The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-28 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

Mr. Canning has been invited to stand for Liver•
pool, and it is believed that he will yield to the
wishes of the party who have given him assurances of
success..

We lament that Sir Ralph Milbanke retires on ae-
count of ilf health from the representation of Dur-
ham., His advertisement breathes the spirit of a ge-
nuine Whig.
Mr. Vansittart stands for Harwich, in opposition
to Mr. liuskisson.
There will be an opposition to Mr. Sumner in Sur-
rey, but we suppose Mr. Thornton cannot stand, as
he has sold his estate.
Mr. Scarlett has declared himself a Candidate for
Lewes.

Mr. Bowes, who has been carrying on a canvass
for mouths at Seaford, now finds, on the eve of the
Election, that be has little chance of 'success.
Sir William Manners has arranged for all his seats,
without any compliment to head-quarters."
Mr. ilonywood declines offering hinPelf for Kent
again, on account of health. • • •
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On Saturday dispatches from Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ
were received at the Admiralty. It is stated that they
contain several communications which had reached
him from Rear-Admiral MARTIN, at Riga, detailing
the occurrences of the siege of that place.
Dispatches were received on Saturday from Lord
CArEcART, and letters from Sir ROBERT WILSON.
The former refer to the discussions and result of the
late Congress at Abo, whither his Lordship attended
dhe Emperor At.Exastine. Sir R. Witsores letters
aresaid to state, that the abandonment of Smolensk
was, with the concurrence of, all the Russian Com-
manders.
Sir ROBERT Witte?' originally accompanied Mr.
Lem* to Constantinople, and he obtained permis-
sion from Ministers to join the Russian army as an
accredited Military Agent of Great Britain.
The Argo, Capt. WARREN, arrived from the Me-
diterranean, at Portsmouth, on Saturday, having on
boaid Mr. CANNING) late Minister Plenipotentiary
at Constantinople. The Argo was not at that place,
but left Tenedos the 22d July, and touched at Malta
on the stb, and Gibraltar on the 30th of August.
The Argo brought a small convoy from Malta to
Gibraltar. The St. Juan, Lavinia, and Frederick-
stein were at Gibraltar; the latter was to sail with a
convoy for England on the Ist September. The day
before the Argo left Gibraltar, news had arrived that.
the French had evacuated Malaga, on the night of the
27th ult. spiking the guns, and blowing up the-castle
and batteries. Mr. Cannseci is charged with dis-
patches. I
The outward-bound West India fleet sailed from
the Cove of Cork ou the morning of the 2`1.4 instant,
, ender convoy of his Majesty's ships ifeteria and
Fawn.
' On Monday morning last, about 11. o'clock the
Interesting spectacle took. place of laying the first
stone of the lAncasterian school, in Wakefield, in the
'presence of more than 5000 people. The children
' already educating under this institution, walked in
procession from their present temporary school, pre-
ceded by a band of music, to the place appointed. In
the unavoidable absence of John Pemberton Hey-
wood, Esq. President of the Institution, the per-
formance of this ceremony devolved upon Benjamin
Heywood, Esq. who, before he proceeded to-perform
It, mad* a short and appropriate speech. He observed
that be had been most unexpectedly called to the ho-
nour of laying the foundation-stone of a building,
dedicated to a purpose which every friend of the poor,
mustsincerely appi eve, and to which all must wish suc-
cess. lie trusted that this would be the case in a
degree equal to the most sanguine expectations of
the friends of the institution. For his own part he
sincerely hoped that•the day was approaching when
the wish of our venerable Monarch would be realised,
that not a poor person should be found in the king-
dom who was not able to read his Bible. As soon as
the stone was laid, the Rev. Mr. Buckley addressed
the numerous audience in a speech of considerable
length, in which he depicted, in the most impressive
language the benefits of education, and urged the ne-
cessity of still further extending that spire, of libe-
rality and solicitude for theinterests of the children
of the poor, to which the projected edifice owed Its
origin. ,
The following paragraph appeared in the Merida, Orval& of
, this day. in 'shift Mr. Putter explains his mouses for copy-
ing articles from tbe itatigoilican :
On Monday last we presented the public with a 46 Mr. (1
..zOLDSMITH, of the Asligallican Monitor,
striking picture of the state of wretchedness and ens has chosen to say, that all the London papers, ex-
paralleled suffering into which the poor Weavers, in cept the Morning Post, have ' shrunk from their
the neighbourhood of Manchester, have been preci- ' duty' in not inserting some letters of his in answer
p hated durin the resent War. We then exhibited
to an observation made on his conduct by a writer in g p
the Times. Now we agree with him that 'it is the
to the PRINCE Rustier, his War Ministers, and a 6 duty of every honest and impartial Journalist who
host of idle Pensioners on our fading resources, a I lends his columns for attack, to keep them open
statement of melancholy facts, the contemplatiott of ' also for vindication ;'—but surely there is no duty
which must wring their very hearts with horror and imposed on every oth4 Journalist to interfere hi a
contest. 0 f personality. We have copied some of his
remorse, if luxury, al arice, or ambition, has not al-
curious disclosures, because they serve to spew bow
ready absorbed and annihilated all sensation of sym-, much our Ministers have been duped by the merce-
pathy or compunction. How it is possible that such nary potentates in whose cause they have so un-
a multitude of men, women, end children can long availingly squandered the blood and treasure of
exist, when deprived of the mesas of procuring a England; but we see no reason why we should de-
subsistence we cannot conceive. The harvest Is over grade the columns of the Morning Chronicle by the
detail of his personal quarrel, with other writers."
—the e inter approaches, and naprospect of a reviving ~. .
ter de he
man convicted of an attempt at I.
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commerce—a number ofMerchants audManufacturers unnatural crime at the late Middlesex Sessions, stood
are brought tolbe verge of bankruptcy, while those few In the pillory in St. Johe's-street, Smithfield, pur- ;
who still-can sustain the unexampled depreision of our silent to his sentence. The people were so irritated ' CORN-EXCHANGE? Sam 21.
These 319' io-day considerable frestt itetirlde of Wheat coast-.
commerce, are either securing their own preservation, when he ascended the seeffeld, that it was witii siege wits the supplies en hand from last tryst*: sale ver dull,
Much. difficulty the officers *told place him In the at a ;eduction, of about les. per qaartel.—parley and flak at
or humanely persevering in giving their workmen em-
ployment, without having the least prospect of a profit; machine, which was no toaster done than he was.
completely smothered wilh filth of every description. ! gitairsuleariply:andid last little sariatiod..—Widte rem ladeti tifeteuttiwai‘.7fFsry
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-Col. C.urson starts for the city of Oxford.
Mr. Bankes has announced his intention of aga'n
offering himself for the county of Dorset.
Mr. Lethbridge having declined stan•ling• for the
county of Somerset, Mr. Dickenson and Mr. Gore
Langton will stand.
Mr. Serjeant Best has declared himself for Brid-
port.
Mr. Thomas Wyndham, `fit is imid, retiree from
Glamorganshire.
A strong canvass has been commenes.d for the
Borough of Northampton, in opposition to the Nor-
thampton family.
Mr. Round, the Banker, of Colchestertis pann-
ing Ipswish.
E. Brydges, Esq. of Lee Priory, has addressed
a letter to the Freemen of Canterbury, intimating
that he cannot lose the opportunity, should a fair
opening occur, to offer them his services, as a repro.
sentative for their ancient City.
Saturday a meeting of the Friends of Messrs.
Waithman and Wood took place at the New London
Tavern, for the purpose of inviting those Gentlemen
to stand forward for the City of London. The invi-
tation was accepted. _ _

" JOHN ASKEW, jam. Deploy Store-keeper.
" The flea: Col. Was. Claes, dm. &c. Fort George.".
EintAcT OF A LETTER ?ROW RASED 19Tia

JULY.

" At Sandwich General HULL landed on the 12th
inst. without opposition, with about 800 or 1000 men.
He has made three unsuccessful attempts at the river
Canard, where his parties have been repulsed. I
trust, before long, Gen. HULL will have reason to
repent his crossing the Detroit.

COPT Of AN ADDRESS mom GENERAL WU. HULL,
TO VIZ BRETHREN OF THE $ll NATIONS.

" The powerful army under my command is now
in possession of Canada. To you, who are friendly,
it will afford safety and protection. All your lands,
and all your rights, of every kind, will be guaranteed
to you if you take no part against us. I salute you
in friendship, and hope you will now act such a part
as will promote your interest, your safety, and hap.
piness. May the Great Spirit guide you to peace."—
(Quebec Gazette, Aug. 6.)
•' On the nd July, Major-General BAUK is-
sued a Proclamation to the inhabitants of Upper Ca-
nada, in which ha notices General 'lutes Proclama-
tion ; points out the rapid increase of prosperity in
that colony ; informs them, that should America
e►•en succeed in conquering them, they would not
enjoy part of her boasted independence, but made
over to the tyrant of France; and that should Gen.
Iltmr, refuse giving quarter to such of them as may
be taken in arms, retaliation shall be resorted to."

The Hon. Henry Lascelles has offered himself a
Candidate for the honour of representing the Bo-
rough of Pontefract. Thelv are three other Candi-
; dates for Pontefract; Lord Pollington and R. P.
Milnes, Esq. the present Members, and Ellis Leek-
onby Hodgson, Esq. of Stapleton. A very spirited
contest Is anticipated.
It is rumoured that the great Orator and Patriot
lof Ireland, the Right Honourable Johri Pia!pot
Curran, is to retire from the Bench, for the pur-
pose of devoting his unequalled talents to a more ge-
neral service of his country in the present alarming
!crisis of her affairs, than it is possible for him uow
to render, consistently with a proper regard to his
I judicial duties, which exclusively occupy his time and
Wel attention. may therefore expect to find him,
1 during the next Sessions of Parliament, once more
i advocating the cause of his country, whose enemies
he had so often denounced and put to shame. The
Right Itpo, James Fitzgerald, father of the present
Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer, Is, we under-
stand, named for his successor as Master of th•
Rolls.

Paris Papers were received In town yesterday to
the 24th instant, and have brought very important
news from the French Army in the North. There is
no Bulletin, but private accounts state, that the
French have forced the Russian camp at Mojaisk,
after a severe contest of eight hours, which has, no
doubt, occasioned an immense slaughter on both
sides ; but the result has been favourable to the
French, who are said to be in close pursuit of the-
Russians. Illojaisk is about sixty miles from Mos-
cow, which is, probably, now in possession of NA.
POLEON ; and, notwithstanding the flattering ac.
counts lately received from Sir ROBERT WILSON, we
apprehend ALEXANDER will be compelled to sue for
peace, and submit to such terms as NAPOLEON may
think proper to grant him, and England may again
be reduced to the necessity of withdrawing her ske-
leton army from the Peninsula, to protect her own
shores, or make a pence when the laurels of ♦ictory
'have faded on her brow.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, SLrr. 27.
Arrived from Portsmouth his Majesty's ship Mi-
nerva, with about 13 sail of the Quebec convoy;
they are sailed for the River, bat the Minerva re.
mains.

Put back the Countess of Elgia cutter and her
convoy.
PORTSMOUTH, Sure. !7.
Arrived yesterday his Majesty's ships Venpur,
Princess Caroline, and Phebe,• from off Cberbourgh;
the Argo frigate, from Constantinople, with dis-
patches; the Orestes, from acrnize; and the Zeno-
bia, from Plymouth.
Sailed his Majesty's ships Hope, for Guernsey and
Jersey ; the Missletoe, with the homeward-bound
West lndlamen for the Downs ; and the Pheebe, for
off Cherbourgh.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 26.
Arrived his Majesty's ships Rota from Lisbon,
with a Mail, in 9 days ; Implacable, from the Medi-
terranean ; Linnet, from the Eastward; Amaranths
and Pionier, from the Downs.
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Sailed his Majesty's ships Favourite, for Fat-
month, to take convoy for the Downs ; Niobe,
Stade, and Orestes on a cruise.

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FALMOUTH. ears. %. s;.•

Sailed Ma Pefajaitea *Of cruise.
Arrived his Majesty% 'skip Marlborough, wit&
about 40 sail of ships miler convoy for Spain and
Portugal ; a brig of war, with a few ships uuder con-
voy for Cerk. •

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