The National Register. — London, England, 1817-04-28 00:00:00

MR. SOUTHEY. Mr. Southey's letter to Mr. W. Smith halt just itp• peareti. We give two or three cxtMets:— " For the book itself t ;Vat 'l y4 rt, I deny that it is a sedi tious pet fin mance ; for it places in the months of the per sonages who are inn oilite;gl nothing more than a cetreet ctatement of their real priaciplis. That it is a mischievous publication. I know ; ti n ' errors which it coolants toeing es pecially dangerous at this tam. Thettfore I conic forward without heatation to as ow it ; to claim it as my 'tun property. which had never berm alienated ; and to suppress it. And I am desirous. that my motiyes in thus acting should not be mi.- understood. The piece was written tinder the influence of (y . 1160114 which I have long sioctiontgrown, and repeatedly ilis• but for which I have never affected to feel either shame or contrition; they were taken up const•ientionsly in taelpymitli, they wet e acted upon in disregard of all worldly considetations, and they were left behind in the vainest raight -forward course, us I adv anted in yesrs. It was written when republicanism was confined to a very small number of the 'educated classes; when those alto wore ktioa n to entertain such opinions were exposed to personal danger from the po pulace; and alien a spirit of anti-Jaeoltinism was predonti• nant, which I cannot characterise more truly than by saying, that it was :IS 1111jUSt and intolerant, though not quite as tere cions, as the Jarobinism of the present day." " In my youth, when my stock of knowledge consisted of such an acquaintance with Greek unit Roman history as is ac quired in the comse of a regular scholastic education, when soy heart was full of poetry and romance, and laican and Akenside were at Inv tongue's end, I tell into the political •Opinions which the French Revolution aas then scattering throughout Enrope •, and following those opinions with ardour, wherever they led, I soon perceived that inequalities of rank were a light evil compared to the ine,pealities of property, and those more fearful ili , finctions which the want of moral and intellectual culture occasions between man and man. At 'hat time, and with those opinions, or rather feelings (for their root was in the heart, and not in the understanding), I • wrote Wet Tyler, as one who was impatient of all the op pressions that are done under the Si!...'llic subject was tnpulicionsly chosen, and it was treated as might be expected by a youth of twenty, in such times, who regarded only one side of the question. There is no other misrepresentation. .The sentiments of the historical characters 111. P correctly stated. Were I now to dramat lie the same story, there would be mach to add, but little to alter. I should not express those sentiments less strongly, but I should oppose to them more enlarged views of the nature of mail and the progress of so ciety. I should set forth with equal force the oppressions of the feudal system, the excesses of the ity-nrgents, and the treachery of the Government ; and hold up the errors s l id crimes which were then committed, as a warning for this and for future ages. I should write as a man, not as a stripling ; with the saute heart, and the same desires, but with it ripened understanding and competent stores of k nos% Will the r.:firmers now compare Mr. Soutlay and ,Cobbett? Will they now c-,,11 !slur an ilrostate? INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. THE EARL OF moni.ev V. THOMAS KERSWELL. A cam of " alledged oppression," mentioned in a paper of yeaterday, as having been heard before the Insolvent Debtors' Court, has, we understand, subjected the publishers to a prosecution for a libel. This cause was the Earl of Morley v. Thomas Kerswell, a venerable old man nearly 70 years of age. The defendant was, it is stated, a fartnet at Ilympton, Devonshire, where he rented a form, which lie held by lease the last two years, under the Earl of :Morley. He had lived in the farm 36 years, :;1 of which he rented seder Admiral Cahntry. This farm having been purchased by the ' prevent noble proprietor,' Kerswell was persuaded :to continue, and also to tirke• the auljohtine ant ; hat his rent was dochled. Farming produce at that time was very dear. He paid' his sent the e years, and several times applied to the Eiwl'io lower his rent or take the lease esti his hands, which 'he refused to do. In September 1841 he was in arrears half a years rent. At the rent day he paid 501., and 201. more a forthight afterwards, making 701. towards 1501.; and he took his lease with him, hoping the Earl would cancel it, or lower Iris rent, as farming produce was theta unsaleable. About a week after, Kerswell sold six yearling bullocks for 211. at Tasistock fair. Out of this sum lie paid 101. to the plaintiff, and 51. for pools' rates. On the following Friday, lie was absent at a neigh boar's, on a poney, belonging to his daughter, lied tor his return home, be was informed that a distress had -been put in his house by Mr. Voltam!, his Lordship's steward. , Heittiterefore, left the policy at a neighbour's. All his effects were sold for 1231.; had they brew fairly sold they would, he doubted. not have produced 3001. His lordship Was the pr'neipal poirchaser. Mr. Tolland pureluesed part of his live stork for about one third of their s:,lee. His log ilshio, still elaimed 101. 10s. as due to him; and Mr. Yolland took fouci ble possession of the harm. After this Kerwell was served, whilst in bed awillt a sum WOO/ to ap;•ear before a in ugistrate for t , /..trik' away and smiling the six bollocks in a ciau.de s tine siosstryttety i d 121. the supposed value (tithe pouley. He being eisseitt u; the time, .% took no notice of it. not conceiving fist 1.- ..;,,ra t , rip or the magistrates lead any power over him for sellitig his cattle fitly its an (yin market, and as no tent was slue till the 25th Mauch following. LI a few days afttrsvards, a warrant was granted to appre hend hi., :ltd carry II .tu to Hritiewell, to be kept to hard labour ft.r six niontbs, o hunt bail, unless he paid 721: wino, was dowdy the price of the bullocks and the salute Of ,be p ry. He could nut pay the motley, and was dragaial me •ou ids bed, in a state at' sickness ' and confined six manila in B uridew II at I td haircut., and had nothing but bread and water during that :lair. When the te it., of this imprisomuent had expired, as he was coming out of Beidewell, he was arres:e•l at the suit of his . I..ord•utip, for Ibl. I.os. Hurd dragged to Eseit r gaol, at the Ikptratiwo of Ilitse lts he applied for his liberation. m i m es . the .Insolvent Art 'rite Earl opposed Iris diseharge oft the groom!, of his having cone. ale., sonic of his propel it. ; ond,will )))) it any farther e.'4.llitiatiott, he was remanded. / ii, Tenlilliied Iwo 1110/11113 Inneer i•-prition, aid seciag Ito hopes of being liberals d, la rot bait and ill •Ilfiill out of custody, tat -the 12th of J IIIIJr • lain. Not having put in a plea to the altetioo, jed ens or- siJnod at.talintl lithi, and he :tar reuderecl to prison in discharke of his bad, at the runnier sail of Ito. 40a., and in ll.ia.s 'rerun he was charged in esecation at the it Of !L e Ear of Morley, for the 3,5001. drat, and 151. cosos, lie ki.• ,s of no claim the Fall c•aitil has e upon hint, as uu /We oviiiik.rti had Decu sande ex4.:Ept fur theist. !au egial THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. This was the defendant's case, and certainly, a lamentable one it would hen downright libel upon the justice, the hum snity, and the well known intt.zrity and intpmtiality of tie learned Commissioner, ltuaningten, to sopt , ose that such a ease as this could roe a moment induce him to hesitate. The , Conti iustainlv lnononnced judgment in favour of the poor eld naln ; and the prisoner was di , ClFlrgett, !landing the t a unter adjudication of the Court below. OLD BAILEY. Tuesday John Byron was convicted of robbing --I‘l‘Ga rel, Esq. of 201. in bank notes, under a threat of charging him with t otonararal propensities. The prisooter first saw the pro secutor at Covent Garden Theatre. The prosecutor was somewhat flushed isith wine, and illellllllollsty 311ITes -, ( 1 the prisoner to occupy a part of a ('oneta witch he called to neke him home. He had not gone the length of a street before the prisoner began to me language which disgusted him. The prosecutor desired the coachman to stop ; and on Alight ing, the prisoner clapped his hand into his 'waistcoat pocket, and took out some silver; he also endeavoured to get his watt.)). The prosecutor followed him until near the playhouse, to which the prisoner nos returning. It seems they bad quitted the theatre before the close of the entertainments. The pri soner said he would teal the gills in the lobby what sot t of character be k the prosecutor', was, making use, at the same time, of some disgusting expressitios, 'lbis threat Maimed the prosecutor to desist frion further pursuit, and rather put op with the prisoner's misconduct. On the 13th of March, the prosecutor was assailed again by the prisoner; in Ostin street. 'The prisoner then pulled the prosecutor's card out of his pocket, v Inch he must have got with the silty r from the waistcoat pocket 011 •a former evening. 'floe prisoner fol. lowed the prosecutor up Holles-street. After some disgusting allusions, the prisoner said He would follow Mr.l‘l`Garel to the------, but he would have Homey, forhe knew him to be a gentleman, and his eloaractm. shottlol be reined. Wit ness gave the prisoner a 201. note so get nid of him, but after getting it he insisted on more, and followed witness to his lodgings; he went in and brought him another lel. note. The feilow then demanded 501. and sail., he would then never trouble prosecutor any more. On the I; Ili of Alarch the pro secntor received a letter by a young 111311, and the result of that letter was a conference between hint mid his friends, Messrs. lioderaood, 144:annott, and So rteatit Manly, which led to information at Bow-street. 'The prosecutor appointed a steeling in Holies-street, in answer to another letter orougat by a woman, for the evening of the 20th alarelt, at six o'clock. Here the prisoner, and the voting man who brought the first letter, repaired, when the 'emitter aas taken onto custody by Smith and llond, limy-street pat role. The prisoner was cros sing the street to Me. ANiars 1, when lie saw the °dicers, and attempted to eseapc. In crosscomntination the prosecutor swore that the reason why he ihd sort cause the prisoner to be apprehended for the robbery in the coach, was because he was a stranger in London, and slid not know whether the pri soner might not belong to a gang v Ito bad watch. d Mtn from home. The reason of His easing the2ol. in Holies street, was the dread-of an ionputinimi of being addicted to unnatural propensities.—W attain Smith, the patrole proved, that on his apprehending the prisoner, he said he was mistaken in lois person, and Was sorry he had accused tin), as lie had never seen him helm e.—J. M‘Laint (((((( . Esq. merchant of Gloucester Place, stated the manner its which the prorseen.or had nine- , .sented the affair to him, in tle part sviiich he took at liew street for the prisoner's appreherrsion. Witness had knots% to the prosecutor intimately 1.1 years ; lee was -a gentleman of fortune of the highest respectability. of whose amptaintance and friendship he was proud.—liettry Miles Underwood. Esq. of Gloucester Place. eon oborated Mr. AN:aninoon's evi. deuce. Mr. Alley took an objection in point of law, which was replied to by Mr. Gurney—The Jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty—Death. It would appear that German literature has now be come an object of study and respect at Paris, were formerly every thing that was not French was barba rous or insignificant. A. M. Michel Beer is now giving lectures on German poetry at the Royal Atheneum, which are received with great applause. The establishments of the Batavia and Helder, for the reception of fintign seamen, are ordered to be dis continued, by which the expense attendant thereon is removed. Communications, it is said, hove been made to the several Consuls resident here, for them to under take the sending home their several countrymen, in a similar manner that all the English Consuls abroad do with British seaman. The American Consul has .al ready taken steps for this purpose. but with little sue ccss; and it is not improbable but the others will ex perience similar difficulties ; so that the streets will be again infested with beggars who have refused the re lief offered them of returning to their Inaues. EXTRAORDINARY PEDEsTKIAN.--JilitlCS 0 Ned, an Irish lad, about 18 years of age. and who had served on hard his Majevty4 brig Mutine in the battle or Aigier., lett Exeter on Friday morning. a platter after '9 o'clock. with the Sabvcrip• tioi. coach, and arrived in Plymouth-dock I quarter before five in the aftern.,un. distancing the roach, and petrol wing the journey, (-M miles) barefooted, in the short space anvi' hours and ;t 11411. Est...‘et: r ou NG WA rsox.—Sonie light has at length been thrown on the myst rious concealment and ultimate esi.ape of young Watson. It typesets. that on the night of the et] of ikeennier, the young constirator accompanied his satin r and 'lllisstlitual towards Highgate. On his father being ca .tared, he returned by a circuitous route to London. He proceed-al to the house of Tendril', a hoot maker In Newga tc.,treet. who was on. of I'r• scum's lout. Pendell reived hins was. cite welcome of a partisan, and was determined that he should ant till the prodabie tam of the t.111..r \Vatson was knowa. Tisss il lay protium' t' • mcessity of immediate conceal ment, in cua,:equence of the rewind offered for hi , apprehension th. neat d iv ; and a mom for his sexunimodation i n toe back part of the house t. es prepared. Ile committal l't ndrill's tenant .o. upwards of a month. and, in hut, till thc • i,ons of pursuit had abated. Ihniny all this time, however, he dm nut remain a close pri.oner ; for Ins host having procured Lim the costume of a ,'rind woman, It: fre quently wimdtred Girth in th. du s k of d ie even i ng . A t l engt h h e repairm . to Liverpool, in the care of a feinall fr....L.d. anti there, after du prcc..ution, he. took Isis passe. 3 ess on board an Anictiaan yes.. I a^mss th.: Adroit.. Soon attar Its dep.rture, ndrill, siva of some dLclesurcs affecting his own safety, sold off Isis i o f - •• and set sail for .\ merica Ass. Within the last foriasght a fetter been retviyed by a pnblivan in the n ighboi,lexel of Afoorfi:l Irons young V.. 111,011. announcing hi. woe landing in America, a; rt.ssing fiv !.! a I u • for the protecti on w hi c h h a I b een ..tfirdtss hint . . -a .on.loo, by wbocu a subscription was entered into to ‘:dray lus taisaises. APRIL 18. A fragment of the Consular Annals was found at Rome, on the :29th of March, in the ruins of the Ten►, ple of Castor. It corresponds with the tables that were Ibund some time before, and deposited in the Capitol. They. contain the names of eight of the Decemvirs, who were the authors of the law of the twelve tables. Iluman-Liti; has been frequently compared to a Lot. tery, in which the Blanks greatly predominate ; but how happy must-he that man whove life could justly be compared with the present ! In all timuer Lotte, ries the Blanks have quadrupled the Prizes; in this, should an adventurer have ser.m chances, live of them will prove fortunate. The last opportunity the Public will have of obtaining the four Prizes of .1 . :20,000 will be on WimivesnAv, as on that day they may all be sofa by -G. , CARROLL, 7, Gambill, and 26, Oxtbrd. street. OFFICE OF °RONA NCE, Yid isl 7, TFIE Principal (Wen 1114estn's Or(!nan? 74s hereby give Notice, that Proposals will be received at their %to in ran me, on or Friday, td of Mon lied, front such Persons as may be wil'ing to St,poiy of Disci' IT, fur So sirc of this Department of 11 - oinwieli,jhr a p. riod sf si.r months. Saniples of the laienit to he supplied, soap be ..Ic:red npon (titian Is. Ihr rrapedive ("errs of the Ordnance, at the !loal Arse nal at iVoolicick; and further particulars., together with' the tiling and rousliti,ns of the Contract, only he known at the Secretary', Office in *Vlore/laid, any day hettereir the hours of ten and /irnr where the proposals must bu delivered, sealed up, and endorsed .• Propobalo for Biscuit; Ent ha 'Himont( can be admit ' led of 1. , r the said 2d of Mon, set twelve i'cloa - at noon of the sante day ; neither will any tender be naked, unless the Forty waking it, or an u!:,r . nt in his h. half shalloticitd. By order of the Hoard, R. 11. CREW, Secretary. NE' CT WEDNESDAY. J. SIVEW RIGHT, the Contractor, once more re. minds his Friends of the proximity of the Drawing NEXT WED NESDAY, 311th April, and if any should find themselves fro late. by deferring their purJases, they cannot Mann. him, having pub lic 4 announced, what is literally the fa: t, that the extraordinary de mand for Tickets and Shares makes it really doubtful whether there will be sufficient to supply all who wish to adventure, a circumstance partly accounted fir by the thllowing great Reduction of Prices:— A Whole Ticket only Eighteen Guineas! A Half .1:9 19 0I An Eighth. .C. 2 11 f A Quarter . But Ti kets al,o are worth nearly 51. more than in former Lotteries, giving the chalice of at h 0,00.4. Sterling Extra, there being 10, , i9S Prizes out of only 14,600 Tickets, in sundry varieties, in cluding .2 of :£20.0n0 Money 1 4 of X2,onn Money e .....an,im Stock 2 2.0n0 Stock. &e. ke. And every Prize above 251. wi I have added to it. a Ticket of the sans Nuober in the :•;est Lottery; thus, by the purchase of one Ticket, TWO Capital Prizes may be gained. Tickets and Shares are now on Sale at .1. SIVEWRIGHT'S (the Contractor's) Offices, No. 3'7 , Cornhill, No. 3s, Haymarket, No. 11, HoThorn, and No. 141,.0xford-street. LONDON MARKETS. CORX.IXCIT•NGZ. £PkIL 28. We had a midling supply of Wheat this morning from Essex and Kent, which in the early part of the morning sold readily at an ad vance of from 2s. In 3'.. per quarter, but toward the close, the sales were heavy; tiac Barley and Malt support their prices; Tick Beans being in demand. are from 3s. to 4s. dearer than this day week ; having sonic arrivals of ti; reign Oats, the crude is dull at Monday's priecti. In ether ;alleles no alteration. I. a. s. 1. Wheat O2 a 73 Whitel'ease6l a 64 Fine ditto lO4 a IV4 Cm" , Pease 38 a 46 Rye 44 a 6i Beans 2B a 34 Fine Barley 48 a 52 Ticks Malt. P. N. Poland Owls YO $ Mt Potato ditto 44 a 51 Fine Flottr .1("0 MOO Second ditto 95 atoo Rape Seal... 301 aMI I . IIIIT, OF BitEAI). The highrst price of the best Wheaten Timed throughout the roe• tropolis, is stated by the Bakers to be rid. the Quartet - Is Sonic Bakffs xdl the Quartem Loaf from td. to 3d. lower. AVEHAGE PRICES OF CORN PEAL QUARTER. iN ENGLAND AND WALES FOR TRE ENDINIS APRIL 17. Wheat I I Rye I narley I Oats rums Tease 103 8 59 10 31 3 32 9 I 31 0 54 6 AVERAGE PRICIi OF SUGAR, Computed from the Returns made in the week ending April 2.t, le 4fis. t td. per cwt. exclusive of the Duty of Customs paid or parable there on ott Impartation thereof into Great Britain—(Saturiftw i 's (:a.vitr.) I'IOCM OF MEAT, Moxn.tr.. Smithfield. Xc e. d. 11. d. I Jkads If cork at Beef 3 S a 4 8 S'lnit'ifi.-Id. Mutton 3 S a 4 6 Beasts, about-- 4.380 Vs:A 4. 0 a 5 0 Sheep 17.300 Pork .......3 /4 a 5 0 eklvm l4O Liamb....6 0 a 8 0 i'ig4 540 PRJL 99. Kate and Leadenhal. Carcabe c. d. s. d. Bea 7 4 a 4 4 Mutton —1 0 a 4 0 Veal 4 0 a 6 • Pork a 5 1.40113 5 9 a 7 • HAY AND STRAW PEA I.OAD. f. s. d. .6. s. d. Aver..C. s. d. ( flay 3 0 0 a 6 6 0— 4 13 (► ST. JAMEIeS A Clover 6 10 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 I st raw 1 19 0 a 2 R 0 t 3 g; flay 5 0 0 a 6 0 0 5 In n WArracnarEL. J Clover 6 0 oal 0 0— 610 0 Straw 1 19 0 a 2 4 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 a 6 0 0— 4 10 0 B,4ll'ol'llMb Clover 4 0 0 a A 0 0— 6 16 6 St.aw 1 1 0a 2 50 0 CoALAtiKET. Ships at Markit. Ships sold. s. d. s. 24' I Newcfistle I 12 I frnm I vF ri a , IRG FRIDAY, APRIL 25 I ! SlnderlAnd I 1-156os—n PR f C i... OF STOCKS YESTERDAY 5 per Cent. Con.-olt, Ditto for Account S per rmt. Iteducvd ... 71 4 p;:r Cent. S per Cent. Navy Int!ia StA.c! trpoi Ditto ilonds (5 per Ceat.) Extheti in Mils. 3d. per not 1* 40 Nn. I.incnow :—l'rinted and I.:lli , .bed by H. Wit.ss, at Nu. lIS. STRAND, opi• , .ai!: EXelt.r ; and tinward d into the l'ntlntry by all New•tattn. Clarks of the Roods, rad lioekeeilers, free of Portage.