The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-15 00:00:00

A CITIZEN SOLDIER.

A Lady called several times last week upon Alder-
man Wood, and not finding bin at home, she requested
on Saturday last, to see one of his family. She said
she wished to leave her " mite" towards the subscrip-
tion for Sir Robert Wilson with Alderman Wood, and
immediately counted out 1001., regretting she could
not make it 10001. Upon being pressed to givc her
name, she declined, and begged the sum might be en-
tered ender the letter B.

Tie BRITISH Estrte.—The population of Oreat
Britain at the census of 1811, was 11,800,000, exclu-
sive of the army and navy, then about 500,000. From
the returns, so far as published under the present cen-
sus, it appears, the increase is about 15 per cent. This
will asks the population of Sirens Britain at present
to he 14,000,000 of souls. Ireland contains 6,500,00.;
malting the population of the British dominions in
Europe, 20,500,000. The population of our North
American possessions cannot be less than 1,500,000 ;
West India Colonies, 900,000; Africa, about 130.000;
in eke Mediterranean, 150,000; Colonies and Depen-
dencies in Asia, 2,040,000; and in our extensive ter-
ritories in the East ladies, perhaps 70.000,000 souls.
The whole population of the British empire will, at
that rate, contain about 93,220,000 souls.
• We Ibive the best authority for saying, that in two
or thine'weeks, the time of the Edinburgh and York
sisil-coack will be changed materially on the• up-
ward route. The mail will arrive at Newark at three
o'clock in the afternoon, and reach Stamford between
scree and eight at night, four hours later than at pre-
sent. By this change, the town of Newark will re-
ceive the great accommodation of being enabled to
answer letters from the South on the same day, which
bow bees hitherto impracticable. The city of Lin-
cola also will be benefitted by the opportunity of 12
boors more time than at present for correspondence
with the South; the mail-bage fur London are now
taken from the Lincoln Poseeffice at six o'clock in
swersing, and the office consequently closes over-night.
When the new arrangements of the York mail-coach-
time ere completed, it will not be accessary that the
leatlkies Lincoln for London, rim Newark, should be '
dhepitehed before twelve o'clock is the day, to meet
.the York mail at Newark at three. The downward
time of the Sdisbargb (or York) mail will not be win-
ierially altered in this part of the kingdom. The
mail is to start from London at the usual hone, eight
o'clock at night; any change of time on the raid will
tents only from sock increased speed as 114 be
found practicable, sad it is not expected that h
can be oonsidesable within one bandied and- fifty
miles of Landon. Some alterations of the Glasgow
mail are eossimplated, bat that plan is Mt. yet selli-
.rieettiloattirsd tube spoken of with say otweatnty:
The Genital Poet-odlee, we ikederstasi, haw the
ossiskloraiima plea for • suit to Bell direst, vat tin-
cult NA illespe.--(Sientfersf Mercury.)
. .

AVOIYINR AWLS& '. .
The old Jacobin of Saturday reciting ItU- ins: II
!lease of decency; he raved the most incoherent ru-
dosiciatade on the subscriptions for Sir Robert illieon,
being grace! with Supt. from Earl Fitzwilliam, an)
the other noblemen and gentlemen that have done their-
selves anti their country so niucis honour, by sappoiti4
this brave man against the advisers of the dissoisreAlig
one a the first officer's in his Majesty's service, iitta-
out any obviutts cause unless that of being.polifixal y
obnoxious. Conjecture is even on ;be wane, and 'I
friends of Sir Robert Wilson and the law are as isms-
rant of a cause as a great captain was once of .the
French force at Sure ossa. The understrappers, op-
peasants, and the hose Ultras cannot keep their ,gun
counsel; they will be blabbing, and, now atfd•llten
attempt to shew their consequence by Waiting or 1114,
information from bead quarters. It tispplSsi; front
hints and actual assertions that the* weltdriitAfigillf,
.
foraters of the gang were sent tot on ti5q4.4141.4
August, to discover if they could give *icy value, fair
the money they were receiving from the subscriptinp.
list. One poor Wight, it is said, wishing to 'Oho
into favour, made oath that he saw Sir Robert Wilson
give a man money to purchase a pickaxe, for. the 'purl.
pose of rutting up the road through Keasinnton
Gravel Pits, and another (as stated iq the. bidet, gt
;union, the clerk of the Magistratei at Hatiqinersolith).
who made oath at Bow-street, `that Sir 'Robert
Wilson attended a meeting at Mr. Youde's, the
day before the Queen's funeral, aqd planned the
attack that was to force it through the City.--
The King was brought home from kis Irish enjoy-
meats, and the first act he was advised to perform was,
to dismiss one of the hest officers in his service, after
29. years bard earned laurels ; and that histy measure
to gratify the weakness and stupidity of his servants.
OA, re/eat a world do we Gee id ! This affair was
scarcely effected, when it was found the informers' re-
port was all smoke; the thing could not bear the light
of day; but the Ministers purpose was answered, end
when they could not shew cause for the act, they
shielded themselves under the protectiun of his Majes-
I ty's prerocitive. After. dept lying a meritorions of.
fiver of that pittance which a long service, and the
use of his own money should entitle him to, what must
be thought of such men ? Now the sense of 41. e
country is unequivocally expresses.;, and the sympe:
thies of human nature called fsrth to shew the tsetse
of disgust created in the breast of every honest Ets;47:•
lisbman at the treatment of Sir Robert Wilson. "Iflos
hireling hedlatuites became infuriated and intosiritei
with an overflow of Lile or the essence of Janiprr, sH
we may naturally conclude, the old Maniac, the attics-
cate of the Mad Bull, must have hit the old Jacobin, who
now appears to feel the effects of the full moon in all its
plenitude, which took place last Thursday. He roars
nightly, and it is thought his case must come under `the
immediate consideration of Dr. Millis, or Dr. nc'a-
hoyde. The Maniac at the house of ill-fame,.niftit the
Obelisk in Fleet-street, has got hoarse with attinfpting.
to.roar like a Bull, and since he lost the titic6n to
steer his course through the mud, he is knockinc his
bead about, as if he were iufected fish St. Viitts's
dance. We purpose calling upon GI .fitcully topre•
scribe for Mtn infbruas paffpcvis, as-fits! rafts flit snTi
scriptions have been so little attended to. It is
thought the Bull and the Black Cow will be im-
pounded in the saute peufold for the winter. The
length of time will not be ascertained until November,
when a consultation on their cases must take place.—
From a perusal of Dachau's Domestic Medicine, and
Burn's Justice, we are led to think low diet, constrained
habits, and personal mortification will be presctibed,
as the treatment and discipline at the Ar, rent house in
Saint George's fields may be of too indelicate a nature ;
they will, in all likelihood, be sent to some country
college to perfect their education. In the mean time.
the Gang nicer daily. It is by no means an uncommon
thing to see them parade up and down, waiting for a
call, while the Reverends and lrreverends keep the
game alive by stationary attention, and have a Sharp
look out for the wages of infamy and shameles prosti-
tution ; but approaching dissolution is shewing itself
in a variety of ways, in none more conspicuous than
in the falling off of the supplies, and the encreasing
demand fur them. So, like the supplies in other places,
they may trump op mock amounts, which will turn
out. in figures only, of no sovereign value.