The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-08-07 00:00:00

ALFREDUS.

The Courier of )estmirlay peening says, " Our
Readers may •rensemher that the Pructamatioo of the
Nutxec REaccte !Hanka of men cllmintinely and un-
lawfully assembled, who practised military trebling
and own cite. The following palm, Isnot the Cheater
Guardian, which communicates the circumstance as
one that may be depended upon, will serve In show
that the language of the Proclansetiots was fully war-
ranted We have just heard that a dischar,:esi
Serjeant of the Cheshire kfilitia, of the name of
"lotudells, has been apprehended fur drilling some
persons, report saja teenly-bvc, in the n-igb-
boorhood of Nliddlewich, in the sae of the pike.'"
—lt will be observed, that the cirenanstance is'
not communicated in the Order Guardian, " st one
that may be depended no." bet ass matter of Amoy,
and consequently that the Isogon, of the Proclama-
tion it not thereby fully warranted. But if the report
shag'sl prove correct, the probability is, that the
charged Serjeaut is himself a d-irk, or that he,
and his supposed party of recruits, have been itivi-
pied to their course of chilling by some miscreant
who intends.d, In the fellness of time, to betray them,
and to claim the rstictrd of hie iniquity and patriot-
ism. A murderous trick of this kind was played t!ff
by a sesjeant and two men In the year 1796, where •
poor igworant creature Matt coodemned to death, sod
the villains largely rewarded.
Clicantna Assszas.—lt is pleasant to perceive the
decrease in the number of psi from the last
! AsOzett, sod Peen from this time t wet!: 'month. We !
are informed, that somethieg of the same favour-
able appearance of a lessened number of culprits is !
Miser sable all over flatland.lf this fact be takes
into considmatioss, with the undeniable auffeting In
many populous district,. it is highly creslitable to
the character of the labouring poor. Indeed w•
begin to think we perceive the operation of the
increased instrecihn bestowed on large m f the
ritrornanity very l erceptibly. lain d-übt many large
get gown among the wheat, hut the alcregate re.
salt it imprs.veirtent. The greaser tendency to re-
ffection in the broad mass of society, which the mere
generality of seeding and fading ms.st necessarily
produce will, in our opinion, at no distant period,
materially alter ice relative weight in Great
lu advertence to this sehject, w• have observed in
another plasm, that comparatively hut few very atro-
cious (times among the lessened nomisof of every de-
sc•iption, distinguish the present Assizes. This has,
of coarse, boots written esclusitEly of all cons'.
delatinn of Political Meetings, and the incidents con-
s.s.:••••1 with theas.—(Chester Guardian )
Sorb is itse *cement trout Uta-nrr. and glad we are,* publish
lie wa.ld slat a aimdar olea.iag account could 11..givra of
tar decree-c of rile,, ia the Capital :AO it, "kinetic. her other*
Tar idadula of MPS wan go oat together so roll and Mike-
dr', i..fiirt sot only (ear on out sea. bat crest low. on both
writ and oilmen, aho ratan lie safe *La property about diem
star INA. lathe coasiag dialer s-.me ear Inqrdinare mew-use
most be adopted fur ci.itqc security is the peaceful booze/1.-
11in. are the Ecru Nub whom the police flivuld grapple."—
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