The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-08-19 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN. The effect of this arragement bad soon to be tried,l Whilst we were yet engaged in making these observe tines, a barge from the Royal squadron prepared us for its approach by the even stroke of its oars, and in mother minute was seen at the foot of the King's ae ronmodation Ladder, oo to which it landed Sir Wm. ;impel, Admiral Sir B. Nagle, and Colonel Thornton, Tbere shortly afterwards, appeared on the platform, the Doke of Dorset. Master of the Horse; the Marquees of Winchester. Groom of the Stole; Lord Cathcart, wearing his insignia of Knight of the Thistle; and the Hight Hon. Win. Nadas, M. P. for the City. Next in order arrived the principal Judges—the President of the Court of Session, the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, the Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court, sod the Lord Jostles Clerk—followed by the Lord Clerk Registrar. the Lord Advocate and • Mr. Sheriff Duff, At 12 o'clock precisely, a gun from the Royal yacht annonaced that the King had entered his barge. His Majesty was no sooner wider weigh, than the ships and forts proclaimed the circumstance by the thunder of their salutes, end the populace testified their satis faction by their cheers. In lees than a quarter of ap I cnr afterwards, the Royal Barge mitered the port of Leith. The shouts of the people, which had become 'till the louder as his Majesty approached the harbour, sow broke out in their strongest note of acclemation. 'fhe King frequently acknowledged their cheers, by ;t ido' off hie hat. sod bowing to all around. His Majesty was dressed either is tbeWinritor uniform or io that of a British 'Admiral of the Fleet—blue, with red facings; and be wore a gold laced naval rocked hat. His Majesty also wore his insignia of a Knight of the Thistle. On his Majesty's right sat Marques' of C•eyngbain, and on his left a naval 815- (er of distisetion. The harbour and roads were cover el with pleasure barges and boats of all descriptions, filled with well dressed ladies and gentlemen ; and the display of penmen and flags, with which every I was decelrated, greatly beautified the scene. His Majesty looked rattier pale arid dejected, and *as assisted out of the barge by the officers in anus daces on him. At the bottom of the ladder his Ma jesty was received the Marquess of Lothian, who knelt and congratulated his Majesty on landing. In retina, his Majesty shook him cordially by the hand. Leaning on the Marquesses of Lothian and Cenyag ham, his Majesty then ascended the ladder, apparently with great ease. After Mr. Deadas had paid his re spects to the King, John Macfie, Esq. as senior Ma gistrate, advanced and in the name of himself and the Magi of Leith, addressed the Ki ng, "to congratu late his Majesty on his auspicious arrival in his ancient kingdom of Scotland, the land of his royal ancestors and to express, in the name of the loyal community of the town, the pride and gratification which they felt in thus baring the hollow to be the first to wel cometohis hyenas, tionsimiows the illustrious descen dant of more than a hundred King.." His Majesty immediately ifterwards cordially shook !iambi with Baillie Made, and sap d himself mach gratified with the attentive shown him by the Magis trates, sod the loyal inhabitants of Leith, and particu larly with the preparation, the Magistrates of Leith lkad made for his realities. (Ile King, on his landing. was saluted by the 13th regiment. skid tag lb* itegok Ambers I Hie Majesty then proceeded down the platform to Ilia carriage. actorepaaied by Wilier' Child. E‘q. Po►t•Adatiral, Jobs Made, E.q., James Rood, Esq.; an! Abram Newts's, Esq. Magistrates. . - Ifs Majesty being seated in the carriage. the pro cession wee than marshalled, and proceeded forward through Bernard-street in the order described in the programme we extracted from the Ediaborgb Gazette Teeio &tramcar! of Saturday. The procession pasta along Bernard and Constitu tion -streets, under the triumphal arches which had been erected in them. That is Bernard-street bore the in scription—" Scotland hails with joy the presence of her King ;" sad, we understand, it was designed by Mr. James Sawa ; the other in Constitation-street, we believe, was planned by one of the Magistrates, James Rooeb, Esq. CEREMONY AT THE BARRIER. Proceeding up Leith Walk, his Majesty approached the barrier about one o'clock. Here the Magistrates of Ediaburgh were waiting to present to his Majesty the keys of the city. 'I be Usher of the White Rod, accompanied by the two senior Herald., Living preceded the procession, ar rived at the City Barrier, Mr. Small, the Marchmont Herald, gave three knocks, when the Chamberlain appeared, tad inquired his commands; upon which the Herald begged of him to inform the Right Ho nourable the lewd P.r,nett and Magistrate., that his Ilsjerty the Kiag had arrived, and delved to be ad mitted into the city. The Chamberlain haviag made Ills report to Lis Lordship, the Usher of the White Rud and the Heralds were allowed to enter, where _ - - upon the Morel:moot Herald presented himself before the Lord Provost and Magistrates assembled and made the following request " MT Losio—l have the honour of announcing to your Lordship the very near approach of our most gra dolls Sovereign the Ring to visit this his most loyal and 'swim capital of Scotland; anti I am commanded te request admittance to the city for himself and retinue." The I d'7 l nevost having graciously consented, or dered the city b arr i er to be immediate ly thrown open, ishieb was done amid the cheers of the spectators. When the royal carriage had entered the barrier, the Lord Provost, attended by the Magistrates, advanced, presented the keys of the city, and addressed his Ma jesty in terms to intimate the meaning of the ceremony of presenting keys—" that they placed, with loyal de votion, at the disposal of Isis Majesty, the hearts and persons of their fellow-citizens, and bid his Majesty heartfelt welcome to the metropolis, so long the resi dence of his royal ancestors." boring the whole of the speech, his Majesty con tinued standing, and only rested his hands on the s , de of the curia ge ; upon the conclusion, he lifted the keys with his right hand, and again dropping them on the cushion, replied— " I return you the keys of this your good city, in the fullest confidence that they cannot be intrusted to better than to those of the Lord Provost and Magis trates of Edinburgh." ENTRY INTO THE CITY. The Magistrates bowed and retired to their car &get, and proceeded to the station in the psocession. 'I he following was the route pow pursued t—along Pieeardy-place, York-place, the east side of St. An dresr's.square, into Prince's- . It was here that a prospect opened to the view of the Royal party such as no imagination could have supplied t it burst on the senses, therefore, with all the freehnefe of ori ginality, and yet with all the force which It could re ceive from intellectusl association. Throughout the progress of the procession, his Molest? bad beheld crowds of well-dressed persons of every condition in life, anxious to 'hew their respect for the Throne, in the manner which best consisted with the Scottish character. If no extravagant enthusiasm marked by its disorderly bellowing and strife the progress of the King, yet there were nothing wanting which deco rum could not dispense with, any more than there ap peared those evidences of Went) , which reason would not tolerate, The men cheered and waved their hetet the women displayed silk flags and hankerchiek and welcomed the monarch with their smiles. Hit Majesty was pleased at times to acknowledge these attentions, by taking of his hat and bowing to his subjects. Bat there remained one scene calculated to take the admi ration of any man by surprise, for it applied immedi ately to the mind and to the heart. The members of the procession were now moving abruptly on the view of Calton-hill, on the steep and summit of which it seemed as thooels the population of a hundred cities were seated. flow is it possible to describe the ap. pearance ? The hill at first mast have been likened to a military cocked hat—a gravel walk intersecting the folds, and the Nelsons' monument serving as a feather. But the contemplation of the beholder would not long have entertainedeo frivolous a suggestion of the fancy. As the King advanced, the bill of heads, was perceived to move; and behold it was alive, and it spoke. The cap and loather was now flung away for ever. The heads were uncovered, and the nearer they were up preached, the more strongly did they indicate in their bold fronts the possession of an active and dis criminating intelligence. It might be truly said of them as of others, whom the 'eying ►as immortal izrd—They were uncovered out of respect to the King ; but the exposure of their sage foreheads was calculated to exact the very tribute which it was their intention to have paid. They cheered the Sove reign with the courtesy of obedience and the warmth of friendship; but casting their eyes on the arrows and claymores of the Scottish guards,• they seemed so be saying, " Those are the weapons which repelled the oppressor; they are equally proper fir the de fence of the King." We were exceedingly gratified to perceive, that his Majesty, whose countenance had presented a sorrowful, dejected, and withal a medita tive aspect, during the day, (probably owing to the death of Isis Minister,) became 4ighted up wit► more agreeable emotions at the sight of that which we have so feebly described ; and we even feared lest the fair tidies of Waterloo-place, should in consequence come off with less of that royal notice and regard, for which they evidently toiled with so much perse verance. The procession moved slowly along the New-road, tad down the Abbey-bill : and at about • cleaner be fore 2, his Majesty alighted within the Palace of his Scottish ancestors. The event was inintediatoly Re nounced by Royal salutes from the Artillery stationed on Calton-hill, and the Salisbury-crags, and also from the Castle. The royal carriage was recoil/eel at Holyrood number of sob ernes and gentlemen. and at she was posted er taelearentt of tiiitge. owtdolet Ulm servants of the King. On reaching the Abbey, other squadrons and bodies which formed procession marched through on the north side to the King's Park. The guard of honour was composed of the dank companies of the regiments in the Castle. Moray after arriving at the Palace, his Majesty proceeded to the AudieoceChamber ; and being seated upon the Throne, and surrounded by the Officers of Ude, the Lord Provost and Council were introduced, 'ha his Majesty received their address of congratu. lotion, and returned a most gracious answer. His Majesty left the palate for Dalkeith, a little after three o'clock, and as he steps into his carriage, be called Lord Lyndoch to him, and expressed, in the hearing of many individuals, the great satisfaction he bad experienced that day, and stated, that he had never bees more gratified in his life time, parti cularly with the admirable arrangements of the Ma. gistracy, and the orderly conduct of the people. We are happy to inform our readers, that, not withstanding the extent of the procession, and the los 'Dense concourse of people, far exceeding any thing ever remembered here, we have heard of no serious accident having occurred. In the evening there was a very splendid exhibition , of fireworks, which were discharged from the east side of Charlotte-square. ARRIVAL OF THE KING AT DALh:EI ells Die Majesty has been received in this town with manifestations of the most perfect loyalty and attach ment. The people assembled in crowdsto hail the arrival of their Sovereign, and at night a general it lumioation took place with a grand display of fire works. Numerous bonfires biased on all the sur rounding bills, and in short every thing was done to testify the joy of the people generally at his Majes ty's visit. His Majesty bad yesterday a select party to dine with him consisting principally of the groat officers of the household, with three or four other distinguished personages. The grounds and scenery around this town cannot, it is presumed, fail to ac cord with his Majesty's approved taste, and we may venture to hope, that be may be induced to prolong his sojourn with us at least for some days beyond the eery short period lie has prescribed to himself. Ills Majesty arrived from Edinburgh, at half-past three o'clock, in a close carriage, and a guard of honour lined the streets as he passed along. His Majesty is expected to hold his first levee here on Saturday. We never remember loth preparations for Blasi iptions as are now going on. The Register-office, the Reds. and Custom-house, the Banks, and (Lab Rooms, are all vying with each other, and private individuals are equally anxious in their exertions. Lord Wernyss, the Lord Provost, Mr. Sheriff Duff, Sir William Pettit., the Lord Provost of Glasgow, with various others, are among the number. A large representation of an impe:ial crown, erected nit the top of one of the flees at the gas work, was il luminated on Wednesday and last night, and bad a beautiful effect. Several Highland Chiefs have arrived, and are at tended by their followers, dressed in the national cos tume. 1 be Londoners will hear with surprise that Sir William Curtis appeared in the procession, arrrayed in the fall garb of a Highlander, and flourishing a huge claymore. Nothing could bare been more truly laughable than the figure be cut. The worthy alder man's kilt was so short, that it did not half conceal the fat and gabby lash that came down in loose writ'• hies about his knees ; and his bonnet, graced with three large feathers and u collection of heath, was cocked is military style on the side of his heed while be marched and laughed, and laughed and marched to the animating discord of the Highland bagpipe. FUNERAL OP Mg LATE MARQUESS OF LONDONDERRY. The body Will he brought to town this evening, from North Cray, in privacy, and conveyed to the residence of the late Marquess, at the corner of King -street, St. James's-square. The constables to preserve order in the line of streets along Pall Mall. Cocker's.-street. Char ing-aoss, Parliament-street, &c. through which the pro cession will pave to Westminster Abbey, to-morrow morning, are directed t• be in their places at halfpast eight o'clock. The respective officers of the Cathedral are also summoned for the same hour. It is not, how ever, expected that the losers, will begin to move from SLJames's-square till nine o'clock, or even some short time after that period. The hearse will proceed to the great western door of the Abbey. The body. on being then removed from it, and borne into the great nave of the Cathedral, will be met at the entrance by the Dean and Chapter, the choristers, and all other persons be longing to this establishment, dressed In proper eel. fume. The situation of the grave is near that of Mr. Pitt; it is, indeed, as exactly as possible between those of Mr. Pitt and Mr. Fox, and lies across the central line of the northern transept of the Abbey. The grave was excavated on Friday, and floored and lined with a brick wall on Saturday, almost exactly to the shape of the eoffin. A square wooden platform, about 21 feet each way, has since been raised round it, to the height of 12 incises above the flagging; for the accommodation of the mourners. No one, it is understoo.l, will be admit ted on this elevation, but persons possessed of tickets, which, to the number of 150, have been issued for that Purpose. It is said the present Viscount Castlereagh, ate the Hon. Mr. Stewart. will be chief m . Itisi not to be a public funeral, hut as private as possible.— His Majesty. Ministers will not attend the funeral in their public capacity as Ministers of State. Sir George Napier, Garter King at Arms, will attend the funeral in his official character, to pronounce over the grave the deceased's titles, &e. &c. The Marchioness of Londonderry walked yesterday evening for s short time in the shrubbery at North Cray, attended by Ladies Suffield and Emma Edge. combo. whose attentions to her are unremitting. We are DULY AUTIOIIILD and PAITICULAILT 55- QUESTID to state, says the Morning Post, that the ac counts which have appeared in some of the Morning and Evening Papers, of differences having arisen be tween the KING and the late Marquess of LONDON SISSY, are TOTALLY ♦OID OF FOUNDATION. Equally unfounded, adds the same paper, are moat of the other i ataternents which have so strangely obtained cirenla tins in the course of last week, through the same channels, oo the subject of the lamented death of the Noble Marquess. Qaere--•What can be the " other statements" to which this vague and obscure contra .. RLLIGENCg. stro►e to alleviate. The Coulees, it is said, cosier plating a fatal termination to her illness.aad knowing her Lord's attachment to retired and domestic habits, recommended to him her friend, as one who, in the event of a second union, was most capable of afford ing him domestic felicity. A twelvemonth has elapsei sines her Ladyship's decease. The marriage was ap pointed to take place a few days ago; bat it is sop posed to have been postponed in conseqpince of $h sudden death of the Noble Earl's late cuileague. It hieing been determined that the sword which was used by the reoorrned Sir William Wallace, and now in the p ion of the noble family of Loudon, who are lineal descendants of that illustrious hero, should be in readiness for the inspection of his Majes ty, the sword has been sent otf from Louden monde, in Ayrshire. for Edinburgh. under ■n escdtt of a detachment of the London troop of Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry. Among the toasts given at the celebration of the surd y of American independence in the city of Washington, was the. following by Francis Coyle, Beg., alluding to Mr. Munroe's absence, " The 4th of July —Our political Sabbath —may future Presidents keep it holy. regardless of the example set them by the present." Friday being the anniversary of the fatal 16th of Aortae, there were I assemblages of people on St. Peter's-field, in commemoration of the dreadful everts of that day. In the evening there was a pro cession from the Union Rooms to the field, where a hymn suitable to the occassion was sung; after which the procession returned to the Union Rooms. A great number of persons were collected to witness the care mony.—(.lfiusehesfer Guardian.) Iffr..fferkios, the Et-Sheriff, has called a public meeting, to take Into consideration the propriety of opening a subscription fu► poor MIMI. The meeting is to taiskplace this evening, at 7 o'clock, at the White Lion, St. Alban's-place, Pall-mall t the house where' the Bishop was detected, Subscriptions will be re ceived by Mr. Parkins, 10, Bridges -street, Blackfriars. CURIOUS CIIAIIOI.—”RETEAC I' OP ♦ LETTER FROM Roxe, DATED ISt AOOOST.*It seems that the Ambassador here, has had 'an intrigue with a Roman Priacess, a young, handsome widow, and who became pregnant. Her lover, however, would not take charge of the child : the Princess, to be revenged, sent it in open day to his house, with a message that the child was his, and that he must take charge of it. All Rome speaks of this strange story. Sa Saintete is quite enraged at the Ambassador's conduct. On Wednesday arrived the French brigantine L'Uttic, 100 tons, 4 gone, and 30 men, in charge of Lieut. C. Elliott, which was captured by the /phi genii, Sir Robert Mends, in the river Ronny, coast of Africa, as stated in a former paper. The French brig Petite Betsey, of Nantes, 14S tons, 4 guns, and 25 men, in charge of Lieut. Criswell (lat* of the Bann). went into Plymouth. They left Sierra Leone on the 234 June, when Sir Robert Mends was preparing to sail in two or three days for England, via the Writ ladies. The colony was healthy.—(Hampshire Tele graph ) DBAL. AUGUST I7.—Astil4d the Fairy Queen, from Cape Coast Castle, for Loudon,—Came down from the River, lb* Elizabeth, Carr, for Berhice; the Herme•, Robertson, fer 6 . 4s.raltar ; the Hero, Cumming, for Can peachy; and sai.l4 this morning with the Sarah, Thacker, for Bombay, and most of the outward hound. —Arrived and sailed fir the River, the Prince George. Parker, for Jamaica.—Also came down from the River, the Prince Leopold, Stephens, for Charlston.—Aug I Y. Arrived last night and sailed for the River. the Lesits nia, Lowden. for Rio Janeiro: the remainder of the out ward-bound sailed this morning.—Wind W.S.N. • PLYSIOUTU, Atm. IL—Passed off the Port the Aber ton, Gilpin, from Bengal, Sailed the Jane and Matilda, for Malaga ; Surrey, Serbia, for Miramichi ; Glory, Pounder, for Quebec; Harriet, Cumming, for °ili a-altar. Arrived the Asia, from Quebec.—Wind N.W. Fauwouzn, Auu. IL—Sailed the Montagne packet, for Jamaica; Lady Arabella packet, for Lisbon' and the Unicorn yacht, for Lisboa; Active, Squires, for Liverpool. The Prince Earnest packet, for America is detained till tomorrow. PORTSMOUTH, AIIG. 18.—Arrived the Concord, Ray. for Bahia.—Wind SW.—Auo. 17, Sailed the London Packet, Tracy, for Boston. BERR.—We regret to hear that complaints continue to be made of the bad quality of the beer which is sold in tsblic-bosses in most Counties. Sorely the subject is deserving the attention of the Magistrates at the next Michaelmas Quarter Sessions, or at the Petty Session. which are held in September for granting licences to Victuallers; and great care should be taken to avoid in future the interference of the great Brewers. and their Attorneys, on these occasions, some of whom, in many districts, act likewise as Clerks to the Justices. CONSUMPTION OF BARI•115.1d the business of the late sessions we omitted to notice that Marshal% El. win, Esq. who took the chair in consequence of the indispoeition of Lord SAfield, at the instance, w' believe, of that Noble recommended that the gees• tiemen of the county should Fe/abase malt on a Imre scale, at the then existing low price, anti tw,ail it ont at a trifling loss to themselves, to their labourers-- the same proposition had been made by Mr. Crisp Brown to the farmers. Should this benevolent sug gestion be adopted, it would first considerably tend to rid our farmers of a portion of their old stock, and secondly to encourage among the poor a habit of brew ing for themselves, and providing, what they were for meetly accustomed to enjoy, a wholesome and nutritious ►everage, which might preclude, in a good degree, the temptation of resorting to the public) house. Wo are given to understand by persons in Lord Suffiehri Immediate neighbourhood that his recommendation was not confined to precept alone, but that his Lord• ship has been trying the experiment with sums; amongst his labourers, whose numbers have fluctuated according to circumstances from 80 to 140.—(Nor mieh Mereary) SUDDEN Da4TN.—yesterday, Lombard•etreet, it the Mist, and its neighbourhood, were thrown into rsoneiderable alarm in consequence of the sudden death I le a woman of the name of Haywood, who had re sided at No. 14, in Lombard-street. As this woman and her husband, who is a shoemaker, had been much Intoxicated and q Bing late on Saturday niTSt, - been given, and th., woman very ill yester ' about ten o'clock irder was raised, About two hours af ter the death of the woman. a medical gentle man called and viewed the body, and gave it as his opinion, that the deceased had died in consequence of natural deny. After this opinion of the doctor was pronounced, the husband was set at liberty. We bare enquired in the neighbourhood anJ found that th:s man and woman were in a continual state of beastly drunkenness, and frequently fi.:htiog, and therefore with all due deference to the opinion of the medical gentleman, we think a Coroner's Jury should invrs+i• gate the cause of the woman's death. As there are some reports of mysterious circumstances connected with it, such an Inquest would be more satisfactory to the public Job* Dawking Mansell. Esq. of Lsthbury house, in Bedfordshire,unfortynately put a period to his existence on Saturday with a pistol. Mr. Mansell had for many yean been an active Magistrate and Chairman of the Sessions for the Newport division. CABBAGE Anil) PARISII.--40.0301T0W, .within 18 miles of London, the above Bonn are to meet for 2.7 d. aside. Josh. Hudson and " York you're wanted." The Mends of " York" have matched him against the John Dull fighter, (Josh. Iludsan) for the middle of September, to mat him about forty miles from Lan. don. PIDISTRUNIen.....OII Wednesday, J. Toweshene, the Sussex pedestrian, undertook to walk 50 miler. half backwards aced half forwards, in a field at the ' Cowgate, near this town, in 13 hours, which task ho performed six minutes within the given time.--• He walked 1 mile, forwards, in 91 minutes, and one, backwards, in 12 minutes 5 sec. And in the same field, on Thursday night, at ten 0'..: irk, B. M.3liillan commenced the arduous task of walking 1 mile and 1 pole every hour, for 1000 successive Lours.—(N, .. Bartle Chronicle. On Monday last new oats were sold is Cockermantit market at 7s. 6d. a bushel, They grew in a field be• longing to Captain Wilkinson, of Parsonby, and wert: cut on the 26th of last month. What is remarkable, the land on which they grew was neither plorglied nor sown, but laid down for hay grass. Last year the same field was sown with oats, and produced an excellent crop; and though it sastaieed a great loss by the shake, before it was cut, leasing a considerabla quantity on the ground that was shaken out, yet it yielded at the rate of one Carlisle bushel to three shocks. This accidental crop was not sa good a. th it of the year preceding, but It accounted a fair average produce. Coale EXCHANGZ AUCCIT 19.—The Wheat trade 14 depressed beyond all former example., and what sal-s were made to day of New, were at an ahateinet.l of hill 4 per quer. from the prices of this day sc'tinight ; an although wheat of last years growth was rof•red at as equal reduction, there were no buyers to be found for it. Oats are Is. per quarter lower, and extremely dull sale at that decline, In Harley, Beans and Peas there is no al teration, SIOITHPIELD MEET, Aco. 19. —There was a good supply of Oxen at market this morning, miaow' which there was a number of inferior quality. The prices asked were much the same, as per last market day.—ln Lambs and Sheep the supply was great, and uo dilferenee in the prices from per last week, lut the trade beieg heavy,it is supposed a great nonitaer will remain ano.lo. II ow ••• - diction refers ? blows were reported to have beet by . The Elrl of Liverpool will shortly lead to the al- people in the hoofs finding the wow gate tar 31iss Chester, the sister of Sir Robert Chester, day morning, and ultimately dying gild / 31• 4 1 4 1„.1 o.,C ig ia l ea*: Aft tae tic y. Jo the forenoon, an slap, of mat t h e delete !rimed of the late Coutes. if Lieerpool, who,/ 104 W i le elikeri *At' in 11611 rh t h e sufferings,doring her long and palatal illness, she placed him in safe custody. Abs __.•■ SHIPPINU I. } 11 j i! 11