The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-16 00:00:00

TI-Ir S'rATYSMAM

cnow to search further fora vide to
Wilds, Mid to elevate the lorprolsoe Oa•
pretend element is nor feeder, we
across the Channel so oar SMITS hits.
.he PROTESTANTS streegllng to free
fellow-aohjeals from the unjust
they have been so long shackled for
dietates of their conscience, sad ad-
ligion of their forefathers. And the
tee moved this greet and aimless
who are the most exalted is rank
talent and character. The bleeder/
t to consider this most important
said to have been composed of three
timber. The whole minded of the
ry rorthy of their just object, and of
their beneficent purposes. The Petition was unas-
sailable in its pretensions; arid the Resoled**e were
equally just is /heir propositions, and modest in their
expression. The Priest's of Religious Liberty, who
have lamented the impotitic and tondos position in
which our Catholic Brethren have been placed,
will lift op their grateful voices with exclamations to
that PROVIDENCE which is prepariog is remove from
them so pereocothee a spirit It wilt not be long.
we hope, before Protestant and Cathode will meet
together mutually to consider all the means of pro-
moting the tree and best interests of the cowry.—
The day of prejudice is passing away from use party;
and we trust the doves of exaggerated reseetteest and
passion, in llmother, are delimiting *lse. All the
true friends of, the SISTER lain will hail this new,
this happy presage of oar political and moral pro-
sperity.

Arcoliese from Ilsbrat to the 11,1 t elf. swotted
yesierdity, rate, ►hat t►e General Assembly of that
Pre,ince% which was to meet oa the 7th of hammy.
bed been teethe/ promised, bye Proclamation of
his Ear,Homey the Right Hen. Earl Datasousic. till
the 11th of lab. then to meet for the dispatch of be.
sisals.

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MititSl Papers to t►e 3d of October lest bare
arrived.

The latest accounts front Ceylon brought by these
Papers, are of a gratifying description. We men.
tinned sows time since, as a credible report' that the
Pretender and his Minister, KAPPITIPOL4, bid been
captured, end this intelligence is now confirmed.—
It has had, as sight be impacted, the most benefi-
cial consequences. In every province, the people of
all descriptions were hastening to submit, and to
give the surest proof of their sincerity by the sur-
render of their
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issead a Government
Order, relating to the military operations so success-
fully condected easiest the lets PrISUWA. In this
Omits*, the most tattering notice is token of the die-
ileguisited services of the following perms, dodo(
the campaign :—The Hon. MOVIIMUART ELPHIIk
STONIL. Brigedier.G.entril MURRAY. Brigedier.Ge-
tserel Brigadier-GenersiSaarrn, Brigadier-
General PRITZLER, Lieetenent-Colonels BOLOS,
DIACOM. ELDINDOB, PROTHIR, KIOXEDY, INLAID!,
sad ld'Dowatt, and Major Jamas.

It is With extreme concern that we antioesce. ipso
tb• @wheats, of these Papers, the death of the Iles.
Si► W. Cosa, Kitt.. Chief Jestice of the Sopreme
Coert of the Island of C•ylos. This melasepoly
event took place •n the Ist of September, at Trin-
comalee, where Sie WILLIAM hid been only a few
days. baring arrived for the purpose of bolding a
Cambial SOIMOI% on the coremeeeament of his Cir.
cwt.

The James Monroe, arrived at Liverpool, after •
quick passage from New York, has brought soseider-
able remittances for the merchants at Liverpool seed
Manctiemer,, as well as some eatensive orders for
.11rItish manufactured goods, particularly Yorkshire
cloths; those of • superior description meet a good
sale in the American merket. There hare, however,
been several ',stadee (oiler's on the other side of the
Atitiatic, chiefly owing to the unaccommodating tem;
per of the Bankers throoghost the Units., sod ad
overstrained sperelstioti to the South American
market.—(Leeds Mercury.)
DIVOT-LAMS TREATILL—A new Tragedy, me.
titled Szeitorterid, was produced at this Theatre last
night. It Is said to be from the pen of Miss JAWI
PoeTla. We are sorry to add that the Play failed;
for Mies POltTal Is a lady mach esteemed in private
lift, and she certainly has shown considerable talent
In her former productions. We ere little ibis to
say how far the derision of the audience was jest or
Dot ; for at an early period a strong contest took
place, end those who would bare been glad to fol-
low the story, end to learn something of the merit,
of the eomposition, were shot oat from those object,
by the almost inceneet uproot which prevailed. We
' coetd barely make Get, that the business of the piece
related to the foresees of
*atone (Mr. Haus), the
son of the deceased Bares of Rotsenberg, in the at-
tempt to free his country from the Austrian yoke,
In that attempt he finally falls into the heads of his
enemies, and stabs himself to avoid the igasidelows
death which awaited him. It 'meld be (rialtos to
say more where we could know se little; we comet
help observing, however, that it dose appose ooloetio
an Reckoner, not to permit a new play to develop
itself void its merits are fairly before them. Coo.
deeming unheard is not the way to improve the taste,
of tbg Destro, however much that may need im-
provAiM. The certain fell in the midst of a via.
lent contest; the Meager was called for ; end Mr.
STSPIILM KistaLa appeared. lie said it was the
right of the eadieoce to give the law, sod the dety of
the Committee and himself to obey. lie regretted
that the ace Tragedy had failed of success; es, how-
ever, It was the opinion of the audience that it should
be withdrawn, the Management would bow to thole
decision. This Address was received by great and
repeated applause.
Pollee 01 PA IttIAMENT.—The following edger.
tisement appeared in the Wed Brion, a paper Nib.
lished at Truro, in the "'Mee and independent
county of Cornwall" :—" TO Gentlemen of. For.
tune.—Any two Gentlemen, who would wish to ee
cure sesta et the nett Parliament, say be accommo-
dated at the borough of Lauocestoo. There aro bet
15 votes essjority B.—Alt lettersvdizacted for A. B.
to be left at Ilse Keeler Post-office, will be duly al.
tended to.—Jan. 24, 1819."
COIPORATIt USURPATION AND ELRCTIONRIIRSISO
INTLUINC4—By a letter le the Mester Getaritilets,'
of Feb. 4, we find it stated, that the Withers -Ind
fishmorigere, who as trammel of tie city frequent 'the
sbanibles, have received en of cal Intimation, that un-
less they pledge themselves to support the City Of.
curs and Members of Parliament, nominated or asp-
ported by the select body of the Corporation, lie
privilege they now enjoy of selling their commodi-
ties in these-public market"?' 4/111 edly be denied
them. The property of these shambles, Ac. is vetted
'by the charter in the freest, at large, or Mayer,
Aldermen, and Commonality of the City ;" end this
attempt at usurpation by tbeCorporate Body, Is only
a counterpart of the lalluettee. which in one shape
or other, prevails amongst all other corporate mo-
nopolies.

BANE Tostwe.—lt may to necesw►y flf nand
the Public; the period limited (by the Act of Pirtle.
sent passed last Session) for permitting the receipt
of Bank Dollars and Tokens to payment for Taxes,
Main, Stamps, rte. rill expire on the sth of April
neat; sod that the Iteceivers•Cineral wilt not accept
them iu payment from the Collectors of Tales after
that period.
The forthcoming Novel, The Metropolis, by the
Author of Little Hydrogen; or, The Devil on Tiro
Sticks in London, is said to contain Sketches of
every person (to the member of many hundreds) of
rank ur fashion. It Is full of curious Anecdotes,
and is 04 production of a titled Lally (not Lsdy
Canociris Lana) of high distinction. We need
scarcely ■dd, that the eagerness espremed for Its
peAvaL folly equals the interest sock a Worly mast
necessarily incite. As for Luttle Hydrogen, even the
second edition is nearly eshsested. The severity
with which some of mac sapient Rulers are trnted in
it, is certainly well deserved.

4tis ANECDOTE or rim LAVE FAMILY:

Sir PICRISION LAMB (afterwards created a Nor of
Ireland), the graodfather of the present Wmt..
mintier Candidate, after purchasing. at a eery dear
tete, the great hoax in Piccadilly, and which Om
present Viecoent Id MOURN'S etchanged, some
Iyears ago, with the prereot Doke of YORK, was do.
sire's of maklne what Is familiarly terms 1 a house.,
warming, and for that purpose lathed a fee bent
;irons, fashionable friends, to a rrtgal Among these
were several Noblemen and others' calebr4t.l for
their wit and conviviality ; Lord CIIZTTERPILI.D, for
instance. and Catmint •Sat.well.• After haalog in.
dated with the bottle till nearly break of day, the
first Lord CillrllAN (then Mr. PITT) proposed to
de particular !looser to the b4apitable owner of the
house, by drinking, mondial op, one e.g.() more,
in swimming bumpers, to " the health of the hos.
pitable host, and may he lire a great weeny yeezein
his maw house." After this left done, and the party
shoat I. retire in a body, it Pumice called oat
Blond, "Stay, my friends, ye' bare not done the
chief Mug yes were assembled to do, which woe to
chriatoo my hew ; yoo most give it a name ere yes
go away." On this, several of the petty sat dorm,
net baisg able longer to stand, and began to reelect
what mime to give it. " Let ea Nes," said the Earl
Of CRLSTERTIELD, "my hoist is called Chester.
firld.hosse ; bet we can't all Sir PeersTow't by his
mimeo, title." " Why, no," says gioaaa SELWYN,
" we can't, indeed, call It Lamb.hnese, bet, by
GOO, when we consider the high pries Sir Perm.
TOR 11U given for it, we may call !there.-lamb."—

This pletsant silly set the whole circle is a rear et
laegbier, insolaseh that the *bidet eta bat eight of,
eed never was brevet, forward agate, till the toner
obtained s Peerage, and tbealt wee Gelled Jleitrestu.
house. •

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It will be mon that the progress utile Pell Is net
very rapid,' although it is malaise. *Mb loess,
anziety by all parties. It Is eon lamentably *Woe,
that putting ■p the venerable Major rag so eater_
prise of more gallantry than jadgmest. Per►aps
than sue apthude• in infolleineal cberacter, and as-.
'lmitations in public mittjatimt, Which hew* not been
defy consultmlin this sass. Set F. Bunorry brought
up the St. James's forces with banners, digs, sad
merit:, bet probably, front the state of Um weather,
the levy did not form so grime a 1111191 as Ant wlshedfo►.

An Inhabitsot of lb. metropolis eemplimprits shoo
publk-spirited prIOUI •ha kayo piW so much Wen.
dolt to the onetime! duty en cogs, end very properly
sip, the sohjeet is sufficient rd to al WI the 6441404
'origination, es it souses home oor very jire•viekv.

Ilh Royal Maibeers the Doke of Sutra her Weed
earth for a armor, at KoviaZoono Pe taco, for Sender
' neat to the folloeias Ni t
sod Cattlemen :-
.11teDeke of imaginer, Mimesis. Lesaorree,
Metliiref Tiatirroce, E. Wssboaouou, Lord
WILLIAM RCSIALL• Lord 41ITSIIIR HILL, Lord
DTINCANTO3I, ST MOTOVII Proton, Mr. Ti
Mr. BtOCCIVAII, Mr. DUDLUT Nolan, Mr MAC.
DONAL., Mr. Mame, Mr. lirareamso:4, Mr. Des.
SAIL

SoasET Timms.- -A sew sod 'attentive drama,
taken frost Mrs. Gost's celebrated tale of the Ref.
fion Boy, was.reeelvad last sight with groat appro-
bation aid opidawee. The Marchioness of TAMP-
Tocl, the Marquis of Woaceseta, the Earl of
Hanaixerom, Lord FOLEY, the Cuaotoss of &ALI*
Letly COLLIIIGWOOD, Lady CAROLINE Lars, the
Catles+ of BZIROEOCON, and Colonel STANUOPII,
ate among Uri numerous persons of risk who have
lately honoured this fesbionttile bogie with their
patronage. We have no doubt the popularity of WE
Theatre wilt daily increase.
EXECUTION.—This reorsieg, idha leliowol 't ad
John Gorden" were eaecated et Nestle, permute
to their sentence, for a bargistry at Hackney. Prg.
ciaely at eight o'clock Coolers,. atm placed on the
scaffold, attended by the eft, Mr. Corevirti sad
seemed to be duly reslgoed to his fate. Fellows.
was assisted ep the steps it' • state of drought
agitation. Altar a Wen similes spent In prayer, the
drop fell, sad the oialartanate wen died without •
straggle. Buth of them, althoogh young men, went
well known as desperatecharatters and old *treaders.
—James Eirton, who wIR its tote suffered at the
saws time f a highway rubbery, received.' respite
for a week, at a late boor last night.

Yeiterday a mph, was received at Neegate, stay-
ing. the esecatiemoof Joke Egerton for out week
from this dirt
hictstectroti C ITAITROIVIL----On the lOtk
Inst. Matthew Graxand his wife, of Farestield, neat
Mansfield, were fnenti dead is their .Iteese, the hus-
band hangingoind the wife with her throat cat is t
shocking manner. tbey formerly kept the Eight
Bella, at Mansfield, sad byre lett three children to
survive the lamentable tragedy. The Coroner lad
not sat over the bodies, so that we are unable testate
the result of the verdict.—(Dowcaster Paper.)

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Yesterday kir. Catlike, of Fling-street, we Jibe•
rated from Ne•gete, by giving hail at Judges' Chem.
bets, in the indictoreot by Hu Society for the Sep-
promenn of Vice. This is the third inducement against
him for selling these'se work, in all of which he in-
tends to defend biwisoif.

An erroneous opinion hiring gone abroad, as to.
the period when the Act of 53 Geo. 111. c. 10S,
commonly called the Insolvent Debtors' Act, ta-
pirs., we inlet', for the information of tier Raider',
the clans. relating to its duration, frees the Act it•
self, els.—
" As/ be It feellwr esseted, that this %et shad regissoe is
forte anal the 1•t .1 ty Nimmober. and theeret.sih
Willi the end of the ilea best heihee Wf l'esti.abest, :timl
lentr."

Yostordvy afternoon mu a earl too heavily hdee
with timber was descending the worth end of Bisek•
frismititidge, the thstt hawse felt awl broke his lege
by which sccideat it *as necoasoty to cat the pool
throat.