The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-24 00:00:00

enjoyed, had reason to complain, we saw thousands
of equally meritorious and valuable members of the
other classes of the community on whom the national
prosperity no less depends, sinking into want and
pining in wretchedness. We see these patient, long-' At the Levee yesterday, Mr. J. J. G. Ilamwroa
suffering, and numerous classes yet unrelieved, presented a Catholic Petition for unrestricted Einai
though Heaven, by its wonder-working beneti- eiPati"?
descripti and some Manuscripts of an interesting
on Catholic and Irish affairs, which %ere
cence, has enlarged their title to amelioration.— graciously received.
Can policy be insensible of their wants, or justice be f The outlawry of Mr. A. COCHRANE JOIINTONE IS
indifferent to their wrongs? True it is that many of ! confirmed; it was completed on Tuesd y, being the
the farming interest are suffering under the circum- anniversary of the fraud.
stances attending the termination of the war; so The Reindeer brig privateer, of Balton, of 1G
also are yet every other class of men, the land-
guns and 130 men, put into Corunna on the 29th of
lords exc
Jan. for water and refreshments. She had been out
epted who have effected their release ,
from the only tax which lay with any weight upon 145 days, and had made live prizes.
FROM AMELIA ISLAND, JAN. It —We Sr. inform.
'them, and from which, by-the-bye, they pretty well ed that a British naval force of 10 of the line
relieved themselves by the power of re-action, at all appeared off that place, and bad made t landing en
times largely in their hands. This tax, which pro. Cumberland Island. The British ft /g had been
; hoisted on Mr. Mil.A.Eß's house. oily about 2000
duced nearly the amount of the expence of our
troops had landed there. Very little corion can
whole peace establishment, is now taken off the , therefore be lied, as it is probable that the English
shoulders of those who are best able to bear the ! will not allow even a canoe to pass Amelia Island.
pressure, and the strange policy is now exhibited of ! The general opinion was, that the Savannah would
multiplying taxes upon the manufacturer and the most . he attacked immediately upon the Ararat of Admiral
I precarious branches of the national industry, and, at COCKBURN, who was expected every day. Commo.
the some time, raising the price of bread !
dore BARRIE, in the Dragon, 74, commanded the
The ,
• expedition. The trade of Amelia Island is thus at
convenience occasioned by the late changes could an end ; and Point Petre, in Georgia, Was taken
only have been temporary and the natural remedy possession of on the 12th. About the 25th ult. the
was known to every body. Now permanency •
is to Fret/ode, off the Island of Bermuda, was boarded by
in comp
be given, by law, to a system which is at. war withi
the American sloop of war Hornet, the Constitution
any
every just principle of action, and which must ag.land another frigate
Letters from Cadiz of the .
31st of January state,
gravate rather than lessen the evil. The transition that the British Ambassador, notwithstanding the
which heals is gradual. This was begun in the promises made him by the Spanish Government, has
country. The sudden revulsion which must now not succeeded in obtaining the reasonable demands
, take place, will have a very different effect from that of the British merchants resident in the trading parts
of Spain. The British have been called upon to pay
which is contemplated. Whatever the Legislature
contributions equally with the Spaniards, and not-
may deem it proper to concede to a majority of in-
withstanding the several representations of Sir 11.
terested persons, there can be no doubt of VA
.;ELLE•LF.Y on the
the consequences which a law to keep corn above he enforced. There is also some misunderstanding
80s. will produce to the manufacturing and la- about the introduction of British manufactured goods
bouring parts of the community. It will be into Spain. •
-
copy the following statement from the Mord
ruinoes to the one, and reduce the other to a tear:—" A letter from Morlaix, of Feb. 10th, an.
state of bondage and pauperism. The price of cornhin pounces, that 44 the privateer Commodore M'Don.
this country cannot be made steady ; and if it were so rough, of Boston, commanded by Captain CHARLES
it would place the farmer more in the power of his Gooey/Ice, has carried into that port four English
landlord than ever. On the subject of averages nothing prizes, among which is the brig Staff of 14e, from
Falmouth bound to 'Jerre. This privateer has taken
but a confusion of ideas prevails. The CHANCE.LLOR
three other prizes, but they are not yet arrived."
of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. HUSKISSON, and Mr. R081N...
Miss ALSON, a near female relation of Mrs. Jos-
BAN, we-understand will shortly come forth as a pub-
lic singer, with a brilliancy of voice that is highly
spoken of by the first professors.
IThe general topic of conversation after the usual
ceremony of " Goad Morning ! Charming Weather
for the Season !" &c. it, 46 Have you passed DISH'S
• lately ?-he is literally displaying Thousands of
Guineas in his window, to pay the Five Thousand
Guinea Prizes as soon as drawn, and what are still
more striking in the Scheme, Three Prizes of Thirty
Thousand Pounds each, with only 15,000 Tickets,
to begin drawing sth Atm."
HORRID MURDER.—The following most horrid transaction
took place un Wednesday se'nnight : —A man of the name of T.
Cosgrave, who resides in a small court in Cheapside, has been
n
observed for some time past to have lived o Yen bad terms
with his wife, the neighbours having frequently heaid Cam
quarrelling, and she has often expressed is reluctance to cn
home, for fear of being beaten by her husband. Between six
and seven o'clock on Wednesday morning, a man walking
along Cheapside, was surprised to see Cosgrave standing at
the end of the passage where he resides, with no clothe: on
except his shirt and night-cap. On the man's approach, Cos-
grave immediately begged his to alarm the neighboorhood,
saying that he had just strangled his wife and eat his own
throat. The man being much alarmed at this amount, pro-
cured two other men to accompany him, and all three i• turn-
ed to the place and entered Cosgrave's habitation, whom tail
found lying on the bed beside his wile, who was quite dead.—
They found her linen covered with blood; and Coivave's also;
nod the unhappy wretee having repeated the same cm nem as
before, a constable we. immediately sent for, and he was ukrn
into custody without offering the least resistance or making any
attempt to escape. The wound in his throat has since been sew-
ed lip, but he has not yet been pronounced out of danger. Oh
the Coroner's Inquest, it appeared .a evidence, that the decealvd
Mary Cosgrave and her husband retired to bed ratkr late the
preceding evening, but neither of them were at all intoxicated,
nor did those who had been with them observe any quarrelling
or disagreement between them. Some neighbours, likewise.
who live very near them, declare that they, heard no kind of
noise or tumult during the night. Dr. Vo:e, who had been sent
for to examine the body, gave it as-his opinion that the deceased
had suffered death by siraogulatiou agreeably to Cosgt:ise's •
own account. All the witnesses agreed hat db. Peleoher cli•co-
vered no symptoms of insanity, either in lug words or actie ss
but conversed is a collected and reticent wanner.,' The Coro-
ner's Inquest, after a lung and careful investigation, returned a
verdict of—Wilful Murder against Thomas Cosgrave.—(
pool Paper.)

SON, in the debate last night, admitted that the greatest
difficulties existed, and that it was almost impossible
to find their way out of them. Why then legislate
In darkness ? The whole of the evidence on which
the measure now adopted is founded is a mass of
confusion, and only one side of the question. It is
i now high time for the other part of the public to
speak out, and show reasons for a contrary, a
just, and a liberal policy. There was a Meeting
of the Livery of this City yesterday, in Common Hall
vsembled, to express their sentiments on this
subject, at which the LORD MAYOR gave, as his
opinion, that if the Bill proposed should he carried,
it will raise the price of bread to SIXTEEN or
EIGHTEEN-PENCE the Quartern Loaf.—
This opinion, we fear, is too well founded ;
but the evil will not stop there. When the
means of meeting this rise in the price of the most in-
dispensible article of existence shall also be lessened
by the combination of calamities that now menace the
population of this country, threatening to keep them
in a continual state of exhaustion, it is not merely a
dear loaf, a war loaf in time of peace, that is to be
apprehended, but a general decay of our prosperity,
and, alas, but a short continuance of that tranquil
order of things which was expected to bring plenty
to every cottage, safety to the palace, and a mitiga-
tion,af the general let.

The Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and a Deputation of
the Livery, attended by the Remembrancer, -went
up with their Petition this forenoon.--They
were loudly cheered as they passed along the
streets. Thus we have seen the Citizens of Lon-
don under the necessity of going up to the Legisla-
ture in a time of profound and universal tranquillity
to petition that bread may not be raised by sta.
tute to a price beyond the capability of the people
to beer!!

CoRN-Exco.tetGg, FEB. 24.—Our market was well suil •
plied with Wheat to-chit. fur which article there was very
tittle demand, mid klunday's prices rot obtainable by full 4•.
per guar ter.—Barley esperie. ced a reihiction of from 1-. to .t..
per quarter.—thits is. per quarter Cheaper.--In Peas, Beam,
and other articles there in little or no Joiriathrio.
SMITHFIELD INIARWET.—Ete. 44.
Th tirk ttie-Offel, per stone of Mb.
fleet ... ss. 04. to 6s. RI. 1 Head of Cattle this di v :
*rittott ..ss. 04. to 6,. 6.1. 1 Beasts .
Veal ....7s. Od. to 89. 01. Sheep
Pork ..,...os. al. to Is. 41. Calves .... • ID
Lamb .. ?Os. Od. to Os. Od. Pigs .... . ri.'U
HAY-MARKET. .
Hay -
Clover
.91,..
Sleeve

Tie REGENT'S COURT AND LEVEE,— HIS Royal
Highness the PRINCE REGENT yesterday, at Carl-
ton-house, held a Levee, previrms to which Lord
ERSKINE was in►ested with the Order of the Thistle,
with the usual forms and ceremonies. The Levee
utaiiNery numerously attended. There was an im-
mense number of presentations. .kchn. HALLOWELL,
General Sir J. MURRAY, and Sir IL C. CARR, were
among the persons presented. •
The French Government his loweied the duties on
the export of oil Cake from. 4 to 2 Trance Oei decimal
quintal.

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