The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-01 00:00:00

MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.

The most striking proof of the extraordinary mild-
ness of the present season, that has fallen under our
own view, we bad on Christmas-day. when Mr. Ben-
jamin Comber, gardener to Jesus Smith, Esq., of this
town. presented us with a very handsome • &tomcod,
formed with great tasteaud judgment, of fell-blown
roses, legitimate chrysanthemums, stocks. red and
white polyanthuses, sweet-Williams. pheasants' eyes,
primroses, strawberry blossoms, inigaionette, monk'.
hood, laburnum, Isc. Ike., raised in the open air, by
him. in his master's "Auden. This nosegay altogether
fnrnlshed a pretty, fragrant novelty, and had it been
exhibited in the market of Covent-garden, we are per-
suaded, it would there have found many admirers.—
(Lyres Piper.)
Is the week before the last there were upwards of
100 plats of roseberry strawberries in full bloom in
the garden at the Mains, near this city. Its very gym
tletnalify proprietor gas hered s considerable quantity
of the fruit. perfectly ripe. and at once astonished and
gratified some of his friends by presenting a plate be-
fore them. A great number of Sowers see tow Moms-
leg in their full beauty, and filling the air with their
odour, in the same 00,41011,•••4(Wiimitlro ibmilliesatioe,
There is sow gwler% the gersidiPmt
Seabouse, Esq., at Castle-hill, near Maryport, a bed of
strawberries, many of thous in full bloom, and some
of them actually formed for fruit.—(l6id.)
Late 14ARTeST....011 the 21st inst. (St. Thonswe's
Day) a quantity of barley was cut at Bank-emil, in the
parish of Slanwix.---(Did.)
A field of ripe Barley. sown in the month of August,
was cut down on the 20th inv., at Forebank, in this
neighbourhood.—(Dundee Advertiser.)
Amongst the variety of unseasonable productions
of the garden on Saturday last, in Covent-garden
Market. was fine young green mint.

Yesterday the despatches were closed at the East
India House. and delivered to the Parsers of the fol-
lowing ships. viz :—Denira, Captain M. Bosnia, I
Dube of York, A. H. Campbell ; Berwickshire, J.
Shepherd; for Bombay and China.
The exports from Scotland of mannfactered goods
to various parts of the United States, will, this year,
it is said, amount to sto mt two millions sterling.

Among the extraordituryphenomema of the present
periled, may be reckoned several bewail rainbows,
*filch both ea Wednesday and Thursday were ap-
parent, extending their brilliant arcs between the
western and nort►ern quarters of the I kaven.
A curious circumstance occurred last week at the
Clayton-square Auction-rooms. A person bad sent a
portable desk fur sale, which was as usual, exposed to
public view for several days. On Thursday morning,
the day of sale, a gentleman informed Mr. Wiostanley,
that on examining the desk he had discovered a secret
drawer, in which, it appeared, were a promissory note
of 301. and 17 guineas carefully folded up in paper.
The owner of the desk had no knowledge of the con-
cealed treasure ; bat on receiving it be stated that the
desk belonged to his son who had been ordered to
Madeira for the benefit of his health and died there ;
and he thought that the money bad been placed in
the secret drawer by his son peel-141E4 his departsire
for Madeira. as the desk bad been ntied from that
Island with other property.—(Liedellmol Mereury.)
Prices of meat per lb. by the catease, at Newgate
Mat ket, ou Satu►day worst, 3d. per lb.. best
4)41; Mutton, worst, 3d., best, 4}d; Veal, worst, 5d.,
best, 8.1.; Pork, worst, 40., best, Md.
DSCLINI IN roe MAIIIKETS.—We recollect the pe-
riod, when one butcher in our market has had as many
carcases of beef for sale on Christmas Ere, as were al-
together exhibited here on Monday; and yet the po-
pulation was one-third less than it is at present! This
fact speaks volumes.—(Carlow .Iforalog Post.)
Fresh herrings, from Loehlang, were selling at
Olesgow, on Satur lay morning, at one halfpenny
each, and four shillings a hundred.
It has lately been found impossible to carry into
affect the,sever4l executions for distress for rent in the
■ orth of Devon, no persons having attended the plates
of sale but the auctioneers and bailiffs.

In our paper of the 2-2(1 tilt, we "dueled to a story
in eirculatioe in Dublin, respecting au altercation be-
tween the Lord Chancellor. Manner", and Mr. (leant,
the late Chief Secretary there. We are authorised to
state that no such altercalioa betseeu them ewer took
place.—(llorming Ckumiele.)

STATESMAN.

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• COCRT OF SISSIONII. Ore. M.
AC'IIOIIIIIBIINST TIM career.
le fit netios raised as the instance of Mt. jaksos
Whose &Obit the Subscribers to a had of credit for
selport of The 8e,,... newspaper, the defeadete lbws
log presented a petition to the Court &palest
Alloway's interlocotor et the 7th last. resoled's' the
came to the Jary Court. it was this day moved ha
First Divislos a the Court.
Mr. MONCIII err etateodel that it wails egpsdies
to the provisions of as express Act of the Leptilsabli
for the Court eves to entertain this petition; it wblati
opinion, we andmtaad, ono of their Lordships coi
sided.
Having heard Counoel. Messrs. Mowcatarr sod Jut-
'tart. for Mr. Oihson. and Mn.,.. Tootraow sad
pact mite he the defenders. the Court ordered the
whims to be 'towered.
The gam day a petition &palest Lord
interldletittr, reasittlag the case of Lord Archibald
Havailttit against Mr. Duncan Stem..., the printer
of The /lama, b the Jary Cos" was awed
in the Second Division of the Court. After bear's,
Mr. MiNart.t..and Mr. Moons for the petlitonor, soli
Mr. Class. Mr. MONCllltft. and Mr. Jimmy. fug
*pursuer, the Court appointed the petition to be
auswered.—(Rdimbstrgh leer.)

POUCH.

•
blastausx ■eesa.—Yesterday Hear!, Pam, the
driver of a hackney-coach, was brought before the
Lord Mayer. under the following eiremostaseast—On
Saturday he had offered for sale. at Mr. Bloust's in
Cheapside, a misshapen lump of plate, weighing 11
ounces. which be stated be had found in his coach,
where it had probably bees left by some passenger.
On examining the lump, it appeared to he composed of
embossed spoons, beaten together is such a manner as
to make it impossible to &cypher the arose or marks.
la consequence of this appearance, and the defendant's
account of the manner in which he tame by it, Mr.
Blount considered it a proper subject for inquiry, and
gave the defendant in charge to Hawkins, the officer.
Thitlefeadant before the Lord Mayor gave 'Willa('
seeount of the manner in whirls be het-Arne possessed
of the plate, as he had gives Mr. Blount, and he re-
ceived such an excellent character from his employer
and others, as prevented any doubt of the truth of kis,
story.
On referring to the Act of Parliament few use raga-
lation of hackney-coaches, it aveared that the drivers
are bound. under a penalty of 201., to return any pro-
perty left by paisengers in their coaches. the meets
of which are unknown, to the licensieg oice►, four
days after it shall be found.

The LORD MAvott told the defendant, it 'was only
in cooseq f the excellent character that had
been given him that the penalty would not be enforced;
but he wished biro, and all others of his profession, to
take warning, as in future the law on the sebject
would, in every Instance, be carried into effect.—The
Lord Myyor ordered that He plate should be adver-
tised, as the most likely means of discovering the
owner.

310111 K 00000 CUTIONS IT THIt Ralo4llll-11 CCCCC ASSOC' A-
TIO/116
(3 VI LDH A L Secretary Murray again Stismioa
yesterday, and application was made to Mt. AWerman
Birch, the sitting Magistrate, for a warrant to appre-
hend inother certain man, whose name was ■sbsown,
and who, in the capacity of Aortas at Carlin's, bad
on Saturday last, publicly sold to one Robert Doke,
of Mover's hatch, New Cut, panibetb. yeoman, a copy
of the Address to the Reformers of Great Britain.

The City Solicitor having examined the informa-
tion, a warrant was signed by the Magistrate. and de-
livered to Martin, one of the officers in attendance, to
execute, who shortly afterwards returned with a miser-
able looking man, between thirty and forty years old.
in his custody.
Robert Duke, the informer, stated that he went to
Carlilt's shop on Saturday morning last, and asked
the prisoner, who appeared to he acting as shopman,
for the Address to the Reformers, of the 24th of Jane.
The ptisoner replied be had none than, but if he
(Duke) would call in the evening, he might have one.
That he accordingly did call again in the evening,
when he again found the prisoner behind the counter,
and purchased from him the Address above mentioned,
for which he paid 6J., and also another small work,
entitled the character of a Priest, the price of which
was 2d, lie did not know the name of the prisoner,
but was positive he was the person from whom he
purchase the work mentioned and now produced. In
answer to a question from Alderman Birch, he said,
timers was no other customer in the shop besides him-
self, either of the times he called there.

As the information opus which the warrant was grant.
ed, alleged that the work in question contained pas-
sages upon which verdicts had been found, pronouncing
them libels. Mr. Alderman Birch desired that ed.
dente should be given to that fact.
Mr. Secretary Murray referred to the pamphlet, and
pointed out a passage in which the author alludes to
and avows its Waving been declared a libel by the err-
ata a Jury.
his the Alderman considered sufficient evidence,
us no other testimony of the fact was required.
The prisoner, on being asked hie name, replied, that
he begged to decline giving it; an having been in-
formed death, was intitled to give hail for the offence
charged against Lim ; that the sum required would be
himself io 40/. and two sureties in 201. each ; and that
it was necessary for him to give his name before any
bail could be accepted.
He was committed for want of sureties.
Bow-hum—Mr. !Miry fhookes, a military per-
son, was charged by liodgskins: who keeps oyster-
rooms in Brydges-st., with having assaulted him at two
o'clock on Sunday morning in his own house. Hay-
ing, he said, insulted his wife, be requested of him to
leave his house ; instead of doing which, he struck
him I times, and lie was obliged to call in a cou-
ple of constables to have him taken to the watch-house.
Mr. Brookes, in his defence, stated he had gone
Into the complainant's house, as he had tams done
before, and had a pint of brandy, for which be
paid live shilline:s. He and the landlady having a
disagreement, chic accused him of having been the
companion of a notorious housebreaker, who bail
been hanged, some time ago. The defendant replied,
that if it had been a man who said that to him, he

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*mild ham Ichocked bin down; epos which the h,.
hand rate myo en him, seised him, and atteaaptel.3
Ira( kin oat ortho lumen" which be ranted, aa4 di4
dee% be admitted strike bite. No ./actin stated, that
he had bad km admission into that boom atoll hear.,
so late as font
.plemsk is the morning; always receir.
al as mach spirit es he dime to drink and pay tor.
nltimmtgla the oemplainant bad- no licease; bad yam
bbd them bail boss robbed or 60Lat flee, et humid;
mid lb other pepeets always renal It a mat disorderly
Wise. .
Sir R. Pitmen hi hoes long lionises to haste ai

...sty of titeetiviag this boasts which had berg
an intolerable nabs** tOi several-mmults past; and
be wadi 'thank Mr. Bit*ken to. go to the vestry
ules *See and lend his assistant* * the parish it
Steoloplishieg so &ant a parpos*.
Mr. Brookes prefesea howl( nest williag to do .6.
Sir B. Waists said, bower. that as ho bail cartaio•
ly ems:tilted as ammalt, he woo honed to bold him to
hail; hat slight bail would satisfy him.
Mr. Brookes said be had seat fora mph ilifrien,ls
ter that purpose.
Mr. Rowley, anculter military rhos. the friend of
Mr. Brookes. was then shim* by two conitabl-s
with hairier struck them. *id muleavolvred to pre.
vent them from carrying Mr. awakes t. the watch.
beam. He persisted in reilitiring to seetheir authority
alter he had been repeatedly told.; they said. that they
were °Seers, and ties asserted that if any ass at.
tempted t. take him into custody, shoe* be have his
dirk about him. he would run him through the body.
Mr. Bog* desied having resisted the dicers,
Bets the aallaest he !mew thee to be such t and Paull
that he
eal. ad, said be would ran any man through
who •h attosupt to arrest him witb.mt having as-
thority to so. The res: of his statement corrobo.
rated that of Mr. Brookes; and, like him, be was held
to bail; wad then requeste.l to go tis the vestry clerk's
slice, to give *fortuities against Mudgkias, which be
promised to do.
Tut Aucsoet.s Romney —The ire pert*s
seamed of bring concerned in this robbery, were
Nought up for further viand:laden. but so fresh pri-
des* of any importance was brought forward, npi,
have either of the principle thieves bees apprehended.
It was explained, however, that the pleader was
shared at the Bose and Crown public house, is Bun-
bill-row t ad sot at tit? Slat ia the City-road, as be.
• fore stated.
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The prisoners were all teelholklll sill half past two
o'cloek on Thursday spit. . •
, HA TTulifthiltD,EX .—Yesterilay Asa Nicohi and
James Budth mere brought up far final examisation,
charge/ :with stealing I snicks of hitches sten•
ails from the house of William Phillimore, 6.1. of
Upper Montague-street, Russell-square. It appeared
that Ann Nicola lives as Cook in the family of hfr.
Phillimore. On her befog searched t 6 keys were
found upon her. on trying which with the different
locks in the house, they were *sad to topes all, even
the moat private, and those of all the locks in hi'
chambers in Stonc.baildiage. Liseolo's Ins. Oae of
the keys was found to open a patent lock to a drawer
in which all the keys were kept, by which she had
access to all the liquors, groceries, and other property
in the house. Both theprimmere were folly committed
for trial.

jog i■ High-streot, blaryle•Moe, was convicted is
the penalty of 201. for having on his premises, eon.
trary to hie, a quantity of ground alias. Mr. Wit-
la sits, his Solicitor, gave notice of appeal at tbs next
Sessions.

Cartett4fait..—.Yesterday Michael Fleming, as
Irishman, formerly a publican at Cash, in the county
of Limerick, was brought before Messrs. Chambers
■nd Hedger, charged with haring committed a mar•
der in the month of July lain, is that county. He was
ordered to be broaght up 04 a future day fur *thither
examiaation.

CONJUGAL Paucter.—About one hundred petitions
for divorces have been presented to the Legislature of
Tennessee. during its present Session. What number
has been presented to the Legislature of Kentucky we
luxe not counted; but from the following report, in
which They are disposed of by the quantity, as Jurymen
are sworn, we should suppose that state to contain at
least u many discoutentel couples as her sister Mr.
Payne, from the Committee of Religion, reported that
the petitions of Jolts 0. Hsu. Alexander Van Rattan,
Polly Nixon. John Hornbeck. and Peggy Woolridge.
for divorces be rejected: and that the petition of Semite!
Campbell, representing that his wife, soon after his mar-
riage, was delivered of a mulatto child. is reasonable. in
all of which the House concarred."—(Americea Pept.r.)

A labouring man, named Blackford, sear Burwash,
has a fat hog, that weighs lett stones, measures front
the nose to the foot of the tail. eight feet; round the
chest. six feet, and arross the shoulders 2 inches. It
is of its kind, an handsome animal, aid is as satire as
a hog of the common size.
Scictos.—Yesterday evening no inquest was held
at the Marquess of Granby, plinlieo, before Mr. Bell-
Coroner for Westminster, on the body of George liar-
vest Lynn, Esq., 32 years of age. of Chelsea Coll. gr.
whose calamitous end we stated yesterday. It ap-
peared that the deceased, who had been married only
ten days, threw himself .wit of the drawing-romn wits •
dow in a state of delirium arising from fetter, '(tie
fall occasioned a dislocation of the vetrehres of the
neck. Verdict—Died by throning himself' oat of a
window in a tit of .lelisions.

MARRIED.
At Rt. .lodrew's. lloitooru. John Brooks. Esq. of Seelig-
impion-street. Strand, solicitor, to Piss E.izstieth Willis,
Claphsw, Surre) .

1)1E1).
Oa Sunday evening. at her house in Berkeley-square, after
• long and painful illness, Maria, Countess of liniadford.
widow of Francis, late Karl of Guildford.
Suddenly. on the tith ult., at his residenstas, Claremort-
Mare. Holloway, Lieut.-Colonel Brunt, aged 7e, late 01 hi.
Xlsit.st)** ti3d kiestintall-
On , at Broughton-hall. in Lancashire. Ws..
Jcnrs, Esq. upwards of forty years • partner in the hook-
ing-house of Messrs. Jones, 1.40 yd, and Co. ia Loudon and
Manchester.
On Friday morning the Stith nit. at Williams, after an ai-
mless of a few hours, the Very Rev. J.Jefferson, Archdearus
of Colchester, sad Rector of %Feeley and Vicar of Witham.
in the County of Essex.

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