The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-01-23 00:00:00

ie tribune, sad spoke at great , he Sitting, at a quarter past fire, tesday. from Washiegton, dated Dee. oiling from the importation of !le of leather, and some other ar he Tariff has nearly excluded on, and our owe manufactures the demand for those articles. from the importation of cotton is greatly decreased, coo ing to the owe country snpplying the de. portion of these articles. The reviles goods imported into the r the years 1818, amounted to io 1819, 16,333,399; in 1890, ire, being little more than one ported in 1818. If goods paying a duty of 15 per decreased, they are chiefly linens. r OW* coarse cottons supply the of t►e linens heretofore imported. dry good. i■ the years 1818, 'show you the great I de of the imperted. In 1819, the vs of dry geode moulded to -le 1819, to 39,885,487 ; and is ,487 dollars ; beim, ■bout 2.:iths 'node imported le 1818. L—By the brig hiorgisea, 10 ego, for Philadelphia. we learn, st the Ileglish brig of war. Nan k's Island from a cruise, having brig near Old Providence, after a She bad 44 prisoners on board, Providence with them for trial. be act of robbing an American as hove in sight. this morning is the City. that se .61 the shipping is the Themes reels, owing so as idea that prep to be issued, sod that a Tender red of the Tower. as a does was es. 1 fur the ilediterreseao )at yeelerday in the eity, that the lad been acceded to by the Turkish report was said to ha founded on ers from &myna, bat toold not he 'tie soarer. It did set gale Be et had the street of raising the resionely ranee one-half per east., !s. open tbs gassing &Woe of Par• every p►eparatisa is staking fur Department of tbe Horse, and at lia's °See. ley soniess dist isms pneeedisp oaten kayo dams piss is the Vit ro Maws - - - - i■ sets •we hear have beet st degrees of punishment: The Se clerk hare Isms dimelmeal. One to same act has been remotod. with tat he is to have the realms meal her Commissioner has only been sopposed offence which has called t degrees of punishment. o gay. from gentle to severe," n taking op victualling bills, por rest of the commnaity, and issued at but of which the persons is the an old role. to be the porshasers. lbassador at Statgard, on the 10th landed the ►and of the Princess r of Prince Paul, and niece to the 4 Doke Michael. The King gave c marriage is expected to k soon ris dated January 20, inform us of try Is Spain. It states, that the , ch arrived on Sunday, at Paris,l m that on the 7th inst. the King ra of the Cortes and the nation, sad ations of the Minister for Foreign he Mishter of the Interior, Fells ; tr, Salvador; and Valley*, the Mi . The three remaining Ministers, fennel, and &ceder°, continue in Ted, ed iaterim, in edition to their the first with that of Foreign Affair/, at of the Interior, and the third st of new Ministers has been handed' definitively settled. leas, who was of Finance, has been charged pro at department. It is said, however, ie honour. It is supposed that the so now supply the place of their three litho to their own duties, will ma le meeting of the ordinary Cortes; 'ties will be performed it is said, by each department. There were no I of the submission of the refractory t city enjoyed perfect tranquillity. the 10th instant. of Mr. Fox's birth-day will be ee :h on the 24th inst. The Earl of in the chair. Among the Stewards )rfolk, Viscounts Anson and Bury, le, U. Anson, Wm. Fitzroy, and Ind many other leading tientlemen urfolk, mote was held at the church of St. Old Fish-street, before the Right 'enables, Alderman, for the election cilman for the ward of Querohithe, he Catley, Esq. when Mr. Thomas elected, with only one dissentient c idrren.—The money is all staked ug Match, for 1001.1 guineas a-side, le (sib of February, and one of so lot been known in the sporting world WEI was made by Mr. Fielder offering g-maned horse, carrying 11 stone, .„ and trot three miles for 1000 gui nea, that could be produced in Eng vas accepted by Mr. Dykon, who is to arry 151 stone. IRELAND. -.......,.....-.. NEW LAW ARRANGEMENTS. [/Rote Till DOSLINKOIIOII2IIO POST, JAN. si.] The Patent has se n sed, appointing the Rigbt Ron. W. Conenghans Plaskett, Attorney-deneral tot; Ire land ; he will be sworn into Aire this day. The ClilefJastice certainly resigns; and Mr. Bathe, sow Solicitor-Oeneril, will succeed Lis. Mr. Justice Daly also resign, be will be encceadeil by Mr. Peter Burroughs, now Judge of the lasolfent Court. It is not yet knowkwie will be the new Solicitor- General. The office of Teller of the Exchequer has ►ecome vacant by the death of It. Neville. Esq. The each. meets of the situation. which was extremely lucrative, are to undergo a considerable curtailment. according to the provisions of an Act of Parliament, for regulating certain offices on the decease ..f the persons who filled them. It is supposed that Ur. Arthur Haste will be appointed to the office. POSTPONEMENT or TIN PROPOSED MINNS* tit DOWN IN HONOUR Or IRS NAJIISTY * I ♦OCUSLON. The Committee appointed at the late General Meet• ink, held at the Royal Exchange, met on Saturday. a t i and af.er a long and dispassionate dismission. ade led the rawhides which we sebjole. The Ceps et' rtconsissend the postroseoseat of the Dicier 4, k• ' bration of his Majesty's Axes:lox. Perhaps, this proceeding is the only one which, under existing can. cumwances, the Committee could with propriety pres pose. How long the benevolent intentions of the Sovereign, and the ends of the best friends of Irelafkl, are to be frustrated by the prodonainaot fac tion in the Corporation of Dublin, is a subject of the deepest interest to the people, and we would respect fully suggest, worthy the serious consideration of the Government. At a meeting of the committee, appointed to make arrangements, &c. for • public dinner, in celebration of his Majesty's Accession, Sec., held at the RoyalExchaoge. Alderman etliesey, in the Chair.—Resolved—That, in censer' f events, which have occurred since our Appointment, we deem it our duty to recommeorlaist. ponersent of the time of holding the dinner, to ce lebrate the Accession of our Most Gracious Sovereign, the object of that celebration being not only a tribete of respect to a beloved Monarch, bet also to cultivate and encourage that spirit of mutual harmony and reciprocal benevolence which was se strongly enjoined by the King's letter.' We bayoneted hitherto in street conformity with the wheeled 1 salutary advice contained in that letter, and it Is is the exercise of a painful duty, that we feel ourselves booed to allude to those *vests,. and above all, to the total de 1 partore from, and direct violation of, Me Majesty's ia—, 'unction, exhibited ate late of dinner ; and we ore convinced that it is expedient to postpone the proposed Public Dialler, to a future, and, we trust, a more &year able opportunity of attaining all the for wbieh it is intended. rust, See. • Loyal Address, not a single Alderman or Cemscilatan made his appearance. About ewe o'clock the Chair wu takes. and his Worship read the Regal sides. hi r.lawas,la an able spereb,proposed an Address of Congratulation to the Mai-gams Wellesley. la this address there were, strong the usual compliments, the following passage:— The liberal spirit manifested in the last Swims of Parliament, the late gracious visit and paternal recom mendations of oar beloved Sovereign, the selection of your Excellency as Chief Governor of Ireland, and the impressive mangier in which yea have bees pleased to remind the people of this country of his Majesty's part- ing admonition, SS us with confidence that peace and concord are shoat to be permanently established, and that for your Excellency's Admiaistration has been re served the glory of anonancing the glad listings of the admission of the Catholics of Ireland to a full participa tion of all the privileges of the British Constitution." The Address was seconded by Peter Ryan, Esq.— the Mayor refused to pat the question on the Address. He said it was not conformable to the Requisition, in as much as it contained matter net contained in the Requisition. The subject of religion in particular was introduced into the Address, though net mentioned in the Requisition. He should, therefore, decline taking the sense of the Meeting on the Address, or affixing his signature to It. Mr. James said, the practice was in take the sense of the Meeting on the whole Address, or say put ob jected to. In fact all the Addressee presented to the Viceroy contained matter not comprised in the Requi sition ; for instance, which of them did not contain al lusions to his Excellency's statesmanlike adosiaistra don and important services in ladle, a topic not di rectly connected with his liovernswent of Ireland, nor expressly stated in the Requisitions; and yet what t hairline has refused to take the sense of the Meeting on such Add . If the Mayor persisted ia his re fuel it only remained for the lobabitnete of Kilkenny to appoint a new Chairman, who bad no objection to take the sense of the Meeting os the Address. The Mayor persisted in declining to put the question. Mr. COLLIS said—lt would be monstrous to suppose that the Chairman of any Meeting could at his oon pleasure stifle the expression of public sentiment on any national , and, that notwithstanding all the respect he felt fur the private character of the Mayor, and no wan could feel more, a sense of public duty, compelled him to move that his Worship do now leave the Chair. The Mayor thereupon left the Chair, cud declared he dissolved the Meeting. The citizens then opened a passage for the Mayor, through which he retired, the Meeting observing the profoundest hileoce and most respectful order. Not a single individual sup- ported the Mayor during his stay, or accompanied him in his retreat. P. RYAN, Esq. was then called to the Chair. The Address was again read, and being duly proposed and seconded, was put from the Chair and unanimously adopted. Mr. Ryan being then voted from the Chair, and Patrick Byrne, Esq. being called to the same, The Thanks of the Meeting were unanimously re tuned to Peer Ryan, Esq. fur his spirited and pro per conduct. is.~sl~irN: RUC MEETING. • . N TIMMr‘y. the Meeting of the Nobility, Clergy, esiollimes, sad Freeholders, convened by the High Sherif, pursuant to Requisition, was held at the County Court-Louse. The Meeting was numerously and • retpeetably attended. About two o'clock th.• High Sheriff took the Chair, and read the Requisition The Hon. Pierce littler then proposed, among others, the following Resolution : Resolved—That it is the deliberate opinion of this aliening, that as long as the Penal Laws affecting the Roman Catholics of this conntry remain in force, so loug must Ireland, when considered us • nation, con done in a state of political disunion and degradation ; and that, in thus assembling to petition Parliament for a repeal of those obnoxious statutes, we act in unison with the wishes ofour gracious and beloved Sovereign. Thos. Barnes, Esq. having addressed the Chair, to state his reasons for signing the Requisition, the lion. Peirce Butler read and mowed the adoption of a petition to both Houses of Parliament, conformable to the spirit of the resolution he had proposed. This teing seconded and carried unanimously, it was resolves! that it be re qnestod of Lord Clifden to present the petition to the House of Lords, and of the Hoo. Frederick Poosonby to present it to the Hones of Commons. OF KII PRIESTCRAFf, OR if MODERN MIRACLE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. . • Sin—ln the rellections occasioned by the recent seduction of Mr. Loveday's daughters to Popery, the following most singular instance of Priestcratt varied into my memory. Be the miracles now performing at Amiens what they may, I will undertake they are not one bit more ingenious, and not Ibilf so whimsical as t►e miracle I am about to recite, which so far from being the invention of Protestant prejudice or bigotry, was given to the public by the complaints of those disgusted Roman Catholics, upon u hom the imposition was practised, and from whose lips t had it as well as from local rumour. It is besides rather a recent trans action. The Rev. Father it—, P. P. of a very beautiful village, a few miles from the capital of —, was so shamelessly avaricio•s that be was the terror of his dock. He had almost exhausted contrivance to Ivry money on his parish ; there was incessantly • some thing given out at the altar to bring in the " pence," 'collection for this ;tad a collection for that ; in fact, scarcely a &today or holiday was inhered to passovithost some volwietery contribution being demanded under pain of eternal damnation. . . . Finance at length began so to 'lodine by incemant taxation, that the Reserml found it necessary to lest ep something new, all the old " pieces" haring quite ceased to " draw." ... . .... . _ Oa a certain Sunday, this very liberal Clergyman have notice from the altar, that he had purchased at a vut expel's', a superb painting of the Crucifision, for s altar-piece, which against the following Sunday would be erected, wad that for this piece of voluntary ,by ant prim if the red-lead and Prussian...— The P. P. was so indigsmat at this disappointment, that be could scarcely restrain his wrath. He de. nested most bitterly, and in the name of his heavenly master, the disrespect that had been offere.l to his portrait, but be artfully undertook as P. P., to mediate betwixt him and his wrath till the following San Jay„ when he promised fur his deluded congregation that they would come prepared by their liberality to ho• moor the picture, and to atone for their direspect. The P. P. thought this fallowing Sunday would ne►er arrive to collect these praiteatial fees ; but it ar rived only to convert disappointment into exasperation. The wretched people were really so exhausted by ex action, they bad nothing to give. P. P. sow lost all — int ; he abused like a Ilil linsgate. and denounced likes fiend, but alas, he could nut extract another sees. Although again disappointed. he did not despair —resolved he was. to make money of his Ruben., and "shell out" his parishioners should. A few days after this second disappointmeat, there chanced some special holiday, that collected together the whole of his dock. As the simple cr►atures en tered the chapel, they were amazed at :lie change that bad takes place at the altar. Instead of the ce lebrated As/d'art:re, that had caused this terrible schisms, the wrong side of the "chef' was presented to view, a dismal esbibition of canvas, and cobwebs, in a worm-eater frame. {that could it mean ? No body mild comprehend. Tbere was an universal whisperisg consternation amongst the congregation, and the "least taste ix life" of panic. In the midst of this consternation. the bell rang, for the entre of his Mohacs:, who made it, upon this occasion, with particular dignity. As he approached the altar, be started, and screamed, as if he had seen a spectre; the.. abruptly dropped upon his knees, an I prostrated himself before the holy canvass and cob webs, whilst a sympathetic horror operated like elec tricity, upon the deluded spectators. As soon as the P. P. thought that the shock was complete (for he was complete master of " effect") he arose from his prostration, with all the Majesty of a I Pontiff, and, after turning up his eye-balls to Heaven. times a few score. and going through all the gri maces and rapilsodies of Ramo Santee, thus addressed his mean, stingy, niggardly, beggarly congregation : —" You Pagans, you Infidels,"—" see, see," said he, (pointing to the canvass) " See, see, HE, whom you here despised and insulted, has termed his nick Oil you." The trick, in a great measure, succeeded. There was a sort of magic in the ingenuity of it, which was ' irresistible. Been those who saw the imposition, and who were the most disgusted at the man, were, by this attack upon their feelings, afraid to trust their salva tion to their understanding, and preferred being cheated of their money to risking their souls. VERITE. • The descendants of Roscins must excuse me—start, stare, and rant now ennobled by the title of " effect." The Bast India Company's ship Inglis left Bombay for China the 14th Joly, and the Marquess Camden, Charles Orant, and Kent, on the 29th of the same month. The Waterloo arrived at Bombay the 22d July, and was expected to proceed on her voyage to ICbina about the 22d August. S i ~.. .fg •11!tMiliew; BO.V AP.I RTE'S IF ILL. Count Montholon, it appears, by Saturday's Nola tear, bad seen in Paris the panntfi;et rirporting to be a copy of flonaparte's Will, and charges it with being full of errors: he does not, however. point oat the errors, nor state bow much of the pretended Will is really authentic. On the other hand, the Morning Paper from which we copied the translation says, ate can state, on the best authori•y, th::• the petdished Will is essentially correct: The folio% ing is AlJotho lan's letter "TO THE EDITOR OF THE NIONITEUR •• SlR—Chance has brought to my hinds a pamphlet. published by P. thipont, and now-en sale at several booksellers, entitled • The Testament of Napoleon.' •• It is my duty to declare that this pamphlet is an inco fabrication and full of et rors. •• I beg von will make this declaration public in one of your earliest numbers, " Receive, Sir, the nee of my perfect consider- ation. (Signed) "The Count de MorernoLos." "Paris, J.n: IN, 18'23. COURT OF ALDERMIIN. The Lord Mayor held a Court of Alderases at the Guildhall yesterday. which was ►ery numerously at• tended. Petitions from the Coal Meters' men, in respect of their wages being continued as heretofore, and from sundry Fellowship Porters, praying to he employed is the delivery of coal ships in preference of nos free. men, were presented and referred to the Committee of General Purposes for investigation. A Petition. signed by 15 inhabitants of _ Ward, against the election of Thos. Wiltshire as one of the Comtism) Council of that Ward, was read, and set forth. that by an ordd of the Court of Commas Council passed in the year 1716, inhabitant boa* bolder, only were declared to be eligible to that oilles , that by householders the petitioners understood inhuc bitaots assessed to the differook ward and psruchisi rates ; that the said Thos. Wiltshire was Dot an. inha bitant householder in Langbourne Ward. according to the meaning of the said Act of Combos Careneil, in email' as be resided wholly in the Ward of Coriddil, and merely occupied premises in Langbosras Watt which he used as a masefactory only, and bad pen• cured himself some time since to be relieved testa • the payment of certain rates, upon the gloved that the said premises were not steed as a dwelling-Maas. The Petition then prayed that the election of the mid Thos. Wiltshire should be declared void, aid that Robert Haswell, the candidate cellist rotation spun the poll, shonid be declared duly elected in his stead. or that the Court would make such order dome° es they might see it. w . There was also a petition frosillir, Wiltshire, sad,{ petition from certain inhabitants stafis Ward in sup port of his return. liter a legal °bleeds') bad beat taken byMr.Noit _ - sad overruled. opened by Mr. boar length, in which he fa: Camellia Vaisncfb. :tired usage of *a sit,_ resident. -.. soot Mr. Wiltahlte's raydlilalsd _ ..cased from Ile aniseed taper NegeO that they were not seed as a dwellistipbosee. Mr. NORTON was beard in 'tidy, and called air. Wiltshire's son, who proved that his father had slept on the premises so late as October, at least three sights. Mr. BOLLARD replied, and ft being then near sit, o'clock, the further consideration of the business was adjourned until Friday next. BXECUTION. Liagboarait This morning, Henry Thompson for forgery, o Messrs. Jones, Lloyd and Co., sad Richard Jago, for t robbery at the house of Mr. Ord, In Berkeley•equare, were executed, pursuant to their sentence, in front of ihr Debtor's Door, Newgate. Thompson, whose guilty caner had been ling and successful, was convicted of presenting a forged check on Messrs. Jones, Lloyd and Co. to Mr. Thomas, a butcher, at Charing Cross. The circumstances attending the crime for which Jago suffered were of the most atm • doom description. It appeared that he had introduce; himself as a suitor to the maid-servant of Mr. Ord, oh.. was left in charge of the house, and succeeded in pre vailing on the girl to marry him, for the purpose of gaining for himself and companions an introduction to the e reasises, which he effected, and availed himself of the hrst opportunity to plunder the house. Just be fore right o'clock, Thompson entered the press•room to have his irons knocked off. This operation being corn• pietist, lie appeared excessively agitated, and exclaimed. " That portion of my burthen trgoae." Jago daring the awful preparation appeared calm, and replied to I question, put to him by his unfortunate comperpon, with much meekness. After being disencumbered of his irons he approached Thompson, who immediately clasped his hands and in a very tremulous voice which bespoke the agitation of his soul, addressed himself with much fervour to his Creator in nearly the following terms:—" Oh Ood I know that I have been a great sinner; but then art a liod of mercy. My crime, for which lam shout to suf fer, has justly called forth the vengeance of the offended laws of my country. My soul, oh Ood 1 is in thy hands, and to Thee, through the mediation of thy beloved !ion, our Lord Jesus Christ, do I hope for salvation. He came into the world to save sinners. Hie precious blood was spilt for the salvation of mankind. Oh ! that I may be found worthy of his precious mediation by a sincere re.. pentance !" Here be became extremely agitated, sad for a short period was inaudible. He then exclaimed, " I lore my King—l love my country—but 1 ban of fended against its laws, and it is from Thee only can I hope for forgiveness and mercy." He then held down his head, and, after a short pause, said, " 1 am re signed." Jago appeared to listen to him with much at tention. They then moved towards the fatal platform, Thompson responding to the prayers of the Rev. Mr. Cotter' till they reached the scaffold. Jago was attend ed try the Rev. Mr. Baker, and expressed himself thank. fug for the humane attention sheen him by the Reverend tientletnan and Mr. Brown the governor, whom be bade farewell. At a quarter past eight, the awful prepara• tious being completed, the fatal sigwal was given, and the unfortunate men were launched into eternity. COll3 RICHANGI, JAN. 23.—We hate had very few arrivals of any grain since Monday; yet what W..est remained over (rum that day's supply, met heavy sale this morning, having but little demand for it, and only the finest samples could be got MI at Monday's priers; all other sorts may be quoted 2s. per qr. cheaper.—Fine Malting Barley meets a steady demand ; but what was sold today was at a decline of Is. per qr. from the prices that were obtained early on Monday morniug,.—Tha Oat trade continues exceedingly dell, and rather lower prices were submitted to for the inferior qnalities. -~_~ ~__ - -.. .., tin', OSCA. CITT OP lIIIIIIIIIIT—.O O N AAA TVLATOTT ADDIZSR. piety, he expected to be re-imbs - d the voleatery After a legal objection bad been le, seotiose the , eeleerreeeellogo Kit.weriv. JAN. 19.—Abort twelve o'clock ea ceatrihations of his desk. • TON on behalf of Mr. Wiltshire, i eaters ban takes play is the Vie- Tb are tl a y, peewee to the smite from the 14yes.-4 UFOS. elsa Sikhs& •iallowiag -Ibis pious molests- The case of the Petitiosers was o Fe hay. male 6R the lingdritroaff sumere es ste t res p ec t a bl e m es i eg of t b e f e bebffi sta a mletirakkold desk of a 'iridium . was Ming up 1!kul). 111 . . p speech Of e••• l 4itableh lh- 1101 110 1 . =Elise* 1116 . 1 :4riglialri F. _a• - - -~— a4 - ti 1 ; T eel. His ~/f/ the eltylinarappropriair sleimma-Iwr-fiedialimilley that Weir tia — diiilitiiii - toi far of 'hi to here setetei the hes of lose -o'clock; bet it was embarked. with so small serfilse. wee eee•Mhell-so- Ma." hellaila eehleel ke•ohe - Aleing liossikedder sad reel is acts which we bear hoes Wee that at a Hargis& convened for the parpese of pasaleg ta7 . coo:ribades—but. Holy Virgil, !it was vameked ! - A tame peeved *it Mt. 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