The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-09-24 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN • The GaAs of the Admiralty have appointed a cer. Ulu number of Naval Officers, With seamen under their di r ections, for the purpose of arresting the in. crease of smuggling on the coasts of kent, Susses, lad Hants, to he attached to men of war belonging/ to the Downs, Brighton, and Spithead stations. A Perseiiittatirtned at each division for the purpose '4 victualling the Officers and men. This is a species of, force eiikuewn to the country, but piohably - More co/limbs! to the spirit of the Constitution than troops.' If the system proves effective, it is said it will be adopted through the maritime counties of the empire that require tumiditys against practices injurious to the Revenue. lilies latterly been hinted at,but we trust without the least foundation, that appointments in the naval oera vice, of a great Maritime Power, are brought to the hammer, through the medium of Agents, like advow. 4011 i at an auction mart. . • The Honourable Member of the defunct Perlis:, ment, who moved an Address to the PRINCE Becturit . to reduce the number of Commissioners of the Navy (who, by.the.bye, are nearly as numerous as the Clerks), would- be surprised to hear that there has not been a sufficient number of those llonourithle Geutlemeti assembled for these last sic weeks to form a Baird - ill Soinerset.house ! Lord ELLiegotroucu still continues so seriously. indisposed that his-resignation is expected before the commencement of Michaelmas Term. - We know not that bit Liirdship's retirement is an event much to be regretted, in a pottlical point of view—certain it is• that it might have taken place earlier with-advantage to his Lordship's reputation. A Morning Paper, in noticing this expected event, styles his Lordship 64 this great Constitutional Judge !!" After such an expressed admiration of the very constitutional proceedings of the JLFFERI Es of the day, and which• have been reprobated by no unequivocal expressiow 'of the voice of the British People, it is really too snuck to affect shame sod dislike at being termed a: Ministerial Journal. Mr. Justice ABBOT, the yostigestJustice on the Bench,is still spoken of as his I.nr(l•hip's probable successor. Some changes in the line of mention are amusing. We cannot forget that Lord ELLENBOROUGO succeeded Mr. Justice ABBOT in the Parody trials. DLaa AND DUCHESS OF KENT.--Letters are just received from Brawls, dated the 16th inst., which, we are sorry to find, mention that the Duchess of KENT was ouch indisposed. When her Royal High pees shall be able to tinsel, the Duke and Duchess will proceed to Aix-la-Chapelle, there to pass some time in their way to Liosingen. Their. house at Brus sels will be orcupied by the reigning anti the Dow. ager Empress of RostA, during the sitting of the Congress of Aix-le.Ghapelle Both the Duke and Duchess of Mawr were present et the rev i e w s of the Brit ish and Russian troops, as well as at a din ner, given after the latter by Count Wouorizow to the Doke of Wxu.sectroo and Lord HILL.— lier Royal Highness is supposed to have taken cold at these reviews. Yesteiday • evening the Grand Duke Mtcii.ttr. arrived at Stratford-house, from Brighton, where his suite, and a select party, dined with his Imperial 'Highness. From Rome, it is said, that Madame LETIfIA So- NAPARTE slim found a treasure in the cellar, at the Palace of Itinnicini. which she has purchased, rott• sitting of gold and silver bars, jewels, lace, &c. The French Police formerly occupied this Niece. The Journal des Debuts gravely defends the revival of the superstitious practice of devoting children to the V INGTN M NY, by the example of the LiOVll - Sovereigns, who annually confide to bee the protection.of their realm ! The Chigese Government has notified to the Ame tican Consul at Canten l that tobacco is prohibited from being imported into the celestial Empire, anti that the ships bileging it will be seized. * AIX-LA.OI PELLE, SEPT. 15.---Lotd Vi4Collllli CAS. Vt.tasited,' 'Minister of his BRITANNIC AJIATT, is stow at Spa ; it is thought that he will remains there home daythefore his arrival here. NORTUERN EXPEDITION.—The &instils, Capt. Orzorox, arrived here, from Datit's Straits, on Thursday, landed a sick seaman received from on board the Aiezantler, one of the dincnvery ships, which Cart.OvEttTon saw a few miles distant, on the , 4th Aug. apparently all well, is lat. 75.30.—('1u1l Packd.) A Society Is forming among Naval Officers, by waits of subscription, for the purpose of snaking good to each other such losses as may be sustained by shipwreck. . In.. the Army, any Off ctr embarked, end meeting with such misfortune, has an allowance Made him by Government; obile in the Navy•the Officers have never enjoyed a similar indulgence; yet it is said both vertices ere on an equal footing. On Tuentay the remaining troops of the 10th Bus sera nairched from Canterbury, oo their route for Rodipole Barracks, near Exeter. It is expected they will be re plated in the Kent (Betties by the 191 h 1.41"4"°, sf woad stationed at Rumford and in that sicluily.' ►A inP MOB STATESMAN. Sle,—When an Establishment formed for chari table purposes becomes corrupted, and the donations sod property bequeathed' (or the support thereof is peculated sod diverted from the proper and lawful channels into the pockets of individuals connected with the some, instead of being useful it becomes highly injurious to society, absorbing the fonds due to the necessitous, and reflecting op the place where it stands a fictitious character. This is the case with a Public Institution for the cure of.• Lunatics in this Metropolis, the salary of the Superintendent of the place, being something less than 21)01. a.year ; yet with this salary, and'no other visible means, he has acquired property to a very 'large amoont—thus a consldirable sum of money has been diverted from the indigent and afflicted to the servant of the c0n..., Itributors, and this is all the effect prodoced by the 'lnstitution ; 'for the patients received, if paupers, would have been sent to private receptacles, and ac•. comtitodited in the same 'neither ; and the effect on the parochial tales, cousidaring the number of pa. riihes they come from, would not have been felt.— It isicostomary in this .place to receive persons of considerable property, quite sufficient to maintain Ithem ito .. any place where such persons are received ;d - a mode of proceeding gilts inconsistent, where elm: , sitable objects only ought to -be admitted. If. you' Wilms the . persous concerned in the care of lentanc . 'p o otions from their present affluent situation., to theirs briginal. humble employment of &lying a jackess,.or 'chivying a hod; or to their emancipation from New. Irate or the hulks, you will find them to be immoral and profligate characters, utterly unworthy of the , least • confidence ; yet to such have been. entreated thecae of the helpless and afikted, and such have 'Been sufferer) to prey upon the funds sacred to cha. Hty ;' and by their cruel abuse of power to add to those crimes which place a country in danger of the indignation of the Almighty. The management. of. the patients in Bethlens Hospital• has been already, pretty well exposed ; the cam of NoRRIS, who was confined for years to a well by an iron made to it 'his neck will give a correct idea of that place.-- It is well knots n that no such .barbarous and inhe- Most treatereot is necessary ; two or „thee* persons can always confine one, and if all offensive weapons , are kept out of the way there is no •tiengerlo'be op: prebetrded. The treatment of the patients in Beth. tutu Hospital has been as ridiculous as cruel k. &ed it may truly be said, that in this place all sorts of follies have been blended with all sorts of crimes.— A Doctor, perpetually intoxicated, bled the patients twice .a.year, whether in !midi health or tint ; and administered strong cathartics indiscriminately to the sick and the healthy, the weak and the strong. Jo my neat Letter 1 shall endeavour to point out a remedy for these wretched abuses, this heterogeneous mass of ignorance and wickedness-7—'l( o e 5 . &C. 8 9 4 15. S. CALVLAT.• Aageozzs.-4-A splendid Ball and Supper were given last week-by. the County Oak to celebrate the centenary of that, most respectable Institution, which Was attended by upwards of 400 person!, including the Nobility iliOrtientlemen, Members of the Club, with their respective families and friends, and sere. ral strangers of distinction. On this occasion a com munication was formed between the New lon and the Town-hall, which was superbly lighted and de corated for the Ball. The music consisted of Gow's hew], from Edinburgh, led by himself, con spunko. The whole entertainment displayed the munificence of the Club, and the taste of the - Noblemen end Gentlemen who acted as Stewards. The 'Matchinnees of 11.wErt.T' was. the Patroness of the , 'Assembly on this riccasion. - This grand Gala was followed by the sports and festivities of the annual -sleeting of the Nobility and Gentlemen of the coon 41es .of Aberdeen, Forfar, Kincardine, arid Banff, which was more numerously attended than on any former occasion. It continued for four days, and the weather being uncommonly One, the Itsces iolbe, morning, for here there are no Racei offer Anne!, .4% in England, afforded much amusement to the nu. onerous spectators surrounding the Connie, which exhibited many elegant equipages. and many beano. fel women, with a sprinkling of Dandies. Marble statues of Lord Vibcoutit Mer..t.v11.2 and Lord Presideut BLAIR have arrived in Edinburgh from..l.tindon, and preparations are begun in the Par. dement House to base them immediately erected.— 1,. Lord MELVILLE'S IS to be placed at the north end of Line Outer BMW, in the same place where the Lord Ordinary for the Second . Division used to sit, and President BLit a's in a niche at the.back of the Presi dent's Chair in the First Division. . COTENT-GARDEN THEATILS.—.-Mr. W. FARISIEN b '' , psocseding in the full career of popularity, or Wiwi- I as already reached the goal ; his third performance , 'of Sir Peter Teazle last night drew an overflowing audienee, and sae rewarded with-universal applause. The School for Scandal was followed by a nett en. tertalninent called The Thergoasaster of S'aardam, or the Too Peters. The story is founded ou the for- tones of Peter the Great, while exercising the func. tient of a shipwright at Sardam for the good of his subjects ; an interesting portion of history, but very defective in dramatic interest ; an attempt is made to I supply this defect by introducing another Peter, also frogs. Russia, but a deserter instead of an Emperor, end from his being mistaken for the Czar in disguise by the Ambassadors, who have learnt the secret, and 'viho Pay to him the honours intended for his Sovereign, prodoced some ludcrotss situations. In the person of his sister, ton, we find the celebrated Catharine, who shared.and controlled the fortunes of the Czar. The defects of the story have not, after all, been sur• mounted, and the piece is consequently very doll. — It contains some tolerable music, some good dancing, and some beautiful scenery. All of.thise were - bare. ly sufficient to save the piece, which encountered in its progress much disapprobation • at the zonclosion, however, the applause appeare d to prepoo derate. The characters were well. supported, but presented nothing particularly, worthy of comment. The useful article potatoes is on the decline. — Those which sold at 121. to 161. per ton, will not (etch more than 61. to 71. 10s. per ton ; a further de pression is looked for t as ariivals are very. large from visions quarters. ...04r4L 110ELLIGENGS. • 00avastann, Seer. W.—Arrived the Aurora transport, from Halifax, with troops, act 23 days.— Several ships and brigs have come in to-day, bet in consequence of its blowing very hard from the S.E. we have not been able to get the parilcelars. PLY MOUTU, SEPT. 22.—Camst in the iris, Jones, from London for Bombay, with loss of foreand main• masts, sail., &c. yesterday maiming in a gale bf wind from S. E. about eight leagues from Scilly. DA RT MOUTH ) StPT. 23.—The Industry, O'Reilly, of Dablin front Lisbon, bound to London with fruit, was yesterday in a heavy gale of wind obliged to take shelter in Start Bay, having Sprang a leak at sea, sad about three feet water in her bold ; the pumps could scarcely keep her free; but by the assistance of two boats and 10 men belonging to Start Bay, after being obliged to cot away an anchor and cable, brought her safe into harbour about 11 o'clock at night; and immediately pet her on the ground, as the water was above the cabin Hoof. IARWICH, SEPT. 15 —The Edward, Diode, of London, from Archangel, put into Dales Yoe - yes terday, short of provisions, sod having carried away her waste-boards. She will sail 'again the first fair wind. About 200 sail of ships and brigs left Arch angel in company with her. Sbe bad been oat Seven weeks. o , SOUTII if COLO, Stn. 221.—brist evening a boat he• lwttging to this place brought on shore a bowsprit, 34 feet long tutd 19 inches square (in the hitt:), which they had cot away frhsn the Wreck of'. vessel that is sunk in 12 fathoms water vast of this place; and from its eppeaiance, the ship is supposed to be Eng lish, and about 250 tons register. The boatmen state, the topmasts and yards were in, sight jest he low litt sutfacia, hut confined by the rigging. Kit:worm, Stet. 21.—Put back the Doke of Kent; pat ket, for Lisbon. Prdik A NCE, SEPT. 2 1 .—The Staverton, Jones, from Dartmouth for Bridgewater, was drove on the rock' this Morning, and it is expected will go to piece* brat tide. Stores and materials saved. Mieboun, Sari. 21.—The Peace, English, from New port for Wesford, slipt her coblit, in the har. hour-mood' yesterday, iu • violent swim from the 5. •. W• M A ROA T IL ) SEPT. 23.--;--The -William,: Fowler, from London for Wry mouth s kas put in here, hav ing sprang a•leak: SittsoNcss, SEPT. 23.—The Ditch plait Uric Gebrosders, l'oepes, Master, from Antwerp to Malden, was brought in here last evening. with her main-mast sprung.—The Carl Joban,tiandahl, from Stockholm to London, foundered off the Maze of Norway, the Ist inst.; the Master and six of the crew saved ; but two have since died. This is the some vessel mentioned yesterday as the Carl August : the Master is arrived here. HULL, SEPT. 22.—The Mary Frances, Dick, from Darts's Straits, has arrived in Hull Roads. it A MSG AT SEPT. 23.—Came in' several ships for shelter. MORE DEPOIITIoNs or PRISM% Its INDIA.--A Proclamation has been issued by Mr. ELPIIIesToNE, declaratory of the views of the British-Siovernment, and the policy intended to be pureed with relpbct to Barcz Row, and the territories lately under his au thority. After detailing the various arts on the part of the Prisitwa, indi.:alive of his insincerity,, and of bis hostile disposition towards the Company's in'erest .. in India, it proceeds in d e cl are, that BAJEE Row was deposed, and that his dominions were heuceforth, Ito be placed under the menegempot of the British power. It mentions also the 'military arrangements in progress for that purpose, and our determination to rescue the ltsjah of Sarraaan from the custody of the nominal head of the Mahratta States. A Princi. pality is to be esiablished for the i nsititenanceof the rank and dignity of the itiou. There was no part of the sta-coast, however,' moth from Bombay to Cape Coinorio, that was not either subject to the British Government , or completely ender its in. novice' eikept •au inconsiderable tract of country 'which '40020d — the authority of the Rajah of Co (Aeon a. Yesterifik a Court of Directors was held at the East Itidia-house, when the following ships were taken up and stationed, in addition to those already - engaged; for the Company's service, viz : Vntitunrt,l,4o3 toes, Capt. R. S. Dat.senet.e, for Bombay and Chita w ;nom Pin, PO torts,T.aptala. U. Malian, for St. Helena, BeetonletiOtad China. iens , r , . NNewSlap (lineations wr r. irtollslo .1,, ',W, Ca ale A. Luc p sA y ; Bridgewater. 1.200 ma., Capsain P. Homo ; Here for whirr.. 1.•100 tows. Captain J. MONIST ; Warien 11.wiiais, LAU tons, Captain It. It Ati'Ll ; Lord' Cattiereagh, bit tow Capt. W. Youttcayssmie ; tut China direct. . Captain T. BOURADIiLe was sworn into the com mand of the ship loess, consigned to Bombay' and China. . . It is neer upwards of 40 years since Pyrotechnic Exhibition! hate been , displayed at ArrLtlee' !Theatre ; they were then highly epoken of in der I first circles; hut the shouts of applause which nightly hottoers the present brilliant display of IStoge Firelevorks, surpasses any thing we e v e r beard ' within la' wails of any theatre. We u nderstand they will . positively be withdrawn a fter Saturda y nest. As Mr..llows, one of t he torn:cocks of London. bridge Water Works, wa s cornin g over the Bridge e arly this morning, he disc overed a p aper parcel, evidently placed there for the purpose of conceal ment, in one of the recessesopening it, there were 1-50 papersw ,with the water-marks of the Lei cestershire Bank on them. A Mr. Little left Bastry on Tuesday se'nnight to go to Climber, the seat of the Duke of Newcastle; not returning to his time, search was made after him ea Saturday last, when he was found in e plantation .n the forest of Sherwood, a corpse, wikboo): any stalks of violence, hit watch and money 'life.: It is ' apposed - be must have been seized' with . Ills horse was found grating not far ' from the •OpitOire.! .leg by some meant dispossessed himself of kit audclie. Oliver met, with a serious accident' Is bill s!t l ie with Spring; on Tuesday, lif *Nokia& that 'will boos on the back of the right hand, blotting from the fore-finger, which will spoil his fighting for a time. It was tutu against Spring's temple • bat it was not felt muck at the tier, .Me. Astley ' Cooper esansioed it ' , rowdily ; but it Sat too weft 'wallet) to omits opos. .' ‘, 4 - rw.L.:loil _ • --11111".---- last closed. The Jery by an equality of voices acquit. led 13013NAND. PRIITAUD and DELADNE were declared the first bring condemned to five years hard tabour, and the latter to six years similar punishment, v i ew with the pillory and branding. Accounts freer Sirasburgh say, that although the left wing of the Allied Troops had retired into their cantonments,' after the review, nothing positive was known as to their ultimate destination; but It was expected that after they had withdrawn from the French territory, they +cold retire to the right bank of the Rhine. A Proclamation of the Emperor ALEXANDER dolly asteoences the conclusion of a Peace with Per• sia, in October., 1813—five sears agol According to letters from St. Domingo, Conn. solves had halted with his army at the distance of, fifteen . lergoes irons Port-se-Prince, and President Bois*, no longer apprehensive of en invasion, had dismissed a part of the troops he had summoned to the frontier. The French 5 per Cents. left off on Saturday Itc 74f. 79t. . To eras ED EAST INDIA•NOUS Wi&•OfPlaumi E. - • Yesterday a Quad?.sly General Coed was held at the East India-house. Certain Odiciat Papers, !elating prinelpelly to the Students In the Civil and Miami) , College of the Company, •the entente Interred for their main tenatice, their prngreas in 'Stitt?' brunches of *dice. tion; &c. &c. vim laid before the Court. The Chairman (J. PATTIsOI4; - Esti.) was about US put she question of arijoernmeatt when Mr. R. JActsolt...rete, And ..requested the in delgence of the Coen ter a fore minute'. He stated that he had reed, with . great attention, the defence of . t Mr. Ilattleston itbiCh had been laid before the Frey • Dere! Court, but prepared es be was to'spesii folly on the subject,ke 4id not think it. would be peeper to enter into it at a time - like.the ptieenti when e great proportion a the Proprietors were absent froth town. Dot. he conceited that they owed it to Mr. Hudteston when, either in the common course of things, a 101 l .Coort.of Proprietors was-assembled, of a Special Court was called for the particular put page, to eapretts,what he was petfectly ready to do, *flee a careful perusal of_ the papers, namely', thst . Mr. . ftudleston now stood as .high in reputition• and tharacter as be had tear done.' Ile pledged himself to bring this iotermeing subject before the Court as Melly as possible,.. ind observed, that the charge made 'ageir:st bAr. liodleatoecoald not (slily be attributed "to either ot tea Gillant Officers (Sir F. Dallas and 'Colorist Milks) whose names bad been connected with it, but origieeled with the critic in a periodical work. Mr. Jackson •nest adverted to the war in India. No peteutt, he °horsed, oquld view its pro. grass witboutleeireg the highest respect and grati tude towards all the partiewicourerned in bringing it to an issue. The _war was of loch a nature, that greater opportenities had been given for , individual exertion then offered tbesselve. on ordinary ..ccs. sinus. Scarcely a subaltern officer had been employed ;who did not [move that, if called on. he would be capable of commanding a huge body iif troops.--+ There was within the power of the General Court one way of marking their sense of such btilliant ter vices, which be should now state. At z proper time, and when the war foetid iPtlllitlelloll, all the dispatches connected with it might be polds.tied, with a copious Index, a proper Gistairy, end t • complete map of the coontiies in which 0111' Aran" had been triompbant. • Such a work woold be igifi. gtatetnl. to those who had signalised theme selves in . the war. When they stood forward dee minding prommien, they might open the lessee-4 that work, and turning to particular passages, es. claim—" Thos. raid 1 act at +oche time, and in sack e place, and treat my conduct you cite jadea whether dewily*. the situation 1 ark for."—Mr. Jackson p ew 'deeded in / the past seevices. of the ( l in e men. ' , General, and eapressed a fervent wish tha titters wet - 11* truth its time report which bad rimed, ha way into the Neerepaperm, of the intended regal of ibis illus. Moos cltrictet. It was time that the Company should profit by mwerience ; and they all must feel '-how much iejory had been done by the MIMS' of Ilhe present G•ieernne-General'a predecessor. Mr. S. Mum °Witted, that Getrilenten,•not ing received atiy notice that any busines but that' of the ordinary descriirtion would be touched on, were quite unprepared for the subject which the Learned Gentleman had introduced, Ile conceived that, until due ,odce wan given of in intention to Whig them forwird,They ought not to have been mentioned.— With" tract to Mr. Iludleston, he was most ready Vir di him com(dete justice; but he hoped that Gan. ileman's rase would not be brought forward except in a fell Meeting of Proprietors. As to the war its India, he trusted When that subject was introduced. that the justice of 'the contest would be clearly proved. That;lM conceived, wag a. more importaat point than the success bf its termination. General MkCAULEY said, whenever the Casa} of Mr. Rochestea came on, he would prove that net charge was made, or was intended to be made, by Col. Wilke or Sir F. Dallas against that Gentleman. The CUAIRMAN suggested the propriety of drop. ping the contarsoli , n relative to the ease. cif Mr. Iludleaton, a Learned Gentleman having given lance of his intention to hring the %Olivet specifically be. fore the Court. With respect tip that part of the Learned Gentleman's speech, in which a report of the recal of the Governor•Genetal was mentioned, he wished it to be Most distinctly underNtood, that the rumour was completely without foundation, and was utterly saiknnwa to the C tort of Di r ectors. The Court then adjourned sine die. .• The finnt.wallor the Pa norama, in Cook.street. Liverpool, gale way, .and fell into the street, on Saturday' last, but, fortunately, no person wig pass. !mg at the time.. A ping elflike belonging to 'billy. metes Mite!, which was standing before the build. crusiutl to pieces. 'We lately Winnowed that 'Mr. Setter , card.maket i , of Wike; near Brldfyri, left a public.house at Leeds, orb Tuestlay, - th i e and though his horse was (hand in the riser Airwon the terming of the following diy, its Jrider'Ksi`srib_gl!t for le vain. On Monday lava, hastiest% about nine o'cleck; his remains ue:e discoveredin the about WO Yard's below the Place where his horse: was (wind. No marks of vie. `fence appeitred'ati the deceased, ind ell the property which was la his possession when he left the public. house, vice bill foi 1(101„ a few • provincial notes, and ball-'-Crown in sitter, as well as his gold wide% • were found ipon him. Musses al 1103.7.—T4socotener's Inquest ist+ skewed its sitting Ors Teesttay, and continued its invessiigesion till u Pitt hoar.. They.egainwssembled • on Wedeesday, Thursday, ens, Friday; on the latter - day they , returned a verdict of. Murder ageism( Georg, lkoracs pf,ilol4 she on who was taken op soon attir she; murales; . bad . beers erkernitred, on s u spicion on g saviu r epetgyied. the Woody deed, and afterwards discharged. jig was immediately commit ' tett to Rushin Jail, to teiftf his trial et the nest As. size for the heinous crime. The private sestchinsivssrlAr. Rhedee, 0o his return home yesterday mnruiss* toond his Coils't broke open, no patina heir* oervin, hie bank open, end 051. in notes takearatellis the bud, earned savings if many yea% =ACE • • •••.. - _ • I 1-" ' t .A 1