The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-13 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

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PORTSMOUTH, Fan. 12.—Arrived yesterday a Saturday last having been appointed as the day for
. the Election of a Member of Parliament for the
large fleet from the Downs bound to the West Indies. Borough, in the room of ll. Thornton, Esq. deceased;
_Dropped down yesterday to St. Helen's, his Ma- a large crowd had assembled early in the morning be-
jrst%'s ships Warrior, Liffey, Cephalus, Acbar, fore the hustings which had been erected in front of
/Unix, and Tay, with several sail for their respec- the Town-hall.
tine convoys.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Desitie, At twelveo'clock the Deputy High Bailiff arrived.
from the East Indies; to-day, for the Downs, the He bad been preceded by Mr. Barclay and the friends
of Mr. Jones Burdett, who were hailed loudly by
General Harris, General Kyd, Lowther Castle, their respective adherents. After the usual forme
Alias, Herefordshire, and Bridgewater Fast India- had born' gone through, an altercation took places,
own ; also, a few West Indiamen.—The outward- to who should first address the meeting, betweews
hound convoys still remain.
Mr. Young, who wished to propose Mr. Barclay,;
and Mr. Hersee, who wished to propose Mr. Jones
DEAL, Fie. It---Arrived yesterday bis Majesty's
Burdett, who has not personally come forward.
ship Banner, from Portsmouth, and passed the The Bailiff declared in favour of Mr. Yovao, who
Downs for Leith.—Came down from the River to- addressed the Meeting, but must have been quite in-
diy the Hibernia, Lennon, for the Isle of France; audible, except to those who were immediately
Sappho, for Jamaica; Spanish Patriot, for Cadiz ; 1 round him, from the loud noise which prevailed in
and the Emanuel, for Havannah. the crowd, as well amongst his supporters as his an-
LivrepooL, JAN. 11.—The brig Fanny, from Rio tagonists. He said he had the honour of proposing*
Janeiro, arrived at Buenos Ayres the 25th of Nov. Gentleman whom they bed known thirty years, the
actions of whom they had watched, and who, from
The convoy front England was going i..to Rio Ja. all the experience he had had of his character, he
•Ptito, at the time she sailed from thence. The• felt no hesitation in pronouncing a fit and proper re-
' liconstenarrgetes- Oepe.,Tncker, on being relieved presentative for the Borough of Southwark in Par-
by the Hotspur, intended to sail for England from liament.—[Cheers.] —He was a man who was qua.
lifted for that high and honourable distinction, as
the Hirer Plate,' early in January. The Ann, 'rul-
well by his great talents, as by the independence of
lock, from Liverpool, is also arri,ed at Buenos his mind,
which would never suffer him to be led by
Ayres, put into Bahia, having sprung a leak, which Ministerial influence on the one hand, or by the noise
it was necessary to repair before she could proceed of faction on the other. He was a man to whom, if
any further ; her dry goods, it is thought, will not it were possible for their late worthy representative
!be Nagged, but the salt will be wet. The Bragansa, to rise from his grave, he was new confident he
, would approve as his successor.—[Applause.]—The
Caledonia, and Montreal packet, arrived •at : .
i (fiends of Mr. Barclay had attempted to find out
Buenos Ayres the 30th Nov. part of the convoy i who the other candidate was, by whom an opposition
which left England ea.iy in September. I was to be given. This, however, had not succeeded,
FALuotrrti, Fre. 10.—Sailed yesterday the Duke , and he understood it was not deemed prudent to
of Marlborough packet, with a Mail for Lisbon ; bring any candidate forward. Why this was the
case, perhaps, would be explained ; but there being
Grace I..acket, for Jamaica, also with a Mail.—Ar.
no declared candidate but Mr. Barclay, he appre-
hended fired the Prince Ernest packet, with a Mail from'
' hended he should not be considered too sanguine in
Lisbon, in five days. an unanimous election upon the part of the Electors
Moose, fut. 12.—Late in the afternoon of yes- tof the Borough.—[Loud cheers.]
tertla) the Elizabeth, of Teignmouth, Cocking, Mr. Mout.ourr, in seconding the nomination of ° .---
Mr. Young, declared Isis uasi that Mr.
Master, from London, iu coming into this port, i 1
owing to thick weather, got on shore on the Hook''
Charles Barclay was the strenuous friend of the pi:-
. . SUITE 01 LOAD MOIRA, DATED .
nty of election—he was net, as had been published
Sands, where she now lies full of water, and, it is in placards, a foreigner; he was their neighbour; he “ The River Geogr. July 23, an board the prioeipal
Bernet's*, a pleasure heat.
feared, will become a complete wreck—the principal had lived among:them, and his ancestors were known "We are now proceeding up this noble river to
I
Fart of her materials bas and will be saved. to have fought bravely for British independence.— ascertain its source, and visit the different Rajahs,
ll*nwicn, Fn. It —Arrived the Active packet,' [Cheers.]—lt was in vain that his opponents at-land other eastern Princes, in alliance with us. It is
tempted by paltry inventions to lessen him in the supposed that the voyage will occupy six months ;
Kith a Mail from Holland; and the Lord Nelson esteem of his friends, his character and his principles , and the whole of the to not less than eighteen.
picket, with a Mail from Hamborgh.--S cled the were too well established to be shaken by such sub- Our cruise is not all plain sailing, for we have
Prince of Orange packet, with a Mail for Holland; terfuges.—He might say in the words of Ms own fa- already lost four of our boats; they were
the limy Reeling packet, with a Mall for Ham- only motto " Varlet:* semper. prevalent."—Mr. Bar. swamped. We are now at anchor, having pro-
liur4h ; and the 77tetis packet, with a Mail for Got-
clay's cause would triumph over all opposition, andlceeded only about one hundred miles; and his Ex.
no doubt he would that day be declared a fit and proper I eellency is about to send a fast-sailing vessel to Ow l
tenburgit. I
!Person to represent the interests of the people of Eng.', seat of Government fora supply. I take this oppor-
- ,---- -- -- • land, in the Commoas ROGIII of Parliament...4/.044%1**y of writing. Darius; our sniestra here
cheers.l
• On Saturday lasts the Grano Jury of the Court of _ imaterselves with killing wild beasts, not y
King's Bench found a bill of iudictment against the Mr. Ilene, now stepped forward and preposedliiiir the shore; and there being immense neugH
Printer and Publisher of a Morning Paper, for a libel W. Jones Burdett, Esq. u the person best cajun. bon ti( them within sight. Lord Moira shot one of
upon Lord and Lady MARY DEERHUMST, in the Pa- fated to support the interests and the independence them yesterday • it was a tyger of the most ferocious
per of the 3d January last, stating, that Viscountess of the Electors of Southwark in Parliament.—[Loisd description, and measured nine feet from the head to
DELutivitsr was the Lady who had lately exhibited cheers.]---This Gentleman wu no candidate: be_fol- the taiL The most romantic and beautiful prospects
articles of the pence against her husband. Her Lady- lowed the example of his brother; and it returned, in nature present themselves on one side of the
ship attended herself before the Grand Jury as a of which there was no doubt, wished to have the Ganges, consisting of a vast chain of monntains, an
witness, and proved there was no truth in the state- ; satisfaction of owing that return to the uninterested entire jungle, that is covered with trees of the most
went. !feelings of the people whom he might represent.— beautiful verdure, and the ground resembles an en-
MADAME CATALANI.—We have to inform our This was indeed consistent with the true maxims of melted mead, with here and there a waterfall. The
readers, that the King of FRANCE, after granting the purity of election.—[Cheers.]—Not so was the opposite side of the river forms a striking con-
Madame CATALANS a licence for five years to per- conduct of Mr. Barclay, who had been declared the , trust,—it is a level plain, without a green leaf ,
form Italian Operas at Paris, and for which she gave friend of that purity. This Gentleman went from or blade of grass. His Excellency's table is the
a douceur of 50,000 francs to a favourite of the Kicg, house to house, shoving his head into every door, i most sumptuous imaginable ; he has refresh-
tnuk it away from her. The Cause was, the general begging votes, and assisted in his career by a legion ments of ice every day ; this under a vertical
indignation and remonstrance of all the actors and of tax-gatherers.—[Crics of No, no!]— fhe elec. sun, must excite not a little astonishment, but it is ,
actresses of Paris at the manner in which this cele- tors of the Borough would know how to draw corn- nevertheless true. We are indebted to Professor
hrated Singer treated, or as they call it, insulted perilous under such circumstances.—[Cheers.] —As . Leslee, of Edinburgh, for the discovery of the
them. for Mr. Barclay's political sentiments, they were un- ' method, which is by an air-pump applied to a vessel
KING'S THEATRE.—The most brilliant Opera of known, bet those of Mr. J. Burdett had been openly ' containing sulphuric acid, over which is placed the
the season was that of Saturday night. The house . declared at a late public meeting, at which he stated' water to be frozen. The experiment is beautiful."
was uncommonly crowded, and Madame SEMI'S per- himself to be the staunch advocate of Parliamentary
fornmice met with the most distinguished applause. Reform, and of the rights and liberties of the peo-
A new steam-boat is launched to run between
We Itbig to see this Lady in an Opera of some of the : ple.—[Applause.]—Such a declaration, he had no
London and Gravesend. It performed its first jour-
great mo,stprs. M. Racer performed the part of M. hesitation in saying, would secure to this Gentleman .
1 ney last week, against wind and tide, in two hours
CEst, who is not yet recovered from his boarseness.l the universal suffrages of the Electors of the Borough
and a quarter. The vessel is very commodiously
The Ballet of the Caliph of Bagdat followed. We of Southwark.
fitted up, and capable of holding 300 persons. It
untie, -tend these M. A. VErrets is ready with a new, Mr. HALL seconded the nomination of Mr. Jonesl
during the voyage, half a children off!
Biller. We must inform him also, that the public' Burdett, whom he agreed in believing was the staunch , . consumes, .
is. But it has the advantage of landing its pew:
expect that he will tome more forward himself as a . friend of the purity of Election and of Parliamentary "'a .
! singers without the aid of wherries, as it throws a
dancer. i Reform; and he had no hesitation in premising that
platform from its side to the wharf, avoiding, there-
the perseverance and unanimity of the independent
by not only the danger, but the eztortion practised
electors of the Borough of Southwark would, in the I
by the watermen.
course of six or seven days, place him in so elevated
a situation on the poll, as to induce Mr. Barclay to --Y°un fl
A female of Bremen,named ANNA Luaftiwe,
withdraw his pretensions, and confess he had not daughter of slseilder of that city, served daring the
the least chance of success, thereby following the' last campaign against France, as a volunteer in LUT-
example of Mr. Elliot, the brewer, at Westminster. ' sow's Jager', by the name of EDWARD Rause.—
—[Applause.]—Much had been said of combine-
' Since her discharge she has resided at Berlin, whence
tions, but few he thought were more flagrant than i
she is about to return to her parents. Though she is
,
that which had been recently exhibited by the brew- I no more than 17
years old, she was distinguished
ers, for the purpose of keeping up the price of their 1
' during the campaign by her strictly moral behaviour,
beer. The poor tradesman, if he dared to enter iby the
h punctual performance of her duties, by isse 1
into such a combination with the view to raise his courage in the presence of the enemy ; aqd her OW I
secret.
wages, would be brought to the bar of the Old remained to the last a profound I
Bailey. An instance in point was furnished by the —.00.--
Editor of an infamous Morning Paper, the enemy of
liberty, the Times, who, because his printers dared
to ask for a rise of wages, at a time when provisions
were at a high price, had them tried at the Old
Bailey, and but for a subsequent interference, they
would have all been transported. Now he would ask
why these who combined to raise the price of beer 1 ~,,„„,_
should not be exposed to similar punisment ?—[Losul 1 Onto tiro..-..
aPPlause.]—lt had been said that Mr. Barclay neeld.lC
el
follow the steps of Mr. Henry Thornton—he wished ...., .....
not to animadvert on the conduct of the dead, yetk
could not help stating that Mr. Thornton had bees
the undeviating supporter of all Ministers, and bar
never voted in favour of freedom, hut on the outs.
tion of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. While he,
had voted fur the emancipation of blacks, he had el-
vetted the chains of his own countrymen.—[Cl=l
He had been the friend of those who had Inc
the public debt. to nine huudred millions, and the
interest on that sum came to 45 millions annually.—
If Mr. Barclayfollowed such a coarse, the electors
of Southwark knew what they had to expect. As 0
security against such conduct, he need hardly ed 4
their surest way would be to elect to Mr. MOW

A (rand Valentine Ball will be given to-morrow
night at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, which is ex-
pectcd t, be numerously attended. It is to be under
the supciintendance of Mr. WILSON, whose merits
are so *ell known to, and justly appreciated by, the
Public.
. The death cf Lady 114 MILTON has occasioned au.
other example of French intolerance, similar to that
xshich occurred ou the decease of Mademoiselle Rltri-
COURT. It seems that in the village, near Calais,
Irbere Lady 11Ax:LT0.4 died, there was no Protestant
Clergyman, and no Catholic Priest would officiate,
on account of her being a heretic; but this is not
ail she %%n even refused Christian burial, and it is
said no milts was al:owea her; the body was put into
a sack, and cast into a hole. An English Gentle-
man having heard of this act of bigotry and barba-
rity, had the body dug up, and put into a coffin,
and interred, thoogh not in the church-yard.
FEII. I.—Saturday night, a numerous
armed petty attacked the house of Thomas Dillane,
of Ardpatrick,Tht this county (tenant to Robert
liaswell, Esq.) who, with the assistance of his
two brethers, offered every resistance that was
possible, which the ruffians outside finding effectual,
they set fire to the house, in consequence of
which the Wanes, with pitchforks; rushed out,
took three of the ringleaders, and beat off the rest,
who, lite cowardly villains, ran in every direction.
Dillane immediately seat to Kilfinane for a military
detachment, and a party of the 94th regiment, with
Mr. Gabbins, most promptly hastened to Ard-
pitrick, and conveyed the fellows, who are named
Bourke, Terry, and Riordan, to Kilfinane Bride-
well. One of them has given much useful informs-
hon, such as is understood will completely break op
,:le gaup, and restore tranquillity to the neighbour-
...A of Kimallock and Kilfinane, which have lately
en scenes of continual nightly disturbance.

Coate-Ewalt AMU; Fuss 13.—The Market was well tap-
plied with Wheat this Morning, and Wes were brisk at an ad-
vance of from es. to 64. per spinner no. Monday's prices I but,
towards the close, the densond was not in great as at the com-
mencement. The ports will shut on the lbth betas( ageinst the
importatioa of Foreign Wheat. Barley, Petri. Beans, and
Oats, 4s. dearer. Flour has been establehad at as advance of,
51. per sack. • • .1
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Wheat (English) 50 78
Ditto ( Foreign) 44 78
Re 4B 90
Bayrley 46 95
New ditto

Bemis• . • 4.: to'
Ohl ditim - •
T 4 dm. .1.., ' X

Malt 64 70
Maleditto Peps ....• • • 36 42
New _ . ..
Ditto Boilers. •" 42 46
lire)? Pap 34 98

Oil
Gib U 92

Pine ditto .. :. . -.. ...::
Poland do.. IS
Feed ditto 1$
Floe Plow ....._ ... V
Seconds ..... ll6 00

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SMITHFIELD MARILIT,—FIB. 10.
To .ink the Offal per mese of Sib.
Seer' ... !h: ila; ea lir. Xlkl. • Heed of Castle Ws day r
deltas .../. WI. to 7s• Ot Beg" ll4O
Veal ....Th. Od. re Sr. 03. Sheep..., re je .45T.. • 12400
Pork . -- 71. ' - itril .1 /Op
Lamb

Jones Burdett, of whose public principles his bro. GAME LAWS AND MANOR RIGHTS.
ther's conduct for the 1ut,20 years was the best gua.
rantee.—Ppplown.]
.1 JONNSON, ;SQ. versus THE OVERSEERS OF GREAT
Mr. HAI/CLAY now rose, and expressed his man • MARLOW.
of the high honour which bad been conferred upon This cause (however strange it may appear to the
him by those friends who had so kindly come for- Reader) derived its origin from Gaine. Laws and
ward in his behalf. If his return was effected, he Manor Rights; it was tried at the Aylesbury Quer-
would best show his gratitude by the zeal with which ter Sessions and would have been sooner reported
he should attend-to his public duties, and to the in-
in this Paper had we not thought it necessary to be
terests of his,constitaents. It had been said that he 'well-informed before we laid before our Reidei s the
shoulpbe tried at the bar of the Old Bailey—it was real merits of a case by which the payers of Puors'
not necessary to go there for trial, he would be tried Rates have been made to conhibute their money for
on those hustings.—[Uheers.] —lt was also said that purposes so very contrary to that institution. The
he had not avowed his principles to those who knew appeal against the Overseers' accounts was on the
him. This was not necessary ; but to those who did ground that a flagrant misapplication had been made
not know them, he would now declare that his motto of the parish money by digging an imniense pit at
was 4 4 The Constitution," and his determination was , the parish expence, in a private lane ou the Appel..
ever to support the right and liberties of the people. ; lant's estate, under the pretence of seeking for ma-
--[Loud Applause.]—Helvad only to add, that if he I
serials to repair the high roads. The workmen were
!was returned to represent the Borough of Southwark persons who could not find employment in agricul.
!In Parliament, his best talents should be exerted to I ture during the long frost of lasCwinter, and con.
promote the legitimate views of its inhabitants.— ! serpent ly applied to the parish for a temporary Veldt.
[Cheers.]
The Deputy Bailiff now came forward, I The Overseer paid them their day's work and sent
and called them to the Deputy Surveyor of the high math, who
It show of hands. On comparing the two, he declared directed their operations. A combination betteeen
the show to be in favour of William Jones Burdett, the acting Parish Overseer and the Sorreyot, named
Esq. [Loud and reiterated cheers, inlermingkd with Goldswalii, is supposed to have existed. The latter
groans and hisses.] ;had rendered himself obnoxious to the Appel.
Mr. F. YOUNG demanded a poll on the part of Mr j lant, Mr. Johnson, in consequence of lending his
Barclay.—This was seconded by Mr. Brande, and• assistance to the keepers of a large wood converted
mei granted by the High Bail it into a game preserve, by Sir William Clayton,
The poll books were shortly afterwards opened. , which bordered upon that Gentleman's estate, and
At four o'clock the numbers were publicly declared I proved so very injurious to his tenants that one of
to be--For Charles Barclay, Esq. 218—For W. J. I them actually renounced his farm on that account.—
Burdett, Esq. 59—Majority 187. llt is customary with these keepers during the
I sporting season, to go every morning before day.
Mr. BA,RCLAIr then stepped forward amidst a.
light upon Mr. Johnson's lands and drive all the
tremendous outcry, and expressed his gratitude for . .
gam! into their own wood, where it remained sate
the situation which he had been placed on the poll.
during the day, under the protection et game.
Such exertions, he had no doubt, would in a short
keeper's and dog-spears, till the return of night,
time leave his opponents so far behind, as to give them
when those animals naturally left the woods to de-
no prospect of success.
I your the crops of the neighbouring fields. Mr. J.
Mr. Iteasen exhorted the friends of Mr. J. Burdett
having caused the keepers to be served with notices
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to rally round the hustings on Monday, and prove! of trespass, other persons were found, and among
their strength. • j them the above-mentioned Goldawain, to drive the
The business was then concluded. The poll will ; game in the manner here related. Upon this farmer
Goldswain was also served with notices of trespass
beepened again on Monday morning at nine.
, by Mr. J. and four of his tenants. He might have
been pro/Anted "at 'an unqualified sportsman, but
Mr. J. being consistently adverse to the Game Laws,
chose only to restrain his operations as a kind of
volunteer game-keeper. Upon this Goldswain com-
menced operations of another kind, but with that
same view of hostility. Though he was not an in-
habitant of the parish of rent Marlow, be became
its Surveyor of High Roads, by means of a tenant
of Sir William Clayton, named Webb, re-
signing that office to him as his Deputy ; and
in that capacity he caused the immense exca-
vation to be made which was the ground of this
law-suit. When it was known that employment
might be bad in this way, many day labouresile.nist
accustomed to resort to the Parish, applied- att.
Ostisaeta
_cod all were set to work to dig, to
the number sorairnis trthlNT *fat
inferior fossil substance, consisting of a sandy
loam, totally unlit for mending roads, was never
carted away, and still remains there in a vast
mass ; but the superstratum, being good mould,
was carted upon Webb's farm, for whom Gold..
swain acted as deputy, the said farm being nolo
ed of Sir William Clayton, Bert. When Mt.
Johnson heard of this proceeding, he sent a pas.
son to stop it, who was answered that It *Me
done by the leave of Sir William Clayton, es, Pez4,
of the Manor of Great Marlow. Mr. Johnson Mtge
ing always resisted the right of the Lord of that
Manor as extending to his estate, it is preseekallhat
the act was done to establish that right ; but why do
it at the Parish expence'? It must be confessed,
however, that such a measure does not differ much
:In magnanimity from that of establishing preserves,
not in the middle of a gentleman's estate, but hi
some wood at the extremity of It, where the game may
live at other men's cost, perhaps to the ruin of in.
dustrions agriculturists. The prayer of the suit was,
that as this nuisance had been created with the
Parish money, the Parish, or if not the Parish, at
least the Overseers, at their private cost, should be
compelled to remove it, by filling up the pit again.
This request was refused, and the appeal was set
aside on a point of law. It was urged from the
Chair, and conceded to by the Bench, that the
' notice of appeal must not be general, but sped-
fie, setting forth a certain particular article, or arti-
cles, in the account by which the appellant is
agrieved. Now the matter of fact is, that the
Overseers' accounts consisted only of a series of
names, with sums attached to eacb, without any
further explanation whatever. Care was tan
that nothing should appear in the account relative to
'the transaction above-mentioned. It seems difficult
' therefore to conceive how the notice of appeal could
have been otherwise than general. Nevertheless, it
is far from our intention to arraign in the blest de-
gree the legality of the decision at Quarter Sessions,
equally averse are we to impute to the noble Chair-
man, and his worshipful brethren on the Bench, the
least suspicion of partiality. We admit that cousitra gen-
tlerson haveoften agreat lenity/ towards Game Laws
end Manor Rightsond we vertleell know that the A-
ppellant in this case is an advocate for the reform of
these and many other abuses, yet we believe that the
decision against him has been free from all prejudice,
and perfectly consistent with law ; bet then we most
say, that, even on this supposition, the matter
ought to excite the public attention c for if such is the
law, nothing can be moreeasy than to misapply the
parish money with impunity. It is only necessary to
make oat a blind account consisting of names and sums,
without any specific information sbatever respect-
ing the application of them, and responsibility will
be defeated.- If a general notice is not a good
notice, a general account ought not to be deem-
ed a good accouet. Specialty cannot be complied
with is one case; unless it Is previously Moser,.
ed in the other. On the whole our opinion is, that
the Act of Parliament on which the above ease %4 as
decided, stands in need of amoodment,and e strong-
ly rect...lid rials!!‘ *ma 111 a Nation to
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