The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-05-31 00:00:00

THE STA'

Into other branches of the public service, and that the
Angers stable cannot be cleansed throughout.
Lord Colchester (late Speaker of the House of Com-
mons) his Lady, Captain Abbot (who was at Algiers
with Lord Exmouth), the Hon. P. Abbot, and family,
arrived yesterday afternoon from his Lordship's
country seat at Kidbroolte, from Italy, passing through
France, on ,Saturday last. His Lordship, it is under-
stood has returned to Hogland mainly with the view
of attending his Parliamentary duties, and chiefly, it
is rumoured, with the view of taking part in the dis-
cussions on the Roman Catholic Peers' Bill.

The Princess of Orange was deli►ered of a Prince
on the 21st instant, at the Chateau of Soesdyck. Her
Royal Highness and the young Prince are doing well.
A French Nobleman, of Irish extraction, Lally
Tolleadabl, has sent 251. from Paris, to the fund for
the distressed Irish.

The New York papers mentio■ that the exchange
too Wand bad fallen from 14 to 7 per mot.,
sad the United States' Bank Stock had also fallen
from 112 to 100.

Extract of a letter, dated Kingston, April 12:—
" You heard lately that the coasts of the
Spanish main were blockaded by the Spaniards;
but the Patriots have now gained the ascendancy at
sea, and have established a blockade in their turn.
What is better is, that theirs is a real and not a paper
blockade ; and our Admiral has given notice to the
Royalists that he will not sanction any blockades of
the latter description. The Bastard sloop of war
sailed a week ago for Maracaibo. Our advice. from
Panama are ex mutely gratifying. The three Spanish
frigates in the Pacific have gone over to the Patriots.
This we learn from Col. O'Leary, the President's
Aide-de•Camp, who has marched thither with 700
tr•tops for the purpose of cutting off Murgeon's re-
treat from Quito. The Tamar is just in from Vera
Crux. Captain Sir W. Wiseman had been in Mexico,
and all was going on well there. We have accounts
also from Santa Pe of the 24th of March, where affairs
were going on prosperously."
Letters dated the 16th inst. were received yesterday
from ()coos, which state that intelligence had arrived
there of the appearance of the plague in Algiers.
The East India Company's outward-bound ships
Buckinghamshire and Castle Huntley, were all well
on the 13th of April. The former on the Equator,
long. 20. 80. West; the latter in lat. 0. 20. S. long.
20. 20. West.

Extract from The Bengal Gazette of the 10th of
January, IS22:
" MAIMAS.—Tbe Commodore Hayes is the only one
of oar homeward bound ls that has just come in.
Several of these we have before enumerated are daily
expected, but the difficulty of procuring any kind of
freight at the port of Calcutta has so greatly increased,
that considerable delay may perhaps be experienced in
the dispatch of some of them. Freight to England is
now down to 31. 10s. per ton, which we believe is
lower than at any former period since the opening of
the trade ; the eonseqnences must be ruinous to the
shipping interests. if this depreciation continues."
AFRICAN COLONY.—The follOwingveryansatisfactory
coonsusication respecting the new settlement has
reached us:-
- - Cape•Tairs. Feb./. 1822.
• I sus norry:ie-miysike-ooelem so "melee very
treating accounts merman' the *migrants, many of
whom are absolutely -starving, on account of their crops
having twice failed, and the Oovernesent rations have
been reduced. The Committee for their relief at
Cape-Town have already distributed 10,000 rix del-
Isrs, and the balance now on hand is only 1,600 rix
dollars. If any of our friends feel inclined to help
their poor fellow-countrymen, donations will be thank-
fully received, and, I think I may add, will be well ap-
plied through the means of the Committee."—Edin-
berth Courant.)
The above is, as will be perceived, from an Edin-
burgh paper ; but we have ourselves also learned with
some pain from other quarters, that the plan of emi-
gration to the Cape has not been successful, and that
the money appropriated is that purpose has in truth
been wasted. We have likewise heard that the com-
plaints of the colonists, though rising into perfect in-
dignation, have been smothered as much as possible,
and kept from public notice, from an apprehension,
which even the colonists themselves feel, that by io-
dolging in invectives against their rulers, they might
forfeit their only chance of relief from the Cape. The
Governor of this settlement, Lord C. 11. Somerset, has
the enormous salary of ten thousand pounds a-year.
It would be difficult to persuade a person so endowed,
that there is any distress in his vicinity ; or if there
is any, that those who feel it should cry out.--(Morning
paper.)
The National Intelligencer states, that of the pre-
sent Members of the House of Representatives of the
United States, there are Itinety.seven 151,3 ere, fifty-
nine faunas and planters, thirteen merchants, fifteen
physicians, four manufacturers, and one clergyman.
AMRRICAN WIT.A3IERICA •ND Russia ; or the',
one and the op.—lf we nasty judge from the formid-1
able list of n itoesses summoned up by Mr. Poletics, 1
in defence of the claims of Russia on the North West
Coast, the contest tetween that power and our govern•
ment will not he speedily settled. Techine•off, Choi-
dike; Serebronic-cill. Krassilui-stf, and Poyc-off, ate
a few of the authorities by which he hopes to urge us
On and warns us off, from our settlements on that
part of the continent, and if these fail, nip doubt his
august master will send some old Plat-qt to drive us
oaf, force us ..il; and Kutos-40. These will no doubt
be met by the Administratbou at Washingt-on, who
will summon President Jeffers-on and Madis-on, Am-
bsstador Aliddlet-or, Secretary Thomps-on, Judges
Livingst-03 and Johns-on, anti Reporter Wheat-on, to
establish their pretensi•ms ; and should these fail, the
; last resort will he had to lienet al Jacks-on, who will,
no doubt, dash on towards Columbia River, and take
,ilf the heads of all the Ts that can be sent to oppose
hi to.—(Nete. ryport ILyald )
The distresses of the times have suggested the idea
of a new Association, called the British and Foreign
Philanthropic Society, fur the permanent relief of the
labouring classes. Tills Society includes the names of a
nuusberof metnbers of both Houses of Parliament, and of
Foreign Ministers; and, among those of other persons,
that of Mr. Robert Owen. It appears as if no small portion
of that Gentleman's plan was likely to be adopted and
acted on by this Society ; Mr. Owen having consented
to withdraw those parts to which the chief objections
have been made. The report of the Committee, which
excites no small degree of curiosity, will be read to-
morrow, when the General Meeting of the Society takes
place.

GRAND BALL FOR THE RRLIEF OF NIP
SUFFBRIXO
This splendid Assembly took place last night, un-
der the superintandeace of a Committee of twelve
Noblemen, and from the preparations which had been
making for it fur some day*
past, and the converse-
lieu itexelted at the west end of the town, expectation
was highly raised respecting its magnificence.
Throughout the day, a number of labourers were
employed in erecting barriers around the Theatre, for
the purpose of keeping off the populace, and regu-
lating the approach and departure of the carriages.
Others were engaged in elevating framework of de-
vice; for exterior illuminations along the satire front
of the building. The most conepiesoas and appro-
priate of therm, were the words "Brio go Brogh," im-
mediately over the principal entrance; but these
illuminations, from some cause or other, were not car-
rried into effect.
AS eight o'clock is the evening the Surrounding
streets became animated with innumerable groups of
gaily-dressed persons, promenading in every direction,
and Wag lines of aspleedid eqeipagers and gaudy live-
ries slowly approaching the great centre of attraction.
The crowd directly in frost of the theatre, and for a
icooslderablerdistance up the Haymarket, as very
dense, and ether rude. Nevertheless, so Om was
the desire to obtain instant admission to the loterior
tptiodours evea at that early hour, that my of the
carriages discharged their precious burdens as far up
the Haymarket as Panton-street, and their plowed in-
mates were content to make their way throegh the
rdae multitude with most exemplary hardihood ; and
in some instances with considerable disarrangement
of costume. As the night advanced the confusion be-
came greater. There seemed to be some col:ander-
standing in the admission department, for the numer-
ous doors in front of the Theatre were occasionally
closed, and whole " bevies of fair dames" were com-
pelled t s wait beneath the colonnade, shivering at the
night breeze, and the discordant noises of the mul-
titude, for threetqaarters of an hour together, whilst
their Attendant beaux stood by in miserable helplessness.
Os the western side of the Theatre matters were
much better managed. Early la the evening it was
endetetood that the King bad been pleased to signify
his idtention of entering on this side of the house ;
and iii consequence, the gond people who inhabit the
Arcade removed the sashed fronts from their shops,
fitted them up with • benches, amohitheatre-wise, and
let seats readily at high prices. Every thing was here
more select; is the multitude did not appear to be
aware of the arrangement, and continued in the Hay-
market, and the Cockspar- aaaaa t end of Pall Mall, in
full expectation that the King would enter by the
same door as Tuesday evening.
At ten o'clock an escort of Lancers took up their
ground in front of the Palace, and about the same lim-
a detachment of the Grenadier Guards lined the Ar-
cade from one extremity to the other. From ten till
half-past ten was takes in the strangensent of the mili-
tary, and the assembling of the Committee within the
vestibule of the Arcade entrance, for tire proper recep-
tion his Majesty. Field Marshals. thrld Sticks,
sod Silver Sticks, and &one, and Lords of she
Bedeillember, he. &e. were continually hurrying to
andaiffall was brilliant abrasion. At length,
precise y at half-past ten, a loud shout, accompanied
by a flourish of trumpets, proclaimed the approach of
the King. His Majesty left the palace in a car
riage drawn by two cream-coloured horses, and having
alighted at the end of the Arcade, advanced along ii
on Toot with his Royal Highness the Duke of York on
his left, and the Duke of Devonshire on his right, sur-
rounded by the great Officers of State, anti preceded
by the Yeomen of the Huard. His Majesty wore a
full dress military noiform of scarlet and gold. His
Royal Highness end the Duke of Devonshire appeared
in the same splendid costume. The King appeared in
the enjoyment of full health, and highly delighted
with the scene around him.
TIM PALL ROOM.
The preparations that had been made by the Com-
mittee, were fully commensurate with the greatness of
the occasion. The Pit of the Theatre was made level
with the Stage, so as to give the whole one mitten%
appearance, and this, forming the principal saloon,
was appropriated to the promenade and to dancing.
In the front of the House was his Majesty's box,
which was so arranged, as to occupy a large sweep of
ordinary boxes, and to contain all the Members of the
Royal Family, and their trains of Noble Attendants.
The decorations which surmounted it, formed the
frost of a tent, and reached to the gallery. The dra
petits were of the contrasted hues of crimson anti
white, ornamented with the silver ficur de and a
Crown rested upon the whole, surroun,l,-,1 with digs
and trophies of various descriptions. The front of
that portion of the Royal Box immediately appropri-
ated to the use of his Majesty and his Royal Highness
the Duke of York, displayed the King's Arms embla-
zoned in the richest manner, anti shining with increased
lustre from the blaze of three chandeliers of the most
exquisite workmanship, which were suspended over
the centre. At the back of the stage, directly oppo.
site to this tent, rose another of still greater magnifi-
cence and size. It was elevated above the floor, and
composed of pink and white draperies, whose folds and
hangings evinced the finest order and taste. It was
supported by columns banded in gold, and adorned
with various emblematical gronpes and trophies. At
the back were stationed the Royal band, and the sides
were lined with the choicest exotics and shrubs. 't he
centre was occupied by a large transparency, consist-
ing of 'an allegorical subject appropriate to the occa-
sion. A superb effect was produced by this correspond-
, ing splendour in the two extremities of the scene.
which was heightened by the decorations of the bad)
of the house. From the ceiling were suspended large
festoons and wreaths of laurel inter woven with rosettes
of gold, and of the national colours ; and the space
Inetweeu each tier of boxes displayed orhaments of a
similar description.
Oa his 31ajesty's entering the house Le was conduct-
ed to hisbox by the Duke of Montrose, the Lord Chain-
berlaio, and the Duke of Devonshire, and was follow-
ed by their Royal Ilighnesses, the Duke of York,
Princes Augusta, Princess Sophia, the Duke and
Duchess of Gloucester, the Prince and Piincets of Den-
mark. As soon as his Majesty appeared; the bands
played " Hod save the King." The company standing
up, after which they played the much-admired tune of
" Patrick's Day in the Morning." His Majesty stood

the whole time, and in viewing the immense museum.
blage of personages present, seemed highly gratified,
and kept conversing alternately with the illustrious
personages on his right and left ; and when seated her
Royal Highness the Princess of Denmark sat on hie
left, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Denmark e
his right, together with his Royal Highness the Dike
of York ana the other branches of the Royal Family.—
Their Highnesses Prince and Princess Esterhazy were
on the lefe of the Princess of Denmark in another seat.
which wee Only divided by a curtain, which his Majesty
caused ,to he withdrawn, and conversed with their High•
In the coorse of the night his Majesty visited
several of the Nobility and Gentry in their different
boxes.
At the moment of his Majesty's entry every part of
the theatre was crowded to excess; not a single box
was naorcupied—the saloon from one end to the other
was literally crammed. The company of course was
as fashionable as numerous. No gentlemen were ad-
mined except in uniform, or in fall court dress ; the
proportion was, however, full three to one in favour of
the former. The ladies, composing the majority of
the company, were dressed in robes of white, taste
fully adorned with shamrock, sad sparkling with
jewels, and decked according to the present fashier,,•;
with a profusion of ostrich feathers ; and spate '
the whole, taking the rank aid number of lisa
company, so splendid an assembly has not bees
witnessed since the King's Coronation. For a
while the scene itself appeared the only enter-
tainment to be exhibited. VitsTRIS and VoLIT, how-
ever, at length opened the Hall, and the Gavotte of the

Allard de ra Corr was gracefully performed. Tben
followed, at some slit: ht intervals, a quadrille by all
the principal dancers of the Theatre, a pas de dm, in
which D AAAAA 24141h8 made herself conspicuous, sad
repetition of the gavotte by Paul. and MittCAXDOTTI.
a very elegant and animated peformance. The fete
was in full display about 12 o'clock. His Majesty left
at two o'clock.

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, MAT 110.
DONCASTER ST. Loam-11 to S apt Swap—l 7 to Sept
Ajax—l Ito I apt Pilgarllek—lll to 1 agst f. out of Mau-
dano-13 to I apt Newbyth-1110 to 6 *get Tbeodere-10U
to 3 agst Euphros3lBl-100 to 5 apt Mr. Oaseogais-101.1
to 3 apt Dr. to Aatoolo-100 to 3 apt Magmas Troll.
Even betting on Moses for the Newmarket bt. Leger-11
to S egst Spans, for the Oxford Cup.

COIMESCBANO6, MAT 31.—Owing to the fineness of
the weather and some fresh arrivals, the market was
very dull this morning, and nothing bat the finest
samples could be disposed of, at a reduction of NI per •
quarter.—ln Barley we had a great supply, and the
price may be quoted as per Monday.—There was a
good demand for Oats of prime quality, hot the inferior
sorts are cheaper.
SMITIMILD-MARKET.--The market was rather shortly
supplied this morning in Oxen, but io Lamb and Mut-
ton it was good. Upon the whole the market is rather'
higher in price than last sfondav, owing to there being
a demand for small meat.—Beef, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 44.;
Mutton, 2s. to 2s. Bd. ; Veal, 3s. 6J. to 4s. 10d. ; Lamb,
4s. to 55.; Pork, 31. to 4s.
EARLY VIOTTATION.—S I stalks of small bar-
ley, or bore, well in ear, were brought to our office on
Saturday, some of which measured 3 feet S inches in
height. They were pulled from a fall field of this
grate, alt in the same state of forwardness, situate
about umUs beyoadLajilfk,os-Suir. This sass field
bas been fur many years remaaible for the forwirtl.

assn of its crops.---07raterford Chron.)
We have been also favoured with a few ears of very
forward wheat, of the Tal kind, taken from a
field at Alihost, in the county of Kilkenny, belonging
to Thos. Jacob, jun. Ssq. which is expected to be fit
f r reaping, should the weather prove favourable,
about the 20th of July.—(lbid.)
CLOSNICL, Stav 25.—1 n oar immediate district, it
is a most cheering reflection, that no scarcity is felt
or apprehended, as the crops have a most luxuriant
appearance, and promise to be more abundant than
they have been for years past. In proof of this we
have to state, that several large ears of Oats were
taken yesterday out of a field in the North Schacht
of this Town, occupied by Mr. Kenny. This is the
third crop without manure, the last of which, sawn on
stubbles, in September, was simply covered with the
earth from the trenches, without having been ploughed.
It is supposed that this field of corn will be ripe by
the lst of July. New potatoes appeared in our mar-
ket yesterday, which brought 6J. per lb.—(Cloamel
Advertiser.)
Titowrino.—Mr. Hutchins undertook yesterday to
trot a galloway three miles in eleven minutes, on the
Staines road, for a stake of 50 guineas. and to carry
feather weight. The galloway did it in four seconds
within the time, wihont making a break.
Mr. Aldridge's match, to trot his horse fifteen miles
within an hoar, and to carry 12 stone, took place on a
three mile circle, on the Ashford road, after the other
race, for 200 guineas; and each three miles was per-
formed as follows:

min. sec. min. sec.
Ist threee miles 11 50 I 4th three miles 11 54
2nd . . . 11 52 sth . . . . 13 2
I 3rd . . . 11 53
60 35
The horse broke into a gallop in the last mile, and the
match was lost by the time occupied in pulling up and
turning.
The third match was to trot 10 miles in an hour with
a hackney, and to carry IS stone. The horse fell, but
could not have done it at any rate.
Ito %Ix.; Marce.-a-Yesterdav a bard contest took place
between Mr. Hodson and Mr:Webber, gentlemen who
were formerly members of the Funny Club, tor a bet of
501. to row in two pleasure-boats from Battersea Bridge
to Fulham Bridge and back again. The match was
kept a erofound secret, except to the friends of the par-
tier. hoots, the celebrity of the opponents, who are at
Fast 40 years old, it however created a considerable de-
gree of interest, and a great number of boats filled with
their friends graced the river, and attracted a vast con•
course of persons inorant of the affair, who were upon
the banks. 51r. Ilodson kept the lead mostly all the
way, but in passing Yound the pier of Fulham Bridge,
and shooting backward through the arch, Mr. Webber
got first, and in a few minutes shot a-head at consider-
able distance, which he maintained apparently with
great ease till he came to Battersea Bridge, where it was
announced by the umpires that be won the bet most
fairly.
Vat‘H st.l. (iARPF.NS.—The new Proprietors b'g to
announce that Vauxhall Gardens, will open on Shonday
next, the 3d of June, under the especial patronage of
the
The Blindness of Fortune is a geed reason why every
one should try kr her favours. All the Lottery must be
drawn, seat Tuesday. and Then is the favourite for dis-
ttib iting the 2 of 20,1011., which with all the other Ca•
pi:a!s must be drawn oin the. thy. The reason is oat i•
oils. he sold Both the 2 of 20, "I 1. drawn last Dayof I at
i Lottery. '