The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-18 00:00:00

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Diaz, Joss 17 -b—Arrived the Ceitoritp,
from St. Übe* lot the Baltic; Mary, Shaw, from
Palermo, for Order*; Melanthn, Pre*, from St.
bossing°, for wrders.--The Victory, Braithwaite,
spoke with by the Celerity in lat.
301 iong. 43., *II well ; also the Phteniz, Cozens,
for St. Helena,.by the Marys', in lat. 48. lone. 10.
22. by the Chronometer, all well.—Came down from
the River sad remain, the Emma, Jaewood
9 for the
sooth Seas ; Governor Harcourt, Wilson, for De.
swam; Ranger, Remington, for Demerara ; Li-
betty, Evans, for Oporto; and Herald, Foreman,
for Quebec.
• Portimoutit, JUNE 17.—Arrived, the Russian
" brig Rusick, Kotzebue, from the Cape of Good
•
pope, having• been out two years and eleven months,
from Croustedt, on a voyage of discovery ; the crew
are particularly healthy ; she puts in here for provi-
sions and water : and his Majesty's ship Tiber, from
a ft' uilpf.....+AiSo arrived, the Horoby, Walker, from
St. Kitt's—she has been sent home under detentive for
• breach of the laws ; George, Reed, 'hens Port-au.
Prince, out 41 days ; Rockingham, Waugh, from
Newcaatle, for Bengal ; and Tortoise store-ship, from
the Brasil&
FALiknlTif, Junols Arrived, the Speedy
packet, with a Mail, from the Brazils, in 42 days ;
Imo of Yolk packet, with ditto, from America, 24
dwi from Ilalifst.
j,tvcartut., JuNEIB.--6Arrived, the Albion,
from Jamaica, off Liverpool ; the Balance,
from New Orleans, is reported to be arrived ; the
Caroline, Guthrie, from Permambuco, to Liverpool,
was spoke on the 3d of May in lat. 3. lona. 3% 30.
W. by the Jubilee; and the Westmorland, Cummins,
from Celestas.

The pemons, M'Nalmht, from Jamaica to Glas-
gow, was wrecked on the Caicos, the 10th of April—
crew saved. .


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RULES FOR ELECTORS.
ne following Declaration is submitted to public
.spirited Mectors throughout the Empire as pro-
per to be signed by Candidates at the General Elec-
tion of 1818.
DtCLARATION of 4. B. Candidate for the
or
If the undersigned should be Eelected one of the
Representatives of the of in the
House of Commons, he hereby solemnly pledges him-
self on the points following :-
1. That be will conform himsrlVr
lo the expresed
wishes of his Constituents on any irUhject on which
they may deem it necessary to instruct him, or will
cease to affect to be their Representative and will re-
sign his seat.
t. That he will support any Bill which has for its
object the eateusion of the Elective Franchise to all
Householders or persons paying direct Taxes.
3. That he will support any Bill whose intention
is the repeal of the Septennial Act and the shorteuing
of the duration of Parliaments.
4. That he will oppose the maintainanee. of any
Standing Army in time of Peace, and will divide the
Rouse on every man sod on every pound proposed to
• be, improperly grouted, man by man, and phund by
pound, till the Army shall be reduced Willi just COO-
-
5. That as a protecting executive force, he will
prefer to a Standing Army, the true Bulwarks of an
insular free People—the Navy, the Civil Power, and
the National and Colonial Militias.
B.'Vhat he will endeavour to restore Trial by
Jul; as well in Revenue Laws, and Debtors and
Creditors' Laws, as in all other cases ; and will seek
to establish the independence of Juries, by support-
ing any Bill-whose object it is to cause qualified per-
sons to be summoned in pre.establiabed rotation.
7. That he will give his vote for no monies to carry
efts feture wars, which are not palpably just and ne-
ceisavy, and which have not been provoked by causes
commensurate with the magnitude of the evils of we r.
8. That he will support on German or other Fir-.
reign Policy not intimately connected with the inte-
rests of the free British People.
9. That he will resist uodue grants to the Civil
List, and will divide the House against supplies pound
by pound, for. any Salaries and Pensions not merited
by public service.
10. That he will take special care that all his 'fates
limn hate a tendency to support the castle of Civil
sad Religious Liberty. '
If. That he will endeavour to render the Penal
Laws in their letter and practice conformable to the
civilised and enlightened character of the age.
14.-That be will never forget the right of all to
Subsist, with moderate ezertions of labour, and to re.
geiverthe equal succour of power; and will therefore
• endeavour to improve the condition and comforts of
the mess of the People, and to protect them against
Mal-administration, Falsehood, and Injustice.

A Paper of yesterday stated, that the arrangements
for the management of Drury-lane Theatre were al-
ready made. Not a single arran'gemetit, says an-
other Paper of this morning, has been yet decided,
bat it is not improbable that the stage management
ha offered to Mr. CoLatAti.
The Westmorland Election will commence on the
30th inst.
Yesterday the foundation of s new church was laid
at Stepney by the Duke of Yoaa, assisted by the
Bishop of LONDON. The Rector of Stepney placed in
a cavity formed in the foundation stone a glass bottle,
containing gold and silver 'coins of the present year.
He also deposited a plate with an inscription, stating
by whom the foundation was laid, the names of the
Rector, the trostees, builders, &c., end that the
church Ives fur the accommodation of 1,500 persons,
two-thirds of the space being free sittings.
The 10th Hussars have marched from the barracks
at Canterbury to Margate and Ramsgate, where
they are to be stationed during the Election for that
city.
Thy packet boat between Bolton and Bury, in Lan.
cashire, was by some accident f
an.•rtunately upset,
on Sunday evening, on the Canal, by which three
women, two men, and a boy use &own&