The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-24 00:00:00

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Ir will ke aeqn by our 130v4r letter, that a firing
on the ErVnch coast was heard yesterday at that
wocan hazard no opinion on tho cause of
pis.

Lerten.from Modal* communicate the arrival
rt 31111 port, ainFliCi4rtnre fur Paris, of Moss's.
BilKalte and DlCKixsow w lto !ailed come time
ago'fr4itii Meant!' to negeciate an t4change of
jwis :pep !of ' war.. Thry 4ere'Fectivecl with iTery
park of respect on their boiling.
The %Boer of au American viisscf, which has
been 'ecidesnoteti at.Christiat,and in Norway, or.
vial in 6.»n yesterday. fleabites, that between
1;14 4114 fifty'Aniertcin visidg liail'becrs seizes! in
111nrway, and 'here in course of adjiidicatiOn.
Tile slisibtelit retells. were *made use of to cover
liay.!e pipiciea. .4 A •vast tiomlicr ter privateeil were
fring out in the ports of Norway. ' ' •
, - • Six sail ''of the line -and two gun.bvfm fader
m ti l
he command of Admiral Dixov,
*mouth un Saturday fur the Baltic. llN.nn

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Ndr.4lL INTEI4WENCE,
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DOVER, klialL 23.—A very cousiderable firing
was kept up this months); on the opposite coast,
from balf.past eleven until near one ; a Dumber of
people wegt to the beights with glamesi but tbat
was useless, the atmosphere being so thick with
fog nothing could be seen at sea at the distance of
three or four miles ; ►arious rumours are, of
course, afloat, as to the probable cause, but at
none amount to a certainly, I shall omit to men-
tion them.
YAussouvn, Arum 23.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Patriot, Shade, and Eau, for Heligoland ;
Princess Caroline, Plantagenet, Dictator, (4n-
es, hero, Vanguard, Proneetloeus, Ernest,
Dover cutter, Censor and Blazer gnu-brigs for
the Baltic.

Arrival the Stately, Nemesis, and .elitqck.
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN CRAVEN MEETING, 1810!
MONDAY, APtSI. 2t
The Craven Stakes, a Subscription of 10p. each, for all
ages, across thy fiat, were won by Ld Dartington's Rubel's
beatin.r Ld Grosvenor's Plover. and Mr. Douglas's b. e. by
Dick Andrews.-5 to 2 Cgst ltubens ;7to 4 on Plover.-
3 others drawn.
Sweepstakes of 100 p. each, 13st. 31b. each, across tile fiat,
were won by Mr. Matsisn'4 b. f. by Trniupator beating:lAl
Foley's ch: e. by Don Quixote.—Even on Mr. Watson's b. f.
IA Foley's Mr. Goody beat D. of Grafton's Charcoal.-5
to 4 on Mr. Gently.
Sweepstakes of 101 gs. each, h. ft. for colts nod Tiles. Or
ing 3 3rs old, Ab. M. were won by Gen. (lower s Abillet
beating Sir C. Banbury's Jesiamy, La StOlield's b. f. by Ea-
gle, IA Grosvenor's Hesperia, Mr. Vaasittart's h. c. by Che-
shire Chres-, and I). of Grafton's c. by Witiikey.-3 to ;
Igst A hdiel ; sto 2 agst Jcssamy ; 4to 1 apt Ld Suffield's
• b. f. ; 3 to 1 agst D. of Gralton's c.
Mr. Cravens Brundenburgh beat Gen. Grosvenor's Rama-
quill. An. M. 9.000, h. ft.-2 to lon Bratidenhurgh.
Produce Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. colts, Bst. ,5 lb.
fillies, fist. 21h. It. M. were W4lll by D. of Grafton's Pledge
beating Ld Grosvenor's Ilephestion' Ld Darlington's e. by
Eagle, Mr. Ladbroke's Mr. Edward, D. of Grafton's Fair-
ing. and Mr. Lake's Gramario.-6 to 4 on Pledge.
First Class of the flatlands Stakes of 50gs. each, h. R. D.I.
was won by Ld Oxford's Poulton beating Major Wilson's
Juniper, M. Forth's Sunbeam, Ld Grosvenor's Eaton, Mr.
1 Bouverie's Nymphina.—Nine ethers were entered, but the
Judge could place but 5; four paid.-7 to 1 agst Poulton; 3
to 1 agst Juniper ; sto 1 apt Sunbeam ; 8 to 1 apt Eatuu ;
6 to -I apt Nynsphina.
Sweepstakes of Itlfigs. each, h. ft. colts, Sat. Sib. Allies,
&t. ilb. rising 3 yrs old, Ab. hl. were won by • Mr. Vision
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tart's g. brother to Ilurleigh, beatioralr._ Payne's b. c. by
-Waxy.—`2 to 1 on Mr. VaaGitfart s gr. c.
. Ld. C..H. Somerset's Windsor, bent Mr. Bouvevie's 9maitz
hopes, it;t. 71b. each. E. M. 50p.-7 to 4 apt Windsor.
Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, b. ft. I): 1. acre won by Sir
W. W. Wynne's fdadernoiselle Presle heating Mr. Craven's
Black Diamond.-5 to 4 agst Mademoiselle Peelle.
Ld C. Somerset's 'Windsor, rec. ft. from Sir J. Man bey's
Botleys.—D. of Grafton's Morel, rec. ft. from Ld Lowther 's
Agnes.—D. of Grafton's Pope, rec. ift).;s. from Ld Jersey's
Robin. —IA SackvillA Deceiver, rec. ft. from Stipa. Wil-
son's Juniper.—Major Wilson's e. by Young Wniskeyi rec.
80p. limn Sir S. Suwell's hlarinion,
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Letters from Malta state, that his Neapolitan
Majesty FLUDINAND IV. intended to dispose of a
large tract of had in the way of Lottery ; the
tickets to be sold at nearly three guineas each.
Several of the prizes will put the holders in posses.
:ion of a principality.
A fleet is ready to sail from Portsmouth with
numerous reinforcements of men and officers for all
the regiments of the army under Lit 11 WELLING.
vox. Dr. Solaces, and a large Medical Stall, go
out by this fleet. •
* Three troops of the 2d Regiment of Light Dra-
'goons Of tlze Gerican Legion, arc to march to be
embarked fur Portugal. The 35th, 45th, and
1034 regiments aro likewise now on their march
to embark. for-the same. The whole of the Doke
of Biturtoricit's corps, with several regiments
L. .
from the isles of Sersop, t.iiierusey, and Alderney,
are likewise embarking and eructed to Lisbon to,
reinforce. ? .
reinforce. _.
The story of JEFFERY having been taken off!
the Island of Sombrero) after remaining thcreH
'twelve (lays, and eating the flesh off his arms, k
positively contradicted in a letter frotn.Plymouth,
at which place it originated.
A letter from on board a transport in thielbt.
boor of Messina, dated Feb. 5, says•---“, We have
had dreadful weather here, .end at Malta nine skips
sank in the harbour. On- Friday night lout,
three ships ran on shore here, and were dashed to
pieces; there were 200 women on board ouo of
these ships, .wbo•were going up to Cents to their
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husbands; fortunately they. were ajl•savexl.".
A requisition was lately signed, requesting the
MAYOR of Hall to eell a gedefal meeting of the Wt..
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habitant's, to take into Consideration the. conduct
Of Ministers, in . Mantling and executing the late
Expedition -to Waleheren. , A cennter-address,
signed by a great number of respectable names, has
subsequent) been forwarded to the MAYOR, who
has declined to call a Meeting. -
. Wednesday evening a meeting took place be.,
'4 ween Lieutenant • BOOTH, attended by Lieu,:
Ktr.vittovosr, and Lkut. I'ONsONDY, attended by
Captain 'CLEAVER, all of the East York Regiment,
now in barracks at Sunderland; whertvaftcr an et."
change of shots, without either takitig erect, their
differences were-happily accommodated. '
The foundation,Jtone of a new Mceting-iTonse
for the Society of Friends„ was lately laid it Mit.
ford ; and the building is proceeding with the ut.
most dispatch. . •
Bo w-sTamia.—Our Renders will recollect the febrility-
stance of. Ensign Cowell having been tired nt near St. Marga-
ret's Caurch, in Old Palace-yard,
Wednesday
the late Moue.
hances. Oa the morning of die following, as
Thomas Tlaasell,a groom' in the employ of the Duke of Cam-
bridge, was exercising a horse belonging to 116 Royal High.
sirs-, on the Parade, in St. James s park, nt the time
the guards were about to march off to St. James's Palace, a
towininan of his, of the name of Hanes Bilekin, who ii age's-
Odium's servant out of employ. they being old acquaintances,
entered into conversation %rid; him and nose/ other matters
observed, that he knew the man wlein shot at Ensign Cowell.
in Old Palace-yard, and was standing within two yards of
when he discharged the pistol. Elackiu also made some
Meter observatioos respecting the conduct of the troops,
which induced the asserts to mention the conversatenu
to the Doke of Cambridge the lint opportunity, and he
reported it to the Secretary of State for the Home Departs
peon ; and on the Saturday following, a warmot was is-
sued rrmwthat office againot Blacken. He aus apprehended
sod' msdesseent an . examination there, whets he denied the
pried's:ft parts of the cot •rsittio m n with the grouse respet•tior
his know* she swan, and icing near him, when lie shot at
Ensign Cowell. Several genl4eawen who were on the spot at
the time the pistol was diseltagged, attended, to see if they
could identify the Prisoner, us haying been there at flu time,
by they were notable to dos*. me Prisoiser was, however,
committed fora usinkineanor, upon thee vidence of the groom,
charged with mini to give evidence upon the capital,
Ii
charge, Tothill-sat BriidiftrieU, where he remained till
n
yesterday, *ilea he sr . bunk to Bow-street OSice, and
admitted to bail. • si , L .

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?ES MAN

roAxpussE PAP; Rs.
Idspow, Aran, 10,—By at letter from the
head-quarters in Chaves, dated the 31st ult. the.
feJlee/ing intelligence has been received:- irs:
Since the 23d inst. Asyrga if formally O r
vested by it feree consisting of from 1Q to 12,090
WA, commanded by Jtinot. On the 15th, some
r- took place, the resulerof which was.
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l_favotleable to the Spaniards. It appears that Gen.
Mahy Is advancing to succour Astorga, but the
troops in Gallicia are not very numerous.
66 Don Antonio Arce, Captain-General of As'
turias, has proceeded to Batlajuz ; and the few
troops who are in the principality are ceminanded
by Gen. rove.. The Marquesito (a Spanish parti-
zan) endeaveers to collect a small force, but the
whole tract of country as far as the river Narcia
is occupied by the French. Qll the left bank of
the Douro leTeral partipe:taf, the enemy's troops
continue now and then to make their appearance,"
—(Lisbon, Gazette of April ip.)
riepaitiz,- APRIL 4.--iteynief7ll division, Cear
posed of 9000 foot and 400 horse, arrived in 111c-
ride pa the 2d inst. and ou the following day
moved from thence, in the direction of Villa
Nora de la Serena, whither it means to proceed
by forced marches. The light troops of the van.
guard of Ballesteros'.artny arrived on the Ist inst.
in Azualtoolias, from which place their Comman.
der, Don J. •Valladares, sent anoflicial intimation
to the Municipality of Seville to hate the neat day
390 Q rations in readiness fur the use of the Spanish
army which is un its mare!' to that capital.
On the 27th of last month, 4000 French march-
_ ed from Seville to Chapati°, where the head-quar-
ters of the French are established, which is op-
posed to that of Ballasterus, whose bead-quarters
are still ha Rouqeillo.
In Lit Menthe are several flying parties, some
of them of considerable strength, which greatly
harass tend molest the enemy's troops. t
Letters are this montent received from vile,
of the 30th ultimo, which contain the frAlaseing
intelligence : In this capital, and its suburbs,
more than 2000 French have met their fate. In
• quintillaira the militia of the province, and some
flying parties, were lately engaged with the
enettly,, whose lois was considerable. Mortier in.
ionised the Meesicipallty, that he should, perhaps, •
order ibe bridierete be broken down. Joseph 130-.
.naparte:hai.reitirned to Caroliva. It is said that
Victbehrott the point of leaving the Isle of Leon
fireCertraelt.—( The same Paper.)
• CADIZ, MARCH 22.—The head.quarters of the.
army have been removed to the Royal Isle of
Leon. The enemy is still working at an—ea.l
treucluxl camp in the vicinity of the Castle of St.
Cethariae; it forms a square, with severe! salient
pstittts.4 hoist. It is reported that 900 French,
who elfetted•their escape from Ronda, have fallen
,victims to the. noble fury of the intrepid Patriots.
Letters lately received from Gibraltar state, that
the flame of patriotism is spreading, far and side
.through -time mouutainous district of Roods,
the hitt:Aka-tiff of Which. leave their families Mid
homes, and take up.lirMa to pursue end &steel the.
French, who had the audacity of poitetraelesgtint,
those parts. Marbella-, itoutla, end' O&'una irte
free, end their. tercaptute 'offers ilsealueble
vantages•to destroy the ciiemy,• who, fug of ter!
roin,;iari,fly every direction. filiesiatnslied
King atfr.oolMaiege pit the 13th instant, at levier
o'clock in the morelhit. The ee•earltt/re Of Ron-
da and Marbellaiereolltaouteibuted to his flight.
The Superior ,tianitt'.:Pr GtsaionMetit has pub.
Hilted an 'account; appears that the
gallant auantrephii*sirietst whose. flying,pertitts
keiir the. enemy in.actinsiant stat,uf alarm, lately
Utteekeel and defeated a: consideraide detaehmen(
of thteeneynre troop's on,the sOad leading from Ste
.01414.10 ftuuquillu. The 'Fruniii loss consisted
in 90 killed, and 19 wounded. The enethilit
also lately bccoretited kitAti.eicinity of Valverde.
---,(Same Paper. 1. . •
Experience has shewn us, that the /Louie of
Commons is at times exposed to its of passion:
The stiaree.laid for their sober judgment by suriti
pitiful tools of the Ministry, as have been eau,
pluyrd.un the recent occasion, will be recurred to
in every instance when they are hard pressed.
But what can *aaid for doctrines that can only
be exercised under favour of an arms tt CA IC-
NOT'S memorableeipression must then apply, that
" No Constitution can resist cannon shut." Rem
is a precious privilege Weed! Their Speaker nl4
be an engirieer...theli Ileum: must be turned
into is fortification...on the wake side it most be
plastid, 'p ,
h cannon,. be protected by gumboots
'a! latid by an army, taking post in
trusty ensue, laue, mete, and alley, so as to
guard aft the epproacties against their own Con,
stitectite, whom iteis the fashion to call Strangert!
Is it nut obvious, that such a privilege cannot
stand in an enlightaue,i age ? What dies -the mere
assertion of it teed tee but- to tumult, outrage,
and bloodilied•? •It it,- indeed, a provocation to
murder. For,. as the legaility of the writ is gees-
tionable,. it may driven men, zealous in the main.
tettairce yr his rights, to put the paceattlaript.
lug to execute the warrant to ilesth,l that the
question of the legality of the airetf ioay Wee'
before a Jury. In such,* ease, ihey.,•-ceuld not
supersede the jairiadietion of the Gorteti ••-ind if
the person-should be acquitted' of .44 :liairier,
their hewed pewee of
imprisOutaenaur libel is at
en end. .
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MANSION-HOUSE.
lestitday, !being Easter Monday, the Lord
ilpftiyorindSheriffs went in State to Christ,. Hos.
OA attended by several Aldermen and lino LI.
dies, the Recorders Chamberlain, and other City
Law Officers. The procession moved from the
Mansion House about two oclock, pre fad by
.about 800 of Claristts Hospital boys, with the en,.
blems of the different branches of education they
pursue. The Lady Mayoress rode in tho state
coach, by her father's side ; she is a bezutifut,
young, and interesting girl ; she was most elegantly
dressed in straw-coloured satin, richly oruanieated
with white crape and'silver ; her head was adorned
with an elegaut bardeau of diamonds, and a plume
of cull fired feathers. Next to the state coach win
bieLortiship's private carriage, in which weft llr.
Smith, his Lordship's son, and three elegantly,
tishe teat from the Bth chautc(
Bishupd Of Nor.v:eh
dressed ladies. The sermon was preached by the
KufffeistrilAFosarettcihsoleinri int
oGoko h
Corinthians,
and 7th verse
I thing, in faith, Rai utterance, ere
teraTnhce, ttfonrde,kßos►
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owlllti
edgaeb,uatitaidd in
nu
netTlerdiligence, and in )(Jut
O love to us, sep a you abound in his grace also.

About half.past four, they returned to the Mae.
stosi_house, where an elegant dinner was served an
with all the delicacies of the season. The grand
baron of beef, which weighod 2701 b. was placed on
a pedestal at the bottom of the Egyptian Hail, and
cut by two carters, in white jacket,,, oho
round, The tables were four 113 number, with a
cross table at the head of the hall, at which the
Lord and Lady Mayoress sat, with the 4ubility,
The tables were adorned with five beautiful tem.
pies, and two triamphal vchea, above eight feet
high, w itlt some smaller pillars, all embellished pith
naval and military.trophies, 4c. 4c. The Parterre
ter ground.work of the upper table displayed dif.
feresit devices; at one corner prirannia receivings
Magna Clfarta ; and, at the other, his Lordship's,
with the City Arms, emblazoned. The illspeiea.
don of the Egyptian Hall ballroom, at well as
every other place, was more then we ever
recotleet it. The grand balloon, of variegated lamps,
with festoons and device', beautifully diversified
under the ingenious Mr. ratrick, of Newpte.
:stivet, had a Very 4eatitifu I appearance. The mei
painting of 741 Battle 9,f Agincossrt, which co.
very the top of the. Egyptian go, had, a fine ef,
fect, and wes much admired, ,
At sit o'clock a most siMitslaas sit•
served tombont 30Q persons, ainongif
the following Nobility and Gentry :
His Excellenev the Rersiac Amhasaridor, Earl rtrxwilliee,
Me. itishiiti of Norwich, Lord rori 0d liisteri I. Erskine,
Lord Keith, Lord Milton, and Lord: /hole ; sir Jinni
Smarr, Mr. Alderman Combe, Lavies Giddy, Mr.
William Smith, Sir Thomas PIM*, Alist_Calsiltel Wardle,
M. P. • • •
'4'hp Persian krOasSll4.o Sat fin Right hand
.of the Lord Mayor*
.Pad 11144.111 y Alamo; oa
his Lordship's left.; next to her Ladyship, Lord
Percliester.. Thero.were. Several LIAO 'arthe
first rank and fashion prelent. Qu Oaths being
rewired, the following healths were ttratilt
•• The King,"—with three times three
The band played God Save the King; idler
which it was sung by Messed. Dignuin, Lee, &c.
the company standing. •
. •• The Queen, and rest orthe Royal Family,'—with three
flows three.
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The Band then rilayed—Britons, strike dose.
• .! The Nnyy,v.with three einitiahrce.
.Rule Britannia vies sung with full ChOrus.
4' The Arnty."—srlth three times three.
"I The Lord and Lady Matiress,"—with Orel tiamlahre,
,Ind loid Owes*
Thu Lord Mayor then gave Pie keidtlit of
nevi .Lumley am( Captain Stirling, of ties
to whom he bad that day the honour of 'present,
itlg tho FrePdogi of the City, and the swords rah'd
to them by the Corporation for their mentorioos
Sefttedit.-4Drank. with three times three.
General Lbutizy, in :short, • but appropriate
speasely, rettitha thanks for the !ninonr conferred
on theta.
Hie LordWilip the,p propisso, rr The holth of
his EicelletiCy hit, Persian Ambassador," After
it was draedi-, his lixcellency, not Illiikrltaqig
.its meaning, got up, and, in EiNiish, gave "The
health of the King of Persia." Ho was interrupt:
cd 414 G. Qusicy, who returned thanio ro,c
his 11:xcelleficti:::
.The Ladies then retired to the batimoom!
Mr. Alderarin jurriy oiopfed
health of The .Lnid ,Mayor, a trap, 0414
done honour to the civic chair." It • was stre,
with enthusiasm. . . .
.ifis Lordship • retirned,. Omsk" ; and owed
them there was nothing More pleasing to him, that}
that it should be consider&l he had done his duty
if lie ever erred, it must. be from want of caouitf,
not with intention. He concluded, by drinking
ofpresent." a Eatr4leFNitzowbilla elil"inisdihea:trih?!eitlitasiealnec:t
drank ; also:that of 66 The Eatri Rf Da•
noughinore They severally returned thaeks.
The Loan MATott gate "The Bishop of l;i0r-
Wielt," and said lie would take that opportunity of
returning him thanks for the most excellent sod
eloquent sermon he had Oat day preached best*
them.;
The Bishop of Nerrwioa returned his 14,1125.1 is
a neat, but short speech.
Sir JOUN Cutvets. staled, that he had nniird
I sonic time for' some person more worthy thsa
h• .e .
107;$811: fetoltpliroirsesiet thuuntlio:lt
the object' deserved ; he meaut 6 The Lady gap
oress."— [ Loud applausee.).
Her Ladyship's health was then drank w
three times three, and loud cheering.
twohipcahonotwhefeeialliogtoiuhatis.
The LOUD MAYOR, return, drank the health
of the cpitkpanY. His Lordship then gave-
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ty
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he might fiti deficient in that Oita, that his is.te:
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;and felt proud;' that any pour endearoam f hoh
'should have Icon iheC.ainiar 4 boor:gill se ire
'honour on bun, as the handsonisi aid'istP€ll.
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cL.Lir, hi( Lordship tOSQ, and obsereed, that he
ro,colhared th it sky, 14 tears ago, when it was
,0 a state of tumult, it was soon (pelted, and it
I{4a foilind that Judges and Juries were the only
I.Nper tribunals, and as long as he existed lie
would oppose any other; with those sentiments•
ha would returu thanks for the honour conferred

en him.
Tae health of the Representatives of the City
of London was thins drank. . .
Mr. llanver Costes retsrped thanks for hlm.
sJI, and asbured them, be Would always 'Yew-
vac in thmt conduct which was atolls-eve&
la the Corporation of London, and the majority
vi his countrymen.

The health, of Lord Keith, Lord Milton, and
Lord Hawke, were then drank, and they seve-
wily returned thanks.

On the health of the Sheriffs of London being
,;tank, Mr. Sheritf Worms regretted the absence
of his colleague in office, who, he wes sure, would
be highly gratified, if presets', at the honour con-
ferred on him. lie felt it a grateful return, and
also felt a something that told him that since he
had been in office he had dune his duty.
The LORD MAYOR observed, that their time
grew short, as they would be obliged to juin the
Ladies in the Ball-room. lie would therefore
girt: them the health of a Gentleman who had
showed much zeal in the service of his country,
6 4 Colonel WARDf.t."

C•ulonel WARDL6 observed, that he never felt so
much pleasure in addressing his Lordship as he did
at that time, for it was the first time since he had
the honour of becoming a Freeman of the City of
London. He then returned thanks for the flatter-
ing manner in which his health had been drank.
The healths of Lord Say and Sele, and Sir Gore
Ousley were drank, and they severally returned
thanks. Tkek company then proceeded to the