The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-13 00:00:00

•!'Hi STATESMAN.

his voice to the justice- and necessity of its con-
tinugoce. . . . . .
A yery nniperous,and respectable Meeting also of
1 the inhabitants of Winchester was 'held on Tuesday
`last, wgen severe! itvsolutionv, and a Petition to the
House of Commons, were ngreed to 'against the coll-
.-defiance of that obnoxious Tax.

• ILIVAL .INTELLIGENCB.

DFAL, JAN. 12.—Arrived (the City of Nora. h
schooner, in twenty-four days from' Cadiz.—Came
down from the Biter the Gripeegitn-brig.-41e East
Indiamen remain.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 12.—Arrived the Conflict gun-
brig, from Plymouth ; and Surly cutter, from a
cruise.--:Sai:ed tue Ratcliffe, Holliday, for the
River.

It appears that (as has indeed been the case in dif-
ferent parts of the country) several of the inhabi-
tants of Winchester had met to sign a Requisition
for a Nieeting, but had declined it, thinking that it
was rendered unnecessary in consequence of the
Treaty of Peace with America, as. it was supposed
Ministers had abandoned the measure ; Lord LlVER-
rcpt.'s Letter to Mr. HART DAvzst of Bristol,
however, undeceived them in that respect.—
His Lnrdship's Letter, we understand, was intended
as u private communicatior to that Gentleman, but
by some mistake, it fortun .tely for the country be-
clime public, and no doubt can now remain, but Chit
the country at large will wow see the urgent necessity
of manifesting its abhorrence of that horrible
skim We have all along thought, that Peace with
America, instead of being a reason for not petition-
ing, afforded the strongest groundb for it; the AmeriT
can war having been the only plausible prelea4 fm
its continuance: and we are happy to find that the
eyes of the country are at length opened. A Meeting
of the County of Hertford is called, and a Requisi-
tion; we understand, is signing for a Mceting of the
County of Middlesex.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 10.—Sailed the Pioneer, Lieu-
tenant Hill, for Plymouth; True Briton and Com-
merce, for London.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 11.— Arrived the Brother:,
Mutter, from Halifax bound to Newfoundland, in
ballast, was driven off the coast by heavy gales, n ith
loss of mainmast, and sprang her fore.nast.—Carne
in the Friends, Rowell, from London.—The Char-
&le, of this port, from Newfoundland, u ith fish
for Spain, is stated to have been captured by an Ame-
rican privateer, and burnt—crew landed in France.
WELL'S, JAN. l2.—The brig Skffield, laden with
ordnance stores for his Majesty's service, came on
shore here last night, and with her cargo is likely to
be lost—crew saved.

tx. 12.—Sailed the Leicester picket,
with a Mail and passengers for Holland.

The Roselle, Beatann ; Princess, Davies ; Port-
sca, Stokes ; and S. 8., Brand, sailed from Haven-
nah the 24th of Nov. and were taken in lit. 31.

We give in another part of our Paper an impor-
tant document relative to the present state of the
Netherlands. It is a Report presented by the

nister of the Interior to the States-General, which
we hare extracted from a Dutch Paper. Whilst it

The Frederica, Janson, from Bergen and Leith to,
Amsterdam, is put into Christiansand with damage.
The Exmouth, Glen, from Leghorn to Amster-
, dam, was carried into the Tooren and Molen•gat on
the 28th ult. having been on shore.
The Brutus, Noorman, from Leir to Lisbon, is
put into Delfziel, with loss of an anchor and cable,
and four lasts of corn thrown overboard.
The Hero, Evans, from Newcastle to Oporto.,
was run foul of near Yarmouth, on Monday, and
sunk.
The Leicester transport, Weatherhead, run on
shore at Jersey the 7th inst., and bilged.
The General Picton, trom Greenock to llamburgh,
Is lost on JuU.and.
The Jessie, Stevenson, of Aberdeen, from Picton,
which was abandoned by the crew, has been carried
into St. John's, Newfoundland, by the Bdttrophois
man of war. _.. -

shows what that devoted portion of the Continent
has soffered from the war, and the anti-commercial

system, it bolas out a consoling prospect of re-
turning prosperity to the 'Netherlands in consequence

of the late happy changes. But it will be perceived

from the difficulties with which these countries have

still to struggle, that the measures of the new Go-
vernment must be dictated by the most liberal po-
licy and the soundest discretion, as the measures of

every Government ought to be, to secure to that
part of the Continent, so much exposed to danger,
the tranquillity and advantages which the Peace of
Europe ought to afford.

If the statements are true, which are circulated re-
gardipg the proposed union of the couutries lying

between the Meuse and the Rhine; lately comprised
in the department of the Boer, containing about a
milliou and a half of inhabitants, and the expectations
entertained that Prussia will be satisfied to forego
her pretensions to Saxony In consequence of having
this department ceded to her, are well founded, there
is but too much reason to fear a new danger to Bel-
gium, fully as menacing to that country and the
peace of the continent as that apprehended
'from the power and designs of France.—
The whole of this department, comprehending the
Duchy of Clews, lie arrondissement of Crevelt, and
the other two arrondissements, of which Aiz-la-
Chapelle and Cologne, claiming to be free imperial
cities, ate the chief places, contains about 340 square
leagues, stretches along the Rhine from South to
North, and would bring Prussia into immediate
i contact with Belgium, and into the near vicinity of
I the French frontier. The danger which the whole
'of the Continent, and eve° we would have to appre-
hend from Prussia being elevated from a third rate
power to the first In Germany, and to the rank of a
IgrentMaritimeState,is too obvious to need pointing out.
This is what Prussia has all along been endeavouring
to obtain. We see that valour is nor like virtue—its
own reward--applaose is not deemed a ••sufficient I.
i compensation by modern warriors for lifting the

The Boston Paper of Tuesday announces the
' failure of another bank, that of Mr. Wir..roan, and
I' a
ands, that the consternation which that event acts-
; sioned in the town, was hardly exceeded by that
caused by the former failures.
The debt of the bank of Messrs. S. Stirretz.cY,
which lately failed at Cork, is about 70,0901:f0r'
which they have effects to the amount of 48,0001.
; leaving a deficielicy of 24,0001. They propose to'
pay 14e. in the pound, at three, tivelve, and eigh-.
teen months. : •
The sugar-house which has- stopped .payment has
exhibited a slate of its balances, by which it appears
that the debts are 91,0001. and the credits to answer
them only 50,0001.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday were mar-
ried, by special licet ce, in Arlington-street, by the
Rev. Archdeacon IlonnsoN, Rector of St. George's,
Hanover-square, Lieut.-Colonel Sir IlerraY CARR,
K. C. B. to Mrs. SPENCER PEUCEVAL, widow of the
late CHANCELLOR of the Excitenuxa.• After the
ceremony, they left town for their seat at Ealing.
Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, the Lords of
the Council met in the Council Chamber, Whitehall,
to hear and determine Prize Appeals, which con-
cluded at three o'clock, when another meeting took
place, to proceed with the Baron D'lmaraT's case,
which was attended by the Lottn Ascria.ort, and
the Members of the Privy Council who were present
at the first investigation. Their Lordships only sat
about an hour and a half on the business.

sword in the cause of general liberty—and ambition I It is generally understood that ail Majors and
6 still as visible and dangerous as ever. ! Brevet Majors who were ten years previous stand-
We are still without any fresh intelligence from ins, are to get tke Brevet rank of Lieutenant-Colo-
thenets in the Army, from the year 181.5, as a token
Continent, the French Papers and Continental
of the country's estimation of their services, and as
Mails being unexpectedly, we suppose from some A distinction between them and Captains of a shorter
circumstances of the weather, withheld; bat we per- standing, on the intended promotion of the latter to
ceire by intelligence in the last Dutch Papers from the Brevet conk of Major. •
'Warsaw, coming down to the 15th ult. and in fact liors.—The number of Pockets of Hops weighed
from every account we receive from Poland, that the its Worcester Bop-market, from Dec. 25, 1813, to
military preparttiotos are carrying on with activit Dec. 25, 1814, was as follows :—New, 12,893.
y
Old, 2.689. In the preceding year the quantity
for maintahaing the 'nobliial, bat reitTiassalege of weighed was. New flops, -12,959—01 d, 2038.
that country to the Emperor of RossrA. Di fference, 234 pockets in favour of 1814.
It is said that on account of some unsettled mat- i Mr. KEMBLE made his 'appearance on Saturday
' , the Island of
ter: contingent on the Treaty of Paris night in Macbeth, at the Dublin Theatre, and was
Bourbon will not be fur the present surrendered to received by a full house in a most affectionate
i manner.
prance.
1 .Notwithstanding that the ratification of the Pat-
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Acitalr..ll-Other. Jan. 4. 1F1.5. sinExT of the United States is . necessary to paten
QV. BALDWIN, of his Majesty's sloop Tyrion, ~termination to the existing hostilities betWern this
has reported
.to the fjords commissioners et. the country and America, it appears that the-pacific
relations of commercial correspondence havenitready
Admiralty, that the. Long Ships' Light-house has : commem.ed. A sessel, called the Lord Intl worth,
i
been washed down. bound for New York, is - •ing to sail from Li.

J. W. CROKER.. verpoul, ....., is preparing . .4-
and public notice was yesterday given at the
Sta,—Observing the above in the Courier, and General
~ Post-office, that letters for the United State::
other Papers of the 4th hat., we beg leave to in. will be transmitted by this conveyance. The letters
ferns you, for the government of the shipping inte.. , must be delivered at the Ship Letter-office in the
rest in general, that it is an error, no suck accident course of this day or to-morrow.
STUARTs saute Sir Cu
having taken place, and that the Long ShipsidLitegt. • f - .. expected to leave town in
• a few days, twists Embassy to the Heguli.
house has not received even the slightest damage In . tatters boas Paris mention, that the Constilution,
the late gales. •
& Captain STEWAII; and the Preiident, Commodore
(siva-a) MILLLTT and READ,
Arms to Lloye
..,s. ' 'DEGATua, have both sailed upon a cruise:.
A statement has been given of .the'Olaims Oat have
paned through the Auditor's Office at Lisbon for the

Penzance, 9th Jan., 1815.
To Mr. J. Bennett, inn. Llnyd's.

iapplies to the army, and those that are yet unliqui-
A private letter frorn.Naples states, that the Prin- dated exceed the amount or 5,000,0001. sterling.—
cesa of WA LES nas tinted with the highest distinc. The demands for the same supplies in Spain are to
tion at,that Court. At the Theatre her Royal High. be inspecasd and passed by that office, but no esti,
eats sat bctween Ktn ited (Itli:Sß MURAr. ashlar the latter has yet beat prepared. '

PROPERTY VU X. avail

Yesterday a Meeting was held in Christ Church
Surrey, in consequence of a requisition to th;
Churchwardens, signed by many respectable inhal:;,
tants of the parish, to call the parishioners together,
to declare their sentiments respecting the Property
Tax, when several Resolutions, expressive of tho,
sentiments, mere passed, as well as the draft of
Petition to the House of Commons against its rt.
neual in any sliape. 1.1po;i the proposing' of the
first Resolution, the only dissentient in the %whole
assembly, was the Itev. itowt.AND Una, Wan took
occasion, in the course of the proceedings,, to soy,
that be )s'eferreel the reign of Ft.RDsiv.ss'o to Mg
of BONAPARTE.

The frost,, or which we hare only had a slight vial
in this neighbourhood, is so intense in Scotland, that
on.Thuciday a carliug-tastelt. took -place on the ice,
between the parishes of blauchline and Tarbolton,
Ayrshire-61 players on each tide, wrack was gained
by the latter 48 shots.
On the 12th tilt. the schooner Rhoda, from Bev.
muds to this port, laden, with sugar, coffro;ated cot.
ton, was taken by an Ametican sehooner pviveteer,
of Boston, carrying 11 guns, three leagues nil Can,
Clear. The Rhoda had taken a -pilot on hoard, ald
wai proceeding for C.:root:haven, when the privateer
got between her and the harbour, cut her off, and
immediately took
:possession, stripping the Captain

and crew.-of thtify clothes, -and gear the irate as
shore.—(Cork 4d6ertiser, Jan. 7.)
DRURY-LANE THEAmmE.—fact met, i the tam.

lotT 70. 10. by an American privateer, of 14 guns. porary and lamented illness of Mr.-11Eviv,'Ilt• pod
lhe fleets for the coast of France, Spain, Porto.. of Macbeth was performed. by Mrllkuritsx.. rQa
gal, Mediterranean, and Africa, sailed from Cork do not think it necessary to enter into a added! ea..
on the 7th inst ; the fleets for the West ladies and antinatinnof this performance, as• Mr. terwrox hl4
Bermuda remained there. the kindness to come forward on the inneitencyl to
The fleet from Portsmouth for Cork and Bermn- 'supply the place oftheconsumintite Artist-who haste
do, put into Falmouth on the 9th inst. !deservedly gained the applattie or every. era4mAtear

of tho histrionic art. "I.Judei .these circumstances,
we lamented to hear, towardstihe end of the piece,
the eat,' essions of discontent that cause frees a part
of the auditory.
Tie Directors •of the Fast fad* Company are
stated to bavo determined-not bat) appoint star
more Cadets for some time; In' ceisequence of the
tranquil state of India; and. the 'general economic
system, the military establishment has been so much
reduced, that some hundreds of the Cadets last ap.
I painted are, it is said, doing doty as supernume.
' raries. till vacancies- *hill occur, to which tile% may
succeed.
It appears by a Proclamation of General ROW,
the British Governor of St. Croix, that many atfitie
.Danish inhabitants, anticipant . the speedy. lesion.
"filen of the island to Denmark, 'in conformity with
lbe Treaty of Peace, have fatten Into large arrears
1:Or Mies, loans, and other' mimics thie to the British

...ay?) MIMS, &a.. ....- - -
....._. __ _ _
' Govitriatnent: ' The -Getters! ‘bell'' therefore, with
great propriety notified, that he shall not feel em.
! thorised to cede the island, until his Britannia Ma.
jest's rights and interests are folly secured.
1 We era reque.._sted to correct a statement on Mol.
day la. t. respecting the finding of money, le an lam
hos. The box was not sold to the iittlicensitbs it
lirrese merely sent to him by-a cenfiderifini le ../ :tio
be.repaired, in whose presence the si '''. '., Ma
tuitit
,cesttlsOls were made, arid instead of one - ,stely
lac*
havhsg beengiTen, both the servantand li self hive
'since received 10 guineas each.
The Gazelle de France mentions, that within the
last few days there has been seen in. the forest of
Galines, near Velancas, a woman or gigantic stature
'and an agreeable countenance, absolutely naked,
!' and covered by her hair, which is extraordinarily
long : this woman, who was suppoied to be mad,
did not articulate any word, and testified mach fear:
enquiries are making concerning-her. - -
Conoxra's Ineucsr.—On Wednesday an !egoist.
, tion was held at the Queen's Head,
.Lower-street,
f Islington, on the body of a woman, found drowned,
!at the New River Head, Islington. It appeared that
the widow of Mr. Rackwarthl butcher, Islington.
green, was missing since the great frost last wieter;
I and from the state of the present corpse, it was sees-
i posed by. many to be her's. Every enquiry was made
to ascertain the fact, but nothing could be collected
to substantiate the supposition. J. Lucaii.lnspector
of the New River Whet. Works, discovered a pipe
deficient in a cover place, between Master.row
and Colbrook-row : be, in consequence, broke It
open, and found in t water-pipe the body-of a wo.
:
man. The remains were taken to the bone-heete,
where the Jury went, and after .retetrned to the
Queen's Head. Verdict—Pound Dr4tiet.
Oa Tuesday night the mansion-horse of W. Fet-
ter, Esq. of Easton, in the county of Norfolk, was
broken into by forcing open a window, after an inef-
fectual attempt at the door, and some beds and a
quantity of bed•furoiture stolen. , Search was imme-
diately made in the village, and the property- found
in a cottage belonging to Mr. Foster,- occupied by
one of his workmen. The man and his twin bro.
(her, living in the village, soon after .absconded.
They have since been taken, concealediria hay-stack
at Norton, near Swaff ham, and have been committed
to Norwich Castle, to take their trial, at the nest
Assizes.

CORN-EXCHANGE, Js 15.—The Wheat tra,Te continue,
cult-Owls heavy, having but few buyers and a typereleundunt
utpletv, the prie. SI nee rbenlinul ; but purchases cen!d be made
on leaner terms if otf,r, had tievu made.—Barley ;and On* me
is. per quarter cheaper.—Beans and Peas ure chef sale at Wed-
destiny 's prices.

Wheat (English) 4O 61 Henn% . .-. . ,36 4?
.1/itu. (Foreign) 4,1 in Old ditto .. .. .. .. . . ...:. t•
Poe 34 36 Tick do. :.: . ..... ..514.--Va
Farley " 46 SI Old . , . • • •
Nen ditto 0ab...:.,.;.,.. .26 18
Malt -
White l'e.is 4l 46 .11/41intddo. ~•........42 P.
":ew di:to .... — PeetlttlSet..—s.... 19 91
Ditto Boilers 4B 54 Fine flaft ..... ... 59 6tt
(hey Pers 36 38 Secalailii ::......; ...'... 6) IS
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