The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-27 00:00:00

'!'tit STATtsviAN:

• , IWO CORPORATION. .
thwohjescie of this most .Isadable liwatitetine are
is lid eC the Vides* Scotxish Perm, *he, Irointogo
er!irliresity, are wettable eta metk,", bed from
estlyteducation sad independent Whop, are " to
lOW AA !meted." •
On Saturday, the Frieeds 'a. Slipperier, of this
lamitmtion..celehrated their. deg Festival et the
,Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street. At half.
pest live o'clock. *boat 400 persons sat down to-
dinner ; The Right lien. Lord Viscoeut
V. P. in the Chair, supported on Me *right, by Ed-
ward,Lialiset, Esq. and, era she left by Gesesal Bal-
four. Celenel -bailey, and many other distinguished
r Officers of the Army and Nalry were present.—
Gow's Bled was seated in the Music Gallery, and
.played many deliAlttfol airs during the entertainment.
After the cloth was removed, " Nast solaiftpossine"
was song io fine style by Messrs. Terry, Collier,
Taylor. Broadhurst, and Ilighento.
Mr. itobertsoe, at the request of the Chairman,
favoured the computty with " Scots mAa has esi'
Wallace bled," which he vong with loch effect that it
was universally **scored, and Mr. it. complied with
the request
sof the company.
The donations and subscriptions exceeded 5801.;
eatongst the names read by the Secretary were the
.Duke of. Clarence 101.; Prince Leopold of Satte•Cov
boati 101.; 10 Dike of Monriese 211.•;11,ord
villa 201. ; Lord James Mor fay .101.; the Rev. Mr.
Boyle, of the Caledonian Church, 101. ' •
Colonel Stiley and other Gentlemen made excel-
lent speeches appropriate to the occasion, which our
limits will not permit us to give. The esertions of
the Stewards were successfully COUSOCIIO9I, seidwre
hope their succrosors will follow so laudable an ex-
ample. The conviviality of theevening was 'vended
to a late hirer; the eons of Scotia appearing emulous
on this feitivi

FORORIerWIATOC. h.-
--is—
By the Pippr laid on the table of the House of
Commons, it arrears. that, during the fourteen years
preceding the Restriction on Cash Payments, viz.
,from 1783 to 1796, both inclusive. there were only
three capital convictions, and hot four prosecutions.
While, in the years 1816, 1817, and op to the 25th
February,. 1818, only, there were fifty•sir capital
convictions, and two huncfred end eighfpeight pro-
secutions.; '...
CONTR AST:
The average number of think-notes in eireolition,
while the &sok were bound to ply in specie--
From July so December, 1197
Do. Du. 1617
49.210.0J3
• ' The torisl. number 'lf .' igns irAuril is ....2.175,70F1
nu. of Holt Sovetrinrs ........1,166.Y47

'TES.

FA Via INTRLLIGENCE.
1414INCTON, /Mit 44.--Tole Royal George Ar-
rived
.at St. Helena bn obi 18th, end tailed froth
thence on the 27th of Febroary last, leaving there
his Majesty's ships Cunqeeror, Admiral Plampin;
Podargus, Mustleito, and Griffin ; thelatter bad just
arrived from Ascension. Bonaparte was reported
to be in the aims state of health as he had been for
!tome mouths previous, still confining himself to the
house, and raising to see wisher,.
DEAL, twhacu 20.—Yesterday came down from
the River the Astell,Cresswelt,for Bengal; Phasaix,
White, for ditto; Wolfis Cote, Stephenson, for Isle
of France; sod remain iu the Doves; and several
osaher vessels which hate proceeded.—And to-day
grrited and sailed for the River;- the Doreetshire,
Turiser,from China; Royal George, Skeins, from
ditto; traucis Ernest, Greigg, from Smyrna; and I
Dart, claps, from .Tagragans.—Came down (robs the
River, tho Levant, M‘Kalgaisii, for Belfast ; kiireas, I
Cash., for Si. Michael's; Swift, Gregson, for ditto ;
Neried, Neill, for Trinidad.; Union, Canny, for
Quebec; Monarch, Boggle% for ditto; Ere's',
Reatson, (or Africa; Antelope, Bryan, for, the Cape
of Good Hope; John and Isaac, for Gibraltar;
William, .Laird, for Rio Jstieiro ; Gerthland, Knight,
il(Quivisec ; Ceres, Adev, for ailtissore; Nancy,
Stacey. for ;Oporto ; and the Prevalent', 38, for
Portsmouth; and sided with the Amen and Pbsenia
Esat llidiamen, and the a hole of the,eutward-bound
Poimmiouvu, APRIL 26.-.. Yesterday sailed the
Mischa, Driver, from India for Landau —Tile Fame,
Harwood, is relieved from quarantine, and will sail
for Dunkirk the first fair wind. • •
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Passed op Channel the'
Paragon, Miller, (rum Calcutta for London, in five
month, and five days.— Sailed the Weer, Thompson,l
for Montreal, after having stopped her leak, which
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caused bet to put its herr.
FA LikoOTH, Aram 44 —Arrived the Gtace, Blake,,
from Rio Janeiro, in 87 days day., for Itemburgh.—'
Sailed the Duke of Kent packet, with Mails, for
Lisbon.
PENZANCE, APRIL 24.—Arrived the Picton, Mol-
lard, from 'Abbots for London.
Betuatanets —The Diana. Clifford, that was on
the annuls, has this morning been got off, with da-
mage io both the vessel and cargo ; the latter con.
sista of flour, hops, &c.—The henry, Richardson;
that was attended in Redoes( Bay, is a complete
wreck. •
HULL, A PRI r.9.fi.—On Friday morning last, about
four o'clock, during • heavy gale of wind, accompa-
nied gull snow, two vessels were lost at the entrance
of the !loather, names unknown, and every soul on
board pedalled. One of them, supposed to be a
collier, oas seen upon the Stony Banks, and the'
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lifeboat went id to endeavour to save the crew,
but the wind blowing so strong from East north-
east, frustrated every attempt to come near the
wreck. The other was seen to strike on the
main land, a little to the northward of the Banks,
and instantly disappeared. From a quantity of
broken pieces of earthen ware which are strewed
about the coast, and some casks met with at sea, sup.
posed to be herring casks, it is conjectured the !suet
is a vessel from Newcastle to Gibraltar. A pomp
ha+ been brought up belonging to the former, but
otthout goy mine on it.
DOTEN, APRIL 25.—Arrived off this port, the
Milton, Thomas, from Batavia for Amsterdam, and
make. squirt as follows :—Ssiled Dec. 21, in
come
pony filth the Marmion, Ford, for Amsterdam; on
toe sth March, in lat. O. 24. N. she was boarded by
an English brig of war, bound to St. Helena, having
Oil board a carriage and horses for Bonaparte.
Rica, Arum 18.—The Lavinia, Wylie, of Kin-
embus., from Dantaic for Gratigentouth, with
wheat, was lust on the Bth instant, at Smeje, near
Ystail ; crew and =Udall% cud pert of the cargo
saved.

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Arrived off the Land's End, on the 2311 of April,
the ship Moffett, lace, from 13engal : sailed 19th No.
'ember, from the Cipe 9th February. The follow-
ing are passengers on board —Mrs. and Miss Scott,
Mr. and Mts. Bristow, Mrs. Lee, Miss Goodlad,
Mist Birnie; Captain J. B. Ridge, 21st Bengal Native
Infantry ; bleat. Bailie, Bib ditto ; Lieut. George
Wrarf, Bengal European ReAltisent, Colonel M 'Kelly,
24th Regiment ; left at the Cape 14 children and 10
servant 4. On the 27th Mirch4ln ltd. 20.30. N. lon.
39. 40. spoke the Isabella Simpson, Young, 66 days
from foitb4 bound to Jamaica.

WE li/RE 41' LIVERPOOL. •
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(Mix A ztvesiteoc *thus of Aram O.]
One of . the nest eshroistse fees took plate on
Thursday last, that has happened in this town eiocei
the destruction of the Goree.beildasiga 1et41102 --
1 About two o'cl. ek in the *fifteens If vetat4o:
was discovered that the large bonded 4anelso -
Suffolli4triett, known by the mime of Parr's fettle+,
had token fire, owing, it is avid, to en officer ocAlli
Recite haling left a lighted candle (turning in one
of the rooms. For aeveral holies the gate rutted
with so Much fury as to set et dilinco ei,►tfjsepte
to arrest their progress, and be*eh sea eel seeks
'o'clock, one of the main Calls
~-the klliflint till •
In with 1, tremendoes crash, Call[
ileijsupinviAgi
Mott active exertions were made by t 4 rorregold
the people assembled, and, ti considerable portion of
property, consisting of rote, wine, and tar, that h',ll.
been !Aged in thin mereantile 'tlepot, was reeled
from.destruCti • d • by the energy ipa on,4!!R•iso of the
peratins engaged in that serviCe. sotwiti4istuitisg
theseefforts, the dettructioo of colonial trerelUce
was eery considerable, sod it is. stated, that aloug
with other property of less magnitorie, a qoaritily,•or
coffee amounting .to .?.00 tons was Consumed.
.The
whole amount of produce destroyed by this calamit-
[ ous conflagration is 'dimmed at 50,0001.
,seeeral
thititaitil pounds etirth of which had been told on
the preceding day. During the *Bole of the after.
noon or Thursday, sod for a considerable part
.or
the night, the Moat serials apprehensions were en-
tertained that the flames would extend their ravages,
bet though fragments of the burring pile flew °Ott
the neighbouring' streets with awful menace, the
damage was confined to the warehouse in which the
'ire originated. About eight oltlntit on Friday
:eight, the Barnet which had beets with difficulty re-
Vreined, again Wit forth with sit moth vigour as to
epield. a renewed and general alarm', but we are
hippy to add, that no further mischief row&
We Cannot, however, too strongly wee the mi.
priety of adopting the most vigorous and efacieht
measures to ettinguish the great mass of bsproldc
embers in a fabric of this kind, pliteed in the centre
of o great sopeport town, where the danger fend the
spread of fire is so imminent both to the boiltlioda
anti shipping of the part One man, by • fall front
the upper story of the building, had his thigh broken,
and i soldier, with several ether persona, teethed
considerable injury by-the falling of ossest the tight-
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ANOTIMR pIeitRUCTIV6 Ftee.-13etwiet tertian'
and one o'clock last Saturday morning, as a miller
was returning from his work, he saw th. !ken manu-
factory belonging to :deism Scales and Bamforthi,
Newark, to he on fire, in the ,op room; an alarm
was immediately given to Mr. Scales's family, and
though engines and assistance were procured es
soon as possible, yet so combustible were the ma.
'serials on *Wet the fire fed, that in a raw hoots the
,hole of that valuable machinery was consumed by
the devouring element, and nothing left or the mill
but the nutside walls. The Bre taking place in the
'top story gave time to secure the Contents of the
coenting.house and cloth warehouse, out of which
iss taken, with great hazard, finished goods worth
wend thOosand pounds. No lives were lost, not
Soy one enstetisily injured. Tne mill and ma-
chinery were insured. The fire that had got hold or
the engine-house was subdued.
M ANSILAUGUTER.—On Friday an adjourned. In.
quisition Wes held before JOHN MILNE, Rio. Co.
roner, on the body of one Thomas Emery,, killed oft
Sunday last, at Cheetham, in a fight coolly agreed
upon the preceding night, at the sign of the Corn.
wallis. The Jury found a verdict of manaleughter
against one Hobert Johnson, •he was himself ter.
ribly bruised, and he was committed to Lancaster
Castle ; the parties were young men, end were pro.
yoked to fight by men, who, from their age and es-
perience, ought to have ktiower better.—The Co-
RONER observed, he was sorry the seconds or sop-
porters could wot be implicated, as such things wet*
only calcolated to draw together a number of idle
and disorderly persons, end had a strung tendency,
In their nature, to a breach of the peace.
Setctoe.—Thursday, .Mrs. Itim4 a respectable
widow lady, of Poplar, was band In bed with her
heed nearly severed froio her .body, Ind a tasor
stained 401 blood
.lying by her. A spies of. mis-
fortunes, which she hasencoentrred since the recast
death of her hoshand, had, It is conjectured, over-
come beryeason, and led to the dire catastrophe.
. Saturday afternoon, as the carriage of Heigh Greert.e
field, Esq. was passing along Orford-street,. hiving
previously come out of Bood.street, thp binder
wheel came off, sod the vehicle fell'down with vie.
lence. There were WA* carriage at the time, Mrs.
and the two Miss Greeofields, the former of *whom
received a severe contusion on the temple by falling
against the side of.theteuriage. The young lodise
received •a trifling Injury, bet nothing serious.
A singular accident happened .to 'the Literpoot
coach while pasting through Ushridge, on Thursday
evening. One of the leaders fell down, and drew (be
rest of the home with high ; then making a sudden
spring, be broke his hotness and rushed against a
window of ante Chequers Inn, in that towns whkh
ho forced oat. Fortunately the coach was cot over.
turned, and acne of the passengers received atty.
inierry. •
The five then, who, hi the month of Jane last, oft
the raid Rom Straabergb, robbed Lord Cliastbliala
and Captain Gordon of cooriniirable property, have
been tried by the Court of Atlizes at Medal', Old
sentenced to perpetual Cuntpelsory labour, and to be
branded. They confessed (belt crime, but have ap.
pealed in Caseation, in the hope or obtaining a cdtb•
met Ilion of sodie part of the punillenent. . .
Crisp, the pedestrian, Arrived at . halt past nine
o'clock on Friday at. the Queen's Heed, Roighte-
bridge, from Osfortl, having performed ,in,two days
sM miles; he was in good 'piths, bug the erpeppre.
itemise, from his as airt-.4. appetite, he will not be
Ible to c' eppete the tesit'j. be took. GO sefresbeeet
sse his return but i Milo .beef-tee previous to la
going to bed. HP started at tAi -past four coe Satire.
day morning on his retort, to oafnid, it being ids
toird day's tub, whence he was expected 0
Last night. lie 'prom cotsfidtut of semi.,
bete tau high 'Oust him.

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