The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-10-26 00:00:00

i r r . Frdelbriarktt Ba " M. P , M. P "J Humeq. elan Lashi y. ng t» i rja bo n se e Kai, M. r., A..W.Robart ' s. Bouk, Esq. M. P., T. B. Beaumont, Esq. &Ail Morrison, Esq., Francis Place, lowiFe nn ' J. Christie, Esq. , T. W isbart, Es q . leosi d , G e orge Fitch, Esq., T. Glover, Esq., Richard Tailor, Esq., C. Hoppe, ajralf, o 9,, J. Todd, &q., R. Litwin, Esq., 1 1,7Z 0 , Seq., J. acket, Esq. :Wet from the Chair, ond carried unanimously. iirjAellon said that tbe next resolution which he N o to them, be put with the greatest pleasgre. as __ a a s adi be same of an illustrious Citizen, who bad esertions in behalf of liberty been daunted is his s oy colaway that bad be en bestowed npon him—be t Or. Favell.—(Cheers.) He then moved the fok s repletion :-- iven to Sarni 11.riset t he thanks of this ineeti!g be g s e e k , and to the Hon. H 0. Bennet, for the very lianas/to which they have moved and seconded the sonic d this day. t. F OI L& 'bully returned thanks. Or. Lauren said that he had just received a note a gestlewan whom he did not know, but who to address the meeting. The gentleman must that be bad no p ower over the meeting : itss a die sow westing to d The eal with t of the he requ writer was oaleest as should lo " so ie. No, no," succeeded this app eal ; and it tepid eries oeh i b e iormible to describe the divided vehemence p oi, which ensued. As soon as it had subsided Mrersairiensroas rose, and moved the following fue the Thanks of this Meeting be gives to J. G. Esq., for his kindness in taking the chair this Al a for his great impartiality evinced therein, and 'kis saiform and steady support of the rights and li el of his country. Mr. Lanwros.—fie bad once more the honour to re ' *asks to them; and ha could assure them that he it a high honorer to have to do so. Upon all he should be happy to attend to their call, es ' if by so doing be should be able to promote the it rational liberty. He was happy to inform them *e Committee had received several subscriptions • de commencement of the Meeting, and that they ri?g to retire into the adjoiningroom in the hopes I mamas more. He had now only to pat it to them, it was their pleasure that the Mekong shoideba • ' The ikeestion was immediately decidodOllllol' 're,led the company began to disperse; but the TOOlll . l SD crowded, even at the conclusion of the business, t it was a considerable (line before the company WO out. At one time it was calculated there were du 2,000 persons present. Pltiat OF STOCKS Bak essie 240 301 TH IMr Get. Red 771,1 7 Ipsreeit.Cee. 781 Si per ere B'7ll ipor Nets. 96e1 Cs. Navy I I Ile Ile COL Lag Am I 0 9-18 he Spree t. Mai per Cent. 'DAY AT ONF: O'CLOCK. India Stalk 240 1 Dotoßoods —s —s 701. p. South-Sea Stock South Bea Old Jinn. Ex Billstkl. 10001. 4s. es. p. —boot. Os. of. Os. po. --Small Os. 7s. pia. India for ditto Con. for Mat MI Lott. Tickets 101. les. 111101 WATER AT LOVIDO•111DOZ TO•111011110W. WNW 48 min. after 2. N Evening 6$ min after 2. NW TUESDAY LOTTERY BEGINS.--ALL MO TOR EE OF 231000 1 ! !—NOT TWO BL INKS TO PRlZE.—xso,ogo FOR TILE FIRST-DRAWN Ste btatciOnan. sinsisis STEMMA/I" If twcourousasso WITS " SILTRIIMAX." I -- LONDON: FRIDAY ZYRNIZIO, OCTODRR 26, 1821. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 'Me market opened this morning, Consols 7SI for awry, and 7814 for the Account. AMI account of the proceedings at the public armies yesterday at the City of London Tavern, to reasider of the propriety of indemnifying Sir ROBERT WILWY, will be found in our preceding columns. The occasion was such as ti call forth the ardour of every genuine Englishman, and the proceedings were such as were becoming the occasion. The speeches of the able sad eloquent Chairman, and of all the other gentlemen who add resssed the meeting. came brae to every man's business and bosoms, and excited a glow of satisfaction in every indepen dent breast. While the reasoning of the speakers, generally, refuted in a triumphant manner the charges that were brought against Sir ROBERT WIL lON, for concerting the measures adopted b y thel people at the funeral of the lamented Queue, the striking facts brought forward by Mr. Ewen and Mr. Htnc relative to Sir Ron inT's occupations, loth previously and at the time. left no ground rhatever for the impntatiops. but the falsehood and saliguity of the minds that had conceived them. &all the gentlemen, wbo took the lead in the business of the day, was the meeting much indebted for its con tact and 'result ; but to none more than to the attentions, and exertions of the animated and ex cellent elaairman, whose talents, rank. and character added weight and grace to the meeting, and whose Press's and liberal impulse was the origin of that sub scripts,' which the meeting must essentially promote. The inordinate waste of human blood and treasure tbst has taken place in Europe for the last thirty yeses, must be appalling to human nature. The per secution of the Christians in the east calls to heaven for vengeance. There are none hardy enough to say that butcberinranoffending citizens is not the most utonuous crime ; and, according to the laws of Moses, or that of Christ, murder is the most abominable of ill tins. Barbarity must exist in every form, and every country become brutalised where life is held cheep. We are creatures of chance, and, unfortn "AY, in any lountry where commerce is the Principal resource, the rich man must become a great man, howevet sparing nature may have been in the distribution of its favours, and the Poor become proportionably oppressed, and eteeir lire* so far lessened in political value. In Freese. before the revelation, if a Nobleman's Comb ran over " le a the cieselifk, the coachman never slackesed • THZ STATESMAN. . reins to oak what was the matter % In all despotic States the will of the despot, the law ; but in E.g land we aie told every man's house is his castle ; that the law knows no difference between the rich man ana the poor peasant ; that a matt convicted of murder must sufTer death within 48 hours; /et there have been ex• ceptions to these rules: Men'have been incarcerated in prisons for pretended crime, and men have receixed the Royal pardon for murder. Not long ago a sailor , attached to the revenue, was, found guilty of murder, at Horsham, in Sussex, but was afterwards pardoned. No steps have yet been founded on the Coroner's Ver dicts respecting Honey and Francis. The delinquents have not been proceeded against. We do not think that human life can be held so cheap in this country as in Turkey. but we cannot look at the Bank prose. cations since the year 1796, without shuddering at, the retrospect. Yet, the Clergy will preach, " GOD giveth life, and GOD only elsould take it away ;" and that all human beings are dedicated to the service of GOD. What a perversion of these glorious precepts do we 1:1 4 in various countries. ander the mask of Justice and of JAW. It is fealty appalling to view the mock sanctity that is usually coupled with the breach of both. The' rich will tell you war is the time for speculation in commerce, that the redundeacy of population is carried off, and enterprise encouraged : this is bar barous in the extreme. That sun that illumines the cabin of poverty as well as the lofty mansion, and which we are told gives life to the animal creation, should, according to this infamous doctrine shine in poverty through prison bars, or in the hostile camp, where man goes to deprive his fellow creatures of If: at the will of a sanguinary despot. If we even turn from the field of slaughter, and look to our Criminal Code. seashell at once perceive that the penal laws are more severe in England than in almost any part of the world. Numerous public immolations . are a disgrace to a Legislature, and a revision of our Criminal Law most essential to our interests as a nation. All wars against human happiness are considered necessary, although Swift, that phenomenon in politics, tritely said, " The end of all sear - is peace." Notwithstanding that Alexander's dominions are nearly as large as Europe, , still be is as anxious to extend them as if be held but a petty principality ; be purchases those aggrandisernents with the blood of his subjects, and the lives of 20,000 men is a battle is a glorious barter for a few square miles of territory. Politicians look on this traffic in blood only as a common occur pest so freqk bitaated to ii they are nick day or the hirelings of the Court, in some places, Jacobins, in others, Democrats, and in England both, with the addition of Leveller and Radical, &c.; in Italy, Carbonari ; in Spain and Portugal, Patriot; and in America, Republican. Unfortunately for the friends of despotism, we find that the Americans distinguished by talent not by title, can carry on a system of Govern ment without soldiers, and when called upon, can fight in defence of their country in coloured clothes as well as in fringe ani tinsel. In any country where the life of man is set at nought, the passions become the arbiters of crime and the poor must feel the lash, and cannot love the tor mentors. Misrule leads to a frequency of crime, and the punishment of faults is more assiduously looked after, than the removal of their causes. Every regu lar well constituted government, should particuiarly guard against oppression ; the party aggrieved, mast possess feelings hostile to its oppressors, and it cannot be doubted, but that to make a government strong the most certain mode is to enlist the affections of all ranks in his defence; in that, and that alone, is to be found the talisman for Governors, who without the affections 'of the people is liable to change every day. Combined ~rulers arrogate to themselves the title of Holy Alliance ; bet instead of joining to better the condition of •heir neighbours, and spread happiness around them, their object, or that of some of them is to rob their neigh- lemma their rights, to dictate a system of Government to surrounding states at the point of the bayonet, to occupy the countries of their neighbours and tax them to pay the expenses. If to brutalize their own sub jects with the prospects of blood and plunder is an holy office—from sffch holiness oh Lord deliver tis.l, The words of the ACTOCRAT in offering his honors sag his thanks to Sir Bonier Wtt.sorr after the late Russian war " You have told me truth," shew that l►e bad been abundantly stocked before with false hoods. The credence of a Court will never let any thing unpleasant reach the Royal ear if they can avoid it, sod the more a monarch is secluded from an interceurse.with his subjects, the more liable be is to be imposed upon; and the more ignorant his ministers, the more mischief and disgrace will be attached to the character of the principal. Oh, that Kings would bat converse with every party of their subjects, they would then learn what they cannot hear through a fasted channel. the Duke of Cambridge'', the Procession to the Church, and, the vend Parade en Sunday morning are counter manded. if his health allowed it, his Majesty in tended to visit (lettingen and its University on the 25th inst. (yesterday). It would appear, therefore, that his Majesty's return would not be quite so inime diate, as late advices had induced is to anticipate. — These Papers announce the arrival of Baron Strogonoff at St. Pe;enburg, where he was received in the most flattering manner by both Empresses, and by the peo -11 ph. But what is still more important, is the gracious welcome which the Emperor gave him. By accident, which some may, perhaps, be inclined to consider de sign, Bares Stregonoff arrived at the post-house, near Loga, at the very moment when the Emperor Alexander. on his way to Witespk, was coming out of the Church. The Monarch received his Minister in the most gra cious manner, and immediately retired with him to the lionise of the Bailiff, where they remained in close conference a considerable time. This sufficiently con tradicts the report that Alexander was displeased with the conduct of the Baron at Constantinople. 'Lenses fro Odessa to the 29th of Sept. contain no Politiaal iAlligetjee. All apprehensions of war seem in that gainer to have been abandoned. By an article from I),nover, inserted in another of our columns, it would appear that negotiations, in which ler Ministers are deeply eagaged, are going on more actively than usual. —From Spain we learn that the political aspect of affairs continues to appear very favourable. The elections are carried on with but little opposition, and the Members returned are slid to be ultra liberal. With respect to the direful fever that afflicts the country, the intelligence is as distressing as ever. Independently of the grief and alarm excited in Ma drid by the authentic accounts from Barcelona on the one side, and Malaga on the other, the enemies of the present government circulate fabricated news of the bursting of the contagion beyond the saoitory lines, by which most wanton and inhuman shock was given to the public mind. One rumour announced that the distemper had passed from Catalonia into Arragon, Murcia, and Valencia, and that the inhabitants of those provinces were flying in all directions to escape being bound within the sanitary cordon, an imprisonment re garded with the utmost horror. The agitation upon the reception of this news at Madrid was dreadful. The idea was that the flying inhabitants would scatter the contagion over the capital and the whole kingdom. The French medical men, who so generously de voted themselves to the interests of science and .1 arrived at Barcelona, the chief seat of of joy over of troops -4 the persons at imposed by the .ds. The ra vages of the fever at Tortosa were equally extensive. Up to the 1I th of the last month there bad been upwards of 400 deaths in that city : numbers were lingering in a doubtful state, and the great bulk of the population bad left their homes and sought refuge in the interior. We regret to find it confirmed by the present advires, that the Balearic islands bad also been visited by the fever, and were now suffering beneath that awful scourge. By an article in Ike Moniteur from Leghorn we learn that up to the 9th there was no alteration in the health of that city. By all ac counts from Paris it appears that Prince Talleyrand is particularly assiduous in his attendaace at the 'faille ries, and has had more than one private audience of some length with the King, a circumstance which tends to countenance the tumour that he is preparing the way for the return of the Duke Decazes to power; of course, in conjunction with himself. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was held this day at Guildhall. After some preliminary business in coarse, a motion was made and carried for entering among the City Records, the correspondence between Mr. Sheriff Waithmaa and Lord Sid th. Mr. Powell then rose to move that the freedom of the City of Lan don be presented to JUSIPII Hume, Esq. M. P., for his able, persevering. and successful exertions in the House of Commons to promote the cause of Public Economy and Reform. Left speaking. It is said that the Duke of :Montrose has the situation of Lord Chamberlain. Orders were Teethed et Carlton Palace by the lask Messenger from Sir Benjamin Blootufield, for all the domestics to be in strict attendance at Carlton Palace in the eesuirtg week. On the arrival of the last despatches from Hanover, on Wednesday, immediate communications were made to all the Lords Justices by express. It may not be generally known that all official papers cemented with military promotions. exchenges, Ste. are eeaf to Hanover for the King's appreral. and that the Lords Justices do not exercise say authority in that partieular department. Halloven, OCT. B.—Sisre his Majesty's arrival the change of couriers has been very active is various directions. Lord Castlereagh is very much engaged. a wl appears bet seldom in the mementos p a rties given by the Ministers and others. It was thought very singula r that nobody was here ' frau Hesse Camel to compliment his Majesty ; and as it is untrary to etiquette, in these cases for the Anibal. 'odor to arrive later than the Prince to be compli misted, it was thought that the Elector would come is person. This expectation has not been realised, for last Thursday the High Chamberlain, Von Bardeleben, arrived from Vessel. Oct. lb.—lt is said that the Hessian Ambassador has so minden. except to apologise for the Electee, who is prevested team coming, bat be has sot yet had an audleeem ' The beast al Princess of Selma. daughter of her Royal Rieman the Duchess of Cumberiaml, who 19 years et agm is perticalarly amieedby his Majapty li.—As express arrived We from Vie. fear days. look on this traffic in blood only as a humanity, e bad arrived at Barcelona, the e urrence, a trilling circumstance that hap - iuently, that the btsman mind becom es ha- the wretched the eptt ' on. Th e „m ew it. The enemies of despotic sway is ever y ark un i meat ass ditioanced cm le 1041 A fresh gageform ausia 14 iii.--.-opprotiriair-iffivfilb. iv M l . t 1 ° ..... is ease. Their a ival caused a gleam ~\ d :k•named according to the whim of the tempting to evade the restrictions impos . • Civil Asthorities and Medical Boards. __ _ AI New Brunswick papers arrived this morning to the 26th of September, but contain no intelligence public importance. By the liambargh rpm to the 11th last. which have come to hand, we Bed that his Britaanie deity's Physicians considered Ida bliajesty's indisposition se erten, as to require that be eboild keep his bed fee live or cis days. In coaeegueace of this, the dimmer 0 OLD BAILEY.—Tors Momass. - (Before the Cuter J norms and Mr. JUSTICE PARK.) CHARGE OF MCHOEtt. • Daniel Hurley was pat to the bar charged with inflicted certain mortal wounds upuu the beaky of Charles Harris, with an intent to kill and inutile!: hip, on the 17th instant, at the parish of Shore:lit:h. The first witness, Ann Ealing, was in company with the deceased on Wednesday week at the Spread - Eagle in Kingslanal.road ; she went iota the• tap-room an d placed herself by a table in the tap-rootn ; prisoner came, froM the tire•side and struck her twice. Harris w•as sitting on the opposite side of tht table ; on prisoner's striking her the deceased struck him; prisoner then g eve the deceased a very violent blow under his breast. and followed it up with a whip he had in his hand ; the deceased fell; there were several other persons preset:'. —Witness, on seeing this, strnek the prisoner over the head with a pint pot, prisoner then left the room lint afterwards returned, he struck witness again, and made another attack on the deera,ed who was rather in liquor. She had known him for two or three years, and be had always been in good health; was subsequently taken to the Hospital, where he died on Sunday last. — Cross-examined by the prisoner, to state what she had said to Critter, the constable. Witness replied what she had that day told the Cont. Mr. Gardiner; the landlord of the house, saw the de ceased on the day of the affray ;he appeal-ea rather in 'taloned ; ref :Arent there were some quarrelling, but could, not state the particulars. George Cornuek and W. Portion corroborated the testimony of the first witness. Mr. Pirkinson, a surgeon, saw the deceased last Saute day; he was at that time in a dangerous state ; medicines were administered to him, hut he died on the Sunday. On Monday he opened the body, and found a rib frai'tured.• and a diseased appearance of the spleen ; on further examination, he found i t difficult to say that tbedeath had• been occasioned by the fractured di; ; a blow hail cer tainly been given, * bat he declined saying that it bad caused death. The Cuter JUSTICE here interposed, •and stated it would be too much to let the prisoner stand longer at the bar, after the doubt that Lad been expressed, and ti.e Jury under his direction--Acquitted the prisoner. MANSLAUGHTER. Edward Horner was then charged with killing: and• slaying John Wilson. It will he recollected that Wil son lost his life in a pugilistic encounter with the pri soner. The learned Judges were, however, oc opinion, that the charge as preferred by the Coroner was informal, and therefore directed the aequittal of the prisoner. Mr. Justice PARK reprobated the slovenly manner in which the Coroner's Inquisition was sent into this Court, anal desired that more attention should be given to these matters in future. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. DattaT.-1 I to I apt c. out of Sycoraz—l2l to 1 apt c. oat of Landtcape—l4 to 1 apt Mamellus—loo to 0 1 apt c. out of Plover-200 to 9 agst c. out of Pawn. OAKS.—S to I agst f. out of Reserve-12 to I asst f. out of Pope Joan—lS to I agst f. out of Tippitywitchet. Advices were received yesterday from Pernamboco to the 4th Sept.; all was quiet at that place, but every attempt to discover the pars in or persons who shot at and wounded the Governor in the end of August, had failed. STOCILUOLII. Ocr. 12.—1 t is affirmed that many Oifiedies and otbeeloessee people intend to go tbrougli Germany to Greece, to fight against she Turks. Up to the 13th ult. 346 vessels bad arrived at Que bec this season, with 7,233 settlers. The private letters by the Lisbon mail state that the Portuguese Cartes have passed a decree imposing a duty of 80 milreas (shout 201.) per pipe of 110 gal lons on all foreign brandy ; and 10 milreason that dis tilled in Portugal, imported into the island of Madeira. The previous duty was 20 milreae. This decree, as regards England and France, will be in force 15 days from the dated its promulgation, and after 30 days in relation to the ports of the Mediterranean. • An official article states, that in the last two years, 1819 and 1820, foreign trade brought the kingdom of Sweden a net profit of 5-.330.256 rix dollars. We learn that a private party of military m^n are about to set oat from this city for Patras, in order to join the Greeks in the Nlorea.—(Dublin paper.) EXTINCTION or PARTY FEUDS—By the Dublin papers received this morning, we learn that at the Ennis killen Quarter Sessions,when several persons, supposed to have been concerned in riots and assaults, were called on their r ecognizances, and appeared in Court to take their trial, the Counsel for the Traverser' pro posed to the Professional Gentlemen concerned on both sides, in deference to his Majesty's letter, that ' each party should plead guilty to their indictments, gni enter into a recognizance to keep the peace. This pro posal was acceded to, and Orangemen and Catholics interchanged mutual forgiveness, and were permitted by the Court to return to their respective homes, folly determined, in future, to " love their neighbour 'ts themselves." Lars Duitt..—lt is with sincere regret we have to state, that a duel was fought on Saturday morning last, near Belview, in this county, between Patrick Donelan, Esq. of Balleyeighter, and Edward Canasta. Esq. of Eyrecourt, when. on the first discharge of pistols, both parties were slightly wounded. The for mer grazed across the eyebrow, and the latter slightly wounded in the leg. No entreaties of the seconds being of avail, and they not knowing that either party was touched, • another case of pistols was pre sented, which for the honour of humanity, we are confident, had they known, would not have been given W them. At this moment a simultaneous fire took place ; and, melancholy to relate, both shots took ef fect—Mr. I)unelan being shot in the shoulder, and Whines through the heart.—(Galway Advertizer.) We are informed that an Inquest was held on tlo body of Edward Callanan, Esq. who was shot in a duel, last week, near Belview, in this county, and a verdi:t of wilful murder returned by the Jury against his adversary, l'atrick Donelan, Esq.—(Teram Gazette.) CORN EXCUANOK, OCT. 26.—The supply of Wheat since Monday having, been but moderate, fine fresh samples sold this morning on full as good terms as ou Wedaesday; bat the demand is very triffing for the inferior qualities ; at a reduction of from 2s. to 3s. per quarter from Monday's pricer.—Fine bright Barley sold Is. per quarter dearer, having hot little of that sort at market, but the iliscolonred samples were dull sale.— , Oats, Beans, and Peas sold rather better than on Wed nesday, but not at any improvement in prices. 8111'1 I,FIELD. Beef . ... 11'. Od. to 4e. ed. , CATTLR AT !AtE%? Motion.. Its. Sd. to 35.101. 1 Beasts Veal .... Ss. Od. to Ss. Od. Calves ..... fr:....... 11W Perk.... Ss, Od. to es. 01. Bheep sad Limbo—. 6.9.41 Limb .... Os. Od. to Os. Od. Pigs is m y MAT AND starer. X 10s. to 41. 6s. Strait ..11 3s. so N. lee. I ter 41. 4s. to O. Os. , , i. ..;:~ Tr . '