The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-05-29 00:00:00

INTELLI@ENCE. r 0 f3MOUTII, M Y 28.—Sailed the Jason frigate. lion. Captain King; Jamaica frigate, Captain I..)sagbt ; and It cruit big, Captain Senhow.e, Newfnundlimd; also the Ant WI miser, with a eunv-1 far Plymouth. Arrived di • Daring gun - hri,T, Lieutenalt S. Gordon; and Camel, Captain Steveus:in, Iriam a cruize. DeAt, MAY `_>B.—Arrived the Oberon sloop of war, finnl the river ; also the Sus:llllrd,, Collingion, for Cadiz. The Susannah has sailed for Portsmouth under convoy of the Locust gun-!.rig. If tawicit, !MAY '2B.—This morning arrived the H..aufoy p icket,wi.h mails, front Gittetiburglt ; also the Lad► Nepean packet, with m.uls , from the sans,. place; mid a Lieutenant, civirged with dispatches from Sir James Saumarez. This evening arrived the King Georg', Packet, w ith a Mail And Passengers from Heligoland. Remain the Aggressor gun-brig, with the convoy fur Heli goland; also the L ;Ay Feaoces Packet, with Mails for the same place; and the Lord Nelson Packet, with Mails for Guttenburgh of the 9.5 th instant. GRA•EIf:Nri, MAY 28.—:Arrived the Fairy, Nicholls, from Palermo; St. chri:topher Ampion, Aran, from Spain; Ellen, IVats,m, frum Bahia ; and the St. Michael's, --, from Varel. Saled the Tyne. Brooks,. and Earl Spencer, Ileminr,s, and the Fame, F.trish, for Cadiz. DEL.4S in the COURT of CHANCERY. We are happy to observe, that the disgraceful delays in the Court of Chancery have attracted the attinition of the Legi!dature ; .but the pleasure de. lived from this circaosstanee is (stuck alloyed by the suggestion, that the Ciianeellor is to receive an in_ d, wuit y f . ir any busine s s n:iiett may be taken from his jurisdiction. We may ask, on wEat pretence such can be offered ? and whether that Noble Person's con_ . cience could permit bias, if offered, to actept it ? Be receives a certain salary as Chancellor, and Court fees are paid on all hearings; if he cannot (as it is admitted) hear the causes, no Court fles are due; and, if another Tribunal is appointed, let that receive the fees, and let him still retAiit his m hole salary. Llnt why indetonify him f u r th a t which lie can never receive? Ilis conscience will . never submit to so violent an MitrigV, Jikl, if the 11unourahle Member nho suggested it knew, or was in the habit of hearing, the sound morality teems in every word and action of that :Noble Person, he would not have suggested it. NV,• perfectly agree with Mr. Perceval, - '' that this is not the way in :chick a Reform, even if wee...tails', on& to commence ;" and when he tecommetoled the inothu bent; itiolrawn, he was, no doubt, ,infinenccd by the to get rid of this indemnify ; as well that it might not be thought be wished tp aggrandize the profits of an Office to which, 'Gs said, he is next in reversion. But what indemnity is the Public to receive—what recompenee to the parties for this delay, which has beets, and continues to be, the ruin of thousands? As what is pact is past cure, let the business which that Noble Person cannot attend to, he given to another Tribunal ; but let not the Public • be furth-r taxed Ar an indemnity; nor should they have cause to believe, that in a noble mind, " Increase of avarice had grown By what it fea on," The qiiestiot;resolves itself into a short propo sition. If the Chancellor cannot attend to the business, he cannot receive the foes for. doing it ; and if so, he losesitahing by giving tl►cm to alio. they. Perha pssiAiPletion.joridical conscience would suggest that ke ought to relinquish something of his salary—dot being able to attend to all the du. ties of his station, though it may be otherwise in metaphysics; but the idea is perfectly new at he shonlit have indemnity" for giving up what he cannot execute. TUE ARMY. The following is the scale of Money to be re, ceived in place of Substitutes, from Soldiers whose Discharges arc, under peculiar circinuttances, sanctioned by the Commander in Chief t SOLDIERS FINALLY APPROVED. CAVALRY. Limited. Men nod Lad: - .C3O 9 0 of Fost elms - 21 7 0 Bo)s of Sectoal Class INFANTRY. Ain at Lad; - 37 .5 0 47 1.1 0 11 r% nt Fir-i Class - 25 1 0 33 $ 0 Luse 01 Second - 11 9 U 13 11 0 IiECILLT 11'S NOT FINALLY APPROVED. CAYALSY. Limited. Men and Lads - 17812 9 6 flop of First Class - 7•:7 6 Boys of Bt:cund Cl.,ss INFANTRY. Mea and Lads - . 16 13 0 Boys of First Class - 10 IS Boys of -Second dus t - 718 0 Unlimited. ,ElO 19 0 SO 5 0 Valid - tiled, aCe"2 19 6 15 d 6 2 3.6 18 3 ti 10 0 0 N. U. Boys of the First Ciao ittu-t he 5 fret '?. inches in height, and receive pay as Privates; Btsys of the tircond• Clam aunt I,e antler 5 feet '2 inches, and are eLtined to ie.. ecive pay at the role of 10d. per day Boys of all &scrip = toms must be considered as Men after they have attnined'the age of 18 years. The Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to enquire into the mode of funding the Exchequer Rills under the late Act, contains a curious picture of irregularity in the inanageinent of tbc Exclieqiier Bill Office. The. Committee state, that they have found 66 that preference and partiality were actually shewn to particular persons, not only through the means of persons employed in the subordinate departments of the Office, but through the agency and co.opc. ration of 'one of the principals." 'l'hat principal is stated to be Sir JOIIN PETZR, and the favoured persons, it appears, are Mr. GOLDS/111D; Mr. Son. TON, and Mr. GILMAN. A Gentleman of the profession of the LA was one day taxing his bill of fees, when the Mas. ter (renowned for his urbanity) took occasion to be very facetious on the subject of a witness's at. tendance ; and observed, " he supposed he only Came to London to sec the wild beasts in the T " et !"—" Nay," replied Ihe Attorney smartly, " he niiAt have saved his money ; for if he had Paid a visit to the Master's office, he might have teen the fosous gregrAiwiror nothing:" MR. pars ANNIVERSARY. (LONDON TAVERN). • A numerous coinpany, consisting of the friends and adherents of Mr. Pitt, ,ainotig whom we no. ticed all the leading Ministerial characters of the day, assembled yesterday to commemorate the birth-day of that eminent Statesman. After the cloth had been removed, and tie usual toasts of 4 4 The King," 64 The Queen," 44 The Prince and Princess of Wales," hail been drank, the Chair man (Mr. R. IV' wAsts) rose to propose a toast, which he hoped they would drink with an awful and solemn silence. In proposing it, he felt, as no doubt they all did, the severest pang at reflecting that they had lost one of the brightest Statesmen in the nation, and, at the same time, one of the noblest works of God. He concluded by pro posing " The memory of the flight Honourable William Pitt." The toast was then drank in the utmost silence. Shortly after, 4 6 The Loyal and Independent Liverymen of London who signed the declaration in support of the Constitution of their Country, as by Law established," wasgivet: from the Chair; and Sir W. Curtis rose to return thanks. lie was proud to say, the City of London had set a noble example, which would, he hoped, be followed by the whole country. It was high time that the loyal should unite in defence of their establish. mias, when false patriots were relining riot through the country. Such men were misleading the people, and misleading themselves, and the time would come n hen they would rue it. A similar compliment having been paid to the Counter.resolutionkts of Middlesex, Mr. Mellish also returned thanks on .the part of his Consti tuents. Mr. B. LONG next rose, and proposed an health highly connected with the prosperity of the empire, and the welfare of the landed interest— " The health of the Right Hon. Spencer' Pere°. val." After the applause which followed this toast had in some degree subsided, Mr. Perceval declared . , " That he did not know in what terms to convey his gratitude. On any occasion, the applause of such a company must sensibly affect him ; but when they so unanimously connected his name with the prosperity of his country, he felt completely overpowered. Whin allied' with the purpose for which they met, it &mined to stamp an additional value and character on the compliment. Was he to conclude by it, that the principles of Mr. Pitt still animated the empire, and that they conceived he did his humble endeavour to imitate his splendid course, and profit by his il:ustrious example ?" [Loud cheers.] The health of Mr. Canning was then given, but that gentleman had pre►iously 'retired. The health of the Chairman was also given, who re. turned thanks in a neat speech. _ _ _ The next toast was " The Duke of Richmond and Old Ireland for ever ) " (drank with much ap plause.) Lord Castlereagh's health was then proposed. Ili, Lordship professed to feel deeply the compli ment which they had paid him : when he reflected on the occasion for whidh they were met; Irfitled him with a grateful, but also a painful feeling. Hu could only declare, that it was a pride to him to meet any respect from those who reverenced the memory of Mr. Pitt. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Pilot that weathered the Storm," which was drank with en. thusiasta. Ho next proposed the health of the Dake of Buccleugh, and the friends of Mr. Pitt in Scotland. Ills Grace returned thanks, and de Glared the anxiety of Scotland to emulate the loy alty of this country. About ten o!clock the company began to dis perse. Several popular singers added to the festi vity of the evening. General Purees, it is said, has been appointed Under Secretary to the Ordnance Board, by the new Master. General. This is the first time, we believe, that a Member of the. House of Commons has condescended to fill this office. We have not heard whether the llonourablt: General still retains the Paymastership of the Marines. Yesterday afternoon the Loyal Whitechapel Volunteers, Lieut.-Colonel Hardy, Commandant, mustered in the Tenter-Ground, G oodman's.fields, 500 effective men, in new uniforms, and were inspected by the Earl of Moira, and Sir Daniel Williams, Colonel of the Tower Hamlets Militia, and went through their different evolutions with great regularity and satisfaction. An alarming fire broke out on. Saturday night, at the house of Captain Smith, at Thorney, Bucks, which consumed the mansion, together with four out-houses. and six fine horses, the whole of which is estimated at 8004 loss, and not one-third of which was insured. It was occasioned by the heat of any oven newly constructed in the kitchen set. ling fire to a bed.room. Mr. Smith and his fa. roily were in London at the time of the fire. Yesterday, as a gentleman was riding a spirited horse in Blackfriars-road, a fine girl, about three years old, was crossing at the time, and was knocked down, when thi hind hoof of the horse entered the abdomen of the child, and killed it on the spot. Another melancholy accident occurred. on Sa. turday last, owing to the culpable carelessness or ignorance of the servant or apprentice of an apo. thecary, in the immediate vicinity of Aldersgate. street. A poor woman, the wife of a labouring man, in consequence of the indisposition of one of her children, a fine boy, four years of age, went to purchase twopenny worth of 4ntinsonial iVine, she received a liquid in a small phial, which she administered to her infant ; -but scarcely had the unfortunate child swallowed the dose, when it was seized with the most excruciating torture, hich it was soon too fatally proved arose from the liquid it bad drank. A surgeon was sent for, who on examining the dregs in the bottle, discovered the liquid to have been Oil of Viiriol. The child remains in the most dangerous state, and it is sup. posed cannot recover. We sincerely hope the person whose negligence led to this horrid catastrophe, may meet a punish. ment suitable to the aggeavation of his offence, an offence which has too lung passed with impunity. THE STATESMAN FRENCU PAPERS. PARIS. MAY 23. REPORT By THE AMSTER. (1.1 ,-4 WAR MAJESFY THE EMPE.KOK AND KING. 4 I have the honour to.inform your Majesty, in consequerice of thp orders I received, that the number of English prisoners who distinguished themselves at the lire, that broke out at the town of Arizonne, is 21, to wit, 12 of the first class of Captains of Merchant V esse l s 3 of the se cond class ; 4 merchant passengers ; one merchant detained as an hostage, and a sailor. " 6 Ten of them 'received huris; viz. Messrs. West, Humble, Dobbins, Ilurst, leenil, and Topping, (rather severe' ones); and Messrs. Mostly, Welsh (who had befirui saved a child from the flames at Arras), RoNnsoli and DAires, less severely; they are all recovered. 46 Those who appear to have exposed themselves to danger the longest, without having received any injury, are Messrs. Atkinson (Robert), Mac. juries, Pemberton, Delivot, and Sinaile. Great praise is due to Messrs. Thornhill; Miller, Atkinson (Thomas), and Collins. They also gave proofs of zeal, and afforded great assist. ance. 66 The account transmitted by the Prefect of the Cote d'Or, put your Majesty in possession, if you will deign to look at it, of fuller particulars respecting the conduct of these prisoners, and the nature of the reward which your Majesty seems in clined to bestow on them. (Signed) The Duke of FELTRE." " The Minister of War will express to them my 44 satisfaction ; will order them to be paid a re. cc ward amounting to six months pay, and will 44 send them to their own country, under their 44 promise not to serve until they arc regularly " exchanged. " Antwerp, May 9, 1810. " NAPOLEON." TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF NEUFCHATEL. g g MONSEIGNEUR—AgreeabIy to the eommuni. cation made to your Serene Highness, in one of my preceding dispatches, the batteries at Mata. gorda Point were unmasked at four o'clock on the morning of the 21st, and a fire commenced from 48 pieces of cannon and mortars on the enemy's ships, which had taken a station between that point and the Puntal Castle, from which they sup. ported the fort.of Matagorda, and greatly incom -moded our works. Several red-hot shot were fired, some of which struck a ship of the line and stt her on' fire. This ♦essel, as well as several bombs, sloops, and gun.boats, were obliged to withdraw from their position. The whole fire was then directed on Matagorda. This fort, not. withstanding, continued to defend itself until the morning of the 22t1, and would probably have held out 24 hours longer, if one of our shells, which fell on the powder magazine, had nut blown it up, dismantled the works, and killed a number of men. The rest of the garrison, alarmed by this accident, hastily embarked, and left the fort to be occupied by the. Imperial troops._ Marshal *the Duke of BellunO informs me, that it via in. tended, on the following night, to occupy it in corn ; to repair the works, and direct 21 pieces of cannon that have been found there against Ca.: diz. " The capture of the fort of Matagorda will necessarily hare produced a great effect at Cadiz ; anil the more so, because the enemy's ships may now be attacked at their anchorage, and cannot communicate except by stealth, and at night, with their establishment-at the Carraccas and the inner harbour. We shall also derive this advantage from it, that we shall be able to erect our batteries nearer, and to throw shells into Cadiz ; at the ch annelsame time that we shall assemble, in the ch annel of Trocadero, the flotilla 'of bombs and gun.boats we are preparing. Twenty of these gun.boats will be immediately manned, and others are building.— But on this subject I must inform your highness, that the presence of a body of 1000 or 1260 sea. Men, completely organized (or even more, it pos. Bible) would be of peat advantage to the service in this quarter. The greater part might man these vessels, anti the remainder might be advanta geously employed on the coast of the Ocean or the Mediterranean —a disposal of this force that would contribute to keep the country in subjec. tion, intercept every kind of mercantile communi. cation, and thus contribute to the success of our operations. Then should we begin to conceive hopes of soon seeing the numerous population 'of Cadiz, which already begins to be skraiteuesl, submit, and drive out the English of their own accord. " Marshal the Duke of Treiiso, after having cleared the coast of Ayamotite of the enemy, and beaten the corps of Ballasteros at Zalainea la Real, took measures fur keeping the inhabitants of that district within the line of their duty, 'and is sending to Seville the troops that he finds it necessary to leave there. General Brayer has entered Estra- Madura with a strong corps. He is to communi cate with Ahe second corps, which has pushed de. taehments to Los Santos and Zafra ; he will after wards take a position at Ronquillo, (Signed) The Duke of D A LMATIA." NAPLEt, MAY 6. A cut down .ship of the line, carrying 50 guns (thirty 24-pounders, and; twenty 33-pound aartonades) has continued for these four days in the gulph of Naples, and - in. terrupted the communication with the capital. Means were prepared to take her, or at least to oblige her to retire. The day before yesterday, the . 3d, about 7 in the morning, 'a flotilla, consisting of a frigate, a sloop, a brig, end cutter, and six gun-boats that sailed the preceding night, arrived within a* short distance of the enemy's vessel, which they re solved to carry by boarding. The fog prevented them from ascertaining the strength of the enemy. When it cleared up, they were within pistol shot; but they found that the sides of the vessel were too high to allow them to hoard. The action began. The Neapolitans bravely supported it during three hours ; from the heights of Pausilippo to those of Ischia. Although they were caught in a. calm which ihatained them for three,quarters of an hour under the euemy's Are, within half pistol shot, nothing could induce them to gilts up the atte , tipt, until the enomy bore oil and got out or the B;,y. On the morning of the 4th she was seen at a great distance, making for Sicily ; in the evening •he was out of Sight. • At• the. beginning of the engagement,. the Commander of the Squadron had his arm brokt•tt by a shut ; the Second in Command was killed, and two other officers woundoil. At the end of the affair we had 30 killed and 90 wounded. The frigate and sloop have received a good deal 'of da. mage ; but they will soon be in a condition to put to sea again. They returned at 3 o'clock in the. evening, with the guii.boats. The hrie,, which was very much damaged, sunk after the action s It.. was impossible fur any squadron to behave with greater bravery than the flotilla did in this brilliant affair, which was nut attended with all the success that slte at first expected, but which has, notwith. •standing, produced this advantage, that it has re. moved, fur some time, the enemy, whose presence was 'productive of so much . inconvenience." • VIENNA, MAY 7.—As the theatre of war be. tween the Russians and Turks closely .apprtaxi. mates the frontiers of fitiii,gary, the Austrian Co. vernment has thought it proper to e , tahlish a re. spectable cordon of troops, the•chief coinmand of which is confid.4l to Lieut. Field Marshal Dake. • . His head.quartors will be at Teriles%sar. MAY 10.—Oar troops will form a cordon along the frontiers of Turkey ; but the principal feree will be concentrated in the liannat, and the terri. , tory of Syrmia. OSTEND, MAY 20.... Their Majesties arrived here this day at noon. They came in a verf hand. . some yacht, by the canal of Bruges. His. Ma. jest) , the Emperor, before he enteral the town, ' visited the port, the jetties, bas ons , sea.ilyke," fortifications, and the extensive and magnificent works, commenced since his last journey ) and .now nearly finished. • • 7 : STATE OF FIV,INCE AND HOLLAND. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.) 66 I am just returned to Paris from a tour through different parts of France anti jjullanrl s and transmit you some observations and facts, upon which, though not written with much me. . thod, you may implicitly rely. 66 The country parts of France are in a cam. plete state of culti►ation, and the roads very good. The general appearance of the peasants and their • houses is improved. There is an immense traps. • port of goods in all directions by laud carriage. The tolls are entirely taken off the roads ; and, independent of the usual interior trade, there is that which was formerly carried on by sea to Bolllnd and flanlburgh, in wines, brandies, oil, fruit, 4e. They aro all conveyed by land carriage, and • se complete are the arrangements, that the expenco on a hogshead of wine from Bourdeatie to Ghent, as well as the time of its arrival, is known etactly. Time, 40 days; expenee, 10 to 45 Du tchguilders, FromGlient the conveyance tollollan if is by water. 44 The interior towns have all ► sad dead I k all the proprietuts, or people. living ea their in. comes, bang at Pa..is. . 44 No foreign newspapers are permitted or seen in France, and of course the people know nothing but what the Government choose to tell - them, 4nd what is told them they do not believe,—Notflitig struck ipe with so much surprise as the complete • alteration there is in many parts of the French OM, ratter. Formerly, however volatile they were, they felt an interest in public measures--noW not the least ; and a Frenchman scarcely ever talus 4 newspaper in hand but to read the feuilletoti, or • criticisms, upon plays and fashions. The Govern. ment and the Nation are two distinct parties, Thu Emperor is not in the least beloved by the penplie • but he little regards that. . " Egotism is the order of the day in Paris, end bad faith.betweeo map and man has risen to a ser , . prising height in the higher orders . , The pollee is very strict, and in consequence of the late esta. blistiment of State Prisons, no. persons even its • private company will venture to find fault with the • proceedings of . Government ; if they did, the chance is, that they are taken up and carried to one of those prisons, where they may remain for months without being once examined: Justice is• very well administered between individuals in ell points, except where Government have an Wrt., est, and then the. decision is in favuur of Goy • "The French nation and the Brabanters are much pleased with the late marriage, considering it as the . means of preventing future wars. The new Em. press has a very good and sensible look, but alto keeps all the Court Ladies at a great distance. 66 Individuals who hate sous in Spain never get aoy letters, so that io France, much less is knoWn of that country than in England, • " In purchasing land in France; yen cannot make more than 3f, or 4 per cent, intern' upop money. The improvements going on in Paris giro bread to an immense number of people, and causes great circulation of tneney ; 411 projected • since-BonaParte's time are quibitly 4040 ; Ehgse began before•him go on slowly,. ' • 66 The situation of Holland is most lamentable —I see nothing but bankruptcy, The object at • Bonaparte is either to ruin the country, thereby to make France flourish, or to plague them so at to make them desire a regnion. At this momcipt very severe measures have been taken to prevent all intercourse, and to bring offending parties be, • fore a French Military Tribunal, that is, ip other language,. to be shot.” • Bouu....The chief sporting matches which now e n gage the attention of the cognbsgentf,-arq the boxing-matches ne;t Thursday. Betting was as high as two to one at Tsiaeries, yesterday.. on Sam versus Medley, who is training 4t 'Atm, nington, in - Kent. it has been already itateti t that Medley is a stone and a bait *slier than Sam, and he is a known good alai; ; hot Sam is backed, as never haring lost a battle. Dog/se/AO is still the favourite against Burn; ti _ and the third, match wilt be be t ween Dixon 'and ISuifurtio ar.A4 good ones lu miniature, .srl od r, 4. is