The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-06-01 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN. LONDON: FRIULI', JUNG 1 ) 1810. Tins morning arrived one Gottcnburgh Mail, Dutch Papers to the 30th of M.sy, and German to the 16th. Tho following extracts contain all that is of any importance in these papers :... Goa !JAY 21.—The day befre yesterday ao English fleet, under the command of Sir JANZi SAUMARIZ, 'wised off tbn 'port ; the greater port immediately proceeded to the Baltic. At present there are only live sail of the line, Iv it h some frigates and small vessels, lying here : of these three • ..or runt are to follow the same destination. A large fleet of merchantmen have been saeu off the Win g°. . Our post front' Stockholm this evening brings intelligence of the Cao wit Patna; baying set out for Carlscronat there ' • ark carious conjectures as to the object of his Journey. Coes:en AGE tt, MAY B.—An English fleet, composed of three ships pf the line. three frigates, two brigs, and *boat' eighty merchant ships, have remained for seven days at an ; ehor near heir*, where it has been detained by a calm. This afternoon they advanced two leagues farther towards the south, where they have come to au anchor.—His Majesty has deigned ttugrant Couat Sautorroar the title of Privy Counsellor of Conference.—(.4hslUs du Nord, May 15.) VIZN NA, IfilYl6.—The day before yesterday vespers were wog, and yesterday a service was performed in the Royal ' Chapel, foe the rest of the soul of her 31ajeaty the Empress MARIA LOUISA. mother of 'his Majesty the Etsrsnoa.— • Toe Theatres will be shut for two days. Her Majesty the Empress of AUSTRIA set oat OR the 10th Instant from Vienna, fur Lints, accompanied by the Arch ditches., LROPOLDINE, sister of hir Majesty the Empress of FRANCIS. Owl Plymouth letter states, that on Tuesday the .filive cartel arrived at that port, from Morlaix, bringing Mr. DIc&LNSON, Secretary to Mr. MAC. scvzie, with dispatches. The arrangements for the exchange of prisoners were not finally made, but that very desirable event was confidently an. ticipated. Our best wishes attend upon this ob. pct; and, in fact, we think it extremely likely to be accomplished. Ws are greatly obliged to our friend at Wol verhamptoo, for his interesting letter. It is im possible too deeply to lament the unhappy mistake the people are falling into, whenever they proceed to rioting, from any impatience under their suffer ings, or are betrayed into acts of desperation and violence, by men who seek nothing less than their final subjugation. These riots may have arisen from anger, or the pressure of want; but we are compelled to suspect a wicked intention of some to foster auger, for the purpose of producing riots, and to push want to the extreme, for the same purpose. This riot at Wolverhampton did aid arise accidentally, from the heat of the mu. ment ; it is spoke!, of before.haod ; and no means are used by the public authority to revolt it. We hope some Member will bring this subject before the House of Commons. It is most won. thy of their attention. In the mean time, let the People be persuaded, they are the People's great. eat enemies, who betray them into acts of vio. lence. List of the Minority whu voted for Jr. T IE R. Pres Address to the' ING, to apply a portion of the Droits of Admit-411y to purchase the An nuity for the Doke of littuumtcx Abercmaihy. lino. J.; Anstrother. Sir J. Sir .1. • °abettor's+. T.; Barham,.). F.; Dario,. A.; nernard, Se;ope; Bewicke, C.; Brood, Hon. T. ; ar tmi o n ,u, Browne, A.; Jiyng, G.; Caterer, J. t Cavendish, Lord G.; Calvert, N. ; L.:serialists. W.; Colborne, N. W. R.l Cooke, B. Cuthbert, J. R.; Duly, Rt. Hon. D. B.; Fitz lostrich, Rt. Hon. R.; Frandland, W. Freene,enete, W. i.; Goddard, H.; (keratin', Grenfell, P.; Halsey. J.; Howard, il.; Howard, Hon W. ; Howarth, H.; Mune, W. H.; Jackson, - J.; Johnstone. G.; Knox. Hoes. T.; Lomb, Hon. W.; Liontoon, R.; •Latouche, R.; Le &yr,. C. S.; Lemon, C.; Lloyd, J. M. ; Lorkluert, J. J. ; Macdonald, J.; Martin, II.; Ikliirtio, It.; Maine, Hon. W.; Mexhornugh, Fart of; hi ildmay, Air H. St. J.; Mills, - W.; Milton, Vi.c.; Moore, P. ; Mostyn, Sir 1.; New port, Slr J.; North, Dudley; O'Hara, C. ; Palmer, C. Parnell, ; l'imsoub.,v , RI. Hon. G. ; Pori:hewer. Lo r d; Pyin, F. Scudainore, R. P.; Sebright, Sir J.; Shipley, W.: Smith, W.; Smith, S. I Smith, A.; Tnylor, M. A.; Tierney Rt. Hno. G.•. Tracv , C. H.; Tremayoe, J. H. lion. G.; Ward, . J. W.; %Yemeni. C. C. Wharton, J.; Whithmad, S.; Wyna, Sir %V. W.—Tellers, 'Ewa, R. Creevey, T. Ma. iirtmonitst......-It is with much regret that Ihs Bulletins of yesterday afforded but slender hopes of the recovery of this valuable Member of ?Society. In the morning it was stated that he had bed a restless night, but was not in any respect woise thin nn the preceding In the a f ter . noon the foMowin i3ulictiu Was exhibited : . Mr. Win IMAM has heribice siare murning.7 The Bulletin isseiell this stairs, that " Mr. WI :cattail has had a restless night, and continues the same as es,terday." The Coroner's Inquest did not sit on the assas. (.: .sin of his Royal Highness the Doke of,usisEit- LAND, in consequence, it is reported, Of a mistake in summon i ng the Jury. The words of tho A'et relative to such a Jury in the verge of the Court, re f erre d to yeomen, which was supposed to mean Yeomen of the Guard, and the stiminonses were issued accordingly. New summonses, it is said, have been since issued •te Freeholders and House. holders, anti, the inquest will take place this day. in the mean t i me the ti,uly of Seib, remains in the apartments of his Royal Highness in the Palace. Monday last au inquest was held on the bodies of Mdturin DAg,irn, a French pilot, and Mary his wife, at an ion, in Prospect-row, Plymouth-dock. It appeared in evidence, that the husband was jea lous of his wife (but without the least ground fur it, as the wwilais was universally allowed to be very prudent and discreet), and formed the dupe. rate resolution of putting 4 period to her exist. encu and his own, which he effected on Saurilay last, by first shooting her with a pistol, and then ih.nating himself with the same pistol, loaded again for the purpose. After a full and deliberate in. uesitiation, the Jury brought in a verdict of Wil. f 3 l Awder or the wife, and fele de se on the has pautl. tic is ordered to be buried in a cross road. ••• Y I • f ATTEMPT to ASSASSINATE hit Rostil llighness the DUKE of CUMBERLAND. The account we gave our Readets yesterday was correct as far as it went,. and we now 'add such further circumstances as we have been able td . collect, and beljeve • to be authentic. The aii - . thor of the atrocious attempt was an Italian, of the name of Seillis, a Page or Valet to his Royal Highness. His Royal Highness has three - people of this description in his Household, who attend him alternatily a week each. Two of these men were foreigners, and the third, Mr. Neale, a native of this country. It was- the latter's turn of duty. Seillis, it appears, had concealed , himself in a closet in the Duke's bedchamber. • 1 He had lived with the Duko about ten years, but bad once left him and lived with Mr. Manners, the gentleman, we understand, of that name, who married the Duchess of Raxaunon. He soon, , however, returned to hi; Royal Highness's ser vice, and became so great a favourite of his mu., ter, that he and his family were accommodated with lodgings over the gateway, leading into the Kitchen-court from Cleveland-row ; from which there was a communication with the Duke's suite 'of apartments. Hero they were supplied with coals, candles, &c. from his Royal Highness's establishment. His Royal Highness had also so far extended his favours to this man, as to conde scend to become sponsor to one of his children, on - which occasion he prevailed on one of his royal sisters to Maud with him. In consequence, Seli na becaMe in some sort an object of particular attention to all the branches of tke royal family, from whom he and his children receiv. ed many little presents and marks of notice.. Rumour has assigned this villainous deed to mi.. ousmotiv es ; bet on the strictest examination not the - slightest has been discovered. It was at first charitably ascribed to jealousy : but for this there could nut be the least foundation, for the wife of the wretched assassin is allowed on all hands to be morally amiable, as she is personally unattractive. It was also imputed to revenge, with as little foundation ; for no servant was ever better treat. ed by the most indulgent muter. This atrocious deed, therefore, can only be ascribed to insanity, 'of which there was no previous appearance, or to some foul and dark conspiracy, to which there is not the slightest clue ! Seillis has left four children and a widow. The wounds of his Royal High. ness are no less than seven in dumber ; • two de,.., perate gashes on the head, one in 'the neck, one across each arm, one on the right thigh, and one on the side. The Duke always wears a broad _stuffed bandeau over hii night-cap, to vi Melt he owes the preservation of his life, as his head, but for' this fortunate intervention, (which was cut through) would, no doubt, have been iievered in twain. The wounds in themselves. are declared not to be dangerous, unless they become so from consequent fever. ' . . The following Bulletins were exhibited yester. day, in order to satisfy the anxious i ctiquirits of the Public •: • " The Duke of Cumsgainintes wounds are not attended I , with any immediate danger a and his Royal Highness is as well abeam he expected audit the peculiarity of the circum stances. " E. HOME. " Thursday noon." • . " His Royal Highness the Duke of CUNISERIAND re mains composed, and as %yell as Can be expected. (Signed) " H. HALFORD. " Thursday evening, h o'clock." " Although his Rnyal Highness is not free from fever,. he is as well as can powibly be expected. " II o'clock, P. M." We understand that Mr. Justice Rem, was cm. ployed the greater part of the day in taking down the depositions of the different witnesses, wko are likely to throw any Mit upon this horrid business, and that Mr. Secretary Riroca has attended the. examination. • The following's the Bulletin issued this morning: " His Royal Highness ha slept at intervals, during the night. and is this morning as well us cam be expected, under `the circumstances. " June 1,IS10." The following account of a mutiny in the Wor cester, Pershore and Evesham Local Militia, is communicated in an evening paper 66 We have dreadful confusion in this neigh. bourhood, between the local militia and their otil. cors, about the marching guinea. The Loyal Worcester on Sunday laid down their arms, knocked down their Colour!, and many other of the of f icers : broke open the depot, and helped themselves to ball cartridges. An express was itn. mediately sent to Kidderminster, for the 3Gth re. girnent, who put an end to the bustle. The Per. shore and Evesham soon caught the. flame. They ate returned from Ten kesbury to Evesham ...,attd*ttltis .moment (2 o'clock) all is confu. siun thisre. Yotir friend, the Colonel, in the heat of bis.pissicio, drew his sword, which wai stantly broken In pieces. The men, with fixed bayonets, would have run him through, if he had not made his escape. By way of revenge they went to his house, the windows of which they in. stantly demolished. A troop of Light noose (stationed at Telkesbury) are sent fur, which, I hope, will put an end to it." The following is extracted from another letter. " The Colonel offended some of twin, and, they, took it into their heads to mutiny, and drew their small arms on their officers, who were obliged to resort to their swords, but fortunately no lives were lost : the men were all quiet this morning, but I fear the consequence, as at Worcester they are in the same state of mutiny, and it is expect. ud the like will take place at Upton this day." There have been some disturbances at ilirming. ham. A riot began in the market-place, about half-past two on Monday, in consequence of the high price of potatoes—ls. Sd. per peek. The, populace threw them about, mid broke many windows ; they also threw down, and carried away the stalls of the butchers, and threw them Into the meat near the market-place, -broke the windows of a baker's shop in Edgbastou-strect, and from thence proceeded to a potatoe-grower's at &lg. basting, by which time the military from the bar. racks made their appearance, and took fifteen, whoa, t4ity 'found in the house, into fast*, and lodged thee Jet Om. • ~ . • t THE 'STATESMAN. SIR FRANCIS BURDETT. COPY OF THIS LETTER OF sift FRANCIS BURDETT, IN ANSWER TO THAT SENT TO HIM IT THE INHA BITANTS OP LIVERPOOL. " GENTI.NNER, "Tower, may 97,1810. / 66 I feel myself much honoured by the letter der v '" livered to me by Mr. Gnus'', signed by so lar& and respectable a body of the Inhabitants Liverpool. Their approbation, and that of the rest of• my fellow-subjects, I shall ever be proud of obtaining, by a faithful discharge of my duty, in whatever situation I may happen to be placed ; Sad I certainly shall never be deterred from doing it by any exertion of illegal power. In Vain would our forefathers have struggled against assumed prerogative in the King, should we tamely submit to an equally arbitrary power, mis. called privilege, in the Howie of Commons. In' former times, Judges have been afraid of inter. feting 'with the prerogative of the King; let us hope, that the Judges of the present day will be afraid of nothing but of acting contrary to the law, in which case we shall never again hear of an unknown, Mysterious, undefined, unlimited power, above the law, yet making part of the law, and uncontrouled, save only by the caprice of those who exercise it. To secure our country against so dangerous an usurpation in any branch' of the Legislature, by means of a freely elected Rouse of Commons, will ever be the object of my most earnest endeavours, and will, I flatter Myself, also be the bust meant of _coutiuuing the esteem and good opinion so handsomely expressed to me hi your letter, which I have just had the honour of receiving. " I remain, Gentlemen, " Your most obedient vcry humble servant, FRANCIS BURDLTr." To the Right lion. SPENCER PERCEVAL, CHANCELLOR OF TH E .EXCH ECiU I% It, Stu, —Being the First Minister of the freest, best, and undoubtedly the happiest country ea ,isting, or that . ever did exist; and as you have repeatedly asserted the Commons House,.to.pos. sess privileges and r potvere, 'which,' if correct, Must establish the co: mpletest system of practical liberty human ingenuity ever - devised ; as the present Ministry (of which you are an active worthy limb) assuredly monopolises, if not the whole talents, 'the virtue and patriotism of the nation at least ; I shall use the freedom to request, that you, or your amiable coadjutor, Marquis .Witta.cst.Ey, will condescend to favour the public with a satisfactory answer to h few queries. I really do not pretend to be in the secret; but as I view your condoct as reconciling what sober and wise men have, perhaps, weakly considered to be the grossest contradictioni—it will-be mercy to the ignorant, and thu whole . park of "pick pockets and assassins," who, in the chaste lan. guage of Mr. JAcoßc, have infested the late public meetings, when Resolutions' passed, highly in decent, certainly unfounded objections, to those legal Constitutional proceedings relative to Mr. GALE JONES, whom you most judiciously corn. mitted to Newgate, for presuming to touch your privileges, and sullying the. Tower with the pro. settee of Sir FttANcIS BURDETT—When' the same liberal Mr. JACults very justly observed to bti a thousand times, aye, Mr. PzacEYAL, a thousand times mho criminal than either his Gtapo of YORK or the Lord of WALCUEREN—I do earnestly , conjure you, Sir, to informs us, " Pick-pockets and Assassins," — First.--Who is this man, nailer the dvsignatioa of Barna Kama, that has been so sessetousty seleeteri as a At and proper agenttis steal ant of VW centre of France your dearly beloved Fcaosisainsf. &cond.—What is this man's real awe? Is it Hosts, alias KELLY, all Irishman, or, alias MACI2OI4ALD, Scotchisot. ' Third.—Did this clever agent receive his education at the College of Douay, in the ei-devant french Flanders? Fourth and the Last.—ls this litotav,_Ket.tv, or Mac- DON A 1.1), a Priest—and n Catholic? The information that hell retched- me of this' acute stiscepiible negociator may be, as I suspect it is, rather incorrect. The truth can easily be ascertained however ;—and at the neat public meeting; you may be juilly applauded for the able manlier in which this cunning vise.acre has caeettt., ell his mission, independent of the shower of thanks that most he poured upon the heeds of these sir. thous loyalists, not only for liberating flown!). tivity, but to promise, without previously asking, the nation for its commit, the assistance Of its• navy, army, and its wealth, to establish on the' Torun° of his Ancestors ,so good and so pious a Monarch. Indeed, 'Mr. Pfacievar., this is kind, .generovs, and modest. lt„puzzles me a little, I shall candidly confess, how you could em ploy a Catholic in a bushiest!, u'lscp you and pour' worthies uotorionsly avow yourselves hostile I o their claims as a Body. It appears to me rather sin. gular and eccottric, to commission -ibis Gentle. m an Catholic and a Priest, to execute so bra. limit a cause, when you openly declare yourselves hostile to admit the Catholics within the pale of the Constitution. • A wart, Sir, that your time is more preciously employed in guarding the Constitution against. " pickpockets sod assassins," who have entered' into a diabolical conspiracy to destroy those p r i. vileges and powers, strengthsoed by a variety of satisfactory precedents, drawn from the 111(144 reigns of the CetAeLes's—tbe first having lost hit farad for supporting his own pretended powers. and privileges ; the second, if he bad met with' his destrts, ought, in my opinion, to have perished upon the same statfOld, 140.0404 MW I%** A FRlErAn4Llitavirtir P * • . To the EINTOR of the STATES-U.IS. • Sra,—lt is with extreme concern that I have to inform you of a very serious riot in our mark e t this day. It was generally ,reported, that there was rioting at Birmingleon can Monday and yester., day, and fears were eutertained of similar scenes taking place here on this day ; but no prepare. lions orhatever, as far as I know, were wade to prevent the evil. About eleven o'clock, a num. pier of women and children, with sonic Colliers and journeymen locksmiths, &r. Bcc. began to shout in the market. The Local Militia (Which we now have here to the amount of 1300) were l oo king on, and when they were ordered t o their quarters by their officers, the populace hoot. ed the officers, and soon began to pelt them with potatoes that were exposed to sale just by. _Co. loud Sir 101 IN WM/TIMET, Bert. WAS most shamefully abused by the Amor misguided people the rest of the officers also came in for I share o f abuse in endeavuuring to get the men to their qnarters. Violence having bees once offered to private property, soon' as they had thrown all the potatoes away, they went to the butchers, threw down their stalls, and threw away all the meat in every directiou. One butcher in attempting to defend his property, was kicked and bruised in a most &hocking manner. Butter, free all was g e i h s t rp ra w te l , cheese, garden stuff, oatmeal, abOut the market in a few minutes. By this tim e about _SOO of the Local arrived, and their Colonel at their head; the Riot Act was read (all the shops were already shut), and the Imarket was soon cleared with the bayonets. To- wards evening, about fifty Volume( r Cavalry from Bil,ton arrived, and no further mischief has taken place. The pretext for all this violence is the high price of provisions; and although every matt of continua understatiding must know that such proceedings tend rather to increase the evil than otherwise, yet it is nivel' to Jo, regretted that the House of Commons have not paid a little attention. to this very serious national evil, and to have adopted some ellective measures to prevent the prices ever arriving at the. present very alarming high pitch. It is impossible to view the conduct of that House with any satisfaction ; their own pri. vileges is their constant theme, but the high price of provisions, the situation of the labour. ers, mechanics, &c. &c. gives them no trouble. I do not remember seeing any account, that any of these things have beeo noticed by, them. It is impossible for the working people to advance their wages t o correspond with the present very depre. elating state of our currency ; and in destroying theia men you destroy the country, because they arc the sinews of every State. I base strong doubts, whether it be possible for the present miserable and mad. ministers to carry on the war ' for two years longer. Is it not, then - , high time for every man who wishes well to. his country, more particularly those who have every thing to lose, to • address the King on the absolbte cessity of seeking for peace in the true spirit of peace ? Every year of war has increased our difficulties, and we have not an ally in the world worthy . the name. France, on the other hand, has steadily extended her congnests.— She has now nearly all Europe at her command, and our conduct at Coveultagen has dose more to bring Europe to its present state, than all the French army could do in 20 years. Is it possible . to suppose that all our political pilots have bees mad since gm commencement of this barbarous war ? They certainly must have been. In that case they ought to be Scut to the hospital where such patients are taken care of. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OBSERVER. WolveskemptoitMay 30, inn. , MERRIL, INTELLIGENCE. • rnuti v gir4s,—Thair Majesties arrived at Ll4le on the 21,11, at sit o'clock in the evening. From Dunkirk to Lisle they heard nothing but an almost uninterrupted concert of benedictions, sad declarations of attachment and fidelity. The, 'were expected at Boulogne .on the Rith l . and it is still endentood that they will return to this eapitel on or before the 30th. The most recent letters from Madrid speak of different advantages gained by Gen. Sebastian ever the rebels in the kingdom of Murcia, and his entry into .Murcia, the ca pita!' of that kingdom*, where he found 50 pieces of heavy ordnance, and destroyed cortsid,Table magazines. The body of Spanish troops that were in Murcia; precipitately retreated is the direction of Carthage:wt. They are incom,iderable point of numbers, land Completely dispirited. Ge. neral Fraser is their prevent commander. Blake, ' whom he succeeded, embarked at Carthame for ;Catlin. A wooraanent . made by the Marquis riovia• Romana, with the view 'of effreting a general rising,Of the peasantryoluring Passion-week, hail completely failed. General Regnier defeated, took, or dispersed 6,000 rebels that composed this body. The taking of Guu head of cattle ia. tended for Barlajos had thrown that city into a state of consternation. On the 20th invt. a beantiful• frigate, named L'lphigenie, was launched at Cherbourg. His Majesty having given orders for expediting the construction of gun.carriages for the marine at Antwerp, there has been a levy there of car. twitters, eartwrights, and sawyers, fur this parti cuter service. VIENNA, MAY 12.... The Emperor and Em. press were to leave Wittinean this day, and are expected at Prague on the 14th. According to letters from Lemberg, the Russian army, commanded by Lteut.•General de Dockto. row, has not yet begun its march for Turkey ; it will, however, move shortly. It is estimated at 60,000 .men, and is stationed from Brzescz.Lt. tewsky as far as Zaleserick. WARSAW, MAY 7.—The Russian troops posted reiring the frontiers ,of this duchy, began to break up a fortnight ago, from 'the Dwitea, on their march for the shores Of the Baltic. More thin 7000 waggons have been ordered for traaspurting the magazines. The Russian troops that were ins Potion'', and the Ukraine, have taken the road to Moldavia and Wallachia." - , . •... atMr" fr .