The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-03-31 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN. 1111:RIIDAT, Mt O'CLOCK. Major Cartwright arrived here on Saturday last, poi wee , in good health. Wooler also arrived a Wednesday evening. The trials of Major Cartwright, Wooler, Ed- Aladdox, and Lewis, excite an uncommon Ho f interest for miles round : indeed, such is * bet, that the town of Warwick has not been ,16r, many years, and not a bed is to he pro eed a t any of the inns, most of them being en „Led before the Assizes commenced. ihe whole of the above defendants are included l ot indictment, " for conspiring to elect a Legi ,31„621 Attorney to serve in Parliament for fsir limbos." We are informed that the whole of l ye intend to plead in their own defence, and that t h e Conrt has arranged the trials to take p ees upon Monday next, which was originally in tended to have commenced this morning. Mr. sajont VAL GRA-. and Mr READER, it is said, are to nged upon the part of the Crown. The calendar of prisoners is unusually heavy, estrining a list of lS prisoners : among whom ,eseveral persons for passing forged notes. The _cease of crime in this county is so prominent, that .j. e prisoners to be tried at the present Commis 00,aithin the last 32 years have quadrupled. The Judge was compelled to leave the Court m aser earlier than usual on Wednesday night, A im to his severe sufferings from the gout. The town exhibits a great deal of bustle, from the numerotc.; strangers promenading up and down. THE JUDGE'S (HON. MR. 111F.AT) CHARGE TO Tlll GRAND JURY. Among the names called over, were his Royal ll•j!isess the Duke of York, Lord Ellenborough, Chiefiestice Uallss. Hou. Sir C. Greville, &c. Mr. Best. 1 0 n of the Jude, administered the ohs to the Crtuid Jury. The following is a brief •atch of the Judg►e's excellent and impressive fie: —The tw!arned judge said, lie was sorry ;itiarrre, in calling their attention to one of the iebt calendars ever presented to a Grand Jury this kingdom, it was truly lamentable, and a s:.:;.ect of great grit. f to him, to see such a vast in rem of came awl depravity, and great exertions east be used by every well-disposed character to iamb:met such a rapid influx of immorality. The Igliuses.s of punishment. it was with regret he stated, had been vie of the principal means : as it would be seen Iran the calendar, that the same prisoners had been before them again and again, et the different Sessintas sad Assizes. No gaols, however WO, *odd be able to contain them, if" such calendars were presented; and nine out of Is.o of those prisoners who, from the lightness of their punishment, were enabled again to return I asong society, instead of refraining from their evil courses, not only co:it:minuted innocent characters, but plunged themselves into depths of greater crimes It therefore behoved them, in their coo salemtios of the crimes brought before them, to :et with energy, in order to reduce, at a future , period, a calendar s , ) appalling to the feelings oft humanity, and that those criminals, whose acts railed for it, might he sent out of the tountry—a calendar containing every species of crime from high treason down to petty larceny. They would also be called upon in a case of murder—or ra servant who had killed her mistress. One also of sedition—for speaking against the King and Government in a public-house. Another cue of erect importance, which occurred between two per- SOPS who were fighting, and which might or might hot turn out as murder, according to Lord Ellen-I borongh's Act, he particularly recommended to their most serious consideration. If it appeared that one of the parties had drawn his knife upon the other ' while the battle was going on, that would amount ti murder It was an un-Englishmanlike act, and he meld give it no other expression. With regard to those cases of sedition, and other cir cumstances connected with it, he must also call ''less them to act with firmness and decision— buittheing in their judgment with that coolness and impartiality which characterised Grand Juries in ge neral. The state of the country at present, from the sissentination of papers and doctrines, urging among the lower classes of society that it was the reign of terror, required their utmost vigilance and atten tm. They would also be called upon respecting sone eases of forgery ; and an officer belonging to the Bank would attend upon them to give every twcessary information upon the subject. He must beg pardon for occupying so much of their time ; but the duty he owed to his situation, called upon bun to impress on the minds of the Grand Jury the alarming increase of crimes in this county; and that also iu their capacities as Magistrates, on their to Ilring to their homes, to use their utmost vigilance to prevent disturbances of every kind, and to bring Injustice all those persons so offending the laws of their country. 'f he above charge, it appears, made so great an impression on the minds of the Grand Jury, that one of them stepped forward, and begged that the L earned Judge would, at the request of his bre thren, cause the charge to be printed, for their future guide and information. The Learned Judge, in answer, returned thanks to the Grand Jury for the compliment they had paid to him, and stated, that if any gentleman in Court had taken notes of it, with that assistance, at some other period, it should be done, as he (the Judge, we understood to say,) had no copy of what l►e had been addressing to them. The Court was occupied nearly the whole of the day in action for damages brought by a Mr. Crock ett, butcher, of Coventry, against a Mr. Bray, of the same trade, residing at Firomyard, in Herefordshire. It appeared that Mr. Bray bad had a pony stolen from his stable for upwards of five years, and the latter accidentally met the plaintiff riding upon it. He (Mr. Crockett) in co►sequence was charged with felony, and taken before a Magistrate, but ultimately discharged. A variety of aggravated circumstances were connected with the defendant's conduct ; one of which was, that he knew the person who had stolen his pony (a man of the name of Jordon) was dead, and buried in Brom yard church-yard, yet he wished to prosecute and harass for the felony, Mr. Crockett. Serjeant VAUCHAR was for the plaintiff, and Mr. CLARKE for the defendant.—Damages, '2 50l . —An action was then brought to recover the pony, in which Is. damages were given, and the pony ordered to be returned. Letters from Seville state, that the city of Cadiz, on the 9th, presented a scene of tumult, confusion, and bloodshed, of a most aggravated nature. According to one account, the leading inhabitants of Cad's, on the morning of the 9th, sent a deputation to the tiovernor, Valdes, to request he would accede to the general wish j of the people, by proclaiming the Constitution ; but Valdes, it is added, became so extremely indignant at' the application, that he ordered the deputies to be put to death. This inhuman and tyrannical order circula ting among the people, they rose ea mane, with such arms as each man was able to provide ; and after an obstinate conflict, in which many lives were lost, suc ceeded in overpowering the garrison. Valdes, and Cam pane, the lioversior-in-Chief, it is said, lost their lives on the occasion. Other letters from Seville state, that the inhabitants of Cadiz, in the beginning of the con test, opened their gates to the troops in thelsle de Leon, and by their assistance repulsed the garrison. The Dutch vessel, which brought to Oibraltar the news of the proclamation of the Constitution at Cadiz on the . I Ith, brought no advice, of the tumult on the 9th, and this omission forms a strong ground of hope that the statements hare at least been greatly magnified. The following changes are said to have taken place in the Ministerial appointments at Madrid : M. Peres de Castro, a Liberal, and former Deputy of the Cortes, is named Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the place of the Duke de San Fernando, who is chosen Am bassador at Vienna, in the room of M. Cevallos, ulio is to have a seat in the Council of State. 'lh• Duke de Ferstan Nunez, Ambassador at Paris, is re-called, and succeeded by the Duke Del Petrie, one of the first Generals who suede war against Napoleon during the late reroleties. The Duke 41e Sae Carlos, Ambassador Lassidon, is also re-called, and the Duke de Fritts, whose sentiments have alo ay. been Liberal, is to take his place. Dun Outs, former Minister in the United fitates of America, is named Ambassador at Naples, in the place of H. Labrador, who is recalled. M. de Campuzano, former Secretary of the Embassy in London, is named Ambassador at Dresden, in place of M. .ammo's, who is to go to St. Peteraburgh. The Count de Torreno, former Deputy of the Cartes, late an exile at Paris, and now in this capital, is named Ambassador at Nerlib. _ 31. de Paulo is named 51inistei in Portugal, in the loom of Count de Casa Flores, who is recalled. AN AMERICAN SENATOR •URNT IN Eutot.—We think it proper to state, for the information of Mr. Se nator Laninan, that his late vote upon the Missouri sub ject recites the uni'versal indignation of this community. An evidence of the popular feeling upon this occasion was exhibited in this city on Thursday night, about niur o'clock, when a number of prisons assembled in the yard of the State House, and burnt Mr. Senator in effigy. A transparency was displayed, bearing the words, in large letters, Lantuan and Slavery." We cannot, however, hut regret the occurrence, as popular outrages of the kind are never calculated to do good. If Mr. Lanman has disgraced his constituents, the people can aptl:y the remedy at the election, by selecting rosters of more principle, capacity, and independence.— (tort. Mirror.) Yesterday morning the Duke of York left town for Oatlantis. His Roynl Highness returned to London in the evening to dinner. During the continuation of the poll at Brentford yesterday, Mr. Farmer, one of the check-clerks for Mr. Mellish, went to the Sheriffs'-box, and stated, that a person of the name of Anderson had voted a second time for Mr. Mellish, under the tame name. Mr. Sheriff Parkins questioned Anderson as to this fact, when be acknowledged that he had polled twice, assign ing as a reason that he had two separate freeholds. Upon being further interrogated; he stated, that he bad been foreman to the West India Dock Company, but that at the present moment he was out of employ. He resided at No. 3, Green-street, Stepney. Mr. Sheriff Parkins, after giving Anderson a severe reprimand, in- I formed him that he should consider it his Jolty to cause him to be prosecuted for perjury. In consequence of Mr. Curwen being elected br the county of Cumberland, he last week delivered op to the Freemen of Carlisle the Blue Flag, which has been in his possession for the last 34 yeah, and a warm contest will take place for that city, between William James, Esq. and Sir Philip 51usgrave ; the former upon the Curwen, and the latter upon the Lowther interest. TRIALS roa HIGH TREASO,I-1I has been finally arranged, that the whole of the prisoners connected with the Cato-street conspiracy shall be arraigned at the bar of the Old Bailey on Saturday, the 15th of the ensuing month. It i s proba bl e that nothing further than their arraignment will take 'place on that day, but the business will proceed on the following Monday, to the exclusion of the regular bald ness of the Sessions, which commences on the 12th of the month. The Dennison, the Friends, the Minerva. and the cmiset, all of South Shields, are still anion, the missing stiips since the late storm, and there is every reason to far their being all lost, with their crews, as boats and parts of some of them have come ashore, or been picked up at sea. In the Minerva were the owner, also mas ter, and two of his sons.—(sdedoaims Mercury.) There is now reason to fear that 13, if not 19 ships, were tota!lv lost, with most of their crews, on the Sunk Sand, on the fatal Yd of March.— (Mid.) PARI:VAN THICATRICALS. A new and very popular Tragedy is now performing at the Theatre Francais, Paris. As it is represented, it I exhibits the character of Mary in a different point oil view from that in which we had been accustomed to fonteesplate her. %dem»beetle thichesnois, who per sonates her, not being a handsome woman, much of the illusion necessary to the scene is lost, for the Queen of Scott never appears to our imagination but adorned with all the grace and beauty peculiar to her sex ; besides they have made her character too passionate and violent. Through the four first arts she seldom appears but in a storm of passion, and which, in the interview with Eliza beth, in the park of F•utherin,.av Castle, rises into so ab solute paroxysm of fury, in which she flings about and stamps upon the stage, as agile would tear up the very hoards ; the stern-hearted arbitrary Elizabeth is a very lamb to her. This is neither historically nor poetically true; nor do we recognise until the parting scene in the fifth set, the tender, unfortunate, and resigned Queen of Scot., whose hopes have been blasted, and spirit sub dued by a nineteen yearscaptivity, who pardons her Jea lous and unrelenting rival, and seems gladly to einkrace death as a refuge from the cruel world which had aban doned her. This farewrl scene, in which she takes leave bf her WOllll9l and servants, and distributes her jewels amongst them, is profoundly affecting, and Com , moldy draws forth the must abundant tribute of tears; every one who possesses a handkerchief has it nut on the occasion. The women weep and sub like children, OW the men's eyes run like fountains—thus tender I hearted are the Parisians. The closing teeny is also ex-1 eellent, and extremely well managed. M':ry is led out to the scaffold, and 'Leicester remains alone upon the stage; he listens at a window to the soniols which pro cee.l fl-uni a chamber underneath, in which the execu tion takes place—be hears some one praying, he catches the sound of his on n name, as if the victim was praying for him in her last agony—a breathless and portentous silence ensues, which is at length broken by the descent of the axe, he utter, a soul•hsrrouiur scream; to which every nerve in the house vibrates, and falls senseless on the door. The curtain drops. 'the effect of this last scene is terrible—is electric. It is in such a moment that 'Palma shows himself the gtratest of actors—his deep-murinnring voice exetts a tremendous and almost supernatural power. Its bursting out is like a volcanic explosion of mingled passions--pity, love, sellhatred, remorse, horror, and despair, are all set forth in one wild expression of voice, and colintrnatire, and attitude. The character of Leires-1,-.e... (as they pronounce it) is de testable throughout the piece—nut possessing ■ simple redeeming trait—he is a cold, calculating. compromising courtier, and a mean, pusillanimous, and treacherous lover. LOSDON FAslliu.4.s FUR APRIL. CAltaiAtla DRESS.—A round dress, composed of French grey housbasine, and trimmed with black gauze; the skirt moderately wide ; the trimming, which is very deep, is formed in a singularly nosel and pretty style, the gauze being disposed in rows of foil plaits, which are laid on lengthwise in a bias direction, and set very close to each other ; each row of plaits is edged with black satin ribbon. The body is mad e hi g h ; the collar stands out a little from the neck ; it is peaked in the centre of the hark, and slopes dolts, so as just to meet in front. The bark is tight to the figure; the waist is long: and a small jacket, which is rather full behind, bar a very jaunty effect; the fronts are plain, and the dress faitens before. The long sleeve Is of an easy Width, except towards the buttons, where it is nearly tisk to the arm; it is ornamented by three black satin nod finished at the hind by a full fall of white' crape scolloped at the edge. The half-sleeve, of the saine material as the dress, is mask errs full; the full ness is divided into compartments by narrow :villeins of bla c k satin. A very full white crape ruff is partially sten sunder the collar.—lfead-dress, a bonnet composed of grey relours :battle% and lined with white satinet; the edge Of Ilse brim is finished by full black genie recite; i bunch of black flowers is placed on one side of the crown, and it ties under the chin with black strings. they kid gloves, and black kid half-hoots. Es avtato Dices.—.t round dress, composed of white crape, spotted with white satin ; it is wort over a white Mrsnet slip: the skirt is moderately full, and is finished at the Ism/ by A wreath of flowers and leaves com posed of black milk ; the (towers, which are roses, are very small ; a double row of leaves, placed thickly to gether, with the points downwards, is attached to them: there are tWo rows of this trimming placed at some distance from each other, hut not so high as to be unbe coming to the figure. The corsage is composed of black releurs sittettli. : the Waist is long, and it is a little, but very little, peaked in front t a narrow pointed trim ming finishes it at the bottom of the waist, and it fastens behind. The upper part of the body is composed of white crape, let-iti in easy folds, and confined in the centre of the bosons by a jet clasp. Short roll sleeve; the upper part composed of relotsrs sLMerlr, edged with a narrow white crape tai anti lAN/riled up in the drapery style. The under sleeve is a kite crape ; it is very full, but is drawn close to the arm at the buttons, anti is finished by a pointed fall of white crape.—The front hair is stressed in light ,in=lets; the hind hair i 3 disposed in different plaits, which are fastened up in bows at the back part of the head: a bite flowers, inter mixed wills pearls fancifully disposed, ornament the hair. The necklace and ear-rings are also pearl.—White kid gloves ant! shoes. The Princess Sophia passes her whOle time In strict seclusion, admitting no visitors, with the excep tion of Prince Leopold, but her /l oyal brothers and sis ther., Her Royal Highness has latterly given directions for the sale of ill her horses, those for the saddle as well as the carriage ; and she has also reduced her dousestic establishment to the lowest possible scale. Sir Charles Smith, of Trinity-college, Cam bridge, was on Priday last admitted to the degree of Honorary Master of Arts. The Aquatic Theatre, &idler's Wells, re-opens on Easter Monday, under the new management of Mr. HOMAIRD PAlt Xi, the author of Brutes, &c. tintstiL9l, BOLOGNA, BARNUM, and Miss Va taxer, ate the prin cipal pantomime performers. new Comic-Pantonomr, fonsoled on the popular stoty of Goody Tiro Shoes. written by Mr. CHARLES WEATAIACOTT, the artist, is, we hear, likely to prove highly attractive. ARIIIVALI AT SIIIILLT'A PPPPP-1101:sr. AMID HOTEL, COCIV.PVII-.:TlllErr.—l'apt. Bradshaw. dth Dragoon Guards. from Birmingham: Major Marshall. from Gibraltar; Major Campbell. and Lieut. IWO, Stb Foot, from Corfu; I Capt. (lark, 14th regiment; and Capt. Burn, 4th Dragooo Guards. Dar • s saws Derrn.—Lient. t. O. Mistiest,. sotith Toot, to sec:Mead ; Copt+. Net Hie and llamerslel, of the 19th Lasers's. to Brighton; W. Collard. Esq. to his seat, in Kent ; Lord Creighton, to Ramsgate; sod J. Bonham, to Done. _ . . SmyrnttaLn, MARCH 31.—This morning there was a very great show of Beasts, and those of good quality fetched a high prire.—'f he quantity of Sheep was also great, and supported Monday's prices. This being the first day of grass Lambs, a great number were produced at market, bat those of Rood quality were very dear, the hest Ss. 41. per stone, sinking the offal.—ln Ilay and Straw no alteration. Coax-ExensNCL—This being Good Friday the Mar ket was shut. - ' lllll -J - arilki i -9.- .00RTING INETLLIGENCE. BETTING AT TA/TERSALLB, /Ammo 10. Dilf.l_3l% 7 to 1 art Arbutus, by Walton, d. Liam*. V to I agst the Duke of Drafton'a e. Piadarne IU to I art Mr. Thortikill's Sailor WU to 9 agst Lord Rota's Hoopoe OAKS 7 to 2 art the Duke of Itntland's f. out of Sorcery 7 to I art Mr.Thortthitil nun 7 to I agst Mr. *)Ddhant's f. out of Marianne ct.ass. 7 to 2 and 2 to I igst C. out of Floaneirr't J. 3 to I agst the Doke of Orallon's c. Pindarrte 3 to 1 ngit Mr. Wortley's r. out of Emily'. J. 'So alteration in the Doncaster St. Leger. SPAReING AT TIRE FllnCle COl:RT.—Cooper, the loser in the fight with Hickmio, had a b netit which wrs very well attended, and I. r respectability th • like has rarely been seen. Cooper ‘• a • able to take mo ney with his Lead tied on, and Hickman also *bowed, but they were alike muds mangled. The setting-to tt.l,‘ good in the following matches:— Eales and Belcher.—'Phis was a match in which mach science was displayed. Eales parried Beleher's lett hand cleverly, but the right told. Some good bits were exchanged, but upon the whole kalei had rather the worst of it. The two great professore, Turner and Handal, made a gallant' et-le, and science and hitting away, as if in . real combat, was the order of the performance. It we. altogether an equal match, which gave high sat isfacriozi. At the close of the set-to Turner challenged any uirt. in England (his friend Handal excepted), and give a • stone. Harty Harmer and Shelton mounted the stage, and Rave some of their fighting qualifications. It was e1..)- gether a good set-to, and with much equality. Oliver and Fuller set-to, but it was not equal to the others, as did Richmond, the veteran, who is alnlys his post. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. br *At, %not 30.—Came down fioni the River the leatuillus, Marshall, fur Quebec ; Amity, Baker, fur tl.e South Seas ; Juliana, Smith, for Montreal ; Margaret. Aikin, for Halifax ; Sovereign, Stbith, for St. John's N. B. ; Aid, Bailey, fur Honduras ; and Ariliimede., Pratt, for . Cadiz. They have sailed with its, Burl.- inglianishire, Adams, for China, and the whole of the outward-bound.—Arrived, atlll sailed fat the River, thv Layton, Morgan, for Calcutta and the Cape : the krill cess Charlotte of Wales and Minerva were to leave Cal cutta the end of December.—Arrived Vs Majesty's shi e r Rochfort, from Portsmouth. Porramovrn, Msacti M—Arrived the Zephyr an 4 Crown transports from Chatham, for Guernsey.—Ssile I his Majesty's ship Vigo for St. Helena; Duke of Marl borough, Jeffery, for the. Cape of tioud Hope; and Con cordia, Jansen, for Genoa. PLYMOUTH, MARCH : I .B.—Arlited the Henry Clay, Cairns, front London to Virginia, to take passengers.— Sailed the Dm Ise cotter on a cruise. Cowes, 31.incit n.—The anilines, cables, and ma terials, have been saytsd from the blig Bayard, but the vessel and cargo arc under water. Lirtaroot., Static!' 29.--Arrived tte Havanna!, packet, Hind, front Havannah; Fratiklin,Oraltam, from New Orleans; sailed ?bat February; Bichmond, Adams; Betsey, Cot; and Ann and Louisa, Varrell, from Sa warmth , Levant, Bells iota*, War a Asti Al bion, Williams, from New York ; sail instant.— The Frances and Eliza, of London, was contlettmed at Neer Orleans, for touching at Falmouth (Jamaica) to provision, on her way front Slargaiitta, to n hich place she carried troops, and was to be sold uu the :sth ut February. HARWICH, MARCH 30.—Arriyed the Lord Duncan, and Earl Leicester, packets, from Holland ; and t etigh packet, from Cuxhaven, all with mails.—Saited the Princess Charlotte packet, for Holland; and Lord Ditt.- can packet, for Cuxhaven, each with a mail. Machette, Msecit is3.—The following facts are a proof that the Scottish people are not in every respect inferior to the English :—A vessel hound to tirrenork was i n th e late pile‘ blown among the Western Isles, and was so long detained there as to he entirely run out of provisions. In this dilenuns. it became neresfary fur some of the crew to go ashore fur a supply, hut As there were only English sailers on hoard, tone of them ivould go from fear of being plundered, as they knew would bare happened had they run ashore in distress in sums. places un the coast of England and Wales. They there fore east lots among the whole of the people on board, both passengers and sailors ; and one of the lots fell on a man of fortune who had been in the West Indies; lie accordingly, along with some others, took the boat, and venturing to land - , proceeded to a small cottage, where he found a pour woman, who, for want of chairs, was sitting on the sib of a bed spinning at her wheel. lie immediately informed her of the situation of the ship's crew, when, instead of showing any reluctance, she with the greitelit alacrity offered diem sow potatoes, and what else was in the house for their relief. She had a pot of potatoes boiling on the fire, which she put ',poll a plate, and presented to the gentlemen, who partook of them with the greatest relish. They observed aband mire of game on the island, and went immediately to the nroprietor, rereiring permission to shoot fur the supply of the crew. l'he gentleman in question received them with the greatest kindness and hospitality, gave them liberty to kill as much game as they chose, and sent an invitation to all tke passengers to dine with him. They received a very sumptuons entertainment, ani the gen tleman from the West Indies found, in the course of conversation, that their landlord was proprietor or some estates there with which. he was well aripainteti. This, in place of the barbarity and plunder they had been afraid of, they met with the most polite attention, and left Jura with the liteliet impressions of gratitude, for the generosity and kindness with which they bad been treated. . . . On Thursday morning last, two vessels, hearing. Ame rican colours, were observed nearly opposite the point •at Arhigland. Misled, probably, by the lights of the Isle of Men, one of these vessels had followed the other, in the expectation that she was making for the Frith of Clyde, best on observing that het lender had stuck fa•t ' on a sand bank, she put about, and bore away fur the English side. Hot the crew of this ship being nna•' quainted with the navigation of the Solway, had sailed. I bat a short wa) before they also found themselves on s sand hank, although they were so fortunate as to g-t the vessel off with the next tide. We regret to add. • that the crew of the first mentioned ship were less for tunate. The vessel was soon found to be complete:, swamped: and, it is believed, that before this time AR will have completely disappeared. The crew were kne ed at the Cane, and a small quantity of te.hicen, to ;other with the ship's rigging, is the only article they have saved of their trainable cargo. We have jest heard that the name of the vessel which has been sated is the Mary and Henry, from Charleston to Olasgow, and which sailed on Friday night from Canetborn, having on board a pilot. The ship that is lost is the Maria, from Alexandria, with tobacco for Greenock, ~,~ r immitli ~. r ' 1 ..~ r