The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-17 00:00:00

dle women, young and old, of the -county of York, or the
whole kingdom, ever did surer or wills:lifer, either in reality
or in hnaginaltos, from-being " stuck sep" to take oaths ? and
if these more substantial evils may be permitted to exist a lids-
longer unmolested by this sturdy and unyielding Champion ttf
Principle, by what rule of candour, on what princtrk of fair-
ness, justice, or commonsense, am I lobe held out a fortliting;
I all the credit I may have acquired on this subject during a 'vial*
political life, as honest,' as independent, as consistent, and isi
long too as his lordship, because, forsooth, I have yielded to
a necessity of the same kind with that before which his indexiblo
nature has been compelled to bow. I have new dose. His
Lordship may answer this or not, as he may 'please; nothing
will induce me to prolongs warfare. I have so ambition foe' •
the last word in any sense, but the epigrammatienloneaddreesed
to Colley Cihber :
Your endless rejoinder's, not alicays the strongest,
For that's the last word, which will last, Sir the longest.
• 1 au), Sir, your obliged humbieli want,

Park-street, Westminster, July 11,1811. WM. SMITH.
P. 8.--To his Lordship's kind and frleadly hint about Nor-
wich, I can only say, that if he will be good enough to print
his own very pointed Interragatories, with this Reply, adding
any rejoinder he may think lit, I will not quarrel with him for'
that neither.

Some more Spattish Papers to the 84thelt. came to
hand yesterday. They mention the march of SOUL?
from Seville to join the army of Daourr, a fact of
which we had already been possessed ; but they do
not furnish any intelligence upon this subject of so
late a date as that received by the last accouuts from.
Lisbon.
The following is the comparative state o. the Con.
.solidated Fund for the Quarter ending the 6th Julys
for the last thee years, viz.,
. , 1810 - . Serplus . ae6il.ooo
1811 - . Deficiency . 146,010 •
1 Hilt - - Deficiency - 978,nU0 •
% The whole produce of the Quarter ending 6th-Julys
1811, was 4,045,0001. and for the Quarter ending
Ath July, 181; 3,782,0001. Well might Mr. VAN•
serrain say, that our Finances were labouring !
VAUXUALL MASQUZRADL—A paragraph having
appeared in a Morning Paper, in which it was stated,
that the Masquerade announced for Monday even-
ing, at the above place, was postponed, .we have au.
thority to contradict this rumour, and to add, Ihat
on no occasion hitherto have the Proprietors of this
delightful and fascinating resort been at greater pains,
or made more sacrifices, to render the entertainments
of Monday evening every way calculated to give uni-
versal satisfaction. It is with pleasure also we can
add, that Mr. WALD, who managed the Public
Breakfast at Trinity College, last July, for two
thousand persons, at the Installation of the Duke of
GLOUCESTER, is the Contractor for the Grand Mas-
querade Supper, for four thousand coven which are
in preparation.
BRISTOL ELECTlON.—Wednesday, half-past Twe,
the Sheriffs in Court have given notice, that the poll
closes at. three this day. DAVIS has this morning
polled 48—HUNT 4. There is a great dispute as to
this being the last day. On the opening of the busi.
Dees on Monday week, RICHARD VAUGHAN, Esq.
polled, and his name was entered ; after which, Mr.
HUNT Insisting that all the laths should be adminis.
tered, Mr. VAIGHAN'S name was struck out, and
nothing more tr.--; done. HUNT contends that Mon.
day, therefore, was not a polling day. The ques..
Lion, as I learn, has been sent to Sir V. Gaol whose
answer is in the affirmative.
HATNIAIMET TuzAtaz.—A youth of very pro.
seising abilities made hie debut on Wednesday night,
in the port of the Page, in the Follies of a Day,
and acqvitted himself in• such a style, as to afford.
' much promise of future ezcelleace. We understand
he is nephew to the late celebrated public favourite,
Mrs. Calmar: _ _

Tha reason assigned in the American Papers for
Mr. Kraut not accepting of the offer of 20,000
dollars to perform a year at New York, is, that he
had sold his share in the Loudon Theatres and pur-
chased into a brewery.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, JULY 16.

liaikd his Mikjesty's ship Acorn for the Rivers and the Specs.
lator awl Strenuous, with & convoy fa Portsmouth.
Arrived his hisjeUy's ships Redford and Primrose, flow' off.
flushing.
PORTSMOUTH, Jtn.v 16. •

Sailed his Majesty's ship Sprig stly, with a convoy for Ply-
month; Hotspur, with a convoy of transports only fur Lisboa ;
amithe Ardent, with a convoy for Ginernsry.
His blsiesty's ship Pique will sail to-morrow with the rtt.„
staining merchantmen for Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Parthian, with a convoy from the
Downs; Dexterous, from a cruise; and the Scylla, from Purim:
mouth.
PLYMOUTH, atu.v 15.

Came in a chaise mare laden with wine, captured Bair
L'Otient, by the 1111011 ii lugger, of Jersey. The Fiscenix cap.
tared another chaste marteat the same time, and seat her los.
Jersey.
Arrived the Nimrod cutter, from the Channel Fled, and the
Intelligent gun-brig from a cruise.
Sailed the Jealous sloop of war for Falmouth, with two Ira&
sports under convoy.
FALMOUTH, JOLT 14.
A signal bat jest been made from St. Anthony's Head, of a
merchant vessel being drove afore by a Freed privateer,
little to dm Northward of the Lima.
YARMOUTH, Jott IL -
Arrived panda; 44•1116 the Mean, Oran the Naos,
ailed again dais momfatialt Leith Loads.