The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-05 00:00:00

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THE ICING'S COURT.
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Yesterday nt three o'clock his Majesty held a Conn
st his Palace in Pall mall, which was attended by the
following Ant!mutton and Ministers:—The Prussian,
Sardinian, Portuguese, Hessian, anti Bavarian ; the
A rehhishop of Canterbury, use Lord Preildent of the
Conneil, the Lord Chancellor. the Lord Privy Seal, the
Pint Lord of the Treasury. the Secretaries of State fee
the Foreign and Colonial Departments. the Masterdie-
n.ral of the Ordnance, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the First Lord of the Admiralty. the President of the
Board of Comma!, the President of the Board of Trade,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. the Matter of
the Mint, Viscount Skimped', the Lord Chaushedals.l
the Imrd Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Tres.
serer of the -Household, the Vice-Clnintherlain, Lora
Clutwilliam. Sir 0. Warrender. Messrs. Thornton, IL
Wynn. It. Freer, W. Hamilton, &r.
Baron Wertber, the Prussia. Minister, was introduce:al
to his Majesty by the Marquess of Londonderry. and,
rondneted by Sir Robert Chester. to deliver kis crudes-'
tills, when his Excellency was most gracionslv received.
A. De Oliver., the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, was
trednerd and conducted to his Majesty in a similar
manner.
The Baron De Cetto, the Bavarian Minister, was pre-
seated and conducted in a stuffier mutter.
M. Sousa, the late Portuguese Minister, bid anaemia
dienee of his Majesty to take leave. ~
The Coast IrAgira, the Sardinian Ministrroind llama'
Langedorif, She Rusks Minister, had also audiences. 011(
Ite Meg. -
The following peeseutatiou to his Majesty likewbe I
took placer.-.
Mt. Therniem. his Majesty's Minister at the Court of
hisSioatfeittsfni Majesty. On his return from the Brazils.
Mr. It. Freer. on his rears from Constantinople.
Mr. Wis. Hamilton; noon his being appointed Envoy
Extraordinary to the Court of Naples.
Lord Clanwilliatn, upon his being appointed Under
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
linty W. Wynn, Esq. on his being appointed Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Con-
federated States of the Swiss Cantons.
His Majesty held a Privy Couiwil, at which the Speech
be delivered by his Majeity this day,from the Throw%
. the opening of the Session of Parliament. was
arrenged.—His Majesty pricked the Sheriffs of &lel
'or the present Year.
Two sew roMiial Seals for Scotland were agreed apish
Mr. Thereton. his Majesty's Minister at the Court Of
._. Most Faithful Majesty, was introduced and sworn a
Privy Councillor, and took his neat at the Board accord-
ingly. Sir 11. Warrender was introduced, mad sworn la
a.Prtvy- Councillor.
His Majesty gave audiences. to the Earl of Liriseile
the Marqnem of Londonderry. Mr. Peel, the ]lam rit
Mutton% end the Doke of Dorset.
The Court broke up at a quarter brier, six o'clock.
maneummumposopu
A meeting of respectable bop planters has bees
held at the Bell lan, Ticeburst, for die purpose
taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning
Government for a repeal of the Act imposiag a duty'
upon hops, as oath means of ramie, them fries the
111Scullties ender WA they am stregviing. A solo;
'e pedals@ was' victualing), prepared, and bei
inanimously caviled by • dhow of bands, it was sue
stterwatris signed by every hop ;newer in the parish,
whose example it is expected, will be followed is other
hop districts. ..
At the maul mein if gm inhabitants of Bit`_
tningbans. last week, for the pique of passing Ott
tomounts, of the mutable% he. for the precedipt,
rear. a storm debate took O i
Owe op a ;notion for p '
an: item of a former year's account, which ‘i
i rejected at the last meeting. sin was now a 11,1
aght forward for the re-consideration and decision
he town. It was the amount of the expenses in
sand in prosecuting 0. Edmonds. for a libel on two
of the acting Magistrates of Birmingham, and the
passing of the account was strongly opposed by Mr.
"sliipson, principally on the ironed that tine notice
id not been given, mid therefore that the meeting was
:competent to decide the question. Ile also urged
'anions other ingenious objections, which were met
' ably combated by R. Spooner, Esq. 31r. Spurrier,
, anti it was finally revolved, by a considerable ma-
jority, that the account should be passed. On the
motion of Mr. Spooner. it was, however, afterwards,
unanimously resoived. "that in future, when any
I.rosecutions shall appear to the constables to be ne-
..s..ary for the public service, which do nut arise out
heir official duties, it be imperative upon them to
!snit their fellow townsmen, at a public meeting to
convened previous to any expenses being incurred ;
' that it be recommended to all future town's meet-
, to disallow any charges which shall he made in
pert f such prosecutions, unless the same shall have
-n previously submitted to them."—The Giro/iv-
, Gazrtte adds, that it is in contemplation of the
incipal individuals who opposed the passing of the
account in question. to appeal to the Court of King's
Betich against the decision of the meeting. and that a
.hscription has been commenced for that purpose.
Wednesday sennight, at the gaol delivery for the
borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, John Taylor and
his sons, William and James, were convicted of sheep-
cling, apal sentenced to be hanged on the 33A of,
crrnary. The Jury recommended to mercy James,
:o is only 17 years of age, and the learned Recorder,
;3• faits acquiesced in their verdict, humanely said
.'i recomMend tion should hr atienderto, and sent
the futintain of merry, but held out no hope of
trey to the father and Wiltiain.—The circumstance
a fattier and two sons capitally arraigned being
~. we believe, in the history of crime, excited the
osest intrust The ball was, during the trial,
a des! to
.^. frts daYS age , a man appeared at the hlr of the
.ilii• Court at Edinburgh, aud after swing that be
lag no employment, and no frirti.b., earnestly entreat-
t the Magistrate to seed him to Blidewell for 12
.raths:
Last. urtk the crew of the preventive boat stationed
..klouat's Bay discovered two men in the art lif eer-
ie; off some smuggled spirits, between Marazion
ed Penearce. The smugglers were secured, and
:use been committed to Bothnia gaol. Sis kegs of
.piiits were all that could be discovered; they were
part of a cargo which hail been landed a short time
`,elite.

On Wednesday se'nnight a very melancholy acci.l
debt happened to Mr. Foreman, waster sitter in the
Presestive service. Having taken possession of a
ettlgimier unitegling boar, containing 170 liras, lie
;rti:. below with the captain, and taking his pistols
trem his side, to deliver them to his attendant, he
:ate them with the muzzles pointing towards himself.
iii tome accident •ne of the pistols at that moment
riloriunately went oil, and lodged the ball in his
groin. Ile died the nee: day.

vntit *Trryeatitrt

was OF THE 1 !IA MOS• ,ljgdding ky.obiudix.
The Thauste left the Dow*, is It l'eleick
neatly last, with a mart Neese from the soeth-weet
and continued heating to the westward with fine wea-
ther until Saturday at neon, when she weathered
Ileachy Bead, the wind then blowing a brisk gale.
As night approached the gale increased ; and as dark
ness came on It blew a complete hurricane. Finding
the' ship ntaldeg fast towards the shore, an order was
given to commence firing signals of distress, bat such
was the state of the elements, that all idea of assist-
ance frosts the shore was soon abandoned as hopeless.
,The vessel was every moment approaching nearer the
shore, the sea running mountains high. and the moos,
which afforded a dim light through the dark clods.
•serving only to make their extreme detest the more
apparent. At length. shoot twelve, the ship struck ea
a rock very n-ar the Head, but she dotted from
thence, and drifted round near to the town of Beat-
bourn, between the Ronod-house and the Marlelle
Tower, where she again streek, and gut quite s-short.
This was soon after two o'clock on Sunday monde*,
and from that until baltpast nine. the ship maligned-
to heat with tremendous violence against the shore,
and every succeeding wla was expected to shatter
her to pieces. The etuteincessant determent
lights were very speatily seen from the shotii;e11111111
a short time the betted was covered with pimples all
minions to assist io the preservattoe of the crew. bet
anfortanately without the power of doing so et that
time. Not long after the ship struck. her main-meet
went by the board, 'log with it fuer of the crew.
and in the enures of tie night the fore sod mites
masts followed, sod ems. more of the crew wore
washed overboard. At daylight this fine ship was
lyiag on the sand totally disowned, and striking with
a violence which threatened to stove her is pieces ;
and her crew were peen cross ded upon the deck, look-
ing anxiously towards the shore for assistance, soil ex-
pecting every moment to be overwhelmed by the waves.
which were breaking upon deem with sadinsipished
force. .At this time several hundred people had col-
lected on the beach, and the ship was so near the
shore, that it seemed to those on board as though
they could almost leap from her side to the dry lend.
At length, the only boat that could be found large
enough to attempt to launch in this tremendous surf
was brought to the spot. sad a Midshipmen (we have
not Warmed his name) of the Preveutive Service, and
six seamen, in a moment volunteered their services
to attempt to reach the ship. S I succeseive ef-
forts eel* made to launch her, bat she was each lime'
swamped, sad her gallant little crew weeks/ exiserl.
Still, however. undismayed. they. made another .at-
tempt, and succeeded in getting almost ,without the
breakers. where a sea took her starboard bow soil apsat
her. The six seamen reached the share t' but we
t.
went he state, the gallant young officer. *lees, fear-
lessly had Asked lais• life fee the cleanse of rendering.
aegis ance to his follossibler. its slielreses fell Ne0011A:
to his seulaaated comma steal hausenity. ;aestf,Ae.
ship's company, es, !MIAs thOse 'on shore, se vibe.
struggling with the wises *oil' kis strength
hunted, and he sunk beneath shols;.---..
'Civets ithrehrtrapparoterfer thesJ the
lives was at length brought listo heeling ;Awl
being thrown oo board the skip and made 6;4 she
whole remaining of the ship'e company, togetherirl h
Major and Mrs. El'innis, shed her female servant
(passengers), were got salt eis 'shore, but withoitt saw-
iog a single thing tepee the clothed which they bad
on their backs. They were all completely worn oat
with fatigue and anxiety. and the passengers were
conveyed as speedily as possible to the nearest inn.
The othoers and crew remained near the spot is the
I hope of being able to save part of the cargo.
It was nest to a miracle that the ship held 'together
so long ; and had abe not been nearly new, and of the
'strongest construction, she must have gone to pietts
• hours before the crew were raeased. Had that been
the case, every insiiiidelal as board mast have Wish"'

DISTRE3III,iI3 SHIM!! ERN PRISONS
DROWN ED.—FRASSRIII:I6II. J AN. 15 —This afternoon
betweeen two and three o'clock, a sloop, the Mary of
liardenstown, coal laden, Love in Sight, aid made for
this harbour; the pilots manned three boats, esti •tilt
oat to meet the vessel, with hawsers, but the sea tias
running so high that only one of them could reach the
sloop; and, tip-lancholy to relate, that one, when close
by the vessel, was by a heavy eye upset, and all hands
(5 in another) were psecipitated into a watery grave.
he vessel then drove to the leeward, and haling
struck on a ridge of rocks, ill hopes of saving either
ship or crew were lost. Crocker, of the Pre-
ventive water guard stationed here, immediately on
seeing the perilous situation of the unfortunate crew,
(who were by this time clinging to the rigging,) with
a degree of humanity and courage which deseives the
highest commendation, got his small boat launched, anti
along with three of his own men, and a sailor belong-
ing to this;place, went to the vessel, and, had not ell beads
jumped into the boat, contrary to his order, wheitaigittist
rowers were so encumbered that they cniall'uo: inanaie -
their oars, would in all proinrisitity have raittilaidie!liel
saving the whole, but by the violence of the wind *fed'
sea, the boat was •cariied among the breakers. which
were running ,:contains high, and. 'midst the.hearts
rending cries of the wires and relatives of the 'poor
sufferers, and others wits witnessed their deplorable
situa•ion, upset, and all in it (14 is 'vitae") were com-
mitted to the fury of the waves. Lieutenant Croekeril
being an excellent swimmer, was the only person who
reached the snore iu and although much exhaust-
ed when Le did so, is tow happily in good health.—
Nine of the seamen who have perished, belonging to
this place, have irk widows and children, in very de-
pendent circumstances. Eight of the dead bodies were
cast ashore a ft.w hours atsi•r the boat upset, and every
means used with them for restoring animation, but in
vain.
We understand that Mr. Cumming, minister of the
parish of Praserburoi. has Lutha..ely taken charge
of a subscription for the Is idows and fatherless children.
We cannot help regretting the• want of Captain
Man Ly's simple apparatus, st Melt, iu this and ninny
such C311'3, might he essentially titeful in saving the
shipwrecked mariner.
'1 he man-servant of Colonel Pulford, who was lately
advertised as missing, has been found drowned, in a
pond, lint far Loin the Louise. fir, is stippo.ell to hare
arstroyesi ; and the ettspt;cted ratrie, is die
piegrianey of a female iu the ntilgtib nrhood.—(E.c.
ler limper.)

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COURT OF. KING'S Sfilliiiii.dlalleate Tim*.
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TNI ZING O. DIGNINOIII4
° It Will be teollected that in the Stank, arteries!
Term Dr. Highmore, the defeadaat lo tbis cue, was
convicted of i libel open his Majesty, contained in the
eaperseriptioo of a letter addressed to Sir Heolamin
Bloonsfield,the King's Private Secretary. The Doctor
wit* appeared without Cutout on that occasion, pre-
pared a long written defence, which de was reading to,
the Jury, when he was interrupted by the Court, on the
ground that he was going into irrelevant miller.
Dr. Highmore now appeared to move an street of
jegdment, oa the grouted of iosaffisieocy in the ins
itinnation, and was proceeding with as argeasent,
when
The Cuter JI:STICI suggested that if he entered
Tito Lis own rerognizatjees, the justice of the case might
possibly be satisfied.
,ms The defendant seemed at first unwilliag to accede to
the 'upsilon, bat at length contested to enter into
.we recognizance to keep the peace, and he was
then discharged from the jedgnsiat. 1
1 TIE vs° C. ACT AAAAA ND AND OTHINS.
loitteseideepli Sutherlaird, Chas. Crueler, and Chas.l
; fee aosaaldag aid obstructing epees 01
the Pteuetive Service at Doper, is Sinew, were
[ sustained by the Court—Jos. Sutherland, to be impri-
soned three months in Horsham gaol, and the two
other defendants two months each in the same gaol ;
and all of them to enter into rocornizences for three
,year', themselves in the satin of 401. and two sureties
in 201. each.

cont.' P. araire-
In this case the Court bad to decide the important
"question, whether an old smuggler could be made a
titer bankrupt ?
The action was brought by the assirnees, and it lows
contended they could not recover, because the. smug-
gler was not within the Bankrupt Laws.
The Judges, after the quettion bad been ably argned.
were of opiniop that the smuggler, by remaining *bre
months in prison unable to pay a penalty, had com-
mitted an act of bankruptcy. lips' the question.
whether be could be a trader *Allan the Itaolanvi
Laws, the Court held .that legal creditors might sae
oat a commission agaiast a smuggler. Every man
who got his living by buying and telling was within
the Bankrupt Laws.
case Or SAIL.
, • Mr. CSITTT, at the rising bf the Court, callealthe
attention ef. their Letdshipi to a cage of bail. A
Member of Parliament having offered himself an hail.
' was opposed upon a deciaion in the Conteuta Plea
where it was held that.a Munk; of Parliament is nos
admissible as bail.
The jean Cum JUSTICE said, this Court would
Loot
I)ntost probably he of the opinion espressed in the Com-
lob Pb..;e fiat, in contequenee of the absence of one
Limed Jnd%. (Bsyley,) they allowed Mr. Chitty to
peke a rule to show ease. why the, bail aboald not he
ed. Tito plot will therefore be regularly decided
/P.m: 'auks, ars.vidlATl_

.115.3,1°"1!•• • • -41
issiterddy the saboureett Sessions for the Town and
Roroath of 11watliwurts, einsateseed helms the Right
Hon. the Gnato illssolt, the Common &MOSAIC!, Al-
dermen J. J. SMITII and WOOD.
1 Joie Geary was tried on a charge of having stolen
a quadrant, the property of John Allen, on the 15th
of December lost.

TiS prisoner is a tailor, and lodged in a lodging.
IMO* in. Blue Anchor-lane, from whence it appeared,
ender the pressure of want, be stole the quadrant
from the room of a fellow-lodger, and pledged it for a
small amount.
The Corot—Well, prisoner, what have you to say
is your defence to this ease?
Prisouer—What have Ito say? Why, that it is a
4—nation auks/ant piece of business, which you must
settle amongst you.
The Jury found the Prisoner guilty, when the
Court sentenced him to he imprisoned for one month.
Prisoner—pour Honour, I wish you'd do me the fa-
veer to withdraw your sentence, and send me across
the seas. I should he very much obliged to you.
The COMMON SERJEANT—The Court is not in the
balrit of withdrawing its sentence.
Prisoner—l'd much rather, if it's all the same to
yeti, he transported for my natural life, than be kept
in limbo here for a month.
The COMMON SERJKANT—The Court is not in the
habit of consulting the convenience or inclination of
prisoners in melt cases. Gaoler, take him away.
The priSotter was then taken away in high dudgeon,
at the onaccomunnlating disposition of Ow Caen.
William George and Ile,ery Tltortagate, were tried
open au indictment, for having stolen 200 weight of
le.'''. of the valueof fixed to a warehouse belong-
ing to 31r. Dyes Steers.
The Jury, without hesitation, found both the pri-
soners Guilty.
, The-. Court onteuced them to. be transported AM
ammo years.
Two atrocious young thieves, named Thompson and
Jones, Were convicted of having stolen a till contain-
' ing twenty-one shillings, and were sentenced each to
he transported for seven years. On receiving. Oak
sentence they poured forth a volley of horrible abuse
that agitated the whole auditory.

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