The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-03-01 00:00:00

the soldiery from appearing with arms in their hands against the subiret.—[ Loan applause.] Mr Barclay shortly afterwards retired, attended by a few friends, and the company soon followed his example. During the whole of the evening stones conti wird to be thrftwat in the most wanton manner at the windows. We undermand some of the offenders were secured.—We lament to state, that some ruf, during t!ie scuffle in the Borough-road, stabbed a fine horse belonging to a Gentleman named Stan. ton. Other acts, equally atrocious were committed. The roads towards town, for the greater part of the night, resounded with the cries of " No Corn Lairs!" SAINT LUKE. NI inntsvx. AT a very numerous M ECFI NG of the VESTRY, held in the Vestry Snafu, nn Februnry the 28th, pursuant ton Requisition of Nine Vestrymen, 0 To consider the pro. priers .of rul . opoint 'rime proceedings In prevent the intended Mordent% in the existing Corn Laws:" THOMAS LAURANCE. F.s . q. Upper Churchwarden, in the Chair II was unanimously Resolved. That the Inanbitants of this parish, containing a popula tion of ::.5,0A persons. are principally supported by manufac tures • that having experienced great difficulties during the war recently sermioated„ they began to nntiripete better times, from peace, fr as diminhhed taxation, anal the cheapness of brilvi; and t .at the increase, or continuance, of those benefits can resi , .re the prosperity, or perpetuate the existence of their erimi.t..lrture.„ by nogotenting the home eowtottiptitto, and by enabling them to roweled with foreign nntione, wbase food is els• ap. awl IX hose taxation h les, opprewive. t That this Yestly tire convinced that ibis cheapness of the Iseetemsrieh of life. which they canider to he vitally importa.it, will be greatly •dimitihbetl by any airmen., which tewl to in mew. the obstructions to a free trade in Corn—end especially that additional rer.trlrtions on the importation of that emetstiali article will operate this fatal evil by dinniniAing the fiireigo supply I by earouragior injurious speculatloo; and by la ds iwg British growers of wheat to require thine esc,e,i.siee price- for the commodity which they otherwise would not ven ture to deinaud. _ _ _ . 3. That although this Vestry desire the agricallunti as well as the moinufacturing prosperity of their country—and consider them as in-eparately cohnected—they cannot but rogaril the m moires propir.Pri in Parliament for hicrearng the obstacles to the free importatiou of Whe.t as measures calculated to produce calamities to themselves, prejudice to farmers, and misery to the state. 4. That this Vestry appr , hend tbst such measures can alone originate with proprietuni of land desirous to perpetuate rents uttnaturalli tatiroented by long protracted wars; hut for-viral, that their decrease in peace •ho•ild have !tern foreseen, and for. /titled, that the prices of labour must he thereby augmented, slut the . dypreciation of pap p er money must , be increased, that the poor's rates Insist be that taxation must be ex tended, that stockholders in the public funds will gennally surfer, mid that their own expenditure bi ti:g proportionally en. exec they will not obtain as eeiriatial benefit ; whilst, fur on apparent and illiesory advantage, Gary will perpetuate in peace Mr eirds of war, and inflict distresses far greater than even the di.i oolinuance of the Properly Tat can compensate sod rrawve . 5. That, to this Veltry, theargnmeMa for Acts so permanently di-a.trine, appear sophistical ..nd inconclusiv.; and that tire evil. threatened from the a, ttl.drawment of capital from acri culture, and from the withholding of corn by foreign countries, are remote, contingent, and improbable; whilst the evils attend. ors on the ehavoill:,ble and lasting rise in the price of•bread w4l re immediate, (*min, and destructive : ti. That this Vestry (twelve, that even if the trade in corn must be additionally and unhappily restricted, further delay shoal. be perivitied, awl further itiffinnation acquired, th at the restriction should be tempos:try and experintrobil; the meth.iit of tegulating the average- should be Improve-4, tad that a much lloWer prier than per quarter should he fixA as the price at which the bonito of the importation of wheat fur home !VW somptioa sot old recommence. 7 Thut glob .ugh the Vestry feel ex home alarm at the preci- Oases, wilts whirl the measures of which they complain have been introduced, without that renewed and extended investiga tion watch they were is:tiered to exceet.—:.tid at the singularity Alike awaits arid Ili , • combination of interests by which these measures have Oblaiard support i—they also fret confident that opininow in oppatitisin to those mersures pretaptly, generally, *tidy, and coastitutionally expressed by the I , :aglish people Owl obtain revert that they will therefore renew their petitions to bosh H arms of Parliament, and respectfully ex press the sestiments which they entertain on the resolutions there proposed, and boreal their reconsideration and improvement : S. That the Petitions now read be approved, nod that tars he signed h , tie Vestrymen present at Ibis Vestry, and by such other inhabitants whose signature- may hr immediately annexed, god that they be presented to both Houses of Parliament with the ir.,sl passable deiay. 9. Tb:.t a Committee consisting of the Churchwardens and Overseers, and two gentlemen from each liberty, be deputed to fieverintend the porsentati at of the Petitions, en d to adopt such Elleaskg is, .pr , oroose the intentions of ihis Vestry as their prudence many stout- f. • JO. chat this Vestry cannot hut offer their thanks to the geo desist,. by whine intelligent and active zeal to promote the pa rochial and national welfare this meeting has been so speedily convened di. That thi- Vestry cordially rellew the ft piirololtinn which they have awn expressed of the conduct of Mr. John Wilati, their Vestry Clerk, and especially arkoowledge the benefits , which upon this occasion they have derived from his inforina- lion and assisionce. _ _ 14. Thsi these Resolutions be inserted once in four Morning Pap.rs,nul twice in three Eleniug.Papers, and they be other wise published us the Commifire (hall (Wert. TiIOSIAS I.AURANCE Chairman _ . 11. That In the Chairman this Vestry present their thanks for the impartiality and intelligence with which he has presided at this hireling. • 11114Ita ........ Emote Ilanthurgh • Gottenburgb line PRICK OF STOCKS TlllB Haver 957 9 per Celli Red. 691 per Lent. Corn. 6.5b1 4 p-r Carts. PC/I 1 5 per Cali. ?stir) , ni 1)Alt AT ONE O'CLOCK i.song. Ann. 16 3.16 India Bends 6 5 p • Exchequer Hill. scl p Oinaitoo d Cansob for i‘cc. 64 34 - THE STATESMAN. LONDON: WEDNESD AY, MARCH I, ISIS. The only fresh ne‘ts we have from the Continent to.day, is conveyed to us through the medium of French Papers, which have come to hand to the 26th ult. and some more Frankfort and Brussels Journals. An article from Paris of the 25th says, Lord CASTLEREAGH arrived in that city on the 22d, and had an audience of the KING ; but a doubt is expressed as to the accuracy of this statement. It appears, however, from the Vienna letters in the Brussels Papers, that his Lordship took leave of the Austrian Court on the evening of the 12th. It was thought that all the regulations relative to the different pretensions would he decided next day (the 13th). The ;Negotiators were running shout like as • many mad poets, " haste in each look and papers in each hand," in order to furnish the British Diploma tist with " ample matter for his Report to . Parlia ment," where it has long been wanted. Very active negotiations, say the accounts, are ob served to be carried on with Hanover. England aims to have made some arrangements against the THE STATEg'iIIAY; interruption of the male succession to the throne of that '' kingdom." A Note from the Prince Sovereign of the Nether lands to his " General of Justice," in Belgium, which we have copied, announces the decision of the fate of that country, and specifies the arrangements in his favour. They are exactly as we stated yes• terday. The Report of the Resolutions on the Corn Laws was last night agreed to, after anothet discussion, l and a division on an amendment proposed by Mr. CALca trr to the resolution making the price 80s. Mr. C. said he could make it appear that this price was beyond what the most sanguine supporters of the measure could substantiate to be necessary. Mr. ROSE (an authority entitled to no small credit in cases relating to agriculture and trade) also showed, by an examination of the evidence, that a less price than 80s. would be a sufficient protection for agricul ture. The Resolutions, however, making the price 80s. were carried, as we hue said, by a majority of one hundred and Aftrfour to thirty -foe. And thus we see a rate established, below which corn cannot go, which, were prices to remain merely at that elevation, must, in the present state of the country, deteriorate the condition of the consuming of bread considerably, and disappoint expectations which every thing but the fear of this injudicious measure seemed to warrant. We would treat this subject with as tender a hand as possible —we are too well aware of the lurking incite ments to disturbance which now exist, and which this measure has not a little tended to aggravate and disseminate through the country I but the Public expect no recreant conduct on oar part when the lives, the liberties, the honour, and interests of our countrymen are at stake. Our opi nions on measures whicb deeply involve these shall be fearlessly, though we hope ever respectfully, expressed, in whatever situation weinay be placed. We ha►e endeavoured to avert the calamities which now threaten the country. We have not ceased to.recol lett that the horrors of the French Revolution had their origin in measures to keep up the price of Bread ; and we have cried with the prophetic dread of what we have already seen, this will be the con sequence of raising the price of corn lo as almost to threaten taking away the people's bread,—for raising it to a price which must injure many, cannot be looked rpou in any other light . ; nor will any ar guments to the contrary prevail in establishing an opinion that that which enhances the price of sub sistence can be for the advantage of the community. The people of this country have seen all the Powers ' twice 4IS high as in France, will be carried through the legislative forms, without any enquiry whatever iutuAts probable effect on commerce and manufac tures, or on the public and private revenue derived from those sources." The supporters of the Bill may not be altogether wrong in saying much delusion prevails in the public mind in regard to it, and the opposers of the measure may be right in asserting that much delusion as well as collusion prevails also among its advocates ;—and this is the best reason for pausing—for until clearer ideas of the propriety and necessity of carrying such a project into a law are generally entertained, it mast be unwise to hasten its adoption. 4 Whilst we are supplying our readers with such co pious . reports of the discussions in Parliament, they can be at no loss to perceive in what manner the new veetriction on the importation of corn (we live in an age of restriction) is advocated and opposed. We might therefore with becoming humility refer to the debates of our Representatives, and with submission to the higher powers, patiently await the result. But as there are those " out of doors" who, like ourselves, will have an additional word to say upon this great BRUSSELS PAPERS. _ . of Europe leagued against them, with the most in- Imercial transactions. It is that the little specie there veterate hate and jealousy in their hosorth,.and tit IA left iis tins country may not be seat out of it, but 1. most able end terrific genius who has appeared for that the manufactured product of onr artizans, and centuries, wielding their energies and directing their the goods of our merchants may supply the place of efforts for our destruction—in vain ;—they have seen money in the necessary exchanges with foreign na -1 what all these combined againit us could do, and by lions, that the trading interest and sound policy re their patienceand exertion triumphedovereveryforeign quire no injurious restriction should be made in this foe,--end will they believe that this land is in dan- i respect. If the products of our industry cannot be ger of being starved either now, when the day of i made to supply the place of cash, money must be the Europe's tranquillity is arrived, or at any future only return that will be tr.ken. And where, will the period, if we do not shut our ports against the in. Courier, or any other of the advocates of restriction, troduction of foreign grain,—if we do not volun- be kind enough to inform us, is this money to be tarily throw back the cep of blessings which peace got if we are voluntarily to forego the com presents, and raise .the price of provisions in our coerce of all the nations from which we receive markets to a pitch which few who have to labour for grain in exchange for our commodities, France, their subsistence can bear, and the extent of Germany, the countries bordering on the Bal_ which is purely discretionary with the sellers ? tic, America, &c. ? It is well known that our A measure of this kind they will say, and exclusion from the markets of these countries has make too great mistake in hazarding such en been in the highest degree favourable to their in assertion, is far mare likely to create scarcity and theory, and destructive to the interests of ours; public distress, than a realization of the fanciful and shall we voluntarily give up the pre-eminence ? theories and visionary arguments had recourse to, for —We fear we are not all rich enough to re the purpose of establishing a permanent high price tire to our country seats, and enjoy otium curs of the necessaries of life. The effects of lending dignitate, after the war, whatever comforts may have the influence of Legislative authority to efforts which descended during the last 20 years on the Lords of must occasion a wide, were it even a temporary in- the Soil. What is it that has occasioned the drain convenience,-and have evidently in view the advantage iof specie from the country ? What is it that has oc. of a few, at the expense of the many, need not he, casioned the drain of our best blood—the general enlarged upon. The scenes in the Borough last night impoverishment of all classes of people in this over supply a picture of popular opinion,• in regard to taxed, exhausted, and most fettered of all nations ? the alteration in the Corn Laws, which, as it re- We repeat that if the price of corn is kept up we ceived the prompt attention of Government, ate will not merely never return to a money circulation, need not impresses one fraught with admonitions.= but we will neither have money nor any thing else We deem it also proper to say, that the dangerous to offer in the way of payme n t. M r . F ITZGERALD, spirit so reprehensively displayed last night, is Ike forsooth, gave a triumphant reply to the observation, from being confined to Southwark. We have this that an artificial currency m us t oc c u py th e p l ace o f morning observed a most inflammatory placard ian unartificial one if the Resolutions were a gree d t o , posted in a conspicuous part of the Strand (at the by saying the most efficacious means of restoring end of Southampton-street), which will doubtless cash payments, was to prevent that drain of specie occasion some enquiry as to the author, The con- which importation of corn was likely to occasion.— stitutional means of opposition to the proposed Now our humble opinion is, that the best method of law are open—earnestly do we hope and en- i preventing one thing going out of the country is to treat that Englishmen will revere these sof. I allow something else to do so, when some one or other eiently to make their boasted means of pro. • must be exported. We apprehend that however in tection the channel of their complaints and de.!, dependent the Landed interest may feel of foreign in fence, and that none other but such proceedings as tercourse, the nation does not yet do so g e nera lly ; i do them houeur will be adopted for this p u rpose.— and till our native agriculturists can afford to sell their Having said this, we add, with pleasure, that we , produce at a reasonable rate,it is rather not very liberal observe Meetings are to be held this day in the 80. I in them to expect that the commercial part of the popu rough, and the parishes of St. Cement's and Spital- . lotion should be debarred the p r ivilege o f ex ch ang i ng commodities with other nations for the m eans fields, to petition Parliament against raising the price their of subsistence—for it cannot be disguised that the of corn; and that such constitutional measures ought effect of making the minimum price of a quarter of to be taken immediately in every part of the kingdom corn 80s. must be that of totally prohibiting, the ex to defeat this most dangerous plan for establishing a port of a great proportion of the manufactures and monopoly as inimical to the interests of trade and trading stock of this kin g d om . A n d h ow i s t h at specie of which the country has been d r ai ne d t o h e the poor as to the natural order of things.—" The• Petitioners (as a brother Journalist says) must brought back, but by tradi ng connec ti ons w i t h t h ose step forward with alacrity; or else such is the rapi- who can boast the presence of a littl e more o f th e precious metals than we have the happiness of being dity with which this fatal measure is pressed on, that able to do, notwithstanding th e very prov id ent re a law tending to fix the price of bread in England strictions of our Government? EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM HIS ROYAL lIICIINIts TIIE PRINCE SOVEREIGN, DATED FEB. 23, 1815, A. DRESED TO III! EXCELLENCY COUNT DE TUUMLS Dt LOMBIZE, COMMISSIONER-GENERAL OF JUSTICE, PERFORMING TIIE FUNCTIONS OF SECRETARY of STATE. dispatches which I received yester. day from Vienna, inform me that the great iutpresty which have long employed the Congress, have regulated to the general 'satisfaction ; and by th e unanimous consent of Austria, Russia, E ng i u d , France, and Prussia, all those parts of - lielgiuc t which formerly belonged to the first of those Powers ha►e been placed under my sovereignly, exceink g some portions of the let ritory of Limburg and Lutorn. burg, and under some modifications in re•pcct to these two Duchies. IVe retain on the right hank o f the Meuse a slip of territory sufliciont to enure to us the entire enjoyment and the free natimion of that river; and the ancient Bishoplic of Liege is among the countries which will compose the ne w mo . narchy of the Low Countries. You will realty preciate the happy effect which those arras ge.ients will have upon the happiness of the people wh om , Providence has called me to govern, and to whom, what I have already been able to do for them under less favourable circumstances, mast serve as a pled ge of my constant solicitude for their true interests. subject; and as we love to correct the mis-statements i of ignorance, and to show the fallacy of the still more , I. SAILING OF TUC OG I' WA ft it ROUND FLERT3, dangerous arguments of sel fi shness and venality, we . P . ORTssfourrif, FEB. 28.—This day the wind bei ng will here quote the following paragraph for the pur- from the Eastward, the different Convoys so l ong detained, proceeded on their respective voyages ins. pose of making a few remarks on the sound reasoning which it contains, from a print which the people of der the folloisiog men of war :---, IT. M. -hips, Arbor, witb the trade to the C tpe, E.ss twi n , this country with most Christian-like love for their and Snuih Se. , ; W :urine, Lacy, Fowl, no ti Ceplialvt,wic; enemies are disposed to foster with no small degree ry. , 6 ci t i f ," i r i Made ,"",."" .! I n - e.",,e'l I nd e ' ; rsi'" to 11110 a ermvoa, wt.; nal w., .ssste as, and hlutitie, truth a of encouragement, in spite of all its political tergiver- fleet f.tr the Coll'i of Afr.ca; P..is .Ix., tiadze.. and Nnut,t ils . with a fleet fur SOM. Po. toga!, awl the %VA 1...ca1.-an. Cationsand declared hostility to their interests. • " Mr. BARING is represented to have said, that ~‘ A Commission has passed 't he Great to invest herds Justices with the Execi k tive Whorl: if the House perferred an artificial to an unartificial ties of that kingdom, (luring Hie OM ;•OrS ry absence 0 f ! • • state of currency,they would agree to the Resolutions; Lord Worrwotern, who is expected in England is but they might be assured that if they kept up the ! the course of this week. price of corn, . they would never return to a money Yesterday there wits a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Uxbridge and the vicinity, at which circulation' This appears to be one of the weakest Resolutions wete paas. , d against the proposed Cora arguments we ever heard. Are we more likely to Bill, and a Petitions to both Houses -of Parliament return to a money circulation in England, by sending was unanimously agreed to. Ihe Gazette of last night offers a reward of two our money to France to purchase Corn ? Mr. FITZ• I hundred guineas for the discovery of the person or inastm, the Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer, very persons who threw Mr. John Smith over Butherglea jestly observed, in reply to this part of Mr. BARI NG'S bridge into the riser (Ay di . ' Speech, that ' the most effectual means of restoring 1 The trial of Donlan, for the murder of his aunt cash payments was to prevent that drain' of specie and brother, with which the French Papers are till d, which an undue importation of corn was likely to occupied two entire dais. Ile was convicted, and sentenced to death. His fellow prisoner Girotsarti occasion, and which had been a main cause of the , unfavourable balances against this country.'"— I was acquitted. Mrs. (isnsten, we are sorry to state, is very ie. (Courier). riously indisposed at her house on the Adelphi Ter- Now the impudence and stupidity of this attempt . race .. to pervert argument, and misrepresent fact, must • be notorious to every one who knows any thing of cern- We are concerned to state the dangeroot WNW Of Alderman Ilinvey CORM, which, is is will doprive the City•of London ototsti•of IM _ best Magistrates sad Representatives. THEATRE.—Last eigns Me rem LEY, a young; provineis+ ereetssroesv of much cele brity, made his firm appraraneie oss the l am * boards in the character of Douglas, Although thi s character is not one of great pieteirsinns, and data not dental'd a display of the highest descriptioe of talents, it is yet sittlicien . ly attractise to have been chosen for the debut so many a candidate for theatrical distinction, and we are happy to say, that, in our opinion, Mr. PENLEir acquitted himaelf with great credit in this his first essay on the Metropolitan stage. His figure is rather tall, his face not without expression, and his voice, though slender, very clear, and capable of modulation. The play wasgiven out for repetition amidst cries of bravo! from all parts of the House; In the case of Mcatets and t OLNIAN, in the Court of Chancery, the Loan CliAnceLtou said yesterday morning, that the award could not stand, and that he should give his reasons on Thursday or Saturday next. Considerable business was yesterday done, in the city, upon Frankfort on the Meyn; and ma EL. change was opened oir that place at the rate of 134 which is expected to improve. We are sorry to hear that an account has been re. ceired from Bourdeaux, stating the death of Mrs. Peeut, late of the Strand, wife Of J. Naar, Esq. of the Morning Chronicle. This Lady was bier esteemed for her amiable character, domestic virtues, good sense, and elegant manners. She was moonlity delicate in her constitution, and having reason to fear that she was in a decline, she went to Lishcou some time ago, accompanied by one of her daughters.--: lier health was so much restored by the air of that place, that • she was on her passage to this cunntry, when she was unfortunately taken by an Alge , ine vessel, and though she was *reefed with great kind• ness, the, disappointtnent and agitation arising from this capture gave such a shock to her weak flame, that after her arrival at Bourdeaux, she con retied to decline till she was, last week; &ally released . frons her sufferings. SPECIAL COMINIisTON.--'this morning, at nine o'clock, at the Old Bailey Court-house, Frilliaon Sawyer, charged with the murder of lin rrlet Gasket!, at Lisbon, was put to the har.----The Attorney- General addressed the Court, and moved that the trial should be put off, in consequence of the ab sence of a material nitness, .The Court atli.surmel the trial to the sth of April, and the Prisoner rises remanded. • CORN EXCIIANGE, M %RCN I.—A c insider:ll,le quantity of wheat was left over from Mond tv's mar ket, and having fresh arrivals this meriting the siiles were heavy at a decline of 9.5. per quarter.-- Barley is Is. per quarter Lower, a tolerable 101ge quanVe. • rearing to.day, for which there is but little dente .e-r Oats• are dull sale at Monday's pliees.—lti peitit beans, and other articles there is no alteration. Yesterday the remains of the - l Ate Duke of Donssr were conveyed in procession through London, on their way to thelamily seatstt Knole. An immense number of carriages,of Noblemen and Gentlemen were in attendance. The body will lie in state at Knole before the interment. i3O/11)01.4 • Printed told Vtitihole, tilt , I) t.utncl,. tst t:t STATSSIKAX OFFICE, 87, t-tireet. u. )E • it r. is 0 If n IS S i s A a a ;„ r, a f t t • 1 1 • • 1 I 3 1