The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-04-03 00:00:00

[lllOlll Tilt PROVINCE Of MEAL)

Oar latest accounts are, that CI 1 Long, who
fell by mistake into the hands of the Republicans,
supposing that he was assaulting a Royalist party,
has been not only released with his fifty men, but
taken into the Pairiot service with pay, rank, and
emoluments. The privates are to receive a dollar
per day each. They are lucky men indeed to escape
(row captivity and starvation. Parsons who are in-
ted in speculations in Texas are publishing won-
dada! accounts of the fertility of the land and the
hospitality of the Spaniards, and some of the credu-
lous people of the Mississippi, who are now living on
the most fertile land, seem to be disposed to better
their condition by emigrating to Texas. For our part
we frankly confess our belief, that we have quite
enough of territory beyond the Lississippi.....lt will
be quite time enough a century hence to prepare for
a second range of States west of the Mississippi.

Paris papers to the lit instant bare come to band,
including those of Friday, which had not arrived pre-
vioasly to oar last. The quarrel which we stated to
have taken place between 0 Is Somele and Wont,
ocea.ioned, as was apprehended a Duel. They were
xecompanied by Generals Sebastiani, Parl
Gerard, and Digeon, and each fired three times. The
seconds thought themselves the more called upon
to put an end to the combat, because there was
nothing personal against 0 1 Lafont in the
interruption of General Semele, of which the Journals
bad given an accurate account. The question
of peace or wa► betwen Russia and Turkey, still re.
mains in a doubtful state, tut the general complexion
the intelligence is rather of an hostile description.
An article from Petersburg states (there is to
believe correctly), that the British and Austrian Mi-
nisters at that Court have declared, in the name of
their respective Sovereigns, that in the event of war,
they will observe the strictest neutrality ; at the
same time expressing a hops that the Ottoman Porte
Will consent to make these concessions and sacrifice.

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wilehraiseri oecessary to the waists name of peace.
The atadkiosts 'are exactly those which we
have repeatedly stated. Letters received at Trieste
from Corte correlsoeate oar former 'musts of the Dew
pieta! drat of the Turkish led by that of the Greeks.
l'he arrest of the Pledmootese In Paris still goes on
and among ethers who have been solject to it is M.
de Santa Roes. Meister of War daring the Revolution.
To strengthen the ties between his subjects sad him-
self, the King of Sardinia has sanctioned the re-esta-
blishment of the Jesuits in his insular kingdom. A
report had prevailed is Paris es Friday that an indi-
vidual belonging to (1 1 Berthon's band had been
arrested at St. Calais, in the department of the
Scribe. and as nspicions were iseterteined of his '
teeing the 0 I himself, several Staff Officers bad
hue sent down to ascertain the fart. It turned
out, however. That it was net the General, but a per-
son sn very like him, as to give rise to the error. One
of the journals contradicts the accounts given by
others, of elearses committed by bands of malefattont,
in the Cantos of Chasny and Coney t but no light is
thrown on the state of either Brest or Rochelle.
What the real cesditien of the country is bees
evinced by what trauspiree la the Chamber of Dept-
ties. During the tumultuous debate of Timidity, it
came out, that the French army consisted of 241,000
men, and that instead of reducing it, it was the inten-
tion of the Frertcb Government to increase it by no
less a number klhn fifty thoretted men in the course of
the present year. The city reports of Saturday relative
to the French Firagle were somewhat erroneous, at
will be seen by the following authentic statement
Opened, - • -90 f. 10c.—Closed, - 891. 40c.
"OCT.
Opened, - -89 f. sc.—Closed. • . 30.:.
lIATUILDAT.
Opened, • 89f. - - 891. 15c.

BAILt Pr Svevnm.—ln one part of Essex, there are
two considerable Landlords,oll of whose tenants refused
to hold on at any rent at all. Bailiffs have actually
beeo put into the farms ! No man is foul enough to
suppose fit t one single farthing can, in such a case•
he got for the use of the lead. So that, in fact, the
estates of time* landlords are not now their.: the
landlords are merely the over-lookers fur the benefit
of the tax-eaters. This Bailiff-system is amongst t►e
possibilities, long ago anticipated by Mr Cobbett,
who said, that, if this system became g I. or even
common, the tithes would follow the rent ; and that,
finally, the landlords themselves would become pen-
sioner* of the state.
HUNDRID Matrix ts.—Meellogs of the
B.radre•ds, in Norfolk and Suffolk, are about to take
place. in order to petition for redaction of eases and
reform. This is an excellent mode of proceeding
and, we treat,- the femora will make, and act ups,
the resJintion, to quit as quickly as possible, the leads
of all landlords who will sot jam is these petitions.—
The farmers would be foolish indeed, to place their
pro• • •ty in the heat of the ►attle—We shall make
a point of being very particular and as early u
possible in giving an account of what passes at thew
meetings.
" The Society fur propagating Christian Know
ledge," bate now is circulation, by means of their
pious booksellers; F. and C. Rivingtem, no less than
six (perhaps sixty)religious Tracts, in any one of which
there are lief and calumnies on Mr. Cobbett by name.
'I his seems to be an odd way of propagating " Chris-
tian Knowledge." Scores of these " religious tracts"
represent Parliamentary Reformers as " blasphemers."
We should be uncommonly glad to p a List of
the Sabec,ibere to this pious undertaking; and to
know who the =lagers are. We want the names MI
these propagators of " Christian Knowledge."
' Upon the intelligence of a late melancholy neat
reaching the " Sister Kingdom," not less, ye are
'minted, than a score of " warm-hearted" youths, tke
narrowest of whom measures three feet across the
shoulders, were taken is a desperate fit of love ; whs•
thcr with the widow or with the bags it woald, pee-
lops, be indelicate to enquire.
Oar readers are aware. that there are to be county-
me►tings in fluatiagdoashire and in Cambridgeshire,
the former to-day and the latter to-morrow. We shall
take care to obtain the earliest and most correct ac-
counts; for, though some people may denominate them
farces, we are convinced, that much depends upon the
wanner in which these " farces" are acted : if well
performed, these " farces" may prevent t agediea.
There is also a meeting to-day at Bury St. Edmund's
to petition fur reduction of tales and for Reform.
fete shall give a■ account of the proceedings in our
paper of to►morrow.
The public prints say. that the Duke of Devonshire
is smitten with the charms of Lady Conynghans's daugh-
ter. A correspondent asks us in what port we thiok
it likely his Orate has felt the blow : whether in the
heart or the head? A question of much too delicate a
nature for us to think of answering offhand.

Yesterday, at half-past two o'clock, a Cabinet
Council was held at the Foreign °dice, which was at-
tended by the Earl of Harrow by, the Earl of Liver-
pool, the Earl of Westmoreland, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the Margn.•ss of Londonderry, Mr. Peel,
Earl Maws', Mr. Itohlnson, the Duke of Welling-
ton, &c. The Cabinet sat in deliberation till altar
hive o'clock.

Colonel Gusta•asoa, the late King of Sweden, has
commenced an cc ion for libel against the editor and
publisher of the Zeitgenossen, a periodical work con-
taining the biography of diringoished persons of the
present age. Brockhau., of Leipsic, is the publisher.
PROOF Or AGRICULTURAL DISTI-59.-•-•At Truro
fair, last week, a farmer who was under the necessity
of raising a few pounds, was compelled to sell herloc
Need of cattle, sante of them two, sod others tb:ce
years old, for the sum of eight pfluudit!
It istanderstood that the Ilaym.irket Theatre, whose
41tutner season has bete gradually cot down to almost
nothing, is to have in future a clear season of four
nonths, without the cooleading el% airy of the great
:hearts.

THE LATE DUNI. IN SCO,
The statement of this not•rtnunte affair wlskle era
copied en Mooday from the EdeAlistigA Slaw brio,:
from authority. we base avoided givoi whet se-
cowl which aro inaccurate or eoperfluons. At pre-
sent we here to add, the report that Mr. booths;
Sir Aleisnder's seconds having demi, has IWen
admitted to bail.
Tbr circumstance which led to the lute fatal duel.
it is understood, was a sons which stilsysted is th,'
Glasfers Seer*, of the 26th Decemhre. The fol.
lowine is said. to be a correct copy of the title, noel
two stanzas of the soot. omitting only the name of a
Oentleunas who has bad no share in this Moth to its
lamented transaction :

.A.VD.

WHIG SONG.
SUPPOSED TO DR WRITTEN ONE OP PPM /*WWI
TAPPET NOT IT wars THE FIRST. OR RIND JAVY.I INC
Fiera, BUT PDORERLY EV ONE OP TEE ROUSE 011, STUDER.
Tuos—"Sher(flhir."
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There's scot-feeder Svositt,
Kent for that fat mow—art.
How glegly he kicks any ba', man;
Awl —, lang e►irt, man,
Whose height might serve weed, me,
To read his ain name on a we'. men I
And they crack, and we ta'k, &e.
Yonr knights o' the pis, pi,
Are a' gentimwei, an;
Ilk bettfi a limb o' the law, an ;
Tacks, !winds, precognition.,
Bills, wills, and petitions,
And Ought but a trigger some draw, man I
And they crack, and we ta'k, &c.
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THE ARM r.

(CIRCULAR.)
War-Office, March 11, 1922.
Sir,—ltefereing to the Circular dated the 291 b April,

1817, I have the honour to acquaint yea that his Ma-
jesty has 'wen graciously pleased to direct, that tLe
regoiatiou therein laid down, under which the Surgeon
passing. in the first instauce, a recruit who may be snit-
sequeatly rejected. is held lisbleto defray the expenses
inearr4l for such it, shall; from the 25th iuel.
inclusive, be rescinded.—l have, &c.
(Signed) PALSIERSTON.
Officer Commanding the Regiment.

The Gazette of last night annonaces, that the
King has been pleared to appoint a Kobe to be worn
by the Solicitors of Scotland ; and the French papers
inform as that the Drichess de Berry, in consequence
of • particular request made to her, has consented to
be Godmothei to a bell, which has been east for a
elsurch at Bordeaux ; and also permitted the Doke of
liordeaux to be Oodfather to it. So important does
her Hoyt) Highness deem the office that she hes di-
,
reeted the Viscountess de Ooorpe to represent her,
and the Count de &email to repremor-tho -Doke de
Pcirdeaux at that ceremony !
We are eencerned to learn that great uneasiness prr.;
wails amongst the work-people in the I mo-works in
Moomotathshire and South Wales, on account of the
law rate of wages, and want of eMploy. In one de-
partrneot of these important concerns, at a principal
work, we are informed, a redaction of wages from
2s. 4d. to Is. 3d. per too Las already taken place. and
several hundred people belonging to this Work are
said to have been out of employ for several weeks past,
to consequence. These reductions, however, we are
assured, from the highest authority, are absolutely Ge-
e eeeee y to enable the Proprietors of Iron-works to
carry them on at all 1—• decent anal becoming confir-
mation this of the ion put into the King's Speech,
and reiterated by Lord Londonderry, '• that our manu-
factures ate in a state of restored prosperity"
(Bristol Mercury.)
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A
Paul's Covent Garden and the Select Vestry is expected
to-morrow evening, when the Election of a Church-
warden comes on at the Piexia Coffee-house. The
Select Vestry mean to regain, if possible, what was
w d from them last year.
At New York on the Bth ult. bills on London were
at a premium of from 13 to 131 per cent.
By letters from China we learn, that the General
Kyd East Indianian, on her voyage from Ileogal to
China, was unfortunately run on shore in the Straits
of Malacca. The Chief Mate was drowned ; ►at
luckily the I bad not received any particu'ar
damage.
Liskeard fair, on Monday last, presented a deplov,
able picture of the dist el •rate to which the Agri-
cultural Interest is reduced ;--the sale was dull, and
the prices low beyond all precedent.—(Wert Britoe.)
Cues-EXCIisNOE, Aram 2.—We have had great ar-
rivals of Wheat and Barley since last Saturday ; of the
former not less than 10,000 quarters, and of the latter
1000 quarters. The trade, this morning, is heavy, end
little business doing. The market is moderately spitz
plied with Flour and Wheat and prime samples mly bd
quoted at Monday's prices, but all other descriptions are
nominal in price.
poems, Manua 2sl.—Pcsraurriva nat.—Yes-
terday morning, about half-past four o'cl rek. a fire
broke out in the lower part of the haute of Mr. Win-
ter, grocer, in Dorset-street. which raged with apple
ling fury for some time. In consequence of the gains
tity of whiskey which lay in the shop and cellar, this
flames spread rapidly to the adjoining houses, and
Jid much inlori to the roof of the house of Mr.
Hughes, publican. A great number of engines at=
tended promptly, and were particularly effective.—
There was a great dejav experienced for some time, in
consequence of a want of water, Lot rulisrquenHy
'here was an abundant supply. 'Mr. Winter's house
we regret to say, west entirel► consumed, nothing
ha►ing been left .itasding but the bore walls.
EICTEN;Ivs Roearav, AND H••a:an ATTEMPT ar
]Cuenca.—On Monday night a most diabolical at-
tempt was made by a gang of villains to murder a
Lady, named Rogers. or Hager•, residing at No. 25.
Y Chelsea ; hut it he humanity of
• one of the gang. wha, heart billed him in the ex•eo'
lien of the horrid d..ed, her life was spared, but bet
house was plundered of all the plate and caulk

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lIIMINIMIEEFEEMEEMENEWIESS
FROM TURSDAY NIGHTS oiarrit.

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGSD.
W. Earle, Chureb-street. Rotheridttte, victualler, from
April 6 to April 92. at Basinghalt-street.
A. Joseph, MagGialen-row. Prescott-street, Goodman's-
niereisant, (ran April 8 to April 30, at Basingba ll-
streeL
BA/IRRUPTS.
T. Standen, Lancaster, slater, to surrender April 18, 19,
and May 14, at the King's Arms, Lancaster. Attoraeys,
Mr. Armstrong, Staple Ina, Holborn; and fileasrs. Levrth-
wait* and Son, Lancaster.
T. Boaltbee, Lichfield, coal-master, April 12, 19, and
May 13, 14, at the Plinth of Bacon Ina, Whicnor Bridges,
Staffordshire. Attorneys. Mr. Scadamore, King's Bench
Walk, Temple; and Mr. Simpson. Lichfield.
W. Fenian! and J. Hardy, Stratford-apon-Aron. War-
wickshire, corn-reerehants, April 26, 21, end Mat 14- at the
Hotel and King's Head. Derby. Attorneys. Mr. Taylor,
John-street, Bedford-row; and Mr. Bankhart, Leicester.
J Richardson, Kingston-upon-Heil, corn-dealer, April
19, 13, anti May 14, at the Dog and Duck 'ravers, King-
snowmen-Hall. Attorneys, Messrs. Rosser and Son,
Bartletes-B•ll4ings Holhoto ; and Mr. Sandwith, Hull.
W. Baker. Rew,'Devonshire. farmer, April 16, 17. and
May 4, at the Half-Moon In. Exeter. Attorneys, Messrs.
Andros and Alderson, Chancery--lane,and Mr. Pring,
Creation. Devonshire.
J. Westbrook, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, fanner, April
16, 20, and May 14, at Basinghall-street. Attorneys,
Messrs. Hodgson and Ogden, St. Mildred's-court.
W. Barthrop, sea. Kingston.upon-liull, and W. Bar-
• tbrop, jun. Bradford, Yorkshire, wool-staplers, April 8,9,
and May IS, at the Serseen's (lead Inn. Lincoln. Attorneys,
'Mr. Strut, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; and Mr. Moore, Lincoln.
DIVIDENDS. • 4
May 11, I'. Sawyer, Ramsgate. chemist, at Basinghell-
street—April'23. T. Lynn, J leo, Coffee-house, Corn-
hill. at Basiagliall-street—April 23, C. Shoobridge, Ken-
sington, draper, atßasinghall-street—April 26, S. Holland,
LLeahill, Sussex. coal-merchant, at the White Hart Inn,
ewes-April 26, J. Richardson, Liverpool. merchant, at
the Gems Inn, Liverpool—April 26, S. Reistriek, Idle,
Calverley, Yorkshire. 'clothier, at the Star and flirter Inn,
Kirkstall— April 23, J. Dobeil, Cranbrook, currier, at Bs-
.
singhall-street.
CERTIVICATIS -APRIL 23.
T. Hall, Eagle-street, Red Lion-squire. coach-maker—
J. Boultbee, Peterborough, banker—A. Roper, Gosport,
Southampton, brewer--J. K. Pownall, Little ChAsee,
esoley-serivener—J. Wright, Bloomfield Cottage, Yeuxball
Ternpike, wine-merchant—T. Swann, Wardonr-street,
Westminster. eating-horse-keeper—B. Gardner, Leigh,
• Worcestershire, farmer.
PACTNURSIIIPI DISvOLVED.
N. Somervell and J. Campbell, Edinburgh, wine-mer-
chants—A. F. Pieschell and Co. London—T. Jones and G.
Bailey, Chester, auctioneers—J. Bushell and T. J. Severn.,
Coleman-street, woollen-factors—P. god E. Bullock, High-
street, Reading, linen-drapers---J. Cooke, aen. and Co.
Wslworth, bricklayers—R. Stonehouse and J. Rickaby,
Scarborough, Yorkshire, carpenters-4. Horne and W.
Tayler, Queen-street, Cheapaide, abrarians—T. thirst and
Co. Leeds, eloth-meoufacttirers--J. Bray and J. Bliskinsop.
London Wall—N. Dowrick and J. Way. London, soap-
makers—T. Whitehead and E. Mallalieu, Philpot-lane. Fen-
church-street, London, insurance-brokers—J. and E. Pratt,
Lovington Mills, Somersetshire, mealmen-I'. Smith and
J. H. Whiteman, Eater-row, Birmingham, engravers.
LAW INTHLLIGENCE.

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COURT OF CHANCERY. TOZSDAT, APRIL 9.

POINT OP PRACTICI.JUDOMENT.
The LORD CDANCILLOR this day adverted to the
case of Mr. Schroder, who lately applied to his Lord-
ship to receive a Bill in Chancery without the signa-
ture of Counsel being first affixes' to it. He particu-
larly adverted to the case reported by Mr. Dickens, in
which he ub d there were many very intricate ques-
tions. as they bore on the present case. He bad also
taken into consideration the suggestions of Mr. Schro-
der, and bad referred to the various cases cited. Lord
Hardwick* had decided, that the practice wa settled.
that no Bill could be received unless Counsel had
signed it, and in this be appeared to be borne out by
the general practice which had existed since the me-
mory of man. His Lordship cited a number of cases
in support of his opinion, and remarked that Sir
Thomas More and all the Barons of the Exchequer
were of the came opinion. His Lordship, under
these circumstances, could not thiak of making any
order contravening the practice so long settled.
Mr. Schroder addressed his Lardship,and submitted
that the persons who had been concerned in the cases
which his Lordship had cited, employed an Attorney
w.io was an officer of the Court, and had thus given
D? his inherent right. He (Mr. Schroder) had not
Bane this, and humbly submitted that he vas justified
in acting as he had. He concluded by thanking his
Lordship for the kindness be had evinced in hearing
MN) so patiently.
The LORD CuaNceLLon remarked, that no thanks
were due to him for what he did in the performance
of his public duty ; but he was firmly convinced that
he could not alter the standiag orders of the Court,
and therefore the signature of Counsel must be affixed
to every bill before it was filed, and .the present ap-
plication of dismissed.
His Lordship said. that it might be convenient
info.m the tientlemen at the Bar, ►hat he should
rot be able to stay longer than two o'clock; but
if the House of Lords should adjourn over for the
holidays, he would make Thursday long day.

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AUBREY LENT 4SSIZRS.—KI.vusros, APRIL
CIVIL SIDE.
THE ICING V. PALMER AND ANOTH!R.

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•• Ws was an indictment against Henry Palmer hod
Thomas Joshua Parker, for a conspiracy to defraud
Sir Thomas Swimmer -Champneys, Hart. of Bills of
• Etebange to the amount of 2000/. and of warrants of
attorney to the like amount, by weans of false pretences,
importing in substance, that they were monied persons,
and in a condition to advance money to the prosecutor
upon such securities.
The trial lasted from ten in the morning until half-
past five in the evening, when it was adjourned until
toonorrow morning by mutual consent. The trial not
• b ing then finished, we forbear, in justice to the de-
fendants, giving any account of the rase as it was
found and proved on the part of the prosecution, nutil
the whole case is concluded.
CROWN SIM
ff)i. Bailey was indicted for assaulting Sarah Cavey
IT elderly woa.aa, OA the King's highway, putting her
id fear, and stealing from her person two shillings
sand sixpence, at Egham, on the 11th of Novem-
ber last.
he case excited considerable interest, from the Or-
ruu.stances of outrage with whii.h the alleged rubbery
we% a'tended.
It appeared in evidence, that the prosecutrix, a
stomas far advanced in years, bad been attending the
to Retort of her brother ar Staines, o:i the day men-
tioned in the indictment, avid in the peeping, between
fiv.; and sin o'clock, was returning Lame to Egliam.