The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-05 00:00:00

STATESMAN.

new Constitution of Sicily. They neat 11144 the li-
mits of the legislative, executlve,and judiciary powers.
The first is lodged in Parliament, the second in the
King, whose person is declared to be sacred and In-
violable ; but his Ministers are responsible for their
eondtict to farliiment, which is empowered t• try
and pass sentence upon them, whenever they are
found guilty in their exercise of the functions. The
Judges are declared independent of any other autho-
; but if a Juge commit an offence, he is be im-
peached by the House of Commons, and tried by the
House of Lords. The Parliament will no longer bo
composed of three branches, but of two houses, viz.
the Hone of Commons, consisting of the Representa-
tiies of the Cities aud baronies ; and the House of
Lords, formed by the Union of the Baronial and P.c.'
clesiastical Branches. The Peers cannot be tried but
by the House of Lords. No individul can be arrest-
! ed, banished, transported, or condemned, but by the
Judges of the land, according to the laws. In the
enaetiqg of the laws, the two Houses must agree;
but they aro not to be enforced as such, until they
have been sanctioned by the King, who is at liberty
to give or refuse his sanction. Parliament alone Ices
the right of raising taxes.
The Barons of the kingdom have generously given
up those feudal privileges which they bad enjoyed
for eight centuries, by the unquestionable right of
birth, and by the fundamental laws of the kingdom.
They have generously given up those numerous feu-
; dal rights which could not he abolished in any of the
countries where they were established, but by force
of arms ; nor be extinguished but in torrents of
' blood. The Barons of the kingdom have, of their
own accord, waved those many prerogatives which
gave thee' a decided pre-eminence above the other
classes, and rest satisfied with those rights which
they enjoy in common with all their fellow,citizehs;
thus making of the whole kingdom of Sicily but ose
family under one head, which is governed by those
just and liberal laws which she herself has made.
MESSINA, Ave. g.—The following sentences hare
been published in the Order of the Day issued to the
British army at Palermo :
Head-quarters, %lama, July 28. 1812
At a Council of War held in the city of Messing,
in the Island of Sicily, on the 4th of Januery 1811,
and thence continued at different times to the alit
of the same month, the following individuals twilit
been tried, the Council sentenced them as follow 4
which ieutences have been approved by his Royal
Highness the Hereditary Prince
Don Pietro Versaci, to be imprisoned in the Castle,
of one of the adjacent isles, during the term of his
natural life.

Dan Francisco Santoro, to pay a fine of 30,000
ounces, which sum is to remain at the disposition
of Lard William Bentinck, to be distributed to the
poor of Sicily: to he imprisoned for seven years in
the Castle of Pantellgria or some other of the adja-
cent isles; and then to be banished from Sicily for
life; or, in case the above line should not be paid,
to imprisoned another seven in the said Castle.
The Abate Panucio, to be degraded from his
sacred functions, and imprisoned i►► one of the Castles
of the adjacent islands for the space of seven years.
The Abate Mittasi, to be degraded from his sacred
functions, and banished for life to one of the adja-
cent islands.
Lieut.-Colonel Infante, to be dismissed the ser-
vice, and banished during the war, to one of the
adjacent islands.
- Capt. Spadca Pandolfi, to be ignominiously ca.
shiered, and imprisoned 15 years in the castle i• Sae
of the adjacent islands.
Gaetano Lo Faro, to be sent to the gallies for the
term of 25 years.
Giovanni Capasso, to be imprisoned is the castle
of the adjacent islands during life.
Pietro Sornci, to he banished to one of the adja-
cent islands, for the space of five years, or during
the war.

Colonel Constantino de Filippis, to be publicly
cashiered, and banished to one of the adjacent islands,
during the war.
(Signed) P. HERON, Major-General (President),
By order of his Excellency the Commander of the Forces,
(Signed) CAMPBELL, Major-Gen. and Adj.-Gen.

PALERMO, Aua. 17.—The extreme heat of the
season having obliged the Members of Parliament to
request permission of his Royal Highness to remove
their sittings from the Seminario de Chieriei, where
they had hitherto been held, their request was grant.
ed, and on the 12th the Parliament met in theabove-
mentioned College, when, 'while the Members of the
three branches were employed in their duty, an ez.
plosion was heard near the spot, which, together with
the smoke that entered the window, and the strong
smell of powder which filled the room, gave suspicion
of some treachery. Persons were immediately sent to
enquire and examine in the street, when it was found,
that the.explosion proceeded from a bottle of thick
glass filled with powder, nails, and other things, and
covered with flax, that it might not break in its fall,
but have _a full effect in its explosion, which meets
to have been intended against the chamber of the
Commons, the windows of which looked into that
street. It, however, did no injury, the explosion
taking place too soon. The Parliament immediately
humbly represented to the Throne the horrible at-
tempt, and continued its labours with the greatest
tranquillity. His Royal Highness ordered a senti-
nel to be plaeed, and published att offer of a reward
of 1000 pia'o to any person who should discover the
author of tho intended mischief.

foreign•countries, in this town, had paid the duties,
and which Is mentioned as such hi the list furnished
de 13th July last, by the President of the Chamber
of Commerce at Hamburgh, shall be exempted from
,paying the duties a second time, upon its being sent
Into the interior, but not till aft* the merchants to
whom the.goods belong shall have left at the Custom
House of this town the receipts of the payment of
the duties already paid upon their importation, a ne-
cessary formality, and without whioh the merchan-
dise cannot enjoy the exemption which is granted.
(Signed) For the Director, absent on leave,
PYONNIER. Principal lirpector.
I Marburgb. Sept. 14, 1812.

BERLIN, SEPT. 12.—Yesterday arrived here, a box
containing the embalmed heart of the General of Di.
vision Count Gudin, who was wounded at the battle
of Valentina, and died of his wound at Smolensk°,
on the 24th of August. It will be transported to
Mayence, and from thence conveyed to the Countess,
his widow.

PUB SIC Ef4RCTION DINNER AT vrn.

POOL.

The dinner of the freemen and others took place'
on Tuesday last, and we will venture to assert, that
a more novel and interesting spectacle was never
witnessed in any town in the kingdom.—Considera-.
ble difficulty had occurred in finding a room capable
of holding the company which were expected; but
the applications for tickets became so numerous,
that all idea of procuring an enclosed place was
abandoned ; and a large field was selected for the
occasion, situated in great George-street, near the
top of st. James's-street. As this spilt was not ab..
eplutely determined upon until Friday last, when
the field was a complete puddle, from the previous
rain, it wits thought impossible tQ have it reedy lit
time, particularly as the Sunday intervened. Os
Tuesday, however, to our astonishment, the swampy
ground was in a great measure planked over, seats
were provided, and tables, with table-cloths, plates,
knives and forks, laid out in excellent order, for
nearly two thousaud persons 1 An awning of canvass
covered the whole; and the effect produced by the
brandishing of the knives and forks, and clatter pf
plates, was whimsical beyond description. It is sup-
posed that the number of freemen who attended the
dinner amounted to considerably more than a thou-
sand; and the promiscuous admixture of honest fel-
lows in blue jackets and trowsers, with so many of
the most respectable men in the town, added greatly
to the interest of the scene. The company sat down
to dinner about half-past one o'clock, with an ap-
petite which may be best conceived by the following
return of what was actually i 4 eaten and drunk or,
i,on the occasion, in about au hour and a half-
-2 Whole Sheep, 91 Legs of Mott"
50 Rounds Beef, WOO 1300 Loaves of Bread,
size, 4 2 Cart Loads of Pota.t
1 Baron of Beef. toes,
t 29 Barrels of Ale and Porter.
Mr. Green, the Chairman, was elevated several
yards above the company, and thorugh many of the
following toasts were given out though a speaking
trumpet, they could scarcely be heard thoughout so
1 1 extensive a spew.

LIST OP THE TOASTS PION THE PRINTED PATER.
The King—(three times three). Song by the Company, "God
save the King!" followed up with the same air by a most nu-
merous Band of Music.
The Pidoew itawrist_i mai may us reOPeßi' Of OWU declara-
tion whew Prince of Wales, " that the Crown is held in trust for
the goad of the People."
Those illustrious Arserton of Civil and Religious Liberty, the
Dukes of Sasses and Gloucester.
The Army and Nov v. Song and Chorus, by the Company—
" Ru'e Britannia l"—followed , p by the Band
The Marquis of Wellington, and our Heroes in Spain. Band
—" Britons, strike home !"
The Town and Tiede of Liverpool.
Electors free, and Representattrai honest.
Our Friends, Brougham and Creevey, and a free Trade to
At-erlas and the Fast Indies.
William Roscoe, the Man of our Hearts, and the Friend of
his Country and of Mankind*.
The Earl of Derby. and Thanks to him for his public Decla-
rationothat the best Result of Victory is Peace.
Our limber Burgess and steady Friend. the Earl of Seftaa.
Lord Stanley, and the Independent /Becton of the t' malty.
The Lancashire kVitcbes. Band—" Kite me, Lad."
A speedy Peace, en-re Trade, and fewer Taxes.
A In I, fair, and free Representation of the People in Paella-
!meet.
May Liverpool never be represented by Soldiers on lits‘ipey,
nor Placemen Inuit! pay.
May the Breem be removed from the head of the mast, and
placed at the bead of the Pull.
The Restitution of the Charter to the Fremiten of Liverpool,
as awarded by two Verdict+ of their Con ntry. the It Aof bold.
lag Common-Halls, and ef seeink and sealing theft own A.-
comets.
The reaping Sea on, and may the Harvest and the Mintiest.s
be well thrashed oat.
May British Courage vanquish our Foreign Foes, and the
People's Virtee eonfound our EssenCes at Home.
The Ca we of Liberty all over the World.

• Mr. Roscoe, jun. rose, and addressed the meet-
ing nearly as follows:
Gatertamex,-1 thank you for the honour you
have done my father, in drinking his health on the
present occasion. This instance of your kindness,
in addition to the many proofs of personal attach-
ment
bestowed on him, will never be obliterated
from his heart. I can assure you that be is at all
times solicitous for your welfare, and that he is at
this moment anxious for the vindication of the free-
dom of Election in this town. But, Gentlemen,
if he was present, that anxiety would be instantly
dispelled; for no one who sees this meeting can
possibly entertain an anxious thought respecting the
result of the approaching contest. An assembly
like this, so powerful in numbers, so remarkable
for propriety of conduct and respectability of cha-
racter, and comprising such an union of hearts,
must confer a signal triumph on the cause it has
espoused.
Truly happy, Indeed, am I to see, that the event
of the ensuirtri Election is in your own hands, and I
trust that you will decide it with honour to your.
selves, and advantage t 6 your country. In-a few
slays you wilt be called on to exercise one of the
highest privileges of Englishmen. In making your
choice for two Representatives for this great and
populous town, I know not where you would find
men of higher worth than our friends, Mr. Broughams
and Mr. Creevey.
Mr. Brougham is a man of transcendent talents,'
'indefatigable exertion, and unrivalled commercial
knowledge, who, by an almost individual effort of
eloquence, compelled his Majesty's Ministers to an
:abandonment of their Orders in Council, the fur-
ther inforcement of which must soon have annihilated
all the legitimate commerce of the country.
Of Mr. Creevey, I may, with justice, speak as a
man was has at an times stood forward at the data.