The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-07 00:00:00

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tion of the water was awfully terrific: the neap tide,
It the full, between nine and ten, P.M. ran much
higher than is altogether common at spring tides.—
The btiats, drew', up to the base of the cliff for 'se.
entity, were in such danger that several, from theft
collision with each other, were nearly reduced to
fragments. The consternation in the teen was ge.
nerd; many persons were, kept oat of their beds,
through fear, the *hole of the night. Towards two,
.A.slc the squall moderated, but it returned at four
erith indescribable force, but gradually died away to.
wards son.rise. The damage sustained, we rejoice
to add, is trilling to what had been espected • and,
excepting in en instance or two, consists in dislodged
leads from the housetops, broken panes, bricks from
chimneys, end tiles torn from the roofs. The Jews'
Synapses', in West-street, waspartielly blown down ;
and in inclosing palisade fence or two of gardens, in
the vicinity of Hilly-place, were nearly demolished
by the tempest. Considerable mischief has been done
to the cern windmill to the north "of the cinch, and
lively apprehensions are entertained for the fate of
the Regent 'packet, which mast have been tempest
itinght at abort halt sea across on her passage to
Dieppe.

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The cause and the spirit of lodependence are about
to receive• additional strength and manifestation in
iltliffltatesitbita. There k greet and satisfactory rea-
este likiwOlfer dist two' todepeodesst Moshe,* will be
returned to Parliament from the City. It would be
invidious inns where there are more deserving cha-
ncier, than one appealing as candidates to the
Public stifllage, with well-founded claims to the
petits& of their fellow.cilizens, as well on ac-
count of their services to tits community, as the con-
stitutional' principles which it is known attach to
them, to say on what individual the choice of a Re-
presentative should most appropriately fall, should
any struggle or difference of opinion occur in the
espected eient. Few will dispute the powerful
claims which. Mr. WAITHSIAN has long possessed
to the distinction of a Representative of the City of
1,,,,,c10n in *Parliament, whilst an equal number
will acknowledge that a fitter person, from his '
activity and love ef constitutional liberty, than the late
• Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman WOOD. who now really
discharges the duty of a Representative, could net
easily be found. The Friends of Freedom and the
approvers of Independent character, will, therefore,
participate in the triumph which appears to be re-
served for them, in perceiving from an Advertisement
in this Paper,that Mr. %V A IVO! AN'i hien& have re.
solved to propose that Gentleman as a Candidate for
the City. We understand a numerous and re—
spectable body of Liverymen yesterday use•
mimously agreed to solicit Mr. WAIVIN ADI to
become a Candidate, and it will be observed, that
they have called a public Meeting of his Friends and
of Constitutional Freedom, at the City of London
Tavern; on Thursday nest, to adopt measures for se.,
coring his retorn. Rumour likewise latletates that Mr;
AldermanTnoae means to start on the popelar interest.
We hope the friends of freedom will not, from any in-
judicious division among themselves, weaken the great
cause they ere [wind to support, so as to permit the
tools of corruption to step in and profit by disunion.

The Indemnity Bill, notwithstanding all that is
said with JO mach justice against it, continues its
progress through Parliament. It has passed into a
law Will. Upper !louse, sod last night it was in.
traduced from the Lords into the House of Commons.
where j; war, read • first time, and ordered to be read
second timf on Monday nest.
Lord ALTHORPI, in the Commons, made his pro.
aniseil motion for • redaction of 5000 men in our
Military. Establishment. Sir NV. Buuttouons and
Mr. C4l.aa•vr, in the previous nights, sufficiently
demonstrated that • much larger redaction was prac-
ticable and highly advisable in the present tranquil
state of ihe country. But Ministers ere decidedly
against all reductions whatever. They, however,
bad Nit rt very poor majority last night, and as
misetyble ergumente, to support their ' wretched
systew--That the country is not whet it was is
a lamentable.. troth, and we have the authors
and aqppottera of this ruinous and despotic sys-
tem ito thank for the alterations in tbe situation
and *spa, of the kingdom. Lord ALTUORPEIS
motion was negatived by i division of only 63

to 42e., Tbjs small Majority was announced and
strong accliniatiOnv. Ministers will
see, from,ipe ?ttengtii Of this Minority in so thin a
House, he, 'propriety of concurring in the suggestion
of thenotion. Sot their gensial itiectonee to re.
trenchmept militias strongly igaiost this hope.
tko,mitist of_ all the conviiiing adduced
of tho swami sty
.of ecooomy in
,tho Public Es.
penditure, Mr, Ciogza. came forward with a mo-
tions and a Bill for adding sietnore Commissioners
to tho Board of Longitude, with *salaries of 100 i.
iraigis to correct and repair the errors of the Nautical
ollasannO, pablished under the scientific direction of
the present Board, who are paid forcomposing and
Woking after the accuracy of these very important
publications. This new batch of scientific persons
who are fobs saddled on the Public Parse, are more.
ova/ to assist Mr. Colman and his Learned associates,
the Board of Professors, to discover the Longitude,
which according to Mr. CROZER., account, and his
very veracious authorities, the whale catchers, is now
WI. !try difficult tub. " Very like a whale," Mr.
Caoar,a, indeed ; this tab to the whales will amuse
sore then the scientific heads. Nothing can now be
accomplished even in the paths of scientific research,
without the establishment and • renewal of largo