The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-10-20 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

t• i,ad *NW- felt lwfote is thott pi...fence. The SA
awl Hilt Resolutions poile It tegaisit• for him to
rowr forty st.l in illscherge of the defy which he need
his corts•ituents. Ile Cools' Mote thesis of Isis orsill-
PI/4i to present' their Petition mid to farther their
stews on this imiiortant sotpro. In the absence of
co,tesgeo, etr. !Vlore I.4vvte, he thought himself
jusiifi-,1 io tr.ling them, that from what he knew of
that Geoflutists, be also would us. ressry election to
forward their cause. As far ash, *ls potsosistly cisis•
reined in it, be thought it more important then any
if Lich had ever beer, previously agitated within thou.
Salle; it was of theorist vital importance to the welfaie
of the Coos notion, •Ad the liberty of the sehjeet.—
He agreed with them in the 11.. solutions which they
had passed„ because he was convinced that there was
the very strongest necessity of supportina the ions of
Englund in all their dignity ; for to what other
ewese ?script our esisting laws could we ameba:iv the
peace and tranquillity which we bad enjoyed for the
Mat SO years 1 If we turned our eyes to the Conti.
tient, and to the despotic Gosernmeuts which wise
there established, we should hod that every ono of
them In turn had been shaken to ins centre, and-bad
almost ceased to ester ; whereas we, tiering the same
retied, bad strlfertol no inovelsion, anti bad scarcely
had tee occasions to read the Riot Act.—(Cheers.)
Was he not to attribute this to the respect sebisch the
while of our population felt fol. the s.w a, to that took •
dente which all prtsmooted 'f juoits. heingdosse to them,
e henever justice was their due.-to their keels ledge that
the wit ofjesticowestancretateiosted,and that the same
Weenie would be meted out to the poorest sorest+
end the meat opulent Nobleman ?.--(Gbeers )—lt was
tree that there wrie many timid periods in the coon.
try. Ile called upon them more pa sticulorly to COMP
forward in support of those laws and that Coirstite.
then which had prodoced them so malty blessings.—
The leprosy which many of them held was this -
" Thins ere bad, bet still they will last my time,
end II will not movable myself to alter them." Ile
Gould not slimy" the generosity Jf this sentiinesst
it wee lan/tear highly improper fur the present
!retied, when the sword had been drawn, and the
scabbard throw* away. The question was—Are we to
have these lass by which we base been hitherto go.
versed, er are we not? Whichever way the ques-
tion was to be decided, ao enquiry was necessary,
and the sooner it was institeted the better : for it was
encteiry alone that could appease the ferment of the
country. The present straggly hail been called a die.
pate between the intellect and the sabre . he trusted
that es the intellect of the country hail in-
creased so much of late years, that intellect would
prove more than a match for this sabre. Some
persona seemed to debt the power of Pattie-
soul to redress this grievance. What! bad they
ant the power to levy three millions of taus,
when the country was labouring ender an almost
intolerable load rd tesetion Hod they not the
power to grant 10.0001. s year to the pike el Yoik ;
though, as en honest man, he must confess his con-
viction, that bet for Ministers his Royal High-
ness would have refeserl to receive any misty for
perforestog a filial date ? Had they net she poser of
enacting the Foreign Enlistment Hill, against which
I the nation petitioned ? Had they power to do all
this, and shell any person asy that they have not the
power to redress our grievances, and to rail t•
,justice the aggressors of the people's rights?---
(Lewd cheers )—lf they bad not this power, that
misgoveroment to which ',tedious had been made had
already tome er.us them. tiokoeld they posse 11111 of
lodemoity to protect the Magistrates of Manchester,
mod to hush op all that had been said against them,
Wow, tee, he would willingly agree that there was
Misinvoirsomeet.—(Cheers.)—lle firmly believed that
Parliament would redeem the wrongs which had been
Illicted—that they world order the cam to be brought
before an impartial Jury, is whose decision the whole
country would bow with reverence. The lion.
Member concluded by ceanplinioniing the Mayor for
not employing a simile constable, and for not having
stationed a single &wen is the neighbouthooti.—
Ile was happy to say, that the Mayor of Newcastle
hod acted is the same laudable way. Ile then mused
the thanks of the Meeting to the Mayer. mod the
motion Wei seconded by Mr. Marsh, was passed
enenimously.
The MATOIIt rude his ackstowledgenealt, and dis.
solved the Meeting.
The proceedings lasted from twelve till half-past
fear : every thing was peaceable and orderly.

ALARMISG !NUNbATION.

Ave, OCT. 11.--Yestet•fay there vat a trove/Atlas
H. the wort 01 Al r. r•ccsinoed by a very great
fall of rain, particalstlt iti the east and southeast
parts of the cnately. The rain came no finial,' awl
fell in torrents, precetled by a great deal of thunder
awl lightning, about Ochiltree, Meiritilk, anti the
ton Cumporka. It was mid-day lelore •h.1..011
reached this at its greatest be;ght. Bad it come ear-
lier a hen their was high title at the stanuth of the river,
is mould beta ticca•ioned tech an overflow as mast
lose been d•struclive to the warehouses along this
harbour. 'll,ernii..,iud is part the damages s,s•
tamped:—The stone bridge out. the Ayr, foot miles
en this side of Meirkirk, we. thrown down; a stone
bridge over the at Button, parish of New
Cumnock, was also overthrown ; a limber badge
1.111., the Ayr, at Calcine, end another over the Leg•
gar, at Ochillree, were Collllblf.fly s•tit away.—
The engine-pita and winking, at Mr. Campbell, at
olgittb, en the water of A) r, were IMO a..111.(1. A
boat. (wearied by one of the workers, was earthed
away, with all its furnitete, and the inmates had
barely lime to escape. •I't•. era mills at Cumnork
were overflowed, and all the lint marked on the ad•
jaemit grounds swept sway, while the mill itself was
nisch damaged. A brig aid a sloop bloke from theft
mooting, in the hub. at, and were corded by the
j rsirrent to the bar, where they grounded. Hoch
tinuther mood is not within the recollection of the
'1 eldest inhabitants.

PoLicE.

Comm sta. —About II 'o'clock yesterday morn-
ing, brf.ter Uwe Matistt•t• arrived, s genteel looking
man in black raise in.o the office ins great harry, and
raid he wowed an officer in come with him directly.
Lesithester, the Marahalase le attendance, maid-
ingly went with him In the (;•11.111•11, but returned
1.4. k its a loopy short lime, silting it was ugly a par.
tel of Jr •s aittlatrePing show a cootnoisaion of Wok-
ropy, hat nothing hail bee. done to warrant Lis
taking charge, so he bad left them to Milo their
sq.tabbles among themselves. The complainieg party,
it should seem, was not at all inclined to treat the
matter atilt equal levity, for scarcely hail Sir Chatter
Flower taken his seal, when the aforesaid Gentle.
man In black again mode his appearance, to refer a
complaint before the Alderman.
This Gentientau proved to be Mt. Elise Isaacs, of
Ilery.sweet, St. Mary-case, On minute), of the
Jewish persvasien, who bad come to swear the pear,
against Mr. Absalom ianturla, of Culchestae.strres,
Whileelispel, coach-master.
Mr. Isaacs use pleceetling with • long sluing of
romplsinte, ell tending in .bow that he was in fear
of some bodily harm from Mr. frausoela, when toed.,
hinter said Mr. S. was in the Oulb4hall, and, he did
not doubt would stiend the Magistrate imonediately,l
if summoned. Lelditester was accordingly dispatch-
ed club a summons. and soon returned, bringing the
Defendant with him, who pet io a demurrer to pre.
(gosling instanter. Mr...Eliaa Isaacs, be said, was
Isoli.itor to a commission, which he deacoibed in no
very favosiable *OMB, and he (Sassels) was in at.
tendsace to watch what sort of debts were proved,
end who officiated as creditors; Mr. Elias was swage
of ibis circumstasice, and Lad therefore preferred this
charge for the purpose of getting him oat of the way;
he was able to prove the falsify of the complaint
against hiss, but while he was so doing Mr. I '
object wild be obtained ; be therefore requested the
Magistrate would defer the hearing for half en hoar,
when he would fete's' and tweet any charge that Mr.
Isaacs might prefer against hise.—Tnis request being
granted, after some objective on the pert of Mr.
Isaacs, the parties withdrew to the Guildhall.
The regular business of the office ass then pro-
ceeded on; et she caonclusloa of which, Lestlbeater
was arils dispatches' to require the attendants of the
patties.
Mr. Samuels, en hie return, Wooed with him
J... attorney, Mr. George Dania, of Castle.street,
lioundsditch, aad • whole mist' of the childoen of
Israel as witoeseet, or bail, if needful.
Mr. I was Win sheet to narrate the woful his-
tory of his wrenr,wheo Mr. Dottie, for the Defend-
ant, moved lollop far the peoceittlioe, on the ground
that his Client Ind been taken seawares, and had
not bad time to bring forward his • itneases.—This
menioe was, however, over., sled by Sir Cnaacce
SelooTtrao Marcel von Oat IlutioitD GVIStrAf. FLEsete, oho observed, thee• could he se Need of
—A great ermine match took plate on Sioull,), witnesses, as, if Mr. Isaacs womb' take his oath to
between Captain Thornhill, one of the brat shots in the *lath of the complaint, be conceived he was
lismpshire, god Strong, the keeper to J. A. Thorn, bound to bold the Prisoner to bail.
Esq of Melboorne Manor, Oson, w Ito should hag " his oath !" reclaimed the Defended. with an
the greatest number of phresants. bores, slot per• ironical grin, " you may be sure of that ; Mr. Elias
"WI", hy.fear,a'al"..,ak 1,811 the. ariefma: Tavl ba... Isaacs is not very pstliceler about so oath or two."
gas t•• miles from ',alma, the Captain taking me After a few more interleptions of a similar salsa',
coarse towards Wycomb, and Stunts a coulee be. Madly compumrntuy, Mr. I
at length neat a
tweets hornet anal St. Alhsts'e. It was • challenge of —1
hearing, and stated, that the Drfeadant was twins.
the Osptsia's against all England, taken 0P hY 31t• ally ioseltiag him wheteter he met him; that betel.
Thorn producing a man. The keeper bagged nine lected a mob aboal him ftequeatly in the street, sod
pointed him out to them, ht '' There's an
hares, seven phes•asite, sod 'laves pattoidgeo, and
Capt. Thornhill killed rive,* partridges, he phea•
Infos moor ! There's a perjured villion I" anti had
soma, and ems ham, making a sic. The "flies had fregrently threatened to do for him ; that he repeated
each a pony and *brace of dogs. They shoot again his threats and insults in the Guildhall that day, so
on Thursday, in Beaks, for doable the sons. shat he could not att.oil his duty in safety, sod went
A besetifel meteor, appatentiy as large as the, in fear of some bodily litres from him; that rims
evening, I since they had been absent from the Jeltice-rooto,
moon, was absolved at Glasgow an Monday
the 1151 a of October, about half-part seven nenck• I come up to him it, she Guildhall, *Lite be was
[sr directiou saga north, and was seen about four
coeds, aolute it traplnded. fur him, for all be hail contiolsioed to she Magistrate.
Daring the aerial light made by Mem,. Using- Th. Defendant treated the charge wish the utmost
loon and Sadler, from 'Ammon', each was the fright ridicule, denied mussy material part of it, and, in a
espesieuctrd by the game on the motors, near Over , torrent of volubility not to be interrepted, went Wel
Dor•en, aver which she balloon vowed. Mil rest thr history of Mr. I ttansectitoes, end ender.,
numbers (supposed le be from 00 to 100) Mickel: rated the value of his oath witty considerably. at tile j
down into the valley, some entering the houses, and store time mlaimiog '1 Let bins Ilattsf," •• Let as
others slighting no the reufs,:screaming in a turd sod see if he'll swear is." The Old Testameot was sc.
tettihell manner. I coldiogls handed in Mr. basis, alto ass about to
An Ingoiaition wet yesterday morning taken be. take the oath, *best it wee abjeCle.l shat lie had not
fore K. Guns, Ifoq• ifs the Boro•gio-roasl, Smoot'. his hat on. •1 is she custom *ohs Jew while taking
work, en virtu of the body of William Gray. IN an oath: Mr. bases, however, persisted in being an.
reprobated theecondoet of the parsio-Ou not giving him citeered. and arcordrotts took the oath bateheaded.
tallier intimation of the death. which took place not 1 Mr. 'Aimee!, glee Init.
Thursday last, observing, that it is stall limes OA in , MARl.llnnuUnit sactilt —Dr. Pads charge,' his
all taSO4 desirahle, for many r , that Inquests footman *Ph an es.wiell nod riot. ender the follow.
should be taken tains 84 little delay as possible after int citcomstances:—The Proarastor onset the
•Cfil!elli% end be 'toped the tircuthetauce woeW out Tatrin on Al.aulty. and he desired his carriage
*gain occurs • ito be iu temliuess at eig4 c;slu.k iu the cso•utoos,. at