The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-08-29 00:00:00

OVER DRIVING OF HORSES.

Ma• ENTOR,—Passipg doling this last week Or
two through the counties of Lincolnshire, Notting.
hamshire, &c. and hearing of several accidents hap.
petting from conches being overturned ; and, lament.
a.ple to say, many of the passengers having their
limbs brokers, owing, in a great measure, to driving
in so furious a manner that noble and valuable ser.
vent, the horse, I beg ) our kindnesv to insert these
few lines (in some corner of your very valuable Paper)
on cruelty to beasts, at the first convenient opportu.
oily, hoping they may meet the eye of unmerciful
d rivers.

A won ..f Voidness to his Iwo! is kini ;
Rut brat show• a h,tital mind ; •
Remember, lie who made thee ion& tart rut..
Who govr titre speech nod ►r,'an forio'd Ism mute,
lle •,::u't • omplain ; tint (3.. d•.• onuH.. lea' e3C
11,11,,i% IJt. C. h,itrs h;s cr,
e w.n tt,ciro'dl thy ,•-rt:mt •nut thy .'.u•!re.
Hu: ku;.w•—that his C.:rent or I, 11:y
I am, Sir, youi's very truh,
ItiCilAtiD TURN rAt

No. 111, London roati, S notliwark.

ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE AND Dueness OF CCNICER-
L IND.—Last night at half-past 10 o'clock the Duke
and Michels of CUMBERLAND arrived in the Duke's
tt a venittg carnage, at Cumberland. hou St. Ja mes'3
Palace, where their Royal Ilightir•sses were teceived
by Col. TitotteTox, his Royal Highness's Principal
Equerry. They were soon after followed by the Here-
ditary Grand Duke of NI ectuesernG, the brother
of the Duchess of CUMBERLAND, followed by the
Royal Guests' several suits. A notification having
been sent to the PRINCE REOEST of the arrival of
his Royal Brother, the Duchess, and the Duke of
MECKLENBERG. His Royal Highness soon after re-
paired to Cumberland-house, and honoured them
with a visit of congratulation.
Last Thursday the chapel at the East India Col-
lege was consecrated by the Bishop of Loxnoe, who
was accompanied to that Institution by the Earl of
BUCItINGIIAMSIIIRE, the CIIANCELLBR of the Excite- '
oucn, and the Right Hon. ,lOIIN SULLIVAN. and was
met there by the Chairman, and several of the Di.
rectors of the East India Company. After the usual
service on such occasions, at which several ef the
neighbouring Clergy and Ladies attended, and an I
able appropriate discourse preached by the Rev. Dr.
BATTEN, the Principal of the College, a good part
of the students received confirmation from the
Bishop.
Last week was announced the arrival of the Bellero-
/Atm of 74 guns, Captain MAITLAND, at Portsmouth,
from Ply mouth, having on board M. M tINGAUt.T, late
Surgeon to 13ostxrattve (who refused to go to St.!
Helena with him), M. Bcaunsamors, a lad of shout ;
16 years of age, nephew of JOSEPHINE, Boma-
PA RTE'. former wife, and 14 domestics. Their
destination was not fised until Saturday morning,'
when they were all removed into the Martial, Capt. I
Lexcu, and she sailed with them from Portsmouth
for Havre de Grace. The•whole of the persons who ;
came off to the Bellerophon as part of llostaratere's
suites have now been disposed of. SAVARY (Duke
of Roymo), Lieutenant-General LALLEMAND, &c.
hair been, it is reported, sent to Malta, in the;
Ettrotas, Capt. Liwcase. as prisoners of war.--
A Captain Pistrowsat, a Pole, whom BONAPARTE
raised from the ranks, and who was particularly de.
sirons of going with him, has been put on hoard the!
.Si. George, at Plymouth, until an oppoglunity offer ,
to send him out to Si. Helena—Our government
having been pleased to attend to the prayer of his
petition to this effect. The Bellerophon is gone to
Sheerness to be paid off.
At the annual conference of the Westleyan Me-
thodists, held at Manchester, it appeared that the
member of persons in the connexion amounted 0
nearly one hundred and ninety thousand !