The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-19 00:00:00

457 ,Members 42.

" To these we might add, of the same description,
`2B corporations-, consisting of 354 electors, which
send fifty-six Members to that house of Commons,
which is so frequently and so falsely called the Demo-
ciacy of the Nation ; while the towns. of Sheffield,
Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Wolverhampton,
&c. containing upwards of three hundred thousand
people, have no Electori or llepresentatives what-
ever.

44 Upon the whole, it appears, that 257 supposed
R•presentatives of the People, making a majority of
the House of Commons, are returned by a majority
of voters not exceeding the thousandth part of dm
nation."—Appendix, _No. •29.

istztAtvo.—Monday the election for the borough
of Newry commenced. The Right lion. Jena
PIIILPOT enamor, Master of the Rolls, was put in
' nomination by MARK Ihytatv, Esq. and seconded by
REILLY, Esq.—General NEEDIIAM Was pro-
posed by BEATH, Esq. and seconded by DENIS
CAULFIELD. Esq. It had been rumoured that Mr.
CURRAN intended to decline the contest, but the con-
trary is the fact. Re has been drawn into the town
by the people. Very little progress was made in the
poll—only twenty.on each side were polled,
Five of the • atrocious ruffians wbo lately killed
the Guard of the Galway Mail Coach*' and robbed
the mail, have been' taken, and lodged in the gaol
of Trim. The plan for their arrest was excellently
well arranged, and two of them were seized three
.or four days back by Mr. Winter, an ,active
Magistrate, residing near Summer-hill. Another
and an audacious miscreant, was taken on Satur-
' day last, in the market of Trim, by Mr. Wain-
st Magistrate, who exercised a very laud.
1, able diligence on the occasion : and, two more were.
' secured on Saturday night by a Mr. Graham, assisted.
by a party of military. Throughout the search fOr.
this nefarious gang, the most meritorious• exertions
-have been.used, and have been thut'far fortunate.--.
Collier, the head of the banditti, has. hitherto`eluded
`every search.
•An avalanche occurred on the 4th• of September,
in the neighbourhood of Villeneuve, Switzerland.—
A part of the eastern chain of the Fourches,
had been sapped by a stream that ran at its base, sud-
denly fell with a terrific noise. About thirty cot-
tages were buried beneath the ruins, and, twelve of
.their inmates killed.. The noise of the avalanche
was heard at the distauce of six miles..

Oc the Ist of August, Vesuvius, which had for
! some time been tranquil, was much agitated : a con-
tinued noise, resembling thunder, was heard—the
base of the mountain was , shaken as if by an earth-
quake'; and clouds of smoke and cinders darkened
the air :.,after some hours, the eruption ceased, when
a column of fire burst from the crater, and at-
tained a very .high elevation. After burning fire
homy' the eruption ceased, and the volcano became
quiet. _ . 2
Speehoeo of modern literature, exhibited - on- a
betel at &TM-house near town:—" The trustees
of these roadirbeing determined to prosecute all
Drivers as shall be detected in unlawfully riding on
their mitts,. &c. thereon hereby offer a reward of ss.
on 'the CouVittion of every Offenders, in the pet-
, milt? of IA. .to he paid _the (lemon or persons who
4141 OTS the itiformatiou.".