The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-19 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN-.

TO 211 E LICENSED ricruitizoßs.—No. IV.
There it milling protects the Licensed Victualler
against the multiplied attacks of his enemies more than
the public Press ; nor is there any description of trades-
men but should set their faces against those detestable
branches of it, that wish to make those in power every
thing, and the people nothing. I have heard some
stupid, say, I keep Papers at both sides of the question
to please my customers: fallacious doctrine! so this all
wise Solomon, wishes to support those venemous
reptiles who sting him to death, who are paid out of
the taxes for abusing those that pay. If such noodles
did not take in such papers, those filthy establishments
must fall to the ground, notwithstanding they are sup-
ported in stamps, salaries, and work, dirty or clean, by
the measure of its nastiness. There are no doubt many
obstacles a Publican has to encounter: his landlord the
Brewer, his creditor the Distiller, or his Worship the
Magistrate. The first suprlies him with deleterious
swipes, or turns him out if lie attempts to rebel ; and if
he should be a Magistrate, or time-serving hanger on,
the unfortunate Publican must even consult him as to
the description of Newspaper lie takes in. The Distiller
or Liquor-merchant not nnfrequently pulls up stith the
Brewer, and at all times bold the Publican in ter-
rore n ; while the finishing blow is left for the
Just-ass, who endeavours, not only to know every
thing passing in the public-house, but at every
man's house in the neighbourhood ; and so slavishly
do they play into the hands of the ruling powers,
that a. trivial disrespect to the Magisterial Veto, not
unfrequently places the license in jeopardy, but the
publican either in a prison or a workhouse. The
Green-bag Plot, lately brought forth at Hammersmith,
is a pretty foul sample of the spy system, where they
fixed Sir Robert Wilson at the head of a committee
to manage the Queen's Funeral, although the publican
swore that Sir Robert was never in his house; nor do
I believe there was any more colour for the ivsertion
than if they said I could make good porter from
treacle and quassia, or an honest man of a Bridge-
street petty-fogger. If Publicans are to be thus be-
lied and harassed, by such vexations, why do they not
at once encourage that part of the Public Press who
supports them against their vile oppressors, and spew
by their spirit they'll send their enemies adrift, and
never put a penny in their way. No, there are a few
groveling wretches amongst them who worship the
rising sun, and like the Dutch garrisons, when be-
seiged by the French, " sell the powder to shoot at
themselves." That is the case with a Publican who
takes in a hackney print, he pays his money to oppress
himself. The:. why not erect this grand battery in his
own defence. This truth is well known to them, and I take
upon me to say, there are a set of fellows at present in
the metropolis, who attempt to force their political trash
on the publicans under the specious promise of supply.'
ing them with certain newspapers for so long a time
gratis, provided they agree to take in that paper regu.
larly afterwards. The imposition has in some instances
succeeded until the misled Publican saw his error and
kicked out the deception. This dishonest, this infam.
ous trick of humbugging with Morning and Even-
ing slops, has been followed up to a degree of in-
famy unprecedented for the last IS months ; but the few
who have been duped are beginning to open their eyes
and see their way amidst this fog, this mischievous sys-
tem of fraud and delusion. They see themselves misre-
presented, they see these hackney scribes live in volup-
tuousness from the wages of prostitution, and should in
every way possible endeavour to counteract it ; let them
apprise the honest press with every attempt to trample
on the law; let them beware of a set of ruffians who are
either common informers, hired spies in good
cloatlis, or those chatty vagabonds who provoke
argument to entice a company into warmth, and have
a plant ready to give down the information in private :
these low wretches are as plenty as pickpockets, a
calling they don't appear ashamed of, but send their in-
formations from hand to hand, until at last the Publican
is called to account, without an idea of his error, or the
miscreant who traduced him. lie is harassed in every
possible way, until at last, he is glad to get quit of a con-
cern before he loses his all, and runs to try his chance,
where he has the world to begin over again. If the
country is free, as they say it is, those who pay the
taxes have a right to the benefits arising from the em-
ployment of the taxes ; it is through the honest part of
the Press they become informed how those taxes are laid
out ; and what must that Publican be—what a slavish
creeping thing must he be to pay daily for those velii•
cis, of infamy, who neither spare public or private
character who abuse their honest fire-sides, and even
rake up the ashes of the dead ? Then let him ask
himself, has he a right to pay for what he knows to
be arrant lies, for his own abuse and his neighbours'
degradation ? To pay a set who are rewarded by the
measure of their mischiefs and the wantonness of their
hired slanders; but who will, in time, like theitattle-1
snakes, inflict their death wounds on themselves.
Leather-lane, Sept. IS, 1821. BARNABY

Every preparation is making in the Royal House-
hold for his Majesty's intended visit to Hanover, and
Saturday next is still confidently named as the day on
which he will set out.

His Majesty, it is said, will travel on the Continent
under the title of the Earl of Dublin. Active prepa-
rations are making at Brussels to receive the Royal
visitor the latter end of the ensuing week. His Ma-
jesty will stop there for a day or two at the residence
of the English Ambassador, and then proceed to Han-
over.

ROYAL SQuannori.—The Royal George, the Royal
Sovereign, with the Liffey, the Lee, and the Cameleou,
arrived at Portsmouth on Monday last. The Royal
yachts went immediately into the harbour to refit.
Lord and Lady Stewart intend leaving town to-
morrow, on their way to Vienna. They propose pass-
ing a few days at Brussels.
The Masques. and Marchioness of Londonderry
left town yesterday evening for their seat at North
Cray. On Saturday the Marquess sets out for Hanover.
On Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, as the
Duke of York was passing along Charing-crou in an
open carriage, accompanied by a groom, his horse fell,
by which accident his Royal Highness was thrown
out. Several penons wbo witnessed the accident in-
stantly hastened to his assistance, bat we are happy to
state that his Royal Highness did not swain any
arias. injuries!.

FOR, THE STATESMAN.
TO THE LIVERY OF LONDON.

Feeling interested in every' thing that appertains to
the city of London, it is not to be supposed I can re-
main neutral on the eve of an election for Chief Ma-
gistrate. You, my friends and fellow citizens, have
witnessed more than one Chief Magistrate, within
these few years (without any occasion whatsoever)
introduce the military. You have also seen your fel-
low citizens, upon more than one occasion, attacked,
without mercy : you have seen a few of your own
body advertise rewards for these said soldiers' breach
of the laws; you have also found a body of your ene-
mies congregate within your walls, and place them-
selves as an inquisition above the law, and barrass the
sheet anchor of the people, by the formation of a body
of informers, who prowl about your shops and your fire-
sides, to the injury of your domestic peace and char-
tered rights. You have seen your present most
Worthy Chief Magistrate and your city repeatedly in-
sulted, and even the life of your Sheriff, your Alder-
man, attempted by a red coat, while the said Sheriff
was officially engaged as conservator of the peace ;
you have seen your Petitions rejected, and your repre-
sentations treated with disrespect by Ministers; and
you have now to see the prcspects of independence,
the rights of the city of London endangered, should
the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs become the tools of the
Minister. These are your prospects, my fellow citizens ;
let no longer apathy possess yon, let the British Lion
shake off the dew of indolence from his mane, let li-
berty and the Constitution ring within your walls, let
the man who has devoted a long life to the real inte-
rests of the city, who has put down a base peculating
faction, who bas saved the lives of the innocent, and
always stood the open foe of the guilty, let him and
your present excellent Chief Magistrate become the
choice of the Livery, and at once put it out of your
enemies' power to enslave you further. If you do not,
you deserve to be dragooned, to be rode over, cut
down, or shot like dogs. A military Government ap-
pears the dearest object of your foes ; they wish to se-
parate the citizens and the soldiers; they retain, in
your neighbourhood, a regiment, who has sliewn itself
obnoxious to your fellow citizens. They hire a set of
hungry scribes to abuse ynti, who daily vomit forth the
basest falsehoods against you. Then, will you remain
the base, the cowardly wretches P Will von surrender
the rights of the city of London without a rruggle ?
I trust not ; you will not degrade the remains of your
brave ancestors, you will not annihilate the liberties of
your city or your country. A FREEMAN.

ORIGINAL POETR Y

SONO.
No longer the song of the lark,
Sounds musically sweet to mine ear ;
The woodbine, and jasmine, and rose,
No longer delightful appear.
For he, who oft sat by my side,
And heard the lark carol in heaven,
/lath broken the vows that he gave,
Ills love to another hath given.
And he, who oft wove me a wreath,
Of woodbine, and jasmine, and rose,
Bath broken the vows that he gave,
The wreath on another bestows.

The Scotsmen resident in Manchester intend to send
a handsome gold snuff-box, bordered with a thistle,
to 3lr. Hume, with an inscription to this effect:----
.. Presented to Joseph Hume, Esq. M.P. by his coun-
trymen resident in Manchester, as a testimony of re.
spect for his talents, and gratitude fur his Parliamen-
tary exertions."
The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe has given a freehold
piece of ground at Stonehouse, near Plymouth, on
which is to be erected a Classical and Mathematical
School for lOU boys. The stone for building it is also
the gift of the Noble Earl.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 17.—The 10th Regiment of
Foot arrived here on Monday from Portsmouth, to re-
place the 1 lth, ordered to Cork, a detachment of
which regiment embarked on Friday on board the
transports.

A man, named Oxford, who had been for many
years in the employ of Mr. O. Sparing, as a paviour
in the Dock-yard, has lately come to the possession
of an estate of 850/. a year.
Martin Rowe, his wife, and daughter-in-law, were
on Tuesday last committed to the Borough gaol, for
trial at the Sessions, on a charge of robbery under
the following circumstances :—On the 26th of De-
cember last, Mrs. Long, the wife of a Lieutenant in
tbeArmy, who resided to Turnchapel, intending to go
to Exeter, went to the first toll-gate on the New-road,
in expectation of meeting the coach, hot it having
passed a short time before, the gate-keeper kindly of-
fered to take charge of her trunk until the next day,
or whenever she might wish to go. On the 29th she
came in time, and took up her trunk, apparently in
the.same state as she bad left it, but on opening it in
Exeter after her arrival, she was surprised to find se-
veral things had been taken out, particularly a piece
of silk, which on Sunday se'nnight being observed on
the person of the gatekeeper's daughter-in-law, a
search warrant was obtained the next day, and that,
with many other of the articles which had been missed,
were found in the house.

J. Merry, of Normanby, near Kirbymoorside, who be-
came insolvent, about 4 years ago, having lately received
a legacy of 9001. under his brother's will, could not rest
satisfied until be called his creditors together, and
gave op the sum to them : in consequence of which
they generously agreed to settle ten pounds per annum
upon him for his life, as a reward for his integrity.
The fire in the Cowgate was not finally subdued
until late in the afternoon of Monday. The loss of
lives on the occasion was confined to the three indivi-
duals already mentioned, namely, the mother and her
two children. They were buried on Tuesday after-
noon, In two coffins, and the unhappy father was able
to attend the funeral, supported by two men. In re-
moving the rubbish on Monday, a chimney-sweeper
fell from a part of the burnt walls, and was severely
injured. The front wall was pulled down in the af-
ternoon, and part of it falling oo the house opposite,
knocked in several of the windows, and considerably
damaged the walls. We are happy to understand that
a subscription bas been commenced on behalf of the
anfortenate fernlike who were burnt oat, countenanced
by the Magistrates, and to which they bare liberally
contribatsdok-(EifieburgA Paper.)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER, MONDAY, SEPT. 17.

The Fitzwilliam Stales of 10gs each, with 20gs added I!
the Corporation, for two-year olds 6st., three list.. four.
via. 9 b five, Oat. lib.. six. fist. 31b.. and aged 90. 71b.—
Last mile and a half. (5 subscribers.)
Mr. Lambton's br. c. Borodino, by Smolensk°. dam by
Stamford, 4 yrs old (T. Nicholson)
Sir E. S. Dodsworth's ch. c. St. Pa rick. 4 yrs old
Sir W. Maxwell's gr. c. Jock the Laird's Brother 3 yrs 3
Lord Milton's br. c. Czernicheff, 3 yrs 01d..... 4
3to I agst Borodino-7 to 4 and 2tol on St. Patrick.
A hard race.
Produce Stakes of 101 gs each. h. ft. for two-year old colts,
Sst. 21b., fillies Sst.—Red-House In. (4 subscribers.)
Duke of Leeds's b. f. by Octavian walked over.
The Gaels? ST. LAGER STAKES, of 24X11 each, for three-year
old colts fist. 21b. fillies Sst.—st. Leger Course. (49 sub-
scribers.)
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's hr. c. Jack Spigot, by Ardrovan or
Marmion, dam by Sorcerer. (11 5c0tt)...... ........ I
Mr. Watson's ch. f. Fortuna, sistr.r to Woodbine, (S. Day) *
Lord Scarborough's b. c. Coronatiou, by Calton, (B.
Smith)
Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. Sandheck, by Cotton. (Buckle) 4
Mr. Allison's br. c. Vingt-un, by Smolensk°, (Edwards) 6
The following also started but were not placed: i '
Mr. R. Milne's b. f. My Lady, by Comus.
Mr. Hunter's gr. c. Goitavus, by Election.
Mr. Ritldel's b. c. Colwell, by X.Y.Z. out of Leon Porte.
Mr. Peirse's gr. f. by Comus, out of Lisette. • 4
Mr. T. Sadler's f. Pastorella, by Fyldener, out of Folly.
Col. King's b. f. Lunatic by Prime Minister.
Mr. Watt's ch. c. Caroline. by Cerberus, out of Magid!)
rl
Mr. Brandling's b. c. by Prime Minister, dam by Ruler.,
6 to 1 agst Jack Spigot-100 to 4 agst Fortuna-100
to 3 agst Coronation-100 to b agst Sandbeck-3 to I agst
Vingt-un-6 to 1 agst My Lady-6 to 2 agst Gustavus.—A
good race between the first two ; won easy at last.
Produce Stakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. for colts Sst. 711).. fillies
Set. 41b. t 31b. allowed, de.—Four miles. (11 subscribers.)
Sir M. M. Sykes's br. c. Antelope, by Smolensko, data
by Shuttle. (T. Nicholson)
Mr. Gascoigne's b. f. Cora, by IVaxy, out of 5-our:leen 2
Sir W. Maxwell's ch. c. Monreith, by Haphazard 3
3 to 1 agst Antelope-5 and 6 to 4 on Cora.
. .

2 to I agst'llonreit'i.
His Majesty's Plate of INOgs. for all horses. etc. fors-year
olds lOst. 41b., live, I Ist. 81b., six, 123 t. and aged I2st.
Zb.—Four
Mr. Petre's hr. c. Sir. John. by Smolensko. 4 yrs old I
Mr. T. 0. Poarlett's b. c. Gambler, 4 yrs old 2
Mr. Armstrong's b. c. Alexander, 4 yrs old 3
8 to 4 on Ssiolensko.

The Pheasant shooting this season promises well
for the sportmen, as the late spring was so favourable
to the young birds.
We learn from Aberdeenshire tint the grouse %re
very plentiful on the hills this season, and uncom-
monly well grown—scarcely a cheeper to be seen ; but
in consequence of the wet weather last week, they
were seen in flocks of hundreds, and as wild as in the
end of the season.—(barerncss Currie'.)
Last week, a young shark, about 6 feet in length,
was taken in Plymouth Sound, not however without
considerable difficulty; upwards of 20 hooks were
carried away before it could be secured, and at last it
was killed by severe beating on the head, after being
brought to the surface of the water.
Fine fresh herrings, the first of the season, were
brought for sale, yesterday morning, to Billingsgate
I%latket, and were soon purchased by the principal
fishmongers.

There is now a considerable degree of briskness in
the iron trade of Staffordshire ; the furnaces are in
operation, and most of the hands fully employed.
On Friday next, being St. Matthew's day, according
to annual custom, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs,
and Governors of the several Royal Hospitals, will at-
tend divine service at Christ Church. After a sermon
by the Reverend Robert Lynam, A. M., they will re-
pair to the great Hall in Christ's Hospital, where
two orations will be delivered; in Latin, by Joshua
Welch; in English, by Joseph Yates Cookson ; the
two senior scholars of the Grammar School.

The Commissioners of Inquiry into Charities have
been 1.-.tely pursuing their researches among the mnsty
records of the Totnes Corporation ; and after the pa-
rishes in the vicinity of that town were inquired into,
they adjourned to Dartmouth, which place has occupie I
their attention for upwards of a week. They aie now
about to proceed to Ashburton, Chualeigh, Newton,
and Teignmouth.
I n the account of the Recorder's report of the con-.
victs cinder sentence of death, ordered for execution
on Thursday next, appears the name of Sarah Payne
for stealing in a dwelling-house. The execution,
however, of the tr.:fortunate woman will be postponed
on account of her pregnancy.

FIRE IN GRAM lIURGII-liTREET.—Few fires have
occasioned such immense loss of property as the late
one in Oracechurch-street ; and hut for the extraordi-
nary exertions of the firemen, and a ready supply of
water, the destruction of buildings and property would
have been ruinous in the extreme. It has not been as-
certained who the unfortunate person was that pe-
rished with the fireman and turncock, while removing
some of Mr. Ryant's property. Bustin, a fireman, had
the good fortune to escape from the window of the
first floor to the balcony of the next house ; previous
to which he had placed in safety an eight-day clock,
which has been thrice rescued from the devouring ele-
ment. This spot is memorable in relizious history, as
the first place in London where the Quakers (or Friends)
assembled. Wm. Penn here preached the sermon for
which he was prosecuted, his Jury intimidated, and
every insult heaped upon him and others who differed
from the religion of the Court. Happily these days
passed away with the Revolution of 1688. The house
in which Penn or Fox resided is still left, attached to
the premises of Messrs Masterman, which narrowly
escaped destruction. The Friends' Meeting-house is
destroyed, with a valuable library of books and various
documents belonging to that respectable sect.
Coax EXCHANGE, SEPT. 19.—The favourable change
in the weather has caused a temporary suspension in the
demand of almost all grains, and particularly for wheat,
the consumers having amply supplied themselves last
week, when the then state of weather threatened the most
serious consequences to the out standing crops; sal the
advance of prices that took place on Friday, predated
'immense supplies on Monday for wheat ; there were
very few buyers and not one tenth part of what a,•
peered was disposed of, although offerewere made at I
reduction of Bs. per quarter from Friday's prices ; hated
the quantity remaining over for this morning's market
was very large, and from the stagnated state of the tee
scarcely a sale could be made, even at a decline of full Is.
per quarter from Monday's prices. Beans are also oared
se lower terms; and Oats may be quoted at foil ls. per
quarter cheaper.—ln Barley and other articles there i s
so alteration.