The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-30 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

Yesterday, at three o'clock, the 'PRINCE REGENT DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
held a Privy Council, at Carlton House, for the Dis-
solution of Parliament, which was attended by the TO THE EDITOR OP THE STATESMAN.
'Slit,—Upon recently looking over a book con-
POOL,LORD CHANCELLOR, Finis WESTMORLAND, Liven-
cerning elections, I was struck with the preface,
Bavueasv, aq,d CLANCARTY; Viscounts MEL.
which contained a Proclamation for a Parliament by
TILLE, SIDNWVTII, and CASTLEREAGH ' • Messrs. VAN_ which
James the First, which, though somewhat
stTrattz, lion. F. ROBINSON, and C. Bernuesz.
His Royal Highness was graciously pleased to ap. i uncouth in point of language, according to the words
point the lion F. Rows/see, Treasurer of the Navy,
,used in those days, is nevertheless of substantial im-
and the Earl of CLascarerv, Master of the Mint. portance ; and as it is understood that a General
Election is about to take place, the hints contained
After the Council, his Royal Highness gave audiences
to the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of LIVERPOOL, therein may not be imworthy of publicity through
and Viscount CASTLEREAGH. the medium of your Paper. The authority given for
it is Lord Bacon's works, 3 vols. 4to. 387,388, and
Yesterday Parliament was dissolved, and the re.
Proclamation is stated in the following words:
turn of the Writs is for the '2lth of November, as :
our Readers will see by the Proclamation under the " Because the true and ancient institution of Par-
head of the. Gazette.
• liament, do require the Lower House, at this time,
if ever, to be compounded of the gravest, ablest,
The following is an extract of a letter from a Gen- and worthiest Members that may be found: we do
tleman,tlated Sept. 16, at Sea, in longitude 20. lati- hereby, out of the care of the common good, where-
tude 49. said to have been received yesterday : •in themselves are participant, without all prejudice
" This is merely to say, that we are now boarded by to the freedom of elections, admonish all our loving
a sloop of war, conveying the Quebec fleet. The subjects, that have votes in the election of Knights
boarding Officer informs us, that an engagement had and Burgesses, of these few points following:
taken place between Commodore Ronants and the ; " That they cast their eyes upon the worthiest
Beloidera. Nothing was done, as it was a drawn ; men of all sorts, Knights and Gentlemen, that are
battle." 'lights and guides in their countries, experienced Par-
By a mail, which arrived from Cadiz yesterday, , liament-men, w ise and discreet Statesmen, that have
letters and papers reached town from that city to the been practised in public affairs, whether at home or
11th inst. The chief peculiarity that strikes us, or. abroad, grave and eminent lawyers, substantial eiti-
reading all the comm ; ; un.cut.ons from Cadiz, is the zens and. burgesses, and generally such as are inte-
feeling that the people there have for csery thing that rested and have portion in the estate."
relates to their trade: they really seem only to' re- " Secondly, That they make choice of such as are
joice at the expulsion of the French from their vi- well affected in religion, without declining either on
einity, as it has furnished them with the hopes of the -the one hand to blindness and superstition, or on the,
restoration of means of traffic; and all their letters other hand to schism or turbulent disposition..
are tilled with exul'ations upon this point. Thirdly, and lastly, That they may be truly
The Cadiz Papers inform its, that the Isle of Leon sensible, not to disvalue or disparage the House with
is to he converted into a military depot for recruits; bankrupts and necessitous persons, that may desire
and that, in particular, all the dispersed Juramenta- long Parliaments only for protection; lawyers of
dos are to be sent thither and disciplined. „mean account and estimation; young men that are
The Ganci4o, of the MN, contains a copy of the not ripe for grave consultations; mean dependants
articles of capitulation by which Astorga was surren- upon great persons, that may be thought to have their
dered to th.. tialicians on the 18th of August. The voices under command; and such like obscure and
French Governor was the General of Brigade RE- inferior persons: so that to conclude, we may have
wove; and the only article worth noticing in the ea.! the -comfort to see before us the very face of a suffi.
pio elation is, that the French garrison was to be con. !dent and well composed House, such as may be
ducted, without delay, to the advanced posts of Worthy to be a representative of a third estate of our,
~LaaHorT's army, and there exchanged. *kingdom, fit to nourish a loving and comfortable'
intelligence has been received at Liverpool by the I meeting between us and our people, and fit to be a
American cartel, George IVashington, that the noble instrument 'fader the blessing of Almighty
Prince Adolphus packet, from Surinam, was cap- Gov, and our princely care and power, and with the.
tuned and sent to Philadelphia on the 19th Aagust. loving conjunction of our Prelates and Peers, for the'
The Jasper, 111, Captain JENxisrsov, arrived on settling so great affairs," as the proper objects of '
Monday at Portsmouth, from the Tagus, with a Parliament.
number of large transports under convoy, bringing i 1 should he glad to see the Commons House of
prisoners and sick and wounded Officers and sol. i Parliament composed as much as possible of the de.
dlers from the army. Major-General PICTON is scription of persons-therein recommended ;
tome home with them very indisposed; and Captain i And am, with respect, Sir, &c.
EveLtran, of the Jasper, who has been promoted':
to the Lion, the flag-ship of Admiral Tyler, at the
Cape.
The French Papers state, that the frigate lea
Dura, of 44 guns, and 350 men, stationed at
Trieste, blew up about midnight on the 10th Sept.
--The Commandant had gone on board scarcely a
quarter of an hour before. The whole roadstead
was covered with the fragments of this' vessel, and
there were few houses in the town which had not had
the w indows shattered.

CIVIS.

TV THE EDITOR OF TILE STATES.VAN.

Stn,—l have no quarrel with Mr. WAITHMAN, or
his friends, for what may he considered a laudable
' ambition ; and though I seldom concur with him in
political opinion, I would not deny his claim to
cnnsistency and powerful talents.
_ _

There is, however, one objection raised against
his eligibility, which appears to me so insulting to
the whole body of the Livery, that I cannot permit
it to pass without notice, though used against an in-
dividual whose interest L certainly do was espouse. '
The objection to which I allude is, that Mr.
WAITMIIAN is engaged in a retail concern.
The Friends of this Gentleman endeavour rather
to answer this objection than to exposeits absurdity.
They tell us, that he is now engaged with one of
his sons in an extensive wholesale concern in the
city ; that his retail business is conducted by others
of his sons ; that for the last ten or twel►e years
he has resid►d almost entirely in the country, and
no otherwise interfered in it, than by his superin-
tendence.

General S‘IItRATIN, who has been at Harwich for
a week, with an intention of going to Gottenburgh,
embarked on Monday on board the ..lukland packet,
for Ilc I igobt nd.
BREkt).—Yesterday the Court of Aldermen or-
der the price of Bread to be raised to h. Bld. the
Quar.crtt Loaf of IVheaten. Next week there will
doubtless be a reduction in the price.
The 21st, or lto‘al Scots Fusileers, under the
command of Major 'COWMAN, Wiliell have been sta-
tioned In Aberdeen for some lime, have received their
route for Fort St. George, and match from thence on
the Ist of October. They are to be replaced by the
781 h regiment, now in garrison at that Fort.

The 62t1 battalion of the 78th regiment, high-
landers, are on their march from Fort George to
Aberdeen. This regiment was a mere skeleton is hen
it was sent to Fort George, in 1809, since which it
has sent a detachment of 200 men to the Ist batta-
lion in India. It is now 600 strong, principally
composed of tine young Highlanders.
We are sorry to hear of another misfortune of the
cavalry, and that with the 11th bight Dragoons
*grin. An Officer and 20 men of them were corn-
plttely surprised by the French on the Douro, the
Captain killed, and the troopers marched off pri•
boners by a party of MA HMO VT'S army.
DUBLIN, Sur. 28.—ilis Grace the Duke of De-
r omsuree, and the. Earl of Besiseaouca, are to he
Invited to a public dinner, to be given by the Roman
Catholics of the city and county of Waterford in the'
course of next week at the New Rooms, in that
city. The Noble atke seas splendidly entertained
at Dongarvan, a few days ago.
An infectious disease, called the black vomit, we
regret to find, has made its appearance at Carthagena
and the neighbourhood of Gibraltar.

I do not wish to deny the force of these observa-
tions; but I object to the propriety and necessity of
making them, because they iusiouate that the Livery
cannot expect to find among its legitimate Members
fit and proper persons to represent them.
Of what description of persons is the Livery of I
London composed ? Of the tradesmen and artisans,
the drapers, the ironmongers, the haberdashers, the
needle-makers, &c. of the City ; and its numbers
are recruited by the sons or apprentices of trades-
men, or by individuals who, feeling it their interest
to engage in business it& the City, are compelled pre-
viously to purchase their freedom, and consequently
become liable, if otherwise qualified, to all City olli-
ces; whilst the merchant, the banker, the wholesale i
trader, are not)considered subject to the jurisdiction, 1
or within the pale of the Corporation, nor even corn-
pellable to become free. And shall the Livery of
London, who are subject to all the laborious and ex-
pensive offices, and form the very Wei blood of the
Corporation—shall the Livery of London, Sir, en-
dure to be told, that they are fit only to hear the toil
and expense attendant on the execution of their char..
ten; but for the honourable titoation of Member of
Parliament, they must look to strangers, who come
among them only to monopolise their honours, and
leave them with contempt if the object of their am-
bition is defeated 2
I mean not, Sir, to contend, that there Is any pe.
culiar qualification obtained from retail trade, or that
Mr.Watrumax derives any additional pretension on
that accouut ; but I do deprecate an idea so inittaing
to the Livery;'who are themselves tradesmen, as that
any individual, with competent talent, sod sufficiency
Ree
of property to warrant his independence' It either
degraded, or disqualified for their litiajvc,,,
because he is a retail tradesman. For iiiiiintailigh,
Sir, let them seek for other objection* iikaiiiNteliisu
without hailing recourse to one so insuttiriOttiiVdq,
grading ttsthe Livery at large. .' ' 1
A LIVIAYSIAN..

The body of the unfortunate man who leaped off
Blackfriars Bridge last week, ;am .aor yet been
found, thougkoeveral attempts luirti* been made for
that purpose.

"The Indians‘of Jamaica and Cuba (says Oviedo)
go a fishing with the Remora, or Sucking fish, which
they employ as Washers employ hawks. This fish,
which is not above a• span long, is kept for the pur-
pose, and regularly fed. The owner on a calm
morning, carries it out to sea, secured to his canoe,
by a small but strung line, many fathoms in length:
and the moment the creature sees a fish in the water,
though at a great distance, it darts away with the
swiftness of an arrow, and soon fastens upon it. The
Indian, in the mean time, loosens and lets go the
line, w hich is provided with a buoy that keeps it on
the surface of the sea, and serves to mark the course
which the Remora has taken, and he porsoos it in
his canoe wail he conceives his game to be nearly
ca-
hwsted and run down—he then, taking op the buoy,
rosiest, draws the line towards the shore? taf Re-
mora still adhering with inflexible Woody to its.
prey ; end it is with great difficulty that he is made
to qiiit hiR hold.—By this method (adds Oviedo) I
hare n 1. a 'utile caught, of a bulk and weight
Ich;ch no ifiele man mkt -stipport."—(Rthsards's
West hullo.) '• '

OR the 20th of August, the Director, Seth►, at'
Munich, observed the new Comet with an instrument
of a Ramsden's and a Di'land four foot telescope,
which magnified 275 times. He found it had a tail
a degree and a half long, and could distinctly dig-
cern the nucleus surrounded by a nebulous atmosphere
similar, like that of the last Comet, to the zodiical
light, but somewhat more luminous and dense,
which seems to confirm the conjecture, that
are the demote of Plaaete.

GENERAL ELECTION.

Ministers having set up an opponent to Mr. Hus-
kisson, at Harwich, that Gentleman's friends have
commenced a canvass for him in Dover.
It is matter of regret that Mr. Butterworth should
have declined the invitation of his numerous friends
for Coventry. In consequence of his refusal, Col.
Harris. the son of Gen. Harris, the conqueror of
Seringapatam, starts with Mr. I'. Moore, its present
worthy Representative.
Mr. John Edmund Dawdeswell starts for Tewkes-
bury, Mr. Cogington having declined to offer him-
self again for that borough.
Mr. Edward Protheroe, of Silverton, Devon, ap-
pears confident of his election for Bristol.

It is not true that the Right Hon. John M'Mahon
stands for Launceston. He is disqualified by his
place from sitting in Parliament.
Charles Marsh, Esq. is a Candidate for East Het-
ford.
Mr. IVilberforee comes in for Bramber.

Mr. William Smith is on his way to Norwich from
the Western Isles of Scotland, where he has been on
the business of the British fisheries; and is expected
to arrive among his Constituents to-day.

The SIIERIFFS' chariots are this year unusually
i splendid, being both entirely new for the occasion ;
that of Mr. BLADE;, built by HArcuszz, has the body
"painted a beautiful mazarine blue, covered with a
Mich mosaic net work, and roads in transparent blue,
1 the effect of-enamel ; the city arms elegantly painted
with all their appropriate devices; an elegant border
i of palm and laurel entwined, encircle the upper part
el the body round the windows ; the carriage part, and
i wheels being wholly gilt, the ground work in pale
gold, and the carving and ornaments in deep gold,
has quite a novel appearance, and looks extremely
chaste, contrasted with the mazarine blue body. The
i lining consists of the finest light blue Genoa velvet,
I elegantly tufted, with gold coloured silk tufts, and
yellow morocco reclining cushions; the laces, fringes,
&c. are of gold coloured silk, to correspond.—
, The hammer cloth is superfine blue cloth, and very
1 i tastefully decorated with yellow fringes, &c. the city
arms being handsomely embroidered on the ends.—
The carving of the carriage is very judiciously thrown
iii ; the perch, which has a wreath of laurel running
!along, terminates in a beautiful palm branch; indeed
i the whole, for a state-chariot, carries with it a degre
of neatness, jightness, and elegance, which we have
I not seen in a carriage of the kind for some time. The
harness is elegant. mounted with gold coloured metal,
and arms, crest, and ornament, richly embossed on
various parts : all the leather work sewed yellow,
1 and rich head toppings, reins, and tassels.

Extract of a letter from Capt. James Thompson,
to his brother in Liverpool, dated Verdun, August
13:—" I have the happiness to say, that in this de-
pot we have every indulgence possible as prisoners,
and every man of good conduct, without distinction,
is granted any favour he asks, within the limits of
this district, nor does any prisoner now suffer for
the misconduct of another."

A new acatlemy of compliments should be pub.
lished for the Candidates for seats in Parliament, as
those so long used on such occasions are worn out.—
The season of canvassing is delightful for the Ladies,
as they are all addressed by the canvassers as the
most beautiful of women—their infants are angels,
and themselves the paragons of excellence, if they
can procure the Candidate their husband's vote !
An extract of a letter from Col. Robertson, of
Hall Craig, Lanarkshire, to Dr. Richardson, says,
—44 It gives me great pleasure to be able to mention
the luxuriance and flattering appearance of the florin
crop which you superintended and directed the plant-
ing of, at Sir James Stewart's bog ; indeed, I never
saw any thing look so promising and well, and am
fully persuaded it will, by the end of the year, af-
ford him a most ample and great return for the la-
bour and expellee bestowed upon it. 1 lately saw Mr.
Baird's crop of florin at Shott's irbn-w.-'rks, which, 1
think, look as well, if not better, than Sir James's ;
and the Earl of Ilytelford has also some which he
planted last year, doing extremely well."
CAMBRIDGE, Stn. 26.—The whole of this week
has been devoted to the annual amusements 0: Stur-
hitch Fair, which, from the fineness of the weather,
have proved more than usually attractive. The
Theatre, which used to be ou a Fair Booth, until
the dreadful accident that betel it by fire, about 20
years since, when so many lives were lost, was this
year in the adjoining village of Barnwell, and attended
by crowded audiences every night. Various other
exhibitions were on the ground, and amongst the
rest, that of the Hottentot Venus, whose peculiar
charms much astonished the natives, who flocked out
of the fens to behold them. The Horse Fair was as
usual a very large one, having a fine show of cart
' colts, which went off freely at high prices; many
three years olds fetched 60 guineas a-piece.

On Saturday last a duellist rencoutre between two
Gentlemen of Lambeth, happened at a tavern near
Westminster-bridge, in which both parties displayed
the coolest courage. We are happy to add that, by
the interposition of the seconds, their mutual friendsi
the consequences were prevented from beteg fatal.;
hut one of the combatants had so narrow an escape,'
' that a ball absolutely grazed his peruke. This Gen-
tleman, it seems, prides- himself upon his orthogra.
phical knowledge, 04mhthcdispute is said to have orl-
gittated in his errobemsly .tuwierstanding that thi
DOW PenaiontkpiiMbil (impressed wdonbt of his being•
obis to spoils at•higno,:di ant*. ) •
The Inds ialivothhtg. insfir fowl in China is
very singalarerm,LlerOwsourda, is blocks of wood",
were jesting onnintlwatter in order to familiarise the
water-fowl to inch objects, which gave the Chinese
an opportunity, by sticking their heads into gourds
or earthen pots, and keeping their bodies under wa-
ter, to approach the birds in a gentle manner, suffi-
ciently near to take them by the legs and draw then)
quietly under tho water."—(Burrow's Travels in
China.)
The price of bread fell last week at Portsmouth
three peace per gallon. It is now two shillings and
ninepence, and a farther declension Is expected this
•week•


THEATRES. -

Covear-Gartnew.—Monday night the Tragedy of
Othello was performed at this Theatre. A young
Lady made her first appearance before a London au-
e'ietece., in the character of Desdemona, and acquit.
ted herself much to the satisfaction of the audience.
She seemed perfectly conversant in the business of
the stage, and showed much feeling and sensibility,
and her reception was flattering in the extreme. A
Mr. ELetiNGTox, from the Dublin Theatre, apocar-
etl in the character of !ago, and pourttayeA (lie chi.
Teeter of the suhtle and designing villain in rainy
scenes with success. The experiment, after the deep
and lasting impression made by COOKE' in the same
character, was rather hazardous; but Mr. 11:1.111No-
TON, nevertheless, proved himself to be posses.ed of
many requisites to render him an acquisition to the
London Stage. ,
LYCEUM.--A new musical Farce was last night
presented, entitled A West Wind; or, Off
.f"r
London. It would be superfluous to examine ss tll
critical minuteness the composktions which come
before the public in this shape, and especially
such as are presented at so late an hour as that at
which the present piece was presented. It derives
its title from the whimsical attachment of an old
gentleman to the fashionable amusement of hoaxiag,
who brings, by letter, his nephew from town ileto
the country; the nephew, irritated at being the
dupe of the old' gentleman, resolves on retaliation,
which he immediately puts in practice, oot only on
the whole of his uncle's family, but on the Plijsi-
den, Undertaker, and Barber of the village, whom
he brings to London, on different pursuits, and
causes them to meet at the Brown Bear, Smith.
field, where a whimsical equirove takes place be-
tween the parties, and the piece concludes by the
avowal of the nephew as the author of the haa.c.--
The characters were excellently represented by
the performers, PENLEY, J. SMITH, OXBEKRY (who
claimed indulgence for not being perfect in his part),
SMITH, PENSON, KNIGHT, Mrs. HARLOWE,IIIId Mrs.
BLAND. But the strong sirocco wind which pressed
upon us in every quarter of the house, filled and
crowded as it was, prevented us from the indulgence
of our full wish to render justice to a performance
which was received with plaudits that overpowered
the feeble attempts made to cry down the piece. It
was given out for a repetition this evening with gene-
ral applause.
DetunY-Lane.--This splendid 'Theatre is finished.
It is settled that the first piece shlll he Bawl. t
Hamlet, Mr. ELLlsroN—Ophelia, Mrs. Moo sr AIN
—the Ghost, Mr. Pore.—The bell fer tolling, aad
which is necessary in Hamlet to toil the funeral knoll
of Ophelia, was one of the last articles to complete
the house on Saturday; it weighs seven hundred,
two qnarters, and six pounds. It is. at the bark of
the middle door under the stage. An alteration has
been made in the private box of the PRINCE Ransil..
!The box originally intended for his Royal Highness
was next to the stage on the second tier on the.Wo-
; burn-street-side, but Lord HOLL kND has given up to
his Royal Highness his Lordship's box, which is
next the stage under the King's box, on the Russell-
street side, opposite to that of Mr. COUTTS; mud a
private entrance is made to it for his ltoyal !Ugliness,
through the King's room, from Russell-street.

NAVAL INTEL LIGENC E.

DEAL, Serr.29.

The Countess of Elgin cutter sailed early tli
morning, in consequence of the wind ►uddenly shift-
ing, which caused several of her convoy to cut from
their anchors and cables, during which one of them
rau athwart the Lady Cathcart transport.

PORTSMOUTH, S&PT. 29.

Arrived his Majesty's ship Dancfnal.k, from the
Downs.

Sailed the Niobe, Niemen, Rod Partridge, for off
Cherburgh ; and the Sharpshooter, fur Guernsey.

PLYMOD rFf, SHPT. 28.

Came in the Diomede and Succese fri. itt i. with
two transports with troops from Portsmouth, bound
to Lisbon.
Arrive 3 the George, Taylor, from Q4ebee.
Sailed the Tigress gun-brig, on a cruise.
FALMOUTH, SF.PT. 27.

Arrived Ms Majesty's ship Fazntrite froth the
eastward. The Darlington packet, Kith a for
the Windward Islamic, is gone into the Roads.

LYMINGTON, SET. 29.

Sailed his Majesty's frigalc Narcissa, wi►h the
West India convoy; and the Maros, witl► the New-
foundland convoy. •
The Henrietta, Mason, from•Mirarnichi to Liver-
pool, has been taken, retaken, and was seen going
into Halifax.
The Trafalgar, Harrison, from Shields to Lon-
don, was driven on shore ye►terday mcvning near
Soathwold---crew saved.

SPORTING INTE L LIG ENC E .

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NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER AIEETINS.
• -.TUESDAY, Harr. 29.
Mr. Shakespear'sflydaspes. lauti Mr. Andreva"4-Throphonius,
71b. each. Abs
I woo. h: fa. 7t04 su Ilyda-pcs.
' (Second Year.) ()Third of s anbseriptionpf 2.44, each. for
4-yrs old colts, SA. 1311 s. aad Allies, 714. I). I. Bumf dile
the pr•Wity of Subscribers. (12 Flohicrlbtra.)
Sir C. ffinsinsfy's a e. Rival. 4-yrs old 1
Major vritiK#AA,,,p,„ Vetter, 4-yes -
3 to 1 on Rival.
0.1
CastirtErfeialisnr., Sarr. 30.—The Ifirket te-day has some
farther arrivals of Wheat. and lame supplies on hand, sales
heavy, at a further reduction from Monday's prices. Rye rather
lower. Barley and Malt nearly at the Imo violation. Peas,
and the diferent sorts of Beats, at little variation. We have se-
vend fresh arrivals of Oats. and Ibis trade named about B. per
quarter lower. Flour at last prices.
Wheat
fr. Fine ditto llO 120 r Do. (New)
FOe
Barley
Malt 9O 981 Potable do. 60 63
White Peas (boilers) 80 96 Rape Seed .. £6O £66
tirev do.
! Baum ........ 94 100 Seconds • . ..... 105 11 •