The National Register. — London, England, 1822-10-06 00:00:00

COURSE OF MI Atriterdatn, 12 7 C. F. Ditto,atitiglie, 12 4 Rotterdam, 12 8 Antwerp. 12 Ilainburgh, 3S I Aitotta, S 8 I • l'Arit,'2,l4yesighl, 25 80 Ditto. 23 WI Roortleaux, Frankfort on theMaine,l3B Fetersloirgli, 1/I, 3 U. Vitima, Er. Flu. 10 24 Trieste, El. Flo. 10 24 Madrid, 24—Cadis, 33i liil boa,36k— Bureelouori.ii PRICE 01 Rank Stork 251 per Cent. Red. 3 per Centel:on...3ls 81i 31 per Cetit. 92i 4 per trait. New Fuurs, 104 L .lIC ocr. 4. Seville, Wit —iiibrallar,3ol Leghorn. 47—Genoo, 43 Malla,43—Veniee,27 60 Naples, 391—Lkbon, 5$ Oporto. SI —111..hig,50 ItioJaneirn. 40 Palermo, I IT per eeol. Cook, Vi per cent. - Foreign guldiuipars,3l. 117 s. 6J. per oz. New Donlilsluns, 31.13..6J. New Dolltirw, 4s. 9d. Silver iu bars,staiodard E ts. 111(1. STOCKS. (Minium 0. linp.3 per Cent. 81k Linke Bonds India Stock Exchequer Itsllo 64. prem. .:uns. for Ac. S 1 4 Leutety Ticket. AVY lie. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6. Considerable disturbances have taken place re cently, in consequence of the farmers lowering the wages of their workmen—what the wages were from which a reduction of is. per week was deter mined on we know not—that the distressed state of agriculture calls fur every justifiable economy is self evident, and that the labourer can subsist upon much less than he could when provisions were so much dearer than they are now, is equally plain ; but we can scarcely restrain our indignation when we look at a document now lying before us—it pur pirts to be an account of the proceedings of a meet ing of the Magistrates in the Grand Jury Chambers at Winchester, and declares that in making future orders for the relief of the poor, they will order for each individual per week the price of a gallon loaf and fourpence over, and recommends—. " To the Officers of every parish, when the family shell coo sivt of a man and his wife, or a man with one child, to offer to •anti such man, 4s. per week from Michaelmas to Ladyday, and .is. per week from Ladyday to Michaelmas, so that he might he engaged to serve the whole year; and any man re loving that offer shall not be entitled to any relief. If no snob offer be wade, or no such employment can be found whereby any such Men can maintain himself and his wife or child, the allowance is to be 33. 6d. per week, and no more. ." To every unmarried man the justices recommend the offi cers of every parish to offer 3s. per week from Michaelmas to Ladyday, and 4s. per week from Ladyday to Michaelmas, so that he way be engaged to serve the whole year ; and any un married mom refusing that offer shall oot be entitled to any relief. If no such offer be made, or no sufficient employment cad be found whereby any such unmarried man can maintain himself, he Grail be allowed 2s. W. per week and uo more. To a woman with one child, 34. lid, per week and no more. To every single woman, the Min of 2s. Gd. per week, Walla More. In this meeting there were eight Magistrates present, and five of them were Clergymen ! now we would ask, can the parties here particu larized by these Reverend Gentlemen absolutely exia upon these allowances—we reply to that ques tion feazlessly that it is impossible, and had we signed such an order, we should live in constant apprehension that the justice of the Supreme Power would overtake us, if the Inisera6les we had thus condemned to starvation or dishonesty, did not snake a signal example of us, to deter others who have to legislate on such occasions, from forcing' fathers to listen to the cries of hunger from their children, or to appease those cries at the risk of the forfeit of their lives to the offended laws of their Country. In order to impress more fully or his collea,,mues the necessity for the accession of Mr. Canning, Lord Liverpool, in the late discussions, laid before them the plan of the new financial arrangements, which he has it in contemplation to propose in the ensuing Session. One important part of these arrangements, we understand, is, the substitution of a Tax on Property for Assessed Taxes,which are to be repealed to the amount of some millions a year. In this way it is hoped that the country gentlemen slay be qui eted, without any sacrifice on the part of the Ex chequer (the amount of Property Tax equalling that of Assessed Taxes repealed), and that consequently .1•111•.! REGI the Civil and Military Eapdslisbraents of the coun try may be preserved from farther reduction. Be sides, the expectation that monied men will be wade to pay much more by a Property Tax than they do at present, while the country gentlemen will pay less. Ministers may also have in view the reaching those who now consume their revenues übroad, and the tempting those to return whom the Assessed Taxes have driven away. Of course every shift will be tried before entering seriously on reduction. i Whether or not the country gentlemen will be satis. lied without any reduction is a question which will of course be variously answered, according to the notions entertained of them. The subscribers to Lloyd's having in May last voted from their funds the sum of 1051. to Lieut J. W. Jones, R. N. some men under his orders, and others, for saving the crew of a Russian vessel wrecked at the back of the Isle of Wight, a repre sentation of the circumstances was made to the Rus sian Consul-General for the information of the Ambassador; and on being communicated to his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor was graciously pleased to allow in his own name the sum of 1201. to Lieut Junes and the parties who saved, and af terwards rendered assistance to, the Russian seamen on that occasion sod which has been transmitted to them through the Committee of Lloyd's. Great reductions are taking place at the military dlepartments in Scotland. The clerk.: in the Ad jutant-General's office are reduced; and we under stand that it is expected that Lord R. Kerr, with the assistance of one clerk, with the salary of 2s. fid, a day, will be able to undertake the business of this department. The following is an extract of a letter from Zante, dated August 24:—" Some days ago we heard on our coast, at six in the morning, a most terrible cannonade, which seemed to come from Na varino; it continued some hours, decreased by de grees, and entirely ceased at noon. A fishing boat tiom Navarino has just this moment come in, from which we learn that not far from that place, awl close to the Gulf of Sendai°, there had been a severe engagement between the Turkish and Greek fleets, greatly to the disadvantage of the latter. The fish erman said he had encountered several flying ships between Navarino and Arcadia, from which he es caped with great difficulty, as they pursued hint for some hours." . _ _ Papers from New York to the 24th of August inclusive have arrived. The couilagration, reported to have consumed half the city, proves to Le a fire of no extraordinary magnitude, and to have occurred not in New York itsell; but in the suburb of Brook lyn, on the other side of East river, about a mile distant. The property destroyed consistol oi . build ings belonging to private individuals, in whicii were deposited about 1,400 bales of cotton, and 12,000 barrels of naval stores, and the total loss is nut sup posed to exceed 100,000 dollars. From the report of the Board of Health at New Yerk on the 23.1, it appears that 35 deaths only from yellow lever had occurred since the commencement of the iwiectiou : it war deemed necessary, however, by the Boards of Health, both at Philadelphia and at Baltimore, to prohibit all eofnumnication with New York. Ou this latter point, it should be observed, there is a discrepancy itt the accounts, some stating that the communication hss, and others that it has not, been interdicted ; but the former must be received as the more accurate statement The crew of the Macedo nian frigate, removed to Crafty gland, were reported otheislly to be nearly all in a state of convalescence. —The triennial meeting of the stockholders of the United Suites Bank was to take place at Philadel phia on the 2d ultimo; and on account of the pre viously unsettled state of the concerns of that establishment, excited much attention from the per sons interested. Much speculation is already em ployed in the United States' journals respecting Cie next appointment to the Presidency, though the day of election is as distant as the year 1825. Among other candidates for that distinction is the celebrated " Hero of Orleans" (as he is termed by the Ameri cans), General Andrew Jackson, a man fitted by his abilities for almost any station, but the last, on ac count of his arbitrary notions, to be placed at the head of the government of a free country. BRIOHTON PALACE —lt will be remembered that the King purchased the hue of houses front Church-street to Marlborough-house, with the exception of the corner hose. and • blacksmith's shop, the owner of which, thinking that they could not be dispensed with, demanded a most ithaiueful price. Hy an act of Parliament his Majesty could haze compelled him to sell at a fair valuation, but this be disdained to do, and they they remain in the saint poises/ion; but within the last few weeks, and daring the absence ef his Majesty, a wall has been ran up between the King's house and the house in question, which effectually shuts oat all sight or communioation. This retaliating spirit, however just, is beneath a Kiug and we re joice to say that his Majesty knows aothing of the patter.— There is therefore reason to expect that the wall be removed on his return I. Brighton. • -, 4 -^" 7-- V' 317 COVENT-GARDEN THEATRIS. This most popular place of amusement having under gone em•.iderahle improvements. was re-opined on Tuesday night Fast. During the recess, the H(111$0 h.ss been beatitthed, the gilding of the pillars and ornaments refierlied, and the whole is in a good state of preserva tion—but the leading feature in the alterations is the closing of that open space behind the Dress Boxes verse. rally known by the appellation of " The &Ad," where drunken dandies and noisy women of the worst descrip tion were wont to annoy the respectable pan of the audience. We have not hitherto witnessed any novelty worth particularising—the Company is very strong iii its old 'meet (though commendable prudence his obliged the Proprietors to withstand some shamefully exorbitant de mands on the score of salary) and many promising debu tante will be candidates for metropolitan favour- %Ve have no doubt. foots whit we learn through the brit chi noels. that this Theatre wi.l, under the management of Mr. Chas. Kenible, maintain that superMrity over its - empirical adversary that it has long possrsaed and richly IllefitS. It is notified to the tenants upon his Grace the Duke of Rutland's extensive estates, that at the next rent-day an abatement will be made in the rents, not as a return by. per eentage, but accord ing to the situation and circumstances of the farms. An order arrived last week at Chatham. Dock yard to stop the further discharge of any more men frum the naval yard; it is the intention of the Go vernment, that the men shall continue working for five days in the week, and the same hours as usual, whieh will obviate the intentions of a further ilia char arge. We understand the following resolutions will be passed at the next Dublin Guild of Merchants, on Monday the 14th of October, at the New Hall, on Wellington-quay:--" Resolved,--That as Rowan Catholics are by the law of the land eligible to be members of this Guild, and as there is no rule or by-law on our books to exclude them, we therefore, in order to demonstrate our loyalty to the King, our respect for the laws, and our esteem and friendship for our fellow citizens, do hereby declare our inten tention to support, with our votes and interest, the admission of such respectable merchants of this city as may offer themselves, without religious distine- • tion." An order arrived last week at Chatham Dock-yard to stop the further discharge of any more men from the naval yard; it is the intention of Government that the naval men shall continue working fUr tire days in the week, and the same hours as usual, which will obviate the intention of a further dig.. charge. On Friday last, the committee of the Stock Ex• change returned an answer to an application made to them on Tuesday by sdme members of the House, in which they consent to recognize sransactionvin the foreign funds. it should. be understood, as the public in general do not seem to be aware of the fact, that the Committee have never forbidden the hirguins in foreign securities; they have merely hitherto refused, when transactions of that descrip tion have taken place, out of which. any disputes have arisen, to allow a reference to them, as ie the bargains of the English funds, for the sake of ad. justing them, or of making public the names of those persons who may have proved defaulters.— The only alteration produced, therefore, by the new arrangement is, that an etittal guarantee to the in tegrity of the members is obtained, as far as the Committee can give it, for the transactions in fo reign securities, as previously existed with aspect to those in the English Stocks. SIR CIIARLE4 WOLSELV.—From the observation, of Mr. Brougham, in ltidgway's ease, at the late Lancaster assizes, it appears there was'a probability that the persecuted individual might be detained in gaol after the termination. of his present imprison ment, unless be incurred. the expenie of a journey to London, where he is almost literally a stranger, and could put in bail in the Court nfAing's Bench. This cireumstance nu sooner became known to Sir Charles Wolsely, than he wrote to Ridgway, and: I stated his willingness, at the proper time, to un dertake a journey to London fur the express purpose of bailing him. DEATH OF 'III , . DUCHESS OF N. WCISTLIC. We are sorry to announce the death of her Grace the Duchess of Newcastle. The melancholy event look place at Climber, the family seat iu Nottinghamshire, early en Friday morning.— Her Grace was delivered of twins, a boy and a girl, we latter still born, un 'Tuesday last. She was ooesidered better en Thursday, aud ins favourable way, but a sodden change for the worse look place. Her Grace was Georgians Elisabeth, daughter of Edward Miller Monday, of Siiipley, iu Derbyshire, Esq. born lit of Jane, LISS, and married July IS.. ISIA— There was ingest of this marriage Id children, via.-11 sons ■nd live daughters, of whom there are now living tune seas and three daughters ; of these four were born at two births. The Princess Augusta being in possession of a pair of oak chairs and foot-stools, presented ►y ford Raga' to he, late Majesty for her chapel at kew, bas bestowed them in the most handsome way upon the parish of New Windsor, for the service sad adorameot of the altar of the sew church.— These chairs are of English carved oak, awl of the most ex quisite workmanship. They are of considerable height, tied their general design and particular ornaments are in the purest Gi.thic tots. cualtivas an of crimson relict. - .MiiMIMMI