The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-08-18 00:00:00

• ' e~ - - 4. " ;ESTEK ASSIZE. Th e novel situation in which the Gloucester Jogde s ad the followers of that Assize have been' t t i oisit into, bas ocessioned much mirth antlsente splines i n convenience. To remedy the latter, a weir c omm ission has passed the Great Seal,and tne business vi m, w e are told, be proceeded upon in both Court,. on the morning of the 319 t inst. provided always," It is moin 6 ly presumed, no such obstacle intervenes to occasion delay as untortonately caused the late dis appointment. The distance between Drlonntouth stud Gloucester, we are desired to remark, for the iu• f o rmation of such travelling Judges and Gentlemen may not be aware of the proper route, is— Monmouth to Collard 7 miles. uotford to micheidean Itlcheldran to Gloucester 97 miles, perhaps the shortest distance between any two Assize towns in En,ziand. Another Correspondent hints at a cause for these extraordinaries in judicial conduct, which certainly, if c orrect, sufficiently accounts for the disappoint. giants that ensued, and adds some suggestions by way of prevention, which we hope will he favours. bly received in the proper quarter. The Corre spondent in question, writing under the date of yes • trash 'Y s — . Much has .1 - ately been said of the novel situa tion the Judge has been thrown in at Gloucester — it will, I hope, have this effect, that the Judges must either allow themselves more time, or give up the idea of dining with great men; had this not been the case, and their Lordships, instead of dining with a certain Duke at Monmouth, gone to church, the •business of that place might have been finished.— Another Judie on the Western Circuit .ptistpotted two or • three causes because he was engaged to dine with a Worthy litronet. They cannot possibly un derstand, or, if they do, cannot feel the great unea siness and espeuce they, put the Public to by this conduct: if they must attend the call of great men, they should allow themselves longer time, as it was, little more than a day was allowed to do all the busi ness at Monmouth: the consequence was, that as it happened its Devonsnire, so it did there, many causes were put off. This is a serious evil, and L hope the Lord Chancellor will give a hint to their Lordships to take' a little more care of the concerns of the Public—for no man cam do it -witlrgreater propriety than Ite ) who never neglects 'his duty' for his appetite. " L a*, Sir, •• A FRIEND TO THE PEOPLE." . _ BRIGHTON, Juausr`l7:, The wheat harvest in this district. is over, and sash, we believe, is the case in all other parts of the. county. Of the singular weight and abundance of the crops this year every farmer agrees in opinion. It is still understood that the Prince Regent will again be at the Pavilion very shortly. The Duchess of Rutland and Lord C. Manners are frequent visitors here from Worthiug. tier Grace'echildrett, with those of Sir B. and Lady Bloomfield, Continues to occupy apartments at the Pavilion. The Libraries here maintain their ascen dancy, as the mustering points of ton. There was a very fashionable assemblage on the Downs on Wednesday, to view a donkey race. This novel amusement was on the occasion of the birth-day of our august Patron. The first race was for a - saddle, the second for a bridle, and the third for a whip—the distance was a mile. The wort w as o f a very laughable description, and appeared to dif fuse general satisfaction. ' A Rottingdean donkey appeared op the ground, but he was not allowed to enter the lists, because be was a foreigner. The stranger, however, to show his superior breediug, galloped before the winner of tbe saddle the whole of the race. • • , MARGATE, Ave.. 15. This place was never se. gay, and crowded, as it h at the present moment. Novelty presides every where. His /loyal Highness the Duke of Sussex actually is expected here on board the Victory steam boat. Speaking of the Victory, a grand fete will be given on Thursday next by the proprietors of the Majestic and Thames, on hoard that superb vessel, when the Master of the Ceremonies, ::apt. Clough, will preside. From the public spirited conduct of those Gentlemen, much liberality may be expected. The vessel will be decorated with the colours of all nations—emblems of peace and concord. The weather, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thnis. day last, was very stormy ; the wind at east, and blew a gale; tremenduously high sel,scarce:y a vessel afloat whirls did not receive damage. None but the steam-boats dared to venture out ; and thouzli they have occasiomily• had a screw loose, and been de layed in consequence, have weathered the storm to the astonishment of us all. A sailing vessel broke her boom, close to the mast, and other accidents more se. 'ions have l occarred.,. The weather is now moderate. Garner's and Patijson's Libraries are , . now • crowded from morn' till night. Cricket matches en the Downs; and horse racing on the Minster road. The annual :fair is looked forward to with un common eagerness. The Theatre has commenced a promising seasoa t in consequence of the agreeable change iu the. atmosphere. .f Lord and Lady IioLLAND left Holland-honse, yes. terday, for their new seat, Amphill, Bedfordshire. Lord COCHRANE has before this time sailed from Boulogne for his destination (most probably Chili). Ms Lordship has laid in a large stock of wine, which was ready to be shipped on board the vessel, as soon as she appeared off that port. In a foreign country, Englishmen of every party were prompt to pay him every attention.—(lllorning Paper.) THE IMITATION TEA.—An extensive manufacture of this article has been lately discovered in the neigh boarhood of Dublin, from which, it is said, many grocers of that city were sopplied. The ing►edients aced appear to have been of a more deleterious nature than those employed by the London menu facturera. They consisted of deadly- night shade, ivy leaves, ;boughlan bey, alder leases, potatoe leaves, rtto. &c. cur'ed by a•vitriolic preparation, and the colour of tea eoitunanicated to them by veld grin ' copperas. giwifinpriar—:-""rapme—fr - "'tit ST.ATESMAN: .26 — b 7 ithSS OF Tne COTMN SPINNERS of MdNUiIH:.sTRK. E We the Mule Cativo 'vomiters of Manchester, con sider it a duty incumbent upon us to address the Public at the present junct. , re, to contradict the many false statements sod .oisrepreseutations that base appeared in lipt Public. Parrs. We are stated in all the Papers to have turned out for an advance of wages : this we admit to be in part true---trot not absolutely so. Two years ago, when our employers demanded a reduction of ten hanks, they affirmed that the state of the market imperiously called for such reduction ; hot whenever the markets would admit of an ailvance, they would willingly give it. We depended on their honour, and con tinued to labour for more than twelve months at the reduction propoft.d. About ten months since, on comparing the price of cotton and ya r n, we f o u n d that the markets would allow our employers to fulfil their promise; we, therefore, solicited them to that purpose, and only wished to be re-instated in the same prices we worked.at previous to that reduction. Some declared they could not give it; others, they would trot; but the greater part, that they would if ethers did, but they should trot like to be the first.-- Thus we continued working and soliciting for the lait eight months, though the demand for yarn has p been unprecedented, and the consequent rise in twist great, they hive still refused our just rcqueat ; and in order to cause a belief that trade was in a dectirses ink; state, gave notice, that their mills should only work three days in the week, which appeared so ex tremely ridiculous, that the very children employed in factories laughed at it. It is asserted, that our average wages amount to thirty or forty shillings per week—it is evident; that this statement was made by some individual either ignorant or interested, and is es false in fact, as ma licious in asserting. In 1816, the average clear wages of the spinners in Manchester was about '24s. they were their reduced from twenty to twenty-five per cent.. l and have ever since laboured under that r.-duc (ion. And it is to be remarked, that the spinners re lieve their own sick, as well as subscribe to other ca sualties ; therefore when their hours of labour, which are from five in the morning until seven in the evening (and in some mills longer) of unremitting toil, in rooms heated from 70 to 9U degrees, are taken into cosisideration, we believe the Public will'siy with us, that no body of workmen receive so inadequate a com pensation far their , labour. The twat thing we would advert to, ~, is, our em. pinyers have asserted, that if they submit to our pre sent request (which they admit is reasonable), it would not be long before we demanded another ad. trance of ten banks more ; whatever some individual, may have said we know ttr.thing of, but the great Majority of spinners have never said or intended any ritich . thing. And we hereby declare, that, we are willing to enter into a treaty with our employers on fait aryl honourable terms. • We . .believe there is no species of labour so fraught 'frith the want of natural comforts as that the spin tiers has to contend with ; deprived of fresh air, and subjected to tong confinement in the impure atmos phere of crowded rooms, contiuually inhaling the particles of metallic or vegetable dust, his physical powers become debilitated, his animal strength dwindles away, and few survive the meridian of life, and the grave is often the welcome asylum of his woes. His children! but let us draw a veil over the scene, our streets exhibit their cadaverous and de• crepid forms, and any attempt to describe them would be imtiossible. Let it not be understood that we attach blame to our employers as applied to these calamities, they are perhaps inseparable from the very nature of the employment, and our masters may lamest but can tiot redress them. All we ask is a fair and candid invest'i'gation into the grounds of our complaints, and -we are confident that both justice and humanity will decidecin our favour. We solemnly declare as men, as fathers. as loyal subjects, and well-wishers to a Creatitutipti, the spirit and letter of which will not coantenauce any thing like slavery and oppression, that we . cannot obtain with the greatest possible industry'thi•ammon comforts and necessaries of life, at the present low prices ; to labour hard is not an easy task, but to labour hard and want is impossible. Let our mas ten consult their own hearts, and as the seat of jus tice and-bumanity, they will not long hesitate to grant our just request. What you may generously think proper to assist us with, in thus endeavouring to regain our Ju sr nrours, you may rest assured trill be most thank fully received. A TALE OF MYSTERY. —About 40 years_ ago, person in this neighbourhood, in horrible circum. stances, of the name of Slater, a clothier by trade, but who in the harvest months geneially 'went into the agricultural districts, to labour as a reaper, - disappeared in a very mysterious and unaccountable way, and was never since heard of still leaf S4turday. Time had healed the wounds which such an event was calculated to inflict in his domestic circle, and all enquiry after him had long since ceased. But last Saturday., while one of his sons, who is arespettable manufacturer at Yeadon, was transacting some busi ' nosh' in . a the at Keighley, an aged m an came into the room and begged for a small sum to boy a gill otbeer. In the course of conversation the name of Slater was mentioned, when the old man, repeating the name, said, " is your name Slater ?" and added, " aboot forty years ago, I killed a man of that name, and buried him in the corner of a corn field about twelve miles below York." This extra ordinary declaration combined with the time, and the mangler of thedisappearance of the senior Slater, fixed the attention of Ms son, and the old man was warned to consider the nature and probable consequence Pith kairld "declaration, lest the fate of Eugene-Aram should be his. lie then began to waver, and •said it was not he that killed Slater, but he was, killetkand he could point out the 'pot where he was buried: The friends of the deceased felt themselves railed upon, of course, to institute an enquiry into OW. transaction; and yesterday, Mr. Slater, attended - by the constable of Yead,on, and accompanied by the old man, whose name, for the present we think itJ proper to withhold, passed through .this-loaisi bet their way to York, to investigaTe the circumstances - upon theipot, and if Pisosible to *cravat this tale of mystery.—(L tech 4ilereuri,) _ - y ... NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DRAG, AUG. 17.—Came down from the River last I evening and sailed, the Pilot, Wallace, for New foundland.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Hobe, Carder, from Waterford; Henry, Fox, from Palermo; Whim, Bar-chary', from Hull for ditto. 1 Cowed, Auo. 17.—Arrived the schooner Venus, D.'►ey, from Cork, with four Officers sod about 100 soldiers of the 68th regiment, for Albany Barracks. PORTSMOUTII, AUG. 17.—Arrived the Tiber fri. gate, from Guernsey and Jersey, with the Bishop of Winchester and suite.—Sailed, the Atalanta, Swiney, for Jamaica.—Came into harbour his Majesty's ship Vengeur. FALMOUTtI, AUG. 15.—Arrived the Albion pilot boat, from the Rebecca, ,Pritchard, from Jaiinsica, in 45 days, for Luncluti.—Sailed the Heron gun-brig on a cruize. NORTH &HELM, Aura. 15.—Arrived the Elite, Boswell, from Da,is.'s Straits with 10 fish, about 160 tuns of oil. The Darlington, Baulton, in going to sea struck frequently on the bar, but gut over, and proceeded on her voyage to London. LAW !NTS LLIGENGE. COURT OP CROMER*, Ava. 11. OPEILA.MOUSE. WATSRS V. TAILOR. • The Loan CumsteLlott.-4 suppose, Mr. Mille." by your being here, tbat.yeu expect my judgment as t.. the Opera.house; I mean, you expect me to de. cide respecting that part of it which relates to the mortgage? Mr. MI U.S.—Yes, my Lord, we weit for that. The Lours CU A NCELLOIL—Then both you end Mr. Tarrant had as . well come tn.morrow, fur Edon% think it is in my power to do it this, day. ItANGOR CATUEDRAL. The LORD CHANCELLOR. said this was motion . for him. to confirm the Master's Repnit.. it was proper that this venerable edifice should be kept In full repair, and the Master's Report bed made foil peuaisinn for that ;_ for k required two etereeyers to he called in to examine the 'dike, but they bad dif. fewd very materially befvrien' theniseleei; and, therefore, he thought a third surveyor should he ap pointed. Ths lielirpOilit was, whether the Master showld appoint the estate left for the Cathedral to be diitided among the Gentlemen of the Choir. That sum was left for the maintenance of the Gentlemen of the Choir, and the question was, whether the per son called the Precentor, and the Vicar's Choral, were, or were not, to have a share in that fund. — lie thought nn the whole, the Master's Report should be confirmed, and when he said so he meant that the Precentor and the Vicar's Choral were to he paid in proportion to their duty. Ilia Lordship then, at !aon)P length, went into the facts of the case, but they were not of the t.,,iehtest public importance. Three bankrupt petitions were then decided, but their contents were totally uninteresting, except to the parties. WIIEELER V. MALINS. - This sses the coo. of an injunction to prohibit the Defendants and others from using a patent vt hich the PlArita had otstainorl for heating and Jryin4 malt. The LORD CHANCELLOR, at very great length, went OTPf the case, and then stated that this Wig not a case in ullich he could dissolve the Injuncs lion, fur he did not think that sufficient grounds weie made out for his doing so. lie ordered the Messrs. Matins to keep a strict account of all the ma lt they sulk) or made under this patent, and to de liver the same every fortnight, as also to keep a faithful list of the persons to whom such malt was sold. This he ordered them tq do, on affidavits. No other case of imporfanceeatne on. Yesterday evening a 'urge arm tif one of the trees in St. Jamea's.park..broke off with a tremendous crash, and MI to the.ground.• Fortunately there were no persons within its retch,da the moment, otherwise they must have been severely hest. It Is rather sigolor, that this 81411 hid not projected hori. zuntally hut rather obliquely tipwerdi, that at the time of its fall there was not a- breeze slit-ring, and that it broke off about a foot above where it joined the parent stock. Though the tree from which it fell as well as the arm itself were in full leaf, yet the broken port was quite dry and sapless, so much, in deed, that large branches were afterwards torn from it with as much rare as 011 P might break a reed. IVe understand that several similar instanteshave occurred in various parts of the country. • Sundiy night the house, of Mr. Alessnltor,in the New.road, *as broke into ant; plundered bf va j le.j shies to the amount of 5012 'ft tipileartiid the thieves. had broke in at the beck kitchen..lndio* * , by wrench ing the screws out of one of them winilosilitiatters with some instrument. They.efterwardstad to un pick the door lock lathe bottom! of jbo stairsorAd and also thelniki of the porlour and chest of draw ers, siker whirl they'effecteif Without in tfie lea s e disturhing.thatareily.- ... • • Sunda nitht some villeins entered the !rouse of Mrs. ipset, in Love-lone, Mil e- end, • and stele watches and articles of plate to a Coriderable amount. Crisp, the Oedistiitin, fifit 3 / 4 1 in doing 110 miles in 24 hours► lie heti &tat. 7%' 'WheO he was seized with a giddiness and pcostration of strength, Loving only 38 miles to go, and eight hours to do it in. He is:recovering, and expresses his determination to try it again. NUT Tutsni'v, the 25th blatant, the State Lot tery finishes Drawing, what' 1 1**0 . Pates of Thirty , Thoesand Pounds, Sterling Money.' ind Fifteen other Capitals,, must be all drawn. One ot.the Cs. pitalsis entitled to 1,000 Sotereigos and . Four Pipes of Wine, and it is perhaps not unworthy of tbat,the.erily . Cetiitil yet drawn in the present Lot tery was. Nu: 357, whiCR was entitled to 1,000 So. , vereigns r eed - 4 Pipes af.Portscir . M'adeire, or 4 11111411. heads of 'Claret it was•sald, , by Rists,• and what is ~ nether remarkable, it has falleu to thastot of a Gentle. nasn.iallampshire, who, a . few I4.leties since, ob .laJned a 00;000 Prize also of BicH. i• . AlOgrallX, the - c elebrated liugilist, died at Gal way, Ireland, on the 4th‘inst. in 'a room occupied by ,t4,ben.d of the 77th Begintesst,;,wliere he bid been maintained the last two months, and humanely at tended by three people of coloor. NNW! .10.11.11111.1.11101.111111M111114‘ 7. Y .TWOIX • • wion; new Commission must be issued. 'ilis Isordshipi however, intimated an isstentiOn to consider the sobs ject furt her, and if he found any reason to come to different couclusion, to write by post to the Judges. In consequence of thiccammunication, a notice KV_ affixed to the door of the Court house, end in vari ous parts of Gloucester, announcing that trd brattiest would bedone in either Court until one o'clock, pica viously to which time the Mai) was eepectedz • On the arrival of the Mail, a Mesienglir -41 , 15 its readiness to receive any dispatch which might have been sent. A letter wes received, and Immediately conveyed to the Judges, soon after which the fol. lowing notice was substituted for that which We have already described ▪ 61.1ucestershire. City of Claweeeterinua Cooks! of !bestrew City.—An som.ocr . f y..1,..1.11141111,11g flu) Va.% to do at thetas aoizes--Ses aof tbrr oval Terononer, 1.601 tieueral Jail Dr.; way*takellreir erguttute for this tune, dud give their utte.l mow, aor t a e fifth ,sultatomo.. • Gummier / ,Aap.st 15, 4818." A new' Consmissioti it to be issued forthwith ; glut the,businass ,of khe Isstia . stands user to * future ye ? rioil.' To .perscTs engs4ed in riga actiolos, from thd additional 'ipecac, which must be incurred; this is a matter of serious consideration ; but to the Crows Prisoners, who may hate the means of establOing their innocence. it is a subject of more importance: At i.ne o'clock a mirth,* of the Affinities and Bsit risters took plat e in the Nisi Pass Costt, *Melt several questions arising out of the delay which has taken place, were started. Fitet it wacesked, she , . tber in the taxation of costs, the assignee* Mecumi in attending this Assize would be 'allowed. Thetis. was.tto positive opinion given upcin this, although the impression was, that as, in point of fact, there had beets no Assize holden, nn espences itteurred under such circumstances would be allowed, ,Lt wart nest asked whether, in Cases where notice . ef.couts. termand had been given for these Assizes, a fresh notice might he gilts's% (Isaac the oew .cornmission.-;. - a To this also the Coutiseideclined giving an Opinion. It was recommended its all cases, ho•ever, by way of precautions, that fresh notices of trial spottlak hel given. . l, G e ► Mr. JERVis now addresged the enflethen Ph'l4olll and observed, that in the uisfortuoste which they were placed, it became necessary . to 411 0 cede what course it would be prudent to. Like "title regard to the causes to hich had been entered rot trial. There were two modes of pcoceedlog—either to Mike the whole of the cassetgeininets,. to stand oter till the Lent Assizes; ante tty them ander the new Cotow mission, Which would no doubt be immediately Weald Mr. Baron Carroty was about to set off for London in. stonily, and nit his metal would have a conference Kith the Lord Chancellor. It was imperative to lost no time in d;s7harging the jail, and in ail probability the new Commission Would be sealed on Monday. If this were he - case the'Consm;ssion would be owned on the' Mrinilay fortnight following. The Judges would come issin Gloucester oil Monday evening, and 4 ,after attending Divine Service, on the Tuesday would commence busisiess. .If it *ere agreed to make wit the causes remands, there %emit(' le no classic:hi for the patties concerned to attend; but if there was one p sun who con.ldered it important to lures his cm. tried, this arrangement could not and ought aot to be entered into. Some gentlemen here said, that It was desirable that their causes should be tried with as much dery patch as possible. 'Phis being the case, Mr. Jcavts said it was impossible to advise delay. The Learned Gentleman farther observed, that however paleful ) - the accidental postponement of the Assize might !re f ' it was satisfactory to know, that there was hot the' slightest blame attributable to Mr. Baron GarrOw c . who hod cersainly done all within the reach of kernels, • exertion to conform to the terms of his COMmitision, although unhappily without success. • .. Some of the A ttornies then asked, whether' refresh... • era wereto be given where briefs had been . delivered Mr. DAUNCEY said that was a matter entirely for their own consideration; but he thought they all . ought to be equal participators in the inconienience which was lobe encountered, on inconvenience wbiets was certainly unavoidable. Theineetits4 then broke up. In the cou.s. of the day the Judges and °toilette& of the Bar quitted the town ,S CARLISLE IZ P.S, dva lit. 4470, • CROV. 9;1)R. of the 13 Priaoners in the , Csiender, ores tried this day by information iu the other Court, four were ignored by the Grand Jury, one was arquitted, and nine were convicted. Toe convicts received their sentence this morning. ••• • • Henry Macnamara, convicted of sheep iteeling, Elizabeth Mitchell and Mary Ileylin, convicted of uttering forged notes, were first brought ep. The Learned Judge, in addressing the first,. said, that it was not-for him at present to say whether mercy pbould be extended to him or not. Ile thus addressed the other, two:--" It might be thought that the seve rity, of the :punishment would have the effect of de. 'erring from such a crime, hut, lamentable to say, it appears to have no such effect. lam afraid it will be thought necessary to make examples of you. Whether the Royal mercy may be interposed for you is ex• tremely duo bt ful.7 Having exhorted them all to set about the Kock of repentance, he pronounced the ~ sentence of death. _ _ blacnamara prayed for mercy. The two female, never raised their heads or uttered a wind, bet sobbed and cried all the time. Whets they theystvere successively asked what they had to say why -ten.; fence of death should not be passed upon them, Mar- IlaPlata CucceFsively prayed for mercy oo their behalf. • William Heylin,. convicted of possessing fora non's, was sentenced to transportation foc 14 years. Joseph Clarke, James Gee:eine. James Beason, Mary Davies, and James iftsmage, convicted of grand larceny wiiliin Vse benefit of the &mute, were condemned to impriv•nntent sal herd Wooer in the Wow of Correction, the first for two months, the !Reacd for viz months ) sad tee rest foe twelve moths. ♦; - ,••7'1 44 ‹ . , 11111 -11 P" . ""P lur " . " --v-- """ r-- - , - -- - - • , . • . . ,'.; it . : ... .. , - • •.- • .- '-. ` = - .Pr., .iiiikallailli . G GUI-kJ E S l'E It dastign; •• , . .. 4 , • . , • \ Mr. AVothen, the Under OW* rot this cattily II returned frum London, beating a hotel' front tlft Lord Chancellor to the Judges. The tontentif oi l , . • this letter hare not transpired, but we tunierstrnd ti that the Lord Chancellor, OW 20410 i•oillultillois , m ith the Solicitor-Cletteral, wig of opinion that A ' new Cornmi%sion must be issued. His bordship4' - ' .14 ,4*-- • however, intimated an ititentiOn to consider the sobs : A ;: ti ject furt her, and if he found any mom to come to a • 1 ,4::. different conclusion, to write by past to the Judges. ~ In conseauence of thiccammunication, a hatice WiS . r . •. k , - .1 , . 1