The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-24 00:00:00

To THE .0 RINCE REGENT. " His MAJTITTeII tranquillity has been ondis tithed throughout the last month, and his MA JIATT'II health has bolo good; but his disorder con sinees in the same state."—This, Sire, has been the general statement for a considerable period past, and requires particular egplenation. Your Royal Mo. they Is now gone, and her feelings cannot be wound. ad by any enquiry; beside, it will lead to satisfy Bombers, whose characters stand high for honour, feeling, and integrity ; who appear to have opinions (dictated by sympathy) that your Royal Parent fight be more public, without Injury to him, and lion of the People—indeed there are anon vivant reinours that require to be silenced. Your present unworthy confidential servants, who could not trust to your honour and feeling for your Father, but gave the power to your Mother, I be lieve felt little for the aged afflicted KlNG—like their professions to your poor deserted Wife, who they gave up to benefit by your. superior power. Indeed, Sire, it etches much wonder you ever could exhibit so much weakness—you, who are celled the best. bred Gentleman its Europe—but what is breed• ing without feeling. Feel for your Royal Father —(poott awrowful old man)—feel for your Wife— and to feel for the oppressed People. You 1J are getting 4 . , though a Prince—he a tittle just, and thoughtful, and le: not your Ministers tarniWs' 'your fame by their evil measures. If an oppressed ,person wiralcas (as he has a right) to Petition you, .hope to unfold some bad action of your servants, or . his life, is it not giving away your power to such a consideration with those who deserve Afloat severe reprobation? You may rely on my 1011, that many things will be brought before \merit that will create geueral disgust against of your servants, that as an upright man you more uteri condemn. do not know which deserve most blame—the People for suffering any infringement of theConsti )n, or those who for base, selfish motives corn !hem. to the first subject, your Royal Father—some there are that persist he is dead, others that he is well •envisigh to he seen, and to go out in his carriage.— trot for his Doctors, or those that bear the sway en Englishman, I despise any infringement of my 3, and would punish any one who could invade another ; and I do hope through your im mediate direction, it will be shown, that 'other is not .teo.-1, am, &c. 19, Ala. The Penne REGENT pomp. nod his intended visit to Windsor, yesterday, in consequence of the fog.— It is asset probable that his Royal Highness will 'heave town today, if the weather is at all dear. The French are far beneath us in all inventions that rebate to comfort, though they hare some institu• lions which are most admirable for the interests of Julatranily. Amongst these is the recent establishment 4 a Soeiety, by a considerable ninetter of proles- Ousel God:Omen, for the purprowillt stfisdicating the claim, of injered individuals, who are without the 'means of paying for regular assistance. In England, a pour man frequently pays his last shilling in an en deavour to mow the right of which he has been deprived ; the attorney whom he employs refuses to 'proceed further, end a just cause is ruiued, from want of pecuniary resources. ft is not so now in Paris.. The Society now established, esamine care friily the merits of every cause presented to them. 'As the) , are mostly men of talents awl reputation, they are consequently qualified to judge of the 50e.,1 cess that may attend it. If it be just, they undertake' 4t at their own risk, promote it by money, talent and application and in the event of failure, bear all the losses. Should they succeed, the plaintiff has no costs to pay, for these they take core shall he borne by the Defendant. Surely the liheral-minded law., yen of the British Metropolis will not allow this. institution to be singular. The fog operated so effectually on the vision of the audience at Drury-lane 'theatre, on Tuesday even ing, that those in the front of the house were not able to set the scenery during the first act of the tragedy, and the galleries called loudly for additional lights to he placed on the stage; when Mr. KEAN stepped forward, and they addressed the audience:—" Ladies and Gentlemen, you must be perfectly aware that no additional lights can counteract the effects of the at. biosphere." The performances then proceeded with out further interruption. . The fog was again so thick at one time, yesterday morning, that on Ludgate-hill, and other parts of the City, the tradesmen and colfee.house keepers were uccessitated to have candles in their slaits and rooms; but about two, the atmosphere became com paratively clear, and so continued 'till about five o'clock, when a fog, neatly as dense as that of Tues day, spits filled the streets. The mail coaches were delayed yesterday and Tuesday, by the fog. Yesterday, Dec. 211, No. '2387, another Prize of E 30,000, was sold by. G. CAftROLL, at his New State Lottery-Office, No. 19, Cornhill ; there are Two Crand Prizes of 830,000 still in the Wheel, which are on sale at his Old Office, No. 26, Defoe& street, and at his New Fortunate Office, No. Op Cornhill. A market gtrdener of the name of Fuller, residing in thizeity • .rearl, took to Neegate-trarket yesterday mottling, a fan of horseradish, containing 30 sticks, of only one year's growth, weighing, when trimmed .for sale, 271 bas beiug nearly the weight of one pound each stick. -, NIXON. , 1 . Oh . a7/1 el fl 0 r i i ti e to Am hi 'hove soc yOilf.lool .issertion, P sue ° er l insmei Inuit mot I do People ft lotion, snit them But to there are ennogh Attire ea Row.“ ei litooe of Amodio* i , by Kim Mer. ,19 6, . 1 I to • iiikavis to , • Ilse -that Tele lions w! llsavanit of So *tonal &laiins . ; gTAT. IN7'RLLIGENCE. DEAL. Dec. 23.—bailed the Ann, Reynolds, and the whole of the' homeward-hound far the River; also the Baring, convict ship, to Sheerness, to repair. —Arrived and sailed for the River, the Archimedes, Marigeo, from Manfridonia ; and Thomas and Judith, Stokes, trom Newfoundland for Flushing: the latter is gone for Ramsgate Uarboer.—Passed at the back of the Goodwin yesterday, ail well, the Asia, Ormsby, from China for Antwerp. Four o'Clook.—A raved and remain for orders the Endytnion, Muno,from Miramichi. Raltsu.vre, Dec. '23 —Sailed most of , the trade bound Westward.—We have not heard of the brig Effort yet; a boat from this place, and another from Broadstairs, have been absent since Monday : it is the general opinion that they must have fallen in with end got possession of her. Two rudders have been seen near the Sand, it is presumed one of them be longed to her. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 23.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Triggs, from the hiediterranean & and is pot un der quarantine ; and the British Army and live! Briton transports, from Doptford.—Sailed Ms Ma• iesty's ship Leven,4or the Cape of Good (lope; and Alfred sod I.mly Hamilton transport+, for Cork.—Came into harbour his Majesty's brig Drake, from Spitheed. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 2'2.—Arrived here the Betsey, Young, from Oporto for Quebec, having been oat fourteen week., leaky; and part of her eergo (salt) washed out.—The Clyde, Cook, from hence, has arrived at New foundlaad, with loss of bowsprit. Fat.stotrrn, Dsc. 21.—Arrived the Princess Elizabeth packet, with Mails from the Leeward Islands, lest from St. Thomas's, in '27 days.-:-Sailed the Prince Ernest packet. for Lisbon ; Countess of Chichester packet, for Gibraltar and Malta; and Fox packet, for the Leeward Islands, all with Mails. Cowes, Dec..22.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Avon, for Spithesd. DARTMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Yesterday arrived the Telernaque, from Amsterdam, bound to Calcutta.— To•rtly arrived the liarmonier, —, from Malaga for Osteud; lost an anchor and cable. `0 :~ I'll E FOG. Among the many losses and accidents occasioned I by the fug last night are the following : A solemn promise of :economy add retrenchment, prepared for the Speech un the opening of the Session of Parliament, was lust by Ministers on their/way to Ca ikon-house. Mrs. Vaughan, the celebrated singer, lost her love-letters in the Court of Common Please, hut the Lady fortunately succeeded in carrying away her notes. i A very eminent Drysalter in the City, an Bld Gentleman, with a young wife, who left borne to (line at the London Tavern, lest his way, and got among the horned cattle in Smithfield. The pocket of a certain illustrious personage was picked of ilk popularity, and Instead of the brilliant buff' and blue hag in which it was contained, a filthy green bag *ls substituted. Several old 7'abbrer playing whist, lost, their tem• per, and the Dandits, in the streets, lust all their pains to degrade manbood, as no one could see their laces and atays. BERLIN. DEC. 3.—We laugh here at the 'etre. maw accounts given by certain German Joernaliati respecting the Conslltotiorn 1 ?rape's h e dis cussed cussed in our State Council. Some even Imagism thef there will be no Chamber of Peers, nor hereditary Nobility. This resembles rather the reveries of MAO former Jacobin, than statements having any founds., tine. Here it is well known there will be Provincial States, and States-General. No person knows pre. emir what the organization of these Bodies will be, but it is conjectured that it will approach very nearly. to what already exist, in several provinces of the Monarchy. VAC/Rik/M.—One hundred and thirty•one person have been examined before the Magistrates at [Jeer. pool, within one week, and about 125 have bee* committed to the House of Correction for seven days each, previous to their being passed to their.respective places of setilemetit. A number of vagrentg who have lately beets committed to Sirepton Mallet Jell,, had in their possession one hundred anal, ifty pounds! Two of them in particular had in their possession 29 guineas in gold, 17 half guineas, one 7s. piece, and gold ring, one 20!. Bulk of England note, two 101. three 51. and one 11. ditto, a silver watch, chain, key, and seal, and a certificate of Greenwich Hospital, GC 141 per annum. Oue of the 101. notes was sewn in a coat collar. Yesterday se'nnight IV. Yarwood, a farmer's see. vont, brought his wife to the Cross, in the market. place, at Aitringham, and having sold her - for one penny, delivered her in a halter, which cost CICVen pence at a saddler's shop in that town. Arremeren SUICIDE. --Yesterday morning a young man, named Welch, residing in Carnsby. market, attempted to pot an cud to his existence by cutting hibthroat. Soon after breakfast he went to the privy, where he accomplished his object, but not effectually, and was found in that state by another) persop, residing in the house, who gave the alarm. Medical assistance was immediately called in, but he still lies in imminent danger. SuocKusa Acm DENT.—Yesterday morning a toast shocking accident happened on the London Hospital estate, which proved fatal in its consequences. •A party of men were employed in making an archway under Turner-street, near the London Hospital, and when nearly finished, one of them, named Alexander Ross, was in the act of knocking one of the centre pieces out of its position, when the whole of the bricks and dirt fell in and co vered them. Two of the men happily extricated themselves from their perilous situation, het Ross onfortuotttely perished, being suffocated. The toe -survivors instantly deg In search of their fellow.irtieltman, and etre snore time found him quite deed. flis bqdy wits codveyed to the London Hospital: • ~.-3 ~. -- • COMMON C:OriNCIL ELECTIONS. ---....-- Yesterday, et thrre o'clock, the polls foe the Wards of Bread-street, Bishopsgate, and Cheap, finally closed, when the numbers were as follow : BREAD-STREET WARD. . STATE OF THE POLL.-LAST DAT. Mr. Depwlyllayward.... 7/ Mr. Gibson Mr. Sowerby Mr. Dibbin ' Mr. Mathie Mr. Coleman ...... ... 68 Mr. 13hte Mr. Gillman • 67 *Mr. Oliver. l7 Mr. Elliott ...,1 m .._,..._ 65 •Mr. Tipper is Ward returns 12 Memrs. BISHOPSGATE WARD. . STATE Or THE POLL.-LAST DAT. Mr. Greenaway (Deputy) 346 I Mr. Nash Rasher, Sir W. Ras, Kot 345 Mr. Judkins . 3lO Mr. W. Day *Mr. Peacock air. Bowed 3lO •Mr. Downes • Mr. Bemsett Mr. Pearson • 327 *Mt. stirterant Mr. Davies . .. 315 •Mr. Wooler This Ward retorts 14 Members. Mr. Wooler and Mr. &anis/tot are rejected, , CHEAP WARD. STATE OW MR POLL.— LAWT DAT. Mr. Dewily talky. . 106 Mr. Brook Mr. T. 1441ith . ' ' 98 Mr. JOIIP. 93 Mr. Penni' g ...... .... 91:1 Mr. E. Sonilk Mr. Kea.... ...... ... 96 Mr. Jennings Mr. Jerrans .... ....... 96 •Mr. Ledger - 9 l 9l Me. Peerejic....,v s ..... 94; •Mr. WodiespoOtt ' 45 •Mr. James This Ward returns 12 Mensben. These marked thug (•) are new Candidates. DISCOVERIES IN AFRICA. The hopes long entertained of acquiring an intimate knowledge of the interior of Attica, are likely to be Nunn realized. A very intelligent and enterprising Gentleman. named Iti,deck, unappalled by the din ger and difficulties of the undertaking, and the failure WI many adventurers to penetrate into the• heart of, -that Continent, has recently returned to England,. after having 'overcome those difficulties, and success fully minced the kingdom of the Ashantees, in which he resided for >itt months. Daring the first half of this interval, he was incarcerated in a dungeon,, end es peeled hourly to he put to death. The King of the Ashantees was erectly interested by the stranger, and had him often brought from his cell to the Palace, fur the purpose of enquiring from whence he came and the purpose of his visit. These interviews always took place in the dead of the night, end upon one 'tidy notation his Majesty met Mr. Bodeck half way in the dark. After repeated conversation his Ma jesty hecame'quite satisfied with respect to the inten tions of the stranger, who was liberated, and for the last three months of the stay he resided at the Court, and wis treated 'With 'greet kindness. Among the curious and valnable articles brought home by Mr. Bedeck is a Geographical History of the Ashantee Kingdom, in the native language, and an account of the travels and death of Menge Park. 14. represents the King of the Asbanteei as a most ableand intelli. 'wenn. His observations and questions,' hichwere ncessanf, displayed strong natural discernment and alligence, ,•! he was particularly anxious in his etiguiries respecting policy of the European Go. trertitwittits. attocanin Acctocst.—Yesterday morning, Satah Leigh, a little child seed four years, the daughter of Mt. Leigh, of Fulham-fields, was imprudently' locked alone in the house by her stpther while she went out on some basiness ; when, the mother re turned she found the place full of smoke, and was almost horror struck at seeing beg child lying on the tloor,, burnt ie a manner too dreadful, to describe ; her clothes ware burnt completely oilier bock. A surgeon was sent for, and upon ble j ,grOval he found shat)-0h5000114.84 1 e- I -it APPeore* 41111kAtifilig the molism4 ebsonce the had gut to the 4writA t ia light ing some sticks set her clothes in flanms. . Flue..—Tuesday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, a fire, broke oetlp the house of Mr. Willer, the pnbscription-house, No. 9, Bennett-street, St. James's. it seems that eifenasle servant was melting one of the beds, and left a condi* close to the cat f tains during loer temporary absence. Qn, her retails the whole was in • blase. and berstre It.soold.bei es. tingoished about 1,01. w grab of wpm, was destroyed' The report that a Gentleman was killed doting the fog on Tuesday night, near Charing-cross, was e fabrication iti,tolo, no such, or any likocircumstuoce having taken place. A Gentleman lately received from a friend in Nor. folk, ass present, a turnip measuring nineteen inches and three quarters in length, and twepty-four iuches and a quarter in circumference; on examining it, he discovered the inside scooped out, and a brace of birds enclosed. In consequence of two marriages which took place, not long ago, in Lancashire, not far from Oldham a very curious alliance is formed. A Gentleman megri m, a Lady, whosebrother soon after married her hosberedla daughter, by a former wife. In the course of time, each party had a child ; the former a daughter, the lat ter a eon—therefore, the first-mentioned Lady is mother to her brother, sister to her daughter, and grandmother to her nephew; her little .daughter is niece to her sister, aunt to her caosio, and sister to her uncle; the young tennis Welber ..to his Whew and mother, son to his sister, sncle.to his wife, end brother to his niece; his wife is. sister to her father and mother, daughter to her sister, niece.to her bus band, and aunt to her sistec; his little boy is grand son to his aunt, the older Lady, and cootie to his aunt, Cholittle girl.—( Leeds Inlelligencer.) The sisters. miscreants found in the horse of Walley, the' Methodist Person, No. 66, High-street, Mary-le-bonne, are still in prison, no. person having come forward to ball them. -They ere conveyed from Marlborough-street in hackney coaches, in the presence of a considerable crowd, who eavressed their contempt of sech.avretches by hissing, but they did not attempt to use any violence. One of 'the Prisoners yesterday sent a letter to a Lady in Wel beck-street, where he lived, with e . key, which be had accidentally taken with him. They.oro most of them middle-aged men, and have lived in various fa milies as butlers and footmen, wept Holloway and Milford. who kept a tailor's shop, Np. 10,JJoion . street,. Little Moorfields. Dentovw), alias " the liassiaa Bear," was butler to a Gowl*ltia hi Gros. senor Otte. 4 LAW INTELL, VICE-CHANCELLOR'S THE EARL Olt SHAOTEaDURT A Mk GRACE THE DUKE 01 Mr. BELL mord that this by the Doke of Marlboreogh, Court *mild direct the receiver estates to pay the surplus rent General Frederick St. John, i Duke a deed to that effect had the Bth of August, 1818; (erred to the Master to enq and what trees, exclusive of the repairs of the property, and how the profits arising of trees should be applied. will of the late Duke,'by vested for a term of threg hal of Shaftesbury, Lord ite! Blackstone, as trustees ut leaving them, therefore, at such timber as they should Fr repairs of the property. The were to be applied, first, in terest of incuinbratices; sett annuities; thirdly, in plyi , the Duchess for her support lifter which the surplus rents, to the Duke. lle.did not kn could possibly he .41, te'Abis pi it a very reasonable one. Sir ARTHUR l'100011", that such a thing r the Court Rs wits now prr Duke. The Petition ataird entered foto by the Duke and it prayed that the receiver the surplus rents to that G , the stinotations in that (6ir persuaded could not accede would be an indispensible crew which had formerly been ((vended on the provisions the late Mahe. Ti, that deo not a party, and before the grant the proyei, it would m a n t o fi; t . a supplemental Racy to the practice:of the . fOr paying the iurplus , a party before the Court. receiver, it appeared thereostas after the interest of the inmosf to the Duchess, &c. were pui4. the Petition which related ' trees, he wes iNstrncled to . no objection to that, provided, the Willer, it was ordered enquire whether any,end proper to be cot dowe,,ov , necessary to the repairelf miser. Mr. SHAnWEEL (allotted contended, that the term( were by no means handing The VICE-CHANCELLOR eon rem ~. rtes fully entitled-by the Derr he Court In the surplus rents, 'after the receiver a paid the inlerest of the incumbrances and the other monies point( out in the %sill• orthe late. Duke:. Davie lifts interest in the surplus, he had AI eight to that interest to any person he sa w proper ;.. • ' eel !duo was, what effect could he givens. to Illiik:innlgii. ((vent? Whethet the terms of the .deed betsrtitti'Llrei Duke and Gainersl St. John were binding or nistfilittit en objection which he would net examine, as belled not smarty hearing it had on the immediate qbestl'Oe. before the Court. The Duke had • right 10-ssrigti his interest to any one he pleased, bet the-Court would not orderthe money to besintliCireiteaderia , Lion of the trusts of that. (1.014. The ordea'of the Court therefore was. that the aerpias rentic,s4 any, be simply paid to General fit. John, With any consideration of the deed between the Duke and him. Shoat& any other proceettiwge be thought necessary, the service of notice on the Doke would-be sefficienti As cksseral St. John was not a party. • ~Mr. HART said, he MS4 instructed by Mr. .0111Ekar stotte, as Counsel for him, to oppose the Petition. flf speed in the view of the case taken by hie Honour. 'The Vice•Cumrcur.Lon—Let the terpfus be paid to Mr. St. John, as it may from time to time arise s till the farther order of the Costa. PIIILLIP4 N. lIIEBERT. Mr. WINOFIELU stated this Wail a Petition front Lori) Anson, praying that it might be referred to the Master to enquire *bother the proposals of searrlage whirls b s Lordship had made to Whiniest Loehr* Phillips were proper, and if such should i,e the Mas ter's opinion, then that he might be directed to pre. pare a proper settlement.—Granted. TUE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE COOPERS' COSTAWY• Mr. Hones stated thin waits Petition preps% that a scheme for the better Mattagement of this. Charity might be laid before the Master, and that the Plaintiff's should be allowed the r incidental es. pence. iu addition to the costs. This was not obe jected to by the Coopers' Company. The VICE-CHANCELLOR granted the order, and at the same time observed, that *ben the relators filed an information for the purpose of carrying into effect the particular trusts of-a charity, he held it ems his duty to slew them as trustees, and, if :heir cue. duet had beam praiseworthy, to allow them theft aspeutes. ~.,.. IX Vitt NATTER OT HAETE . II CHARITY. a.tiflikis case, a Petition was presented, praying that it might be referred to the'Master to. form a proper scheme for the matiarmrin of this Charity in future. In ISV, a Mr. hurts bequeathed a considerable sum to the town. of Lydd, is the county of Kent, -and by his will directed that sme,third of that shoal& go to the Col p tratioo; another third to the support, rep tirr, and maintenance of. the Church, and the re• minder to the Poor. The two lan thirds hive not, however, been applied to the purposes for witich they were granted for the the last 44. years, and the Ger. potation had built a new Town-hill, net of the fends, and thus applied them wholly to threes* of the town. The VICE-CHANCELLOR did not intend to say that any abuses had been committed by the corporation; bet the Court unquestionably would never sanction any future application of the Clarity maids to a diff • 1% 4- rt A . . • . '..; . "., .. . -i n • • . LIGENCE. 'S COURT. Disc. 23. AND LOKI) R. PPENCEIL li; OF MARLBOROUGH,. was a Petition presented h, and it prayed that the eceiver of certain trust .nts of the said estates td i between whom and the , ad been entered into on ind that it might be re- itquir• and report if anyi . 1 of those app , npriated to were tto be Mit down; ,tom ouch tatting down 'the Petition stated the which the estates were . unfired years in the Earl / then Spencer, and Mr.. i ntimpeachable 1.. waste, it full liberty s c at dowel: -. E. / . 1 1 , ea to he necessary fr 'he - 'he proceeds of the Panties . ..... 1 In. keeping down the in- ~.. :ondly, in paying certain , ing 30,0001. annually to r.- j • -. ...• t and that of her childten, . .t,, .. • ~. ts, if inf o were to be paid know soy objection which himneyer t -she conceited . . , Gourmet for the trustee!. r had never been d„„p.h . ✓ayed fqt by the PlT.Arts . • ti the dr:td which tied MIT Ind Geogr."! St. ik fnhts, ► tpi ' .. • might IA dirt:o4 le, , par . (;,m!ipmaii 4 - 4ft:tr.401444 of pod.' The 6esurt . .be way ,• a to this prayer;.for. *ere 1 3. necessity to alter 064.4 leen made,, and irbti p b mks ‘1 •,. con/Atter, in the win of ecree General St. John irks he Court , tikerefore 'could be pgoir,flit thst Oitittata * • 1 NIL. • it .. stotaiii Wye , P COO iO,llllll . 11t tilibir to to a Rem* *fro rid! ectt :1 4 rorri the.atatleilt of tho ~ eewas no tor:plea whateret cumbrateeraud the co..ney ... poi.). A. to that part of ~ d to the malting down of o state that there could be shied, itt the refereage to • I d that the &twee iimpeld w hat ntimbv.ettoesealterft ' . • ver and abote Eliot wall f the houses tad ether pre.r • rd en the same side, inl 3s of the deed illud ed to • R eon red that the Mktg .... .. a l) he Court to the ,'elver s paid the interest the other monies pniottni • , te. Duke: florin* thus aft .4 • I T ,