The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-02 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.*

On SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1812,
WILL SR rantisarn,
Price Sixpence Halfpenny,
A NEW SUNDAY PAPER, t.:!..i•riTtED

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We have extracted the following article from a.
Dublin Paper of the 30th ult.—" At a second dinner
lately given by the garrison of Portsmouth to his
Royal highness, an upstart Field Officer of an Irish
?Militia Regiment, on being called to for a toast, rose
from his seat, and with all due Orange solemni-
ty, proposed the " Glorious and Immortal Me-
mory," with 46 three tiles three "—the words,
however, had scarcely escaped the lips.of the sta-!
pid bigot, when the Puke of . CLA,RENCS ad.
' dressed tin, Chair, and with mu* and honest
feeling, reprobated._ the ,incendiary that -would
dare to cast the torch of .divisian, or English
ground ; he powerfully .4eprecated the mistaken.
Ipolicy that has encouraged the
_perpetnating suck
1 odious " sentiments," even in this oppressed pro-
vince ; and after bestowing most salutary castigation
iin the shape of lecture on the dismayed coxcomb,
his Royal flightless proposed as a substitute, the
" British Artillery" which was received with nal-
' versal cheering—universal we repeat, for greatly to
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1 the honour of between seventy and eighty Scotch
and English Officers who were present, every man of
them joined in execrating thetendency of this Orange
" Pater Nester."

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TILE CONSTIT UTION.---At the cOmmencement
of a new Publication, it is a common practice to make
professions which are not only incompatible with the under-
taking, and imp actieable 10 Pertniataare, but contrary to the
irws of thr parties concerned. The CosisviTortoti w ill stand
upon a different ground, and, without disgusting the Public
with a high-seasoned Bill of Fare, will furnish them with all
oic IMriiit :ANT DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE of the preceding
rek, together with a concise Summary of Foreign News, by
which the Readers of a &MOAT PAPER will be enabled to
form au accurate opinion of those Important and Interesting
I.:reeds, which are constantly induencing the Political aspect of
ancient States and Empires. The Politics of the CONSTITUTION
All be fottoded upon the same principles as those of the
%foramen, which, sines its establishment, have been uniformly
n crissorx? and free/roost Party Faction.
Thr Proprietor of the CoNsTrretiori, suffering under Mi-
nisterial persecution, has been a STATE PRISONER In his Ma-
rsty's (gaol of Newgate for upwards of TWELVE Momxn ,s and
firer another year yet to serve, for two alleged Libels: he. can,
therefore, feel for the wrongs and oppressimis of others, and
shall continue his exertions in exposing all those Pu sue Da-
xisoti airs. who. prey upon the industrious part of the Coon
b•utiity, and who are the chief promoters of the destructive
\Var in which this Country is unfortunately engaged.
The CONSTITUTION '0 ill be Printed and Published at an early
l•dnir On Sunday morning, at the STATESMAN OFFICE, No. lc,
Ft et-sure:, where Orders and Communications are reccivedr
and by all the News Dealers in Town and Country.

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MR. JOSEPH LANCASTER.
We hail with ardour and enthusiasm the Etta.
BLISIINENT of this meritorious individual for NA-
TIONAL EDUCATION. His name ought to be enrolled
in letters of gold, for having rendered a greater and
more important service to his countrymen, than any
individual since Britain existed as a nation. That it
will descend with honour and eclat to our remotest
posterity, we have no doubt; as we fully believe
after ages, as we:l as the present, will have the sa-
gacity to discover his merit, and the justice to pay
that tribute of respect to his memory which he so
justly merits. Unlike most men of genius,who have by
their discoveries rendered services to mankind, he had
not the imputation, or the remotest expectation of ad-
vancing his private fortune. So far from it, at one
period, from his zeal and sacrifices to diffuse gene-
rally his system, be incurred a private debt of nearly
40001., for which sum he was repeatedly threatened
with a gaol. To their honour, let it be recorded, a
few public-spirited and liberal men came forward
and relieved him from his embarrassed situation.—
Since that period public munificence has been com-
mensurate with his exertions. His motives, how-
ever rigidly canvassed, appear most honourable to
human nature ; and his ardour and devotion
to the cause in which he is engaged, chew
a degree of patriotism and love of country, which,
in this degenerate age, is without a parallel. While
IlowAno acquired such a lasting monument of fame,
by devoting his life to alleviating and soothing the
distresses of the poor, the ignorant, and afflicted—or,
to use the emphatic language of BURKE) C 4 by the
circumnavigation of charity," it is the fame of LAN•
c.terre, by having devoted his life to enlightening
the minds of the lower class, to prevent, in a great
degree, the recurrence of the same vices and dis-
tresses. We cannot but think this system will be
the commencement of a new Ism in our nati-
tional character. It will unquestionably produce
a greater change in the manners and habits of the
mass of the people, than all the laws which have ever
been passed in favour of the Liberty of the Subject.
It will make the subject worthy of what Is the pride
of every Briton—OF BEING TREE. This general dif-
fusion of education may be considered as a most ef-
fectual safeguard for the preservation of our liberty.
Every man will be rendered more capable of appre-
ciating its value, and of discovering any attempts to
subvert it. It will also have a powerful tendency to
prevent the formation of those blind and ungoverna-
ble assemblages, which, in peaceful times, es well as
in times of civil dissentious, spread terror and dismay
throughout the country. When the lower class of
people is enlightened, they cannot be led to those acts
of violence which they now are, when, from their
ignorance and prejudices, they are set iu motion by
any one who will take the trouble to agitate them.
NV hen enlightened, they will have understanding
enough to see oppression in its embryo, and will in
time take measures to defeat it. But among the
most important consequences, will be the general
EXALTATION OF NATIONAL COARAMII. If we have
reason to pride ourselves opoo
bone tnirch greater reeson then there will exist in tie
lower classes the same proud superiority over tbe
neighbourini nations Of. the Continent, which we so
often boast of hi the middle classes of society. There
is, nofortunately, in this country, a party eoespesedt
or narrow and bigoted souls who view this, as well;
is every ether measure calculated for the am Nora-1
The following letter reached us this morning:—
lion of the lower classes, with jealousy and dread.
DOVER,JAIL. 1.
Theirjautsdiced imagination, fisucies rebellion end re-
volution in every approxnem ,
"At half-past ten last evening we were much ties of their fellow-
countrymen to the same liberty and information which
surprised at a very heavy firing, apparently close to
tie harbour, the report of the guns shaking the win- they possess. Let us hope those feelings will bej
dews of the houses ; and this morning we understand soon dissipated. They are more worthy of •tb¢.
that it was a very smart engagement between the hired dark ages than the present enlightened One.
Let those Gentlemen also reflect, that it is only
armed schooner Charles, and a French privateer of
%cry large class, full uf men armed with small arms, owing to the equality in Britain, little as it
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wile kept up a regular platoon firing upon the Charles, 'ls: and the remains of the liberty we have pre-
which returned the compliment with her
great guns served, that this Empire, like the rest of Europe,
in high style. The action commeuced in Ilaycliff fis not at tfie foot-stool of Bosaeante. The people
B%y, to the westward of the harbour, and continued in this country possess some share iu the Govern-I
a running fight for upwards of three hours, when the meat, and therefore have fought ter it; whereas it
p.ivatete• from her superior sailing, succeeded in get.
makes little dif erence to a -Prussian. or an Winn, i
tiug into ,from
Creek, close to Calais, but not before
Qui, under whose dostsittatiote he la, while be remains
the Charles had shot away her mainmast.
schooner's running rigging was much cut, and the 01:0Preinc*: • 141 country aims have any charm for
mats of hes wounded in the hand." hint at bit% es he tar me Apet. Tq ejoi
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THE SI,4TESMAN.

LONDON:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1812.

EXTENSIVE FAILURE IN THE CITY.
We are extremely concerned to hear, that the old
and respectable Banking--house of Messrs. BoLima°,
I.VIIIINGTON, and Co. stopped payment this morn.
ing. This is said to have arisen partly from an old
sore. the House having beeosadvised not to claim on
the estate of J— and Co. witeie there was 60,0001.
owing, and it was thought prudent not to insist,
fearful that something like usury should be charged.
They settled every thing yesterday, but having to
pay a large sum into the Exchequer, on account of a
Northern Bank, they thought it adviseable this day
to stop. They were Treasurers to several Charities
and Public Institutions, and are said to have a very
large sum owing, fur which they have West India
security. Several respectable Brokers and Jobbers,
in the stock Exchange, had large balances in their
hand,. They balanced their accounts at Christmas
last, at which time the balances were, as usual,
much larger. This failure has. created the utmost
consternation in the City.

LOSS OF :+T. calorulc.
A letter of yesterday's date, which we received
this morning from our Correspondent at rortsntouth,
contains the following particulars respecting his Ma-
jest v's ship St. George, of Teti guns, as to the safety
of which great fears are entertained:—" This morn-
ing arrived his Majesty's ship Cressy, Capt. PATErt,
from the Baltic ; by this ship we are sorry to leant
that some fears are entertained for the safety of his
',Majesty's ship St. George, of OS guns, Rear-Admi-
ral IttAxoLus, Captain GttoN. The Vigo, Vic-
tory, Dreadnought, and Orion, which arrived here
last week, reported that the St. George would not
come in on account of contrary winds, she being
under jury-masts, occasioned by her being on shore
in NVin.go sound. The wind having become fair, the
St. George. towed by the Cressy, and in company
with the Defrisce, Batelle, Pyramus, and Rose,
put to sea, and when about one hundred and fifty
miles south of the Scheldt, they experienced a dread-
ful storm, std the Cressy was obliged to leave the
St. George, ho was in tow, and veer to weather a
point of !and, end at this place, it seems, the greatest
apprehensions arc entertained for the St. George,
who had been supplied with a new rudder by the
Crex sy, and who returned two days after the storm
to look out for thy St. George, .but could learn no.

thing of her whatever. The Sr. Georg:: reportedl
to be a strong, well-built ship, and it is to be hoped
she has made port some where off the cake.
other ships were seen to brae up welt lipetnet. the
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gale. The hero was left -art "attettlitiiils with her
cassvoy."
Siam receiving the above, we understood that
a:counts havo reached town, which mention the
total loss of the St. George, oil Jutland. No Fad-
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eolars have transpired..

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of these Gentlemen, in some measure, we cannot but
mention, that in no part of the British Empire is
education so generally diffused as in Scotland.—
Surely there is no part of Great Britain more
loyal, or better disposed towards Government. In-
formation there, has not produced any consequences
Ibut those which have been highly valuable and im-
portant to the nation.

STATE, OF TILE KING.
[FROM A MORNING PAPER.)
44 His MAJESTY'S mental condition is stated to be
that of continued delirium, without any mixture of
violence, or any access of phrenzy. The hopes of
ultimate recovery are very faint; but it will be some
consolation to a people, whose affectionate attach-
ment to this much-loved Monarch extends its tenderest
regards even to his present retired, afflicted, and hope-
-1 less state, to be infamed, that his MAJESTY'S dela-
-1 sions are of the happiest kind. Ile imagines that he
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1 holds converse with a superior order of beings ; and
i his imaginary condition is altogether that of a sort of
' heavenly situation. In point of bodily health, his
MAJESTY is as well as could be wished. Ile eats,
drinks, and sleeps, as well as the most healthy per-
son of his age could be expected to do : takes such
exercise as his situation admits ; and is, in every re-
spect, likely to live several years in his present state."

A great bustle prevailed the whole of yesterday at
one of the first departments under Government.—
Mr. GRAHAM, the Magistrate, was closeted near the
whole of the day with the Heads of the Office, and
Police Officers were in attendance. Some warrants
were issued. It is supposed that some fraud to a
great amount has been detected.
The Cabinet Council which sat on Wednesday
last, was principally engaged, it is said, with arrang-
ing the outline of the PRINCE REGENT'S Speech, to
be delivered on the opening of the Parliamentary
Session.
Several Members of the House of Commons have
arrived in town, and many others are daily ex-
pected. The Meeting the first day of the Session
will, no doubt, be extremely full, though Parliament
will assemble earlier than usual after the Christmas
holidays.
Mr. WHITBREAD arrived in town last night, from
his seat in Bedfordshire.
It is expected that the leading Members of Oppo-
sition will meet on the evening of Monday next, to
arrange the order of their proceeding with respect to
the usual Address to be moved on Tuesday.
Government, we are happy to find, are at length
seriously employed in the *mulch-desired work of
forming for the Metropolis an efficient Police, in
order to provide for the safety of the lives and pro-
perty of its ritatthle inhabitants.
An inga4us mechanic has invented a species of
machine, by which the alarm of thieves being occu-
pied in breaking into a house may be speedily com-
municated to the most distant parts of it.
The rebuilding of Drury-lane Theatre, which was
delayed two days by the severity of the frost, Was
continued yesterday with increased activity.
A meeting of the Bristol Corporation took place
on tuesday sennight, when a respectful Petition
was ordered to be prepared and presented to his
Royal Highness the PRINCE Reeve; praying a sus-
pension of corn distillation.
A fast-sailing vessel is arrived from Lisbon, which
sailed three days subsequently to the Sun Fiorenzo;
but she brings no additional information.
The death of Brig.-Gen. CoLestan, in Portugal,
which occurred on the lith ult. is said to have been
the consequence of fever and debility, brought on
by exertions in his profession too great for his con-
stitution. Ile was buried at Lisbon, on the 14th,
with military honours.
A private letter from I.ishon states, that three
Portuguese noblemen, the Marquis VALENCIA, the'
Marquis PONTE LIMA, and Senor Mucti.t.As, had
lately arrived there, having made their escape from
the enemy.
The brims and Mermaid frigates appeared off
Plymouth on Monday evening, with a fleet consist-
ing of between 30 and 40 sail, supposed to be from
Lisbon. ,
A cast of importance was determined by the Court
rof Session at Edinburgh last November,_ relative to
the application of the principle of the Cessio Bono-
rum, between a man named Schiniman and his cre-
ditors. The question was, " whether an individual,.
convicted of gross and culpable extravagance, who
for a number of years lived in a manner totally un-
suitable to his station iu life, without the prospect
of being able to discharge his debts, is entitled to
the benefit of the Cessio ?" The creditors opposed
it, because a man who haiti.by " vein of seventy.,
wit out been reduced to indigence is
not entitled to the benefit of it.' The Petitioner con-
traded, the mere extravagance of living, with his
family, in the degree alluded to, never had been in
any instance eonsilered as a bar to the Cessio; and
that if he should be refused that benefit, it would in-
**duce a rule into the process of Cessio, different ;
Brew what bad been acted upon in all former practices
of Court. The Court (29.(1 of June, 1811)
" refined to the pursuer, the benefit of the process
of. Cessio Bonorum, in hoc stabs." The Pursuer
gave in a petition to the Coeet.against this judgment ;
and, the Court (18th of November, 1811) " adhered
to their former judgment." Some of the Judges ex-1
orelaid— au opinion, that it appeared to be a new,
morality to say, that a man is justifiable for
*to every sort of extravagance, provided he
im his wife and children sharers in that extra-
*One.
Gentleman reading the names of the parties con-
cerned in a trial; as given in the papers, in the coursel
of last week to Keorh v. Newman," called to ano-
ther, " Here's soneething out of the common v.ay, ;
Jack Ketch halt brooght an action against Mr. New-.
man, the GoperAter of !gawk."
it is coders to ..olsbeave, how nearly in cireum-
stanee the ittes of tbetilter and, worst of men often
,LPPI(*(111:' Tiitipnres*.re ileath of the greatest of
"Lama. characters Was, 'pert* never more gene-
t-wily lamented! thaLer .exee,geble
In-0010bathAtitill" • • .•
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