The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-09 00:00:00


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CIiELMSPoRb QUARTER SESSIOAS.

C. C. Warream and T. Basarrost, jun. Esqrs.
were unanimuully elected Chairmen at the last
Quarter-Sessions, in the room of R. Q sate and
T. ik HamuSTON, Estill. After the election of
these gentlemen, a discussion took place, on the
subject of Mu accommodations of the Judges at
the Assizes, which are notoriously greatly inferior
towhatpropriets and a due atten tiou to INA rdignil4
demand. A ,oitahle alteration was universally ad.
milted to be highly proper ; but the resolution
adopted by the Justices appears to us not a little
extraordinary, being no other, than, that applies.
tion shall be made to Parliament, Tar an Act to
enable the Magistrates to preside a suitable resi.
dunce fur his Majesty's Justices of Anise, übt of
the County rate. This, we apprehend, is the first
instatseeln which that class of the gentry of Eng.
land, from amongst which the important Officer of
Sheriff is selected—bare thought proper to shrink
from any branch of the expence incurred ini serv-
ing the office—fur it lout been the-casturn, from
'time immemorial, for the Sheriff of the County to
sow idc accommodation fur the Judges, w hu are ter.
*duly Under the immediate prutectioa .sof the Sheriff.
however, that although tilde 'Gentle.
men are not averse- to the Sheriff enjoying all the
splendour and dignity sor the office, they -do not
See any impropriety, le inethening the itsbabitants
of thso,County, with at least sonic poltints of the
gamer. Sorely the inhabitants of so important
a County, sais that of Essex, will not tamely suf.
Ter inch an act to pus, without apposition. For,
if such a menus is suffered to be carried, we
'hail not be surprised at a proposition- that the
satire expence if rerviwg Me office of Sheriff'
.4auld be defrayall out of the County Rate.
The office of Sheriff is one to which the gentry
.at this kingdom, in every costal, have always
,spired ; and we are really unwilling iss suppose
list the anoint spirit of ilidependence in that
.Noss of our fellow subjects, can have descended
tile entertaining consideration of the eapence of
jo, distinction which they so ensienly desire.
1.. Waantxt Esq• has defrayed the expellee
f that office fer-ne less than four einentief.

On Saturday Spanish dispatches were received
at the Office of the Secretary at War from Lord
Vicount WELLINGTON; but they give no account
of any military movement of Importance since tree
from his Lordship. • They are supposed to
give an unfavourable representation of the health
of the trodps ender his command.
Mr. MAYER, the Official Messenger of Prince
STA Karat BERG, has arrived from the headquarters
of the Austrian army. It is stated, that he brings
dispatches, afinoisocine, that notify had been given
by the Austrian Cotrinander, of his determinatien
. to teneir hostilities.al the expiration irf the Arai.
'tide. The Emperor of Ausvnt*, it Is said, has
placed himself at the bead of his troop,. General
BaLLEGAßDicommandithe army under him. Of
' this we do nut believe one syllable.
Accounts hive been received from South Ame-
rica,: of
.the new Viceroy, BA ETAS.% It lit D ALLCO
tat crINNIttiS, having eutered on his official func-
tions. Ile has published's very strung Prorlatna-
lion to the inhabitants of Buenos Ayres"- in which
he makes very free with the character of Box*.
TARTE and his soldiery, which last he qualifies
with.the title of vermin. It seems that thu an.
dew system of Spain, with regard to her colonies,
will be adhered to by the Junta ; it therefore
will be a question fur the Cabinet of Great Bri.
tain to resolve, how far it ' wise to strengthen
that onion between Old Spain and li.^r American
_colonies, while by their lases of eiteltision, every
bale of merchandise will be liable to the payment
of whatever arbitrary duties the Snpretne Govern.
mont tuay think proper to impose, Best in this,
as in many other instances, we ire.cnneinced that .
our commercial pciliey is too complex and intri..R- •'
cute to leave us the certainty; that whit we do with •
one hand, it may not be.nebassary•-te undo with
the other.
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THE Paltis.••--The cheerful and! bracing. wea.
ther called from their homes, yesterday, every
person who had an opportunity of partaking of
.its• healthfulness, !il ails:public. walks inn the
orielt!iourhood tlerinetrupolis were crowded
with pedestrians. The Parks were remarkable fur
a display of well.dreised u onieu.
. Thu cubs bf' pretended fashion are very eitclim.
spes4 in ornamenting their :beds atthe Oervnce of
nitirikeadA.. The rage at presto is, broad gilt
spare, with large rowels, halt bOO% and* smart
wls p, as if about.to Alike s rider though they nc.
ver crossed a horse in their Itvesw-se.k now the use
of a bridle. Kensington Garffettr werealso much
frequented, Inicanre it is but thpegbt`altogether
unfashionable to be gee* in OdioPer. in
.Rotten.zow there watts a number orthe pupils. of
Georr.o Gansbarlo, -soaltiltittogt :their grams, on
hired Ruzinanter, like so many talfots riding to
I.Brentfurd, each laughing at the other; without
being aware that he was equally aiiitwatd and ri.
dicutous..
TA. Getter!! Committee of the Calbolia of Ire. •
land (the Earl of Fieoli lu the Cliali) had, on
the 18th of July, deterMineif that their (teat meet-
ing, which had been prerlotialt itediiir the VI of
October, should be postp4a6l4lllllA)th of No.
• .
• IS It is reported 0111 irrei/11 IP-ALIO? to pro.
seed to Martinique as Ogio
.4elf,thiit island.
A distlller in Cdpenhigen has late 4 published
as account, stating, that having severet times dis.
tilled brandy or.gin trim Wheat 'teapot! in salt wa.
lilt, be consteutly of ined nearly 2147ths more
*hire than from spaotity of whoa not
so ateirott: