The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-18 00:00:00

O.V THR LATE MR. WHITBREAD.

Nought but sack manly eloquence, as fell
From his own lips, can ‘VIIITISRIAD'S praise declare ;
Th' unequal Muse, in wain attempts to tell
His worth, his virtues, and his talents rare.
Batirssult t mourns for him he Inv'd so well,
Audio her grief the admiring world will share.
The lintel wreath shall now tits bowl adorn,
Plac'd on the highest pinnacle of Fame ;
Wlmt though the tomb his ashes &lb ilium,
Still shall exist his patriotic tame ;
In each true British bosom it will burn,
Aud to posterity transmit his name.
Long as mankind shall Freedom's cause defend,
Will Worrnnato be rensember'd as her greatest friend.
Burk ingliamshire. AMICUS.

It appears that the French troops at Dartmoor,
though they have generally hoisted the white cockade,.
tatter themselves that the day will yet arrive when
they may In enabled to take ample vengeance. They
openly avow, that in submitting to Loots they only
follow circumstances ; hut that he will not govern
them nor the French people more than three or four
years.
Twelve thousand of our veteran troops hare ar-
rived from Canada, who exp►ess ►he meat earnest de-
sire to join the Duke of IVELL►votos. Fefty-two
sail of transports have brought. this-fine .part of our
army from C.,nnda, in the short space of .11 days,
convoyed by the Leander, Sir GEORGE Coweit;
Amin, Capt. KERR; and Perseus, Capt. A'CouttT.
The following are the 14 battalions arrived; eight
more, amounting to 7000 men, may be expected in
about 10 days :--

Ronal Artillery, '95; 14 fln't. or R tvnl Scott. 901 ; ilh
eigt.,. dim), HA; &oh, 3.1. 14 Mat. 10.50 t sth reiiiincid,
Lt Mot. 102: Rth. Ist nii.l :NI Bail. 7SO; 13th, 14 692;
V7lll, 3d Bail. 1119; :39th, 114 Win. 891; 414, 14' Halt.
NA; 49th, Ist 610; 88th, hi Mitt. 1S : 69t1i. 4d Batt.
7349; 97th, 1•t Batt. 09.—Toted, 11.11/ICII nod
children.

It is reported, and credited in the higher circles,
that a foreigner of the first distinction may shortly
be expected in Loudon, charged with a spnial mis-
sion from the Sovereigns assembled at Paris, request-
ing the presence of the Prince Regent of Grtz.vr
Bntrat sr in that capital ; in the event of which the
whole of his Majesty's Privy Council will be sum-
moned to deliberate on the message in question.
CEYLON GAZETTE, OCT. 5. The operation of the
Elephant Hunt has been very successfully conducted.
About 300 elephants have been driven into the K real,
a proportion of which have already been trammelled
and taken out. It is proposed to preserve about 100
of these elephants for the service of Government and
for sale. But few of the elephants caught have large
tusks; indeed, of the three descriptions of elephants,
natives of Ceylon, the greater proportion consists of
those without tusks ; the elephant with small tusks
rank next iu number, and the least common is that
with large tusks. A correspondent observes, who
was present on the night of their being caught, that
the blazing of torches and loud shouting of the people,
driving in close ranks through the jungle, and the
deep roaring of the frightened elephants, presented a
scene to the eye, and a concert to the ear, which had
altogether a romantic and awful effect.

The LORD MAYOR has appointed a Common
Hall for to-morrow, at eleven o'clock precisely,
for the election of two Sheriffs, in the room of Joum
GARRETT and WM. STEER, Esqrs. who have paid
their fines to he excused serving the office. His
Lordship will afterwards hold a Court of Common
Council, for the election of two Marshalmen for the
Borough of Southwark.
Mr. KAYE, the King's Messenger, arrived at the
Foreign Office, with dispatches from Paris yester.
day afternoon, about three o'clock. At the same
timean Italian courier arrived, with dispatches from
Naples.
On Ssturdny seinnight a dreadful fire happened at
Sir T. Miller's, at Frail, Hants, which consumed
several barns, containing a large quantity of threshed
wheat, lec. four waggons loaded with hay, three
machines, several hay ricks, three straw ricks, one
vetch rick, &c.
I`...verty is a great crime, and heavy are the pu-.
nishatenta indicted upon thrice who are guilty of it.
All who wish to avoid it and its consequences, have
a fair opportunity of doing so, by availing them-
selves of a right to some portion of the wealth which
will be distributed by the Lottery Wheel to-morrow,'
a very small proportion of which would place theta
even beyond the supicion of the offence.

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