The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-09-28 00:00:00

:.~. NAVAL INTE 1. LIG ENCE. DLit, Sur. 27..—Yesterday the sloop Friendship, Oake, of and for Cowes from Sunderland, with coals, run on shore on the Goodwin Sand, near the n ua t.head, and is entirely lost—crew and part of the materials saved. And to-day arrived and sailed for the River, the African, Neal, from Virginia, with loss of an anchor and cable ; Andromeda, Sug. brae, from Jamaica ; William Bryan, Urquhart, from do.; England, Resy, from do.; Briton, Crain, from do.; Minerva, Gibbons, from Oporto ; Sprightly, —, from the Mediterranean.—Remains In the Downs the Severn and Florida, and several Revenue cutters.—The Andromeda, from Jamaica, io 56 days, expelienced a very severe gale of wind on Tuesday and Wednesday last, e 5 leagues 'W. S. W. of Silly, dining which she lost every thing off deck sod several sa:ls. PorramouTu, SEPT. 26.—Arrived the Ann trans port, and the Corimandel store-ship, from Deptford ; Nor , humbrian, Lawson, from London for Bengal ; and Lord Sidmouth, for New South Wales. Surr. 'V.—Arrived the Ifetty, of London, from Leghorn; stoop 14;:izabeth, from the Mediterra mean, b, wit ut-ler qua rantine; and brig Thomas,--, from Loudon f,r the Cape of Good llope.—Sailed the Lord Siit•nouth, •—, for New South Wales; and his Msissty's ship Confiancc, for Jamaica. FA:YOUTLI, 'M.—Yesterday arrived the Sandwich packet, with a Mail, from Jamaica, in 33 days; Peinc , ss packet, with a Mail, from the Brazils, in 49 days ; and ro.day the Lady Louisa packet, with a Mail, Irian Malta, last from Gibral tar, in 10 days. PENZANCE, SEPT. 9.4.—Pat in here by strew; of weather, the Ent of Selkirk, Walker, for New foundland. CORE, SEPT. 21.—Arrivill the Nlorning Star, Lewis, from l'lymoutli, with di.t.harged seamen, late of his Majesty's ship Cyrus. IVENFoun, Scer. 22.—Came in the Active, Whit. ty, from Swims for Liverpool, wiih a signal of dis. tress flying, making a great deal of water ; it is feared mast discharge before she can proceed on her voy age. Cow's, SEPT. 27.—The sloop Pilgrim, Winless', from Cork to Portsmouth, with a cargo of better, was lost on the Needles Rocks, shout eight o'clork last night ; the greater part of the cargo is taken out by pilot boats, and the remainder will be saved ; crew safe.—The Ranger, Brown, from the lie. sourish, is arrived with damage in her upper works, and is soposed will come in to repair. The Tartar, Rngers from Bombay, arrived at Boston, on the 24th ult. was boarded on the 16th, by the Buenos Ayres ship Lottiti, Almeria, Com mander, of 16 guns and MO men, five days from Cape. Virginia, bound round Cape Horn, on ■ cruise. The Steno' Lemna, arrived at New York, on the 26th ult., from Liston, was plundered of boats sails, cabin furniture, atom:, clothes, &r., in lat. 31. 15. long. 54, by the Republican° schuouer pri vateer, from Baltimore. THE QUEEN.—it is now a month since her MA JE•TY WaS seized with the last veers tu tack, which she is now grievously continuing to s•iffer under ; the attack commenced at the time she was in her garden chair, taking an airing in Kew gardens, when her screams and cries were grievously aifin.ting to hear, and it was with groat difficulty she could he convey. ed into the Palare. The sufrorings ! , er AJ IST Y Mere If Oly distressing 10 the PRINCk: REGENT, talc had just arrived Item Ilamptoti-court, and also to the Duchess of GLoucEsrEß and the Princess AuGusT.s, Mho hail been walkink4 in Kew.gardeits to accominpty their Royal Parent when s o %las taki:tg her airit - tg. Iler MAJE;TY not ret•overiug from this severe and dangerous stack, caused Si , h MlLstaN and Sir 11. llALroan to re-issue lUletins ‘t their name: signed to them. _ _ Iler MArEsTY's jeweic, we .1.. e told by a entem. porary, were not k 'pt ar Wilithinr, hut in a strong. room at Buckingham house, w hence they were re moved to Messrs. RUNDELT, anti !);:tort's, about si; weeks since, when tin- , Princels AUGUy;TA came to town to superintend the iielicery of them. rotmcrss SOPIIIA.—Tier Ilighnes was Fn much indkpoSed on Smuttily nig:it, as to induce Sir 11. lIALFORD to leave Kew for Windsor, in the tepecdiest way. Princess AuGUETA lent hire her fa. vourile horses. Sir HENRY told previously a con ference with the PRINCE REGENT, on the state of the QL: EEC. KING.—His MAJCSTY is salt'• to he perfccily blind, and occupies a long suit of rooms, through which be is almost continually strolling. Several piantufortes and harpsichords are played at certain+ interzats, and the Monarch frequently stops at (Item s. runs over a few notes of Oratorios, and proceeds on his walk. Ile dines chiefly on cold meats, and frequetly eats standing. Ile has a slik plaid dress, and will sometimes step and address him self to a Noble Duke or Lord, thus holding a col loquy, and furnishing their answers. The King suf fers his beard to grew two or three dat 5, seldom, however, exceeding three days. His hair is perfect ly white. The Doctors WILLIS attend with the other Physicians, hut not with the privacy of the KING. lie is quite cheerful in his conduct and .. , toversattoto, eats very heartily, and enjoys good bodily health. The twig Le Labourieuz, from Newfoundland, 20 leagues west of Chassiron, fell in with a ship, having only the trunk of the foremast above water, on the top of which a man made signal of dis.tress; the Captain sent his boat and saved him. Ile was the only men who escaped from the wreck. of the eight which formed the crew, and had been r-ur days in this situation. lie was brother of +l , . Cowell+ on board the ship Rosen, of Mandeb', from Buurdeaus to Stettio ) with wine. MI ~`' Wf? '4' - ~1 FIRE Ar 11EXHAM ABBEY. NEWCASTLE, SEPT. 25. Y.'sterday an express reached this town with an order for the fire engines to repair to Bezham Abbey, the seat of T. %V. Beau mont, Esq. M. P. for Northumberland, which had taken fine at four o'clock in the morning ; at ail o'clock, when the express came away i -tlie south and west wings were destroyed ; and at half-past seven, when the mail.coach passed, nearly the whole front towards Battle.hill was in flames, and there appeared no hope of saving any part of the building. This magnificent seat has just been nearly rebuilt, and was inferior to none (except Alnwick Castle) in the county. To TilE EDITOR OF THE ST4TESVIN. Sri,—Were I on a Jury at the Old Bailey, I would never consent to cons ict a prisoner on partial and unsatisfactory evidence. The witnesses are sworn to speak the troth, the whole troth, and nothing but the truth. Why then stop short at a certain under stood stage of the evidence in ene case, or series of cases, and not so in others? It may be seen I allude to the Bank prosecution:. In 'cases of forgery, as well as other criminal charges, the prosecutor is bound by his oath to answer all questions, and to give every iota of information within his knowledge for the satisfaction of the Jury ; and they do not their duty who allow a witness to conceal any fact that will add in the least to the weight of evidence for or against the accused. It is tuat sufficient that the hand.w tiring is sworn to he a forgery, if there remains any other proof or collateral evidence to esta. hlish the charge. A man may mistake his own hood writing ; the writer has done so ; and as the Bank has other tests by to !Ault to discriminate and deter. unite between the origitial and the imitation, while a particle of rash evidetic , > iv withheld, the duty of a Jury is ef , nato( ,nixed in deference to the importance or convenience of the prosecutor. It is well known that the Inspector, do not rely on the signature only, when a note is brought to to esamitted. What then are the witneoses other tests or means of distinguish. inc.? This is on indisnen•ible question for every Ju rymln who regards equal iustite and the lives of his fellow subjects. Tee proofs by comparison w hich the Inspector rrquires fir his own satisfaction, are equal 4 revisite fur the satisfaction of a Jury. A mace's assertion even on oath is not all that is necessary to establish the i; entity of a Guinea, or a Bushel of Barley. An efficient !::ry wi' I scrutinize the source viol grounds of his cousin ;ion. :6th Septenitier. C. Arenonts from Cbsmbery, of the 17th, instant, state, that on the 7th and following days, a great quantity of rain fell, which was followed by a fall of snow on all the mountains, and a very cold teal- Perature. A well-inforn*ll Correspondent says—" I perceive lay your last Paper it is intended to employ a corps of English donaniers to prevent smuggling on the comets of Kent and Sussex. A more weak, ineff i cient invention, I will undertake to predict, was never hit upon. 'lnc only probable remedy for the prevention of smuggling is a reduction of the present duties. This, be assured, is the opinion of all the principal officers of the revenue at the out.pnrts, who have re cently again had the question proposed to them to propound ; and Government, there can he no sort of doubt, would be a gainer by what may appear to !:e a concession to the Public. If the present duties were lowered one half, so that hullands could he retailed at about 15a. and brandy for 18s. per gallon, the temptation to purchase smuggted spirits would be done away, and all the host ef expenses of riding officers, revenue cutlers, end of the new anomalous corps, would be saved, and the disagreeable service of patrolling troops on the coast, become unneces sary." The number of strangers at Aix-la-Chapelle on the 30th 9f July, was 1-191 : the month of August was not less productive: September was expected to be still more so. Thus, at the opening of the Con gress, this town would count within its walls three r four thousand volunteer diploreatits on extraor dinary soi ice, a number quite sufficient (says a Paris Puper) to embroit the affairs of the four quarters of the globe! Persons at Vienna, who have seen the presents intended for the Congress at Aix-la-Chapelle, say, that their magnificence surpasses every thing which his beet) seen of their sort. There are, amongst e , hers, two diadems, mounted in precious stones, cu. loured in the most beautiful manner, the value of which is estimated at -IWO ducats each. Among the foreigners who have purchased shares in the capital of the Batik of Scotland, in order to o btain the. privileges of naturalization, are Count JULES DE PoLIONAC ; Count DE FORBIN JANSDN ; Count Lust, married to a relation of the Marquis of LANSDOWN ; and Count bileacea FLAIIAUT. The Lords of the Treasury have ordered that all Bibles and Tesiamen , s exported by the British and Foreign Bible Society shall be allowed to pass duty free. The following is stated as the produce of the Consolidated Fund : From the sth of July to the 40th of September, it has proctored From the sth of July to the c..'Oth of September, 1817, it produced 6.080,003 Slaking an increase of . X ,350,000 of thia "um, we are told, 350,0001. is on the Duties of Customs, and 850,0001. on the Duties of Excise. A poor woman died on the 13th inst. at Cabot's, in the department of Lot, aged 106. The day after, in the Aline town, the Wire of a Sieur Ayot was delivered of three sons, all of whom, with their mother, are in good health. The intended fAcilities to' the commercial inter- course between the West Riding of Yevrkshire end the United States. whicb we announced some weeks ego, are now afforded by the establishment of Consular-office in this town, over which Witt.' am DA vir, Eiq. the American Consul, presides.--( Lees Mercury.) , ,_,......._ _ STATtSMAN - D UMW- Lii NE Til EATR E. Citway's Tragedy of Venice Preserved, was re peated at this Theatre on Saturday. Mr. Fisitca and Mr. CLEARY aiain sustained the characters of Jafter and Pierre, in a respectable, hut by no means in a manner eminently successful. M re. WEST, a► Belri rkra, was well received, and displayed a consider able degree of merit. The Trsgody was succeeded by a new serious Melo. drama, called Sigesmar, the Switzer, founded upon the following incidents:— Gant Sigesmar, a Swiss Nobleman, who had been proscribed by order of. the Austrian Government, be comes a wanderer through the districts of Schaffhau sen, disguised in the habiliments of • pilgrim ; but being overtaken by a violent storm, he seeks shelter is a neighbouring cottage, where he is hospitably re ' ceived by the inmates, a wood-cutler and his 'daughter. Here he discloses his real name and situation, and throws himself on the generosity of his host, who, note ithstanding the threat of death, held out against those olio harbour him, contrives his escape into Zurich, where. his friends had pri vately assembled, and sworn to shake riff the Aus trian yoke. The woodcutter, however, having been convicted in furthering the escape of • rebel, is con demned to geath, unless St .:revisor deli►ers himself up to punishment. The &la t hier, distracted between fear for her father and the patriot, who has also be come her lover, after braving and encounterieg va rious dangers, at length succeeds in preserving both, and delivering her country from the chains of slavery. This tale, although simple, in the baud.; of a man of talent, might have formed the ground-work of • pleasing trill's; in lti present in..ietice, however, the author has totally failed in exciting the passions of the audience, and in producing that dramatic effect, upon which the fate of Audi productions mainly de. pent!. The situations of the characters were nt once unnatural and improbable, and the dialogue, al though not without merit, was yet extremely corr.• mon-place. Mr. If. KEMBLE, as Sigesmar, was all the author could desire, but was unable to arrest the impending cond.emitation. The house was indulgent to the last—they heard and saw all—and gave filial judgment against the piece. It Kai not announced for repetition. After the performances were closed, s large pm tint, of the audieuce.was detained for some minute , by a Gentleman in the stage.ons, who several times addressed them, but without being able to make him self understood. (laving amused himself tuns for nearly a quarter .of an Ito ..!r, and as he manifested nn intention to retire, an Officer at length male his at►pearauce in the boa, and a short scuffle en.ued lie was at length prevailed upon to leave tne box, and he quitted the Theatre attended by a most nu• merous retinue. The Gentleman, we understand, is a Mr. M•I\AUGHTEv, sad his eccentricitis•s have, we believe, brought his name before the Public in a si milar way on one or two other occasions. The house had to boast a genteel audience, and was crowded at half-price. Miss M AUCAULEY gave her second Musical and Literary Regalio, at the Crown •ud Anchor Tavern, on Saturday night, to a respectable audience. Iler Lecture an Elocution, respecting its advantages In wards the education of females, displayed the know ledge of a superior mind, and her delivery was grace ful end impressive. She displayed talents of an es-' tensire range in the Petit Soarer. Her singing was also ftr above mediocrity ; but her recitation of Mary the Maid of the Inn was a master-piece of histrionic declamation. A Dramatic Bagatelle, in one Act. has been read in the Green Room of Drury•lane Theatre, which is said to be " the retort courteos" on the petit piece of Amateurs and Actors, at the English Opera. h OSP. Miss O'NEIL has acquired more money since the commencement of her theatrical career in town, than Mrs Stoctorts 111(1 within the same period, and Messrs. I.lkror and KEAN more than even Mr. Ginnicu re crked within a similar time. MUNDEN . S tarewel benefits at Manchester and Li ver pool, n etted him nearly five hundred pounds. INct.t.noN is performing at Newcastle. The Moniteur says, that the chef d'cruvre of RArnAmerhich was in the possession of CHARLES I. of P,,glsittl, is now on sale at Paris. The own English boxers who are on their way to Aix-la-Chapelle, were to exhibit on Monday last, at Lille, what the French Journals call a grand assaut de bone. Prince BLUCHER is so far recovered, that he was expected to be at Berlin, during the visit of the Em peror of RUSSIA. Although the hoesrs, taken at Ait-la-Chapelle for the Sovereigns and Ministers, are all engaged for t wo months, the Congress is thought likely to sit, little more than one. JOSEPH LANCASTER, the celebrated teacher, has arrived in New York, by the Washington, from London. A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Aquila, in the kingdom of Naples, on the Ist instant. For some days previous the ground was cowered with snow. A great novelty was witnessed at Chepstow. on Wednesday seinnight, in the launch of the first East iediaman ever built at that port. She is called the Bristol. She glided into the river iu the most ma jestic style. Coax EICITANGS. SEPT. 48.—There was a good !imply of What this 'miming, trade brays., and fine samples ht the 1 same price as on Monday 1 ,st.—Barley at a decline of 24. 1 0 its, Beate-, and Peas flout le. to 9a. ebeaper.—ln other arti cles no al triali cccc . Wheat (English) .... '7O 68 Grey Peas —..6l 68 New ditto - • .... ...... 70 7d Ditto (Foreign) .... 70 90 Old do. 36 40 R ye 56 65 Tick do 66 72 Barley 44 70 ' Oats New . — Fine do. . . Malt 76 86 i Poland do. .... 5‘..... 34 S 8 White Peas 76 b 6 Feed do. New ditto.... ....... j Fine Flour 7O 75 1 Ditto Bolles 9O 95 . Stieonds. . — SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. N. Ti' mr.k the Offal, per stone of Mo. Seer ..... S,. 81. to ss. 0.1. I Head ..t Cattle tots day Winton . 4,. 01. to 5,. 64. Beasts i Seal ... 5, Od. to 6, 4sl. Sheep and Lambs ......14.600 Para . .ss. 04. to 61. 4J. Calves .M3O Lamb., 4i. 0.1. to ss. 61. Pier HAY-MARKET. Hay ... . SI. 0.. O. t . K. Bs. 04. 1 Clover ... .... :. bl. Os. Od. to 91. 9s. Oa. Strati 1. Os. ed. to 11. 14s. Od. MARGATE, SEPr.2b. lIIINSTRR ASO ITS DEJUNE. Thisdelightful retreat has lost none of its therms. Here may be seen the triumph ref the vegetable reign in its useful magnificence. Toe distance from Mar.; gate it six rails, and toe land is flung about by nature into such bold inequalities, as a barrier to thereat northern sea ; and it is, such are the accomplishments of art, wended to the water's edge. • The gardens ire open ever day for publiC break: fasts, and dancing on the I-twn. They hie- heed well attended this season ; an 1 on rh.rsdar last, the company was principally compose" of birds of pas- sage. The marquees and alcoves resembled the Pari sian shops of the usarchcuules des model. The number of people who leave us daily, by the steam-boats, excites surprise. 64 Where dd they come from ?" every one eaclaims. "Ft Orel the op posite coasts," reply the fishermen, " France and linlland." This morning (although assailed by f-gs o rain, and sleet) Ibsen hundred persons, priocipally fe nales, embarked on hoard the Victory and the Favoerite--ithe sea tranquil, wii.i a gentle bread from the east. ABSENTEE. r►- The article publisher] a few days since respeCting Johnson * * definition of the word Excise, has tempted a Correspondent to indulge in a little research, and hd has fallen upon the term which heads this paragraph. We often hear the espression in Ireland, but all our Readers are not, perhaps, aware, that it has been in vented to designate a class of Irishmen to whom much of the misfortunes ri their country have for centuries been attributed.—An " Absentee," says Dr. John. son, is a person who is " absent from his station, or employmr lit, or country." The word, he adds, "is bs •ti commonly with regard to Ithhmen living out of their couhtry." The great Lesicographer proceeds to illustrate its signification by wimples taken f•unt eminent writers, and he makes the following remark able Tiotations Theo %tat the first stature made ngaint absentees, commanding all sucii.t. had I on I Ili Ireland, to rams and reside titereutsau. Jtr Jana Dnum. an I re l an d. A great of I . l.tates in Ireland are owned by and ..11t• IP. draw is; the profits raised out of lretaad, ictuod2 .1 g —Ladd. I.3loAKw4TEit•—The equinociiilplaq hair. coon- menevti. end ou th. 210 mid 231 inst. thy prnvPd extraordinarily violent from thesouthward and west , ward, which occasioned a heavy pressure of the sea against the Breakwater. During the former day, his Majesty's schooner Sea Ltrk,,the Thalia East man, Providence cool (nig, end Pilgrim merchant sloop, of about 60 tons, were in the Sown% the two first vessels being moored in gond births, the Providence nearly where the unfortunate Jasper lay, and the Pilgrim close to the Metempos Sh.tel, in t he mo st exposed prat of the fleertil, and not far from the spot whence his Majesty's late acncioner Telegraph began to drive ashore. They all rode out the storm in safety, and when it had abated, the brig and sloop went into Cataatet. On tise 23t1, the vessels in the Sound were his Majesty'. ship Spartan, the Sea tailc, and the 'Paella, which sustaitted the gale with the sante ease as before, and report highly of the shelteting protection afforded by the Breakwater. Notwithstanding the ((try of the waves, not a single stone of the fiuished part of this structure has been injured or displaced. Toe raising of th , est-ro aim already begins to have the most itidoence on thy anchorage, particularly from half ebb to half fi.md. Mr. StoLEY, the Har bour Matter, with his usual tent and activity, was occupied for the greater part of the 21st in cr uising about the Sound, and attending to his duty.—( Ply mouth Telegraph.) States' Navy consists, it is believed, of three 71's, viz. the Franklin, Independence, and Waaltington—ef five 44.guit frigates--three 36's— two 32's—one 20-gun vessel--ten 18's—besides ral smaller ones of 16, 14, 12, and of smaller de. nominations. There are four 74's on the stocks— besides frigates and smaller vessels. We go on add ing to our navy as fast as we can obtain well intoned timber—and it is thus we may go on, until we shall become, as Bishop WaTtort once predicted, the greatest naval power uu the globe.—(American Paper.) Greenwich Palk, doting the last solemn, under went several improvements. Some of the old and decaying trees were cut down, and a vast number of young trees planted in various pails of the Park in their stead. The greatest part of these young ttees have died during the late hot summer for want of water, and have again to be replaced. MILK. —Thursday the cow.keeper', in the vicinity of the metropolis, held a meeting, end in conse quence of the expected dearness of fodder for their cows during the winter, they came to the unanimous resolution of raiaing tfteir milk a penny, that is to sly, to sispence a quart. HACKNEY C9ACti.OVVICE —On Friday, the Com. missioners cnnvicte.l the following coachmen :—The owner of - No. 67, in the penalty of 104. for not pro. (lacing his driver to answer to a complaint of exec. tion.—The driver of-No. 396, in the penalty of 104. for exaction.—The owner of No. 432, in thepenstty of 15s. for eviction, and 10s. for not appearing to the first summons.—The owner of 091, in the pe• nalty of 15s. for misbehaviour, by wilfully driving his coach against the complainant's chaise.—The drivers of No. 72 4 2 and No. 786, in the penalty of 101. for each enaction.---The driver of No. 881,inthe penalty of 10s. for election, end 10s. for misbe havioar.—The licence of en owner was revoked, for working a coach not sullicieot for the public service. On Saturday night, between 10 and 11 o'clock, as a party of journeymen bakers were drinking at t to Job's Castle peblic.house, Its White lion.street, Spital-fields, a dispute atme between two of them respecting their trade,' and' they stood up to fight, when one of them hit the other a tremendous blow in the pi( of the atomadh, when he fell and instantly expired. Tne name of the deceased is James Wheat ley, a young man, of elcelfent character. bans, assisted by Saturday muil % t V l9 oo A d y ,a re nOth t e h r e terffinucetra,batpe of C prehen h d a e t i • young g and uttering Boulden, oa a us c u tt k er . g th e u ut i o n f au in a being tv Leeds, c r s o n i ofh t h e r d o . in nam e f o►g t 1 : - A )? ) 1 1 : 1 .TcT ••:;• V • ' F