The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-10 00:00:00

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Jurist tNTRLLIGENCE.
Av0.,9,11i. Majesty's ship Bulwark at.
rived yesterday, instead of the Northemberlastdi and
gaited this morning for Chatham, which was Mated
by mistake.—Arrived and sailed the Orient, Galli,
'Pe, from Newcastle for Gibraltar. The Defences
Rey noldson, from 'Calcium, is now coming into the
Deeits•
Poevsmouvu, AUG. 9.—Yesterday arrived his
mi,j„,yos ships RAchfort, Venaeur, Ramillies, sad
Prometheus. from a cruise.— Sailed the Royal George
yacht, fur Brighton.—Arrived today the schoorket
Arabella. Holbrow, from St. Michael's, out 34 days,
pet in for provisions and water ; spoke on the 2(14
August, in let. 47. 3. N. long. 8. 51. W. the galliot
• Z.Thyr, of Stockholm, from Teneriffe, out eight
weeks, all well; was hoarded by en Insergeot pri.
Vatter schooner two days before, who plundered ha
, 'Of 20 casks of wine.—Arrived also the Anna trans.
port, from Halifax with troops, last from Cowes ;
spoke the Quinton from London for India.
PLYMOUTU, AUGUST 7.—The Prince Edward,
Baena of this port, that sailed front hence on Wed.
godly last for Prince Edward's Island, was run dowit
;he same night, off the Lizard, and sunk, by the
zephyr, ..--, of and from Liverpool ; crew saved.
FALSOUTU, AUG. 7.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Shamrock, from a cruise.—Sailed the Duke of Katt
packet, with a 51iil, for Lisbon.
HULL; AUG. 6.—Arrived the Cherub and le
Aurora, from Greenland, the former with 33 Ss ,
boo .butts; sod the latter latter 7 ash, •240, botti ;
pod on the Bth the Lord Barham, Parker, from ditto,
with 11 bib, 280 butts.

The Anna transport, from Hanks, on her
passage boarded the Henry, of North
Shieido, water-logged and abandoned : site Mar tim-
ber laden.
The Margaret, Key, has arrived in the River,
from Greenland.

L.AMENTAIBLE CASE OF SUIPWRECK.
[PROM A iMitAiCA PAPEa•]
We regret to state the loss Of the schooner Jane,
from this port (Kingston) to New OrWens. The
followlog particulars are derived from a letter from
Copt. Livingston, dated the Ilavannah, May '2O t.•••
66 'lt is wit!' great regret I communicate an account
of the loss of the schooner Jane, which upset in a
white squad half an hour before mid-day, oss the
211 of March, about two leagues to the southward
of the Isle of Fines. Nothing could possibly be
saved belonging to the vessel or cargo. Mrs. Shaw,
the actress, sod Madame Ireton, being both in the
cabin, were instantly drowned, as no assistance
whatever could be rendered them. The schooner
did not immediately go down, but our boat being
lashed to leeward we could not get at ber ; we there-
fore formed a raft, and all the mess, and Messrs.
Carney, Nilan, end myself, got oil it. Patrick
Flanigan was washed Off and drowned; every one
else got ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Pines
about four o'clock on the morning of the 2-Ith, after
hating been upward! of 16 hours in the water, 12 of
whoa we were up to Ilse arm-pits.
'• On the following day we lost Mr. Carney, end
notwithstanding the most diligent search we could not
sa►d him. Ile was, however, miraculously preserved,
!dwell, as well as Thomas Burke, who, from
weakness, remained behind, basing been con-
ducted by a do•g to a house, not far distant from
where 1,00 ashore; but 11 hich, io our anxious state,
we never discovered. Thus what appeared a misfor-
tune proved a benefit, es they nervr could, in their
weak slate, have undergrn►e the fatigue the rest did
for lisp days afterwards, without any susteto:nce ;
when, at Irv!), we met a fisherman►, who relieved
our wants as much as lay in his power. We were
sent from the Isle of Pines by the Commandant of
the island, on the suspicion that we belonged to an
Insurgent vessel, and were kept in custody at this
:place some days before we were released. Nilan, I
regret to say, was lost in the woods, aud, no doubt,
perished of hunger."
A respectable Meeting of Freeholders took place
at the Black Seals, at Winchester, on Monday last,
in consequence of adreltisemet►t, for the purpose of
promoting the Freedom and Purity of Election, when
several Resolutions were entered into espressive of
the sense of the Meeting. There can be no doubt that
the espences attendant upon a contested election for
a county leave the Representation of it, where Ikon
saneness are to be borne by the Candidates them.
selves, in very few hands, operating to exclude even
men of property and of consideration in the Cout►ty
from venturing to impair their fortunes by becoming
Candidates for the honour of representing it, though
they may be ofall others most equal to the task, and
from character and talent, fully entitled to aspire to
that honour. When the Electors, therefore, feel
that they have a duty to perform in the, Election of
their Representatives, and that it hi a part of that duty
to attend the pullet their own ezpetsce, they lay the best
foundation for an honest discharge of the duties on
the part of their Representatives. The Resolutions
ere framed with Ibis object in view, at►d to promote,
by a proper application of the Elective Franchise,
such a Reform hi Parliament as shall tend to shorten
its duration, and 'Mend the right of Suffrage, with.
out departing from those landmarks which the Con-
stitution and experience have wisely establed.—
(Hampshire Teleeraph.)

Last Monday, Vickery, attended by another Po-
lice•officer, arrived here (Leeds) from London, in
search of a young men, nobly connected, who has,
fur the fourth time, absconded from his friends, and
has found his way to Leeds. Ever since their arrival
the most diligent search has been made in the town
end neighbourhood, but hitherto without success.
The young fugitive, who is described to be six feet
two inches high, and dressed in a blue coat, nankeen
trowsers, end white stockings, called, it seems, at the
• Post-office, on Saturday afternoon, where he received
two letters, but since that time, he has not been heard
of. Motives of delicacy towards his distressed con.
.nections ittdece us to withhold his name for the pre-
'seat. A reward of 20 guineas is offered for his ap-
prehension.—( Leeds Mercury.) .
The Grand Jury of the county of Cornwall have
found true lulls of indioment quit st 31 of the Elec-
tors of Grampouoils fur bribery; at the last olectiou.

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Ms MANCHESTER -SPINNAII46I6I.-
The Spinners still continue their state of polvAlaty
unemployment, and we are sorry to say,,k is fiset
likely that the difference between them and their em-
ployers will be speedily determined. We have had
to notice the shameful means which are used to create
a breach of the peace among them, end which, pa-
rent in the solitary case of Hasbro' and seven others,
who' were convicted of the riot at Ancoats, have for.
turiately failed. The abuse which is daily poured
upon them by the Courier and the nines can gratify
those only to whom human misery under oppression
is a feast—and there are such persons. Almost all
the writers who have had the humanity to advocate
the cause of these ill-treated men, base usually taken
the question in a philosophical view. They consider
it as but reasonable and equitable that the labourer
Should have a due share ip the produce of his labour.
The opponents of the workmen out of employment
say otherwise; but no one has yet stated their
grievances. At a time when, from the depression of
trade, goods were rotting in the warehouses, the
masters were compelled to reduce the wages of their
workmen about four-pence in the shilling, to which
the men cheerfully assented. A promise was given
by the masters, that as soonws there should be
a demo(' in the markets, they would restore
the molar. *mount of the wog's.. Every one
li.sqpvisikstibere has been an increasing demand for,
awe twelve• months, attd the workmen, making
!,every allowance for the masters, instead of claiming
the complete fulfilment of the promise, asked only
for air increase of two-pence is the shilling, which
is, no: honourably or heseanely, refused.
There are some who affect to Consider their claims
as exorbitant, and think that at present they are
abundantly paid for their labour. The gross amount
of the earnings of an adult cotton-spinner, Istria ac-
cording to the machinery on which he is employed ;
out of this several deductions are made. Some of

them, for instance, earn twenty-five shillings prr
week, from which they have each to pay an assistant,
called a pieccr, seven shillings and sixpence per
week, and another, called a scavenger, two shillings
per week ; thus for the mintenance of himself, cud,
pehaps, a wife sod family, this overpaid workman
would receive the enormous sum of sixteen shillings
per week, were there not other deductions still. But
he has not unfrequently to pay for oil, for banding,
for twine, for candles, or where gas is boron, he has
to pay for that weekly. The 'ability of the masters
to grant the spinners their demanded increase of
wages, has not been disputed"; and when we con-
sider the newtons privations and hardships which
distinguish At spinners from other labourers,
we cannot but condemn, in the strongest terms,
that griping, unfeeling avarice, which would increase
and entail them. But what shall we say of those
who, instead of trying to effect an accommodation
hetween.the masters and their workmen, are using
every means of provoking the latter to tumult, and
openly regret that their peaceable demeanour far-
nishes no pretest for employiug the military machines,
which they seem to hope will, ere long, be ordered
to force them to labour at the point of the bayonet !
In the absence of real disorder, as are weekly pre-
sented with serious tales of irprricodoing factories,.
of prireitting others by force frOm working, &c.
all hich'we can give the most unequivocal contraalc-
lion. The inventors of these fabrications seem
ashamed of them ; for, whenever the Police Officers
have arrived at the scene of outrage, "all annoy-

ante has ceased, and the offending parties vanished,"
like the baseless fabric of a vision I These People
too, are very ready to produce Acts of Parliament,
of which they know nothing. In this case they quote
a passage from Burn's Justice against Combinations
of Journeymen, but they say nothiog of the Act
ohich makes a combination of the masters against
the journeymen illegal.—(.Manchester Observer.)

Sir THOMAS UTAH MARTIN (Comptroller of the
Navy), Co.nmisaioner FRASER, and Mr. Surveyor SIT-
PINGS, arrived at Portsmouth on Monday, to makep
general inspection of the Dock-yard, the ships ire
ordinary,-acrd of the artificers and workrneu em-
ployed in the yard, &c. They are espected to close
their proceedings on Monday, when they make a si-
milar visit to the Dock-yard at Plymouth. It is said
that many of the ships (first-rates) which were sup-
posed.to be in the most sound state, are found, upon
being ripped open, to be estensively affected with the
dry rot.
Captain WlLsox is appointed to the Salisbury.
SR, to be fisted for the flag of Rear Admiral
DONALD CAMPBELL, at the Leeward Islands.—
Captain Ilu-Kissoz is appointed to the Euryalus,
.36, fur the same station.
The Magicienne, Captain Purvis, which was
driven ashore at Port Louis, Mauritius, in a hurri-
cane, received only trifling damage in her copper.—
Sbe was quite ready for sea again in April last.
The Acorn and Sophia are to be fitted for foreign
service. The Opossum, Lord Jowl Hay, war; paid
of on Tuesday, at Portsmouth. The Dispatch store-1
ship has been paid off at Deptford.
In the report of the case of Dos and CHADWICK v.
BROWN, given in our Paper of the 27th alt., it was
erroneously stated, that the Attorney WAINWRIGHT
had been tried for forgery, as well as the Attorney
BLACKBURN.
The harvest room) these parts has proved the most
productive known for many years; the corn, in
quality, never better, nor a finer time for romping. Such
intense heat of weather has not been known these 30,
years. We had very severe lightning on Thursday
night, but unaccompanied by rain, and but little thou-
der. The barometrical obserrstion yesterday morn-
ing, from night before, nine degrees colder.—(Ports-
month Paper.)
On Thursday night, or early on Friday morning,
the church of Tottenham Iligh-cross was robbed of
the communion-plate.
True Bills were found by the Grand Jury at
Surrey Assizes, on Saturday, against George
Chennell and arns. Chalcraft, for the murders at
Godalmin, and their trials are espected to take
place on Wednesday Deal. Mr. GURNEY is retained
to prosecute.
A violent shock of an earthquake was felt at In.
struck, on the 22t1 ult. at 10 at night, which lasted
for some seconds, and was accompanied by an es.
plosion similar to thunder. The (13tiliatiOn was from
west to out.

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- •:' ' MURDER' AT ItPSOM. •`• *
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Ely +cot, the unfortunate gamekeeper of Mr.
Tessier..eho was murdered on Sunday week, is re:
presentee: as having been of a particularly mild dis:
position, much belbred by his fellow-‘ervanis, and
respected by his master. He was well knowte ai a
most determined enemy to poachers, and ail being
remarkably *spirited its detecting their practices, and
performing his duty. His hat was found at a con-
siderable distance
.from the body; and it is evident
from the broken appearance of the bushes, and the
marks of footsteps, that there must base been a pur-
suit over a great space of ground; that his hat was
knocked of by the overhanging branches-of the
trees, and that in the ardour of pursuit he *oold not
stop to recover it. It is reasonably ceojectured-that
he came upon some poachers by surprise, and after
disturbing them in their illegal practices, followed
with the determination of taking some of them into'
custody, and imprudently ventured into the Weed-
nsiti et Crockenham-corner after them, where find-
g their further retreat Impracticable, they turned'
upon their pursuer, and harbarosisly murdered hiei
In the olahner alieady made known to. the Public.—
May and Halt, the officers, are isislefatigah is id thiiri
exertifms to detect the perpetrates, of the hosridi
dime. They have ascertained thet,6,gang of poachers,
have been ioihe habit of holding %trefoil meeting's
ell -Epsom-common,. liessatisati-diiwni;
_Ube), the
neishboorhood of Kingsthst, and there iiiraUghtg
their icliemes of plunder and depredation. One of
the gang iod .his two sons we're 'obleraed ass the
stilts of Wooricot Park on the 6101 before tllsso
murder, and have slime disappeared from that p ri
of the country, but base been seen by some oft Iv e
country people, who report that the father appeared'
as if much hurt in the back. " Cob's pistol was dis-
charged when foga, and it is probable that some of-
the contents may lave lodged in the back of the man
of whom the officers are in pursuit. From the in-
formation they have obtained, and their unceasing
vigilance, a reasonable hope may be indulged thkt
the murderers will shortly he brought to justice.--
Mr. Trotter, the Magistrate for Surrey, and General
Howarth, have distinguished themselves by their ex-
ertions and activity for the discovery and apprehen.
sioo of the offenders.
ANOTUER ACCOUNT.

During the last week the town and neighbourhood
of Epsom has been in the greatest agitation and alarm,
in consequence of the diabolical murder of Ely Cos,
Mr. Tessier's gamekeeper, on Sunday week. By
information which we have received from a corre-
spondent, we can venture to slate, that very sanguine
hopes are entertained that the tourderer will he soon
brought to justice, circumstances having transpired
which have furnished the officers (May and Hall, of
(Jnion-hall Police-office) with a clue to his person.
It was ascertained by the officers, that a man of an.
Ibrious character, who travels with a caravan drawn
by a Junky, and who is generally accompanied by
his two sons, was within a quarter ore mile of Ceoch.
enhain-corner an the night preceding the rooming the .
murder was committed. The man lives the life
of a gypsy, and supports himself and family by
the same inlawful means. On the morning of the day
r Cos was (Dead murdered, this man was seen by some
coutirrg Kepi* in a very weak slate; he complained of
en injury of his back, and said that it lead bled any
much+ and he wis afraid lir should bleed to deMh.—
His enquiries were after his wife, who, it appeared. I
according to his account, was " gone a foraging,"
or seeking for food. Ile said he had received the
injury in an all ay.
It is believed that he was wounded in the back by
the contents of Cues pistol, which had been dis-
charged when it was found on the ground some dis-
tance from the body. The sock of a shoe was
found also near the body ; and it is a singular cis--
COMIItaIICP, that the man so strongly suspected (not
merely from what we have related? but
.in.,ctinse-
quence of his having decamped from that part of the
country) was observed, a few days prior to the mur-
der being committed, putting socks into his shoes, as
be was sitting by bis baggage on she road side near
Woodcot Park. The vigilance and activity of Mr.
Trotter and the other Magistrates, who have formed
themselves into a Committee to investigate the mur-
der, and in use means to bring the perpetrators to
justice, has been very greatly manifested by their un-
ceasing esertions to discover and apprehend the
I murderer.

PIITLOCOPHICA L DISCOVER, Es.—M r.STEINIIAWER,

filelie, has informed the world; that our globe is a
**(snow ball, the interior of which perhaps contains a
little Solar System. From e long series of observa.
lions. on the variations of the magnetic needle, it seems
to him to follow incontrovertibly, that at the depth
of 170 German, about 765 English miles, a body re-
volves round the centre or the earth, from West to
East, but very slowly, as it take* 440 years to ac-
complish one revolution. This body is endued with
a very strong magnetic power, and is the cause of the
variations of the magnetic needle. The calculations
M. STEINUAUSER, are stated to be perfectly con-
lit to experience ; and he foretold, in 1805, that
the needle would first becotne stalionary, and then,
about the present time, return towards the East,
Which has in fact happened. Hitherto, navigators
helm merely judged empirically, from the variations
•f the needle, whether they have been driven by cur-
rents ton far to the East or the West ; but in future
they will observe the position of the sublerraneous
body, called Pluto, and thereby determine their po-
sition %Ms as much certainty as by the more tare
celestial phenomena!
On Thursday night, Mr. MONK, the wife of a
botcher in Long-alley, Finsbury-square, sat up to
have her husband's breakfast ready at the early hoer
he intended to go to market. About two o'clock,
falling asleep, she dreamed that one of her children
had fallen out of the window, which terrified her so
much that she suddenly started to *eve him, and en-
fortonately fell out of the third floor window into
the street, by which the was dreadfully cot in various
parts of her head and body. She was conveyed into
'the house in a senseless state. Hopes, however, are
entertained of her recovery.
There remains at this time but one single fragMent
of the once famous strong hold of the Earls of Ross,
at Dived!, in Scotland, the whole of the site hat-
ing Dow* stop of oats growing upon it.