The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-18 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

convoke the Estates. The Duke of Cambridge had arrived a t
Berlin from Hanover. •
The All yentcine Zeitung has an article !from Copenhagen.
dated 2fith of August, which states, that 4on the report of
111. Von Morgenstern, the Danish Charge d'Affaires in Spain,
respecting the republican revolution at Seville, His Danish
Majesty has sent orders to M. Mongenstern to go to Maditl,

considering the Regency of Spain as the only legitimate Go-
vernment of that kingdom till his Majesty's deliverance."
It appears by accounts from Munich that the Government
has lately issued severe ordinances against secret societies and
Atha( prohibited associations. All candidates for civil or ec-
clesiastical offices, especially in the public schools, are bound
before they ere admitted to examinaiion,to produce certificates
from the police testifying that they have taken no part in auy/
of these associations.

The anxiety respecting the next proceedings of the
French before Cadiz, is becoming intense. It is certain
that the Republicans there are now called upon for the
most determined resistance; and that only their own reso-
lution to perish, or to conquer, can avail them. The town
has experienced no want. Its defences are in good condi-
tion. There are men enough to save them from foreign
pollution; but to all these, .the most devoted patriotism is
requisite. We do not attach any importance to the French
statements of the recent uffers of the Cortes to negociate ;
because we know that the fate of Cadiz is independent of
any success which the French have yet gained ; and be-
cause any negocistion would leave them at the merry of
the royal fury now in their custody; who will doubtless
begin to punish, as the Neu Times has it, as soon as he
obtains the power. But we do not believe that the Duke
d'Angonleme would have refused to negociate, had the
Cortes evinced any disposition of that nature ; for it is noto-
rious that he is heart-sick of his enterprise: and besides, he
could promise. any thing in the royal way, and keep it
as the Convention at Paris, and the oaths of the Kings of
INaples and Portugal were kept.
The Times of this morning is despairing again, and,
with no other reason than French rumours,—talks of the
" falling state of Cadiz." Where is the eridenee of its
falling disposition ? That it may be on the brink of ruin
is possible,—but where are the proofs? Why, the French
reports, which are so absurdly ridiculous u to describe, in
the sante columns, the illuminations of the in-
habitants on the repulse of the French, and
the nil li:ary executio n of those same i nhabitants for requiring
-an immediate submission to the French. As a Bourbon
bribe is said to have found its way, at least, as far as the
pockets of Dr. Slop, into the office of the Times, we should
suspect another attempt had been made upon the integrity
of tome wheel in the complex machinery which moves
the "leading journal." A coldness and languor has been
long creeping into its sentiments, with reference to Spain ;
and they are now delivered with a degree of brevity and in-
difference, which evidently denote a total carelessness as to
the result. It does, indeed, every day give them the pre-
ference in point of place—but this seems mere ceremony—
' and Shaltspeare writes somewhere—

" Ever note, Vetronius,
" When lose bei,ins to sicken and decay,
" It nseth an enforced ceremony.
" There are no tricks In pl.in and simple men,
" Rut hollow minds, like horses hot at hand,
" Make gallant show and promise of their metal;
" Rut when they should endure the bloody spur,
" They sink their crests, and like deceitful jades,
" Fail in the trial."

The New Times has ventures' to point out ltiego as a
man who ought not to be pardoned, on the accusation of
his having shut serest Rupeists at Malaga: and we have
some sad abuse of hitn Ind' Bolen, the Governor of Barce-
lona, as munkrers: Does not this wretched scribbler re-
member that Marshal Ney was shut, or, in his vocabulary,
was vilely ►murdered, in defiance of a capitniation ; and

that to stigmatize Riego end Roten for what may have been
imitifiable vengeance towards domestic treason, is to leave

the French Ring. the French Ministers, and his Grace ol

Wellington, in the more opprobrious dilemma of shedding
the blood of a man whose life they bad solemnly guaranteed.

The Duke CAngouleme has been obliged to qualify his
famous Andujar decree. This lie has been compelled to
do, by the Ultras of Paris, at the dictation of the Russian
Minister. It will be remembered that the French Ministes
Villele, confessed that Russia had compelled France lb

attack Spain; and it is now said that Russia threatened
to attack France, unh as the Royalist faction were allowed i
to glut their appetites with the blodd of the Constitution-
alists of Spain, without let or hindrance from the French
army. In consequence of this the Liberals have been again
imprisoned, and are to be "brought to justice!" A letter
from Antequera says. " We have a great nnmber of free-
masons, and blackguards of every kind here." Our gra.
cious King is, or was, a freemason! We wonder whether
they would have called him a blackguard at Antequer3.

The Recorder, the other day, stopped a gentleman who
was appealing to the Canslitalien, and is stated to have ex-
claimed—" don't talk of the Constitution. It is all non.
" sense!" This candid confession, (which, by the bye, is
nothing more than reducing Mr. Canning's ♦erbose eulo-
giums upon it into plain language) does the Recorder great
credit; and we are glad to perceive that our police Magis-
trates, with Mr. Sarabey at their head, seem determined to
promulgate this exposition of the " envy and admiration
of the world," as far as possible. Oar future compilers of
dictionaries should remember this definition. It is more
laconic and expressive than Paine's definition of the no

thing, and 'rill apply to almost-every brOso of,,our vane.
Table institutions. For invance— •
MINISTERIAL *EAPONSIIIILITY—NOOSPOS4
BALANCE. OF THREE. E.; fATES—onsensel
ACED MONARCNY —Nonsense
gni VIIIFDITARY LEOISLATION—NOIISERSe
REPRESENTATION or TEE PEOPLE.—Nonsense
And so on, to the end o( the Chapter—the only difference
being that the nonsense la sometimes mischievous.

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Last night Captain Jones, of the Sappho sloop of war,
left town for Portnroutti with answers from Mr. Canning
to the deapa,clies lie hroneht frOm Sir Wm. A`Court at
Gibraltar. He sails immediately.
Letters have been received from Malaga of a recent date,
which say that the Communeros had required General
Ballasteros to give an explanation of his conduct. He
sent them a correct account of every thing which had
taken place. From this it results, that having been neg-
lected soil abandoned by the Government, reduced to col-
lect all his supplies from the provinces, be never possessed
sufficient force and means to act on a grand scale; that his
treaty with Molitor was only suspension of arms up to
Aug. _r4: that the total want of ammunition compelled
him to agree to this armistice; and, finally, that by the
artieles of this treaty he was not obliged to submit to a sin-
gle condition unworthy of a Spanish Comm:mere. In
conseqnence of this,the ammunition which he has demanded,
is coming in to him from all sides.
' By intelligence from Leghorn of the Bth inst., we learn
that the Captains of several vessels, arrived from the
Archipelago, had stated that the greatest joy prevailed in
all the Greek Islands. News hail been received that Colo-
cotroni had gained a signal victory over the Turk', who
were about to enter the Peleponnesus. The carnage was
terrible, and the Turkish armv might be locked upon as
annihilated ; on the other hand, the Turkish fleet was in a
situation of great embarrassment, for the (iteek fleet,
numerous anti well appointed, had taken its station at the
entrance of the lonian sea, and cut off the communication
of the Captain Pacha with the Dardanelles.—Favourable
news had also been received from Candia. The Greek« in
that Island amounted to 31,0011 lighting men, without in-
cluding a number o: countrymen, who acted as guerillas.'
The strong places were occupied by the Turks, but they
had not been able to supply them with provisions. The
plague committed great ravages among them, and they
were closely blockaded. A Greek squadron, detached from
the main fleet, had gone towards Alexandria, to watch the
remains of the Egyptian fleet. The stoppage of trade is
complained of throughout the Levant. •
On Thursday a public dinner was given tp the Chancellor
of the Exchequer at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham, by a
number of the respectable inhabitants of that town and its
vicinity. The chair was taken by Theodore Price, Esq.
having the Right Hon. Gentleman on his right. and on his
left a Nlr. Cumberland and Colonel Gooch, friends of Mr.
Robinson.
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It is. says the Courier, at length finally determined that
the vacant seat in the Cabinet is to be given to Mr. Has-
kisson.—On this the Morning Post observes, in contradic-
tion to the assertions in other Pipers, that tbere has never
been any contest for the vacant seat in the Cabinet; nor
has any question of succession ever arisen, either directly
or indirectly, in this respect.
The Court of Directors of the East India Company have
negatived the proposition for an increased grant of money
to the Marquess of Hastings.—(Courier.)
NAVAL I NTIILLIGeNcr..—An express arrived at Chatham
on Friday evening (12th instant), with orders for the Brisk,
of 10 guns, Capt. Stewart, to proceed to sea, with all d 4
patch in consequence of which sbe sailed the pest day
for the Nore. —(Kentiels Calcite.)
The Sphinx sloop of war has been found unfit for set,
vice, and Captain Curtis, nephew of Sir William Curtis, is
appointed to the Weazle at Chatham, instead of the former
vessel.
It is in contemplation to petition Parliament for leave to
erect a Pier or Breakwater on the coast at Deal, thereby
forming a harbour for shipping in all seasons.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the Past
India House. when the ',Mowing ships taken no on the 3d
instant, were thus stationed, viz.—Princess Amelia, Mar-
qness of Huntly, and Astelh.for China direct.
A considerable improvement has been recently made in
the mannal and platoon exercise. The ini;,roved system is
now practised by the Coldstream Guards, and will be pro
mulgated in a short time to the whole army.
DtAas►:s eon rite POPE.—The soletnn service of the Mass
for the Dead, with the usual antiphons and prayers suitable
to the rank of the late Pope. as supreme head of the Roman
Catholic Church, was on Tuesday and yesterday offered up
by the officiating clergymen at all the Boman Catholic
chapels, for the repose of his soul. The altars were covered
with black, and the Priest's robe and vestments were on

this occasion also black.
Siltem ENGINES.—We understand that Sir Humphrey
Davy has. within the last month, discovered that the appli-
cation of a certain gas, fifteen times heavier thin the at
mosphere, to the mechanism of a stram.engine, will produce
a power fully equal to that which now results from the ap-
plication of steam. The great obstacle which stamis in
the way of a general and immediate introduction into use
of this gm, is the difficulty of confining it. The task of
constructing convenient vessels, sufficiently strong for that
purpose, Sir Humphrey proposes as a problem, the solution
of which must he attended with inestimable becents to
this country.—(lrish Paper.)
PRI'SSIAN LOAN of 5,000,0011/ , negotiated by Mr.N. M.
RoTtiscitti.n. in London, in 1.31 S —The dividend on the
above loan, which becomes due on Wednesday, the Ist of
October nest, will be paid on that and every ancceeding
day, at the counting-house of Mr. N. M. Rothschild. in
New-court, between the hours of ten and two.—The holders
are requested to leave their warrants, with a list thereof, in
flonterical order, one day previous for etcaminatioo.
PRINCESS 01AVE.—Yrsterdity, a letter, royally sealed,
and royally directed, from this very royal person, was
handed up to the Magistrates at Union Hall, intimating
that something like a suspicion of defrauding a hosier of a
parcel of lace, hung over some part of her Royal Highness's
household, at her residence at Hatfield House, Westminster
Road, within the Rules of the Royal Bench, and requesting
the Magistrates would cause inquiry to hr made tuto the
same, that justice might be done. The orthography, hand
writing, and grammar of the letter, which the Magistrates
bad great trouble to understand. sufficiently proved the
descent of this very illustrious person. Alter inipirieg
into the case, it bring fully ascertained that there was a
slit in the bag in which the Ice had been put at Halhorn,
the Magistrates decided that there was no occasion for fur-
ther proceedings, and that the honour awl immaculate pu
rity of her Royal Highness, and of all her Royal High-
ness's household, were quite as unstained after as before the
loss of the lace. The Princess, in fact, was understood to
declare, that she had oo other motive for communicating
the circumstance to the Magistrates ;but that jastler might
be done, and no blemish be permitted to sully the f.ir fame
of that family with which she was so nearly and affection.
atnennected.
On Wednesday night, as Mfr. Oldknosr, the sturgeon, ac-1
companied by kir. Pearson, the attorney, and his lady, were
coming down Carlton Hill, in a carriage, the spirited
horses took fright at the dames issuing .from one of the
brick kilns, and ran away. The eonsequerne was,—tbe
vehicle was overtrain& and we are sorry to add. Mrs.
Pearson bad her leg broken; Mr. Oldknew was mach
braised and hurt, while Mr. Pearson fortunately escaped
with little iojery.—(Nottieghansßesices )

ENUAGEgENT BETWEgN THE I\f►

POLICE.
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Ltmaatcx, SEPT. 13.—Yesterday, at two o'clock in vb.,
afternoon, about 150 men, dressed setrb white shirts, i few
of whom were armed with muskets, and the remainder with
bayonets screwed on timber handles, and pitchforks, attack.
ed !Or. Henry Sheehy, of Ardbobill, near Rathkeale, agent
to the Countess of Ormond, on the lands of Clounlahard,
where he was valuing tithes. with Proctors of his. They
were accompanied with font Policemen ; the ruffians fired
three shots on the Police before they returned the fire. Mr.
Sheehy's party and Police, who were commanded by Ser-
vant Fianna, behaved with great gallantry; the four PS,.
lice fired from 40 to 50 shots, two of which took effect and
brought down two men, who Were carried away by 9.•
Wbiteboys ; the Police took one unto prisoner, named Matt-
rice Joy, and brought one white shirt. The insurgent>•
were within about 150 yards of tbe Police before they fired
the three shots at them, else there would have been many
of them silo' by the Pdice, who, in consequence of their
near approach, and dreading they would close on their,
fixed their bayonets on their carbines, and therefore were
prevented from taking good aim. A number of women
accompinied the insurgents, znil were ti;eing them to re-
venge the attack on the Police. The Police escaped un-
hurt.

The following, was left by a party of Whiteboys in the
neighbourhood of Croagh :
According to the form of Cannonical sanction I do hereby
send or order to be slot this notice to Jaines Al• Donnell she:
Downey. a Schoolmaster in Croagh, who has fairly Robbet
the Publick in attempting to survey turf on different bogs of
the country, for which Reason I desire him not to attempt to
survey or measure turf for any man whatsoever after Reading
this notice, or l will lend a Scouting Party to visit him ti.it
will sweep him off the face of the Earth without further notice,
let him mind his School and shun Turf measuring on any b
in this Country, so let hits be partieular, and look sharp or .f
he dout, de. dc.—No more your friend,

Dublin, sth August, 1523-.
(Burn this the moment you read it.)

We are sorry to say, that a faithful servant lost his
life in this County on Wednesday night. To thine
acquainted with the mild and amiable character of John
Cantillon Heffernan, Esq. it will be snfficient to say, that
the melancho y mistake has been keenly felt by none incite
than Mr. Heffernan. Assassination being the ortkt of the
day, and the circumstance of Mr. Heffernan's having been
previously threatened, made him doub:y alert. The recitst
of the following has been afforded us by a person wl:o at-
tended the Coroner's Inquest :

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Oa Wednesday evening, between eight and nind o'clock,
John Cantillon Heffernan, of Minister, having occasion to
go into his garden, on his return to tt4 house, throtegh the
shrtibbery, he saw a person lurking in it, and Mr. Heffer-
nan called several times to him to stand and tell his busi-
ness, on which the fellow retreated. Mr. Heffernan got oat
of the garden, and joined by his servant boy, whom he left.
at the hall-door, went down the lawn by the side of the
sltruhhery,rontinoing to call to the man therein to surrender
himself, which calls of Mr. Heffernan and his boy, on being
heard by Mr. Faroe, and Mr. Dwyer, who were sitting in
the parlour,they ran to Mr. II 4a.assistance I when the fellow
that was in the shrubbery beard those gentlemen come
he retreated to the corner of the shrubbery to get over tbe
ditch.but the servant having got thereon, and Mr. H. hay-
ing advanced into the shrubbery, the man lay concealed,
and Mr. H. sent Mr. Da yer in for his gnus, while Mr. H.
Mr. Furnell, and the servant continued calling ont to
the man in the shrubberr to surrender and acconut for
himself. When Mr. Darr' returned with the guns he gam
one to Mr. Heffernan. On the female servant's return to
the kitchen, she told Wro. London (who was groom, and
confidential servant of Mr. Heffernan) that his master was at-
tacked, and the tire arms were gone oat, oa width London
tan out, calling on the other servants to follow him
to his master's assistance ; he (London) having passed to
the rear of Mt. Ilrffernan along the ditch of the shrubbety,
get out of it just at the corner the fellow lay concealed in.
Mr. Heffernan conceiving London to be the larking fellow,
from his having count from the corner of the shrubbery,
and not being aware of Isis being out, called to him several
tittles not to run, and to give himself up, or that lie would
fire on him; London continued running towards theditck
to'prevent the concealed fellow from getting over; never
conceiving that he was the person repeatedly called to, did
'not reply, still Jost its be, London, was going to jump
on the ditch, • ir. Heffernan fired and shot him through the top
of the shoulder. Ori it being ascertained who was shot, Mr.
Heffernan being inconsOksble, was brought In, and the servant
remained with London While assistance and light was gratin(
to bring him in. and they heard the lurking fellow escape over
the ditch. at is loped the relict* will be yet discovered, as it
is a melancholy thing that the honest, faithful London, should
be shot. through the darkness of the night, in entleatouring to
nssist his master. A Coroner's inquest was yesterday held by
Mr. James Bennett. John Crips and Villiers Peacock's, Emirs.
Magistrates, also attended, with several respectable gentle-
men verdict returned that the deceased came by nit
death by a gun stint wound he received in a mistake (or the
turbine fellow that was about the house of Ilia master.—(Li-
merick Chews.)

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ANoTII2II BARBARnt/s MURDRIL—On the morning of
Thursday, the 4th inst., a young man, named Owen Cough-
lin, was barbarously and inflow tidy murdered on the
town land of tionlnapuh, county of Clare. It appears that'
a decree was obusined against the father of the deceased ;
that a mob of about sixteen in number, collected ueder the
pre,ence of executing the decree ; and on net finding the
tither of the &remit* whom, it appear., Ibe decree was
against, they attacked the deceased, and beat him so ;in-
men ifillly that he languished until the following inorninc,
when he died. The lather of the deceased, on perceiving
the b approich the house, secreted himself in some
rushes that were convenient t the house, which enabled
him to ascertain sell identify the oddrn•lers. There are two
person. apprehended, and fully d by the father awl
ntuthrr oldie deceased as being: prieeipally concerned in
this outrage.7.-i(Pubfin Patriot.)

Mr. Barchy, of Ury, commenced ,arrest on irednesdaY.
the 3il inst., by cutting do 4 n fine field a tiesorgian oats
—a new port. Imported by him this season into this coon.
try; no other oats in that neizhbourhood will be reaped
fur at least three weeks to room Mr. Barrlar's crop of
Georgian oats is tincominonly fine, both in quantity of straw,
and quality of grain. The seed weighed. IS stone per Aber.
deenshire boll.—(.4berdeets Chronicle.)
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Friday last, four men called at the sign of the Blue
Anchor Public Hones, rear Ham Green, on the ro rd to
Pill, and after regalius themselves for some time, finding;
thst the landlady (.n aged woman) was the only person
!resides themselves in the house, One of them went quietly
up stairs, and began breaking open drawers, box. s, &c•
which he emptiest of what cash and portable articles he
could find, while Isis ass°, iates below kept a continual
singing to drown the noise above, and divert thttold lady's
attention. Having. completed their purpose they slelihes
rntely walked off, but the woman soon discovering her lens,
gave the alarm, when our Member (H. Bright, El.) woo
resides close by. and his servants, commenced a search,
and took two of the culprits who had secreted themselves
in a ditch : the other two finding themselves hard pushed,
took to the water behind Chapel Pill; hers Ur. FPO'
4 and his servants joined the pursuit, and giving alarm to
Mr Wellington, at the Powder house, on the oppo.its
(Shirehampton) side, the swimmers. or rather waders,
bad bat little chance of escape, as Mr: W. ran into the
water and dragged one on shore; the other landed higher
up, and was hnally secured by air. W.'s son.--Thep
proved to-he desperate characters, sad were all committed
,to Behest/a, (hal, to take their trial for robbery.—(arisid
sAlerarry.)