The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-25 00:00:00

TIIE -STATESMAN.

sly.—
*eery WO.' Rut when we contemplate thtidettel and ritiajn' theitovaistters, kid what you have been
encroachment which, as I believe, has destroyed full pl
.1.4-consider as corranendeble conduct, that
tine parts in ten of the national representattlii, buts yerlite honoured me this day with en invitation, I
ado to this a suspension of the elective franthise fase,.W you will not take amiss the advice I venture to! .
six parts in welt of human life, we see, in fact,. sit. o: Ais among many mets.there will be many
what we call the Borough Faction—a despotism es. ininds, lam well aware that some friends to Re,
complete as that of the Russian Emperor or this oforifelnisi'VelePi tarty remounted. to , Petition with. '
brand Seignior. It is the object of Parliamentary anst edible 'Public Meeting. ; Inilted,since I have
Reform to put down this despotic usurpation, and beehin the neighbourhood Ham. heard that's
restore public liberty. The discussion and the ex. .hold ouch an opinion—but why it shosrldam a
urtions to this end have now employed the Reformists tained, (am it a loss to Conjecture. • k =neat *riff
nearly forty years; until nothing 'pinnies to bo set. Porn a just •terprelleation -of a Public /defiling ;for:
tied, hut to decide which is best. Reform, accord. such a tiepins° endangering,.thePpublic peate; bee
ing to the Constitution, or not according to the Con- cauaeoriese tweuty:toonwareinf.wise mind., as Impel
ititution,—a Reform regulated by the Rights of the derstand is now the case in Sheffield and its vicinity,'l
Nation, or by the discretion of certain Politicians— such an apprehension-'skald appear to be groundt 1
c Reform conformable to some standard of teason and less. Besides, in the present state of the town oti
justice, or governed by mere arbitrary fancy, and loose' Sheffield, a Public Meetiug,regularly convened and 1
opinion. So far, Gentlemen, as lam able to. form a advertised, is, of all circumstances, the least likely
judgment, it is my opinion, that, if the ration were to cadges breach of the peace. If any thing .short;
polled on this question, there would. be nine in of a miraculous interposition of Providence can af-
every ten for Refoi.in according to the Cons fikiion. fool relief to the suffering classes of our country,
This is the express Declaration of the " UNION" men—can stop the coarse of calamity—can prevent
Society in the. ntetropelis, to which I have ethe ho- all increase of misery—or 'afford a hope of better
wour to belong. And the Members of the " Ifamp- days—it undoubtedly is, a radical Reform of our
den Club" likewise sign a pledge, for exerting them. Parliament: Hence it should seem, that a Public
selves "to restore to the country her real constitn- ' Meeting, for that object, tending to gladden the
tion." With a view to simplify the nature of Reform : heart, and to excite hope—to give a legal and pa-
and beget unanimity in its pursuit, the " limos" . cific vent to misery and discontent, should have in it
has taken for its entire basis, the three principles I-14 peculiar virtue, for not only causing at; orderly
hare already noticed; for in those three principles; behaviour at such a Meeting itself, but for dispos-
the whole of Representation and of that political li- i ing the suffering people to a peaceable demeanour in
berty which Represeutstion is intended to secure is I
1 general. , •
included. If, then, these three principles are necess After a pause of approbation, the Major again
eery to the civil branch of our Constitution, namely, ! rose, and said, that having the Chairman's permission,
Ist, real Representation ; ?.d, a fair distribution ; be begged letve to give as a Toast,
and 3d, annual Election ; what are we to say to that 1 st speedy revival of the ShNliyld trade; and may its future
reliance, be on law, and nut on a Privy Qouuni.
expediency which proposes to split each of these prin- ;-
elides, and that we shall attempt to recover only
callin Hie acclamation was great, and a universal shout
g out for three times three,
half of each ? half a principle, or half an idea, I con- .
fess myself not able to comprehend : and therefore, I A Gentleman who) being op a journey, attended
after nearly forty }eats continuance in my present no- ,the dinner, took the Opportunity of making some
Cons, lam not at all likely ever to become a half Ra- pertinent observatious on thesbeeetit there would be
1
formist. But those of the half Reformists who know .to the trade of Sheffield, in case the East, India mo-
any thing of the Constitution, and are real friends to ; nopoly should. be laid open ; andalefailecl some ex-
liberty, do indeed admit that in principle, they per- 1 ertions of his own, through public meetings and the
fectly agree with the radical Reformists ; but differ r press, to that end. He also stated a case to prove
with us only as to the best mode of obtaining our . the mischief of the Borough system ; which made an
common object. Here is their error—here is their . impression on the meeting. .
weakness : and a deplorable error, a lamentable Elections throughont the Kingdom- in one day and by Ballot
the best
uvaltitess it is. If indeed, they could speak with " thate nocharactttritie
m le parses,
i°aly es
m'isenteis tnootr fire
be °free of tartest
states, hu
Representatives.
the tongues of Angels, and if an inveterate despotic ; The Union t 4 Parliamentary Reform, according to the Con-
usurpation could be talked out of its power by mere . solution ; and may its influence extend until by national unaui-
words, there might be tome sense in their step by !tail,tylatyt 1
,?breatittronitt
tie' insure an early recovery of the
step system : but who ever heard that a despot yield- : nation's LINIRTY.
et( up his power and plunder, and 'the gratification ; Until CnostititOenal Reform shall have cleansed the Augean
Stable, may the little tyrants of the close boroughs repre,cat none
of his will being the law, at the civil request of , but their own slaves.
honest men ? As Cromwell had fought very stoutly That firm Champion of " The Constitution, the whole Con-
against the tyranny of the Stuarts, and professedly stitntitui, and nothing but the Constitution," Sir F. Burdett:
rhis toast produced enthusiastic applause, with
for establishing a Commonwealth, Harrington flat. ,
feted himself that the Protector would readily adopt three tceines titres.
founded
l in i
freedom ; that weak and wicked Ministers
his beautiful plan of a Commonwealth, described mac e:aneyermore be able to involve the nation in war by fraud
under the title of Uterus, and accordingly sent him or delusion.
the work for his consideration. Whether Cromwell : Mr. Pavex here rose, and spoke as follows :
gave himself the trouble, or not, ofreadieg it, I do , 661 cannot avoid making a few remarks on the mi-
ni:it recollect; hut the answer Harritigtoit received . able conduct of those religious bodies of men who
was—that the Protector " was not to be beaten out have lately come forward in the cause of peace.—
elf his power by paper shot." It was not by mere Had not some motive operated on their minds of a
per shot or smooth words, that the Barpns of ‘ nature with which the reigning principles of the day
Rusinitnead went to work with King John : It was I hold no alliance, they would not have now come
their uembers, their union, and their firm determi- I forward in a cause so evidently unpopular. The
nation with which they claimed their lights, by ! consciousness of the excellence of that cause, and of
which he was persuaded peaceably to sign Magna their endeavours in support, of it, will, however,
Charta.—And when again, the last of the I afford them a satisfaction of which neither time nor
Stuarts had u urn out the paticgce of our antes- I place will have the power of divesting them, and I
tors, on their manifesting a similar spirit to that' believe the day not to be far off when the nation,
of the Barnes. James took a very quiet departure. with one consent, and a suffering world, will pay
Equally humble eith John and with James will our them that tribute which their Gospel labours so emi. 1
13orough Faction become, whenever the Nation goes nently have deserved. But it is impossible not to
the right way to work. It is by NUMBERS, by know, that were peace obtained, as it was some I
UNION, and by "PETITIONS of RIGHT," the years ago by the Treaty of Amiens, unless we have
people must recover their liberties, that Is, the a guarantee for its continuance, its existence will
power and practice of making their own laws, by depend on the caprice of the moment, and may be
-means of real Representatives. The half Refer. broken on the most frivolous, false, and unprin.
mists do not yet-seem to have made this discovery. I cipled pretences) and the passions of the peOple
But if they had made it, and, consistently with this I worked up into measures, of which they may have!
knowledge, were they to convile public meetings of i cause sorely to repent. Every one here can remem.
the people, wherever they resided or had any in- ! ber how the mad passions were excited, by stories of
fluence, in order to try if they could gain the ne- I fleets fitting out in the ports of France, of massacres
cessary strength for putting down the Borough Fac. ^ at Jaffa, &c. all of which it seems had no founding
tion, w hick, think ye, would gain most votes, Half .in truth ; yet, how dreadful have been the come-
Reform or Radical Reform ? Would the people, 1 cornices of this delusion, and how mightily has the
think ye, prefer being half-represented, or fully re. ! power of France been increased thereby ! mightily
un-
presented ? Would they like unequal representation ' heard of secures of famine and misery has our do-
to be half removed, or wholly removed ; or would 'nestle situation exhibited, and abroad what horrible
they prefer being made half free, according to the I crimes remain to be atoned for! It was the opinion
notioes of these politicians, or entirely free, ac. !of Mr. Pitt, in his years of incorruption, that no
cording to the Constitution ? I believe, Gentlemen, . peace could be enjoyed, nor the existence of a wise
I may safety anticipate your answer. And I take it , and honest administration secured, unless a restora-
to be a consciousness of what that answer would he, ; tion of the pure voice in the House of Commons
which snakes our half Reformists so very shy as they , were effected. Subsequent events have proved the
appear to be of convening public Meetings for Par. i truth of this proposition, and such scenes of cor-
liarneteary Reform; whereas the Constitutional or ' ruption have been excused in the face of day and
Ratlical Reformists are anxious on all occasions for tjustified on account of their publicity, that the
Public Meetings, in furtherance of this great object. Speaker himself of the house of Commons had the
And here, Gentlemen, I rest the question between • virtue to express his reprobation of them. lam de.
the Half Reformists and the Radical Reformists, as ; cidedly of opinion, that no peace can be made at all,
to the policy and wisdom of their respective conduct.' unless the people come forward to demand and insist
First, laying it down as a certain maxim, that without': upon, as they did at the Revolution, those rights
" ilt titions of Right," energetically supported by num-. which the law of the land and Constitution of their
berx and union,there can be no Reform ; I then say that ancestors hare long• since declared their own, abso-
the half-reformists, by the coursethey take, never can , lute and indefeasible. Who has robbed them of those
succesd. On their crazy foundations, they cannot rights? Has the Crown; God forbid :—The Aristo-
frame a " Petition of Right ;" and so conscious are crazy, which, as its name imports, ought to have
they that on those foundations they can neither col- been our protection against the possible
tyranny of the
lect numbers nor inspire union—they do not even ] Executive Power,—forgetting
attempt either. Whereas the " Petitions of Right," and the excellence of its nature, has united itself to
of the radical Reformists are unanswerable ; and as, , a mongrel interest, of which their frugal and
in the narrow compass of throe self evident propo. , wise ancestors would have been ashamed.
sttions, including the whole of civil liberty, they ITo this mongrel,
called the Monied Interest, has
have the means of convincing the understandings, our Aristocracy united itselfl and hence has
luteresting the heart, and exciting the enthusiasm of , arisen a power hostile to both
Prince
and People;
the p: ogle, they may safely reckon upon sufficient hence money, and not honour, has become the spur
numbers, and the necessary union for carrying their and main engine of the machine of
point., This consideration, Gentlemen, leads me to sale of seats in the house of
express an earnest hope, that you will very early in.. dilapidation of our finances—hence the swarm of
vile the inhabitants of your town and neighbour.
consuming locusts, civil and military, multiplied to a
hood to hold a public Meeting for Reform-and frightful extent, and still more
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multiplying—and
Peace; and as I fear you have in your trade rather hence war and all its
miseries.
Vice is in its nature
more leisure than you could wish, and the harvest' Weak. Impressed with this truth, ought not self-
within yow vicinity will be all gathered in within i interest and self-obser • vatiou to impetus to come for-
another week, perhaps such a Meeting might be very ! ward by Petitions notonly ! for Peace, but for Re.
conveniently held in the course of a fortnight. You ; form, as its parent and foster-mother ?—Who shell
will, I trust, excuse me for the liberty I am • now say, what fatal consequences may not arise froth the
taking, but ai it is on the trotted of
my Wag expo. Logger protractioecof the Wl4 t The growing prim

of oar' enemy abtoad9 - • aid tile . events of the last
yeiir ii the districts where the phyiical force of the
colnmunl!y possesses a thomeltron of more then'ife.:'
.dfootriinpulse, ought bete ReeiVed as divine mo--
eieitlus and warnings by poopli.: and the Go-
vernment might to be Improsbeel, on the same prin.
ciples of self.preservation), with the,sentiment of tha
Somaq cage, who, nearly,,twe..thousand zears ago,
*l04: lu strains that will (or. ever 'llre,'?he'wah Of
1 me, of 'Caesar and Potillpey,. iiid'thefhtit'fiedt ef
P *ilia :
lila
:-.) -'+' 4.4)ifiniadat qui Jima pert : s
•
6 He who denhjs that which is right, gives away 'all that ke
fi.3" . , :I • • 1' , , .
r 11; Maaspslen gals i .viapita )! tbeNigour of its'exertirs car-
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nd Wide the nobleness or its deinimicatinli :
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Own:watt here loolasseension twirbserven that garksbies'
; Raid already furnished tins Club u hip five of its Members; now,-
ogy, Mr. haWkes, of rd. mit,' Mall; Mr. Critintime. of Ness.
wick ; Sk W. Pillihigtoootio Ctufirt k and t'ofettiel,lloSyille;
i and that the heir of a large Shetield property, as well as of the
Iliultedma of Norfolk; tar, titernard ,frtowbrif,,also belonged
' le it. .., ~ ~
0 ' The Dbke o--Norfolk— the swatted Pricod.Of Parliamentary
'Reform. , t .: . "•
Mr.,,Wyyjll, and those sfirvivin.• 11 embers of the Yorkshire
Assoctritiott for rialiamoswary iterawbVtobakatkremnined -
form!, tirin.ao.4seir Priacipies, and ha ye fling Ile jlinieur at 41
Courage to aVOK them.
' Mayor Canywntomm hems•rmaarketl, Pat the form founds" ion
for public virtue W 35 io the gaoducsg of privati.Caracter ; and
paid a handsome tribute to tire fiehOiuleVier of Mr. Wyvill ; and
as other Yorkshire Gentlemen had beep moutioned, he had great
pleadore in informing the company, that their old klember, Mr.
i Dunektribe, although Above tlitkrY Takiref age, bad entered
himself as a Member of the " UN i). icorParlertmeutoo It,-
' form areorrling to the eonytititi:lo," or Which Mttlinekes, liar.
Grimstone, and Colour - ktosviile, abp.were Members.
f The Freeholders of the County of, York ; and may their pene-
tration and spirit doter and defeat the Election machinatious of
i every aristocratic coalition, to strikg at :.ir undermine their Mu.
poor or independence.
The:DIAIRVAN, after reading WI lieest,seek occasion to ab;
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,prize the Meeting, that at t!vis very. time, such a coalition as the
toast ailtidcd ro, was actually foring and tousolidatiag ; antis
I that which ought to be universally uuderstood throughout the
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county.
Those Religioni todles of Menamho have petitioned for
Peace;—and may t.licy soon be convinced that no Peace can be
i lasting until the voice of the people- be heard iiii Parliament,
I through the medium of real Hnorestotatives.
The cause of Liberty ail over the World.
The Sufferers to the atom oftl.tbert:
' The Plough, the PO, at; Foucr,and ihe.Pre,.s.
IThe Chairman left the roma about lii ine o'Clork. to the
course of the evening a'klasninitgem of tientletrieft.was appointed
to arrange the proceedings in petitioning for Pefireand Reform.
Etceptiog a momentary nuernttioroeeeesioned by a person
I who, it was supposed. had come, to the meeting for the purpose
! of disturbing harmony. the afternoon was spent in the most agree-
, able and rational manner.. - ' c

OLD.n2tLiek, sorr:2B.

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rdwerel .roltn irides was iudictrd for f lonioinity embetslitii
*sem turns of money, amounting to 1501. mut alp %% receiseti toy him on aecoart of l'husuas Men:, Andrew Reid,
Wigram, George tlahson, and David Hinter, hh employers he
being their Clerk, and emploved and entrust' d by theta to re-
eeive move] for and uu died- account.
0 Captain George Smith stated: that in the tnitiMi of Vernal -
hist he was indebted to the Pro-ecistors, Mtiwas.
'Co.
et in the atm'l'ownal of 571. and upwards, and min he authorised lug
'p Mr. t, to pay the mane to any persuu basing t: o•
Pro.ecutars' au.hority to receive ft. ,
• • Air. Pun null provod that he paid the suit due by Capt.*ht
to Messrs. veux, Itrid. arid Co. to Mc Prisoner, nu their accusint,
and receitred a receipt for thsisa:ne, which ha puiv produced.
Mr. John Bealn, cashier to the Vroseenturf, depo;ed lila 1$
was the fulsinyes of the Prisaner to receive igori
ifse•
tamers payment itie;;ir acciants7rArßrilrhSAMWllll,llllMier
eater them frau day tw day, m cash hook kept far thelim..
pose. rive Pi isomer (mini:suspected of not havjugjegula
counted for the sums received LI him, was sent tor abnist
week, ago; to return to tows from-Portsritoosai •
the is itoess imparted to him the nature u( the sus,••eie
taiued against him, when he'corifestteB Laving em.
cot `451.1:5. a li.n ort*hicil he; front itia attarlyalsc bs- •
to • lie witness, and in that list was euntainml the air,.
tion, paid by l'ownail on account • f The debt vine by
Smith.
lu these circumstances, the Jury, without hesitationi
the Prituner—Grullu.

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• POLIVE..
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. QtrYtv-sQn.tra.—Thursday a pelican was charged at the
above Office with obstructing a ceatinel belonging to the Cofd. i
stream r-giateot of (boards, Ilf-wffble- to simony it appeared.
that whilst be was on 444 saTrsurt at the Marl/sward., fa
keeping the mob from oh tracting the regiment rturnia the pa:
rule, the Pritimer repeatedly a:tempted to pass. and aahck ibit.a•
comcal with aback, in frfiSeCiefire• or which, an order um
given by Colonel Fuller to Like him into custrsly,, R:l6, WI
bring brought before Rau/oats PIA stow, Esq. thaw. magi,
straw. was ordered to find tali to answer the complaite
icr_sT it it:T.—NI ednesday evening, trivia,n smirk was
brought before Mr. Ikea°. oil a charge of aasaulting and robbing
Mr. Illatelielar, of the Temple, of his watch, the sae al evening,
ne,ir Lincoln's lea-fields. Mr. B being positive to the Priitia7
er's person, he vies fully committed for trial for the higlivia,
I robbery.
lit, tinnau..-Thursday, a young man, the son of a Cabinet is
,•the ;irtny, uoderwent a ....coed examination on a charge of hay.
ing assaulted his father, and having threatened to do him sons :
hotlil) injury with a knife, which he took up fur that purpose.
When the charge was first matle,the Alderman naturally inia;;Med
that such unnatural add maraeroiss coattail could imply be 'atria
Imitable to insanity, and therefore ordered him to be sent to the
Com pt er, iti order that the surgeon of that prison might have as
opportunity of ex: 111 l ;lend into the state of his mind. The report,
of Dr. Hodson was yesterday brought up, from which it appear-
ed that the Prisoner ex presea mho sincerest contrition for his craw
duct, and attri hated his unjustitiahle violence to intoxication.-.
Sir Jones LAMM: had the parties contloc,ed into his prisate
room. when the parent hawing expressed a wish not So petered
further in the charge. frau& th-apparent sincerity of iiis SU $ stir-
row, the Vi, orally Alderman addressed the offender in a strata al
i severe admonitcon. w hie!' lie seemed to feel with great poienant:y,
after which a reconciliation took pine.; betweea Mtn and lrat-
edu%-tmt parent.
Picw-Yousers.—fleaja.ain Caith, alias Litals Beni was
charged with rebbir'g Ida ard Evans, a Kistler Vault ef bit •
pocke,-book. 'Die Complainant stated, that as he waap parting
down Friday-street, the preceding evening, thegiii:gber, with
three other perans,"rau against him, iiid. .be er risked
under his coat, and took his hook out of ,1101 aide-packet. Ile
immediately missed his property% pursued, and Mole the Pri-
soaer into casual y. He was fully committed f.d4, .
Hugh Tet,,for wall likes-sin.: fully committed fait picking the
pocket of iCentt•initil, fn. Fleet-street, un rrilitadwylailt, ethic
silk pocket-handkerchief. 'Liss master of she Wagoner, why sas
brought forward to give hitn a character, spM of Ma at briar
a Blurt reprobate fellow. . ,
Masmaystooax-sre.trt •
—Thnerday Denim Ontis, valet to
Lord Hastke, w as charged with 'assaulting a dheritrs ()Sem of
the n'im of Weldon, in the.execution of hill 4uty. -It ante:Wed.
by the statement of the Prosecutor, that he hid ap execution'
against the goods and chattels of Lord Hawke, and be mote his
entrance into the Isouse,byjaayniallis,—a sertantamaid Latvia'
opened the door to him. -NVlien in quiet possesslon; the Be- •
I fendant took• birde by the collar. dsttggyd him downstairs, where.
they had a scathe. A._proper authority for entering the hullo:
%lot proclifird by the Complainant, and Davis *is held to bail .
i tier the alinalt. •• .w.-. ' • . : 1
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Lieutenant-Getieral Wynyard, soon after he took
upon himself the command of the forces in Scotland,
having ascertained the general scarcity of oatmeal,
and the high price of provisions, gave,orders for re-
ducing the consumption of oats by the cavalry to one-
half, substituting other feed for the horses. By this
resolution, not less than 175 additional bolls of oats
per week are thrown into the market. We are anx-
ious to give publicity to this measure, and to its be-
neficial effects, under the persuasion that the same
humane consideration which led to its adoption All
operate upon the minds of others, during the present
scarcity ; and that by a timely reduction of the quan-
tity of oats, and a substitution of other articles of
food to horses not immediately employed in heavy
work, a farther supply of that article, which with us
is well known to be of the first necessity, may sti!l
be added to the stock now brought into the market.
RORIIERY AND !41.:ICIDE.—Messrs. Wilkinsons, up-
holsterers, on Ludgate-bill, having lately been fre-
quently robbed of considerable quantities of feathers,
suspicion at length attached to a Port. o. in their em-
as
ploy, and a plan was laid for his detection, which
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MOIRA VATROLIC CILII,EL. 011 MIXICtra I
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succeeded, and he was, on Wednesday eveaing, when
leaving work, stopped with a considerible quantity night the iiiyiiiithestoUndiition stintrofithe • Pa-•
rich Chapel of -Sfoliaitook place.':',lPho Mdegnis of
of feathers in his possession. He was detained, and aiwNsiiint: performed; the -cmentesiy The. first
a constable sent for, and on being questioned, he stone hay
i . e 4 1-
big been laid Isysokis Lordship, a second
confessed' that he had taken feathers frequently be- dose ran raiiedi'b,y ike treilease alp PA'
fore, and sold them to a broker residing on the Sur- lie, Prote.olgal,..and Preskyl,erian Clfs%srlfinit.
u.l
rey side of Blackfriars'-bridge. In oer to detect
and laid on the former. . After the cer onx la
the receiver, it was agreed that he should go as usual, ; Lordship aril tte company were Itiitid &Ver."
accompanied by the Officer, with the feathers. When Mr. JLs xistti's, ilie Pariah Priest, tb. Ills:itr 1.
they arrived near the centre of the bridge, the Pri- cold repast, on the Greed adjoin' lifellthelpie
soner said the broker was in the habit of meeting Ground. . .. Asti oil' I,s
him in the centre recess, and taking whatever he
might have to deliver to him ;it was therefore agreed i At the Circuit Court of Justiciary, he4lLis4Juler-;
ness on Wednesday sennicht, Robert i ipil,
that he should stop there on the present occasion, ,
was tried for the murder of aptaiii Chatlei unr
and that the Officer shorid be near the spot, ready !
co,.
late of the 42d regiment. lt appearid th A den*.
to detect the broker when he came. They had not '
• that the Prisoner had tiled serne inalslting language
been long in waiting, when the Officer observed the
bundle of feathers fly over the top of the bridge, ito the deceased in a stnithleslrop, iteChapeltowu,,fint
and running forward to enquire the cause, he was ' which he had turned him out but without using any.
,
just in time to see, but not to prevent, the unfortu- violence. The Prisoner shortly after returned 55.3148
knife, and stabbed the Captain in the tower part of
nate man throw himself over also. He sunk imme-
diately, and although a search for the body instantly the belly, of which wound he died in a few hours.—
i The Prisoner was found guilty, and ordered• to ba
took place, no trace of it 'could be found. : executed at Inverness on the 30th or October, and
TRAGICAL EYLNT.—A most tragical event took
place at Chepstowfrogsonday last, which has plunged . his.body to be given to the surgeons fo.' dissection.
About half-past twelve o'clock this morning a fire
many families in that city and neighbourhood in the
broke out in the house of Mr. Lear, brush-manefar-
deepest distress. The particulars are as follow :
turer, nearly opposite Surrey-street, it! the Strand.—
A party, consisting of eight ladies and ono gentle- It took place in the kitchen, but was soon got under
man, accompanied by a man-servant, who had been
by the engines of St. Clements and Mary-le-Strand
to church in the morning, had afterwards ridden to ! parishes. The cause of the conUagration is not yet
Tintorn Abbey, and returned by water; it was per:.
known. Every thing in the kitchen was destroyed
fectly calm, and a full moon : when they were about
to land, the boatman informed them the best place Leer's house ads
were alarmed, as the rear of Mr.
was below the bridge, which they were fast •a p- . . ed
by the flames. The inhabitants of Ifolywell-street
, preaching, and where a number of ladies and gentle-
up with laths and plaster. By one o'clock the fire was_
joins them. They are frame-hou
men were walkiug. Before they entered the arch, who had removed
entirely extinguished, and those
, one of the ladies (Mrs. Rothery, as we understand
their goods brought thorn back to their old situation.
cos of wood, GII
l from the survivors) called out " there's a rope !
Boxrns.—A match, it is said, is on the lapis bie-
i there's a rope!" but it was not seen by any other
twixt Dutch Sam° and Belcher, and, if made,
of the party, being in part under the surface of battle will be soon fought. Ford has •
an hed fr.ota
I the water. In an instant all was horror ! the mo-
h ' Bristol, and will enter the ring immediately a glthst
e
meat the boat touched: the rope, she upset !
T-e i the Battersea Gardner. Carter has challenged alt "t,ie
i cries of the unfortunate for assistance, the pushing
world at equal weights, so that milling will be I
oft' of boats from the shore, and the hurry of the :
rage of the autumn.
good people who were anxious to save them, form-'
.., sat
ed altogether a scene of inexpressible distress.— I was dead.
• It wai lately stated in a letter from Deal that Dot'.
i The party consisted :of,---Mrs. Shute, wife of -Ri-
chard Shute, Esq. of Sydatiham, Kent, and sister to
Mrs. Langley, of Water-!rouse, near Bath ; her
daughters Mary, 'Margaret, Elias, and Ann ; Miss
Fisher, also sister to Mrs. Langley • Mr.-Mrs. and
Miss Rothery, 'of Bath.—The wretched remains of
this late happy party arc Miss Eliza Shute, Miss Atm, '
and Mr. Rothery; the latter of whom had been twice
carried down In supporting his wife, by struggling•
friends clinging to him, and checking his eaertions :
he at length, got her to thehead of the upset boat,
bet from one of tbe party again clinging to them, they
suddenly disappeared ; and it was long before Mr.,
Rothery rose to the surface, when he again grasped
the bon*, and was taken up in an almost lifeless state.
Miss Ann Shute, After long struggliug, reached the'
: 'Watts and was taken of its bottom ; and Miss Eliza
was taken from uudecoleth, open tarns %up the boat.

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SCOTCH SM.-ICKS. •
Mitr.rn's Wharf. Arrived.Sallc
Trusty (BalImigall), Lnith
Sprightly (Sutherland) do. I 7
191 Sept. I 2 17,092. t—. 61, O,AA ‘M•
HUM WATER AT LONDON BRID(11:. Tilts DO.
Morning, 2 minutes after 5. 1 Evening, 46 minutes 04 5.

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)lARRIF.O. a.
On Monday:last, at liendersyde PAri, RoxbyttenblriN Ric •
and Griffith, Jun. EN, of Milleceot, CottotN, ot gad'.
Maria Jane, elckst daughter of tleorge Waldie,'Vi. of lit
iferayde.