The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-15 00:00:00

YORKSGIRE MEETING. .
On Mbnday,in putsinince of notifie *oaf Sit ! Ste r
by, Bart High Sheriff', and is conseqietiefflit é re- Hob .
,red aspetii

RUSSIA. •
is distant from Mescei 500 Eng-

quisition to him, a very nunserodt sing
I of the Freeholders of this extensive County took
place in the Castle-yard.
r. A vote of thanks was moved by Sir M. M. Sykes,
Dirt. and seconded by Crowe, Esq. to Wm.
Wilberforce, Esq. the late Representative of this
County, after which Sir F. L. Wood proposed the
I Right Honourable Lord Milton as a Clndidate,
which was seconded by William Wrightonl Esq. the
worthy and indefatigable Chairaskw of his Lordship's
Committee.—J. Stewart Wortley, Esq. of Wortley.
hall, was then proposed by Sir R. Unrcy Hilyardp
Bart. and seconded by Bethel, Esq. of Rise....
After which, the Honourable Henry Lascelles was
proposed by Hall Plutner, Esq. and seconded by J.
W. Belasyse, Esq.
The HIGH SIIERTFP then asked the questioo---If
any Freeholder had any other Candidate to propose.
—After a pause of a few minutes,
Lord Mix..ros rose, and in a speech replete with
good sense and argument, addressed the Freeholders
at considerable length.

After which, Mr. Wonmtillime forward on the
!testifies, and declared himself a disciple of the late
Mr. Pitt ;—during his speech, he Introduced the fol-
lowing letters and conversation which passed betwixt
himself and Mr. Lascelles, which no way redounded
to the character of the latter Gentleman:—
" Immediately after the resignation of Mr. Wit.
bcforce, aware of the difficulties, and I may add,
flats danger which woold attend a contested Election
for this County, I resolved, that 1 might4e alwrel
grounds, to ascertain what the determination of Mr.
Lascelles was on this titiject ; I therefore wrote him
a letter, which I will read to you.
6 MY DEAR LASCELLI:II,—I have acted so long
with you, and felt so much the same upon political
subjects, Chit I will do nothing to impede your Elec-
tion, if you will chase to stand for the County ;1,
but I write this to ask what your determination in
that respect is. Becruse if you have no intention of '1
coming forward, I have made up my mind to offer
myself: If you have, you shall hear no more of
my pretensions upon this occasion. I have only ,
heard this moment of %Vilberforce's resignation, and
send this over by express.
(stoat) • J. A. STUART WORTLEY.'
64 To this letter I received the following answer :
g DEAR Sta,—l have just received your letter.
and thank you for the consideration you have
evinced towards me, and I assure you, that it has
long been my intention not to offer myself to the
county in the event of a dissolution of Parliament.
• Sept. (Sipekl) HENRY LASCELLES.'
" Gentlemen, I considered this letter as a com-
plete renunciation of the minty, and that the road
was open to me, or any ether independent man, to
come forward and offer his get-sites to represent
the county. The first place to which I came
was this, and I waited upon some of the persons
e!.om I knew to be friendly to Mr. [Ascetics ; and
there I heard, for the first time, a doubt started
on the subject ; it was said to me, it is true Mr.
lascelles has declined to offer himself, but he
basset said that he will decline the represeetation if •
he is elected. To which I replied most certaitt,ty he ,
will occept it if elected ; no man would reject it;
but is the County to be treated in this manner? Is it 1
proper and becoming that the door of the represen. 1
tation should be shut up until Mr. Lascelles has de-',
dined the honour of serving it ?
" But, Gentlemen, that I might clear up this
matter I went to Mr. Lascelles, et Pontefract,
where I stated to him the favourable disposition
which I found to prevail in his behalf, and that if he
we.ild conic forward, he would in my opinion, be
elacte.l ; and that I would even then retire and with-
draw ~,y pretensions, if he would come forward.—'
In reply to this he gave me the following answer in
writing, a:nl which I nil read to y ou.
4 Data Sin,—Though I feelihighly gratified by the
disposition which prevails in my favour among people
in a certain quarter, my intrntion of not offering
myself for the County ronains unchanged.
• S.pt. 29. (Signed) • Et FNItV LASCELLES.'
" Gentlemen, after this second assurance, could
I possibly doubt that such was his real intention, and
that the County was open to me ?"
Mr. LRSCELI.III then came forward, and informed
the Freeholders, it was not his intention to have of-
fered enuself, but that he was brought forward by
several Freeholders in the neighbourhood of Leeds.
He attempted to exculpate himself, from the reflect
Lions cast upon him by Mr. Wortley.
The limn SHERIFF declared the show of hands to
be in favour of the lion. 11. Lascelles, and J. S.
Wort!
y,.1
assured his friends, he was no ways
dismayed by this decision—he had not troubled his
friends to attend this day, and would remain at his
post while there was a freedolder to vote, fully con.
tident of the final issue.

Petfiskarits
isilos.
The first town of any linportance on the road to it
from Moscow is Tees., situated on the banks of the
river Volga. It is a place of considerable commerce,
being_ situated near the conflux of the rivers Volga
and Tvertza; along which rivers are conveyed all
the goods and trade sem by water from Siberia and.
the southern provinces, towards St. Petersburgh.—
I3y means of the Tvertaa, a communication is. made
between the Caspian and Baltic seas (a distance of
2000 miles). The average number of barges which
pass l,y Tver every year is about ;530. The coun-
try
about it produces a great abundance of wheat,
i rye, barley, oats, hemp, flax, and all sorts ef -.ve-
getable,. -
..
Mother important town on the route. to- St. tie-
tersburgh is the " Imperial Otago" of Vishnei N o-
losbosk, remarkable for the canal, which, by unit-
; ing the Tvertza and the Mesta rivers, connects the
inland navigation between the Caspian andAitic.
Supposing that the Russians co9l4.plects-no consi-
derable army on the road from Moscow, the•Prench
might occupy both Tver and Vishnei Volosbosk with.

RETURN OF COU_VTRY MEMBERS.

Citituresmitca—Rt. Hon. O. Rose Asti W. F. Tomlin, Esq.
COUNTT OF SOUTILtIIIYTON—.W. CIIOU and T. F. ileathcote,
F-59"-
_____ _ , Astute:mu—Ron. Berkley Paret.
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1 _ ! Surrous—Sir W. Rowley, Hart. and T. S. Gooch, Esq.
• This morning, about half past four o'clock, an NabrcAwrt.g.,,..o%-•ryNa —NI. W. ItiJley and C. Ellison. Esqrs.
rir—valloorols'..inKinal chLurittianise. Sir WiTi. lie
neb inurero., tleartss.ed
W.
H.
alarming lire broke out at Mr. Coops', biscuit-baker, at
Shadwell-dock, which at first threatened destruction Fellowes, Esq.
to the neighbourhood, burning so furious, and being SATAFIriiRDSO7II.7.I...I!ard (i.Ei.., L. Gower and E.. 1. Littleton, Esq.
adjoining the premises of :sir. Connup, distiller; but uaLoprrusw—Sir%.l/11.4B:v. nirr.7,diilart.ilsnaeali:rEAls(lorel. l„, Esq.
through the timely assistance of the Shad well engine, Titer:mom—W. }Lames and A. Grant, I:sqrs.
ss hich was taken inside the distil-house\that was on . nsaasseottoeca—Lord J. Townsend and Lord Ossulstoo.
fire at tin. top part, it was pla)ed so effectually as to , SURREY.— Secood Day's Poll.
prevent its communicating further ; but the house ' At the close of the Poll the aamben were :
r and furniture, together with a great quantity of Sir nom. Sutton 3911 Mr. Sumner 5741 Sir T. Tortes tl2
flour, was entirely consumed. The different engines i . I,,si EX.—Third Dav's Poll, at three o'clock.
I arrived shortly afterwards, and prevented the. arnes ' ilouldon 965; Wes'era 798 1 Burgoyne 134
BERRRIIIRE —Oct IS.
' from spreading farther devastation. , The fire was `, At the clnie of the PoU this eveuing. thentombers were t—
first discovered in the basin-loft, by a watermau on Dundas 517 I Neville 4131 Ballet 122
the river, who immediately gave the alarm. I : Mr. CURRAN has accepted an invitation from the
On Friday afternoon the Earl of Seftou, who ac- ' Electors of Newry, to stand for that Borough, and
companied Mr. Brougham to Liverpool, in endea- has offered himself accordingly.
routing to pass with his carriage and four through • F. J. FALEINIR, of Abbots-town, Esq. a relative
the immense crowd assembled in Castle-street, in that of the Duke of larssvr.a, has started for the
town, was told that it would be impossible for him County of Dublin, against Mr. 'fatale? and Mr.,
to proceed; however he persevered, when the traces IlAmtvron, the late liemberv. .
of the horses were cut, and his carriage overturned : A turocock of the New Aker Company, on Sunk
and broken. The animals ran away ,• and a west day afternoon, opening a plug opposite
:Pie eastern
dreadful scene of confusion enlisted, bat no serious 12dge of the Orduaune.ollicer 41'0114401, caught
accident took place. The Noble Earl ma4o-11w07) letinlit !!.1444e1e fine eels,. nearly, tan... Sept Jo length,
... . ,
pilate retreat to the 'Change, unhurt. . ~ tter which came out of the,pipe ips tbqo fa; wow mi.
Lord MIDDLETON, under the tide offr taUt , . !nuttpti tunbafor thenvargsA as tid'Atahappia'a rapt.'T
has put dawn 30.090 L to genfit *is
&lectioal I - - • • q' ' her
• • ••• •• - : . .444 V' A "):"0 ixsvir...2 nw.it lo . Inn ,114. 49P114,11,941p,. ?to ~ • . 9sesefrst. 1 \ T.'S ..At
.4.• .aik;-.lfa ti cote es tb!s! ed (*...11 0.1. , • ..1•..; . j•ve c.'../ 464ria'.4,-.

ELECTIONS.
CITY OP LOW/Wt.—Yesterday, at one o'clotk,
he She-''

tt Sheriffs made their return, declaring the numbers
for each Candidate to be as follow
- - W:lithotou
Curiii 4 4,0 W0.,4
- - 401 Thv Lord Mayor
Atkins - - 3645
The Sheriffs then declared the four first on the Get
duly elected to serve as Members for the city of Lout
don, in the new Parliament.
The Lotto Msaro.t did not. expect to have heard
his name mentioned to-day, as ke had declined, in
' consequence of the show of hands b.ing so trifling
in his favour. To those individuals, however, who,
nobs ithstanding his declining the contest, had insistA
cd oil po:!ing for him, he felt much obliged. He was
ttiow hell assurulthat the smallness of the show of
hands ht his favour had proceeded from miseoncep.
tion ; an,: if lie had stood the poll, ho had no doubt
that he should have succeeded. As things appeared
at the moment, however, he bad acted as he felt be-
! crane him, in his capacity of Chief Magistrate, and
he by no means regretted the sacrifice he lied made
of his own naibition, to the preservation, as far
as in him lay, of. the peace of the city of. London,

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out much difficulty • and it is unnecessary to point Should a vacapcy occur, ou any future occasion, he
out the injury which they might do, by thus inter- ; should he proud to tender to them his services.
cepting the commercial and inland communication i Mr. Alderman COMM cenoki -not suiii,:iently ex-
between the maritime capital and many of eue.tichest i press 0; * feeling of gratitude with which be was
and most valuable provinces of the Russian empire. i impressed, for this renewed expression of regard
Along this route, also, innumerable herds of- oxen ion the part of his Constituents. The honour they
pass towards St. Petersburgh for the supply of that ; bad again, in so distinguished a manner, conferred
caßital. It is a curious fact, that most of these ; upon him, he should never forget ; and it was only
%Re are bropght.frosa the Ukraeo, at least distant ;by a conscientious discharge of his duty. and by
lan uniform attention to their interests, mid to their
miles from the metropolis.
;wishes, wishes, that be could evince the sense he entertained The only remaining place of consequence en this
route is Novogorod, about 120 miles from St. Peters. I of it.
burgh, and MO from Moscow. Nevogorod was for. Sir W. CURTIS had six reasons for returning to the
reedy a city of great extent and importance, next in Lis cry his thanks—this was the sixth time the, had
Consideration to MOSCOW ; and though new greatly i dune him the honour of appointing him one of their
declined,•is still a place of great celebrity, and of i Representatives in Parliament. There were, no
reverence in the eyes of the Russians. It has a ; doubt) shades of ditfere"ee between him libcl many
Kre.uliii, a fortress (something similar to that of of the Livery ; but their uniform support of hilts
Moscow), which contains the ancient and venerable for the last six Parliaments skewed they were of
cathedral of St. Sophia, built about the year 1050. : opinion that he acted conscientiously. There was
The road, however, to St. Petersburgh, will pre.. another thing for which'he had to thank them.—
sent many obstacles to the French, if the inhabitants It had gone abroad in the country that the Livery of
adopt early measures for breaking it up. It is al- : London and he were of different sentiments. rho
most a straight line, cut through endless tracts of result of the present contest, however, proved the
wood, only broken by villages, round which, to a contrary, amid sheaved that the great majority of the
small distance, the grounds are open and cultivated.. Livery approved of his political conduct.
The road is made of trunks of trees laid transversely ' Sir Jstacs Sit tw said, the Livery had now for the
in rows parallel to each other, and lyre bound down third time returned him one of their Representatives
in the centre and at each extremity by long poles, or ,in Parliament. Ile could only assure them, that
beams, fastened into the-ground with wooden pegs; the same loyalty to his Sovereign, the same regard
these trunks are covered with layers of boughs, and for the Constitution, the same respect and veneration
the %thole is strewed over with sand or earth. hen for the laws, and the same zeal and anxious solid.
the road is new, it is very good ; but as the trunks tude to protest the rights, privileges, and immouia
decay or sink into the ground, and as the earth is ties of the City of London, which had originally sm.
washed away, the road is broken into numberless commended him to their notice and approbation,
holes, and may be rendered quite impassable by the should always continue to mark his conduct. lie beg..
inhabitants. ged How to return his thanks.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS could not sufficiently ex-
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. press his gratitude for the honourable distinction
—4w.-- now conferred upon him, Ile hoped that, by a eon-
NEWM ARK ET 4r.CON I) OCTOBER MEETING. scientious and zealous discharge of the trust reposed
WFONFISOAV, °mousse 14. its him, Its Skhinlig sdi demean himself, us, when belt
.Iftedeowe Plate of SOL tees- yr olds, Ist. 41h. 4-ye aids. tist.4l6.
6.yr was, rtsi. atu. 6-yr olds, 9st. Ob. and aged, 9st. 41b. 'f. any I
M. M. R. C. to face, should entitle him to their approbation.
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94r J. Shelley's h. f. Slingtail, 4-yrs old - .. 1 There was one error into which his opponents
Mr. Blake's Accident. Sin old
Gen. Grosvettor's eh. I. Guadiana. 3-vrs old 5 had fallen, and which be must correct, which was,
Mr. Fletcher's :Esculapita, a-yrs oil - - . 4 that undue indueoce had been exetted for him.
5t04 on Stiuglail. ----This he peremptorily d; tried. That he had
rte First Clam of the Garlands Stakes of :idgs each. IL M. •
Mr. I ake's Venture, 3-) i. old, Gst. blb. - 1 .cativa;sedltintself, and that friends, and power-
Gen. (lower's A caq.t,i I, 3-yrs old, 7st. mh. . -2 feliriends ton, had canvassed for him, he was will.
Mr. Ladhenke's Hamlet 4-yrs old, slat, Mb. - 3 -big tar coqfess, hat no compulsion of any kind itcd
Duke of Rutland's Snrzery, 4-yrs old, 9st. - • - 4
Sto 1 ugst Vetattre. dto 1 apt °-...rcerT. .
Mr. WaiTum.sst next addressed the Meeting.—
_
.N,frif LINTE EL IG ENVg. - As lie had already - said, he could not but consider
I the state of the poll as a triumph to the independence
DEAL, Ocr. It. • . .'. ' ti- of the City of London, even though it had not the
Arrived the Royalist sloop of war. driveo in from her *Won !effect of returning him to Parliament as one of their
by !!u strong south-w est wind ; and the Gambler cAter, with a iise'preientatives. , -.Notwithstanding political differ.
convoy from Exmouth. r a .1 ences between him and the. worthy Baronets, he wile
1.081111011111, OCT. 14. . I happy to say these hid never degenerated into per.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Partridge from off Cherhurgh i ' sonnl animosities. There was one thing, however,
Mope slooii of war, from Lisboa; asd the Coqtrette sloop of •
1 which had fallen from the Honourable Baronet who
war frosts Hal!fas.
l first addressed them, which he could not allow to
Sailed his Majecty's ship Semiramis, with Admiral Tyler for
the Cape; and the Clutor frigate for Lisboa.; pass, because to his mind it conveyed an insult to
PLY MOU Tit, Ocr. Is. , the Livery of London. The lion. Baronet had said,
Arrived his hinje,ds 's s:iips Reindeer and Fgvhound, from a that the state of the poll was a proof, that the ma-
cruise: and the Nied•i*“ frigate. riot?, Coronas.
Sailed the Fairy slut-Tor war, oo a cruise. ; jority of the Livery approved of his conduct in Par-
Y A lINIOUTII. (Sc?. 14. : liament., This he (Mr. IV.) denied. There was
Arrived the Star.iug gun-brig, with a fleet from the Baltic. I hardly an act of his political life of which he repent.
. ed, except one, and that was, his having on one oc-
The Adeline, CAIIPLEMA N, frnm St. Domingo to cation given a vote for the worthy Baronet. For
Falmouth, was captured on the 16th of August, in that vote lie had been reproached by his friends—
lat. 40. 58. long. 48. 57. by Commodore ROIGLRS'S lie had been reproached try his own conscience
squadron. . I—and what was still more, he had been reproach.
--.
• ' eel by the worthy Baronet himself, who had
wished to convert that vote into an approval
by him (Mr. Waithmau) of the worthy Alder•
man's political conduct. To 'thew the fallacy of
such an assertion, might he not meet it by asserting,
and that too with infinitely greater truth, that alt
those who bad polled for Mr. Alderman Comb*, ap-
proved of his political conduct,which was well !wools
to have been diametrically the reverse of that of the
worthy Baronet. The fact was, those Electors
voted for Mr. Alderman Combe, and as far as they
dared, for bim (Mr. Waltham's), too, from princi-
ple, and for the worthy Baronet from interest. Th4l
worthy Alderman who had last addressed them,.
would have it believed, that all the votes which had
been polled for him, bad been purely conscientious.
Supposing that worthy Alderman, however, to hare
been in bed daring the contest, must not the Meeting
be aware that the Ministerial bibelots was still
ewakeand active, and that the connection betiseett
Ministers and the Bank, and between Moister, and
the East India House, was such, that these could not
fail to be exerted for the Worthy Alderman—a Mi-
nisterial Candidate? Ile again asserted, that in these
circumstances the contest was highly honourable to
him a private individual, supported by no great pub.
lic body, but depending on the independent votes of
his fellow-citizens. lie should be at his post, and,
if Alse Livery, QII any future occasion, thought he
icoeld serve them, they might command his best ex.
't tins. .is.-s., -
1 . sr. Alderson" Wessibigssoirattba Livery. •As a
11Wieflthtit Jwise:ialliaitasi bistlbeen used, he stated ,
Wi e4tio
siitaica Woore.bis:bsolhors end enalkeraltediesnan.
ttfe selAt ilk.. MAbiiilii mists em
ki] ' atinsia.l: ill ii 10:e VIO audit 161wc tv•cs,o