The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-01-01 00:00:00

--or ^S. ~' • .4.Faur.4l, p f the MARQUESS WELLESLEY. V --41.-- [Y,tOMI TIM DUBLIN LYSKINO PORT.] • Dui N‘ble Marquess arrived last night in the Royal Yacht: . and slept at Howtb. We congratulate our Fellowd'itisens and the People of Ireland, on the sate &rile.] of his Excellency. The following is a le: r fire 4 ccosot of the procession : ' The streets were lined from the Castle as far as Re,:kingiiam-street on Sommer-hill. Early in the tote r, .on, three of the Ifted Lieutenant's carriages pro ceeded cm the road to Howth, to meet the Noble Mar -411.41. The two first carriages contained the Officers oi Lori Talbot's boasehold. In the third, drawn by .11 47 .. was Lord Talbot Missal,. The Lord Mayor, w ra by a October of the Aldermen and City Offi cers. flrl erorted by the Horse Police, waited the at field of the Cortege at Ballybemegh-bridge, where was eis eeehlmi a vast crowd of the Citisens on horseback, want' et *en beimg decorated with the Welcome m 0 4 04 ); a quarter before two o'clock his Excel :, cry, nied by the Marquess Wellesley, en tried the at Sminmer- bill. preceded by the car siSs i rio gev of the Aldermen of the city, having a squadron /.f Lancers is advisee. The Lord Mayor next ap peared, twisted by the Horse Police. The Noble NI air( vs teat met by Lord Aylmer, Sir Colgtatoun t ii ,ot. the StairOfficetsof the Garrison. fire *# Excellency's carriages preceded that in O Odds aced the Lord Lieutenant, Marquess Wel larltie Lesley end Lord Donoughmore, after which came a voadron of the 7th Hussars ; then followed the cid graben horebseli, with a great number of the carri ages of the Nubility and Gentry. Upon the a ppearance of the procession every where, ao he passed along, the Noble Marquess was met with the eutbasiastic cheers of the multitude, eager to testify their joy at the sight of an Dishauto coming to govern tittio. We could not fail remarking, that the heads of the horse., under the carriages which contained the selteof the Noble Marquess, were decorated with 14,ge shamrocks, instead of the usual rosette of rib haus. 'I lie cavalcade proceeded from Sommer-bill though Britain-street, Sackville-street, over Carlisle Bridge. Westmorland street, College-green, Danke st, eet, to the Castle. The pr,,cession and ceremonial at the Castle was ar t ingeti as Dearly as possible to the programme pub iirdied is this paper of Monday. The while way was crowded with an immense enn r-urae of people, who rest the air with repeated cheers. Serer was a Nobleman more heartily welcomed. All r iiiPPII of the citizens of Dublin vied with each other i.. the maanestations of their regards—nor was the eireers(anat of the exhibition of Shamrock in the hats of his gilelicncy's suite the least agreeable part of the frowsy. In our next we shall endeavour to collect aid arrange the particulars of this gratifying day. A:ter his Excellency the Margiress Wellesley was • %worts into °nice, he conferred the honour of Knight hood en the Lord Mayor, stub the promise of a Da rootlet! IRELAND. . 5 _.........._ I - ATROCIOUS MURDER. /mom rim DUBLIN ITC:SING POST or SATURDAY.) `.re egret to hare to record the (gnawing atelie r .oly e ...or, which we take from a Cork paper, received a: our ' .rice this morning: l'oas, Dec. 27 —The following extract of a letter • I+ .'w a highly respectable Magistrate at Charleville, to Air. O'Brien, one of the County Coroners announces a bwriblc event to have taken place in that neighbour h.od " Cltarlerilie, Dec. 23. A moot atrocions Murder has been committed here this moving—a whole family of the name of Whitestone, consieting of no less than five in number, being all burnt is their house. We have apprehended a person, fro m whom mach important imformation is expected; but it bring accessary that an inquest should he holden, I re quest you will not lose a moment in cowing here." • Mr. ()Tries has proceeded to Charleyille, but welsave not heard the result of the inquest.—(Southcra Re porter.) - - - - - - DU.LI e, Dec. 29.---Considerable alarm was etched yeaterslay in the neighbourhood of Annesley-bridge, North'Strank in consequence of the tremendous swell of the river, occasioned by the very heavy rain and go.rieg of the tide. A great part of the. wall which rens between Annesley-bridge and lhllybrough, was lurced dawn, and the adjoining field was almost mo esen.arily inundated. The fluid having got elevated ahore the level of a ditch of considerable height, fronting Tamale's Viilage, the houses adjoining were instantly tilled with water, to such a depth, that the itnuates were obliged to take refuge in the attic sto ries. The poor inhabitants of two of these humble dwellings were obliged to wade through the flood to the opposite houses. One poor woman, with two little children on het back, literally naked, was observed .Making her escape, and when in the middle of the food, she lost her footing, and fell. They were, bow ever,, soon rescued from their perilous situation by Maio stthe bye-standers. Three small cabins, oppo ahe thy Sunday Sebools,belonging to an industrious Dairyman, were also overwhelmed. So rapid and un expected was this calamity, that the inhabitants had scarcely time to escape. Considerable injury has been done tithe Salt Works of Mr. Allen, and also to the ganlett and out-nflices of the Vitriol Works of Mr. M. ritnnv. The poor inhabitants are in great apprchen iel the return of tlke tide and the storm should bti a return of thimlamity. There have not, that we b..v • heard, been . " lives lost. Sntvwercus.—lVe regret that several vessels have been stranded and some lost, in consequence of the abscess of the Fl ating Light Ship, at the Kish Bach. We.have already stated that this vessel broke bar moorieff, drifted out to sea, and was providen tially driven into Holyhead. after encountering the storm of the night of the 20th instant. No official -,ppears to have been issued, stating the ca sualty Th.. Helen, from Liverpool to Dublin, was wrecked at Kingstown, and has totally gone to pieces. The flannel,. of New York to Liverpool, is stranded at Sandy Core, near the same harbour. We regret to state, that four pilots perished in the Life Boat, wider tae eot.duand of Lieutenant Hutchinson, which over , 'n eadeavonring to afford succour to the ship • .c, Led mariners. • toaniCK.—Since the Commission commenced, nal‘not been a single outrage, that we have been cad of, committed in the West of the County, al the most sanguine hopes aid expressed that a 1111,1, I . THE ST, render of arms will forthwith late place. Ws 11“, however, to state fresh Clomps is ether quattets. About four o'clock yesterday evening (Christmas. clay) a man of tha name of Stack, residing in a small hut, in the neighbourhood of Cratloe, was taken out of his house by two ruffians, who shot him through the heart. The onfortuaste sufferer was originally chaise.' with some offences. and it is conjectured. was engaged is the present confederacy, for which be was closely watched by the Magistrates, ■nd it is pre& sumed, his evil companions, observing the domiciliary visits of the Praliee, thought be was giving information against his confederates, which must have induced them to cutnraiit this brutal act. Tlio •amnia, we melted the following Letter from a Gesdisian sear Charleville, dated on Monday teenier : " Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, Elmvale, the house of John Wrizon, Esq. was attacked ly an armed banditti, who knocked violently at the ball-door, and demanded the arms. Mr. ffrizos not being at home, his brothers (Henry aid Edward) intently re fused, and having thrown up the sashes of the upper windows, prepared for action. wises it commenced nicking remarkably heavy. which compelled the In surgents to retire dews the avenue, where they waited a lung time. thinking the rain would cease ; but bring disappointed, they told Mr. Wrixon's Porter (into whose Lodge they broke, through one of the windows, and dragged the man to the house), that they would come with a stronger party—that their Captain (Rock) was at Bally daniell Cross, where there is a public house, and gave them three glasses of whiskey each. They then left the men.firstobllging hire to take aa oath, that thearmsshould be Dent to LisgriEn forge, on Tues day night next. The Mr. Wrizons remained at their arms until near six o'clock, when they beard the greatestshouting and hunting at the Cross, whieb In duced Mr. 11. Wrizon to go off to Doneraile to report the circumstance to Clatterback Crone, Esq. a must [seldom and active Magistrate, who in a prompt and praiseworthy manner, at once ordered out the military, and went to Elmvale, where he was joined by Thomas Wade Foot. Esq. of Springfort, (Into whose Steward's house the Insurgents broke, and swore a labourer to have Mr. Foot's arnis for them on Thnrday night next) his brother-in-law, William Atkins, Esq. and the Mr. Welton', and scoured the neighboured towards Bally dough and Orange, where the Insurgents obliged the farmers to give money to boy ammunition, but 1 am concerned to add, their search proved fraitless. " Last night, the Insurgents visited Churelitowe.— They made Mr. hover, the Seneschal of Cburchtown, take his oath that he would burn every decree he had. I was also informed they had the audacity to go to the gate of Reiterant barrack, and fire shots; the army were out in ten minutes, and formed into six divisions, one of which took every road out of Reiterant, bet un fortunately did not overtake the miscreants."—(Chro nide.) LIMERICK, Dec 26.—S I dragoons were dis patched from this city on Monday, with letters for Newcastle, Shanagolden, Askeaton, and other dis turbed districts of the county Limerick, from some of the uafortanate men who have been sentenced to die on Monday next. Various Roman Catholic Cler gymen addressed their congregations on Christ mas Day, in the most feeling manner, beseeching those amongst them who were in possession of arms, to giie them up this day at Rathkeale, as, in case of compliance, and provided one thousand stand of arms were given up, the lives of some of the convicts might be spared. The unfortunate wretches forwarded the letters above alluded to to those persons who, it is supposed, are most implicated in the disturb ances, and are best acquainted with their various secret depots for arms. In their letters they pointed out, as we can understand, the wickedness and folly of the conspiracy, and positively declared, that if they refused to comply, they (the Prisoners) would place their unrelenting associates in the same peril in which they now stand. No application for reprieve will be made, unless& delivery of arms to an important amount, takes place immediately--(Satraders ) A meeting of the disturbers took place in three dif ferent places in the neighbourhood of Limerick, on Sunday night last—they were well watched by the Police, but eluded apprehension in consequence of the activity of their scouts, and they dispersed, an der cover of the darkness of the night, without com mitting any particular act of depredation, which we have, at least as yet, heard of.—(l6id.) THE CATHOLIC QUESTION.—The Newspapers begin to feel the pulse of the public about the Veto chiefly as connected with the late ministerial changes. It is said that some Ira.ling opposition has been softened. It may be so, although ice claim the liberty of doubt ing some insinuations that we have seen; but the great body of Irish Catholics appear to remain anal. tered, and are probably unalterable. It is not likely that they will ever consider as a boon any legislative enactment combined with any shape of a Veto.—(ll-a -terford Mirror.) Ma. Crawag.—A correspondent informs us that • large assembly of Mr. Coleen's farmers met at Work ington Hall on the rent day. In the course of his ob servations, Mr. Corwen said—" You may think to save yourselves by relaxing in your exertions,—you may suppose you can view the ruin which seems to threaten the interests of agriculture, and hope to escape; but such hopes are vain. The country can only be saved by the disposition of all ranks to make sacrifices equal to their respective means. If our agriculture is to be ruined, and our lands uncultivated, what must be the fate of millions whose existence and that of their fami lies are supported out of their labour. Turn your eves to Ireland, and contemplate the scenes of horror that are daily occurring in that unhappy country. The Irish are the same flesh and blood as yourselves; is prosperity they were as benevolent, and would have shuddered at the atrocities they now commit, but excess of suffering has changed their nature. May God avert the same degree of suffering from our own peasantry! But should it unfortunately be their lot, who shall be bold enough to pronounce that the same lamentable causes will not produce the same sad cousequences."— (Whitellaveu Paper.) in consequence of the issue of s writ of Mandamus, by the Court of King's Bench, directed to the Mayor of this Borough, eotumanding him to proceed to the election of a Mayor sad four Aldermen, a meeting of the Corporation took place yesterday (Thursday ) when a majority of the members being present, Win. Jersey, Esq., was elated Mayor, and John Vivian, John Edwards, Thomas Hoblyn, and Humphry Wil !yams, Emirs , werealected Aldermen,-.(!feet Briton) N: TO rm B 'WEAVE OR THE STATESMAN. --sea-- Sta—ln a long article in your paper of the 26th Instant, rusfsiteting the facility with which Reform in the Constitution of the State of New Cork has been accomplished, you have been pleased to introduce a great variety of important topies.Amongst the &objects which yon have noticed is the provision lately adopted by the state, " that no Conunimiofted Officer can be removed, except 4 the Senate, opon the application of the Garernor, or dcasion of a Court Martial." " And all the Civil Officer, are appointed by the People." With respect to the first clause of the Constitutional provision that you have noticed, I e concur in the justice and propriety of the as u thus held out to gentlemen who devote their lives to the service of their country. It will defend them against mali cious misrepresentations—the private enmity of a Comesandiog ,fildneral, and the undue influence of the Chief Magistrate, and plime them in that proud and honourable situation which the soldiers of a free state should always occupy in a Government which has the true interests of the governed fgr the sole rule of its coulee. It bar been the bout of the inhabitants of this United Kin dem, that the British army is a Par liamentary arm, existing merely from Session to Ses sion, by virtue of an annual Mutiny Bill; and though Commissions are ,granted by the Crown, the army is paid by the people. It would, therefore, seem per fectly consistent with the spirit of the Constitution, that the British army thus regulated and paid, is sim ply to be commanded by the Crown, not arbitrarily, but according to law. If a right exists any where to deprive one Officer of his Commission, without re sorting to trial by • Court Martial, one hundred Officers may be dismissed, and a political creed may be introduced, by which the army may be modelled ac cording to the views of any bad Minister of the Crown, and • set of desperate men, without pnblic raok or private virtue to connect them with their country, brought forward ready to execute any measure which may he recommended by their patron. That there can he no immediate danger to the liberty of the county from the army, as it is at present constituted, is a truth which need not he illustrated by any reference to the rank, and character, and property a hich distinguish the great majority of the officers of every description. Education is too much diffused, ard the British Constitu tion too well understood to admit of any success in an attempt to detach the army front the great tense of their country ; and the example of the army of James 11. of England, and that of Louis XVI. of France, can not be forgotten by any man acquainted with history. Wish :egard to the appointment of the Civil Officers of the State by the people, as my ideas in this respect do not coincide with your's, as I am not a friend to Universal Suffrage. Radical Reform. &c.. I shall for the present pass this part of the subject over in silence. With ri speet to the situation of this country, I agree In I of the observations which have been made, though the occasion did not seem to invite their introduction. We have many excellent institu tions which claim our warmest attachment, and de serve our firmest support. Let those who profited by the Pht system of prodigality and taxation form club• to keep up delusion and imposture ; ■nd let the advo cates for all the talents shew what that party did to improve the constitution, secure the freedom, and pro mote the happiness of the country. Did they add one safeguard to the constitution ? Did they dimi nish the somber of useless sinecure places—reduce the public expense—or repeal any part of the oppres sive taxes which fall upon the necessaries of life? It is useless then to rely upon any set of public men as the real Meads of National Reform. Individuals by bring ing forward palpable and glaring *beset may do a great deal of good ; and I have no hesitation in .t ins, that the exertions of AD. Hume in Vie last Sea. , 'ion of Parliament have been of more real benefit to his country than all the fine oratious pronounced by Pitt, Fox, or Canning. Was there ever • greater delnsion practised than the Report of a Committee of the House of Comment; on the Agricultural Distress of the Country ? The subject lay within a nut-shell ; but an attempt was made to throw dust in the eyes of the public, by a fla grant misrepresenation of the causes of the national distress Parliament relieved the upper classes front the property tax; but the other and more numerous el f the people were left with the saute rents to pay for their lands, the sante tythes, encreased poor rates, and encreascd taxes, with a diminished cireola Lion of money ; with reduced prices for all the produc tions of the soil, and with no market but the home con sumption. le it any wonder then, that discontent should exist, and that a general clamour shoull he heard. when the pressure comes so home to the feel ings and bosoms of the people ? There will be no occasion for calling out the sol diers to put down complaints which originate in dis tresses that are so generally felt, and so universally acknowledged. There is a plain and legal manner of proceeding. Let the Electors of the United ingd ort meet in their respective counties, cities, and boroughs, and instruct their Representatives to demand an im mediate abolition of sinecure and nrinccessarg placer; a reduction of all salaries disproportioneti to the duties of public offices; a more economical collection of the Revenue of the State, and a faithful application of the public money. If the Electors of the United Kingdom will do this, there can be no doubt of success crown ing their exertions. The House of Commons should reflect the express image of the people, because in a constitutional and legal point of view, they are actually sent to transact that business as Representatives, which theireonstitnents hare a right to do f.: them selves,were it convenient for them to meet personally in a national assembly. This is the doctrine laid down byJudgs Blackstone, and cannot be denied, or int ' pagned by any man of reading or information. If, however, the Electors of the Members of the House of Commons are content to give their snlfrages without a public pledge from the tnao they elect to transact their business in Parliament, they have no right to complain. In the common affairs of life, se curides for the doe performance of certain duties are . almost always demanded; anti are the Freemen and Freeholders of the nation so stupid, or so careless, as to entrust ►oth their liberty and property to the dis. posal of men who have given no security to their eta ployers,and who must have seen, from sad experience, that the public liberty and national property are sacri ficed to the ambitious views and insatiable cupidity .1. I , 6 ,„ of individuals? Perhaps they will act with mortp deuce at the neat general election. Yon say," let Englishmen beware cf a atirdia " 01 4 NT , " let the nation beware, of a corer, Hook of ." Yon ask, " where are woodecrOler "Where are the brave fel:nets . MeanieZl dare sky, our seamen. When our fleets swept from the fare of the ocean the navies of our er phi, they had sipping mere to do ; they could npt met. , tbe late !toter of 'France at Madrid or at Pali?: or allay, equally brave as oar navy. had also so iwns taut dnts to perform, and they performed &with lAr and success. kt no invidious distinction hearer these two big* honourable services be encourage. Those gallant individuals, who have been termed IDwadirs, conqnered in the Peninculs, and at Watc h*, they would gladly take the field again, if ths omptry reltiired their services. Let them not, tlam Om, be taunted undeservedly. The expen%i se eqct., mints which distinguish our cavalry are not wished for by the officers. They have no desire to as:;sear like Herman troops—berehiskered and disguised. s hr never were ashamed or afraid to shew their bersizore4 faces to an enemy in the Geld. Their ambition is ' wear an English uniform, and to be considered tl soldiers of their country. With regard to the rewars. bestowed on the officers and men of the two services, I can assure you, that the navy la the , tnott disci gninised. Perhaps, in a subsequeot paper, gi you a comparative view of the pay and pensions of officers and men of both navy and army. In t mean time, let me point out an apparent inept's. A:rnt in the concluding part of the artiele under consideratio You ask, " how will all this operate on the (:an Council of the nation next Feb-nary ?" Now, sir, the people are bought and sold, it must be svi•isitt( that they become . the willing lasirmarias of th , own degradation, and surrender their suffrages eitt for a mess ofpotlare, or for filthy !mere to the roughenongers, awl have no right to complain. the electors of nommen, with their eyes open, were . to return their members for money, is it not to he Ipeeted that the members who should thus their seats, would sell their votes in Parliament, their constituents sold their's upon the Imetini And can a (louse of Commons, if so constitimetl, he nominated " the Grand Council of the nation ?" Look at the Agricnltural Report ; look at the di , sions upon Mr. Hume's motions for retrenchment, you trill be satisfied that the members of the Commons House of Parliament, if returned, as hss been oat cannot, in any constitutional sense, be called the presentative% of the people. CATO. Dec. 29,1931. FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. • --.0.-- MORNING Ditess.--A high gown composed of brier rose-coloured levantine ; the bottom of the skirt • trimmed with a broad buseillonne of the mime miter above which is a flounce edged with velvet to cln pond, and disposed in a scroll pattern; there are . rows, each turned the same way, and a roulesu of levai tine placed between. The body meets in frost ; ornamented with straps placed bias, and each hoist, with a iimandenborg ; the back is plain, and extreme narrow at the bottom. Head-dress, a dena-consetto composed of lace; the caul is something higher ••• they have been lately worn ; mirrow border, made fag; a bouquet of roses is placed rather far hack. hair is parted so as to display almost the whole of forehead, and is dressed lightly at the sides. Black oboes. Limerick gloves. PULL Dexs3.—A white satin round gown ; the tom of the skirt is trimmed in a very novel style i blond, intermixed with white satin. The corsnr4 cut law and square; the bust is edged with a plaiti of satin, and the lower part of it ornamented in fr with satin edged with narrow blond, and disposed i scroll pattern. The sleeve is a mixture of 'blond white satin; the former full, and confined by lamp. the latter, the point of each finished by a Provence rose; the bottom of the sleeve is confined by a band to ern. respond. White satin sash, embroidered at each end a bong uet of roses, and tied in full bows and long er Ilead-dress cn chercter. The front hair is parted to play the forehead, and fells very low at the sides of th. face in light loose ringlets. The hind hair is disposed in plaits, through which a wreath of Provence roses i carelessly twisted. lEsr-rings and neck-lace diatuonds; the latter is a neglig,e. White kid gloves, and white yrus de Naples slippers. BETTING AT T.ATTHRSALL'S, Dec. 31. -.....M....- Dranc.-9 to I apt Mamellus—l I to I apt c. out S%corax.—l9 to I apt c. out of landscape-103 to Fla. e. out of Itetu--100 to It must C. out of Sister to Castanet. Oars.-9 to 2 agst f. out of Parasol—l Ito 2 asst f. 0. Reserve. No betting on the Doncaster St. Leger. The enthusiasm createsk - by Madame Catelasi at first concert in F. linhurirb, was stich, that on Frii se'nniglit, !minx her seconJ concert, npwar.ls of persons were unable to obtain admission, and I: persons were present in the assembly-rooms, which not on any similar occasion accommodated 100 sons; brit the desire to bear her was so greet, every one seemed regardless of their personal con nienee, and were inclined to snake almost any uteri( to become auditors of this enchanting singer. We were highly gratified yes:erd ly evening at Coburg Theatre, on observing the great improve= made in the looking•glass curtain. The &dd . :tic)! th tnagniliceot alcove, with another row of mit glass, drew trans an overflowing house the real applause we ever witnessed. This extraor linary pi, of magical mechanism it at present the theme of gr ral admirrtion. AMERICAN SQUIRREL ICIT data ago, armed nirn in Vermont (Virginia), commenced _ . attack upon the sqiirreis, and in forty-eight hot, killed and brought to head-qnarters. 4,961 of those animals. The next day a mammoth hot pie was mad • and 2'75 persons partook of the repast, and not me than half the pie was cunsumel.—(.4llterima Paper, Dre. 2) Tue WE weather is unusually stormy and u•et. The wind has lately Ward to the eastward, and this circumstance, co-operating with the freshet from the interior, aided with heavy rain, probably caused the title to rise yesterday as high perhaps as can be remem bered. It was neither the season of the year, ..nor the period of the moon's orbit, at which the greatest elm dog was tube expected.—Much damage has been sus tained in low situations.—( fratetfurd Coaches returned on Monday to Piccaditly s and un loaded passengers and lugg•s;e. In Oxfordshire ar Worcestershire, boats are passing over hedges. One of the northern eoachine• said " nothing could equal the mating of the torrents on Thursday night." . . _ ‘,1,1 rrUs . ler Mpt the s?" ret• seet ( 1 1 orir Sof- 1 r3r Ten ,Ted. ter- 'vie i t ere- Up- -1 1: hed ~ e ar her ,red s to She sea et', tin- ;ire • 'the the , ney •and ip lien. 1.4 e • I ther Bo- were t .1 , ex- • 4 vcS ? . I e de- divi- and non' are!. • re- o. right rt is rres- ;tea Prim. it is 'shed melt/ trite. than very • The the It kid hot- with fe fie itinc front in a and ;es of rose; COr- MCI in ends. s dis- .f the ?used les is wads; vhite lit of i Rost )at of t t her 500 13311 i had per- , that , nre- • rifica I the went • in or 1 rror airs; . - JiLce ;CDe• , 4'l I an oars • huts ad fore per. rmy •ard. 'ran the ieln. the lera- SUS- GO- and One pal I 14 , • .01