The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-28 00:00:00

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:Stet °nib. 'illy sieves that hare been able to creep into
'those boroughs, while they thesneelvirs have been kept
Ant When we find them to be tunnel friends of a teal
reform of the Parliament, we shall think then sincere t
until them we shall thialc dorm hyportihts.

NORFOLK COUNTY ►fEETING.

.The High Sheriff has rifled a Hotting, which is to be
held at Norwich, on Friday next the Srd of Jemmy. to
Lace Imo consideration "Ike best iitedos ofrelieriog Me
preseia distress." It is eapected that there will he a
very full meeting; and, we Imagine, that what shall be
done at this meeting will go far towards.deviding what,
id the way of petitions, the government has to expect.

Yesterday morning. the Chsnc-llor of the Earlieqner
came to town from Blackheath, and transacted business
at the Treasury.
Oa inquiry. says the Marian; Chrenick.sre find that
items Mr. Jackson who went from Paris to Madrid
with the Duke of Wellington's dispatches,
its eisnsemsence of the additional exposes to which the
High Sheriff must be subjected by a third gaol delivery. tits
Gamut Jury of the conaty of Essex. previous to separating
task week, took the 'natter into consideration, sad esme to
assolutions to the effect—"'Tat it is highly denudate Mat
individuals who are called noon to execute the important
edict: of High Sheriff, should be relieved from the very
heavy expenditure to which they are at present subject; that
the adoption of a third gaol delivery, as It must tend still
farther and materially to iarrease the charges incidental to
Its office, ccee•na it snore particularly expedient to take the
subject into consideration without farther delay; and that
for this Impose, a Meeting of Nlagistrates and other gen-
tlemen of the county. wii&feel anxious to relieve the she-
riff from so heavy a burden in future, be convened at the
Sitirehoul, at Chsimsford."
A letter from Boston says—" The Government have
built here, and have now ready to launch, a monstrous
ship with one hundred end two port holes; and to-mor-
row the stern post of another equally innocent vessel is
tube erected. For the purpose of protecting the early
infancy of this naval Hercule'', an immense house, cover-
ing sevim.eighths of an acre. has been built, which en
tirely conceals the manufactory of death that progresses
under its roof."
Letters were received in London on Christmas-day
from Hanover, dated the 20th inst., having made the
journey in five days; they announce the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, the infant Prince and Princess,
and the Princess Augusta. to be in the enjoyment of ex.
crEent health.
Ildwrit.—On Thursday morning. the 2fith instant, at
Holkimant. the Lally Anne Coke, of a son and heir.
A singular charge was lately brought before the Me-
gletrates at Newcastle. It was a charge of one man
biting anather's nose off. It appeared, however, that
the sufferer was willing to set a price upon his nose, and
so the offence was compromised.
CHURCH PRIFCamuNT.—Ills Eacellency the Lord
Lieutenant has presented the Reverend Doctor
Richard Hood to the benefice of Aga,mv, in the
county of Monaghan. Doctor Hood is the son
of Mrs. flood, of Portarlington. under whose tni-
Ron his Excellen-y received the first rudiments of his
education, at the early period of six years of age.--
Dr. Hood is a most worthy clergyman. the father
to Lieutenant Hood. R. N., who lately perished on
the Northern Land Expedition of Discovery, and who
was SO highly distinguished by his science, skill, and
enterprising spirit.—(Pablia Patriot.)
-ea Monday week, Mr. Lewis (whom we ment'oned in
Asts Mat paper as being detained in Millman Wall for
twitsslarryisent -of lie dere) was liberated #Dm prison, in
ennsequence MIAs fines being remitted by Ouveisisein.
—(Coventry Herald.)
There is at present living at Theodosia, in the Crimea.
an Armenian, whose age is 120 sears. Ile was horn in
Persia, and preserves a perfect recollection of the eels.'
brated Thos Kuli Khen, whom he frequently saw. His
health is good, and he is surrounded by hie descendants.
His youngret daughter is now 35 years old.
Tile gang of poachers, whose hold depredations at'
Cossey we related in our last, ott Saturday night visited
the woods at Tayerliam. They exhibited the same am
dacions demeanour, calling to each other by name. and
occasionally singing a song, which has been apparently
written. like compositions dust celebrate other sports, to
describe the gratifications of setting snares and situat-
ing pheasants on trees on moonlight nights They again,
tisongh closely observed, escaped unmolested.—(Nor-
wich Mercury.)
Another desperate affray took place on Saturday night
is the coverts of h. S. Waddington, Egg. at Casenliatn,
between a party of poachers and the keeper.. Six men
wereapprehended on the following morning, one of whom
was se much injured that it was necessary to bring him
on a mattress to Bury Gaol. On the same morning,
eight of the desperate gang wit...committed the °drags
in Sir henry Bonbnry's plantations were taken up, two
of them having impeached the others, and the rest of the
party are known.
In the General Bill of Mortality for the City of Lon-
don &c. fur the last year, we find that 104 persons have
died between time ages of ninety and a hundred • 1 at the
age de hundred; and 1 at the age of a hundred and
011 P. The number of deaths by small pox, in the same
Bill, is 604.
Timis morning, about half past 10 o'clock, as a bl.
Cowden was coining to town in a gig, he was, by a sud-
den jirh,oceasioned by the state of the pavement, thrown
out opposite Laeltington's Library, Finsbury-square.
The horse proceeding at a rapid rate, came in contact
with a dust cart, when the shock separated the hind
part of the carriage from the shahs. A poor woman in
the street was knocked down, but happily neither
she tier the gentleman were much hart. Tile animal
was at length prevented from doing any fortifyr damage,
by being fortunately stopped at the end of Fore-street.
NnocaiNo ACclnitNT —Between eight and nine
o'clock last night, a fatal accident occurred at Somerset
Hose:—John Dols, an assistant porter in the Navy
Pay Office, in a state of inebriety, got on the iron railing
for the purpose of raising the sash to obtain admittance
into the Ball, and fell into the area, a depth of 40 feet
The unfortunate man was immediately picked up, and
carried into an apartment in the office, and a sargeun was
immediately sent for. Mr. Kenny, assistant to Mr.
Stanton, in tic Strand, attended ; hilt from the nature
of the injury lie received, his scull being fractured in
severodplacea, lie could render no assistance. lie was
about 30 years old, and has left a widow and two chil-
dren to deplore his loss. There will be an inquest held
on time body this evening.
Fine.--Yeaterday morning, at six o'clock, a fire broke
out in time coach house and stabling of Mr. 'Word, si-
tuate at the back of that gentleman's house, in (Anne-
row, Chelsea. The horses were taken out in safety, but
the carriage sustained considerable injury. The dames
were subdued by ten o'clock.
At Lamberitorst church, on Sunday, the Marriage Act
was read ; when the whole of the congregation left, with
the exception u fth ree.
We understand that the gun-makers of this town are
exceedingly Imsy in their preparations, under the expec-
tation of hearing of something to their afican:ag,e from
abroad; and, as we hear, some orders have actually
Wen receiveil.—(lficariagherni Chronicle.)
piss.—fin Thursday earring, about seven o'clock, a
fire broke out in the mansion of James Slater, Esq. of
An express was immediately
.17par•weisiekd ifini;cieb.eleaswileet.enginesoc hick soon arrived on the
spot, and water being very pldentifeil,
mate time
rifire was wea.
in-
Asilbett Ketone it bad effecte any al injury,
Cept to two or three rooms.

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LOYAL RADICALS.

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(l!11.05( TIM SCOTSMAN.)
One noon view tmixtives RNOVIER.--AS we are de-
lighted with every thing that gives additional security
to Church and Slate, it is with inimen..e pleasure wr
make public the following piece of news, whirl' hat
been communicated to Si in confidence by a person of
wit and honour. The wearers of Britain, folly sell-
tittle of the beneli is of good government and chew!) corn,
awl recollecting what took place three years afo, have
resolved, it seems, to enrol and arm themselves, and
offer tbrir services lord inisters to krep down thelarnters.
Manehester and Glasgow, it is understuod, will take
the lead in this business. Mr. Thrumms, the great
w , when moving the ',object at a very full meet-
ing. ol 41, that !nlike but pore factiotisiteas and
disaffection could make the farmers cry ont; when the
country at large teas so comfortable ; and the hest
proof of this was, that they bad lire readers and
disciples of the arch traitor Cold.ett. It was vain
is say that these men w ere in distress, When they had
had sixpences to spend upon bistreasonabletrashoinii half-
guineas to treat him with dinner-. Resolutions wen,
unanimously agreed to by the weavers, expressive of
their abhorrence ofblattphollyand srdition anti their firm
purpose to stand by the Constitution and rhea)) corn tr;tll
their lima and Ibrtunts. Oar informant. who lives e.i-
dently near the fountatn-head of intelligence, assures us,
that a body of these weavers mounted—nut upon their
beams—hut upon good chargers, will be employed to
keep the peace at the ensuing 3leetinita at York and
Norivielt,that aMagistrate wish an inaudible voice is pro•
vided to read the Riot Act, and a Jury whose loyalty
can be depended on. will lint the thing according to
law, should the weavers give the yeomen " a Rowland
pr en ()firer." Our correspondent further says, that
there were lately found at a farm-house near him, half a
dozen of pronged instruments very like Neptune's 'lli
dent, and which some pretend to call agricultural tools,
but to his eves they had a horrid uneonstitutionnt up-;
pearance. Finally, one correspondent, from his knew-
ledge of the tomiliers and fierceness of the weavers, says,
that in his opinion the Constitution has not stood so
firm upon its feet far the last 30 years, as at this mo.
went. The person who carried up the Resolutions was
instantly Knighted (upon paying the proper fees). it
was this news that raised the funds so stuldealy, to tit,
surprise of the Lynx-eyed brokers. It was this, and not
Sir %Vm Knighton, that drove the gout out of his Ma-
jesty's sacred toe, and that hastened Lord Liverpool's
marriage by a whole: month.