The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-07-01 00:00:00

TliE STATESMAN, t reat extent, and shoidd such a practice become ; coral , it would be attended with the most alarming consequences. A case was brought before the'Com. ;N iece of a poor man, who had made work to the amount of 30s. which he was paid in Coat Cloth, for which the man rould obtain no more,,than 10s. 6d.— Hcar, hear, hear 1-11 e should next draw the at tention of the House to a clause iu the Bill, which compels the Ilosier to hang up in his warehouse a schedule, containing the prices intended to be given, and the deductions intended to be made, that the workman might know what he was to receive for his labour; this he thought was a very fair and a desire a bl e measure, to which there could be no objections, as it had been heretofore the custom of that trade, pni would tend to prevent altogether the disputes be wen masters and their workmen. That he had no doubt that the present Bill would restore and pre-' eerve the peace and tranquillity of Nottingham and its ccighbourhood.—Ukur, hear!] -11e would beg I ave to state before he sat down, that the Committee ,mposed of the lion. Gentlemen from the various ,unties where the Manufactory - was carried on, was 41 attended, and that but one opinion seemed to (nail as to the propriety of the present Bill. Mr. J. SMITII said, after what had fallen from • lion. Friend who had just sat down, he should take up the time of the House in following his n. Friend through the detail of the Bill, which been ably and so feelingly stated; he should only .et that lie coiockled in the opinion that the re :elm), of the Bill would effectually prevent, for future, the &Up-bootees, by ameliorating the -• dition. -and increasing the trade of the town he had the honour to represent. 1111anufactu rerl, retailers, and workmen, were unanimous in their opinion, that the making of fraudulent goods hay been the ruin, and had 'nearly annihilated the e:veral branches of the Nottingham trade.—[l/ ear, v 4 rl—The evils of making fraudulent lace and rin .up stockings. and other base articles, w ere luch a& loudly called for Parliamentary interference. Ttb se things had weighed mach on the minds of ev.n-y /lel. Member of the Committee, as sufficient sped me had been sliewn to prove the existence of such taals, and the difficulty of detecting them in the in which they were sold. With respect to the j.a% acne of workmen in goods, he eve; had one opi. ,raw on the subject, that was, that it was highly oppressive, and criminal.—Lllear, hear, 7 ..r!] —lie. could cuter farther on the subject , but -he topics were of a local nature, he did not think roper to trouble the House any farther ott the et. Ir. D. GIDDY could not but acknowledg e, that making of bad lace was a great evil, and had ma dly injured the trade of Nottingham; but, with ect to the payment of workmen in provisions, Letould not but think it a harsh thing to prevent a inas , er from paying his workmen in provisions, as it might happen that a farmer might wish to pay a stociing-maker for making him stockings with a bushel of corn ; he said, that he hpard frequent com plaints in Cornwall, where the miners had been paid iu provisions, lWt he never thought that a remedy 4ould be applied fbr it, as it interfered in the con trac.s between masters and sersauts; he thought the scholules would prevent a master from completing a swiden order, as he could not raise his wages to in ....-. workmen to leave other employers to complete emands. NVM. SMITH said, that the same mode of 1/34 ig in goods existed in the city that he had the h•n• ur to represent ; he had heard frequent is against it, but he had always advised not to 11, fere in the practice, as be thought if that mode of • yment was abolished, it would be injurious in th! nd to the workman. r. LOCKHART wished to know how it would that this evil was practised, Ai there was a gainst it ; if the workmon were willing to do selves such an injury, he thonght they were only ime, however, he could wish to know how the ice stood. r. COKE explained, that it nas the practice of of the masters to pay the w crktneu in money, hen produce goods for him to percliase, which, refused, he was deprived of employ. That, respect to the observations of the lion. Member cornich, he could assure him, that he thought, all the persons who carried on the trade in ;on, that it was a great evil to the workman, II as to the master, and could have no good ten whatever. Bill was then read a second time, and or .. to be committed on Wednesday next. COURT-11_1111UL. :tißlitss, JUNE 27.—This day a Court-Martial eld ou board the Rdispnabk, in Sheerness har - whereof Kmirrit M'firNztr, Esq. Captain . Majesty's ahlp iye• . wo.s% President. The t tri pt .11fichar.1 - Kilffahagrtn, in, on - charges exhibiteri•againtt him by tuw. 1t54. 1 Captain of his Majelty's brig . Into for a breach of the 1 22 i sitid 23d Articles of The Prisoneri' fin 11 ts defence, pleaded ncca. i,. , anity. The'Cetiet,svere of opinion that the es were proved, and' 'Aid therefore adjudge the lichael lii(linhagqn to be hanged by the neck yard-arm of such ship, and at such time as the •• • Commigsioners of the Admiralty should thick lirect ; but it appearing ou the examination of the au .d of the Prisoner by the surgeons of the Ana) and Insolent brigs, that he had received tick.. leat ccxtusious and cuts which might occasionally in duce d mangemeut, the Court strongly recommended him to mercy. Tin BRITISH Navir.---There are at present in Commission 737 ships of war ; besides which there are rep.iiring and building a number which make the tots' ar moo 1,014, of which 262 are of the line, 37 frei tii to 44 guns, 235 frigates, 183 sloops of war,' bt t 3 and fire ships, 168 armed brigs, 44 cutters, ;un-brigs, ' .rday the two regiments of Life Guards were d iu Hyde Park, near the barracks, and went a variety of olooteuvral Gs lidtairable Silt SAMUEL ROMILLY. THE Public are informed that Subscription-books are opened at Niesnrs. Martin, Stone, and Martin's, 68, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith' , _ George street, !Mansion-house; and at Messrs. Coults's, in the Strand; and it is requested that such persons as approve of the intention of the hector of Bristol to return Sir Samuel Romilly to the next Parliament, and to make the Election free of expense to the It epreseatative, and who are disposed to uid those Independcnt Llectors in carrying that resolution into effect, will add their names to the Subseril ' List. No deposit is required, and the Collections will be made in case of exigency only. Mails. One. Dublin 0 0 0 1 I 1 Bank 3 per Cent. Cone. 3 per Cent. Red. 55H/, 4 per Cent m. 71,11 5 per Cent. Nitvy Lou. Ann. 11i 13-16 ladia Bonds 9 dis. Exchequer Bills .1 1 141. 5 6 d Ditto Sid. 1 par. Omnium in pr. Consuls fur Acct. 57 Lottery Tickets TH,E STATESMAN. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1812. The following notice was this morning posted at LLOYD S " ALTAR, Aix': 6, 1812. " The Regency of Tripoli has declared war against Spain." The pavers and letters brought lw the Malta Mail, the arrival of which we announced yesterday, were given out this day. From the former, it appears that BALL ASTEROS, instead of defeating the French, as was formerly reported, has himself been routed with groat loss. The following aro the particulars of this affair, u given in the Gibraltar. Chronicle:— ALOES' RAS Jvvz 3. An action took place on the Ist Inst. in the environs of Bonnie. Gen. ltaLLasTrnos attacked Gen. CURIMS, for the pnrpose of dislodging him from his position, and at first actually obtained some advantage ; but having been charged by a numerous body of cavair!, h wits driven back with the loss of three pieces of cannon, and laY) men killed, wounded, or taken. No official account kas yet becu published. JUNE 4. We areas yet without any official details of the action of Byr nes, and 1 must, therefore, content myself with sending you the account given us by a prisoner, who has been brought hers ,a Chef d'Eseadrou, in the division engaged. Ile states, that the action WAS most bloody ; that the French had formed a kind of in trenched camp n here they left •wo battalions and :Y.., arse, in re serve ; that the remainder of thedivisi 111 l , to the number of about Sikh) foot, and 150 horse, had marched oat to meet General BM, LASTERO4, by whoa they were vigorously attacked, and who, the Chef erLscadrnii adds, had a force double their own ; that a desperate contest ensiled, which lasted three quarters of au hour, at the end of w Lich victory declared in favour of the French. The lens of the Spaniards he calculates at 1500 * own in all, among whom are no fewer than SO officers killed or wounded; and that of the French at CA) rank and file, three officeis f. illed, and about 'AI wounded, lie further states, that, owing to their small numbers, this battle has ant been productive of any ad vantage tq the French, and that the same would have twee the cue with the Spaniards, if they had beaten their enemies, as the latter would then have re-entered their lines, which were so strongly fortified, that nu fence than'2s,ootimen would have been required to carry them. General CtR111:11 commanded the French ; they had been tinder the necessity of leaving Vyet and other neighbouring points unprotected, in order to form the di vision which was engaged on the Ist inst. The capture of the works :a Altuarez had come to the enemy's knowledge, but our Chef tt . Escadr.m represents them as very weak, and accordingly attaches very little importance to their loss. Me belierm that the Allies have withdrawal from F.-trema dura, and have no notion of penetrating into Andalusia for the present, but if they should attempt it, he thinks, from tac expe rience of thi. past, that Lord IV CLLINGTON must have the means of ensuring snecess. Sonia continues in his position in front of Se. illt with 25,000 meet, who are in communication with 15,000 more belonging to MAILMUNT'S army.—(Gfibralletr Chronick, June 6.) • I GIBRALTAR, Julie 6. Since the above letters reached the garrison, an authentic, thoug't very short i:ccount, has been received from au Officer of rank in the Spanish army, by which it appears, that the action of the Ist was as well comes - tett as any that has been fought since the rcrol alien ; and that an unforeseen accident :done prevented the gallant exerttons of the SpaniarilS being crowned with vie- 1 tory. The number of their wounded is acknowledged to be con t siderable; but it is added, that the French masthavesastained an let; nal loss, and that they did not presume to push a single gnerilla I towards the banks sf the Onadalete to harass General }Lett A9- grans iollw retreat The General bad taken up a position in ! the field of Ruiz, and was resolutely within; for them, as be was determined to sacrifice himself and the whole of his troops rather than abandia a angle wounded. Reioforeements for his ermy, to the number of 11000 foot and 400 horse, have 'arrived front Cadiz in the course of this week, and landed at Tarifa and Algeciras. Letters from the first of the above-oneationed towns state;that the divisions of the Allied Amy, which were expected shortly to penetrate into this peov ince, have received orders to proceed to Fuente Guinahlo, The Regency of Tripoli has &dared war against Spain. TL'%IS, APRIL 22. Rear-Admiral FREMANTLE has obtained from the Regency of ibis State, the release of all the sicilans who had been cap tured and held as slaves. A treaty has been concluded between this Regency for the whole time that the British Government shall continue in alliance with that of Sicily, A free trade w ill therefore immediately he opened between Sicily and Tanis.— (Giorsaie di Malta, 1ay13.) In the Courier of last night, there appeared oneof those gross and impudent fabrications, which, we i have had frequent occasion to notice, daily disgrace the columns of that Journal. The following is the article to which we allude : f 4 We received this morning the following impor tant letter from Dublin : DUBLIN, JairE 26. 4 An Extraordinary Meeting of the Catholics was held yesterday, when Mr. KIWI, a most respecta ble Catholic, reprobated, in severe terms, the speeches made at the late Aggregate Meeting: Had he known that any other business was to have been done but to receive the Report of the Delegates, he would, have drawn up different Resolutions, in which there should have been no thanks to Lords GREY or GRENVILLE; for, in his opinion, they deserved none -- , he alluded to the attempt upon the Household i Officers, and asked how Gentlemen would like to give up their private friends and associates with these of a different description. He intended shortly to visit London, but he protested he should almost br, I ashamed to pull off his hat to Lord Montt, lest it , should remind him of his countrymen's readiness to pass Resolutions of London manufacture, in which his Lordship was utterly passed over and forgotten. Mr. BaumtwALL regretted his having seconded such Resolutions, and ' The Earl of FINGAL', eipressed sentiments near. ly to the same effect. " In addition to the above letter, it is rumoured that Mr. GRATTAN set off. for Dublin the day after Mr. CANNING'S Motion had been discussed, in order to get the Resolutions of the Aggregate Meeting re scinded." 1 The whole of the above we pronounce to be an ATROCIOUS FORGERY. In the first place, no Dublin Mail arrived yesterday, by which the pretended letter could have been conveyed; for it is not said by the Courier, that it was received by express. The Editor must, therefore, have been aware that what he . was circulating as a genuine letter, was a palpable fabrication, which fairly justifies the opinion that he was an accessary to the deception. In the second place, we have received, by this day's post, the Dub lin Papers of Saturday last, which are not only en. tirely silent as to the " extraordinary meeting of the Catholics," said in the Courier to have been held on the preceding Thursday, but in which the .first Imeeting of that body is expressly stated to be fixed I for Thursday next (to-morrow), the '2d of July. ; The following is an extract from the Dublin Evening Post of Saturday :—" The Aggregate Meeting of ! the Catholics of Ireland, to be held in Fishamble. , street, on Thursday next, is expected to be more numerously attended than any that has yet taken ; place. All the Members of the Beard, and Pro- testant Friends residing in the Country are expected ; in town."—Besides this Paper, we have the Free ! man's Journal and the Correspondent, published on the same evening, in which there is not the most distant allusion to the pretended Meeting of Thurs day. In the next place, with regard to Mr. RAT % TAN'S journey to Dublin, "in order to get the Reso lutions of the Aggregate Meeting reseiatled," we know that no such idea was ever entertained by that i gentleman, and that his departure for Ireland was i fixed sometime prior to the day ou which the Reso lutions of the last Aggregate Meeting reached this country. Independent of. these - conclusive proofs that the letter in question is an audacious forgery, the complexion of the wfttement which it contains was, of itself, sufficient to :encl.r it suspected. It was on the 18th of June that Lord FINGALL presided at the Ag gregate Meeting, and sN-onded the Resolutions which I were then passed. The pretended letter from Dub lin, without assigning any reason whatever for so ! sudden a change in his Lordship's mind, states, that only fire days thereafter, he attended an extraordi. i nary meeting, at which he declared he " regretted his having seconded such resolutions." It was hardly to be expected that any man would have been guilty of such tergiversation, in so short a period ; but when L it is considered, that the individual against whom it is charged, in this instance, is a Nobleman far famed for his steady adherence to the interests of his country, it was utterly impossible to give credit to so foul a calumny. The same may be said of Mr. KEOGH and Mr. BARNEWALL, who are remarkable for the uniform support which they have cons:autly given to the cause of their mfich-in jured countrymen. The fact is, the Courier resorted to this contemptible manceuvre, with the view of in fluencing the discussion, which is expected to take place this evening in the House of Lords, on the Ca tholic Question. It is so far fortunate that the ar rival of the Dublin Mail has enabled 'us so completely to unveil this shameless conduct.; but where can we find language sufficiently strong to stigmatise the 1 party, who could resort to RHIRWS so diabolical in or der to accompli- . their views' 'and what .mast we think of a cause which requires such support ? Lord Livettroot and his faction, may obtain a temporary Itriumph by such policy; but they may rest assured, that means like these are always certain, in theend,to defeat the purposes of those who employ them, and to give a sir- triumph to the cause of truth. ignal Ministers have not published the Dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON, dated the 10th instant, and the reason of this silence has not been explained. Under this circumstance, weshrtll give the following extract from the letter of an Officer, without making any comment upon it :—. Juan 9. " We have been for four or five days no forced m rche3 of between three and six leagues on the road to Salamanca, We have now useuectedly received orders to bait, and it Is cur rently reporteff that there is an armistice." The Secret Committees to enquire and report upon the information respecting the disturbed counties, submitted to Parliament in conformity with the PRINCE itEurves. Message, were 49hosett last night by ballot. The Members of the Lords' Committee are all Ministerial, except three. Government yesterday received disratclica from Lord WILLIAst BENTINCY, at Sicily, of a rec.mt date, but they contain nothing of interest. The island was tranquil, and the Government seems cot.-' dially to operate iu cogerroity to British qounsele. Monday evening Lord CAM.V.RRAGII sent a Mes. senger off from his Office, with dispal cites for America * fly the Hornet, lan ly arrived in Atneficr from Cherburgh, it was stated that though livens the spy had been in France three weeks before the &pinta* of that vessel, nothing had been said there of al's secrets he sold to the American Government. He appeared daily in the American nudress uniform, and, passed for a man of fortune. At Liverpool, one and a half millions of yards of bounty goods have been shipped within the last week, worth 125,0tX)i.; and, it is said, that two and a half millions of yards more are in progress of eme beekation. Within the same interval of a week, 12,000 h convoy duty, at four per cent. ha 3 been paid, indicating further shipments to the amount of 200,0001. At the same port we arc also ieforneel, that the wages of the Lancashire manufacturers have been raised Is. per cut, or about 2s. 3d. per week. An erroneous statement having appeared in some of the Papers, of the alteration lately made by the Board of Trade in respect to liceuces from France, we are authorised to state the following, which mar be relied on as correct :—" Licences are now grant. ed to bring wine and spirits from France to this coun- try, without commencing by any exportation from hence : in that case, the wine or spirits, on their arrival, can only be entered for exportation. By commencing by a previous exportation of 51. per tots from hence, the wine, on its arrival here, may be en tered for home consumption ; but in both cases the, cargoes (whether wine or spirits) must remain ware. housed here, at the expence of the importer, until an exportation is made from hence, by the same ves sel, of sugar, coffee, or British manufactures, in the proportions already stipulated. It is to be un. derstood, that the spirits can in no case be admitted for home consumption." Mr. Serjeant Su CPHERD is to be appointed Solicitor. General to the PRINCE REGENT, as Duke of Corn. wall. The sudden abandonment of the Orders in Coun cil, by the present Ministry, is an instance of the most utter incompetency that we ever witnessed.-- Not a word scarce said upon this mighty question by the celebrated parents of the measure! 0! inglo . rious retreat of the tyranny of the seas ! The heed that grasped the circumference of the earth shrink* in nerveless diminution till it cannot raise & finger in its own defence. How will HON.'II'ARTII shake his sides when he finds the notable origina. tars of the interdict that made the British Nary felt as far as the tea-table of Europe had e er fennel the luxuries of scandal and loaf ..gar, lowering their sails before a wind which they affected to deride, but had not the courage of skill, to meet and manage. How unlike their /alien bade ! at least the vigilant, the dextrous, the gillant PERCEVAL. He was a man, as has been said, who was " out in all weathers." Whether in the ripple or the roar of waters they always found him Int his post, with an active wind and a cheering eye. Bet his retinue, like the child in his fither's boots, ere mimicking his stride till they tumble neck and h .els over the cumbersome strength they we . timptuous enough to ape. All the great prieciples on which they came into power they are alloeing ' their opponents to beat from under them; and per. editing themselves thus la be driven from pillar to post, they are conteet to swegger about v ith the mace, as nominal Ministers, who hare been Wedged with authority as a plaything, and so (het they carry ' the bauble are het dless who prescribes the dii eceion. —(Chester Herald.) The Severn, bound to Bristol, sailed from Bar. buloes, May 14, under convoy of his Majesty's ship I Charybdis, to join his Majesty's ship Forrester, ap. j pointed to convoy the homeward-bound extra fleet. The Fox packet, from Falmouth, arrived at Barba does, May 13 ; and the Chesterfield packet on the 16th. The Victiwious man of war, arriv ' at C i.raltat on the 7th ultimo, with a fleet from Milta. The curious in Birds awl Animals will be highly gratified at Messrs. Km; and LOC:LIKE'S Sale,. an nounced for to-morrow. The Lynx is the only auk mat of the kind alive in this country. There are variety of Birds to be sold, that are'considered by the amateurs in Ornethology as rare azi:. NAVAL IN l'E L LIG ENG& PORTSMOUTH, Jr;NE SO. Arrived the Weymouth store-ship fro m G.hraltar and Cadiee in AI days, with dispatches from Sir Edward Peliew, Commo dore Penrose, and Admial Legge. The Victorious, of 74 guns. Capt. Talbot, and her prizr, the Rivoli, arrived at Gibraltar on the Bth inst. n ith a convoy for England. They were to sail in a day or 1550 ; so their arrival oily be daily expected. The Weymouth saw a convoy off Cape naisterre, homeward-bous.d. The Victorious is to take her prizeliawrlytnotith. Arrived the Vengeur, of 74 guns, Capt. Bawd:a, from edl Cherbargh ; and the Hope, from a craise P The prosecution against Sir James Wooti eitteed to -clay ; aid .. he males his defence to-morrow. • PLY MOUTH, Just The Hope sloop of oar is arrived here from Portsmooth, AO • take the trade under convoy bound to Sorth America. The Hermes sloop of war is appointed convoy to Corunna 114. Lisbon. Sailed the Helena, Achates, and fielltom sloops eit liar, on a 1 crulze. s Arrived the Active, Loverelgo; Blessing, Mil ls; Fumy, Banks; Aiary Ann, Tippet; Good liners, Haiontiford ; Aler enry, ; Loaits, Armstrong; and Firm, Barns, all from Wales; the Hawke cutter, from Slorlsis- : -Mr. Blount, AO Englishman, who has been a prisoner in Prance for. seven or eight years, came passenger in her ; the Friends, Jennings; anti Sisters, Balling,. hush from Bristol; and wiarianue, Bowen, from Cardiff. DIAL, Jogs N. Came In last crewing, with the :css of as anchor and cable, the Mary, Baster, for Priocc Ell anis island, and sailed Dolts about. _ - FA LM °Urn; sows Arrived his Majesty's ship gabrlnee, from Lisbon, in 16 dad! Captain Linace, of hes Majesty's ship Union, who 1$ stabbe4 by one of his cress, is passenger on board her. CORI( EXCITANCI, Scar I.—To-day the Market has stot innal further arrivals of Wheat, and nut much of first quality oq hand, and the general plc, in this trade folly sustain Moridny's advance. Barley and Malt nterly at last quotation. Whitt, Peas heavy sale and lower. Beans, of each sort, keep their price. There are several fresh arrivals of Oats, and this t•ada aLo quoted at little fluctuati on. Flour fully at last week's prices. Wheat lofils IsllB 156 1 / 2 I Tick do. (new) .. 74 85 Fine ditto l6B 164 I Do. (Flee Old) .. --•• Rye Barley 64 71 Polonddo Malt 92 160 , Pottgoe do. White Peas (boiler%) 78 84 I . Rap... Seed Grey do. a .rat a { 1 {. f i r ; s! Natural ilioorv.—A Ihe Ti ' Lvnx and Crown Bird A . VALUABLE COLLECTION of BIRDS, in glazed Lases, containing many rare specimens; n few In serts ; a fine Crown Bird; a young Titer, and a Lynx, alive, and in eteellent health, j t m I m p orte dT ro ,„ Africa, WHICH WILL HE SOLI) BY AUCTION, By Bless. KING and LOCHEE, At their Carat Room, Ss, King-gtreet, Covent-garden, TO MORROW, July 2, at Twelve o'Clnek. May he viewed till the Sale, uud Catalogues then had at the Room. Arr. Mails ... • One, 1 I. ! ...;....1 .....0 - - , I I 41