The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-25 00:00:00

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ANGLISILVEN IN starsßY AT A Purer
IN BRAZIL.

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Pasts, Aram 21.—1 t is said that in the month of
my Dett, when the King of England proceeds to
itinovrr, h 2 will pass Oltlntl Paris ; that he will star
in this capital eight or ten days, but that he will wain-
titt the strictest incognito.—(evvrtitrefitsanel.)
The Crown awl Sword intended f r nthr. C
ris orouatioThey
n
if Louis XVIII. are now exhibiting
Pa
w rained it ',50,e00/. sterling.
There is statud to be a Bill in the House of
taus to 10 eeplain and amend the Acts relating to Stamp
Liviim whizli is understood to be intended to intro.
(lore provisions rcsperting the Legacy Tax. This
erill heat the specious title of a regulation, hut it will
swards the severity of that cruel statute, by which
all Ike rrsoual property of the kiegdum must pass
*wit the hands of Government every twenty-fire
year. It is proposed that the duty shall attach on
ali property assizned over, transferred, presented, or
given away during life time, as well as when regular-
ly bequeathed by the last will and testament. This
new Art is foundeil, it seems, on the practice which
has prerailA, of eva.ling the duty by assignments to
trustees of property, and by presents during life.—
Smite or the most devoted to of 51inisters, in
mos the t
hie.hest ranks of society, awl who were the
sae lily and keen in supporting all the taxes laid on
the peeple, have hien also the most sticcessfnl in the
art or evading this tax, and of securing their heirs
tfatil its operation.
PIA st-ra it, Aram 23.—The utility of that grand
sat:tonal work, the Breakwater, in the Sound, is be.
coming daily more apparent. During the late violent
gales recta% the westward, upwards of twenty vessels
role under l's r:telter in perfect safety, the greater
lumber having no occasion to let go a second anchor.
The.follo%viog extracts from the American papers
we were yesterday compeilerl to omit from want of
went Some ilassages of the speech of the Governor
of Lower Canada are very extraordinary :
Luwra CAN %PA.—Abstract of the Governor's

speech
Gentlemen of the House of Assembly, although
I cannot by any means express my satisfaction in t
wihth
e
metal resit;t, of your deliberations, yet, it is
great pleasure 1 acknowledge your assiduous and
tealeti- attendance in the discharge of your public
duties, during the long and laborious Session which
I ant now to close. Yon will see the administration of
the Lisa Government lett without any pecuniary
means, but what I shall advwanillcsee individuals suffer-
upon my own per-
'anal responsibility.
int under fevere and unmerited hardships, caused by
the wan, of that constitutional aohority that is ne-
cessary fur the payment of the expences of the Civil
Government. Yoa will see the interior improvements
of the country nearly at a stand. You will see, in
short, the Executive tiovernment in a manner palsied
and powerless."
'flip Mansion-liouse Hotel, at Montt. al, was destroy-
eti by fi-e un the llith ult.; I 2,01111!. was insured on
the fvoilding, and 3,0001. on the plate cud furniture,
at the Phenix Fire-office.
WIWI TOE NEW YORE OAZITTF. Or MANOU 31.
The United States sloop of war Hornet, sailed yester-
eaT for Havanna and Peasacola, having on hoard sev
orm
eral
recently appointed Officers who are destined to perf
public waits in our newly acquired territory, the Flo•
rida,.
Ise learn by the Huntress, from Canton, that the
W
United States frigate, Congress, anchored at Chnmpee on
the Sill of November, in consequence of the nese Go-
vernment having obiect ed to rant permissChiion for the
regular transportation of herg stores from Canton to
Lina in Chnese bots, sad refused to appoint a Com-
pwriaviloimtred;
adjusted,
ait Was expected all differences would be
anti that the frigate would sail for Rio about
the Ea Y.ovember.
rano TIM ateustown INVINER or NIARCH
The Acre Orkaas Gazette says, it gives us pleasure
to be informed that permanent defences fur the Mexi-
can frontiers are now preparing with some degree of
activity. At the commencement eifficolties, arising
from a want of knowledge in the contractors of the
"glory, and the impossibility of obtaining materials,
required time to execute the operations. 'fire obstacle
h". In a great degree, been removed ; materials to a
large amoust have been collected in Mobile Ray, and
at the &islets, and the works for the defence of that
Imponaut entrance into Lake Pieschatirtain is now in
such a state of forwardness as to encourage every hope
it will be completed by the lit of January.
'1 be Sapphire arrived at ilarhadoes from liaudaloupe,
tritla sett% of the mutineers on board the Kate, Pur
dry: their names ore—Peter Kidd, Richard Jones,
T. houlas Murdock, David Ramsay, John H'Donatd,
"me, nchell, and Peter Fisher. The Admiral is
here, and their trial will come on immediately. They
have acknowledged their guilt, and 1,06 t dollars
"a y
4 in their possession have been secured b
„ the
midst MarslE.l fur the owners.

Among the precautionary *seamen adoptbd in Spa;e
for securing their national independence. the &Bow-
ing are the principal articles of the low oldie grimy, as
adopted by the Cortes:—
" The national force is the union of all Spaniards
armed by the country for their own defence.
" All Spaniards from 19 to 50 are obliged to concur
in the defence of the countrv.
" The abuse of the armed force is a crime of High
Treason, when it shall be employed in the two following
eases: Ist, To offend the sacred person of the King ; gd.
to prevent the free election of the Deputies."
Extract of a letter from Paris, dated April IS :
" The day before yesterday intelligence arrived here
by au extraordinary courier, after post time, of the ar-
rival at Cadix of the Commissioners sent by the Go-
vernment of Columbia to Spain ; these gentlemen
will, I expect, by this thus have reached Madrid. For-
mal letters of recall have been sent from the Colum-
biau Government to )l. Mende:, NI. Del Real, and
General Vergara, all of whom were intrusted with
particular commissions, the sole representation of the
republic in Europe being at present centred in M.
Zea, who lately arrived in this city from London.'
The latest public and private accounts from Spain.
were obtained yesterday. .nhich concur in statigg.
with other adrices, through various channels, that
the apprehension is certainly entertained there of
Russia and Austria marching an army into Spain and
Portugal, to restore the ancient order of thint-..1. We
need hardly add, that there is nothing which at pre-
sent warrants such an alarm.
The discontents at Barcelona have been much
ex-
aggerated.
According to the following extract from ore of the
private communications, the nation is threatened with
Another Revolution:—
" BARCELON A, APRIL 7.—We have great fears that
things will rennin in a very unsettled state for some
time ; anti :se really have grout:!' for supposing that
the Oovernment will he changed, and we therefore
advi.e von to use caution in your mercantile specn-
-las ions with this country.
" Our eunntrvmen at.Dibraltar, however. are likely to
me
reap so ad;antage from the prohibitory
into Spain,
svalem
adopted by the Cortes, by smuggling goods
which cannot obtain entrance at present."
CASTLII DAV:SAUD WAIIO.--.-AS a Wartimote held
yesterday, for the election of a Commou Councilman,
in the room of William Box, Esq. the late Deputy,
Mr. James Newbon was unanimously elected. Aides
man Joshua J. Smith received an unanimous vote of
thanks front the Ward for 11k past conduct, and James
Uritfitlis, Es+ was appointed Deputy. We congratu
late the Ward upon an anpoitstment, which affords a
well-tried citizen such appropriate scope for aliening
his constitutional sentiments and his public
liftpiri st
and we heartily wick the worthy Deputy, log and.
.good health to enjoy his civic honours.
The new religions 'sect Bryassitcs or Rank re, which
lately arose in the Midland Counties, is gradually ex-
tending into others; at Sheerness a Chapel is build-
ing for these male and female preachers.
The Methodists are now raising sttbseriptious to
convert site gypsies to Christianity. la a late report,
they say, " We have been running to the ends of the
earth to convert the heathen, while this lon' y, which
has subsisted among us for 400 years, and now amount:
to 15,11110 souls, has escaped our notice."
The Sol.tr Eclipse last September afforded an op-
portunity to Mr. 3lenses of observing the mountains of
the Moon. They were seen generally in chains like
those of the Earth, and seemed similarly separated by
plains and vallies. The highest on the circumference,
measured be the angle with the plain, had an elevme-
a-
tion of 7353 feet. Vertu:hell, by quite another
thod, arrived at nearly the same result. The u ((((( is-
tains of the Moon therefore appear to bear nearlr the
same proportion to its diameter as those of the 'Earth ;
the diameter of the Moon being to that of the Earth
as 3to 11 and the highest mountains on the Earth,
the Ilintala, measuring 27,00 feet.
A ship-carpenter, of Maryport, has lately had left
to him the stint of 1:1,13001. Before the fickle goddess
had showered this cloud upon him, he was in very in-
digent circumstances ; hence we trust lie will enjoy
the bounty with a greater sest—hitherto, however,
the " fortunate Youth" has born the golden gifts very

meekly.
A singular but not entirely novel species of fraud
has recently been detected in Birmingham. liv cut-
ting ur tearing pieces out of a number of notes belong-
ing to the same bank, and joining them
ast together on a
piece of paper, an additional note, at le in appear-
ance, is formed ; and this contrivance has in somd
in-
stances been so well execute.l, that the fabricate
strument has passed currently until presented to
x the
bankers by whom it purported to be issuesl. —Eer
lions are making to discover the agent in this 41rcep-
lion, and we trust he will be brought to the punish.
went he so richly merits.
ATTACI:NCNT AND S tGACITT or vtt. C vetNa SPE-
cir.s.—Mr. Hawkins, of Stanton Court, in Worcester-
shire, sent his groom on Wednesday last, to
his the
est Hate.an
for some live tench to stuck a pond on
Upon thou oor fellow's arrival he proceeded in a boat
for the ppose of getting the fish out of a trunk
which was moored in the middle of the stream, leav-
ing a pointer dog of his master's and the
ell sack on thd
e
shore. By some accident the groom f backwar
into the river, and was unfortanately drowned. On
perceiving the man MI the month,tl plunged into
the water, with the sack in hi and swain about
in search of his lost companion ersons
and when nearly ex-
hausted, he was taken into the boat of some p
who had rowed uto
taking;gve their assistance, but imme-
diately on their the bag from the dog, he again
jumped overboard, and swami bout and whilani st he
on wasb bob
le.
By dragging, the body wa fou,
brought on shore the faithful animal shthe dowed hieceas
seat-
tachment by stretching himself ton d's
breast, licking his face and hands t and it was
th with e
ditficnity that the animal was carried away from
remains of his lifeless friend.
Cons-linctwtos, Aran. 25.—A very large quantity
a Wheat remained over from Monday's sopply, for
which them was no demand this morning : prices, there-
fore, may be Warid emoinally as on blonday.Tbe
inferior qualities of aro ausaleable, and even
prime samples were with dilicalty got at Monday's
and Oat trade continues exceedingly heavy,
and what few sales wen made to-day, were at
alt abatement of Is. per quariev.—Bearto are also rather
cheaper.—ln Peas and other articles there is no alter-
atit2U.

The following account is copied froM the Litrerpoer
Mercury, to which it had been transmitted by a gent
denten for insertion, in order that the case of the un-
fortunate sufferers sitonld be generally known, and that
they might obtain some relief in their necessitous si-
tuation
"I am but lately returned from the ahavementioned
port, Ceara, situate in 3 deg. ;Itlongi-
tude 33 deg. 29 min. W., a port but little known, and
of cowrie little frequented by the English ; three or
four vessels only ever having been there, and those
from Liverpool. The unfortunate fellows I Wish to
call your attention to, were unfortunately wrecked
front a privateer about eighteen mohths a':ct, to the
northward of Ceara, between that Red Paraiba. It
appears by their account given to me, they liad
brought their vessel to rat anch Ir, and this part of her
crett, were on shore I,urchasi4e i rovision and watering,
when the vessel vatted her anchors and drove on the
reef, Went to pl. Net, rend the hands that were on board
lost. The alarm was instantly riven, 7.nd OW pt o-
ferows secured. Notice was immediately given to the
Governor of Ceara, who instantly dispatched a tterjean
with a gang of ragamuffins (they call them soldiers)
to bring these tnea prisoners to Ceara. When this
party arrived at the pla..e. our countrymen trete imme.
diately put in iron., two and two, and then forme I
into one string., anti drove in the trot brutal manner
nearly 200 miles. withunt pruv'sion, but such as they
could beg on their way : scarcely suffered to rest, and '
insulted and beat the whole way by the brutality of
their guard. On their arri:ll at ('eara, they were im-
mediately thrown into the common rrion (sill in
irons) anson:: the lowest scum of the 113ce, waottt
any further trial than what the stddiets chore to sly
(there not being any Englishmen or person who could
speak resi,lent in the place. or never than
Maraeltato.) They are now compelled t.l e ork o:: the
Government works (in cltatts) at the rate of three tin-
tints per *lira, al out fonrprece lialfi.eni.y, fur the pur-
pose of obtainin • an existence, :Ind a!nto-t naked : hot
chained by themselves, bet creittently in company
with Neerees and ('ahoras. wit., are condemned for
crimes of ali sorts; always attended by a I,ative sol-
dier, who can beat them nit!, his stick whenever he
thinks proper. and attends them upon all occasions,
even those of the calls of nature. In fart, such is their
tceattnent, that they have often declatt d to me, they
would be happy to suffer death rather titan live in their
present a rettlied stAte. At the time of my leaving
Ceara, there was then rosiding a P.trltt!tu•se merchant
who arrived there from thi, place about September
last, who speaking English they wont to ; he pro-
tnised them lie would speak to the Governor on the
subject. He accordingly did, and at the 'worst of
the Governor took down all Coir names, and had them
m
somoned before the ()ovation, and the said gentleman
acted as interpreter. This happened in Noternber
last, and the prisoners were then informed this account
should be transmitted to Pernambuco. Frz,:n that
time to the period of my sailing front ('eara, about the
end of slat:nary last, tiler remained in the same state,
awl I much fear will, unless swe means are adopted
o
from this cnntry to relieve them. This, gentlemen,
is a statement of facts; and if on think proper to
irsert it in your paper, you are at liberty to put it into
a better form than the present for publication, as you
will immediately perceive 1 ant not very correct id the
mode of drawing np such .t document for public in-
spection. Your•s very respectfully.
F.NI3IIStIMAN.

Dtscovrns- OF A ROMAN ALT %P.— few dims
sitwe, in an orchard, in the holding of Mr. Faulkner;
in Further Boughton, near Chester, a Roniatt Altar,
in an excellent state of preservation, was found. It
is about four feet birth, nith a shallow bin on the
top, supported by two volutes. The shaft as
of the the
is four sided; on two of Its side is the foilow-
ing inscription :
" :.tent : r FuNTIRCR tea. NX t. v.'•
in extended characters, Nyofi,i,if ft FoAt;htts Lerione
lircsriata ratente ; which may
s/be thtA Enz-
HAN P', f weft to the Goddess( sof Wale.. and
to th. 1i ',it+ of Mr Foustaihft, ty roldiers if Me
Tecti.rai. I,t;iun, the ptorerfitl, live eunque)ing.
" It appears that Chester w•ts the scat of the. Tweo-
tietlk Legion, or !Agin ricenima earns tie! rix ; and
although it might possibly have been anteriorly a Bri-
tish station. there is little doubt of its having bean
fortified by Ustorius Scapula, for the protection of the
Roman A:my, after the defeat and capture of W
this altar
a-
ter" in A. D. 50." According to which, thi
has been placed in its it:-c•ent situation somewhere
about I t.OO years. The ;,round hear to where it was
fortified bas been considerably underdug, so as to
drain off the upper waters, but there c.,n is:. little
doubt, that, at ttfo above date, this smite ai.ounded
with springs and wells of water. At the iota Auction
of Cloriqianity into out island, tlas altar was m
oat
ost
probably overthrown (i was found lying nside) an,l the heaps of clay thrown over it, as may
be now seen. Various retnalns of antiquity have
been found on the spot, as pieces of Roman pot-

tery,
Yesterday being Easter Tuesday, the Christ's llns-
pital and Ilinlewell buys, to the amount of 700, walked
in procession to the Nlatision-ho :se, where they were
ethe
admitted, according t' ancient custom, to see
Egyptian Dail, with all it- ornaments and decorations,
as ti.teti up for the grand civic entertaintnent of the day
before. They wAlked, preceded by the masters and
beadles, through all the -fate apartments, and finally
entered the grand saloon, where the Lori Mayor, Re-
corder, Sheriffs, tottl several Aldermen, with the lAdy
Mayoress and a number of ladies, Were seer,. Each
boy, according to custom, received from the hands of
the Lord Mayor a shilling, nr a sixpence, anrdin g
to their respective merits, with a bun and a glass of
wine. After this ceremony, the Lord Mayor. Sheriffs,'
and all the city officers, having previously partaken of
an excellent cold collation, proceeded iu state to
Christ's Chard', Newgate-street, where the spital see.,
man was preached by iron ev. Doctor Darrrow of Pro-
, fors
overly of Soho-square, the 29th chaptc
verbs. 15th verse. The company returned to the
Mansion-house to dinner.
In the Commune of Noll% in the department of
the Lot and Uaroone, lives a woman of 107 years of
age, who attends Dillies Service, every Sunday in a
Church at some distance from her home.

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