The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-17 00:00:00

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Lord Roulyn took advantage of this division in the mi-
nisterial ranks, and suggested that the portion of the
existing laws, relative to the protection of the journeys
men should remain; and, that they should only repeal
so much of the existing Acts " as would allow the free
employment of capital, on the part of the master menu.
facturers, wherever they should think proper." This sags
gestion las understood to be adopted; and the third
reading was postponed until to-dry, to give time to
prepare an amendment, to which we do not see muck
objection. •
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Mr. Hobhouse presented last night the Petition of thei
County of Somerset, signal by upwards of MOO persans,
for a Radical Reform of the House of Commons. This
Petition has been fur same time in the hands of Sir Fran-
cis Burdett; bat the illness of the worthy Baronet prr.
vented him from bringing on the consideration of the
question. We take this opportunity of supplying en
omission in our Parliamentary Report, on the presenta-
tion of the Middlesex Petition, by stating, that Mr.
Whitbread moved for its being printed, which was agreed
to; and that important document, as exposing the birth
sod fatal growth of the funding and borough systems, is
placed on record on the Journals of that House. Mr
Hobhouse, in his remarks on the presentation of the So-
merset Petition, said " the time was coming when the
" House would be glad to attend to Petitions like the
" present." Perhaps it would have been more in the
shape of a prophecy, if he had said, " the time was
" coming, when the House would bitterly repent that it
" bad paid no attention to such Petitions."

Mr. Hume mentioned a ease in which a map had beets
indicted fora trespass in Cumberland, and fined a half•
penny, when the costs amounted to seven shillings.
These matters are now too common for surprise ; but they
are net the less abominable on that account; though they
sre likely to remain "component parts of the system"
as by law established, as long as the system stands.

On Tuesday night Mr. ltlaites, the King's Messen.
ger, was sent off with despatches to Sir Henry %Velles.
lev, at Vienna. At the same time Mr. Walsh, Emotive
of the King's Messengers, was sent off with despatches
to Sir Charles llagot, at St. Petersburg.

The vacancy in the representation of the Borough
of Newcastle under Lyme, occasioned by the decease of
its highly respected Member, W. S. Kinnersly, Esq. is
likely to be contested, io consequence of his brother,
Thomas Kinuersly, Esq. of Cissugh Hall, having o:s
the present occasion declined to offer himself for 6.4
Borough.
The interview between his Majesty and the Marquess
of Hastings, at Carlton Palace; on Satunlav, is reported
to have been deeply interesting. The Kiog and the
Noble Marquess are said to have shed tears copiously.
Twelve years had elapsed since they parted, and storing
that long interval, hew many events had occurred, ott
which neither could look back without mingled emotions
of pain and pleasure!
PILLAR 11101IOR OP IN MAIESTY.—The Coolllli,-
sioners of King's Town Harbour have been must -
fatigable in forwarding incompletion, and adding to its
grandeur, utility and effect. Saturday se'unigrit they
succeeded in erecting the great granite pillar in comme-
moration of our gracious Sovereign's departure from
Dublin, which rises over the harbour, and measures in
one solid stone 16 feet. The column, it is intended, should
be 46 feet high. It is placed on the remaining part of
a ridge of rocks which extended from the shore into the
interior, which are now used in making the great pier...—.
It has an admirable effect, as the spot in which it stalls
is all that noJr remsihs of the great ridge. The base rests
in the bosom of this old fragment, and immediately under
the pillar are four great granite orbs. The appearance of
the whole is very striking, and well wasr•ity the innuar
ble occasion of which it is an interesting testitu:nitl.—.
(Dublin paper.)

When the Marquess of Hastings quitted the Govern.
ment of India, he is said to have left six millions sterl-
ing in the Treasury, which, when he first entered on
office, he found nearly exhausted. The East India Coris
pariy contemplate lending whatever fonds the'Nizarit
may want, at the rate of six per cent. interest. This will
be an arrangement mutually advantageous to both pus
ties, since the Nizam has hitherto paid for the money he
ban borrowed two per cent. per month, and the Company
can procure whatever amount they please in England a
three per cent.
Yesterday a Coutt of Directors was held at the East
India House, when Captain Richard (ilasspoole, •of the
ship Buckinghamshire' took leave of the Court previous
to departing for China direct.

Considerable alarm was occasioned in Mr. H. John.
ston's Theatre, Paisly, on Saturday evening, in conse-
quence cf a p wiimi of the gallery giving way t b-t we
are happy to I.arn, that notoitlistandinc the very crowd.
ed slate of the house, no accident o. curred, as was at first
apprehended, one young man alone 1,, inv. t.li,floty
jured. have the best authority fur stating, that
no blame wha,ever can he attached to Mr. Johnson, or
any other person concerned in the erection of the gallery,
and that every exertion was made by the members of the
company to dispel the fears occasioned by the accident.
—(Glasgoto Herald.)
At a quarter past eleven o'c'ork on Tuesday evening, a
meteor pissed from about north to south, seemingly twice
above Inverness, when It exploded with a great noise and
concussion, like a large csnnon fired close to the ear. The nue-
leusappeared red end the blaze white; It seemed near the earth,
and illuminated all around for many seconds. It was hOla
seen and heard at Healy, and probably much farther of
Many persons standing at their doors, thought it &queer as
to endanger their houses. There was much llghtuiug before
and after It.
A New York Paper of the 19th nit, quotes advice!
from Washingtod. which state that the Emperor of Rus-
sia hat receded from the ground taken respecting tho
jurisdiction of the North West coast, and had revoked
the ukase which creased its strong a sensation through-.
out the Union.
MSKTING AT Lo.nvn's.—A Meeting of the Huber:rib
ens to Lloyd's took place yesterday, for the purpose of
confirming, the 'lmport of the Special Committee elect-
ed to form a new Code of Oviilaws and Itectdatione.
presented to the Subscribers at the sleeting of the 9th .
instant, when the same was agreed to after some con.
cessation, an aineoilment thereon, which was proposed,
being withdrawn it ithout a division. At the close of the
Meeting a ballot commenced, for the purpose of elect-
ing two new Masters fol. that eatablishineut, which her..
minuted et half-past four in the afternoon.
On Wednesday there rill be a large and total Eclipse
of the Moon. This Eclipse will be partly visible with
us, the Moan set ing at London between 9 and 10 minutes
after 4 that morning. totally eclips,nli but it may he seen
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