The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-13 00:00:00

TM& STATESMAN.

large military force, broke violently, into the house of Sir
FRANCIS &MATT. Sir Faxacts was sitting with his
family, med. ou•.the appearance of the Serjeaut, asked by
what antharity he broke into his house ? The Serjeant pro-
duced the Speaker's Warrant, which Sir F. refused to obey,
and demanded if it was intended to be executed by a military
force ? The answer was in the atilrinative : whereupon Sir F.
commanded them to desist in the King's name, and called upon
the Sheriff for his aid. It wasanswered.that the Sheriff was
not there, and Sir FRaNCIS then said, that they should not
take him but by force, which they accordingly did, au: hur-
ried him through a double tile of soldiers, drawn up in his
own house, to a glass coach,' which they had in waiting for
the purpose, and conveyed him to the Ton cr, escorted by a
large body of hone."

WE this morning received a letter addressed to
Sir FRANCIS BuaolTr, which is highly worthy
of attention, and from which it appears That the
opinion of the people out of doors is not so una-
nimous as the vote of the 'louse of Commons on
Monday last.

IT is reputed, and we baieve not without
foundation, that Mr. O'CoNSOit has demanded an
apology from Mr. LYTTLETON for the wanton
and unprovoked attack made upon him in the
House of Commons on Monday evening ; and we
doubt not Mr. LYTTLETON will be very ready to
retract his insinuations, as, we understand, Mr:
O'CONNOR i$ a man not to be trifled with. •

Yesterday, about one o'clock, her MAJaITY,
accompanied by the Princesses AUGUSTA, ELl-
zAisztn, and Son(' by left tke Queen% Palace,
and proceeded to the Duke of CUMBERLAND'S
apartments, St. James's,. where they partook of
a sumptuous cold collation provided for them,
and then dressed in their court dresses, her MA-
JESTY intending to hold a Drawing-room. The
Duke of KENT soon joined them. Her MAJESTY
entered the grand Council Chamber soon after
two o'clock, and immediately commenced re.
ceivina the company, which was very numerous
and splendid.
The following were among the presentations to
her MAJESTY

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Sir Charles and Lady, Cnckrell, Lady F. Annesley. the
Duke of Portland, hlissninglass. Mrs. Lindsey, Mr. Mrs.
anti Miss Lewis' the Ruches of Devonshire, the Rev. Joseph
Ogle, 14ady P. Murray, Miss Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Gor-
don, Mks Glynn, the Earl of Row, Miss Culvert, Vire-Ad-
miral Duckworth, Lund Napier, Colonel and Mrs. Osborne,
Mr. Sewn), Sir Patrick Murray, Lieut.-Col. Macleod. Miss
Cornwall, Lord and Lady L.eceson Cower, Miss Jessup,
Captain Durham, Major-!uncial Mmitgomery, Sir Corr
Ousley, Mr. James Moiler, and Lord Torpicheu.
The Princess of WALss went to Cuurt.
The Duchess of Dr.votaninz went to Court
yesterday, in a very splendid style.

Further reinforcements.. ere to be sent out to
Wellington's Army. The nosier Brigade and
11001i3 heavy dragoons are mentioned among other

corps. •
The Bon. CO/011C1 EIIITARD STOTTS**, broth"r
of the Earl of CouwrowN, has been unanimously
elected Member of Parliament for the Borough of
Marlborough.
The gun-boats of the River Feneibles continue
moored above Westminster-bridge, ready either
for the defence of the Speaker's House, or the
Archiepiscopal Palace !
'The $l, or King's own Dragoons, matte an ex-
traordinary rapid march to the Matewolis. They
received their orders at twelve o'clock, on Sunday,
marched from their guarters, Canterbury bar.
racsks, and arrived in town at two o'clock on
Monday morning.
It is rather a Whimsical circumstance, that in
1799 an order was signed by the late Duke of
PORTLAND to prevent Sir FRANCIS Be RD'ETT from
obtaining an entrapre into any prison in the City
of London or County of Middlesex, and that in
1810. the greatest exertion should be made to get
him into one !
A numerous and respectable party of gentle.
men dined together at the City of London
Tavern yesterday, to commemorate Lord Rdo-
NEY'S victory, and to promote the subscription
for Mr. DIBDIN. Captain BUTTERFIELD was
in the Chair ; and he was supported by Sir
SYDNEY SMITH, 1.0e,1 NI:WAIL*, and
her of naval and military characters. A, letter
from Mr. BANNISTER, apologizing for not being
present, and inclosing a draft for ten guineas
as his subscription, was read, and received
with the warmest applause. A voluntary sub.
scription was set Oil foot, and a considerable
sum of „money was paid into the hands of
, Me. B. OAK LET, who kindly acted as the Tree.
surer. Au account will be given of tho sums sub-
! scribed ; and wo trust the example will be fol-
lowed by every convivial. party in the kingdom.
Songs were sling by Mr. WINDUs, Mr. BUTLER,
Mr, °AMAMI Mr. INCLEDCIII., Me, TAxt.ok„.
Mr. Diosiom, &c. ; and the day was spent with
the most lively exhiliration. •
Yesterday a Gentleman Yell down the area of a
new house, at Wal worth, and lacerated his arm in
a shocking manner, by coming against an iron
spike in the wall. lie was conveyed home in a
hackney coach.
MrLANCHOLY Ev estr.—On Saturday afternoon a most I
distressiug and melancholy accident happened at sea, sear
Hartley, by which no les,, than twenty-three seamen met j
fishermen have lost their lives. lu the morning of that day
several Whig heats had gone to OM when a storm after-
wards
arose from the eastward, and the perilous situ/dies of
the crews being seen by the yeefistors on shore, they hasten-
ed to Blyth far the life-boat, which was with womkrful ex-
pedition soon brought to the scene of danger. A crew of
brave seamen instantly volunteered and manned the life-boat,
who speedily rescued the fishermen, by getting them safe on
board, and their numerous relatives, who were assembled on
the shore, already congratulated each other on the speedy
deliverance of their friends. Alas! however, when almost
within hail of land, the life-boat was driven by a heavy
sea upon a ridge of rocks, called !Wiley Sates, and such was
the tremendous surge, that she almost instantly went to pieces,
and the whole crew (25 in number) except two, perished in
sight of huodreds of spectators. Those two saved were, a
foreigner and a seaman, Thomas Lee, belonging to Hanley. A
young man of the name of Brown sustained himself upon a
piece of rock for some time, but was at tenth washed of by
the surge. Among the sufferers were a father and four sons,
of (he name of Armstrong, two brothers/Of the name of Short,
belonging to Blythe and other two brothers of the same name,
belongiog tokulleytes g but musty of them have left large
families to lament t 'riots. The scene of distress upon the
beach, whkh this isastrous occurrent* isecasioaert, exceeds
all description for its extreme horror. La 01 the 110.90,1"
have beesialreadi wooled Owe., '

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TO 3M FRANCIS BURDETT,- BART.

DEAR SIR FRANCIS--Whilst lame who have
been thought well of, and more who think well
of themselves, are manly disclaiming their ac.
quaintance with you, because you have stood for.
ward in defence of those trifles called Magee

Charts and the Bills of Rights—it will, lam
sure, give you pleasure to know, that numbers
wholly unconnected with you, and with any
rart,y, are fully satisfied that the proceeding
against JOHN GALE Jot s, is directly at variance
with those foundations of the glorious Conaiiii-
-1 lion we have a right to live under ; and that a
part at least of the proceedings against yourself

ire equally illegal and unconstitutional'.
If apart of the Legislature has a right to as.
sume the powers of the whole, and of the Execu-
tive also, of what avail is it, that each part has
been formed as a restraint upon the others ? Of
what use would be the three branches of the Con.

stitution, if one of them could exert, without
the consent of the other two, a power subversive

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of the personal security of the subject—could send
a gang of housebreakers to my house, force their
way into the midst of my family, and drag
me to a prison ? Even the *elected legal ad.