The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-24 00:00:00

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Another duty, however, remains for me to__ fulfil,
which I shall execute with very different sensations
from those I have hitherto felt. You 'have heard, in
the course of these proceedings, freqtletit allusions
made to a paper which I Row hold in my hands, and
which contains a list of the names of a great number
of persons pointed out by Captain SPADIA, for
the information of the French General, as par.
tisans of France. The existenee of such a list
must have occasioned great anxiety to many per.
sons in this country. Some may tn, conscious that
they are in a greater or lesser degree implicated,
though they now perceive the folly and iniquity rf
such conduct ; while others, though distinguished f.r
their attachment to their Sovereign and their faithful
Allies, the English, may be apprehensive that their
inserted in this proscription
apprehensions, I have re.
luias tin. es
Th ao vree
mbeoevne
allf a l stehl yes e
ceived permission from the Commander of the forces
to destroy this odious document. Let me also be
permitted to destroy it in your presence ; and in do.
ing this, I solemnly assure you, on my honour,
that no copy has ever been taken of this list, and
that it never has been out of -my possession, since
it was given to me a few hours after it was signed
by Captain SPADIA y and I .also assure you, that
I have 'not communicated, nor will common'.
cats *my name contained in it.---lie concluded
by burning, before the Council, the list above.
mentioned;. and thus was buried in oblivion a
paper, which bad certainly caused ukuch: uneasiness
to a great number of persons. We need not make
observations on this fact ; Ire shall Only say, that it
is evident that the British Commander in Chief, by
destroying such a document, could hare no other ri.
ject in view,than to convince the world and4ll Sicily,
, that he wished that reciprocal confidence and ge-
nerosity-should be the only bonds of union between
the two nation}; and that-wit/ices might remain.of
events equally afflicting and ihjuribus to both,"—
(Gazettes Britannica, Feb-. 1.)

DISTURBANCES IN. THE CpUNTRY..

The following letter, dated Manchester, eight
o'clock Tuesday evening, presents a melancholy pie.
ture,•indeed, as to the scenes which are transacting
in that neighbourhood :—" The affair of yesterday
at Buaron's has not pat a stop to farther riot.
oui pvialedilip. To-day the populace met thou.
sari dd arelEits. and burnt the dwelling-house of Ell A-
BVIITON) who so resolutely defended his
father's premises yesterday. As soon as the news
arrived, a party of cavalry set eat fee Middleton,
aud we have since heard that the mob and the
mili-
tary ha►e been firing on each other. The rioters
have sworn to burn down the fact•ry. Various are
t the reports of the killed and wounded this evening :
sift state them 'tips. No davdt.asany have suf-
feetd, for surgical assistance has been sent for to re-
pair to the scene of action." •
-Tuesday se'nnight, at Ayr, in the West of Scot.
land, there being a short supply-of meal in the mai.
iiet, the populace, chiefly women and boys, at-
tidied the houses of certain dealers in that commo.
that place, laying open their repositarier•,
hi/felting their windows, and injuring their furniture.
They were, however,-quelled,and order was restored
' by the inorference of the Magistrates. 1
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An Anholt Mail, which reached town late last
night", brings a report of a treaty of alliance, offen•
skewed defensive, having been entered into between
Sweden and Russia, to which we attach no credit.
A French frigate has been captured in the Medi-
terranean by the Apollo, Captain TavLoa.
The Catholic Question was debated in the House
of Commons till two o'clock this morning, when the
further discussion was postponed to this evening.—
The anxiety to hear the debate yesterday was so
great, that a Tait number of persons, eager to gain
admittance, completely blocked up, at an early hour,
the avenue immediately leading to the gallery. At
twelve o'clock the gallery doors Were opened, when
the rush was so groat as almost to overwhelm the
Messengers. In the pressure one person was so much
hdrt as to be taken away on men's shoulders, but for •
tunately none of his limbs were fractured. Another
sustained a serious injury in one of his knee pans,
and the stairs of the gallery were strewed with hats,
shoes, gild the fragments of tern coats.

it Oils yestewiwy revert:xi that sritaet beet to
place between. the Earl of DomoucumoßE and thtt
Earl of YARMOUTH, In consequence of sonr expreg.
Sions made use of by the former in the delete urn
the Catholic Question, and that the latter was wound-
ed in the body. Upon enquiry, however, we found
that the report vas entirely unfounded..

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COHN EXCHANGE, APRIL 24.
This day the Market has not many fresh arrivals of Wheat,
and sales thereof sere brisk, at a small increase in price, Bar.
ley, Malt, and Beans support the law quotation; Oats some-
what dearct. Rape Seed iv much higher. Flour, no variation.
Wheat .• • 9Bs 120 s 134 s ! Tick do. (new) • • 61) I N
14
Fuse ditto ..... ~. 136 110 Da4(Flae OW) .. fq
Rye ......... ... 74 80 1 Oablo-43.- ' 43 4n it
5.: hi
8ar1ey.......... t 4 72 Poky. do.
Malt ..... •. • 96 104 , Peit*Puto, . 3l
White Peas. (*idlers) 8V PSI Rapt/ aced , £7v 11u.
0 ,e 75
Grey do. ........ • 1.2 68 Five Flour
Beam ..........61 70 Seconds
I
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SMITHFIELD MARKET.—Aeast. 24.
To 4 i otk the ()MO, per.sione of Mu,
Beef __Ss. 4d. to 6s. 6.1. Head of, ski Cattle this ) :7b9
Modulo _5.. - 441. to 64. 64. Hen is
00
Veal „ , .7s. 641. to As. 64. Sheep .... ... .....
• 4,
Pork .., ....6s. 0.1. to 7s. 61. t.A.
............
Lamb ....7s. 641. to Si. 6d. Pip ...... : .....
HAY-MARKET.
Hay
Straw/ •
Clover •• .
LONDON: Printed stud PaiblishrtTly I). I.nriLL, at '"e
ST4TetRAT OrIICE, 57, Oro-street.
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