The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-11 00:00:00

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foreign countries. The Gevuestikeist of the Can.
too of Lucerne has- deprived MI disertek from
the Swiss reginsents, in the :Mice of Pram*, of
their rights of citizenship; biif hopes are held ollt
to them that, by immediately joining, they way
escape punishment. - There has lately been a change
made among the :troops which form the cor.
don of neutrality to relieve the different cantonal
contingents, after Six. months service. The 31i.
Disler of Baden to the Swiss Confederation, M.
Isir, has declared to the cantons, through his Ex-
cellency the Landamman, that though formerly.
the property of the Swiss State, and individuals
situated within the territory of adev, were, like
those of the Government and subjects of Badett
situate in Switzerland, free froin all contributions,
circumstances uo
,permitted the mainte.
nance of this principle; and all property of the
Swiss Canton] cetpOratitiosi• and individuals%
situated in tbergrana Duchy of Baden, would in
future be taxed the same as those of the subjects
of the grmid Duchy. The same Minister hail eine.
plained to the Landamman of the facility with
Which several of the cantons base received the con;
scripts, whd have emigrated to avoid the AM.
went of their duties, and who take refuge, hi pro..
fereiseein the Helvetic territory, because the other
bonder Stag. moth as Aimee end Wittenberg,
arc NOW against them. Ais Excellency domande
that no subject.of Baden shall be suffered to enter
alwitzeriand, useless provided with regular put-
t/pm, and that each as haee been before received.
)110,11 be delivered up to the neighbouring aathori.
.has of Baden. We learn that the Canton of
'Belle hasalready taken manures. to satisfy the just
14cmands of the Guvernroent of Baden, end that •
these measures have. beca extended to foreie...eobt,
jects of ether Powers.—MOmileur, Noy. 1.,
'Au s asAst, Nor. 4.---The Minister
Madne has,giveit notice, -that cot account
vast eipenco occasioned by 'sea-coal fire, him.' .
after the 6th of this month, large lanterns Awl •
be suspended in the light-houses of the ilji
Yen Urk, which may be seen at sea at two mils"
distance from snore ; and as tho distance between,
the islands of Urk and Marken is calculated to
amount to about four and a quarter, stand.
ing in common together N. N. E., after having
passed by, Marken the lantern of Urk will be
seen after that at Marken has been laid, and that '
there are no shoals between /darken sod Urk....
Royal 4.,nsterdvri`Courttiti Nov. 1.
To the EDITOR of Tue. st4r4p4m. t.

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Sla—Pereeiting that the circumstances relating'
to my charges against a man for taking away my -• •
hat at the Theatre, hate bees stated inaccurately, .
request your insertion of this letter. ,
1 discovered the mass at the Theatre on Wed..
nudity evening, and caused itint to be apprehend.
ed. Mr. GRAHAM, baring heard my charge, de. .
dined committing him; but say I alight isdist.
AO for the week, .1 'anted the felony, bee
Without success, aftfibilkh twiny persons of re-
spectability were ready Co confirm on oath 1
Illatornt et ; and also to dealers, that at the time
was asseelted in the Tqffice, „they considered
life in danger.
As I am on tMtl stibleitirt the Theatre, I beg
leave to state another incident which may tend to
,IlieW the impartial manner in which individuals
are treated by the Serocurts of the Sertassts of -
oldie. On the same erenieg, I weals one of
s boxes (No. t)" hediseets taken by
'friend of mine two 'days tefore. Soon after
the curtain rose, James. ,Ikindon appeared -
the door with a party of men and women, calling
out Mr. Scott's places. I immediately observed,
this 'ls my Box, and no such name as Scott be.
longs to it. 66 This is the Mr. Scott who took
46 the Boa of nie," said Brandon. On which
my friend rose and said, " I not only took the Box,
liut gave my residence as well as my name." Thy
intruding Scott's party than skulked 0ff...." Theo
I will be paid for the Box," said Brandon. My
friend reminded him of the custom of the Theatre*
which entitled hit" to a reservation of the. 801 l •
until the end of the first act—but Brandon in.
itantly threw open the door, and in half a minusa..,: -
'the Box *as filled, tie the'exciusion of those foe4t'• '
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whom it was taken. • ,
I am, Sir, kr..
.J. B.IIIIENLIOLT.; 1.
-seesmamminhat-.
IMPOIIIIIIII7I DECISION

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W Len All 114 COMMERCIAL TRAYMEMOge • • • -
Before Alekrittni Ilu.vrtn and C. Stump: .
• •rovrarazu 7.
Mr. ALLEY stated. this to be et- claim At
dew of Abraham IVigham, of Sheffield, late it* row."
ber of the above respectable Society, whlcl sa 4‘.. • •
-stitetedittid regulatml: as a friendly society. Tlif
yearly subscription of eash‘tnember is one guise.,
And is' payable the Ist of January in each year.
The claimantiiiteiband became a member, by
paying bit first year's substviption on the 24th
February, 1802, and died the 16th February,
.1808; haring paid his subscriptions fur Ore years.
Mr. POoLEY, for the Society, objected to the
claim, urgirtg, that by the .Bolles • Inv Member ego
entitled to relief until four years after his ;dodo.
Pion ; • and as ,the Widow claithed through the
Member, he contended that she had no claim to '
relief, her husband nut tuviog been a metulaer for
the 'fill space.of four yeats.
• Thu blogjstrites expressed their opinion, tkst
'The deceaerf liaising pled "hits first sabscription its
'February, ISO 2, for tit.: entire year, fresh* be
considettal o, member,' from the
,#tst day -41,thit
year; but they theoght it unnilcomer amide
thai question, ai they were of • °Mouse? '4lh,st the
enoftag relief to Widows was totattrt
ienitesti ot.that •providiug for
.Imm :tree, and. '
riot require that the hitt, fried *should lisse beau
four Mt, 041;nitted, and'Uherefore ordined that •
IBS VAN, abe43lJ be•fpila her
.atioui!y of 20t.
!iititalter husbaint!‘ tie.W; meta. )uch fuohor SUM
inrespect her • four Children, as General
ffigolatittoo.& ilsri Society 'Anil sword.
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Junes, hi Eagie.street, !Led Lion Scpare, were
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