The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-24 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Deal., Secs. 23.—Arrived and remain, the Aosta. Gris-
wold, from New York, and Vine, Webb from Drogheda.--
Came down from the river, and sailed the Commerce, liar
wood, from New York and Delves, Collins. for Odessa.—
Passed through, the Perseverance Beget, from Bergen, for
Trieste.-5, P.m.—The Indian Trader, Sinclair, front Sierra
Leone is coming round the South Foreland.-.Wind IC
Poirremonyn. Sept. 23.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the
Prouder, Otsego w, and James Palmer, from Londos. Sailed
the Russian ship, Enterprise, on discovery.
Fa tatoustr, Sep. 22.-,-Wind N. W.--Sailed the Daki,af
Kent packet, and the Tartar steam vessel, for Lisboa.
Cowes, Sept. W.—The Cambrian, Hodge, ha a homy
squall from N. N. W. drove from her moorings against the
Bank of East Cowes, the tide falling. she listed off very
I mach. and at the nest deod her top gallant mute, top-masts
and lower yards were got down. The ship making much
water, the vessel not lightening, and the tide snaking
rapidly in. cut away her main-mast and rigging. got a
stream cable on her foremast head, which got her up ; the
vessel makes much water, and pumps up much sign. ,

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INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.--(Tais DAT.)

The Chief Commissioner observed u this was the last
day of sitting for some time, titers were many Insolvents
who bad been remanded for defect in the service of notices
sod otherirreguterities In their schedules; occasioned, in
some cases, by the neglect of Attornies, as well as by their
own; the Court world sit on Saturday fortnight, at the
office in Lincoln's Inn Fields, for the purpose of taking all
unopposed cases into consideration which bad been left
ever from the above caused; the Court will also on that day
near all petitions that require determining.
Henry Shaer was opposed by Mr. Pollock for several
creditors.
The ease was adjourned to produce Mr. Mullett, an anc-
tioneer, who valued tie Insolvent's finning stock, and Mr.
Armstrong, the purchaser of that stock.
Mr. Mullett stated that he was employed by Mr. Armstrong
to value the property; and that the sum mentioned in the In-
solvent's schedule was a fair valuation.
Mr. Robert Armstrong stated that he was a plaisterer In St.
George's Fields, and had employed Mr. Mullett to value the
yroperty. as he wanted to purchase it for a relation who had
been a farmer in Berkshire; he accordingly went with Mr.
Monett to the Insolvent's farm near Horsham.

The Insolvent was confined in Horsham gad for eight days,
and was discharged towards the eqd of February ; he had re-
41ileed from Mr. Armstrong Wt. as a deposit on the ids of Jan.
P Maratha valuation was made.
The Cour Commissiowen said, that as Mr. Armstrong
bed pall 501. in January, and did not go to gaol until Feb-
ruary, whence he wasagaio discharged, it did not appear to
be a fraudulent disposal of property, and after hearing the
widow of Mr. Mullett, and Mr. Armstrong,. it was impossi-
ble not to consider it a bona fide transiciton. The Court
did not regret the length of time the case bad occupied, as
the Insolvent bad omitted mentioning it in his Schedole,
and by so doing, he had richly deserved the postponement
it had received.
The Insolvent was then discharged.

OLD BAILEY TAI! DAY.
--res.--

ROAMER, BY A SERVANT.

Joh* Haselciiu, was put to the bar on an indictment
charging him, with stealing on the Lith of August last, 2
sovereigns, the property of his employer, Sarah Garret,
newsreader,

The prisoner it appeared, had been entrusted by the pro•
secutrix and her partner, to discharge some debts atdifferent
offices, and availed himself of the opportunity to purloin
the money. On going into the evidence, however, the
indictment was found to charge the property to belong to
Mrs. Garret singly, and consequently the RECORDIta
directed an acquittal.
Jew Kelly, was put to the bar on an indictment, charg-
ing her with stealing from the person of James Smith, a
purse containing a sovereign, a crow■ piece, and sixpence,
in the parish of St. Giles in the Fields. The prosecutor was
met by the prisoner near Bainbridge-street, who told her to
grr about her business. The prisoner turned round abruptly,
and the prosecutor missed his money. Ile pursued her into
a house she pointed out, where the property had been
placed.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Recorder
immediately sentenced her to be transported for seven
years. On hearing the sentence, the prisoner fainted away,
and was carried oat of Court.

PUBLICANS' LICENSES.
On Friday last the Magistrates of Doeer granted two
free licenses to public houses in Dover, the only remedy
for obtaining a good be►erag+e in the beer true; at the
game time ga►e orders to those publicans who were under
bonds to take their spirits of their brewers, wh.) are liquor
merchants, that unless they cancel their bonds the Magis•
trates would for the future grant The license to the tenant,
and not the house.—(Kentiesi Chronicle)
Yesterday, an adjourned meeting of the Mayor and Ma-
gistrates, took place at the Ouildhall, in this City, for the
purpose of granting and signing publicans' licenses. An
unusual degree of anxiety was obser►ed on this occasion, in
consequence of it haring been made known, that two or
three indriiduals intended to memorialize the Magistrates,
for the purpose of obtaining licenses to pri►ate houses.'
The drinking of London porter, it would seem, has lately
become the rage, and souse victuallers ha►e—and in one in-
stance without the consent of the brewers—commenced

selling that beverage; in consequence, other houses, or
those who retail beer, have been crippled so much, as
either to relinquish the sale of it, or give up their houses
altogether; some have, however, adopted the former plan,
and have ahreed to allow the brewer a certain portion from
the profit of each butt. The app cations above named,
have been under the deliberation of the Mayor and Ma-
gistrates for some time; and at length have been refused,
but upon what epecilic grounds we are unable to say, ninth
less to suppose—but they have been refused, without any
reason being assigned. We understand, however, they are
again to beconsidered. Whea the public voice is every
day exerted in disparaging a system of monopoly, injuri-
ous to them, it not only becomes %a, but them to strain
eVery nerve to counteract it. T►ltles and professions of
-teary description, are liable to competition, and we cannot
la reason, see why the brewing busieess should not meet
the same opposition. The public would be served with a
better article; and instead of putting up with that, which
many times for convenience they are under the necessity of I
doing, if the trade were throw. open, good and wholesome
beer might be obtained without trouble.—(Kentish Chro-
nicle.)
Friday being the day appointed by the Bathfornm Ma-
gistrates, for the renewal of publicans licences for the diri.
alon, there was a numerous attendance of the Magistracy,
When it was determined: _

That no public alehouse or tavern shall in future be
opened for the sale of beer or spirits, on Sundays, nntil
-stet' morning service I and then only during the space be-
tween morning and evening service, for the accommodation
of persons sending for the same ; and the said houses are
not to be opened for the resort of the public until after
evening service. 2. That publicans harbouring and en-
couraging idle and disorderly boys and girls, by allowing
tliem to drink in their houses, shall hereafter be deemed
unfit and improper persons to be licensed within the said
division. And 3. That all Pay Tables, for the settlement
of wages between masters and journeymen mechanics, arti.
sans, and bandicroftsmen, heretofore holden at public
houses, be immediately abolished ; and any publican from
this period allowing any master to pay his workmen their
wages at his public house, shall also hereafter be deemed
ineligible to hold a license in the said division.
Tuesday at the meeting of the Bath City Magistrates for
the renewal of publicans' licenses, restrictive regulations
were adopted precisely similar to the above.

PLYMOUTR Docc. September 20.—A very numerous meet-
ing of the inhabitants took place at the Town Hall on Mon-
day evening, to receive the report of the Committee appointed
to inquire into the most ready means of altering the present
name of the town. Mr. Robert Rundle, the Castrates, read
the Report, which was approved of, ad unanimously agreed
to; and the adopted name of Davenport was carried by accle-
madon. At first some opposition was manifested to this re-
commendation of the Committee, but was soon overcome by
the arguments in favour of it by Mr. J. G. Spathe, Mr. W:
D. Sole, Mr. Elworthy, Mr. Tripe, and many others. After
voting thanks to the worthy Chairman for his conduit, and to
the Committee for their Moors, the meeting broke up iu per-
feat harmony.
fILLLOONII.—The French ere as deeply bitten with this ma-
nia as we are ourselves. The ascent of a balloon now forms
a part of the eightly exhibitions of Paris Every Sunday one
or other of the public gardens of that city beads up an aerial
voyager.