The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-06-21 00:00:00

/ TO SIR FRANCIS 13,URDE1'7:. Stn,—Virtues and Nices arc sometimes, more strongly displayed by a negative than a positive delineation, because, the object pointed at feels In ore strongly the sting of imputation . , or niQPC forcibly the balsam of congratulation. On this ground, then, let us tuppose that . Britain is a happy country—tbat it has no corrupt Statesmen or Senators i that the trump of war has not been heard to sound on our shores for centuries back ; that verotious tax-gatherers a're unknown; that, virtue is th sure road to preferment, ,and vice to Ilishonour ; that Liberty is protected by the strut% arm of power ; that every Englishman can sit . j ieaceably. mailer his own yine, without the fear of being distarbed by the obtrusiyo violence of prated ruffians ; and that, as a nation, we are constantly in terposiq, with, our good offices fur the happiness of the groat .body of mankind: DM we even enjoy all these blessings and goad ' quakT your patriotic chilies, Sir, would still umv e 1 consoicuons. But when the dire reverso• pf this ideal picture is the casewhen Senators wallow in corruption as swine wallow in mire, when they preach up patriotism merely fur. ptiri ! poses of persoual aggrainlizomeot, and justify their gilt on the ground of Others beitigas . guilly as the:naelves—when the Nation s is bleottlitg, at every pore, and groaning under the prettify° of in. ordinate taaation —when Virtue and Liberty He prostrate at the feet of iniquity and usurpation, how can We sisfSciently admire your steadfast and manly courage in &fouling our Liberties at the ospence .pf yqur own, aml in braving etarrupiiint to its teeth, while its bayonets wero pointed at your Di:east; Hew can we sufficiently acknowledge Our obligations to you for magnanimously leading the. way to peaceable A:dorm, though that way is beset with difileellies, insurmountable to ordinary 'winds ! Go on, brave Patriot, in the honourable CotliSe yoo have sru nobly began; and rest ;toured, that cqrli getwrous ltedrt feels every pang which you suffer ; and that' .e generous saa tion ktitoist Low to appreciate your worth, notwitlistatiding what the advocated of corruplipq may say to the' contrary. •'They may attempt to blacliren year Finnic:ter, but in so doing, they bracken only their otrU, while youes reeeivcs sol‘litionJl lustio by the attempt. . Toy foes, • worthy Sir, can only . be .found among those that are foes to . , liberty, national , happluess, and peace i—bod . even theso arc ifaily diminishing in number, fur tho deluded ate casting of their delusion, at& rushing. into the arMsur Virtsies and Trutb. Indeed, bow Fan we supelotie to. the contrary, since . it 'fiit ri l . possible fur any man to be an enemy to you with. .Out hieing ao enemy to himself, to his,. children,. :Out to Lis country, cacept he is receiving the wages of oppression at the hands of . thoshitho soh us with impunity, and treat our complaints and our su ff erings with-scorn.. You have, how ever, the honour of being hated, as well as dread. ed, by those who fatteg ou y.oureottatry% mis. fortunes, and wisp neither posse* the 'Hue nor the courage to imitate yon in doing good: The nem° of Wttiggism has, in 4 great degree ? I lost itj charms, from the a postacy of puma anti adherents; and Toryism has lust all its terrors, from the exposure of its crimes, and the ipabecility pf the principle of its disciples. The Natiop is now rallying round you ? as the Champion of Peace and Reform, and the Opposet of General 4rrestments, as it did round WILKE!, for imposing General Warrants; and all huneet ;nen arc daily offering up their prayers to Heaven, that you may be equally successful. Northampton, June It.. .* , A !REHOLDEIf. . General hion.eAu gave lately• a very splendid ball at his house in Karl -street, New Turk . : Among the Ladies and Ciontlemen of • distinction present, werOSlKJA.c!tsett, (the British Ez-Mi. pister) and his Lady. On Tuesday bast orders *ere issued by the Duke of Motrraose, Master of•the Ijorse In **KING, that his iMaJesTr's stables and riding,lionsa at lico should be 4of ready for the reeepllun• of Ici Royal Highncss tho Oto‘e of Criguktfnes . itogintcot, the 15th Light.Mragoosts, which ar. !lot) there yesterday afterticion. A General Court Martial •hat been. held tit ✓iseu, on the 200 of March, on T. 4.IcOARQ 3.0 i, Clerk in the (,ommissailat Department, on. a charge of ombizzling the in ibile monies, by fraudulently receiving 51. per cent. .ent of ki:ky. mews Nide by him at different t mi•s at Merida. Upon which chargi: the cUtlft sentyiced the pri ,3Utter to be cnia.milted to gaol fur three meths, and also to refund the stint of 1011.• I s. 9d. being the amount received by him in a franClitlent man. tin ; and it is adjudged that the prisoner is incapa -Ide ant) nnworthy of again serving his MAJESTY . in any situation of trust, civil or military ; w4)icti sentence has been con6rni , tl by his MAJESTY. Four privates io (14 East Worcester legiment of Local Militia were, a few ,days since, tried . by a Court Martiai at Evesham, on a : charge of die. obeying the orders of their Officer; when they vivre found guars, and sentenced to three months solitary cunenement in the common gaol at Esq. barn. _ _ The extreme terror in horses ? excite t 1 by 4re, which males them stupid)) , resist every cffort to remove them from ,the coutiagration of surround. ing buildings►, may be rentoved, by throwing on the saddle or harnesv, which will induce them in stantly to fot.lcryr any person, and they may thus be readily cooductetl out of the reach of danger. r---r~- T STATESMAN. Isl - IEFFE.LD COUNTEIt-REETINGERSI men, in the count; whose names (to prevent all mistakes on this point) I beg lease to subjoin. On this occasion not lets, hi my opinion, than ten thousand people assemblett to cousider some of those important subjects which so deeply concern them as Englishmen and, members of society. Oa., adverting to the population of this town and peighkourilood, as stated, above, at from forty to . `fifty thousand, And considering that nearly alk those who attended the Me.ting were male adults, you will probably conclude that not many fathers of familks were left in their houses on that day ; all the Resolutions were distinctly read over twicc and, with the Petition to the Honourable House, and the A ddress to Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, passed atitaniniously ; there was not one single dissenting voice. Pray, Mr. Editor, which of the two par. lies think you have expressed the real sense of the People of Sheilield I may venture to conctode my observations with this question, and am, Sir, youes, Very respectfully, Sheilield,../tur 18, 1810. CARLOS. TO THE EDITOR. OF , THE STATESMAN: Mr. Eetroa ;—lt is almost unnecessary to in. form you of the Meeting which was' held hero on *the 6th iestant, in Paradise-square, because its proceedings Most now be well known to every person who, like you, is in the, habit of paying Globe attention to what is Dow going on in public. But perhaps you do not, know that'4ve' have Counter-Addressers here as Well as at other places. Three clays ago • a printed pap er w a s p u t i n t o m y hands, purportiWg to be " The Address end De claratiqm to the Honourable the house of Com mons of the Master Cutler, Wardens, Searcher, and Assistants of the Corporation of Cutlers in Hallamshire, the Town Regent and his Assistants l ' the twelve capital Burgesses. and Cemmostalty of I he. Town and Parish of Sheffield, the Magistrates, Gentry ' clergy, Merchants, Freeholders, and In. habitaists.o..f the town and neighbourhOod of Shef field." row, 111 r. Editor, (rem this pompons parade of fine names, you would imagine that these were some qrand and illustrious Public Bo dies, composed of considerable weight v indueeee end importance, and comprising thegreet Maas of all that Is respectable in the town. Take.the uim plo ful l and keep a grave counlenaece, it.you. can. The Master Petter s Wardens, • Seurefteca, sad Assistants of the Corporation of Cuile . ri IO , Dollamshi re, eie 4 . 3 Mikers of knives, Bfc. who hail! an Act of Parliament to grant freedoms,, and bind apprentices to their trades. The Town Regent, (as he is called) with his assistants, are self-vlected trustees fur some land fertilely given to the town of Sheffield by a branch of the Furoival family. The 12 capital Burgesses and Commonalty of the town and parish of Sheffield, are also self.elected Trustees fur (he tnattagenlept of some laud left a long time since to the Parish Church.. Coat. monalty is a terra inserted I suppose in their Act or Charter, and originally signifying the Parish. loners ; but I wonder they should choose to retain a part of their title so very useless and unmeaning, the Iltrithicstiets nut having been consulted about the management and disposal of this property for a century past, ;Ind slot oge of them being present at the sapient Meeting in which these twelveca pitalGeutleinen, or a majority of them, voted to send up this famous Address. As to the Magistratts, geintrf t Clergy, and Nferchants, I will venture Hums t.cy. _ 110 *wit that the list of signatures now before me, ette.wr . iti. and Co. ••• •• - • Visit nod Co. duet nut ;Natal° 1.29 th part pf them, 4nd not a COPY *..A'l'. hundredth part of the Freeholder. and Inhabit. . . • ants: So ' meth for this childish, this ridiculous ostentltiod I And slow for the mode in which the Apos t le!: were olitaitted.—The itbove society of Cutlers were summowed to meet on this important affair on a holiday in lthiistin.w — eck, precisely on Messrs. I ittCHAUDSON and 'Swirr, being the a day when it was well known that many . of those Mehl:lst bidders, were of course the;•purehniers, who. would have opposed the moisture wore from - home. E Two Putch ships have arrived with licence, and it ighteen only, out of the thirty-three, . • • • now • said that the Dutch ports, will soon bee were present. The Chairthan, or Master, as he is opened. . called, attempted to preveqt • all discussion, and The following plecor4 from-the Sheriff et Mid (pnrdon a very homely metaphor) to crate this (neva, ! It s b e ep p o sted, in overt part of the morsel of folly and loyalty down the throats towe l i' • citirrigt f. , .of his fellow.cutlers; but after all, he could The intention of a Procession on the Libeiation of Sir F. 41 , Burdett havinc beget publicly advertised. weird it our duty only gek the votes of eleven out of: ``'e to warn all person, neamst emumittiag any breach of the eighteen, se that the measure was carried by penu, it bet g ourleiernstootinn, to theuttaost of our power, •th preset ve,tiae public tranqutilitv. efactly one.thitti of the whole members,- anti one • at..woon, Sheriff of Mid 'of (We eleven had no more right to vote; than Juno 90, 1310. JOHN ATIgNS. ales. x. Mr. [Omen addressed a letter to the Cornmaq yourself. lie bad been appointed one.of the Cont. ink °em i rs of Local Militia , informing them that ;tatty last summer; and not having attended since, a no personiterring thereititthal be at liberty to.en. • fine was levied.ppon him, agreeably to the Act. list into the Army, Navy, or !teenier Militia, Only about thice weeks ago, he pleaded that h e during the time of their assembly for annual train. was dot eligible to serve, having declined business ing; 'hut that measures shall be taken on the dayimmediately preceding the - terrhinatioti thereOf previously to his election. 'fhis plea was admitted, f or asc e r t a i n ing w hether any,: and' which of the: and he was excused the fine. Wisold you believe men are willing to enlist, and such men a'S choose it, Mr. Editor, this man was brought. forward on voluntarily twetilist, are 'to be delivered over to the Officers who' mey be etipointed to receive the above occasion, took the oath on purpose to them. 'Psis altadpole:pi is to be executed by the give his este, and thus added to their noble Majo. Officers cooimanding the respective regimentslof city ,! When Oen three stillest bodies had come to Local Militia, ant) by them only. • ' • a solemfi decision open thie grand 'affair, one dill. Mr. RYDER leas also written another letter to tally ar t riu: they imagined, and very truly, that, each Conimatiding Officer- of boi t ! Militia, In. forming him that the corps udder his command is except they could gain the approbation of their to be inspected during the period of its exercise tewnsmen, at a pelslic meeting, we supply its place by the General coniniinding the district, or by an a , pretty large number of signaturci, both them, liespecting iq'telti Officer. ' Beim and their Address would be most heartily . )litrs.CLailke.—. 7 Loconseqpence of the explana. eery Letter written Lord Fo • utsavortz to Mr. laughed at •, therefore, after endeavouring to pro . , WARDLE Mrs. ' CLARKE hasidtirc6sed the follow _ mire the names of ail ihosoH „, whom wy Jute !!!q notice quint, either from pylori* tivifities . °'""" ii" r' te7d e tt' i ce le terests they looked round thole for a -little extra ni kt ergii it a t s e ir was lie w a rtteti t° aft i t n ; the itive,t . igatiou , it was clearly demonstrative of his opinion 7 knavra to hintselt to alter that assistance, and by scouring the inns and shope fur o p f r ::l l,, e r ee e l o iZi t ize r r a taZor ae F t oloni 4 Ward*. fie hal thought Waiters, liostiets, and Appreoticee l whose s a y for the complete lir- ti l t:a n t:oll A of m e to n p e ßis l h i a ) dozen more of tits • (Nei r ere secured by pre tty eop ip aa bba•b os s of toni,ltip'iletterst the puri ort or 'which, I most rontldeetfy r:pate, r ealise that favourable opinion with the ? • ale they succeeded in ebtaining tbe einazingo,um. ;at u die.l have su anxbasslyenticasotkred to draervp. • , • ber of two hundred and seventy names, out.of,a • "• Putney . , June 19 , 1810. " M. A. OLARKE: population of front forty to fifty thousand. .pur from the ov er flew. Tuesday evening a boy ? . epmrd Therase, 04 , ing i n a pear Kingsland.road, going out of-his worthy Vicar Wawa, it is said, depth, mid out being able to . swim, ' sunk, aor t l was in • . itvg of his zeal and loyalty, scent k1,.3 own to slip this far.famed Address, and the name! On Thursday eveuing . #iiijain flill,-jury. Esq. two persons who .0 ore. at Barrowote were insert. hanker of qpi iogham, met With a 'dreadful acci. dent. His horse ran away with and three' hint ed I believe lithoirt their knoiledge. Such, Mr. near the market -place hetweee a post and the walls Editor, aro tire pitiful. Oafs pracqscd by these by Which fall' his right thigh and kg were so thread. quick Loyalists for the purpose of deceit"- fully fractured, as to preettlili•epltope of his re-, ine the public ieto a belief that the weighed Arab cOvery. which they haye sent up ,to .the Haese of Sunosst Dzant.—Tuitrdey fornitig last ? Mr.' John linr wits taken ill in, master cariliag b eged about 70 years, Commons, exp resses y the settee of this large . f after fitting ate a Ewe's breek ass, , anti populous ' aewis. Now, Sir, comparenPare all and almost imusedately cppired, at his house in Nail With the late Meeting in Paradise-square,. B er i4 oui t;ey.street. • fl u w as one of the oldest 'ailed together by some of the emit re,poclgiblp free garment!' tie City of Louden. Names of the Geotlemen Who called the Meet ing (not the Counter Meetingl of the Inhabitants 'of Sheffield, on the 6th.of June, 1810%. Thos. Rnwson,Esq.Wardsend James Smith. Merchant, William Shore, Esq. Banker, Sharroiv Grange. ' " Topton Grove. John Butcher, Linen and Ebenezer Rhodes, Merihant. Woollen-drAper. Tinsman Ilan list:y,Merchant,. Wm. Thnilpsua. Attorney. Grey *ones. D. D. Davies, M. D. John Bailey, Merchant, Burn John Fisher, Merchant. • Greave. • • ' • John Favell, Surgeon: Joshua Hanicsley, Merchant, a Hall Overehd, Surgeon. - .Park Grange. ' • Beni. Dickinson, Iron-mer- Benj. Sit) le, Esq. Brightside. chant. Henry Hall, Merchant. George Oates. merchant. Henry Jackson, Surgeon. John Ilium, Jun. Esq. Bay- Captain Ward, Sheffield Lo- . !ter, and Major in the Shef cal htilitia. field Local Militia. 3. H. Ftirniss, Merchant. David Champion, Merchant. Joshua Scholefield, Nlerc4ant. I S. Dailiels.illit-ammufacturvl LO7TiRY - Yesterday, pursuant to notice, the Gentlemen intending to bid for the present Lottery, waited on the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCUEQUER to give in their several proitosals. Before the biddings were examined, it was notified by Mr. PEttcErAf. that an option would'be given to makelour or tits prizes of the same number, and that not more than three blanks to a prize would he allowed. No prize ibose 20,0001. or below 141,- wo u nd . . he 'permitted. • No fixed capitals to be allowed. The Lottery to be'drawn on the IPth of Octo , ber nest, and to consist of 20,000 'rickets. The f o llowing were the respective biddings ; RICHARDSOAT and SWlrr - - £lB 5 5 . 11Essr.ry. Patter, and Co. - 17 12 6 Silawati. and Co. -•- • 711 Visit lad Co. - 1/ '7 3 Cora and'Co. IS 18 0 Payments as :' Juno sift, - •- £llO 0 Jul); 24, - -3. U 0 August 21, 3 I) 0 September 17, -• • '3 0 0 'October 16, - • 7 15 5 - •~ , I v WOISURN Sfilfelkalffrdirfleo": 7 : SECOND DAIt—TVESDAY. After a public brea k fast it's Bre grand Salads, at Woburn Ab.b,l,' • s ‘ .l eh of the' Sehlemen and , Gets. tlemen present, as are Mernhees of the Smiiliftekl Glob, adjourned to another room, atiti had a meotini—the Rohe of Bedford, the Presitlant t in As Chair; when the Jullgq ter the neat 7rattly. show s 'in DecesSber, were appointed, and after other rontittetu;itseis,ati adjournment took 'place, to- ille fivesnvone A'Avern, the 14th tf4lecumber 0 . . ikeAt• : • • The company having assembled again, they oh. paired to Crawley *ail, Farm to view the plisugh. .ing match, and the trial of agricultural imp's. men to. There were ten ploughs started VIA place or seeds, intended fur turnips. In tlke farmyard were the Count dn Liets, sod , 4 number of his attentlants among the 4t0,A1 view/. ' ing the sheep, implements, end "oth'er objects of the day's meeting. Lord Went* orth atSentled them, and politely explained every thing to them, after 'which they repaired to the Abbey and took • refreshment. ' '• . - .!. 1 ' . ' ' Several pens of very excellent fat wethers A and several others of theaves weAt. shnivn, rar. tie premiums offered by his Owe, and weril ouch 114 -Mired. . • At three o'clock the company sat-dokto WAIN .‘ ner, in •the Great Hall and Rip adi c Ai l og rooms. . On the return of the company to the farm-yartf, the sale of South Down Siie.epfrons„ the Park:* itlrm'folgaengt:4 40 alucl , kroeu tsiddiiii WAS et! . . .. .... . Whited. I . , 4.l**. ~ • - • Let 12. 1 . 0 Th•aves,96.gliams, Kr. 11%matk .1 t9=' 14: /EWA • • At -- 1111•4.. • ._ _ _ 14. to ditto( 1.5. 10 ditty 19 16. 10 ditto' 46 51. 9:y.)ewet 41 111. 10 311 twat 47 Mr. Lotnaclta • • 49. coo .• •36 Mr. Totat,nt • . full-mouth evic.. 4t, '• Ditto • t sl? . 10 ditto' 33 Ditto * Deuotrctowi 4 years uld, No. 11. 21k'guineas, etv.• A Devito Heifer; S 3 ears old, Ni. 1, 22 guiiwat, A lierefoid- ditto, N.). 7, 13 gttilleas, Sir Simou ylarke A ditto, Nu. 3,24 k taineqs, Edtvald Platt. ' • • The Lettings of South Dow n Tuve then -4 „ . place . as follows, viz:— l'stt;rthears, No. 2. at 35 &Mem .i '.Y MY. lastivoch. •• Mr. Elam/ 9. -1 25 --a— Mr. Bittarty 10. —; 10 --- Mr. Nirhoiris Tbree.sho th Mr. Foster )4.0 •~ - QO • Mr. 4cpple • • • • Air. Talbot ' - 17- '' Ay r Mr. lesion . Four-sbears, 110. I.* Lard W Dilworth • • . The shoring rid lettiug'of fire pure one4shear Merino . rams, partly bred from his lliejestylis ,joek, anti partly from Merinos, more recently impitted into this country, , iben commenced. Ins grace having declined' to • put any {rice on the' Hire of these sups, as tieing the 4rst•he crer offered to let, a long hesitation prevailed Wu - ra i ser Offers litre made, or biddings commenced ; when, after ',come rather keen Ilidifing, they wont oQ'ds follriwa t • 1. at 20 gelavo , The Earl of Damtry, 't —l6—John Ellmuo. --;l3‘--4.4—.- Lord White loth.. • ~- 1 , 51° 4 re. E•ii . . It is said that'letters (ruin Synth i Amp*!eta 4.1*._ been received, - stating, snbaertptibh . been • opened at Mexico, saute Woo lincei (Ur unlit!, on the war in Old Spain, and . that Insist; 'aillpons of dollars was subieribed haunt hoary: Amongst' the femelp TheilVical Vetert " Days of win' are still ~on tl!ie Stage, gr• Life, playing . ..their" respeatiVO t istrlf . applause in comfortable Ot t retnea.t,• are Kri l Anittovotv, M'rs. Eitivott, .Mrs. km94% 1 Miss'Popr, and Miss Astiaoig.' ' s' The . following 'melancholy circumstance took place on Thursday at Bath :—A young man, w 44 was bringing two blood horses 4( this City, SFr imprudently fistened the lqiile; by which he 4tia. , loading them, round 1i s 's"at§e. At the .riNt l gt Iltailkert'op Hill, the .baries took fright at a . heap • of stones,' and ran oil' at full speed, 'dragging ;lip man from thaponey on Which he wavritling i continued lii drag him along the wen them, kicking and Marigling him in a 'tfa shocking .manner:''' Several' of 'hi" ,hones were and after Innguishipe fOr *be n t tall _Minutes, he died in the most eicrueiating, tarter GuosT OF A Poa.—Tie folloLriog stair from ' a Dublin Piper 4 siretonicity/0 . .ot. telided with euriee,, hut, we leer,. falls) COplo g quences,.haa lately occurred in this.lity.'_4 child, belonging to an old woman WiSogvtl in. Wigl44l!kr • was come tern-street bate 094 scratched ti ,4 1g , who," . frout residing . in the ,neighbourhood, :.nsetroceasionallY•tP Visit lter apartmont: bough th e injury dune iis very' trivial, t . the twine ter viewed it as suct ! a Migrant breapli of boa* tality • that nothing i f oold,"atisfy ilea c hut No r • fender's life, A. positive, ire:Neal of this a!ful re. • . tributiou being Made hyy. thy_ owner, thonpalierttaii a .Magiatrato for inrortlarMil tils'eXet-ationy whic e is !laving obtained, he was Suaprutled over the Coal. / quay wall, and hung for ,',,Ene (imp, waft cot don and dropped ntoshe dyer. Some friend! of the deceased, however, contrived to talie the body away priCatelii ana hash% placed it 'in h 4 'ashes, poured spirit and milk 'down tbo throat, , applied Bottles of hot ratertepic plea of the feel, and adopted alter me ans recommended AP- resjpr. ing suspended anima tion; tbeir efforts to sqc. cecded, that the sing was, iq ahout three 'mks, ihie to rut' aboue,as usual. The first use he mad& •of his new animation was to ace his ohd frimos a. lint having run intothe old woJaan's.4partaier)t at h e was Went tia do,..shc Was so terrified, having tap:. 'fi t ted him &ad ) that she fell into. fits, And stow lies so dingeennaly ill , that great fears are eutcr. Weed for her safety." • • • The Camblct Cho49 made .by gpfArqßl4 SfaUsitwe for tie army in Spain and'Portugal, ire on an ilpronot:prineipie, a fi tf luipepetrable tea wet : . they were , °pod of the greatest Service in the OlAcersnt Waleheren ; an*siering the purpoAP of bed4ng, or on piquet a tent, and tetade4 much to . prevent theAtal effects of dainp io oas . country. • I _.~. Y - . _~ .~