The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-10 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

THE IRISH PRESS.

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Ad'r 4/4 INTELLIGENCE.
The following :track is taken from the Cork Mercantile.Chr,, DEAL, JAN. 9.—Came down from the River the
1.
'Marmite of Camden East Indianian and remains with
sets, of the 21 instant, and well deserves the porusai of every
Nona minded maa in the United Kiageens. There are strums! ,
the five East India shipe.—Arrived and sailed for the
features in this interesting statcnwat which strongly resembles
Mr. LOVELL'S; own case. Mr. L. avails himself of thW op. River the Two Friends, Christatt, from Smerne
,rtatoty newt:tint some of his Fris'is4his who have ex- last from Portsmouth.—Sailed several homeward-1
a wish to he informed upon the subject, that he stilt bo!vesselu
t _ s f _
I, re, or ehe River.
v,regete, and has entered upon the Second Month of the .
IFfll vEAtt of los Insprisimmcut, PORTSMOUTH, SAN. 9.—Arrived his Majesty's
If the opening of 1814 appeared dark and clouded ieltips Griffin'', from Cork, and the Termagant, from'.
to the Continent of Europe, it broke inauspiciously.; the Downs; Hope, James, and Four Brothers, from
Waterford ; and the Severn, Norman, from Bristol.
this Paper. The unforeseen and unavoidable
shoo
calamities of life bad pressed heavily upon one of iU —Sailed the Russell, Goodridge, for Bourdeaux ;
proprietors, and the distresses of a bankrupt esta. and the Isabella, Taylor, for Sutelerlend.
blishment were increased by the depreciation of a FALMOUTH, JAN. 7.—Sailed his Majesty's ship
Paper, three times put up to auction at the Exchange Cyrus, one cruize ; and the Quebec packet, Williams,
of the city in which it was published. An .Ex.Offi. for Ports Mouth.
do Information was exhibited against us, for copy. HARWICH, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Venus transport,
from Deptford.—The Earl Leicester packet return.
fee an article Which had appeared in
.every Paper in
ell to-day, having landed her Mail and Passengers at
tf,e conntry, and it was not until we had been
ilr:ren to an expence which had nearly proved Heligoland, the ice extending two miles below Cux-
eget, that the prosecution was relinquished.-- haven.
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Stamped paper was withheld from us at the Of-
fee, for an informality which the Commissioners ROCHES T'E R M E ET'ING.
could not overlook, and to remedy which we
• On Tuesday last a Common Hall, duly convened
great difficulty.--When this obstacle • was by the Mayor, in consequence of a very respectable
overcome, we had another to encounter; which we Requisition, nem heel in the Guildhall of this City,
uere granted authority to publish, the state of the to consider the propriety of presentioge Petition to
roads presented the possibility of transmitting the the House of Commons against the revival of the
stamped paper to our Office—we were obliged to do Property Tat.
, At half-past two o'clock the MAYOR entered the
what our cotemporaries, except one, which was pub.
Hall, and informed the Meeting that he had con-
leired en forged slumps, were doing, to print upon . yelled them together in consequence of the Requi-
uteratneol paper, eut.we faithfully accoanted upon sition (which was reed by the Town Clerk), and it
oath, ler every Mime at the Stamp-office, and paid now remained for them to proceed to the business of
the day, when a motion was made and seconded, that
every ferthirre of the money which the stamps would
have coat. F t sz.te alone were prosecuted and con. . the worthy Chief Magistrate be requested to take the
i
, Chair, which was carried unanimously.
ride/ of hest4ng pritstJd upon unstamped paper; and Mr. Cn.tur.Ls Leeteme then opened the proceed-
although the fine was remitted, we were driven to legs, by informing the Meeting that the object of
expense and great inconvenience, without having ' those who signed the Requisition was to prevent, if
defrauded,, or intended to defraud, his Majesty's possible, the revival of a tax obnoxious and disgust-
jag to every Eutishman ; it had often fa lien to his
revenue of a single farthing. We had more to endure
;lot to call their attention to Petitions and Addresses,
—unceesing and vigorous efforts were made to rent but they had generally been of a political nature, and
doss it our Establishment, because we opposed the !although he had had the good fortune never to have
Veto, and denounced its advocates ; —great influence '
; been in the mn• sority in that Hall, still the conflicting
was used for this purpose; we shaa mention one out opinions alached to political subjects rendered
of marry instances that have come to our knowledge., unanimity generally unattainable, hut in bringing for.
e One of our former subscribers was bargairrieg with a : ward the present business to their notice, lie felt a
greater phe usually exeriened, for al.
merchant ins this city; a very small difference of price . leasure
though the dread othanf opposition never hadolcor,he trust-
still remained unadjusted, at length the raerchant re- ed,ererwould prevent his speaking Iris sentiments in
milted the difference of price upon condition that , that Hall, yet it was an additional pleasure when he
our subscriber would relinquish the CHRONICLE. could reckon ups.. the unanimous support of his fel-
The same influence was used, arid the same ever-
low-citizens.
firms were made, to withdraw from us the favours of ! Mr. L. then, at a considerable length, pointed out
to the Meeting the evils attendant upon this obnoxious
our Advertising Friends—and to some extent it was i Act, n hick he pronounced unconstitutional and op-
succesftil—We were thus circumstanced, when a pressive—uncoestitutional, because it compelled a de-
powerful effort was made to induce us to lower our grading submission to vexatious disclosures, subver.
tone, and to become more moderate, that we may sive of every principle of freedom—oppressive, be-
cause partial, inasmuch as income, which forms the
thus certainly regain all our Friends. Yet, under
ai! these circumstances, with a worn-down and bat.
basis of its assessments, is assumed as a criterion ofm
property,
and inco es arising from -fluctuating
term' Type, we still adhered to our principles. sources, or personal industry, are assessed in equal
"knit:, we were assailed by the very people who had proportion with those derived from permanent pro.
s..lpported us against our former persecuturc, because perty ; and from the decision of the Commissioners,
we sr to too freely our opinion about the lingua however unjust, there is no remedy or appeal ; and
here Mr. L. stated, that he considered it but com-
Freorcaher which M wrote for the Catholic
won justice to say, that although the conduct of Corn.
Bishops We told them plainly our opinion, and assur ed missinners had been arbitrary and oppressive in many
them, that our principle was 7'ros TIE-bisque mihi districts, yet in this no such behaviour had been ex-
rtullu Distrimine agctur ; and though raked on both per iNiced. for the Commissioners, in the discharge of
sides, and our rigging rut ap, and our uninriaition the painful duties under this Act, had always shown
nearly exhausted, still we und.-Jiatingly kept our a disposition to afford relief, as far as the shocking
course—se trere (Alert's
iiied to die fi;htingf
rprin. errac.og could not obtain redress, they always receivedrments would petnsit teem, and if the parties p-
ciele, and, after ol:r decease, to have the rep onion pealing
civility and attention.
of honest!) and integrita, rather than to veer about, It had been stated, that no pretension now existed
and obtain ignoble rest, and the pampering of well_ for the revival of the tat, but he (Mr. L.) had no
ft d slaverq. fopinion that the present Ministers, who had always
shown themselves enemies to retrenchment and re.
The Ciiroaide soon began to repair its losses— '
many persons wino form, would part with 14 millions annually, with-
out compulsion ; it had also been stated that they
in the treat of the battle, came back to us, and ac. could not do without it; that they were now much
'.red our integrity; and we felt the practical in emit of money. To that assertion he paid no
((term' • at:hering to that coarse which the Poet re- attention. Let them retrench national expenditure,
commended to honesty in the midst of evils—Ta, ne for if arty matt only views the useless works and
cede ntalis sad contra andentior ito*. We reduced erections, even in this neighbourhood (the utility of
, the size of y
our Paper, because we had net the Go.
! which the projectors themselves never could explain),
e
so far from believing that they wanted motley, he
vernment Proclamations, the possession of which, at would feel a conviction they had more than they
a time whcn they might be had without a barter of knew how usefully to expend.
principle, first occasioned its enlargement. We pro- i Mr. L. after stating his hopes that the public opi.
cured new Type— we made arrangements for obtain. talon would be generally expressed, concluded by
moving the Resolutions, which passed unanimously.
lug the earliest arid most accurate information, both ;
After thanks had been voted to the Mayor, Mr.
at home and abroad, acid, at preseut, "r PaPaghas James Hines requested permission to propose the
more general circulation than it has had for many ; thanks of the Common Hall to Mr. Larkin, which
years. I woks seconded by the Mayor, and'passed with eclat,
The Chronicle has no promises to makef—cost.t when the Meeting broke up.
scious of having discharwed its duty with firm and
7p:bending integrity,—feed supportl,!g the principles
f;f tic British Constitution, as csfablisked by King
r Lo, by Ems gnu the Confessor, by the Catlin-
-1 Bishops and Barons under King Jolts, at the
head of whom, as the most strenuous assertur of
Ilritish freedom, was Primate Langton, upon whose
nomination by Pope lereoczerr 111. the tyranni-
cal Juts in rain put his repeated Veto; and as
established by the Protestant King WILLIAM in
Ireland, previous to the infractiou of the Treaty
of Limerick, when Protestants broke faith with
Papists; supporting the prerogatives of the King,
the privileges of the Peers, and the rights of
the People—differing stir!' no man for his
cliginus opinions—giving no preference to the opi-
nions of any sect above another; but using its best
endeavours to prevent the oppression of any one
creed by any other—vigilant and inexorable in dis-1
covering and exposing the enemies of the country,
awl attentive and impartial in the investigation
rind detail of local occurrences, as well as in the com-
eestricetion of foreign intelligence. The chronicle
ills upon all who value the exertions of a spirited,
eeshackled, and incorruptible Paper, to continue to
support it as long as it preserves its principle, but no
'wept.

Mrs. Arnold, of Argyle-street, removing to Chan-
dos-street, was clearing her house of old materials;
one of the artistes wasan iron chest, which she sold to
a smith, in Caruaby-street. On taking it home, old
Vidcan began exawiuing his purchase, and touching
a secret spring, a drawer presented itself full of guineas.
Tbey amounted to 235, which he wrapped up ini
brown paper, and took to the Lady, who most
bountifully presented the poor honest fellow with a
guinea.
Two men named Win. Da say and John 7'rinder,
have been examined before Mr. GIRDLER, the Ma-
gistrate, of Brook Green, on a. charge of stealing a
male deer. the property of the Duke of DEVON-
SHIRE. Mr. GIaDLIER committed them both for
trial.

A Dutch f 1 (Rear-Adtnirnl), two frigates, and a
brig, are arrived at Plymouth in a most crippled
state—the effects of the late weather. They •vere
going from the Texel to the Mediterranean, to pu-
nish the Algeritte pirates.
The Ktrl of Livunroot is gone to Bath in conse-
quence of indisposition, but is expected only to re-
main there a fortnight.
Mr. KEM ILE'S intended trip to Dublin is said to
have for its object the purchase of Mr. Jons's
rest in the Crow-street Theatre.

• fit.. ITI (.1 r the ,toere4 of Persrcuti4ts ii-e,
1.4 c of your free the inure desi.i:e.

Letters from Calcutta, written in the last days of
July, aid received by the Sum, just arrived, fur-
nish the subjoined particulars :
It was reported, that an army was to he collected
in the I)onab in the cold season, but the object of its
assembly was not public. From the active opera-
tions cdßunjeet Sing, and the Seik Chiefs in his ser-
vice, iu the direction of the Cabal and Cashmere
frontiers, no serious result was for some time, appre-
handed, as theitritish Government had, taken under
its protection all the Seik, Chiefs QII the east of the
Suttedge rivervaoil engaged to (Vend them agallist
itunjeet, with_whNo. Oct/wit:o are now on good
terms. Colonel' Ochterlony comhiande• the British
troops on the Seik frontiers, and is political Agent
also.

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The Earl of Moira had set out With. his family on
his progress up the country, and it was understood
that he would go to the banks of the Sutledge, and
return by the way of Rondelcond, and would not ar...
rive at Calcutta till April, 1815. The Countess of
Loudon and her children, it was:understood, would
leave Italia in October, 1815, for England : it was
found that the children ought to have been left in
i England in the first instance.
i Sir G. Nugent is now at the head of the Govern-
meat at Q:dcutta, as Vice-President, being the first
in Council; and on hiScdming away for E.tropel in
the course of this season, as it had beeh determined,
Mr. Edmonstone, the next in Council, will be Vice-
, President in his place.

t The keel of the 74 gun-ship, to be built by sub-
seri/vino, had been laid down in the dock-yaulof
Messrs. Kyd, of Calcutta, intended, it is said, as a
present from the settlement to the Regent. It is
supposed the expente will be about six lacks of ru-
pees; the subscription is divided. into 100 shares.

There had been a report that Lord MOlll4 was to
proceed kith the building of the palace at Barrack-
pore-1)3.1k, the first works of which «•ere in a state
of forwardness, when Lord Cornwallis arrived and
abandoned the plan, through motives of economy.—
But as the timber and other materials, prepared by.
Lord Wellesley bad been sold off, Lord Moira.
found it would be too expensive to collect them anew,
and, therefore, the design is given up entirely.
Seydut Ally, the Na web of (lade, is dead. Oar
letters do not mention the date of his decease.

The disturbantes occasioned by the irruption of
the people of the Napaul country, had been renewed
on the retiring of the British detachments sent to
check them • and further repetitions of the inroads
were expected.

Money was in great demand at Calcutta ; ten and
twelve per cent. being given by the first merchants.
Bills on London were at ta. Sd. the sicca rupee.—
The Company's sta per scent. paper was at a discount
i of seven and eight per cent.; and it was supposed ,it
would never rise to par, from the unnatural rate to
which the coercive measure of Lord Minto reluced
the interest.