The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-10 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS OF SUNDAY.
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711011 Tilt mottiveue.—(eerictat, Farr.) •
W. An ordinance of his Majesty, of which the following is
the substages :
The benefits which Divine Providence has showered down'
ea as end our arms, during the glorious campaign which our
beloved nephew, the Duke of Angonteme, has just terminated,
here made us resolve to show indulgence to those soldiers of
war armies who have g ids from their duties. and by this
mesas to make their families take part in the pubil•• joy.
In consequence on the repvtejaki-
matey e" Wet. bad with the 411419"tifoe
haws artialsal and ordain at fellows
illerafolloas the ordinamktpsattteleavgiviag a Tempo
diotrind tuft and entire amnesty to all subalterns and soldiers
of the laird form, and all young soldiers bounkto serve, who.,
sS the moment of the publieation of this ordinance, are in a
stole of desertion. either by having abandanini •the corps to
which they belonged, or by not having joined those' for which
they were destined.]
V. An ordinance relative to the distribution ofverta in recom-
penses to the military according to the budget of ISM 'which
orders that the arnoont of the expired salinities paid to officers
and soldiers of the Royal armies of the west shall be employed.
in newfaionrs of the same nature. • '
The Wowing extract is from the Mae, dated Mondayw
December 9:—
The Rertaarader of the Ist of December, which we tang**,
by express, coatains the series of the decrees of the Rivera!'
opals piece the Ist of October. It is for the Queen's Meth day
that the great act is announced, which is to grant int enmesh,
for everything which, in • fatal revolution, has been. the effect
v I weakness, infatuation. error, or seduction—every thing that
a real repentance could palliate.
is not true that General Bessieres has been exiled from
Madrid on the Constitutional affairs. The news of the disgrace
thelDele del Wanted° is equally false; he is constantly
(steepled to organizing the Royal Guard. andtts services are
very agreeable to his Majesty.

I It ELAN D.
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BRITISH AND AND IRISH MANUFACTURERS.
We understand, that on Friday hat, at the iastance.ef
the Commissioners of Customs, a conference took place
between them and several English and Irish Manufacturers,
enraged in the Hotting trade. The duty of .10 per cent.
ad valorem. chargeable on " Hats." on Importation into
/ether country from the other, by the Act of Union having
hero recently continued, the English Manufacturers have,
in roesequence thereof, endeavonred to brine in here
&reveal articles in an imperfect or unfinished state, which.
by 'a slight process afterwards, became Hats ; but they
contend, that at the time of importation they ere not to
be considered as such, and, therefore, not liable to any
duty. The Irish Manufacturers, on the other band, it
seems, say they should be so termed, and in support of
their assertions, refer to the technical denominations they
son known by in their trade. Numerous patterns were
exhibited, and some very ingenious arguments used on
both sides. The English Surveyors now on duty in this
port, and also some Irish (Miners of experience, were
called upon to state what has hitherto been the practice in
England and Ireland respectively, as to the regulation of
ditty on the articles under consideration, and to Fire their
opinions in other respects regarding them. The Corn•
missioners have not yet come to any derision on the
subject; when they do, we shall announce it to the entitle.
A question arises out of this inquiry of rather a curious
nature, namely. whether a "hat," at importation, *mild
be subject to any ditty, as the law only says, that " hats"
are liable.4.(Dablin Evenint Post.)
The Hooting Herald says, " We have from Mullingar a
',or) of a Peeler, who was dismissed from his corps, in
rmiseq.tienee of having married a Catholic girl, and who
was reinstated on the condition alone of his undertaking
to prosecute the officiating Catholic Clergyman for a hresch
of that atrocious remnant of the penal code, that Motes
'c Catholic and Protestant marriages. We moot doubt
the veracity of our correspondent; but; for the honour of
h omen nature, we question tire accuracy of his information.
--(ibid.)
It is said, that in no Teens for the lase five and twenty
years has there been so little business trpeacteri is in the
late Michaelmas one; tolerable eviden*,g, the present
scarcity of money.—lbid.
Tuesday, in the Dublin Library, a warm discussion
took place on a motion, "That The Dublin Emeniag Mail
he excluded from the list of Newspapers tisisa received in
that Literary Establishment."
A sine die Resolution was proposed byffin flew. Mr. Gre-
gory, and a division took place, when there appeared—
Fur the Adjournment 147
Against it 2_7
The following is the Resolution :
" Thst this Society, • consistently with feeling and
honor, could not allow the continuance of The Dublin'
Evening. Mail in t!,e Society. it being the nobble of
p7inute slander."
The Tellers Were the Rev. Tighe Gregory and Mr.
ilaugblon for the " Ayes," for the adjournment sine die—
fur the " Noes," b 1 . O'Connell and
ATROCIOUS OUTRAGEA TION—ATTEMPT AT ASSAS-
. SIN.
It is with feelings of the deepest regret that we have to
record the particulars of a sanguinary and daring outrage
perpetrated within half a mile of our city, under circum-
stances of the most deliberate atrocity.
On the evening of Sunday last, between the hours of
eight and nine o'clock, as Mr. John Phelan, steward of.
Nir Wheeler Catfe. Bart., Mayor of this Cite.was on hisraturn
ram Rilken.ny to Lyratb,the resideoceof ihe worthy. Bart. he
was waylaid by two men, between A ughmaloch Bridge and
Knareshoroagh's gate. on the Dublin road, within the
liberties, and.in the immediate neighbourhood of the City.
On Mr. Phelan's coming up to the described spot, one of
the miscreants presented and snapped a short gun or
blunderbuss at him, which. however, flashed in the pan
only. but his, murderous associate instantly fired and
wounded Mr. Phelan desperately in the shoulder, on which
lie fell. The ruffian who first presented his gun had re.
primed in the interval, and fired at Mr. Phelan as be lay
am the ground., The shot took effect, and wounded him in
the thigh, the ball passing through. The wounded man
tar still, as if dead. and the ruffians went away, whistliug !
litatwithstanding the exhaustion arising from loss of
blood, Mr. Phelan was able, after some time, to reach the
gale house•of Lyrath demesne, where he lay for the night,
as& whence he was removed on the next morning to our
!Pituitary. ,We add with much satisfaction, that hopes are
millertained of his recovery.
On receiving information of this sanguinary -outrage. at
about 6 o'clock on Monday morning, our active High Consta-
ble. Mr. Williams. accompanied by Messrs. Maddigan and
Bible. Peace() ecers, proceeded immediately to Lyrath, and
saw the wounded man, on whose information he arrested two
persons of the immediate neighbourhood, of the names of Lt-
risg sad Lannon-Oa seeing the latter, Mr. Phelan instantly de•
clawed. and has since confirmed the declaration on oath, that he
wasthe man' who had missed ere at him, and afterwards
wounded hid in the thigh. He could not identify Larisy, and
only suspected him as a party to the attempt upon his life. By
the direttiona of Sir W. Cuffs one of the Peace Officers, Mad
digsa, took the-prisoners to eyrath house. while Mr. Williams
ant the other Police Constable were engaged in searching
Lannon's house for arms. Th. prisoners made a desperate
attempt to rescue themselves from Maddigan, at Lyrath house,
aell, notwithstanding that °SWF'S earnest and repeated sails
endir Wheeler's eosehman, and others of his domestics lire-
sent, these individesia refused to afford the least assistance,
and one of the prisonen, Ladsy, eventually effected his escape!
The other would have bees equally aoccessful, but had been
disabled by the Polka (Meer, who bad knocked him dom.-
-The conduce of Maddiganupop tills occasion. Is above all
praise. • -
A large rained ;ctew, for extracting balls,aras found in the
!souse seucbsd.byler. Williams, bat so fire anis were disco—

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vered. The alacrity with which oar High Constable end the
Peace. Claws already mentioned hastened to the place, anti
theWitilbitiodent exertions., re4eet girt credit on these meld-
lariat s IndleNunts. [4- •,[ [
Lumen has be cammitted, to one .City Gaol —(KilkenWir
3fpilerator.)
gee 4},,Y last week:Chief Constable of Polioe Ponsonhy,
of Carrlckbeg, having received'info-rootlet) that ,a now.
riously bad charamer, against whom a warraist; was lodged
in his hands, was at work 0.10 atijamatfieldraad woe -Siso
Only one of the labourers. who wore white•parftaloons, pro-
, ceeded, towards dusk. whir six of his parte; is appielMnd
Skis fallow. • • None of the ‘ritirn"itt Work iippbsared !If Ali
I,artiele of dress, batpAtt of the roblicei Li thetferti.iabsertied a
man at the corner of a cabin thus attired. fle,approached
him, bet dm fellow .tied, into the town, and ran up a lane,
foloiryd by the policemati, who thonglitlessly, or from
vanity, gave no notice of his discovery to his companions.
'ln dale lane the 'policeman eallareti the runaway with Lis
*right band, while he held iiia[carbtne in his left; but the
ruffian, coolly drawing a thatcher's knife, from under his
coat, struck the policemho with tha't iwstruMent two
desperate blows across the hack of the left hand. The
carbine necessarily 'fill to the ground. The
ruffiaO immediately took pos.ession of it, and made off
Hs bas not since, we believe• been discovered, but we Ins:
so desperate a villain will not remain long conceaie I. It is
feared she poor policeman will lose the use of his left hand.
—Leinsirr Journal.
AITSTSILIOUB DlCATH.—Between the hours Of sewn and
[eight "clock on Friday morning, the holy of a man was
(emir] lying amid sonic rubbish in a yard at the tore of
Great Brqoswick Street; the body appeared to have lain a
[ considerable time to water and there were the marks of
some bruises on the face. It has been ascertained that the
statue of the deceased was Michael Bryan, and that lie re•
sided on the Poddie, and lived by making mats and mops.
The body, it appeare bad been, brought to the place
Imbere it was found, in a cart, and thrown there with some
lime end rubbish. The back bo ird of the cart was found
on the spot, and has been brought to College Street Police
Office.—An inquest was held on the body, on Saturday, by
Alderman Jon's, Coroner. The following was the verdict
of the Jury :—" We find that the deceased, Michael Bryan,
cams by his death, by the hands of some evil minded per.
sons, at present noknown."—(Dublin Morning Post).
We stated in our I.st, that the price df new whiskey at
Messrs. Wises' distillery opened at 7s. per gallon ; we have
since ascertained that this respectable firm are selling at
65.6 d. per gallon.—(!bill.)
On Friday a Mr. Jeremiah Conroy, of Liverpool, applied
to the Magistrates of • lountrath Street Police Office, to
lodge informations against a Mr. Thomas 'Noire. an egg
merchant, whom he stated had eloped with 100 sovereign,.
which he (Mr. Conroy) had transmitted to him in the par
chase of eggs, which Teaffe never sent in return. A war.
rant was consequently issued for his apprehension, and
after a diligent search he was takes into custody on Satur-
day, by peace officers Macartney and Lynch, of the head
office, at Clonterf. He has been committed to Newgate to
stand his trial at the ensuing Sessions. We onderstind that
a reward of 501. hail b, en offered by Mr. Conroylifit! Lie
apprellension.—(ltid.)
ESCAPE or A l'aisoorti.—We understand tlial
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from whose information was said to hare been received
against persons who were concetned in the tourdet of the
ireankses, has made his escape from the Btiliewell of
I Doneraile, where he has been in custody ever since his
removal thither from the convict depot in this City. Major
Carter has issued a proclamation offering a' reward
of fifty guineas kr his re-apprehension.—(Soutlscra
Reporter.) •
The Police at Carrick.on-Suir base been lately instructed by
the %legislator' to carry away all Hshiug nets from the boat-
men's lioners within their district, along the books of the river
Soil. Tl, Ostensible reason given for this step is to prevent
the destruction of Salmon fry. A few days ago a detcatiment
of theloull64'Weht to the house of an honest sod industrious,
asherman,[and demanded his sets,-,--lle remonstrated with.
them on the impropriety of their demand, and on the damage
hleproperty might sustain if it were removed from under 11
own care. A flue lot of pigs drat were Jogosiag on straw I.ri
iris enclosed yard,roased by thenUiser,anit instinctively alarms
by the appearaace of .the koptlansolnk f6A of the swinish rani
eked., sallied out by the gobs whinbalusPoliee had left open,
and gained the high road. The Police ftglowe't them with
alacrity, but Instead of driving theta-Wet foto the yard, they,
r drove them on to Carrielt,indludged•thestiia the pound, there
to remain, without bail or istainprise, aestl their owner should
pay the said gate openers cud pig drivers a •eertaia sere 41,
money for their release. This the poor was- grew obligetto
do; and on being urged by a Gentleman Li bring the ease De-
bra the Carrie% Sessions, he declined it with all those symp-
toms of terror (and with descriptions of the danger that might
follow his appeal), which are bet too prevalent throtriimat the
country in ail *Oiler cases.—(LehuterJoarsal.)

LINCOLN COUNTY FABCTION.

(IAIAII4 *labillitNQ Parse.)LINCOLN, Mow Dar NtouT.---How easily satisfied the
Lincoln County Freeholders ere! Temperate in their po-
litical differences, and still more temperate in appetite,
Turtle-fed and brawling Corporations, what a lesson they
present you. They seem aa little inclined to feasting, as,
they halt! shown in this struggle they are -fighting; and
they have separated for their respective homes without
any public celebration of their new Member's return. Alt
parties are heartily tired of the business. There has been;
ao high principle it stake—no superior talent or wit
played ; and the people have been well behaved, even. to
stupidity. Sir William Ingilby's success was certain'
throughout, and lie has the mortification of having been
put to an immense expense, without any correspondent
advantage. He has published the following Address:
TO THE FEEZEOLORAS OF THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN.
Gentlemen—The distinguished support I have received from roe. mot the
great majority by which I have been elected your Representative In Pattie•
moot, demand my most grateful acknowledgments.
Ile assured, Gentlemen, that discharging the important duties on have y
committed to me, I will be ever watchful of the general intermit*
of my country ; and that the business edible exteneive and opulent County,
shall, on all osculate, melee my most anxious and partieular attention.
I batsYourh the onour to be, lieutlemen,
obliged and faithful Servant,
W.AMCOT I MUMMY.
The Opposition say their end is answered. They hays
polled fifteen hundred Freeholders, each at his own expense',,
and as I hear this is the first experiment of a plan laid
dawn by the Radical IVhigs, intended to be carried through
every county in England, they are sanguine enough to
think it must succeed, and give a vital blow to the influence
of property and large landed proprietors throughout the
county. The object here has been to attack the interest of
Lord Yarborough.
A considerable number of voters arrived last night, and
in the coarse of this morning, to slipped the " Blues;"
`but they looked blue enough on finding that all was over.
It is fortunate for Sir William I ngilby that these voters did
not come on Saturday, for if so, the Election would, in all
probability, have been kept open until the middle of the
week at least. We understand that the expenses on Sir

W. logilby's aide amount to upwards of 16,0001.
Boarn,.Monday night

Colonel Johnson was chaired here this evening. His
carriage was previously drawn in triumph by a large body
of Freeholders, who went out to receive him on his return
from Lincoln to his mansion at Witham.
The Gallant Colonel, we understand, addressed the crowd
at considerable length. He was accompanied by another
Gentleman, whose name l could not learn.

On the night of the 21st ult. a barn belonging to Mr. Dyer,of
-Dottrel', in the parish of Milverton, Somerset, vial burnt to the
ground, together with a stable and two barley mows, whi
contained 400 bushels of barley. The mischief is aspirated to
have been occasioned by two incendiaries. named Thomas
Slick more and James Lertley, both of whom have been appre-
hended and committed to Wilton gaol, for trial at the nest
Assize.