The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-25 00:00:00

LONDON NIECkI ANICS' INSTITUTE

Saturday evening last, a Meeting of the general Com-
mittee was held, to receive the report of the Stab Committee
appointed to draw up a code of laws for the establishment
of the London Mechanics' institute. Dr. Birkbeck was
in the Chair. After discussing the several points proposed,
the Meeting, we understand, resolved, that printed copies
of the suggested regulations should he prepared for the
use of the Members by Thursday next. The Committee
then adjourned to that day ; when it is expected to decide.
upon the points which have been under discussion, and
npoa the Report which is to be submitted to the General
Meeting on the .Ind of December.

WINDSOR, MoNDAY, Nov. 24.—The weather being fine
this morning, his Majesty took his accustomed ride in
Windsor Great Park.
CADIZ, Nov. 4.—The Tribute frigate, after she had taken
his Excellency Sir William A'Court from Gibraltar to Se-
ville, returned to Gibraltar for J. M. Brackenhary, Esq.
the new British Consul for this city, and lauded him here
under a salute. The Constitution American frigate. Com-
modore Jones, arrived here yesterday, with the/Ambassa-
dor from the United States to the Court of Spain.
Senors Arguelles and Quadra, distinguished members of
the late Spanish Cortex, arrived in Loudon yesterday.
General Mina orrived in a French ship at Plymouth on
I Saturday last. The following is an extract of a letter from
that place Plymouth, November 22, Bp. rn.—A French
man of war brig has just arrived at this port from the Me-
diterranean. She has on board Gen. Mina, and al.o
despatches. The arrival of this General in a French ship
has exeitt4 much surprise here, but no particulars have
transpired, nor eau 1 sualie inquiries, as the mail is just on
the start." _ _ _

PLYAIA.:TII, Nov. 22.—0 n Thursday evening last, Col.
Light arrived here per the schooner Liberty, of this port,
in three days from Corunna. The Colonel has heel; de-
tained at Cornnna in consequence of the wounds he receiv-
ed in slefes,ding the bights of that town when attacked by
the Fiends troops. He states that Morillo wished much to
have bins shot, and that his death would have been certain
had not the French Generals interfered and protected him !
from the sanguinary Spaniard. lie confirms the death or
rather warder of the priests mentioned a few days since In
the papers, by order of Vigo, nod also states that it was
merely revenge, the priests having a short time before
murdered his father, by fastening him alive to four horses
and drawing him in quarters ! He also states that the
lower class of the inhabitants already feel the bad conse-
I
quences of betraying the great cause of man. The irritable
conduct of the Government, and the great contributiuns
levied on the people, will shortly bring the country into a
much worse field of blood than the one they have just ex-
perienced. Arrests Like place constantly ; not a Spaniard
dared speak or look at Col..hight. One of the dungeons
at Corunna, which contains some hundreds of poor unfor-
tunates, at high tide has three feet of water on the floor—
many in consequence perish daily. The clergy are hourly
crying out fur •• Blood, nothing but blood."—(Devonrhire
Freeholder.)
It is asserted in the Quolidienne (in contradiction to the
Pilote) that San Miguel is under arrest, and on his way, in
that state, fur Madrid. It had been hoped that as the ex•
minister had surrendered himself to the French, and not
to the Spanish Royalists, he might have been reword from
danger, and upon that fact of his surrender the Pilule had
founded the argument of his safety. The Constitutionnel
of Saturday calls upon the offf.ial journals to deity a state
meat so derogatory to French honour. Ballasteros and I
Morino, are, it is asserted still free.
Letters has been received from Lima, dated July 20, at
which rinse the Royalists were still in possession of the
place; nor had the Independents made de least efforts to
dislodge them. It seemed, indeed, as if the views of the
latter were when), directed to other parts of the country, as
besides the 5,000 men sent towards Arica, in order to revo-
Intionise Upper Peru, 2,500 men had been sent to Pisco, in
the opposite direction, in order to create a diversion, and
to prevent VaLcses from co-operating in the ensuing cam.
paign, which it was thought would be an extremely im-
portant and decisive one.
A letter, dated in Zante, has been received (rem a
gentleusan filling a high public situation belonging ta the
Levant Company, which places beyond a doubt the intelli•
genee mentioned in the Foreign Journal., of the surrender
of the Castle of Corinth to the Grecian forces, by whom it
had been so long invested. The garrison consisted of 800
Malsomedans, who, receiving no relief from the Turkish
deet, were compelled to subsist to want of provisions, and
to a deficiency of every military store. This is a most
important event to the cause of Christian liberty in Ancient
Greece, for Patras is now the only fortress, of the least
consequence, in possession of the barbarians throughout
the Morra. _ _ _

Brussels Papers arrived to the 21st instant, state that
the King of Prussia has resolved, that for the sake of
greater impartiality, the persons accused of revolutionary
intrigues shall be tried, not at Berlin, but at a distant
tribunal ; and the Supreme Court of Silesia has been se.
lected for this purpose. The papers concerning Messrs.
Arndt, Jahn, &c. have, in consequence, been sent to
Silesia. It is stated from Berlio, that the public entry
of the Princess Eliza, of Bavaria, and her marriage with
the Crown Prince of Prussia, will take place on the 28th
and 29th of this month.
Lisbon Gazettes to the 15th inst. which have arrived,
contain a Royal Decree, the preamble of which states, that
it has come to Ms Majesty's knowledge that some Portu-
guese subjects, who have taken refuge in foreign countries,
intend to write in their mother tongue, journals or pamph-
lets, with the criminal intention of again circulating irreli-
gious and subversive doctrines throughout the kingdom ;
to counteract which the King has ordained that no native
or foreigner, residing in Portugal, shall receive any journal
or pamphlet, printed in a foreign state, without a Royal
licence. Should any such publications fall into their
hands they are required to deliver them up to the intend-
ant General of the Police. The penalty for contravention
of this law is a tine of 430 milrear in addition to which
the offender, if a native, is to be imprisoned six months,
and if a foreigner, to be expelled the Portuguese domi-
nions. The fine is to be given to the informer, whose name
is to he kept secret unlessire give permission in writing for
it to be made known.

Advices Irons Demerara, of the 26th of September, have
been received. Since the previous arrivals the tranquillity
of the colony had experienced no interruption. Toe trial
of Smith, the Missionary, was to take place on the fol_
loping day.
A paper of last night asserts, that there is no truth in
the statement that our army is to be increased to the
amount of ten thousand men. There is to be an addition
made to our military force, but the amount, it is now said,
will not exceed 4,000 men.
There are only three French ships of war in the West
Indies, and their names and description are as follow :
Vesta, sixty guns ; Thetis, a frigate ; and Concord°, a
' frigate.—(Courier.)
Petitions are preparing in the maritime district•, to be
presented next session, fur the repeal of the coast duty on
coal.
A pair of Esquinsaux dogs, and a young whelp, brought
home by Captain Parry, were left on Saturday at the Ad-
miralty-office.

COURT OF KINO'S DA!.)
itTIURRECTION MEN.

Mr. ANDREWS applied on the part of several persons
indicted for stealing dead bodies for a writ of Certiorari to
remove their trial front Clerkenwell to Westminster, oil the
ground that they believed a prejudice to he existing it; and
about Clerken well against them, and consequently eodi
not expect to have a fair and impartial trial there; -
Mr. Justice Houton, directed a writ conditionally..
John Elder Duffield, appeared on the floor of the Cott,
and presented a petition complaining of the severities ex.
enticed by the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison, to.
wards the petitioner, on account of alleged misconduct 'et
the part of the petitioner in the said prison, where he h
at present confined. The petition concluded by pratini
that the Marshal be reprimanded or pnnished in any way
their Lordships should think meet, and that he, the Mar.
shah ray the costs of the present application.
LORD CHIRP JusT:ccs.--Let there be a rule granted fir
the Marshal to attend the Court to anseer the allegatiot
contained in this petition.
GAMING HOUSER.
Mr. SOLICITOR IiENSRAL prayed the judgment of tla
Court, upon two persons named Fielder and Aldridge alio
were convicted of keeping a common Gaming House,it
Bury Street, St. James's.
Mr. ADOLPIIUS moved an arrest of judgment, on tit
ground that the venue was wrongly laid; the first count it
the indictment stating that the defendant, kept a comma
gaining room at No. 9, Bury Street; omitting the prink
in which the street was situated. The Learned Gentleman
contended that the same certainty in its description ant
the Lan e locality should be assigned to this common/anther
room, as was necessary to support an indictment fat
nu sauce.

Mr. Cutvvv followed on the same side, and sited anus.
ber ofcases in support of his argument.
MC. SOLICITOR OZNERA IL shortly replied, and cited acne
which was argued before Mr. Justice Le Blanc, on as
indictment for a nuisance where it was decided by tb3
learned Judge, that in Common fiaw locality was not se
cessary ; it was quite sufficient for the purposes that
nuisance did exist. Th.. Solicitor General said that if !ai
learned friends wished. they might obtain a rule to ah.u,
cause, to give them an opportunity to consult other Atio.

After a few t. ords from Mr. ADOLPHUS, the Lord Chid
Jostlee ordered the defendants to be brought up again te.
morrow.