The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-10 00:00:00

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THE STATESMAN:

COURT OF cOSISION PLEAS, Fro. 9.
LOWDEN( V. lITEKONII.
Tlsis day the Court granted a new trial oo this
question, cnovirtsiog tolls in Covent-garden Market,
in respect of Peas,,Beans, and Vegetables.
The action was brought by the Lessees of Covent.
garden Market, under his Grace she Doke of Bed-
ford, to recover said tolls of. the Defendant, a Mar-
ket Gardener.
The Jury fogad a verdict for the Plaintiff, da-
ages Rd. The new trial was obtained on the ground
that llov Noble Noble Duke, who holds Covent.
garden Market by Royal Grant, did not make out
• right to the tolls clajesed by the Lessees of the
)lasket.

COURT OF EXCREQUER, Vas. 9.
sift WATXIN LEWES V. MORGAN.
This long litigated cause was again brought under
the conviderstiose of their Lordships this day. The
result wag, that Mr. Morgan should be allowed till
the 20th of April nest to pay into Covet the money in
question, with liberty to move for an enlargement of
the time ; and that daring that period he.be restrained
from receiving any paruof the rents or profits arising
from the estates.

PRICE OF STOCKS Till
Ilanlt Stock
n per Cent. Red. 8111 81
3 per Cent. Conbol4 8i1;
Comols for Arr. 80,f,tj
4 per Crut. 99iji

1g DAY' AT ONK O'CLOCK.
5 per Cent. Navy 104 104
India Hondap
Stock 441

Long Arm. %11 15 16
Exchequer Nibs 1§ Y 8 p

THE STATESMAN.

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TUE9DAT, PIIISIIMCIF 10, tlllB.

We have received farther accounts from Trinidad,
dated three days later than those we published yes-
terday. They are contained in letters from English
Gentlemen, and strengthen the agreeable espectation
excited by the former accounts, that a getter order
of things will be established on the Main shortly, in
favour of British trade generally, as General Bott-
'cart bad marched against General Mom Lro with so
imposing a force, that it is supposed the whole Pro-
vince of Caucus will be reduced by the Ist of Fe-
braary. Should this be realised; of course all the
ports of Venezuela will be open to our trade. Ad-
miral BRIoN, who remained at Guyana, will be pre.
pared soon to co-operate with Bouvan by sea, as
his army shall approach the coast. General
Boctv an, before he left Guyana, established a Pro-
visional Government, until the expulsion of the
Spanish troops may allow the Election of a General
Congress, agreeably to. the Independent Constitu-
tion; and Guyana will be ao long the seat of Go-
vernment. The greatest order and tranquillity prevail
there, and a brisk trade with the Islands, chiefly in
British vesselt, whose flag is well received, and uni-
lernsly ',greeted by the cruizers of Venezuela.—
" The least infringement," says the writer of one of
these letters, " is severely punished by BRION, and
bas only occurred, to the best of my knowledge, in
two privateers having taken a Spaniard and his dol-
lars out of -a mail-boat. Both the man and his mo-
ney were immediately given up on our Admiral's re.
quisitlon at Margarita ; where a Captain-was also
hanged for robbing vessels ou the coast of St. Thomas
In a piratical way."
The latest authentic news from Generall3ou van's,
or the Grand Army, states, that General Beastuntz
has been sent with 1300 men to take the command in
the Province of Cumana, where he is to raise troops,
and act against the capital and sea-coast. General
ItloNacas has the same commission in the Province of
Barcelona. In both these Provinces the Patriots are
superior to the Royalists, who are confined to the
towns. General Patz's army, 4000 cavalry, com-
mends all the province of Barinas and the Loner
Apure. The Spaniards are shut up in the town of St.
Fernando, on the Apure, by this army; and by
water, by the Patriots in Guyana. General Mo-
ort.i.o's head-quarters, it is said, were at Calabozo,
-and all the troops he can muter were endeavouring
to collect there, and it is in that neighbourhood, pro-
bably, that a battle will be fought, if it bat not al-
ready taken place. BOLIVAR states that he is ready,
and if he can meet him in the plains of Calabozo, an
overwhelming cavalry will give BOLIVAR every ad-
vantage. The spirit of the country is all with him,
and the cause of FERDINAND, and the Inquisition
and Monopoly must die a natural death soon. The
People on the Main, it is said, will read English
books and will wear English manufactures iu spite of

411110.

Some most important disclosures connected with
the Government proceedings towards the public,
in the neighbourhood of Manchester, were made
In the Houses of Parliament last night. From
the Petition presented by Mr. PHILIPS, and the
circumstantial detail of the events alluded to, which
the patriotic Member gave, it appears that several
Gentlemen of the highest respectability in Manches-
ter, not charged with disaffection themselves, or
liable to the terrors of the Suspension Act, and yet
aware of the evils and unjust operation of the
arbitrary measures resulting from it, and the ma-
chinations of the Government Spin, had under-
taken to investigate the allegations respecting the
events said to have taken place in their vicinity,
contained in the Reports of the Secret Committees,
and the result of their patriotic labours are thus sub-
valued to the House of Commons. Lord UOLLAND

also came forward in the Hone of Lords, and de-
clared that he had been entrusted with a like Petition
to the House of Peers, but his Lordship was unable to
submit it at the time, from having unfortonately mislaid
it. This is a most praiseworthy conduct on the part of
the Manchester Gentlemen, aad peculiarly seasonable
at the present moment, when fresh Reports on these
subjects are to be founded on new Secret Committees,
and Ministers boast of having restored the tree.-
quillity of the country by their system of spies chi
coercion. We hope similar means will be adopted
to bring " the hellish agitators" to light in other
calumniated parts of the country. The Pe-
tition presented treats of all the mischief resulting
from, and all the machinations of the Government
spies introductory to the odious measure that has bad
such baneful effects on the liberties of the country.--
it recommends also the conduct of the Magistrates
and Police Officers, as well as that of the supposed
traitors, to the attention of Parliament. We
hope Parliament will feel it to be its duty
to attend ,to this recommendation. This do.
cement, which the Petitioners engage to substan•
tittle by evidence, if peiviitted, places it beyond the
shadow of doubt that . the agents of Goyernment
had, by every 'means, endeavoired to inflame the
People to acts of rebellion ; that their system was
peiseimingly parisea.; end that their scheeiel were
I•
constantly' tristrated by the firmness and loyalty of
their inithess'. It is impossible, we think, for the
Secret Ciiinenittees 'of the two MUM of Parliament
to present their Reports without having i investigated
the statements contained in this Petition ; and if they
be fouOd substantiay correct, the House of Corp-
mons would beiwanting he its duty to the People of
England, iiire it not to compel the Law Officers of
the Crown to Commence immediate proceedings
against the cruel instigators of those events which
have been repeatedly denounced by Ministers as in
surrections end treasons.

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The Treaty concluded with Spain, by which the
acquiescence of the Spanish Government to the Atte-
ntion of the Sieve Trade at the distance of two years
is purchased by this country for 400,0001. was fully
discussed lest night in the House of Commons.
Lord CASTLE REACH enlarged much on the gratitude
due to Spain for this disinterested concession, be-
cause she had been offered a much larger amount by
the Spanish Merchants to continue the abominable
traffic! and his Lordship took occasion also
to pay a sufficient number of compliments to the
Congress of Vienna for the wisdom and humanity of
its errrangements in favour of Slaves ; but like Mr.
W t Lime nces philanthropy, the humane considers-
lien of his Lordship's Congress has not admitted of
every close test—it has not, like true charity; be-
gun at home ; and though it bas taken an mortice
range wheb called to operate, and allowed that free-
dom may be very different iu Africa from what is
conceived of it in Europe, yet it does not appear
from all that Lord CASTLEREAGII has advanced, that
any one of the States which profess themselves
interested in the Abolition of this inhuman trade,
have subscribed one shilling to purchase the
acquiescence of the biggling parties, except our
own " honourable selves."—it is attempted
to he made out, that the object of Spain in agreeing
to this Treaty was not money—but this is far from
being established to our satisfaction ; for if 400,0001.
he such a trifle in her eye, she might have scorned
the bribe altogether ; and as to the offer of the Ha.
asimah merchants al one time, we doubt much whe-
ther even these traders would be such fools at to give
millions for FERDINAND'S protection South of the
Line now.---Lord CASTLEREAGH appeared ex-
tremely anxious to deprecate mixing this subject
with the South American question ; and it is
really a matter of some surprise to us that the
debate steered so clear of our connection with
the Southern Indepeodents, especially as the liberal
Mr. WILDEUTORCE took so much pains to show thel
advantages in a commercial point of view, which
must attend this humane Treaty in favour of the
Africans. The worst part, we believe, of this Treaty
is, that the money thus humanely bartered away is the
very means by which the Spanish Government is at
present enabled to carry on its operations against the
Colonies that are struggling to be free. There seems
to be little-doubtlhat Spain, single banded:lnuit lose
her dominion over the Continent of South Ame-
rica, and specious pretests most be found by our
, friendly Government to aid the 46 beloved," and
cram the execrable system on the South Americans
by prolonging the misery of the country.

The motion for voting the sum was approved by
a majority of Fifty-six to Four. Sir Os,Au)
MoSELY, in calling for the division, made some ex-
cellent remarks, and Sir Gir.nuar litaynoots . took
an important and correct view of the situation in
which Spain would be in regard to this 'f testy and
the South Americas Provinces, in the event of the
latter establishing their independence.
One important point in this Treaty is the establish-
ing the Right of Smirch in time of pace. No lag
ought to be permitted to wave with impunity over
a floating prison of enslaved human beings, but the
same feeling that would dictate such a stipulation,
ought to say, no such tyranny should, be allowed to
exist as would doom enlightened and innocent Eu-
ropeans to imprisonments and chains equlrl had-
ble, the Barites of Siete auspiciini.

We are glad to perceive that those who have the
power of returning Members to Parliament are now
making principle and pefilic integrity a sine qua non
in the objects of their choice. - If the Nation is to
enjoy the blessings of freedom and constitutional
liberty, Electors must spurn at the interested Ad-
dresses, and the feigned smiles of dissimulation
which so abundantly characterize the crouching syco-
phants of a weak and corrupt Ministry, the voters
and enjoyers of unmerited Pensions, Salaries, and
Places. It is with pleasure we observe that Mr.
BM/UMIAK% canvas for the county of Westmorland
meets with the greatest success, and that no doubt is en-
tertained of his final triumph. Mr. B. has signified

by public advertisement his resolution, by accepting
the call of the Electors, to maintain the independence
of Westmoreland ; and it is with no less satisfaction
we observe, that the independent Electors of Lin-
colnshire have cued upon Sir Roacav lIERON as their
Representative, whose public conduct certainly well
warrants their choice.

..Yesterday morning the Duke of Your transacted
military business with the PRINCE REGENT, at Carl-
ton•house. At one o'clock the PRINCE REGENT left
town for Windsor.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Sessce gave a
grand dinner, on Suede), last, at Kensington Palace.
Tie party were, the Areart• of Caneaevne, Lord
Ossur.wrost, Lord AUCKLAND, Lord KING Lord
GRANTLEY. Lord A. Ilistivrosr, Lord KING,
Sir WM. BIAIROUGM. Sir It. FERGUSON, Sir JAMS,
MACINTOSH, Mr. DUDLEY Nonvir, Mr. BYRD,
Mr. BROUGH AM, and Mr. STEPHEN4ON•
We learn that hi. Grace the Duke of NORTHUM•
REILLAND heS accepted the office of President of the
Society now forming for the Suppression of Mendi-
city.
The Independent Freeholders :of Westmorland
hare great reason to rejoice at the reception which
Mr. JAMES BROUGH AM met with at Appleby on the
sth instant. It was no loss pattering to the lovers
of the cause, than at Kende!. He arrived about 12
o'clock. accompanied by Sir F. VANE, Hirt., THOS.
WYBERGII, Isq., and D. B. DYKES, Esq. ; and,
long before his approach to the town, was greeted
with the acclamations of immense numbers of Free-
holders and Gentlemen of the town and adjacent
districts, all equally anxious to evince their at-
tachment to the cause of his coming, and to
anvil the Independence of the County of West.
morland—took the horses from the carriage, and
drew it over the bridge ; the crowd, which was
immense, insisisted on his quitting his carriage.—
He alighted, and was chaired in triumph round the
cross, the bells ringing a merry peal, and accom-
panied by an excellent band ofMusico; the united ac-
clamations of an immense number followed him until
be arrived at Mr. Men's, where he addressed: the
Freeholders in an excellent mut animated speck;
Mr.WYsenon and Mr. DICKEA also severally ad-
nressed the Freeholders and populace, in most ap-
propriate speeches, previous to die appointment of a
Committee.—(Corliele Journal.)-
We stated yesterday that TUISTLEWOOD had sent
a challenge to Lord Stenotrn, and we gave the
proceedings in the Court of King's Bench upon the
occasion. After the Solicitor of the Treasury had
moved for the attachment evilest TIIISTLEIVOOD, he
immediately applied to the Sheriffs. of Middlesex,
who granted their warrant to Messrs. BEA MON r and
Sort, and D. SIMPSON, their offieers, who proceeded
between three and. four o'clock in the afternoon, to
Tntsvcawooo's residence, in Stanhope-street, Clare.
market, •took him, sad left him' in custody at Mr.
BUTLER'S in the same street, being near his own
REGALIA or SCOTLAND.—We have the pleasure to I
announce to the Pantie, that the examination of thel
Crown-room and chest,. supposed to contain the Re-
galia of Scotland, took place on Wednesday last, at
one o'clock, and was attended with complete success.
Nothing was found in the room but a large. oblong
oaken chest, secured by two itrong locks, for which
no keys had been found. The Commissioners, Sc.
cording to the tenor of their warrant, directed the
chest to be forced open, which was effected with some
difficulty. It was found to contain the Crown, Scep-
tre, and Sword of State of Scotland, answering in the
most minute particulars, to their description in the
Instrument of DepowitatinO,26th March, 1707, which
is printed in Nisbcrs Heraldry, vol. 2, and more
correctly in Mr. Thomson's late publication from the
Records of the Jewel-office. There was also a silver
Irod of office, of which the peculiar use is not yet
ascertained.

ENGLISH OPERA-llOUSE.—fast night there was
most extraordinary spectacle—art exhibition of I
Highland Bagpipes at the English Opera-house !
We know not the motive for opening the Season at
this Theatre with such an exhibition ; but if it was in
the expectation that the nationality of the Scottish
rpert or the population of the metropolis would crowd
to this " gathering of the Clanil," and " warm the
house," this hope was sadly disappointed, for a
colder appearance could only be exhibited on the
native scenes of the bagpipe. Fortunately for the
performers, dancing constituted no small part of
their exhibition, and in this particular they certainly
gave unseeing proofs of national excellence. There
was an exhibition of the use of the broad-sword,
dirk, and target, the Dance of Killum Kallum, with
the ceremony of a Highland Wedding ; but the great.
treat of the night was specimens of bagpipe music by
various of the competitors who have gained prizes in
Scotland, ajtd in this department of music we ac-
knowledge we never heard any thing equal to this
exhibition.
Mrs. DAVISON, we are glad to learn, is reinstated
at Drury-lane Theatre.
MOST EXTENSIVE Itoeseasr.—A charge of robbery
was yesterday made at Marlhorough-street, by J.
Wilfred Parkinson, Esq. of No. 17, Riding-house-
Noe, Portland-place, against his servant, David
APPcy, who has absconded, for stealing the Mina,.
itsg articles, viz. :—a large rose diamond, nine 300
guineas, one valuable large pearl, 4000 small pearls,
60louis-d'ors, a quantity of gold pagodas, guineas,,
and other gold coins, to a very large amount. A
g moult was issat4 agaiqit eV:Vey.