The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-24 00:00:00

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

On the motion of the CliallicELLo& of the Ex-
ClitqUlß the House resolved itself tuts a Com-
mittee of Supply.
The Right Hon. Gentleman then proposed a Re-
solution. that a sum of seven millions be granted
to his Majesty, to pay off and discharge Exchequer
Bills in aid of supplies outstanding and unpro-
ided for. The Right Hon. Gentleman said, that '
the Cuminittee must perceive, that in passing this
grant they put no new fund at the disposal of Go-
vestment, the grant being only for the service of

the year.
The Resolution was agreed to, and the Report
was ordered to be taken into consideration on Fri-
day next.
Lord JoaN Rtniskt.t. presented • Petition from
• Mr. Western Hatfield, an inhabitant of the town
ul Cambridue, coin plainiug of certain tOrriipt pow.
titre in that borough.
The Petition stated, that the interest Of the Duke
of Rutland in that borough was exerted to • de-
gree that disgusted the inhabitants of the borough,
and contaminated the administration of the law.—
that the members of the Corporation had latterly
changed their description, and formed themselves
into what is called the Rutland Club—that this
Club met at stated times, and regaled themselves
on all the luxuries of the season, at the expense,
it was supposed, of the Duke of Rutland—that one
of the members, recently deceased, purloined the
book of ancient laws of the Corporation, and framed
stew by-laws, of so injurious a nature is to be sub-
versive of the liberty of election in the boroughs,
The Petition went on to state at great length au
account-9f personal injuries sustained by the Pei-
tioaer•at the last election of Cambridge ; and con-
cluded, :hy• praying that he might be heard at the
bar of the House in support of the allegations con-
tained iu his• Petition.
Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.
Mr. • Goutuunat presented Returns of Civil
Officer id Ceylon, the List of the Military Staff,
Sts: iii that colony.—Ordered to lie on the Coble.
DROITS OF THE ADMIRALTY.
_ _ _

• Mr. 'BROUGHAM, adverting to papers respecting
the Droits of the Admiralty. wished to know from
the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether those
papers were hkely to be printed before the dissolu.
tion; if not, lie suggested that they might be printed
after Parliament was dissolved, so that they might
'he • mark, fur Members it the meeting of the next••
Pediment.
The CHANCELLOR of the Examining (as well
us we could collect) said, that the papers were not
yet before the House.
The Sisal= said, 'that the papers ordered in.
the course of the Session were usually printed in the '
teeth. He saw no reason why the same course

should not be pursued now.
The CHANCIII.I.OII of the Eleyci/uas said,.
thiit every official aid would be given respecting the.
. printing of the papers.
EDUCATION OF ?RE POOR.

Mr. ERCUGHAII gave notice that he would
• bring the question respecting the Education of the
Poor before the House as early. as possible on the
meeting of the nest Parliament. The Hon. and
Learned Gentleman said that, assisted by the
lights *Well he bad received from various sources
fighly to be Valued, he hoped to be able to submit
is watered plan at en early' period in the neat Sea.
sten of Parliament.
•Mr. C. H. Mittman', said, that he had last
year moved for certain accounts respecting the an.
doing of the Yeuiuwlar ACCOUIIii at 'Lisboa. The
accounts were ordered, but they were tibt yet laid
before the House. Be understood that the espen.
di. ore of the public money, as connected with this
Office, was very improvident. He wished to know
I the Right Hun. Gentleman when the papers
would be laid before the House.
.TheCHANCEbLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied.
that lie could out, ley that the pipet' were not yet
furnisher?.
1,.
Mr. ituTitiiwirr .aid. he hoped that steps
would .be taken to have the papers laidmi the
table of. Mic House
.8s speedily rib poulble.
Oil the mouon of the Citticti.i.oa of the Ex.
t litiQUwa..tha.•lllloure adjourned to Friday neat.

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LONDON,
THURSDAY, FSBRUARY 24, 1840.

Mr. Bums; the Chief Magistrate of Bow-street
Office, received private information that a formida-
ble party of disaffected persons were to meet yeller..
day, at • house iu the Edgeware-road. where they:
had provided themselves with arms of various kinds,
consisting of pikes. cutlasses. and pistols. Weun-
derstand that the information further stated, that
they meditated some immediate act of violence.
and the house of one of the Ministers in Dowsing-
street has been mentioned as the object of their me-
ditated attack. A large body of constables was
therefore dispatched to the spot, who surrounded the
house, and proceeded to take the parties into custody.
They met, however, a moat desperate resistance, in
which we regret to state that • constable of the
name of SINITHEaII. Well known at 'Noll-loot
Theatre, was killed on the spot. According to
one account he . woe shot through the body;
another account states that he was killed by the
stab of a pike. SALMON, another cosistable.' was
wounded on the aide of the head by a piitol ball.
Several others of Om constables we►e wounded to
the contest. They finally succeeded. however, i•
making ten of the party prilbnirs, whom they
carried off to Bow-street Office, where, lifter' Ilse-
lug. undergoue a short essminatiou. they were
commuted to the. House of Curriction. The.whols
party' amounted to about thirty persons.
Since the above was written, we received the fol.
loWing More circonnitentialltceouut: SO' far tit it

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spresabal * ih ap.ta►y at
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thrown iuto the utmost confusion. the streets were
lined with soldiers stud. pimply% and the greatest
h arts prevented is misiskjiiice if the following
dreadful lowing been
received at BOW.streit, that ti ;Peeling of Refor•
mere. armed, was to be held at a house in Caton-
street, Mary-le-bone. the Magistrates fearing same-
thing serious would be die result, they yester-
day evening forwarded a formidable body of their
officers to the place. On their arrival, they
had the place pointed out to them, and on inquiry.
they found that a party of men, amounting to
about 90 in number, were holding a seditious
meeting ; they were all armed with guns, swords,
daggers, and other weapons. and appeared ready
to leave the place, which was a hay-loft at the
top of the house. On the officers going up the
stews they demanded entrance, on which they were
refused. IVESCOT. one of the officers. went up
first, aced was followed by I others. ass which
the Reformers made a most desperate resistance,
sod they were fired on. WESCOT received three
shots through his hat, and Ss* rues. au active
officer, received a stab in his right side, and he
was carried away quite dead. A despetate affray
took place. in which the whole of the officers were
wounded, some most seriously. GILL, one of the
officers, upon going up the steps, was met by a
MOO of colour, owned DAVIDsoN, who was armed
with a loaded gun, which after threatening the offi-
cer he fired off, bat fortunately missed his object,
on which GILL took out his staff and belaboured
him over the wrists until he let it go. He then
seized a sword, which he was prevented using. In
csnerquence of this resistance most of the officers
were prevented from entering the loft iu which
the Reformers were, but were obliged to remain
below while some of the party escaped by means
of a rope-ladder, which they (it appeared) had
cautiously placed out of a back window in case,
it is supposed, they were detected. As they
escaped the resistance became less, and the whole
of the officers, except those injured, endeavoured
to enter the place, and to secure nine of the offend-
ers, who had received much injury ; one of them, a
butcher. is supposed to be the man who stabbed
SWITIALII; he had a desperate black eye, and
his hands were mach cut.
" Tu enter iota particulars of the injuries received
by the officers avoid be tedious, suffiCe:to say, that
scarcely one of them escaped without some trifling
injury. By this time Colonel FITZCLARINCE,
we undetstand, arrived cm the spot with a party of
the Guards. Tbey also met with resistance, and a
serjeint and several of the soldiers were dreadfully
• injured by stabs, &c. On searching the place
guns, pistols, swords, bayonets, &c. were found.
Which, together with the rope ladder. were brought
to Bow-street Police-office, in hackney-coaches, in
custody of the officers. and they were escorted by a
strong body of the soldiers, who surrounded the
coaches.

" On their arrival at Bow-street, it was filled with
soldiers, and this priioners were placed at the her.
Statements of what had occurred being related by
each of the parties. Mr. Bunt put several que►-
tions to each of the prisoners, who were chiefly
shoemakers and carpenters, but could arrive at no
satisfactory point as to the object of their meeting.
Dsvioson denied the charge. They were all re-
manded to Friday next fur further examination.

The Smiled et the licatirear of Moeda, tut
fully confirms the previous statements contained in
the French Papers respecting the ►emoval of the
Count DECAZES from the Ministry of France.--
An Ordinance of the Kure, dated the tOth Fe•
broa►y, intimates that his MAJESTY has accepted
the resignation tendered by the Count DECAZES,
in consequence of ill health ; a second Ordinance,
of the same date, 'elevates the Count Decoess to
the dignity of a Duke of France, in testimony of
his MAJESTY'S approbation or his conduct; and a
third Ordinance appoints the Duke De RICHELIEU
President of the Council of Ministers.
In further assurance of the esteem entertained by
the Klee for M. DECAZES, it is notified in the
Moniterr that the Duke Dust's is appointed
Ambassador to the Court of London. If the plea
of ill health, which is assigned in the first Ordinance
as the cause of the Duke's resignation, were not
known to be mere words of course, the ordinary
pretence used on such occasions to veil the ungra-
ciousness of an abrupt dismissal, we might, in the
simplicity of our hearts, imagine that a recommen.

dation on the part of the KING to his long-esta.
blished and favourite Minister, that he should join
M. De SIRRIC in his journey to Provence, would
far better prove his MAMMY'S tender friendship
than thus meding him to reside within the ungenial
influence of a London atmosphere.
The other members of the new ministry are not
as yet specified, but the Gazette de France of Sun-
day, in a postscrip►, notices MM. Ds LRERIETON,
De VILLiLI, Ds CORBIRRES, and Ds BRIM"
as likely to obtain seats in the new Cabinet.
The dismissal or resignation of the Comfit 1.)
CAZEI will prove extremely gratifying to the Ultra-
Royalists, who have long been clamorous for a
change in the general policy of the Government.
The recent assassination of the Disks Ds BERRY

contributed to increase the fervour of their opposi-
tion to the Ministry, and it was sarcastically, and
we believe truly remarked by the Ifhadn't., that
this dreadful atrocity at which the nation in gene-
ral shuddered with unfeigned horror, had, with re-
spect to this party, the effect rather of exciting
feelings of hitter hatred than of generous sorrow.
With as little justice as decency, the Ultra-Royal-
ists seized upon the event as* political incident
that might be perwerted into a tarsus of aeqoiring
power, and they rendered their indignation at the
outrage conveniently ancillary tothe attainment of
their uniform object of driving their rival from the
helm of government. We fear, however, notwith-
standing the high and estimable character of the
Duc De RICHELIEU. that France will not obtain
any Minister who will better understand or more
faithfully pursue the true interests of that country
than did the Duke MUSE'S. The line of policy
which tie pursued dunng • period of no ordinary
difficulty, when it was the duty of the Government
not merely to ascertain the first principles of an or-
ganised society, but to remodel a society already
organised upon principles essentially vicious—ander
such circumstances his line of policy presented a
happy medium between the extreme violence of
the Ultra-Royelists on the one band, and the
furious democrats ow the other. Time restoration
of the Boomtown was in itself on act so re•
pugnant to time habits and feelings of the great
majority of the French people, that it required
great dexterity and delicacy to form those nice mud
often imperceptible three& by which a govern-
ment attaches itself to public opinion, while nothing
could be more dangerous than to attack openly
those sentiments which, origiesting in theßevolution,
must have aequired stability sod force in the public
mind during the long exile of the Royal Family.
M. DECAZES seemed capable of performing this
delicate duty, of tempering, in some degree, the
rage of faction, and of nicely adapting his policy
to the 'varying circumstances of the moment. He
was deservedly a favourite With the KING, slid for time
sake of his MAJESTY'S person and government, we
hope that his general principles will not be wholly
• forgotten in the Cabinet. The Duke u? IticHc-
, LIEU. when formerly in office, evinced much mode-
ratiou and firmness, amid was very popular in
Prance ; he also possessed, iss a very high degree,
the confidence and esteem of the principal govern-
, went. of Europe.

" Mr. haste ordered that they should be con-
veyed in hackney-coaches to the House of Correc-
tion. They were handcuffed together; two were
placed in each coach, with restolute officeri, and, re-
cording to the directions of Mr. 1111111111, two soldiers
art on the hint of each coach, and two behind, in
which form they went along, guarded by the rest of
'the soldiers, who had their bayonets fixed. They
were followed by a vast concourse of persons,
and the most perfect good order prevailed. The
instruments of destruction found by the officers
were ordered to be kept in their custody untifTri•
dry neat."
The followiog ,Exeraordbeaty Gazette relative
to the above transaction. was published et an
'early hour this morning:-
6e THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
" THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24. MO.
Whitehall, Febriary 23, 1820.
" Whereas ARTHUR THISTLEWOOD stands
charged with High Treason, and also with the
Wilful Murder of RICHARD SUITHERS, a reward
' of ONE THOUSISED POUNDS is hereby offered to
any person or persons who shall discover and 1111 h.
prebend, or cause to be discovered rod apprehend-
ed the said ARTHUR THISTLEWOOD, to be paid
by the Lords Commissioners Of his MAJESTY'S
Treasury, upon lots being apprehended and lodged
in any of his Mi.insreti gaols. And all persons
are hereby cautioned upon their ellegiance not to
•receire or harbour the said Ammo& Totset.x•
wow), as •uy person offending herein will be
thereby guilty of .High Treasou.
I, SI DgeOUTH.
" The . above-natned ARTHUR Tsisslinieuou
is' Owen foriv-eight years of wgei• lire feet 'tea
*metes ldgh, has • bellow complexion," Wog eireSe
if:ilk hair (a little griy), dark liasle'eise ind arched,
eyebrows wide 1141 Mill and it goiscront of teeth, has"
R scar nutter his right jam. is eleuderioade, sod has
the oppearouct of r lIIIIItacy Rion iese-bain.io Liu-

The. House of Commons acijournsd yesterday
evening until to-morrow. The rapidity with
which the Provisioual Money Bells are pushed ;bor.
ward in Parhymen,s has alarmed the Led of Lau-
DEstriaLK, lest the puivolers of the Home of Lords
with respect to motley matters might he borne
down by ruck post-haste speed. The Noble. Earl
therefore rive notice, that he should this virtuosi(
submit a motion to the (louse of •Lords. with re.
ferenee to this subject.

Cohood Giordipor to .11
mairder-is Ciskei, vice Sir

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POETRY.

TEN THOUSAND POUNDS.

My father /ell ten theesead posed',
A.d Wird it all to me;
My friesds, like ssmlllies, Reeled around,
As kind as kind meld be.
This stet a ►.etc, sad that a ham,
And some the Lord ksows what;
Is short, I thought I timid declare,
No man such frivolo had got.
They ate my meat—they Musk my wise;
Is truth, as kied were they,
That be the Weather wet or fief,
They'd dies with next day.
They ease :--asd like the circling year,
The circling glass welt resod;
Till something whimpeed is my ear,
" Ale, poor les thousand rowel !"
Palmy! staff!" cried I, " boor it set—
Besides, such/rhos* are mine,
" That what they ham will be my lit,
" So push sheet the wise'"
The glasses rang-1600m prevaird,
Teas summer every day !
'Till like a Sewer by blight assalrd,
My Illossaads drupe sway.
Ales! and so my trios& dropt off;
Like rues.leaves (rots the Diem ;
My fallen state bet met their need;
And I au store saw thus!
Ose freed, sue llowertfriond remaied,
When all the locusts few,
One that imeer alwask, nor frientlehip
My faithful dog, 'tea. you!

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS awl DEPARTLRES

• RBI Lf. •
The Merge& of Camara, yesterday, at his house is Asher-
loft street Oust his miss, the Wilderness, Kent.

The Marquis *ad llatchiserse ur Fitandford, yesterday. at
the Prince Saxe Coburg Howl, Charles-street, r r.
square, from a visit to Lord ■n.l Lady John Cbttreltdll, at
their seat, Wielswood Forest, Oxfordshire.
W. Wallace, at ditto, from the Contiuent.

General Sir H. Tarsier, Kart. nt Carlton Palmer, Cr..., Rath.
The Earl and Gomm Scrotum and family, yesonclas.
at their knew is Groavenur-squans, fru* Gorhansbery,lle, t
Lord and Lady Grenville and family, yesterday. at thew
Image in Hausikuss.plece, fur the season, flunk them sett.
Dropritore Lodge, Backs.
Sir John and Lady Murray, at their house in IVonpole-
Street, from a tour. _

Lady awe, 41 her house iu
fines her seat Hrrts.

May•fJ r,

Lard aid Lady Hampden, at their hos.. is Green•greet,
Grosvenor-pear,. from thee► seat in Berks.
Hon. Colonel Lytton, M.P. is Si. Joisees-sreare, from
hie brother's, Earl Beanebastes seat, Mailersfield, %lofted-
tershire.

The Earl of Rearbery, al hhi house it Piccadilly, from
bit seat is Samilood.
The Earl of Reeks Albemarle-street, from a tear.
Led C.arieloa, at Ina boom i 4 George-liters, Hanover.
,gram, tram a Soar.
The Earl of Clurievilie, at the Royal Hotel, tilt. Jamea'4'
street, from Briehioa..
_ _ _ . _

Lord Duna!ley, amid Lord llionas Ceti% at diner, from

J. M. U. Esq. M.P. at ditto, from ►w'wt new Mars-
ban.

Hos. Getter Aesop, st his brothe►'s, Lord Astres's More,
is ht. Jamee's-erearr, trams Sr.oe

0 CPA RTU RES.

The Dnke of Beauftwt tad lie Marquis of Worcester, fur
►is Grace's seal, Bviliniulon, Gloucestershire
Lord Arundell and lbe Hun. Mr. Artistfell, from t►e Ro)al
Hotel, St. Jamen-street, fur Warduur Castle i Sir ChArirs
autl Lady Conduit, from dine, for Brussels.
Henry Seymour, Esq. from ►is ►owe in Abiugdon-streei,
for ►is teat is Itedfordsisire.

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%%re are extremely happy to say the Duchess of
YORK is much better.
Yesterday the Duchess •f CLamorce weld to
the King's Palace at liensiugton, ors a *nal to the
Duchess of KENT.
Prince LEOPOLD dined with the Duchess of
KENT no Tuesday...
The Dukes of You and SUSSEX, th • Dochess
of GLOUCESTER, awl the other braiiriam of II e
Royal Family. occasionally visit the Priner.•
SoPutx at Cambridge House. Yesterday the Ddia
of YORK mid Duchess of GLOUCISTER eitisteil their
Royal Sister.
The Archbishop of YORK gave • it notid ditiowt.
yesterday, to the Director. of the Asivirirt
and several other distinguished prisonage,, at his
house in Grosvenor-square.
The first Concert of the Ancicut tniAL
!dace yesterday evening, under the 'clisectruis of the
Archbishop of YORK, who officiated Instils 1•Colal
}licitness the Doke of CUMBURLASO.
General Sir H. Outs Bari. will give a grand
entertainment to a large panty of
iirisonages. on Saturday nest,. at ins residence 1:,
Ifereford-street.
Mr. PHILIPPS, the singer. it i• amid lies been of-
fered 1,000 guineas to return to Nrow .Y.4k Inc .one
mouth only ; IllUiller report hue alr.:nly .tut ham
to a llitiereut country—nu less th.in Mandger of the
Dublin Theatre under the new strangeorent.—.

( ItverriNg t'uper.l
M iss M ACAULRY'S ROA !Joe...Monday ni,4..t
this Literary and ;Musical Entertainment n.i•
commenced iu one of the large rooms at the C. ON
and Anchor Tavern, in the Stniud. Winas( ri..

teeing into the detail of the gnevaiocta to which t hi+
' . ..: .
Viscount Catti.Clillison had as audience44..""assl Lady. who fiat publicly declared behalf to t 0... r
bean sn object of persecution for the 1... i .fight
Illaassrir yeaterday. at his Place in Pall-onsikp i .
ani, has been
obliged to
„offer.
we ii.n.h
iii ,it .: d
The Duke of CLAusece mud Lord Kuril. in-
liras an undoubted claim- on the favour 4.11/ protsc-
ailed the KING yesterday.
tiun of the public. The iserforntaticea du.ing :lir
oWe understoud that the following chenges will evening exhibited cowsidentw, czed,,, ul talc tat,
take place in consequence 'ef the death of S* ..
and they appeared to sanity the. ettpeLlatlMill ut is
DAVID DUNDAS:— large audience.
Gravest Heise, to bra Gamier* eilthelsee Usepiisl, ease The Drawing of the Lottery will lenwillete 7.,,.,
flit Ureic, Duad.., dereamol. . ,
Sir Hurry Gayer' se be Dirieraseesserv:eitheetiript • moresso, Two Priers of 40,000 f., Sietling Nlan. y.
Oahe. • I f! :. ! - ''. .. i I turd 0.11•110 se 1,001 utber Priers ialoW ha iimoto.--4 1. w
tior Hoary Tomos.° be 641.11114144.1180101 Pitts • Miser Illehils .ad fame ipostioas we Sale si %% IitION
Calvert. aus< • . 's: ':, 4 • Aloolmit 64 ram; ahem due Fit
4641116410., . .114.1. Noliwasini mei tire, best l'rar .4.
..-: .4 fl is Mika Lemseopearanst mdse. Am.. ,

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bel• -16 t Nicer is sari • • Ra••te, (smelly
He hais, hostever, a brother hi thi etalse,s, mud
'esterday evening the west cod of the town was dais."