The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-05-20 00:00:00

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_ Total Insosiser of Formes' la Staffordshire 72
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Se that. the manly is set making more titan bait the
trastiti is weed do. if the trade afforded any affrastages.
The forges and twills *cepa og those of Foster. Rey-
li
wood. Attwood, Phillip Williams, and Addenbroke) are
&Jog little or nothing, in consequence of the Colliers
still keeplag from work t and it is now said that Lord
Dudley has given his men notice of reduction. If so,
fewer works will be is. 'rim sees seem as deter-
mined as their masters to gain their point. This
County. of course, is kept tolerably quiet by additional
military. though. at times, riots will occur In open de-
fiance of dives ; and if it were the month of November,
instead of May, the consequences would he alarming--
Charity seems almost exhausted, and the fish-pools, bus
roosts. fife. are now brought isto *orrice.

wssumvsrsit PITS.

[IRON ran 111011WIN0 CRROXICLI.J
TO MR. MARTIN.
Stu—if am a rival of the scalp-beadedPriesties of year
Westtakisater Pot, apd, Omagh at the risk of re hor
raying your youthful nakacknied hmoceeee. I am
reed to say, I can tell you of another Pit le West
ammeter, where animals more beastly than badgers, or
indeed, than any yon described, night after night draw
company live times as numerous, and I venture to add.
having witnessed both, of 50 times more filthy, filching
habits of life than your Pit ever boasted.
1 disparage no man's goods, tenth less s lone scalp-
headed woman's, but I may surely be allowed to say, the
tricksy trials of strength. sham;Eyhts, and Monkey
Exhibitions of year Pit; Mr. Martin, is mere moonshine
to what my Pit produces. I Jackiee the list of my beasts
of prey, and the lesser barrow vermin. Since the winter
importation, I believe my collection of Rats to be unri-
valled—the length of their tails, sharpness of now% and
jet blackness of their coloer, would for ever bate ren-
dered them the Seven Wonders of the Rat World, bat
for the totally eclipsing qualities of my Bonassa-rat
Round whose triple tail these seven revolve."
When I say, that kis symeak mar ones heard from
Pall Mall to Bors-street, need I say mere ?
Your very obedient at,
PETER PIDCOCK.
P. S. In the Bear line I fairly own von beat nee, Mr.
Martin; I have nothing to show against you.

LAW

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COURT OF KING'S BENClL—Werruterren, May 90.
When their Lordships entered the Court, the defend-
ants, It. T. W , Thomas Arrowsmith, and William
Shackell, were called up to receive judgment.
Mr. Justice BANAT said, the defendants were to re-
ceive the sentence of the Court for live libels against her
late Majesty, published in their Newspaper, called the
"John Bull,' at different periods, vis. in February.
March and April, 1821. He said it was not neeeseary
for him to state any one of those libels, the ease having
been very recently before the Court.—There could not
be a doubt in point of law that every one was a libel.—
They go greatly beyond that which is the legitimate
lie t uieo of A public Newspaper, that ought to be a
m'Yertotielt and oTepitbrOnate dlttnsams. sad not
the medians Of priest* slander and malignity.
At the time you, the defendants, said Mr. Justice
BA TWIT, were brought up to receive the judgment of the
Court, you offered nothing is mitigation of punishment,
therefore there was nothing offered is aggravation.
You are already under a sentence not *holly uncon-
nected w hit this matter, and it is a subject of consider.
'lion that no one of these libels has been published
since that period.
In the teatimes of one of you, els. Thomas Arrow-
basith, there is an affidavit put in by your medical at-
tendant, with one from yourself, stating that an addi-
tional confinement might endanger your life. As that
is not the object of this Court, they do order and ad-
Jodie that you. Thomas Arrowsmith, do pay a fine of
3001. to the King, and that you R. Thos. Weaver and
Wm. Shackell be severally imprisoned in the King's
Bench prison for the term of three months, and that you
each do pay a fine of 1001.: and that you enter into re-
cognisance* for your good behaviour for five years, your-
selves in 5001. each, and two sureties in 3001. each ; and
that you be further imprisoned until such fine be paid.

Yesterday her Royal Highness the Prioress of Den
mark, accompanied by Countess Moltke, took an air
ing, in the Countess's carriage, through Hyde Park,
sod walked in Kensington Hardens.
On Saturday the dispstebes for Madras and Bengal
by the ship Astell, trete closed at the East India
House, and delivered to the rar+er of tile( ship.
On Wednesday last, Herbert A. I). Compton, Esq.
was appointed AolvocateMeneral to She East India
Company at Madras, in the room of the late Sir Sam.
Toiler.
The U 1 Assembly of the Churcil3i Scotland
met on Thursday last, the 16th inst. fe Rev. pi.:
Lemont and Cook were proposed to take the chairas
Moderator, when Dr. Lemont was elected by a majorit
of 130.

It instated that the Requisition to the High Sheriff
of Kent, for a public Hosting on the general Distress
of the Country, and on a Reform of the Represen.
tation, received upwards of seven bendred signatures
during the last week; and that a list in the city of
Canterbury on Saturday, bad the names of Occupien
of Land, in that neightonrhood only, to the amount
of upwards of twenty thonsand acres.
The Russell, 74, will be launched from Deptford.
yard on Wedeesday next.
By the German Papers, we find that proldbitioh
is the order of the day on the Continent. In the
Chamber of Deputies of Baden • motion has been
brought is, and received with acclatiNon ; the ob-
ject of it is contained in the following propositions,
el which a Cososellur of State, as the medium of Go-
vernment, expressed formal approbation :-
1. The entrance of all French production, without
exception, should be absolutely prohibited, sod the
transit duties on these articles so augmented, that they
should amount to a prohibition.
2. Similar measures should be adopted towards Hit
Prussian Province? on the Rhine, unless Prussia &bolls,
its exorbitant dudes of importation.
3. Similar measures should be proposed with respect
to Holland and England.
The prohibitory system of France and the Import
Ditties of Prussia are given as the prinLip2l reasons for
this system of strong defensive re-action, although
Holland and England are also iccittiled.