The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-17 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

' NAVAL INT ELLIGENCE.

DEAL, Sem 16.—Arrived and sailed for the River
the Lord Nelson, Anderson, from St. Kitt's ; George,
White, from Seville ; Thetis, Denham, from Jamaica;
Union, Rattle, from Petersburgh for Cadiz ; Alert,
Helm, from Rotterdam for St. Thomas's : the latter
remains.—Came down from the River and sailed the
Thalia, Herbert, for Bengal.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 16.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Tartar, from the Downs for Africa ; sod Tiber,
from a cruise.—Passed op Channel the Layton,
Taylor, from Bengal, out nearly sits mouths, landed
the passengers here.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 14.—Arrived the William Peon,
Brown, from London for St. Andrew's, with loss of
foremast ; Queensbury packet, with Mails, from
New York : sailed 6th August, and from 11alifaz
'loth August.
Butrrot, SEPT. 16.—Arrived the Queen Elizabeth,
L 40es, from the Cape of Good Hope.
LIVERPOOL, Sem 15.—Arrived the Earl of Beek •
inghamshire, Johnson, from Bombay; sailed the 17th
'of May. The Honourable Company's ships Canning,
Thomas Cootie, Marquis Hensley, Duke of York,
and private ship Melpomene, Vaughan, from Lon-
don, had arrived at Bombay.—Also arrived the Lord
Wellington, —, from Prince Edward's Island.
MARGATE, SEPT. 16.—Arrived off this port the
Venetia, Hearn, from Jamaica, for London.
Grutesszno, Sarr. 16.—Arrived the Chance, Men-
to►, from Petersburgh ; Mary, Dupeny. from An-
tigua : Amazon, Everard, from Archangel ; Serrey,
Brady, from ditto ; V 4 illiams, Young, from Malta ;
Lady Sherbroke, Reed, from gt. Vincent's ; Barri-k,
Smith, from Quebec ; Metcalf, Howard, from Cii.
cotta ; Lindsay., Turner, from Buenos Ayres; Al-
lance, Foster, from Prince Edward's Island; and
Hyacinth, Martin, from St.Vincent'?;.--Sailed the Iris,
Herbert, for Bombay, &c. ; Northumbrian, Lawson,
for Miim, &c.; Thomas, Cornfoot, for the Cape
of Good Hope; Thirza, Peck, for Genoa, &c. ; Di-
ligence, Owens, for Dublin ; Junge George, Dai-
mon, for Havre; Joseph and Jane, French, for
Elsineur ; Merchant, Finlayson, for Stettin ; and Ca•
tharina, Estberg, for Carlscrona.

The pilchard fishery commenced at Mevagissey on
Sunday evening last, 1% semis shot, but the shoal being
a slight one, only about two hundred and fifty hogs.
heads were enclosed. 'they are very plentiful a mile
and a half from shore, and very fine fish ; so that
the approaching spring tides afford a very fair pro.
specs, if the weather continues moderate. About 40
hogsheads were also taken in Mount's.bay ; the fish.
morn have not yet resigned the hope of a tolerable
season, es there are abundance of fish in deep water,
which may yet come in-shore. On the 31st of last
month, the Sidmouth Packet, Capt. Pteon, fell in
with s shoal of pilchards, several miles in patent, off
Cape Fiuisterre , the pilchards were followed by 'a
great number of porpoises.—( West Beacon.)
A deplorable event took place at Chartres on the
3d inst. A vine-dresser, named Durand, having to
empty a privy, took three of his sons to assist him.—
The eldest went down, and fell senseless; the be.
cond followed to assist his brother, and experienced
the same fate. The unhappy father called to his third
son to go down and assist his brothers. The young
man instantly descended, and perished. The alarm
spread in all quarters. A party of soldiers succeeded
in making a hole through the wall of the privy, and
the dead bodies were drawn out. They were much re-
gretted, being honest and industrious young men.
A Meeting has been held, at the Guildhall of Nor.
wick, for the purpose of. carrying into effect the
rendering the river from that city to Yarmouth, ea.
fixable for vessels of burden.
Two poor old women, one named Elizabeth
Clarke, the other Mary Griffiths, the former 103
years old, and the latter 104, applied, on Saturday
last, at the Town-Hall of Liverpool, for relief.—
Both were natives of that town.
Parcels of considerable value hove for some time
past been missing from the Holyhead and Birming.
ham Mail, to a vast amount, withont any discovery
taking place till Monday evening last, when, jest as
the Mail was going to leave Lombard-street, a person
well known was taken into custody, on suspicion of
being concerned in the depredations upon that Mail.
He immediately confessed to 11 parcels, some of
which were of great value; he says there are three
more concerned, one of them a Jew.
Potatoes are now selling in London at from 71. to
IN. per ton. They are espected to fall to 41. or 51.,
per toe, in consequence of the arrival of large im•
ports expected from Lancashire and Ireland, Large
imports are also expected from Jersey and Guernsey.
The best Lisbon and Spanish onions are 41. per chest,
if quite sound ; DOI ditto 13s. to 14s. per bushel.
Lemons 51. per boa. There are oo oranges.
A New Spanish Melo-drama, called the Monk's
Cowl; or dm Child of JlNstery, was produced for
the first time on Monday evening at Astley's Theatre ;
tie story is well told, and gives a correct idea of that
family pride and superstition which formed a pro-
minent feature in the Spanish character of former
days. The Piece was received with enthusiastic air-
[ please, and continues to increase io public es►imation
,ese every repetition.

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Alesticks were

A few days ago two silver cam.
stolen from the parlour of the Rev. Mr. Perry, at
Britton, by a man who went in at the front gate and
close up to the window, for the professed purpOse of
soliciting charity. The robbery was discovered al-
most immediately, but the thief ran across a field to-
wards Stockwell, and escaped.
SHEEP-STEALING.-011 Monday morning last 101
South Down sheep were stolen from the grounds of
Mr. John Miller, of Yalding, in Kett: a flock with
Mr. Miller's mark was traced as far as the Borough,
but no further intelligence of them has yet been ob-
tained. A reward of 40 guineas has been offered for
the apprehension of the robbers, and •bopes are en-
tertained that this spur to the vigilance of the police.
officers will not fail of producing the desired effect,
and lead to the detection of the offender& •

7• tin EDITOR OF THE STiITENMAN.

SlR,—in your Paper of Monday, the 14th inst.,
in the Report of the Old Bailey Proceedings, 1 finds
in the speech of a Learned Judge, the espressien of
his perfect satisfaction (in a case of life and dead,
too) with secondary evidence—vi[. that Bank In-
specturs are perfectly competent to prove the forgery
of another's name—lie the signing Clerk, being at
the same time alive, in good health, and in every
way competent to attend and negative it himself; in-
deed, the Learned Judge is reported to have added,
with divers notable and weighty reasons, that it might
be troublesome and inconvenient for the principal to
attend.
In your Paper, of this dly, I find a !mimed
Baron reproving the ignorant Jury for requiring
primary evidence, end immediate!), pronouncing an
eutogium on the pecatiar fitness of secondary cvi.
deuce in every case of forgery. Now, I will under-
take to say, as a Lawyer, Out from the earliest pe-
riods of our jinidical history down to the enlightened
nineteenth eat-vary, aye, and down ton to that CON-
VENIENT part of it, the year 18, such a doctrine was
never heard of.
Well may England boikt ber Trial by Jury—their
conduct did them honour. Bot the splendid talents
of a Burke, a Dunning, onto Erskine, would atone
aeffice to do jestice to the injured fipirit of the laws.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your constant Reader,
Lincoln's 100, Sept. 15, ISIS.

A. B.

REDUCTION or rstE FORGES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THF'. STATESMAN.
London. seer. 15, 1818.
Sta,—That a conaiderable reduction of the Forces
will take place on the return of the' British Con-
tingent from Frame, no person can entertain a doubt.
How this is to be carried into effect, to benefit most
essentially the country, and to do justice to the army
in general, is an object well worthy our present at-
tention. Any remark, therefore, of your Readers,
calculated to throw a light upon these means, will, I
hope, meet your attention and insertion, relative to
the proposed (or, I should say, anticipated) Reduc-
tion. Under all circumstances, where this has been
found necessary, the Line has been bad recourse to,
and have suffered a Redaction more proportionate to
its strength, than any of the other services. Why this
partiality should be adopted, I should beglad to he in-
formed through the medium of your Independent Pa-
per (the Line has done its duty whenever and wher-
ever called upon) ; therefore this proceeding is Pg.
trernely onjest. Time this distinction does exist, will
folly appear in the following remarks :—The First
Regiment, the Colestream, and 3d Foot Guards,
consisting at this velment of seven battalions,
still retain their • toll War Establishment of Offi-
cers of every rank ; and in all reported Reductions
through Daily Prints, not one allusion is ever made
relative to these enormously expensive bottalions ; as
if, Mr. Editor, it were a sacrilege to attempt a pro•
portionate redaction of these regiments of Gentle-
men's sons. The partiality here evinced cannot
escape your observation. 'Tis tree, the principal
part of the Cavelrt base beets reduced to eight
troops ; but one still observe, the Royal Horse
Guards Blue, the Ist Dragoon Guards, the .Bth,
17th, 21st, and 22d Light Dragoons, retain their 9,
10, and 12 troops. The 24th and 25th Light Dra-
goons, it is said, are ordered for reduction on their
arrival from India ; and these regiments, in the Army
List. " ordered to be disbauded.'• This has been
the case about twelve mouths. The corps of Royal
Artillery had ten battalions during the war ; only
one of the battalions of this heavy and expensive
corps has been disbanded since its termination ; and
the full War Establishment of Officers for nine bat-
talions are still retained, although a reduction of
men has since taken place, exclusive of the Horse
Brigade and the Drivers. This body (although of
great utility) might with propriety experience
• further reduction, as well a• the Engineer De-
partment. If it is the fate of the Line to be
again incleded in the ensuing reduction, let it be
acted upon consistently and advantageously This
would be the disbanding of the regiments in Coto,
from the 99th Regiment down as low as circumstances
wilt prudently permit. This will cause a clear saw.
ing of all the eapences incident to the Staff of a
Regiment, and the emoluments arising to General
Officers possessing them. A reduction, Mr. Editor,
of this nature, of sine Regiments of the Line, to
90th Regiment, with a proportionate one from the
seven battalions of these highly favoured Regiments,
the Foot Guards, extra troops of Dragoons, fire. the
Artillery, Engineers, and Commissariat, would be
attended with infinite advantages, and would not, in
the slightest degree, put to jeopardy the safety of the
country. But by a paltry reduction of two compa-
nies of the Regiments " not employed on service,"
as stated-by several Deily Prints, would bona fide be
no reduction at all, and may be compared to the fa•
mous economical hoax lately attempted, in the re-
dection of the Widows' Pensions, and an immediate
motion for an augmentation of the income of all the
Royal Dukes—which, thanks to the Independent
part of the Parliament, was thrown out with the
contempt it merited. Under these circumstances,
Mr. Editor, I cannot for one moment stw*, that
whilst the three Regiments of Guards are permitted
to retain their seven battalions, the Dragoons, the.
extra • troops, thelßoyals, Ist Foot, two battalions,
the 60th Regiment four battalions of Foreigners, the
Artillery nine battalions, reclusive of Horse Brigade
and Driters, the Engineers and Commissariat, their
present establishment ; that so expedient so insignifi-
cant in it, nature, and distant from the professed
economy of Ministers, can be in agitation; as that of
barely placing on Half-pay One Field•officer, Twp
Captains, Four Lieutenants, and Two Ensigns, from
all the single battalion Regiments (not en service).
Not being affected by any reductions myself, being
long retired from the service, I merely send you my

ohms vationa.
I UP, Sir, yoer obedient servant,
A RETIRED LINESMAN.
P.S. The Redaction said to be in contemplation
includes several Regiments of Cavalry, &c.

Lancashire has, this year, a second crop of pota-
toes, which is not only more productive than the
firms 1310 She of sopetior

BEAR TURNgD THISFri
On Sunday evening a lan who 'rebels toond the
country with a dancing Mat, called at the house of
Mr. Tote, farmer, on the road bet*een Enfield
and Edmonton, and requested a night's lodging,
which being vented, he was rccommodated with 0.
bed in the house, and the servant whn accomptitied
him was put to aleep en a loft in the barn in which
the bear was. About midnight the bsrn door was
forced open, and two men entered, fot the purpose
of stealing corn, when Brain, who was not much
accustomed to noctutnal visitors, on •one of the
fellows approaching saluted him Itith a most ardent,
though unavelccithe embrace, on *hith his com-
panion finding that he was laid hold of ran off
as fast as be could; the fellow roaring bat
'moat vehemently; Bruin as veheinently hugged,
till at length the keeper being alarmed, got
list of bed to ascertain the Caere, ■nd found the
affrighted wretch locked in the paws of the animal,
from whence he rescued hies. 'The fellow being to
Much affrighted thiii he threw himself on his knees to
-his preserver, and confessed he came for the purpose
of stealing corn, and said he thought the devil laid
wait for him to prevent his desige. Had trot the
bear been nsuatted, the fellow must have fallen a
victim to bis voraciousness. The keeper kept the
thief its custody until he alarmed t►te landlord, who,
,after a suitable admonition, suffered him to depart,
being satisfied with the punishment and airtight he
received from the bear. Mr. Tuke did not charge
the owner of the bear nor his man for the espences
they incurred in his howl and after breakfast. they
set off to Edmonton fair. ;.

• Oo Monday eight, a small boat belonging to the
sloop Anne of Kirkwall, was spot off Wane. The
Ann ton bound for the Thurso market, from Strom-
mess, with merchandise; the owners of which beiog
anaioes to secure loddginga, crowded into the boat.
When about, to depart, oue of theme au Italian,
jumped on the Ran wale, and immediately upset her.
Mr. YOONG, and his wife, sometime metchint in
Campbelltown, the skipper's son, aunt the • Italian
l oat of seven iti the boat when the accident happened,
were drowned.—(lncerne.l journal.)
A fanner of large property., in Deronsitire, hal
been committed for trial, fur sterling out of the shop
of a mercer et Plymouth, two eleganl silk scarfs.
Yesterday morning, as Thomas Bulmer, Esq.
merchant, of Aldersgate-street, was indennoring to
avoid e hackney-coach, which was driving furiously
along before the India-house, his font sliPperlf abd
he fell with his legs underneath a catOreavily lades,
which was passing at the Moment; the *hut Of which
II
went over hoot thighs, end crushed then+ pieces.
The unfortunate Gentleresn'was.lromediately'taken
up, and conveyed to an adjacent publte4ouse,
medical assistance procored a He wea'qulte sense-
less, but his residence havritg been alrertalnedlf a
card in his pocket, he was conveyed home upon d
litter prepared fur the purpose. "The-Medical men
said, that the amputation of both legs would he in-
dispetviable, and that even then the recovery of Mr.
Balmer was very doubtful.
About three o'clock Yesterday afternoon, •as Mr.
Browning, timber-merchant, of Lrrobeth; wait, re-
turning from the Commercial Docks in a Overly,
while passing under the centre arch of the new South•
wirk-'bridge, some of the heavy timber which had
supported the same gave way, and falling on the
boat it was immediately sunk. Fortunately the tim-
ber fell in such a direction that, although the boat
was destroyed, the passengers were not hart. After
struggling for some time in the water, they were
rescued from their perilous situation without having
received the slightest injury. No boat or barge is
stationed there to warn passengers of their danger
while the wood-work which supported the centres is
removing.
Tuesday night the premises of Mr. Coiling,*
in Bridge-road, Lerebeth, were attempted to be
Irobbed a second time, by means of false keys, and
ao endeavour to force the lock of the front door.
Yesterday morning about twelve o'clock, a party
wall which has been standing sines the late fire, at
Mr. Cook's hoes', in Prince's-street, Drury-lane,
fell down with a tremendous crash ; provideutially,
the workmen had departed a few minutes before, or
the consequences alight have proved fatal. A wall
adjoining is also in a very dangerous condition.
Mr.. Scott, of the Marquis of Granby, at Maid.
stone, has now growing in her garden an enormous
pumpkin, which measures bye feet eight inches in
circumference, and weighs seventy pounds. Seven
others nearly equal in size were grown on the same
bed.
Tuesday night, about !nine o'clock, Mr. George
Winter passing through Bedford square, was stopped
by three men, one apparently a sailor, who held a
doped knife in his hand, and threatened immediate
death in case of alarm, one of the three beat hint
severely, but a young man coming to his assistance,
they made off and escaped.
RtsellEßY.--Tuesday two persons entered the
shop of Mr. Holland, linen-draper, Newington
Causeway, and stolen two pieces of printed cotton,
which they decamped with and got clear off.
It is a consolation to the indestriow
'tidy:tritons of moderate income, who are afflicted,
to knew, they may base the best advice, gratis, if
they attend at certain hours, namely, Tuesday,
Thursday, and Sunday mornings, Until one o'clock,
et the Medical Board, Great Charlotte-street, Stack.
friars'. road. That thousands suffer from improper
treatment is a fact-: the latent seed of a dreadful
diverse lurks in the system, destroys demestie hap.
plans, and entails debility on the rising generation.
—The Medical Board claims tire attention of those
sfflicied wah strictures, Fistulae, Cancers, Scrophu.
las, Nervous Debilities, Eruption., ulcerated Throat,
Pains in the head and limbs, frequently mistaken for
Rheumatism, Nodes on the shin bones, Stc.—Messrs.
COOPER and Co. after forty years practice in various
Hospitals abroad and in this metropolis, are consult-
ed at Woodstock-street, ()afoul-street, daily, from
eight till eight ; and at the Medical Board. Char-
lotte-house, Great Charlotte-Street, Rack friars'.
had, precisely from twelve until eight in the even-
leg.—Ruptured Patienti, whose tuna:run exceeded
A side door, and private
to the surprise
inches,
forfemales.
:of the MedihavcalePrhoardesstihoenm returned,
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