The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-13 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL COURIER. •

LONDON:
lIATERDAT EVENING, JANUARY 13, Mil.

No less than six public meetings of counties, or
large provincial towns, besides those of two populous
Wards in the city of London, hare claimed their re-
spective shares in our official attention to-day. As
the first in point both of local and general importance,
as well IN that which is derived from the public
interest taken in the character of the personages
who attended on the occasions, we have se-
lected those of the counties of Hants and
of Bedford, for the purpose of presenting as
complete a sketch 9f their proceedings as cur limits
would allow. Our notice of those which took place
in Cheshire and Shropshire, as well as in the towns of
Chester and of Liverpool, must be of necessity post-
poned to another day. We trust, however, that our
readers will find, in what we actually present, enough
both to occupy and to gratify their attention. The first
appearance of the aspect and character of those meetings
is sufficient to confound the effrontery of those coxcombs
who pretend that the spirit that urges the public mind is
confined to the inferior classes, or deficient in the out-
ward show of opulence and rank. What can such an
orator of the Common Council say on these occasions,
who on Thursday " deprecated the clamour that
bad been raised to drown the voice of men of wealth
and respeetability? Such sapient servile men as be,
who measure out their deference to individuals by
no other rule than that of title or of property,
mnst on their own grounds admit that the sentiments
of Mr. BARING, or of Sir W. na CRISPIGNT, are of no
II trifling weight, and that those, at least of the Duke of
BAMFORD, Lord HOLLAND, with the other branches of
the House of Russets are entitled to respect. When
men such as they, and those by whom they were sur-
rounded, who must be acknowledged to have some
stake be the Country, find it necessary to come forward
in opposition to the late and pending proceedings
of Ministers, and declare that unless some mea-
sures were adopted to redress public grievances,
atulem Lamellae g were 44bee ot-trimiStertrittliWt • trill,
the country was in a situation almost of despair ;
wise!' sentiments like those are now the order of the
day in the higher as well as the lower ranks, and in-
deed, in every class, except of those who owe their
greatness to their country's ruin, we cannot
conceive that the assurance of the friends of corruption
can any longer avail, or that the long desired and
• much wanted work of Reformation can be far from its
commencement. We hail with joy the explicit de-
,
clot scions made, in the County Meeting of Bedford
more especially, in favour of Parliamentary Reform,
and the greetings with which these declarations were
' received. Wherever an occasion is fairly obtained for
collecting the public voice, it is found to be in unison
with public rights and gen oral interests : and we re-
pice to learn that it is determined in opposition to the
declaration of those who called themselves " the Mer-
chants, Bankers, and Traders of London," to call a
Meeting in the City, composed of that class of gentle-
men, to give them an opportunity of expressing openly
and independently their sentiments on the present
state of public affairs.

The ultra.loyalists, in spite of their defeats in every
field where they venture to fare their enemies, are
mustering courage for another encounter, in what
they consider their strongest hold—the county of t►x-
ford : the contest is fixed for the 2-2 d, the day before
Parliament meets. We have no doubt that the manly
and independent yeomanry will come forward in full
force, and show that true loyalty consists not in sub-
serviency to Ministers and their pensioned adherents,
but in an honest and fearless expression of disappro-
bation of all public measures which outrage the feel-
ings and endanger the tranquillity of the country.
The Hon, R. Keppel Craven, her Majesty's Vice-
Chamberlain, has giten notice by the Qneen's com-
mand, that her Majesty will receive, on the 2281 in.
stint, those Addresses which were appointed for pre-
sentation on the 15th.

A Lisbon mail arrived this morning. It was, how-
ever, only the missing mail of the 19th ult. and of
course brings nothing new.
Paris papers to the 10th inst. Arrived at a late hour
lart night. They are almost entirely filled with the
debates which took place in the Chamber of Deputies
on the Bth, respecting the project of law for granting
six-twelfths of the contributions for 1821 to the tio-
vernment. The discussions became very stormy, in
consequence of the declaration made by Oeneral Don-
nadien (who opposed the measure), that the ministers
1c not be in want of money, as they had lately
red 100,000 francs to one of the Members of the
amber to parehase his support—a proposal, which
hid been rejected with indignation. M. de Villele
defended the mina of law, asit the discussion was
ultimately adlosesid to the seining days, as many
Members wsif leaseibinlia ape* Oat and against the
mums eft - t.
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The leading article of the Lirerpoul Cowries this
week, is headed " Tub: LATE MEETING," and most
desperately the EDITOR labours to prove that to be
truth, which no one knows better than himself to be
sheer falsehood ! lie commences with a bead roll of
false assumptions and baseless premises; and taking •
Mr. HEST. and the radicals cc passant, ho passes an
to Me /flies, on whom he bestows a few .parting
tears at their isposteey: i. e. their detaching them.'
selves from the ultra Tories. This the outdid reasorer • •
terms apostel/ ! A whole column is thus tastefully'
occupied. Next there appears a long extract from
the colfmms of " The Mercury ;" which it-is!rodured.
merely to be flatly and distinctly contradicted; at
least, as refers to the declaration of the M•von; to
which the awful names of the following lack-lone-
gentry stand affixed, namely—Messrs. Bolton, Glad-
stone, admiral Murray, Adam Lodge, Cyrus Moral!,
Nocholas Robinson, and Richard Radcliffe. It is
really quite amusing to hear this vengeful little fac-
tion, who feel the ground sink away from under their
feet; who are so split, rent, and subtlivideJ, that they
can agree upon nothing unanimously; return Hide
thanks to a Msvon whom they hate with an intensity
wholly indescribable. And as there is no one whoa,
reasoning powers, whose wisdom, and Whose eloquenCe
operates more unfavourable to the good old cause of
political corruption, than the Reverend Mr. Shepherd,
(whose speech at the anniversary dinner of tie Liver-
pool Concentrics, was eminent for its good sense,
moderation, and pungent wit.) The Editor of the
Ornerier has bestowed a whole column in a labour-in-
Vain effort to turn him into ridicule, as " n would-be
Statenasno." Add to this, more than Brother half-
column of scurrillity, chiefly levelled at Mc
for uniting with the Reformists. Such is a fair ana-
lysis of the Lircrpoul Courier of ti.is day, whose s: r-
vile spirit pines and sickens at 'the sight of every
thing auspicious for time cause of ltnnian liberty;
and to whose distress at the approximatiim of the
Whigs and Reformists, for time greater part of the
above labourious efforts to pervert truth, and conceal
its own fears, may •iafely be attributed.
ARTS AND SCIEACFS EXTRAORDINARY.
No. I.
THE roLsowtso stets- INVENTIONS IIAtE Imes; OFFERED TO

THE !HMI:NEWS FOR 11118 AEPHOBATIUN.

THE HIGOT HON. (iEORGE CANN 11:410.—TIsis cele-
brated and ingenious gentleman has just completed a
very beautiful model of what is called

THE SEGREGATION ENGINE.
This machine is intended for State parposes, and acts
upon Aro•pirots, called Whig and Tory, 'Hie pico-
t's:lm of its principle, it is supposed, a ill render it ap-
plicable to either. It is septilateral, but not in the
opinion of the learned, quite sensiperspirvons. It
errr it should be brought into general are, it will be
by the union of the Witi.t.tst.ev action. his must
destroy the LIVeaPOOL panel, which is nut supposed
to be sempiteraal.
TIIR RIGHT HON. N. rithir7l'All7.-(m will NH
doubt appear stuipziaiag that lbis4entleatan sbeeid
have invented any thiag.)
TI IF. COM PLFX CA LC eT.ATOR.

This is an infringement of the Pi t r principle, and Its
primary object is to effect, by the introduction of a
rotatory cutter, close shearing, or, in other words, to
diminish all the exuberant comforts of wealth and pr-
petty. Its great use to the Administration is the ap-
plication of certain stops add serer/. by which means
three essctitials are made to appearfive. The public
have long since expressed themselves on the futility
of this scheming apparatus; but a complete ezpoiri-
time of its may be expected from the Right
Hon. (koala TIZRNSY on the next meeting of the

Loan Cairri.nars6n.—His Lordship's ability in nu,
chanical inventions has lung been feelingly acknow-
ledged in the sister country.
THE TRIANGLE.

This instrument is of Chinese origin, and was first in-
trodnced on the continent by the flefenders of Popery,.
In both cases it was used for the purpose of extract-
ing reluctant evidence and punishing state delinquents.
It is composed of three upright poles, with a ball
joint at the top, which admits their expansion, and
was, during the rebellion in Ireland, often seen in the
Castle•yard, ”üblin. To what purpose this terria,
engine is to be applied in this country we are not
aware, hut perhaps, as its history and uses are so well
known, it will be placed near the Great Bomb in St.
James's Park, as an objeet of terror to the Radicals.
The moving breast-hoard, which rises and falls to the
height of the criminal, is an admiratile improvement,
and displays a refinement in invention and mechanics
every way worthy the original projectors.

OLD DAME Y.-•••••THIS MOAX/ NO.

T. Williams, was indicted for having in his possession
three IL counterfeit notes, knowing them to he forged.
Lavender and Bishop. the Bow-street officers, found
the prisoner in bed at a coffee-shop in Drury-lane, and
in his coat-pocket they found a forged note, and thrt-e
more in a piece of brown paper on the first floor. The
prisoner told the officers they were all he had, and he
should not deny having passed forged notes, for lie had
passed a great many for a long time. A Bank Inspector
Feted the notes to be forged.
The prisoner read an ingenious written defence in
which he charged a youth, named Sims, who had been
apprehended for uttering a forged note, with having
given the information against him to save himself.
though he would not swear to him When brought to
Bow-street. He denied having acknowledged the utter-
ing of forged notes, and charged the officers with being
interested in convicting him in order to obtain the re-
ward.
Lavender and Bishop both denied that his conviction
would make the slightest difference to them is the war
of remuneration. He was found Guilty.
WHOLESALE DEALER IN FORGED NOTES.,—/r/11. HOME
stood indicted for having in his possession sixty fired
notes.
Armstrong, the police-officer, stated, he wentsb Mo
prisoner's house, Paul's-row, Providence-plied
Luke's. The officers were rappelled to gelled the
first door window, and on their entrant*, Os pittooce
jumped out of bed, seised a brown paper. pare ill.
threw it towards the stair*. The doer was ininiatitkijr
brobea open by Van. another ever below. to whom
Armstrong observed. m Vg, OW rep. die pitimirt
Von,,
a swag." Me portal Was picked up lit itOlgar
Von, and ipmei It commis tho *MN kof qateetoll4 '. rise.
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