The National Register. — London, England, 1823-01-19 00:00:00

w....,........,... d - - • 7. - pired, was importuned to grant an extension of the term of seven years more at an advance of 50 per cent. on his then rental of 1,5001. a year, making his income 2,2501. a year. When these leases ex pired in 1807, such was the demand for land, and such the idea that the war was interminable, that he actually, at that period, let what in 1788 was 1,0001 a year for 3,0001 a year for 14 years; and from the high prices obtained during the war for agricultural produce, for the first seven years the rents were paid without a murmur ; but in 1814, lind since, as the prices fell, the farmers began to complain, and George has been under the necessity of making abatements; yet he still receives muck more than his original rental of 1,0001. a year, besides the savings of what his income has been be yond his brother's. How, then, does this account stand in comparison with his less fortunate brother, the, fundholder for the year 1811, Seven yean' Memo! of 4509 from 1783 to 1800.../.3.300 Seven years' ditto of 1.450 from 1800 to 1807... 8.750 Seven years' ditto of 2,000 from 1807 to 1814...14,000 £26,250 and having bad the prudence to invest this increase in the funds, he has a better income by 3001. a year than his elder brother from the funds, .besides his estate, the rental of which is more than :in 1793. —Whit is the inference from these facts! The case of James is the ease of the fundholdcr, who is no Letter of than he was in 17Sr3 ; and can be purchase any one article from the agricultural iuterest at a cheaper rate now than he could have done then t Taxation and other articles of expense press equally on the fund and landholder. Does James receive more than 1,0001. a year now from his funds ? and does not George receive, notwith • . Mending his abatements, more tben he did iu 1793? If he were to allow a reduction of 50 per cent, his iftipes would still be 1,5001 a year.' Until this statement which we have already said, is founded upon FaClB shall be proved to be in correct, we hope to hear no more attempts to justify on principles of rectitude, the spoliation of one part of the public to ease the burdens of another. We Understand that the Persian Euvoy (Mires Saulih) bat kft England for France, on special bu siness, and is expected to return next month. We have not yet heard whether he has been favoured with any official or decided communication from Mr. Canning on the subject of his minion ; but we believe we may state that Mr. WiUock will not re turn to Persia: It is still a matter of deliberation who is to be his successor, and whether he is to be a Charge d'Affaires, or an Ambassador. We hope that care will be taken that the choice do nut fall on any man who may have rendered himself odious to the Persian Court, and whose appointment would therefore widen the breach, which it is the duty (and surely it must be the wish) of the British Ca binet to close. INDISPOSITION OF THE KING. BRIIIISTON, JAN. 14.—We are happy to learn that his Majesty continues convalescent, and that • the pain is gradually subsiding. BRIGHTON, JAN. 17.—His Majesty, we have the satisfaction to state, is able to leave his room. His present attack of the gout is the most severe he ever had. The ancle and the knee were the parts parti cularly affected, bat It, it hoped the King's general health will be imirboed after tha fit completely ceases. The answer tb !tiquiries this day at the Pa vilion was, that his Majaty•lras *welt better. THE FUNDS, YESTERDAY. HALL-PAST Two o'CLoce. Consols have had a decline of a half, and are now 7$ for money-79 for account. Little business doing except for money—the market in a panic.— Ilad the Bulls settled the November account yester day, instead of carrying it over—it is diffienit to say what might have been the fall. . NATIONAL .< . ASTER Foatirom.—The third instalment of ten per cent. on Spanish is payable this day—and Scrip has fallen to 16.17 discount—Bonds 49. The price of Spanish Bonds at Paris 48. The French Fives 87E An injunction was moved for this day in the Court of Chancery, to restrain the Contractors for Columbian from parting with the monies remaining in their hands, (about 170.0001.) The matter was heard in the Lord . Chancellor's priirate mom ; but we understand the motion to have been granted. The arrival of two expresses yesterday morn ing from •Paris, with the Me/tile:sr of Thursday, containing copies of the respective Notes delivered by the Austrian, Russian, and Prussian Ministers. created a strong sensation sn the city. As the language of the Notes appears to have becn less objectionable than was surmised, the subsequent departure of the Ambassadors is inconsistent with probability—yet, at a later period of the day, it was confidently stated, that net only the Ministers of Austria. Russia, and Prussia, but alms of Fume, had all quitted Madrid. The influence on the Funds was felt immediately, though to no great extent--a decline of three quarters per Cent. The prevalent opinion is, that the Freucb Ambassador only, had left Madrid—but unless the definitive of the Cortes have been receival, this cannot but be considered as improbable. Admitting even that the resentment of the people should have ma nifested itself by open insult of the French Am bassador—the representatives of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, would have felt themselves under the necessity of accompanying him in by retreat. The next advice' will probably be decisive of the question. Notwithstanding the 'warlike aspect of affairs, it it yet believed by many of the best informed, that the- Spanish Government will be ultimately guided by the emunel, and advice of England: The intelligence received on Friday from Ireland is really curious, and to us ineemprehonsible. The High Sheriff of Wexford has refused to comply with. . a Requisition. signed by Dignitaries of the Church, and several Noblemen and leading Gentry of the L County, to tall s Mestingto address the Lord Lieu tenant, the Representative of the Sovereign, on the subject of the late savage outrage and molt 44%mi to the person of his Excellency in the Dublin theatre. Mr. Alcock, the High Sheriff, grounded his refusal distinctly upon the circumstance of the Grand Jury having thrown out the bills that were presented against the individuals accused of that outrage ! Now this is really a curious and whimsical excuse enough of Mr. High Sheriff Alcook.—What, we would ask him, bad the throwing out of the bills to do with the question of the disgraceful riot in question ! That there was an outrage be cannot deny—that a bottle and a piece of wood were flung at the Viceroy he cannot deny—and therefore his excuse fur not complying with the Requisition is absurd and ridiculous, and is such a one as would excite surprise, even though it had proceeded from the Orange party of the Dublin Corporation. Mr. Browne, the Sovereign of Carlow, is less commu nicative as to his reasons, for not assembling the County. Wrapt up in his own wisdom and self. importance, he Itiounic.ally says, " he does not think it necessary at this time to ml a Meeting ,"—but the Clergy, the Noblemen, and the Gentry of the County think otherwise. These refusals will be a matter of exultation to the Orange Faction in ire land, composed as it is of individuals who are to positive, as troublesome, and es hard-headed us the stupid Ultras of France. As to Mr. Alcock, if he had read the Attorney-General's Speech, and the observations of the worthy and learned Judge, on the subject of the Dublin Grand Jury throwing out the Bills, he might have fouud some cogent reasons, even on the grounds he has stated, for calling the Meeting, without he is persuaded that the report of the outrage in the 'Theatre was nothing more than a mere delusion. The opinion of the two counties, we are convinced, is iu perfect unison with the Den• timent of the noblemen and gentry who signed the lt.quisitions ; and we are also persuaded that Par liament would render a very great and important benefit to Ireland, if it would pass an Act to put down Orange Clubs altogether, which are a perfect and intolerable nuisance in that country. The Marquis of Camden's gvnekesper, at Bay ham Abbey, was killed on 'flautsday evening last, by the falling of his horse, a short distance from Tonbridge. ~a:a<- ...:'-..=.___ .k 41' We understand that the Spanish Goventament acceded to the proposition for establishing a. mail coach from Madrid to Corunna, to be connected with a series of steam-packets, to sail from that port for .Falmouth, according to th 3 suggestions made by Sir John Doyle. By this measure the letter* from Madrid, which are regularly, when the snail comes through France, 14 days on the road, will now arrive in eight days, it being engaged by 'the par ties who contract fitr the conveyance of the letters. that the voyage from Falmouth to Cerunna shall not occupy more than four days ; the remaining time being divided between the land Journey front Madrid to Corunna, and that from Felmouth to London. This new arrangement has givers the greatest satisfaction to the merchants corresponding with Spain, who will now receive their remittances in all oases, six days earlier than usual, anti- with much greater certainty than before, escaping the double danger of interruption on the Spanish fron tier, and of inspections by the agents of the French post-office. The parties contracting with the SPa nish Government are said to be men of long expe rience in the management of steam packets hum Edinburgh to London, and therefore fully able to • estimate how far the performanthuf the' voyage by sea Icily be reduced to certainty Ad until have been received from Aleppo to the 19th of November, at which time the shocks of the • earthquake were still frequent, and some of them violent. The damage that has teen sustained is incalculable, and the loss of lives almost unpiu-el leled, even in such calamities. One of the most frightful and sweeping scenes of misery had mac- • ceeded, the honors of which were aggrayated by the state of insecurity to which the poor sufferers were reduced by the continuance of the shocks. Extract of a letter fmm the Agent to Lloyd's•at Memel, dated Dec. 28 :—" Since last night we 'have • bad a sharp frost, and our halls completely fast to • the entrance of the harbour.• • in amsequenot of the repeated applications made from , home against the late additional port charges laid on British and other shipping, it is expected that en alteration will take place before spring. I, however, think it ne•• cessary tp point tut to owners and ship-matters, that all vessels.*whick bring limestone, chalk, rubbtsh, or even stones of little or no value, as is often the • GM from some ports is Scotland, Sweden, awl Norway, are liable to double port slaw* the mine • as if loaded with valuable corgese; aspremeentiene having been made against this chugs, mid it is `. to be hoped that an exemption will be meder r whinh •, I shall not fail to communicate." • Eatreet of a letter from the Apra to Lloyd's it Constantinople. dated 10th Deoenber:—" The Shop Lashley, and the Ladoga, Bailey, have arrived here I from Term-rock, with only a small part of their cargoes on bout?, having been 'foreed•to leave the • Bey in consequence of a heavy gale from the north- • east, which branght down large bodies of ice.' CRONITADT, Ditc.• 11 (23.) —On the Bth it blew • a violent gale of wind from the westward, which broke up all the ice below; and the next day a Ramie& salliott, supposed to be the Aksander, &reed bit way into it, and anchored $ os 4 wrests from the mole. * • • OLD BAILEY SICSSIOVS.—(ThrtapAv.) • * ~ ~, SATORDAY,,JAW. IL—Jeremiah James liestling v agsel ' 72, described as agent. a person of respectable afp.sMinse, was inducted, and the indictment charged •blisoosissa • stealing twofold watches, the property ofJanseso.lllNo • and others. Alt. 04sion stated, that he was in partnership illld re- - sided in Ilavies-strset,•Berkeleydsquarei He had known. , • the prisoner a year or two bemre the flu o 1 No.. WYI , when he called on witness, and said he wanted , two gold watches for a young Nobleman, whose nano lie was not at liberty to mention, as' his friends would twit hear of Iva purchasing such expensive-armies. , -Wit ness was satisfied, and allowed him to hare the wretches. Ahoet lb day. afterwards, he called to have his own watch regulated. when witness pressed him for payntent of the properly had on the 21st. He said the nobleman. was net then w the way, and at other times he said its was on the Continent. Witness at length called upon hint, when he spoke of some difficulties bsu said the money should be paid ; this not beingslune, witness, May, ktfiltr, issued a warrant of debt. Cross-examitsed—alte prisoner visited the alum after • the transaction. Did say he would accept a good bill ; be left uff visiting the shops considerable time before the writ was issued. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisoner, on being called urnn tor his defence, said, he would lure the case OF the hands of the Court and Jury. The Jury, after consulting some time, requested the Court would allow them to pun a few cpsestions to the ' witness °goon, who, in answer, said he had known • the prisoner two or three years, and that the oidy bus'. ness done, prior ti the tr fluvial. the ground tat the present enquiry, was the repairing and regulating .a watch, which was duly paid for. The Jury retired from the Court to sonsider their verdict—and, after en absence of twenty minutes, pru .sounced a verdict of—Not Guilty. Time is a seeondidierge against :he prisoner, which Was net proceeded ie. 1 . = .~