The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-26 00:00:00

*THE STATESMAN.

are fain to elevate their spirits. Other interests are
now allowed, and owned to be inseparable from those
of agricUltore. some respect is conceded to the peti-
tions of embarrassed merchants, and unemployed ma-
nufacturers ; and some effect will ever be produced on
the must sordid minds by the influence of public opinion.
We shall never cease to he the organ of that inenence, and
to exert it with zeal, yet with discretion, in the service of
the people, and especially of the poor. We have never
ceased to think the sieu a and the demands of the peti-
tioning agrit ulturists unreasonable and inconsistent.
Under that pretence of their national importance,
which Mr. Wt an Mu. has set forth in his Report, they
would have the Legislature to compel the public to pay
an exorbitant price for all their produce, far the purpose
of enabling the farmers to afford, and the landlords to
reeeive, exorbitant rents. While all other classes of
so, icty have been depressed, and are likely to he more
depressed, by the decline of trade and the increase of
taxation, the agricultural class have the presumption to
eon-eive that they should be exempted from the national
calamities, and even he allowed to swell and flourish
from the extorted drains ut 311 axhansted people. It
is gratifying to find such a disposition checked, and
that an effectual opposition is iiLely to be made to such
lan incr,tse and aggravation of the public distr.ss. It
lis gratit lilt!' to see common sense and feeling int. r-
, pose, on any Ofelltioui, either to r,sist the new at.
tempt,,, or to correct the old abuses of a spirit of
monopoly. Lor.l CAA I LIME 14; lo did not r, fuse to
ti:sesit to Lord A. tlystts.Tos's motion respecting
the Freeholders of Scotland. We are aware we ought
not to plare lunch reliance, or to extend our expects- j
tions fir on account of his concessions. Hut we know
that the representation of Scotland in the United Par-
liament must he owned, col all sides, to be a mockery.
The share of the people in the Elections there is 11.•
tiling ; and even as to the influence of property, it
tuav happen, frJus the nature of the tenure on which
that property is held, that a man possessed of many
husid,eds of acres of lan I, may not only have no vote,
but be incapable ut being returned to Parliament.

A letter from Angostura, dated March 7. mentions
an event, which, however horrible, is hut t thar:oc-
teristic of the exterminating nto.le of warfare carried
on between the Royalists and Independent,: on the Spa-
!
nish Main. On the I lols of February a party of
' Spaniards entered the toy,' of Santa-Barbara, and, at
there was no previous intimation of their 'approach,
the place was romple•ely taken by surprise. Their
cbjert appears to have been the capture of a Rtitish
officer of rank in the servit of C., Republic of Vent.-
' soda, who had distiaguished loinorelf in the operations
against the Royalists, as the:r first step was to sots-
tonnd the house in which he hnd resided, and where
I he had been previously confined for a long period by
imlisposi:ion. Fortunately he hail been removed but
a few days before to head-quitters at Nlaturic. The
Spaniards th,:n proceeded to the hospital, where they
found t:t sick turn df the Rritis's Legion, and a Lieu-
teaant
Comitai

Painter, of tbp alum Carpi iii!(4ll. Id* th 4
iiitTant, and air die men of the town, they put
to death in thy square, by roan.' their Orinits. On
retiriii,.; they carried utf with them the lire:Ater part of
the women.

By a letter, dated 19111 March, from an officer in
our s ;uadron on the coast of .I;rica, for the prevention
of the slave trade, we are il'form:•d, that thou itlistantl-
ing the exertions of our countrymen employed in that
arduous service, the alsoiniu.sble traffic coniiiitws with
snrenaiit;ng activity. Many raptures have heel' made
by our ships and vessels, but it is to be feared that se-
veral of them will escape cuntlemn.stion. On board
one of the captured vessels, a small Spanish schooner,
were S 2 slaves, 35 of whom were young girl. ; and
on board another, a trench schooner, were found,
healed up in two casks, too girls, of eleven years of
age each. As the casks in whirl. these pour creature.
were confined had nu breathing-hulen in them, and
Wen stowed with other casks in the vessel's hold, the►
ware nearly dead when released. 'I he girls are now
on board the Tartar, Commodore Sir O. Collyer,
IL C. B. whose conduct is aLove all prais..

_
His Majesty will hold a Levee on Wednesday. the
7th June ; and on Wednesday, the 14th Julie.
His Nl.ijesty will hold a second Draninwrouns oti
Thous.lar, the 29111 June. _ _ _

_
Ilia Royal Higbuess Prinee Leo,sokl of Saxe OAK/tire
has been elected, by acclamation, Honorary Member
of the Lionvan Society of London. 'fhr Members
afterwards dined together at the Freemasons' Tavern,
in honour of the birth-day of the illustrious Botanist
from whom the Society takes its name.
In consequence of the earnest and affectionate re-
monstrances of all the leading Members of the Royal
Society, their venerable and respected President, Sir
Joseph Batiks, has, Ibr the present, given op his inten-
tion of resigning the Chair, the duties cf u hit+ he has
so lung filled Sto the universal satisfacilon utthelitrearz I
and scientific, piddle.
he HA& Hants of Palace yard, and of the horses
adjacent, from which a partial view of the Conmatioat
Clll be obta'ned, have received regular notices, accord-
ing to the covemn's in their respec:ive lease•, to KM
posses•i'sn to the; land!ords at least ono. mouth pre-
sloes tv tl.:st ceremony taking pike.
Mr. ir3rougham, it appears, is ass.s.ing Mr. Jaws,
an 1.:19.ra-Whig, in his contest with Si, rhiiip Mus-
' grave for the representation of Carlisle. Tits elation
w's to commence last Weitnesiay. - Mr. Bron,bau,
addresses the people Ikons the windows of one of the
i Inns.
The prevalence of an erroneous ides on the subject
!of half-pay to Militia (Afters, of recent appointment.
isduess Si to insert the following otbeial information
on duo "eyes V. 184
• • • (COPT;)'
Derdn•kw tf
" Sit —I am directed by the Sitsroiate at Wee • toot+
kricreledge the receipt of vane hitter titillate% late. bad
to acquaint )1 et that a galreithftnl Wide, appoirted
substisently to the ditesnheayldg ilsohnef, is Mbt
to the 'Honoree alluded to."
" I rental". Sir, your most obelleittliointdo ',event,
" To WEIENCK mtmtv.,.."
N. H. The these Was is **steer to a qiieey, whether
an °Aker or a litrHNall joist" g a militia regiment since
the peace, sod going oat "Pith that regiment for 'ZB days
to nercise and %torso its entitled to militia