The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-22 00:00:00

then close our biographical sketch with some anecdotes
respecting his political life whis.it have not hitherto appear.
ed in print.

THEATRICALS.

Tißear the Tartar has began to " strot and fret"
another hour upon the stage. The piece was revived last
night at Covent Widen, in a very spleuad manner ; eu
it was welcomed by the galleries, with the warmest
affection, as a piece after their own hearts. The pit and
boxes seemed equally pleased with their old acquaintance,
with lis new mounted troop of cavalry. The horses are
beginning to acquire an individual reputation; an.l we
shall shortly require names by which t) commend them to
the pnblie. One of these beautiful a iimsls, who played
exquisitely in Cortez, was loudly a•iplaaded on his en
trance in Tinottr's company; and nodded very graciously is
teturn tor the compliment.

THE KING'S COURT.

(PROM VIE COURT NEWSMAN.)

Yesterday, at a quarter before one o'clock, his Majesty
arrived in his traxelling carriage at his Palace at Windsor,
and soon afterwards the King held a Court, which was at-
tended by—
The Lord Chanc..llor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the
Secretaries of State for the Horsic and Colonial Department,
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Master General of the
Ordnance ; the President of the Board of Trade, the Pre-
sident of the Board of Controul, the Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Viscount Sidmouth, the Lord Chief Jnstice of the Court of
King's Bench, the Lord Steward of the Household, the
Master of the Horse ; Earl Cathcart (Gold Stick in Wait.
ing,) Lord St. Helens, (Lord in Waiting), Colonel Watley,
(Groom in IVaitine); the Vice Chamberlain, the Recorder
of London, Sir Francis Bayley, Sir Charles Harcourt
Chambers, Sir Wm. Placbed Barretyne.
'lke following bad the honour to be presented to the
King:—
Sir Francis Bayley, on his being appointed Recorder of
Pr ioce of Wales's Island, by Mr. Wynn. Sir C. Harcourt
Chambers, on his being appointed one of the Judges of
the Supreme Court at Bombay, by Mr. Wynn. Sir Wm.
Plached Barretyne, late a Judge of the Court of Session is
Scotland, by Mr. Secretary Peel. They were all most gre.
ciously received, and his Majesty was gravies .sly pleased to
confer the honour of Knighthood on them.
The King held a Council to receive the Recorder of
Loudon's Report of the convicts capitally convicted at Jas.
tice hall in the Old Bailey, at the Sept. and October, See-
'ions, amounting to 43 cases.
His Majesty gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor,
Mr. Peel, the Earl of Liverpool and the Duke of
Wellington.
The Court broke up about five o'clock.
After the Council the King left town for Windsor.

It appears from the Paris papers, that when Cast sing was
sent back to the Conciergerie, it was thought necessary
to take precautions against his making an attempt on his
life—an intention of doing which, it is said, be intimated st
the commencement of the trial. He was therefore put in a
strait waistcoat. It was with great difficulty his counsel
prevailed on him to appeal in Cassation, but he at last
signed the application in the form required by the law.
The appeal cannot be heard before the 4th or sth of nett
month. In the mean time the prisoner is transferred to the
Bicetre.
Another remarkable trial is expected to come on in the
course of a few days, before the Paris Court of Assize. It
is that of a Madame Boursier, the widow of a grocer, and
Nicolas Kostolo, a Ureek courier, for poisoning the busbauil
of the former.

THE Altair —Sir Henry Toffees, Adjutant General, k
inspected the Ist battalion of the Grenadier Guards this
morning in the King's Mews. The battalion performed
several movements according to the improved system. They
formed in open column of companies. right in front, formed
column of grand divisions, and re-formed column of com.
panics. They then formed the diamond square by division
and grand division., and reformed open column by itivisions I
sad grand divisions. The divisions closed to the front vil
formed the solid square. The square prepared for firing,
the front rank kneeling; the close column was reformed;
the close column then executed several wheels of the quarter
circle, and subsequently formed in open column, ordered
arms, and stood at ease. The whole of the movements sad
formations were done in quick time.
It is now understood, that for the last three or four days
Messrs. Williams ant Goddard, solicitors of Gray's Ise,
have been requested to conduct Probert's defence, to whin
they have at length consented; and Mr. Williams
yesterday had his tirst professional conference with the
prisoner.
In addition to the naval preparations which have hen
for some time making ou the part of this cent t y, we under-
stand that two more ships of the line have beeu ordered ts
be fitted out forthwith.
Letters from Bombay of the 31st of May last, state that,
in consequence of the continued stagnation of trade through.
out India, and the insecurity and difficulty in employin
money to any considerable extent, so as to yield adequate
returns, it has been determined to reduce tho rate of inter-
est from five to four per cent. The reduction would cow
mence on the Ist of August last.
ABATEMENT IN THE PRIER OP PORTER IN DUBLIN:.
At a meeting of the Porter Brewers of Dublin, oa Wei
nesday last, it was resolved that, inconsequence of a sae
her of respectable retailers of malt liquor having reduced
the retail price of Porter to three pence per quart, (ie the
hope of me, t'ng, in some degree, the excessive reduction is
the.trice of Whiskey) they have agreed to abate 7 per cell
in the wholesale price of their porter.
Moses ['neje, the Jew that was robb ill towards Cclliagiesse
and on wl esse evidence tlauntley was convicted of a high-
way robbery last assize!, was committed to our town jail,as
Tuesday, by warrant, under the hand and seal of flog
Walker, Esq. of Blyth, for trial at the next amiss.
charged with receiving a quantity of bank Botts, as
large amount, stolen from the counting house of Meet
Or ayes, and Co. at Sheffield, he well Inlaying them ta big
Stilm.—(Nottingham Review.)
Our Thursday night, at eleven o'clock, the outbuildisr
belonging to Mr. Ward, Richmond Green, were diseeverd
to be on fire. The dames were for some time very rues
Tne night being calm and the parish engines TA!
procured and effectively used by the attire exertion If
the watchmen and many of the neighbonrs, the fire W
fortunately prevented from spreading to the dwell*
house, and subdued in about an hoot and a half, bas mg
until the whole interior of the brew-house (where it ols,
supposed to have begun), the coach.house, stables IP
other offices, were demolished.
THE HORSIIAM PEDZSTRIAN.—VOITaII iS still 'going.
well with his wonderful undertakirg ; he compkted.
17th day's work on Thursday night. He is confided IP
success, and as the completion of his task would, as bets°
present stand, happen on a Sunday, he has voluntarily._
gaged to walk another day, to prevent any suitor.!
ar's' ng from the immense populace which will undoahk,_
be assembled to witness his triumph. Should this talky'
completed it must surpass any on record ; the peede.°
not only having started without the least previous trill.
but had attended various markets in Sussex and Set
walleisir on an average twenty miles every day Jo in.
preceding week. He is a short, stout built man,43 ft
of are, and has a f stnily, consisting of a wife sad to!:
chldren. lie meets with liberal support from the i ..0
sots of lio:slinso. and, speaking in justice, we must 070
ritmly d a see it.