The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-01-10 00:00:00

I I .\ 7 - rNOtaim 7Et4Az • London. Ha 04 then 'Oarticularty. rcque.t thaA the Lord Majut wetiledeatand an audience, and in-doing so he felt ly happy in coo plying with the wis of the Common Hall, which the Resolutions of that day more fully confirmed. But -it was easy to' perceive .from vhence those insinuations had tak.en their rise—he could name the parsess who had so basely accused !tint of an littempt to introit the grey hairs of his nijesty. Suck au insinuation would always be, heard true the enemies of liberty ; but he thought , it more becomittg the dignity of his character to treat them with that silent contempt their malicious conduct no eminently deserved. He felt in corn- mon with the indepeodent Citizens of London, tile neemisity there was, that the late Petition :•hould have bees presented to his Majesty, and they might rely that no exertion should be wanted, on his-part, to convey the Resolutions passed that day to the Royal ear.—[The worthy Sheriff' then retired amidst unbounded applause.) Mr. Sneriti ATKINS then appeared on the front of the Hustings, where he in vain endeavour ed to obtain a hearing,• and retired ;—but again presenting himself, the uproar subsided, and he said that he had no object in view, nor had he any wish to intrude himself on the attention of the Li very. lie had no other motive than to comply with a call which had come from different parts of the Hall, desiring he would come forward. If there eras any question to be put, be was ready to answer it in the most unequivocal manner; he was left without any thing to say.—(Loud laughter). If there was no question to propose, he would take the liberty of petting one.,Was there any part of his duty which had not been most fully and at tentively discharged? If his oonduct bad not been marked by a strict adherence to the most htinoerable principles, ho could not stand forth as be did, the firm and undaunted supperter of that character which was endeavoured to be traduced. Hail there been any reason assigned for not includ ing hie name in the Vote of Thanks, he would have felt much pleased, as he could then have met the charge in a fair and open manner. He had but one short thing--[Here the worthy Sheriff hesitating, a roar of laughter burst forth from , every part of the Hall---even the Bench itself was nut wholly freerfrom the infection.]---Thc worthy Sheriff contiquid..-but one short word to say_-. [The laugh was renewed, and the worthy Sheriff retired.] Mr. Sheriff WOOD then addressingthe Livery, assured them that he felt it his duty to state, that In the excention of their directions with respect to presenting the Address, hi. worthy coadjutor, Mr. Sheriff Atkins, had in every respect conduct ed himself with the most active zeal to obtain the object of thilr wishes. [ This was ree,eloed uith great applause.] Thi.. Crier then adjourned the Meeting. FROM 711 E PORTUGUESE PdPERS. • V .1. y. t, Nov. '26.—ln addition to the glo avi.ci of ' tor tr.orps under the command of p ,st Aotcnio Maria De' Val, we have had the estisfartion to remise the following intblligesce: On the lath arrived et §arainSfa Gen.- Ar;spe, pith too other Oeiberals of Brigade, and 100 ren t They wore 15 days on Oa, j Juror) , from Elyonne to that city, beting by the way met with two fatal ancounten, is which the S.•cretary of Geneeal 6.respe, his physician, two servants, and 100 mew, were left dead qn the field, and 30 carts, ladcq with the besiege they carried with them, taken by the asoailauts. ' These actions &hew the kind of war we ought to carry on against our enemies at the premed Crisis. Savings, Die. 20.—The Frisch have retired from Saute Cruz, Et Viso, and Vsklepenes. Seven basked French, who hod come out of Pernik lima to collect contributions in some neighbouring pillages, were surrounded by two patriotic pasties, sad all put to the sword, nut a .siegle oue escap ing. Two pieces of cannon were likewise taken pa this oechoius. Ssvms.r. i Dcc. 13.--We learn by various let ters from Madrid, Blot the Spanish prisoners taken by Abe stench in the battle of Ocana, Officers as well as soldiers, were stripped of their clothes in Aranjec, with the design of making it believed in that capital, that the Supreme Junta keeps its armies in excessive nakednesi. They moreover took from the Officers the commissions granted by Ferdinand VII. and the Supreme Junta. The battle of Ocana, according to their own, account, cost the Fseoch upwards of 6000 killed, sad 400 P woondal ; ri lop which they have nut; been able to conical from the people of Madrid. The number of the enemy'a troops in battle, in. eluding the reserve, to which wereloined those of Castile, wet nut leis ifiau 50,000 men, 5000 of Which were cavalr:- arlved. slnitr. Due. • 0 .. Dublin 0 . 9 0 e • - , , Gotteatourxh.. PRICE 01 0 sToCKB ntis f)Ay AT 070:O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Com. .9* ex. dlr. Long. 4n6...151 9- 16 $ per Reduced W44 • Oinnhini 3l prem. per Ceat....sll S India Bonds. ...28s. Ws. j per Cost.Navylo,l Pitch. 100. Mi. Ceoollb CH-Arc. ii3j4 ' Lottery Tictfeti 216 15s. THE STATESMAN. - r ' LONPQN: T EDNTIDAY, JANUARY 10. Tua reports brought. by vessels from Holliad are not a little extraordinary. The people are, it seems ? not entirely without hope • that King Louts will he perenitted to return amongst their, • and that Uull;nd will yet continue to be a separate kingdom!. The Impesitioo of troll) taxes is hailed as a favogrr►ble amen, it being inferred from re, that 'outs has not done wills ♦aothcr oecount statcs i that the I,egislatire Body of Rolland having represented to NAIOO. Tilt . _ ties their readiness to-sesaar hardly la his meab, sures against the common essay—Easbuid...a respite has beep:gra . stied, by width the ate of Holland way peesility be suspended; but s as we think, certaiulyeot finally averted. Tut Lettere tetheilndia are numerous, ape", we learn with regret; by no means of a console. tory nature. The Dispatches received by the Di. rectors are - said to be less gloomy; but es we hive already observed, sinless- official and authorized communications are laid before the Public, the an favourable accounts will be believed, • -The substance of. what has hitherto transpired by remoter is, briefly- I -That the whole of the na tive army on the Madras Establishment was in a state of open mutiny, and had taken possession of Hyderabad and Siringapatans. That 11,000 European troops were marching against the matiseers, whn had fortified themselves id those places. That Lord MINT° had arrived at Maki% which Sir GIORGE BA atgow had not quittediiiitt 'had retired to the Government House s within the fortress. Next to the Mutiny at the Note, this II the isost awful shock which has been felt'by England. Wire shall rejoice to learn, that these events have been • exaggerated..-but to doubt the existence of immineat danger were as absurd as it impossible. A LYTTEI from Vienna aneoences, and that very coafidently, the total defeat of the 'Lesbian army by the Turks, who compelled them to ripess the Danube with precipitation. This intelligeuce which, were it true, might be deemed highly import. ant, must be viewed as very doubtful. The politics of Vienna naturally lean at this moment to 'flukey- 7 and the reported defeat of the Russians would be received in that city with as great avidity, though possibly with not quite such easy credulity, as that of the massacre of 25,000 armed French, who were said and believed to have been " put to dm knife" by an undisciplined. rabble at Madrid, about twelve months.ago. ' flag MAN • ar: MR. BRANDON. The following Letter has been'tratunitted to this Office for publication, and appeared this day in the several Morning - Papers t TO TifE PUBLIC. Now that the late unfortanate shyers relative to Covent- Omen Theatre um happily at an end, r trait that I shall not he awned of pressmaptioa Wilms arming forward in my own behalf, and Waking the hope that I eine shall not be ex cluded from the general amnesty. I have been S 9 years in the Box-Oilice of that Theatre, and I humbly appeal to its whether s tiering that long period, I have oot served them with the almost fidelity, seal, and impartiality. It was with - the deepest regret, independently of all personal cansidnations, that, .in my anxiety to discharge what I coo ceived to be my duty, I found I had gives offence to any in dividual. I presume to hope, that the feelings which urged my dis mission from a situation that had so long held, have sub sided, and that the Public at large will accept my hearty contrition as an atonement for every thing that bas been deemed improper in my conduct. It then, the characteris tic geonesity and clemency of F,nglishine4 will accept this shmere eapression of regret, and_ prink me to resume my station, it shall be my connate endeavear, by every exer lien, to evince my gratitude for their kindness. 1 have the honour to subscribe myself, Their most devoted and very humble Servant, Bow-street, Covent-Garden, JAMES BRANDON. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 1810. Mr. BRANDON has thus made that btta t ble pub lic, apology and appeal for.pardon, ;oleo as 'in. suited and au outraged Public lied a right to expect. That the zeal of Mr. BRANDON, in the service of his employers, greatly eneeeded the bounds of ail propriety, and even decency, is incontrovertible. Such conduct cannot be too strongly reprobated ; but as Mr. BRANDON has now publicly made the amende honorable; and expressed his "hearty contrition" fur the very impropsr conduct, of which he has been guilty, we thiiik t and sincerely hope, that this appeal to the "charcicteristic ge " nerosity and ckmency of lenglishmen," will . not be made* in vale. Over all that has pawed, we wisb to cast the veil of oblivion • and we shall therefore now take. our final leave of the subject of the late contest; by expressing a hope that the Proprietors, and their Agents, will, for the time to come, have (he discretion to abstain from insulting that Public, on whose patronage must be founded their only hope of success.• On Monday evening, about eight Ofei.ooit: Ai) alarming fire broke out in South-street, Chiches ter at the house of Mr. Asti:mews, Confectioner, which entirely consumed the whole of his premises, and three adjacent houses. The accident -hap paned through the Carelessness of a feniale ber vant while she was turning down the beds. On discovering the fire, she gave the alarm, but in stantly ran out of the house; and has not since been hoar.] of. 'rho valoable and extensive pre. miles of Mr. WELLER ? Messrs. RIDGES; and W. r W OLT ERTOWS, which were in. imminent danger, very fortunately escaped. On the night between Friday and Saturday last, a most daring robbery was c-ammitted, in the shop of Messrs. Cowan') and Co. silveismiths, Sze. in Cornhill. The thieves, by means of in. steuments, completed a breach through the win. -dow-shatters, sufficient to admit a haud, iq spite trf the difficulties which presented theniselves. The shutters were lined with iron-plate, which, of it. self, was deemed a sufficient security; bat to such a pitch. of perfection have the burglars. brought the instruments of their calling, that human pre-. caution cannot guard igainst• them. By intro ducing their hands, and forcing a wire case, they obtained In watches, silver articles, and light gold, plunder to the amount of 4001. The gang coil-. listed of several persons, who employed them selves in pacing the streets backwardi and for. wards, net only by way of guarding against a surprise, but also to make a noise to prevent the instruments at work upon the shutters being heard. At times, where they were occasionally disturbed, the hole they had perforated was covered" by a sheet of paper painted the colour of the shut. tors ; so that' there appeared nothing atcik. log to. attract the notice of the passengers.— Daring . the - several ktiurs :the robbers Ware 'thus employed, no watchman was hear, which is but too common a 'case under similar circuits stances. The villeins Were once obseived bye per,,,, son going to Cu ven Norden. Wsar ket A and who. knew part of ties gang to be lioueebreakers, paitieniarAy. a erippie and a drover: but as he afterward, .ea. ' plained, it was as much as his lifo was . tieepth to interrupt,. or.-even to let it - be' supposed Ida knew . . TEN:, /9111—mi0titlarniald no/A.414n twit itiformation on the business. :It has. beep. -tained, that a gang of forty. aims 414 meet nightly At 4 house inAt ii .lane, where they plan their nectar. Since their success_ tit Messrs. same gang, according ti! *scrip, Mr. Pt t im.it's on ' Ludgate. disappointed of their. booty. were purfbriting the windew shut. .y they were observed by a butcher's boy, bat who seemed ignorant of Neje intention. Finding that to be the case, they hoaxed the youth by tel., ling him they had been in quest of a mad bullock, Which had just turned the corner towards Fleet. Market. This had thc desired effect ; the lad set 4iff fiill speed to join the chace ; its due time he re 4tVrtseti, and finding the villains hovering about, :lre suspecled their views; and from his close re marks filially obtiged them to quit their prey. Coats Excuaxis, Jast.lo.—This day there are not manx arrivals of Wheat, but considerable supplies of the. late Foreign, the trade heavy In halve, and scarcely at last prices. Fine Dentate shout 110 s. to 114 a. per quarter. Purley atul Malt at the late reduction. :White tease like. wise. Grey at less. New Beast , nt 33a.14 Tick 38s. per quarter. Old as under. The supplies of . Oats are somewhat considerable ; and this triple nearly ni . . on Monday. hour hardly at late prl •:. _,_ oi ...;.*Tetterilay ' at his Lordship's house le Artistes. , a alad y of thcti Wit awn. Lord Viscouut Anon, of • • - _._.---- w -..:. LONDI Than Sessions did nearly two o'clock ; is administering the Common Council 0 The Grand Jury , in, and several Wills through, but none The seuions of the day. The calendar of a heinous.assturc. MID ILES TUESDA' John Gib, fear an assault on a genth the following circmustanl . The Prosecutor, her, was walking street, with two lU little caniue asocial foot-way, under hackney carriage, Prosecutor, seeing favourikkimtnediett forl►ies to come to who iteeenis perfect' obeyed its master's Mr. John, huwevor, fare, and interpretil ilogesrs into an invit. '4 immediately, and -his honour Mr. r no coach, and that dog, he bad beckoned, along, when the Ddends , from the tuollt cring: ley of the most it►fs, " he would he d—d Ung for his trouble . In vain 1(r. Sado declared mend ; he would have remedy after him. skit be came to *lighted from his bus. In, thrust his fist i ,xwould not quit him the Prosecutor psi fered his address id . he woulti meet fairly •The Defendant, hour 9ffered to fight him, periority over every _parish. - lie• was pl.( in the most ruffian stranger rushed in, told him, that althotig) -Nary-le-bonne pa;' him, before ha usl Coachman finding titer persgual violence lowed him 10 a shop in is the vilest language, the 'Defendant left lcstation. Neat awning Bow-street, fur a wart; fendatit, who was assault. The inry found Chairman, after a suitaL of his conduct, sentenced and ono month's Correction. Front the LONDO . , .. ~ ireltairtrg_ _ ne King 1141111111." Stuart, Esq. Is anode alone! Goverouslibot . Envoy Ettraortiltilly OW BAN KitlIPTCt Wool, Clark, Charlotte-,treet. listaibone-pinae, 0 shrill sitreet;tit or, front Jan, l $ to Fcb. W 4 at ten, at Vitildhatl. •W. . Guildford-street,lnaokiWartioroad„coto-desdeli jai t ei groan eta.! to-Feb. Si, et tan, at tisildititil. • W Minya Heft, of _Leeds wootitnpfr ', front J. •• 111, at eleven, at the Star and Garter, - • BAN KRUPTS. Gnitslta Capon. Mancbestor, victualing ' li) sin feeder Jac • 15, 19, tkb. 111, at two, at the (Nick and Moues last, Mall . • cheater Anomie. Mr:Bilis, Castictry-lsoe, •Londas; and. j • Mr. Milne, Manchester. Joseph Stria, Green-lane, Sadasarorth, Tacit, cotton-tae- nufacturer, Feb.s, 7 and 20, tit eleven at ti ie Condo 3,4 r ' north Inn, • Manches ter. Attorney, Mr, c soisell i , Man.,: ,t• cheater. .J, , s___ . ....-' Thu like of Sou rb.on.and Francaltre *beet 400 • wiles to the east of - Mitlagasesperl3ourhon hes tie port, but it has three . conaelilent roads or stations. .foo shipping, whick -aiii. safe in faiou table Near ther. • The Isle of Francs has two (lancet hsr l . • ,bours, in the improvement of which nu expense has been spared : the one to Huq north..west. it called Port Bourbon ; the other;"to the soutiii : east, Port Louis, where is the principal town as goat of Government. It has been supposed, th in consequeoce of our fortunate enterprise again St. Paul's, in Bourbon, the Isle of France, whi is distant some 35 leagues, must surrender al d crction. It is proper, however, to state means of defence possessed by the inhabits , shOuld they be disposed to resist our small sri ment :—Port Louis, which is now exclusively ployed as a harbour, on account of the diflie 0( egress from Port Bourbon, is en the .aide, and its entratice is through a channel fo •by shoals, which project about two-thirAi league 'into - the set. When a chip arrives site to•this channel, the suath.cast winds p tog there prevent 'her from entering the p dersail, and she must either be towed in b or warped in uith cables. In, addition to tural means of defence, the. French ha structed two forts, and as essay batteries are mounted with heavy cannon, and emir vent the approach to tilo harbour, should try the e*periment of entering it under s: port of Bourbon is also fortified, anti would fin* it extremely difficult to pass tattier* the different positions on the ' I , r I. 1 At? oats * a na. • f ew!, [ pick pre- - ship =This v. ) - LOSOON : Printed and •Piittlisbeil by 1). 1. IiTAVONAS Oitrior., ta t flues-m . . , . . . . 1 • • , )0N SESSIONS. , lid not commence yesterday It, as the Recorder was occepi si in oaths to the Members et he whole morning. r for the City were then so nw ale for petty assaults were of any importance. the Old Bailey cotwasen ce d tut r does not coataio thatlY char m re. Apr- . • 0 • 11 rESEX SESSIONS, El rESDAT, JAN. L llnaster coachman, vas indiete4 bu gentleman named Sade, Iwo it untstances ,in the beginning or last Oct.; r ; "dunk: Groat Mary-le-bitse,. little French dogs —one of m t ates happened to.stray front th e the wheels of the Defendant's which stood ou the stand. Ti n ; the dangerous situation °fin ttely beck.oned with his tap e to him. The little quadrup e d ectly nualcrstands such signet' cutemands, and ran to In c ;1,1 anxiously on the Nu,: vise ref 'tang the =mien' of Mr. Sak s itation to hire his coach, d rew ud asked wherelan should chit, Sade assured hija that he week' hat it was nettle him, but tit s used, •atid was . Walking silky, Defendant, shifting his manner, aging civility, tSscharged a vol. ttfautuas oaths, .and swore that —air he would'itt have a Ail. In out of his carcase." declared the injustice of the de. have the money, and drove fa. 1. lie pursued Alm Prosecutor - Cavendish-square, when he box, atilt seized him by the col. t his face, anti swore he in until he paid the fare. Thi4 Isitively refused to do ; but of. ti Northumberland -street, where lid) , any claim he should make. wever, hackney-coachman-lik e , n, and boa4ed his pugilistic se. ry oilier man in Mary-le.bouu t inveueding to use the Prosecutor anly manner, wheu:an intrepiol t, and seizing him by the arm, tough he might he the bul(y.cit Ash, be must turn out . and light sed the Gentleman Mr t ; his match., des:sted from far, nice to the. Prosecutor, het full op in Oxford-road, ahavittg blot ago, %here he took "refoge t and t him. without any farther inn. awning Mr. Sade:applied to warrant to apprehend the Ds a s ordered to And kill for tkO the Pastime °Wily; and the suitable leetttrs On the tw'rnsiti genera him to pay a Rao of Wk conAlicinent Or the Hoots Of"' DON GdZBITA I -441b. . • . r •f. • tie Office, Jail.. its cot pleased to appoint Cheek% nide at the seat of the ?roll. tof Portugal, as his Majesty's soy and Mkiiistec Plettiputtoi 7PTCIf4 - E,NLAROED., rlotte-Greet. Itatlibapie-piaar. 0 shril l 13 to . Ft's. Zl, at see, at Viiittleatt., 1-strak.ttlaoklVhir'ioread„cera-desilde at tea, at ttatittaall. ettew 6 oe a t i et t o er p , k ileca6 r, etc . !. Jas. 6, to Feb. ara,d BANKRUPTS. inchcbter, vletaatkr. tikaureudar "IL • AN American frigate is reported to havecassed Dover yesterday for the Dawns ; she touk A pilot for the River. . --..... . . UPON what principles of Ministerial policy Isis- Maastry can have been adviss d t• , -fuse recoiv- tag the Addiess of the Livery of i 4 ,01,:.;•,, accord. to established custom, and which they clans as of right, it is difficult to conceive. It wil! he seen, by the proceed.ngs at the Common Hill held rm. terday, that the Livery of London have displayed no disposition to relinquish what they conceive to be a rccognis .d privilege. • The Siteliffs must, therefore, again request. an audience, and, we may presume, again encounters repulse. Perhaps the assemblage of the Livery of London, in their Common Hall, may be matter of sport with Ministers. These men of vigour, doubt less despise the puny efforts of the Citizens. If, how. ever, tip do ever condescend to glance, at•what li reportot bp, have passed • a,t such Meetings, .we would Itatesbly cecnmeseud to their attentive pe. rusal the obeeseatious of Mr. WAITHMAN, which certainly morifthe consideration of every indivi. dual in this kingdom. Thrpo Kdm Representa. fives of the City of London...4lk W. CURTIS, Mr. M. Costae, and Sir J. SIIAII liklipli edged to support Inquiry into the conchnii Or-4, tai. .., .. .. _ • pcditions ;" and wo really begin to tiiiclis *NW . - , reference to the Parliament on that sobjasf r ides , 4 the Throne, in answer to the Address oftheadoert of Common Council, may turn to better ac unt than was expected. Parliament may, possio ly,A el go a little beyond the expectation of Minister% From the manner in which Mr. foxes seconded' the Address, we are inclined to draw a verilei vourablo hope of the talents of this Gentleman for. public speaking. - • • The negociations with A, will, to future, be carried between the Marquis WELI KEY. Mr. ()AR lAN is about to We believe be leaves town embark. Troup's—veterans, and raw into Spain ; nothing, however, to the time of BONAPARTe country. The Dutch Papers, of the 2d, contain a Decree of Kiag Louis, issued at Park on the 29th ult. the object of which is the augmentation of the ex. isting Taxes. • !Alton by the Lisbon Mail state, that the Bri. tish ariy was continuing its retreat towards Lis., bon ; and it was supposed that it would soon embark. Their PRUSSIAN MAJESTIES, Eller two years of, exile and humiliation, have once more returned to their capital. They made a sort of triumphal ea. try into Berlin, on this 23d of December. May they have been taught wisdom by adversity ! The mere rumour of Peace. has terriied . many conscientious Contractors, lest if " a speedy Peace" were ‘c sow‘" made, they should not make a pkns.-..N. B. The modern plum is half a million. • The PERSIAN AWRASSAROR war last nigh at the Opera. lie was conducted to and (cum his carriage with the iltee oasenonz as is paid to the Blood Royal. ' , • • . . misonEr . than. Tlt, plai ,nierica t , it .is USLW. i . iiiilifortnation on hi hoodoo, directly ascertained, .LIALZY aid Mr. Piiik s std orcription n ._, • otShire.lar to return to Ainci l .• . this day, in ord. • ! titOr RD% the s ' . 1 4 ;T , '• " redations. raw levies, are pourissi , - 1 . bu t t em ,S2l l leer, is said with respect they wee 'a's departure for that ten,' they were o