The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-19 00:00:00

*ea 1 not tried: 4 were killed in pursuit.—Many of our
epees laugh at the prospect of being transported to New
sopa Wales. What can be thought of the notion of
transporting negro-convicts to France!

New Brunswick papers to the 27th of December have I
also arrived this morning, but they contain no news of
public interest.

Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, the Cabinet Mi•
Waters left Brighton for London, where they arrived
*bout two o'clock, and proceeded without delay to the
Foreign-office, where a Cabinet Council was assembling,
which, had been summoned on Monday afternoon. The
If dl Cabinet continued in deliberation till about a quarter
past four.
Tue KING'S COURT.—On Monday evening at five
o'clock, his Majesty held a Privy Council at his Palace
'at Brighton, which was attended by thE Lord PreSident
of the Council, the First Lord of till Admiralty, the
Mover of the Mint, Viscount Sidmouth, the Lord Stew-
ard, the Treasurer of the Household, the Earl of Chi-
thester, Esq.
Mondsy the Russian and the Austrian Ambassadors
bad long interviews with Mr. Secretary Canning.
Dispatches were received early on Monday morning at
the Foreign Office, from Paris.
We regret that our limits will not allow us to insert
Mc. ItIUSRISSON'S speeches on the hustings at Liverpool.
The following extract, containing..his opinion on the
'question regarding Spain, is, however, of too great
moment to be omitted at this time :
" Upon the temper and talents of Mr. CANNING has
devolved the task of guiding and repelling the elements
of strife from the country, and, if possible, from Eu-
rope. It his behoved him to oppose firmly the print iples
of aggression avowed by the Powers hostile to Spain;
and in this opposition de I cordially concur. It will ever
be a principle with me to assert, and as far as in my
power maintain, the independence of every nation, and
to oppose hostile machinations by other posers against a
ration's internal peace awl freedom. I am not called
upon to argue for the Spanish Constitution, which I may
• not understand ; but I ant assured, in maintaining their
right, to aim at the attainment of rational and regulated
liberty; the mans sod manner are matters in which
themselves only are concerned. The Spanish nation is
making • an experiment in liberty to which I sincerely
hope success: she trengrestes no -boundaries of interna-
tional law ; and if the principle of interference with her
in such face be admitted, there will no longer be safety
to any nation—to ourselves. A crusade against princi-
ples of Internal polity were an event, the consequences
of which, upon the peace and independence of the world,
could not be calculated or foreseen.
By the Leeward Wand Mail which arrived yesterday,
' we learn that a dreadful hurricane occurred at Laguayra,
.
,oe the 21st of December, by which eighteen vessels, the
whole number then in the harbour, were driven oo shore
and destroyed.
Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal and Chins, by
the ship Hcthe, Captain John P. Wilson, were closed
at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser of
that slain.
Loud Belfast, after hsos deliberation, has smemiencod
an action against The huAsegus. The sabres& has been
:seed, and the Court of King's Bench is to be the grand
vela. This is the very Coon to which The Iridunan
weal., wish to be brought.—The Irishman shall also
king his action against the noble Lord, and leave it to
the honesty of public opinion to decide she is the libeller.
—(l4:Anion.)
Russian Ftve pea GIRT. STOCK or 1822, INTIIRIST
PATSIII.II IN LANDON.—Tbe dividend on the above stock,
whirl' becomes due on the Ist of March next, will be paid
• by Mr. N. M. Rothschild on that and every succeeding
day, Sundays excepted, between the hours of ten and two
o'clock; and the holde-s are accor4ingly desired to leave
their coupons, with lists thereof in numerical order, at Mr.
• Rothschild's counting-house, No. 2, New-court, on the
2nth instant, as one (lay will he required to intervene in
all cases, for the purpose of examination.—London, New-
court, Feb. 7, 11523.
On Friday last, the 14 It instant, a meeting, agreeably
to the invitation by advertisement of the Rev. Sir Har-
court Lees, Hart., was held io the ball of the guild of
merchants, Dohlin, !to " consider of the expediency of
preparing petitions to both Houses of Parliament.against
thither political concessions to the Roman Catholics."
The Rev. baronet was called to the chair. After some
debating, amidst great tumult, a committee was ap-
pointed to draw up the petitions.
The Honduras packet with the settlers for Poyais lied
arrived at St. Thomas's on the 12th January, after a pee-
-1 sage of one month and two days from the Downs. The set-
tlers st err all well and in high spirits, and left St. Thomas's
for Poyais, on the Itith, and expected to reach their des-
tination on the 24th of the same month.
On the 19th tilt. a dreadful fire broke out in Chesnut-
erect, Philadelphia, which committed very extensive de-
vastations. in less than three hours after the first alarm,
the Auction Stores,a range of brick buildings, four stories
high, SO feet on Chestnut and 52 on Third Street, were
so entirely s °flaunted and prostrated, that not one brick
was left upon another.
Accoraiog to accounts from Siberia, the cold in that
now, had incenarso., 038 de of Reaumur, (th-s is.
O
..115t below VA& Of. Zero, in Fareoheit's
thermometer
KINt/S THROlioto—Lant night Roast Nits Donna del
Logo (•. the tali SY the Lake,") was brought out, and
heard for thelirst time in this country. The story is well
known to every billy who is likely to feel any interest in
on ItaliaS Opera, being, formed upon, or rather is an
.ambridgement of. Sir WA LTILII SCOTT'S beautiful poem,
which it follows closely, and is tolerably well dramatized
IT Sig. TOTTOLA, of Naples, where it wee first and quite
nsaceessfally performed. There are some few points in this
work that display genius ; the choruses seem as if they
mere skilfully wrough ',but the whole bore marks of haste in
hinging it before the public, for the prompter and the
leader were obliged to be loud and energetic hyoud ex-
ample. The principal performers, however, laboured
snow industrionsly to secure the success of the Piece,
and to Mesdames Roast and VESTRIS, to Signers Coal-
. oxt anti PORTO, the management is much indebted for
their efforts. The scene of Loch Katrine is beautiful,
and some t f the dresses are in good costume, that of
• Madame Vaunts in particular. Some pieces were
mach applauded. The house was full.
COVENT GARDEN THIATRC.—Last night, after The
Comedy of Errors, in which Miss Peron anti Miss Tame
sang each of them with the most exquisite sweetness, a
••• new farce, entitled, The Duel; or. My Two Nephews,
was performed for the first time with complete success.
it Is, we understand, the prodolctios of Mr. Pease, who
is alrerly known as the author of many hunteross little
pieces brOught out originally at the English Opera
Heuer. 'I he main incident of this arises out of the as-
*empties of one brother's character by another, and the
principal merit of the dialogue consists in some very
happy tquivoque ; it glitters throughout with puns.
Mr. JONES, OS Avner. Buoyant.a patron of pugilists,
contributed no less to the theme of the piece. Mr.
Co.noa as O'Manky, an Irish prise-fighter, displayed
the broad humour tbat belonged to the undertaking; and
Mr. Kitimat' as a cockney tailor, assisted towards the
laughter, which was frequent and vehement. The situ-
scums are truly farcical, and the lineage is well adapt-
-4) the thus' tons.