The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-03-31 00:00:00

TES*AN.

THE ST,

STATE OF THE POLICE IN DUBLIN.

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On Sunday movniug the 22d 'nitwit, the shop of
Mr. Byrbe (a Chandler), in South Great George's-
street, Dublin, was broken open, and a consider-
able quantity of soap, candles, and other bulky
property was carried away. It is only necessary to
add, that there is a Watchman's stand opposite the
house, at the corner of Fade-street, and another at
that oorner of GI 00rge's-street, which is next to
Stephen-street.
, On Tuesday morning, the 24th, the house of
xesara. and J. Malone, grocers, in Stephen-street,
!Iwas broken opely and robbed of property to a consi-
f-derableattioutit. The depredators seem to have pro-
liceeded with the greatest regularity in accomplishing
their Object : and although a. watchman is supposed
, to stand at the corner of Drury-trine, and another
at the corner of George's-street—that is, within six
doors on the one side, and seven on the other side of
' Messrs. Melones' house, yet it would appear that
such protectors were utterly useless. The party first
cut one of the lower pannels of the shop-door, across
which there was a large wooden bolt, and a small
iron bar with a key in it, and Iron bolts at the top ;
through which one of them introduced his hand, and
removed the pin which fastened the bar, that sedured
the shutters; they took down the shutters, and after
having deliberately left them in a gateway adjoining
the house, they opened th?, shop-door. The.), forced
I open the till, in which there was a, quantity of silver,
land toqk it away, together with& pocket-book, con!
Itaining upwards of 9001. in- bills and promissory
notes. They carried the plunder certainly towards
the watch stand, at the corner of Drury-lane, for
the till was found in Goat-alley, which is exactly
opposite the watchman's post. -
On the night of Tuesday, the 24th, the same, or,
perhaps, another gang of housebreakers, forced the
bar from the shop window of Mr. Di•omgoule's house,
in Lamb-alley. They carried away several articles
of value, without interruption from those watchmen,
who were, or who ought to have been, at their
stands, which are within twenty yards of the house
where the burglary was committed.
On the night of Wednesday, the 25th, the shop of
Mr. Freeman, in Cook-street, was broke open, but
ithe robbers were here disappointed, as they did not
find any money in the desk, or drawers of the coun.
ter, which they forced ; they, however4 carried off
some account books and loose papers. There is a
watchman's stand within some few doors of Mr.
IFreaman's house.

On Wednesday night, the 25th, the shop of Mr.
Craig, a wo.ollen draper, in High-street, was ford-
lily entered, and several pieces of corduroy, cotton,
cords, and other bulky valuable roperty were taken
away. High-street, though an extensive street (in.
habited by opulent shopkeers), has but one stand for
a watchman.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

- . NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1812.
MONDAY. MARC* 90.
The Craven. Stakes, a Subscription of 10p. each, for all ages,
2-yr olds sst. 101 b. 3-yr olds fast. 4.yr olds list. 91h. 5-yr olds 9st.
11b. ;;-yr olds get. 511 s. and aged 9st. 71b.-Across the Flat.
Lord Lowther's ch. c. Flash, 2-yrs old , - 1
:dr. W ilson's b. 1. by Aleillider the great, 9-yrs old - 2
100 to 5 ap t Flash.
Produce Sweepstakes of 100 gs each, lt. ft. colts Bst. 51b. fillies
9st. 21b. R. M.
Mr. Wilsod's f. Lady Sardhia, by Sancho - 1
Sir F. Standish's c. by Mr. Teazle - - 2
J to 1 on Lady Sophia.
Sweepstakes of 103 p eaco, colts list. 71b. fillies Sit 51b. R. M.
lord Lowther's c. by BeningSurough - 1
Lord Jerscy't c. by Hyperion - - o
Lord Foley 's c. by Sancho - - - 3
7 to 4 apt Lord lowitter's c. 2to 1 apt Lord 'Jersey's c.
The Cockbnat Stakcs of 100ei each, h. ft. for colts and fillies that
bad not been named in any Stt cepsuakes before Airil 29, 1511 ;
colts Os . 41b. fillies 9st. 111). R. 31.
Sir C. fttanhury .a h. 1. Anulia • - - - 1
Lord Datrlington's b. c by Sasebo . - . 2
Mr. Watson's c. by Bentitgboroagh - ' - 3
liveu betting.on Amelia. 6to 4 apt Mr. Watsoo's c.
Sweepstakes of 1131 p each, It. ft. for colts and fillies unbroke at
the time of naming (May 13, Dill), colts list. 71b. ana fillies
Mt. 41b. Ab. M.
Mr. Ladbroke's b. c. by Orville . - - 1
Writ ',outlier's b. c. by Beniugborough - - 3
Mr. Andrew's ch. f. Calvhn . - s
gtrof Riad and's hi. f. il V" A lexaerder- - 4
a,gst Mr. Ladbroke's b. c. 6to 4 onLord Lowther's h. a.
4 to.l apt Duke of Rutland% hi. f.
I ord Darlington's f. by Sir Charlei, fist. 91h. beat Mr. Hod-
soo's 1. by Sheule, Sat. Ilb. Ab. M. lUttge..b. ft. Sto lOD Lord
Darlington's f.
Sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft. colts Sst. 71b. fillies Est. 91b.-
Across the Flat. •
Gen. Gower's c. by Trompator - - - 1
Mr. Lawrell's f. by Johnny . - 3
Even betting on Gen. Gower's c.

' N.111.4L INTELLIGENCE.

711 MP-
. I;TII, MARCR 90. •
. Arrived yellerday his Majesty's ship Tyrian from Weymoodi.
Came into harbour the Cadmus, Christian VII. and Rolla.
Arrived to-day his lAgjesty's ships Port Mahon, Warrior,
Swift, and Cressey, hum a cruise., The Warrior and Swift are
from Plytooneb, -with g convoy. •
(SEAL, Maacn 30.
Arrived his Majesty'ssigps }'guard and Regulus, with the
Euphrates, Monarch, and Northampton East IncFlamm, from
Portsmouth.

Sailed his Majesty's ships Nymphets and Calliope, on a cruise
of Fleshing. •
Arrived the San cutter, with a convoy' from Plyspontli,J
which are sailed for diffment destination.
Come down from tbeßiser the Senior, Taylor, for Jamaica ;*
Loyal Briton, for Gibraltar; Symmetry, for Lisbon ; and the
Thomas for the Cape of Good Hope.
FALMOUTU, Minns 28. - •
Arrived his Majesty i ship La tona, with a convoy of 1a
of transports, which sailed on the 25th from Portsmouth foe
Lisbon, pot in here by contrary winds.
The Dhke of Kent packet has gone ihto the Roads,
GI/ER*BSY, MAW 28.
Arrived his Majesty's brig Persian, with a French lugger of
=and 45 men, taken of the Seven Islands, belonging to
TORBAY, NAkca.29.
Arrived his Majesty's lip:Fearer, Unnerbal. ahtf
The ," ve NeeMnilaml sailed yesterday •
mouth, -•••• forted
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may not the East India Company cave to fear fro
this powerful rival ? The Prencit Emperor has in
fact made no secret of his views is to our Eastern
possessions. He already calculates upon the squa-
drons which shall ' isssue from the tunnel 014
ports of his Empire, covering all the open sea;
of Europe, protecting all people, and soon di,,
playing their flags in the. seas of America and
India. 4 4 On the day," says NAIPOLNON, 44 witen
the Fretieh tog shall appear in India, and join th.i
Mahrattas, the British Owe? - lie tlt,troved !!'"
This may be considered by some kn' Om pty tliteat
but though it should turn etit 110, tid Fast
Company ought not to treat it with lesitV. If th. 7
consult their t.-.ieinterests,. they will provide ugain4
even the posvibility of danger and weivnow bf
Way they can do this so effertnaily, byOvine
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their fellbtr-citlietil upon an equal, roofing with fv
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reign ntions.,. ,By doing this they will increase the
populariewer their possessions by men who knowi
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I the value 'of freedom, and who, hgving a certeiva.itsi
terest loth. theinselves in defending; their .prolperiy4
wilt be able to counteract all the doses of the fioo;
tile Mahrattasr even though Bu/Liriairkshouldsoc-.
'coed in conveying an army to the Eastern Penidsula.
• At present, the Company would require re army of
304,000' gent/eons to protect this island of Ceylon,
'aiwittbeestablishments-at Bengal and the' othor parts
of Indio.. They eannete itnieter, 'count above half •
I that force in these eatensire regiens4 and Greet Bri•
tain is unable to furnish more troops.. But were
free trade to be established, and settler, allowed to
go from thence, this wotild tte'**ootee-vriuternal.
army sufficient at any time to resist the designs of an
invading enemy. In every -point of view, therefore,
in which this subject can he considered, the total
removal of the restrictions at present imposed upon
our trade to the East, mustprove highly beneficial to
the onntry ; while a renewal of the Company's
Charter will not only have a contrary effect, but nl.
timately subvert their own porter and influence in
these extensive territories.

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- The Charter of this Incorporation, by which an
*milliard monopoly has been vested in that body by
the Legislature, being about to expire, thd principal
Cities in the ,kingdom, immediately connected with
commerce, havevottld petitions to Parliament, pray
lug that the Bait India trade shall be declared free to
the inhabitants of'Great Britain. From documents
laid before a meeting of the Directors last week, it 1
appears that Government have made it a condition of
the renewal of the. Company's Charter, that certain.;
relaxations shall take place in the restrictions which I
have hitherto existed as to their eastern trade. But
what these relaxations mill amouut to in the eiia, it
!ishardly possible to conjecture ; because the matter
ntiot only lies over for consideration at a general
meeting of the India Proprittors, but, What is of
greater importance, it must undergo a solemn discus.
silo in both Houses of Parliament,befare tee Charter
is renewed, if ever thin shall happen. We are per-
saluted it ought not, and our opinion is founded up.
'on this incontrovertible Principle, that a free trade
with all the world is one of the natural rights of the
human species, which no power on earth can legally
abridge. 'set this right has been constantly infringed
e'er since the first Charter was granted to the East
India Company. It might, .perhaps, be vindicated-;
upon pleas of policy, that it was a wise measure to
grant au exclusive privilege to the first adventurers to
the &tit, in order to induce them to undertake so
perilous and expensive a branch of commerce; but -1
when this inducement ceased, the restrictions, as tb '
all others, ought to• have ceased also. This; however,
has not been the case; and it is a fact which we be-
lieve is not generally understood, that while the
China and the East India trade is confined to a fete 1
iudividuals in this country, it is open to all the
world besides—to foreigners who contribute toes!
no part of the public taxes, nor, in any serail
of the word, give the smallest aid to the sup.-'
port of the State. If it is a violation of the
natural rights of mankind in geneild, to de-
prive them of the liberty of Commerce to any part
of the Globe, how inonstrousle unjust is it to per-1
mit this to the natives of France) of Holland, and ! Wednesday last there was a highly retpectable
of every part of the territories of BONAPARTE, who Meeting at the Great UpperritoOm in the Exchange,
are our avowed and inveterate ekemies, and yet re-; Manchester,
fuse it to the free-born subjects of these realms !
The CRICHARD WOOD, ESQ. Borouglireeve, la the Chair.
u:s iestas;
It would seem, in fact, when the legislature granted stating, that they opened the business of the day by
were convened, agreeably le a Re-
so extraordinary a Charter, that they studiously ex- quisition from the towns of Manchester and Salford,'
erted themselves to enable foreigners successfully to upon one of the most important subjects that could
combat the exertions of the private traders from this possibly engage the public attention. The Rosolu-
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country to India, and even to compete with the East tions which were prepared should first be all read,
India Company itself. To open the channels of and then separately submitted for the approbation of
the Meeting. .
trade to the East, independent of the natural light Mr. Daueeas stated, that a few of the gentkeneto
the nation at large has that they should be so, would, who sisped.the Requisition had. met two or three
as a muster of- wise policy, promote, in a very high times, and proposed a set of Resolutions, -Which, in
'degree, the interests of the country, in the present submitting for their consideration) they would be
critical st:ite of our manufactures. It is a happy to alter, either in purpdit or wording, sot'sto
meet the wishes of the gentlemen then assembled.
well known fact, that the East India Company do
The Chairman then read the Resolutions, nhich,
not traffic to many of the extensive countries included with some little alteration, were passed seriatim.
in their Charter. They seldom, indeed, even visit Mr. Joni TAYLOR warned the meeting, from
thus? vast regioas lying between the Cape of Good what he observed in some of the papere, to be on
their guard lest the trade to be panted to the coun-
stateHope and the Straits of Magellan. Limited as our
try should be restricted to Hiudostan. Ifs thought
of commerce is, by exclusion from the Conti-
this hint necessary, as their object `ran to obtain a
nent, a free intercourse with these possessions, would free trade roused the Cape of flood Hope, and if
they did„not procure that, be thought the trade to
give birth to an enterprising spirit in our merchants ;
'afford employment to thousands of our manufactus which they.would be admittedNiriontd bir wholly nu..
rers, who are starling from the want of employ- gltory.
melt; and create an additional nursery for our sea- Mr. THOMAS ENTIPISLt stated, that the Resole-
men, men, which, in preference to all other means of na-
lions were rather of a general character by which
means the Committee to be appointed •would be at
tional defence, ought to be most attended to, seeing liberty to enter into any particular views Whereby
BONAPARTZ is making such gigantic exertions to the object of the Meeting might be hest ecowered.
rival us on the ocean. When we view the vast ex- Mr. WILLIAM Gafterre objected very strongly td .
any reflection upon the conduct of the Intik Com.
tent ?f territory which the East India Company are
parry—that vies a point which the► Matto lght as rat.
daily ,aceuiring, we consider this as incompatible
ever to touch upon, and he trusted that the Resolution
with the existence of. its power in India; and there- casting so marked a censure and reproackopoo the
fore, if this body consult their true interests, they conduct and character of the Company; would be
will at least give up their pretensions to a restricted withdrawn.
' trade to q great portion of the Eastern Empire. The Mil. Orriwert Wools said, that he considered the
defence of these possessions evidently depends upon object for
.risportanee, and in the preSent dlstresedwhich they were contending as of great
our national fleets. Should we prove so unfortunate as and signal
state of the country ought roost pits ticularly to be
to lose a great naval engagement,and no man can say that tieged:' The right to trade to India should be assert-
.such an• event is impossibk, where shalt the East ed in the clearest and fullest manner ;—"the people of
India Company look to for protection ? As a greet Eiegiatid 'had en endoubtea eight to an enrestrictect
maritime power, we hare made extensive colonial intercourse with all nations that were Ikamity with
us ; and, open this strong constitutlonbi ground, be
emseueds ; hut unless our utgal strength increase in
right should be hsserted in the most hold, opee, and
preposition to these, it may be a matter of doubt manly way. It was extremely desirable that this
whether we can always hold them. History in. Meeting should have all the Infcemation they could
-forms us, that the Carthagenians could not retain r procure upon this subject, and, if it was strictly re.
Sicily, though that Island-was almost in sight of their I pier, it wined afford him pleasure, and he was sure
capital • and we know that the -Portuguese spell it would be equally gratifying le the meting; to have
Dutch' 'have gradually lost a great portion 'of their the- dpioions of his friend Mr. Casey, of Liverpool,
who happened4hen to be there, and whose sentiments
Eastern Colonies. Great Britain' likewise has been were in unison with theirs;
compelled to submit to the loss eif +or provinces in Liverpool west-so intimate))
North America. All this has brlginattad from sae -that; on such a stibject, they
inadequate netere of the-mend forte of these Sates as one coinmassitkie
to retain their' foreign ter4tories. We miry "falai The meetliig f
and the C
desirable it nlas toltitis
unless, we have a population adequate to meet the t could upon so important and 1..._
demand for. seamen, our naval strength musts like nor' could hi set tlibleist **tibia
every thing human, terminate at a point, beyond I serrations Mr. 'f''
which it cannot pass. On the other. hand, France 1 Meeting.
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tgulation. nearly sufficient to, man- a I
hondat winch Mr. CASE said, filet he.
was conferred
able-an Invitation, t 6
TaYlor, Tito *trued Ahern at
tending fifr a free tea ,seed
the Gempony might "el to
merce the' Whin Seas
If that Clieltri were notated
the wholesestuntry-s-if ttrey E
trtieted 'tiger weakl, ultimately
mitaticsektolrhielt they wools' its, eqbjected,
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i , 'mewl/. mond so Nedribtiniksod mailed yesterday fur Ply: nityry throe tiasvi U 14,81.040; xhich Gnat Britain can
mouth, to join convoy, but were forted back by eOntriry „,1
a 'olds; they are Rost' about to sail for TM' Roods,• . entrap 44he beaidesAroataku Wit hitt herself cal the
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The torturers.of hairs in Beattla!tars come to the, teSololloti tgolt:ljgapj of navlotion. Her Coatt • eittendo to it
of not attending any person fa a atiaday t aad hateegg to , •
lodge information against any OSA in their business ill
itew 'wary twelve. Impel. as& leagesaf and ,bar harboitra ;
enrgresJiag this regulation, They began to ant or ' ' - M Cid Olio iiitt Maliw.i
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3ntuation last holiday, odds the aaprobdtitta of the •ifts . ,
and other principal geatledoeo.... * eiellidistlititiatialhatinthrida4l.4!
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(tuning op Niclty-stteet. Pointe, was
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here, and whose sentiments
; indeed, the interests of I :
ely connected with'theirs,
ey might well be regarded
I inittoratimt frith epplausel
agreed with hirrWood, •
se all the informition they
td ihteresting an occasion; /1
ohialetihn' Co hear any ob. ie"
...Caser.. might favour the
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qi upon hint by so respect.
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of the neeessity df eon- • .
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geld itot I met and 'anre..
nltiasately find tint the lb.'
)aid he velnlected) would , •
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fillidopham and, Lketre
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