The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-10-06 00:00:00

. SQUIRM:INK MEETING. Pursuant to public notice, a most numerous and re spectable meeting took place .yesterday, at the Tolls hall, Southwark, to take into consideration the steps necessary to be taken by the Electors of Southwark, on the recent dismissal of their gallant independent re presentative, Sir R. Wilson. At one o'clock precisely, ,the several gentlemat with wbone.tlia misetiog --ori ginated, entered the room, accompanied by Mr. Ald. Wood. Mr. BLACK 'proposed, that George Weatherstone, Eeq., should take the Cbaii, which was seconded, and ' unanimously agreed to. • The Com tism. thee opened the proceedings' by say ing, that it. was relnemotly that he took upon himself - .the post of honour, bet he. should obey the - call of the meeting. The situation was certainly one of iliificulty, and of dang er also , as no. doubt every advantage would •be taken o what might Occur by those in power. It' - had been h ie anxious wish that the meetingshould be held undertbe auspices of the High Bailiff, as then greaser latitede'd observation might be all Owed.• The .High Bailiffluid.thought proper to discountenance the meeting, and they were therefore obliged to the Lord Mayor for Lis interference to obtain permission to meet in that Hall, for which his Lordship deserved their thanks. He hoped that under the circumstances of the *CLAP, that Uentlemen who might be inclined to address the meeting, would strictly confine themielves ,to the 4ilhject before them, as the famous sic Acts had eliackled and iongite-tied the people. Mr. Alderman Wool) tbeo rose and said, tbilibe fore be proceeded to wakesny observations on the Object on which they were met, it was necessary that heshould produce to them a letter. which he had received, late last evening, from Sir Robert Wilson; be should request the Chairman to read it, and he was sure that it would give the Electors of Southwark additional cause to be proud of their Representative. For himself, he wished it to be clearly understood, that although a Magistrate, he did not attend in that capacity, but as one of the Constituents of Sir Robert, he holding considerable property in Southwark, which he hoped to hold as long as he lived, and with it the right of freedom of speech. Some partial friends bad wished him to take the Chair, but he thought it much better that some one of the Gentlemen who had brought Sir Robert .Wiisun forward for the Borough and managed his election, should also conduct ibis Meeting. Of Sir Robert Wilson's services in Parliament, he derm..d himself a competent and fair witness, and be could assert, that Sir Robert bad always attended the House of commons with the utmost punctuality; and .he was sure would continue so to do, and never neglect the i ntorestsof the Borough, and particularly the cause of Constitutional Liberty. It was by no means difficult to divine the cause of Sir Robert's dismissal from the .army ; bat he (Alderman Wood) was certain that the time was close at hand when no persons would more regret that harsh and cruel measure than the individu als who had advised it. As to the letter from Sir Ro bert,its contents did him the highest honour, but he could not agree with him that the subscription should be abandoned but on the contrary, persevered in with the greatest vigor. It was the particular duty of the Electors of Southwark to take the lead in this subscription; and he had the satisfaction of stating, that the friends of Sir Robert intended calling another meet ing on a larger scale, when he did not doubt but that tubscriptions would liberally fall in. The CHAIRMAN thenread the letter from Sir Robert. Mr. Alderman WOOD then read a letter from Ciren ce.ter, which he had just received, by which it appeared the inhabitants of that town intended setting on-foot a subscription also. Mr. RYLAND then addressed the Meeting, and com menced by hoping that he should not be charged with egotism, although so young a man, by introducing himself on their notice;' but he could not help re marking, that although the Chairman thought his post one of peril, yet he thought it was amply coun terbalanced by the honor, for in his estimation it was a high honour. As for the peril of speaking hie sentiments there, lie did not value it much, al- though he knew that there were persons present whose ohjrct was to induce Mr. Alderman Smith to dissolve the Meeting if any subject should be broached which C.ey might deem irrelevant to the object of the Meet ing. For himself he considered it necessary for Wise who called the Meeting, to give some reasons for their conduct in so doing, as well as for what they proposed to do. Sir Robert Wilson, who by his re cent unprecedented dismiseas placed in a situation of peculiar ditfiralty, was iVslitical child of their own. They had called forth and had sent him to the House of Commons as their repreientative ; and their confidence in him had been amply repaid by his (Sir R.'s ) inde pendent andtible conduct.—(Applause.)—Why was Sir Rohmt deprived of his commission? Did any man doubt the cause? Why was he denied an opportunity of defence, or to sell his commission for which he had paid? Every one could conceive why; but it was se verthelees contrary to practice, and a harsh procedure against a min who had done so much fur his country. Sir Robert Wilson, in sober sadness he must say it, war a soldier of fortune, and not of pay. Bat be was, nevertheless, deprived of his money, and of all reward for Ms pa s t services is the most glorious war (as the Ministers called it) ire the annals of the world. He was also denied thst which, to every Hononsuble man was so dear, an oppostunity of defending • himself. This was, alone, enough to convince any one " the head and front of his Offending" was his opposi tion to the me mires of Ministers, and his having sup ported our late persecuted and lamented Queen. As the Electors of•Southwark had brought him forward it was their imperative duty to support him under present circumstances. Mr. RYLAND then proposed the following Resolutions: That without questioning his Majesty's prerogative to dismiss officers from his service, we commit but view with great sorrow the late exercise of it, in the person of sier• respected, honorable, and gallant representative Sir Re- Bert Wilson, nor can we but feel that the advice given by his Majesty's confidential advisers to that effect, was intended more to punish an opposer of their measures end a supporter of the late ever to be lamented Queen, than for the benefit of the public service ; nor can we consider that advice upon any grounds to be just. without an opportunity having been given for his defence, tending as it has to deprive Sir Robert Wilson of his Commission, for which he paid upwards of 50110 f., and after having rendered the most eminent services to his Country for nearly 25 years, doing the most eventful period of owe history. That in order to seed forth the opinion. et the Elea ! tens of Southwark, of the easell Degas WOW% and is* dependence of Sir Robert Wilson, and di* 4160,11600 of persecution in term' shape, it Ii tWt that a public subscription be eistliret li ft in ar him for the peesaleel imelhe late taceasettie oats' . ape htsrere tifti4oferld-elsal intritad elflop of .10gtanidido(even rotest ailpt arbitrary. rffiwer, and n inju a*d high mindAl individual. That it is highly expedient to invite a public meeting ;of the Indepandasa Mimosa of London, and *veil Noble• men and Gesstlenten of the roust) , as mei feel disport! to attend, as soon as possible, for the purpose of further: inz the objects of this meetiog. " - That a Committee, consisting of the following Ben tleMen, be now app ointed , in order. to carry the fore going Resolutions into effect. vie.:—Messrs. Alderman Wood, (leo. Weatherstone, J. G. Ryland, Geo. Bonsfield, Geo. Pole, Thos. Marsden. Townsend, Cooper, Hal!, Mellersh, Plant. Stanbury, Davis, Black. Miller.Arrotv smith, Jones, Whiting, Masking, Saliency ; . and that Mr. Robert Hall be requested to act as Secretary. That the following Banking-houses be requested to receive subscriptions, viz.:—Messrs. Martin. and Cs., Lombard-street ; Me ssrs.S Hoare and Co., Lombard street; Messrs. Latlbrnoke and Co., Bank-buildings; Messrs. Willimus and Co. Birchin.lanc; Messrs. Ran som and Co., Pill-mall ; and Sir John Tinhorn and Co., Borough-bank. That the thanks of the present mrrting be respect. fully offered to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of the city of London, for his kindness in granting the permission to the electors of Southwark to use the Town-ball, after the High Bailiff bad refused, officially, to convene or saneSion a public meeting. t; The Resolutions were seconded by Mr. BLA who observed, that although. ..fits could not gIK honour and fully appreciate 1160...Atelinps of Robert, in wishing to deelitre the Beiiieriptsiss, yet be thought that the Electors of the boiough and the public in general wluld not perform their d uty unless. they persevered. In his estimation common Justice called on them to replace what Sir Hobert kid pur chased, and also fully and honourably earned, by his military services, and which he had lost in their service. The Resolutions were then put and carried unani mously. The CHAIRMAN wished two letters to be read. which he thought would convince the meeting that the sub scriptions which had already been announced by the independent press were real, although be did not ex pect the Courier to believe them, as the conductors of that paper were never willing to belleveany thing that made for the credit and good of the country. Thanks were then voted to the Editors of the inde pendent papers who had exerted themselves on this occasion. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, who returned his acknowledgments in appropriate terms. The CHAIRMAN then stated the various subscrip tions that have been already auanuneed. The meeting, which was exceelingly numerous, the Hall being crowded almost to suffocation, was then dissolved. got btataimatt. " Tti gamut nwessumg" Is tweet STATISNAIB." MD WITS " Till LONDON: SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOSIIR 6, 1821. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Market opened this morning at 7711, with very Hula business transacting.- The public meeting of the , cpsdittents of Sir Roseau %Fuson. was held yesterday 4n the Town ball of the Borough, and in spite of the means employed to disconntenane the object, was most numerously and respectably attended. Not the slightest occasion was given for the Magisterial in terference that bad been intimated ; and the business of the day was accomplished in great order and tranquillity, and with equal animation and zeal. From the proceedings that took place, of which we gave a full report last night, in a Second Edition, and which we insert in our publication of to-day, our readers will perceive that the eonstituests of Sir Roaear have resolved that his noble and disinterested spirit shall not prevent them discharging the ditty they owe him. The subscription to indemnify him, has commenced under the most promising aus pleas; and the delicate and generous feelings expressed in his letter, which have extorted the reluctant respect and admiration of his enemies, cannot fail to give ad ditional activity and energy to the exertions of his friends. Since the introduction of " the.toast" at the table, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, our remises will find, from an article is our paper of this ovoui,ng, received from that city to-day, that another attempt has been made at a civic eatortainment there, by certain gentlemen who chew the respect they entertain for the King's Letter of Conciliation, to throw the °rave of Discord among the people of Ireland. Tho Sheriff, at whose inaugural dinner this effort was made, had, however, -dre good mew and spiiiliffettnslty -/ti suppress the insidious attempt. The Editors of Paris papers have given up the hope of Ozone& rue FOURTH'S presence in the French ca pital. We are inclined to respect OW King's motives for sot visiting a people who do not make a secret of their feelings. If his Grand klair4a i l, with all his mi litary resew's, is obnoxious to tite4eople of France, there is little room left to suppose, himself, would be a welcome guest. To the ersdaells'ef this country the French are indebted, - a, it is said eome of the people of Calais exclaimed, for the acquisition of their King, and the English owe their losseffnaans and the gain of a lead °faxes. While a crusade was supported to place Louts en the Throne of France, the people of England were building parish palaces in which to keep their poor; se that after it twenty-five year's bloody sod 'erosive contest again* the printiples of liberty, Julia Bull ANIS hinteeff fleeced in national distress, with a broke. doves trade; ids iriizane emi grating to all parts of the world ; Ms sturdy peasan try, the honor sod the Ashes of the seeutry, who can lad /mass to remove. mottored *bee among the Csf trays. at tie Caps et aped Mops, or soiSeget the umwe et Am* Awllain menatecteres ander . the 1 ,by those • ed the people of neither pacnor intries alto 'HI of their :hoo wiedge respect us !is farther Opt, we clo : gem them; sod. when they, get their term see.rta. Aeir foulest hi with diictain. • _ The affairs of Spain are, in all-likelihood, approach ing a crisis. While the King,:tbe-Clergy, and the Ultras have a attend time placed Morillo at the head of the army, an offiCer of Militia named Don Fran cisco Villamor and his adherents, have made some puny attempts to convert the Government into a Re publican form. The seat of these intrigues was the garrison and town of Saragossa, which in the late war, Lord Wellington unsuccessfully besieged, and from which our army retreated in great distiess and insulsotdination. Notwithstanding these two parties, Spain abounds with clever men, with Patriots who will steer a middle course, and thereby avoid the excesses of the one, and the debasing influence of the other. In any country where Ultras are Allowed to raise their heads, the people will not be . 'regarded more than beasts of burthen, and notwithstanding the visionary schemes of Villanaor add Co. the latter are,* much less dangerous faction. They would, no donbt, by au immediate revolution overturn many institutions , still capable of a change for the better, and at once prevent that gradual improvement which has already taken. place ; on the other band, the Ultrits would sooner do as the French Ultras have done; throw their country into the hands of strangers than lose their ill-gotten power. In Madrid, a procession took place, in which the portrait of General Riego was carried, who defeated the Ruffian. in Regimentals at Cadiz last year Although a Proclamation was issued against .it, Mo rillo called the army out, and is said to have himself arrested the Portrait. The Political Club which made' so much noise among the Ultras is closed, and the changes taking place, under the point of the bayonet, are likely to meet with a reverse not very agreeable to some of the parties concerned. The spirit of liberty has taken root; the Ultras or the Holy Alliance have little Chance of eradicating it. Riego has been super seded in the command of Saragossa, and General Alva appointed. It will be recollected this persln was Aid de-Camp to the Duke of Wellington in the Spanish war. and of course a favourite of the Ultras, who have bctu playing a deep game to obtain a reinstatement of power. The conspiracy of Martalot to republicanize France, was one of the schemes to effect their designs The oppression of Riego, the General of the people, the appointment of Morillo, are but a part of their plan to enslave their country ; but Portugal is at hand, and will, no doubt, makes common cause in preserving their liberties. The Spanish Juries allow no infringe ment.on theliberty of the Press ; it is, therefore, the interest of every liberal Spaniard to watch Morillo and his employers, as his conduct in Columbia renders him an object not only of suspicion, but of apprehension. The beloved Embroiderer is a dangerous tool under the guidance of the Clergy, who in every county are the pivot on which Ultraism turns, and while they engross a tenth part of the national property, they become the engines of power and the active agents of oppression. Despots cannot rule without them, and if we look to the list of Reverends added to the Slop gang, the mis chief is to be dreaded nearer i lloute. France is still divided, and the King affecting liberality, which fits him like a tight coat and becomes troublesome, sees the Ultras incapable of conducting the affairs of the nation. Still the old divine right, relations, and the Ultras, prevent his placing those in office whose talents and liberal characters, have given confidence and cha racter to the people. That King should take a lesson from his countryman Boyer, at Hayti, who appears to govern the subjects of the late ekristopke, with as much ease as the officers of his staff. It will be highly useful to inculcate this lesson upon him, and we shall take an early opportunity of making the attempt. The French mail due this morning had not arrived when our pages was going to press, and from the state of the wind is likely to be late. Some newi received through other channels from the continent our readers will find in another of our columns , the rest of the in telligence is either not important or not to be depended on. The yellow-fever appears to continue it ravages in Spain, but, we are, led to think from the controversy to which it has given birth among some of the foreign journalists, not so violently as for some time put, Riego does not appear to have been put under arrest, as stated in some former papers, and certainly possesses and exercises the freedom of writing; for scarcely a day passes without an epistolary attack from him on some of the Spanish Ministers. The accounts from the North and East of Europe are of a less pacific character than those previously received. Tice differences be tween Russia and Turkey. We are told, not only con tinue, but the negotiations on foot are not likely to produce the result which bad 'been anticipated. It ap pears, however, that if they douot lead to a pacific at ningement, immediate war will Cut be the consequence. The Emperor Alexander is not satisfied with the au. awir of the Porte to his Ultimatum; but be is so de sirous of ehowiog the world the parity and dis interestedness of his views., that he is said to have addressed a Circular to all the European Powers, stating. the grounds on which his disapprobation is Muscled. and proposing to bold a sew Congress, to width Turkey would be - allowed to mad a Repre sented'''. for the purpose. of meaning the subject and .decidlur what colors, might to be adopted. Should the ueeeselty ii wow be admitted, he would THE STAT m itt,, • at markets, in * titiles ha ead ed tt wile sul4 3 °, ftb, sole will then aci u the Delegate of Europe, not al as is dividual Belligerent, and the contest', though carried, on chiefly by his troops, would bear a characterof ,niversality which it could not have otherwise pis, Faarico FUNDS. Ocr. I.—Five per Cents. 8 8t55e. 'Bank Stock; - 1580E—Eircliogi 'Orr"'facades at' 5i days, 25E 55c.—Ditto at three month'', 25E 35e. [ruoX sill .MONTRIAO PAPERS To Till 2D nil Bure*LO. JULY 31.—The American Agent. &m ei % ors and party employed in running the boundary best between this country and the British pounding h Canada, under the 6th article of the treaty of Gho st , arrived on Saturday last at Black Rock, in these*, nor Hannah, having complete the surveys nadetti at article. We learn the surveyor* will be engaged lOe several weeks in the neighbourhood of this place, i t completing their maps, &c. after which a amorist g the board for a final decision and report under Wear. tide, will take place in Utica. We anticipate, erig, much interest, the - publication of the correct acrd sp did charts .which this surrey will furnish of alt•thelp vigable waters, channel; and bays between St.itegis i on the St: Lawrence and Lake Superiot; embraci agm extent of more than .1000 miles, and comp es k en di ar, as we are informed, not less than 2500 islands, way ;of which contain from 10,000 to 100,000 acres oflaail. mid are. extremely valuable. • _ [SITILecT Or e LITTER 1110 . 11 Till HAVANKeIIi AMU.] Two of the transports from St. Augustine, w parted company from the convoy, are not yet arrived. A Spanish sloop of war arrived here on the Bth hates, with a schooner, which she captured a Hasa eh* having detected her in supplying the eneal mite English colours. We are beamed .from A that on the 10th of July a general 'pude tools l among the inhabitadts of that place, by the appealsas in the Offing of nine sail of Teasels which she took fu Patriot cruisers. All the females fled to the mass star, and the garrison were called Oat to prepare fur a tics. roes resistance, when at leagth their appraises*** were allayed by ascertaining that they were Spanish merchantmen, under convoy of a frigate. Ten &engine sailed a few days since with troops on heard for Vera Cron. [6X TRACT OF A LiTTIR OATS!) 10RFOLII, Ae0.30,1 A. The fever has not yet ceased its work• of destmctise among us. Our town has thie'knorning to lamest the loss of its worthy and vigilant Inspector of Police, Timberlake, wbo expired last night about haliput9 o'clock. Mr. Timberlake was a young man of the wait correct habits, of unblemished reputation, and esteems& by every one who composed the large circle of his ac quaintance. He lived in a healthy and retired part el the town, at least very remote from the seat of the pe. railing fever ; but in the indefatigable prosecution of his duties, be conceived it necessary to visit the infected district. to personally expect the cleansing and purify. ing the houses, and to contribute, by day or night, is the relief of their diseased tenants—in consequence of which exposure, he inhaled the deadly poison, which terminated his useful life. He was sick about a week, and has left a wife and two small children to mourn as irreparable loss.—(Fed. Repub.) A letter from New-Orlouns, dated the 29th hifi states that a greeter degree of health was 9010 experienced in that City—not a single cue of Yel low-fever having occurred the present season.— (Charleston Pal.) Extract ora Letter from New York recently ceived : From the annexed paragraph. from the &attest this morning, it would seem the yellow-fever of the Bluffs, at the Narrows is to be heard of no more. We are glad of it ; for it would have terribly puszled the learned to say now it got up there or how it could have ►seen commuoicated when there from one to another:— " The statement of the two physicians of Yellow Fever at New• Utrecht, on Long feland, having ea turally excited considerable astonishment, oar Um missionees of Health sent down Dr. Cutter to as certain the facts in relation to the said &meat — but we understand the physicians wbo made tor► port were .not at home--and, as the persons indis posed were convalescent, it is likely the alarm has subsided, and that we shall bear nothing more sa the subject." We are lisppy to learn that one of the ships re ported to have been lost in Davis' Straits, is safe ar rived. . Negociations have recently taken place between ate Cabinets bf St. Petersburgb and Stockholm. Isis thought pair object was relative to certain stipule. Goias in she Treaty of Kiel, respecting the cession sf Norway to Sweden, of which Treaty the Emperst Alexander is the declared 'guarantee. A letter from Smyrna, dated the 29th August, va received yesterday, which mentions a fact of gnat inaportance, if its truth can be relied on. It states that the amnesty of the Turkish Sultan had bees com municated to the Greek fleet in the Archipelago. sod that many of their.sbips had determined to accept it, and abandon the contest. This infermation was gives at Smyrna by a small French vessel of war, the KW of which declared that lie bad met several Greek WV of war returning to their respective islands to dips' This tale, however, is not very plausible. An article data Venice, the 19th ult. states, flat the two Austrian Captains, who were captured by s ITurkisb corsair, have been released by a F re nch frigate, which has taken the corsair and carried bin into Smyrna, where be will be punished with all tbs rigour of the laws, Letters came to hand yesterday from St. Peters burgh. The Exchange continued at 9 1-16th. The Fair at Moscow had turned out most unfavourably. and large quantities of all kinds of goods had been Yo' turned to Newburgh, and other places, from whence they had been conveyed. Mr. C. Bell, the publisher of the Times newspaper. appeared before the Lord Mayor to put in ball eg appear and take his trial on an indictment, remora by eertiorari Into the King's Bench, chargi n g bin with having published a malicious libel, " tending to defame and injure the character of J. B. Shall!" I member of the Society called the Conatit utiou l Association, &c. Ow. against the peace." The *Hee! libel, we are informed, was contained in the report a speech made Is the Common Nail by 11Y. AW" Dall Waithman. The recognisances entered into were in tlit sass of 4W etch. 441 • 27 :- • enni of Ci Wool ~--- mg Brit 0 (1 live *ls thsi firm iste I 1 I I . Eng tie' gree timi Biel Oe eill We lieg de ►I du sit ‘ ll i 1