The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-07 00:00:00

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N 4 AL INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, ices. 6.—Arrived and sailed for (he River,
the Goifirersi, Johnson ; and Mare Ann. East India-
man, from Portsmouth, bound to the River.—Come
d6wn from the River the Britannia, Gcnrge, Nep.
tune, and koyalty, bound to Jamaica ; the Governor
flarcotirtOor St. Domingo; arid the Richard, fur
Demerara, and remains uit,it the whole of the out-
ward-hound.

PonTsmourn,Fss 6.—Artived thePick/eschooner,
and Queen, Prince William, and Wellington, from
Plymouth.—Came. in his Majesty's ship Conflict,
from Cork, with the Contest, Langden, under con-
voy.—Passed by the Trowbridge, Barclay, from
Bengal—sailed from thence the 24th of August.—
Came into harbour his Majesty's ship Bermuda.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 4.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Sealark, from a cruise; the Nimble cutter, from
ditto; and Generous Friends, from Leith for Leg.
horn.—Sailed several sail to. the Dt<tward.—The
Grace pacliet, for Jamaica, is gone into ti:e roads:

The Mercy, rtaggs, from Newfoundland, is cap-
tured.

The Fayeurge and Sarah, from NewfoundlagoLka,-
the bleriteranean, were taken off Cipe St. Vincipia,,
in Dminiber, by the Warrior privateer, of Al glens,
and 160 men ; the former was sent to America and
the latter burnt. •

The Argyle, M'Cormick, from Dublin to Ply-
mouth, was driven on shore at Porddellan, on the
27th ult., and with the cargo much damaged.
The schooner Fanny, from La Guyra to London ;
William. from Oratava ; and Fuerte Ventura, were
taken off Lanzarotte, on the 6th of December,
by the Laurence privateer, and sent for America.
The St. Michael, Baker, from St. Vbes to Dub-
lin, is pot into Plymouth, with damage, after hav-
ing thrown part of her cargo overboard, and must
unload to repair.

ROUGE 1/OR THE DESTITUTE.—OR Sunday last
the Anniversary Sermon was preached by the very
Rev. the Dean of CANTERBURY, before his Royal
Highness the Doke of YORK. President," the Vices
Presidents, drc. Itc. and a very numerous congrega.
tion of persons of rank and consequence. In open-
ing the benevolent intentions of this singularly useful
Institution, the Dean, with much eloquence, turned
the attention of his audience to the means A' preven-
lion, which it supplies, and to which the Second
Case, given in ow Paper of Saturday last, affords
an admirable example. We are happy to communi-
cate to the public. that the collection was adequate to
the cause, and proved the effect of the very Rev.
Dean's discourse. It amounted to upwards of 1161.
Great abuses are stated to exist in the Sierra
Leone establishment, and the benevolent Slave Trade
Felony Act perverted to the most iniquitous pur-
poses, by the agents of the Africa Institution there
—of the Negroes taken and landed under the Act,
the best are selected for soldiers in the West India
regiments—women anti girls for the basest purposes
—the young aml promising males sent to the estates
of those in power, and the refuse apprenticed to the
settlers for fourteen years.—This is on the ant hnrilv
of a letter from Di. THORPE, Chief Justico of Sierra
Leone, to WILLIAM WILIIEHYORCE, Esq. Vice Pre-
sident 01 the African Institution.
A letter from Basseterre, Guadeloupe, dated De-1
cember 7, 1814, states, that a few days after Sir A.
COCHRANE sailed, 4000 troops passed that Island
towards Jamaica ; and on the sth of December,
4000 more passed on for the same destination.
The importation of foreign Corn will be suspend-
ed for three months on the 15th February, by the
operation of the existing Act of 45. Geo. 3. as the
average price of the twelve maritime districts, at
that period, will be found under the rate of 635. per
quarter, the limit prescribed by that Act at which
the high duty of 245. 3d. on Wheat shall take place.
The LORD MAYOR will hold a Court of Common
Council on Thursday next, to receive a report from
the Special Committee appointed to consider the pro-1

priety of petitioning Parliament for the Repeal of
the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors ; to take
into consideration the defective state of the Bank-
rupt Laws, and various other business.
In many counties of England, the farmers are
giving up their leases in great numbers; a farm be-
longing to Bethlem Hospital, which let a few years
since for 11001. per annum, and was afterwards
raised to 60001. per annum, is now offering for 40001.
per annum, but with little prospect of its being
taken at that rent.
In pursuance of a Requisition, signed by a number
of Nubility and Freeholders, a County Meeting will
be held at Northampton, on Wednesday, the Bth
instant, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the propriety of petitioning Parliament against the
renewal of the Property Tax.
In connection with a Jew House which has failed
in London, we have advice of others under the like
circumstances in Amsterdam, Hamburgh, Gotten-
burgh, and elsewhere. _ _