The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-12-06 00:00:00

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tat& 1911 e. l--kited the liereessaii.ilelesibe Sew In.-
oisisra, for.the River.—Came dame from the Ricer. it
Woo fat !fervour,* i tbs Retreat end hide, for America;
• mud,.
roster. Dec. s.—Arrived his -Majesty's chip %/r-
-omp. Fe • Plyn.ootb.—Pot bark by contrary u ind 6, tile
loam. b. Hods a. booed to Plyereeth.—Sailed bis 111,1jrat)'s
6 littler. 111111 6.llslllZe.
‘ FA LI6OIITII. Dec. 9—Arrived the Ajax, bawl to Js.
asie.l sod Amite.. boatel is liiibwa $ Avos. for aludaix
Pon sl.lc, f r Notre i Commerce toed Fuer Frayed., frnt
iisaib.e.—"Mallard the M.iry, Fez, he Dobai.

• TILE OUTWARD ROUND WEST TN Di A Ft.EYT.
• TORBAY, Dae.4.—Arrived tat evening iheWevt
alleet,under mussy of his Majesty's slii pjtvitsure,
.41.,pchnoner, bound to Madeira, supposed to he
ihipiejte* Beneon, was run foal of by a ship in
eissbe lite' the Ray, and carried away her mainmast,
boistipsit. and other dams**.
1010111Elt L D LiTte !AMR ATE.] •
ArtiVrkt idlest, shoot nine o'clock, his Maj.'s-
ty's ship Stet:Nitre, with part of her convoy, abut
est bemired and twenty sail : many of the fleet re.
*piped at 'Sea soli' this morning, from the dark-
. lien of the night, and the wind strong %from the
putabote-t; covers' of the ships drove ott board each
ortiesootto few received damn:fp; the schooner Ann,
• Fallon, from. Littloft fur Madeira, lost her foremast
and bowsprit; the ship Trney, Chapman, for St.
yprung Lee bowsprit, her stern stove in, her
bows injured, and other damage ; the ship Cynts,
WIWI, for Jarovor's. lost an anchor and' cable, and
bad her quitter 4tor.. in. The shove vessels are re-
pairing damages, and it is hoped will be able to pro.
• vet, with the convey, whets the wind and weather
will permit.

Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabinet Council was !
beid at the Foreign Odic., agreeably to summons, i
which was attended by the Loito CH %,41CILL01,
Foul* limtowsy, WasemoutELAND, L1VE1110.01.9 I
Bs BucitNaHANtittßZ, and blur.nstAvx;
Viscount hlaLvitax, the Right, Hon. N. VANotT.
TAIT, and tite Right Hon. %V. W. POLE. The i
Council sat till near five o'clock. Yisconnt Sib.
SOUTH and Mr. IL 13 trimmer we .e at Richmond.
It has been lately staled that the Peat* Estaolish...
bent for the artillery anti engineers had not yet been
determined. The expenditure of this department in
all its branches is perhaps unrivalled by any other.
Ws of the highest importance to the public to know, ,
that the military Pstablishment of the Ordnance,
was Wrested tenfold at the commencement of the
war, not with a view to offensive operations, but'
to be equal to a corresponding defensive force of
Militia and Volunteers, amounting to five hundred
thousand awn, with which it was to act in concert.
The-danger of immediate invasion, the erection of
hew fortificatinns, and eie formation of stationary
'arks of artillery being assigned as the reasons for
the enormous encrease of men and Officers called
Mr by the estimates then presented to Parliament,-
* is to be expected that some interesting questions on
atis subject are in reserve, and will commaud the
canal attention. _ _ .

The Mail from Jamaica has brought is intern-
gent* from the island to the 17th October, 141111
elosrsals, is which mentinnis made
sailing of en expedition to Florida.
A Requisition is signing fee a Meeting of the
Livery of London In Comenneohatt, to eeiteidet ,4 the
grievous, oppressive, end unconseitutiosal principle
and operation of the. Property-Tax, and to peti-
(inn Parliament egainst the canines** or renewal
thereof." The COMEROO Council Med oa the same
husinees oo Friday next.
COVIINT-SANDEN THRATIUGq...LEII night Miss
O'NEILL, happily reeotered free her cold, re-top.
peered in the character et Juliet to a most brilliant
Theatre, and she performed the part with that fasci.
seating and impressive beauty, which first attracted
the public regard, and fixed her popularity.
Green-room report %nye, that Miss O'NEILL Will
shortly perform the character of Lady Macbeth to
the Mathelis of Resor.t.
The Duke of Dsvo.srtinr is expending consider-
able sums in repnirine ntol be.betifying his several
noble residences at Chat.worth, liardwicke, Bolton,
Abbey, Lanesintrough, tool Pentith. His Grace's
expenditure on Liimnee Castle is estimated at 60001. ,
The Countess of ANTRIM has, in consequence of '
the fall in the value of the produce of land, reduced
the rents of her Irish tenantry one third.
Officers commanding regiments have been dirrcted
to report to the Commander in Chief the manner in
which Divine Service has been performed during the
preceding month to their respective corps.
We understand, from good authority, that the
;wading Court-Nlartial on Sir J. Mone.tv will be
held some tine next month in the Castle of this city.
—( Winchester and. Salisbury Journal.)
Au English Nobleman, after a short residence at
Paris, was en his road to Italy, about nine leagues
from the metropolis, overtaken by the French Po. I
lice, who surrounded his carriage, and seized all his
papers: lie %vas then informed he might continue his
journey. This he declined doing, alleging, that he
might be exposed to similar outrages the very next
stage. lie returned to I'm is on the 26th, to consult ,
with the Dike of WELLINGTON. It is 'opposed, as
his Lady is in Italy, he was suspected of favouring
a corretewnidence unplet‘ing to-the French Govern-
meet. It is added, he protests in the most solemn
maser he is ionocent of an 7 such imputation. We
Seed scarcely add the Noble Person was the Earl of
OXFORD. The answer he obtained was, that the
robbery must hart been committed by banditti-1
Died, at his seat, Slindon House, Sussex, on Moe-
Any eennight, the Right lion. JADES ANTHONY
RADCLIFFE) Earl of Newburgh. His Lordship was
grandson of JADES RADCLI vet, second Earl of Dei.
wentwater, by Lady MARY TUDOR, natural daughter I
Of CHARLES 11. Dying without issue, the title de.
valves on his first cousin, FRANCIS Fyne, Rol. of
H410.0p, Derbyshire, whese mother, Lade MARY
RADCLIIPTE, was sister to the deceased Earls father.
The whole of his Lordship's estates, ou the Coenteee
of Niwausou's death, descend to present Earl's fa- I
The LORD Melva having inspected the Mead
Weighers returns, ordered the price of breed to be
wised halt an 'Wu) or one penny in the peck leaf.