The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-01 00:00:00

log tie opinions of the inhabitants of Port Ro,

and the Havannah, respecting the conetitt.tlon. a,
French frigate and a brig were civilly sent from SI artin4,e
to Porto Rico, to " propose a contlnuation of the ;ma
" harmony, and reciprocal mercantile intercourse between
" the tan islands ; that no alteration in this tespect should
" take piece without the previous knowledge of both an.
" vernments ; and that they should mutually prete,t
" against all disturbers of the tranquillity of either colony."
This was a cunningly decided scheme to entrap ehi
colonists of Porto itico into the hands of the restored Royal
government of Spain. The French mission was not is:
gerly staccessfol; is the local government of the tolsni
replied, that " it did Out deviate from the path marked our
" by the constitution ;" but the constitution has fallen, anti
the colony may follow its fate. At the Havannale 4
which the French vessels next proceeded, a sitni;ar answer
would probably be returned ; bet these answers are ably
conditional; and the posture of an European force to put
s:milar qaestions, might produce very different tinier.
The colonies which here not yet proclaimed their indera.
dens•, will hardly be prepared to throw off their allegienca
to the mother country; and night easily be reoccupied if
they did, before their means of resistance were sufficiently
couthiced tube effective. France, however, must iaterfere to
preserve the present colonies of Spain ; because the latter
country, notwithstanding the restoration of the Royal
Government, can do nothing for itself. The Spanish
finances are in a far more wretched state. than during the
government of the Cortes ; ard their dilapidated coediting'
is rendered desperate, by the superior expense of tie
" Royal Government." Disorders of the most fatal
description, as far as the revenue is concerned, distrot
ever? portion of the country. In some districts, nothieg
can be collected ; in others, what is collected, costa non
in the collection than it is worth ; and little indeed, etc*
the contributions of the Clergy. (who levy their exactions
with more facility) finds its way into the general treasnry;
while ninth dors arrive is anticipated lung before it is at-
, tainted. By a new loan. Spain might affect to fit out an cap,.
dition. But this is hardly to he expected. It would he
madness, indeed, even were Ferdinand to recognise
the old loans, for our money-lenders to turns
bim with the 1/IC4IIII of destroying the value of other seco•
rities in which they are interested. He meat fisrt undertake
to recognize the Colombian, the Chili, the Peruvian, and
the Mexican Loans ; and if be did, his recognition would
he worth nothing during his life, were it made in good
faith, and meant to be abided by. France, therefore, west
furnish the means of preserving the press nt colonies 4
Spain ; and Cuba, Poro Rico, and the Spanish portion of
St. Domingo, may fall into their hands, from circumstances
. arising out of the necessity of the case. TI e price of the
interference must also be paid, et nether at our expellee, or
the expellee of Spain; and how much further her designs
will extend, will resolve itself entirely into a questieael
power. The reconquest of the South American States, is
talked of io Spain. as the task of the holy oilier, with pest
confidence; and with equal confidence, it is Paid, that
England dare not think of opposing any measure enearsatieg
'from the councils of that very august body. We fear tees
is too true; and recommend our merchants to regulate their
intercourse with the New States, upon their knowledgeoi
their means of defence; rather than upon any.reliance in
the honesty of the Freuch Government, or the integrity of

our own.

The island of Jamaica, or at least the white nom:defies id
the island, is deeply agitated on the subject of the interfer
ence of the African institution with regard to the ausetl•
sent of the condition of the slaves. A meeting has beta
held, in which "an abhorrence of the part acted by the
above mentioned institutioo ;" and the " glaring imagist
eucies displayed by the Cabinet blin:sters," are stated
with little reserve with regard to language. • A Culooisl
Editor disputes the right of the Britiali Parliament, as nom
constituted, to exercise any legislative authority over them
This right he conceives it has lost by the union a I
Ireland and Scotland, nith which the colonies were at
solicited to agree ; and he says the Irisn and Scotch have
no right to exercise any authority over the colonists. There
is souse ingenuity, but little solidity in this position. If the
Parliament were in other respects what it should be, ves
think it right to legislate for colonies, while they
remain colonies, would not be elisiu,ed :—beceuse
addition had been made of the nature alluded to. This
Editor talks of " throwing their weight into the scale
of
" another nation ;" which, by his leave, is not very I• sl
sense; for if the islands must be colonies, they will I ardly.
better themselves by any change of masters. The rig
in the dispute, we are inclined to think, is against the
colonies; although we are aware that nothing will ewer
convince Mena they are not the best judges of their airs
interest; nor induce them to tort with any puniest) of
authority over their slaves, which they can retain.
—Yet the slaves mast and sill find out the say
to emancipation. The laws of nature are is their
favour, and they will succeed at last : bat h
is to be regretted that the interests of the iihi:e populstios
should interpose so many d litultiee in the way of their
slaves, at so much risk to the propi-ietars, when a hide
reason on toe one hand, and patience on the other, wig*
adjust all to the couitnno satisfaction. A final law, eon •
cipating all children, born after a certain period;or progre.
dvely in this mode, that all born in a Certain year, shall
be free on their arrival at • certain age, without aci
oreseat intei ference with property, would tranquillize the
islands ; which we fear never can be tranvilliard coal
something definite with respect to the condition of shl
slave population, shall be served upon. The contiaged
discussion of the question injures both parties. It WWI
I like the discussion upon the 'rade itself.
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Sir Robert Gifford, it is and d day, i$ to be IF
pointed Chief Justice of the tow 'I l) .1 Pleas.

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Ministers mire come to the resolutionoficeonwiodelinie
aolGtini Atwwiaiw meemettoree firth fstiblishatefit of
."keas Io Boehm, Ayres the fired Tuesday i 'every *Windt,
tezinnieg the 2.1 of December, whence letters will be for-
warded to Chile and Peru.
By the picket ship the Leeds, which arrived in Civet, ,
igdefoa friday, New York papers to the Sth November i
Lave been • received, of which the following are ex-
tracts t— .
Ity the arrival of the schooner Dart, Capt. Powers, from
ka,a. we learn, teat Lord Cochrane had strived at Para, in
ss 80 gun ship. one of his septatiron. The sloop of war,
Maranhao, of 1$ guns, bad been dispatched to the Governor
'of Para, ith an order to soirrehder that place, which was
complied with. A Dew Purtugnese frigate and several
woembaetrarn were captured by Lord Cochrane's ititeatlron,
The crew of the Adaranham were fitting out the frigate with
klf expedition.
New VuitK, Nov, s.—We yesterday received from our
ovei.lioniont. a file of New (Means papers to the 20th of ,
CI, :ober, by the ship William, Captain Sears.
Th pa?ers of the 20th state, that the business of the
market yet moves heavily, and is limited to small transee-
totes. Cotton bad just begun to arrive; six' or 700 hales
bad some in during the week. Very little of it was as prime
as was exp•etrd. It is fared that the gale and rot have
done rhore to affect the quality than the vantity of cotton.
Small sales had been effected at from 12 1-2 to 16 1-2
cents. 'l' here is no choice prime. A lot of old Tennessee.
brought 10 12 cents.
The New York papers bring some interesting intelli•
genre resinetiog the fate of the town of Vera Crus, which
had been greatly injured, but not so much as at first stated,
by the firing front toe Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa, That
forteess, width it represented to contain in deposit one
million of dollars, and 700 horse loads of grain, was itself
*vigor msly besieged by the Independents, and up to the 25th
of September 600 bombs had been discharged against it,
but most of them had fallen short, and exploited in the
ditch. Only 25 are said to have reached the hotly of the
plate, and to have killed but one man.
A comma mild letter, dated Rochelle, the. 15th instant,
lays, we are busied with the vintage, which turns out,
botch Vetter than was expected. The high winds. however,
and the violent torrents of rain last month. have been very
destructive to the fruits on the trees. In general they are
very edit fur pr ing this season. Potatoes are a great
crop. and prove of excellent quality."
510am:holy accouots oontiune tat be received of the in-
undations in the north of Italy. The Lisonzo, the Piave,
the Adige, and ePen the Po. have biretta throng b the dykes,
and the hottit part of the Adriatic is so filled with river
water, that the water is sweet and drinkable even
is 'he Camila of Venice.
On the 13th tilt. a meeting, at wIliA Earl Morley pre•
sided, was Iteldat Plymouth, for the purpose of petitioning
the Lord.: of the Treasury to grant a loan of 450101., fir
aiding the erection of the proposed Suspension Bridge
across the 'Tamar, at Saltasb. The span of the proposed
bridge, from the points of suspension, is S5O feet ! Up-
wards of 100,001. have • beta subscribed.—fSontliamproa

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A very heehlsome donation has lately been made to the
Yorkshire Ph ilosophical Society by Sir J. Graham, of
lietherby. It consists *fete skull of an elephant, with the
iiitebones,terth, &c., complete, and of immense site, nearly
twice as l..rge as those we are accustomed to see in the
stsenalrer.es at the present ;lay. We understand it was dug
oat of Sn!way Moss, and may jetstly he considered a most
magnificent specimen of the enormous balk of the animal
in former ages.—(York Courant )
!Saturday morning ber Royal flichnevs the Princess
Sophia came to town and visited the King, and afterwards
kit London. The Duke of Wellington and Lord Marybo.
toegh also visited the King.
itnvat. NUPTIALS. —The marriage of the Pettier's, Elie,
sf Mayaria was celebrated at Munich, no the 16th, Doke
god., of 11.1varia acting as proxy for the Crouu Prince
ditaseiA. The Prioress set out on the 20th ult. for
WWI, where she was
.0. peels for **try no the
OM, and be married to the Crown Prince on the folio% ing
day.
Mr. Justice Best, in the coerce of the last week, had the
honour of the Home Secretary's companny to dinner. Mr.
Peel, it is nederstood, gave no intimation respecting the
intended • successor to the Lord Chief Baron.
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The French Ambassador on Friday visited and had an
audience of Mr. Canning, at Olocester Lodge, Brompton.
Monday morning's meeting took place near I nnishannon,
between J. F. Downey, Ely. of Hallinader, and Edward
Gillman, Esti. of Rock House.—After the parties had ex-
eb,ingrdpne slot, the friends successfully interfered, and
the basilicas was amicably adjusted.—(Dublia Iforwing
Post.)

This morning the remains of Mrs. Bish, relict of the late
'Bowes Bah. Esq. of Corobill, were removed from her late
residence, in Brunswick Square, end interred with great rune-
s.' poem, is the family vault of At. Mary Wootooth, Lombard
amt.
We understand that the Duke of Gloucester is at present
ea a visit at T. D. Bland's Esq. of Rippe: Park, in this
Consty. His Royal Highness has stood sponsor to Mr.
Bland'. infant son ,who was christened on Wednesday.—
(Leeds Mercury.)
By the death of the late Lord Erskine, a Green Ribbon
has became vacant. On wheals it will be conferred, we
lave not yet heard a rumour ; but, as we suppose it will
be bestowed on a personal favourite, and on a family ac.
molested to receive tbegood things," we should not be
surprised if one of the Lords of his Majesty's Bedchamber.
Lord Glanlyoulwere the personjwhom " the King delighted'
to honour."
Tea Aunt—Tbe 233 (Royal Welch Fusileers) will
arrive at Fermuy from Dublin, the 3I of December, on its
mote to Cork, for the purpose of embarking on board the
William Harris, Fanny, Indian trader, aad Prince of
Orange, transports, for Gibraltar.
The 75th Regiment of Foot, now stationed at Gibraltar,
has received orders, on the arrival of the 23.1 Fusileers at
that Garrison, to embark on board the aforesaid transports,
is order to be conveyed to Portsmouth.
Two companies of the 731 Regiment of Infantry, now
*timed at Edinburgh, and two companies belonging to
the muse corps, now quartered at Glasgow, have received
orders to march, the former from Edinburgh on the 3d. and
the latter from Glasgow on the 4th of December, for Port.
natrick. where they are to arrive on the I Ith and 12th of the
same moo*, on their route to Ireland.
Os tbe arrival of the 17th Regiment of Foot at Hall, the
rinsioing four companies of the 731 Regiment, bare re.
vivid orders to proceed forthwith to Portpatrick, on their
toots to Ireland.
Oa the 18th ult. Mr. John Blinkkorn, of Maidstone.
an attacked by two ruffians in the day time, while travel
hg on the high road near Camhridge, and cruelly ill
treated. They not only robbed him of his watch, an um.
and a pocket handkerchief, but beat bins severely,
tad broke one of his arms. He was found shortly after,
by &gentleman on horseback, who pursued the robbers, and
mead them to be apprehended. They were taken before
'magistrate, and fully committed to the fiats House to take
their trial. The object of this brutal attack (who is a man
cleaned ice years) after being under surgical attendance
!or a fortaight, was enabled to return home, where he now
halo a very precarious state. Mr. Blinkhorn is peculiar.
7 unfortunate. He•was once before attacked by thieves,
ImFarningham, and snub beaten. On another occa-
In several of his ribs were dislocated by the fall of a sack
if "lima About four years ago he received a very serious
l'ittry from some ruffians who attacked his brother's mill
Va_nd.iefe and in consequence was long in a very linger-
141lii lad but a short time ago be was swindled oat
Ifi.acostidMable sum of money by a person of respectabili-
(JfChlieh Chronicle.)

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DEAL. November 31.--Wind S.W. blowing ;firm.—
Arrived and sailed kir the River the Dopewell. Dobson, from
St. Johu's. New Brunswick; Stag, Lashly, from the %leilter-
ranee° ; Glory, Pope. from Palermo ; and Mary's, Findley,
from Teneriffe.—Remain the outward bound as before.
Poets/any ru. November 30.--Wind S.W.—Arrived the
RI ilev. White, from the Downs for Trieste ; Thishy, Shap-
land, from Jamaica ; IT. M. ships Ranger end Snap, from New-
foundland; f.ondon Packet, Travey, Baster, and Duwberry,
Drew, from Haiti more,
PINNOWII7. November 29.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the
Princess of Wiles, Letherby, from Miramiehl ; Tay. Sim,
from Lisbon ; Eclipse, Symons. from Prince Edward's blind;
Nautilus, Smith, from Miremichi ; Nymph, Watkins, from
Messina; Per.everance, Rawden, from St. Andrews; Bless-
ing, Liinguimb.from St. John's Neivfoundland.—The Friends,
Brack from Cork, got on shore on Mount Batton Rock; the
cafrgo of p7ovisions wu taken out anti the vessel Will be got
of
FALMOUTII. November 99.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Frolic
Packet from New York, sailed 7th instant, and brought home
with ber Captain Taylor, and eight of the
Duke of York, which they abandoned 17th October in let. 43.
long. 67. ; Tranmere, Strachan, from Monte Video, in 84 days;
Lively, —,from Gibraltar, in Id days ; Camden Praire, from
the Mediterranean, sailed from Corfu 17th of October, Malta,
22d, Gibraltar, 15th ult. and Certif, lath ult.—Bailed the Duke
of Marlborough Packet for Lisbon.

The brig Betsey, of South Shields, Hunter from RI :hebucto
was totally wrecked yesterday. in Seaford Bay, th. cargo Is
strewed shout for several miles along the coast; crew saved
wi h the exception of the second mate
The Melpomene, Mowbray, from Bombay, has arrived at
Milford ; sailed Illth July. sod frets St. Helena cm the Sith of
September.

SHE STATESMAN

LONDON BESSIONS—(This DAY.)

GUILDHAI.L.—(THis NfoaxiNG.)

QUg:EN SQUAB Tins D&T.)

This day these Sessions commencesl before the Lord Mayor,
the Recorder, Aldermen, and City Officers. On the Grand Jory
being sworn, the Recorder add d them. observing. that the
dee eeeee of crime was very ohs inns which he mainly attributed
to the welt regulated system of Police, and the new prison dis-
elpline of hand labour, which operated as a terror to juvenile
offenders. He also strong'y observed on several presentments
which are before the Jury relative to complaints of nuisance.—
On the (Tread Jury retiring, the Petit Jury were sworn, sod
they were oczupied trying trivial eagles of assault.

J. DeWitt, a young man of genteel appearance. was brought
before the Sitting Magistrate (Mr. Alderman Cce,) charged
with having committed, with other persons, a most wanton and
outrageous assault on a Mr. Itexworth in Wiiitecross Street
prison.
The cOmplainsta stated, that on a day named, he was wak-
ing In the yard of the prison, and was accosted by the defend•
ant, who invited him to join him. They walked together for
.me minutes, flowed by a numb-c of the prisoners, and was
shortly taken near the pump, under which he was thrown, and
the operation of pumping commenced, by which he got a very
severe ducking. The conflict of the defendant, while in this
situation, continued his belief that this outrage was premedi-
tated. Defendant held him so fast as to prevent his getting
sway, notwithstanding he got a tolerable portion of the liquid
element hithgelf.--When it was presumed that he had been
sufficiently soaked, defendant got up and left him to encounter
the mirth of the bystanders.
The defendant denied the assault altogether, and said
that the persons who lit"! followed them round the yard,
came suddenly behind, anti forced them outer the pump.
and that be Op( not hold complainant down as tt as repre.
senteil. He was ordered, hot , to find 1)41 for the
assault; the Alderman observing, tbat•the Magistrates had
determined to 'oppress the system of outrage which had of
late become much too preveleut.
Two young lads, named Masters and Howe, the youngest
about 9 years of age, were brought up on a charge of
being found asleep under the shambles in Fleet Mathes,
between the boors of 3 and 4 o'clock this morning, and
not being able is gives goad account of themselves, were
ordered to be coofined in Briileseeti for one month. The
father of Masters said be felt much obliged by this de-
termination of the worthy Alderman. His boy, he said.
had latterly 'abed up with come bail characters, and fre-
qu-ntly absented himself from home for one or two months
tozettier, and he bad no deubti that a little wholesome
correction wools! prove highly beneficial.
The little urchin. seemed unmoved, and left for their
destination with perfect indifference.

John Edinials and J. bark were bronpht op, and exa.
mined npon s charge of felony. and. Alex. Burgess, another
of their Kant, WIII4 finally examined spun a charge of rob•
bery at :be boon of Mr. W. Henersly, Vauxhall Road, on
the 27th ult.

It appeared, that the back door of the prosecutor's bottle
had been left open by the servant, and some dustmen coin
ing out °Mat door, one of whom carried a bundle, which
eoatained table and beat linen, I adies' apparel, and a pair of
trowsers,the property of the prosecutor. They were all stopped
and brought before theilagistrate. Burgess was sworn to as
the man who carried the bundle. lie was fully cotnmitted
upon this charge, but the other two prisoners were re-
cognized to be seen lurking about the house of a laundress
in Tuthil Pields one evening, about three weeks ago. when
it was robbed of several sheets, &c. They were also sats-
peeled of being 4oncerneal in a vast number of robberies
cotnuaitted in that neighbourhood lately, and censequently
were remanded tor another hearing.
About twenty prisoners of both sexes were brought op
from St. Margaret:o watch-house, upon various charges.
Tbl'y were all bad characters who sally forth at dusk of
the evening. from the 'Adieus of the Alinonry, Duck
Lane, Pie Street, anal other dens of infamy in that neigh-
bourhood Un this occasion, they assailed the watchmen,
knocked the old fellows down in the street, and broke their
lanterns; but by the assistance of the police and constables,
the prisoners, out of many inure, were secured. They were
all committed.

WORSHIP STREET.—(Tnis DAY.)
MAOISTERIAL OPINION OF FRAUD.

This morning alt. Jas. Warren applied to W. licxxtrr,
Esq., for a summons, under the following eireunistancea :
—Mr. %V. stat,d, that yesterday morning he took a place on
tb • Holloway stage, fur the King's ►lead Holloway, the
fare of which was ►s. On ►rriving at the " King's Ilead."
he having no other silver, gave the coschroan half a crown
to change, and thereout pay himself and return to him the
surplus. In about 5 minutes cuachec returned, and said
Mr. Warren bad given him a bad half crown. He (Mr.W.)
then paid him in other coin, and had not time at the mo-
ment to look at the half crown returned; he soon, however.
did, and discovered that the coachman had returned
him one dated %leo. 111. ISIS ; and be eezollected that the
one he rare him was the coin of Geo. IV,

Mr. BEN ErT.-1 don't mean to say you are—but might
you not he mistaken?
Mr. tVarren.—Crrt■inly not.

Mr. Illomarr.—l do not think it amounts to a fraud,
and I should be wrong in granting your application. The
man might come here and say he put the half crown in his
pcket with other silver, an I by mistake have given you
the bad one ; therefore the hest advice I can give you will
be to apply to the Court of Requests, where you will gain
redress as a debt.
Mr. Warren.—This is hard I should thus lose it.
Mr. BuNsavr.—You will not lose it, but gain it asa
debt.

Mr. Warren then withdrew, without expressing a wish
to shit a higher Court.

Yesterday morning his Majesty attended divine service,
at the Chapel Royal, in his Palace, St. James's.
This evening his Majesty will honour Drury Lane
Theatre with his presence for the first time these two
years, to n iiness the representation of The Hypocrite, and
Love. Law, and Physic ; ao I on IYednesday his Majesty
will go to Covent Barden, to ars the Cabinet, and Tumour
the Tartar.

, In our account of the late calamitous fire, it was incor-
rectly stated to here occurred at Drayton. instead of East
Crisham; the property belonged to Wflo. l'adwick,sen. Esq.
Hidden underwent a tins' examination before E. AaNaun,
Esq. last Saint-cis'', when several wit mule their
depositions, among them were two brothers of the pri-
soner, about the ages of 12 and 14 years, who deposed
to hearing the sation about setting tire to the farm.
He was fully committed to Winchester tol, to take his
trial for the offence. He is a hearty looking short man,
not of a prepossessing appearance: He conducted himselt
very orderly when under examination ; a tear was observed
glistening in his eye when first he appeared before the
Magistrate, but he recovered himself immediately, and
betrayed no feeling afterwards when the several depopitians
were read over to ham; he did not seem at all moved at the
depositions of his two young brothers, who stood near
him. When asked if he wished to say any thing, he
replied —" No, not
yet."v To a gentlemen present he said
the slept th, b sidr himself; br

4GENCE.