The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-09-15 00:00:00

rr, I [ . ) $.• • • r ,~ f 1 Yy IVOACESTER MEETING• MUSICAL ESTIV AL: lirottersTre, Seer. 11.—The sum received for tickets, and i .o'lection at the doors on the company going out from the Cathedral, onWednesday, amount ed to 3341. Is hich is above double the sum received on any former occasion, which is highly creditable to the inhabitants and of those of the surrounding coun.i try, as all the families make it a point of attending, to suppoit this laudable and charitable institution. Yesterday morning, between seven and eight o'clock, continued lines of carriages were coming Into the city from all the roads to attend tho performances, and the weather proiing fine. caused it to be a truly gay scene. The performance in the morning, at the Cathedral, was from the works of Handel,,, Haydn, Mozart, k,c.; the whole was so well arranged and selected that it is difficult which to admire most ; it com menced with the Overture Cheer, which was very cor rectly wad finely performed, having Messrs. Holmes, „Mahon, Griesbach, Oliver, the Hyde., the Petrifies, the principal wind-instroment performers, and Mr. • Jenkinson ; the double drums from London, to give the effect designed by the great Haydn,, and it was allowed by all never to have been excelled. There was also a scene from the Crcatiun, which was finely given by Messrs. Salmon, Brahma, Bellamy, Goss, Vaughan, Hawes, &e. A scene was given from hracl in Egypt, the per. formance of which has never been excelled, but in the memorable commemorations in Westminster Abbey. 44 The dead shall live," with Hyde's sofernit and ex cellent accompaniment on the trumpet, had such an effect upon numbers of the audience, that several fe males were obliged to be carried out. Luther's Hymn produced a similar effect, particelarly the ac companiment on the trumpet; the Solo was very finely given by &sham. In the whole of this morn• ing's performance he sung in a very chaste style, par ticularly " Jeptha's rash vow," which had such an effect upon numbers of the audience, as well as Cate lasi aad several of the Performers, that they could not avoid shedding tears. Catalani was very great in " Pious Orgies ;" she attracted and rivetted all the audience upon her, whose delight was /fiery forcibly expressed in each countenance. • In the evening there was a grand Miscellaneous Concert at the College Hall,:which was, crowded to esee*s.there sru slot even'stonding-room. lirdit.OFflCE Titßifin.dßlTE • We are extremely sorry to learn, that many cam. ! plaints are mailo of the dissatisfactory and ircerrect I manor irt'Which infoiteation is furnished at the War (Ace in Lonttow,tothe relatives and connections of our brave churittlyotos'in Spain and Portugal, whose rank doestiot *mit-their fate awl condition to b 6 known. through the medium of the Gazette. In some ,instances we have been informed individuals heve totally failed in their eutteiries for their friends; and a letter, we have learned from good. authority, ' boll been, not long *lute, received • in this cityr stating, that no, informetien *mild •be supplied to a Main applicant, as the returns froin some of the regiments who relight in the late engagements had sot reached London for Aftesk months past ! We trust Government will provide some remedy for this grievous hardship. We may boast of our successes, vaunt ever our victories get even drunk in our re jottings for our splendid triumphs, but the heart must be hard indeed if Itexan Dot turn aside for a inoment . at least, to moorn for the fate of our brave Countrymen, by whose blood our battles had been won, and to sympathise in the sufferings of those Mends and relations whom they leave behind them to perpatoally deplore their loss. Of the hundreds of oar neighbours and acquaintances who, almost daily fool the bitter and heavy calamities 61 warfare, pone are so much to be pitied as the humble father, brother, child, or wife, whose prospects in life are irreparably injured; who age left to weep in silence, and who know not the corholation of wealthy so lacing friends, or a sympathising public. For those humanity should have a peculiar solicitude, for their comforts are few, and their expectations scanty.— No charity is more praise-worthy or amiable than that which affords them any species of relief. The e information that tells them the fate of their relation is tedious and difficult of access at best; but it is cruel to render it more so by negligence or want of n Te‘liAry regularity. We do again sincerely hope that Cov, , r.onent will take steps to have it supplied wit , ' all possible facility, promptitude, and minute. nets ; it will appease the anxieties of many an ult• ing heart. which throbs for the fortunes of such he .ll •he fallen victors of Salamatteal.—(Frecotan's Journal.) At the meeting of the Perthshire Florist and Ve. getahle Society, a thistle of ample dimensions was placed over the miter door of the Society.room as an emblem of their country, aad the cause of their me, , tiog. This thistle was twelve feet high, and thirty feet in circumference at its greatest horiyon tai expankinn, and was covered with profusion of b!o—om. The good people of PealVbire profess the same reverence to the thistle, which the Poet of Scot• land did:— " The rough burr-thi•tle spreading wide arming the bending hear, " I turu'd the weeder-hooks aside, • " A2d spared the •Tonbal dear." Application is intended to be made to Parliament nett Session, fec au Act to erect abridge over Con way Ferry. On Tuesday last the Lottery began and finished Drawing at Coopers'-hall, in Basinghall-street, when the following Capital Prizes were sold in 72 Shares, at BlM's truly fortunate Offices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing Cross:— • 3.651, 14 16,0001.9,880, B 3.8001. 4.738. A 5001. 3,092, 3001. 2,50,, 1001. 4,863, A Y001.:.760, 4001. 974, B 44001. 600, bCOI. B 5001. 3,689, 3001. 411, %W. 4,84.1, B 91101. Ice. die. The holders of the Shares May receive their money on demand, at either of the Contractor's Offices as above, or exchange them for Tickets or Shares in the New Lottery, to be drawn the 20th of next Mouth, the Scheme of which contains two Prises of 20,0001. (imstead of 16,0001.1 more Prize:, and the lowest l'rizes of the last may be exchanged for Tickets and Shares in the new, as under:--_ eotth • Is. 4. Quarter •71. od. Eighth • ele EC I Balt • • lOL Od, ~ .1.11.6 TIE STATESMAN' = NEW - ir -- SESSIONS. --...-- - 0 ...._ I k Court-Martial was held in the Downs, on the I 'We have now before us the Act relating t o R • at iDDLEsEX. The Sessions commenced yesterday at the Sessions 31st ultimio, on the Hon. Henry Blackwood, Corn- gious Worship and Assemblies , ,iipi Wasspite, upon a i l t B ig m. and T Pr h e e a A ch c i t alg eo t t h it e a r i e t t t a t e s nineteen e e oa n nt d theP Clauses 26t h al Cifi. Jul c h .° House, Clerkenweli- green, before WILLIAM MAIN. mender of his Majesty's ship i omens en t i ., WARING, Esq. and a full Bench of Magistrates. e y , charge of having caused the death of a master of a 'i Pro- Charles Fox was indicted for an assault on Thomas lag schooner, in the Mediterranean, by order. trisoes mg several guns to be fired into her. The merchant : 1. That the 13th and 14th Car. TI. C. 1, entitled Leigh, on the tOth of June last. This prosecution vessel, it appeared, was going up the Mediterranean, I " An Act for preventing the mischiefs and I was brought at the instigation of Mr. Lay cock, who contracts with the parish of Islington for the dust when Captain Blackwood was coming down with a ' that may arise from certain persons called Quakers, i convoy, and the usual means were taken to bring her and others refusing to take lawful 3 ' and ashes made in the parish at the rate of 7301. for oaths ;" that the the year. The Defendant is what is termed a flying dustman; that is a man who goes about to the ditfe-; to; and , cours e , made more sail. As Capt. B. had to pro- i straining Non-conformists fron: inhabiting hi Corps • rent houses in the parish and collects what dust he can, not has ing paid any thing to the parish, and to his convoy against severalprivateer schooners rations,"(usually .teFive-Mile Act ; ) text which he knew were near, be considered it im e- ' that the Act of 2 the injury of the regular contractor. The local Act nous on hi m to ascertain that this was not one of !to prevent and suppress seditious Conventicle ; ," under which the parish of Isling ton is enabled to these vessels, which might intend in the evening to' (usually called the Conventicle Act,) be repealed.. make this contract, also provides that it shall be law- come down upon the rear of his convoy. He, cense- 2. That all Places of Religious Worship shall h e ful for any one seeing persons t hu s o ff endin g to take 1 quently, cast off a transport he had in tow, went in I registered ; and that if more than 20 persons, b e ., them into custody. On the day me n t ioned in the Chace of the schooner, and, with several of the sides the immediate family and servants, assemble in indictment the Prosecutor, who is in the service of convoy, which were armed, fired at her, when, Ull. any house for such purpose, without a the contractor, saw the Defendant come out of a ° certificate of fortunately, the master was killed. The vessel was, registration, the occupier of the premises shall he house in King-street, Islington, with .a basket of then brought to the wind. The Mate of the schooner i liable to a penalty not exceeding 201. and not less than dust on his shoulder, and empty it into a cart which : immediately made a representation of the circum - I '2os. for each offence, at the discret'on of the Justices. was standing at the door. The Prosecutor went up : stance to the Admiralty, and Capt. B.'s conduct was Certificates to be granted on application at the Quar to him and seized him by the collar, when the De rdered to be investigated by a Court Martial. On I ter Sessions, and no higher fee to be received for fendant, using very abusive language to him, said, ;the day mentioned it came on ; but neither the Mate granting them than 2s. 6d. that not all the men in Islington should take him into nor any other person belonging to the schooner ap- 3. That any person teaching or preaching in an custody, and struck the Prosecutor several blows, aced and obliged him to let him go • he was, however, peared to substantiate the alleged charge of murder, unregistered house without consent of the occupier, afterwards taken into custody b y' a constable. Thel though proper notice had been given them of the trial. I shall be liable, for each o ff ence, to a penalty I not es- Jury feund him Gals ; and its being the fifth time i The Court (of which Admiral FOLLY sat as Presi- , ceediug 301. and not less than 40i. of his offending, the Court sentenced him to two dent), upon a recital of the circumstances, not only 1 4. That Preachers in, and persons resorting to re months' imprisonment. acquitted Captain B. of any blame whatever, but ad- ligiou; assemblies certified under this 1 t i c , shall La James Shelton was indicted for having assaulted judged his conduct to have been strictly correct, exempt from all pains and penalties. Croker, the Officer of Police, in the Hampstead and that he could not have acted otherwise. 5. That Preachers shall, when required by any Road, some time ago, when the Traverser was pre - A Court-Martial was held a few days since on 1 one Justice of the Peace in writing, take the Oath vented from hanging himself at a lamp-post. The board the Cressy, W in the Baltic, on Mr. hitehouse, and Declaration require d in the 19th Geo. 111. c. 44, Traverser, a bargeman by occupation, made an ex - 1 Purser of his Majesty's ship Woodlark, for striking ' on pain of pa) ing a penalty not exceeding 101. and cursion to Hampstead some time ago with an asso. ; his superior Officer; which was proved, and he was not less than Ws. elate, and after losing by wagers all he possessed, tentenced to be hung. 6. That person shall be required to go more set up the last stake, his life, upon the cast of a die, On Monday a Court-Martial was held on board than five miles to take such oath. which his adversary won and claimed by having the :he Gladiator, in Portsmouth harbour, for the trial 7. That on the applicant producing a printed or Traverser hanged at the first lamp-post on their get- of Mr. W. Hulse, late clerk of his Majesty's written copy of such Oath and Declaration. the Jus ting to the road across the fields. The Traverser, schooner Pickle : -Ist, For embezzling and causing tice is required to adminis t e r s uc h Oath, and take with seeming cheerfulness, ascended to the lamp-post, to be sold, from time to time, between the mouthsof such Declaration, and transmit copies thereof to the and tied a Belcher handkerchief round his neck, January, 1310, and March, 1811, divers slops, part nest General Quarter Sessions. which he affixed, by the command of the winner, hi s ,of the slop-stores of the Pickle: and 2d, For 8. That the justice shall give the parties a Certifi adversary, firmly to the post. The handkerchief, making, and procuring to be made, in the slop-books cate of having made such Oath, and shall be entitled however, gave way, and the intended victim 'dropped of the euid schooner, divers false entries of the issues to demancj for the same a fee not exceeding 2s. Gd. to the ground. , of slops on board the said schooner, thereby charging and the Certificate shall be conclusive evidence that The adversary insisting on the full performance of to part of the crew various articles of slops, which, the party named has take!. the Oath and made the the condition of the wager, the Traverser assented, in fact, had never been supplied to them. He was Declaration. . and again mounted to fix the knots more securely. adjudged to be mulcted, or to forfeit all the pay or 9. That persons having received such Certificate, While in this act Croker the officer, coming by, in- wages due so him for his services done in the royal and employing themselves solely as Teachers or terpoSed, and with the cudgel he held in his hand, navy; to be rendered unworthy of serving his Ma- Preachers, and not being engaged in any other trade, laid upon the Traverser two or three hard blows, and iestro his heirs or successors, in any place of confi. except that of a Schoolmaster, shall be exempt from brought him to the ground before lie could effect the deuce or trust ; and to be imprisoned in the Mar- serving in the Militia or t:e Local Militia. second suspension, or die by hanging. The Traver- shalsea prison for the space of twelve calendar 10. That persons produciw; false Cet::ticates, shell aer requited his preserver, the o ffi cer, by blackening months: and the Court farther agreed, that great ir- forfeit tal. both his eyes and breaking his nose. regularities appeared in the issuing and entrf of slops 11.. That the Doors of Religious Assemblies shall For this assault he was now indicted, and after in the slop-books of the schooner Pickle, between net be bolted or barred during the time of Religious , the case was fully proved against him, he pleaded the months of January, 1810, and March, 1811. Worship. Lion assault demesere, and cal led w itnessee to prove that - . 12. That persons convicted of disturbing any Re !.tlie Prosecutor had first struck him three times be- POLICE. liaious Assembly, or of molesting or misusing any fore he retaliated,,adding, that the officer had tsot Preacher or Person assembled for the purpose rf -thewn his staff of office before he struck him; and Religious Worship, shall, on conviction, pay a pe insisting, that he had a right to hang himself, as he salty of 401.. 13. That nothing contained in this Art shall af lost the wager, and it would have been considered Adair if he had not fully performed the bet. • feet the Ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the United Church of England and Ireland. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, after the 14. That this Act shall not extend to Quakers, Clew:mast had most humanely observed upon the except by repealing the oaths is the reign of folly and obstinacy of the Traverser, in accusing the Charles ft. officer for an act of imperative duty, in preventing the 15. That offenders against this Act shall be con impious act of intended suicide. victed by two or more Justices, and the forfeitures Here the wife of the Traverser personally address- levied by distress. ed the Bench, stating, that by the prosecution she 16. That appeals, after conviction, shall be made was ruined in her little shop business, and her four to the General Quarter Session. young children deprived of the means of subsist- 17. That penalties shall be sued for, and prose ence, the prosecution having cost her no less a sum cuted within six weeks. than 181.-adding, that except some such irregular 18. That all actions and suits under this Act, fits or frolics, her husband was laborious and attentive shall be commenced within three mouths next afte r to all his duties. The Bench became unanimous in the merciful son- the fact committed. timmit of granting to the female pleader the full 19. That this Act shall be a Public Act. liberation of her husband, and he was discharged. LONDON. Yesterday the General Quarter Sessions for the City of London, were held at Guildhall, before the Lord Mayor, Sir John Earner, Sir Wm. Leighton, Aldermen J. J. Smith, Goodbehere, &c. The cases which occurred consisted of petty offences. -ram— Maseettr-Hoesz.—Mooday John Palmer. John Parsons, and Ann eliee, were charged before the Lotto Mayon, with robbing the tobacco warehouse of Messrs. Hatfield and Co. near the Nlinories. A Clerk from the warehouse stated, that being frequently robbed of tobacco, he was appointed to watch in the warehouse last Saturday night, when he saw the prisoner Pal mer enter the warehouse by a window. The witness immedi ately came oat of the warehouse, and went to the window the Prisoner bad entered, when he saw the prisoner Parsons, who was their watchman, standing near it. /le desired him net to move, but from the many attempts he made to get the witnee' away, as well as to get away himself, the witness was convinced be was concerned in the burglary, and finding he was suspected he runaway, but by being closely pursued, he was taken i nto custody in Swaa-street. - liinsley, the cons'able, said he had searched the warehouse, where he found the prisoner Palmer concealed in a bole, with a bag of tobacco, full 371bs. weight ; and upon searching his lodgings , another bag, containing bibs. weight of tobacco. He then took the watchman into custody, and, upon searching his lodgings, found in his clothes-box seve ral tobacco cloths and bags, which had the warehouse mark upon them. The female prisoner, nine, was likewise disco vered trying to conceal two packages of tobacco, which she would give no account hew she came by them. The Prisenters were attended by a Solicitor, who desired theta to say nothing, but told his Lordship the Prosecutor had not proved any defici ency of his tobacco. His Lordship replied, and tha it t the proof seemed very clear against Palmeeand Parsons, be comm ted them all fir further extuninatiou. Gntzonau..—Monday. a Gentleman of the name of Good mvne, a nswered to a charge made against him by the Collector of the Tithes of the parish of St. Gregory, for refusin g to pay the tithes, agreeably to the assessment. T he Gentleman pleaded in his defence, that, having gone to reside in the parish, he thought it his ditty to entry has family to the Parish ("beech, to hear Div ine.Service. To his astonishneent, when he went thither, he found that the Clergyman who officiated was a person alto gether unfit for the chirge, not being able to articulate a single word in such a manner as to be intelligible teeny one. Natural ly supposing that this could not always be the case, though, in- deed, the circumstance of there being only five persons present in Church on this his first visit, besides the children, atliarded him little groom! for being 'migraine on the subject. dr. Good wyne persevered its attending for six or seven weeks, during which time there never were more than 23 persons present in Church. and the same inc potency on the part of the Clergyman was uniformly apparel*. This being the case, and the parishioners belie , thus deprived of the benefit for which th e b u r den of the tithes r was imposed, namely. the heaving a Minister to teach and preach to them the word of God, Mr. G. and many others of the parishioners, felt themselves not only warranted in refusing, bid even called on to resist, the payment of tithes. This he esteem ed the parishioners were pecaltarly enjoined to do by the Vfillt Article of relig ion. The Worthy"Aldennan (Mr. JOSFIVA JONATIAN Sxffri) here I interrupted Mr. G. observing, that he did not sit there for the sake of deciding on any dillerences with respect to the Articles of Religion, but merely to administer justice on sqch points as regularly came under his cognizance , acc ordin g to the establish-1 end law of the land Now, the payment of tithes was a claim known and recognised by the law, and one which he was bound to enforce on the application of persons duly entitled to the same. How far the Cl..rgyman of this parish was or was not a fit and competent• Minister of the Gospel, it was not for him to decide. if Mr. Goudwyne Wu) any complaint to make ou thin head, he must go to the Bishop of the Diocese, or to the Eccii siastical Courts. to whom such matters properly belonged. That was an Ecclesiast eal matter, and be (the Alderman) was entitled to view this only as a civil claim, in which light he most order Mr. 0 to pay the tithe, to the (inmates of which no objection was made, reserving to him to apply to the proper tribunal on the subject of his complaints as to the competency of the Clergy man, and the attendance of the Congregation. As fair as the CUM to tithe was cognizable by the Alderman, he was not en titled to take the latter circumstance into his consideration. So long as there was a claim for tithe, it . was equally exigible whether the Congregation consisted of five or five thausand.— Mr. Goodwyae said he should pay the tithe, and apply to the Bishop. Our Readers Will lament to learn, that two of the proudest ornaments of modern literature have for some time been afflicted with total blindness. Wa allude to Mr. Arthur Young, a philosopher. avti 3 patriot, whose usefulness has never been (Acceded, and never can he exceeded, hi the annals of Britain ; and Dr. John Wo!cot (Peter Pinder), the must ori ginal poet of the age of George the Third. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.--- Thursday a fine bey, be tween 11 and P. 2 years of, age, son of Mr. Weed ward; appraiser and broker, met his death in conse quence of receiving a wound in his eye at the corner of a house in Little l'.lariborough-street. lie was playing with other boys, and whilst climbing up a post he fell on some spikes, one of which penetrated through the cavity of his eye into his head. Every _precaution was taken, but inflammation ensued, and the poor boy died on Saturday night. CORN-EXCHANGE, Seer. ri. This day's arrivaLfif Wheat make a tolerable good supply, part thereof of the new crop, light in quality, %%bleb is at a re dactionof about 3s. and Is. per quarter •; th e few samples of duo old readily obtain the prices quoted. Rye scarcely nt the last quotation. Barley is. lower in consequence of about 10,00 quarters having arrived lately from the Baltic. Malt keeps it, price. Beams of each sort aredearer. Oats in short supply, and also sustain last prices. Flour a ithout variatiuu. Wheat Fineditto ........ la 16$ i Do. (Fine Old) i Rye ..... ....... 6'2 79 :Dots 57 60 Barley . , ..... .. 5t t 2 1 Poland do. 70 67 Malt 9O 97 l e Pouliot. at. ...... White Pell (bonen) t 5 82 Rape Seed ~. _ £ . ll st 4 Grey du. '. Hems . • • 98 100' Seconds .t • : ......a..-- SMITH FIF I LD MA.B.KET.--Starr. 14. To sink .he Ora}, per stone pf $ll4 Reef ... 9S. '041: to 6s. o‘l. l Head ntenttleilsie dal t Matfett ..55.• 0.1. to 6s. 2if. Beasts ....: )... 32(46* Vent .. ..6s. 811. to 75. Bd. I Sheep. ... J .,. I, •• • • 11 0 `• 1 7 9 11 I Pork ....6s. Od. fit 7 s. Od. 1 Calves . ... Lamb ....Os. 6d. to 7s. Gd. 1 Piga • VS . - , BAY-MARKET.. _.• Hai. .. ..... 41. 0. pc . Atl bl.. ss. MI. • . Clover .... 61. 0 , . Od. elf 71. I,ls. Oil. ' • . Straw .... 91. 10 , . tad. 'ti. 31. 3,. od. TNEATRIC AL FRACAS AND Duct..—A fracas,! which, at its commencement threatened serious con sequences to the parties, took place a few days since, I between the Monarch reig.ting over a certain Thea tre, not twenty miles south of the Thames,. and one t of the dramatic corps under his command, in conse quence of a certain Jerry Sneak having inf4?rmed the mighty Chief, that the individual in question had on one occasion ticcansped dining the time of rehearsal. The Chief upon receiving this information, took oc casion to expostulate with the supposed defaulter on this neglect of duty and breach of discipline. The charge was denied in positive terms. So confident, however, was the Chief of the correctness of his informant, that he replied to the deuial by giving the I supposed defaulter the lie direct, and immediately I received the retort courteous in the shape of a blow. The enraged Chief immediately stripped, and put himself in an attitude to return the compliment—his opponent, however, entreated he would not tempt his fate farther, as his strength was by no means equal to the combat in which he was about to engage. This taunt, as he conceived it, only raised the ire of the Theatrical Monarch the higher, and he swore he would have satisfaction for the injury his honour had sustained by the blow he had received; only stipu lating, that if conquered in the argamentuas boculi num, he should then be entitled to demand the satis faction or a Gentleman. This was agreed to, And they immediately set to a la Crib : the Chief, how ever, as his opponent had foreseen, was - obliged .to submit in a short time to the superior skill of his an tagonist in the polite art of boxing, and nothing then remained but to fulfil the remaining part of the con tract. To do this, the parties met next morning on tinchley Common, each accompanied by a friend ; the combat of the second day, however, was not so bloody as that of the first, for after exchanging shots, the seconds interfered, and a mutual apology having been made, the Monarch again resumed his authority, the subject submitted to his allegiance, and they re turned to town together in - a perfect state of friend ship. Some time ago, a pond, the property of Matthew Talbot, Esq. of Castle Talbot, was drained for the purpose of procuring many re,when upwards of 30,000 brace of touch were caught, all produced by a few hundreds, placed there some years back. Two young men at Liskeard, whilst discharging at old rusty piece of ordnance, in honour of a Gene ral whose exploits all delight to ceithrate, had their arms and faces shockingly lacerated by the bursting of the piece. Their eyes, bare remained shut ever since thehtecideet. MARRIRD. On Saturday last, Mr. Thomas Hartwell Horne. of Lionbe tb T er race, to Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. Millard, of Cor .wainers'llif._ • DIED. On the 12th inst. 4r. Al. Le Mcrae, Lfter a long and palrfal Hitless. • lOn the 4th inst. Et Brighton, AID. B e gg. widow of the late Mr. George Begg, formerly of the city of Dublin. LONDON: Printed and Publiohed hovro. et 'he SfATISMIN Orrice, 87. Fieet-st-ent. .. _..•.. t ~~ f ~~ t!'