The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-22 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

NAVAL I.VTRLLIGE.VCR.

Dust, Aran. this forrniag the Moira,
Horablow, for Madras and Bengal—Came down Rom
the River, and sailed, the Ocean, Chitwes, for Africa;
Earl Moira, Allison; Mariner, Herbert ; °emend El-
liott, Frank ; Tartar, Mason ; and Harbinger, Wat-
son, for Quebec.---Remain in the Downs, the Severn
frigate; and Diligence, East India pilot yacht.
PLYMOUTR, APRIL 20.—A rrived the Cheerful cutter,
from a eruies.—Sailed the Isabella, Boa lei• ; Mary,
Taylor; and the Ucorze, for Quebec.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 19.—. Arrived tho C.lrk Rump,
Small, from Cork ; and Ceres, Russell, from Portsmouth.
LIVIRPOOI, Aratt.2o.--Arrived the Governor (Iris
wold, Meadie; Concordia, Miller ; and Hercules,
Neale; from Savannah. I►n the I tst Is inst. the Gover-
nor Uriswold saw au English ship going into Dublin,
with loss of main-mast.---The Hercules spoke on 13th
April, in lat. 49. 21. long. 19. 3. the brig Paragon,
of and from Shields, fur Onebec, and took from li-r
the master and seventeen of the crew of the brig Hat,
Squires, which vessel was abandoned, dismasted, and
leaky, on her voyage front Torquay for Newfoundland.

Th,re are letters from her Majesty the Queen,
dated the 29th Slareh, from Rome, and there are
subsequent letters of the instant in town, up to
which time she had not made preparations to set out
on her jesrary towards England. ffirlareetv
stater, that she was waiting for the arrival of Sir
William lien, who was detained at Naples by a fit of
the gout.

11;usa or Loaut.—•TLe decorations in the House
of Lords were displayed yesterday. Ihe Royal Chair
of State is of a simple form, hut very richly cushion-
ed, lined with purple velvet, and gilt. On either side,
allowing sufficient space fur wo attendant dignitaries,
rise two Corinthian columns, splendidly gilt from the
base to the capital, and ornamented with a spiral
wreath of oak leaves. The canopy is richly deco-
rated, and is surmounted by the Royal Crown. The
view of this part of the house front the bar is magni-
ficent to a high degree, and gives an arkequate im-
pression of the dignity as well as the splendour of the
regal office. The benches for the lairds are all new-
ly covered with a• arlet doh, the butts are cus►ioned
iu the most finished style. The fluor is covered by a
rich Turkey carpet, and the sides of the house beneath
the tapestry are lined with starlet. We were glad to
observo that the most diligent care has been employed
in preserving and repairing the old tapestry. Ihe
house has altogether an appearance of grandeur which
is strongly contrast, d with the business-like simplicity
of the House of Commons.

Tuts NSW PROM RELATIVE To THE Ltw OP ELEC.
TIHNA tx Festscx. —There shall be in every Depart-
ment an Electoral College of Department, and Electo-
ral Colleges of Arrondissenten , except where only one
Deputy is elected, and in Corsica, where there shall be
only one College ; the Departmen al Electoral Col-
leges to consist of the Electors paying the must taxes,
not to be less in number than 100, nor wore than 600,
except the Seine, where it is to consist of 800. The
Ele:tural College of each Arrondissement to con4st of
all the Electors domiciled in such Arrondissement, not
being Members of the Departmental Coll 4it Jsas
Man 30, to be united to the-ts-ellth r n f.

Every College of Arrondissement to nominate as many
Canoi.lates as the Department has Deputies to elect ;
the Departmental College to choose the Deputies Out
of the Candidates named by the Colleees of Arron-
dissement. A Candidate elcctegl by two or more Ar-
rondissements, to be considered only as returned for
that in the College of w hick he had most votes, and to
be replaced in the others by the Candidate having the
next greatest number of votes. No Elector to vote
who has not been in possession of his elective franchise
for a year previously, except by snecession. The
printing and distribution of the projet were ordered in
the usual form.

KINii‘TON, Fen. 25.--The followin.: particulars,
respecting the operations of the contending parties on
the Main, have been promulgated in this city, from
Curacoa. Bolivar took Calabora un the sth instant,
by surprising Morales, the Spanish General, who re-
tired to Odes, where the former followed him, and,
after hard fighting. took that place also. Morino
was waiting at Valencia, with 4,••00 troop•, for. Mo-
rales and himself to unite their forces, and make a
grand stand. Part of Bolivar's division had arrived
at Savanos of Ocautate.

Letters from Uihraltar, of the 27th ult., mention,
that the tiovernment schooner had returned, with a
favourable report of the state of the plague in Africa.
The deaths in Mumma did not exceed 21 11 or 300
daily. In Mogadore they were reduced also consi-
derably, and were trona twelve to fifteen daily. The
cordon, established by Oeneral Don, between the
Spanish dominions and tlibraltar, was removed on the
29th of March, and a free intercourse with Spain
was established.
On Thursday lest, the Eagle cutter, Captain Ede,
brought into Harwich a fine new lugger, having on
board 56 half-strikers of spirits, with some tea, tobacco/
@wane painted paper, and U men.
Monday the Jessie, with 179, and the Thomson
packet, with 108 passengers, sailed from the Cane :
the former for Prince Edward Island, and the latter
for St. John's, New Brunswick. About ten days ago,
the Adeona also sailed for the latter place, having on
board 111 passengers ; so that no less than 998 emi-
grants have been carried out by Dumfries vessels at
this time. Of these emigrants one-half at least are
weavers from Langholm,Cumberland,and other places,
who not being altogether unacquainted with rural em-
ployments, have very wisely exchanged the shuttle fur
the spade, the axe, or the cross-saw. The other half
of the emigrants is made up of labourers, ploughmen,
and small farmers, many of whom have seen better
days, and who doubtless felt many a pang as the shorn
of the Solway were receding from their view, and
making the Land of their nativity only an imaginary
point on the verge of the horiron. TO the inhabitants
of the Quay and the Cause many tender scenes were
disclosed while these entigrauta were lingering on our
shires t and one Old woman attracts a muck observa-
tion, who, although move lies, displayed unusual
alacrity, particularly in the outfit of her spinning.
wheel, which she appeared to have in complete order
for beginning operations the moment she set her foot
in the new world.--(Dempies Ceerier.)

OLD 8.411. Er SESSIONS--(Tau Div).

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TRIAL OF MOS.

The Cott rnet this 'sorting et the resel boor. fed ism-
distely tits prisoner was ordrsed to the Bor.—The MOO
Judges sat on die bench al on ”-stenlay.

As soot as the Jury had been celled over, Mr. Outage
proceeded to produce farther evidence on the part of the
Crown. 'this was prinelpally the same as was uffered oa
TOistlevreed's trial. At the ronelesion, the arms, ie. were
all brought into ('eurt, end a Serjeant of Artillery was (A-
sinine(' as to their properties and taws.
Mr. I:Lawyers then, is a speerh of some length, opened
the denser. He recapitulated the chief arguments which
had been urged In defence of Thistlewood.
Thos. Chambers was then examined. In the course of his
eaarnination he deposed, that vs wedk before the discovery of
the Cate-street conspiracy, Adams end Edwards had been
a( his honer), and that the former had spoken about sup-
ping oa Aloud.
,diary Harker repeated the statement which she had given
on Titistioweml's trial.

.4e were the only witnesses called oh the part of the
prisoner.
Mr. AnoLencs then proceeded to address the Jury with
his sccristmued elolueocc.--1t two 0•clock the Learned
Counsel still continued .pcskine.

Cocar or litttsi's flaxen.--'I he whole of this
morning WM or. upird in hearing motions fur new
trials, Which principally took place at the late M-
aim., hat of a nature totally uninteresting. except to
the pastime ronertnrit.
In the Court of Chancery ako, nothing of any pub-
-1:e intermit welt rel.

At the Quarter Sessions, held at Lewes, for the
Eastern Di►ision of Sussex, the followitiT rims, came
on ----The lain g, on the prosecution of Sir Uregury
Osborne Page Ta•ner, Bart. iozainst Francis, other-
wise Francisco Preece, of Broad-street, Golden-siluarr,
We•tuminster. '1 his was an indictment, found at the
last Michaelmas Sessions, against the defendant, for
a libel contained in a letter sent b♦ the post to Brigh-
ton. The defendant obtained a respite of the recog-
nizanre to arswer the indictint.nt, from the last Epi-
phany to the present Sessions, nd then pleaded (hilly.
Mr. iourthorpe, as Counsel for the prusceutis n, stated
the nature of the case to the Court, and Mr. lame, as
Counsel for the defendant, conceding thereto, and the
defendant undertaking to be bound, and entering into
a recognizance in the stun of 51N1/. to keep the peace
towards the prosecutor, and be of good belts% iour, the
prosecutor forbore pressing fur any other judgment
than a nominal line.

Separate returns of the two Lord Mayors of Dublin,
viz. Alderman ling and Alderman West, the one
chosen by the Court of Aldermen, anal the other by
the Common Council, have been made to the Privy
Council, who will decide which of the two are duly
chosen.

Mr. Cavendish, the late l'amli,late for this county,
by a most seasonable display of liberality, rendering
himself ectrentely popular. We like to see this gene-
? Jul, hospitable cementing the different claws
of satiety. It is a to,utl old fashion, which 011014 at
suitable opportunities, to be must religiously ob-
sereed.---(H.leAton Herold.)

It is generally belieyrd, that Mr. Uriekitt will not
be ebuired, as Member for Irwieh, until thr issue
t= eaLtion the part of Mr. Leaaard bas

'Po-noorrow being the first Sunday hi Easter Term,
the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, accompanied by
*Peenl of the Aldermen, the Sheriffs, and City officers,
will go in procession 1.1 St. Paul's Cathedral, where
they will meet the Judges, Seriesnts, and many of the
principal barristers in the law, before whom en ap-
propri ite sermon will be preached. After divine ser-
vice the company will repair to the Mansion-house,
where they will be splendidly regaled by his Lordship.
ST. Pst.i's S. uoot..—The annual display of the
talents of the sltolars upon this fonntlatio:t, took
place on Wednesday la..t ; the Duke of Sussex, and
many perons eminent for their rank and station,
honoured the meeting with their presence. It is but
jnAtice to say, that on no occasion hare we witness-
ed a more gratifying exhibition of the kind the
speeches were generally delivered with correctness,
and with due feeling, animation, and force Where
so many deserve high praise, it may appear invidious
to mention by name one or two individuals: yet we
cannot refrain from noticing the prize c positions
by Judge and Pratt. They were delivered with much
spirit by their authors. The jolt adaptation of the
speeches to the iv-culler powers of the several scholars,
evinced great discrimination and judgment in the
Illicit Mester, Dr. Skath, to whose talents and assi-
duity the school is in no small degree indebted for its
present state of advancement.

I►rafta from several regiment• have marched throngh
Chichester, from Chatham, to the depot in the Isle of
Wight. The 48th regiment has also marched through
for the same destination.

Wyr.—The members of the Bar who visited
Cloomel sozne years since, and the inhabitants of that
town, hare in their humourous recollection a landlady,
whose sheer wit often baffled the most trumpeted and
able jester of the hour. We recollect two anecdotes.
" Honor," said Lord Aronmore, going out of her house
on a eery harsh day, " it's very *Sonny .'—" No
wonder," replied Honor, " don't you see yonder
Crosby Merge! and Billy Keller ra;ri,if the trine"
" Come Honor" said Curran, " I'll give yen a toast,
and say something after it—Hotsor amd Honesty."---
" nor obreat fi. ads, Mr. Curran," was the reply of
Honor.

A virulent sort of measles has, for some time past,
been rrevalent in Chichester and its suburb•, among
children, and which has not yet wholly subsided.
It has, in several instances, been attended with
fatal effect•.

A robbery of miter a singular nature was perpe-
trated a few days ago, at New Fishbourn, on the pre-
mises of Mr. William Wrapson, sworn coal-meter.
Some thieves entered his Icarden, and took from the
frame, in which it was fixed, a thirty-inA grindstone,
with a hich they have as yet escaped undiscoveril.
Ye.t..r.lay, aboat 11 o'clock in the forenoon, an
escape of gas from a fractured pipe, having been Ms-
oovered in the chemical warehouse of hlessrs. Savory
and Co., of Bond-stree:, one of the workmen ineata-
Homily took a lighted candle to find out the sitnation
of the leak, when an explosion took place,which singed
thrt Mir of the wan and broke several pan s of OM
it the shop-wiadow.