The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-23 00:00:00

GUILD OF MERCHANTS.

RLCE-COAT HOSPITAL HOTS.—ORANGE RIBBONS.
_(From the Dublin Morning Post of Wednesday.)
Yesterday, a Meeting of the guild of Merchants was
held in the Guild-hall, Wellington quay, pursuant to
the following requisition.
GUII.D OE MERCHANTS.
"The Brethren are earnestly requested to meet at their
Hall, on Wellington-quay, on Tuesday next, the 40th May
instant, at two o'clock, en very urgent business.
" Signed by Order,
T. and J. ALLEN, Guild Clerks."
The Junior Master having taken the Chair, Alder-
man Nugent addressed the Guild, and stated the object
of their meeting. It had been the custom, lie said,
for the Guild of Merchants to entertain the boys of the
Blue-Coat Hospital on Trinity Eve ; they were io the
habit of coming clad in their proper costume, and each
wearing an orange ribbon in has shirt collar. Last year
in the Mayoralty of Alderman John Kingston James,
this practice had been discontinued, they had each a
black ribbon in their shirts, and as tido was an inno-
vation of a character which might ultimately'lesd to re-
sults dangerous to the Protestant Ascendancy in Church
and State, the Guild were called together to take into
their mature consideration what course they should
adopt on this critical occasion. The times are awfully
pregnant with changes, but he, for one, would never
consent that the boys of the Blue-Coat Hospital should
wear black ribbons in their shirt collars. The worthy
Alderman concluded by referring this importaot question
to the consideration of the Gnild.
Alderman NcGaNT, as Senior Master of the Guild,
then took the Chair.
Mr. A iLowav proposed a resolution to the effect, that
the boys of the Blue-Coat Hospital should wear the
original costume.
Mr. TALBOT GLASCOCK made a luminous and highly con-
admit:mat speech. It the resolution related only to their
blue breeches and yellow stockings he should not oppose it;
but he was strongly against tying the shirt collars, es anci-
ently practised, with orange ribbons.
Mr. Kearnes said, that the Lord Mayor bad interdicted
their wearing Orange ribbons.
Mr. 0 LASCOCIC exclaimed that in that ease he would sup-
port the Resolution ; he would also more as an Amendment
to it, that the dirty Orange Ribbons should be washed
in Orange water, or in the Boyne water—(prodigious ap-
plause).
ALDERMAN ARCHER advised the Guild not to come to
any Resolution on the subject. After be had delivered
his sentiments he left the Meeting.
Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr. tibascocx addressed the Guild
at much length in support of the Resolution.
An amendment by Alr. (ILA/MOCK was then moved
and carried unanimously. It was to the following
effect :
Resolved—That the Boys of the Blue-Coat Hospital
be entertained by the Gullet of Merchants, on Friday
next, provided that they come clad in ancient costume.
The Meeting then adjourned, sine die.

By a Flanders Mail, letters have been received from War
saw,which acknowledge the movements that have taken place
in the Polish atmy, the regiments of which are organized in
such a manner as to be able to march at the first signal ; bu ;
they assert that at present no idea is entertained of an lawn.
Lion to march them out of the kingdom. Through the same
channel we are informed from Vienna, that Lord Strengford
has tendered to the Ottoman Porte the mediation of England
and the other great European Powers
_to terminate the war
with the Greeks. It is said to have been proposed by his
Lordship that the Greeks of the islands of the Morel, of At-
ties. and Livadia, should govern themselves, and annually
pay to the Porte a sun equal to the Revenue which it has hi-
therto derived from these provinces. It is not, however, sup-
posed that the Turkish Government will agree to the proposed
compromise.
It gives us great pleasure to be able to state that the
King is so far convalescences to have signified his inten-
tion of being present at Ascot Races. The Races are this
itsfixed for the 10th of June instead of the first
day after Trinity Sunday, as usual—an alteration
rendered necessary by other TN rf arrangeutents.—(Mora-
leg
YestH Herald.)
erday the French Ambassador transacted business
et the Foreign Ogre.
The Dukes of York and Clarence visited the King
yesterday.
Yesterday the Duke of Wellington had an audience
I his hlto.
The Princesty and Princess of Saxe Weimar arrived in
London *tan early hoar yesterday morning from abroad,
on a visit for some time to the Duke and Duchess of Cla-
rence. The Princess is sister to the Duchess of Clarence,
and was in England about three years since. The Prince
is the son of the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar, and this is
the first visit of his Serene Highness to England. The
Prince and Princess are accompanied by their infant
Princesses, one of them three and the other five years of

age.
• On Tuesday se'nnight a meeting took place at the
Sour mile house, near Roscommon, between Oliver Irwin,
Req. and Lewes Morton, Est —after an a:change of
shots, the friends of both parties interfered and adjusted
thdbusioess. The cause of the quarrel, we understand,
rae,ef the moat trifling nature,—(Boyle Gazette.)

•
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
—raw—
Daat., IIAY 22.--e Wind S. W.—Arrixd and sailed for
the River, the Dew, Wright, from the South Seas; and the
Duchess of Athol. from Chine:—Came down from the River
last night, and remain with the rest, the Albion, Hinter, for
Demerara; sod the Blossom. Hall, for Quebec.
Ps.vrourn, MAT 2l.—Wind S. S. W.—Arrived, the
Princess Charlotte of Wales, dribble, from London, for
Madras and Calcutta; and the Mertmeas of Wellesley,
Blanchard, from Ditto, for Ditto; the Louisa. Lowry, from
Ditto, for Gibraltar. The Yestumans, from Chlossi, and the
Nymph, from Messing', were both released from quarantine
this day.
FAisouTs. Kay 21.---8. by W.—Arrived, the Marquess
of Qeeensbory Packet, from the Mediterranean; the Enter-
prise, Hooker, the Commerce. Hoekii, and the Cornwall,
Batchelor. from London ; and the George Home, Young,
from Ditto, for Batavia.
PORTSMOUTH, MAT 22.-TWlnd S. W.—No arrivals for
sailing..

'MONCTON, MAT 24.—The Perm of the Honourable
Company's ship Beefless of Athol, landed here this morning,
with despatches for the Company ; left Chios oo the 51h of
Feb.; she arrived at St. liele a, on the 6th of April, and
sailed again on the .11th ditto ; the Company's ships Bal.
camas. Canning, and Sir David Scott, sailed from Chins, on
the 2bth of Jan.. sod, undyed at St. Helena, on the Bth of
April, and were to leave the island on the 13th, ditto; the
Winebelsea, with troops from Bengal, sailed from St. Helena,
on the 10th of April ; the Repulse, store-ship, was to nil
from St. Helena for Bencoolen, 14th April; the Win.
Money, free trailer, from Bengal, arrived at St. Helena
7th April; after landing the passengers, was Lion n oat
to sea, and could not fetch into the Roads again ; the
Duke- of Athol took the passengers, and put them on
board the Wm. Money on the 12th.—The Company's
Ship, London, was to be despatched from China about
the Bth February.