goods mentioned in a schedule, addressed to John Robinson, Coventry, to be shipped and sent by the defenders from Leith to Condon, and to he safely landed and delivered at Dowties's Wharf in London; and whether the said boxes or packages, with the R oods there's contained, were leaded and de liveretflu safety as aforesaid, and in the order and cogni tion in which they were delivered to the waggoner as aforesaid, to be from thence transmitted to Coventry.— Or, Whether the said boxes or packages were delivered to the waggoner of the defenders as aforesaid, as empty boxes or packages, to be shipped at Leith, and landed Pr dolitersel he ,Gossion es aforesaid,-in or d e re e pt e sent back to Coventry; and whether the said boxes or pack ages, as la s t %foresail!, were landed or delivered in Lon don, as aforesaid, in good condition." Mr. Jeffrey opened the ease for the pursuer, and called a number of witnesses; after which Mr. Cockburn stated the case on the part of Cie defenders, who called several witnesses, when Mr. Jeffrey was beard in reply. The -limy were then shortly charged by the Lord Chief Com missioner, who, without leasing the box, fount a verdict for the pursuer on both the issues. 3losto.tv, Itith Dec. 46 Whether a grey hone, admitted to have been sold and delivered by the defender, Samuel IVorelsworili, horse dealer in Edinburgh, to the pursuer, Sir James Ferguson, of Killterran, Bart. at Edinburgh, on the *.td day of Jane, 1919, warranted as a sound horse, was, at the time of his leaving been sold, unsound, by having a disease called the specie, or by having another disease called the thorotigh-pies Wh e th er d o e sa id ho-se, sold and delivered as aforesaid, was at the time of his being sold an ensured Aurae I Whether upon the 31 day of Jnne, 1819, the de fender did agree to receive back the horse sold as aforesaid, on condition of the pursuer paying the King's duty, whether the said horse was sound or unsound ?" _ _ Counsel were heard for both parties, and a number of witnesses examined, when the Jury was charged by the Lard Chief Commissioner, who after retiring a few mi mites, returned with a verdict for the defeader in all the issues. Mr. Cranstown, the celebrated Advocate of Edin burgh, was expected to have distinguished himself by the display of his eloquence and liberal principles, at the late meeting of the inhabitants of that city, at the Pantheon. In consequence, however, of being detained in a cause before the Court of Session, till after the meeting was c .nvened, the pressure was so great when he attempted to enter, that he, as well as many others, could not go admission, and the public were disappointed of their expected gratification. A variety of private letters were received from the Brasile yesterday, dated up to the 26th of October.— The greatest agitation prevailed at Rio Janeiro, on account of the intelligence which had been received there of the Revolution at Oporto. The Court, it was reported, was thrown into much confusion, and va rious rumours were in circulation of the immediate dep inure of the Prince Royal, in a ship of war, for Lisbon. This report, however, was immediately con tradicted, and it was said Don Miguel was to be de spatched to settle all the disputes, and to make con cessions. The greatest anxiety prevailed respecting the reception of Marshal Bercsford at Lisbon, and the manner the changes would be looked upon by the British Government. At the date of the packet leav ing Rio Janeiro (26th Oct.) nothing decisive appears to have been determined upon. By the same conveyance we learn, that the Chili squadron, under Lo►d Cochrane, sailed from Val paraiso on 21st August, consisting of etine armed vessels and thirteen transports, having on board 4,000 men, commanded by General San Martin. On the same day Director O'Higgins issued a Proclamation, de claring the c test of Pere in a state of blockade, from Point St. Helena to Igusque, and allowing seven months for vessels coming from Europe and the United States, five for those from Brazils, and three from the River Plate. SPORTING INTELLIGENCR. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S; Dac. 11. beitas.-43 to I asst Gastavas—li to I mat Ilrother to Partisan—l 6 to I asst e. oat of Morel-100 to 0 asst e. oat of Troth's d.-90 to I apt e. by Waitron out of flyeoraz. oAltll.-1 I 10 SI lira My Lady. Rtaacaswoart+ —4 to I agst e. out of Morel. GALES ON THE COAST OF IRELAND. Dorman' Esse, Dec. 17.—0 n Thursday and Fri-• day, we had a gale from S. E. to S., the heavies: fc:t here fur some years----yesterday morning it became a hurricane. The seas, at the pier of Dunmore, were running tremendously high, hut were effertually re sisted by the finished part of that work. From the long continuance and severity of the storm, the head of the rough mole is levelled down to high water mark. Some machinery has been carried away, machinery has been carried away, and the railways much cut np by the fall of the heavy spray. Two or three weeks of favourable weather will be isecus.ar), to reinstate the entire.--The packets rode out the gale in safety, and are sailing, as usual. A sloop Lulea with coals came in during the storm. Durra:aavast, Dec. 16.—This day Las presented a dismal spectacle, after the dreadful storm of last stigla . • . en this coast. At five geoleek yestsrlay r afjgrenes, a Dungarvan sepooner, Pierce Kerwin, waster, with the cutup John 41 Alary, of this port, James Fitzgerald, master, came io anchor off Ballyrily, in this harbour. In the course of the night they parted from their an chors, wheita,tbe schooner went down off the house of Ballinac:nteir, and all hands perished. The sloop John and Mary is on the Bar, and it is feared will go to pieces; 4e had one of her crew washed overboard at sea. 'The *loop friends, 'Jf Marytoort, master ' s Larne unknown, was driven on the Bar in the night, when the crew, having takeu to their boat, were al! drowned. I The body creone of the crew, named Dail Davis, I.as been found under the Church-yard of &Mg:ITT:III. This morning a ship is on her beam-ends, without a soul on board, close to Delvick Head ; and a sloop went down within a few yards of her. A vessel w seen off Howth early on Friday, stand ing in for the Bay of Dublin, but beinz too soon for the tide, and‘not able to make Dunleary.stoc.l off again, and at shout half Hood, bore up for Nowt!. ; she was unable however to clear the east end of Ireland's Eye, where she went on shore about half-past four, and in the course of a short time, went to pieces. Great exertions were made by .I;tnies Richards, (Jarrett at,d others, in one of the Howth wherries (the Star,) to • save the crew, but, in consequence of the bee 7y swell, they succeeded in saving only two out of emelt hawk. Mr. Browne, the larrboor-master, and Mr. *Dowell, of the Hotel, then proceeded to Ireland's Eye in the harbour-master's boat; but we regret to add, that weir • exertions to sere the remainder of the crew were nut attended witt success. Those gentlemen were out the entire night. Mr. Richard's wherry having returned to the island of low water on Saturday, brought them, and I the boat's crew, in safety to the main land, having suffered no injury but that arising from being in each an exposed situation, for upward* of fourteen honts• without slacker or refreshment of any kind. It was as certained that the Teasel lost was the Rhoda ; two ves sels, similarly situated, mad* the harborer with apparent ease about does o'clock—one a large brig, the Stuantaa, of London. Kinsale, Dec. 13, I*2l►. Min Sta—We beg to inform you that this day, at 7 o'clock, A. M. the brig Resolution, of London, Junta meany, Master, bound from Newfoundland to Liverpool, with fish, &.c. was driven on a ledge of rocks outside the entrance into fltillen's Ray, east side of the Head. It was then nearly low water, blowing a tremendous gale S. S. K. attended with a heavy sea constantly breaking over her ; several attempts were made by • Lhautenant Evanson, R. N. aided by some of the gentlemen of that neighbourhood, to rears the vessel ; but, owing to the very heavy surf, it was impracticable ; the crew were then observed to ascend the rigging, where they remained in the momentary expectation of her going to pieces. At ahmit ten oclock another host was manned he Mr. Herald Nyhan, with four of the water-pi:ad and three countrymen, who, after repeated exertions, sm.- ceetled in taking off three of the crew, but were colonel by the extreme fatigue they suffered, to abandon the rest and return. The boat was again manned the third time, tinder the directions of Mr. B. I). Gibbons, who went in her, and who was so fortunate to save the rest with the exzeption of the Mate, who attempted to get ashore rsit:i the it•liat ance of some spars, which he had lashed toszether ; but be unfortunately perished. The last boat had scarcely readied the beach, when the vessel went totally to pieces and scarce a vestige of her remained. The life-boat being here, an attempt was made to get her round to the head ; but from the desperate state of the weather it was round impracticable, which has now determined me to keep her in , frittire at the head. Nearly at the same time, the sloop, " John and Marv" from Cork for Falmouth, laden with butter, oats, Sic. was driven on shore at the west side of the Head. The crew was saved with motel' diffimilty. We expect that the butter, with the vessel and materials, may also be saved, should the weather Ire moderate. I give von this rough outline, being on the spot, and remain as usual Yours truly, O. H. G...0N.. • , MARKETS. Cona-Exemanne. Dee. 29.—Owing to eontrery we have had no fresh .Ipply of Wheat or Barley since Mon day, of which articles there was hut little of fine quality at market this morning, but what few samples appeared, sold on full as good terms as on Alonday ; but the ordinary de scriptions were extremely heavy sale, and rather eltenper ; Oats are la. per quarter lower than on Monday, as *en na Orey Peas, having a large quantity of each, and but little demand ; in Retina ■nd other articles there is no alteration. 81111THTISLD, the. W.—There was •a uncommon short supply of all descriptions of Cattle at Isarket this morning, in consequence of which prime Beasts were Higher in price ; bet for inferior qualities there were no buyers. ('l'o sink the Offal ; per Stone of tilb..) Beef .... i. ed. to 4a.10d. CATTLI AT WRRSIT. Mutton.. es. fid. to 44.10 d. Beasts Veal .... 4s. ed. to As. lid. Calves Pork .... 4s. 6d to .11.10 d. Sheep and Lambs.... 1.300 Lamb .... Os. Otl. to Os. Od. Pip .. HA a rr, Dec. 112.—1 n the above market there is au alteration in the price ; Straw wad Clover, so alters Con in price. MAT ADO STRAW PIM LOLI. Hay .... Ins. to M. St. I Straw 11. es... to 11. 14s. Clover .. 41. lbs. to 81. be. Some of the King's horses were net ef on Wed nesday for Brighton, preparatory to his Ifajesty'4 leaving Carlton Palace for the Pavilion, to spend the Christmas holidays. Prioress Aegast, will follow her Royal brother from Windsor. 1117