The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-07-02 00:00:00

, • Is eatuequenee of the t ortvoidable pressure of matter. We are ug:ttu reluctantly compelled to defer the ereellein Letter or our Chester torrespoadent till to.osorrovr. P PRICK OF STOCKS f lIIS 1).1 k AT ON E O'CLOCI% Bask Stock I Lang. Ana. 18 746 k 3 per Ceut. Cont. ludi4l3,tock Is per Cent. Itedared,6B3 70 loam 8.1164 ii 4 per Ceut. 813 85 . Iltlls, 3d. o per Ceut. Navy Ditto. 30. Coasot. tor Ace. 7111 Otuniusa 3 1 pr. • • THE STATESMAN. LOIVDON : MONDAY, JULY JULY 2, 1810. -Os Saturday a vessel came into Dover, from Dieppe, the Captain of which reports, that an or. der had been issued to lay an embargo on vesalls of every description on the Ist of July (yester day), which was to continue, with the utmost ri. sour, throughout the French dominions, for sia months. An exchange of prisoners between this country and France was every where -spoken of, and it was thought that cartels would be immediately established. PARIS Letters and Papers to the 26th tilt. were received on Saturday. The following (in which we imagine there is a n►is.statemctit with respect to the British force in Portugal) is an extract from one of the former : P sits, Joss H. " The force under MASSI:n a has been exaggerated. The English who 'are`opposed to hiia arc sappoied to be 45,900 strong, independently of the Portuguese auxiliaries. The French are doubtful of success when they meet the English ia the Arid." communication from Bayonne mentions that the siege of Cadiz was continued, and that it' . was presumed that the place roust in a short time sur. render, not„ ithstanding the boasted assistance of the English, and the pretended patriotism of the st.itises. Kett hot bills were at intervals dis. charged from the tomes' of Matagorda. Toe Pat is Papers contain the official account of the eicade of ttte Ireneu prisoners, confined in go,: of the twit:, to emliz harbour. This enter. pine, wtuca appe r to hive been conducted with great judgment and resolution, was not the result of au unexpected accidziit, but of a long medi tated And well arranged plan. From the injudici. ous mauner in which tucze prisou.ships seem to have been statiouul, it is eur t ,nying that inure of them hate nut been carried to that side of the bay occupied by the enemy. in tile iattllation at tile success of this attempt, the deStructiuo of the Other biNlk, tact endeavoured to follow the exam. vie of the Cashier, is overlooked.' Thu (urinal incorporation of the Southern Ty. tot with the kingdom of Italy has taken place. MINISTERS have Certain istiViCAS that NAPCII,4OIIII IS Cullectiisg an immense force 'in the Atheistic, both of ship. and troops. Thu design is said to be against Egypt, as the point (rout which he may most successfully annoy our possessions is the ast; and it is probable that his threatened attack on Sicily is meant as a diversion to assist his main project. Tams was a rumour current yesterday in the I higher circles, which, if it be well-founded, int-. plies a total change of plan in the operations of our army in Portugal. It WAS said, that Lord Wzt.uNozoN, u ith the whole, or greater part Of the British army was to embark at Lisbon, for the purpose of proceeding to St. Lucar, and after. wards co-operating with the garrison at Cadiz, to raise the seize of that city, and to expel the elm my from Andalusia. The tlefence of Portugal was ju tl.O mean tune to be committed to the Porto. guese anti Spanish troops, under the command of Marshal BLitzarogn and the Marquis RUMANA. Ws have been taunted with a letter from Ppeus, near Tarragona, dated the 6th ult. which states, that 4 body of Spaniards had descended the Py renees, and by a rapid march had proceeded •to refp.anan, near the Northern extremity of Roos. sittun, and within one hundred miles of Boor. I deans, from whene'•, bearing uff a considerable booty, these hardy advlnturets returned to their native mountains, with the full design of a second invasion of the French tern Wry by WO 1 4eZt far vuur able uppurtunity. A GgNTLEWAN! Wiio has jest arrived from. Rut. tertian) in a fishing Teasel, which was repeatedly fired at by the French guard, %aye, that BeoIARARTa is einied!ouring to trattsfee the whole export of the produce of the country to the city of Antwerp, where lit:mei:fire obtained withontdilliculty for a pecuniary compliment. The only force in Am. e t tertlam was the Royal °maple of l i g pia, e,ousist. jog of 6090, men. At Path:Mae these nitre 1000 t French ! and, in 4iffervitt static it along the Oyes of the Ilaese about 19,00 q more. For the insolt l to witieh the French treups were lately ?limped at Uutterdasii, the flutchipen in that citi have lan obliged to p•iy 100,000 guilders ! and they have Once 'hewn nu ilivrwitiun togive tit, Sala. ofeacet and *cur the like penalty. rte- appeqrs hy the forther details of the ileTo • lotion io the Cdratcas, that al prescut . cal change is confined to the district of Veneueets, an inconsiderable tram' of country, ,but impor. tart for its opulence, fertility, %nil populatiou.. From this settlement missionaries hue been dis. patched to, incite the neighbouring Provinces to declare themselves independent ; and to the more rensete Colonies of the Spanish Crown in South America, a spirited Proclamation has beets ad dressed, which thus concludes, " Virtue and mo. detatiou hat's hitherto been our motto ;. fraternity, union, and generosity, should be your's, in order that the combined operation of th►se sublime ells. Attests may consummate the great worth which is 'to raise America to the political dignity that justly belongs to her." IT it stated, its most of tho Papers, that the ease of Sir FRANCIS BOIDETT v. the SPILAILER of the louse of Commons, would come on to be argued before the Court-of King's Bench, on the Demurrer taken by Sir FRANCIS to thu SPEAKER'S plea, to-morrow.—We have authority to say, that this paragraph is quite unfounded. Tux mistake we have just mentioned is of little consequence, but the subject is one of the great. est importance, and is looked to with unparalleled anxiety by every true friend of the Constitution. Purity in the administration of the laws, is one of the finest features of a well-ordered Govern ment. In fact, without it, there is no value in, wisdom, and love of justice, in the forming of the Taws. What will the Courts of Justice do with Sir FRANcIs BURDETT'S actions, five to the late conduct of the House of Com. mons ?—is a question eagerly pat by almost every person feeling for the country's safety and ho nour. It ought never to have been a question, and never would hate been such, but fur the • - _ - *I ME S'I'ATILg!VI AO. me. ASIORANDISZIPBWIt OD FIRANCO.--What an aw. Cal addition is made to the military power of France by the junction of the brave Swiss sol. ditty to the collects of lionaeattre: The Elope rued complimentary eapressiuns to the Diet want no elaiserate auslysis " he is happy to reckon the Swim soldiers iw his armies;' his good-will to. wards whom will alwaysincrease with the services that he gall receive from them." Holland is only wassail' to increase his vast arrondissement, as he will term it, and this State he will claim upon the first cause of displeasure. Where is the balance of power, which the obsolete statesmen used to talk of, as being completely in the hand of a British Miuister ? Who have we, as politicians, to Oppose to this monstrous, this LeviAthati growth of power in an inveterate foe? Why, the Right Hon. SPENCER PERVITAL, whose family receives 33,4781. a year out of the public purse fur their services, as Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, &c. &c. mod in whom the rever sion of these profitable places lies ; the Right Honourable C. YORKE, who holds the lucrative sinecure place in the Exchequer, which has made him so notorious. We have also the Right Ho nourable Lord Ltvettroot., (son of the late 'CHARLES JENKINSON), who, with the late Earl of Bova, so ranch lowered the character of the Court sad the Government of Great Britain; 'this Lord is alto Collector of the CustoMs inwards in the Part of London, Clerk of the Yells in Ireland, Constable of Dover Castle, Warden of the Cinque Ports, &c. &c. with above 40,0001• a year ; in lolled, these are the well-paid and well.fed, but pigmy, Ministers, we have to contend against the giant NAPOLBON !.!—Good Heavens! that a na. Lion, composed of reflectiag people, should not rise from their kneeling pastor., and stand erect OS Mr. LETHBRIDGE described his hair to him: done on a late occasion), is to as matter of into- nishment. • The deposed King of. Swedea,, GesT.tvus ADOLPIIUS, arrived at Su!cure, in Switzerland, on the 14th of May last, aad has since visited tql the me m o rable places situated in that neighbourhood. Mr. Youxe has crammed his brother, Sir J. Ss , Wily Yotta, into the Admiralty. The IimICEV and the IVELLEscsrs drive every. thing before them. They are in, and their prime toast is, Our Noble Selves ! Mr. PINKNEY has received dispatches from General ARMSTRONG, which, it is said, commit, nicate the total failure of the General's exertions . to obtain restoration of the American properly seized in France, or respect for the flag of the' United States in its future intercourse with •the Continent ; 'and that lie hatl in consequence engaged the ship Sally, Captain Set= to carry hinted! and family to America. The SCOTT, to armee in the Garonne from Passage, and the Genteel was to have embarked on the Ist of June, but soles circumstances occurred to delay his de. partueis fora few weeks. ',them from Ostend, dated on Thursday last, enclose the copy of a decree issued at Paris on the 22d June, prohibiting the exportation of wheat, flour, and oats, from any of the ports between the island of Sehowen and the harbour of L'Ori tilt, on or after the Ist duly. This, it seems, from the preamble to the decree, is only a provi. sional prohibition, until the quantity of enthrall ed grain is ascertained, and foil information oh taiued as to the probable produce of the ensuing harvest. A Gottenbergh Mail arrived yesterday. On the 12th ultimo MURAT arrived on the coast of Calabria with a great retinue of Generals ; and it is probable that the preparations for the embarka tion of the troops were then nearly completed. It is uncertain whether Poluaitv intends to direct his course to Sicily or the coast of Greece; but what. ever may be the object of the Expedition, we doubt nut that it will he well watched by our fleet in the Mediterranean, and that there is therefore little chance of its reaching its destination. The Stockholm Papers (monist nothing on the state of the politics of Swedtts; but the private letters ob. serve, that the influence of France will soon de. :ermine the succession to the Throne of that country. Some Officers belonging to the Local Militia were en Monday summoned on a Court Martial at Maidstone, fur the tn`al of a .private in the Mailing Local Militia ; but they objected to be *worn, or to sit as Members, on the ground that they were not liable to be called on that or any Other military duty, while their corps were disem bodied; the objection was reported to the General at the District, who has directed the Court to be adjourned until further orders. We wonder that not one of those special Plea.. tiers who are so fond of precedent didnot adduce the following most apposite case from the Jour nals of the Howie of Commons, to preveut the, examination of Mrs. CLAltiltat the-bar. , " (In the Nth of Feb. !MO* Mr. Lovett 'complains that one Dayrell had threatened bis person. De it ordered to be sent for by the Serjcant s the same day he is brought to the bar ; hut denying that he spoke the words charged upon Idary , be is ordered to attend again the neat slay with his witnesses; be stccordia:l) attends on the 13th, hut out of his witnesses being a woman. Mr. Crewe and Sir Edward Coke oppose ber brine called in to beexamined, very gravely oblecting, tea the authority of St. Bernard, " Than woman ought out to speak in the congregatfon. ' A Committee is therefore ap pointed to go out and examine beret the door.-11atsell, vol. 1. p. 191. Early on Friday morning, a Paymaster Serjeant belonging to the Bth 'Veteran Battalion went off from Portsmouth, with a considerable sum of mo ney entrusted to his care. As soon as his absence was discovered, the Paymaster sod several others set of, on different routes, to apprehend him, when he was traced by the Paymaster to town, and on Saturday morning was discovered stepping into one of the Norfolk stage coaches in Bishoptigate! street, and there secured. He was afterwards eon. !rayed to the Savoy, from whence he, this morning, was sent off under a proper escort, for Portsmouth, in order to abide the result of the martial law, for this breech of confidence. Admiral Nrho formerly commanded a frigate on the North station, 011, it is said, at the ensuing Admiralty Sessions, to he held this month, take his trial for the alleged murder of. Enwaat B4mo, a stiltar.wn board the Sara!; and Win& Greenland ship, of gull, in 1794. unennstitutional conduct of certain persons in the House of Commons, who ventured to pre. did the course the Judge would lake on this great question. Fear, if not suspicion, imme. diatcly arose out of such predictions. They were argued upon, either ar an anticipation, front some mysterious source, of what the Judges would do, or a threat to dictate what they must do. And, then, looking to the wise previous decision of these abettors of privi. lege, there seemed no hope loft fur those who wished for a solemn adjudication upon the question, according to 14w, and not from any other pried. pie or.inotive. Those fears, however, went too far. Our Courts of Justice are as much esteemed for their .unshaken fidelity to law, as they are fur their profound knowledge. ef it; and it was not the anticipating . Ogg impudent intimations of such persons as we allude to, that ought, for cue moment, to lutee disturbed any per. son's thoughts, as _to the nature of the legal decides). The Voliese which was taken the other di) , In the Coirt of King's Bench, when the AttosOST.Gritrittigi Otained a Role to show cause why Sir IP:llhroopites action should not be tried at ba, Skews that the business is in a right train su fns. • A trial at bar, it, is well known, is a trial before all the Judges of the Court ; and this mode of -trial (which, no doubt, will be granted) is a proof of the integrity which will govern those great causes, and legally decide upon them. Those, therefore, who are most ans. ions as to the result, have now reason to aspect that it will accord with law and rc,asue. • J ""••° BBO-- We call the attention uf our Readers to doe Address from Hull to Sir FRANCES BURDETT. it was presented, on Saturday last, at Wimbledoe; 1 by Div. Gleam Woos, at the express request of the-numerous and ruipoctable persons airing it. WE have' been informed that the known:Y. GENERAL has filedisformatiens, es qfcie t against two of the most prominent orators at the late ;Oldie Meetings. . According to the last letters from the British btad.quarters at Calerico, nothinghad been heard' of the advance of NET, neither had any demon. stration been made on either dank of our army. General flAt.soorreitos had, according to a letter from an Officer in General (tires army, reopen. ed his communication with the Marquis HONIARA. Be had sustained some lug, but much less than had been apprehended. It was reported at Balk ing, that General litu, and Martinis ROMANA Were about to advance to the northward, leaving the army under General BEttEsroan to oppme the corps of REGNIER on the Tagus. General SARRAZIN, according to rumour, is preparing to sail for America, Ministers nut deem ing it adviseable to afford him an asylum its this cesintry. The circumstances attending the sudden death of Prinee AUGUATENSURGiI were so strange and Isuspicious, that four physicians were dispatched from Denmark, to bo present at the opening of OK budy. Limit. J. LIPIITStt, of the Echo,Aso been dis. missed that ship, by a Court:Martial, ens charge Of driiiiitenaem, omicrod to be put at tha but.' tOia of the list of Lieatenants, and to bit ins. prisolluen months in the ?Audition. The Mader of an A,lnctican vessel who bad been carried late L'Orient, by a French privateers , arrived on f riday, from -Gucrosey...: lie left NW, th e Stil of .1 line, and asserts 014 oeither there, .nac at Brost, not at any other pact of the • mat, isVmaosay assembly of troops. , R I FT, TIIE A' TENT BURGESSES 'N AND COUNTY - . Afro` )il1 Uf K f4o .. iftqfpfsh-ItULL. As lioglishrajbe ply allerted with sorrow, and alarmed by the gross ay/ wished violation of our rights and liberties, as manifested in the imprisiousteut of yourself and Mr. J. G. Jones, fur alleged Litill,4 we cannot refraiu from expre--sing to you our sentiments upon your virtuous and it:tea:tippled pa. triune conduct iu Parliaineut, and the opposite conduct of our domestic I:ninies, the llivrouAti-niongeriog who have, fur a limg time, by their veual iutinence, the people of a real and cunstiiutiowd Repreettatatiso . in the House of Communes; :mud are vow awiadmisly attempt. • ing to take from us another of our birth-rights, the greatey blessing a people can possess—Trial by Jury h They are like: win insulting public• keliog and public opinion, wickedly and foolishly attempting to over.isie the country with toe sword and terror. resisting all just complaints and remon strance, and the lawful Petitions of the People. Cumplaibti against the corroptisiiis of Path:uncut have distinguished the most virtuous and .:nlightened of our Patriots, ever since the oldest of us bad a Lein.; ; it h.isals ► bees the theme of certain mock Patriots, styling themselves W hip. fur no other purpose than to delude us. and wake Ili the tools of their ambition. At this moment, su critical fur our liberties, when the vital spark of our menom is attempted to be extiuguished, such P. triots are put to the test ; and are compelled, by your fires and virtuous conduct, either to dispose themselves to follow yourcoostitittitioal example, or throw off the mask. nod ap. pear in spite of all their sophistry. as deformed and nu restrotts as those against whom they so loudly declaim. Can they sup. pose that one Englishman one of tutu eau be en duped as not to see that Privileges of Parliatneet, which have been dictated by reason for our protection, are now used ens a plea to co sta e us ? .We are truly sensible how very discouraging must have been the Many unsuccessfill efforts you have h a d t h e surprising cupstancy to persevere in, for your Country's good, during a period of upwards of fifteen years; and the small Minot ities that have Usually divided with ,nu in the House of Couiroons, sufficiently evince that nothing but the parity of your motives, and the conscious rectitude of your own Dean, could have supported and borne you through so many diliculties. Maturely reflecting upois your great patrioew virtues, aud the good a hich has resulted, mid we hope Will result therefrom, we should he extremely deficient in the duty we owe, huth to you and our country, were o e to delay a moment longer in expressing our sincere affection and regard for your person; also our most hearty approbation of, and thanks find gratitude for the whule of your conduct, both in Parliament and out, and the lively interest we fed iu whatever relates to your health. liberty, mid happiness. Wt hope that you will twig continue a blessing to your country, and that Englishmen wit be wore and more inspired with that just sense of gratitude which you ace so highly entitled to, and that their beans will burn with that sacred limit which is neeessary to enable them to destroy the many-fieaded rootlike, the hydra of corrup tion, and thus restore nor glorious Constitution to its original purify, as established by the wisdok and manly courage of our forefithers. • Hull, June 13, 1810. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at his hone in the Stable Yard s St. James's Palace, to several persons of distinction. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cs.anitets, we are happy to say, is considerably better. Ills Royal Highness the Duke of COSIBERWID visited Miss GoI ! o3WORTUT, yesterday, at her house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square. The PcnstAN Aat BissAnon constantly takes his evening's promenade, when the weather is fine, on the lawn Of Portman.square, where he is at. tended by all the Ladies of rank and fashion re. maining in town. On Saturday evening there were nut less. than ten or twelve hundred well.dressed females on the lawn, admiring the dignity of his movements: his Excellency paid particular attn. lion to malty of them in their turns (particularly to the young), which, no doubt, were envied the notice of this gallant stranger by the aged dames. Towards the close of the evening he,wat accom. panied by thrift lovely children on one side, and four beautiful women on the other, with. whom he appeared highly delighted, and well he might be with the latter, for it is ten to one that four such Bytes can be found ou the parterre of hit Excellency's Seraglio. . We perceive by the Advertisement in nor first page, that Mr- Wino, of the Theatre Royal Co. vent-gardeti, takes his Benefit To-ntorrOw Evening. Ho has judiciously chosen the Beggar's Opera, which embraces the whole vocal strength of the Theatre; of course there can be iw doubt of a 46 bumper," .which we heartily wish him, sad which certainly his merits demand. Mr. &root is appointed builder at Milford Haven, in the room of Monsieur BA ItRaLLIER, removed - from that .situttion. Mr. John, Assist. ant to the Master Shipwright, at Sheerness, is appointed Tim her-M aster, at Chatham, in the room of Mr. Storm ; and Mr. WNito is appointed to Sheerness, instead of Mr. Joon. -Captain HExicy Jyxxiiis is appointed one of .the Captains of Greenwich Hospital, Tice LTKx, ileccasi;tl. The powder.litry carried off by the French pri• goners from Hamouse, last week, is supixlscll to be got clear off. The value. of the ponder and vessel is said to be bet Ween two and three llio*:son d pounds. To breakfast at four o'clock in the afternoon, to dine at twelve at night, and sup at seven o'clock the following morning, is the ton at present, and which is truly delightful, because it is totally ini• possible that the canailletau so far insualbite their superion. CORN EXCRANGS, JULY I.—This day there are large supplks of Wheut ; early in the fore noon some tine samples net rather dearer tha non Friday, but other qualitie s are heav y sale, id cheaper. ityc at less. Barley, with Malt, fully at last prices. White Peas nearly so. Grey sod Beans of the two kind are dearer. There ars middling supplies of Oats, and this trade is quoted at little variation. Flour at late prices. Wheat,- • at. Mk. 112 s. Tick Brant, . 4111.1 10 . Hoe ditto . iti'. O ats , °•its. AM. it stye,- . 48s. bk. rotated* - - - yfos. 41)•• Barley, - - - 431. Apo Malt. - - - £6) W. Pens(Ltuilerr) 14s. *t,. Wine - - - VS. J , Grey Pees, -- • - 604.%vomit' ..... tatt• toc Smug. • • • • • lieu ; • . • RES • TON-UPON. : DULL TO' • 'IS BURDETT. • r. q~p . 4 t ' ' • fIUBRB I TT,, BART. AbDßEssfilr • 4NDLPICNDENT ISCHGT4SEI D NUA VITA NTS OF THE TOWN AND COUNTI ADD 11 11" , • . ~`~.~ ..