The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-14 00:00:00

"AIINORITY

ON LORD ALTRORP% MOTION FuR INQUIRY INTO THE
STATE OF IRELAND, PREVIOUS TO TUE LNTRODUVIIuS
OF THE INSI RRECTION ACT.-lIAY

Hon. J. Aberernmby, J. 11. Allen, Sir T. !raring,. Vise.
Barnard, S. M. Barrett, W. W. Becher. Hun. H. G. Ben-
net, Lord W. lientinek, B. Ileuyan„ti. flyng, John Carter,
lion. 11. Caultield, H. Cavendish, H. Chalouer, Vise. Clif-
ton, N. It. Colborne, 'F. Creevey, T. Davies, W. J. B.mi-
son, 'l'. Denman, Vise. Dancannon, &litre, Sir H. Fel,-
caisson, J. 11. Foley, Vise. Folkestone, Vise. Glenorehy.
J. Grattan, P. Gren fell, J. W. Griffith, It. Gordon, W. h.-
almond, S'r W. Heron, Lord A. Hill, J. C. llobhouae. F.
Ilornhv. J. Home, Hon. C. ti. Hutchinson, W. Jew.. I'.
P. Jervoise, W. A. Johnson, J. F. Kennedy. Kulalit.
lion. G. Lamb, J. H. Lamont, It. Latouelie, R. Leyeegter,
W. Leader, J. Moberly, W. L. 31aberly, J. Xlartin, 11. '*l
liana, J. tt . Maxwell, Vise. Aliiton, J. B. Mond:, P. 1100 M
Sir J. Newport, Vise. Normaiiby, J. O'C“llazhan, W. fled.
Lord F. Osborne, C. Palmer, C. F. Palmer, Sir H.
lion. C. A. Pelhain, G. Poiliits, G. H. Pailips, jun.
It. Prier, W. S. Poyritz, J. C. amusilea' D. Ricardr,. u.
Roberta, Sir G. Itabart,, Lord J. Russell, A. Roberti...is
J. Scott, J. Smith, W. Smith, T. Smith, Ilan. E. Sill.ir!•
S. C. Whitbread, Col. White, John William', M. Wa..l„
Tal.t.n2s.— Viscount Althorp ; T. S. Rice.

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IVEDNESI3AY EVENING. MAY 14. 1823.

Paris Papers to the 13th instant, have been received
since our last. The lloniteur of the 12th, contains the
following Telegraphic Despatch :

" Paris. May 12.
" PROM THE MAJOR-GENERAL OF THR ARMY TO THE MINIS.

TER OF THE INTRRIOR.

" The head-quarters have been at Burgos since the 9th.
The reception given to his Ro3al Highness was very bril-
liant.

The first corps hu made Its movement upon Vallado-
lid."

The above is the only official account of the operations
of any of the armies. From this, it appears that the
Drake is pushing on his forces to Madrid, to avoid the
hot weather overtaking them on their march; yet it is
not improbable that by striving to avoid one evil he may
be exposed to another. According to some accounts,
Morino has effected his junction with a Portuguese corps
that entered Spain, and communicates on his left, with
the division of Jaurreguy or the Pastor, which occupies
Galicia and the Asturias, while on his right, he
bolds connection with the force which Abisbal has
vsembled at the Prado, in front of Madrid. With all
these enemies on one side, and the corps of Ballasteros
on the other, the division with which the Duke can af-
ford to advance to Madrid may either be compelled to re-
linqnish possession, or be cut off from the army. The
arrival of the French in the capital of Spain, still there-
fore, very likely, bring the Spanish spirit into action.—
There arc, indeed, in some of these papers reports that
a sanguinary action had already taken place, in Catalo-
nia between.the armies of Moncey and Mins, and that
the issue was doubtful. These rumonrs, however, are
vague, and appear to be premature. In the mean time
rumours if another kind continue. It was reported on
the 'Change at Paris that the Marquess de Talaru, a
grandee of Spain, was about to set out to that country
from Patis en an extraordinary mission. One party sup-
posed that lie was going in the character of Ambassador
to the Regency intended to be installed at Madrid,
while another imagined his mission related to a negocia-
lion with the Cortes. TheJonenal de Paris, quotes the
postscript of a letter from Bayonne, dated May 4, which
says that couriers from Seville arrived at the Prince's
head qnarters the day before, which leaves no doubt of a
negotiation ; and the same paper gives an extract from
sou her jhurnal, the Memorial Bernal*, which asserts'
that M. de Martignac ii gone to Seville, for the
pnrposn of giving effedi. to overtur►s for peace.—
The Moisileur contains, in the official part, the law rela-
tive to the fixing of the Budget of Receipt and Expenditure
for 1921.

Chapter I. The Credits voted for the Service of 1524.
I. The Expenses of the Consolidated Debt, and of
the Atnortigsement are fixed at 237,0136,308 Ira.
Sec. 2. The General Expenses of the Service, are—
Gen•ret Expenses Frs. b 35.982,830
Colleting, Management, Deficiencies, ac 126,704,4059
Reimbursements, &c 6 089,000

Total 638,770,318
Chapter H. Enumerates the Taxes authorised for the Ser-
lice of 0321,

Chapter 111. States the Amount of the Revenue for 1924
to be estimated at the sum of 590,334,190 frs.

There is very little other intelligence in these papers, ex-
cept an article from Rochefort, which states the sailing and
arrival cf.lifferent convoys of Merchant vessels. Note sin-
gigs Spanish privateer has hitherto been met with by any of
titr French ships of war.
Fievex FUNDI.-67f. 45e. ; Rank Actions, 1390'. ; Nea-
polilan Reines, 731 ; Spanish ditto, 421.

STOCK EICUANGS, TwaLvs o'CLocw.—There was
some bustle at the above Market in the earlier part of
the morning, owing to the reports in the French papers
at an Wended negotiation with Spain. Consuls open-
ed at 78ii, and went down again to it, at which price
they remain steady. The Express from Paris this morn-
ing, brisgs the French rentes at 87-30, and Spanish 3S&,
the clo,ing prices, but it is said they were done much
lower after 4 o'clock. Private letters from the above
Capital state there was a current report of a severe battle
between Marshall Moncey and Mina, which is said to
bare been a drawn battle ; this may account for the fall
of the Preach funds after the hour •f closing.—Little
doing in the market.

Poittiam MARKlT.—Spanish Bonds opened at 35iii,
bet again lowered to 34k, with a beary market, and but
little doing.
Chill, 071—New Spanish, Sti 33—Neapolitan, 71.-
4( Prussian, 821-old Prussian, St—Russian, 781—Da-
lash All—Colombice, 001 07.

No mistake is so common in speaking of the condition
gibe Irish people as to represent them as destitute
of means of education. If, by education, is
meant the ability to read and write, we think
it may be truly stated that this faculty is much
mote common in Ireland thus in England. Hedge
sr rather ditch schools, though certainly of very mode-
rate pretension, abound in every part of the kingdom, in
none perhaps more than in the very districts so much
disturbed. There Hsi little wretched creatures leant to
write and cypher upon common house slates—to recd
such books as the History of the Itapparees of the
Serve Champions, or any other book that may
be put is their hands--the Bible or tln•sc
works coming from the National Society only excepted,
which *e Priests dread as subservient to a system
of eoeverslon to protestantism, To discipline, or
grainy or cleanliness, little attention can be paid

tint

--The parents and masters are too poor to afford &flea _1
tion to refinements of that kind. They went school learn •
ing for its immediate uses of enabling them to know
the value of paper money, or of the numerous written
obligations, summonses, informations, and no f
for such speculative purposes as the improvement o
the mind.

TOE KING'S COURT.—Yesterday at half-pa►t two
o'clock his Majesty held a Court at his palace in Pall
Mall. His Majesty afterwards held a Privy Con ocil, at
which the Recoader of London was admitted, and made
his report of the convicts capitally convicted at the last
Sessions atJastice-hall in the Old Bailey. His Majesty
gave audience to Earl Harrowhy and Mr. Peel. The
Curt broke up about half-past four.

The Marquess of Hastings arrived at Gibraltar, on the
29th ult., in thc Glasgow Frigate, from Calcutta, on his
way to Genoa.

The House of Commons, it is at present arranged,
will adjoin, for the Whitsun holidays. from Friday
next to the Wednesday following; and the House of
Lords from Friday to the subsequent Thursday. •
Major Garwood arrived in Paris, on tha 7th May
from Seville, with despsiches, which were brought on
to London by Mr. Leitchfield, the messenger. Major G.
left Seville on the 26111 April, was robbed by a banditti.
near Canova, and p►ssed through Madrid on the 30th,
The French army was at Burgos, Vittorio, and Toloso,
on the 2rl and 3d May. Major O. entered Spain with
the French army on the 10th ult. with despatches for
Seville.

A new regulation is about to take place in the Ord-
nance Military Department, to facilitate promotion in
the Artillery and Engineers, as well as to reduce the
number of candidates for those services, now past the
usual examination, at the Military Academy, at Wool-
wich, which is, to allow officers of the above to dispoie
of their cointuis,ions, the purchasers to be pl.weil on half
pay of those corps, and the vacancies to be fillet: up by
the effective'.

Wanstead-honse was sold by auction, on the premises
on Monday last, for 10,0001. ; one of the conditions of
sale binds the purchaser to clear every thing away, even
to the foundation, by Lady-day 1h23. The biddings
commenced at 1,000/, and advanced by thousands till
they reached B,OOOL, when they dwindled to an advance
of 1001. each bidding, till they reached !helium at which
the building was sold : the purchasers are Messrs. Stan.
nerd and Athow, of Norwich, in conjunction with three
other of their townsuicn. The auctioueer announced to
the company, by their request, that they intended to seil
the *hole in lots, large or small, to suit buyers, and they
absolutely sold a pair of marble chimney pieces for 300
Raines, before they left the room. Titus is sacrificed,
on the shrine of extravagance and gambling, a mansion,
which cost in its erection more than34o,ooo/., and which
has no equal in the county of Essex!
Private letters from Seville of the 26th, express much
doubt whether the Minisery.last named by the King will
enter on their functions, inasmuch as Calatrava and
Zorraquin, the leading members of the new Cabinet,
were—the former at Madrid, and the latter with Mina's
army. Some propositions on the part of France were
expected at Seville; belt if an accommo lation should
not take place, it was understood to he the intention of
the leading members of the tortes to remove the Kin,
to Cadiz• being desirous above all things to gain time,
and to protract the contest as long as possible.
A courier arrived-on Saturday at Paris from the French
Consul at Aleppo, with intelligence of the utmost im-
portance to Great Britain, butt in4licit reliance canto,:
be placed upon its correctness. The Consul apprises hi;
Government that an insurrection had broken out in the
British possessions of western India of the most serious
nature, and that all our posts on the Persitn Gulf had
been carried. It was understood that a copy of the de.
spatch from the French Consul has been handed to our
Ambassador in Paris.

A letter from Lisbon, slated the lit init., !cites that
General do Rego hail been recalled, in consequence of
his conduct in the affair of Amirante, and that he was to
be succeeded by General Pegou.
Extract of a letter, dated Madrid, April 30:—" We
have received here the news of the fall of Saragossa;
but as it was known that Ballasteros hail orders nut to
defend it, and even to dissuade the people of Saragossa
from defending it, as it was their intention, it has caul sed
no sensation here. From Seville they write, that the beat
soirit reigns there, although like every city in Spain
which was over-peopled with monks, it was to he feared
the clergy would stir up commotions. Abisbal is ex-
tremely active, and no one doubts of his sincerity. Ile
will, it is said, go and join Ballasteros, and act on
the rear of the Duke of Angouleme. Ilia departure
will soon take place. The official declaration of war
against the French was received here with cheers by
the crowd. It is evident that the French will not ad-
vance their cause one step by the occupation of Madrid.
It will only be the moment for beginning hostilities."
FR A NKFoRT, May 4.—The Emperor Alexander must
he considered as the principal person Who urges on the
war with Soin. For a long time this monarch has been
given up to religious enthusiasm and veneration fur le-
gitimacy, which has induced him to resolve to remove for
ever. as far as lies in his power, whatever is injurious to
religion and monarchy. This is with him a matter of sen-
timent more than of policy, and this is the cause why he
has sacrificed the Greeks, and neglected the most favour-
able opportunity that ever occurred of spreading his stand-
ard on the Busphoras ; and this keeps him ready to em-
ploy all his force, on the other side of the l'yrenres. Since
Capo d'lstsia has heft his councils, there is not one man
of talent about the Emperor to check this had policy.
The young Napoleon was dressed in his uniform, at a
late reception at the. Court of Vienna. One of the offi•
Bellearde, (the Governor of the hereditary
Prince) asked him, in joke, how many battles he .•
served in? " Put that question to me this day 20 years,"
was hie reply.
Some Instances of the proceedings of the French Go-
cernment towards Protestant missionaries are mentioned
in the new Evangelical Magazine. M. Porchett and M.
Mejanel, agents of the Continental Soehoy, have been
condemned to three months imprisonment, and a fine of
200 frapcs each, soil afterwards to he placed at the dis-
position of the Government, for holding religious meet-
ings without the concurrence of the priests. Porehett
has a wife and child. Mejanel is favourably known both
in England and Scotland. 'fo he pl iced at the disposi-
tion of the Paternal Government means, the Magazine
fears, exile, or perhaps transport:firm.
It is stated in a Glasgow Paper that an E•iglish
squadron has taken possession of Porto Rico;—but n
degree of credit can be attached to the stst•onent.
A story of - violent fracas between Mr. Scarlett and
Mr. Brougham, at Lancaster Assizes, has been ruumng
the round of the newspapers, but we have reason to think
it is altogether a fabrication. One Reposter attended at
Lancaster during the whole Assizes, though nut always
in the Nisi Priur Court. where these Gentlemen gene-
rally sit; he was never long absent from it, and he never
heard a single word of the altercation which is alleged to
have taken place. It is hardly necessary to add, that
such a quarrel between such men would have been the
4eneral topic of conversation amangst parties wlio ahead
he Court.—(Muneltedter Guardiaii.)

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'ATESMAN

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

The following is a summary statement descriptive of
the various offences with which the prisoners far trial, at
the present Sessions, severally stand charged :—Burglary
5; perjor7, 1; stealing in dwelling houses, 9 oinking
false entries as an officer, 1 ; So.loiny, 3; stealing front
the person, 19: receiving stolen goods, 1 ;larcenies,
75.—Total, 114

STATIC or HIS MAJESTY'S GAO!. or NEWOATS.—Pri-
soners• under sentence of death, 23; respited during
pleasure, 1; under sentence of transportation for life,
37—fourteen years, IJ—seven rears, 111 ; under set:-
teore of ithprisonment for misdemeanors, 13; for trial
during the present Session, 114 ; committed under the
Bankrupt Laws, 1; iniane, 1: rematitk:l from last Ses-
sion, 3 ; judgment respited, 1 ; remaining for Assias,
I.—Total, 323.
These Sessions commenrcti this .morning before the
Right lion. the Loup NIA You, HBIDGgS,
and Mr. Justice BAiIAY.

Timothy Rune, one of the persons summoned on the
Jury, begged to be excused for the following reasons.—
Applicant stated himself to he an organ builder, and
was now employed in the building of an iustrnment for
Poplar new Church, which retpired his immediate atten-
tion, and until the instrument was cornp!ete it could not
he consecrated by the Bishop. Ile was excused.
Bev': Piper, aged 20, and Wm. Piper, aged 19, were
put toahe bar, standing indicted in April Sessions, for
harglarionsly bre :king and entering the dwelling-house
of Mary Hugger others, with intent to steal.
Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the ease fur the prosecution.
The prosecutrix, who was of the profession termed
Quakers, declined being sworn, as bring against the re-
ligions principles she professed. tier evidence was
consequently not t ikeu.
William Alaber stated that he knew the prosecutors,
who resided at Tottenham with her si,ters. On the 14th
February last, lie was returnine home ahosit midnight,
and saw the two prisoners cowing from nailer the win-
dow of the house with something in their po session.
lie did not speak to them at that time, but saw them the
next day, and told them what lie had seen. Thuile
sired him to say nothing abuut it.
'Phis witness was examined by air. Justice BAILEY,
and confessed that he bail himself, in company with two
other persons entered the house of the prosecutrix, by the
same grating, under a hick lie saw the prisoners, oa the
night of the 31st of February, and subsespietitly, on the
2nd of March when they were disturhsol. Ile was shortly
after taken into custody, when he related w'hit lie had
seen regarding the prisoner to save himself. Did no:
mention the fact to any one before.
The servant of the proseciarie was called and stated
that she saw the grating in question secure, t a tli, nigh
the robberv'was said to have been effected; she saw it
again the following morning as she had left it over
night.
Mr. Justice BAILEY shortly charged the Jury, who itn
mediately acquitted the prisoners.
The prisoners were again indicted for a similar of
fence—but Mr. Adolphus declined calling evidence and
they were consequently acquitted.
thomas Connor and Thomas Cooley were indicted for
stealing in the dwelling-house of David Bevan, various arti-
cles of plate value 40'. his property.
George Coleman is servant to the prosecutor, who resides
in Upper Harley-street, on the 2stlt April last, about a quar
ter before eight in the morning, he putt out a quantity of
plate on the pantry dresser to clean. Persons standing on
the steps of the next house might see it. tie went into the
kitchen, when In consequence of information communicated
to him, he returned to the pantry, and missed the plate. He
ran up the area steps and proceeded, in company with a man
named Adams, towards the New-road, but did not see any
body. About half an hour afterwards he saw two men in
custody, in York C mrt, one of whom was is the privy. and
iii. other :11 tie dust hole; there were tst enty-seven sitter
forks ; four desert spoons; t.veke table spoons; fish
slice: butter knife ; sell id fork ; 100 l four plated dishes.
—ll'ithin a quarter of an hour afterwards, he saw
the whole of the plate at a public house in the neigh-
b surisuo I, in the possession of Morris, an officer of
Mary-li-bonne. Samuel Adams, coecliman to G. Patti-
'son, Esq. sass. the Prisoner, Connor, about a quarter be-
fore eight, on the morning of the roSbery, coining up
the area steps with a bunale in his possession, which ap-
peared to rattle like plate. Ile gale an alarm, aid
Coleman emu.: up immediately. He watched Connor to
the New Road, end of Barley-street; saw which way
he turned, and ran in pursuit, soil gave an :slat in to some
persons on horseback. Witness went into Paddington-se
and East Street, and thence to York Court, where he
found the two prisoners. Cooley was just leaving a pri-
vy, Connor W.IS near a dust hole au.l esidesrottn.il to es•
cape; they were both out of wind as if by running ; is
Trite sure Connor is the person he sac leaving the steps.
Prisoners were detained till the atrival of a constable to
whom they were given in charge.
Joules Dito:s, servant to Mr. Wilkinson, of Fitzroy-
square, was in the New-road, on horseback, and in con-
sequence of what was said to him by he went in
pursuit, and saw the prisoners together in Paddington •
street. Witness beckoned lo Coleman, which the pri-
soners observed and ran off. Connor had a bundle in
his possession. They were secured in York-court.
The plate was produced, and identified by Coleman to
be his waster's property.
Mrs. Kentish, landlady to the Apollo public-house, East-
street, hearth some persons run through the house into York-',
court; she looked out and saw a handle, which she picked
up and delivered to Morris the officer.
Michael Morris, an officer, heard an alarm on the morn-
ing of the 28th of April ; produced the plate which he had
received from Mrs. Kentish, and afterwards secured the pri-
soner, whom he found surrounded by a great many persons.
Mr. Justice BAILEY stated to the. Jury the lase as it
affected Cooley, who lie observed it found aiding and co-
operating, was equally guilty with the persou who OE•
nosily removed the property in question.
The Jury, after a few minutes commit:it:on returned a
verdict, finding both 'prisoners tinily--Death.

Died yesterday (13th inst.) at his house, Tokenhouse-
yard, Mr. Bennett, many years master of LiJyd's, in Lie
7.-nh year of his age. _ .

SLAVERY.—The Legislature ni Illinois adj.urned on
the 18th of February. Previous to a ijonrnment, a Reso-
lution was adopted, by a couritterable majority, recom-
mending the call of a Convention to alter their State
Constitution, which has given rise to considerable ex-
citement. It is asserted, that the motive for Recommend
lug the call is, to endeavour to have such an alteration
matte as to admit of tile introduction of throes into toe
State.—(Del. Ga:cUe.)
It has been usual in times past fur the representative of
Editburgli to elect ItimArlf, or what is exactly cilia valeni,
to nominate those who are called, by a singuslar inversion
of language, his constituents. The tact, which is htusi•
liar to every person connected with the secret machinery
of the Town Council. is put upon record in the following
letter from Provost Stirling to the late Lord Melville,
fisted the :itli of Sept., 1799 :—" As the election are ap-
proaching," says the Provost, " 1 return to Edinburgh
it-morrow. I din not ertite certain if, on this occasion, it
will be in my power to te•ansotit you lists of names as
was sometimes done fianierly : but on this you may con-
fidently rely, that no person oliatecer shall with my con
sent lie adtdttedjnto the Council, who is nof, to the best
of my blnowledge and belief, not only correct in his poli-
tical principles, but firmly. Attached to your int..!rest. '—
(See documents connected with the question of Bergh
Reform, published in 1817, page 71.) This plan of re-
ffesentation is considered by Lord Binning and Mr. W.
Vaands as the perfection of hunnu wistioin.—(Seoterna4.