Star. — London, England, 1822-02-22 00:00:00

I I , AGRICULTURAL MEETING AT CHICHESTEL On Wednesday last a Ter, numerous Meeting a Farmer, took place, at the Swan Inn, Chichester ; Mr. &epben Wool dridge in the Chair. About 200 persons, (as many as the room mold contain at the tables) dined. After dinner, the farmers who were not able to find room at the Swan, came from the other market dinners for the purpose of hewing the discussion which was expected, as to the causes, extent, and remedy of the resent distress under which the agricultural body suffered. The following toasts were given from the Chair t " The King. and may he never forget his own words, viz. • that be held Ala Crown in trust for his people,' " with three times three. 0 The memory of the Injured and lamented Queen Caro line," in solemn silence. " The Royal Family, and may they never forget the prin ciples which placed their Family on the Throne of this Eft dom." Mr. Wootaniteas then addressed the Meeting. He said, that it was needless in him to take up the time of that company by any statement on the depressed state of the agricultural in terest. He saw with pleasure around him a great proportion of the farmers in that part of the county of Sussex, some of them from thirty miles distance, who were all more or less suffering under that depression. It was natural for men so situated, to feel great anxiety for the fullest information on a subject. in which not only their personal interests, but the prosperity of the kingdom, was involved. It was with great satisfactloo, therefore, that he saw near him a gentleman who, perhaps, was the ind ividual hest qualified, as baying foresees the distress, to point out the remedy : he meant Mr. Cobbett. He rose, therefore, to propose the health of that Gentleman, thanking him for the honour of his company that day, and with the hope that he would take the trouble of delivering his opi nions to the company on that most important subject. The health of Mr. Cobbett was drank with three times three. Mr. Comer:, after returning thanks, entered into a full view of the agricultural question, and declared that unless great reductions were made in the public expenditure, this country could never again see prosperous and happy days. He con eluded amidst much applause, by giving as a toast, " Energy and prosperity to the County f Sussex.' Mr. Come= retired from the room in a few minutes, and the remainder of the evening was spent in a more particular consideration of that important question, as It affected the indi vidual interests of the farmers assembled. The City of Chichester was in the morning amused by the circulation of a number of hand-bills, tending to ,hew the ins• propriety of listening to " Cebbett, who had so often called the farmers jolter heads." 1 ; , 1 ~NTA It. LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1822. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The attendance of Brokers and Jobbers this morning was very great at an early hour, and the business doing has been very exten.ive. The 5 per Cents. opened at 10411 but, from some large sales, fell suddenly one per Cent. Some little im provcturin has since taken place, and they now continue at 103} to 104. Consols have improved, and are 783 j. A number of Gentlemen and Bankers have left the City to attend the Lords of the Treasury, and information from them is awaited with considerable interest, as an important fluctuation is expected. The whole of the other securities have greatly im proved. Bank Stock is now as high as 949, and India Stock 246. HALF-PAST ONE. The parties have just returned from Fife liouse, and the plats proposed is as follows : " A new Stock is to be created of 4 per Cent. the Dividends to be paid in January and July, to be redeemable in seven Years (January, 189). One hundred and five pounds in the 4 per Ce,ts. will be given for every one hundred pounds in the .5 per Cents. The first Dividend to be paid on the .sth of January, isel. Books will be opened at the Bank on the 4th and 16th of Marsh, to be signed by those parties.who arc willing to ac cept of the New Stock." Upon this plan being made known, Consols fell from 7Si to ; and.the 5 per Cents. ruse front 1053 to 1041, at which'price they are now. cuttnswr PnICES: Bank Stock 248 1 / 2 248 249 3 Fel Cent. Reduced 75 7 / 1 , 79 1 / 2 79 3 per Cent. Consols 78% I/ 8 1 2 3IA per Cent. 90 1 /s-4 per Ct. 97 7 4 98 97 IA S per Cent. 104 1 / 2 s/g 103 7 8 104 g s Bank Long Annuities 20 % ludla Stock 247—India Bonds 58s. Os. sls. pre. Exchequer Bills of 1.3,000, Is. 2s. pre. par Ditto small Ss. 4s. pre. par Con -oh for Acct. 78% 14 14 1 % 'A • By this time those who have the powers of reflec tion—those who pay any attention to the events that are daily passing—all who can weigh and compare statements, anal draw inferences from facts, all of which are supposed by their advocates to be incon trovertible, must have formed pretty accurate notions of the consummate ignorance which is the lot of many who would pass for profound politico-econo mists, and of the undaunted impudence of others who wish to be looked upon as the most considerate and best informed, not only as to the real causes of the general distress so much complained of by all, and so particularly felt at this moment by the Agri culturalists, but also as to the only proper and prac tical remedies that can be depended .on for affording relief. To present a full view of the various and contradictory statements and arguments that have been advances], would be to repeat all that has passed at the various County Meetings—the speeches of those who attended them—and all that has passed since the Parliament met for business. This is impossible: r.or is it necessary. We have laid full reports of all tile proceedings at the Public Meetings, and in Par liament, before our Readers. We take it for granted that our Readers have made themselves well ac quainted with the particulars ; and in the remarks which we consider ourselves called upon to offer for the consideration of the Public, in our present cir cumstances, these statements, without a full repeti tion, mu,t be ccnsidered as our text book, however much we may condense them. According to some, the distress of the Agricul turalists arises from the operation of the Corn Laws-- laws of their own boliciting and procuring ;—for we hold it to be undeniable that, excepting only when the coon er.icting influence of Ministerial patronage— when. the pArLicul.tr views of those who live upon the taxes—stand &Judy opposed to the interests of every other class of the community. our land-holders are our law makers. According to many of these, the importation of corn is the cause of their present distress!! while others of them maintain that the only remedy for this evil will be high protecting du• ties—or, to speak plainly,. a prohibit/ors of all impor tation of corn of foreign growth I Others assert, that we owe all our present distress to the operation of Mr. Pan's Bill—that is, to our return to cash-payments in the common concerns of commerce and general expenditure. According to others—and these the most daringly wicked in their doctrines—we owe our present dis- tress to the bounty of PROVIRRNOR! That is, in plain language, the goodness of our CREATOR, in super adding to the blessings of Peace those of abundance and plenty, is the severest calamity which Ha could have inflicted on a People, the great majority of whom were before suffering under the mostdistressing privations, and unable, by exertions - even beyond their I strength, to satisfy the cravings of hunger. And according to some, and these we consider, generally speaking, as those who have best considered the subject, the distress arises from excessive taxation. Those who attribute the distress of. the Agricul turalists to the present Corn Laws, shew not only much ignorance, but an unwarrantable, and even imprudent, degree of cupidity. Ignorance,-...f0r in the nature of things it is impossible that 'the irriportation of wheat, three years ago—for it is now so long since the portt were open—could affect the present prices. IgnO ranee,--because were the protecting price 100 shil lings—aye, or a hundred pounds per quarter—=their firma distress could not have been arrested: Igno rance,—because excessive prices tend to diminish consumption, compelling the labouring classes co go with half-filled bellies; or, in other words, diminish the consumption, which is the only absolute and unfal lacious stimulus to production. Ignorance,—because when the people cannot, by their industry, command a sufficient supply of food, they are compelled to en croach on the profits of the landowners and occu piers, by.seeking a supply from the Poore -rates, to which they can no way contribute. And all this arises from indulging an illegkimate cul idity, which in its very operation defeats its own object.— They wish for large prices, hut never make them , selves at all acquainted with the indispensable con comitants which must ever accompany them. With out the means of purchasing corn, the People can never consume the quantity which they absolutely need ; and if these means be -dr wined fi om them in the shape of taxes upon everything they eat, or wear, or in any way consume—to the extent, we verily believe, of eighteen shillings in the ppm! on all the products of human industry, can any person nho has common selise not perceive that excessive tax ation ultimately falls ti,:ort the landlords or their tenants, so far as the consumption of corn makes a part of the general expenditure of the community. But mark the inconsistency of some of these selfi , h men! Tell them of the inability of the labia rers, who are defrauded of their just wages, to obtain a sufficient ,upply of the indispensable necessaries of life with out' aid from the Poors'-rates, and they will instantly propose a remedy—not in direct terms, to be sure; for the doctrine in i:s fullest latitude would sanction the direct murder of all paupers—namely, to lessen the population ; that Nature has sent guests to a table where all the seats are fully occupied already ; and that this increase must be counteracted. Fools and blind, to prefer the doctrine of MALTHUS to all the dictates of Christianity and sound philosophy ! " Marriage is honourable in all," says the doc trine of " peace and good will to men." The Alalthusians, on the contrary, tell us that this may too rapidly increase our population, and conse quently endanger a scarcity of provisions ; for that Me demand for sustenance must ever press on the means of supply !—a mere truism, after all, which simply amounts to this : that people will not grow corn only for the purpose of having it wasted ; for the supply will only be produced in proportion to the demand. To make this quite plain take the proposition in its simple terms—" the demand must ever press on th e supply"—it must ever do so, let the population be what it will. There was a time when our population amounted to only five millions. Will this quack Phi losopher—for he is nothing else—contend that the press for supply was then less than when our popula tion amounts to fifteen millions? In fact, there would only be then grown one bushel for every three that is now raised. Nay, more ; it might be easily shewn, were it necessary to our argument, that the pressure on the supply must then have been greater than it is now. No matter, however, what may be the real fact, these men think that nothing can be more plain than that, if all the paupers were annihilated, they must be gainers; for then no demand would be made upon them in the shape "of Poors'-rates. But they forget entirely that were our lower classes exterminated, they would, comparatively speaking, have no cus tomers for their corn—for, unhappily, it is but too true, that, the great mass of our labouring population has been reduced to the state of paupers, and by those very men too whose fields they cultivate,: and on whose produtts they expend all their earnings— i • excepting only wh a t i s d ra i ne d f rom them n taxes. Yes, we say they have been reduced to this suite by these very men, who, instead of paying them their fair wages, send them regularly to the Parish Funds fur one-third put, and in sane instances for the half al their imps, and then have the impedance to come grumbling to Parliament with compleints.df the ex cessive amount of Poors'-rapesl! Let their argument be taken in another vitw.r., Nature tends guests to a table where the places are NAVAL MTELL - MENCE. _ Win . ON tbe liz a ll it at h xar this month , fN. a .'' i tlio The AMMO, COOMPLI, frottl Malta to Gibraltar, pet b ack to the tecomer plow on the 11th ult, in great distre%s, and was too as &we lo lb, beetWor to discharge her cargo, and would Mk IS Ms bo proceed. Tao (whaler), Lomax, of Loudest, was to sail from V an . • about the 6th of September, for the coast of New Irookell: Pasisooro, Fpit. 6C/ i s...Wind & W. --Sailed the Prj E t p ,d en, Ptensow; for Marseilles; Mevagissey, Downer, far NaFles; and Pomona, 'hums, for Para. PLYltOt/TO, Frs. 20.—Wind W.N.W.—.Put bt'l the Ate. lanta, fot Naples. Sailed the Huard, Ds Gomcity, for Ports mouth, to perform quarantine. Poamatourn, Fag. 21.—s-Wind N.—Sailed Isis Thjesty., ship EVRIIALIIII, for tbe Mediterranean; Pilot transi.,oi.t, Got th., c a ,,,,, of Good Hope; Intrepid transport, for the P.:istsk..in2 ; c.,,, e r d Palmer, Tarseorr, for Madras; Queen, Grultsu, for New= pile; and Vrow Anna, for Bristol. Thum, Fes. 21.—Wi:-11 N. N. W.—Came flown from the River, the Little Sally, Grimm, for Malta, &c. Sir Williant COngreVe. DAVIDOPYS. for Barcelona; Asia, I.lNnsAr, few can. cotta ; Friends, for Jamaica ; and Ellen, liser.u, fr im Shield s for Jamaica, and sailed, with the whole of thy: ootward-bound. Seven o'clock—Wind W. light airs. MA MOATS, Fee. 21.—The True Blue of Doston,lost an anchnt of here this meriting, but it has hien recovered and landed here; .the vessel has proceeded for the River. DA 111TX017TH, Fez. 20.—Arrived the Hibernis, from Sarin.. nab for Ilavre,.out 26 days; she 11.4 experienced vety bad r 4.-.... titer. In long. 16. fen in with a quantity of oil.casks, surro s ,i front Newfoundland. Muro - an, Frs. 20.—The Swallow, Wtm.s, from Prittul Genoa, put in here, with four ar five fret water in her hold; she ran on Habberstone Pill, on the ground, and soon af: k filled. The Friends, Iliatmcnotor, for Barbadoes, is repritt:cl, and taking on board her cargo. Fr.. 2.o.—The . Endeavour, C; saarns from Sunderl- d to Visbeach, has been on shore on Si urn Point, but got t without damage. LmtarooL, Fez. 20.—Several boxes of oranges were picked up off' Cape Clear on the Ilth instant, which, from the marks (R. LS.), are supposed to be the cat gn of the Earl of Lonstl•tle, from St. Michael's for Liverpuol, which sailed on the 2ith already occupied-..that is, sends more thus coin to feed them I.6.Natnre herself—since the quack Divine chnses to employ this term—thinking it may perhaps to some ears sound less offensive than the word " Gon"—Nature herself at this moment gives them the lie; having sent a larger supply than she has provided of consumers ; and this, too, not only throughout Europe, but America, as if on pur pose to blight and blast the impious doctrines of these selfish men—allowing to none a vent by which to drain away that supply which she has provided for her chil dren, by diverting it into foreign clanneli. We must not, however, enlarge farther at this moment ; but we shall, ere long, resume this discussion. This morning we received the French Journals of Tuesday last. On the preceding day the Chamber of Deputies were engaged in discussing the new pro ject of law relative to a Sanatory Police. A depu tation of the Chamber, with the President, presented to the Km the new law on the Journals, adopted in their Sitting of Saturday. r It is said that several persons have been arrested at Marseilles and Toulon. Letters from Dresden, of the 31st ult. state, that the Greek Prince CANTACIMINI had arrived in that city, where he would remain until joined by his sen from Petersburgh. Accounts from Aschaffenburg state, that Baron de DALncao has received a letter from Madt id, dated January 6, containing the following The enthu siasm of the Germans in the entice of the Greeks has excited great admiration in the Spaniards. We beg you to communicate to the Public, that towards the end of this month there will be formed in the ports of the Mediterranean an expedition of three hundred warriors, who will receive assistance from the Cortes, notwithstanding the poverty of the public treasury." An article from Palermo of the 91st ult. mentions the arrival there of an Austrian corps of 1,000 men. The public tranquillity had not been interrupted since the discovers of the plot of the tanners (conciatori). Nine of the conspirators have been shot, among whom was a priest - and a notary. Other individuals had been condemned to the same punishment, but have not been executed. The Gazette du Necker says—" The report of a note having been sent by the Austrian Government to the Courts of Europe, is without foundation." French Funds, Feb.l9.—Five per Cents. 90f. The Cork Special Commission, which was opened on Saturday last, proceeded on Monday to the trial of fourteenimen, including Goggin, Murphy, Linenan, Riordan, and Hurley, charged with having illegally asen.bled, at Carriganemmi, on the 14th of January last, and having fired a gun at R. H. EYRE, Esq. and others of his MAJESTY': subjects.—The ATTOR NEY•GENERA L opened the case on the part of the Crown ; and was proceeding in the evidence when our intelligence came away. 'MN LAW Ciliate:l.—We understand that Chief Justice Dow Pits is to be elevated to the Peerage, with a reversion to his heir and next of kin, Sir Ut.vssms &MOIL Mr. Rosette Houses has declined the honour of a silk gown.—leisk Paper. Mr. Caxxzxo at rived at Gloucester Lodge on Tuesday night from Welheck, perfectly recovered. Mr. Corns passed a good night, and *as better yesterday. WALKING STEwmtr.—This C;eutlensan died on Wednesday, at his apartments in Northumberland-street. At a Common Council held yesterday, the Freedom a the City was presented in a gold box to JOSIPH Hums, F.sq. M. P. A sum of 5001. was voted to Mr. Worerxxx, the Marshal. in consequence of the serious accident be met with in the discharge of his public duty. Yesterday, at the Old Bailey Sessions, Francis Hatfield and William Parkins, were tried for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Daniel Collins, and acquitted. A Bill is to be brought into Parliament, under Ministerial support, for continuing the bour.ty on linens exported from Bri tain, as from Ireland, without limitation of time. This is •ery important for Scotland, as the Bounty Act expires in July next. The Lincoln Hunt is now attended by a numerous and ele vated party, all of them • out and miters in the field; display ing in the sprees of the chase, generally." a bit of good truth,' .hewing that the heavy Linco!white fields are a trying game.— Many a fine sky-se raper of the ncighbour:ng Hunts, on a lighter country. would be beat dead and dead by the staunch bottom that must be got for hunting with the Burton Hounds ; and there is not a doubt that the field skews some of the finest flesh in the world. A manufactory for paints, in Clyde-street, Glasgow, was on Sunday last demolished by an infuriated mob, who ignorantly took it into their heads that many children had been murdered there for the purl:awe of 'making red paint of their blood. Such was the desperate determination of the ignorant wretches, that their dispersion was not effected till tire successive arrival of two divisions of the military. Some gentlemen who attempted to reason with them, very narrowly escaped their vengeance. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Swan, on Kennington Common on the body of Mrs. LANCASIITAF, wife of Mr. Lax. CASHIRIL, coachmaker, of Claphant-road, who was passing the Consmon, on Tuesday, with her husband, in a single-horse chaise, when the animal became restive, and at length fell, by which both were thrown out. and Mrs. L. falling with her head against the tyre of a art-wheel which was passing, caused such a dreadful fracture of her skull as occasioned her instant death. Mr. L. had his left arm fractured, and was otherwise so dreadfully injured, as to be carried home in a state of insen sibility; but hopes are entertained of his speedy recovery.— Verdict on Mrs. Lamaist:at, " Accidental Death." ----- ELEGANT GLASSES, FURNITURE, &C.—The No bility and Gentry are invited to inspect the Ware rooms of COOPER and SON, 93, Bishopsgate:street Within, where is exhibited an assortmencof new and second-hand Plate Glasses, admirably suited to every description of drawing or dining-rooms. In the fur niture department is comprised every new and ele gant article of upholstery, cabinet, and chair-work, the prices of • which are reduced to such' a scale of economy as to attract and assure the pati6nage of rank and fashion. SPORTIAG INTELLIGENCE. BETTINO AT TATTERSALL'S, FEBRUARY tl. rri 7 to 1 agst Syenrat (taken) 7i to 1 apt Aquilino 94 to 1 apt Whalebone. 13 to 1 apt Antonio 15 to I agst Landsrare 14 • I agst Plover 16 to 1 agst Cecalia colt IS to 1 agst Stamford ICS. 1 to I am Parasol 5 to I *est Resrrie 7 to I avt Cat 7i to 1 agst Irteora swims. I 4to 1 agst rrOaC 'a? STALL. 1 6to 1 apt Cannon 8..11 6 to 4 sgst Plover 2 to 1 art Stag S to 1 agst Stamford NZIRIA R 71 IT. LI 81 to 1 art Marion NEWMARKET couns 110 to 1 agst TXG MEET! FEB. .7!!. FIRST cHirpr.xllAM rin.n. Lords Rivers, Maynard, I h ; nwirh, &c. arin attended, cr. conipankii by a nvrrernuk a«en•hl p• of rv:hf s. Tile weather was fine, and the sport, whit' was as CO iswv, ron ISE COUPLES. 114 Rivers's bl. d. Rodney, .00ch's 1.. b. Gar.•_bol. Mr. Scott's I.r. b. If), beat r. liennct.'s 1)1. b. Ow n. 31.\7 .!Sl~. LA River's bl. d. Rol , ust,beit I.d Dnrwi,:h's hr d. Moot:rick. Mr. Itedheat''s Lark, beat Mr. Goceli's bi. 4. Grazier. 14 Dunwich's r. b. nichine, beat Mr. Northey's KU.isor.. Mr. Wilkin.na's br. d. Cannon ULU, brat Mr. Cowie; G e i er :. IA Dun‘s br. h. Eel, beat Ld Iti•ers's r. b. Rosa. LA Dunwieh's Monster, beat Mr. Wilkinson's Champion. Mr. Redhead's r. d. Lounger, heat Mr. Gooeh's bl. d. Ld hlaynard's hl. d. Koh, beat Mr. Scott's bl. b. Irene. LA Dunwleh's r. b. Expert, beat IA Rivers's Rakeless. Mr. Redhead's f. d. Leman. beat Mr. Gooeh's bl. d. Gerrard. Mr. Northers bL d. Nuncio, twat Mr. Denn's br. d. Dux. SECOND CLASS. Id Rivers's bL d. Reindeer, brat 3lr. Nortbey's r. d. Newby. Ld Rivers's bl. b. Romp, beat Mr. Wilkinson's hl. b. Cumnor. MADDON (SUSSEX) COURSING MEETING, WEDNESDAY, FF.IIICART 20. FIRM COVRSE FOR ISIK SILVER CEP. Mr. Jacques's brindle b. beat Mr. Siodd..rt's Hampton Sam. Capt. Stevens's fly, bear Mr. Mason's blk. b. Anne. Mr. Green's Wacp, beat Mr. Rowden's wh. d. Major. Mr. Smith's Jasper, beat Mr. Warry's red dog Myrtle. Mr. Jacques's brindle, beat Captain Stevens's Fly. Mr. Green's Wasp, beat Captain Smith's Jasper. SECOND NIL Mr. Jacques's brin. beat Mr. Green's Wasp, and won the C. VATCUIS. Mr. Mason's Harlequin, beat Mr. Slader's black b. Mr. Harris's Ne c tar, beat Mr. Youdes red dog. Mr. Smyth's Nero, beat Mr. Benson's Juniper. Mr. Coutts' Pet, beat Capt. Payne's Kingston b. TROTTING MATCH. Ma. Borroa—l have only to observe on the account of your Correspondent In the Sun of this day, that the Black Horse shaU trot the same match at Newmarket in any meeting of the present year, for any sum from 500 f. to WOO guineas, all pre liminaries and disputes to be referred to the Jockey Club. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Piccadilly, 21st Feb. 1822. J. FIELDtR. PIGEON SHOOTING. The annual Sliver Cup and Cover, given by the Midgham Club, was shot for on Pdidgbam Downs, Oxon, on Wednesday, by eighteen subscribers of 3 gs. each, at 15 birds from the trap, at 21 yards from the gun. The second and third best shots to receive Si. and W. It was decided as follows : Killed. - 14 - 14 - 14 - 15 12 11 11 10 9 Mr. Goff . Andrews Smart - HouMitch Lamb - Mountain Goodchild Kemp - Ileartall Mr. Goddard • Ilohnan - Griffiths - Montague Stephens Gore Mason - Crane Harvey - ICHlett. 9 9 9 I 7 . 7 In shooting off the ties, Dlr.. Goff killed three other birds, Andrews two, and Smart one, which decided the three prize!. Another match for 10gs. took place between the five who killed least, at seven birds each, and which was won by Mr. Crane killing six birds. _ Mr. Caf was matched for 100gx. to kill 18 birds from 21, at Monday next. Coax EXCIVANC; Fry. r2.—The Wheat trade is exceed ingly heavy, the supply being much larger than the demand, which occasions a considerable surplus of samples to remain ou hand, as the millers only take off the finest parcels, which qup pert Monday's prices ; but all other descriptions are offered at an abatement of full 2s. per quarter, without being able to effect sales at that reduction. We had a tolerably large arrival of 14:2ey to-day from Suffolk, yet prime samples met ready sate on full as good terms as on Monday; but the stained and or. dinary qualities were exceedingly dull at a decline of Is- per quarter. Oats are also Is. per quarter cheaper, the supply having considerably increased :inch Monday. In Leans and Peas, there is no alteration. MARLYT, FEB. 22.--There was a good supply this morning at market of all descriptions of Cattle, and the various prices of good Meat obtained the same as per last Mon day's market ; but the inferior sorts were nominal in price, of which there was a great quantity at market.—Current prices : Beef, 2s. 6d. to ss. t3d. per stone of 81114.; Mutton, 2s. 61. to 4s. Od. Veal. 4s. Od. to ss. 6d. l'ork, Is. Od. to 4s. Od. Cattle at Market : Beasts, 420; Calves, $0; Sheep and Lambs, 4,200 ; Pigs, 120. —Hay and Straw per load, Hay, 3/. 10s. to 41. Is. Clover, 41. Os. to 41. 1.55. _Straw, 11.6 e. to H. 16s. LONDON Printed and published by Lamm Korn Pldet.. • place, Temple-11u. • %.