The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-08 00:00:00

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his honour: [Applause.] He had witnessed hit "
exertions -in effecting a HePeal of the hatcli Or:
ders in Council. [Applause.] He has seen with
%that' Uhmilgited eatrestness ind unceasing pa
fort he had laboured to serve his country on
..that memorable occasion. The effect, he trust.
ed, would be Commensurate with the toil of
the Statesman, and the wished of the People. [Ap.
Lplause.]. His expectations and hishOpes induced him
'to consider that the circumstances Which tdbk pike
.on the discussion of the Orders id Couniil; would
,Initeen-ezleasivainiiiietice in furtheling the best in.
teresit. of .hisi.iseltived country—to insure. Which,
unionr.ostoderatibn, and prudence, Ire the best
. means., Appearing here in the -hope of meeting Mr.
B. I feel deep 'regret at his iitise,nee, in which you
wilt all pirtiCiptite; but I hope, at some future pe.
riod, we shall have this pleasure. [iipplattee.l
May the Anat-offAgland ever be slink-Wm to the Celie of
Liberty: •
• The Riese. the Thistle, and the %Rostock:
The Plough, the Laois, and the Sail.
Thi. Rev. sir. Wyvftle4three times tkrie, and great ap:
&use.)
Major CARTIVRIOSIIT paid 110md rOdiplimalitS to
this distinguished and amiable Clergyman, which
were received with great applause: '
• The Liberty of the Pres/ ; it is like the Air la which we live;
if we bare it not., we die.
The Lancashire Witches.
The Constitution, the whole Constitution; and bathing but
the Constitution!.
The dinner and wines were excellent; and the
harmony of the evening was what might lie atitici-
patedi from such a union of heart and sentiment;
combining and embracing all that is good and great
in the political happiness, prosperity, and freedom

of our colpstry.
The letters from Lisbon contain some partienlari
which may serve to illustrate the skill, secrecy, and
dispatch with ivhich the °iterations of the Britisk
Commander in Chief are conducted. It is tttated, ,
that while the Marquis of WELLINGTON remained at
Cuellar, he carefully concealed his intention of march-
' ing upon Madrid, and it was industriously circulated
at head-quarters, that the attention of the Allies
would be entirely directed tigaitist the remain! of _
MARNIONT'S army. JOSEPH BONAPARTE, deceived
by this statement, and imagining that the attempts
against himself would be confined to mere demon-
strations, remained at Madlid, until the British had
1 gained several marches upon him. He reoreatcd K its
I the utmost precipitation from Madrid. But the se•
crecy observed in the intentions and movements of
the Allies, and the rapidity of their m ire', put it out
of his power to take the direction of Burgos, where
Gen. CLAUSAL expected him. _ _

BRUTAL OUTRAGE—An assault of the most atro-
cious and unprovoked nature was committed on the
Id inst. about eight o'clock, on the person and in the
house of Mr. Fitzgerald, by four private sohlirrs
of the Carlow militia, who had in the morning of
that day marched into this place with the first division
of their regiment, from llull.—These men, it ap-
pears, had come into the Union lim, kept by Mr.
Fitzgerald, and called for a tankard of a 1.., but be..
earning very clamarous and noi,y, Mr. Fitzgerald
requested them to behave with more decorum, this
was the only offence he gave them, and the serjeant-
major of the regiment, who was in the house, took
their ale from them, and placed it in the bar. Soon
after this the serjeant-major left the house, and on
applying at the bar, the ale was returned, and all tin•
pleasant feelings seemed to have subsided. But this
was only the calm that precedes the whirlwind of
passion.—Having drank part of the liquor, one of
them took the tankard in his hand, and all four ad-
Nancing to the bar, the- man that held the tankard
first threw its contents in Mr. Fitzgerald's face, and
striking him a violeht blow with the tankard ni ought
him to the ground ; the other three then drew their
bayonets, and fell upon him with such savage fury
is to inflict seven desperate wounds upon his head,
and to deprive him, for a time, of all sense of feel-
irig.—Mr. Ilinchcliffe, the cashier of Messrs. W ,im-
aid, Gott, and Wormald, happening t.•• be in the
house, endeavoured to rescue their vicli.n f,om the
savage fury of his assailants, but in the attempt he
received three wounds on his head, which disabled
him from rendering further assistance. MIS. F. oho
is in a very advanced state of pregnancy, was a wit-
ness of this barbarous scene, and the cry of" Murder."
frequently repeated, brought a number of persons
from the street, and from different parts of the house,
and, amongst others, Quarter-Master Gieashy, of
the 15th regiment of hussars, who, seizing a blud-
geon, fell upon the assailants with so much spirit
and effect as to drive them from the her, and in the
end from the house ; and it is to the active and cou-
rageous conduct of the quarter-master ts.at the family
owe their lives ; and he it is that the offenders have
to thank for preventing the commission of a crime
that they would have had to expiate at the gallows.
After the house had been cleared of these wretches,
one of them, Thomas Roden, returned for his cap,
which had fallen from his head in this affray ; this
! man was taken into custody and will be committed to
I York Castle to take his trial for the orfeuce7 Tie
; three others escaped : but they are known, and the
civil power, we cannot doubt, will demand that they
shall be given up to be dealt with as the offended
laws of their country require. Mr. Fitzgerald,
though shockingly lacerated, has, we are happy to
hear, been pronounced out of danger ; but a neigh.
bouriug woman, the wife of John Thomas, who bad
been for some time in a feeble state of health, and
Who witnessed the scene of horror, was so much
Marbled that she took her bed and died the 4th inst.
We have heard persons recommend the proclamation
of military law, in order to tranquillize the disturb..
ad counties. Military, law ! they know not what
they ask ; but this transaction may convey to theta
some idea of the kind of tranquillity that their fa-
t oti rite measure would produce.—( Leeds Mercury.)
Mrs. Jotpart's engagement at Drury-Lane Thea-
tre, it seems, is not to take place till towards the coo..
elusion of the mime. '
• We are sorry to v there is no troth in the various
reports that KiiisaLe has entered into an engagement
'With the Managers of the New Drury-Lane Theatre,
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oris it likely that he kill appear atpon the whiter
beards during the ensuimelleason.
The Comedy. of " Who grit a Cubans V' was
performed for do first time at 'e Haymarket Thee.
tritASaterday eveniag. .4:46seived the most on.
' -4f annlause frail t t and crowded eu.
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