The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-02-28 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL 4,OVENT GARDEN. ".DER TUE 1 1 / 1 1.111imuct.T OF MI. nocus.t. 7 lf/AMOUROW' EVENING, PIIIPAY, MARCO let, will br repeated, in eonseqoener of its areal success, :NEW GRAND (M. 8.) SACRED ORATORIO. entire/ THIN: DELUGE. with a GRAND MISCELLANEOUS PERFORMANCE, and a Concerto op the Violin, by Mr. Mori. PIIIIICIPAL firt.cres.—Mn. Salmon. Miss Stephens.Ms• dame Ronzi De Begbia, Miss Goodall, Mrs. Bei'chambers, and Madame Camporese; Mr. Bellamy, Mr. Begres. Signor Dr. Begnis, Signor Plecei, Signor Carton', Mr. Prue. Mr. ilawei. Mr. Nelson, Mr. Timmy, Master Longhurst, and *.pin. Conductor—Sir George Smart, who will preside at the Organ. ./94ICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 1•11 Stack.— 2491 81 9 India Stock. VAS 47 pa , Cent. Sod— 701 70 1! Ditto Roads s. 41s. 31%. pm 3 per Ct.Cou. 701111. Routh Sea Stock 31 por Lest 9Ollll South Sea Oki Ana 4 rof Croix— • .... •.. • . 97161 . Ez.lllll 2d. lOs.lls.par 3 ;Ws ets. Navy 102111' --SOW. Os.os.lts.pin $ per Cent Small 05.34.15. pia Loos; Ann.. 2011 Con. for Acet 7 91111l lop. 3 per Cent 1 India for ditto Irish 0 oar Cent , Lott. Tickets. NMI WATS,' AT 4nanea-aateea TO-MORROW. Merida, all at. after 7—hventag 84 m. after EC Ott atattOntait. Teti earns' lITATCIIIII/t" IS I CCCCCC 'AVIS WITS " TV. ITATESIIILS." LONDON: THURSDAY EVENING, rElfileAßT 28, 1822. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. This being Settling Day, meet of the Brokers are employed in making op their Accounts, but no de- Goiters have been declared up to this hour. Consols opened at 7tsl ; afterwards they were done at I. and went op again to The 5 per Cents. are lOtii.— Money is rather scarce this amnesiac. Owing to the late failure, Spanis'a Bonds have somewhat fallen since yesterday. Spanish Stock 6lf New es z and mach S oared. finish . ' Prussian Neapolitin French the same as )estardal. The Rotnoda of the Bank is filled at present with hoitl. , re of 5 per Cents. from the country, in a burry to sell out, fearing that Fund will sink to par. By the Irish papers which arrived this morning, we learn that the Special Commission is closed for the present, and that the untried prisoners who are in ens. toils fur Whiteboyirm, as it is called,• and who are numerous, remain for the Assizes. The awful sentences pass 4 upon the wretched multitude at Cork, have not restrained the spirit of outrage in the neighbouring cot.ntry. The houses of a Magistrate of Limerick, P Manned, Esq. at Ballybrood, and of his brother, / • S. Matomell, have been attacked, and are Char 00 :1!"-.4a.'0•• Isreti wen um we am obi pail if tile pr .may consumed. The churches of Pinup former, also, in are county of lialway, have Laren kr... open and pillaged. A large stack of oak bark of very considerable value, the property of William Thom Wesel!, Esq. of Tervoe„ was maliciously burned al Lratioe, in the county of Clare, within four nails. of Limerick ; and several private bosses have been as saulted and plundered of arms, &e. After one of those attempts, lbwever, on the house of Mr. Rose, near Rathkealr, three of the depredators were apprekeaded hy the Chief Magistrate of Police ; and several other prance have been committed in other parts of the tonotry for assaults and outrage*. Two of the eu;gents have been shot dead by the military, near Askeatou, in attempting to rescue a prisoner. ~ . ,~ ,v • NEW !NOLAND coerce 1101131, TIM 28. Arrived from New York, the ship Orbit; left San -11) hunk the 4th instant. In thl New York papers brought by .this convey ace, we have received a variety of intelligence, which want a room compels us to postpose.— Among the interesting articles is a copy of a De claration of the Deputies of the Province of Buenos Arcs to the fleeted Congress of Rio de Is Plata, vrterria they invite the other Deputies there assembled, ai..ong other things, to form compacts offensive and de fecsive against the common enemy,—to maintain the integrity of the provinces swains' all foreign powers-1 to appoint two agents, one a whom shall be engaged in Europe and the other in America to promote the ac knowledgment of the independence of La Plats—and to make provision fur a local representative Govern ment in each province, and for the assembling of a ge sieral Congress in future. Paris papers have arrived tog's 26tL instant. The news tLey contain from Greece is not of moment, but the intelligence from Spain is both interesting and agreeable. On the morning of the 14th, eke Kink and the Royal Family proceeded from the palace, for the purpose of closing the Session of the Cortes Ex traordinary ter the year 1821. An immense number of•people thronged the line of the procession, and not a voice was heard but that of acclamation. At the entrance of their Chamber, the King was received by a deputation of the Cortes, and on his arrival at his place delivered a speech, which, as might be expected, was a recapitulation of, and eulogists en, the severer sets of the Session, at the head of which stands that most important measure the territorial division of Spain and the formation of the iwnal code. To this address the President replied, and in his answer, begins by reminding Ferdinand of the oath; which be has taken to maintain a free constitntioli. He then rens rapidly ever the various important objects which the na-Cortes were bound to attend to—dwells, though in general terms, on the difficulties which they had to encounter, and congratulates the King and nation mil their delivery, through the courage and prudence of the Cortes, " freak a dreadful crisis, into 'which ssforts• only confessed - camoty , ette•hed . &fielders) that .._ .4' the rules of the prime. seder which the treatment of Mr. HUNT IS illitilcd, -he thought they pressed toe wee* ups* Mr. HUNT. Mid hod mentioned the eiroolioliale to Me. Josties litllT, Whe, however, reterodd le rules without any alteration. Sir Terroris t taiidesetoox (the ether voltokt for the courity). 4 denied that Mr. HunT.wite pieced i• solitary confinement, and was easwerei by Mr. BICNNIZT to the fellerwieg effeet—" The Bo aourable Boma (he said) bad caught held of the shrews ' solitary: confieemest.' The Hodosesble Ba ronet appeared •to think that sothieg was **Mary ereefineusent het foot walls and the receiving of food through a wicket. That, however, was but • degree 'of solitary confinement : and If a man were to tie must submit to insult, or remain withi n hi s s et It was not too much to call that also a degree of solitary confiuemeut. He ventured to say that, except is 11. chaster, there was no Oleos in England in which a man confined fur a political offence was compelled to associate with felons, and submit to solitary coafine meor. This, however, bad been accomplished at ll @tester by the regulations of time Megir rates. con firmed by the order of Mr. Justice Beer. He wished for the production of these regolatiOns, is oohs that ,it might be seen whether he was borne out in his opinion that they were the most arbitrary and creel that could ever be devised by the most arbitrary Magistrate, or the most arbitrary Judge." Mr. Lt•riarto said, " he fully agreed with tire Hos; Member for Shrewsbury (Mr. Bennet); thistle* mid' picioa attached to the conduct of the Slagle/4M ive Somerset, and that it would become them te min. your to disprove the chagge against them. Ile reale , not couch for the fact; but it had been published and' not co•tredicted that one of the Magistrates, on ores bioo of the . late inquiry, hail bees heard to say • We most defend our gaoler.' Yet tide gaoler. mot a wretch discharged from the halloo, a defreederef the miserable ohjrcts placed within his power. undone al together as infamous in character as he was brutal in conduct."—We feel it our duty to place three einem. . stances before our readers. The persons siyaing the Greenock petition have done a very wire, aid praise worthy deed. If persons imprisoned for prlitiewf offences are to be placed at the mercy of Grroisru, orr even of Magistrates, there can be so doubt they will be treated in such manner as is calculated to satiate the vengeance of their enemies, the Ministers i and to deter others from opposing the week or wicked mew sures of Governor-at. We are glad, also, to fed tbgl Mr. Alderman Woos moved, that the evidence 'entail! to the Report of the Committee for eusidring into the state of the Ilebeeter Gaol sbeeld be estietedi Ood that 1 the motion was agreed to. We trust Illpenore will produce such fur th er =vary its Pqr ad; as will bring th e whole of this subject Wen ... 'talk I v eye. 14- soon elket that period, short time, for the city of occasion, of which we know, le the political world. TUISICAL Fumn.—Yesterday the Seventh Anniversary Pblic Diane; of the Covent Garden Theatrical Fund was celebrated in the Free masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street,--his Royal Digit sees the Duke of York, in the Chair. The nanabeem present were about 300; among whom we bliittid the Earls of (Mangan and Belfast, Lord Blesinten, two Sir Jobe Doylet, Messrs. Calvert, Rausabottobs. Arc. After tiiemenal loyal aed patriotic toasts bad bees drunk, Mr. Fawcett, the Treasurer, is an able and eloquent 'parch, described the object of the Fund, and the manner in which that object had bee. carried into execution. Twenty-two families, be aid, had re ceived relief in the coarse of the last twelve months,, He stared that his Majesty had honoured the yaw ' with a subscription of one hundred guineas, and Hat the total ;tweet of subscriptions received that day emanated to 12001. It was stated by Mr. Robins, who Wonted thank.' on " Prosperity to the Drurplaoe Theatrical Pend" being drank, that the utmost eordiality sabsisted be tween the two Theatres, with mice' to the two Cita ritable Institntions. A number of excellent songs were sung in the coarse of the evening, by M . Emery. Brwitihnrst, Lc.; and the Echo Sung, sang by Miss Haßantle, from the gallery, was warmly encored. His Royal Highness quilted the room at half-past eleven o'clock, when the Chair was taken by Lord Blesiaton. The utmost conviviality prevailed through out the tocsin. MMICITY Seam.—YesterdAy the Annual Meet ing of the above Society was held at the Thatched House T a , St. James's-sweet, which was nume rously and respectably attended. The Duke of Yoek being unable to attend, the Bishop of London took 'the ChM:. The Report, whlch was very Voluminous, was read, stating that the number of applicants daring the current year had greatly decreased, which was in a great measure attribatcd to an admirable system adopted by the Society's officers, who had engaged a wharf at Paddington canal, for the purpose of em ploying able-bodied mendicants in breaking stones for the road, at which they could earn from It. 94. to 2a. 6d. per slay. During the time they were in this employment, they were supplied with provisions at a cheap rate, and the surplus of their earnit.gs farmed • fund for their use when they though proper to leave. Th. Report set forth, that daring the first six weeks 357 were sent to work, out of whom 196 absconds. and had since been beard of. At the Old Bailey this !morning, James Rdrep was found guilty of robbing Mr. J. iliddloton, in the Strand, on the 15th of August, IS2O, whilst Mr. Sheriff Parkins was taking the Middlesex Ad dress I. the late Qopea. For this offence one Wm. Sidney Smith, it will be remembered, was tried, found guilty, and unfenced to be hanged ; bet 'annul is consequence of the representation of lir. Sherif Forking, who sew the whole transaction. .111esiey aftersooa the body of a ♦sung• sea. app nnsy about twenty, woe found in time Regent's Canal, at Liatehouse, and was ml to the beoe•huese to be owned. He was shabbily attired, is 4 appeared to hare been about a link la the water. lbouring steed upon the bank of a Vivet; - ;;I tbsre -r- wasa be i "'" e ase ' e c r h ' je l li s a r t tifi Ct ce ni r aoyi his ow ow i crick, F. small aperture in the wall of air. Howes cell, a little yolks ago, we are informed, hi her, Mr, elevated above the surface of the-water. it was bete that. tin or d er to h ie i t , hatch of ttsatida 11110. by taltiog a hoot, tb WOW was !Wain, of dm Strand. to be lOW ind beleltemonaismas via Rio Dlr. Gaits, we . - Siliiisseltt it believe. peeler .' aid Kil- and thus only could be 'buds ,thitusolaustabuotipm. aka ; is ririalarat. far a a b or a broken It was coafessed by hi r. Dicuttreetn(lamt Kite ilettebin j a h oeg ; t h e on ly occasjop k 44 ver y '6 " tik cast of of B "eenet, and at " that he ever appeared is the p Thomas Nimbler.) that when be saw the rides of tbe prises. Corny CIARDR)I TllliVill nate circumstances beta conducted them." fle Ups• eludes by some pointed and jest remarks on the ad vantages of a representative as compared with an ar bitrary Government ; and anticipates, from the labours of the succeeding Cortes, the vompletirm of the great structere of a free and constitutional monarchy.— By private letters, we learn that the new Cortes had been convoked, and the regular business of the session entered upon. Their first measure is reported to be one of economy, commencing with - themselves, by the reduction of the salary of all persons hulling places. he. including those of the royal palace. ltiego ar rived, on the 12th instant, in Madrid. Some groups of the populace saluted him with Virus, singing pa triotic songs under the balcony, but that is all. The capital continues to be perfectly tranquil, and, accord ing to accounts from the neighbouring towns, the in habitants hays been disgusted with the attacks on Torreno and De la Rosa. General Wept, it is re .timured, has been commanded to wait Upon the King; and much anxiety is felt respecting the resultof the con ference. The King, on the 13th, gale his assent to the laws net the subject of the right of petitiula. and on the press. The Chamber of Deputies of France is now engaged in discussing, with the ordinary personalities and in terruptions, the project concerning the regulation of the accounts of ISM On the 234, M. Caumartin, a manufacturer, criticised the expenditure in branches, and excited one of the n•ual ferments, by some remarks on the partiality with which the alms voted fur public education were distributed, and par ticularly by representing the Swiss Guard as a foreign force interposed between the nation sad the throne The Council of War assembled at Tours continues occupied with the trial of eleven Officers, some of whom belong to the Royal Guard. They are accused of having been the originators of the plot formed at the Military School of Sanger, the object of which was to o.erthrow the King's (lovernment and change the order of succession to the Throat. FRENCH FUNDS, MONDAT.—Five per Cents, at the' close, 91f, 4,tc. ... Our readers will see that a petititin was presented last night to the Commons, by Sir R. WILSON, from 1300 inhabitants of Greesoek, ecrnplaisiiog of illegal se. verity in the treatment of Mr. flasiav Hunt is H amer gaol. The Petition was read, ordered to lie OD the table, and to be primed. Mach importent mat- trr, respecting the usage Mr. HUNT receives Is pri- son, transpired daring the conversation which arose, test of the petition. It appears that Mr. Harr Isiah /acted to a species ofsolit.try imprisonment; that thaniily water with which be is supplied, is misted with the most loathsome impurity; and that the dungeon in in which he is confined, is dark, daemi i and a ti• hated. Mr. {Yawns stated that " that j 01,4 tiglionot stood upon aperture led awes f Id Iv? , N. Unwept... the agendas of tba H. ase an 4at of rittlinwiest which bad paged is the yeas Iti I 7, called " An Act to enable his Majesty ►e man nerds the services of those who have held high slot efficient situations," whieb the Hash Umber charac terised as a measure of great lajustice. The debate which ensued was highly worthy of Loire. The speeds of Mr. C deserves particular attention, es it developes the fraud of the sappers''s of corrup tion, in a very masterly style. It milled down the rage of Mr. BANICES, who was answered pith great energy by Mr. llasxer. But the feature by which this de bate was most distinguished, is the character of Lard LONPONDZIMY'II defence of the Aet of Pallier/sem in question. We dare nut trust ourselvs to picture his Lordship's speech, in the words that would present themselves for the purpose. We may be allowed, however, to say, that it was not only very angry, but was unworthy of his Lordship's rank sad his official situation in the State. The motions which Mr. CIEIVET bad framed, to bring the Act under the con sideration of the House, were agreed to. The upright and indefatigable Mr. Hymn has developed mere scenes of corruption in tie mobile offices. The licensing of Hawkers and Pedlars af fords • pretence for many aineture places; insensuch that the duties on the licensing is collected at an ex pence of sixteen per cent,—On a motion for going into a Committee of Supply, Me. Huss further ex plained the matter in dispute between him and Mr. Canaan, relative to the expenditure in the navy de partments. lie clearly showed. that his statements were formal on the papers Ministers themselves had produced. Mr. Croker was very angry ; bat not at all successful in maintaining his former assertions. Tue LATE Mn. COUTTS.—The remain/ of Mr. COUM, it is sederstood, are to be removed on Moo dily morning from his residence in Piccadilly, for is terment in the family vault at Huron Abbey, Oxford. Relative to the amount and disposal of this gentle man's property there are a variety of rumours afloat. According to the statement of a Correspondent of • Morning Paper, the Will was opened and read on Sunday evening last, by his Solicitor, in the presence of Mrs. Coatis, the Countess of Guilford, Lady Bur dett, and others of his family. It first recites the aa. tore and extent of his property, to the amount of Nine Iftendred noutand Ponied; which he bequeathes to Mrs. Coatts, for her sole use and benefit, and at her own -disposal, without mentioning any other person. opr eves leaving a single legacy. The massion and . f nFaiture iu Stratton -street, and the villa on Highgate. were previously Mrs. Coutts's. Mrs. Coatis, it is a4ded, left her residence immediately after the read- Tog of the will, for the house of Mr. Contte Trotter, null the following morning Lady Burdett proceeded ,sp Rath to join the family there. Other statements represent Mr. Coutts's property to be greatly exaggerated by report. Be the amount, Coasts is considered to own fortune. About fifty , his business was so small it, be invited the late Mr. become his partner; and SPECIAL COMMISSION.- TeRNINATION or 7111 continuum. During the time the Jury were absent to anode, .hrir verdict, its the case of Heffernan, The A • -GEN LRAM rose and said, tit s was anxious, as that wan the last opportasity vt..14 have of doing so publicly. to say a few sw am i, re• specting the serneroos convictions which had si r , id , takes place, arising out of the unfortunate nu country, in order to remove any erroneous imp f .,,i 4 that may exist as to the sentence already proa ftusi —that is those cases for which particular enri c h,. ever remote, had been fixed, there would be s ift. mutation or mitigation whatsoever—they weeld bee;, carried into execution.—With regard to the Kin the clemeacy of the Government may be ezerri and the parties only transported t -bat that cha ncy be felt it necessary thus publicly to declare, entirely depend ea the eetnsulog tranquillity of 11 e country, which meld be only sincerely mimed by ti t speedy and general earrembee of arms. When the Joey shortly afterwards tasted wi t h , verdict of Guilty, of which the Court appre st d, Baron YR:La LLLLL said, It *mild he his daty mediately to lass the awful sentence of the lei ; k m , ander UK-circumstances, it wosid be reserved ate the decision of the Judges shoat! hi knowe. Ilesa ,line he should only admonish ihe prissuer to gad the intervening moments as bedew his aufaltu i . The trials already bad bees deemed saffseitatfe the present, although a great number of passel/ft ,till in cotifinemtnt on charges of Whiteboyins, t i, tututuissioo closed. Tuaaz o'cLocc—Baron M'CLIL LLMD. X L hi. tice Moone, and the ATTORNITIUId SOLICITeIt.Grq. HA Ll 4, have jest left town, accompanied by sit Ely High Sheriffs, and the ftalosherlf of the rusty, er coated by a party of dragoons. They proceeds. F et . nosy this evening, and frets thence to Ihblio War. row. SESSIONS-HOUSE, GREEN-STREET, Maui, Vzs. *O. The Court was occupied the entire of yesterday 1.:1 a moat important Cu.; that of Daniel lieelsza, Ebro' Mansion, Patrick Lynch, Patrick klolvelial, aid !b. Malone, seta were tried for breaking into, sod bar* the dwelling-house of Michael Healey, at Springfield, • the parish of Esker, oa the 24 of Febtairy last Abe the examination of a great souther of witritun, tk Jury, at balf-past six o'clock, returned a verdil of a quittal fur all the prisoners, but suggested to the tor. the propriety of binding them over to keep the pp particularly to the prosecutor and his wile. The Lari accordingly ordered them to gin security, theatre:is 501. each, end each to Lod two sureties In 201. ea• fir Court was crowded to excess the entire day, mitre concourse of persons remained seaside, aweigh/tam snit of the trial. ALARMING Ftes.—Yesterday evening, ahem In boar of seven o'clock, • bee,, which, Jeri tizzi thrisgeaed liestreesion se the sermoodiag oeighbae -4•400Is balk* out iikapillimaiwat Mims. armed Proeiados Coopers, isAblastmarest. Lou.., cootsialew stave% lemma, tube s Smi t 17. bathe demo; the Use .1 prederty is. we fear, ase siderable. ()while to the each:mei @Hastier of the-premises, there was mach dilicalty is Oaf the large ergines to play upon the ire; seam Si RS small parish yogic" however, maimed great erne. The paring cares were in attesolsees, aid raised cossiderable !assistance is sepplythe the eaglets inn water.—le shoat two boors the fire was resepletAt sabelard, without exmodiNg halved the place Moe it first broke ore.—(ilieddin Menial , Foot.) _ _ OLD BAILIAY. Yesterday, Thusid M‘Donold, a mamas, was indicted for stealing, is (be twontb of February last, a jetlms value 20s. the propP rty of Ephraim Ellis, s he rake man, residing in -Moe. The cam, as own by the prosecutor, was as follows: —.l few days sites the prisouer cause to hie shop, sod having triad several jackets, at length be li3Crel on one, which he bet toned up, sad immediately bounded out of the shop sal went off. The prosecutor followed him to Estonia Dock, where the prisoner jumped on board a vele, saying—" l'in now ow booed my own ship, esti I sel you ;reed morning." The prosecutor remonstrated, to the prisoner said, " Yon mast recollect that you did" oat of 21s. the lest voyage, and we're now gent, lit I will give you the other 4.. in the bargain.' Thep soner was then taken into custody. The prisoner in hie defence said, that when be no last on shore the prosecutor dirtied bins cant of 2-Is. 11 ) happening to pass by the doer et the day in ratios. k went in to porcbase a jacket, which be was so "anti and he thought it all fair to get some of the wary lord of which he lsad been cheated. lie fitted one es. toi then said to the prosecutor, "Toe know what WO between us en the former voyage, and it's now War' yards with us." ThrCaptaia of the vessel gave the Owing se err.- lent character, and the Jury immediately forted Mrs — Not Guilty. Williams Merry and Richoril Scams were coati:tel. the fanner of stealing, and the other of moose a Titantity of malt, the property of Messrs. trews. Hanintry, and Co. brewers. The prisoner e°' employed as a carter, and the other prisoner " ostler at the White Hart, N. iogton. Meier; Nicholls, another cirman, was convicted a a simile, offence. The Common SEILUUNT sentenced Merry sn.l chops to be transported Jos seven, and Samn,.. tor ~° teen years. Seissoson Ihriforerry was convicted. on two in t... of obtaiming h fraud a_guantity of silk. ny. , ' ,. .•• the peers" Wof Messrs. atson and l'ooper, IlAttt.la The Common SiIIJEANT told him he ring! especi leave the country. . . . . _ Mr. Douglas Loreday has addresser) & new Petitist to the Chamber of I)eptvies, which will he repocti spot is the coarse of this week. Yesterday a Court of Directors was h. 1.1 3t the E 24 India Hour. when Capt. N. Tnruer tens sworn into* command of the ship Princess Amelia, c ut.signed " China direct. Betting ea the fights to take ?lace this day. !roan London, is 6 and 7 to 4 Kendrick agAmat Acton: 3 to 4 Ben against Hobert. ti , e Sidon: c h.olpiot.; even hetwesto 'the bakers. 11.4"4.11— a sta t ils adill". ariotios Prilit te" a sd ncl . " ls Tz d ir P eo lt Z fi rr i6lid irt I. t io t r ile "t isli' sol l t e, Ne. 194, Strand, opflogito 9t. Ctrito.l , l'+ Cl.'" bY.,_. l - grARDIRI.L. I.L 11., to whom all ComniuoiN :ol ` l. ‘weers. ae. Ito remodel to be adiressoit. tl I