The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-21 00:00:00

WIEWTPAYIAN.i'I .

M. $Ol:ZEBila Attp leOA
4LEXANDER.
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M. Anostos Von Kutsrhee the wdlilefiresese
author of many drimas cast in the tree gehapt .iist
German morality, is one of She 'writers whose
works Were lately berAd ea the Wertheim. His
writings used to be distiageisbed as meek 'for their
jacobinical turn, ea for the peddler jemble of all
sorts of materials usually lotted in the German
School. Ile has lately, however, gene completely
round in politics, and in a periodical Paper palish-
ed by-hint in the State of Weimar, he is ad advocate
of the cause of Despotism, sad an enemy to the
Liberty of the Press.
The German Papers are fell of en affair in which
this writer is concerned,, which it is 'aid hie give,
rise to great irritation. It bad been tiros known that,
M. Kotseboe was employed by the Emperor of Res.
as to transmit to lam from time so time, Reports on
the literature of Germany ; end there was every
reason to suspect that the political tendency of the
different writings .was Ow object is which be chirpy
turned his attention. A few eatracts from oue of

these Reports fined their way into a periodical
work, called Nemesis, published by a Professor
Loden. Previous to the publication of the Number
in which the Report of M. Kotzebue was printed, a
sheet. by way of specimen. was circulated at Jens,
and M. Kotzebue applied first to the Government to
pretest the publiOation, arid as be was here onsec-
oissfel, be applied tts a Court of Law fur an In-
hjunction Ilith lespret to the sheets which contained
is Keport, and the observstious on it. M. Kotzebue
was ordered within three days to justify the Injunction,
which he accordiney did.—'• ile gave out," says
the Allgesmeine Zeitung, " that this Report must
have been stolen from him, end that he had an official
commission from the Emperor of Russia to furnish
him with such Reports, &c. en which the Injunction
was confirmed, and measures were taken to prevent
it from firelihg its way into other Journals."
From the specimmis given of ibis literary curiosity
it appears Kotzebue is, at present, employed by the
Emperor of Russia le the capacity of Spy on the
writers of Germany ; and as the little State of Wei-
mar, from the comparative freedom of ifs Press, has
naturally become the principal theatre for political
discussion, M. Von Kotzebue has chosen to take up
his residence in it, where he conducts a periudical
Paper. The selection of such a writer, even for a
literary Spy, does 'not give the most favourable idea of
the taste of the Russian Autocrat. It is unnecessary
for as to say that M. Von Kotzebue laboured long,
and for a time but too successfully, to corrupt the
morals and the taste of his contemporaries ; but
though the stage of Shakspeare is still occasionally
disgraced by some of his Dramas, they have long
been expelled from our libraries. The fffdirabttrjfi
Revivwers have very appropriately iststaaced some
specimens of the blasphemy, impiety, and indelicacy
which this favourite of the Head of the Christian
Alliance contrived to introduce into his Travels. In
those days, indeed, M. V. Kotzebue was as violent
a Jacobin es the Author of Writ Tjtler, though be
now professes himself the advocate of Slavery, and
the enemy to Coustitutiuusl Freedom and the Liber-
ty of the Press. But are we to be astonished that
those who mistake licensinesness for genuine liberty
should afterwards become the panegyrists of de.
spotism

*SPORTING INTELLIGENOE. .
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BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. Ilsacit 19.
RIDDLESiVORTII.
5 to 1 apt Rioatail colt 11 so feast Crockfurd
6 to 1 —Crecy • ly to Sate, to Nectar
6 ta 1 Loswath. Witch 16 to 1 -- Muldletborpe.
7 to J Lltcpitor
DERBY. 1816. •
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116 in 1 Aliegurito 16 to —lli..putl
13 to 1 l)ki..tot 2.3 to 1. Paruul. .
b to 1 Ceety
.OAKS. 1818.
4i I apt Loo Il3to 1 apt Mr. Chiraer's t.
13 to 1 sioer to Nectar I 14 to J. Mt. Prince's f.
No betting on any oilier race.
TRIAL or 4N ENGLISHMAN FOR FORGERY
zx FRANCE.
The following is a more particular account of the
trial mentioned in the Paris Papers, of Julia Oliver-
son, a native .of Bit mingham, before the Court of As.
aize, in Paris.
An Englishman, who cells himself John oliverson,
accused of several forgeries, was brought, yesterday,
before the Court of Assize. His case was continued
during the whole day. The Prisoner had lesitsacted
various commercial affairs both in Pails end in 1101.
.
land, doting the years 1816 and 1817, cud WS as.
sated dilferent
Nil sj stem of defence convicted in assertingiits-
self to have Iwo the first victim of the forgeries of
which he is accused, cud that ho had received the
forget :I bills of when.. fora valuable consideritfoli,
believing thectipest Orel 111 liarg twit corrects
A document,- of which he hai Wirt ramie voiP, Sias
seized in Isis boost", bearing she signatures and the
seals in fed was of their Escellencies the Ministers
of Finance, of the Marine, and of the Police. The
se.fls had not been fabricated, but token from other
instruments, and epplied with dexterity to this forged

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document.
It appears from several witnesses that the Prisoner
having rstahlisheds shop in Paris, had w►itten to the
London house of Cowell and Co. requiring to know
if it bad received funds for him. The answer was in
the negative, but had the signature of the house of
Cowell attached to it. This signature, it appears,
was afterwards imitated on a forged Bill of Es•
change for UM. sterling, presented at a banker's in
Paris.
Oliverson was found guilty by the deciarrtion of a
Jury, has been condemned to six years' forced labour,
to be branded with the letters T. F., to stand in the
pillory, and to pat: a fine of 100 ftmucs.

SHOCKING MUIWEIIS,
Lnazatca, MARCH 14.—We did hope that our
columns would not, fora length of time, have again
the disgusting task of communicating an additional
outrage in this country ; but, unfortunately, we
were mistaken, stud have now to mention, that the
bodies of J. Dilute, a respectable farmer, his sister,
the widow Costello', and her daughter, trete found
murdered on the lands of gnocktenish, berAiy of
Upper Connellt,e, its this ci cnty, on 7.! .iidtry lest.
It appears that these unfortoc.te per‘ons were at the
market of Newcastle on Satutday se'noight, and after.
disposing'of some pigs were, returoit-, Lome, was•.
laid and murdered; and (tort that time, thou It
*gent search wus made, 449 Clue iouid ptvzsa)l7
to ascertain their fate, until Monday List, when they
were found inus descri!,ed, in an unfrequented part
of a mo.atain road. It .t clear that robbery was not
the object of the murder -re, as all the money which
the deceased pet 10113 rec-;ved at the market was found
on theM. The motive et. so dreadful an outrage can
only be ascribed to revenge, as it is said the widow
Cnatelloe, at our last Assizes, very properly prose-
cuted two persons for c. 3w-stealing, who were con-
victed.
Since writing the above, we have learned that an
Inquest was held on the bodies by S (immure, Esq.
Coroner, when a verdict of wilful Murder was rw
turned agaitost persons unknown.—The necks of the
unfortunate sufferers were broken, and their bodies
not only had the appearatc-e of vi,dence, but parts
of them were mutilated.—( Limerick Chronicle.)

ON THE FORt En
D VEN'i iLATION OF t...
GARDEN 1 GEA IRE.
TO THE EDITOR. OF ME ST ATFAM AN.
SlA,—lit November last, through the medians of
youi Paper, I requested the attention of Scientific
and Medical Gentlemen to the Forced Ventilation of.
Covent-garden Theatre. It hsa been subject of re-
gret to me, that although the ventilation has been
generally approved, and, comparatively with other
Theatres, sensibly felt, various causes, which until
now have not been under my rontroul, have hitherto
partially counteracted its beneficial effect.
It is not my wish to attach blame to any imlisirloal,
as all obstacles have at length beets removed. From
Monday neat the ventilation will be such as I ori-
ginally intended it, and such es it would have been
-frivol the beginning of the season, but fur the oppd.
Wien I have had to encounter.
Air is the first source of life. On the perity of
that which we breathe depends our health and enjoy •
meut, mud its impurity in sheatres, crow ded issensbliev,
hitt rooms, and to a Certain degree in oar close
sleeping apartments, is a first cause of many of the
diiorders which hasten oar end. I offer this con•
sideration to the sanction of all Learned and Medical
'Gentlemen, and at the same time I frost that the
effects of the forced ventilation• of Covent-garden
theatre; as now completed, will. net be witnessed
without interest by any class of the Poblic.
I have the !wooer to be, Sir, your's( &c.
' • CHADANNES.
Patent t ilotifere fruinivari Manufactory and Fuatnierj,
.121, Draiy-laar. Marco ta. 1818 •
Mtss Ket.tv is arrived at Mint:beater from Dublin,
tame she is engage) to perform. during the Easter
terser which she takes the Birostilhata 'Meats e,
Ilrk
her way-to the capital. •
PIDESIRIANtiK.—A Gentleman of die name of
West has undertaken the WOO miles in WOO hoots.—
lie has been three weeks at his Herculean 100.11f1 it
Felford, Hants, beg time is much the favourlte.
Sbaw, the eelebeatel pedestrian, is matched to do
fear esikee against time nn Mondial. for a Consider-
Ode wager. The West couqtryteatite bes 'seen
tryteg the mister-piece. of nee*, (11Qp miles
paiiiim
in ten days, as perleetotedAty. I,ficter ard, tiled
on the seventh day km btatMsti Ai

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