The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-09-20 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

ST. lIRLENI.

Bp the Dotterel, Capt. Je►e Gem, which has ar.
rived On. St. Heldea, the following letter hes bees
received s— _ _

itt. Helena. Jalr 17. lett
rr The equadron are now yet, sickly, especially
the Completer end Leteret ; the former is Wipe men
daily by sickness. We scarcely get soy fresh pro.
aldose, only Duce in shoot a month, sod that does
the unto more harm than good. We have been en-
tirely in want of feel, esti' this last week past, when
we get some from the Company's stores, on stmout
of respecting the Attendance. The troops Do Mare
see open half-ellowauce of !reit. mad the Ishallhosts
lest nose. Beimparte is well, sees nobody, maybe
fro p out. lfis hoes* will very shortly be liniskelL
The ships that compose the squadron troy et St. liko
lege ere, vie. Compere?, Wade; the Sag of Rear
Admiral Plempin; Sophie, Byes., Needles, sod
Hardy scitoomer ; Sappho. at Lewes Valley; Lary.'
dice, cruising re windward of the Wood; Teen, Oak
to leeward ; Leveret, at Astewsiew ; Redpelt. MI bill
return from St. Thomas's sod Attendee ; Redwine,
at the Caps of Good Bore, refittiog. We are to
daily espettetion of the Abendsoce (store ship)
from England. The Don. East lodla Cowpony's
dere ships Marquis of Ely. Bridgewater. bullies,
sod Maar, homeward bound. with see of the 66th
Cron board, sod the St. Heim scbmoot, see
ete."
1 adenoid M. Qole, late of the Sappho; and
Liniment R. Ralph, of the Needles, case boom
peemogers in the Dotterel; Lieetenaists Lawrence
seed Sirechan (lately promoted) have bees appatioted
is their room.
A Coort.Marlial ins held es beard his Majeety's
chip Colleens,. at St. Melees, on the 10th of lily,
for the trial .f Mr. Christopher Palmer, so Admi-
ralty Midshipman, belonging to his Majesty's sleep
Leveret, on charges preferred against him by Lieut.
Godfrey Bierman, belonging to his Majesty's ship
Tea, bet late of his Majesty's ship Qom+ Charlollo,l
for defamation of character, highly latjutioes to bin
as en Officer said a Goodman., respecting lb amass
of his leaving the (aspen Cherie.... The elms.
were folly proved, sod Mr. Palmer was ooreeell/ M.
primaaded, sod molested tot to be promoted Melee,
years. The Coed consisted of Ceptsio %All (of
the Contioerer), President; Captalee--Reliert Wee-
r:hop., Eurydice; George Rennie, Tees; Rodney
summers, Leveret ' • James H. Plemridp, Sappho.—
Mr. Jobs Elliott, Deputy Judge Advocate.

PAIRLIAMICNT/RY REFORM.
We are happy to seamose, that although eel, .S
week has passtd Mum the rooted is favour 4 Perk..
beetery Reform *es undo potties In this pees, we.
hundreds of signatures ham alteody Irmo spot/wane.
*ear dialid lo that doceseet. klessorm are, we
endemism'. taking in ethos places to follote rhos
esampltof Leeds; sod we ham coolidast espeetedoes
that la the were! of a few months, eery city, Itottel,
sad populous eillep in the hitigdom will ha.. its
word. Bet IM Meads to this 'masers etiU not be
sailslial with toe record ear wish is that then,
should be tite ; sad we hope, eta sincerely, that
est tidy le this, but is every ether place. three per.
sees who are satisied with the retest slats of me
Parlisseselary Represeetatioa, will set fa foot a Mei.
far book, wherele all those thot are OWN dpisisii
soy .carol their mats. This will be a steely sod me.
did Comtism s it will went. show Mittens and Par•
lismest what Is the trot stets of the glottis., sad It
will amble Owe to legislates the disputed *abject
with seat resides, aa4 s wirer regard to the
public dab... We have been told that It is sly
tbe raltiolo,"—" the seem of the people, sad a fee
seditims damegesees, who wish for a change is the
Represeetatloa:" the two lamas ws recommeed wilt
pet this poise fairly to the trial ; sod we all spas
these who aro 'aided with the peewit soestistiota
of Parliamerst, to seleasit time !Maim to this test. It
is sot foe es I. dictate to them she ratablo to beam!.
sato their book I bat we hems sem better than that
which amid be coatained is a direct Wegatite to the
Record of the Reformers, which would rue thus :--
" We, the sedersigeed lelebiteels of Leeds (se
elsewhere, as the case may be), Wag of the age .t
4l year, or arrards, de hereby record our epistles,
that theememens Mose of Paellas:est, as at present'
coestitated, does folly sad fairly torment the peep'.
of tht Veiled Kingdom; sod iterefore, that a 14.0.
foss la the Coostitefite of that Hoses is stem.
emery."
We shall wait with lepallatee for the *primulas
of this book, sad shall tossing its Upstarts wills
mate satiety. A Record of this Iliad, oesteremly
sod respectably signed, would firm a Weepiest as.
seer to the whole body of Ref ryas, bah moderato
sod radial. This is self.evidest, and if sock a Re.
cord be net commenced It will arise from a comities*
that it Mould set ebtaio sigastares.—( Leak Mee.
airy.)

OLD BAILED.—The Court *ls occupied the
whole of ibis morning with the iseestigation of an
ounce, to which, for the moral interests of witty,
us asset decline gins( ems a meg.
A Reform Mooting was held ea Amity-14114*
sear this place, es Mesday lest. permed to public oda
vertisessest,at which Mr. MITCMILL, from Literpool.
was in the chair. The umber of pumas sesembled
ameested to about !,000, alumna all of edam were
mew, with a my small admistere of weans sad
thildreo. A head, with two lags, attended from
ease seighbouriag Tillage, sad the tun of God um.
As King was played, the assembly studio( ow.
cowed. The spoke's were, the CD A IMO AN. Messrs.
John Wisest, Themes M DIOS, SIIIITIMS, Janie
WILLAN, Seetcu, Ted Jaw.. MANN. A Orin
of Raseletioss was read, twisty is umber, ram.
media' Radical Reform, eendesmiag the proceed.
legs of the Masthester Magietates is the itith GIG
sad atrowlag the determisslies of the Sleeting to cab.
veils, as Mesh as possible, froth ell estimable articles
locistilog low, tea, agar, sad t•them. Mr. Wu,
cos, is the aside of bis speech, drilla a caper &I ilk
herb tee, and declared, that, though it contained so
sager, he fogad it sweet, it:casse it was viewed,
The address of Mr. SetTeson cestoised a sketch at
the rim sod progress of the national debt, sod as
@wpm,. of the " paper bobble." This speed ma.
slimed coasklerablo 'lateral talent, and his historical
sketch was accorate• dullish the latter appeared to
edify the Moods, each lose thus the 'train of sarcasm
which accompasied it. There was so novelty is the
speeches. sot in the misdate of the assembly. which
condoned itself with perfect propriety, and piece.
ably dispersed about half.past setts o'clock.

It is onderstood that, on the loggession of tbo
entail of Stale, a Yeomanry corps will be raised
here.—Wesioold kisser, for this, on @ceased of the
tribalism it will engooder. Ths Patriot will, of
coarse, attribute this feeling to another camas; bat it
is wellkoown that any commotioas amongst tins pow.
pie base generally, If sot always, resulted free lb
previous oppression of Government ; and the etudes.
vourieg continially to weaken aid impoverish, as
Plaroals did when be feared lila I rielites, sail •
*action took place.—(Corliele Journal )
The attempt made to raise a tsoop of Yeomanry
poetry, at Hanks, we are happy to say, has en.
delp Salted. A Merin, to fete iota coosideratio•
OM perkily of the oeuvre._ was called by the Goo.
Stables, so UN of twelve of lb. whew.
eats, and bold is the tAth alt. This assembly was
very ably ottemied, awl thoogh six Gefttlemee
spoke Is farmer of lb* messoro,..oly owe ease for.
ward topical his mama! A second attempt was made
ebb no bettor seems; and at a third kleatiog, bald
lest Saturday, Tom Morrow. Esq. in the Chain,
O. matter eery jediMoesly 'laded la Ogoiag is Loyd
Declaration! which, thoegb It stigmatizes the gesso.
runty of as poor Roformers, as reftettiosistr, search.
its, std plossilems, Is a very harmless thing. *ad
mesh len &agoras's is the Isstoda of a bet-boodail
ma., them a cavalry sabre.
CAausta.—We understood It Is ka agildrois
have a poblic fee sho poisons of oaks*
.be as... of the inhabits no mopittliN the sousluit ot
lb. artliorities at iteoeitistee, iniduseiseedig digs
""4;oliors of Ow sop may be sought set sad
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An estranrilinery Coikt of Aldermon was arm-
ns.inied fur Sitnrilly, in order to proceed upon the
r..miaalait of the sight Ron. the Lord Mayor aglinit
isr, Wvirtrman, for conduit highly dis-
c racer»! in ilk official charities as en Alderman, and
pritliog to degrade tho office of the Chief Magistrate
of iltet'ity of London.
The rived was semmoomt for one o'clock, sod the
Mayor. who Is always more than ponctool in
ailrointmeots, took his seat twooty minutes before
that time be 111111sniojoined by Sr Matthew Dinaam,
wts• was followed shortly afterwsrdi by Sir James
Aro ; Alderman Widthwise, tie &lending celpsit,
war also pad, in his atteadiroce; and by the regstsr
hoer, there were promo., osclusive of the three Al.
rlitmen already homed, George Shirley, Esq., Robert
A; Cns, Esq.. George Bridges, Esq., inches Sons.
than S..ltb. Esq., William Hevgate. Esq , Richard
Rothwell, Esq., sad Sir Jobe Ramer, Kat.
NO a single Alderman ottended besides those who
were precept at the list Coed, and of that number
three acre absent cro Saierday, wig. Sir William Car.
tit (who had a motion errs tile subject of the com-
plaint before the Court); Mr. Alderman Wood, and
Mr. Alderman Christopher Smith, who, it was ender.
stood, were both out of tows.
The Court preemiSed seise of its accustomed cheer.
felons ; much silage, prevailed, sod • sort of general
shyness was sppareat in doe osollect of SIM Aldermen
to esch other. The Lord Mayor was mom thus.
'sully reserved; be scarcely spoke of was spoken
to hr any of the Members.
This conduct on the part of his Lordship, so coo-
wary so the general suavity of his mousier, was at-
trihoted to his know• slimatisfactios at the cool sad
guarded Vale of Thanks uniusinsosay passed at the
last .:roort, for his conduct respecting the public
Meetings la Smithfied—a Vote so moo lose armpit-
mentvry than that of the Coed of Common Cooed',
grid conveying sn little approbation of his evident on
the occasion, that his Lordship has been board to de-
clare, that he would have preferred the passing ever
of his condett in Om*, to such a Vetoes they hod
'loos hies.
TOD presence of 12 Aldermen. Iselin's, of the
Lord Mayor, being required to form a Coon, so
business could be proceeded in; every *advertiser
was used, and officers were dispatched in all direc-
tions, to procure abe attendance of two more Alder.
ems, but In vain, owl after waiting upwards of be
hour, sod the velure of all the messengers, the Meet-
ing broke up.
Presion.ly to the separating, a lotion took
place •pon the 'object of calling another Coed, for
which the Lord Mayor suggested Wednesday nest ;1
06i spoil •oroe of the Aldermen present declaring
their inability to attend on that day, his Lord,*
serener! to relinquish the ides, as hopeless: not
however, was decided epos when the Al
parted, and the Wiriness, we suppose, will them.'
fore stand over to the cyst regular Court, which, If
es are not mistaken, will he to-morrow week.

PO—!---____-.--,
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30w4ratt.T.
Mr. Blasts en Saturday received a letter, signed
T--11,4.--.., and dated Lowebeth. Informing him
that a diabolical plot bad been formed to destroy two
active ollintors of this estsblishment, who were con.
skiered by a mode class of individuals as the two
ptiocipel spies of Government. 'lap writer, after
naming the officers method eel for destruflion. es.
sired the Worthy Magistrate that this was we Lord
Mayor Athlete's plot, bet was really in ezistenc".,
end ripe for 'secedes, and conjured the officers to
take care of thamolsn. The COlllllllllllOll,lOll WS/
regarded as a heat, end no further notice was take.
of then to 'wergild the individuals mentioned sill
II tit danger.
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M us. Rut 2.- i utt4. 114 n, of Charles Rennett, the
',happy man who was sentenced to atm years'
traosportstion for steeling the child of Mr. Horsley,
having bees deprived of the supporting hand of her
hosband,.has become reduced to great distress, mid
• subscription has been entered into for bet assistant*,
which is liberally senorita.
A lab of the Grasps. species was shot in Cratiock
Bay (Corawall). a few days sites., which meastral
eleven feet siz inchoate length sad ohm feet in girth.
tram the blabber or fat, which was itIMII brans
thick, large qualities of oil were extracted; the rd.
malts were called sway for manure.
FATAL AOLlnnlT.—Thetsdiy se'sDiglat In ~for.
tonal, accideot occerted, la Warekkshire, to Thomas
Till. a &meet of C. N. 11.1011•0•• Eel.. of Les,
near Geinsboroogh. A party of Gestlemoo were
'booting, sod a servant of Mr. EbdeU was carrying
Mr. I's gen, whew Thomas Till desired he might
terry it; this was complied with, and after walking
for BON 111IP, one ow each skill of the role, the
'tong was was rearm's% the goo le Mr. Eirsetvant,
and ;tains him the butt mad of it, when by some sc.
oldest the piece wont of, sod shot Till in the right
side; the Gentlemen, on harts* the report, relurni
ed and hood the poor lellew bleeding oil the grestad
notsithsteadlog every academe was rendered him,
be died two hours afterwarj,s.
A singular sod determittad stickle was committed
in this piste last Saterday. On the morning of that
day, Samuel listieriold, a .bit.-smith sad bell•
hawser, left his own home soder souse depression of
spirits, sod keels* gage to the backs Ode river
":"'" Aire, be appears t. has. secured its lauds byerd
twrapped rood his wrists, after which he folded this
::
op is 1,4 .r.•, and tier plunged tote tbsoT the
where, hash% atiousit. ,t,p4ired ihise the c 4,,,,.
weer of swisomieg.'se :ri.c'T.oc.;::.:t.,‘ el the water
of. ~. of the flay his hat 'le.. WP.:.r.tion"ll i" hie
r the fleas 4! • ; &mu.
..,. . •#•.t.• .4.0 l'.•i obliging
• ,A• , s
- —.ft $., %leaden,
" rdy. and
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• .ti killing
•- • Winking."
• Me. Jaws
'tee he re.
• kmat end

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