The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-22 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.
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IDITIBURON, AUG. 19.-5 o'cLocic.

It seems the conduct of the Levee has rather disap-
pointed some of the more remote official men in the pro•
winces. They never doubted tbatthose Addresses which
they bad prepared by the combined labour of many
weeks and heads, and which are in strain, substance and
value, similar to those with which they have so often
propped the Throne, would be gravely and slowly read
in the presence of Majesty, and that each Deputation
would have the honour of delivering its well conned
speech and listening to a most gracious reply. The bre-
vity of a levee, in which each passed before the King
with the dimness and despatch of the ghosts in Beagres
glass, left them, however, no tame to profit by the dis-
play of their eloquence. A few handed their Addreses
themselves and hurried away, and the rest put them into
the hands of their favourite Peers.

THE COURT.
On Monday, according to announcement, a Court was
held at Holyrood, at which a limited number ofeddresses
were presented on the throne and in the closet. The
curiosity of the people seems to have in a great measure
subsided, many of the provincial; having left the town,
and the chinos having feted that they could not live
upon the mere appearance of the King. Of those who
still frequented the avenues leading to the Palace, the
greater part were such country folks ei bad not been
able to come at the beginning. The King arrived about
two in a plain carriage. lie was dressed in a Field
Martini's uniform, and attended by the Duke of Dor-
set and Lord Heaves. He immediate proceeded to his
apartments. and soon after his arrival it was annousced
that the Addresses would be received. The first Ad-
dress was from the Moderator and Ministers of the Kirk
of Scotland ; It was presented by the Rev. Doctor Lar-
moot, accompasied by sear) y ISO Clerrfmes and Ehlers.
The Universities of St. Andrews, Hlasgow. and Aber-
deen, followed, presented by their several Rectors
and Principals; and the different Courts of Justice;
several other Addresses were, we believe, also presented
on the Throne. And the Address of the Episcopal
Clergy of Semite'', that of the Highland Society, an
'several others, in the Royal Closet. Several Noblemen
also presented Addresses from Counties and Bergh.;
and Sir John Sinclair, of Ulbstar, laid before the King
a copy of his statistic labours. All the Addresses were
graciously received. sad suitably replied to. The Ad-
dress from the University of Olaagew was presented
by Mr. Jeffery the Advocate, in his character as Lord
Rector.
On Sunday, the King continued at Dalkeith without
sttendisg Divine Service. This, we hear, has given
mortal offence sot only to those re d and eloquent
persons who were prepared ttpresel before him, but the
whole Kirk generally. It is hoped he will grace the
High Kirk on Sunday next.
It is not true that Mr. Peel and Lord Melville set off
for London. They only set off for Melville Castle; but
they dispatched a Messenger.
Lord Conytighaas set off for Ireland this morels' at
three.—The reason of his departure is not known.
The Drawing-room is to be on Tuesday at one—all the
beauty of Scotland is expected. On Wednesday will
take place the procession to the Castle; Thursday the
civic bancoet; Friday the Peers' ball. On Sunday the
King will attend Divine Service at the church of St
Hiles; then. a review; and the ball ef the Caledonian
Hunt will close, it is said, the Royal ceremonies. The
bustle here is now entirely confined to people of rank,
the public at large appear to take very little interest is
court festivities.

Clare.
Dowse],

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ST.ITESM.LY.

John A'Groat's House, Scotland, Aug. 16th, 1822.
Stn-1 have just seen is this remote part of the
country. two of those very rare BIRDS (a species of
Goldfinch.) which used to be common enough here,
as well as every other part of the Kinglow ; but,
for the last thirty years, scarcely any have been seen.
Indeed by some naturalists, It was supposed that the
species bad become extinct.
They are called SOVEREIGNS, and perhaps that
name may ha►e been given to them, partly from the
extreme beauty of their plumage, which I. of a splendid
Gold, and partly from their pleasing song; which al-
though only consisting of one simple note Chink.'
Chink ! Chiral is delightful to the ear. and ext►emely
so, when then are a great number together. 1 un-
derstand these birds have made their appearance In
considerable quantities in, and about London. Pray
God send, that they may soon became plentiful all over
the country. The old folks here say, that birds of
this sort, used to be called Griner's, and declare there
have not been any good doings in the country. since
they disappeared.

Some ugly Blabs of a strange tried made their ap-
pearanee a short time before the Guinea, migrated,
sad very woe afterwards their numbers Increased to
as asteniehlog degree. The plumage of t►ese Birds
is of a sickly white. Intermixed wit► a kind of black
necronnotic characters. They have no song, bus a
disagreeable kind of rustling wood. They are birds
of prey,sed are particularly destructive to t►e earnings
lof t►e labouring nets. The people ►ere regard them
las birds of ill ewe, and call them HAORAGS. They
also give the followisg aecenot of their origin : via.
In the year 1797, an Ot,o Hasa, being almost eeeee ad
for waht of food, made a nest. is a BANE, and then
got together as immense quantity of old rags, open
which she sat until they were hatched to these Birds,
sod it is said she still keeps hatching aid eating then
to this day.
Should any of your Readers wish for further infor-
mal**, they will find it in Mr. Cobbett's (Paper
against Held) Natural History of these Birds.

Yours, Ice. tice.
•

Famine°, JULY is certain that the Em-
peror will leave this on the 16th of August for Wane.,
sod that his Majesty will arrive at Vienna on the 6th
or 7th of September.
Some of the French Journals are quite conjectural
upon the motive which could have induced the Mar-
quails of" Londonderry to terminate his existence.
Tim following is contained in the Cometitntionnel,
and is said to be an extract from a private letter:—
" Two days before his death." says the letter, " the
Maiquess received a despatch from an eminent Perms-
age, in which it was represented to the Britannic Minis-
ter, what a terrible responsibility rested upon his head,
in consequence of the innumerable massacres committed
at Scio, the thousands of Greeks who fell daily under
the ferocious sword of the Ottomans, and the misfortunes
without number, which were the result of a poli-
cy. supposed to have been the work of the Noble
Lord. This despatch mast have mad* the Eng-
lish Minister feel the necessity of putting an sad
to that system which has already cost Greece so much
blood, and which at once menaces the independence
and liberty of all Europe. if England persisted in such
a system, said the despatch, posterity would charge
the Marquess of Londonderry as the cause of all the
blood which has been spilt, and all the liberties which
have been sacrificed. It is added, that the readinfl of
this despatch produced such an effect npoa the Noble
Marquess, that his intellectual faculties underwent
a sudden change; a deep melancholy followed, and
the mental aberration made so rapid a progress,
that in a few minutes he determined to terminate his
existence." We report these conjectures without having
anv means of proving the correctness. If false they ate
unimportant, but if true, what reflections do they not
give rise to—above all to those men who are charged
with the care of ruling the destinies of nations?

TUB LATZ MARQUESS OP LONDONDZIIRT.—The follow-
ing anecdote respecting the late Marquess of Landow.
deny we have heard from undoubted authority. It may
serve to exculpate those to whom direction; bad been
given to remove every weapon of destruction from the
Noble Marquess's reach, of which they knew him to be
in possession; and may also tend to shew more strongly
the disordered state of the Marqaess's mind on the Fri.
day when the symptoms of deranged intellect first be-
came so manifest to all d him. We have already
stated, that on the Friday in question, the unfortunate
Nobleman was seen walking in Uckspur-street sad
Pall-mall in a very absent and careless manner. As he
was proceeding towards St. James's-street, be was
pointed out to a gentleman who had never seen him be-
fore, and whose cariosity was so much excited on a first
view, that he determined to follow and have a complete
were at one whose participation in the political changes
id Europe during the last twenty years had been so pro-
minent. He closely pursued his steps up St. James's-
street and into Piccadilly, where, to his great surprise,
he saw his Lordship bustle in among the crowd which
surrounded the coaches assembled in front of the White
Horse Cellar, and approaching a Jew boy, who held in
his band a tray of cheap knifes which he was offering
fur sale, selected from among the number a small one with
a white handle, which he immediately put into his waist
coat pocket, and throwing down a shilling, the price de-
manded, walked away. The gentleman thought it sin-
gular at the moment that so great a man should deal in
so small a way. and at dinner the MIL day, related the
anecdote as a mark of the eccentricity which he did not
expect to have discovered in a man of such high rank
and consequence. The melancholy occurrence at North
Cray, disclosed on the Tuesday, had evidently a connec-
nection with the circumstance thus detailed. It was
precisely with such a knife as that described to have
been purchased of the Jew boy. that the fatal wound was
given ; and the ignorance of the Noble Marquess's sa-
lmon that he was In possession of such an monument,
accounts for its having been overlooked.—(Courier.)
Amount of Grants to the I counties of Ireland,
made by direction of his Excellency the Lord Lieute-
nant, at the recommendation of the Commissioners
appointed to receive applications for relief for the
Poor up to the Ist of August, 1822, inclusive
•• • • •e!8,145 I Tipperary, Z 1,770

19,1iN1 I kieg's COinty,
26443 W- "

.44 •• • • .. . at.fiord. .... .. .. 110
Kerry. •• • • 6,996 Westmeath, .... .. 316
Limerick, .... 11.930 Coven, .... .... In
Mayo. •• • • 47,60.5 Fermanagh, .... .. 30
Roscommon, 4,080 Wezforil, .... ... m►
Carlow, .... 110 Kilkenny, .... 3,010
Sligo. . • • •• • • 6.910 -
Leitrim, •• • • 1,366 Total, . drispotao

An unusual sensation was produced at Lloyd's yes-
terday afternoon by the reported loss of the Matilda,
East Ludlam's, outward bound. The accounts recoil,
al from St. Helena state, that she was lost on the
Sonatinas on the 244 of Jane, the crew eared.

SPURTING IN IR ['Lit) SAGE.
YORK AUGUST hIEETING, ISM
TUNSDAY, Auuus•r 20.
Sweepstake. of 90gs each, for two-yr old colts, pct. SID.,
fillies, Sat. 21b.—Two year olds* Course. (13 Sub-,'
Mr. liouldswortVa b. c. by Filito da Pun, I
Sir W. Milner's ch. e. by
Mr. 1 ambton's b. f. Beresinn. .. • • .. .
Nine started—The Jad;c paced but three-9 to lon tl.e
aeld.—A good rare.
Fifty Founds. given by the City of York, to be added to a
Subscription Purse, for five-3 r olds, Sat. 71b. ; six. be'.
ltib.; and aged, 9.t.—Four
Gascoigneos b. m. Cora. 3 yrs old . • • • 1
Mr. Lambton's br. h. Co volier, 5 yrs old.. ..
Mr. Lambton's br. h. Borodino. 5 yrs old
2 to I apt Cora.
Fifty Pounds, for three-yr olds. ist. 71b. ; four. fist. Slb
Maiden colts alloned 211.. and fillies, MlL—Mats. one
mile and three putters each. The winner to be sold for
200 gs if demanded. &c.
Lord Scarboroogh's Dr. c. Dyne+, 4yn old .. 4 1 I
Mr. Whiting's br. c. Brother to Bay Burton, 4 yrs I S
Mr. Fox's gr. c. by Y. Gohanna. S yrs old .. 92 2
I Mr. Petre's b. f. Georgian.. 3 yrs old .. 3 ♦
Even on Byram—After the tint heat to lon Sir. Wtuts
Ins's br. c.—Ater second heal even between Byrum and Mr.
Whiting'. colt.
Although the company at this meeting Is far from twin
numerous, the light fingered gentry are in eltendsneelo some
extent. Durlag the first day's sport three or tour of them
were apprehended os the Course, and conveyed before the
Lord Mayor: Tim weather Is remarkably fine. sad the
Course In excellent condition. The Duke of Sussex Is ex-
pected on Friday.

ABINGDON RACER.—Tv Baur. Aca.llo.
The Gold Cap. Three miles.
Mr. Mitton's b. h. Banker, 6 yrs old .. 1
Mr. hyte's b. R. Quibble, 6 yrs old .. • • .. V
Mr. Mills's Sir Hnldebrsnd, 45 rs old s •
The Abingdon Stales was won easy by Mr. Fielder's
b.e. Neleediset.

-.7i'liaiiealbers' Plate was won by Mr. Thurabill's f.
Scarps.

CANTERBURY RACES.—Tutsnar, Avis. 20:
A Sweepstakes of 26gs etch, for.three-yr-olds, Zit.; four,
Sat. 41b. • Ave, Sat. 11Th.; siX, 9st. aged, ost. lib.—
Two miles.
Mr. E. Mee named eh. IL Wouverraans. aged
Sir J. C. Honywood's b. m. Enchantress, aged ..
Mr. Lushington's br. f. by Seymour, 4 yrs old
Lord Camden named gr. f. Merrvmaid, t yrs old .. 4
Mr. J. Ugh named ch. f. Flora 61• Ivor, 3 yrs old .. 6
The First Year of a Sweepstakes of 20gs each (for two
Saars) for three-yr-olds, bat. 121 b.; four, Tr. 7tb.; five,
t. 716. ; six. 9st.; ages!, Pat. 21b.—Four miles.
Lord Weems* awed Centaur, 4 yrs old.. ..walked over
The First Year of a Sweepstakes of logs each (for two
years) for three-yr-olds, 7st.; four, Sit. 41b. • Sr., Sst.
Iolb. ; Sat. Ilb. ; aged, ilst. bib. Two wiles.
Lord Collides named br. f. by Whalebone, 3 yrs old .. I
Sir J. C. Hosywood's b. m. F.nchaotreu. aged 2
Mr. Lnahlegton's eb. c. by Blucher, S yrs 'id 3
Kentish Hunters' Stake'. a Sweepstakes of 6g. each. for
horses net thoroegb-bred, and bred In the County, the
property of the Subscriber and Freeholder who aux. d
him, and regularly bunted to the county of Kent; 134.
each. Two-846.6mM.
Mr. Clark's ch. ff. by &gest, 6 yrs old 1 1
Mr. C. Wright'. b. h. Young Corsica*, 6 yrs old .. S 2
Mr. T. Mosotl br. g. by Swindley, 6 yrs old .. 2 It
Mr. E.Hughee's DI. g. Gent, 6 yrs old 3 dr
Mr. J. Fisher's ch. e.Tont Moody. aged .. .. 4dr
Hickman, the gas-light man. got a severe Sourer on
his wars from time fight en Tuesday. Sense one had
estrosted him with a gig, but however sober be can
steer his fist or an anvil meek better than a prod. and
making a reletaite aweigh imelhgVatml in the nob with
Butcher's grape, be ran on the wrong side the post. lie
was senseless from something like one of Heart'', hits
for more thin a mpsaater of an hour, and his companion
is too ill to birrenseved from Hampton Court.

As order was received at the Victualling Office at
Chatham on Saturday for a reduction of that wita.
blishineat. The offices of Clerk of the Cheque,
Storekeeper, &c. are to be ab3lished on the let of
September, and the Agent Victualler, one clerk, anal
four or five labourers, are all that will remain after
that day.--(Chethass Advertiser
POOR pound has been hooded to us
by I. W. for the above unfortunate person.—(Dablio
Morning Post.)
ECCIAIII•IITICAL DSPRITATION.—The due Mille of
law, in all causes fur deprivation of a person actually
po d of a opititual benefice or digoity, is said to
be as follows

I. A monition, or citation of the party to appear, must
be issued.

2. A charge (called a libel) must be given, to which
he is to answer.

3. A competent time must be assigned for the proofs
soil semen,.

4. He most have a liberty for Counsel to defend his
cause, and to except against proofs and witnesses.
5. And lutly, there must be a solemn sentence. after
hearing all the proofs and answers ; which sentence (if
the party be found guilty) must be pronounced by the
Archbishop in person, usually taking to his assistance
six or seven bishops.
The last deprivation which oecnrred, was that of the
Bishop of St. David's who was deprived by the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, in the time of King William 111.
This prelate availed himself of every means of defence
which the law allowed, not only in the Archbishop's
Court, but by appeal to the Court of Delegates—by ap-
plication to the King's Bench for a probibition—.and
even by bringing a Bill of Error before the House of
Lords. It is hardly to be anticipated that the present
offender will attempt to avail himself of these means
of protracting the suit. Oa the contrary, by non.ap-
pearance, he will, in all probability, expedite the pro-
ceedings.
A tenantry acre (sot more than 69 rods) of wheat,
from the glebe lands at Seaford, which was thrashed
oat about a fortnight ago, yielded seven quarters and
six 'minds.
Tun Funs Amour Loterrox.—The Magistrates of
the County of Surrey have come to the determination
to put in force upon all occasions. most rigidly, the
Police Act passed in the third of the present reign, so
far as it regards the fairs held in the county over
which their jurisdiction extends. The statute enacts,
that divers fairs being held within the city of Loath)n
and in the vicinity of the metropolis by charter or pre-
scriptions and such fairs leading to scenes of riot,
disturhasce, debauchery, and crime, it is become ne-
cessary to limit the daily duration of fairs held within
ten miles of Temple-bar. For which purpose the Azt
directed that all business and amusement shall cease
at eleves o'clock every night, and a penalty of 5/.
shall be visited upon any proprietor of a public house,
booth, or other place of the description who stall m-s
give doe ob ace to this clause. Any person
found in such public place shall be subject to the
same penalty of 5/. It is but justice to state that the
extraordinary activity and zeal of the Magistrates of
Surrey have caused within the last twelve months,
particularly the most remarkable diminution of
crime in the very extensive districts subject to their
zetlieritr.