The Statesman.
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MAL, Aram 24.—Arrived and seiled for the _........e...—__
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River, the Brosburnbury, Pitcher, from Batavia, TO THE EHITOR OF THR STATE9IIAR.
left from Portsmouth.—Came down from the [liver, Ste,--As a Committee is now sitting in Parlia.
the Albion, Stevenson, for Quebec; Neriva, Camp- meat to incorporate a New \Water Company, to sop-
bell, for Miratnichi ; Demerara packet, Venables, ply the p,rish of St. Maly-le-bonne, I trust the wis-
for Demerara.
dour of the Committee will goard the I'dblic 4001
FIVE o'CLocit.—The wind has shifted to its old
quitter N. E. again, and the outward-bound ships are , those impositions that have been practised by, the Old
getting under weigh. Companies; first, es ill Companies of this sort, who act
PrAMotmt. Amur. 23.—Put in by adverse winds, under the authority of Parliament, a fisted rate should
the brig Espedition, Hobbs, from Bridgewater for be stated wha t the va rioos houses should pay pev homes,
London, and has been run foul of by a fishing-smack,
and no better scale can be laid down than to charge
in Catwater, and carried away her bowsprit.—Put
in also the Wear, Thompson, from London to Mon- the price by the size of the house, as dwelling.
treat, having sprung a leak off Portland last night, houses are denominated by first, second, third, and
and makes a deal of water. foerth-rate houses; suppose, asa scale, first, 2b. ; se-
FALSOIMI, Amu. 22.—Arrived the Prince Er- coed, tls.; third, Brie. ; and fourth, 154.; with a
nest packet, with Mails from Lisbon in ten days.— proviso, if any stteet, court, or other place which is
Sailed the Priucess Elizabeth packet, with Mails for served by one three-fourth pipe to soy public cock or
the Brazils. cistern, the same being formed by the landlord or
PENZANCE, APRIL 22.—The Heywood, Harms- landlords, if so demanded, to he charged only at
worth. is arrived at Scilly, from Bengal and the Cape, the rate of two-thirds, according to the above scale,
for London; five months from the former, and two because the payment will lie secure; and, fur.
months from the latter place.—Sailed from St. Be. then, as a guard against the waste of water,
lent, in company with the Streatham, Moffat, and all pipes leading from any main or service, (mot,
William Pitt, which ships, no doubt, are also is the cock serving any civern, tub, `pond, or other
Channel. ' "utensil, shall have a ball or valve filed to each, and
HeArrwsurs, APRIL 23—The following OAPs hate the collet...4ns, or tortscucks, shall esamine the balls
come in here for shelter, viz.:—'The Thomas, Winne, or valves twice in every year, and if any repair is
from Demerara for Liverpool ; Tamerlane, Franklin, necessary, two months notice is to be given in writing
from the Cape of Good Hope, last. from Bristol, for to the huh :bitants or landlords, before any ferril
Liverpool; Diana, Clifford, from Boston for Liver- shall he drawn front any main or service-pipe w hat-
pool ; this vessel is on the sends, but is espected to ever. The system the Old Water Companies have
be got off without (Imago.. hitherto pursued is this : if two or more houses,
Sclu.sr, Arum 21.—Ott the 20th came in the Fair which are served by one pipe from their main, neglect
t 'Ellen, Briggs, from Jamaica for London; Hey wood, to pay any elm charge they dune to demand, with-
Hatrosworth, from Bengal for London ; William, out previous notice, they thaw their ferrule and keep
Smith, from the Btatils, for London. ill other persons from a supply of water, and in a very
DOVES, Aram U.—Sailed the Fon, and the Mar- modest manner demand payment for the whole time,
garet and Brothers, for Suoderland• as well as the estra sum demanded without any notice,
SyricEastEsi, A putt. 24..—Put in the Brothers of which I am. es ii,,,,murd of several houses in the Parish
Bridlington; detikinvoti, with loss of an anchor and of St. Luke's, 0 &street, now celled on to pay, or
cable; and the Agincourt, ---, with loss of au au. else you shall have none. This system calls for some
chor. regulation ; for, in case of lire, much mischief may
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arise to the Public for the want of a small supply of
water on the first discovery of a fire, therefore
as the supply of water is a public concern, as well
as of use to the individuals, it is but just that
the Comps ies should be paid a fair price for their
commodity, so long as the houses are occopied, but
not when they are empty ; it any rates for the water
he due, and the tenants not to be (mind, then the
Comp sow shall demand payment of the landlords.
As most fires happ-u in the night, some better re.
gelation should be adopted, se as to insure a supply
of water in the night as well as in the day, for most of
the Water.sr Pt ks are worked by steam-enginea, and at
night their fires are stopped up, and the engineer
retired to rest; therefore, when any alarm of fire is
,xiten, one hour most espite before any water can
possibly he directed to where the fire is di.covered,
the doeouring element gains strong hold ; therefore,
Mr. Enrron, it would be advisable, where two Com•
pahies' maims run in a der-crimi through any street Or
district, for one Company to serve by night, and the
other by day, changing their position every week or
month, as shall be agreed too between themselves ;
thus the town would have water, in case of fire,
both flight and day ; and in those districts where only
one Company's mains supply the place, reservoirs
that would hold from 100 to '2OO barrels of water,
eliwald be elected in various parts of the district,
where only one set of pipes are laid down with a
communication into the main, with a boy, and proper
written directions, with a plan of the streets in the
parish. iscc. with the evict spot where the stop cock
in the main is to be found, so that the water may be
directed to the spot. One should be in each watch.
-.hearse, and under the direction of the night-constable.
The Borough of Southwark, and part of the City,
.are served from London Bridge Works, where, at
high and tow water, no supply can be procured.—
To supply this defect on the Borough side, the Bank-
' end' Water-works should always be at work, for a
tiled tittle, at high and low water, which would en-
sure a supply from one or the other. Surely no
solid objection can be made to supplying the town at
night, because, es all cocks ate to have balls or
valved, they will regulate thent.elves as well in the
night as in -the day. Probably, Mr. Entroa, you
or some of your Correspondent', by directing their
attention to this particular object may improve the
plan, so that the Committee may have the benefit of
all plans on the suhject.—l am, your's, &c.
Southend', April 41.

The Borough of lividgettorth, iu Shrepshire,which,
from its uniformly quiet and undisputed Parlia-
mentary Elections, ii .s given rise to a well-known
provincial adage, is likely to become the scene of a
strencous contest at the ensuing General Election ;
the lion. CECIL Fouttesten having declared his in-
tention of titterer% himself, in opposition to the old
interest.
SPEED.—The Defiance, Cobourg, Regulator, and
Telegraph Coaches left Mauchester on Tuesday last,
at four o'clock. The bets were test to one on the
Regulator and Cobourg, but the Telegraph, to the
very great surprize of the parties, distanced them,
and arrived in Lorition, at the White liorse, Fetter-
lane, ten minutes beftpre four o'clock, the day fol-
lowing.
Mr. WALKER, of hlitchel.grove, Sussea, has pa-
tronised one of the Arundel Coaches, the Comet,
against the Earl of Surrey Coach. This is a trial of
strength agaluit Mr. Casts., who has *Tattered him-
self useful to the Public.
BIRMINGUAIN MEETING.—FORGED BANK NOTIOS.
—On Wednesday, a nutnerous and respectable Meet-
ing of the Inhabitants of Birmingham took place at
the Public Office, on the subject of the alarming in-
crease of forgeries on the 1140 k of England, and tir
adopt such measures as may have • tendency to call
the attention of Parliament to the subject, for the
' purpose of remedying the evil. WM. COTTERELL.
Esq. High Bailiff, took the Chair, arid after reading
the Requisition calliug the Meeting, the Rev. J. II
SPRY, in • perspicuous and forcible speech, moved a
series of Resolutions, enforcing the imperious Recoi-
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lily of such an immediate alteration in the style of
lwrigrarity, the Bank of England notes, as may prevent
those numerous trial' and frequent esecutiont which
are occasioned by the present extreme facility of fa-
brication, and which are alike shocking to that feel.
ipgs of the humane, and a disgrace to the character of
the country. The Besot utious and Petitions to Par-
liament were carried unanimously.
The Overseer of the Parish of Twigworth, Glou-
cestershire, named Pickering,' was indicted at the
last Gloucester Assizes, for refusing relief to R. God-
sell, a pauper, •1111 reuroving him while in a state of
'illness from small-pne. A verdict of Guilty was re-
corded, on the Defendant agreeing to pay all et-
ponces. The Judge, at the close of the case, said, hi
fished it to 4.1 abroad; that it was the duty of 'eery
'Overseer of the Poor to do every thing he could to the
-support ind comfort of that Poor who were under hie
Centroul ; and Overseers ought to take care that part-
pars should net be removed from one parish to an-
other until they were able to travel ; fur if they did,
they were anseerable for all the cousequencet resell-
ing from it.
staece.—We remember a time when, if the
sister proposed a new plan of finance, the first gees-
tion upon it would be, is this the best one pnssible?
But so mach have we fallen of late years, and so hum-
ble are the eipectetions we form of Min,sters, that on
the publication of the present new plan, the only en-
quiry made concerning it was, would it be successful?
And, indeed, even the Ministerial Prints seem to have
adopted this impression,since they displayed,we think,'
a very indelicate degree of exultation at the lucky
hit, which will save Ministers the labour of recur.
ring to their arithmetic for another 12 months.
But we ate not at all disposed to pass it by so easily.
We cannot see the public moist', latishly.expended
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a bonus to stock-jobbers and be snent,.while the Mi.
nitteral Prints trumpet forth the honour and libe.;
rality of Ministers. As men, we are not disposed
to question their honour, but there is something ea-
ceedingfy impudent in this assertion df their litre
rality, at a moment when they ierit required by their
situation, to drive.* hard bargain with a body of the
shrewdest mones•-dealers in the world.
From the Birmingham Chronicle of Thursday
" Ann Bamford, Militias Grey, aid Wivt. Stewart,
upon whom sentence of death eras passed by Mr.
Baron GAItROW at our late Aerigeo, have been re-
prieved Gatti Friday next, on which day it is et-
'teem, they will stiffer the awful sentence of the law.
Joseph Laidtfard end Rebecca Hodges are wider-
stood to tittle been lepriesed until the Royal plea-
sure is known respecting them." The account of
the execution of the abate malefactors most there-
fore be erreeeetts.

E. C.

A I.lsl' OF Ttt 1.. MINORITY
THAT *Otto LAST EIGHT AGAINST CRAIITIPG ANY SOH OF
THE POILIC IMONLV. UPIOILE THE IFIIt•ENIT EFIRCUH-
. STA ACES OF THE COUNTIFY. FOR THE Pipaciiiiiit air ilia
LATE till. BIERNIEF•I I.II3IIAEF.
Brand. lion. F. Heron, Sir Robeit ooultton Lord
BEnnel, Hon. H. 6. Homily. Ed.• Odell, W.
Broilehnni. H. Kett.... Sir Jahn Proilseroe. Ed.•
Celthorsi, S r Nic. Lintimi, Joho C. Paulen, Air B.
Cnlcialt. Joh.. Lloyd. Sir Ed. Parnell, W. H.
Duocunitiin' Fleet: Lainuch, J • Pelham, Ron. C.
Fercu-son. Sit R. C. Lit .inehe, i?, Syenniido. T. P.
r'inrY. Ld. .1. Methuen. P. C. Sefio.l. Cart of
rolkeltiptie.. Vis. Norili.l). Wilkiiiii, Waller
Gui•e. 4.i. W. Newpiiii, Rt. Mon. Walpole. Hon. O.
a ...coy neflietwrat Sir John W.. id. Alderman
Giatutin. Sir J. Osborne. Lord F. Whi'. M.
.. TELLER,—J. C. Coroesi and Sir .John Sehright.
PANTOMIMIICIL TRIER.—A constable of Chattel.
tiara, OH Wrduesday last, apprehended a notorious
vagrant begging there, and conteyed him to the lock-
or-room ; ou their reaching which, the pauper so-
licited in the molt pathetic manner, that the officer
woald enter with him, and he closed the Window.
Shutters, as his health was mach impaired. To this
the constable readily assented, when the beggar
nimbly slipped out of the prison, locked the iron
door after him, and the officer was obliged to en.
derao a fete hours' solitary confinement before his
situation was discovered, and he could be released 1
from 6$ durance wile."
MATCH otiaimst TiMit.—An interesting race took
place at Chobhara-heath4 near Hatford-bridge, on
, Thursday. Captain Henbury4 of the Yeomanry
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, Corps there, haling engaged to back his miles (or
Isleight.loo gaineng to trot eight mites in 30 minutes, and
td carry feather sleight. It was altogether • fine
Steady match i she tectneplished wen miles in 27
minutes and 24 sect/ads; bet it) the eighth mile the
mere broke oat into a gallop. Had that not Ambso
the esse she must Mee been beat a fall minute.—The
1 stare Was backed eagerly.

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1:29' Mint:MS- ISIGN.
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COVrtT OF CHANCitRir, Anita.' il. .
ClYtoit I. Tat Cohiiiiiv 011 AnTatia asth wince&
The 'Lord Chincelloi Trim into Court at tad
o'clock, When the case was,aittln beard:, The Cart
*as eimardett to tuns, sod We hail leldom semen
many Coale! present.
The Sot,tcrion Ctminat said he eppeared. as
Counsel fur Lord Stewart, though thinmotion new
under 'considhVation did pot au
.affect him, bat only
Lidy Amite. It pprier'ed, however, that has
tainted Ftletsai bad that'll( it
:their tlety.tollend
.the petition of Lord Stewart and the Motion togeshai
iti that it tea his ditty POW in !indicate Lord'
Stewart froth thit iitputationa unjustly threivn ott
him.• He tepid have wiihed„.andi Weed hid said as
at an earlier ilage of the Roollettet. OHO ,it hiChetwa
beard priiately, not because Lord Sveirtri felt say
*siert).to have his coudilct prisetely inveitioted,
bot-betause his Lordship was desirous to *Mid loam
ing the feelings of others, Which he herr swat bi
necessarily the tete if the pieeeedings were politic....
As, however, the Learned Copnsei OR; the ;Utiles.
side' had chosen to make ii thi e.ebject of Piddle dia.
erosion, it has necessary for him to go over all the
facts of the ease, that thi übtic m:.,tlit see that Lord
Stewart had acted Will; that hatioui• and gandoor
which had always chiracteriaerl him, arid et the same
time with a due regard to the young Lady. Whet' bi
saw the affidavit which Mrs. Taylor hail flea, and
considered that it was founded on anonymous [MOO;
of no authority, he could not conceive how shit
could, in the diScharge 14 her duly, be at all in'
duced to make this the subject of ;while dicussion.-•
Among the objections to Lord Stewart be fouud see.
'era! were personal, to which he should allude. She,
Iconsidered him an unfit husband to her niece, on ac-
count of his being the youngest son of on Blab Peer;
being a widower, forty years of age, hosing a son
nearly as old as the niece, being of dissipated and
irregular habits, &c. Now, in making such charge*
against the Noble Lord, he Must contend, that Mrs..
Taylor should have made some enquiry before such
insinuations were thrown out. His Lordship was
Colonel of the 25th Dragoons and a Lord of the Bed-
chamber, which produced him 3700 f. a year. lie
was besides Ambassador from his Britannic Majesty
to the Court of Vienna, for which be rirei yeti 12,0001.
annually; in addition to which he aas allowed` 0001:
a year by his father, and he had 26,000'. of per..
sonel property. In the event of sursiviog I:is brother,
Lord Castleresieb, should that Noble Viscount have
tio children, lie would succeed to a property of
18,0001. in the county of Down. Ile Was advised
and believed he could jointure a second wife with •
10001. annually, besides raising 10,0001. for the
children of that marriage. Now when such was the
case, he would ask, was the charge brought against
Lord Stewart by the other side at all likely, viz. that
he wai seeking this young lady solely for her large
fortune ? The conduct of that Noble Lord showed
he was incapable of acting from such a base and
sordid motive, and it was most improper to make
such a charge, es it was also to say he had outmost
debts, for which there was no foundation. Ills hts•
bits were said to be dissipated atid irregular. Con•
sidering the honours which were the reward of his
Lordship's gallant conduct, he was astonished at such
a charge against him. Tits Very situation he now
held, as Ambassador, was a proof sit the accusation
being unfounded. His Lordship had most reluct•
airily made an affidavit in reply to this, in which hi
narrated all the event.; of his past life, sad called oil
the accuser to point out a single instance of his con•
duct being irregular. He said the affidavit was made
reluctantly, because it at all times must be unpleasing
for a person to be called on to speak of himself. It
had been further objected, that hilt Lordship's intro•
duction to the lady, and hiss subsequeut addresses to
her, were the effects of a plan Contriied between
him and Indy Antrim, and this, he understood, wad
the principal ohj ec, ion of the reference being Made to
the !Master, because the Cantlethen on the other sidi
contended the facts produced were sofficient to show
there bad been a plan between the tan. In reply,
he would read part of the allidavit of Lord Stewart,
which stated, that his Lordship being at her Maw
jesty's Drawing-room, on the 26tii of February, aw
Lady Antrim and her datighter ; that site had known
Lady Antrim and been introduced to her daughter
some time before; that out of common courtesy he
had banded the daughter to her carriage, and that
this happened by accident. Mrs. Taylor, on the
contrary, said that her niece bad told her that she
expected Lord S. at the Drawing-room. Tbii vise
very probablP, because from his rank there stall every
reason to believe he would be there, though be posi.
titely swore he had not given any intimation of his
going there. He had seen the young lady at sweat,
public placet, and acknowledged that the qualities
of her mind had midi an Impression on him; that •
he had avoided meeting his Royal Highness the Patted/a ..
Regenrat Lady Antrim's on the 13th of March, sew
Aerstandini it 'would not be acceptable to !Ay As-
trim,* wham he afterwards satisfied; that oo the 9th
of April he' informed Lady A. of his attachment to
whom the daughter, lie saw in theeiening, in presence
ell r. NI • Donnell, before w hoes his proposals were at.
cepted by Lady Tenipeat ; and nnaily, he declared, that
every peit'of his conduct bad been open and candid,
end alwayd Eu the presence of where. Ina subsequent
'Attests, he 'most solemnly denied buidg ever, di•
reedy or indirectly, attempted to, fiecctre an Intee•
view with the young lady. Sir 4., wanly, had .:-
pressed his krptive that Lord S, Shield take Nick
pains to vindicate himself ; but was it to be wondered
at, when the charge of colliisleo was made seinen
him ?—Lord Stewart never atithorited the lady of
high rank to toitithutricate Willi Mrs. tigior • for,
on the cohtrtry, 'it Was his wish (list the yeinglady,
if shetont hint' at ill, should rte Li spontaneously
without any cockle intieetici. Via feints'. had been •
much wander by the charge against hi., (ltd he had
acted with so much delicicy, that he reels in n in.
teflon to dine with the Austrian AasbassiOler, ber•
cause he undeilloa She nail to be there. Hese* heat
Lady Cholmoodeley's medling
on the 9th id*, but did
not speak to her eacept in the coalition terms of
civility ; bat en the lath he saw her •t Almack's,
where he Converses!' With her, add arms is ca.
sequence ;whited to accelerate the match, as
he was Soon to return to Vienna. The affida.
vita of Mr. M'Donnell and Lady Antrim
pressly denied any plan being formed; bit from

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