The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-03 00:00:00

STATESMAN. •

Yesterday mornieg, at five o'clock, a fire broke
out at Mr. MAIITIOII Lower llollowey, near tike
Chapel, which thrwatened destruction to the whole of
the premises • but .a seasonable and speedy supply of
eater from liolleway water-works being obtained, it
*as pro%idontiaUv got under after injuring only part
ef the dwelling-Ft-Ouse.
This morning Messrs. Bros and Co. and Messrs.
swirr, Itiou MOWN, and Co. waited on the A ,t•
cicLoß of the Exclicu:Tra, to bid for the New
Lottery. The price, per ticket, 'offered, was as
follows :
Messn. Buss and Co. £ls 10 6
Swirr and Co.
Butt and Co. have the Lottery.

utausst.—Yesterday morning a pitched battle
was fought behind the London llospital, between a
baw‘er, of the name of llashon, and Joe Lumley,
a sail-maker, both of Shadwell, for 51. a-side ; they
met in a field a few minutes before five o'clock, with
their seconds, and a ring being formed, they set to,
both being yoong and athletic men, with courage
and apparent resolution—exchanging severe and
knock-down blows. The contest, which lasted one
boar and ten minutes, real hard fighting, terminated
in favour of the former, his antagonist being so weak
and edaustml, as not to be able to stand; they were
both so much beaten as to be taken home by their re-
sportive friends. A great many bets were depending
upon the issue.
Oa Monday afternoon, a man who lives at Cow-
for ten years past, during which
ero:s, and who,
tericrl he has been a hap/{I/ married man, has carried
on a rotrinual %carfare with his spoons by her
conw:a, nut her up to sale in Smithfield-market,
mite a halter about her neck. There being but few
bald es, sbe fell to the lot of a dustman for twelve
shillings, to whom the husband delivered her, and
she cousentod with seeming good humour ; she had
huaecer. pissed many hours With her paramour
below ,4e quart elled with him, and publicly knocked
him &an in Field-lane. The indignant dustman was
prerning to repay the debt wills interest, when,
fortunately for the lady, a jack tar passing liy at the
time, r•poused her cause, took her in tow, and they
sheered off together towards Wapping, leaving the
tmfmtutiate dustm-iti to regret not the loss of the
Lid, but the loss of the twelve shillings he had
paid, and the drubbing he had received ott her ac-
count.

MR. WILNINtON'S erroneous ac-
counts haling appeared in the Newspapers ri pect- I
in.; the will of the late John Will:insert, Esq. of
Bradley, iu the county of Stafford (which is now in
disru.sion hi the Court of Chaneory, subject to the i
ile,•ision of the Lord Chancellor), the followio; par.
oculars are given, which we believe to be from an I
atelhaitic source. Mr. Wilkinson, by his last will
and testament, gave to his natural children (b) a
female named in the %sill 1, one son and two daugh..!
lers, infants, about 200,0001. in freehold estates, And
111 leasehold and personal property to the same
tomtit and upwards ; but provided that should the
u hole of the said children die before they arrived at
a certain age, then the whole of the property was to
desce;al to his nephew, Mr. Thomas Jones. Mr. W.
the better to explain his will, left a memorandum-
book, %%Melt he frequently refers to in his will, but
Ce Chancellor has not yet made up his mind whether
he can admit the book to be a part of the will. It is
presumed that his Lordship has allowed the claim of
the children to the leaSehold and personal property ;
and Mr. Jones has moved the Court for a verdict in
his favour as to the freehold. The Lord Chancellor
has not yet given judgment on the whole of the case.
At the sheep-shearing held at Helmsley Castle, on
the '2sth ult. a large assemblage of agriculturist ame-
teurs and of the first breeders in the neighbourhood,
were entertained in a most hospitable manner at
Duticombe Park; Mr. CASTLE'S cow obtained the
soeepstakes for caws; Mr. Bowes's yearling and
toe-) ear old heifers obtained their prizes. The two
sear old had been bought at Mr. COLLINS'S sale, nod
,ras now sold for 100 guineas. The sheep, owing
to the coldness of the season, are not in the forward
state th.'y have been exhibited on former occasions.—
Th-scomnes bull, and his three-year old colt,
tot by Didear, obtained their respective premiums.
The Potatoe plant possesses two modes of securing!
itrrrproductirn, the one by producing tuberous roots,
the other by the general mode of (towers and seed
vessols. It has been ascertained by the ingenious'
President of the horticultural Society. Mr. Andrew,
Xnight, that the plant employs the same fluid in both
ths,st. operations ; and by preventing the consump-
tion of it in either one of these, it will be made to
act mere strongly in the other. Upon this princi-
vie, if a Potatoe plant is carefully deprived of its
tchers as soon as they are formed, it will be made in-
'Lately more productive of blossoms and seeds. On
the other hand, if its blossoms are constantly picked
off, and it is prevented from forming any seed at all,
all the fluid which would have been employed in that
wile:vino, Will be exerted in forming an increased
crop of tubers. It is true that men, who have to
attend to the management of hundreds of acres, will
lurdly condescend to think of potatoes blossoms :
it:it there are thousands of cottag,ers, whose scanty
pittance may he increased by the simple expedient
cif employing their children in preventing their putts-
-6e rye!) front ever forming a iced vessel.

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Al A a LIIORO UG lII.PT KEET.—.A curious case was!
beard at this (Act on Monday. A pieman, noted
about the streets for his volubility of address, versus
a cadger (a beggar), the President of a Smoking Club,
tit St. Giles's, and others, for stealing his mutton pies,
cutting off his tail, and otherwise disfiguring his per.
son. It appeared in the evidence of Mr. }:gland, the
lieman, that he was introduced with his pies, to an
assemblage, chiefly beggars, in St. Giles's, and the
chair was filled by a beggar without hands; noted
for chalking the pavement about the Admiralty. The
President was blowing a steamer (a pipe), as great as
ally City Knight over a baton of turtle-soup, but
no sooner had the pieman entered, than the company
rrammed them down their throats, notwithstanding
the cries " honour, gentlemen," from the assailed.
'Mister Egland began to consult his safety by flight,
but he was called on for a song, and slant chaunt-
tog the "Stormy 11;rinds," a fellow cut of his pig.
tail, the pride of Bagnigge Wells tea-gardens. The
iklagistmte ordered bail to be pat in, in default of
lot satisfying the Oman, which was done.

A KICK AT VIE lIIIDChir.
TO THE EDITOR OF VIE RTATESMAN.

San,—On opening the new Tax Budget I was very
mdch astonished at seeing poor Jontsay BULL limp
out most grievously afflicted with a huge and increased
'burden of hides, glois,tofiacco, servants, carriages,
horses, Scc.i.on more attentively considering his cou-
dition, I foissid the lower and more ignoble parts
were most pressed Upon by the the said burden,
alias knapsack, his rump being sadly cut by the
doubly increased duty on glass, while the poor fel-
, low's feet were without shoes, in consequence of
doubling the duty on leather, though, by-the-bye,
the said double duties were most carefully deposited
in JOHN'S knapsack ; indeed I must own, his Ma-
jesty's Ministers showed a most fatherly care in dis-
continuing the bounty on printed goods exported, as
by that means great part of them remained at home,
and could be purchased at small expence, and JOHNNY
was thereby enabled to flourish away in a white waist-
coat, a luxury they had hitherto, out of their great •
consideration for his pocket, alias their pocket,
thought too great even on Sundays.
In the back ground of the scene I noticed a
certain Ministerial club of pensioners, piecemeal
sinecurists, &c. this heterogenous assembly, Jouw
BULL had the impudent ignorance to denominate
his Parliament, although it is generally known, that
be had very little, if any, concern in its formation
. 3.
which commonly took place once In seven years, a
which period he was always made drunk with port
and politics; however, in this Club or Parliament one
Mr. W—, commiserating the pains of JouNNY's
1 loaded shoulders, protested against the additional
imposition on horses, by which means the cart was
rendered so expensive as to become useless;
• but which otherwise might bight conveyed his
Leapsack to the Ministcral market with more
speed and less danger. This proposition was,
however, negatived with very great clamours.)
some of the cunisingest and wisest Members declaring,
that if JACK lieu. was allowed the convenience of a,
cart, he would immediatey become JOHNBuLL, Esq.
and his knapsack being then before his eyes and net
on his back, he might be tempted to inspect its con-
: tents, and then, good LORD, who knows but the whip
entrusted to him for the management of his horses
might be turned to baser purposes, and actually lash
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Although Joitx was not allowed Horses for his
cart,. it was seriously inty,ded to give him an ass
to ride on; this measure was, however, rejects',
because of the earnest remonstrances of some
Right Honourable Members on a certain bench,
who conceived themselves reflected upon, they being
generally supposed to stand near in relationship to
the long-eared gentleman before-meutioned. This
nicety was, however, quite superfluous; as nonebut
the most ignorant and undiscerning could have
found any resemblance between these gentlemen and
an animal really tislal ; perhaps the grounds of
their suspicion might be, that the said animal
was noted for a most noble and resolute per-
severance ; but even in this point the analogy
fails, in consequence of the most complying disposi-
tion they have recently evinced, though it is well
known that even asses will prick up their ears and
trot when fearful rf losing their thistles.

PLUNGE 'EM OVER il EADIRUS TAXIAER AM.
Liverpubl, Jiggle SO, 1812.

LYCEUM THEATRE.

After the Comic Opera of ili. P. Is hich was performed. at
this Theatre, last night, a new Burlesque Operatic Tragedy
was acted, for the first time, called llighkeie liusort, or The
Secect Arch.
DRAMATIS PERSON.E.

Sir Candied Carroway (Knight and Pastry-1
1. Mr. WZWITZID.
cook) . .
Mamas Merller (his Apprentice, Author of,
the New Tragedy) . .
Manager of this Theatre .
Prompter
Corn Dealer
John Larkins (Landlord of the Horns, at
li ighgnte) . .
Jerry Groot (an Honourable Bricklayeti
Lover, and Tunnelecr) Mr. Oussaso.
Mum-chance (a pertidiotis Plasterer, his( Mr. Pretft.
enraged Rival)
Mr. Wilson (n Beadle and Undertaker) Mr. Sims.
Tom 'Frowri (a Vocal Laborer) . Mr. Puts.
Labourer's Boy . Master Samson.
.
Green Dragon . . Mr. Paxson
Mouse and Nlnpstick . Mr. IV gm..
Cat and Bagpipes . Mr. Mna.sa.
•
Wig and Wafer Spaniel . . Mr. MADDOCK&
Goose and Gridiron Mr. BUXTON.
Ited Lion Mr. mass.
. .
Hoe in Armour . Mr. Wata.scs.
Patty Larkins (Daughter of the Horns) Mrs. °ants.
Mrs. %% ilson (the Beadle's Wife) kin. illiatows.
This attempt at an imitation of Clironenhotontbologos, in
spirit, but which is, in fact, a partial copy of Tar Maarcgar's
Last Kb k, bath very little uovelty to recommend it. It com-
mences, like Tar Brgger's Opera, with a dialogue between •
Manager without properties, and a Dramatist without wit.—
The subject matter is principally drawn from the presumed in-
jury that the proposed Tunnel, at Highgate, would do to the
Victuallers of that neighbourhood. There is a tissue of lowa
intrigue between Jerry Groat and Potty Larkins, which flu-
uishes the best incidents; but, at* is a direct waste of time to
analyse such a trifle, it may suffice to say, that, after mach dins
Ingot, that is nearly innocent of thought, a amend battle ea.
sues between the Publicans and the Tunneleers, wises tbe arch
falls, and the whole party, like the Titans of old, are buried in
the ruins.
The Performers exerted themselves to give what attraction
they could to this maitre and common-place efort,_ particularly
gimes. Lovgaaots, rinisoo,•WswiTzoi, and Mn. OMANI.
Some of the music is well selected, and Mr, Lovusets sail
Mrs. ORDER sang a Duet, to the tune of Rabin Adair, which
was, properly. encored. The Author of this DramatieCariesi-
turn, is a Mr. SlitTll ; but It Is, altogether, such a production,
as will not subject him to the envy of nay.

Mr. KNIGIBT.

Mr. M.I*SSALL.
Mr. Grarrasi.ET
Mr. NIADDOCISS.
Mr. Loviasins.

On Friday, two genteel-looking men, in sailor's
clothes, were observed at Redcar and Coatham, on
the north-east coast of Yorkshire, making enquiries'
respecting the beacons there, the mods of sending
expresses, and other things relative to Govqrnment.
At the latter place they were joined by a third per-
son, and offeted fifty guineas to a fisherman to con-
vey them to the opposite. coast. This was refined;
and suspicion being entertained tint they were
French pawners who had broken theirwwle, the
constables were apprised, and. a* lonid penult
commenced. , , .

WEAVERS' MEMORIAL.
• . .
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TO THE RIGUT hONOURABLE Tilt EARL OP, LONSDALt,
AND OTHER WS MAJESTY'S JUSTICES OP TUE PEACE
IN AND PORTIIE COUNTY OF CIPHIERLAND.

THE lIIIAIRLE MEMORIAL OF THE OPE-
RATIVE WEAVERS OF THE CITY OF
CARLISLE AND ITS VICINITY. .
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR WORSUIPS
We, the Operative Weavers of Carlisle and its
vicinity, with all reverence and due respect, beg
leave to lay before your Worships the unparalleled
sufferings and privations we have struggled with for
the last eighteen months, owing to the extreme low
rate of wages paid for working the different fabrics
of cotton cloth.
In order that your Worships may have a better
understanding of the afflictive hardships under which
we now labour, it will be necessary to inform you,
I how much au Operative Weaver is capable of earn-
lug per week, working at the rate of from fourteen
or sixteen hours in the day.
The best and most general fabric of work, menu-
lectured in Carlisle, is a kind of checked cloth, de-
j nominated ginghams. In the year 1805, the weaver
was paid-11. Bs. for working a piece of 28 yards of
I the said gingham ; but we are sorry to say, that for '
the last 18 months,. we have received for working
the same quantity only ;the small suns of lle. 6d. ;
out of which sum the following deductions are made,
via. To rent of loom, and other utensils, Is. dd. ;
to winding of weft, Is. 10d.; and to candles, 9d.
These unavoidable expences put together, make a
sum of 4s. Id. which, when deducted from the above
116.6 d. leaves a remainder of 7s. sd. to support the
workman and Ids faulty (consisting of his wile, and
perhaps one, two, three, or four helpless children) '
in all the necessaries of life. _ _

When we take Into the account, home rent, firing,
&c. the ezpeuces of which, on the most economical
plan, will amount to no less than 3s. 4d. per week, ,
there will only remain a balance of 40. Id. to pro-
cure the most essential part of living, viz. food and
clothing.
All we wish for is, that by our honest industry we I
may be enabled to procure the common necessaries, of
life,in common with other mechanics; but at the pre-
sent
reduced state of wages,there is no other alternative
left, but either to starve or cast ourselves a burden
upon the public by receiving parochial aid, which is
a painful reflection to a man that enjoys good '
strength, when he considers, that he is consuming
those funds that were wisely intended for She relief
and support of the old, the infirm, and the helpless.
Having laid before your worships, the hardships
and difficulties with which we are oppressed, we look
up to you at this time in full confidence, that you
will take our complaints into consideration, and !
grant us such relief as our present sufferings so loudly •
call for, by putting in force those Acts of Parliament t
relative to the rating of mechanics' wages, according
to the rate of provisions, viz. the sth Eliz. c. 4.5. 15.
and the Ist of James c. 6. s. 5. • for by the statute
of James, it is enacted " that the said Act of the sth
Eliz. extend to the rating of wages, and all la-
bearers, weavers, spinners, and workmen and work
women whatsoever, either worked by the day, week,
month, year, or taking any work by the great or
otherwise."
From the above Acts of the Legislature, we the
Operative Weavers hope that it is in your Worships' I
power to alleviate our present sufferings, by exerci-
sing your official authority in our behalf, and affixing
such prices to the different fabrics of cotton cloth,
as Mill enable the workers thereof to live by their
labour.
We therefore request, and humbly implore, your
Worships' serious attention to this our Memorial,
and rest in hope that your Worships, in your win.
dom, will extend relief to a useful body of mecha-
nics, whose sufferings and privations have been with-
out a precedent in the history of this country.
And your Memorialists will ever pray. •

NAtraiL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, Jots M.

Arrived the Roainoud sloop of war from Portsmouth, with
the outward-bound Quebec Sett under Envoy, having put in
by contrary winds; amoncit theis are the followieg vessels,
viz. Ralph Nicholson, Hadley; mom! Spring. Blakey;
Sally, Lloyd; Flora. Brown; Cockerill ; Palladium,
Addey ; Betsey. Troop; and Dire, Tither.
Sailed tie Hope sloop ef warfor Portsmouth.
Jut.e I.
Arrived the Regulus. airship. Bus Lisbon. •
PORTSMOUTH. JOLT t
Arrived his Majesty's ship Wolverine, from &cruise, with the
loss of her bowsprit and foremast.
Came into harbour his Majesty's ships Amon and Dwarf;
went out of harbour big Majasty's ship Marian'.

_TO THE MOUT max LORD ELDON,
wow mum COANCLLI.OIt OF GRLAT BklTAttf.

--..GON.T-

MT LORD,—At 8 distance of nearly seven years
from the opening a Co:nmisSion of Firthkruptcy, and
after a great many Fet idols and hearings before your
Lordship, it can only be, one should imagine, from

extraordinary difficulties and complexity in the aduirs,
that any nteution of the case could now hence:,m) :
the fact is, however, that there Is a considerable pro.
perty yet undivided among the Creditors, Ltd there
is noricno -appearance of a final decision and couclu-
iinn of the property and affairs of my estate.
TO save your Lordship's time I will avoid a de-
tail ofihe various petitions and hearings before your
Lordship, and his honour the Slisven of the Itor.r.s,
and the occurrences at above fort!' rei•tiags :1
the Commissioners ; beside
and
or tive other
Meetings Of ". the Assignees and ?4olicitOrs, w filch
are all recorded by enrolment of tke proceediin mid
affidavits filed:--and all this without one J;..reigm
debt or accommodation-account to the amount q(
shilling, or of any other complexity to
.pr; Teat a
final dividend, within the usual time of final divi-
dends in common cases of Bankruptcy ! To enter
into these particulars, would indeed be extremely im-
proper here, because do reasonable justice can be
had either by me or the Creditors, till the question
of any act of Bankruptcy, committed by me, is
legally decided; that question I have alirays mica-

toured,to bring forward, and hive twice petitioned
your Lordship to that effect. On the first petition
(which contained other matter, Ow prayer of u hick
was granted) your Lordship was pleased to obst;ve,
tbatl was too late in m.) application ; but, in fact, I had
applied to several solicitors to take up my case, but no,
one would do it, till circumstances came out, wl:ich
wade it certain that your Lo►dahip would dismiss Ihe
Asilignees, and order them to pay costs; and lone
Lordship, was informed, upon affidavit, that I had
always denied having committed any act of B ok..
ruptcy, and that I was kept ignorant of the itoli.d
upon which the Commission was (vents!, ui►til
learned it (ram the affidavits of one of the A -,i4nees
and the Solicitor, wherein they stated, as one reAsoa

. . .
for their conduct, that they doubted Me act t.l Bank-
ruptcy. A little before this the MAsanzo of ti.e.itor.i.s:
had twice declined to consider the merits of a. Bill
brought before his Honour in this matter, until thj
act of Bankruptcy was legally d.^terinined ; and the
Commissioners had told several Creditors, who 4,...
plied to them to know When a dividend wo .4' lul
made, that the reason of the delay arose from dlnbli
attotheact of Bankruptcy, and they deferred making
a first dividend for two years and seven months , hop)
opening the Commission on MW account. [limn Myi
renewed Petition to your Lordship on this head; '
your Lordship dismiss.that poet of it referring tri
the act of Bankruptcy, mpon the some ground of
I
the application being too late; on a hearing, how.
lerer , of a petition against me by the Assig,nees, irt
the beginning orthe present year, I stated to youtt
Loship,' in reply tberetoj that some of tho papers
prayed to be delivered up to the petitioners, were
necessary to my defence, in an action of ej?ctment
the Assiguees had brought nsaiost nte,to recover post
session or pad of the Premises, 'of the. estate', which
I- had occupied foretear four years, daring illicit
i time the Assignees had not ventured to take :iuy legal
steps against me, for fear of disturbing. thi! act of
Bankruptcy; and your Lordship not only stated in
Court, that I might retain such pap IN a: were a& .
cessary to my defence in the said action, but admitted
there nes doubt apt° the act of Bitnkreptely! 'My
adversaries, however, cont ivetl ;o get an uncondi-
tional Order to deliver up all honks and papers in
i my possession, which, I teld• your Lordship at the
1 bearing, it was impossible for me. in consistricy and
justice, to comply with. Of throe...pipe- a great
part were drawn out and Laid .I..ni to ft.,• by the So-
licitors under the Commission, fen my paricelar in.
formation and use; and, my Lord, the p 3.1. aho
: wanted these papers from tar,- well knew c.st Seme
of them contained proofs of their nog'..ct awl ra!s.
conduct in these affairs; and esp.slaily a ceriticate of
the Commissioners, to your Lordship, as...to re. fain
rents due to the estate, coneiuing seserai incorrect
statements ; and great pains were ace, rilingly taken
to get. this instrument out ~..f hay holds ; it is, how.
ever, now upon record in the itankenot Illee. •
My Lord, I do trast, the. oe - Asp of common
• sense, or common honesty, of er knowing these fa •!s
can help being of opinion, that ttre e;.vtisestion for tho
delivering np these papers to those seen, KIRI? +arm
pretext to dispossess am of. devote. sus contenting
proofs. of their noiscondtsct, and of the jnsitiftetion
of my conduct: the beaeit to the Creditors was out
of the cluestiou! as all the party knew I hod heen
exerting Myself for the interest of the Creditors, at
I a very great *upsete of money, anxiety, and lahoer,
for years past, and had recovered to the estate A
large sum, which had nee iikgellgt fakes by she
Astons to their Dire nee, assiefterwards repaid to
the estate. Ido es. 'think, My. Lord, that every
man of common Mime arch sermon honeity, would
bare ceedenused both my same and sty honesty,
.if I
-had hoes weak enough 'to hare parted with those
paPerit'o *I. liegh , ..
Erifee, my L.id,' I. melt hepleate togemerkt with
k tuntility and deference ti your LordshiN that in
` twoinitt4i"i.irlten I Petitioned your Lordship,-the
parties oil against (the Assignees) seerosi.
time tri,
,x lalil lowed lor idd to their ifkde wits, "in
• • )?
tfiele esculpaliiiil list when the - petition of the
•
Assignees against me was heard, no suck opportuidtp