The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-11-20 00:00:00

TIIE STATESMAN.

COVENTRY MERV VG, Ncr. 15, 1819.
—mow—
ATTACK BY THE unNATABLts ON THE
/41EF.TINfi

sbailse of a glade de pretence. Yon airrly forborr b exert ut
Ike reibi of reolotasee to Metal aribority. l •.• real I oat
dues be pro%okeil to r.N. abets 'sly the gruel mot issiesamo of
the asi•erenets II ha assorheil 'or liot yip., hare per.
twos a sacred dot) I bre urea ow.' be br .ogio s.. .4 11r..! rf
Mery be • • reisasoriag .drier) law. et I or 'awl,

Gast week a Regoisifiali, sitneml by a great nem. !
. Feely stYm". therefore, who ts-it'el...serd jult.lei.raijclits .ortl:e"tftiriati
bee rf the Freemen of Cipeesilri, was presented to I, kie en alyenerstay. is hereby limited in reimonsmirate shot
the mayor, rorroa,int hint in rail a public meeting. 1 lime keit.:ns iselarrikLevat,soSeir.retry so it rosimittee tor me
to take lola tue.ideretion do. ploceedings of the 16th ha i.ket a. 1.64 dwr,'4,,,liwii. all tal.irgliefe.af "I" Ise a 1 " an't
of August, at Al embower. The iollostiwg hand-bill " wears happy to laY• Had =MY of the Special Crartabl-a
MIS aftorairelt rierolsted : was no parties to the serrate. &Hailed to t an lite rearm),
pd. !ilk."
•'A PUBLIC MEETING AT COVENTRY. covestry. Nor. they strongly dkiprese ..Rhea.
I
A ftenistoities, signed hi itemle ita Fermate noel *Over in-
hobo* .5. at the City of Coreatry. having her.. pinerted le the • A letter was sent prior to the Nieetine at Covent tr.
Mayor. reqaemeng bon tit r. 151 a Poeta* klecliot to take into .by the Committee for comforting is, to the &lewsbet a
essiedderatioa the late nopirulleled inane sons ks Manchester. : t ~„ hair . .
Mal he hating relied to call Me awe. she l'oblic are respect- : •"r '"'" .-..y. ►lotioolltoß them to meet Callitl.
fe:ly ieeirm.el, teal a tleetiog will be held fist the above por• ' (seat., for the purpose of expressing their sentimput4
Pew. I. Cr'ao Cht"l,l"ll..•* 419"'"V• Nutr*ber 15. ISIS. 'op so the proceedings II Al.aebeMer on the 16th ..i
Signed a behalf of the Commuter a the Itensisitlid4s.
w. 6 mos. id. stettinty.“ l ..g.sl. The follo• jog cheer was rem sied to tbsi
Ti.. alayor and AlJetinen, after the
publication of . Secretary by Mr. ElliCe :
,he abate bond.bill, circulated one, stating, that the I *. 5411..4 beer
NI eases ledge the re frill of tear letter. la. •
Cots Cheeping was a place
.."( public b...sinf. IN and : peel"ka.kii:ci:e.reg :f Hotonssuils ir.is ("eta . 7"10"tf sad
:ste;
I hal ihry should regent the Nierting es.emoling there. I' "d wew.it. dea,iNg we ...id Rip; mat a•day
when it e'..04
Thy- Committee appointed to Catty tto Meeting into 1 ise rneeeniesst for n.. teatimsd. put., mr,,i„.. shish.....,
haematite a the Freense• and li,kelatclot, of Cerro ry to a.
elect, tined lha follosaing Circular : semble, le eim•iitee at the reseal teeLtucholy ocretre en, ~t
" PUBLIC MECTISti AT COVENTRY. Illaseicester.
" The Maroc mad illigistrates bating twat a hand-bill. in •• Alth.agh It sem peoleible the argeser am, algal, af-
which they declare their detenninatat la /wrest the Meeting , fain woad prevent wt leasing lama before the Meeting ..f
heat held in CMS' Cl. sang. the Committee being analoes to I Parlinsimet, when or a lotte lim.• inil• be I. toted to ott•ad -
do away with net, retest far treaties a daterbeseee epos so , mire ow my Fabler duties, I cmle ices reply wisest knee. mod
important a mcwder, beg leme Ist intern the Public. that the I lust esasieseml to ammetaia the seasimests mad ketosis. at
Menke; a ill lw held a Grey Friar's greets. sad 11.4 ea Cre.s . as, friend and rellerwoe **he +abject. lOW ebonite from mon
Canping. as before assasse•J. At the came time, the Cam. ha. Wheels prorated say esaminuminsisa Were?. 014 g amt L
sitter think It their da.y le Nate, that the sishabsteats of t'...• sow swimmered be b sepposre in have left Mathias f. r is e-
yesore have an sod.tebted right it beta Public hieetiogs so Leer. act a yeah to part of his fawns. st he are retittiog there.
Uri.. °reaping. area any ashes Amities that may best mitt , " I west. tie Item. Who' 1111011* beg. that yea a ill rripts.et
tto it reerestiesce to the llortinvitieuros the esteem, iswenvestience which ateoliee
.. Slatted ea Wolf of the Cowereiter, I fr 4111 my b.1•111/0.4, at tbe pieces' raw al. woo ml 'abject me 1..1
. November 11, 1:111. •• W, 6, LrAl Id, Sec." mad allot .ea will be geed meet in retine.t their indishirece. s..
PVlllublll to the above ofiverthtoont, at enP°.cl"k , e4f:i7...re..7 ,Ty..."7:rti"%i....:1;:::'"'..i. gi117:4117.7,
this der, several amassed, of persons assembled on . crissody.moderrase a alteratims. from nay explasuoines sari It
Grey Frias's•green, shirts is
.about, ha, lt.___s mile frost : rtzible,:"oreesql""eoPitmishliorl:hecrzw.ir- of.'rie.saLle.grarilry".
the City of 1....Tr011's • Itostin't had ow'. er*cions 'to she cicalae' a the parties concerned ;11 thespenparailele;
and in a short time the Committee appeared its view, traosecthse.
accompanied by Mr. Lest% of Coventey, Mr. Grant, .. I am, air.
" Year mu Nordic* iced bumble servant.
who, we believe, is an Alderman of the some place, n, EDWARD ELLICE.
Mr. G. F..linesods, of litritaingham, and gamey et the
oldest and most respectable inhabitants of Coventry. In oddities le the above assegai, a list b'
Mr. Groot was called to the Chair by acclamation. transmitted to es, containieg Ilse saw
Mr. Goan edsisessell the Meeting, isformieg them individuals who were assaulted by the
that it was currently reported, that it ersl the intim. stables, and in some of the isolator.
Hon of the Polite to disterb them in the north, of lkf the constables who comosi.'
their constitetional rights, that of discessisg public as the whole case is sow be'
grievances, Ste.; although such threats had bete held Bench, we abstain from -
out, yet he did not think that thou persons when r
duly it was to keep the pest, world have thetemerity It appears the
to act so highly- illegal, and to break that peace s bleb Proprietors r'
they had sworn to keep. After some farther general ito Geyer-
'Wreath's, upon the Manchester outrage, Mr. G. to be
costleded by impressing upon the Meeting the pro. I sly
piety of giving an impartial healing to every eats
who wished to address them.

" Laudon, November t, DM."

In addlsioa to the above acceent, a list has beers
transships' to es, containing the eases of several
individuals who were assaulted by the special con.
stables, and in some of the instances with the nausea
if the conssables who committed she assaulis ; but
as the whole case is now Wine the Coors of hoofed
Bench, we abstain front publishing she details.

Mr. Lunt then stepped forward to propose SOM.
Resolutions. At this moment a body of shout 600
constables, heeded by the High Constable and the
Cite l'ulicr, made their appearance span the Greta.
Mr. Lewis called to the people, who were greatly
alarmed, not to be ierri6.ll at the appearance of the
civil power, bet to act entirely ender their dint.
tines. As 'nets es the conotsbles arrived on the Green,
the people immediately divided and opened a rouge
fof them to go to the hosting', supposing that they
had warrants to so pan those who were taking
prominent pint in the business of the day. The con.
stables were armed with staves, loaded with lead, and
they dealt out blows right and left upon the people
Indiscriminately.
The particular object of the constables appeared
to be the flags which they seised, end beat those
whose who carried them until they lay OR the groomd
blerfliog end insensible. They toss the lags to pieces,
and attacked the hustings, which they began to pall
to pieces, while several persons were en them. The
cries of the wounded and these who were in great
alms, were truly astounding, and the greatest cog.
fusion and terror prevailed. You will be killed
Lewis! You will be killed Edmonds! &c. was the
cry of great numbers round the beatings, which
were tumbling to pieces by the violet'se of the con•
stables while ..they stood thereon. They were I
asked if they hat any warrants or authority for
acting in the way they had done, agd, as they did
not produce any, or apprehend any person, it was,
presumed they had no authority whatever for their
proceedings. Mr. Edmonds west of immediately to
the Mayor, and asked him if it was by his authority
tint the Wittig( had been disturbed, &c. /sc. The
Mayer replied in the square, aid expressed a former
for what had occurred. The Mayor and one of the
Aldermen went immediately to the Meeting at the
request of Mr. Edmonds, to protect the people from
farther outrage.
After these persons who bad been seriossly in.
jutted were taken home, the Meeting (under the
protection of the Mayor and other Members of the
Corporation) resumed the discussion. The hustings
hoeing been broken down, Mr. Eilmoads get
upon the shoulders of two men, and, in a most
energetic speech, condemned the proceedings at
Manchester, end also the onjamilable attack made
upon that Meeting. He stated, that ibis illegal
entrap would no doubt bring the question to an
issue—whether a Meeting, peaceably assembled to
discuss their (flowage's, of to Wide'. the Throne
lor Parliament, could be attacked, beaten, and dig.
period, by either the civil or military power? Ile
felt it his duty to Direr his thanks to the Mayer end
Aldermen, who had come forward to protect the
Meeting from farther violence.
Several other persona afterwards addressed the As.
semblagy, end wend Resolutions were proposed and
carried

It appears that a great number of Gentlemen and
Proprietors of Glasgow, have offered their Sri ViCel
so Government. The proposed plan of defence is
to be on the footing of the former corps of sharp-
shooters.
The Loan Peovorr and several of the Magistrates
have already enrolled themselves ; and his Lordship
prodded at a Meeting held I. the Town-hall. At
this Meeting, which was nenteroesly impeded by the
most respectable part of the City, his Lordship, in a
distinct sod able speech, described the situation of
the coontry, the danger to which the Constitution,
aged every thing saleable to society, was 'spewed,
from the poison instilled into the upesative classed
by designing and lawless individuals, and which,
there was too seeds reason to fear, was ready to
burst ford' into open iuserrection, notwithstanding
every eodeavorr, and many cent Abell... to alleviate
the distresses of the operative clones.
Mr. FINLAY, K. P. also addressed the Meeting
with great energy, and concluded with grains the
necessity of eterdeg all their powers to carry into
sired the views of the Loot. PROVOST.
The C

of l'olice, in roommate of
Thew proceedings, held a %twine on Ih. saws ssbj►ct,
at whirls tbe Loan PROVOST, Mr. Ft ?mite, sod sp.
mil other Gentlemen wort present, sad at this
Misting the some spirit prevailed as et that held ix
the Town.hall.

On Monday evening, a person named John Fi•h
was apprehended at a pablic-hon e. about two miles
from Presto., for having a pike in possession. Tue
pike wasteland ia the breast.porkei of biscuit; and on
searching seder the seat where its bad bean sitting,
two ball cartridges, a Sint, rein Masschester Ob.
server, were friend. 11. ender went a long ramie*.
lion on Toesday at the Sessions Room, before the
Rev. Wurriece, when it was deemed advisable,
from want of farther 'widener, to remand him till
west day, when the charge of la s'ng arms eelawfelly
is his possession was sebstantiate•l, and be steed
committed for Lancatt,r Ca=tte. Ile immediately
foetid bail—himself in 10 /1. amid two softiies in SON.
ech.

After slut Rea.lotions wore earrie4l, a vote of
thanks yin proposed to the Mayor mod Aldermen.
who Mad canto forward after the stock open the
pimply, In ',straits the constables from committing
further outrage.

Many perilous, who thooght that they ■ieht have
prevented the violence altogether. opposed the no-
tion, and upon ha being pet was lost by a peat 1114.
jority. The Meetiag peaceably broke up. The neat
day the following placard was posted shoot the walls
of the city.

"TO THE INHABITANTSOF COVFNTRY.
" Ciliate! FAO.lmes !—Yoo were yeortday efoody In-
lolled —year libeny disco...We Itiolate.l l she pewee and order
of your pooevediag. oeofolyed ; miry ioilorkloolt tertltled, rod
When penomally wombed nod Wooed s nod dots he Iwo
armed wish Wield s...wer, owl iner re (hear It. ye reeled, to
Trolls! yr Haien of Perko'', !)..ad sows to preaerve the
pener !! I
••
This botanist attar! ape!' the 31ealiorg eras whitest she

Thirsday evening, about balfopast six o'clock, as
Dr. Johnson, of the Al tiny, Rcesd.tly, *as return.
log through Long-lane, Smith6el.l, from OW Ind a
patient in the esly.road. be was 'leadenly Aussie.' by
foot fellows, jail at tie entrance of the turning
leading into Cloth.fair i .wo of whom came foreihlr
bolded hiss, and whilst one of the other two assailed
him is front, by pressing upon Ms breaot wish both
hands, the fourth made • snatch al his match, the
gold chain of which, with shies gold seals and lon
gold keys, the 'Mains obtained, and then made their
escape ;11(41,0 the satins. a of that neighbour-
hood. By the chain breaking the I}ortnr fortunately
preserved a saleable chronometer, value 80 guineAs,
which was appended to it.
Friday morning, about 3 o'clock, the house rf Mr.
Shawl, in West-Neale, tit. (:eorgros.fields, was
Weil by thieves, who broke in by raising the it.in.
radio* of the bark area, and opening the Ititeteo
window ; when they reached the kitchen, the) found
the door which cnsonsuisicates with the hoes. holte.l
against them, which, by mottos of • centre-hit,
opened, and reached the partner, from whence thew
trunk seven! silver spoors, and a pistol; but Mrs.
Shawl, hosing occasisos to ring the hell for the nurse.
maid, alarmed the vilivios, and they made their •ufspe
through the hark iureini.ses of 31r. Hedger, nett dons,
where 11.11, the officer. found a clove and 4 1,1 g•
chisel, which she thieves in their flight hail strapped.
ROSIER Y IN COVENT II INDEX —Yesteld.tv after-
nours,a young d Ito a superior sqle of
fashion, with a gold easels hanging by her side. •44
proceeding along Corent•gartlen.rissiket, end .•ss bast
arrival, near ituseell.siesset, syose feliout
three some substance at her, which struck her bon-
net, 4* con.esiornre was (it being rather a large rine)
the force caused it to cover her fare, which reederest
their purpose of plundering her more easy; they theft
surrounded her and loo's* a store!, at her watch,
whisk they Stlerirfokli 1" art ;s•4 Isom fuss smt
Lowe titer maps tics :101 the suatket•Oice.

LAiV IN7'ELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CII A NCERY, !f o•• 19.
ATTOIIIT•GVNtR %I V. VULVAS.

The LOUD CUARICtI.LoII, on banding to the par.
Ile* rhe minaret which lie had drawn op in this case,
stood that all the env* of the peecpeiljes were re be
paid out of the funds of the charity, and that the
sr ttttt of the annuity doe tithe pariah of Si. Nebo-
lot, its Rochester, were al.et to be provided for our of
the same fonds. Ile had adopted the proposal of Mt.
Bolter, to give one.foorth of the rents to the poor
of the /width of St. Nicholas, and to opprepriste
the ',staining thee-fourths to the support of the
workhouse as Creditors. Ile had also ordered that
the Governors of the other Charitable !Imitation
at Creditor' Any's! lly lay before the Master
en
I of the "ruts end profits of the other
estate; so that if any sorples should is Wares,-
aye, It might be applied, agreeably to a fonts'
order of Court, to the astistasce of the sew este.
►lithment.
DITIS TA THt Duce Or MARLOOROUGO.
Hit lord.hip intimated that, in this calm, be
►ad amended the late order of the Court, by Insert.
i •g that the paynevot was to be made whitest preje-
dime to soy other gyration in the volt. This order
was to be in force one month hence, sod if, be-
fore the espirallen of that period, the money paid
by the Duke's egoist to the agent of Mr. Davis
was ',solid with interest Irons the time ,nr payment,
an application was to be made to ►ate the came mis-
stated.

WRIT OF NE FIEAT NEGRO. AND INJUNCTION.
TIIE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA.

1501 LOWS MIFFS DI asessorz, zooms, SIB
some, man (nuns, V. WILLIAM DUNCAN! CAMP-
BELL.
Mr. Ross stated, (lust the applicstino he had le
soothe oil the behalf of the Plaintiffs. to the Coors.
was frost intricate, end certainly novel in its nature;
bet he hoped the difficulty in shaping the motion,
would be the only obstacle In artiviog at the jestice
of the case. lie felt great diffidence, as every Gen-
tleman at that bar must, when he attempted to
broach new precsice, or to contend for what was not
perfectly co 00000 nt to the ropier roles of the
Court.—The substance of his meting was, that the
Defendant should be restrained by the injonction
of the Court from proceeding in an actin's at la•
spins, the Plaintiff, Don lonia Lopes de Mendes,
and that the latter eight he rtischareed from the
custody of the Marshal of the King% Bench Prl-on,
whale he was confined at the suit of the Cef rod-
ent. fur an assented debt of 30.0001., and that
his lordst.ip would ;use a "tit of we eseat revs*,
to rwr.in she Defendant from letting the tawdry,
until he It d settled the debts dee to the other Plain.
tiffs. Ile moved this on the allidsvits of the Plain-
tiff', Esdalle, Gibbons, and others, setting forth the
Plaintiff, De Mendez, being the representative of
the Government of V la in this country, se
reprerenting himself to be es such. did contract with
the Defendant In famish the Government of %Tone-
settle with shipping, clothing, and other stores, to
be rid by them io dollars. at the rate of 44. swirling.
The Defendant, to carry this contract into cares.
time. employed the deponents to fulfil it. by W-
aistline the stores, &r. On sccoont of this contract
the Government of Venezuela became indebted to
the Defeollant in the sum of 48,0001. sad he sent •
Mr. Chapman Jones as his agent, with the swots'.
IlLtn of tie Plaintiff De Mendez, to Dta Pedro
It ion, who gvse hie an order on the Government of
Venezuela fur the amount. The Defendant being in.
&hied to the deponents in considerable seine, for
stores furnished by them, end being pressed for pay-
mem, he called a meeting of his creditors, and laid
Write them a statement of his Ash*, from which tt
*Warm' that be was indebted in the seen of togutlol.
and that the Government of V la was his debtor
for 25,0001. Ile offereJ to give op the order of
Dan rellru Brion for that sum to the deponents and
his other creditors, if they world secure him from
arreit, which they .greed In do, end an issltuntent
was roweled by thews anti the Defendant to that
effect. Th. dopenents appointed Mr. Chaan Jones
their agent, sod had sent him t• Vesweaelapm •ith the
order of Dort Pedro Brion, at which place be had
'trailed, and the order was acknowledged by the Ga.
vernment and speedy payment promise& The Do.
fondant had, however, in contmentinn of the strew-
meat entered into between him and the deponent,
brought an action in the Court of Common pleas,
end arrested the Mimi( De Mead's for the sea of

30,0001.
The Lotto CUANICILLOR." Row tan T judicially
tat• notice that thole is sods a G mewl 'listing
is the would as the one you have aseatione.l?"
Mr. 1111ALD said, as to the existence of the Go.
mimeo' it did not signify, as far as it related to the
business of that Coed.
The Loan Cnancuxos..--14 Ag long as the Go.
moment of this country does not take notko of such
• Goveromeut, can this Court take cognisance of
stores fornished to it I"
Mr. Rose saki, the Court could proceed on the
Malys debts of the parties, leaving the Govern-
ment of Vonesoela entirely oat of the goestion.—
The Leareod Cottons.' thee stated, that the D.
(rodent bad threatewed to leave this country for the
rupee of going to Veseseela to recover the me.
sol, is &bon of the trest.d•ed be had led
to the Depoemits; and there was No doubt hot r
ed
would do so if he was not restrained by the Cowl?,
a 1 the arrest of De Wades was contrary to gong
faith, and Ow only rectos that could be assigned for k
war. that the Defendant applied is De Mendes fee'
an iotrodoction to the Governor of Veoessela te
enable hies to imposer& Chopumn Jones, the agent
rrf tie Depurate. which De Winks Wooed to
de, on which the Defendant stressed him. U. eess.
tended that these was strident oddest* before the
Corti t• give is jurisdiction, Wetting the Governmest
of Veneseele out of the gondol., as there were par.
ties epreseolg a dbt dee bso oat, no mate
r.h‘ or, orie her
•be they wey wre or were not awing-
-Iby this Government. lie was reedy to admit
ikrre was ascii difficulty in the epplitatioa, as
Court was met la the habit of order* the dis-
use of a prisoner arrested for debt on affidavit.
The LORD CIIANCILLOII—" The writ issued in
Cummins nets, and 1 recolitst that it used to be

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