The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-02-18 00:00:00

rtr."':= ,--- ` ilea of increasing our penal code: He remem fried that forty years ago, Sir William Meredith ma de a proposition to that House, that it should en ter more solemnly into deliberation, before passing o f any Acts that declared capital punishment., i The cause of this motion was what he (Sir William) ] bad once heard in a committee-room where the merits o f a common Bill of Incloeute were being discussed ; . s al as there were certain poor people who had a r ight of common, and might be troublesome, a clause was introduced which enacted hanging as the penalty o f such interference. lie concluded by observing, that if a Committee had bee . granted, they might htre traced the origin of those evils, and found out• other remedies perhaps ; bat as the preseet lidt did' seem calculated to reach those evils, and at itsretryl iri• ' elide was objectionable, he should certainly rote ag ainst its being read a second time. Mr. FRANIELA.ND supported the secondieso:, iiig of the Bill, when the House divided apes Om question. The numbers were— • , Ares 94--Noes 17. • 4 `4a When we re-entered the gadder,- Sir SAM/JEL ROMILLY was speaking to the question,. that the.' Bill should go into a Committee to-morrow (thiorday) and moving, as an Amendment, that it .should be committed on Wednesday instead. He deprecated ' the shortness of ihe time that was allowed for:Mmd hers to consider the several provisions of the MI, sr for proposing clauses that might modify its tendeptcy.' B t , knew not what escuse the Right Honourable crPtary could offer to the House or the Public, for thus Iturtying flit "measure forward, without hail* gives any previous notice of his intentions. He could uot, also, inbuilt to that Saisrepresentation of himself and his friends, as if they did not see the ex tent of the evil, or were averse from any remedy being applied. They did see the extent of the evil, and they had no doubt there should be a remedy ap plied: but the question was, whether this was the proper remedy. He thought the Bill essentially de fichmt, as it suffered too much to depend upon the hu manity of the Prosecutor to-some instances, and too much on the interpretation of the Judge is others. After some mutual explanatioas between Mr. Ba thurst, Sir Samuel Romilly, and Mr. Imnklowl, the BOUM divided on the Amendment, whet, the num. hers were — For the Original Qaealbsit BO For the Anaralment 15 laajority fee going into the Committee to-morrow —65 The Nettior t harts Watch and Ward Bill was then xead a second time, end, after a few words, was or dered to be committed to-morrow. The - East India-Loan Bill was read a third time and passed. The Irish Poredatian Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. Adjourned. LIST OF THE MINORITY LAST IN TOE ROVIC Of COMMONS, ON Tit QUESTION Vol REARM EAR PILASSE-WORK Dlli.a SECOND 171 E. .•-•••• _,,_ si elakelifi. Gneehbill, R. Moore, P: fink, W llntetdoron, HOn.C. Ronallly, NW IL Willett, Hos. H. Q. H. Whitbread, fk- ' Barlag, Sir T. llor*rr, r. Wrotteeley, IL '''‘ 1 14 ed, A. Homo , W . H . 'maim. n Yolketioso,_Loed Kende, T., R. Wpm, C.W. liaioe, Me W. , -\ Piggich Mc A. Embirts —..g.,.. MINORITY ON VIZ AXVIDIKINT 10* clstiminViG TIM iniAlilt-Vielli WU ox 11111111111110 AT INIITICAD or logioadow. Bulk, W. Honer, F. Romilly, Sir S. itabiogtoa, T. Moms W. H. Wrottaley, 11. Baring, Mr T. Ilialcht, W. TELLES/. Baring, Mel. Kemp. T. R. Sennett, R. IL A. Hoodlum*, Holl. Plirsott, Sir A. Foikestooe„ Lord C. H. Moore, P. Finsbury Repository, raaltary 1541eaae. 10 BE SOU) SY AUCTION, liv Mr. HULL. • On THURSI) A Y, at One &Clark, without reeerve, ' It Order of the Trustee.. ABAY GELDING • been used to draw a light C4ll. Alto a Cart and Harness. May be viewed till Hie Sale. 1 1 , I .~,: ~ Mails. • .. • . %Vague/ad. A rr. 1 '.. .. 1 .. 0 • : Cali* 0 Ilse. 1 grey • .: ap it t 1 0 . . PRICE OF STOCKS TIM DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. T1::ok • India Bunch 165. pr. 3 ;ter Cent. Cons. 01 I Exchequer Hills 3d. 3 per t flit. Fed.. Ditto 2ka. 4 6 pt. • . 4 prr Grubs.t. ()lithium I dis. I Orr teat, a 11 EH Cousols for Acct. a I 00. Are Lottery Tickets • - 741.1 g sylATimets. ~= LONDON: • Ttrarasbi t vi Arta IS t ill IS FRENCH riiik'kerFlßEL4ND. From the Dublin and Cork papers which we have Nailed, of Saturday's date, we find that a strange Bret, said to consist of obit soil of I&u.of-battk '4ipc, had appeared off the South West part of the coast, near Bantry Bay, which were supposed to be Pile Scheldt fleet bound for America." A considerable says the Cork Advertiser, was experienced in this city this morals's, in consequence of a letter transmitted by the Sovereign of ginsalti to the 'Mayor, of which The following is a copy 4 " Mosaic, balfipol I o'clock, P. Al. Feb. 12. Sin,—l have the honour to acquaint you; that' I have just now received a communication from Ma l' ....General the Hen. INOWAS MALKIN, commanding this District, by hip ilrioadleAlistjar, that he had this '%nning received in WOWS ffdlit M OlNceriti charge of the signal statidned'airffhkeid Head of Kinsale, Pporting that a dirsalb,kbee. Made at the Sevens head Signal !Tower Or, Wllftward), intimating !hilt an enemy's near cruiser was off, which was c i lortty after foliowed liy another; signifyiag that.an elves Seet-ef liner-of.batsie ships was in sight. ••• . TH - E STATESMAN. ttie subject. " And have the honour to be; " Sir, your moat obedieut Servant, Wm. AEIV34AN, Sovereign of Kinsale.' " The Mayor of Cork.* 44 We understand that a similar report was com municated by telegraph to Adm. Tuoanaoneuoth at Cove, but that he is of opinion, and it is now the pre- Talent opinion in this city, that the fleet in question. is‘not hostile. He has, however, dispatched a fri gate to the westward to ascertain the fact." The following private letters received in Dublin on 'Frit/ay last, and which are one day later in date !than the communication to the Mayor of Cork, tend strongly to confirm the rumour:- '— , " KINSALE, FEB. 1t " It is reported that a French fleet ire off the S. W. part of the coast. Telegraphic signals were made yesterday at two o'clock, from the head lands on this side of Bantry, for a strange fleet being in • sight, which did not answer signals." KINSALE, Lams DATIL 44 An Express arrived to the General here last night,- from Cork, stating, that a small cruiser had appeared off the Old Head, which did not answer signals, and soon after, a strange' fleet of nine sail I fif tine-4460 ft 111073-tnintrtherappenvence. ?her are supposed to be the. Scheldt fleet going to Am.- , tica." - i An Antic?lt Mail arrived in town this forenoon, by which we learn that a Proclamation has been pub.., fished, signed CH %ALES JEAs, dated Stockholm,l 4th January, 1812, addressed to the inhabitants of ] the Grand Duchy of Scania, in which, after con demning their rebellion, it states they had been im posed upon by ill-disposed persons, who told them that the army was recruiting for the suppert of a cause foreign to Sweden, when, in reality, they were called unJer the flags of their country only to assure Its indopeadenc,e, and that Swedish blood should never be spilt for foreign interests. " ANHOLT, Frs.?. " Further accounts from Pomerania state, that previous to the French entering Stralsund, a vessel was sent with information to seven or eight ships, laden with colonial produce, bound thee, under convoy of a Swedish ship of war, which fortunately enabled them all to return to l'arlsham, except one, which, being leaky, was obliged to proceed. The French have taken possession of the island of Rugen, and have seized upon, and numbered, and registered all the vessels which were lying there. War between Russia and France is spoken of as an afair deter mined upon ; the Russian army is situated in such a position, that it is supposed it soust be compelled to join the French. General Ikucaza, who commanded the troops at Colberg, is said to have resigned (a disgust. At Ibunburgb all kinds of grain have been taken pommies of ow account of the French Government." COPENHAGEN, JAN. 11. Marquis . observed, that he had before intimated his determination not to continue to act under , Mr. PER.. CILIAL—apd understanding that he had been honoured with by his Royal iligheesslsoortunands to form en Administration, he had come to request his Royal Highness's permission to resign the seals of the Foreign Offiee. The PRINCE is said to have answered, t fr hat Mr. PEactvAr. had received from him no such atithority—..l h had only desired him to continue in his place till he siOtild form art Administration—and he was anxious Asa he, Lord WELLESLEY, should form a*A of it, ad he wished to know whether he had any objection • to act with Mr. PERCEVAL Lord WEr.i.r.st.rx said, that he undoubtedly had no personal objection to act iith Mr. PERCEVAL; but he had before• distinctly iitated to his Royal Highness, that he could not conti nue to act under him. The PRINCE then expressed a wish that the Noble Lord would continue to bold the seals ftnt time, until he should make an arrange ment., Lord Witit,Esi.r.x consented to hold them for a short time . ; but With the utmost earnestness im plored the PRINCE not to think of delaying the for. matio'n of a fixed Ministry, in the present critical state of the Empire, and not to make it on the basis of refusing concession to the Irish Roman Catholics. We of course deliver this as the mere report current in the streets and certainly the answer given by Le .al W: to the queeties . post:if: lin by Lord ifol.- 5.a14 in the House yesterday,ilest not give coun tenance to the story." 10. m... • .._....„... Eitract of a letter • dated' Edinburgh, the 13th Instant :—" There is the devil to pay here. No" person can more after dark withopt arms. - Murder s ' are as common as on the French retreat through Por. Nagai. Glasgow is in arms : all the troops were marched from every part to that town on Tuesday. lam not exaggerating, on my honour. The alarm `is extremely great. Of course I am lamenting the i fate of my unhappy country." _ _ The report of the day is, RIO all the 11/utensil's are out of office, as also, Messrs. Yottac .and -Dta—that Mr. PERCEVAL is SO be Prime . Minister, and Lord Cis=arson 'to sacceed the Marquis Wct.a..strit !! !—(Dublia Correspondent.) We understand that accoents have been received of ttsecond attack upon Anholt being in contempla tion. Three thousand men, it is said, are to be em ployed in it, and they are to be commanded by two Freuch Officers. It was expected to be made about the middle of this month. In order to conceal the object of the attack, it has been published in the Danish newspapers that the expedition is intended against Sweden, to force her to shut her ports against the British. The Countess of Ilarcourt ship, recently from Ba tavia, brings intelligence from thence of rather an unpleasant nature. The people, it is said, have had several disputes with our troops, and blood has been spilt on both sides. , We are sorry to state, that it hag g been found necessary ta..cansaAsiseral..porsosas tw be executed. All the British troops had left Batavia, for India, except about 3,000. Government grant no more Licences for the pre sent for the pxportation of Hemp arid Flax, The following is an extract of a Circular Letter, recently issued by a respectable Mercantile House at Riga : —" Our import trade increases In magnitude progressively; and Russia now being the only coun try to which the greater part of the Continent must look for a supply of Colonial produce, and a num• ber of other articles of the first necessity, this branch of trade promises peculiar advantages. Great quan tities of sugar, coffee, spices, cotton twist, &c. have already been sent from Russia to Austria and Prus sia, purchased at high prices, and without any al lowance of drawback on the' import duties. Our Government are sensible of the benefit the country in general derives from this traffic, and have hence evinced a determined resolution to countenance the import trade, in spite of foreign representations." It ii certain that a Nobleman of distinguished ta lents means shortly to give notice of his intention to introduce a Bill for redressing the heavy grievances of the Irish peasantry ; and it is generally under stood that the aristocracy of Ireland are willing to entertain this most important question with great li berality, in order to withdraw these generous people , 1 from the.foreign and internal enemies of England. In the American war, we remember, the Americans and we, by an extraordinary, accidental coincidence, both held a General Fast on the same day !—On the same day and hour both were appealing to a God of love and mercy, each setting up the justice of their cause, and invoking the aid of his Almighty arm ! Pray Heaven we may never have another pretext for a national call upon him to aid us in the work of warfare and blood against that country! I Mr. POW9ONIIY, we are happy to say, is in a fair way of recovery, and much better than the serious nature of the accident, which he met with, on Friday , evening, afforded ground to expect. It is the Sur. , geon's opinion that the first rib under the left breast , is splintered. lie cannot use his left arm, but heis not confined to his room, although ordered to be kept very quiet, and to make no exertion. On Saturday last, a singularly distreising catas trophe occurred at Taradale, in Ross-shire. While two boys were amusing themselves, with a hand-ball, it was unfortunately thrown on a pond, which had but recently been frozen over. In.the rash attempt to recover it, the ice unexpectedly yielded, a:id one of them suddenlor disappeared. His companion new to his aid, and shared a similar fate. The sister Of one of them, heedless of life, rushed to the assist ! : ance of both, and, though she happily succeeded In restuiag her brother, she unfortunately perished lk attempting to save his companion. In an action in the Court of Common Pleas, re specting the value of some razor* which had been said not to have been of the good quality required, a certain iritty Counsel met his match: " Yon are keels upon the subject," said ho to the witness.—. ge It IS fit I should," he replied, " for it is a sharp contest." Eintao.—Nd Court of Alarms' thli day. The LoaiflillYOß, after inspecting the rettirni, or dered` it twfadvanco ld. per pock. feel it my dety to give you the earliest .•' . I . ~_ " The coasts of Jutland are mill infested by the enemy's pri vateen. The bull of the Defewe is still to be seen; it rises above thee* Mt &kind of tows T4gJgtapat haasenaettid. all trans save the wrecks of the shipwrecked vessels shor tly.... 44 CARLSRVIIE, JAN. 17. N The troops forming the garrison of Frankfort, on the 12th isst. oweived orders to proceed to Dautzic, and are to march on lbe let &next month. The battalion in Falda balm to march." -.(ame rape..) 4 . FRANKFORT, JAN. 12. " The new Edict which grants the Jews established in the dose his S *rene Highness the Gnaw MILL, the same rights Ot aber subjects, has been received with enthusiasm by the !wisefiles; they had previously, in fact, but a precarious exist ence, revocable at pleasure ; they were oppressed, compelled to c•aaribute, suit array n ithout ceremony; their situation was painful and humiliating. his Serene Highness the Gamin Max, in return for so great a benefit, only requires the Jews to re nounce their aetu.4l may of life, occupy themselves in trades useful to society, and attach themselves to the Government which protects them, and the laud in which they live."—( Abel& AI Nerd, ,lea. 24.) " BUCHAREST, Dec. 24. Turkish Commissioner bare arrived here, and on the 22d instant paid their first visit to the Oatmeal in Chief, Coant Ku- TIJSQW: M. ON IT tusitst intendsshortly to give them a grand entertainment, after which the conferences will commence.— The F.wrottow's birth-dry was this day celebrated by firing 101 guns, and keeping a solemn TO Deane. BETZADI MOUIIOIIA6 repaired in grand gala to the General in Chief, to make his com pliments on behalf of the Turkish Ministry. The command of the main body of the army Is entrusted to General Coital Law ce*ow. The tit tikm Vs/Jett was still remaining at Schumla. The Russian troops bad gone into winter quarters."—(Gottess burgh A liehaudn, Feb. 4.) " NA PI.F.S, Dec. 4g. S On the 17th of this month there was a violent storm along the coast of tlik kingdom, which soak seven vessels laden with grain, that were in the harbour of Barletta and Biweglia, and greatly damaged several others. It appears that the English have lost several ships; for on the following days the sea threw upon the coast masts, sod a variety of fragments. The conveyance of timber for the service of the marine, from the province of Abrams, Over the Appennines, to Naples and, t7astlessare, was at first considered as impracticable, on account of the difficulties •of the way, and the prodigious expense, bat the event has proved the contrary.: all obstacles are now eve, titely • surmounted, and considerable quantities are conveyed. The largest oaks are carried over steep mountains; and so many have already arrived Mere and at Castelmare, as will enable u.s to double the somber of ships now building. A new dock will be formed at Castelmare, of sufficient dimensions to lay down in it three ships of the line."—(forrnot of lie lioaLlts of Ms Elbe, Jan. 49.) As the PRINCE REGE:rr assumed the full unre stricted Sovereign Powers of the British Empire this day, the public will not be long in doubt as to those men to whom his Royal Highness means in future too commit the safety of the State. The Morning Chronicle of this day states—" Rumour says, that on Saturday Mr. PERCEVAL sent out a circular lettet t to the purport that he had received the PRINCE Rs- GENT'S commands to form an Administration. This letter was sent round to all the Members of the Cabinet, and among others to the Marquis Was.. LULEY. In consequence of this we learn, that Lord Wuct.cu.sy had au audience of the Putrict Rs-. GMT, at Carlton House, on Solidity, and tendered his Royal Highness the seals of his oflioe—qt which,' when the Pewee oaprellssi thi ?Mk H {:~ ii• - NATIONAL SO,JETr- • .;. In the Common Council of Tueiday last, in the debate respecting the National Society; in opposition to the declaration which had been made " that • the Church of England was the most tender of mothers, and.that no histance could be prodiced of tytilnny or intolerance, Mr. , Fare' observed, that certainly therehad formerly been frequent instances, some of which he stated, and tat even that Very sect, to which Mr. Lancaster belonged,• the Quakers, had been. subject to very severe persecution, against which ,nei , ther the innocency of their lives nor the ailePlicilY of their manners could protect s them v atbis had driven the celebrated Penn and hundreds• of 'others from this couintry to America. Ile held in his hand a cu lions document extracted from a Book called " .Brief Account of the People called'Quakers," where it appeared about a century ago buadreds had cru elly suffered, amongst whom were the ancestor of I distinguished Member of that Court (Mr. Waithman), at Warton, in Lancashire, the place of his father's nativity. Ile then read the following extracts— ! "In 1096, Robert Ilubbersty, Will. Mittman, Robertliraithman, and James Waitham, were pro ' ',voted for tithes at the suit of the Doan and Chapter 1 of Worcester. 44 Hubbersty,,and two of the Waithmans, Wil liam and RAM, were committed to prison ia the month called June, 1697, but set at liberty by a s sn. persedeas at the summer assizes fellowing. 66 1698, Rob. Hubbersty, Rob. Waitbu*n, and JameS Wilifbnian , #rere again prosecuted ht' the suit of the said Dean and Chapter of Worcester. " At the assizes in the month called August, '1698, an execution was obtained against Hubhersty for 61. 10s. and 141. costs ; and in 1699, he was ' committed to prison, and there continued about two years and eight months. " James Waithman also, for a demand and charges of about 141. had his goods taken, to the value of '7l. and was committed to prison, zchere he lay about 15 months, " Will. Waithman, of Lindetb, in the parish of Warton, was again prosecuted for tithes at the suit of the said Dean and Chapter of Woicester. 64 Will. Waithman was imprisoned in the county gaol at Lancaster near two. years, while in prison he was served with a declaration, and the cause was tried at the Assizes on the 10th of Sept. 1698, and a verdict given against him for 20s. 4d. for which anal costs he had taken, from him four bullocks, une steer, two kine, and one mare, valued at 251." Thus, continued Mr. Favel, were these and other persecutions carried on ; and although they might have had other remedies by seizing the goods of Quakers as is now done, yet the clergy chose rather to resort to these oppressive measures, in order to pu. `wish them for resisting demands, which tie Quakers then, and to this day, could not eallocieutiously comply with. • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Frs. 17. . Came into St. Helen's, in distress of weather, 04 North Star, Partridge, and Goriest k. They tvo ing theenemy's ports on the opposite coast, whetted :Were driven to the above anchbrage. Arrived the Foxhound sloop of ear, Capt. Parish, from Ply. mouth; and the Violet, from Guernsey. Came into harbour the Leopard, Capt. Dillon; and ?Circe, Capt. Woolcombe. Went to St. Helen's , the Cressy, 74, going off Brest, to cruire. DEAL, Fen. 17. Arrived. the Atlantic, and another ship from Charleston—pare denims not kaown ; aho his Majesty's cutter Decoy, froth a cruise. Caine down from the River three drips for Gibraltar. Five o'clock—The shipping in the Downs appear to tide all well SHEERNESS, FERAL Arrived the Ateerine cutter from the Eknoms, with Frock prisoners. The Pylades having been refitted at Wirdwich, is come down and anchored at the Nore. • •-•-••• ABiIItIMIN, PEN. 12.—We understand that a large lugger privateer, of 16 gum, has been hovering upon this coast for some days past. Captain Joshua Richmond, of the ship Lincoln, of Leith when eV Fraserburgh, on Saturday last, on his voyage to Jamaica, sent oo shore a note, saying; that on the preceding day, about foot o'clock, be had fallen in with her close in with the Ruebanness. He did not nay whether sh ams had chased him. An intimation to Ws effbct has forw to the naval Officer commanding in Leith Roads, who will, no doubt, taktinieosureo to afford protection to the mist, The Arcadia, Smiley, from Nova Sc3tia to the Clyde, men- Hosed yesterday to have been captured by the French privateer Castile, of 14 gunk has been retaken, by his lidairity's ship Persian, and is arrived at Dartmouth. Captain ARTHUR BATT BINGHAM, who et:mm=4 ed the Link Belt at the time of her engagement with the American frigate Presidesg t has been pro moted to the rank .of Post-Captain Within these few days. On Thursday was launched at Venire. BRENT'S yard, Rotherhittte, the Dublin, of 74 guns: The four foreigners iu London, who lately came over from Corunua, it is said are, General GIRARD and'his three Aid-de-Camps. GRACIOUS CONDESCENSION 07 Hsi Royal. HIGH. , NESS THE PRINCE RELENT.—An individual having stated his grievances in a Petition to his Royal High ness, dated the 20th ult. he was favoured, on the 28th, with a note from General TunmEit, stating, that his Petition had been referred to the Lords Com missioners of the Treasury, by command' of the PRINCE REDENT. The Duke of Doasxr, the Earl of DBLAWARR, and Lord GRANVILLE SomEaser, are amongst the last arrivals at the University of Oxford. The Rev. ROBERT Smyrna, of Magdalen-hall, Oxford, was last week admitted to the degree of Master of Apts. The new Musical Farce forthcoming at Covent- Orden Theatre, is from the pen of Mr. HOMAN.— The music was composed by Mr. Cooat, of Dublin, and is said to display.more than common merit. At a late Court, says a Boston Paper, of the 14th alt. in Philagisiphia -there were fonr complaints of women, this( their husbands refuted or neglected to mai n toin s tisem. In all these cases l orders wen is sued fog the seizure of the meets . estates and their delivery to the teoweent! • • - . The improvements in the Refit nq ?alt arern ceeding with great rapidity. In tie cotes o f the summer, great progress, will bo - snado -towards ils comptetiog. . ~. , , - n --~ - 111 E I