The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-09 00:00:00

If the rumour be true of changes in the Cabinet, the
Writs will probably be moved to-morrow.
The Raffish Gazette says—The Ordnance establish-
ment at Sheerness is to be entirely abolished in a few
days; the officers and clerks are to retire on half pay, and
the labouring men are to be discharged; the latter have
had 17 days' notice given them, that they may seek other
employment.
The independent Elector• of Preston are about to
present J. Williams, Esq., with a magnificent piece of
plate, as a testimony of their approbation for the zeal,
firmness, and ability which be displayed in the late
trial of her Majesty the (linen.
INDEPINDIINCE or Irswicn.—The First Anniversary
of the Return to Parliament of Messrs. Leonard and Heidi-
mend, as Members for that Borough, took place on Monday
last ; on which occasion, abort seventy gentlemen par-
took of a sumptuous entertaiment at the Bear and Crown-
Inn.

Ministers, in pursuance of the economy that they
have resolved to enforce, have sent instructions for
withdrawing the military guards employed in Scot-
land, in certain situations as uatclonen. There have
been no military stationed at the Banks here for a
considerable time. They were withdrawn from the
Custom Howse on the 24th nit., and after to-morrow
the jail and Bridewell are to be guarded by civil
officers alone. There will then be no soldiers but in
Barracks; and the appearance of a military police
will no longer exist in Glasgow any more than in Lon-
don. The military were last week removed the same
way from 31ancliester.—(Glasgme Chronicle.)
EntNnunon, Jt ar 6.—Yesterilae niorninE about 5
o'clock a tire broke out among sonic thatched houses
in Barrheall. We are sorry to say that four of them
were burned to the ground, and a good der' of furni-
ture was lost.

According to the meteorological tables of London I
and Paris, the inhabitants of the south appear to have
been strangers to tine weather for many weeks ; while, ,
in this part of Scotland, since our last report, we may
almost be said to have been living under an Italian
sky. During this interval, the bathing quarters at
Portobello and Newhaven have been peopled by their
annual visitants, and numberless complaints of drought
were arising between the Forth and the Clyde. Not-
withstanding this remarkable tine weather the chills
sometimes experienced at night fall it is feared, have
proves injurious to siender constitutions, and the hos-
pital sick list continues very high. Some indications of
a change of weather appeared yesterday : and this morn-
ing between one and two, a sprinkling of rain commenc-
ed, which, before break of day, had increased to a gentle
shower. A drizzling rain continued till about 10
a. tn., and then we were f.►vanred with a very heavy
shower, which, without much abatement of violence,
lasted till a little before twelve. The sky now
brightened up, but we have still the promise of store
showers.

As an instance of the remarkable drought this sea-
son, Lochl.imond has lately fallen fully seven feet per-
pendicularly from the water mark ; and persons pass
and repass between two of the islands on stepping
stones which had been placed there this week, and
of which there is no former restive. A great many
old people in the neighbourhood have roue thithot
to hare the gratification of walking across, and the?
all declare, that they do not remember of the loch ever
having been so low. _

ATTENDANCE or Jr:oes.—An Act of Parlia►nent,
has just passed introducing important regulations
with respect to the attendance of Jurors at the Assizes.'
—The Act gives a power to the Judges of Assize to
direct the Sheriff to empannel not more than 1441
Jurors, or such lesser number as the Judges think fit,
to serve indiscriminately on the crimin,►l and civil
side; and to divide such Jurors equally into two sets,
one of which shall attend and serve for so many days,
at the beginning of the Assizes, as the Judges may
direct—and the other during the residue of the same
Assizes. When the Jurors are summoned they will
have notice whether they are in the first or second
set, and at what time their attendance will be required.
—To gentlemen liable to be called upon to serve at
the Assizes as Jurors for a fortnight together, (which
has hitherto been the case in Yorkshire, as well as in
other large and populous counties) these regulations
must prove particularly convenient and desirable,. as
the effect of them will be to reduce the future attend-
ance of Jurors at the Assizes to one half the period of
their former service.

On Friday afternoon the Dromedary store-ship,
Mr. Richard Skinner, Comtnander, anchored at Spit-
head, from New Zealand and New South Wales, fur a
few hours. She landed her Co►umissioner Bigg, who
is charged with an important Report to Government
of the present state of the Colony, and several other
passengers. At ten o'clock last night she proceeded
for the River, to land her cargo of masts and spars
which she shipped at New Zealand. She left New
South Wales on the 1-Ith of February. Seven ships
had recently arrived there from England and Ireland,
conveying 1,100 convicts, of whom only three died on
the passage out. Two convicts escaped from tbeir ba-
nishment at New South Wales, on board the Drome-
dary, and were not discovered to be in her till she had
been more than 100 days at sea; they are now in cus-
tody. The Dromedary has brought home a large
and valuable collection of plants and roots, In healthy
preservation.
On Saturday morning the John transport, Lieut.
Church, Agent, arrived at Portsmouth from St. Kitt's,
which Island she left on the 24th May, leaving there
the Salisbury (Admiral Fable), Tribune, and Fal-
mouth ; the Esk sloop of war had gone to Aatigne to
be hove down ; and the Saphire was cruising. The
ships were very healthy. A number of arsarand
navy invalids came home is the John. Mr. Adeane,
Master of the Salisbury, and Lieutenant Forbes, R.M.
came passengers.
ROMINERT OP Ma. KEAN.—Mr. Kean, on his arrival
at New York from Boston, on the 29th of May last.
discovered that his trunk or case, which contained all
his valuable papers, and a considerable sum of money,
had been stolen. A case was left very similar to the
one belonging to Mr. Kean. Among the papers were
some receipts, signed by Le Roy, Bayard. and Co. Mr.
K,sa's engagements with several Managers, and nu-
morons letters. There were also, among other value-
ble papers and articles, two IBank notes of one hun-
dred dollars each, and a quantity of specie in Spells
gold. The case (somewhat resembling a leather
trunk) left in the place of that of Mr. Naas's, and
which is new in his possession, was filled with stoats,
an old pair of pantaloons, and a vest.