The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-18 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN:

iinow;hine (rola h 1 birth, and knew that about two
years ago, he Caine into possession of 2,0001. by the
death of his mother, and that he received 5,0001. on
his marriage, which took place about a year ago. J.
Swiney, the Prisoner's uncte ; Mr. Carter, an attorney,
a neighbour of the Prisnilrees ; the Rev. Mr. Onslow,,
the Rector of Newington (the parish in which the
Prisoner resided); Mr. Robert Hill ; and Dr. Powell,
all spoke to the unimpea:hable character of the Pri-

Mr. Justice RfCIIARDSAN then summed up the evi-
dence with the utmost precision. He observed that
the Prisoner's defence was drawn up with singular
ability, but it contained not a syllable respecting James
Smith, the stock-broker, and it was remarkable that
none of the witnesses who had been examined knew

any thing 'of such a person, except the Prisoner. The
account the Prisoner had given to the Bank Directors
(according to Mr. Kay's evidence) of the first acquaint-
ance with ,Ur. J. Peon, that he had known him about
three years, but in his statement now, be says Penn
introduced himself to borrow money from him, which
he was induced to lend him on being referred to a
credit of 10,0001. standing in the name of John Peen,
in the ledger of the Navy 5 per Cents., though. Penn
had no credit in those books till the 20th of lidarch,
1821, and there was nothing that woold 'auras the
Prisoner that the person calling himself Juhn Penn to
him, WAS the John Pena who had 10,0001. in the
Bank books. It was for the Jury to judge as men of
business and the world of the probability of that ac-
count. If they had the slightest doubt on their minds
they would give the Prisoner the benefit of those
doubts, and of the irreproachable character he had
hitherto borne.

The Jury retired for an hoar and a half, when,
at nine o'clock, they returned with a verdict of—
Not Guilty.

A burst of applause twat place id the Court when
he verdict was jeouounced.

PRICE OF STOCKS TB
Bank Stock
per Cent. Red
per Cent. Con. 7511 f
31 per Cent.
G per Cents. shut
6 per Ct.Naiy 1091
I per Cent.
Legg Ain
Imp. 3 per Cent.
Irish 6 per Cent.

DAY AT ONE O'CLLIcla.
India Stock
Dlttollonds .1. ..s. pas
South-Sea Stock
Routh Set Old Ann.
Ex Rllls2d. 33.15. 43.25. pm.
Small Os.
Bank for Account
India for ditto
Con, for Ace 76$
Lott. Tickets 191. ISs.

Hum WATRR AT LONDON-BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning 53 min. after 7.—Evening 29 min after B.

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46 TNli BRITISS STATESMAN" IS INCORPOItaTBD MITE •S TUB
STATILSSIALIS."

LONDON:

TUESDAY EVENING, SIIPTIIMBER 18, 1821.

Paris papal-, to the IGth instant have arrived this
morning. An article dated Frankfort, Sept. 9, says,
the news from Vienna of the 4414 which baste re-
ceived by an extraordinary channel, is ea-74110as :
The Courier who brought the answer of the Cabinet of
Russia to the note which the Porte had sent to Peters-
burgh, in answer to the ultimatum, has made his jour-
ney in thirteen days. It is asserted, that the Em-
peror being absent (his Majesty having set off for
Odessa) the Ministers had declared, that they could
not undertake to decide upon it, and that they were
constrained to send to his Majesty the note of the
Porte. (A blank then follows in the article, occa-
sioned by the erasures of the French Censor.)
An article from Hermandstadt, dated 24th of Aug.
says the news of the tragical end of Caminar Sat va is
fully confirmed; and thus describes the horrible state
if the capital of IVallachi. The Arnauts, the Bul-
garians and the Pandours who had accompanied
Serve, made, even after his execution, an active resist-
ance, and killed in the streets of Bucharest a great
number of Turks. These finished the contest by set-
leg fire to the quarter in which the Anoints were en..
camped. One division of the city was reduced to
ashes, which occasioned an immense loss to the inba.
bitants, and many of them perished in,the dames.
During this horrible scene the Turks rushed in crowds
into the house occupied by the Austria* Consul, where
they counted upon finding some Greeks. They plundered
all that M. de Fleisebbakel, the Consul, possessed. The
house of the Consul of Ruslia was equally a prey to
pillage and fire. The number of troops that had come
to Bucharest to avail of amnesty, which bad been pro-
mised them, amounted to 2,000 area.. They, for the
most part, fell into the same which the Torts bad
spread for them ; few of them were able to escape
death by flight. Ibis is a fresh iastaate of lae good
faith with which the Turks- fulfil their amnesties.—
Serve, adds this account, merited death. it is true
but be bad come to Bucharest on the faith, and on
the parole of the Turks; and his tragical end is a new
proof of their perfidy. Captain Diamarty, bad not
been impaled. as bad been said, but eooducted rimier
a strong escort to Silistria. M. de Fleishhakel. the
Austrian Consul, set out yesterday firr Vienna. An
article from Meats, of the sth instant, speaks of a
Congress which is to take place, and to be composed,
if not of many great Monarchs, at least of their Prime
Ministers. The Chateau of Johanasberg is preparing
for itsaugust possessor, who is expected to arrive
there about the period of the King of phonet's visit
to that country. The latter was exrAeitat H.
house within the last fortnight of this month.—
Aa article from Iran of the 7th instant, states the de•
tails of an unpleasant affair which bac ea place I.
Spain. For some days it was that a secret
faction was attempting to overthrow t. Governmeat.
The authorities took energetic teats to maintain
order; but the agitation coati General
'Pep had set off to go Se the hogbof the Miro,
and the Polidmil Chief redoubled Ike nigilaate
to avoid an enemies. The Ma at .Mart,
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they say, there had marched groups of common
people, who at eight in the evening, cried, " Vlve la
Republique" This alarmed every one. On the following
day a man named Villamor, who was pointed oat as the
principal agent of the faction, was arrested ; and the
minds of people became calmed. On the 21st an extraor-
dinary courier from Mark' arrived, bringing an order
for displacing Reigo, and for the departure of the re-
giment of the Constitution and many officers of other
corps, to places appointed for them. The General was
ordered to proceed to quarters at Lerida, and the poli-
tical chief to unite in himself the civil and military
functions of the province. Riego was at Bujaralos,
about ten leagues from Saragossa, and on receiving
the despatch became furious, and said he would leturn
to the city, and see what to do. The Political Chief began
to take measures to prevent his return. Riego tarried
with him on his expedition about a hundred men. A
deputation was sent out to meet him, to warn him of
his personal danger on his return to the city, as ever.),
one had declared against him. They met him at Pee-
-1 bla, and convincing him, not without difficulty, that be
ought not to return, he took the route to Lerida. The
deputation returned to the city, and tranquillity was
complete, at Saragossa, the following days. On the
28th of August, the Political Chief addressed a prOcla-
mation to the inhabitants ; again on the 31st ; and a
third time on the 4th of September. On his side the
General published one at Peira, on the road to Lerida
on the 3d of the month. The object of the General
was to complain of the irregular manner in which he
had been deprived of his command. He concludes,
however, by declaring that patriotism and zeal for the
constitution perpetually animates his heart.

FRENCH FUNDS.--Five per Cents. September 14th,
86 f. 50 c.

A file of American Commercial Advertisers arrived
this morning to the 29th August, from which we ex-
tract tile following :
FROM BERMUDA (NORFOLK HERALD)

Captain Ross, of the schooner Columbus, arrived here
from Bermuda, has furnished the Commercial News-
room with papers to the 29th ult. Captain Ross fur-
ther states that the affairs of Bermuda between the
Governor (Lumley) and the good people of that colony,
are far from being in a quiet state ; that independent
of the imprisonment of Mr. James Till (a few years
since a merchant of this town of the firm of Till and
Gosling) and Mr. Basham, a gentleman of respect-
ability of the parish of St. George, he, the Governor, in
the night of the 2d August had the doors of the Town
Hall at Saint George forced open by the military,
and the Mayor, Mr. John Till, brother 'of the above
named James, taken forcibly out and conducted to
Hamilton, under a military escort, and there thrown
into prison. The charge preferred against the Mayor
by his Excellency, was the breaking of the fiddler's ,
violin, (by order of the Mayor,) in dispersing an un-
lawful assemblage of persons, collecting at an nn•'
seasonable hour in the parish of St. George; which as-
sembly annoyed the whole neighbourhood. A lawyer
of eminence, who had been deputed by the Mayor, to
act at the time of dispersing the assembly in a judicial
capacity, was also taken by the military at the same
time, by order of the Governor, and imprisoned with
the Mayor. The result of all these acts of Sir lirth.
Lumley, were not known when the Columbus sailed.
We learn by the schooner Hero, that on the 20th
nit. a courier arrived at Port-a-Plat, from St. Domingo,
with news of a Decree of the Cortes, encouraging
the cultivators of Spanish St. Domingo, by opening
all the ports and permitting the exportation of coffee,
tobacco and hides, free of duty ; thereby turning the
attention of the natives to the cultivation of the soil,
instead of cutting mahogany, on which the duty is
doubled, amounting to a prohibition.

Sir ROBEAT WILSON, our readers will find, is stated
to have been informed that the KING has no further oc-
casion for his services. What the reason was fur which ,
the experience, skill, and enterprise of the gallant
General were to be dispensed with, and for which
he was to be deprived of his rank, did not appear
in the paper from which we have extracted the
intimation. A ministerial journal of this morning,
however, is kind enough to compensate for the omis-
sion of itsfelloil labourer of last night. The Courier,
soon after the disastrous and disgraceful 14th of
August, tried very hard to make it believed that the
steps taken that day by the populace, to do honour to
the remains of their lamented Qcsen, were the result
of deliberation and concert. Of late, in order to be
more serious, it has become reser►ed ; but the New
Times to-day, in reasoning upon the paragraph of last
night in The Courier, without expressing itself, indeed,
in any other than general terms, leaves its readers
to make the application. "We have often," says this
courtly oracle, " spoken in general terms of theproba-
bility, the moral certainty, that some person ac•',
quainted with military operations, had planned the
I artful and systematic mode resorted to at the Qvicw's
funeral. It war morally impossible that a mere mob
could baveoparsued such a regular mode of resistance
by blocking up lad intenkting streets and roads with-
oat some adviser; and we have laid, that in our opinion
the crime of such an adviser must have amounted
to little short of treasos. Far be it from us,
however, to attach the guilt of such a crime to
any individual, without tall, equivocal legal proof I
A sheet time will throw light en this mysterious
stair." 'To flans, then, we must leave it, without
say ceosseeat of ears: bat in the Interim we must
lamest with Millen, that we " have fallen on such
evil tongues and evil Time."

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