The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-31 00:00:00

NAVAL IXTBLLIGg.VCe.

FALMOVTIT, Jo 4YIB. —Arrived the MathOroaglt pocket.
Jtuuns (acting), with Mails from Lisboa, thirteen days pen.
sage : tw Dens. Also the Princess Elisabeth packet, Kidd,
with Mails from Lisboa. Ere diryi Prlngl;:e ;ou general hot,
tle had taken place with the armies. Ciudad Rodrigo isr.
resulerell hi the French cm the 14th instant, s.fter sugirtok
every calamity imideat to war, short of an assault. The
11th Regiment of I)ragoons (two squadrons) had an affair ot
osttposb, with a very superior force of the' assem)*, koloir),
io which our brave countrymen behaved as Erituns arc
always eareeteil to dr, and defeated the laviacibles, though
with a severe loss; amongst the killed is Colonel Talbot, of
the 14th Dragoons.
Arrived the Queen Charlotte packet, Madge, nith Mails
from Cadfr, fourteen days pass:its; all was as colic; aid
comfortable there, as if no mealy were in their riemity.

Uu Tkursday the 'Mat in* In 46: it lung. 10. N. the
Marlborough packet, cotnnuuttled by Mr. James (acting),
with a complement of 'ill persoas, including three small be}.,
fell in with a French brig privateer, of 16 guru (having ij
ports on ench side), and full of men, which she gallantly
beat or, after ttn simian of one hour and 40 athletes at dale
quarters ; indeed they were so dose, that one of the lefews_
meu, wlps bred w musket at Mr. Juices, tin mini% his
threw the musket on hoard the Marlborough, and it Isom
in the Agent's Office of this port, as a trophy. Mr. James
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has several titans !gram diqingtinhed himself agnimt the
eaernies uf his country in the packet service, pnetieldarly
•nbout two 'ears and a half since, in the same packet (the
•Marltmeough), in the West Indies, he enpgeda French
sehlstorr, of 16 gums, for fire h9uss at clqse trade's, aid
'unneeded in heating her or and preserving the mails. h.
deed his conduct is it!ghly deservini the notice and protection
of Ms Majesty's Eustmas4er-geneettl.;—pd s lie ke 4tieralg
QOM is not io their service.

The fleet from chide errired M the Downs the
VQth instant, sailed from Canten the sth March
—left St. Heletto the 2:Btte May—og.the Cape of
good Hope they spoke the Compeny'ssitipProtta,
outward-bound. Tito C44//neffr Pete chain the
Chine see, gelth the fleet, ehesi she ptrted lore.
twiny, and prueeetle4 for ietrlbity to 04 docked)
propel/ 'eery lathy.
gAssettoyas ire TM* IFLFLT Irmo!! cil!i/4.
Per Gl:utun.—Mr, Illtarr7.
Per Warren /lam incr.—Mr,. Oileltrist, was yrektialLigett,
thiagle Rillt 47th Itegiaseat.
Tkamses.—Mr. W: Wawa.
: 'Per Nwane.-n4lt. .1. MolaoY..bl!. !Taws J. row,
Ilea'. J. Hayle. •
411410).—hlr.htek.
rlis'otainghata:44tajor De Morgan. Capt. !T. thitot
Vitality, Martel Chekhotra. par. wn.
f
per Cm414.-444ufutr .)4Y-
e Perseverastee.— Lratetrat"Calouel gaNth WAR.,
Stetity. •
per Sealeby Caajle.—Mr. end M 1 Moodie, Rae. J.;i.
phiattone,Ar. G. Magni.:tro Lieut. reatt. "
• ffr ?ONO, b1.Yr411#14:114/11".•
gilkilajesty'4 ship f. dflitmst !Web. firrerod
the fleet from China; we ere -emered; hes ',beset
' upviards of loam* !Os!" .54toiesi 4,4
Eset Irlia C°.l*iftY''
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AN7R.

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Aetteral• Court Muttist: has. tatclz hoe big
tkightets on 4.oettrt CSOrtih, h corporal hi the
gkrertish Irti 114101" for
preferregfiigilitift •
lit cbstrge—for hatio4 fOl .440016}i, ithla4,,,,,"l‘"T'
ed to orate st*splrkt of direaseeot onni m 6004, by s 1
-tempting to permeate the osela Rf iiiii4ofilhhtit itelOsest
of 3111,11 ht, Putt they bni heel etettlehed bilk* Co‘noel et
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certain articles, rte. sheer, ttocks,•4l4
V:- Pone-4'ft TinS 'P0.14
..41wrea44 I'6 C4Pk°4
see other (pikers, particolorty ontbe dyne last.
Cheer —Ear inning loalkire IVierscessatlen rigahet
lead Cone La earl 0, ronseonedleg the Ortiorsishire
:.eseetor'bfilitia, hr. 'ts lett' et ed, Aimed to LordtwaiLat tee
mattet2 eoehoseatas the Sosea Ilictriat,stOttek that he
laid the eirrenistoossel4 iseSsee• the
tete bitt refheed hire IMMO* • • „
The Prisoner was Need twiPy of the whale et
the Charge, gad riseittettgerilo rcoeive Lie 0011;
setrulkfl!fai gat!' to 4)0 redigced feMe resits.

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Teeter by the reOnwlnti of Life 'Guards were ivileWed 0
Anuktedoe caminiso, by his Rein' lit kiwis the P,riare
IT4TAS. They siirleed tie lir Heath abOni'eiee eft ceeloed is
ettelleat °Arr. The Queen's Regiment of Light Drams
kept the mend, ned the Gstarda funned i t 1r.., whit their
rightextended towards the town of Witubleden. The
.Sary display on this occasion attracted n numerous Corps of
Faskivniables, who drove to the Commie in landaus, hr
',llll!ithes. tandems, and tither dashing vehicles. A dose lifle
tof carriages drew tip ip front of the columa,wiik a numeress
troop of horsemen.. The Ladies were elegantly attired, and
the arrangements preparatory lathe review ferniAed n opt
agreeable Mop emit The Pills cr arrived about 12 o'clock
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his post chariot. Theewierries and grooms of ids ito, al MO
ness waited on the ground With *tend ftne els.sroy. The
Patrick mounted his beautiful grey bore, in a Field ?fiat.
shat's uniform. The hotaidg of the charger ems wade ,
richly ornamented with gold, and wive' semi eusitosedi•,'_l!-
,
'see. ThelMe wta also adorned with gold trophies, sm)
other Orem
or devil"' General Lord HRATitrICLE tot
the right us the 0.4-suee. end Sir DAVID DENNIS Ike
left.—Their Royal Highaenes the DIM: v4-11..wa .a 4
C.II*BiIDGE were also present, with a nusiserous stak-
The evoktioni then commenced, , the word of nesndsPi
being given by General da lag.— •The distiPW" th'a
tine reglosenta has long escited edualratioa. On an ec'
mini have they appeared to more advantage than at this re-
view. After wheeliag into line, dring their pistols. mare
diety of!manceuvres, conducted with toloniehina 01114).'
;netlike, and firmness, they made one grand charge tied hisr
ed. Lord HuhrurtaLD then rode in front of she liar, ad
she whole gave a grand salute, which the PRINCE•itiNme.
by advancing towards the regiments uncovered, Wks" al
Use semi* time his approval of their behaviour. The alieff
Oils ended. The Royal Dukes left• the peso& and dig
Pittece returned totown in his:carrier. The wind SO
esitlier strong. and the.day was unpleasant at intervals. eso'
tatonally the spectators were ant so namerons the.s
ve been, bread the weather proved propitious. No are b,
Of ColitigleaCe happaued.. Air. SmsatuAs %lab siPung
Apeetaters:

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On a tomb.stotte, lately erected in the bitrylng•
groun4F, in thurch.eourt; behind St. Martin's
tpaurch, is the followingvery curious Epitaph:
Sacred to the memory of
.I.oll` IRWIN,-aq.
• of. Sligo, ix Ireland,
Surgeon to his bittieso enreefh
1810,
',bodied *, the TM day of April,
Aged 38 %ear 4;
I "idiot, like thousands (liner gallant Countrintear
to Out fatal consoftenees' of the
[ unfortunate Eared qum la the phalli!,
cannonaded by
Jogs, Dal of CUATILAW.

OF Tilg &CM S'
.lISSION OF
PARLIAMENT •
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((,,,,ajaaad from oar Paper of Saturday last.l ' •
Tile misfortune of Ireland is to have been ruled
a -cries of expedients, each 'deiisCil. for 'tlte
OWN:CI:Cy of the moment, though little. dapted. to
; 3 plan haring all the evils of an :erroneous
sys?,,m, without the advantage of inconsistency:
ihji was one of the many grievances, which ,
leer.. ;tried as arguments in favour of the measure
iJoion, and which it was promised that the
CliJo should remove. It is singular enough that,
&ill; the period that bas since elapsed, a regard
fir decency never induced the English Ministry to
alt opt any Measure calculated to remove, or. even'
:i.:hten the burden, under which the Peep4:of
ty, Canntry have so long groaned, and that after,
the experience of 10 years, if we are net exactly
,„acre we were at setting out, our .eandition si tie
b.en in no respect improved. This is a good sib...
Jed far the consideration of those,. who made 4tio
ineffiesetiry of the Irish Parliament's reason for
transferring its authority to that of Great 3eiti4in;
for as to any influence, any beneficial influence,
that the infusion of Irish Members may have had
sewn the Legislative Assembly of the'Empire, Ire.
lad, at least, is perfectly insensible of it...,
By the statements which were made by Mr.
fir and his colleagues, when iboiat to bring
about the destruction of the ancient legislatnre of
this kingdom, it was evideut that they were by no
vans ignorant of its real situation, nor of the
came of the miseries which it was known to have
long rude red. They dwelt upon the guise, they
eisserated the effects, and they pointed out re.
girdles, with sagacity, feeling and foresight. No-
thing struck them so forcibly as the monstrous 104.
tea, as they rall.d it, of Tithes, by which, the' pa:
petition of the country was oppressed,' without"
receiving any, even the smallest, benefit in return.
They also observed upon the shocking absurday
of the poorest peasantry of the empire being.,bur,
dad with a double Church establishment, while
the autisner in w nigh the ecclesiastical clues wereex.,
acted, added tenfold to the original grievance. Streit'
an enormous evil, they said, could mot, be 866 r.
rd to exist tinder a really British
..coustitistitus,
nhich they were about to bestow on us, and the'
wisdom of the United Parliament would
ately supply a remedy, which want of oyiiiiithy,
eant of patriotism, or want of sense, 1.4 tire.'
veilted the Irish Legislature from furnishing. No
difficulty then occurred to the enlightened minds of
the English Ministers, many of whom, are still
livittg and in office, with respect to, fixing upon a
proper commutation for this tax, .they thought so
inv;dious, and the most interested and bigoted ad.,
tercets to the system never uttered a Byllable upon
that subject, perfectly secure, no doubt, that the
promises then held out to the people of
would never be performed. If there was, at the
time, a private understanding between them and
the Ministry, the latter have not betrayed the his.
plied confide:lee reposed in them ; Asi grievances
of Ireland, far from being remover), har,.thriven
and fi iurished under the fostering band of the Bri-
tish Government, Sad the System of Tithes, about
%vial) so much has been said, and there, is yet, so
to say, remains in its old fOrm. .
We have been led to these observations, by
having arrived, in the course of our " t • vellill ra
through the records of the last Seselen. of Pirtle :'
ramt," at' the motion made by Mr.. Pienset.;'Oril
the 13th of last April, " That a Meet CornatiGi
tee he appointed to inquire into Hie' banner in
which Tithes are collected in Ireland, and to is
port the same to the House." The Honourable
Mover insisted upon this two-fold opine:salon re.
sulking from the system, which,
a:AI agriculture of the country.almosLegitallysuf.
ford, and producing on the one side misery, vier
in sever-failing concomitants, discontents
s.
section, viulence, and outrage to the public peace,'
and, on the other, defalcation in the quantity of
Brain which might be naturally expected front the.
fendity of our soil, a circumstance of tranicend..,l
Ant iminatance, at a period when, from, the enures
of treats. the probability was an great 'of. our.
bung dint out from the whole Continent pf.Eui
"Pe, it'd being reduced to subsist entirely upon
"' commie resources. There was, it is true,;
nithing wive' in any of these topics ; but the,
e'je'ct had been so often, and so 'accuraiely.dia.'
"50 before, that nothing short insPiratipn,
•031,1 he expected to-cast any additional light upon
It. After a short examination of the arguments
ur!zeti on each side, we cannot iliecern any real
s' her; Hee of sentiment upon this subject, altho'
Li the 0;1it fell
to the ground, sts every other
si:ject a the kind is likely to du. lndeed, from
v
raardia in which debates are carried on in the
I.; II ita! (yr
Imperial Parliament, whin thci affairs of
's coulitry come under discussion, one worild
re,tily imagine that any thing concerning Ireland,
11'411 to far-forth as levying additional taxes upon
") is irrelevant matter, and the member who it.
to obtrude it upon the House, rises under
cutintierahle apprehension of being 44 called to
ruder" for his behaviour. No one denied but
it* " something thsly 'flatlet ought to be dun