The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-21 00:00:00

STATESMAN

SIR CHARLES WOLSELEV'S ANSWER.

Wolseley, June IS.
Sir,—l had the honour of receiving your letter requesting
to be informed, &c. &c. ; to which I beg leave to reply, as
Treasurer of the Northern Union, that I have received in-
struction from the treasurer of the northern district, the sub-
stance of which is not to pay their lOW. into the bands of
any committee formed under the sanction of that which sat
at the Crown and Anchor; and if I may be allowed to cal-
culate on their feelings, after the uncourteous treatment of
one of their body, the founder of the Union. by one of the
Committee on the day of the meeting, as reported by the
Morning Ikrald, they will not bc likely to alter their de-
termination. The subscription, however, will not be lest to
the Spanish cause: the IOU!. is placed in the hands of
Messrs. Wright and Co., bankers, to which Mr. Hunt, Mr.
Northmore, and myself, have added wherewithal to purchase
lOU stand of arms, of the best quality, with accoutrements
complete, to be sent out to Spain the earliest opportunity.
I am, &c.
To J. Grant, Esq., &c. C. WOLSELEY.

We rejoice to learn that the feeling in behalf of Span-
ish Independence, is diffusing itself extensively through.
out the country ; and that in the neighbourhood of Lon-
don, as well as in the City itself, it is assuming such a
form as promises to be most effectively and eminently
useful. Among the Local Committees that are forming
for the purpose of raising subscriptions for the aid of a
people who are now contending for the birth-right of all
mankind, we are gratified to find a very active and re-
spectable one has commenced its exertions in the liberal
and opulent parish of Clapham. We have seen with pe-
culiar pleasure, annexed to its animated address, the name
of a Clergyman of the Established Church, on the list of
persons appointed to receive the contributions of the
parishioners ; and we are glad to perceive that, distin-
guished as the parish is for the wealth of its inhabitants,
there is that comprehensive feeling on an occasion of
such general interest, which declares the poor ,nan'a
pence, like the Widoiee mite to be at acceptable as the
rich snan'e pounds.

On Thnrs•lay night Prince Leopold rave one of the
most splendid entertainments, at Marlborough House,
that has been given this season. The party was extreme-
ly numerous, more so than any his Royal Highness had
before given this year.
An arrangement has taken place between the Directors
of the Bank and the East India Company, by which the
former agree to lend the latter 2,000,01111. sterling, fur
two years. at the rate of 31 per cent. interest on the securi-
ty of stock.
It is said that Sir Hudson Lowe has been appointed to
the Governorship of Demerara, and that the fiscal also is
to be removed.

According to letters from Lima of the 3d of February,
news have arrived there from Africa, of the defeat, of
General Alvarado and the patriot forces composing the
expedition which sailed from Callao four months pre-
viously. The Royalists appear to be in that quarter
much more powerful than had been supposed.
The accounts received at Lloyd's yesterday, inform ns
that the Spanish Privateers have been very successful in
their cruises against French Commerce. By a letter from
Havre, of the 17th inst., in addition to the capture of the
Role, noticed a few days back, we learn that the Pene-
lope, from Calcutta to Marseilles, and several others be-
longing to the same port had been captured. Insurances
had been effected on the cargo of the Penelope, at
Lloyd's, to the amount of from Ell to 100,0091. and
consequently this capture will be a very severe,
loss to the Underwriters. The Iris, of Marseilles-
bound to Dunkirk, had been taken and carried into Alge-
ciras, and sold. The cargo of the Dutch dogger, Cor
nelia, from Cette to Stettin, had been condemned and
sold. In addition to this, the following vessels had been
taken by Spanish privateers :—The Juan, from Marseil-
les to Hambbrgh ; the Outi Hoffning, from Cette to Lu-
beck ; the Celerite, from Marseilles to Petersburg ; the
Iris, from Cette to Bremen ; the Espeir, from Marseilles
to Rouen ; the Delphine, from Lisbon to Genoa ; the
Harpen, from Marseilles to Stockholm. The two latter
have been released, the formsr were all carried inta Alge-
sires. Respecting the principal capture, the Penelope,
from Bengal and the Isle of Bourbon to Bordeaux ; some
doubts are, we understand, entertained at Lloyd's.
Communications have been opened between Madrid
and Seville; and we can state confidently, that successful
result, are hourly expected by France.—(Courier.)
The Belfast News Letter of Tuesday contain, an ac
count of the tragical business at Maghera, nearly similar
to that which we copied yesterday from the &Wet Ciao-
niele,—with the following additional paragraph." Some
individuals have, we are informed, been taken up, and
will probably be transmitted to Derry, to be tried for bar-
ing been concerned in the riot. Amongst these, we un-
derstand, is the son of a very respectable Clergyinan,who,
it is to be hoped, will be alas to prove his innocence sa-
tisfactorily." It is remarkable, that although the Belfast
Nepe Letter was printed five days after the killing of so
many people, not a word is said in it of the Inquest. Was
not an Inquest held on the bodies?
APPREHENSION OF ONE OF THE MURDERERS OF MR.
CROPTS.—On Friday morning, informations were sworn
before Sir Hugh Clough, against two men, one of whom
has been since taken into custody, for the murder of Mr.
Crofts. A letter since received, informs—that his name
is Callaghan, and that he resided at Ballyelogh, about 5
miles from Mallow, into which town he was brought a pri-
soner.—(Cork Chron.)