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That this Meeting will therefore use their utmost ezertioos to
mare Mr. Watchmen's Birctiosi.
SAMUEL GOQDHEHERE, Chairman.
pesswed fiksgaisioestr; That the Thoth of Mil Meeting be
gives lo Mr. Alderman Good bebere, fur his able aid impartial
ca ldera to the Chair.
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THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

•AZIIRDAY, MARCII 14, 1118

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On the third reading of the Mutiny Bill yesterday
evening in the Hoes* of Lords, Earl Gatos/molt
proposed a reduction of 13,000 moo is the military

force. The noble minded End showed strongly that
'the force kept op had little else to do than to enslave
the People. Lord BATuuntr's 'Fitments to disp►ove
this were coriously drawn from a specification of the
distribution of the force which loads the empire, and
the usual jargon about the altered circemstahces of the
country. His Lordship thought it a triumpbantrefuta.
lion to the charge of acting unconstitutionally iu keep-
ing ape large military force in lime of peso, to say that
al with the exception of the London services and a
dht•ict of twenty-five mile. round it, there was only
the member of four thousand men!" As to the ser-
vice of the Metropolis, be tells us, "The necessary
somber for that duty was usually calculated on a
principle, that the number of troops engaged for that
purpose should be equivalent to the proportion of
three nights in bed for one on duty ; bat in the pre-
sent instance, the number of men was so restricted
as not to allow them more than two nights in bed for
one on duty." The Noble Secretary, however, does
not think proper to @spatial* on the many lines of
circumvollation that ore drawn around the capital,
the fortifirati 4444 s with whirls we are happily surround-
ed in time of peace and tranquillity, as the Indemnity
Bill says, or expressly inform no why the soldiers
may not all go to sleep together, and fairly nap out
the week. The amendment was negatived without a
division.
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In the noose of Commons the Indemnity Bill went
through its last stage and was finally passed, after
some amendments had been proposed sod rejected,
all of which appear to us extremely necessary, sod
ouch as justice would base dictated to an impartial
Government ; but all sock alterations were re-
sisted as unnecessary, and what it still more
• Gemini in the argument, as calculated to de.
stray the fine cooly:Wm of the Bill, some spe-
cimens of which were appropriately adduced to the

admiration of the House, by Mr. BROUGHAM. An
• amoodniesit, similar to that which we hare so much
rocommeaded, in order to give an opportunity of
prosecuting the miscreant Oliver for his treason, was
proposed by Sir Wag. BOAROUGus, namely, that the
Indemnity should not be ostendod to thst6th of Jan.
18(7, tot the ArroanaT.Galliasal. said (and leerk
thli Importance of this Matter from the answer),
'• the House bad better reject the Bill altogether
than admit this clause, as it would load to the dis-
closure of ell those trassodions which it soar the ob-
ject of the Bill to keep secret." The proposition
was of course rejected.

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The news from America, brought by the New
York Papers to the 17th February, in which we
find strong oppearenests of active preparation for
naval warfare, has escited considerable sensation.
The fact of the American navy being about to be es.
tended by the addition of tee Use of battle ships, and
as many frigates, which are ordered to be built, can.
not but be interesting. It forms a curious contrast
to the situation of oer own navy. The Report from
the Navy Board of the United States, to which
the proceediogs for the Inman, of she Navy are
stated, may be nothing more than the discharge of
en effitild duty ; but there is greet ground for, sus-
pecting that there is something is timi Intent for which
this preparation is made. Indeed, the athject of such
an Intsesjea of the means of war cannot be mis-
taken, and thi jarrings between the Governments of
Spain and the United States most suggest where the
quarrel is fast maturing. We have always suspected
that though the question of actual hostilities may yet

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line-of.hattle Alps tied siairigates will be eettablly
launched, and that widths ibe paid liiieseibed by
Government.
There can be no doubt that a war with Spain
would be very popular is the United States ; and
there Iselin more reason to believe, that it would be
the most fortunate event that could stator for the
strut/cling Patriots in the Southern Provinces.—
We know not whether our Government aspects each
a collision soon, bat in consequence of the Ame-
rican intelligence or some other cause, Russian pro.
dace and the Funds appear to have been affected.—
A great deal of hemp was yesterday perehased at
advanced prices.
It appears also by an article from Cherlesten„ that
the relative position of the Portman. and Spanish
forces on the Rio Plata, is not such as is likely, in
the has., to promote the amity of tise.tw.o Courts
which might be expected to unite in this crisis. The
Portuguese are at once preparing
.to defend Monte
Video, and to commence offensive operations against
Bemis Ayres: but Monb Video is still blockaded
by ARTIGAII.

ft is still asserted in the Papers by the Flanders
Mails, that the Army of Occumtion sill retire from
France in the coarse of the nest autumn, but with
this reserve, that the Russian contingent cud some
other, will remain, for a veer, on the right bank of
the Rhine. A letter from Stockholm says, the
Swedish troops have received a present in money,
•pan the occasion of the new King's! accession.—
This is a very intelligible policy in BERNADOTTIL

The Duke of CAMBRIDGZ will be married, early
in April, at Cassel, and is expected to arrive in this
country, with his Bride, before the end of the
mouth.

The Dutch and Flanders Mails give a farther con-
tradiction to the atrocities imputed to the Dey of
Autism.

The answer to the enquirers Eller the Decline of
CRWRIRLAIII., yesterday, was—" Her Royal High-
ness is hotter taday."
Yestordsy the Prince of REsst-llomitmo re-
ceived a visit from Lord STEWART.

New York Papers to the 16th alt. errivea yestev.
day. They contain an important Report from the
Navy Board to the Secretary of the Navy, stating
the proceedings which have been had under the Act
for the Increase of the Navy. In the State Navy.
yard, there are the frames of 10 line-of.battle ships
and 10 frigates. The Report concludes by saying,
the Commissioners have no doubt of being able, " if
it should be the wish of the Executive, to launch them
within the period contemplated by the law."
The Duke of DesoNsulat is arrived in town from
his soot in Ireland.

Sir GEORGE 110 PB if about to resign his sent at
the Admiralty Board, on account of ill health t • and
Sir Josarit Iroaxt resigns, as it is said, because
Lord MELvit.i.c prefers another Gentleman as his
confidential friend to himself. Sir Groans Coca.
Roans and Sir litway Rotuma are to be the two
new Lords.
ORDNANGB ECONODIT.—It appears from the last
Report of the Committee of Finance, that the boast-
ed retrenchment which was last year held forth to
the Public as about to take place in the charge of his
Majesty's garrisons, both at home and abroad,
amounts this year to the wonder'sl seen of 8801.
This reductioo consists in the discontineance of the
miserable garrisons of Fort William and Fort Au-
gustus, which were erected in the Highlands of Scot.
land soon after the Rebellion in 1715. TM saving
is not quite half the amount of the salary of the Mas-
ter-General's privalc Secretary.
The Fends were yesterday looking up daring a
great part of the day. They had at one period reached
74 for money, and 78i for the account, bet to.
wards the close of the market they fell back to 78
for money, and 784 for account, the prices at which
they had opened.
Mr. Gessontr.t. Ruitext.r. was obliged, from in.
disposition, to pair off on the question of the Indem.
nit, Bill. On the second reading be paired off with
Sir ROBERT MOORS 0111) and QU the third with Sir
Jostrit oats.
We were mistaken in inserting Mr. B. Mostr.ano's
June in our List of the Minority against the Indent.
rite
Bill, on Wednesday qjght.
Some tolerable idea of the trifling cost of a rata
atinscery, may be formed from the following filet :
'There is new for bearing in that Court a Bill, the
sixpence of which for stamps and engrossing alone,
amounts to the sum of eight hundred pousule.
The Amsterdam of 74 guns, with a cargo of sugar,
aratee, Ac. from Batasia to Holland, was totally lost
in Mgt* Bay, Cape of Good Hope, the sod of Dec.
She bad pat is there in cousequeoce of being die.
masted.
GBAND HURLING AND QUOIN! MATCUBS.—Pre.
!joinery arrangerneots are making for a Grand
Cricket end Hurling Match after Easter' the former
between English and Irish Gentlemen, mad the latter
between the Irishmen resident in the neighbourhood
of the metropolis. The provinces of Ulster and
Monsterare to burl against Connaught and Leinster,
and preparations will he coedit for some august wit-
nesses of the sport who are expected to attend.
66 Where its the name of nohow are yoe goitigt"
said • tradesman to another whom he. met running
through Cheapside the other day with the utmost ex-
pedition. " Why," said the other, 46 I am sot
going any where in the name of Forlume, bat I ern
going in the name of Dm,. to order my share of the
Port Wine that I ens entitled to, for yoe oust km4:-
I hare got part of his lucky -111striber which to hale
Four Pipes." " Well," but said the other, " why
iir.sueh baste ?" " Beams 1 ern afraid all the good
Wine may be gone, and yes know I Intestine (slee) .
juice;' sad away he rats.
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itfe havestest *Wit hieteiy
the local interests, bet mina the
,utteotion
whole Cant ry, wr t t Het'Bo better then give • tem-
wiry of the cantina IMneed by the opposite Can.
didates in Parliament during the lust few days. The
subject led general interest; nod the -gross mine-
, presentation of some London. Newspapers show,
that persons far removed from the County take an
interest in it.
Mr. Baorsonaw, beside his otsposilion to the op-
pressive measure of shutting the Courts of Justice
against the complaints of all who have lately been
Imprisoned on suspicion of political offences, has
broeght forward the important subject of Educating
the Poor, and has renewed the Committee, of which
he is Chairman, which has already collected a great
body of important evidence, and may now be ex-
'peeled to lay the foundation of a system calculated
to promote the universal diresion of knowledge.
[For Mr. BROUGHAM'S speech on this important
subject, we refer our Readers to the STATIISNIIN
of the Bth inst.]
On Thursday last Mr. BROUGHAM supported Lord
AZTHORPR'S motion for repealing the Leather Taft,
which Tax be had resisted ever since its introduction
in 1812. The grounds of his opposition were
chiefly its injurious effects upon agriculture, upon
which-it operates in a manner too obvious to require
description. The following is a slight sketch of his
speech upon that occasion :
" Mr. Bftocon.sw rose in consequence of an oh.
aeration which refiectell on his Noble Friend—
(Cries ef No, no! from Lord Castlereagh)—it
was not necessary tier, to vindicate his Friend, but
' he would give his resoons for persisting in taking the
sense of the Hooso on this subject. Ile did so on
this ground—that two 'equities, by two Committees,
had already taken place, one for six weeks, the other
for a longer period, and no benefit resulted from
them. Gentlemen on the other side were exceedingly
fond of referring to Committees Petitions which. re-
quired no lamination ; but they obstinately-refused
any reference, whets examinations and enquiry were
quite necessary. When they on his side proposed a
Committee on a subject on which they wished for in-
formation, the reply was, "Don't enquire ; you know
nothing, and you shall learn nothing, upon the sub-
ject." When they knew every thing, and proposed
a repeal, the answer was, 66 Committee," " En.
quire." Ile would leave the House to judge, who.
ther, when all the matter was before the House, •
Committee could be intended but to frustrate the
object of the motion. His opinion as to the Tax
was the same as it had been six years ego, when it
was imposed. The Noble Lord had left nothing to
be said in support of the motion ; but he could add
to the strong argument,' adduced by him, that it was
also the interest or the consumers to have this TES
repealed. On this ground he should give, his vote
against the To:. This, if possible, was a •till more
irrefragable ground than the interests of the Petition-
ers. It was a Tax on a necessary of life. Seth a
Tax was a solecism.- it was an arithmetical bleeder.
Those who einpboyed labour paid it, and Covenantal,
the greatest employer of labour, paid the most of it.
Chancellors of the Exchequer were not fontiref con-
tacting, but they were always ear, to extend the
talons of taxation. Ile was, therefore afraid that
the Right Hun. Gentleman would lay his long hand
on the only article which had hitherto escaped tax-
ation. The oil.dressed leather had never been taxed,
and on that account it languished In neglect and de-
pression. The Chancellor of the Exchequer could
sot, therefore, NI to apply his reviving touch to it,
in order to raise it into importance and prosperity."
The motion for the renal was carried by a ma-
jority of 94 to 81, and Lord ALTHORPR and Mr.
BROUGHAM were appointed to bring in the Bill,
which they did, and it was read • first time last
night. Upon this occasion the Ministerial toter,
were mastered with greet activity-; end among them
were to be found Lord LONSTIRRR and Colonel Low-,
THia, MR present Members for Westmorland, as RAI'
OS Sir THOMAS ACLAND and others, who seem to
imagine that the surest road to the favour of their
Constituents, is a compliance with- all the - measures
of Government.

The misrepresentation of some hireling Prints upon
the subject of this contest need hardly be pointed
out. One sample may 'office. They have stated,
that the Earl of TUANET (whom they abuse with
every sort of personal malignity, because he is
known to be friendly to the independence of his ne.
live county), was the promoter of a riot at Maid.
stone in 1816, when the proposers of an Address to
the Princess Casacorre on her marriage were ill-
treated by the mob, and the Address prevented.—
The truth is (and it is universally notorious), that
Lord Tuans.s. was prevented from attending the
Meeting by illness, hut that be was one of the Ad-
dressers, having, with Lord CAMDEN and others,
signed aw Requisition for calling the Meeting—so
that if ha bad promoted the petting, it mestlavebeitli
piling himself!
A Mosseta.—On Thersday night, a yoeng Lady,
named Matilda Emery, was walking along Pico.
dilly, on her way from a friend's house, towards bur
home, when a man, having the dress of a gentlemen,
addressed her, and was very intrusive. He accosted
her with " How do yoodo, my dear?" , She walked
on, making no reply; he continued to follow tier,
and again said, "Now are you, love?" and pushed
against ber in a violent manner, which caused her to
reel some distance ; as she was reeling, the inhuman
villain pet his hand up her clothes, and forced a sharp
instrument into her side. She screamed very toed,
and be ran off as fast as he could. She called
out 64 I am stabbed 1" and several persons pur-
sued, bet he had gat such a._ distance before them,
that he could not be overtaken. The female Wit
Itssieted to St. •GeetOP'S Hospital by seise strangers.
I—The Sat gems ezavained the Intend ; Indemnity
nose of the vitals are Injured, though the wooed is
serious.
Suocanict Accinuwr.-.-A young wimMILM, servant
to Mr. Mask, of Prince's.street, St. George's, wig
-onsesieg bower Berkeley-street, yeignaday, with .a
AIM ha berates and another in bee hand, shoo a
led bins lashed out and itreelsbee spot the sh.toldee,
whisk shivered it in a: slynnlisk 'lissome%
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Bun% .114netsm 130—Cemo dais bwel the L •
the Favourite, Bretrooder,:lleelie fierreWeekoeut
Milled with the whets of the esstsPeed•heeetle• engage •
the Java and Ledy Carriers° isdisesse, twee* •
respective destiosiienst with NOM& tweeze at
Atso sailed the whets et the homeward-bested fee
the.aleer.—Alk Iwo lost is coming ant of Reartgare,
and are peeling theeogh the Downs to the westward:
—We have made strict enqeiry respecting the few*
mentioned yesterday, as being lost on the Nader
bet cannot ascertain any farther partial's's.
PORTIMOUTIII MARCIE 13.—The wind has tree,,
North nearly all day, which his enabled the est.
ward-boond to proceed, bet it has shifted to the
W. N. W. this evening.—Arrived the sloop Le pe.
tile Esperanto, from Cherbereh.—A seaman, who
stated himself to belong to the American brig fraociri
of Portland, has reported to us, that on the night of
the 4th instant she struck on a rock between Port:
land and the Needles, and was totally lest, and only
four of the crew saved. She was from the Sayannsbi
with • cargo of tobacco! for Boomers.
MAIWATE, MAUCH 13.—Suited the Lord Wei.
lingtoss, Keene, for Bengal, and the rest of the oat:
ward.bound.
hlAinUe Caps
of GoodArriv [lope edthsTbz,:d.
lane, Franklin, from the
to Falmouth ; but last night it blew so very hard
that Captain Franklin could not get into Felmooth,
and was obliged in consequence to ran for this pert.
She sailed from the Cape oa the Ist of January, sad
left there the Tree Briton and the Princess Charlotte,
for Liverpool, and from St. Helena on the 14th of
January.
ALDSOlkorratr, MARCH 13.—The sloop Free Bri.
ton, Mann, laden with gag-stones, from Leeds to
Colchester, was forced en share by the violence of
the wind and sea ye4tettlay morning, open Orfuol
Beach; and immediately went to pieces--crew sated;
and at the sante time was driven on shore, et the
entrance of Orford Bowen, the Liberty, Bard well,
from London, with corn ; part of the cargo and crew
saved : the teasel belongs to Snothwold.
Simian, hi ARM I.—Sailed the Grenville Bey)
M•Williissis, fur the Davis' Straights fishery.

The Hulls:ids, 'Andrews, from Charlton to Am.
sterdam; end the Rose, Barry, from Lyme
to Aber.
deers, were driven on shore near Boulogne on Wed.
uesday, and it Is feared will go to pieaa—cree•
saved.

ES.VBX ASSIZES.

CHELMSFORD, Masc■ 11.
The Court was again chiefly occupied. in petty
COOTS of larceny ; the following, however, was an
exception :
Juhn Cox was indicted, ender Lord Elleaborolgh's
Act, for cutting Mary Evans. a little girl of 10
years, with intent to doter beatify harm. Althoar
the Prisoner was indicted in this form, hie *Wow,
impetigo was to violate the person of the child; end
as she and her sister stated, the Prisoner, case to
them lnc field, and seising the ',meager, threw he,
down and 'attempted a bratst purpose, which set
readily effecting, he took his knife acv cat heels a
manner not with decancy to be described. The
wretch was known to the .children, who described
his person, and he was immediately pursued sad up.
prehended. On searching him the constable fiend •
knife upon him, which•wee stained with blood.
Mr. Awonrws, as Counsel for the Prisoner, raised
an objection, in point. of law, that the case did not
rome'withits the meaning of the Act, 'slat lotentioa
was to ravish, and not to do bodily harm.
The Learned Judge said, he would state the objec-
tion to the J,gdges.
The Jety immediately found the Prisoner;—
Guilty.
tierce's! sheep-stealers were convicted lithe course
of the day.
In the evening, Mr. freajeent Owsiow and the
Comtism* SiILIZASIT sat to try Pfillonefli.

MAIN

r,—Raisei, or ho is 'Herd

to have led the two juvenile cofprits, Spicer toad
Kelly, into the crime of uttering forged Benk-notes,
and who were .'spited desist the Royal pleasure,
WAS )astarchy Issoight up a awned time from tie
House of Correction, before R. BAILER, Esq. Sir
N..Cotunt was preeeet, and the esamination was
kept so scrupulously a secret, that the Chief Clerk
kept (Indoor. The Bank Solicitor was not presort,
and the examinatioa rested chiefly on questions pet
to the Prisoner relative to Limbrick, the officer. The
re'ipetge ropiest the Prisoner was for laugh's fared
't {tick-antes, and he was remanded till out Fridg;
*hen it is said he will undergo an examination before
Abs. Magistrates appointed ander a lets Commissioe.
flow-sTaarr.—Yesterday ntornieg Adkins, the
officer, arrived in town from Newport; We of
Wight, with fleary -Grainer in his custody, who
absconded in consequence of his having been charged
with robbing his master, James Ward, a baker of
York.strret, Westminster, of various sties of money.
—lle elide/relent an examination before Riciraeo
,Ihnetc, Esq. when it appeared that the Prisoner
had been employed at a ;hop has Chandos-street,
Covent-garden, belowging to the Prosecutor, which
was conducted by his sister, when he received a Va-
riety of sums from different custoeters, and did not
account for them. The particular charge gene into
yesterday was, the Prisoner having received 61. 3%.
-from Mr. James Stewart, of St.Martin's.street, Lei-
eester-agoare.—He was committed for farther exa-
mination.
UNION-HALL—William Byfield, a young mate of
fespecteble connections, who resided in Prince's-
beildingq, Kong-street, Southerrk, a married man,
was charged by Sarah Beach, theliaeghter of Mr. G.
Beech, Red Linri.covrt, St. John's, Southwick, aged
fifteen years, with ;jollying her person on the 4th el
March instant. The exareirtatios was taken before
I'. EvAnca, Em. in the private room. The Cons.
,plaineit is. a mwst remarkable lorntlinme •vri, acid le
distantly reified to the Prisoner. The elbow) we'
elleamdto. hove been committgd. in, the kitchee of
Prisoner's house, where she 'hint by the diroviesre
of her mother on some business-totie-wili. • Pfiernier
we? committed to trial. • ;..
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