The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-11-23 00:00:00

REFORM.

Tire endravonrs in this cause, as far is relates to tie
grand example of the County of York, are noticed in nee
paper of to-day. In addition to this, we understand front
good authority that a meeting fee the purposes( petition-
ing for Reform, will,in ail prubahility, be called for in
;he county of Lrucome.—A requisition to the Sherid has
tees drawn up in Noarot.x, to procure a convention of
that county, and is new being signed by the principle
Farmers noel Tradesmen. In Hampshire, where, those
who have taken the lead d great credit for their
industry, a vast number of respectable signatures are
already to the requisition, hut, we understand," the De-
" potation charged witk it hare notified that, seriagthat
the owners and oeenpiere of land in the county of
" York are ranting forward in the saute cause as them-
" selves, and that they do not intend csrr►ing their mini-
... Dion to their Sheriff until the month of J . aal
" it havingbeen suggestetUragg efts parties it lio have
" gigged the:Hants reqetittallitat it will be expedient
" to adopt the saute limns., se it will give more time for
" obtaining the fa:Attires pf those wito are friendly to
" the measure—they think It right to apprize the Mtn-
" ere and ucenpiers of land in the connty, that the copies
•' of the requisition will be retained ter signature
" in the several market towns until the end of December
" nest."

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Re an arrival from St. Thomas's with papers to the
I Ith inclusive, as official account has been received of
the capture olhlaracefho, by the Royalists, under Ge.
neral Morales. 'his stated to have takes place ea the
6Th of September, after an action, in %Lich the Indira-
, dent forces were uneoceessfol.
Extract of • letter from La Csayrae slated the :4
ult.:-" The Coluosbiass fleet has.rutorned. frees War.-
caihne Winging the information that dearest ilorsles
was U. posereshm of that place. tad that he has been
vrinforced, nith 1,5011 men, (ruts Ituranuah. tkn.rsl
Pero hav'lvft Valencia, with twenty fire bandied use:
ji•iitttek Ofestleti.. • _ _ _

Baste, Nov. 9.--Ilis Rural flightiest the Duke of
Creitititt.attlitisatilvhd keelhaul Dessau.
St. PascaliVitesit. Oct. 29.-11 r. Baird, who has ob-
tained •peteotifoe tea re for the bedding mad eio-
Plaraaat costume beau intends to estahlish.sest Sprint,
a regular •Itedianatenm•hiy steam-vessels between St. Pi .
terobergh aM iMbeek.
On the Nib iris. the cold sadthealy Increased to beg
degrees of Knower.
• The Catholic Clergymen, Mr. Goaster who delivers
here eeplanartoiy 'lettere% has bad a very handsome
lecture-room assigned Limn by the Deferent's' far this
porpesr, for which it pay; eight dippaaqd trebles re
annum. •
Up to the 2itli of Oct. 663 sliiprieti arrived at Rita,
aad :WS sailed.
lienstal Gottekaues de VAUD° WOVIrIP is elarlliaing
L the Register of the prisons of Palma Nova, Ist Prosier. in
the year 1797, found sue person entered on die books
as condemned to 10 years confinement, for baviegkilled
lien titin ; and his amghboor to twenty yeege. fricbariug
spate 11l of the Ves!siktlilegge),,, ,aaatailaa;
estitt•thigais "111tters to-
-1144441 'biastemkaa ale !bridal' Gallery. gnats goose *Ol
he eppropriated.to tbo Werke of Sir Jostnis Illeasoeur.
kodedlog several picteres by that artist tee 'Witted
in lel3. Another room to works of the Flemish *chest,
geditio third roma to Italian paintings.
A respee.talibe flow, sold at North laisthertge fair.
iiiintY 'tither StitherSt ewes for 151. Tye same farmer
sold a be pit • two years ago; for tea shillings
more (gin' 'the tiredly ewes now fetched !—(7ltentue
Courier).
GOOO.-Tines as Too Socyn er laguals. —The first over
bee Oleo additional Mew:sparer, and that a daily use too
was published in rock ou Meinday last.
174)3i.V1J1.i. A i lig is J44011[11 arranged
respecting the sale of the splendid fursitore and books
lately belonging teMr. liewhirorth, mow by patellar*
I.become the property of Mr. Farquhar, who has beet rr-
siding at the Wier, together with hie solicitor. awe-
' simmer, various artists -awl appraisers, for nearly one
Mooth. .Had the whole of the fornitnre mooched in
the published catalogue tern geld at the tinge it wits ir-
!'teettea,`the imotitit °rille money which the sale ias
caroled to produce, eyes by the most sanguine cake-
Aotors, was about twenty-fire thousand ponmis. Js ad-
_slition to the contents of the catalogue, there are malty
rooms spleudidlr furnished, which whitest shears,mail
a wide library of books land prises, nearly unequaled
in point ofemailitiou and rarity, and which shows have
been rained at forty-seven thousand pounds. hlv. Far-
tinkles greet love for literatere held science, which
aith aH his pertillarlder,ino man is better able to sppre-
elate, occaaions him to deliberate before be termites to
disperse these veleta, and and at the same timer splendid
relics. It is said that o treaty is now pending helium*
him and the late proprietor. to permit Mr. Iteekfard to
retain a certain portion tattle books, aid all the.priets,
bet the matter is not yet settled. All the stories rehir-
ing to the unbarrommeets of Mr.Beckford. are said to
ke tanfounaed. One single mortgage of eighty Mau-
gaud pounds is said to be the extent of the incanibrance.
aad Mr. Iteckford's other estates, in addition to Font.
hill Abbey and the Borough of Ilititloc, are very coati-
, elm-able.
Lord I.orton. in order to improve the trade and mar-
kets's( Boyle, lies abolished the tolls and customs hi-
therto paid at the markets, Etc. which are in future to I,e
free of all Tulle, and all t..e potatoes brought to the
market, art to be writhed free.
A contrail has been entered into for supplying wit
the
convicts et Woolo icii and Slicernecs, at threepence three
farthings a man per day.
It deserves, toys a tlerioat paper, to he mentiooed,ss
a curiosity, that in the library ot the late Professor Katt.
which is to be sold by auction, there are no less than
tablettl Theses, by candidates for the degree of Ducter
of Physic.
In our last week's Paper we annenneed the death of
Mr. Amos fod I, of Acton. Some yeah since that
gentleman porchased a cat, and agreeably to an .tit
of Parliament he bad his csme, residence, and the des-
cription of cchticleattarhrd to it, which (literally) form-
ed the following m111;4.4E10 sentence :—A MUST'
ACT UN Al ',CANED I..lll.T.—(Aortrich Jler•

airy).
luesday morning lest, >t little girl Aunt fire sews of
age, named Mary Neale, the (brighter of Thomas Neal.,
a labourer at M sirs. Harley's brewery, Loughborough.
accidentally set her clothes on tire, and Ives so much i.
Weil, that ate died, in the most pitiable condition.
ctfour and twenty hours afterwards! Herlittle bro.
n. ■ the absence of the mother, who was ermined up
emirs, by a recent eremwhement, bad jest lighted tt e
tire, and nos gone to till the teakettle. whey the ace -
deal brppened.