The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-01-16 00:00:00

IP. ' INDIA. CALCUTTA. JULY 15.—0 n Sunday last ac. counts reached Calcutta, vin Bombay, of the un. fortunete loss of the ship Arran, Captain Hugh Wilson, of this port, on the island of Karak, pear the entrance of the Persian Gulph. Nu cx. pectation *as entertained of saving the vessel, but a quantity of treasure, which she had on beach; arm sonic of her cargo, had been landed on its island. The same accounts stated that the sliip; Mticauky and Minerva, both be. hinting to the Malatter coast, had been cut off by pirittes the Gulph, and the whole crews of both vessels iuhumaitly massacred. The latest advice' from Bussurah.meotion the very udavourable state of the markits iu that quarter. On the 25th of May, his Majesty's ships Chip Jenne and Caroline, with the Bon. Coinipany's cruiser, Mei nington, sailed from Bombay for the Gulph of Persia. The Canton, arrived at Kedeateree en the sth Instant, did not reach Calcutta dill yesterday af. terunon, her passage up the river having bean re- Wiled by light winds, and the strength of the freslies, The Canton saluted as she passed the garrison at Fort %Valiant. On the 21st of May, in her passage down 'the China yeas, the Canton spoke his Majesty's fa. gates, Psyche and Doris, cruising in quest of the Canoniere and Laurel. On the 13th of May, in lat. 43. 80.5. and long.; 10. E. the American ship Augustus fell in with the Nereids and Iphigenia frigates, belonging to. ithe Cape station. His Majesty's ships Piedesontaise and Sema rang, arrived in Madras Roads, on the 21st ultimo. On Sunday last, the Hon. Company's ship Wel. thans.stow came up the Kidderpore, for the purpose of being docked. The Hen. Companyi extra ship Tottenhans, is on her return to town to be put into (lock. The Warren Hastings is on her way from Dia. mood Harbour to Saugur, to complete her lading. The Boyne is in •Saugur Roads. The Vents', Capt. Arnot, bound to Penang, sailed from Saugur Roads on the 10th current. Lutchman D.svrah, late Chieftain of Adjyghur, whose family was murdered by his father-in-law, has reached Calcutta, to lay his grievances before the Supreme Government. Letters from Delhi, of the 25th ult. mention. that the detachMent under the command of Major Knox had taken the fort of Burriala without op position. On the approach of our troops'before the fortress, the enemy 110.11, because it was a de fenceless place. A few battering shot would level the fort to the ground. It was expected the de 'taament would go agaidst Befits!, a garrison of some strength in that country. Colonel Ochterloney's detachment ii alio stated to have hail a skirmish with some men belonging to Runjeet's Tartnah, at a Seik tillage on this side of the Sutledge, in consequence of a refusal to supply our cattle with forage, and having fired on our troops. preparations were made, to as. *Ault the village on the cheat of its not surrendering 'at discretion. But the Runjeet's heroes took ad. vantage of the night, sad retired in peace. The . gates were thrown open the neat morning to oat troops by the Villagers. We had one man and se. Vera! horses wounded, but none killed. Mr. William Robinson is appointed to fill the eltuatii.n of Accountant and Auditor. 4 " CALCUTTA Lorraite..-011 Tuesday, No. 751 i teas drawn a prize of 10,000 rupees, the pro.. -pert, of Captain J. W. Taylor and Licuteemst BANK otr Buictz..—O. Thursday last, the first • half.yearly dividend was made to the proprietors of . this Bank. It consisted of 9 49.84ths per cent. per annum, being Stec' rupees 488 4.6ths on each share. C. T. Metcalfe, Esq. late Envoy to the Court of Rungeet Sing, reached the Presidency on Fri. day last, by Dawk, having left Delhi the 7th ult. DETRACT OF A LETTEn FROM CATTACIE, DATED JUNE 27, 1809. 44 The newspapers from your quarter have not touched upon all the disasters we have had the misfortune to experience during the late storms which hive been productive of very serious da mages to us. Tne whole of the European ai*. tillery in garrison were forced to quit their har rarks-auil seek shelter in thr hospital. The ma. gazine Lutlilings, being mud wens and tiled roofs, woe reCuced to a mass of ruins, and nothing could preserve the stores from destruction but the tarpaulins. Mcst of the Bungalows, at the station, have Uttered meteor less, and many teem VI. T tiger waker V"! fur several days. The following respecting Lnotleaunall town, had of the new cantonments established there, may not be unacceptable to many of our residers : The town was formerly a place of Wiper tam, the scat of an independent' Chief, on the toad from Delhi to Lahon, and completely corn. mends the passage of the Setledge, by which the extensive trade with Cashmere, Moultan, &c. is carried on, and with the advantages it possesses of situation, could not fail, under *pod Government, to become opulent. Its downfall has been great. The Sutledge left it about thirty years ago, its bed tp the distance of four miles. Since . • then'it has ever been on the decline, and is now • simost destitote uf inhabitants; but from theism detir observable la many of the hovels, we have evidence of its former consequence and extended population; it has, however, been frequently at., tacked, conquered, end plundered ; the last attack was about nine years ago, by the Ciff Baas Sang, t whom it belongs. At the western extremity of the town stands a. fort, built of packintaterials, which wee delhefk fad over 10 neon our arrival here; and being by no ',paired and strengthened, its fences blaprbvia and rendered considerably stronger, aid with la •. atoll provided pulses If British trail*, mild' go resist the attack of any native potter, formilms eacegent depot for lb. supply of oar alnidett: ' , 7 , • . .1,4 , • i. ~~: L_ L should they be called'on to act 'et defence between the Attock " Ota . eantOnmehti• run Ont'.. iokg .a deep sandy eat, their left lank is thrown linear to the walls as the niftiest Of . the grountEttal per. mit, while the right effendi about WOO yards, the whole within the range of mer 12. pounders,. :and consequently under the protection of the rata. .loirts. Many difficulties presented themselves be. 'fore we could obtain materials for the erection of 1 sour huts, which are at length completed, and ex. `hibit a motley gruupe. " The climate is the worst I was ever exposed to ; tornadoes from the N.W..are constantly ex. periencell, accompanied by clouds of dust, which reduce the most direful effects among us." n • GAZETTE, Jugs 14, 1809: Ilia Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Major Edwards, of his Majesty's -3d *Ceylon Regiment, to be his Aid.du.caap, vice Major Beaver, deceased. CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. Richard Plasket, Esq. to be. Civil Auditor-General. Thomas Eden, Esq. Deputy Becreiary to the Government, and Secretary to his Maiesty's Council. A. &stoked, Esq. Comptroller-General of Customs. Henry Layard, Esq. Collector of Matara. W. H. Ker, Esq. Collector of Gele. John Badger, Esq. Collector_ of Chilaw. 3. Sawyers, Egg. Acting-Collector of Batticalho. William Orr, Esq. First Assistant to the Collector of Co lombo, and Sitting Magiirate it Nesombe. James Gay, Esq. Assistant la the Poxwaster-General's Of- Chancellor's Prises, for the present year, viz.— ~ For Latin Yens—Pyransidee ArgrAttka. . Oran &Via - irAlit ere the Arts, in the &lives teitAnatig? the Modem haw ham less atoeesefel than ' For a ladle Easy—ln PhilosopAte,fue de lirsta et liortbote • • eel ithistrtitileto frieetwins Fredric Seratenum S•crotice runs fish exceitudia The first of the above subjects is intended for those Gentlemen of the University who have not exceeded four yew from the time of their matri. • culation ; and the other two for such as have ex ceeded four, but not completed seven years. Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize—For the best composition in English Verse, not containing more than fifty lines, by any Under Graduate whd has not exceeded four years from the time of his ma. triculation—The Statue of the dying Gladiator. The Warden of Merton College, Oxford, Dr. Beidniurc, has resigned. TFIR STATS.SMAIIt; . - - am 64. moo* 01 - in'iiiielteci OZPVIED urnraitsny. said thetitootiet. '- -"Nama- • *minim f o rt al o ft t The tollowlng subjects err proposed ter CAMBRIDGE, JAN. it. The late Bishop of London, a short time be. fore bis death, directed that all the Graduates, as well as Under Graduates, of Christ College, should, in future, be admitted to be candidates for the two annual gold medals which ho has given fur ever. The subjects fur the present year are--- TOR THE LATIN DISSERTATION Beatitudo humans non pendet tantamount° ex hic yid sed espectanda est alio. FOR TUE ENGLISH : Abstain from fleshly 1e.% which war against the Pet. ii. 11. Mr. Spencer Smith, late Minister Plenipoten. fiery* the Ottoman Porte, and brother of Sir .Sidney, has presented this University with two very valuable Greek marbles, to be added to the collection in the vestibule; namely, the body of an Amphora, about three feet in length, from the shores of the Propontis; and a votive tablet, or Cippus, from Cyzicus.. The first exhibits a bas relief in a very high style of ancient sculpture, which is remarkable fur the Pilaus, or Athenian Hat. still worn by Patriarchs of the Greek Church ; and of which only one other representation is pre. served in ancient sculpture. • A private letter from .Vienna mentions a report which prevailed there of an assemblement of the States of Hungary at Presburgb, whither the EUPCROR hail gone, followed by Count MSTTIIII. NICII. • An Imperial Order was also expected to he issued ; obliging all foreign Jews to leave Vienna. By the Memorial of the Officers of the Native Corps on the Madras establishment, it appears that theiV principal complaint was the abolition of what is termed the Tent Contract, and lessoning the al. lowance for equipment in time of peace from what the arc in time of war. 'fhe American Consul, Mr. Fonaes, it is said, has retired from flamburgh to the Westphalian territory, apprehending some insult or violence front the Inhabitants of that city. Their indigna. tion was dated by his having denounced Pout American vessels that arrived, at Hambilrgh with American papers ; but which ; in fact, oiled from an English - port. The vesselewere seized and se. questrated, and will no doubt* be condemned. — This interposition in no way appertaining to the duties of his situation, was warmly resented by the whole commercial class. Some of the principal farmers in \Vales last year adopted the practice of mowing their wheat, and not having it'cut with the sickle, by which means they obtained a greater length and quantity of straw ; for the'purpose of thatching, and also lit tering their cattle. An additional quantity of lit ter is also obtained by mowing the wheat stubble,. By mowing the crop, it is found to be nut so liable to shed the graiu out of the ears ; and it is as easily collected together and bound. The estate of the late Sir R. Klastisex, at Thorp and Carrow ; came to tha hammier last week, and produced 38,2191. Carrow Abbey-house, pith 32+ acres of land, &c. was knocked down. to a Gentleman of Norwich ; at 2,0201. The cltain of Use chandelier in the Guildhall tosembly Rootriat Worcester, broke a short time previous to the meeting are ball there. The chan. delier was dashed iu pieces. The Blorsons sloop of war is arrived at Yar. mouth : she parted with the Baltic convoy ! in a thick fog • four days 'ago ; they were in number about 400. Upwards of 170 were prizes to' the Baltic squadron. Mr. Osbaldesten has written a letter to the Gen. Itlemen of the Burton Hunt, dated Lincoln, Jan. 1 10, in which he apprizes them that he has put. chased the hounds of the late Lord Munson, and invites them to use thrir interest to preserve the fuzee as formerly. The pack hunts, this day, for the first time, under his auspices, in Lincoln. shire. Sattirdey evening, whilst .a man was exhibiting a . telescope for lunar observations, •at the'end of Fleet-market, a gentleman passing along was in. ductal to have a peep, and in the mean time. was soon divested of his watch and purse, containing 101. in Badk.notes, with which the offenders escaped. Yesterday morning, at six o'clock, as a coml. tryman of the name of Holster, a native of Buck ' ingliantshire, was going along Smithfield, he was! attacked by two fellows dressed like himself, who knocked him down, and robbed him of a bundle containing wearing apparel and about 21. in cash. A fellow of the name of Bowman, on Friday evening,. for a trilling wager, at a pubrte..liouse In Long-alley, Aloorfields, ate four pounds of beef, three pounds of potatoes, and a threepenny loaf, and drank two quarts of beer, in the space of one hoar. -Tiso sew Fair, held on the 4th inst. at Wells, far exceeded.cvery expectation. . Contractors and butchers made their appearance from every quer. ler, aid fat cattle sold at advanced prices. 1 1 Goods imported into London from Ireland, in !the fortnight coded the 22d .Dec.:—Butter, 1 168 9 9 .„ WWI ; Bacon, 280 tons; Beef, ; 600 tons ; Loess 112,347 iards • Nor ) 80 toga I: ['ark, 400 tons) - Quills, .1445 1 04) • ••• 4,:.‘ . . a %to, .' '~ ... Charles Scott, Esq. Second Assistant in the Office of Com missioner of Revenue. J. Downiog, E.q. Assistant in the Vice-Treasurer's Office. W. Greenkade and Ralph Sae3d, Esqrs. Assistants is the Chief Secretary's Office. On Saturday the dispetches were finally closed at the East-India House, and delivered to the . Pursers of the following ships, viz. Wexford, Captain Cork e I Earl Camden. 11. M. Sam son ; Arniston, S. Laadon; Winchelsea. Hon. H. Lindsay— Bombay and China. Hann, J. J. Willtainsoo—St. Heleua, Bencoolen. and Chios. PASIRAGORI eta Witzeoao—For Bontbay, Rev. Ro bert Baynes, chaplain; Miss E. Lewis. PAIIIIVIbiR3 PER EARL CAMDEN—Fist Madras via Bombay, Mrs. Dick. Captain S. Dick, ,22d Light Dragoons. For Bombay, Captain and Mrs. Eldridge; Captain [Acute. ewe eml Mrs. Sykes; Mr. F. Trash, assistant-surgeon. PASUINSERS sea ARNIsTON—For Bombay, Mrs. IC Byars, Mrs Ellen Smith, Mr. P. Martio,, anistaat-sargeon ; Misses C. Torriano and J. Newton. Ps ssa n urns eta Wirt co axons—For Bombay, Messrs. C. J. Piicknril acd I). Stewart, nee mariners; Messrs. Ebe nezer Young and Charles Daw, assistant surgeons. For Ceylon, Mr. M. J. Sinitir, writer. Pass soEls pea OCEAN—For St. Helena, Mr. S. Be. ViE. to take command of the Camperdown cutter. Fur Ben arnica, Mr. C. H. Steele, writer. NATAL APPOINTURNTIL—Captain W. Hartwell, to the Grampas ; Captain Quillum. to the Alexandria; Captain Janverin, to the Pandora ;, Captain Monke, of the Driver, to tie Statira, vice Boys, deceased; Captain H. Pearce, to the Royal Stivereira ; Lieutenant Stamp, to command the Halcyon; Captain A. F. Evros, to be A gent far Prisoners of War Al Stapleton, vice Crawley; Captain Collard, to the Dreadnought; Captain Spence is promoted to a Post Captain. ' It was whispered at Paris that King Jsitomx I•had incurred the displeasure of the EMPEROR, in consequence of his declared resolution to be di. vorced from his second wife, because he " had lost ail hope of having issue Icy her." lie is also said to have announced his determination to recog nize his first marriage with MisS , PATTnitioN.— k This probably has no other foundation than the malice• of the wits of Paris. A great itemiser of returns have been made al ready to the Exchequer, of persons who have not been able to comply with the Act for enforcing the payment of • the assessed taxes. They surely are already sufficieetly burdensome, without any addl. tional vexation in the collection of the taxes. Thoie who require a little indulgence for their payment, will not be the better able to pay, if put to great and unnecessary expense. Before such hardships are imposed, it certainly is the duty of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, 1111 d hill Colleagues, to thew that such harsh measures are absolutely necessary. This is a matter which we understand will occupy the attention of the Le gislature early in the next Session. POTATO/8 PROPAGATED ET THE STAGES.---The following new method of propagating potatoes has been communicated to the Bath and West of England Society, by' the Rev. J. Burton. Har ing a piece of ground choaked up•with potatee stalks, from the negligerice of the labourers cm-. ployed in clearing it of a preceding crop, this gentleman carefully planted about 100 of them in drills, in the same manner as cabbage plants, first 'pulling off the potatoes that adhered to the roots. The experiment succeeded, and each stalk pro. duced from 10 to IA, some of them uncommonly large. We stated a few days since, that the house of Mr. • Custard, a woollen-draper, 'in Bedford. street, Covent-garden, had been broken open and robbed of superfine cloths and kersymeres to the amount of 14001. On the day after the robbery, Mr. G. received an anonymous letter, stating, that ow the awning of the robbery a cart was seen unloading with cloth, in - St. SObst-etreety mot the cloth carried into a house In a court in that street. Mr. G. attended to the letter, and made inquiries respecting the circumstances stated in the letter, and learnt that some suspicious characters Heed in the 'belie described, in consequence of which be applied to the nearest Polies-office, .in Hattuimarden, • for assistance, and two of the of. ficers agreed to search the -house described ; they went well armed, and having gained admittance, they attacked the fellow who inhabits it, who ro. sista& most desperately - be was armed with a loaded pistol, but the o fficers took care to de. prive him of any opportunities a Ming it.— They searched him, and found a number of pick. lock keys; and on eumining the house, they found some iron crews and other implements of house-breaking, and a quantity of cloth, sup. road to be part of that stolen from Mr. des. bird's shop. The fellow was secured, and takim before the Magistrates at Hatton-grirdon office" When, after undergoing an .eitilit bad°. I he was committed 'for ferihet Investigation. Ott the eight of the day when hewiss taken. into custody, the airks Made le "Mr: Gastard's shop-door stetter, when it, was broken int*, were'cut away, geeeat the crow footed in 'thelsrisoaer's house 4 .6fieg wit! ea Matks ludo by th e rub. Ji..l • . - It , ....... - "- . ~ 1 • UXBRIDGE. dora-talptefor's Retaro.—TstilltiO AT, JA N . u . Wheat, per load IS —4 to Barley, piCquartar 34s. —d. to 465. --(1, Oats -41a. —d. to 393. —6. Boos 4ss. --41. to 641.--d. Peas . s4s. —d. to 58s. —4. PRICE OF HOPS. POCRETL Kent, 91.165. to 61. 04. Kent, 41. ILI.. so Q. I N. Suaex, 31, I*i to 51. ss. Sussex, 31. Ws. to 51. Essex, 41. lase to 51. 8•,. Farnham, 81. w. to PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW YESTERDAY. sr. Jamcs's. WIIIITECUAPEL, Hay, 31.105. W. to 61. 10i. IlaY, 51. 54. t ► 61. 141: Straw, 21.145. to 51.35. 04. I Clover, 61. lOs to 71. 11 4 , Straw, 21. 6s, 1 0 at NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKET& ( Hy the Carcase.) Reef 91. Mi. to rm. 0 . 1.1 Veal ss. 44. to 8 4 . Mutton 45. 4d. to ss. 44. I Pork ea. ()J. to 7 4 . a: • PRICE OF TALLOW Ste. . St. James's Market se Id TJWII Tallow 117. Od °Nod Clare Market 53 Id Yellow Russia 86.0 d Dos pd Whitechapel Market 5s Od White ditto 8 • 59 Od 0030 d per st. of Mb. 15 1 2d Molting Staff.. ti9s Od M I ud Average ha dd Ditto rough .. 44. ud 41340 d Graves • Good Dreis Yellow Soap, Ns—Mottled. 108 , 3—Piece., !Ns Bd—Cardl I Its—Castile £7. 7s a ie9. 10 Price of Csuales, per dozen, 13s Od — Mould.,,l4sOd RAW HIDES. I . Best Heifers nod Steers (per Ordinary Lt. 10d. to 2s. Od. . stone) 2.. sd. to I. Od. Market Calf 14.. OA. e g o, Middling. Is. 4d. to 2s. 6d. Eng. !Horse Iss. to 17s. Od, Sheep Skins . . 3s. Od. to 61, Od. —......- PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 561 b.. each - 2ld to 120 per li g Ditto, 56 to titilbs. each , 43d •to 2lit Merchants' Racks I: - to 201:1 19d ___ - .Sid Dressing Hides - 18(1 to I._ Fine Coach Hides -19 d to 206 1 Crop Hides 35 to 401hs for cutting 19id to 224 I)itto 45 to 501b1.. - 170 to 141 calf skim so to 441 tbs. -26 t to 3'.at Ditto 50 to 7Jlits. -34 d to 40d Ditto , 70 to B:Abs. -34 d to 39d Small Seals (Greenituvi) - Ss. to Is. 3d. . Large ditto Rios to 130 s per dozen. Tanned Iturse Bides - 190 to 24(1 COAL MARKET. Ships at Market. Ships sold. Prim. 47 Newcastle 2 Sunderland ~ 2 s9s 01. to 66e. ud. 2 St. David's 4 Mn. Ott. to 555. M. 0 Cinders.... . . 0 ON. Od. 1 U Sco:eh Coal. . ' 0. Otn. od. ' A case of *a very extraordinary nature hat lately been under investigation before Mr. Ga s . man, at the Public Office, 133 w-street :--A cloth factor who resides in the City had his pocket picked of his pocket-book, containing several bills of exchange to ( ti conselerable amount, at Lam. down Fair. l`he bills having some time to run, upon his return to town, he sent written notices to the acceptors, not to pay them when "due.— Among the acceptors, one was a breeches-maker, at the west end of the town, whose was 761. was among those stolen—the breechis.maker had notice sent him nut to pay the bill.' Ott the morn. ing of the sth instant, the day on which his 'bill became due, a clerk of the cloth.factor on the-beeeches.maker to caution him against pay. lug the bill. In a few days after, the parties had' some business together, when the. breechesonialter t Ito the great astonishment of the cloth.factor, pre. &seed the stolen bill, and said he had paid It. Tie eloth-factor„ not being satisfied with the savers the breeches-maker gave of his having paid lt,stim. mooed him and his shopman to give evidence in the case of felony, before Mr. Gamiest. On Wednesday evening as investigation took place; the cloth. factor proved a written notienat the house of the breeches-maker, nut to pay the bill, in come. quence of its having been stolen ; and also e ems. sage being left with the breeches.anaker's wife, early on the morning when the bill became due. The 'breeches-maker denied having received the written notice', or that his wife had told him the message t hat 'las left. Mr. GRAIUM requested to eee the bill,and, ea the breeches-maker producing it, he discovered that there was no regular receipt to it, there only being written on the back, " Received the 514 of January?' but no name to it, there being merely a flourish, but no letters could be made of it. Mr. GRAHAM desired him to withdraw, and then examined his shopman, who said be recol., lected a clerk of the cloth.factor calling at their shop early on the morning of the sth instant, bat what he said to his mistress he denied that be heard ; he said, his mistress gave him Bank notes to pay the bill, which Int did to a man who ap peared like a partner. The master was then called in, and he persisting in tke same account be had given before, Mr. Geanam 'told hint he had• great mind to detain him on suspicion of beiel concerned in the robbery ; but, however, let Ides go, ordering him and his wife to attend him on Sae lurday. On that d'ey the cloth-factor attended, and told . Mr. GRAHAM the breeches-maker .bed agreed to give him security for the moist Of AI bill. •..- At the Yorkshire East Riding Seaton*, last ' week, a woman, .who had been committed of vagabond, end fur exercising the Mystery of For tu ue Telling, end. who had been 'considered as dad and dumb, on being. threatened by the Chairrennr if she persisted in the antics she was practioint• with a lung imprisonment, immortally found her tongue, and very audibly began to defend herself.. Yesterday, about *vets o'clock, some bop very imprudently ventured on the ice on the coal in St; James's Park, when the ice brae, fed two of them fell in ; but, by timely assistance, they were got out without any other injury than a `ova ducking. Saturday evening, at nine o'clock, two desPe" radoee, and a woman without a bonnet, entera l the apartment of Mrs. Ross, of No. 16, EMI°. street, Red Liun.square, and, after binding ha hand and fuot, one of them drew a knife, threaten." ing her life if she made any resistance, and cut W pockets off, containing 31. and some change, be' sides taking some clothes belonging to the family', with which they escaped. The men were dressed like labourers. 1.16°0K Prigitei PeKishedity taw , •• - S 14 " ATISSAY efriCawfiv . . . . . • • • 1 O . ' S !be ce ye. V. ti Fan 1 fi S. 251 V 1 / r . M D. X . J. Jo .1. and IS! , 11e ilk I I I.Q I s 1 tl ac ii th I 4 . ";3