The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-04 00:00:00

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A eaglet Council was held, at nine o'clock on
I Thursday night, at the holm: of Earl CAMDEN,
the God President of the Council, inAfrhlieugptroinvy.
street, upon the sobject of the attack upon the
Date CUILBEREAND. A meeting or
Council was alstk'held at the Council Office, at
It o'clock on Friday, upon the same subject,
aeirkich Lord ELLENSUROVGII, Lord Chielina.
Bee Matartsus, and the Lord Chief.flaran
Mgßotratai attended, which was the cause of the
Cowrie breaking up at half-past eleven o'clock.
depo4oows taken before Mr. Justice-Run,
relative to this horrid transaction, were read to
their Lordships previous to the assembling of the
Coroner's Inquest. By this the proceedings upon
the subject will be recorded on the Council
Books.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S action against the
Earl of MOIRA, as Constable of the Tower,
on a plea of false imprisonment, may probably
be tried in the Court of King's Beech the Siftings
offer Te'rm, • issue having been joined between the

peed( s.
Mr. Strjcant &Irv:tette and the other Counsel I
retained by Sir FR A NCIS HVRDETT, in his cause
agaiubt the SPFAKER, had a consultation on Fri.
day at the Scrjeant Chambers, fur nearly three
hours.
Dispatches were on Saturday received at the Ad.
miralty from Sir IttCIARD STRACRAN, dated off
the Scheldt, on Thursday, announcing that the
enemy's squadron which lately dropped down the
River from Antwerp, comprising GTO sail of the
line, and twelve brigs and Corvettes, were at anchor
off Rammakins; but from the apparent state of
their equipment, .the gallant Admiral had but
slender hopes of their putting to sea.
Dispatches were also-received from Sir J. Situ.
MARE 2, by the Leveret, arrived at Yarmouth.
The gallant Admiral had not, we understand, at
their date entered the Baltic.

The recent confiscation of American property
inileranee, conjoined with the pacific and conci.
Bator), disposition of the British Government,
cannot fail to determine the hitherto vaseillating
polities of America. We regret that the American
Legislature must have broken up, before General
Anatirnoxo's dispatches by the John Akins
could reach the United States, although we can.
not doubt that, in the contemplation of the events
they communicate, it adopted measures fur disarm.
inn the hostility of France, as far as possible, by
'renewing its relations with this country.
We understand that Admiral YOUNG, Port
Admiral at PI) month, retires from offiec, and will
be succeeded, it is currently reported, by Lord
R ADSToCit,.
QuEENDORoUGH LECT . —Friday came on the
Election fur a Member* to represent this Borough,
in the room of J. Esq.. when the Honour..
able Ricii.auo WELLEiLNY, and Admiral Sir
HENRI STANUOPE, Port Admiral of Sheerness,
offered themselves as Candidates, At the close of
the Poll the numbers stood for
rie lion. RIC•lARI) 97
Admiral Sir HEN ax Ssa hstore - - SO
hi lent y • - - . —67
Whereupon the former was declared duly elected.
Commence. —Toe foll,ivrin4 is a espy of the
General Instructions" recently pitbliihei in
Holland, prohibiting the commercial late:coarse
with this country : --r
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
" *lt beiK the intention of the Emperor to prevent. lip
every possible Memo, the introdoctio Into italiaod et Eng..
ilsb merchandise and colonial produce, the Generals in am.
mod are to.enablish, at all paints of the tout, a system of
the most active vigilance. They can easily Inform thee-
,seires who those of the inhabitants are that are reputed
.songclers.
" Mery person guilty of Introducing British merchandise
and prohibited goods, or of holding any communication,
directly or indirectly, with the English, shall be imasedlatelp
arrested and tried by a Commitiluo to be appointed for this
purpose.
" All the Custom-hoes. Oaken. belonging to a district
under the command of a Oenend or superior Nicer, shall
dispose of them is melt maamer as be shall think most eligi-
ble, from the information he shall obtala as to local citron*
seances. and the disposidon of the inhabitants. In short, the
General Officers enmetanding any district, shall cowers mea-
sures with the Commandeis of the Dutch troops stationed in
the district, for occupying with a mewed line of troops the
Important points suspected to be used os tostropoto foe il-
licit trade.

" The salads seised shall be warehamed, 11114 a Wes" or'
iitialsall be Made, and thetty divided wording to 1W
regulations of the Castssr
It may ft:greatly occur, that vessels may arriye with-
out being boarded as far as Rotterdam, Leyden, fort, and
other plates distant from the coast, The CaNtons-home 0184
tees stasioned in those ports, shall Mead the todoading of
such vessels, and ascertain if there bean board Col IMO Bar
fish goods, or articles of the commerce of that ca *try.
6' When n vessel arrives on 1 e coast, or at the mouth of
any river, destined for any port lathe interior, Benshould
he put on and a guard t .arenmpany the vessel to her dm-
illation, who o hI prevent the laudliog of any part of the goods
which the parties might be desirous to save Res etamination.
" General Head-gamier% at Utrecht, May 13th, 1810.
(Signed) " Marshal the Duke of REGOIO."
The Chester Con rant of last week states, that
within the last month, a fine heifer calf was burnt
alive at Burton.in.Kendsl, as • charm pgainst
witchcraft.
Lottery Tickets and Shares are In high request,
The Old Bailey Sessions will commence ou
Wednesday next.
Coax F.ZCN+rGc. Jute 4.—This day there are short
supplies of Wheat coastwise' hut considerable of last week's
foreign arrivals; upwards of 16,4100 quarters. and sales fully
at last prices. Barley hardly at lost currency. 51311 in short bur
itly, and dearer. Pens and Brans at little ductuatisn. Of
Oats, there are tolerable supplies, and this trade nearly atlast
prim. Flour at our last quotation.
CUR RE NT. PRICE.
Wheat, - - 888.10 M. It& Tick Beans, (old) 504. 564.
Fine ditto -- - • 02.14. 1214. Oats - - 5.4.. 325.
Rye, - -- - 63.. *. Qd
Rioter,
Malt, - - • 456 AA
W. Peas( Boilers) its. ids. Fate Flour- -- . 955. lAN,.
Grey Peas, - • - - 465. 51s. 'Seconds
Beans, (old) - - - 6Js. 664.
Tickets and Shares are selling in great variety at
both of Uisu's Old Established Office!, 4, Core-
hill, and 9, Charine.cross, where Twelve Capi.
tall were shared In the last Lottery, and Eight in
the preceding, including Three Prizes of 20,0001.
Two of 50001. ten .of 10001. and five of 50001.
The Lottery will begin stud finish on Friday the
Bth of June. • . •
' The Public will please to observe, that the only
person in Partnership with the late Sir J. BRANS.
come, at the time that Firm shared and sold the.
Grand Prize of One Thousand Tickets, whiek
produced 21,7651. (in the last April Lottery),
was E. Errors, who is now removed to No. t,
conthill, near the Mansion.huuse.