The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-16 00:00:00

THE StAl

THE KING.
tiIItOIITON. SEPT. 13.—His Majetty, accompanied by
Sir Binjamin 1:loomtleld, arrived at the PavUlion t►is
evening from Wintivor. It is rumoured that the Royal
yatcht is coruing round here. and that the King will
take daily excursions to sea, provided the weather con-
tinues fine.

PORTSMOUTH. Sari. 14.—Orders were this morning
received for the Active frigate, Sir James tiordon, di-
rectly to proceed to Brighton, for which place she sailed
immediately.
The Liffey frigate, at present commanded by the Hon.
Capt. Duncan, takes out Sir Edward Paget, as Cons
wander in Chief of Ceylon, whose appointment is an-
nounced in Tuesdays' Gazette.

Extract of another private letter :—The riggers have
been busily employed the whole day in getting the Roya I
Oeorge Yatcht ready for his Majesty.—The Active sails
this evening for Brighton, to receive the King on ►oard,
and bring him round here.

FATAL DUEL AT CHESTER.
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In consequence of a dispnte which originated in
supposed claims to a female, Mr. Folliott, a gentle-
man well known in Chester fur his amiability of dispo-
sition, on Monday morning received a challenge from
Mr. S. Burrowes, a person connected with the law.—
The circumstances basing accidentally transpired in
Mr. F.'s family, means were taken to prevent the
meeting, which was to have been in the drop field,
and the parties were compelled to find sureties. Not-
withstanding this, a subsequent communication took
place, and at eight o'clock on Monday morning, Mr.
Folliott and Mr. Burrowes wet on the esplanade, front-
ing the new burial ground, near the Infirmary. Mr.
W. Pemberton attended as second for Mr. F., and Mr.
E. Hall fur Mr. B. Mr. Penton was the medical man
mutually agreed upon. It should be observed, that
the parties have been acquainted with each other for
a long series of years, and their families are united by
distant ties of consanguinity. The combatants drew
lots for the first fire, which Mr. Burrowes wont the
distance fixed upon was twelve paces. Shots were ex-
changed without effect ; the pistols were a second time
loaded, and both fired together with the like result.—
An ineffectual attempt was male by Mr. Pemberton to
reconcile the parties, and the fatal weapons were again
discharged, which unhappily were too certain in their
aim. A ball pierced the head of Mr. Folliott, and
considerably fractured his skull ; Mr. Burrowes was
killed upon the spot. Mr. F. has been trepanned, and
great hopes are entertained of his recovery, but it is
apprehended the mental consequence may he serious.
Mr. Burrowes had experienced throughout the last
twenty years, the intimate friendship of Mr. Fulliott,
and the grief of the last gentleman is excessive. Mr.
F. is a gentleman of large fortune, and made himself
commendably conspicuous in founding the Chester
Lunatic Asylum, ou the plan of that in Spring Vale,
Staffordshire.

From New York papers of the 15th of August.—
Tbo United States *choosier, Lynx, arrived krre
from a cruise in the Uulph of Mexico, reports that the
commerce of the liulph has been nearly uninterrupted
for some time pa-t. since LAPITTIe abandoned and de-
stro}•ed Oalvestor, he sailed (ruin thence on the ;th of
May, with an armed brig, and two schooners. His
intention was to join At:air, whose cruises rarely enter
the Onlph, but generally cruise on the north side of
Cuba. The merchantmen are frequently bu:►rded by
them. An EnrHsi, ship was plundered b} one of them
on the 15th of Jul.y off Cape Corlentes. 'I he Lynx
met Oesseral Lo g. in a small sloop, on the Ist of July.
in the Sabine, accompanied by 25 officers and men ;
being unarmed they wen• allowed to proceed.
Extract of a letter from Caen, Sept. S.—thir harvest
has been over these ten drys ; crop good, yet wheat is
not under 60s. or 635. the Winchester quarter. 'I he
country perfectly quiet, but both parties preparing
anxiously fur the elections, half the Chamber of
Deputies (above 221) being to be returned next
month.

By the Leeward-Island packet, letters were received
yesterday from the island of St. Thomas, dated August,
which mention the receipt of intelligence front the
Spanish main that an armstice had been concluded
between BOLIVAR and l'iloatm.o. its duration, however,
was limited to one month.

From the Sirrra brume Gazette of June 29.—1 t is
with melancholy and painful feelings we notice the
sudden and accidental death of Assistant Commissary-
tieueral LEVEVRE, froil• his fowling-piece. His remains
were interred on Thursday last, and attended by Sir
Oconee COLLIER, the officers of the navy and army,
and the whole of the Europeans and respectable in-
habitants.

The letters received from Naples, in regular course
of post. are dated the 25th ult., and contain no
political intelligence or information on the state of
Sicily; but we understaud advice% are in town of the
Slst, which encourage the hope that the differences hr.
tween the two countries will terminate in an amicable

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Such is the state of the private trade to the East Indies,
causal by the inauspicious markets, that a large vessel,
the Lonach, has arrived in the Channel from Bombay,
which she left on the 7th May, in ballast, finding it im-
possible to obtain any height at that port, either for
Europe or for China.
We regret to state, that private accounts received
yesterday morning, mention a very serious riot at
Leeds, in which the military and the inhabitants were
engaged when these acconnts left that town. Doubts
are expressed of the ultimate issue of the conflict.
Mr. Aldermrn Waßhona has, we understand, with
the concurrence of his Colleague, determined to aban-
don the old custom of the Sheriffs to p.usiper City
Officers with repeated feasts, for which there is no ra-
tional occasion ; and also to use his own private coach
upon all occasions.
CARRICK-ON-Slit Basin.---We are happy to learn
that the Banking-house of Messrs. Sause, at Curia-
ori-Snir, has for some days back resumed its payments.
This event, which must have a cheering influence in
that neighbourhood, proves that the confidence of the
public in that highly respectable establishment has
not been misplaced.—(Waterford Mirror.)

TIIE ECLIPSE.
A Dialogic, la the Somersatibire Dialect, betweea twat
Puman lad RAaa• Hoe, Sept. 7, 1810.

HARRY.

Come, stop your nags. Peter, cry• whoa to your term,

And look for a bit at the Zoo ;
Here, look through this glass that I've smoked, vor 1 seem
To 200 this here 'clipse has begun.

PETIR.

Aye, to It is, Ham, vor I too can see
A scollop notch'd out pretty wide,
Just as thaugh Mistress Moon, to her trolicksome glee,
lied gi'en him a glib on the ride.

Haar.

Tie a 'nearing fine sight ; but I've beard people ray,
That when these here 'elipses be seen,
They signify rumthing, and Ibis one to-day
1 wish I kne what It do mean.
PETRI.

Why, there now. I'll tell thee ; I've just sound it out ;
Vor it can be none otherguess thing,
ktethink it means sunithing that's great, and no doubt
We ma) liken the Zun to the K.
Now, Harry, it will not long puzzle your brain
To rind out the nest thing I mean ;
Vor nothing ror zartain were ever more plain,
Than that Mistress Moon is the Queen.
Vor ate bow site travels:berour him in slate,
And darkens his bright shining rare:
She 'clipses him sinely, vor thaugh he's so great,
tie teems ill behind in disgrace.
Panay.
Aye. 70 he does, Peter, 1 think you are right ;
At Lanoun this 'clipse may be teen,
And I wish to my heart I could zee the vine light,
Zo here goes " success to the Queen."

A TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION.

(From a recent publication. iva titled Tim Borax Larren-
Him.)
The Lords are met--the Cissix—LL—a
Begun already to de mar—
Trial proceeds—a wordy war
Between the Counsel at the Bar.
User—a with shame would almost MI ye,
And too looks very silly.
Boo—on—Ts tells their Lordships very roundly
In law they are oot skill'd profoundly,
And D—Nll-91 follows, hinting gaily.
There's much more justice at the Old Bailey.
Now from the gallery hollows
And muck to do 'bout nothing follows ;
Old L—u—t.►. his tongoe in wedges
And talks an hour 'bout prii
ilrges—
Vows that he has no place or pension.
Or aught from Stated ing mention,
To show how welcome such a thing
Would be from Minister or K—a.
At length a witness comes and tries
To prove there's truth in bags of lies :
As yet, there's none of all the brew
Hes proved poor Oter—o's story true.
In hopes to get at what he want's,
'Hr's working now at Mrs. Create—
,
A buxom dame—nut blushing maid,
'FUCA unaequalated with the trade ;
Beds she has made, if tales he true,
For all the folks In Carlsrbue ;
But, curse the ja-•e. she's now found napping,
And 411e11111 to have been bred is Wapping.
Another witness—ruin seise them—
The bloclheads always tell who fees 'ens.
'Twee* well we had not given a crown
To Vilmarcati, Jones, or Brown—
Cuiseppe Bianchi's stuff but mocks ye.
There's noise that swears so well's klajoecki.
Such hubbub now was never seen,
The shouts resound—" The Queen !" " The Queen !"
She comes—the Lords are on theit feet,
Provoking sight! the (lures to greet.
The cross examining—a bore—
Unsays all that was said before,
And, spite of our redoubled plan,
The business ends where we began.
Not so, our dire disgraces end—
Tate troops are wanted to defend
The Ministers—even
Is, skulking, through the back-door gone,
And folks, indignant, cry he's no man,
Who thus makes war upon a woman.

A young woman of the mime of Harrold, in the vil-
lage of Southstoke, near this city, who formerly had
the aYALL-PDX ftollll IHOCHLitIOII, is now afflicted a
second time with that Brea Iful malady, and with
aggravated symptoms.—(ll,ltA and (,'lic:le/sham GI-
Zate.)
A water-spout was observed from Maidstone on
Wednesday last in a south-west direction, and it
since appears that this singular phenomena burst over
Peinhery, in Kent, and its neighlbourl d, which in
consequence were deluged with torrents of rain, but
fortunately did no Tell material damage.
The extent of circulation and rapidity of introduc-
tion into the great Schools and Academies of Gold-
eolith's Biographical Class Book is without example.
The merit of the volume entitles it to enry preference;
but merit is often long iu being appreciated, and in
finding its due reward.
Tut Mao AL's-R.—Wednesday afternoon Johnson,
the braille of the parish of St. 'I honias's, Southwark,
waited on Mr. SHELTON, the Coroner for London and
Southwark, at his office in the (fld Dailey, with a let-
ter from the Steward of Guy's Hospital, intimating
that a man was brought there that morning, in conse-
qiietwe of his having fallen off a scaffold, and that he
died almost immediately. Mr. Srawrom issued his
warrant for an inquest to be holden on the body, and
the beadle returned and summoned a Jury, who were
to sit the following evening ; in the mean time the
dead man was removed to the dead-konse, and several
of the students accompanied the body. to learn what
internal injuries be had sustained. Some appearances,
however, led them to believe that life was not extinct,
and, in order to try the esperinient, they applied them-
selves with unabated ardour to use the means gene-
rally adopted in restoring animation. After the lapse
of a few hours, animation was restored, and be was
able to identify several of his friends who were in at-
tendance to make the necessary preparations for his
burial. He is now considered to be in a fair way of
recovery.

OLD DAME,' SESSIONS;
THIS NPRSIINtt.
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BANK PROSECUTIONS.
This Morning, on the sitting of the Court, the following.
prisoners were put to the Ser. charged with forging and at-
teriag certain noted; purporting to be the antis of the Bank
of England.
The following pleaded ratty to the mieor offence, namely
basing the notes In thelf possession, which subjects them to
transportation fur fourteen years :
Robert Edis ; Juhu Smith; John Neiman ; Charles
Watkins ; Jonas Wright ; John Smith; John Dugand ; John
Ward ; 0. Sykes, alias Edward Dowdetl; (leorge Brown ;
George Codicil; Henry Howard; Mary Jones Sarah
Wriviit ; Ella. Maid ; Mary Howard, and Joseph Aston.
The following having pleaded h.Gnilty generally, wit
staid their trial for Ike capital offenee:—.
Thomas Goodall, Sarah Price. Wm: J. Pannytoo,
lee, Henry Harris, Juhn Madden, Elizabeth *unshaken,
Wm. Stephens.
The prisoners who had pleaded Going to the rninair offener
were then placed at the her, when Mr. Re. notds said he was
directed by the (lovrenors of the Hank of Englan.l; to of r*
nu evidence against the prisoners. and he hoped the C.•urt
would allow him to adopt that course, to which the Color:
was pleased to assent.
Robert Aloft was then charged with uttering it Bill
of Exchange, amounting to SW., with intent of de-
; handing Thos. I liddington Wood, and Wood.
Thos. Millington Wood sworn.—He is an iron-
monger, in Earl Street, Illaeltfriars; knows the prisoner ;
says, he (the prisoner) called at his warehouse ; said,
he bad an order fur some iron, from a gentleman named
Dover.

Here the order was prmiseed, folded like a letter. de-
scribing the quantity and quality of the iron, and di-
rected to hint, (the prisoner) Robert Mutt, poulterer, in
Leatlenhall-market. The prisoner gave him a Dill of
Exchange for 511/. drawn by hint on Mr. Dover, whom,
he (the prisoner) described to witness, as a respectable
builder, at Bucks.

Witness said, that the prisoner was not Mr. Mott, of
Leadenhall-inarket, as he described himself.
Mr. Jii.ties Iteivr.—Let Mr. Mott be sent fur.
Mr. Sheriff ItornweLt..—My Lord, I know Mr. Mutt,
and I can sir the prisoner at the bar is nut he.
Mr. Sheriif Huthwell was then sworn.

Mr. Animptics.—Pray Mr. Sheriff Itothwell. do yon
know whethrr there are two persons of that uawe in
Leatienhall.market ?—No, Sir.

Oh, then yon only know that the prisoner at the bar
is not your poulterer ,—Yes, Sir.
Mr. L. Hall, a City Marshal, said, there were two per•
sons of that name, and he believed that prisoner was
nephew to one of them.
Mr. Dover was then called, bir
_

Mr. dowries Base thought, as there was no evidence
to negative the hand-writing,the trial could not proceed.
He was sorry more pains had not been taken to bring
home a charge of so serious a nature as was brought
against the prisoner, if he committed it.
Here a person stepped forward, who stated himself to
be an attorney, and produced a release from the prose-
cutor to Mr. Dower,and as be was exempt from the pay-
ment, he could become evidence for the case.

hlr. A uoLvitus made an objection to Mr. Dover being
called as a witness, which wu overruled fur the present.
ith a reservation for the opinion of the Judges.
t'harles IN•ver wu the t sw irn.—He mid the band•writing
in the Hill was not his certainly.
kaantined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—He said be had deallags
with the prisoner ; he sold him ale in ISIS; hegira prisoner
a bill fur 411., but never saw that Bill before • he frequently
conversed with prisoner ; be knew a Mr. Rley, and a Mr.
Richardson ; be saw him (prison-0 altar be heard of the
forged bill.
Mr. Jostle* Bus—Yew say yea bad deallap she she
prisosert—Yes.
Do you believe that letter and bill to be the band-writing
of the prisoner I—l do.
Mr. Justice Barr.—Now prisoner, what have you
to say in your defence ?
The prisoner then addressed the Curt. He said, lie
sold Mr. Dower MI barrels of cyder, and that he gave
hint the acceptance in question. WI. as payment.
David Bailey was then sworn.—lie knew the prisoner
(Alott) and also Mr. Dover. He believed the Bill to he
the hand-writane of Dover; that Dover told him he gave
prisoner the Bill in question, to pay for iron. He,
Bailey, lives in Montague street ; on being cross-exa-
mined by Mr. Justice Best, he said he lived in Castle-
street.

Mr. Justice Ilese.—llow dare you Sir, tell me on your
examination in chief, that you lived in Montague-street?
Witness, I removed there lately.
Mr. Justice Best. then charged the Jury in his usual,
able, and distinct manner, and summed up the evidence.
Ttio Jury. after an hours absence. returned a Verdict of
Guilty, but strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy.

The conduct of the seamen on Wednesday, who
accompanied the presentation of their Address to the
Queen at Brandenburgh-House, appears to have been
distinguished throughout the day with as great a
degree of decorum as of spirit. As soon as they had
gratified their honest feelings with a sight of her Ma-
jesty, and with paying her respect, they hastened to
return to their respective ships or lodgings without
lingering ou the road for rest or refreshment. On
passing by Knightsbridge barracks, indeed, we are
told they stopped, and gave three cheers, and called
the " Queen fur ever!" which was repeated by as
many soldiers as were present. Fourteen hundred of
them, it is sAid, went in procession from one house iu
the neighbourhood of Wapping.

We hear that Saco nn Pains sill be taken at the
Haymarket Theatre from Monday next, until the end
of the 54.144011 ; and that BaAsAs4 is to appear on Wed-
m••day next, as Corks in Sheridan's charming Opera
of thr Deanna.

limirsrav •xa ATTEIIPTCD MURDZlL—Theirsday
night, between the hours of eight and nine o'clock, as
tleorge Welfare, one of the constables at the Town
Hall, was walking along the Dover Road. his attention
was attracted by a moaning noise, which seemed to
proceed from a small field at the end of Dover-street.
He hastened to where he thought the voice proceeded
from ; and as he approached closer, he beheld a man
stretched on the ground, and the first %turds lie utter-
ed were, " Oh, dear me !" The officer lifted tin up;
but it was some time before he could persuaded Li= be
was safe ; at length be suffered himself to be carried
into lii road, and from thence to a suriteon's where he
was properly dressed. There were three to
wounds on the bead, and one on the cheek, santeeed
to have been iutlicted by some heavy weapon, and his
I clothes were turn and bloody. The account he pee
of the circumstance was, that he was a stranger to the
' neighbourhood, and whilst crossing the kid where the
officer found him, was attacked by a number orthieves
and women, who beat him with sticks until be was
stormed, and then took his watch and pocket-book, in
which he bad 51. in notes, besides a few shillings in
silver, with which they made off, leaving him in that
deplorable situation. '1 he attack was so nada). that
he could not identify any of the robbers.