The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-02-23 00:00:00

• "„‘f7l"' a . . . •• ~. . Th. Diet at Frenktirt are eipbetad' to geatili SW formation of a Germanic Coecederaey, by Biting the rmperor of Aus TilA to ra-assone his odd . dignity of Emperor of Germany. Taf- reside the Germanic Body a sound one, it is not a -hear.Cidef that is wonted, but a new and effectual Constitution,' *bleb shall satisfy the enlightened spirit of the age, and hind its members together by other tiorlimo (be old attachments to Kings and Emperors. . . Almost every circonistaoce connected with the re. tern of Members to Parliament, their coodect jet the; discherge'of the important truss confided in them, the claims of independent candidates to represents. fire honours, and the efforts and condect of their op. I portents, the supporters of the Ministry, who bet too often employed in preventing the restoration 'Of the country to independence, are all fit topics for public consideration. With this impression, and aware that such subjects are of increasing interest, we present our Readers with an ample Report a the proceedings at the Meeting in this City 'on Saturday of the - Friends to the Independence of the. Geonty of Westmorland, who have • deter mined to return Mr. Baouotiast, and thereby tree that, gwaoty.from the long ostablisksil aerostat *rid Mlnisteral thraldom of the Loallittefamily.— The speeches at this assembly will, (we doubt not, be read with mach interest. They are pleasing mani. feststions of the.independent spirit of the age, and the light in which political corruption and the here ditary system of lording it ever the rights of the 'People, are regarded. We are pleased to find by the Intelligence received in town this morning from Car lisle, Appleby,&c. that the caoseof independence con. ,tinues to prosper beyond espeetation: on the first day's canvass it appears that 89 . freeholders had de.' Glared themselves for Mr. Unnuousw, 14 fur the Lowerlifts, end 15 were undecided. The Carlisle . Jearnal, in its account of the.olec- Con proceedings, odds the following curious sperittien of the facilities gtveu to elective freedom on this oc casion :—" Our Kendal Correspondent, under date of the 19th inst. says- 4 this day a party of the 6th Dragoon Guards arrived here to support the cause of the freedom of election. We fear the Public are not 'efficiently aware of the nature and importance of the Bill relative to Elections, which it now rapidly passing through Par-1 liament.—We would earnestly direct the attention of Electors in psrticplar to its proposed provisions. The prospect of the elective privilege being speedily called into exorcise, and the extreme necessity of every independent vote bring heard and properly es. erred to defeat the efforts of the interested minions of,intrigee and oppression, render it of the highest consequence at present that no legislstive bur may be raised for selfish convenience against the hitherto established rights of the privileged part of the Public. One of the clauses in the Bill under consideration goes to enact, that the poll shall close et the ead of two days if foot hundred shall not have voted, after seven hours voting each day. This number of voters are not to be found in every place where elections take place, but where there are twiny more to poll, and many difficulties in the way of bringing up ♦oters; when it is con.idered that the followers of the Ministry are always well provided with the means of securing the presence of their electing friends at the hosting', within the given time, whilst the si tuation of their opponents is generally ♦ery dif.. ferent, their return usually depending on vo. luntary and expensive exertion to the electing parties, this limitation of the period of election to seven hours in two days, must appear a most important alteration in the constitutional practice.— The weighty inters/ As clependitig upon the fair, full and proper collection of the national suffrage, in re gard to Representation in Parliament, will at once, without waiting for their further abuse, suggest, that such dangerous innovations should not be made rashly, by a Parliament which professes itself hostile to great innovations, or be lightly regarded by the Constituent Body, whose rights they so nearly con cern. Another enactment in this Bill "to Alter and Amend the Laws relative to Elections," is directed agaltist the use of cockades, ribbons, and the usual, and certainly very necessary, marks of distinction at Elections. The plea for abolishing these, is the espetu:e that has arisen, end the disturbances that have taken place in consequence of such distinctions. The ribbon merchants and manufacturers will have serious objections to this clause. But whether these external indications of sentiment, harmless enough in themselves, can be dispensed with altogether; is a matter of doubt, which the Members may be the first to solve. The alteration of the polling places is a point of some consequence to many voters. Major CARTI6IOIIT has recommended a very convenient mode of collecting sorteges, but it is only such plans of Reforraos shall please the Quorum that are to be adopted. Safarilay morning the Doke of Yoga transacted military business with the Putties flacon . at Carl ton-bogie. The Duchess of GLOUCESTZft spent the morning on Satorday with the Yams Rums. Saturday Lord STUWART bad an &silicon of the REGVIT. Yesterday soon after one o'clock the PENCE RE• GUT, accompanied by lbo Dattheu of Okoucr.vrhs, left totto tot Windsor. * • '.- '7VA: ~~. lb rill sike4 Ise in wind LE4t, Son . Laactdata, ... the tithe' of " A ProposWins liiiicire ate Stale emu . . .. .. 0 curb thir7lorperti.cw, 4 Parliaments." . Had- this 1 Adele. born persueil with, canna aid .•perttevereace s it sight !tats long ago boon the rain 'of British Libor,. ,tea_. Later Administrations' btarolimply profited by this &delft. The very measures; or certainly Means 'very similar, •Which were thug retiommended to curb lb& impertinence of Parilimenis, initead of being ' a dapted (Or that ponies* or,, having • had that effete, bare been bet too oucoessfully mewled to by the Parliaments . theinselvesi to secure them from the In. dignatlon of the People, ;and abridge the liberty they l ien Umatilla toguard. The advice thus alluded to is 'to be [...dip Hushoorth's CollcdiOn, and it brought ender urea heeds :- • ' , - 1. To bars a fortress in every considerable lowa. 2. To suffer none to • wine ares but such as are *smile& „ 3. To cause the high toads to tea through dbi titr . tified towns. •t 4 4. Not JO Lnt dsasolditirs of ascii lortresoes4o inhabitants of such places (lest they remold imbibe the principles of citizens.) 5. To let no person pass through such fortress. Without a ticket. G. To have the names of all lodgers taken by inn. , keepers. 7. To impose an oath of allegiance on all subjects. Sir ROBERT then pre seeds to " means to increase his M rojerty's Reaction," for which purpose he lays down 16 different ways, several of which have been adopted by successive Minister*, particularly a tau on Legacies, one on proceedings by law, and an. other ou Ale house Lice uces.-1 am, yowl, cu. FENT-UMW EN. A new Comic Opera, called Zitina ; or, 7%e Tree of Health, was produced at this Theatre on Saturday. The scene is laid in Peru, and the story is the disco.. very to the Spropiaris of the Peruvian Bark. The music, songs, and scenery constitute its chief merit. &Ana's, Miss STEences, sod the whole musical strength the Theatre ware employed. Of course it ties soccessful. It is from the ;prolific pen of Mr. T. DititoV, who his, no this occasion, borrowed the ground.work of his Drama from Madame GcNLts' afro/ging story .11 Z•ginu ; ors, La Decouveete du Quits4uina. The anecdote, which it roof true to me. flicsl history, is very feebly told, and the poetry and dialogue are equal!) , its•Mfotent. An Echo Duet, Whither is he straying, bet wean Miss STEPHENS and BRAIIAM, was extremely beautiful, and was reptu• rously encored. Uttf.the strikius.piece In this. Opera, if it must so be denominated, is the Parody, by BRAIIAIII, arid sung by him, which is an adapta tion of the famous Byline de A 1 arseillois to words directly applicable to the present contest between Spain and her American Colonies. The enthusiasm with which this was received is a powerful demonstra. tion of the strong feeling which the Public Paternal, upon this subject; the song was twice encored, and the theatre resounded with the thunder of the plau. dits. The piece was given cot for to-morrow night, not without some opposition from those who consider that good music is no apology for a bad drama. Tire house was excessively crowded. On Sitorday morning the 1 1 .04ke of CLAKEfeCE ar. rived at his residence in St. James's Palace from Bushy. His Royal Hirgiiness received a visit from gist' Prince of Hasst-Hosteutta, attended by Baron aNACIIITEN. The marriage of the Princess FttzAnlTE with the Prince of IlcssE HomatAto is at length finally deter. mined upon ; and it is also definitively fined, that, in. stead of leasing this country immediately, as was originally proposed, her Royal Highness will rental. in England for some time. This arrangement has been brought about for the satisfaction of her MA JESTY, who in her declining )ears feels it impossi. We to endure the pang of separation. OLIVER, THE Stet.—The Shrewsbury Paper says, " Our Readers already know this infamous charac ter is a native of Wales— we believe of the county of Pembroke. About a .seek ego he was recognised at Cardigan, and would heart been torn in pieces by the honest Cambrian., had be not escaped in a post. chaise." Jour. CHRISTIAN Unless, Esq. M. P. has been elected an Ordinary Member, en one of the Council of the Board of Aviculture, in the roams of the late BENJAMIN HALL, E•q• M. P. Letters were on Saturday received from the Cape of Good Hope, dated 6th December. They state, that 14 of the mutineers and convicts who some time ago su cc e eded in t a king the English merchant ship Elizabeth, and proceeding to sea (afterwards wreck. ed), had been taken by the actives, and were sent to the Cape prisoner!. A Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of Binning. ham is called for Thursday neat, on the open groand on New Ha pursuant to legal notice, to ea.' press their abhorrence of she Act Suspending the 11a. begs Corpus Act, and their conviction that the powers thereby vested in Ministers have been abused: to promote subscriptions for those who have been im., prisoner! under warrants of the Secretary of State: to protest against any Act of Indeausity by which Ministers shall be screened from the legal conse. (pences of their injustice ; and to again Petitinto fora Reform in Parliament. The notice is signed by G. CDMONDS, as Chairman. Guanine Boys.—ln America, it is said, the business of a chimney sweeper is unknown, as the toes there are upright ; but where they- take a for • titans and horizontal direction. it is cot easy to con ceive how they can be swept by a maehino—except • on the plan of a gan which was beet fee the Impose ) of shooting rovod a tree. ovG. • r a ~ •Z~' sebseggently a, „A q~lbeat fried; and whom, if vre had not still better *gun f* doing so, we should therefore, be requited by the spirit of our laws, se.rertll as l by te principle of justice,.. ) to consider as barrio% lien apprehended in the waretera 4 esercise of aetherith I beg Imes to suggest to the Public through you, Sir, who lately presided at le. Meeting celled to provide the means of administering to the wants of the sothrtenate sebjects of such ins prisonment, the peopriety of convening as early es possible a General Meeting in the Metropolis, et l which a Committee may be appointed, to make the whickooght to have originated in the. House or Commons. and to report the result of their laboars to a future Meeting. It is by no means. fit, because the virtual Repre sentatives of the People, as they tall themselves, chose to appear satisfied with a conduct, which has in. volved so many lndivideals and their connections in ruin, that thiennipresented People themselves should meter sisebiondoet to pass to the page elhistory, with. net ascertaining the *full extent of Oa enormity, and 'branding k *Ali a scrims and delibentive expression of their et rono indigestion and abhevrence I They have beets too leog iTse passive spectators of the proceed ings of that Assembly—too long the patient %offerers of „their eirocts. It is high time that they should manifest more efficiently the interest they take in their public concerns ; and while their just COM. plaints are thus disregarded, in greet emergencies, et least, supply the defect in Representation by a temporary delegation, similar to that which I have flitentinned. cotereive, Sir, that the present oceadon is salts *oily important to call such a delegation into batik; and in the lope that it will be speedily ap. pointed—that it *ill be re-appointed as often as cir cumstances may require—and that it will be sane 'dotted and supported by the zealous co-operstien of yourself and the Friends of the People every where, I remain, with sincere respect and gratitude, your FRIEND AND COUNTRYMAN. Liverpool, Feb. 41, 181t1. .. • - git - ei.goiro# 14 ris 11 1 4101fIN: - ' ' ll 7 Silt' PRANG'S BlTAtig —.....0- 1 - • • • n 4 41. le , $ •• J. • . . , . ;I t ii :Miliilltir liseutes Awe. bp thg GO,: Stee—As the muse oftwasslittlite dreittetahld 1 I **is coestry:te- otisik the rookk,.pos; net to teetitete se eaqaity lettb,o4e, cruel and epees- for ad attiwedskevieee by 'Sir gOti7aT DIllO; .1".11° " "a l l".11441.1 w/tlch leis tabirst Y 'l Milli ' . a a the delobretki Eettil Lzict ender tens e ten hale re ' eePt ! 7. ingiFird ' °n "snY of n.r cnea"rll- • mid ..'s „ A 0.-......J#1 a-i ) .' • . IL- v.-4. .-.1 16en : 121 1" ! b. '. 14.. le , b r q4erlt Y 9l rill ' .4 " " et 1.... 271 E ELECTION IN WESTMORLAND. =TRACT OW A LETTER, DATED APPLEBY, TED. 19. " Yesterday the Right lion. Lord Lowther and the lion. Colonel U. C. Loonier, visited Appleby for the first time sloe* the rumour of a contested election. Though their entrance was known to many, there was uo music, no chairing, or ringing of bells, till some time after their arrival, when'the hells rang during the day. They then commenced their canton through Appleby, and its environs; after whirls,. a great concourse of people assembled before the Kirig's Heed Inn, in hopes of hearing from our Honooreble Members an elegant and able speech; bat of that they were mach disappointed, not a word was spoken to the populace. The Members, the whole of the Committee, sod several ether Gentle. Ist down to an excellent dinner, perpared for the purpose, at the K►ing's head Inrr. About four o'clock in the afternoon, the Members gave two guineas to each of the yellow houses (about nine in number), which was drank, 1 can confidently say, in less than 20 minutes!" ANOTHER LETTER DATED lES. 20. " On Thursday the Lumbers arrived at Appleby in order to measa the town. On their arrival, a few boys were met together near the King" Head Inn, whom, I believe, these distinguished personages took for another mob, for they hurried into the inn with the utmost precipitation. They met with more than usual success, for they obtained almost one. !bird of the votes; which hitherto unparalleled good fortune may be somewhat attributed to the extensive influence of the Clergy in this part, most of w hocn (as in duty hound) were in attendance. That august body, the Corporation of Appleby, was also in waiting.—l observed that no one cheered them but a few of the rabble whom they had hired for the par. prise.—There was a dinner at the King% (lead, whirls was attended by some of the Committee. Their chief orator was a Clergyman, whom I saw afterwards platting his legs around the streets, and haranguing eve?) , one who came in Ida way. Two guineas were giaeit to each of the Lowther houses for drink ; end those who were made drunk in consequence filled the streets, daring the night, with blue vociferation.. —(Carlisle Journal.) Her MAItsTY will hold a Drawing•Tenrn at the Queen's Palace, on Thursday neat. The rztraordinary preference, which the Public have given to Wcas's Offices, 9, Corithill, and 17, Ludgate-street, in the present Lottery, is easily accounted for :—The Scheme contains 'num Ster ling Prises of e 30,000, and CAPITALS of this description are seldom Sold anywhere else ! For instance— he Lottery drawn in May, 1815, con tained Only One Prize of 1 3 30,000, and that was Sold by V: Ens! The nest Lottery, drawn in Ave. con. Wised Only One Prize of f 30,000, and that also was Sold by Wass! The Lottery drawn in May, 1816, coil:mined Two Prizes of e 30,000, and One of these was Sold by Wass!—Thus it appears that, sincc May, 1816. there have been Only Four Money Prizes of 830,000, and TURES or TUESI WERE SOLD ST WEBB!! !—Such Plain and Sterling fads as these, will no doubt bare more weight with the Public than ariysTuff. Cone! ' , lnman& Elm 28.—The Market was thinly wp. Wird Arm It %Meat this mottling, at a derliite of 3..—hurley is. per quarter towel... Oats. Pros, turd Kraus Is. cheaper.—la tabor articles ae alteration'. *emu t Hagfish) .... 70 93 ' Grey Peas 42 46 New ditto 1)11W (Foreign) .... 66 Ilal Old do ,„,, t Rye 41 48 Eked° 4O 48 Barley 3O 49 Osts New Fine do. .... . ...... Malt 6O 76 Poland d0h.... ...... 24 34 White Peas 44 49 Feed do New dime.... ....... Floe Float 75 titt lilt. Bullets .... ..... 50 b 4 Seconds. . L illiriinELD MARKET. Fan. 43. Te dub the Oral, per stone of illba. • Neel— St. 111. to 41. 8414 Head of Cattle this day t Motion ..4p. 61. to fil. Od. Beam Vial . St. 01. so 7t. Od. Sheep and Limbs 14511 P tett .. ss. 04. to 61. ed. Calves Lamb ...at. OA. to ot. Od. 1ity...........—.....- W.) -..._: R4Vd L * 77 -e s: . , IF- 7 _ Dw., Pis. 1111.—Yisterdsy arrived sad inflect the. Alger the General Stewart, Graepr, fawn Bombay; sad Venus, Pattersolt, from Marseilles; mad aggegelsore, particulars otaknowe.-TheTiStten• barn convict ship, for New Sugth Wales, has lost au anchor and cable this moreiug, aid guise for WAS. gste herbage, with another ship ; sod t 0.4111 arriveinod sailed for the River the Thomas, Now. law, Peters, from Buenos Ayres ; Fame, ---, in 60 &yrs: from Smyrna ; Lavinia, Franklin, from Ali cant; and Little Sally, Gibson, from Ilevseisialti—r Comedown from the alter, the Palm/sec*, Scott, far Si. Theenis's ; Sarah, Harland, for ditto ; dratted*, Sorge, for Jamaica; Starling, Fogel!, fee Malta; and Blenheim, Souter, for Honduras; and valetl with the whole of the outward-bound, mieept the Java, fot their respective destiostioas. Dons * Fss. 21.—Arrived off this port the Emma, ClifirOOd, from the South Seas. l'oursmotern, Fss. 42.—yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship Phaetonowith . Governot Farqaharsoo, from the Mauritius, sailed the Igth of November, from the C r ape the 2M of Decembers left there hill Majesty's ship Eurydice, from Si. Keene the Bth of January ; left there the Congearor sod Racoon. The Blossom had arrived at St. Helena, the 27th et Mc. with secret dispatches from Rio Janeiro. 'l he Marquis of Wellington smiled the 7th Jai. from Sr. Helena fee England.:—The Titan's and ktary, .front I with troops, has been released from quarantine, and brought up at Spithead, bet has since came into hat beer. The collier Relief, Vigil', of Seeder. lend gut ou shore early this morning, at Sallyporr, it then blew strong, but has since eindersted, tail the vessel is ezpected to be gut Oti.--ti.tited tuff Bressn, —, from Smyrna ; Veutrosa, At welt, foe kittenish; sod London, Dancin g for Tobago. INTI41:14 vas OLD BAILEY, Fsa.2l. John Ward was capitally convicted for forging a SI. aele,Wkh introit to defraud the Governor and Csompany of Use Sauk lie England. A. half-past two o'clock the City Grand Jury catered the Court sad made toe following presentment I '- Semmes-house, Old Bailey, Feb. 41. " To the Right Honourable the Lunt Mayor and tidier his Ma jesty's Justices presiding at the Court uf Sessions new bolded at the Old Kelley. "The Grand Jury of the City of London hating assembled for the performance ache duties neatly intrusted to them, and having dandified and reported the various hills presented. rita quest permission, whilst receiveng their discharge, to deliver this their report. " They have great pleasure la stating, that the hills presented have been lea unmeant's than usual, acid that there is noes* of the crime of murder antoagss them. " The very unpleasant report Circulated respecting the execu tion of the nuforisioate criminals on Turoley lest, appeared to the Grand Jury to cull tor havegigation, and the result toilette enquiries has been such as to satisfy them that there was not any Orel negligeseenn that occasion, bet shut whet occurred was principally the elect uf accident i still, however, they conceive it a dot. to state their opinion, tient the arriaageineats fur thowi awful occasions are capable of impraveffeent.' " A eircernstame which unhappily took piece at the Jail of Relegate, during the time sae Grated Jury were listing, also prompted a further enquiry, eagerly. nse icide committed oy she unhappy wretch. William ilaitch, charged a ash murder. 'the Grand J wry have been informed (and they leave on reason tio doubt the truth of the statement). that watt istromildiiii his per son bad been searched he was clearest to secrete as 'imminent of destructipa, with whicheite."Sgered the final purpose im medasely iereitlwas to his Wive armee Uld, fur trial, 'I he timid .fury therefore submit it as their topiarian, that in future a more rigorous search should he adulated. " Oa visiting riewpte, the Grand Jury were happy toper. ceive that eleauliness and good order very generally prevailed, and that the state of Use infirmary was highly satisfactory, there being only two env, of serious indispusitims. T he indiscrimi nate mixture uf primers's, bosh on the male abed female Ode. is an evil still greatly to be deplored and what., the Jury are strongly of opinion that a distinct el:mine:it' on their first en trance would be of menthe benefit in promoting their health and moral improvemewl, they regret, to that the limited extent of the prison, compared with the number of persons con fined, readers such an improvement hi preseiit Impracticable, bieh iocoavegieuces are much increased by She assist of aus earlier removal of the convicts under senteme of transportation, and the practice of sending persons t 6 this jail, charged with (offences committed in the county of hliddiesee. many days, and sometimes weeks, before their preeence is memory at the lies sions-house. fhey cannot conclude this Report without expressing, In an especial serener she peculiar gratification they experleaced Wort • lug the imptortaut liCfs ices reudered by Mrs, Fry amid her friends, and the habits itf religion, order, industry, and cleanli ness, *Mich her humane. benevlettt, .and praise-eunhy ex ertions have introduced among the female prisoners ; and that if she principles which govern her regulattois es ere adopted to wards the males as well as the females, it would be the means uf cuoverting a prison into a wheal of reform I and instead of sending criminals bark into the world (es is sow too geuerully the case), hardened in vice and depravity, they would be re mewed to it repentant, and probably become sacral members of society." Signed by JOIIIII GLOVER, ForAaa, and the rest of his fellow Juron. EXELMON. This morning. a few Wastes before eight o'cleek, David Evans, the murderer of his wife, was brought oat from New gate to undergo She sentence of the law, and as the clock was striking, the drop fell, and the unhappy mss was lasioched Into eternity. He bung until eight initiates after nine o'clock, when he eras cut dawn by the executioner, placed in a curt, and taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital for dissection. He appeared pettitent, and was dressed in a suit of old clothes. In consequence of she numerous applications on Saturday inst, by persons of different religious permeations. to be a d, milted to Evans, in the hopes of affording him eonsalationin his present unhappy lineation. the tinder-Sheriff went for Ike par. we of catapulting (be wishes of the unfortunate mum on that sub ject. when, after a short conversation, he declared his mind would be much disturbed by such proceedings, and that he only wished to see the Rev. Mr. Canna. Mr. Baker. Mr. E. Evans, and his son, a lad about IS years of age. The UndeuSherif therefore gave positive orders. that no other person should have acres• to him. tinerlay. at about two o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Cotton administered the Saerammit to Evans, who was ex tremely penitent, and lamented that be should have suffered himself to be [provoked to so rash and cruel an act. Moos after this, the Under-Sheriff again visited him. and found him much comomed. lie then informed him, that his sou bad arrived, :aid was waiting to see him, and be requested he might be ad mitted. A most distressing but affectionate scene ensued. they rashed into each other's summand were for some minutes so ab sorbed in grief and tears as to prevent utterance. When they bad recovered this ern shock, Evans conversed rationally with his son, and impressing no his mind the awful situation in which 1w hod placed himself by giving way to passion, warned him to ,wind the dreadful consequence of similar conduct 1 but when the time arrived for the departure of his son, Evans was mach agonised at the separation. A great many applications were mode by persons stating Memel. es to be relations to the man. for leave to visit him, but as he bad expressed a desire to be alone, they were refused. GOOD THINGS.-It seems that among other good I things which the Master of Rolls drives from his office, he is emitted to one ton, or two pipes of Gascony Wine. to be chosen for his use annually at Easter by the King's butler, from the best that comes into the kingdom. Was it from a knowledge' of this circumstance that Brsu the Lottery Contraztot . took the idea of procuring 11 pipes of Port Wine the holders of. certain Blanks, in addition to the three Prizes of X 30,000 and the nicety-omen other Capitals ? . -~- = :.-,ter V. ...I ._ , r~