The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-18 00:00:00

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SOMME' Or SOUTYIWAR K.
dom.'s( t oil wilt be shortly called upon to
exercise one or year most important functions, tic
the election of two persons to represent your interests
ia the House of Commons.
Yon must be *HI awire that, at the present period,
it behoves you, particularly, to select such persons
as will keep 'Closet .utrict watch over the Public
Purse, which yea see (even sifter a three years'
peace) reduced to such a slate as to be obliged to be
replenished by borrowing more than two-thirds of
our ezpences for the present year, and by making a
still further addition to the already immense amount
of debt.
It is understood, that your present Members will
present themselves again to your notice.
Now, as to the conduct of Mr. Calvert, I am ready
to pay my tribute of applause; but, situated as you
are with respect to the other Member, Mr. Calvert's
vote is scarcely of any service to you ; Mr. Barclay
constantly (almost) voting with the Ministers and
which he has done continually (in defiance oeyour
instructions) on questions of the utmost importance to
your comforts and liberties.
Recollect Mr. Barclay's votes for the contingence
of the Peace Income Tax, for the Suspension of the
Habeas Corpus Act, and subsequently for Indemnity
to those Ministers (who had employed the wretches
Oliver, Castles, and Company) and their agents, for
the cruelties which you know were committed under
the said Act.

Recollect the vote he gave in jestification of Mr.
Canning's earrao(ditiary espenditure of the public
money in so. Estibassy to a Country where there was
no Court. '
Recollect bis vote for an immense Standing Army
in time of peace, and thereby king additional
burtheos on the People ; and above all, recollect his
vote against Reform in Parliament.
Indeed, after watching his proceedings daring the
time he has sat for the Borough, I can scarcely ever
find him any where but dancing after the heel of the
Minister, showing alike indifference to the voice of
his Constituents, as to the rights of his fellow-seb.
jects at large.
Taking these circumstances into consideration, I
do indeed most heartily congratulate you on Sir Ro-
bert Wilson's having stept forward, to give you an
opportunity of rescuing yourselves from the ill con-
sequences which might follow from Mr. Barclay's
being re-instated.
The character of Sir Robert has been long known
and justly admired. As he has fought your battles
in the field, so will be wage war against Corruption
in the Senate. He is the staunch advocate of Re-
form, and the determined enemy to the Spy System—
e sincere friend to Civil and Religious Freedom, and
with talents often exercised in such causes.
Return Mr. Calvert and Sir Robert Wilson,
and the Borough of Southwark will never be said to
have been a party to the downfall of British free-
dom; the foundation of which (the liberties of the
People) the Ministers have been endeavouring to sap
by the recent invasions of our most wholesome laws.
The Resolutions you have passed at your first
meeting do you great credit. Meet frequently,
and with the same unanimity, and your victory will
be complete.
With my hearty good wishes for the success of the
glorious cause, I remain, Gentlemen, your mos►
obedient servant,

Dat/kIr•LANE.—Mr. MATURIN'S tragedy of ger.
tram was performed Oo Saturday evening. Miss
MACAULIT sustained, for the first time, the character
of Imagine—and surprised us by a display of eater.
pies, which her sabdeed manner, in the most im-
pasioned scenes of Lady Randolph' did Intilead Oft
to impact. This Lady is unquestionably a very fe.?"
spectable actress. Of Mr. Ku* it is unnecessary
to speak. After the Tragedy, a new After.piece en!
titled The Blackamoar's Head, was brought 'tot.
ward. It takes its name from the scene commetatinit
in an inn of that name; and the plot is founded wsp
the intrigue of a lower making his way into the PIO.
sence of his fair one under an assumed nem*. The
principal agent is a servant (thaw() who dresses
himself as an officer to beguile the aunt, and as a
barrister to outwit the guardian. The lover's scheme,
though discovered, succeeds, and the parties are eta&
happy. PENLEY was the lover, DOWTON the guar-
dian, Mrs. BARLOWIL the aunt, and Miss Imes the
fair prize. Mr.. Onoca and BARNARD were Con.
cerned in an underplot, and BARNARD sung!—
HARLEY, as the servant, soldier, and lawyer, was
admirably impudent and amusing. The piece was
not very favourably received, but was given out for
repetition, and we hope may be made to stand its
ground.
• COsignoe•OAßDlN.—Satorday night; after the
Tragedy of Bellamira, a new Operatic Farce, said to
he founded on a Comedy of MOLIERE, but more
likely to hove been suggested by a tale of CHAUCER'S,
entitled December and May, was produced for the
first time. The plot is very simple. A rich old
Plebeian who appears the representative of December,
is two the point of being married to the young daughter
(representing May) of a Spanish NObleman, and this
young lady being engaged to a gallant young rover,
resolves to thwart the match, by affecting the most
unbounded estrangance and a peoud domineering
behaviour. In this she succeeds, and the lovers ire,
according to the established courtesy of the Drama,
made happy. We cannot speak in very favourable
terms either of the dialogue or the incidents. The
audience did not seem to relish either much. The
music of the piece, which is chiefly by BISHOP, is,
' however cattiest, pleasing, particularly two songs
by Miss STEPHENS, and the scenery was very splendid.
It was given out for repetition.

Knitia's TNEATRE.—Theterioas opera of Elisabeth, was again
repeated at this Theatre on Saturday: as it experienced much
the same reception as it met with the last time it was performed.
we presnase that it will now be withdrawn ; for the appear.
anre of the Ph. which at thisseason is seldom thinly peopled on
a Saturday night, offered no temptation to go on with ao opera
in every way so uninteresting. The wretched ballet of Acts
and Galatea terminated at the early boar of half-past eleven,
amidst the loud and long continued hisses of all the spectators.
PORTSMOUTH, MAT 17.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Prometheus, from a cruise; the Dotterel) and
Sappho, for the Cape of Gond Hope ; Grashopper,
for the Mediterranean ; and Carnation for Halifax
and Newfoundland ; and will sail in a few days for
their several destinations.—The Vengeur and Roch.
ford are under orders to go out of harbour to-mor-
row (Monday).—Sailed his Majesty's ship Curlew,
for the Cape and India ; Union Spanish transport,
with the Russian invalids, for St. Patersbargh.
To SAVE Is TO GAlN.—Those who delayed to buy
Tickets and Shares in the last Lottery, had to pay
230 for a Ticket and 406. for a Sixteenth, yet then
there were only 100 Capitals, and 18,000 Tickets.
Now there are 107 Capitals and only 14,000 Tickets,
and the price, at present, is 219 for a Ticket and
275. a Sixteenth. That they will not be lower it
certain—that they will be higher is certain— -that
those who delay to boy will pay more is certain—
that those who do not bey cannot get a Capital
Prize is certain—that the first 20 Prices drawn oe
the King's Birth-Day will be all Capitals is certain—
aad that the Reader may get one of theTbree Twenty
Thousands, if he bays immediately. is also certain.
The numbers advertised in the late Lottery having
been so fortunate, has iodated I'. Bum to adopt the
same plan in the present; and be hopes, in the se-
lection he has made, that some of the Three 820,000,
or the 104 other Capitals, may be in the following
list, which may be bad at either of his Offices. 4,
Cornhill, or 9, Charing-cross, either In whole
Tickets, Halves, Quarters, Eighths, or Sixteenths :
13.873 1.258 8,511 INo 4"6 I 6.879
11,905 6,166 11.057 I 4.819 9,619
10,597 N. 1.277 13.970 7,731 1 12,651
13.968 10.600 2,1521 9.013 1 N... 559
8,999 13,966 5,241 12.501 3,806
7.327 1,34 8.516 N 0.491 6,951
5.243 4 858 9.611 3,511 5,132
4.791 7.979 12,747 6.756 11,101
1.270 9.141 9.267 10.691 1,086
1.203 12.54 5.242 N 0.514 4.07
13.751 2,071 5,912 6.760 7.299
11,904 5,131 3,966 3.595 10.046
Persons not approving either of the above, may
chooie out of several thousand numbers, et either of
the above Offices, where particular or fancy Num.
hers may be obtained, if not previously sold. The
Lottery begins 4th of Next Month (June).
The following is the present Price:
Ticket £l9 10 0
Half £lO 9 01 Eighth.... £1 13 6
Quarter 5 5 01 Sixteenth.... 1 7 0
Last Lottery the Tickets rose to £3O each, and,
Sisteentha to 22.
*** Letters (post-paid) duly answered. (Schemes
grails.)
In the last Lottery Blau sold Two of 130,000,
and 47 other Capitals ; and in the preceding Lottery,,
Three of R 20,000, ALL IN SHARES.
Color Escnamos, MAY 18.—Witritt trade 0811 this Mem
ing, and tee few sales effected were as a decline, in cunsesppare
of increased arrivals from abroad I Site samples at a .0
of 21.—Englisk Barley at last Mooday's prises.— b. is
41. cheaper.—ln Oats, Peas, and usher articles aoaltecaloa.
*hest (Enlists) 7O 88 Grey Peas ...44 48
New ditto - Beans. . so vi
Ditto (Foreign) .... 76 90 Old d 0.... .
Rye 46 46 rick do 44 48
Barley
New.....- Ebbe do
Malt 69 76 Poland d 0..... ......26 32
White Peas 44 49 Feed do.
New ditto.... ....... Floe Floor 7O 79
Ditto Boilers .... ..... 59 56 Seconds.... .
111111T111r1111.0 MARKET, MAY 18.
To slak the Offal, per stone of 81bs.
Reef ......44. 4d. ft ss. al. I Head at Cattle this Aar 1
steam ..4s. Od. so ss. Od. Beasts
Veal ... bs. 4d. to 6s. Od. Sheep aid Lambs 14,2a)
Park .... ss. 4d. to 6s. 01. Calves 220
Lamb ...7s. at tops. 04. Pig 5............—...... 250
HAY-MARKET.
Bay H. Os. Od. to 61. 04. OS.
Clover 5l. O. Od. to 71. 7.. 04.
Straw ll.lO. 04 to SI. 06 OA

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l'lsis was en informations hied by Adam'',
General against tie Defendant, *MAO _ ' rged
being a dealer in, lad sellee~r of, tees meth Ilavitag
his possession a
.queofity of sloti.itseeinigld whits
thorn-leaves, fabricated Ittiol an Intlialleoi hf
whereby ke forfeited 101. for every pi*ii,
tki
tett&
of such imiten. There weft other seeells
keg the offepoe differently, to all of *bids *I.
"tat pleaded not godly.
;„ t. Detnocalf stated t‘
"lesetved that the univertaL
question of universal import.
to think, that il this great
who were la the Alelly halh
drugs, under different masks,
Public were imagining they
meals marbleise beverages,
lowing a slow but Ceti.* P.
heard, during the mem
supposed they were drlnk
and were in fact drinking
en infusion of scorched peal
were told was in itself hat
least, there Was no ntizteee .
(limits. Not so in the prese4
• , •
prove that the molt mai
Rand it was dear that all
Yale or female, were alike
The Defendant Mr. Pak
no doubt reaped no semi
farioos traffic. It would i
'statutory of this imitation
established in Goldstetie-r
witness who would go Oil
the transaction. The pal
tory.was conducted, war
Proctor, and another person
the son of William Malir
a place called Northemberlai
street, professedly as a coffee., ___ These
persons engaged others to furnish them with leaves,
which, after undergoing a certain process that .he
would describe, were sold to and drank by the
Public as tea. The parties gathering the leaves,
which were of the white and black-thorn tree, were
peid at the rate of 9.4. per pound for the produce of
their labour. These leaves, in order to be converted
into an article resembling black tea, were first boiled,
then baked upon an iron plate; and, when dry,
rubbed with the hand, in order to produce that curt
which the genuine tea had. This was, in fact, the
most wholesome part of the operation; for the
colour, which was yet td be given to it, was pro.
duced by logwood; whether this was an injuriuss
ingredient or not, he did not know, but be believedi
few of his auditors would willingly drink an infusion
of that dye. With regard to the green tea, that was
manufactured in a milliner more destructive to the
1 constitution of those by whom it was drank. In this
part of the business it appeared that the leaves, after
bating been pressed and dried, were laid upon sheets
of copper, where they received their colour from an
Article known by the name of Dutch pink, So.. of
*hide (a powder of a yellowish hue) he held in his
bind. One of the component parts of this pow.
der he understood to be white lead; but to this
ke would not pledge himself. The other article
seed in producing the appearance of the fine green
Hoes which was observable on the China tea, was,
however, decidedly a deadly poison I Ile alluded to
verdigrise, which, it appeared, was added to the
Dutch pink in order to complete the operation.—
(A feeling of horror seemed here to pervade the
whole Cnort.)—This was the case which he had to
bring before them; and hence it wield appear that
at the moment they were supposing they were drink.
ing a pleasant and nutritious beverage, they were,
in fact, In all probability drinking only the produce
of the hedges rotate the metropolis, prepared for the
psrposea of deception in the most notions manner.
He could not be 'ceased of a desire to inflame the
minds of the Jury by exciting their private feelings,
because no end could be gained by such an attempt.
He went for positive penalties, and the verdict cook!
be given only according to the limits of legal enact.
ment. He trusted he should be enabled to trace i
the possession of the Defendant 80Ib. weight of the
commodity he had been describing; and if so, he
ohould entitle the Crown to penalties amounting ie
the whole to 8401. a sum by no means large, when
compared with the enormity of the offence.
Thomas Jones deposed, that he knew a person of
the name of Proctor, and was employed by him at
the latter end of April, 1817, to gather a quantity of
black Yid white-thorn leaves. Sloe leaves were the
black-thorn. He also knew a person of the name
of John Malins ' • he was the son of Wm. Mall's,
a coffee-roaster, in Northumberland-alley. He did
not at first know the purpose for which the leaves
were gathered, but afterwards learnt they were to
make imitation tea. Witness did not himself gather
more than a hundred and a half of these leaves ;bet
he employed another person, of the name of John
Rapier, to gather them. After the leaves were
gathered, they were first taken .to his house, and
afterwards to Mr. J. Matins', in Goldstone-street.
He was to have 94. pet pound for gathering them.
In Goldstone-street they were manufactured. Tney
were first boiled, and then the water was squeezed
from them in a press. They were afterwards placed
over a slow fire;opon sheets of copper to dry; while
en the copper they were rubbed with the hand to
earl them. At the lime of boiling there was a little
terdigrise pot into the water (this applied to green
tea ouly). After the leaves were dried, they were
sifted ; this was to separate the thorns and stalks
from them. After they were sifted, more verdigrise
and some Dutch pink powder were added ; this made
them resemble green tea, and the work was finished.
The Dutch pink was • hard sentence, and was
scraped with a knife ; he did not know 14a component
parts. It was shook bp with the tea ; and, together
with the verdigris., geee the leaves that yetlewish
green bloom observable en genuine tea. They bad
no particular name for this process, except giving ape
bloom. The black tea welt through a similar costese
as the green, except the application of Dutch pink :
a little verdigrise was put in in the boiling, and to
this was added a small quantity of logwood to dye
it, and thus the manufacture was complete.
drying operation took place on sheets of ironit
Knew the Defendant, Edward Palmer, who kept a

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