The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-08-20 00:00:00

7e, ho ' NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. D EAL , Alio. 19.—Arrived and sailed for the Ivor, with the other homeward-bound ships as per l e o, the Union, Whitaker, from Jamaica ; Kirk Ella, Dipnell, from Calcutta ; Pomona, from Que bec, and several more, names unknown.—Canse down from the River and sailed, the Hanover, Adam son, for Bedrdeaux. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 19.—Passed through for Cowes, the Crown transport, from Chatham, to take troops to Cuxhaven, Ostend, and Calais. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 18 -.-Came in the John Dodd, from Prince Edward's bland. On the 2d of August p i ssed a schooner in let. 49. 48. long. g 3. dismasted and water-logged ; she appeared to be American built, and of about 90 tons burden. The sea running high at the time could not board her. 01 the 13th, of the Lizard, passed a large boat, bottom up, and painted white. FALMOUTH, Atm 17.—Sailed the Osborne packet, with Mails, for the Brazils. WHITBY, AUG. 18.—Arrived the William and Mary; Stephens, from Greenland, with eight fish. NORTH Sumps, AUG. 17.—Arrived the Gran ville Bsy, from Davis' Straits, with eight fish. Hots., Atm. 18.—Arrised the Prescott, Cromp ton, from Greenland, with 16 fish. SHEERNESS, AUG. 19.—Arrived the Anne trans port, with invalids and discharged troops from . Quebec, and proceeded for Chatham.—The brig Ceres, ---, from London for Pernambuco, Dean, Master, has put back to this place in consequence of baying received damage in her hull, and lost her maintop-mast, having been run foal of by his Ma jesty's ship Northumberland. She must take out part of her cargo to repair. HARWICH, AUGUST 19.—Arrived the Alliance packet, with a Mail, &c. from Gotteriburgh ; and Eclipse packet with ditto, from Cushaven. RAMSGATE, AUG,. 19, —Put in the Jonge Wilhau, De Sanger, with loss of anchor and cable ; and the Union. Friendship, Aroudel, and William and Mary, for shelter. The following ships have arrived in the River from Greenland, viz :—the Industry, -- ; the Resolu tion, Ryder; Hope, Duncan ; Neptone, Kearsley ; Immo, Potts; and Vigilante, Hayes. ASSOCI4TION OF POLITIC4L PRO. TESTANn. A new Society under this denomination has been formed at lull, of which the following are the Rules and 11 , gulations. They contain some " home truths." very interesting to society in general We, the Members of this Institution, wishing not to invade the rights of any man, or set of men, are at the same time determined not to consent to the invasion of our own rights. Therefore, we do most solemnly protest against the scandalous, wicked, and treasonable influence, which the Borough Merchants bate established in the People's house of Commons. Being firmly convinced, that if such corrupt and hateful influence had not existed, which has operated to the total subjugation of our rights in that House, and converted it into a perfect mockery of Repre sentation, our unfortunate country would not have been cursed with a twenty•five years war—with a thousand millions of debt—with seventy millions of annual taxes—with ruined manufactories and com merce—with a standing army of one hundred and forty thousand men kept up in time of peace—with two millions of paupers, and twelve millions of an . inoal Poor Rates—a Corn Bill, to prevent the People of England eating cheep bread ; and thousands of British subjects perishing by hanger, end many thou sands more escsping to America, to avoid such horrid misers ! At roop of Spies and Informers sent out to per soodea set of poor men w ho werebut half ted, half clad, and consequently half mad, to commit acts of outrage, that they might have the advantage of hanging them! —With Gagging Bills—Dungeon Bills—lmprison silents without trial; —and lastly, an infamous Bill of Ind. mnity, to protect our seat-selling tyrants from being brought to justice for all their satanic deeds— these are the fruits of the Borough-Mongeriog influ ence! 6 6 We, bitterly lamenting the eondiryin of our plundered and instilled country, have resolved to unite ourielves ender the denomination of PotivlcoL PROTESTANIS ; for the purpose of sincerely protest ing against thl mockery of our ndisputable right to a real Representation 5 ; and to f u se every means in oar power. which are just and lawful, to rescue the House of Commons from the all-devouring influence of the Borough Merchants, and restore it to the People, agreeable to Magna Charts, and the spirit of the. Constitution ; and that nothing shall ever cause us to cease in oar exertions, until we are folly sod fairly represented in the People's louse. “ We sincerely believe, that political igoorance bas been the cause of all our national misery and de gradation, and that nothing but a firm and extensive vision of the People to promote and diffuse a correct knowledge of our immutable rights, can possibly pro tect our country either from absolute despotism on the one hand, or a dreadful Revolution and Anarchy 4HI the other. We shall, therefore, meet once a week, in small classes, not exceeding 20 in each class, and subscribe One Penny each, for the pur pose of purchssirg such means of information as may be required, in which way we eshort all Friends to Radical Reform throughout the kingdom to associate. " The Leaders of each Class shall hold a Meeting once a Month, to report the progress of the Insti tution ; and in order to do away all ground of ac cusation against our proceedings, we declare that we will not have any secret transactions whatever, and ' that our Meetings, our Books,and Accounts, of every description, shall at all limes be laid open for the in spection of the Magistrates or others, who may re quest the same. " Hutt. Jv'y 20, 1812." • Reipeciing what thrs 4441 the.llnose of Cosonant, 82 Peers bring in 300, and liticorrept G.mm wens firing in 11 2 7, thus von have. OW of 654 Member* of the. Honourable H..ts=e, 4h7 actualls p6,rrn theer ivats by 9h) Constitgents. and this they Visit vs to ac lcdo pc tic Iteretcotatioa 01 tic People Ttit sTATESMAt4 ENGLISH OPERA. Last night, a new Comic Opera, in two Acts, called Jealous on AU Sides, or the Landlord in Jeopardy, was introduced at this Theatre to a full house, and, like a 'lumber of o ther operatic novelties the unison has produced successfelly,psssed the ordeal of Pantie approbation. This Opera, or rather Operata, is one of those lively kind of representsti-ns which, when the composition favours the object, seldom fails to be highly amusing. II --ARLEY, Whose genuine comic powers are well known, bustled through the part he had to perform with great activity, and was vociferously encored in a Song on the infidelity of Mrs. Pozz. WILIIRSON contributed his share of humour in the character or a servant. Mr. Wemicit had likewise as bustling though less effective pert to dash through, which he performed excellently well. Miss CAREW, who we were glad to see had a part allotted to her in the piece, gained by her lovely powers of voice, united with superlative taste and ex pression, the most distinguished and feeling sedum (ions. PEARWAN, who appeared to labour under a physical indisposition, sang the songs with a delicacy and sweetness that was warmly applauded. Before we conclude our remarks, we must say, and we think with great justice, that the Author is much indebted' to Mr. JOLLY, the co-eposer of the music, for a por tion of the success of his prodection,, the merit of which has elevated Mr. JOLLY far above mediocrity, as a Composer. The plaintive song swig by Mr. PEAEWAN, as well as the one sung by Miss CAREW, which was rivyturously encored, are sufficient proofs of Mr. Jocor's talent in appropriating his melodies to the vocal powers of the performers—the overture was deservedly applauded. The Blind Boy succeed ed, in which Mi,s KELLY again, in Rdnaund, touched the secret springs of sentimental feeling its a superla. live degree. Mrs. CHATTERLEY, BARTLEY, T. P. Coolie, and HARLEM did great justice to the parts they performed. The whole concluded with Captain Gook. COURT OF RtQUESTS,GurLDNALL, daa. 19. THE NOIO% ICH WCION. TAYLOR V BIGNOLD. The Plaintiff, a 'Woo, residing in Great Jewin street, summoned the Det.ndant, Mr. Thomas Big. wild, the secretary of the Norwich Union Insurance Company, for the sum of 11. 5a which she paid to a Mr. Winney, an agent of the Company, to effect an insurance of her stock and goods to the amount of 5001. Mrs. Taylor stated to the eommissioners, that nn the 27th of May last, Winney, the agent, who re sided in Paul-street, Finsbury-square, called on her and requested her to inure her property in the office to which he belonged ; she consented to insure to the amount of 5001. and she paid him 11. ss. for the policy, which he promised to send to her house in the course of the week. The money she paid him he entered in a book, and he left her one of the plates (which she produced), to affix on the front of her house. Not receiving the policy at the appointed time, she applied at the office in Bridge-street, and was there informed by the Clerks that Winney had not effected an insurance, that he was not an agent when he received her money, but had been discharged, and they refused to grant her the policy, or return the money she had paid to Winney. She could not state further upon the subject, but she bail two friends in Court who insured in the same office, and they could prove that Winney was in the service of the Company when he received her money to effect an insurance. Mr. Cornish, a respectable inhabitant of St. George's, Southwark, stated to the Commissioners, that he took a friend, with him to the Norwich Union Office, in Bridge-street, to enquire into Mrs. Taylor's business, •t her most urgent request ; he asked the clerks when Winney was discharged? they refused to give him ally satisfactory answer. One clerk said 18 months, and another said he thought about six months. He showed the cletks the plate Willepy Rove Mrs. Taylor, and asked them when they were issued from the Office to the Agents ? One of the clerks said about four months ag ), and the other said in February last. The clerks inform ed him that 'Whiney had been advertised in the Newspapers, as no longer being one of the Cum• pony's Agents ; he asked what Papers ? and open referring to those in *inch the clerks told him the Advertisement was inserted, he found it was not true, there was nothing of the kind in either of the Papers they mentioned. Ile remonstrated with one of the clerks upon their deceiving him, and one of them ordered him out of the office, and told them they were no Gentlemen, and asked him and his friend who hired them to come there. Mr. Houghton corroborated the above statement. COMMISSIONER.—" This is * very dishonourable piece of business; what do you say to it, Mr. Bignold ?" A Gentleman, who stated that he attended on the part of the Company, said that Mr. Bignold was out of town. All he knew of the business was, that Winney was discharged prior to Mrs. Taylor paying him the 11. 51. CostuissioNita.`••"" How could Winney obtain the plates from the office which have been issued to the agent only four months ago ?" Gentleman.—" They lie loose about the office, he might have taken them." COIIMISHONER.--" Such an explanation does not satisfy me, you ought to prove that Winney bad been discharged prior to this tranesction." Mr. Cornish.—" I told the clerks at the office that if their agent had been defrauding the Public, it was a duty the Company owed to the Public to prosecute him. The Clerks replied, that the persons who had been defrauded might prosecute if they chose." COMMISSIONER..- 46 I recommend Mn. Taylor to go to Mr. Aldermen Thorp, and sta.e her case to the Committee of which he is Chairman. Mr. Big. nold ought to have appeared here in person." Gentleman.—" If Mr. Bignolci's attendance is indispensable. he will be here on any day the Court may appoint." The decision was adjourned to a More day. WINDOW TAX. [PROW wiz IMMIX PRISIINAN'S JOURNAL, AR O. 141 The Parish Meetings against the Window Tax have already re-commenced. The first was held yesterday, in the Parish of St. Michan. The most respectable Hooseholders of this very extensive dis trict were present, and the Chair was taken in the Vestty-rootn, about one o'clock, by the Chorch. wardens. The object of the Meeting was stated, and the re quisition under which it had been calle.l,and to which were attached a very large camber of most respect. able signatures, was read. _ _ _ Mr. Wit.t.lASt SMITH said, so ma had been sturdily dose with reference to the Window Tin— the subject had been already so fully discussed in all its hearings, and was so perfectly understood by all classes of persons in this country, and especially by the Citizens of Dublin, who had taken so active and so distinguished a part in bringing it under the so. lice of the last Parliament; that he felt it would be eittlecescary for him to occupy the time of his fel low-parishioners by entering into any detail of its oppresrveness, its injustice, or the expediency of using all constitutional means to procure the total abolition of the odious burden. It was always his inclination, and he felt that it was also his duty, to assist his fellow-eltisens in every reasonable effort of theirs to relieve them from imposition—and lion, and enjestillahle imposition he mast call the continuance of the Window Tea. Ile had there fore prepared some Resolutions which he should sub mit to the Meeting,with a view to an early applica tion to the liberality as well as the justice of the New Imperial Parliament, from which be confidently an. ticipated a happy result. If ever there was a time I when the Legislature was called upon to perform a just and generous act of the kind now sought for, this was the time, when the Country, from one end to the other, was covered with distress, owing prin cipally to the utter want of trade, a..d the eimegt total absence of the great Landed - Proprietors. lle could not help saying, that he was beyond measure astoni.hed when he lately Teat', in the Public Papers, amongst the items of Irish Expenditure, a charge of WOOL for ornamenting, beautifying per haps lie should say, the residence of the !Aril Lieu. tenant in the Pliceeix Palk, at a periA of such Fi nancial embarrassment as the present—end when his Ficellency, ton, it should be remembered, costs Deland 30,0001. per annum in salary alone!—And certainly it was with undiminished surpiirethat hehad seen in the same account. an item of 70001., for • similar expenditure upon the residence of the S.- 1 cretary—making together 15,0001. of the money drawn from the hard earnings of the impoverished in. habitants of mis Country, and wasted in complete superfluity. After some further observations, Mr. Sini.ti moved several Itesolulions. Mr. Dit.t.uts secosoleil these Resolutions, and ob served, that he thought it necessary that the public opinion should be strongly expressed upon the sub ject of the conduit of the Irish Members, on the discussion of t..e Irish Petition for the repeal of this odious, unjust, and pestilential impost. Three fourths of that notable body of Kepresentatires had ichully deserted the interests of their C-nstituents upon that occasion, and it was remarkable that amongst these absentees were some of the men who made the loudest. sod most swaggering, and most ob streperous pretensions topotriotism.He could not avoid noticing, in particular, the instance of an lion. Ge neral, from Tipperary, who was parading the streets of Dublin, when he should have been advocating the cause of his countrymen. Mr. Shaw's conduct, Mr. Dillon pronounced to be unexceptionable, and 4.f Mr. Grattan he would only say, that if he had done as much as was expected from him in the course of his communications with the General Committee of De puties, he had given his full support to the Petition when it nine before Parliament, and he (Mr. D.) trusted that, upon the present occasion, the People of Ireland might with confidence look for his most complete sod unqualified support. The Resolutions were then put seriatim. Short conversations took place upon each of them, but in the sequel they were unanimously adopted. HORAN-RACING ST MACIIIKERY.--Mr. J. ALLAN, of Peoicuick, has constucied a curious machine, which impels Iwo horses mewl a circle. The horses and riders have the exact attitude, and apparently all the animated emulation of a well-contested horse. race, and have this necessary characteristic. that even the maker of the ratio ine cannot say which of the boric., will gain. To the curious in horse-racing the invention is peculiarly infriesting, as in bad weather they can enjoy the pleasure of a good race with corn fort a t their fire-sides. With a little more trouble it might occasionally be converted to a fox hunt, by affising the n•crivary appendages of huntsman and hounds.—(Greenock Advertiser.) GO1LDIFOKI) A•siZLII —The whole of the capital convicts at the... Assizes, 32 in number, hive arrived at the jail in llorserannger.lane; all of whom have been reprieved, except William Wed, for forgery, and putting off various counterfeit EWA...woes. /Vil limn Cook, for a burglary, and William Park, for a like offence, who are left for elocution. The several other PIISOIIPM for minor offences, have been re moved to the different prisons, to undergo their va rious punishments, pursuant to the sentence of the Glatt. • - - REMARKABLE OCEUERENCX—No 357 is the only number yet drawn in the present Lottery which is entitled to any Prize above £300: that Ticket is a Prize of 1,000 Sovereign'. and further entitled to Four Pipes of Port or Nladeira, or Four Hogsheads of Claret ; it was sold by Btsu, and %hat is rather remarkable, it has fallen to the lot of a Gentleman in Hampshire, who, a few Lotleiies since, obtaiNed a 850,000 Prize also of ; and as the lucky Adventurer has one usttravitt Ticket he stands a good chance for One of the Two £30,000 Prises, or the 15 other Capitals now in the Wheel, all of which must be drawn NEXT TUESDAY, 25.1 t inst., when the Lottery finishes ; at all event', it is probable Brett will sell one or both of them, as be always sells more Capitals than any other Office-keeper. Yesterday Mr. W. Taylor, a paitit.r and glazier, in the Walworth-road, while liking tea with his fa mily, In apparent health, healed a deep sigh, sad , fill dead on the floor.. .LANG. qRE ASSIZES, AUGUST 17. The ludo Caine into Lancaster late on OaWide, riming, and opened the Commi(tion. this mornitti Mr: Justice BATLEY took hit seat ht the XIII Nriul Court precisely tat nine. The tithe Case transferred from Carlisle was first called; and is likely to (*mime the Court the wh,le of this day. wit:4N MOE. Mr. Baron Woof) carne into Court at . len; sea after the usual formalities, charged the Grand Juryt of %hick Lord Stanley is fdreman. The Calendar cositains forly.4even Plicontbrs ender the folloaing Charges i—Burglsry, thirteen; high. way robbery, four ; rape, two; chiitl•Murderi two; grand lerCeny, siz forgery, three; uttering bred Bank of England notes, throe; possessing forged Batik of England tioteti, one; Cutting and stahhingi one; horse-stealing, two; theep.stellittai two; croft breaking, two; mansl , sughter, five; bigamy, one: The great political contest in Westmorland semis occupy the Minds and to agitate the pits-i•us of the Korittsl men at this rni.sitent St strongly as during the Election. We observed liiroughaaustreet in a conspicuous part of the tOsim The confidence of Mr. Brougham's Mends is very great. 000 very' striking symptotn of Wore On the part of OA Lowther family is the forted procclaCtiod Of a Nero I taper to advocate their cause: 8110GKING eILiibENT IN iIOLhORN. About seven o'clnck yesterday evening, after Old men left off work in the new building, Furnivarill Inn, Holborn, there were 4 as usual of an etenitigg several boys at play about the ruins, when the old wing of the twilling, which remained not pulled down on the side nett Brook street, fell to the . ground with a dreadful crash, trod buried some of the poor unfortunate children in the ruins. The la. hourers were sent for, and commenced clearing away the rubbish, and shout eight o'clock the bodies of two Lae children were dug out qiiite deed, and dtead. fully mangled, one of whom was the daughter of Mr. Squire., • printer, and the other a son of Mrs. Roscoe. Several hundred persons Collected round the place, and it was di,tressing tr. *Papas the cries of fathers and mothers iu search of their Children'; flambeaus were procured, and the men continued digging all night, aid the rubbish was cleared Ri per early this morning. The shot e .tatement of this me. lanchnly event we base a.c.ertained to be a correct account. 1x E L AA D. SEIZURE OF AI.ULTERATED TEA. We are informed that a eeiture has boess merle ift Newry, of poisonous imitation lea, by Messrss Lee, Rogers, and Mapes, others of Earls... SEIZURE OF littEwEits' DRUr.S. On Monday week, Charles o..oleste, E.g. Acting lospector•Golletal, accompanied by Win. liantim, Esq. sod Luke Fetherstotse, gauger, proceeded to the concerns of R. Adam., llenry Cannon, and Co. of Newcastle, near Galway, brewers, and there dee tected a large cask of swings kinds of dregs and substitutes for malt and hops, which ►hey seised, and put on board the Lady of the Lake revenu• barge, under the command of Mr. Hanlon, and had it cones.) ed to the Kill's stores iu Galway, where it was safely lodged. FIRES. About eleven o'clock in the forenoon of Sonday last, the house of Captain Matthew Ito((Prig at Tucking.mill, in the county of Cornwall, was die+ covered to be on fire; and notwithstanding (he itm• mediate and strenuous exertions of the the fire communicated to two houses, and all three were hurtled to the . ground. The houses were covered with thatch; and it is supposed the fire was occasioned by a spark from the chimney falling on the ;out, which the long coistiooance of dry wea. tiler has rendered peculiarly c o mbustible; when the thatch was once ignited, there was no possibility of arresting the flames, as there is no fire engine to the village, Monday morning, between two and three o'clock, a hie broke out at Captain Brett's, enjoining the Company's Packet Office, Nova Scotia, Liserpool.— Ott the alarm being given, the servant girl leaped from one of the attic windows, and though muck Ihurt, we are glad to state not seriously. Mr,. Br✓tt lost her life, and was found shortly afterwards in the corner of a room burnt In a cinder. Captain Brett *ea from home, having left Liverpool ou Tuesday seinisight, for Dublin. Friday •e'nuigl►t, the premises of Robert Russell, F:41., of Exeter, situate at Red Loft Earth., near lie. consisting of the farm-house, barns, stables, granaries, sod other offices, Were consumed by fire, together with a large quantity of grain, in stock and stores hay, Sic. The fire was 'lithely accidental, being occasioned by a defect in one of the chimneys. The damage is estimated at about %OWL, which is covered by itisurance. It is ever pleasing to taw to do credit to real Merit, and it is but just to observe, that the superior talent evinced by Dr. Eanv, of 4G, Kitsg4street, Soho, in the treatment of Cemealtits of a peculiar nature is most worthy the attention of the Public. We un derstand that the Doctor succeeds in eases of morti• fication and the most alarming disordeill. The man who confessed that he was the murderer of M. N. Sands, they oung woman who was found in the Medway some time since, near Testona'aidge, his been committed to Maidstone Jdil, by the tondo of Motion, he is by trade a carpenter. 7'04,d4y Mr. John Cohen, broker, in Westmlna s'er.road, coming from Camberwell fair to town,was robbed by a fellow of his emits, e lain, seals, Btc. at Newiogton. 'Mete was`ti gang of tbitv .1 sin ronoded him at she time ; he tented the thief, and to d him until a toils/able Caisie op; he h4d contrived to give the property to one of his companions; and upon searching him nothing was fiend upon him. Ifs ass conveyed before a Magistrate, *bee he aid hie name was William Howard. Mr. Cohen swore post. tively that he ass the man who drew his match out of his pocket, and he was tommitted to Neataisteal Jail. . . IP F w 1 4 1. le t. of • , k • '.-- I '` Tel g 1