The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-05-11 00:00:00

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~..1, PLYMOUTH, MAY 9.—Arrhed the • Prevayante storeship,
pity; and the Address proposed by the Noble Lora • .
„from Gibraltar.—The Repulse man of War, with the Mediter-
to be presented to the PRINCE REGENT, praying his.
}'very
fleet, passed up Channel yesterday, but as the wind is
Royal Highness would use his influence to rescue : very strong from the East, it is supposed they will put back to
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the people of Norway from the alternative of starve- i this port.—Arrived thaFritocis Drake frigate, from the Medi-
tion, or submission to a foreign dominion, was lost' terranean.—Sailed. Ill!. Majesty's ships Levant, Halcyon, and
by a majority of SI. Thus are the People of England..l Bittern, to the westward.
or rather the Government, involved in a war of. thi 1 DUAL, MAY 10.— Arrived the Bermuda sloop of war, from
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,Bourtleftitz ; and the Tigress gun-brig, from the Itoompot.—
' most unpopular and disgraceful kind, contrary 1014
principles upon which she has uniformly acted against: Conte down from the River half a dozen merchantmen, and
sailed fur Portsmouth, undei convoy of his Majesty's ship Red-
the arbitrary power of France, and also contrary to i
I pole.
those principles which seated the family of Beulah.;
liAewscn, MAY 10.—Arrived the Earl Leicester packet,
WICK upon the British Throne ! The speeches of '
with a mail and passengers, from INottenburgh.— The outward-
f',arl CiitElf, Lords GRENVILLE and HOLLAND, Con- bound Heligoland convoy, under protection of his Majesty's
taut so many convincing proofs of the injustice and ship Bruiser,is here waiting.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY IU.-Arrived the Cumberland man of
iinpolicy of the- subjugation of Norway, that the
reader who feels any intetest in the subject, and it is war, with a convoy from the Downs; and the Sharprhooter,
impossible for an Engliihman who sets any value up- from Chternsey.—Sailed the East India floet, under convoy of
on his own liberty not to appreciate that of other; his Majesty's ships Desiree, Ac.hille, and Columbia; and his
;Majesty's ship Ariel,. with a convoy for the coast of
nations, has only to peruse and contrast them with 'Africa.
TORBAY, MAY 9.—Arrived the Liberty, Buckingham, from
those of their opponents. It must be desirable that
Bayonne; the sailed on the Ist inst. at which time it was re-
the fame and. glory acquired by the Allies in, the
f. ported that Sir John Hope was doing welt, and nearly reco-
great work of universal peace, should not be. ta
vered of hi i wounds..—The loss of the French in the battle of
mished by a conduct towards Norway, so much the
Bayonne was in prieportion of three to one of the Allies.
reverse of what they profess towards 'the other Con-
tinental Powers. The suspicious conduct
.of 'the.
Cnows PRINCE during the campaign, was very pro 7 --erme--
perly noticed by Earl GREY, and would be a sufficient On Thursday night last a most splendid .ball leas
justification, if a nyeacuse were necessary, for the non- : give" by
Sir Charles. Stewart. More than 400 per-
i sons were b chief oe was Lord
performance of that part of the contract relating toNor. i WellingtOn,resent who haat thed
unexpectedly attracti
arrived that
way. Indeed, Lord HOLLAND very justly observed, i morning. The moment he entered the room the
when high sentiment, Of humanity and justice were t whole company crowded round him, struggling to
to be expressed,the Allies were chosen for the office ; get a sight of the man whom they universally ac-
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but when the hangman's office, the Devil's business, knowledge to be the first Captain of the age. When
Blucher was presented to him, they bowed, and looked
was to be undertaken, the odium unfortunately de-
at one another for five minutes before the spoke one
volved upon us. In the present state of this late- : word; at last, however, a conversation commenced,
resting business, the people of the United Empire i which lasted for about ten minutes. Old Platoff by
could, not perform a more meritorious action than • this time had worked his way up to Lord Wellington,
i and was presented him.
1 to He was followed by a
by petitioning the Throne in behalf of the utifortn-
number of
,other officers, all anxious to get a look at
•• nate Norwegians, and we doubt not the liberal and i
the hero. file Emperor of Russia, who was there,
patriotic part of the community will set so bright !hardly
had a circle round him, all having' crowded
an supple. , I round Lord Wellington. In short, for some time a
complete stop was put to the dancing by their anxiety
to see him. Ho was dressed in a British Field-
Marshal's uniform, with the Order of the Golden
Fleece, Garter, Great Cross of Maria Teresa, Tower
and Sword, Swedish Order of the Sword, &c.—A
most splendid supper was served at one o'clock, to
which the Emperor of Russia handed Lady Castle.
reagh. After supper the company began to separate,
and dancing recommenced with great -spirit. It
was nearly six o'clock before the company departed.
There are to lie a series of 'entertainments, of which
this is the commencement.

LL ANT ACTION. •

FALMOUTH, M tY B.—Arrived the Francis Free-
ling packet, horn Lisbon, with a Mail, in seven
days. She bad an action off the Rock of Lisbon on
the 2d, with an American schooner privateer. The
following is an extract of the packet's journal:-:-.
" M tir 1, sailed from Lisbon ; 2d, at day-light,
the Rock of Lisbon in sight, discovered a schooner;
we stood on under easy sail. The schooner made
sail, and shortly brought us to action ;. after 11
hours hard fighting, broadside for broadside, she
sheered off to repair damages, and afterwards again
attacked us in different positions ; she was again
beaten .41/4ff, after one hour; she again. ress‘wed the
Wacky hat unsuccessfully ; she afterwards directed
her course to a brig, apparently a merchant vessel,
which she fired at, and brought to ; we made-
sail, and lost sight of her. The action was about
four hours in the whole. She appeared to have eight
guns on a side, and full of men, with yellow sides
and ports."
The passengers have made Captain BELL., of the
packet, a present of a very handsome sword, and
given him 1001. to be divided among his crew. The
packet had on board 130,000 dollars.

BALL.. Al' PARIS.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Some of the private advice. from France state, bat I
we know not whether upon any other authority than
rumour, thit the Definitive Treaty. is in great for- .
wardness, and.that Lord CASTLEREAGH is expected
to return with it in the first week in June.
Messrs. BAYARD and GALLATIN certainly leave
this Country next week to proceed on their milision-I
to Gottenbargh.
We understand that Lord LyNEnocK (late Sir T.
GRAHAM) is not coming horn*. The army is sp. I
pointed to garrison Brabant ; and his head-quarters
is to be at. Brussels. , How many British troops are
to be kept on the Continent, for how long a space, I
and for what object we pretend not. to know; but !
the circumstance is certain, and it is in consequence
of an agreement, by which each of the Allies is to
furnish a contingent—the whole we fear at our
cost I
The Gazette of last night contains a dispatch from
Lord LYNEDOCIE (late Sir T. GRAHAM), dated Ant-
werp, the sth inst. stating, that agreeable 'to the
terms of the Convention of Paris, that fortress was
evacuated by the French troops on the morning of
that day, and, according to the wish signified by the
Commissioner of the Allied Powers, in pursuance of ;
his instructions, it was occupied by British troops.
The marine establishments remained in the hands of
the French.
As soon as the Foreign Potentates arrive, we un-
derstand that they will be invited, with the PRINCE
REGENT, to partake of a magnificent dinner et Guild- I
hall with the LORD MAYOR and Citizens of London.
The provision for an appanage for the Duke of
WELLINGTON, corresponding with his new dignity,
and worthy of his services, and of the gratitude and
esteem of the nation, it is said, is proposed to consist
of a grant of 400,0001. to be laid out in building a
mansion, and in the purchase of lands, according to,
the precedent of Blenheim, in the case of the great
Duke of M ARLBOROUGU,
The Allied Sovereigns are expected to arrive by the
17th of this month.
LLOYDS, MAY 9.—The Lords Commissioners of
the. Admiralty have been pleased to inform the Com-
mittee, that all thl signals along the coast of Great
Britain and Ireland, are ordered to be discontinued,
excepting the stations from North Yarmouth to the
Land's End, both inclusive • and also from Bally-
oacotta to Dinsey Island, both inclusive, which are
to.remain for the present.
Dear.— rhe Stock redeemed in the
lest quieter amounted to V 1716,181,

FEMALE SWINDLER.
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A female, about 30 years of age, of a 'gent.eel
pearauce, who has been committing a variety
frauds in towns and villages in different part,. of ,
country, under various pretences, • upcn the inn,
tious and unthinking, has at length been Jeter!ed ,
Bedfordshire. In the town of Bedford she prt:tend,
ed to be a Lady of Fortune, and kept a cacti,
and actually engaged four stalls at the Swan
there to stand for her. On Monday se'nnight
called on a Lady who resides at a village hear Bed,
ford, and stated herself to be a distant relation
the Lady's husband, who lately died abroad,
pretended- to know such circumstances respect.
ing him and his death, as to 'induce the Lid
to credit her statement, and to show her ever
possible attention ; but the imposture was detect
by the Lady's sister, who happened to be present,
who put such questions to her respecting her deceased
brother as she was not able to answer correct'
She has pretended in the same county to he the ni
of Mr. Hope, of Mansfield-street, Portland-ph
but having imprudently married and eloped with
mother's servant, her family had neglected her.
the evening of Monday se'nnight, she got into
company of a servant girl, who had formerly V
with a farmer near Bedford, from whom she gain,
thorough knoaledge, of the farmer's family,
connections and pursUits, and afterwards told
girl she had been married to the farmer within these
few days, and that she would take her into the
vice again, and make her place better than it wte
1 In consequence of the information she gained ff
; the girl respecting the farmer, she went to his li,
and assumed the character of his bride, and the
i was following her home ; and his family underse
ing that he was gone from home to be married,
lieved her statement to be true, and the spry'
I treated her as their true mistress. She sent a
to borrow a gig from a neighbour, which was
readily lent, and also borrowed 21. 74. of
farmer's housekeeper. She then ordered one
the farmer's men.servant's to drive her to Ampthil
1 a town about seven miles from Bedford, in t'
gig which she had borrowed from a neighbour. Ff
1 Ampthill she sent letters by the post directed.
i her pretended husband : however, before she
time to commit any depredations at Ampthill,
1 farmer returned home, and the whole fraud
deception were discovered, and in consequence
express was sent . off to Ampthill, and she
! orought back to Bedford in custody, examined bel
a Magistrate, and committed for farther me
lion, on a charge of obtaining money- under.
pretences. ,
The account she gave of herself is, that ell
last settled at Te‘tkesbury, in Oloucestershrre,
she assumed the names of Harriet ,tope, II
; Brown, and. Harriet Clark. . • -

Liestltmenointnite:Cw accompanologoldnealpCpeamereiniehr.str.,Cwolholic4srr
Bonapantt from Paris, is promoted to the Bre'
r;nk of Colonel in the army, " on the Cocaine,
Enrotie,' aid is the island of Elba only." From
es. pre
NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1214. and the other Allied Merit', placed in stiperin
TUESDAY, MAY 10.
~. , lance over ATivotiow, are to,cootintit *with hi
iweepstakes of 100 gs each, h. R. colts, Bst, 71h. fillies, Bst. Sib. : ...... . , ..
I'. Y. C. Num tor some time.
End. P. Bentiock's b. c. by Camenut - - 1 : KING'S THEATRE.—The fine . Comic
,Opp
Lord Lowther's f. Amanda - - 2 ; CISIAROSA, called 11 Mulrimonio Secreter;witiel
6 to 4 on Amanda.
. ! founded on the story of the Ciundesilne Man'
Mr. Payne's Onyx, Bst. 21b. beat Mr. Vansittart's Sellm-1.;..85t' • .••
T. Y. C. 00g5.2 11 to 10 on Onyx. - `was produced last nightl.for -the fire. tine-this .
Sweepstakes of 100 gs each. D. M. ison. On this occasion Signor. CIIIOIII, from ,
Mr. Lake's Pointers, Bst. - -
1 ' Italian Opera of Amsterdam, made Ms first appea
Lord Jersey's Asraodetts, Bst. - -
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Mr. Uday's.Truffle, ftst. 121 b. - - S ance on a British stage as the Count, a part
Lord G. D. Cavendish's Eccleston, ist. 131 b. - 4ls analogous to that of Lord Ogkby. His vol
7to 2 apt Pointers. 6to 5 apt Asmodeas. 2to 1 aEst Trudle.
' a bass 2 more powerfal than agreeable, but
Seventy Guineas, for 9-yr old ! coMlts, Bet. 71b. fillies, Est, 41b. i
very remarkable for the former quality. He shop
tt. .
Lord Stawell's b. c. by Waxy - - I judgment' however, in its management in the recite-
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Mr. Wyndham's b. c. Olive -
2to 1 opt Olive. 2 tivel and Ise is, upon the whole, a better actor than a
Doke of Graftlan7s Ramrod, Bst. 71b. heat Mr. Villiers's Piony, ! ; singer. NALDI .and Mrs. Di.cicaits sustained the
Bst. 11h. R. M. 100, h. ft. 2tol on Ramrod. ' parts of Gavonimo and Carolina with the .happiest •
, effect. The house was filled by a brilliant audience.
handicap Plate of 501. by Subscription, being the thirdAorytke
.three 501. Plate for 3,4, 5,6- olds and. The Merchants and Inhabitants of Leith, tic-
Lord Darlington's Cwrw, s.yrsYorld°,--Sbst-. Slb. aged 11°1.'61* A.
1 i
Lord G. H. Cavendish's hi. tn. Cat, 5-yrs old, SsL 21b. ' I tuated by the most praiseworthy feeling, of sympa-
-sto 2 apt Cwrw. I thy fer.their suffering fellow-creatures, had a meet-
ing on 'Friday, the 29th ultimo, for the purpose of
COURT OF ALDERMEN.—The Thanks of the Court iconsidering the situation of Norway, and they re-
were voted to the Lord Bishop of ELY, and the Rev. i solved to
petition the Privy Council for permission
GEORGE Honcsom, Archdeacon of St. Alban's, and', to export grain to that country. Of course, if the
Rector of St. George IlanOver-square, for their Ser.
. Government resolve to. blockade the Norwegian
mons preached at Christ Church, Newgate-street, on •
;Ports, such a request will not be acceded to. At
Easter Monday and Tuesday, last. l the same time, what may not be openly permitted.
The CRA I !MAN presented a, statement of the sur-
I may be connived at,and when we consider the charac-
plus of the. Orphan's Fund, and the Court ordered ter of this proceeding, we heartily wish that this
11,0001. to be drawn off and annihilated, and six country, in conjunction with its Allies' may still
months' notice to be given to the parties interested.'
find some other means of satisfying Sweden for the
The thanks of the Court were voted to the Rev.
lois of Finland ; for, upon the same principle that
Mr. Toone, for his Sermon at St. Paul's on the first we rejoice at the restoration of European indepen-
Sunday in Easter Term, and he was requested to
deuce, we must feel an aversion to compel, under the
print the same. penalty of famine, a brave, simple, and patriotic
The Loan MAYoR nominated in the Court the people, to receive what they consider a foreign yoke. •
following Gentlemen, to be publicly put in no-
-(Caledoni(u Mercury).
mination for the Offices of the Sheriffalty of this BOW-STRSET.—On Monday evening two men and
City :-- a woman underwent an examination, charged with
George Blackman, Esq. Thomas Kemble, Esq.
being concerned in robbing the house of Mrs. Sim- .
Henry Chawner, Esq. John Ayton, Esq. Thomas
mons, in Baker-street, of plate, jewels, and other
Chapman, Esq. Thomas Wilson, Esq. Robert 1 ed. property of the value of two thousand one hundred
der, Esq. Robert Waller, Esq. John Leech, Esq. . pounds. The robbery was committed on an evening, .
The Court requested the City Members and such
at the time Mrs. Simmons was gone to the play,
other Members as have seats in Parliament, to at.
when several men knocked at the door, and tusked
tend the House of Commons on the Bill for Regulat- into the house, and locked the servant into Ilia
ing Mad-Houses, and to endeavour to obtain a
water-closet, and from their ktioa ledge of places
Clause exempting Betlitem Hospital from the opera- where the valuable property wry kept, there was no•
tons of the same. , • doubt but the robbery was what tvas called a put up
CORN EXCHANGE., MAY 11.— We had but WV/
robbery, and which has since beets ascettaitted to be •
fresh arrivals of soy grain this morning, when
the case, arising from a female forique-teller being
fine
Wheat fully supported Monday's prices, but no de. admitted into the house, to whom Mts. Simmons
mend for ordinary qualities. Fine fresh Suffolk showed the above property, and this tin conjunction--
Barley met ready sale, without any amendment in
with a woman who went there after a place of eta.'
price. A large quantity of Oats remain on hand,
ployment, and both were connected with a gang of
the sale of which article was rather heavy at a reduc- thieves. Part of the stolen property was found upon '
tion of ls. per quarter. In other aticles no altera- the Prisoners. They have previously undergone
tion. • - ' several private examinations, and they were again
Cornwall, than which no county has more heavily
committed for a further investigation.
felt the burden of war, begins already to enjoy the ,
Boxtas.--Fulke the pugilist, will fight Mori-
,
jsfessings of peace. The price of Tin was advanced
netts, the Black, in the neighbourhood of Glasgow,
again at the last quarter's coinage, and Tin Bills are
Scotland' on the 20th instant, for a purse of 100
now at 71. 2 M
s. to the Tinner. Copper has t a •
guineas, subscribed by Scoichmen. The parties were
similar rise, and the advance of both has placed all
rival sparrers in the North, where a jealousy look
the heavy mines (witch before had been worked ,
place -which caused this match. ~,„
at little or no profit) in a prosperous state. The - ' • .
revival of the Pilchard Fishery is coufidently ezi
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