The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-12-15 00:00:00

Th VATEBMAN.

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p .rty pillaged and destroyed by the merciless rage Government did not, he-suit confess, appear to
or infuriated bigotry and superstition, and to pray him to proceed with the energy which its duty pre.
his Royal Highness to adopt such measures as be seritexi, and therefore he thought the proposed de.
may think best calculated to suppress these error- !deletion the mere •n• ceesury. The worthy Member
sous evils." quoted several passages from the circular letter of
Mr. DAY'S seconded the motion, and observed, the Com.mittee of the Protestant Dissenting Minis.
that the subject had already been stated in so able, ' ters, signed by Mr. Margret, their Secretary. From
SO candid, and so judicious a manner, that little re- those pasages it appeared that an unparalleled sys.
rosined to be said on the subject. Who could have tern of persecution and pillage had for some months
Imagined that the present lamentable state of France prevailed in the south of France, of which Pro.
would be the result of all our exertions for the wel. testants alone were the victims. Mr. F. animal-
fare of Etieope? Who could have imagined that vetted with peculiar force upon the following extract
the Government, which to our wealth and blood was of a letter from a Protestant Minister iii France:—
indebted for its existence, should have suffered our "To detail.the base ingratitude, gross obscenity,
Protestant brethren to he despoiled and murdered disgusting superstition, and infernal cruelties, prac-
with Impunity ?• Every Englishman nod every Pro. tied during this shocking attempt to exterminate the
testatit mast have felt for these suffering individuals, Reformed Churches from the soil of France, would,
and the only question was as to the means of reme. under present circumstances, be as imprudent as on.
sivingiliem and preventing for ever their recurrence. availing. Happy, happy Protestants of your fa-
That Court had frequently deprecated the inter- toured land ! No rode, infuriated mob shouts
Terence by this country in the affairs of other Go- through your streets and villages, ' Give us the blood
vernments. The principle was good, but we had not of the Protestants—let us wash our hands in their
low to give law, bat to enforce laws which had been blood—Vive is St. Bartheletni!' May you long en.
redly "violated. There might be individuals who joy those privileges, communicating your principles
doubted as to the fact of the persecution of the Pro. and piety to every nation under the heavens!"
testants, hut when they were reminded of the Worm. Mr. JACKS expressed great doubts, upon political
tion which -had been received—taking into temsidera. principles, as' to the propriety of the proposed Ad.
tine the difficulties which obstructed such commute. dress ; but still he would not vote against it, although,
cations—those doubts most vanish. It was impossi- he could not think it necessary to interfere, knowing,
ble that any thing tike judicial evidence could be ob- as we did, the disposition of our own Government,
(mined; rind those who were not now satisfied as,to and assured, as every man must be, of the believe-
the feet would not believe, "even though one should lent character of the King of France, who bad al.
rise from the dead." The Address which bad been ready taken the most effectual measures in Ms power
proposed would reach the' Crown with that force to suppress the disturbances alluded to. This, 1..
which atteniled resolutions of such a body as the Cor- deed was evident, from the ordinance which his Mie
poration of London ; 'and he hell no . doubt the roy had published upon the subject, and tho
Ansrer'would he such as to gratify every man of he. language of which was peculiarly strong against the
inanity, give the friends of toleration a pledge of ulti. rioters.
lisle success to their cause. „I, Mr. Alderman HEYGATE was adverse to the policy
Otnitem observed, that the Court was net on ;Of interfering in the concerns of a foreign Govern.
this eicaSion called upon' to determine any questiolei.ment;.and the more sit; because such interference'
of doubt—for here there was no doubt. The op.'„Was genet-Ally found rather to produce mischief this
pressions practised uporr our Protestant brethren In good. Ind..ed, whenever any Government intent
Fratice'were undeniable and atrocious. This, there,; fered in favour of any class of the subjects of a foreign
fore; formed' •a political but amoral question, State, such interference was sure to do mischief, if it
appealitig irresistibly to every sentiment of humanity did. not produce good.. the present, however, form.
and ju lice. The spirit of the observation of that ex- ed an ex..eption to the role which lie was generally
cellent nurn; Me. Wilberforce, that he would prefer willing to maintain, for France was peculiarly dr.
war without the slave Trade to peace accompanied cuonstariced. By her own conduct she had heenput
6y that odious tralliC, he would apply instance, i out of the pale of nations, but at length compelled
For if religious 'persecution were to be the conse. to conform to the will of the civilised world. There
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quence of peace, he would have no hesitation in pre-: were 1.50,000 foreign troops in that country, under
!erring the 'continuance of war, unaccompanied by; the command of the greatest General of the age;
that direst of all human calamities. On those grounds , those troops being stationed there to maintain the
lie thought that Assembly bound to declare, in the power of the King, and the principles of the Conati. '
face of the ss orld, its abhorrence of such enormities, tutional Charter, which the Allied Powers had gua-
and'tO request the active. interposition of our Go. ranteed to France. . Now the basis of that Charter
versiment •tio put a period to their eperation. was Religious Toleration, and of cowrie the Allies
Dixee• stria, that int no doubt appeared to were bouud to secure the enjoyment of that toleration
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• EXTENSIV-K, FOJIGERY.
Ftsprost-fixaors.—Mr. Aattiouy M`Ketirot, of N0.•17, '
(lower street, Hedfoid-nsuhre, ender rent a third extirninatiun,-
on various charges of forgery, to 411t11001110t of several thou-
sand pounds. ...•
The case excited such interest that the Office was crowded at
an early hour, by bankers, merchants, brokers, and other gen-
tlemen.
Mr. Arthur Clarence, of the, Adelehi. Navy Agent, in ad-
dition to his former evidence, stated," that in consequence of
information received from Messrs. S eith, Payne, and Smith,
bankers, he obtained a warrant to apprehend the Prisoner.
When the Prisoner ww. taken Into custody, he said to witness,
that he was used extremely ill. uk line's told the Prisoner, that
Mr. John Down was come to (nun, and that he denied any
knowledge of the bills, and said the signature to the iiidorse-
ment was forged. To which the Prisoner replied, that if the
I bill* were forged, he uttered them in the same state in which
he received them from Captain Halliday. One's told the
Prisoner, that if Gl'iptain Halliday was so material a witness in'
his favour, if he told him w here he was to be found, he should
be procured; to which the Prisoner made no reply, hut asked
witness if the bosioess could not be arranged, as be had pro-
l'party to secure it ; but he did not say what the property was.
Mr. John Dougan, in addition to his former evidence, stated,
that be believed the hand-writing in the body of the bills to be
the hand-weitiag of the Prisoner.
John Limbriek, the polic•-officer, belonging to this Office,
stated, that tin the :Nth November, he accompanied Ilan, his
brother-officer, and took the 7Prisoner into custody" and oo
sewching hint, found iu his possession the two bills tit exchange
now produced, one for 11001. and the other bill far 111301. dated'l
Tortola, tid of September, 1815, rayable at GO days after sight, I
I made payable to Jeblegais. Esq. and indorsed by hitn.—
The Priioner said, oathat taken into etfittody, if bills
were bad, it must bellies damned English Nabob; but witness
' does not know whom the Prhoner meant by.that ex premien.
Mr. John Deegan, and Mr. Samuel Hicks, his clerk, proved
the indorsement, •' John Donigast," on the two bills found by
Limbrick on the Prisoner, to be also forgeries, and Dot the
hand-writing of Mr. Dougan.
This charge being disposed of, the next chhree against the
Prisoner was for uttering a forged bill of excbangc. for 151001.
dated Tort..la, the 7th of July, 180, payable to the order of
John Dougan, Esq. and made payable at the house of Andrew
M•Kenrot, Esq. Loudon, at 60 days after sight, and indorsed
" John Dougan."
Mr. George. Oppenfielo. merchant, of New Brond-street,
being sworn, said, that on the'
Wilt of October last, he received
. the above-mentioned bill from 1116 broker, Mr. Richard James,
con payment for 15 'toes of hemp, sold by him to Mr. Godin
Shelliter. He made enquiry respecting the indorser, Mr. John
Donna, at the banking-house of Mews. Smith, Pnyhe, and
Smith, Mr. Dougan's bankers, from whom he learned that Mr.
Holman was a safe man , but they refused to cash the bill, not
having advice to that purpose from Mr. Hogan. Witness re-
ceived the bill in paymetit of the 15 tons of hemp. which
amounted to 7011. and paid hick the balance, which was. near
5001. IV itnesseashed the bill at the banking-house of Messrs.
Jones, Lloyd, and Co.
Richard James, a broker, deposed, that on the 25•11 of Oc•
toberlast. Mr. O. Sherner called at his countin bouse_, and in- I
formed him, that be was commissioned by Mr. John Hardy to
purcil Ise sum...hemp, and the mode of payment w is the bill al-
ready mentioned ; of which bill, before he received it, he in-
formed Messrs. Oppenbeims, who, after making the necessary
enquiry respecting hi r . John Deegan, authorised w itness to re- i
calve !he bill in payment for the hemp. The next day, Oetobef
the ‘. teh. Mr. Catlin Shelfner called 'sissy it ness, and bower 15
tons of hemp, on acct uut of Mr. Hardy; which hemp cause to
near 70th for which he gave in payment the said bill 'of ex-
change lot I‘2ool. and witness paid Mr. (iodin Slieffner near
5001. ; being the Gitkrence between the bill and the price of
the hemp.
God ia Sheffeer, a broker, confirmed the preceding testimony.
John N. Hardy, a broker, depose d, that about the beginning
of October lie saw the Prisoner. Mr. M•Kearet, who told him
he hail such a bill, vihich he wished to get value for ; and that
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exist upon the subject of the atrocities shaded to hey to the people of France. Of "ctinraC thenthlscoui-itry 141B:dt! ii..cas thenli) the. -.----.' of Mr.'" )""near, G°7lemlret".,
f d quart. to wheat the Prisoner wrote, and the witness
felt this to he a • Cage• in which the, Corporation of was warranted in interfering on the subject under con- . delivered the letter. tir Mr. ;Witmer, at his connting.houae, No. !
London wet called upon to interpose. For although ' sideration—and it was the duty of that Court, as the 12, Martiu's-lnite; awl Mr.• Kilmear delivered witness the bill,
it Might be. maintained, n a general prefositioui- greatest public body in the empire, second to the Par- which
is hewiiiirbughncas ttotopuihrtel•ile'serisbeer.
jiThemcierrrVsed b Leapt the;
thaiit was net rightlo.interfeee in the concerns of a •liaMent, to dl-clare its opinion to the world against the thought proper; and the Wavy order of the Prisoner was
foreign GoifernMent, the 'ease Mid** consideration persecution of our Protestant brethren in France. The given by wituewto Mr. Ciotti!) Meitner, to pay for 1.5 tons of
hefortned'an exception 10 strong that men-should mut necessity of such a declaration he felt the More, 'as Zit': John Doogan fail, that he.knew.nothing of the bill now
be bound Ity any declaration in favour of the general, there could be no doubt of the existence of persecu. ' proctored ; the indorsement. ,' John Doitinn, on the back of
patiently. it while he e'xpreastsi de doubt en4hii, lion---he bed indeed, since he came into the Hall, tdquhetl77,ernt It hi4,:.litt:nerirli,tifi'liet,wn:sdahfecirtreiriLe'd%te" had:
trultivct, he begged it to be understood that bisepia I been favoured *like letter from Mr. Morgan, the wri-iiie in the body of the bill to he -the Prisoner's hand-writing,
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Mott was not grounded upon tumours or pamphlets 1 Secretary of the Committee of Dissenting Ministers, '
Mr.
Hicks said, he was elec.& to Mr. John Donor; i knew
published either here or in France. He should be ' stating that further and most authentic information thi.r.'indourfemerian a llant, ‘ll` ..lw„rhintultiihearini,l'f fornegtuheenaseneonwhpirr"
Petty indeed to rest his judgment upon such audio. had been received by that Committee since the publi- was not Mr. Octagon's hood-writing.
thy: Fur to show the credit due to pamphlets pith.. catioo.of its Report, with re atgard to the persecution __aMr. Isaacs, the Pci-oner's attorney, made aypticatton to die
&trate to commit the Prisoner fully for trod, as the preterit
lisped in France, he need only quote one which of the Protestants in France, a hich information not charges were fatly investigated, and he would be In a place et
lately appeared from the pen of a French Officer only confirmed the statement which that Report con. safety, mad amenable to any fresh charges that could be brought
(Patel), who alleged that the English Ladies gene: brined, buy communicated many facts of a still more,iistchtz.
great "acoutserlelravicontt :el theed toptuhitic"stdhlet rfowel
rally go to bed drunk.—[A laugh.]—For his part aggravated character. On those grounds he should broughtnainst the Prisoner, and the Proseentur on that charge
he felt the 'almost reliance upon the disposition of vote for the motion, in the l;pe that the Address had also-a right to prefer his complaint. The parties present on
the Government of France to use all the means in its would be no censure upon the French Government ; thhoeuriereet ctokaprreir ' ogre? asli!ictitlie tilzrodeposstatsiones, and Were
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power to put an end to the pereecutions complaimets for he felt that there was tin proof whatever that any further examination for any WAb charges that might be brought
of :"therefore he !Mould deprecate coy censure, home: blame attached to that Government with respect to against him.
ever iiidirect, upon the conduct or character of that ' the proceedings cemplained of, or that Louis XVIII. ' --5.,-, , . ..
Goiernment.. Ile' also relied most confitleritly 'upon ..had, in his coreluct on the occasion, departed in the
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the 'readiness of our Government to forward the ' least degree from the principles of benevolence and
Misbes of eetnanity In this Case, and It trquired no justice which distinguished his character. . THURSDAY, Dac. 14. . . .
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stimulus whatever. Still he should not resist the Ad-• 1 Mr. Doneeeno supported the motion. ' Thomas Moore was indicted for stealing, Of the 29th of No-
drag proposed, if it were couched in terms consistent I Mr. %STAMINA N, in his reply, animadverted upon "^ther last, two silver table-spoons, tea salts, and various
with propriety, which Ito was induced to expect from' what he called the ill-timed levity of the Hon. mem. ether articles, in Feathers one-street, the property of Swatt
the language of the Worth), Mover, who by his pro. ber (Mr. Dixon). who had in this instance endea. The Prosecutrix deposed, that on the day .stated in the M-
assed solicitude for " spiritual and moral interestS," vowed to be witty and to joke. But the Hon. Mem- dictinrrit, a fire br ke out in .Peatherstone.street, where she
star house eatigtt fire also, and in the confusion
etico•uraged a hope flint 14 at he had at length had, a ber ought slither to have reserved such endeavour for whichremd ed.
prevailed, hi retoov Jug the property, the Prisoner, under
redoes call."—[A Laugh.] a different opporlimity, than obtrude it on any cc- pretence of lending his assistance, run away with the property
" Iti. FA L VEL strongly supported the motion, which vision of so. .11 glare importanee, wheel that Agfl e. lin qu.estion.d te one of the City Mardialmen, apprehended the
he felt peculiarly justifiable upon the same lt;ilCipleS bly• was about to male a declaration calculated' to Prisraon a t'r'
er few days after the rubbery, and found in hii psyses.
which on a late °eaglet% -iodated that Assembly to give a tone to the cnuntry, and lie hoped to ensure lion the property staled in the indictment, which was identilied
enter into Resolutions against the continuance of the the protection of many thousands of our Protestant bya,theyP iiscriltrnix.. Verdict-3.1"..11Y' on the% of Decent-
Sine Trade. • Those principles involved a solicitude brethren.
The worthy Member then adverted to ber ian.r44 ithe'retrsillvae'rcsopnovoltcest and rarities ' articles,. other the pro-
flail the general interests of humanity. By those no. the observations of Mr. Alderman Renate, who, pepheffiMary Masters.us 1
ble principl4s he was most happy to see London and it appeared, broadly avowed the interference of on the BthssOf"eNn„7:rijihj,;2l.l_ a lawrtillww-gaemC4ellattedlgaeosr .teasing,
the whore country actuated upon the present ores.. this countsy in Ate internal concerns of France, prey of Thomas deorge Street, Esq. of Adelpht-terrace.
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elan. }nor if we were influenced by any view to our and the forcing the establishment of a Constitution at ...
for'strneahliMn oore,tahnihutolerNthirteen years of age, was indicted,
0111 interest merely; we Should not interfere at all. the point of the bayonet. This Constitution, too, it the propeft'yoorif Joh:Wilkie:ember last, a quantity of oboes,
twiiriSt lhifnlistdution of the Protestants in France,' seemed to the Worthy Alderman, this country and The. Prosecittor. dep• tied, that he was a salesman, residing in
itallecting the important benefits derived to this' its Allies, were bound to maintain. If so, then ac- ioredi•eli ; the Primoer was seen lurking about his door,.
, froin whence she contrived to steal the property •
country through the revocation of . the Edict of cording. to the Worthy Alderman's principlet, the Stiewakhowever, traced to the abode of heslantarw";:int.—it
Mentz, which compelled io many French Protest- Court would be warranted in calling on our Govern- aiTtlt",,,...trd.,,e°""tiCt ow tad
irl in her early career, of de-
ants to transfer their industry, their ingenuity,. and meat to employ Lord Wellington's army, if neces- EX4'l:old- —°`ll-0" .-sinti stolen from the Prosecutor
their capital to Great Britain, and the probability sery, to prevent the persecution of the Protestant, The Jury, after some observations from the Recorder, found
eras, that if the present system of religious persecu- in France. Yet, in another part of the speech of 1 tit
cr.; iiicin7hre(-4,4Y. a_n_4e. 9r was ordered by the Court. to be
tion were allowed to continue, similar consequences' the Worthy Alderman, a doubt was expressed as to I p Ann Green, aowuseomoientiolf•
ire
tfoorwcnhe,:;tisuestilottiuti
guilty of steal ..
'Would be fOund to ensue, therefore were we self- the propriety-of interfering in the concerns of France, , lug, on the 30th of November last, a watch, Intim 0.. a chain,
inteiestg our policy would be different from that' because he relied so much upon the disposition of 1 ate, own trietlnsr,vAwieundOsar;.ll. in silver, and othecarticks, the pro-
Witich the pretent motion proposed. But it was a proud Louis XVIII. whose disposition by the way had I Ann Butler was indicted -for stealing severat• si eef,. table.
reflection for every Englishmen to find his country been very ineffective for the protection of the French' cloths, a
or .c 1 varvemberious tithe a
larrticles, the property ot.finreh Lee, on
the ah Nost.
rejecting all selfigh consideration, and embracing the Protestants. The Proseentrix resided in Jamei.street'
Westminster,
universal interest of humanity. It was truly a most . After a few words from Mr. Griffiths, and an et- the day stated in the indictment. -he took the so into
Melancholy spectacle to witness the outrageous viola., planation from Mr. Alderman Heygate, who es- thizisice.rot.emi,miri:xtives of compassion. In a few days afterwards
Lion of that humanity which a rancorous bigotry now pressed an abhorrence of war and persecution, the when the Priso..seereotirenzahnetritiyertvifichmoutose-Ilnizentitio be
.mangled.
eicited in France—that after a war so long and.'sci motion was adopted, and the Address agreed to with- the servant: The offer was sic touted, and die Preismo'neriniteefatdthof
ruinous, the worst species of hostility that could agi- ' out a dissentient voice. • house with the property, buwas never seen again until she woe.
taken into custody; nor did she take the linen to the place shes
tate or afflict mankind should bo found to prevail.— ; 0 was sent. Information, however, being given of the rithlwry,
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Ilai, unhappily, a great part of the population of MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. —On Friday morning toe Pris Oner and o great part of the property sagas traced in a'
few da)s.—Verdict—Guilty.
the. South of France appeared to be demoralized and the Bth instant, the following •accident took place at' • ..... ---
PSient-tidden --quite sunk indeed' la brutality, the Nesham Main Colliery, Northumberland :—Four of
victims of superstition and priestiraft. It Was then in the workmen were employed on a stage seventy
the highest degree necessary to street the vicious pur- fathoms down the shaft, end one of them came to
pave and practice of such a people, end the declare- bank to get something wanted ; while talking to the
ion of that eseenibly must be of the utmost im- banksinan, and incautiously passing along a plank,.
Pittance, not only in this country, but in France he fell down upon the stage he had a few minutes
tart threigiveut Eurolle, in promoting the end in before left, and so great was the force he had ac-
viet __Stich a decfailitlen would, lie hoped, he pro. spired, that three beams, six inches by four, which
ttogiiie'ot,a -eery useful impression, as well upon supported the stage, Were broken by the shock, and
our ow., Gnicirnfatit as *Pori the Government of the poor fellow, with. his three companions, were
since,• la thee teed to a better system with re- precipitated to the bottom (55 fathoms further), and
ii to the persecutions complained of. The French all dashed to pieces.

DREADFUL Acctimur.—Mr. T. IV,•bh, carpenter
of Melksham,Wilts, lost his life on Friday last, py
incautiously putting a piece of red-hot iron.ipto the
barrel of a gun,' ivhieft being charged with- powder,
or very foul, initantly went off, and the iron eritet-
ing his head, he expired in half an hour.
The titan who mad. the attempt to 'nutrias. Messrs
Riggs' Clerk, at Bristol, on' Wednesday se'nnight,'
having applied to the•Bristot 'lefirtuary: to. have his
arm set, in a settlier'd dress, hen as detected, andtim-
ateditrely muted.

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