The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-03-31 00:00:00

ANOTHER RISE ON THE PRICE OF BREAD.

This day there was no Court of Aldermen. The
Lonn MAYOR, after inspecting the returns, ordered
the price of Bread to be advanced TuREEPENCE PER
PECK!! !—Here is another proof, with a vengeance,
of the "Prosperity of the Country," so much talks;!
of by the pious and provident Mr. PERCEVAL!!!!••-•
Even all the exertions of his dear friend, the LoaD
MAvoa„ cannot deprive the people of feeling how
kindly this sort of boasted prosperity operates, and
of antitipating, ip some Measure, how it is to termi•
nate.

Letters were yesterday received from Paris to the
21(h, which do not mention lionarawre having left
that capital.
Yesterday evening his ExCellenoy Count FER.
NAN Nunez, Duke of MONTELLANO, Ambassador
from his Most Catholic Majesty FERDINAND VII.
attended by Cohort* I,ANDMANN and suit, arrived in
town. They'landed at Falmouth on Friday.
The PRINCE REGENT, it i 9 said,' has accepted an
invitation from the LORD IWAYOEL, to dine at the
Mansion-house on the '2d of May next. -
The Hon. GEORGE Pottsonny is gone on a visit
to Lord ROBERT SPENCER, at his seat in Sussex.
A Dispensation of the. Knights of the Garter is
expected shortly to be held, to enable * Knights,
who have been admitted since the last initiellation, to
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weer the Star and the Collar. -
" Mr. Moan/on, the British. till/0 f , sailed on
Thursday morning, in thp Ake/44n te, from
fri
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F&IVERAL of JOll._4•__V HORNE TOOT; r, r•...

Yesterday the remains of John Horne Tooke wee,
deposited in the family vault at Ealing churchyard
Middlesex. The hearse, which contained the '
corps.,
was drawn by six horses, and was followed by thwt
mourning coaches and eight Gentlemen's ettriv.p.
—lt was a private funeral, and the friends select,
yet.there were many mourners among the poor Jai:
bitants of Wimbledon, who were sorrowful witae;ses
of his removal from among them fur ever. Many a
his friends met the funeral at Ealing, to pay
last respects to his remains—and there were belids:
a great concourse of people to wituess.the
Among those who went from Wimbledon, we no.
ticed Sir Francis Burdett, Wm. Boswell, Esq. s;
Wm. Rush, Major James, Robert Knight, i
Timothy Brown., Esq. William :vlorgtio, Esq. kr.
Adams, Mr. J. Pearson, Mr. Brooks, Mr.Thamas
Bards., Mr. Stephens, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Wild.
man, nephew to Mr. Tooke. They left Wit
don at 12 o'clock, and reached Ealing at two. We
are unacquainted with the reasons why he was not
laid in the vault which he ceased, about two yet
befOre- his death, to be built with so much anxiety
And care in his own garden, for the particular pug.
pose of depositini his remains ;—upon this we slat
make no remark, but lament that his wish was not
complied with :—his family aad friends can perhaps
assign good reasons for their tonduct. It was his
wish also that no funeral service should be read st
his grave, agreeably to the practice through rte
whole of Scotland, and also with the Dissenters ia
England.

Mr. Awavriisoa, a Gentleman of high character
and connections, we Afederstand, will dispute tke
-Queen's county, at the next election, with Mr.
PoLE; and the redoubted champion of intclerance,
it ii said, stands a. fair chance of being poled lied
and heelsout of that his native county.
- His Majesty's brig Rosario, Captain Thum; PI
•n Friday last, while cruising of the French coast,
fell in with a squadron of the enemy's praams, 15
in number, and, notwithstanding the disparity of
force, the Rosario determined on engaging them ;
and having mancenvred so as to cut-off -their retreat,
brought the witoleto action ; rnd a ter a desperate
engagement, succeeded in completely defeating the
whole squadron ; captund thi ,e, sunk one,•drow
five on shore, and the ethers, after a severe drab.
ding, made their ~.cape, owing to the incapacity of
the Rosario to take charge of any more. Tee fol.
lowing is an estimate of the forces engaged on each
side :

BRITISH PORCH. rowan FOWL
Rosario brig, Car.. 'Hervey, Fifteen Imperial end Royal
10 guns, and 15 mesh Frain brigs, each moot.
ieg sis helmy gar, ari
maimed by Spry Des each,
making Use told, Fresch,
90 heavy guns— Mors.

The three captured praams passed the Downs on
I Saturday night, iu a very shattered stater
for Rams!
gate.
We are happy to state, that the Stem/nets gun-brig,
Capt.he resT slitterri was,waht
which was supposed to have been lost, with all the
tcererwr w;ardsr;svocald soaufteoaft the service. ar,w
formerly commanded that vessel, came home in the
Java, which is arrived at Portsmouth.
The following, we understand, is the new regale-
, tion for the uniforms of the Commissioned Officers
of his :Majesty's Navy :
Admirals—To have seven stripes of gold lace oa
the cuff of the coat, white lappets and Cuffs, and
silk linings.
Vice-Admirals—five stripes on the coat, and silk
linings, white lappets and cuffs.
Rear-Admirals—three stripes, same lining, 112:
pel, and cuffs.
Post Captains, three years' standint —two epau-
lets, and a silver crown and anchor, with white lop
pels.
Post Captains, who hare not been made Ara
years--two epaulets, and a silver anchor, without a
crown., and white lappets Ind cuffs.
Commanders—two epaulets, with white lappelt
and cuffs.
Lieutenants--One epaulet on the right shouldal
tend white lappets and cuffs.
The button to be used by Admirsh, Captains, and
Lieutenants, instead of beasiug the impression of as
anchor, as heretofore, to have the impression of a
crown and anchor.
AMERICAN MEROIIANTS.-.4Pos some time past
there has been a Committee of 'the [louse of Com
mons sitting, upon the claims of a vast body of Ante.
rican :Merchants resident in England, who repre-
sented themselves to have sustained great and ruinous
,losses!') consequence of, them uutjr. interruption;
that have been given to their tradelir the immune' (11
England, and by the conduct of America. • On Wet!•
nesday last the Committee terminated their labours,
by presenting a Report to the Houle, which is to bo
printed ; and we have every reason to think, that
their proceedings have bees highly satisfactory to thr•
individuals whom the result of their labours was to
affect.
EAST INDIA COMPANY. The Committee of the
House of Commons, which has for some time rt
been sitting on the affairs of the East India Cot-14".),
so far as.they affect the public interests, c0,,.1,,ue iv
be indefatigable in their exertions to attain inforua:
'titan, and to throw light on a subject which is o'
so much moment tb the nation, and which is likely
to occupy a good deal of the country's attention
shortly after the Easter recess, as•the renewal of the
Charter is then to be applied fors, Notwithstantlin;
the temporary adjournment of the 'fosse, the Corn.
ntittee will continue their very laborieus exertions
&ring the Easter week, having obtained leave to
wit;
and it is expected that a very voluminous Report will
be ready for presentation to the House, when it
eosin assembled to-morrow ee'nnight.
LAUNCII.-00 Saturday, a 74, called the Scarbe"
-rough Castle, was launched at Harwich, about onme
O'clock, p+ wt. As immense concourse of pars"
Zassembled, and she sent off the, stocks in grit
restkopt a.. accideat to ixterropt the rig'
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