The National Register. — London, England, 1817-08-25 00:00:00

AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, &c. Lstract of a letter front Halifae, Angnst 17 :—" - Trade is generally much improved, awl very good : there have been Letter markets for two or three weeks than there ita•l been for the last 20 years ; and plenty of work. An increase of 6il for weaving a piece of cloth, and a decrease of 4d. on the loaf have together operated so :is to clear away all distress from this part of the country. The consumption of every article is increased, and as IA be much more so Ly the general im provement of trade ::url, it is to be observed, that while the demand is thus augmented, the stocks of most articles on banal are very small." The wheat harvest towards the latter end of last week, not. witlistanditig the showery weather, had cummenced pretty generally in the nei4hbourhood of Lewes. The Hops, though improving on rich lands, are so bad on lauds of a 41illerent description, that several planters have rifled and stacked their poles, and sown turnips. Mr. Wi thertien, of itenenden, has so husbanded a garden of tweive acres.—Mr. Gruttenden, a Kentish dealer, we hear, has pur• chased the whole growth of hops of a certain planter, at twenty-Ott ce-pounds the cwt.7—(Sussex ADVERTISER.) THE Ilanvesz.—Should it prove a wet one, like the last, we would strongly recommend, where the wheat is beaten down and green, the old herriug•bone fashion of laying each kandfill of reaped corn across the other, by which means the wheat-ears lie upon the straw, and being thus kept front of the ground, become dry in a shorter time. The smaller the sheaves are made up 'afterwards the better. The gluon' and embarrassments of adverse times, resulting from contingencies which the exertion of human wisdom could not controul, are now dispelled in the cheering eontem. elation of reviving trade and undoubted prospects of abun dance, should fine weather lend its aid in harvesting the hay. uriant crops which the present season has to boast of. It re mains to be proved how the Hampden philatithropistsor Spen. rein worthies will be able to brook the arrival of a better or der of things, but certainly, at the present moment appear ances indicate a manifest amelioration in the state of this fa • soured country. Every branch of the national manufactures has received an impetus to which it has long been a stranger : but, with respect to this itnportaut mart of the cotton trade, the symptoms have latterly been of the most exhilirating de. scription. At our two last market days, goods have been amazingly in request, particularly on last Tuesday, when they bore a lively advance, obviously the effect of an eager demand. Sincerely do we congratulate our fellow-country snen upon this auspicious aspect of affairs, and fervently do we hope that our sanguine confidence in the stability of Bri. tish prosperity may be fully justified in the result.—(MAN. CHESTER PAPER.) It is with the greatest pleasure we learn, that oar manor:ie. titers are again actively employed: indeed, so great is t h e de• nand for our bombazeens, &c. that the old looms %%latch have long lain by useless, have been within this few weeks all put in requisition, Ad we understand that'many new ones are making.—(NollFOLK CHRON ICLE.) All the stocking-frames in Tewkesbury and its vicinity are now in full work; considerable advances in wages have been made within the last month, and another rise of 4s. per do. 1,P71 is expected.--(Bartt doutusaz.) We cannot give a better specimen of the bounty of Provi dence this year, titan by mentioning that four bushels of wheat which last year averaged only 150Ibs. in weight, now weigh 2161111.—(Legus bIERCURV.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST 19. OPER t-1101.1s6.—WATERS rtlf I.OR. She Lord Chancellor proceeded to give judgment. It would he unproper, he said, for him to cone to any determination as to the amount of the claims remaining against the estate, which according to Mr. Mills, Mr. Waters's Solicitor, were about 310)091. Mr. Mills observed, that he only meant to state, that there was strong reason to suppose that 31,0001. world beadequate to cover all claims upon the property. The Lord Chancellor proceeded.—He most then set that day, on the assumption that the Master's Report war correct as to the amonnt of those claims. What he did then M ould not, of course. prevent others, who might have further claims, from making application to that Court, in order, if they could establish the same, to do so. As to the question whether such claims might or might not be allowed, it must be determined at the time of the application. In the business of that day lie must take the Master's Report to be correct. Mr. Hart requested permission to act his Lordship right. The Master had made no Report, as to the amount of those Claims. The Lord Chancellor then asked what was the Master's Report ? Mr. Hart said, it was merely a Report as to what was sup. posed to be due to Mr. Waters. The Lord Chancellor then observed, that it came to the same thing fur the present purpose. Then as to what was due to Waters, lie must take the Master's Report to be correct, for that day. If it should prove otherwise, it might hereafter be set right, by exceptions, and what he then did was without pre judice to the parties who might except to the Report. It seemed quite out of right that Waters should be called upon to pay into Court the whole of the 71,0001. Looking on the con ditions of sale, he did out think that any purchaser could be called on to pay the whole of the purchase money, that pur. chaser being also at that time an incumbrancer. 'rhe appli_ cation then was not to be received, as if its object was to coin. pel Waters to pay the 71,0001., But the balance which re mained after taking from the whole what the Master's Report alloe oil him as an incumlnimetr, and a hat he had already paid into Court ; and that balance appeared to be about 216731. He did not know that be could compel Taylor to convey to Waters a valid title to the whole estate. Waters had on don btedly a right to investigate Taylor's bills, as to his ohm siateinahr ; but he knew not as yet how conveyances of the whole could be executed by Taylor and those claiming in tererts under him. On that point therefore, it would be ne cerrary that the Master should report before he could do any thing upon it. That reduced the ft ueStioll to a very nal row compass, namely, whether Waters should be ordered to pay hi. to Cato t imniediately the sum of 214,9731. He could hot con ceive it to be unreasonable that he should pay in that halaace, nor did Waters cont. nil to the contrary. The whole con troversy, woos as to the balance due to Waters ; but that this sum ought to be paid by Waters war not disputed. The only question at preseut was, when he should pay it. From the letters which parsed upon the subject between Taylor and W dam Ne the latter positively pionii ed, that unless some unforeseen circumstance should occur, be should pay the limey is April, meaning last April. Me thought theretiire THE NAIIONAT. REGISTrft that he ought to pay the 28,9131. before the close of the office. ' - ' Soon after this Sir S. Romily came into Court and re- quested his Lordship would let Mr. Taylor have a 611(4t order, as the lung order sumetilies cleated delay and trouble. The Lord Chancellor directed that the order should be short, and observed, that the parties perhaps had nothing fitter to employ them during .he summer recess than to settle all' their disputes amorg thtinselves. Sir S. Romily said, Mr. Taylor had no objection to have them settled by arbitration. Mr. Mills, the Solicitor, stated that Mr. Waters was equally disposed to submit to arbitration. The Lord Chancellor said, that if those disputes were to continue the house might to be shut lip in mercy to him ; but it should be reinemibereil by both parties, that it contention must proceed, the blame alas not to be imputed to lino. Sir Samuel Homily asked if his Lordship would be so good as to name a tiny for the paynient of the mom: y. The lord Chance/ter directed that it be paid on or before next Saturday. (yesterday ) .AUG +T The Lord Chancellor, addressing the Counsel and agents concerned in this case, stated that he had taken the trouble of reading the papers, together with the Report of the Master, from oil which he could gain no satisfactory information.— The whole property in the Opera House was divided in the proportions ofseven-sixteenths to Waters, and nine-sixteenths to Taylor, and that property was liable to all the el:ann.-- The mortgage of Waters, however, was not n claiut upon the general fund, but on the nine-sixteenths of Taylor. There were in the Caie two things clear enough, though not at all apparent in the statements. II tlw sum of moue!" which the Master bail awarded -to -Waters included .1111 the claims, and whirl, was 81,0001. then it would be clear what was to be done the Court hi the present stage of the proceedings; and if that sum did not comprehend all the claims, it was likewise clear what the Court should do. But whether it was so or not, was a question of tact, which the whole bundle of papers gave no satisfaction about. Mr. Hart said, the suits allowed by the Master did not in clude the mortgage. The Lord Chancellor asked, if Taylor had paid the 3,6001 how could Waters be entitled to the whole 31,0301. Mr. Hart said, the statement was made by Mr. Mills, but lie did not clearly comprehend the date on which that gentle man proceeded, being but a poor aritbeietition: "Then how, Mr. Hart," said the Loua Chancellor, " am I to understand it, whose skill iu arithmetic is as limited as your ?" Mr. Mills then went into a lung and intricate statement of particulai% Sir Samuel Romily said, it wat luvosslUela reconcile the statement of Mi. Mi!ls to 3 , 1 , thing of to the pro priety of iv:.at lin was cotit,..ndingfut. dl r. Mitts observed, that ie had sulmittcd his atatenient to a celebrated accumptant, Mr. Evans, who was pettectiy eati•tied with it. Sir Idnllltl saicl e if iqr. Waters was allowed to draw that money with its accumulated interest, they had a right to draw the iiilool. out of their own funds. The Lori Climatellor said, the case appeared to be thus.— The claim by Watc:•s,exclubive oftho mortgage, was 2.1,49i1. 165..7d. auJ it appeared clear as the day light, that on 'myth; into Court the purchase money, he should take credit far the twenty five.thouttatid, instead of the thirty-four thousand. Mr. tlids ',did, they had paid the money into Court as a general fund, and that Taylor had no right to take the matey mot of Court. The bird Cliaucelior said, he did met mean to let Taylor do ►o. Sir S. 104114 contended, that Mr. Mills's statements could no inure be admitted by the Court, than a proposition whites should state that tyro and two made ave. Mr. Hart acknowledged that he had not faculties acute enough to apprehend the whole statenieut. The Lord Chancellor remaiked, it was no unusual thing for suitors to.talk of the stupidity of Judges ; bin if their own Counsel did not understand them, they n cd not wonder at the ignorance of a Judge. He bad examined the papers with the closest attention, but ould find no satisfactiou. if the contest was to be continued in that manner, and the parties were able so to continue it, he should any, that dancing must be the most lucrative trade in England. lf.Waters should take coedit for the whole.chnin, as cortained in the Masters Re port, it was clear that Taylor ought to have his money out of Court, and if Taylor's motley was to be deducted, then Wa ters would have to pay the money minus such deduction. Sappose (said his Lordship) Waters had pnrchased to the ainenut et 34,0001. and Taylor to the amount of 4 , .)001. then Waters would have.to pu.y into Court the purchase money minus the 30001. which would be then al,OOOl. The claims of Waters were established at 34,0001 in the Masters ltc port ; one of those was the seven sixteenth► of the Opel a- House, and if Waters shonid say he would take 31,0901. hue must pay 'ldyllic the anionut of the mortgage, for what right could he have to keep the money which was Taylor's. " Let Waters (said his Lordship) pay the tummy itito.Const, , takiug credit for the 31,0001. in Taylor's 30001. all without pre judice." Mr. Mills then remarked, that there was an incorrectness in the Lord Chancellor's statement respecting the interest on the 30001. The Lord Chancellor said, " or that you must take au affi davit." Sir Samuel Homily was convinced M. Mills could nat make out a eil'Ar statement, and that if he could make out a case that would be satisfactui y, eveu to his own Counsel, he should he Content. _ Mr. Mills ►aid the account he had made out was admitted by an eminent authority to be satisfactory. The Lord Chancellor sold, lie had consulted Counsel on that statement. and they could not make it oat. Sir S. Routitly , to whom Mr. Mills had been speaking, then that he believed the dispute was at alt end for ever, for Mr. Mtil► had consented to pay the larger sum. " Then (said the Laid Chancellor) let 5,411 ss. which added to the sum already paid, makes up the 3.1,0091., be paid lute Court without prejudice, and, wines the mousy shall he paid to both parties, perhaps there Ntll be au rod of Ikea, disputes." COTTON.—The sale at the India House on Friday went off uncommonly high ; to 18. per lb. above the market prices by private cuntrart, and from one Id. to It J. higher than the laid sale. It consisted ;of 2,20 U hap, the prices were I I 1 , 11 4 14. The pOb•le ..4:fttes or West Qidia Cotton were—LA :e des Demerit, t 234. a '2%. ; AP pales Sul isimti 2a. Ids, t £2O nags Berbice- t4d. a 340., 100 bags tircuada 2Uti. A 2: id. AUGUST tN. POOR LAWS. —r.- - strillORIAL OF THE MAGISTRATES Or THE COMITY Or SIIr. FOLS., RF.SrECTING POOR RATES. We, the undersigned Magistrates of the County of it Wolk. beg leave respectfully to submit to the Committee for the Revision of the Prier Laws, •tln;nglowing Obstrvations on Ski Meet intimately con nected wi th of theft present labours, and which we hope way be found not undeserving their attention. In the present pluming state of the Poor Rates it mutt be obvious to the Committee, that there must have been some very unexpected and extraordinary alteration, either in the situation of the Poor, or in the management of the funds for their relief, when, in no very great space of time, these Rates are swelled to at amount not only unprece dented, but beyond what any actual change in the situation of the agricultural 1)o-du/anon mightattpear to warrant. We are purfeetly aware, that an institution enffidang such a mi. cty of objects as the Rate fur the relief of the I ww, the sudden and enormous increase of this assesenent is not to be scribed tb any s:n gle cause, but to the co-operation of many concurring to 'produce a joint effect; nor would we be understood to affirm, trat wlmt we are about to suggest is the most general, or even the principal cause of it.; rapid and astonishin; augmentation ; but witrust it will appear to the Committee, that it is one aiming tnany others; that it has actually added very materially to the burthen of the a.,se3sment ; and that it is indefensible, in every point of view, as being at once unjust, im politic, and cruel. The circumstance to which waislitide is a practita witch has pre. railed, if not genendly, certainly in a 'considerable part of this mot try, of giving reduced anti insu ffi cient wages to labourers in husban dry, an d scnthrg them to the Poor Rate for the remainder of the sum necessary for their srorpert. Thus, the labourer, whose family re (mires Ifis. a week fur their maintenance, receives perhaps gs. tin same parishes not more than Gs.) from his employer, and the remain. ing 9s. from the overseers. It evident to the Committee, that a practice like this must necessarily raise the Rate far beyond its usual amount that it is thus m tde subsidiary to wages; and that it be. comes an assessment, not so much for the relief of the pour as of their employers; a great proportion of whose agricultural]about is ptid ti)r by the Public, though the immediate benefit is exclusively their own. The Committee will not fail to observe, that the evil does not stop here, but accumulates and gathers strength in its progress. If the farmer can reduce his wages to eighteen-pencesir a shilling a day s he can, by the same authority, reduce them to sixpence to threepence, or to a penny, and tin-ow his labourer upon the parish for the rest, and If this discretionary power is permitted to the fanner. we do not see how it can be withheld from the carpenter. the bricklayer, tits blacksmith, or, in shott, from any person exercising a trade, and em ploying the labour of others. By which means, the wages of the whole of the labouring poor will be thrown upon the Bates, and chi* mcst useful and industrious class of the community will become at once eleemosynary and dependent. We beg to remind the Committee, that if we do not follow up our renclusion to the manufacturing poor, it is because Suffolk is princi pally an agricultural county, and because we wish to confine sue suggestions to what falls immediately within our cognizance. Aid we also beg to state our corn iction, that the situation of die farmers is not such as disable, than from paying for their labour at a fair and reasonable rate of wages. If, indeed, the Pow Rates were levied solely upon those who employed those labourers, the evil, though great, would be less oppressive). But, when it is recollected that the small occupier, who cultivates his little farm by his own labour and that of his family ; and that the tradesmen, the mechanic, and (wbersa covages are rated, or where a little land is au:wiled to them) even the labourer is ampelled to pay to.this assessment, the hardsidp and partiality of this practice is most evident and striking. In large villages and country towns, where a considerable proper. tion of the inhabitants are subject to the payment of the Poor hate, although not occupiers of lands, the injiisnce of this systemi. alto very apparent. The professional man, the snow item. the shopkeepet the artisan. all are taxed for the payment of labour, from winch they derive no immediate benefit, and in the profits of which they have no partieipatiou. We fs.obato to credo-ge farther upon the subject, as we trust enough has already been said tooatisfy the Committee, that such an appro priation of what ought to be the Poor'. Rats: is unjust. It is also impolitic ; for it tends to debase the industrieuslalionrar to the class oeche Pauper ; it habituates hint to the reception of pa rish relief; it teaches hint to look to the Rate for his usual mainte • nonce, instead of applying to it reluctantly in sickness or old ag e ; and itsaps the vital principle of indueuy, and obliterates the little re maining honest pride of independence. It is cruel ;—Been:e tile burthen of the wages of labour, the im mediate pinch of which is to others, i.- thus thrown upon the part of the community, which is already borne down by the weight of public taxes. and of the necessary parochial use:ono:nu. We Deg to submitsto the Comirrittle, that, for die evil thuadetailed. the existing laws, in our apprehension, furnish no relief. If the las bourer, whose earnings are sufficient for his support, applies to a Magistrate, the Magistrate, having no power to fix the rat.• of wage* near, however reluctantly, (HIDE It relief from the Poor Rate ; as thie order is final and conclusive, the several classes before men tioned as aggrieved by this unequal assessment, are precluded frets the benefit of appeal a4ainst the overseers' account, and left without remedy against this glaring act of injustice and oppreesion. Stich being our view of the subject, we hope we may be allowed to call the attention of the Committee to the necessity of putting a stop to this pernicious practice of mixing the wages of labour with the re lief of the 'Poor ; and, intrinting their indulgence fi.r the freedom of these suggestions, we leave the matter in their hands, in the full coufidenee-that they sill adopt such regalations us in their wisdom they shall thiak advisable and expettent. ROCS. WM. CARTHE W, T. S. GOOCH, ED. MOOR, D. E. DAVY. CHAS BROOKE. I. HOTH AM, ('ll \REES D.AVY. G.TUR\I'R, SAM. KILDERBEE, E. BARLRE, .11HINGI4SON, F. CAPPER. HENRY D. BERNERS, W. BROWNE, THE AMERICAN RED BOOK.• (rnnM TILE A1.11.15T GAZETTE.) 'People generally, who hve at a (I:stallee from the seater Government, have had little idea of the tatimlier who are em ployed to transart the eoneeins of the nation in the different departments at Washington, or the amount of money paid fa the heads of deparments, clerks, ntesseneers, Arc. The fol lowing is an allstract of the nomber of officers, and the whole moonlit of the salaries, of the several departments takers from the lied Book. Grand Total of the salaries of the officers and clerks ems ployed at Washington, per annum, 1)351,882. including the president, throe are 21 different departnelifs, or offices, at Washington. lii these offices there are enyloyed, or at least paid, two hundred and fifty seven pei sons. Two hundred mid two are clerks, and twenty-thre e lotssengeos and a,sist rod Of the above unuwci , forty-five are fio eign ers by birth, via. :- —Twenty-one Irishmen, twelve English men, four Scothman, the et. Sweeties, twsi Germans, Wit Hui aiari, line from Tortol.i. arid one from itei • This name has for mane reason been given to a puhlication mottle in pursuance ofalte-oltirion iu Cosign:l...containing the lu mriul plat-nor nativity of dreamt's' officers of Governimmt. Rive hundred copies of this work to be pullisittal by the Government ; out as this mother will hardly be sufficient to supply the officers of Government, a printer in New York is 'wincing an Within for silk-