The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-11-19 00:00:00

•• " c i ty d t bay of the Bedchamber to the Queen, sat up with tharcorpse*of ber Majesty, on Tuesday night. Last night that melancholy duty was to be performed lathe Owsrager Countess of Harcourt. • numerous enquiries after the health of th e ? es, which have been made at the Palace to-dart answer has been— . Th e Artiidembed are be well in eau be expected.' " CR REMONIES OBSERVED ON TUE AT -B DEAT TAIN H OF A QUEEN OF T, GRERI. As not more thin two Queens-consort have died in England daring , she last 150 years, and it is 81 years to-morrow (the 20th of November) since the death of tbe last, our Readers may wish to know the ceremonies observed on the occasion. Mary, .the wife of William Of. !we a Queen regnant and Consort; she died on the. 28th. of De etmber, 1694, of the einall.pos ; and Vass buried on sth of March, 189.5.;: the Court•moarning was the same as °wilt, death of Queen Caroline on the 6th of January. It was ordered by the Priv) , Council, that on the.day of the funeral, " the biggest bell in every cathedral, collegiate, and parochial church of Eng land and Wales be tolled from the hour of nitse till ten in the morning, and from five till six in the -afternoon." The guns at the Tower fired for three beers tkta °shanties oitnettee; and ordets were given to all bill Thrilesty's s.ipa at the 6 ' Buoy of the /fore," and at " Blackstakes, i ' to fire their guns the same diy, frmert oin the afternoon till sunset. Caroline. Q,seen-critsvort of George 11., died on l the sops of November, 173, sod - was buried on the :17th qur ecemb.r, The Theatres. retbained closed *frorait fl aiinia of her death to the 3d of January, a period elf inore than six weeks, and seventeen days • after her fullers,. A few days after her death, the body was wrapped in fine-linen, bound with white riband., and enclosed in white sarsenet and red satin, ;•• , then pat into s.,wainseot coffin, covered with white oath'. • In Ma Celli* the Royal vaults, fi large coffin of black, ,salitte, and yelp w. marble, large enough to • bold the coffin of her Majesty, was 6zed on the ground. There was a corer of tKo same sort of marble, with a fine imperial crown carved at the head ; and on an entablature at the feet, two Royal -.Sceptres crossing each other. : 3.,-,,,, •••!- --C-__ .....- , I. • irill GR EEN-BAG SYSTEAI RENEWED. --..ga•—. Ai Might be expected, Lord Sidmouth's late awful warning to our worthy Mayor, of the 'arias! of /ffanchestet deleotas to corrupt the weavers of this city, is fully explained. A few days since a person came hither to accomplish this work of treason, ac lustily deputed fermis the Turit.outs.— Bet the princi pal maoufacturera were already prudently apprised by Lord S's eftmmunication; consequently they Wen enabled to ascertain that the sufferers by the late elatbiaation (nf weavers or their masters) at Man ousters have determined to bring the subject of their C 01114116111/ and their resistance, as well as those forcible obelus of silencing them adopted by aothn. My, before.the legal tribunal of the country. We 1 eoeld not-have anticipated so great a trophy in the caeleotliherty, or rather so foul a blot upon the Green. bag System, as this development presents to reason.—. It shows that even the point of the bayonet could not provoke such violence as might have led to a repe tition of the Derby Tragedy of last November.— Though parties assembled for the enjoyment of so ciety were broken into by an armed force, though the defenceless mechanics were attacked in civil war, 1 and musketry discharged at them to compel them to work at a price reduced on account of a depression certainly much remedied—even this the loyal People of England seek to redress by law. is this disaffec . lion ? lint to look again at home, never shall we forget the slander which I:as been, within a short period, of to our city—that assertion which went far to stigmatise Norwich es the hot bed of sedition, made at the time of the late over tiraw a our Con. atitution. There are Institutions her., whose very basis is opposition to the Societies which were then branded with all the characters of treason ; and how clear those may stand from the imputation of espion age.—(Norich Paper.) Tut Fumns.—Consols began yesterday morning at 774 went to 78, and the market looked very stiff; but a most sudden and unexpected c•tange took place just before the Commissioners appeared. One or two brokers sold very large sums, and in a row minutes it was announced that an eminent Spanish houte had failed for an immense sum, having been deeply in volved in the French Fonds. The Commissioners gave 74 for Reduced, and were served eagerly by two or three jobbers,. • O'n Sunday last, Alderman WOOD conducted Sir WILLIAM PoLE, Ba►t., High Sheriff of the County of Devon, over the ptismis of Newgate, Gilts/par-street Compter, anti White-Cross-streer. Sir W. POLE ex pressed himself highly pleased with the arrangements adopted by Mrs. FRY, in Newgate, and the manage ment of the other prisons. It► the IVhite-Cross street prison there ere nearly 400 debtors, all of whom here bedding, fire, and bread allowed to them, and the pdorer prisoners two pounds of beef weekly, at the es pence of the Corporation of the City of Lon don, although three-fourths of the prisoners confined there are 'Middlesex debtors. In the Giltspur-street Compter the City Magistrates have adopted Mr. SA. !ASBURY'S plan of causing the prisoners to dress gas, end have put op looms for weaving. There are three Reports of a Committee of the House of Com mons on City Prisons (Alderman Woon, M. P. Chairman) now printed, and which are highly in teresting, as affording an unprejudiced and complete information of the arrangement under which the City Prisons are conducted. Newfoundland Royal Gazelle, of Oct. 13, from which we here make an extract of some importance relative to the unfortunate situation of the town of .St. John's, and the general results of the fisheries during the present season :—`• His Excellency the 'Governor, taking into consideration the prosent dis tress of this town, arising from the recent misfortune to which it has been subject, and the failu►e of the . litheries . this season, has been pleased to make a re duction, of 25 per cent. in the Government rents f o r the current year ) provided the same be- immediately paid in." . k 114 k grkt To -- LORD CASTLERE4Ga. . . - Mv Cop,--It is the duty of all men employed for any purpose whatever, to serve zealously and con scientiously those who are their employers. This duty is universal, being equally as binding with nation" as with individuals. For instance—should st certain merchant employ an agent to transact bestow, that agent ought to exert all his faculties in watching over the interests of his employer, and in promoting them in every direction and possible extent ; he ought to act with as much circumspection as he would were lie acting for . himself. Also, should a nation employ an agent to negociete with another nation, he ought to keep the interests of the nation by which he Is ,employed in constant view, and not Issirelaz his exer. lions for one moment in their estpciort, or in their preservation from any possible attempts of adverse interests assuming a menacing aspect, during the ex istence of his functions. You have bens employed in this capacity; and in examining your conduct, we shall be able to determine whether you have fulfilled your doty, by the acquittal of yourself of a her .y re sponsibility, er whether you have basely betrayed your, trust, and unequivocally proved yourself un worthy to serve your country. In 'the exercise of your function*, thy path was plain and smooth; no difficulties presentedlthemselvis at every moment ; nefer . .wis there greaterl scope for the performance of , ,t4eit Importast4gthes. The Allies were at war with . on enemy wiseisrieeedently threatened thefr very existence, and to whose for. !marinas they had even owed the preservatioli of their Thrones. They seemed disposed to crtsh him at the expense of almost any sacrifice, though this was rather to odd manner of showing gratitude for such extraordinary forbearance. Every chance of seems depended on the exertions of this country, which was contributing me*, loans, and subsidies, to enable them to prosecute their operations; therefore, had this country taken umbrage, and withdrawn its support, their cause would have nrcome desperate. Attended by these favourable circumstances, you hid only to ask and it was granted; consequently, it is impossi ble to make any apology, or shift, or shuttle, to which you are so much in the habit of having re. course. The primary iuterests of this country ought to have been the principal ohjects of •year attention; atid you were bound to not neglect them, even for an instant ; but (*insist on them, es preliminaries to all future discussion, as itubspensibleconditious to every other prnceediog. These interests ere commercial relations. Stipulations ought to have been insetted in the Trestle., which were made with those Powers, for the fixing of our commerce on so firm a foundation, that it might not be shaken by any citcomstances which were liable to occur; in so doing, too much vigilance would not be exercised in order to guard against the possibility of subsequent tergiversation, or any species of juggle, for the put pose of evading the effects of those stipulations.. Had you acted thus, the merchant woold have been busily employed in exporting his goods to fo reign climes • a here his agents would have been able to dispose oethem for money, or for such products of those climes as are most necessary; hereby promot ing the vital interests of this country. In this case we should not only have a continual Whiz of money, but also abundant supplies, when a failure of crops with as should take place; whereby the rigours of the calamities of this species would be much abated, and rendered considerably shorter of duration.— The exports and imports thus created, would have been a great relief to our shipping interest, which has been suffering in common with the others. What a number of ships would have been employed in car rying out English manufactures to foreigners, and bringing in return the useful articles with which those foreigners are able to furnish us ; so that a perma. nent commercial circulation might have taken place, and the ends of British industry wholly attained.— Besides, foreign commerce being a great nursery for seamen, would in peace prove of infinite advantage to the nation, by rearing fresh ones, and keep , ing in practice the old, for any emergency which may visit us.— But what a cheering resource would have presented itself to those poor wretches, who, in squalid dress, hardly sufficient to cover their nakedness, also with quivering lips and pale couotetiances, declaratory of the vital spark nearly extinguished, have excited our charity and commi. aeration. How distressing to behold them dying by huoger, in the streets and on the highways. Much revenue, which, I believe, is, in your eyes, of far greater importance than any other object, would consequently arise to meet the exigencies of the Go vernment, whereof you yourself, unfortunately for the interests of this country, form a part. The great body of manufacturers, dependent on this commerce, would have been employed in their various occupations ; and such mechauics as the smith and joiner would have derived much advantage by making, as well as repairing, the machinery. Con siderable benefits would have accrued to the landed interest, especially a rapid diminution of the enor mous burden of the Poor Rates, by which it is so much depressed, as full employment could have been , provided for the lower class ; consequently spright liness and joy would have been diffused throughout the community. I am aware, that at last our commercial relations experience a little improvement ; but this is partial, being confined to a few manufactures ; it may also prove to be no more than temporary. The principal cause is the demand from the South Americans, who are nobly struggling to deliver themselves from that slavery under which they have groaned for centuries: however, should the ever-beloved FERDINAND get them secure in his fangs, the demand would cease.— Every friend of the human race rejoices at the impro. bability of success iu his designs. Though the wishes of yourself and your colleagues may run in pc.fect unison with those of this spotless angel and patron of the Holy Inquisition, yet there are few 'people in this country whose wishes are not of an opposite cast—but very few indeed who are not right glad at your having not the power of rendering him ally as sistance. If you should feel yourself disposed to (quit in considering so trifling a revisal of commerce, period of ibis compare the state of commerce at the .1 , ' nation's being dragged, by the — thecresade against the fiberfill; of the French People, with the present state of commerce, then yea will perceive a frightful defalcation—a chasm not to be filled up ender the present system. instead or promoting, with all your ability, the I interests of this Sower', it being your bounden duty so to do, yotir attention was wholly occupied 1 .kith the suppression of the . liberties of France; 'thereby to rivet mere strongly the chains of despoils. oft the other nation! of Europe, but especially on this, nation. Your design was to perpetuate the demi toiler of the Boroughmongers; and to enable the frlllo of terreption safely to persevere in the sys. s tem If pliiitter, by which they were preying on the very vitalise? the People, having fleeced them to the skin. You began together with the Allied Powell, by declaiming against the errors of Bomarsars, by solemnly declaring to the People of France that the wee -was not made against them, but against him only ; by solemnly promising, that as soon as he was dethroned they should be left to themselves for the adoption of thstever form of Government they might choose. By those means the People were divided, end a division of the People is always the policy of men of your principles. Many of them being lulled in false security, neglected the exertions necessary flu tfieir preservation from the alligators which were craftily assailing them. Others etertell themselves, in artier to accelerate the downfal of their cougar), by assisting the Allies. ' lied not affairs been log:Awed lin thig perilous slate, all the myriads, minions, 'sod myrmidons, which the Allies were able to muster, wits the- . bottles ' vociferation., and blasters, so ehandantly poured forth, would not pave been sof artisan to subdue the French notion. ~,); they would have been driven before the Banners:of Liberty, like chaff before the wind ; and after ttinusands of those swarms had been made to bite the dust, the capitals of the sincere Allies might have Aperienced, with tenfold vengeance, a repetition tiff' those visits with which they heretofore were (famil4ario.d. Wks , these vaunting promised were performed, .hall be the subject of another letter. Meantime, I am, W. ht. Nov. 16. N.4IYAL INTA ENCE. DEAL, No?. 18.—Arrived lest earning, and sailed for the River, the Princes. Cha/lotte, from the kle of France ; Expedition, Watson, from N.areactio for Jamaica ; Ocean, Carol, from Rye to Rotterdam ; and Richard and Sibelia, Reed, from London to Barbadoes—she three latter reosain.—S'iled yester. day and early this morning the Aarora, Albory ; Brilliant, Wyten ; Lady Flamktton, and Sir George Osborne, transports, with troops for Ireland ; and the rest of the o:award-bound on their respective voyages. Bpi POWBOVTIT, Nov. 18.—SeiIsd the Wharton, reedikfek Newcastle. fitairoor., Nay. 17..--Arrived thvCarron, Craw ferd, from Bombay ; sailed July 17, and from St. Helens', September '2B. 114scee, Roan, tram Cal. cotta; sailed from Sand Head, Jeoe 3; on August 14, off the soatb end of Madagascar, spoke the Cumberland, South Seaman, bound to Desulatiots !bland, had lost her Captain overboard. The Delight, Brown, from N•w►y to Liverpool, was lost last night—the crew drowned. There Ire 856 casks of butter saved from the wreck. Letters from Spain mention that MeanerArs, the distinguished orator and patriot, was in a bad state of health, owing to the severe confinement he had so long experienced in the Castle of Alcudie. Yesterday morning, as Mr. Alderman Goonst- HERE, Alderman of Chen!) Ward, was cooling down stairs at nine o'clock, at his house, China-place, Walworth, he was seized with an apoplectic fit. The fall aroused his servant, who immediately came to his assistance. Medical aid was sent for, but alas in vain ; he expired, to the great grief of a numerous acquaintance, eta quarter past four. Ile was the Senior Alderman who has not served the Office of Lord Mayor, and was the neat in succession to fill the Civic Chair. LoRD GARTAGII.—The vacancy in the Peerage of Ireland, occasioned by the extinction of three noble families, has been filled up by the promotion of GEORGE CANNING, Esq. to the title and dignity of Baron Garvagh. This Nobleman is brother-in-law to Viscount CASTLEREAGH, having married, in 1803, the Lady GronGINA STEwART, third daughter of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, by FRANCO, sister of the Marquis CAMDEN. The family of CANNING are of English origin, but have been long seated at Garvagts, io the coenty of Londonderry. The Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING descends from a younger branch of the Garvagh family. PHILLIPS, the singer, is about to return from his musical tour to America, where such is the state of music, that be was obliged constantly to drill the or chestras, to render the performers capable of accom panying his songs. Iticczoox was frequently obliged to sing his ballads without any accompaniment whatever. It has been observed by philosophic travellers, that the passion for play pervades ail ages and countries, and exists as strong in the untutored savage, as in the refined European. This is not sur prising, when we consider the universal desire for power and wealth, and bow easily they may be acquired by the Smile of Fortune; for every person who now buys a Ticket or Share, may leap into in dependence NEXT TUESDAY, when the very first. drawn Prize will receive one of the Four Prizes of Thirty Thousand Pounds, in addition to whatever Prize it may bed rawn. ANOTHER CHILD STOLEN.—A fine boy, about 19 months old, was stolen from his patent', at 43, Kent-street, Borough, on Tuesday evening, by a young woman, of the name of Mary Gregory, who had lately taken lodgings at the house of the child's father. Neither the child nor woman have yet been discovered, although her person is well known. She was seen on the night of the robbery with the child iu the Strand. _ To ;BE . EDITOR dot Psi Sr4h3M4ti Std, —lr We been led to intiks the foiloiillg mirk. from the fears entertained and ezpressed Many persons on ibe increase of.Machinety. They attribute to ibis almost entirely •the many handfed* tbit are now destitute of emplitpent; and ceitsint to a seperficial observer, it appears plausible, that Machinery reduces minual labour, it is the cause *b? the Labouring Classes are so distressed. But I confess that I am not of the same opinion with the gene rality of people on this subject. In my opinion Ma, chinery is not the real cause of the People's miseries; bat that the actual and ostensible source fr 'm which they emanate, is the enormous load of Teratiori which this country is burthened with. The :Manu facturer is obliged to resort to Machinery or he can: not sell his goods, the *ages of journej men twins high. Manual labour cannot be reduced in most stances, because !he necessaries of life are so high likewise, and we are told daily, that every thing eat or drink is so exorbitantly tilted; that it cermet possibly be cheaper; then what is the 14ain infer. eine which a than of common sense woold draw front these facts; but that the !taxation, not Machinery,' t h e re a l evil. }Udine the tales, the prorisions Ps. ceasary for .er esiatence would then be chespei.-... manual labour would be propnrtionably low. and the Manufacturer would then have but litt reason to use Machinery ; at any rate tiade. be esterided, our Continental engagements sad there would Inuit be foetid employment sufficient for the redundancy e latch at this time is beirofee fire truly alarming. Surely it it not too tooth to expect that after the conclusion of a wat or gre.and.twerity years deletion, that some of our Worthen" slsooid be removed, and that matt of the itheoate at stresent in existence shoulA be repealed. The country Papecta it, and will demand it. let Goteranient abolish their sinecure and useless Offices of every kind, and share would be no need of ee large a revenue, a time of profound peace, as at present exists. To the new Parliament the eyes of thr country will be direc , eti ; atql when l consider the many profess.l independent men who have been iately added td the list of tried patriots in their country's ca u s e , think 14m Justified in the anticipation that much good will ho 'lone; and that the distreases of the Labouring Classes of society in particular,• who now feel the until of empiny mew, and n.e by the eat incie•tse of Machinery almost rendered as negstchl &moue./ us, will ex:terience that prompt siteistldri • hick they an im;reriously riemsnd. cannot, con clude, Sir, without etpressitig my eartie4 desire, that we may yet see OA England nut only rootowneri for military and naval achievements, hut happy £4 her. self. and that• every Briton may be erts:Joil with feelings of triumph to exclaim—Tots is the landutall nativity am, Sir, your humble sersant, ALNICO& ROCHESTER ELECTION. A misconception has gone . abroad respecting tiel groends upon which the Freemen of Rochester and s h ou t 1,, iwi ition against the legality of Lord Bin sting's return. It is not contended that the eldest sow of a Scots Peer is personally Ineligible to sit for ass English County or Borough, for this point, sr has beets truly stated, was long ago decided and set at rest ; but it is maintained, that the character of eldest son of such Peer dot's not of itself constitute a quali. fication. The Act of the 9th of Ann, c. 5. sec. 2. provides, that " the eldest sons of Peers or Lords o f Parliament" may sit in the House of Commons without possessing the landed qualification required of other Candidates. But at the time of the late Election for Rochester, the Earl of Haddington, the father of Lord Binning, was not a " Peer or Loid of Parliament ;" and consequently hit eldest son cannot be entitled to the gumption specified in this Act. Against Lord Binning's personal eligibility no question is raised ; but, as he refiped to give in a landed qualification, when required to do so, at the rime of the. Poll, his Election is void (0 Ann, c. 5. s. 5.). The Act of Union, indeed, gives Scotch Peers all the privilees of Peers of England ; but there is no Act conferring upon the eldest son of a Scotch Peer, not being one of the Lords of Parlia ment, the ezemption respecting the oath of qualifica tion which the 9th of Ann confers upon the eldest sons of British Peers. Even if the Act of Union gate to the sons of Scotch Peers, which it does not, the sane privileges with sons of English Peers, still the 9th of Ann, which is subsequent to the Union, would limit its provisions in this respect, and grant to the eldest sons of Peers of Parliament an ezetriptign front taking the oath of qualification expressly denied to Vie sons of other Peers. THE HERRING FISHERY. Nearly all the fishing boats from the Yatmuuth herring fishery @rived at Whitby, on Tuesday sea. night. They hate been upon the whole very success. ful ; one boat having obtained 30 lasts, and several upwards of 20 each. The price per last this year has been 81., besides 801. for each boat steerage money. The number of boats from Whitby, Hobitt Hood's Bay, Hunswick, and &silks, is 20. Each boat carries silt men and two boys. The time usually employed in fishing is about six weeks. Btippostrtg then the average to be 20 lasts per boat, the number of boats 26, at 81. per last, arid 801. each boat steer. age money, the total produce of tit*• fishery to the fishermen this year, will be 62301.! 'the proceeds of each fishing expedition is divided into sit and a half shares—one share is.assigoed to the owner for the host, one share to each of the five (nee, and the half share to the slant man. A new boat casts about 6001. besides 1001. for fishing gear, or 201. per man, each of the five men contributing his sitar f isbio tackle. A lee of barrios, it 10,000, score and tateive to the hundred, so in fact, 13,230. It therefore appears, ing to the stated avenge, the estonbbing 6,864,000 //wisp have been takes by 0 ' in the short space of silt seeks. The Isabella, Captain Ron, arrived yetnerdiky l fcom bet Voyage of Diecovvry. • • • „ • • Ctsii V. a- -1 by . ney • red* • nly; It ad eh? I f ess ene. Me.; iee; hich dime sea- caw. Is do tin- igh D Gnat . , sfer• front _ . • , • !“.. ,27:. •L: • • • i• id pest i • • * malty ' 4 4 be .nl in 144 - Ad lofish ,j and T o ill hid Pit t 6 • Ise, ." I muett the now great if Oft 7 hats of tithing y reckoning six that a lest is, .1, that accord- log camber of these 33 baits, • at Graven*4 ,r 74 into