The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-07-01 00:00:00

MAI •RR. DUN. ;Min 0 I....Waterford.. 0 0.... G & Jersey • • • • 0 1.... Lisbon 0 U.... • 1 PRICE OF STOCKS pm DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK . Rank Stock .. :::. 311 fi2 i India - itoek 3.pm: 3 per Ct. ited...3....81111. 1 Ditto Bonds .s. s.pm. 3 p.Co ns. . . 1 if.x.41111 Pd. " (213 23s —3 pm. per Cent 944} ( 1000/. . * ll per Cent5....94 99} t 9 —BOOl. 2ls 433 pm. New Fours .. ..... ... .. —i—ltitnall 22s 24s pre. . Long Ann 20i i3-16i 13-18 f Lottery Tickets Imp. 3 per Ct. Vitt atatcoman. their plans to nature on a general engagement. The most important document in these Journals is another Proclamation, or Decree, in which the Doke of Angou leme's Regency proceeds to realize, as far as it is yet in 'its power, its threat of persecuting those whom it bad hitherto only treated 24 political antagonists. An ex act list is to be made of the Members of the Seville Con. atitotional Regency, of the Ministers and Militia Offi cers who have given orders to transport the King to Ca diz, and their property is to be immediately sequestrated. —'to the Members of the Cortes who voted for the de chea»ce of the King a severer punishment is decreed. ) They are to be deemed guilty of high treason tcith out trial, and to be executed " on a simple recog nition y their s idcptity." The General Officers of the line and Militia are better treated : they are only made personally restmnsible for the life of the King, and to be brought before a Council of War as accomplices, should any art of violence be, committed. Such a decree, coupled with the restoration of the Jesuits, which is announced in one of these papers, is calculated, one must think, to promote the the cause it threatens to destroy. It has the strongest tendency to bind the Constitutionalists more closely to gether. TheEtoile pretends that though the King and Royal Family have entered Cadiz, the Cortes have been obliged, through fear of. the people, to take op their abode in the Isle of Leon. The Journal du Commerce states, in an article,dated Madrid,June 16th,tbat the Re gency are chiefly occupied with the means of obtaining pecuniary resources to meet the wants of the army ; the Duke d'Angonleme having stated , that the French trea sury cannot much longer support the sacrifices which it has hitherto made for the Army of the Faith. There was at first an idea of having recourse to forced loans, but at length it has been determined tb open a loan of 200,000,000 reals, hypothecated upon the national do mains. Tythes and some other taxes of the ancient re gime have been re-established, bat it is not expected the people will pay them without repugnance. A general system of surveillance is, however, organizing, and a de eree is expected interdicting the freetloirof the press, and ordering domiciliary visits at the houses of booksellers. Pants. Jnies 26.—Five per Cents. SS/ 35..—Bank Stock, 1591/. —Neapolitan 5 per Cents. 76! —Exchange on London--Onalltspa.2V. 6k. ; . 't h ree ditto, 25f. 45c. ). • Srocx Evolved*, 12 o'cLocc—Consols opened this morning at Wt. aged went up to If, but there was not much business doing. We do not hear as yet of any Expresses from Paris; as they can only bring Sunday's papers, the Expresses are wit worth sending without something has oc curred of importance. A report prevails, that an embargo has taken place at Oporto on English shipping, supposed to be owirg to some person having embarked, which the Government wishes to detain. A general abhorrence prevails in the city at the late decree of thAnew Government of Madrid. Fcrazzcx FuNtas.—New Spanish Bonds opened at soL and were done at Sl, but within this hriur they have fallen nearly per emit. The fall is attributed to tho sanguinary decree at Madrid. There is but little doing in the above Market. Colombian is still the speculative Stock. New Spanish, 30I—New Prussian, B.i4—Russian, 812 to 32—Danish, GO—Colombian, 53i. PARLIAMENTARY COMMENTARY. Mr. James last night presented is petition from the parish of St. Pancras, praying for a radical reform of the House of Commons; which was quietly received, and or dered to lie on the table, without any denunciation of it, authors, as " seditious, malicious," or unreasonabl e persona. Mr. Canning had not even a jest to throw one at the petitioners; add, as for argument, it is far beneath the dignity of a Minister of State to argue with the people. • Mi. S. Wortley seems to have some faint gleams of an accurate understanding upon the Game Laws; for on the consideration of the report on his new Bill, lie said. " the principle which he wished to carry into effect, was " to allow every man to kill game, and to allow others to kill it on his 01V11 grounds." This is all we want:—but we arc afraid the Honnuralsle Member does not under stand the terms he uses, in the same light that we do. Perhaps he means that only those in whom the freehold property of the ground is vested should have this right ; while we contend that the absolute occupier whether -by yearly rent, or on lease, is the party to whom the ground actually belongs for the time; and that such persons should have the right of killing game, in continua with every other right of occupancy. This would reduce the (lame Lags to an intelligible Code. The feeders of the game would reap the benefit of killing it. Ou all the enclosed grounds the common law of tres pass would be sufficient to protect it against unantho. iised depredation ; and upon all uninclosed grounds and wastes where no property could' be pleaded, every one would have an equal right to pursue a healthy sport. We do not, however, expect that the House of Commons pill ever take a far view of the subject. While there are men to be found here, who think the gentleman's rights to field sports a part of the "Constitution of the land ;" and, of course, who also think the Poor ought to be punished for any predilection to gentleinan!y amusements, therel s no hope of any rational legislation between the two parties. . MA )110 CS ES. Some curious conversation took place, on the presenta tion by Mr. Hume, of a petition from a Mr. Milford• against the cruelty practised in pri vate.to ad-houses. Mr ltobhouse thought it would be better to abolish them al together ; and mentioned a person of the natneof Warbur ton ," cae r ) ing on a most-extensive business in that way This called up Mr. Brougham. who spoke in favour of Al; Warburton; but, according to the report, he mistook Mr Warburton, the physician, for Mr. Warburton the keeper of the mad-houses. They are, we believe, father and son ; and, we believe, that the son is also visiting physician ; but still they are distinct parties, anti ought not to be confounded. We are firmly of opinion that much cruelty and much wickedness, is practised in such receptacles; and, as it is quite evident that the keepers in general must be selected from amongst the lowest of the species, it is not the character of the principal that can secure pro per treatment, except be is constantly or the spot, to superintend the management of the patients. Now, as THE STATESIOrt no man can be in two ekes!, at the same time, 00 one should be permitter) to have more thin one establishment Of this sort.—Mr. Warburton, we are led to understand, bas several; and without lending an ear to every re port which has been circulated on the subject, we cannot agree with Mr. Brougham, that a statement of such abuses, if TRUE, is a " disgrace to the press." We have read the pamphlet to which be alludes ; and we ray, if the matterr it contains are true, the author has dune society service by exposing them, —and the patents of the unhappy objects themselves ought to feel grateful to him, for the opportunity afforded of rescuing them from such pollution. On the contrary, if the facts are not true, the author merits flagellation at the cart's tail, and Mr. Warburton has his remedy at the tribunals for the injury done to his reputation: and we have been rather surprised that the appeal has not been made to the 1 1 protection which the law would give him. Mr. Peel argued against the _interference of the Legislature; and gave a curious instance in which the statements of abuses in private mad-houses were not always borne out. Some one had complained to him that " a man had been plunged into a cold bath in the midst of winter;" bat, tipon enquiry, he bad, ascertained—what, think you reader?—that it was un true, of course :—Oh ! no !—that " it was a part of the " treatment actually prescribed for the patient !" Mons strolls ! Prescribed by whom? Certainly by no better a physician than some brutal keeper. The great. mast alter is, that lunatics cannot tell their own tales f and when they do, they are not believed. The keepers have always the lie ready to rebut e complaint, that the treat ment is prescribed ; and few ire sufficiently interested to make any further enquiry. The Scotch Jury Bill was read a third time, and passed by a majority of four, in spite of the opposition of Mr. Secretary Peel, and Mr. Secretary Canning. It was a thin House; and the Scotch Members are still sore at the abandonment of the Lord Advocate, and Mister Hope, on the Beacon question. But if the two Secretaries 'really wish to put an end to the Bill, they know where to give it a mortal blow They have a good chance of hitting it, in the House of Lords ; but, in the Cabinet, they can do what they please with it. The Bill proposes that juries shall be named' by ballot. Lord Binning does not like this :—nay, he has a strong objection to the principle of ballotting for juries; nor can he feel " time force of the objection urged against " the selectiob of juries, by the judges of Scotland." Certainly not. They select, doubtless, such juries as Lord Binning likes best ; and he, therefore, is contented. Mr. Peel thought the ballot would be productive of mischief. He did not complete the sentence by adding— "to the influence of the Judges." Mt. Canning also ob jects to the ballot; and well he may, for we know no man who would have bad more to apprehend from it, in the course of a political life. We can understand the feelings of such men well enough ; and they do not pretend to reason upon time matter. The Scotch Commissary Courts Bill was read a third time and passed; and if Mr. Aber crombie is correct in stating,that it is a measure "totally " at variance with all the measures of legislation which " the House is accustomed to sanction," we wonder at hi s "Lordship's opposition,for it must be an excellent measure, indeed ! As we do not happen to think the Scotch law can be made worse, and have no hive that it will ever be mended, it is almost indifferent to us what becomes of the Bill. The art and mystery of smuggling is likely to gain something in reputation; for Mr. Home last night pro fessed himself a smuggler of whisky and silk haudker chiefs ; and called " upon the assembled Senate to deal as honestly, and own their titles." The bill to confer the elective franchise upon the Eng lish Roman Catholics, has been s►►pported by Mr. Peel' and is likely to float through the House on the surface of a triumphant majority. But' there is the Scylla and Charybdis of the House of Lords and the -Cabinet, to pass ; and, after all, the concession, though grateful to the feelings, will be found worthless to the interests of the parties, while the system of general corruption remains. A few rates mnre,or less,make no difference. The result will always be the same, while the Treasury commands a majority. The boon is, something like the Bishop's blessing. If it had been worth any thing, it would not have been given. In the Upper House, the Lord Chancellor made a most wordy defence of the method in which be managed in that " Doubting Castle," called the Court of Chancery; and, really, ha gave himself as good a 'Character as any limn need wish to leave. Ile is greatly to be pitied, that he should be so much misunderstood ; yet it is the fate of greatness to be so— • " Envy will merit like its shade pursue." But it is a great consolation for a wattlo be satisfied with •himself. 4 ! One self epproting hour whole years outweighs, 44 Of stnpid starers, and of load huzzas !" And the Lord (7lranceltor approves of his own con• duct for twenty years! How very blessed he must' be. And what a great pity that it should have been necessary to make so many thousands discontented, in order to con. summate the happiness, and to till the bags of the Chan. cellor! Thus, however, runs the current : —and those who cannot stem, tnust Ise content to float silt it, and' learn to thank Heaven for every minute they escape drowning. _ Mr. WARD, who arrived last Wednesday with de sp.ttches from SirlV. A'Court, our Minister in Spain was attacked by two gangs of robbers at Erzeka ; one of them composed of four, and the other of six wen ; one of the no house being near it for ab ou t 5 , r v o as hb e e x r t s r fi ei r ne ed ly at io h n iT i t i. The place where he was att ac k e d , miles, except a post-house. Near the same spot one of our King's Messengers was stopped and robbed a short time, since. Yesterday the foundation-stone of the new church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterloo-road, Lambeth, was laid by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Monday evening last, a meeting took place near Bre con between T. L—w—e, Esq. a gentleman of the law, • and Lieut. F—w—ke, of the navy. After an exchange of two shots each, the psrties retired. The former was at tended by Capt. J. of the army, and the latter by his bro ther. The seconds endeavoured to reconcile the matter after the first fire, bat to so purpose. Love, the fruitful source of affairs of honour, is supposed to have been the caw of this meeting.—(Bristol Mercury.) Loodon: Edited, Printed, And Published, at tie " Toe Startsatax,"Tdo. 277, Strand, by N. IVARDIV4 LLD. to whom ell Commuhiestions, Orders; &e. are ro• ' quested to be addressed. • '.TI7ESDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1823. This morning has arrived another Mail from Lisbon, k which brings intelligence from that capital to the 22d •The Gasette of the ,17th announces that the King • e has invited the return of tha.Cardinal-Patriarch, and the restoratioo of, property of in the religious communities "thick bad been previously suppressed. TIM eenteite . of the 18th after an introductory tirade against the'_'. champions of chimerical liberty," gives an extract of a letter frain'Oporto, dated June 10th; of which the folkiselng is an'dbeiract : " After Sir Kobel t Wilson had left this city with his companions, an individual who bad accompanied him returned, and stated that the said Wilson had been ill-received by the people at Braga, who kept him prisoner for two days in a house with a sen tinel over him ; that intending afterwards to pass by Viana in the direction of Tin, accompanied by a t Military escort, they received information from an officer that lima was in commotion; for which reason they resolved to return to Oporto; requesting pernihwion to enter e■ their word of honour, not to intermeddle in the political affairs of Portugal: this was refuted, be cause his revolutionary character was well known. g. While a escort was preparing to accompany this Emissary, it It as found that Wilson, and his companion, had entered in the night. and being sent for lie appeared with two other Englishmen, one of whom said has name wa. Light, and that he was a Colonel, the other Erskine, and in rank a Captain. • " After they had been reproached with a conduct so wor thy of eepaa re, they received orders immediately to quit the - clty for &minim. there to be embarked for Galicia, be , lug atcompanied by en escort of cavalry, to the frontiers of Portugal. Sir Robert Wilson assented, after considerable altercation." The King, by a Decree, dated Jane 18th, formally • •- • • - . . lishes the Constitution of 182b2 ; but " considering that tl . _ ancient fundamental law of the monarchy cannot now, as it formerly did, fully answer the ends which he had conceived to his paternal mind, unless it he accommodated to the ac tual Cate of civ:li.:ation, and to the relatives of the va rious parts of which the Portuguese monarchy is com posed, and to the forms of the representative govern ments established in Europe, he has thought 6t to &mint a junta to prepare the plan of the Portuguese martin*. "flue Junta is to he composed of 14 mem bers, whose tutnes are inserted in a list annexed to the Decree. The following is a copy of a letter dated Vigo, June 17 : _ Sir Robert Wilson, Cul. Light, Capt. Erskine, and Elleort arrived hereon Monday evening: they left Oporto. on. the 6th, hitt were 10 roughly treated by the po stulation at Broca, where they were delayed two days, that they Were obliged to return to Oporto under protec tion of-thc n ilitia. Ou their return they were instantly wade prisoners, and again sent oti, without being. allowed a matent's rest, by way of Viana and Bayonne." The papers brought by the Mail contain a spi rite& re snersttauce trots Sir Rated Wilwro, attlressed to the people of Portngst, on: the treatment he had received.— ' IYAns of room compels as to rmatpone its insertion. Th- papers previonvly received contain severalDeerees.onn eppointing M. de Oliveira Minister of the interior; en other, reinstating the Queen in her rights; and a third. re leave to the prameed*Dgs against General Stockier, then a prisoner in the tower of St. Vincent de Seiko. Ills Ma je4ty, It is said, not choosing to interfere with the course of justice, does not order him to be restored to full liberty ; but. considering the greit service that he has done the - Stele, allows the whole province of Estremadura to he as signed him as his range. Yet though his Majesty professed ". NA to interfere with, the course ofjustice," one of his firs t otqrill orders has been to set at liberty all persons confined . for political . off-mces—against the Constitution he had freely acee r ted no doubt. Tile other acts of the King are the an aullin; the decrees issued by the late Government against Count Amorante nut his followers ; the prohibition of any publication that does ,not receive the certi (cafe of two Members of a Board of Censorship wi.Lh bas beea appointed, " until a law protecting the well regulated liberty of the press" can be introduced,— Ti:e decree by which French ships of war were excluded fro I the ports of Pormgal Las been revoked ; and or d. rs have been issued to restore the Municipalities of the err ral towns in the kingdom to the footing on which o.ey were previous to the Constitution. and for the re. e4sblishment of the intercourse with all the ports of the • Lr.t7ils, which had been by the Cortes vuspended, as far as Mated to those provinces in a state of hostility with tt.e mother country. The recruiting which had been ordered for the purpose of strengthening the army, has been suspended, and the militia have been disbanded.— Private letters state that a corsiderable sum um expend ed among Cie soldiery and officers to induce them to aban don the Constitution, the Men being paid at the rate 0f:354. per head. The King's "coach, .which on his Majesty's 'entry into Lisbon was laidta - bave been drawn ire the people, was drawn, it is positively asserted, only by of tigers belonging to the regulars and to the King's house- Lold. The French papers say that a Proclamation from General Rego to his army announces that he redogrizes the restoration of the King of Portugal to all the ancient rights of the Crown, and trusts his promise of giving a really free Constitution to his subjects. • Paris papers to the 29th have brought two bulletins from the army ; the one announces the capture of thirty men attd a i.ieutesant.Golonel; the other detailing what had been represented in a telegraphic despatch, as the evpture of the tete.de-pont of Alcira, but what now ap pears to have been a voluntary evacuation on the part of the Spaniards, (belonging to Ballasteros' Army), after a • smart notion, is which they showed the enemy that they could fight with spirit sad braveryeif it bad entered into • ILS. saw nun. 0....H011and 0 I....Hambro . 0 1..••• France 0 0 ...Flanders 0 o....Maits ...0 ..~ i.u_. ' a . THEMICALS: Dauer LANE closed last night for the season, with the performances of Richard the'eltird, a Chinese Di ace isement, and the silly faice of Tyr} Out. After the Ballet, \h. Teauy spoke an address, not very conspicuous for any thing but the gratification of the proprietor; in having had an esceflent harvest. Great promises were made for ti, f next season, and we hope they will be realized ; but we mc , ,t remind tae management that to ones urce of drhinalie en joyment It has this year paid no attention whatever. Drury Lane has neither profit:cede new Tragedy, a new Comedy, or anew Opers,durieg the whole season. Is this eueoltrze - legit,. Drama? COVENT GARDEN.—The performances of this theatre also closed for the season yesterday evening, and were greeted with& tolerably full and highly respectable attendance to witness the Melo-dramatic Opera of Clani. After the Opera Mr. FAwcgTT came forward and addressed the audience, as is usual on the occasion. The Vision of the Sua cloud the performances of the evening.. and the audience departed with every appearance and testimony of satisfaction and good humour. At the HATAIARKET THEATRE, Madame Vstcritts ap peared in the character of Lieetfe, in the pie:sing li tti s piece of Lore Lepers, in which she acquitted herself to the delight of a numerous and elegant audience. • .10. mom. • OLD DAILEY--(Tuts bloaxi;tl6). BEFORE THE RECORDER. A2.the opening.of the Conn this morning, afloat 40 prisoners were discharged by proclamation, no bills 'having bees found against them. John geittie was then placed at the bar, he being iiw 'mined on the charge of having set fire to a certain dweillov Louse in New-street, Covent-garden, whh in tent to injure divers persons. The Recorder emptired "of Mr. Woollier, the Governor of the prison, w ben the tie. tamper was lodged. The reply was, on the 11th June; bat no bill was preferred by the Grand Jury. The Re. corder said he was entitled to •histlischarge. Conic bowed and left the bar. ThornaiShaw, and Sarah, his wife, were indicted fn stealing two watches, ratite 121, the property of Samuel Daggs, a watchmaker, in South-st. Berkeley-square. The female prisoner was charwoman to witness, and hail fee. quent opportunities of obtaining ingress to the shop. The male prisoner never came to his house to his knowledge. The Jary acquitted both prisoners; but the Recortht ordered the piker to retain the watches, as they had been felonionsly obtained ; and the parties •who purchase& them of the prisoner (though innovently),must seek redress for the inuhey paid in another quarter. Charles grans was capitally convicted of stealing from the dwelling-imuse of George Heath, Esq., Barrister at Law, divers articles of wearing apparel, his property. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, Just 313. iv LT STAKES-0 to 4 agst Sister to Guerilla-3 to Ift ggt Taranclus—lo to I apt t. by Blucher, earn by Election -10 to I agst Virgilins-12 to 1 agst % ittoria—l4 to I alst Double Entendru-20 to I agate. out of Skipjack's dew. ST. LIME! STAKES.-4 to I agst Tinker—ll to 2 ;1.4 Sherwrrod-7 to 1 apt Tapered-16 to I apt Mr. Peirse Nornination—:l2 to I agst Miss Fanny-22 to I apt Aurus —25 tot apt Pallas Roy,al-35 tot apt Prosody. Many brasiss, 1924.-15 to I spit Pantina —l5 to apt Agnes-17 to I agst Roserve-17 to l agst Comma-- 26 to I apt Myrruidon-23 to I apt Minuet. o.sca STAKES, L 24.-7 to l apt Prudence. STAMFORD MEETING, TITURSDAT, JUNE 25. Sweepstakes of 10gs eami, fur horses not thorough-fired, and that never woo MI., etc. 11,t. each. Mares and geld ings allowed 31n. Heats, twice round tlie•cour,e to beat. (5 Subscribers ) Mr. Pistol's b. m. Tuneliam Less, 0 yrs old I sfr. Sprlgg's gr. h. Plson, 5 yrc old. 2 2 Iprlgg'N Capt. Itsi.ey's b. m. Lick's-All, aged. 3 dis Mr. W. Ullelt's b. g. Random, 6 yrs old WI. for Xyr-olds and upwards. Heats, twice round to a heat. Lord Exeter's b. c. llolbein, yrs. Bst. Mb.. I I Mr. Cosst's b. g. Toatlby, aged, Sat. 1:11b X It SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. --~-- DIAL. Jone 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Isabella, Tate. from Tobago; Margaret, her,, from Trieste • also the Godham, Moore, last from Peters. burg, and sailed for Alcona.—Came down from the Riser, the Pot, Donaldson, for Malta ; Mercury , Thomas, (..r Oporto • Lord Cathcsrt , Depnell, for ()Jesse ; Orion, Vale for Newfoundland; and sailed with the Echo, Swordey, for the Bay of Fundy, and sevmal more of the outward bound. FALMOOTH, Jane 'd9.—Wind W.—Arrived the' Stormier Packet, in 0 days from Lisbm ; John and Joseph, fro.n Rouen.—Sailed the Duke of Marlborough Packet, Ball, for Lisboa. PORTSMOUTH, June 30.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the Suser, Hamilton, for Portugal. PLYMOUTH, June 29.—Arrived IT. M. ship Trinenlo from a cruize ; Active, Palmer, from Leghorn ; Olive Branch, Davies, from Teneriffd ; and Sitters, from Naples; a l so arrived the Louisa, Le Bac, in 36 days from Oihraltse.— Advices have been received here of the loss of the Mount Stone, of this Port, on the ice, on her passage to New foued lend, and that the crew base been lost with her, or are aisee dead front suffering. FA i.MOVTH, JUNE "29.—" The Lord Sitlmonth psrlret has arrived here front Lisbon, whence she sailed on the Lith instant. She hid on loan, foie-one officers a nd travellers of different nations, wtki embarked at Viga, in consequence of the French having advanced to within sixty miles of that place. The Duke of Kent packet a 1..i9 arrived lust night from Lisbon, which place she left on the 17th instant;at which time all was quiet in that eity.'• In the last three packfts that arrived front Lisbon are several passengers, stung whom is fun Muuta, and other Members of the law Cartes or belonging to the Administration, as well as some Italian and Preach Officers, who went to Lisbon to join the liberal cause in the Peninsula. DEATU or SIR J. F. Mercury, BART.—We 'lmre this week the painful task of announcing the death of our worthy and highly esteemed County Itepreseatative, Sir J. F. aom;ticr, fkirt. This melancholy event took place yesterday morning. 1k was in the 3Sth year of his age, and has left eleven children (the eldest of whom is only fourteen years old) and an afflicted widow,. whore interebting state gives an additional poignancy to . the heart-felt grief of the public—(StalArdshire Advertiser.) This morning, about live o'clock, after the watchmen had left ditty, several persons were observed removing the earth from the spot where the body of Abel hirit fi tl , ;, the wretched parricide, had been depositwki 'ia the ems— road at Pimlico. In a few minutes, it was takes out of the hole and put into a hackney coach,which dove up at the same time ; the shovels, bce.„ were also pot in, and the coach immediately, at a quick pace. drove away. • DiED—Oa the 19th of April, at sea, Henry Barry, Esq. parser of the London East Indianian. aged tgi. Oa Sunday morning, Sarah, the wife of James. Arbon iii, Esq., of Bran.sa ick-square. Yesterday morning, Mr. Alexander Leslie, of Conduit street, Bond-street. / i N.