The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-03 00:00:00

'THE STATESMAN

LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.

Professor Millington and Mr. John Taylor have each
engaged to deliver a coot se of Lectures.
Many members having sent in their names for the pn--
pose of receiving and imparting the elementary instruction
as detailed in our paper of Saturday; and several having
applied for further information, on the ground of the plan
not being sufficiently explicit, the Committee have an-
nounced that, having it in contemplation to embrace with-
in one edifice all the conveniences for lectnring,workships,
schools, &c., (which intention, from the difficulty of obtai n-
i ngsuitable prernises,they cannot carry instantly into effect,)
have adopted the following plan, in order that the valueand
interest of the Lectures may be understood and promoted by a
previous knowledge ofthe principles from which they are drawn
and of the terms In which they are expressed ; at the same time
' they wished to be distinctly understood, that this plan is not
' meant to interfere in the least with the defined objects of the
Institution. nor does it produce any charge on the funds, the
offer of instruction being perfectly gratuitous on the part of the
proposers.
The plan is simply this : A member of the Committee im-
parts instruction at his own house for one hour on a given night
to ten others, who, in their turn, rive the same information,
each at his own residence, to five others, who enter (if conve•
nient) into a similar obligation, while any pupils present
themselves, whose attendance will be regulated, as to time end
place, to suit as much es possi',lii the convenience of each.

KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, JAN. 27.

&SHAUGHNESSY V. THE EVENING MAIL.

The demurrer in this cause was called on in the list for
argument.

It appeared that the action was brought by the plaintiff,'
the Catholic Dean of Ennis, in the County Clare, against
the proprietors of The Evening Mail, for the publication
in their paper of the 18th day of April last, attributing
various acts, and certain language to the plaintiff, on the
occasion of the execution of two criminals, in that town,
of the names of Haslet and Rourke. The defendants ad-
vanced two pleas; first, not guilty, and second, that they
copied the libel in question from The Antidote, or, Pro-
testant Guardian newspaper, of the 12th day of April last,
in which the ohnoxions paragraph first appeared. On the
litter ground they contended that The Erening Mail was
justified in re-publishing it, and that The Antidote news-
paper alone was responsible to the plaintiff.
To this plea the plaintiff demurred, and on the case
being called on this day for judgment, the Court were un-
animous in allowing the demurrer, with costs, against the
defendants, without callicg nn the plaintiff's counsel to
argue it at any length : considering it now as settled law,
that a prior publication, in written slander, is no justification
to a subsequent publisher ; although we are informed the
contrary was ruled in the range of O'Mullan against the
Proprietor of The Berry Journal, by the Court of Com-
mon Pleas some years ago—a decision of that Court, upon
which, we suppose, these pleas were grounded.

STATE OF IRELAND,

(FROM THE DUBLIN EVENING POST.)

The Southern Papers, we rejoice to say, bring no news.
Munster is perfectly tranquil. Times seem to he stetting
better—Corn and Cattle, and, of course, the value of Lands,
are increasing, and the population is quiet. We should
be glad to have the same to state with respect to the Nortb
of Ireland. But it would appear, that the contests between
the Orangemen and the Ribbonmen are renewing. We
extract from one of the Belfast Papers, a Letter, in which the
conduct of the latter is arraigned as the offiliders, in some fray
in the County of Tyrone. One thing, however, may be
gathered from the account, that the Yeomanry were
brought ont, without a Magistrate, and that an individual
was shot dead. lf, and we do not deny it, military are
necessary to preserve the peace of the country, why not
employ troops of the line? why make it a sort of Civil
War between the unarmed Ribbonmen and the well-armed
Orangemen ? It is idle to ex sect that peace can be pre-
served, when the hostile parties are suffered to come into
perpetual collision.

There is a little talk, and it is only a talk. becanse the
thing is exquisitely absurd, of a Petition to Parliament to
inquire into the disturbances of Ireland—that is to say, after
the disturbances have been put down. But the plan is b till
more extraordinary—it is this, the Petitioners reinire dot
Commissioners shall be sent over to this country to make this
inquiry—in other words, that Lord Wellesley and his Go-
vernment should be cyphers. and that these Commissioners
01041 be Viceroys over him ! It would be insulting the un-
derstanding of the Reader to reason upon this notably
scheme. It not only makes the fatuity of the faction.
They are disappointed that the Government has at length
reduced the country to peace—that the peasantry are quiet
—that rents are beginning to be paid—that farming pro-
dime is beginning to fetch a remunerating price ; and why
should they not, therefore, he ridiculous ?

TITIIE COMMUTATION AcT.—The reader is referred to the
last page for so:tie particulars reg-arding the Tithe 11111. It
has been rejected in tiro places in Tipperary and in a
parish near Dublin. The latter is carious, on account of
one of the Resolutions, the right of Catholics pay ing
Prot,stant Clergymen. In the county of Mayo a composi-
tion has been made with two Vicars.

LIMERICK, JAN. 2S.—The Commissioners for the issue
of public money have just agreed to grant Sixty Tuott,and
Pounds towirds the erection of a Bridge and Docks here.
These Wurks ;till, when completed, make this a very
handsome City and a commodious Port. Thanks to our
invaluable Representative, Mr. Rice, through whose ex-
ertions this grant has been obtained, in spite of the oppo-
sition of a certain party. The expenditure of this sum
will be or incalculable benefit here, where employment
for the Mechanic and theLabourer is so much wanted.

The following is an article under the head of Peru,
which appears in the Colombian Gazette, of the 16th No-
vember :
" Constituent Congress of Peru was reinstated on
the 6th of August.
" Communications have been received from the Presi-
dent of Colombia, Bolivar. uated Lima, :nth of September.
The Peruvian Congress has committed to him the Libera-
tion of that Republic, with such unlimited powers as he
may deem necessary for the fulfilment of so important a
trust.
"He presented himself in the Hall of Congress. and,
amid reiterated accla,uations of confidence and gratitude,
pledged himself to do all in his power to fulfil the desires
of Congress, which he felt to be so much in unison with
his own. An income of fifty thousand was assigned to
him, to be paid in preference to all other claims; but Bo-
livar, with disinterested modesty, refused the grant, de-
claring his allowance from the State of Colombia to be
perfectly adeq ate to all his wants. A splendid banquet
wasgiven to him by the Government."
At an early hour on Sunday last, a meeting took place
on Blackheath between Vincent. Esq. of Demerara,
and Lieutenant Musgrove, of the Honourable the East
India Company's service. At the second fire lieutenant
M. received his antagonist', hall in the right knee, and
fell apparently lifeless ; the wound was dressed by a sur-
geon who w..s in attendance on the gronnd, lint from
the shattered state of thit Woe, it is plesnmed that ampu-
tation will be necessary. Mr. V.. was attended by Mr. .1.
Percival, and Nll. M. by a brother officer, whose name we
could not learn. The parties quitted the ground without
even an attempt at accommodation being.made by any one
present.

TURNPIKE DISPUTE.
--•ger--

On Saturday, the filst.of January, a Silver Cup, very finely
wrought, of large size, with the following superscription,
was presented to Mr. Cobbett by Messrs. Cotter'.ll. Biggar.
and Wells, deputed for that purpose by the Subscription
Committee:—
" This Cup is presented to William Cobbett, Req. by the
Proprietors of one horse carts of Kensington and its vicinity,
as a grateful testimony for his exertions in reducing the
Turnpike Tolls to the amount authorised by law.—De•
cember, I se3."

The fo.lowing was Mr. Cohbett's Answer :
" GENTLEMEN—In returning the Proprietors of one horse
carts my best thanks for the Cup, which, by your hands, tl.ey
have done me the honour to present to me, I cannot refrain from
observing, that the continuation of public abuses is generally
to be ascribed to a want of puhilc spirit is that part of the
community whose knowledge, whose leisure, and whose pecu-
niary means leave them no apology for such want. A large
part of the industrious persons, who suffered from the turnpike
extortions, were wholly unable to obtain redress for them-
selves; and, in such a case, if we, who are able to appeal to
the law, neglect, from whatever motive, to make such appeal,
we discover a want of feeling for our poorer neighbours, and
a wani of courage to defend ourselves; we invite oppression
and insult; and we must expect to be oppressed and insulted
by every one to whom an artful misinterpretation of the law
affords a pretext for making a ticks upon our purse
" Gentlemen, we have upon this occasion, done our duty ; I,
in bringing the delinquents to justice; and you and the other
proprietors of ene horse certs, in thus publicly conferring on
my conduct so signal a mark of your approbation.
" In the hope that our example may not he useless to the
country in general, I remain, Gentlemen, your neighbo ur,
friend, and most obedient servant,
" WM. CORBETT."
_

The 2d and 3d Divisions of the 75th Reginymt of Foot,
which arrived on the 25th ult. at Portsmouth, on board the
Fanny, and Indian Trader, transports, from Gibraltar, and
which were ordered to perform quarantine, disembarked on
the 30th ult., and marched into Gosport barracks.
Letters from Stockholm of the 16th ult. t•tate, that in
the night between the 13th and 1-Ith there occurred one of
the most dreadful storms ever remembered in that country.
Eight ships were driven from their anchorage in the ha:-
hour, and wrecked upon the rocks and sb•dlows. Many
houses were injured, and even the steeple on the top of the
Exchange at Stockholm was bent by the vi..lenee of the
wind. Stveral persons were blown from the bridges into
the river and drowned, and the roads communicating with
the city had been rendered impassable by the Lumber of
trees which bad fallen.

Died, at Annan, on Saturday last, Mr. George John.
stone, surgeon, aged 40 years. This gentleman came by
his death under the following circntnstanc"s late on the
Thursday night preceding —Le had been vii,itini! a patient
residing at one of the inns, which house he lett i i p-rte. t
health—in a'mut half an hour after he wis discovered
near his own door by two men, who, considering him to be
in a state of inebriation, conducted him li.une. It subse-
quently appeared that lie had been maltreated and abu'ed
in a shocking manner, but unable to g;ve any account of
the inhuman wretches who had committed time di ibolical
deed. He languished in great pain till Saturday, when he
expired, leaving an amiable widow iuith fall. in-
fant children, to lament their loss. A precognition was
taken on Monday by the Sheriff, and means are to de-
tect the murderers, which is expected to be attended with
success. The deceased was much esteemed' by a numerous
and respectable acquaintance.

The shopkeepers in China have boards fixed on the fronts
of their houses, on which are described the virtues of
their commodities. Under all, and conspicuous by their
size. are the characters poe-hoe, which sightfy, " No cheat-
ing here!"
Mostatouvusutne.—We are sorry to bear that conside-
rable discontents prevail amongst some of the colliers in
the western part of this county. It is but a short time
since similar symptoms manifested themselves in one of
the largest iron works in the neighbourhood, but which
have been suppressed by firmness and resolution. Some of
the workmen at one of the collieries have left their employ,
and it is reported that the rest have given notice. The
present rapid increase in the price of provisions is sup-
posed to Lave had considerable influence in producing
these threatening occurrences, and under these and all
other circumstances, whatever may he neeessary to the
landed and agricultural interest, we hope the markets will
not continue to rise as they have done of late.—(Bristol
Mercury.)
A short time ago, a feather bed was purt.haseil at the
sale of the effects of two old maiden ladies in London, and
sent to this city. Teo children have slept on it ever since;
but their frequent cries, and the appearance of various
scratches on their bodies, at length induced an examina-
tion of tile bed to ascertain the cause, when it was found
that a large quantity of pies had been deposited anion: the
feathers. On a strict search being made, 72 were taken
out, besides many that were lost during the examination.
—{Carlisle Journal.)
Three children (the whole family) of James Long., of
Trowbridge, now lie dead of the smallpox ; and numbers
are daily falling victims to this dire complaint in that
town. It is indeed ',uneatable that ignorance and obsti-
nary should so powerfully combine as to cause all this pro-
fusion of loiman life when so mild a preventative is at
hand.—(Dorset County Chronicle.)
IV e most particularly recommend all those who have the
welfare of their children at heart, to have immediate re-
course to vaccination, in order to save them front this bale-
ful effects of that horrible disease, the small pox ; which
we are sorry to state is HOW raging u ith great violence in
many parts of the kingdom. Seeing most of the Prwineial
papers, we mention this on the best anthotity. At CA pi r,
Fifeshire, a most melancholy event cecurred. A young man
just married, was attacked by this disease, and a few days
since died. We could mention many other equally fatal
cases; but we are afraid it might occasion great alarm, and
prtbably cause the places in which they occur to be shun-
ned and pointed out as dangerous. We hope we have said
enough to convince all persons who are exposed to the
attack of this disorder, either in themselves or their
families, to have immediate recourse to that very mild
preventive—vaccination.
PERT 11.—TWO lazy and drunken mechanics attempted.
last week, a premature exit from this " weary world."--
The one by cutting his throat, the other by hanging.—
Both, however, were frustrated in their mad attempt; as
the one was timeously cut down, and the wound inflicted
by the other timeou.ly sewed up. They are recovering
from their state of nearly fatal insanity—the objects alike
of sympathy and scorn. This is the second attempt at self-
destruction which one of them has made within these six
weeks.

A youth, shout fourteen years of age, an inmate of the
Workhouse of this city, named Leach, made au attempt on
his life on Tuesday last, by hanging himself. He had a
day or two previous, been detained for selling a silver spoon,
which was suspected to be part of the property stolen a few
weeks ago, from the house of the Rev. Mr. Ladd, at Wick-
ham, but bad been discharged. When discovered by one
of the men in the establishment, life was nearly . ext7nct,
and it required the greatest exertion to restore summation ;
and, when completely recovered, and upon being asked
how he felt, he replied .• very well ;" and that •• be should
ds it again,"—(Caatcrbury Paper.),
'Thissrost:t. A cct DK:ST.—Thursday last, a labourer named
til'Uough, employed in the Dundalk distiller,, fell from a
ladder into the wash reservoir, where he remained plung-
ing and inhuming in the scalding liquor until some per-
sons came to his relief. He is under the care of Dr.
Neilson and (Jetty, suffering the most excraristing
agony, being in one blister from the throat downwards.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TIETTING AT TATTERSALUS.—Fr n. 2.

R I
D WON
TU. —tO I nest Reformer-9 to 2 nest Re-
becca-1 lln 2 agst Quadrille—S to I agst Ont 3 Carlos-8 to I
agst Cressida-6 to son the Colts ngst the Fillies.
DERRY.-5 ;to I egst Swiss—l 3 to 2 agst Reformer-I'J to
nest Agnes-15 to I agst Osmond-15 to I Pest Itidiculp-17 to
agst Jessy—lS to I egst Cressida—lS to I agst Don Carlos
20 to I oast If urly Burly-35 to I Best Myrtnidnn.
OAKS.-4 to I agt Rebecca-7 to I agst Sister to Sailor.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.-10 to I aest Altisidora —I I In I
test Swiss—l 7 to I aest Rosanne —22 to I agst Miss Craw
field-23 to I agst Nlandat;e-22 to I agst Ringlet-2J to
agst Streathatu-30 to I agst Equity.

COURSING AT FISIIRRTON DowNs.—A coursing meeting
which has excited very considerable interest, took place
on Friday last, at Fisherton Dawns, near D.ptford, to de-
termine a snatch made at the. late Deptford Coursing
Meeting between flurry biggi and Goodlake, : a it's,
for ten sovereigns each, awl twenty the main. The com-
pany was most respectable and very numerous', the hares
stunt runners, and the dogs in high condition, Mr.Biggs's
rather the favourites.

Mr. Big g's Blast brat Mr. Goodlske's Gawrey.
Mr. Goodlake's Gondola bent Mr. Biggs's Brazil.
Mr. Bigas's Ritrleigh„ and Mr. Gondiske's Girl, undecided.
Mr. Goodlake's Giowivorm heat Mr. Bei tram.
Mr. Gondlake's Golden Locks beat Mr. Biggs's Bolivar.
Mr. Bigrs's Burleigli beat Me. Goodlake's WO.
Some difference of opinion arose from Brazil having
made a momentary stop in one pill of the curse, owing
as it was generally believed, to .her haviaz lost sight of
the bare at the turn of the hill. The umpires were not
satisfied of this circumstance, and of course de-
cided ajainst her. She was decidedly superior to (iondola'
and, but for this accide%t, Mr. Biggs would have won the
main.—(Sulietrtril Journal)
PIGEON SllooTlNG.—'llie first mach of the season took
place at ten o'clock yesterday morniir, on ltaphot Heath,
between eleven picked men from the A,liton, against eleven
from the Midgliaiit Club, at 15 lairds each, 21 yards from
the trap.

ASHTON.

II DG If AN.

Killed. Killed.
Mr. Pearson l3 Captain 11 ornby l4
Mr. Jones l3 Mr. Welsh
Mr. Arntqage . l2 Mr. Celhourne l2
Mr. Rogers ll Mr. Cochrane
Mr. Steven
Mr. Norris
Mr. Wells

Mr. Kemp 9 Mr. !C. Rogers ti
Mr. Fiel.l,r
Mr. Gible:t
Mr. Marsden

Aftor the tie it was agreed that the match should he
decided at three IM-ds each. The Ashton torn killed 29,
and won the match, by those of 3lidgliam killing twenty—
seven only.

Roxens:—Spntsc Axn LlNGAN.—Reynolds, t!le friend a••d
trainer of the Wier boxer, arrived in London yesterday, from
the West of England. to accommodate the Champion Spring
in another match of 500 soy, reigns, !he aim he has demanded
if ever he tights again. Ileynnl is ttks the light upon a stage,
and he is ready to deposit SW. I,suran will snow in London
in a day or two. Iteynoles offers to lig'tt any min in the
worl•l of his own weight, and he is not partLular to a few
pound; in weight if an oppohant is not taller thnn

Langan andlleynobis—took a benefit at Tailors'
on Thursday last. which was uncommonly well attended.
The sets-to were excellent, and it was pleasing to see the
brave stranger so %tell supported. In the evening the
set.to between Santy Passosts and Lan!r.n was loudly ap—
pl toted, hut it was no snatch—the Paddy bad all the
best of it—and to finish the thing ducent, floored Master
Santy in style.
Considering the onfavourahl,. state of the morn'ng (a hard
frost), a pretty numerous company-of sportiaten att.tuded Lord
Derby's stag hounds on Friday lest, nt Woodinanstone, to
greet his Lordship's first nppearance in the field this season.—
He was accompanied by his sim, f. rd Staudty, and I o'ted in
good health and spirits. In cane pence of the ground bein;
in a slippery s air, the Noble E. rl did not pur Go the dnse
beyond E,,s m Downs. hut we are informed t tile deer was
taken in the oi n of kingston, after a good run. The hounds
meet to morrow at Potter's Lane End.

Oa Thursday last this New Forest In unit found a fox it New
Park, and aft r a brilliant run of a minutes, with only one
check, they ran into him in good f..rn, such to the satist clots
of a ntruerous field. The New For st hounds are considered
the finest body of hounds in hinglaid.
A FINE Its; N.—Alenday se'nnight, Colonel Smith's cele•
brated it rriers had an al.nost unprecedented rvn. They found
a hare at Hales Owen, ar.d after crossing Frankley Hilts, they
made for Northfield, leaving the chinch on the left. They then
went its the direction for Hartezve, but shortly turned to the
right for King's Norton, which they left abort a mile on the
left, nod took the direction of Weatherick Hid, where they
killed the hare, after a severe run of an hour and 20 urinates
without a check. The distance in a straizlit Hai from where
the hare was r;ubd to the plc -•e where i; was killed, was more
than eight miles, arid a great part of the country they crossed
was very heavy. The hare was a rem:n.1.10,1%. saiml one..
Counstxo Exxitooitoisanv.—A few thy-3 since a hare
was found at Horsey, near Eastbourne, when two dogs be-
longina to !Jostles Hilbert, Esq. and a famous bitch the
property of .11r. Jones, were taken to the spot. Good law
being allowed, the hare was started. The ground ran
over oils heavy, and computed to be at least three stiles,
and during the Ours., puss and her staunch pursuers might
have been lieptently covered with a sheet. Just, however,
as the hare was entering the plantations of Ingio Thomas,
Esq. the greyhound.; still laying hard at her, a fourth deg
unfortunately run in and killed ber. So severe was this
course, that Jones's celebrated bitch fell suddenly dead
at its conclusion, and it was for some time doubtful whether
Mr. Gilbert's younger dog would not have experienced a
similar fate. The loss of the bitch still be severely felt in
the Eistbourne sporting circle, as she was considered equal
to any greyhound in the kingdom ; Mr. Jones, fortunately
possesses two of her puppies. The bare is to be preserved
and stuffed.

A young [My, on bearing a thousand coins bad been
found near Brighton race-course, with great simplicity
exclaimed—" I dare say they are my brother's, for I know
he lust a thousand the last time he was at the races,"

There are now living at 31argate, a family of seven per.
sons, (two eons and live daughters) whose united ages
amount to five hundred years :—the oldest is eighty three,
and the youngest fifty-seven; and what is most remarkable.
all are now single; live have beer. married and two have
not. There are also two sons of one of them, whose ages
amount to one hundred and two years; also eleven grand-
children and five great grandchildren, and are Ai in a good
state of health.
Sarah B3
John
Robert ....... 73
Mary 74

Song.
Stephen
Robert

Susan SO
Rachel
Elizabeth

II Grand children.
5 Great grand children.

10i

A few weeks since a stone of grey copper ore was raisel
at Barton Mine, which weighs upwards of four hundred
weight, and is said to be of greater value than any shoal!'
production in one stone hitherto seen in this country.—
(West Briton.)
It is a remarkable circumstance that in the small parish
of Kirkhaugh, near Alston, the population of which does
not exceed 300, the united ages of the last four persons
deceased should amount to 345 years, —June 29,
Itlixaheth Henderson, 73; Any. 31, It chard Wallis.
95; Drc. 21, Ann Archer, 7d; Jan.2l, 1821, Sarah Hum
ble, 99; total, 345.