The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-10-08 00:00:00

- CA RARrEST.-MARKETS. A correspondent states-Much has been said in t different newspapers respecting the corn-harvest, but nothing concerning the crop of potatoes, which in the Weald of Sussex, is very abundant; for it must be ob served that as wet summer is greatly in favour of Me growth of potatoes, and such has been the case this year; therefore, the deficiency in corn will, in .some measure, be made up in potatoes, which can be , used as a substitute-a very important consideration to the lower classes. This summer as likewise been very favourable to the growth of turnips. There appears to be a pause In the corn market, which we trust, will prove in favour of the consumer. Some bakers have lowered the price of the quartern loaf to ten-pence.--r-(Brighton Herald.) The prices of grain, at Lewes market, on Tuesday last :-Mixed wheat, V. Ss.; red ditto, 31. 2s. to 31. 81. At Arundel corn-market, the prices werer-Wheat 131. to 181. per load; Barley, 30s. to 335. per quarter; Oats, 21s. to 245. per quarter; Flour, 16d. per gal lon ; quartern loaf sells for 94d.; Coals from 365. to 40s. per chaldron ; and hay, at 31. per too. There is at this time 60 wheat ricks of this year's growth in the small island of Selsey, near Chichester ; a much greater crop than was ever remembered, and all got up in fair condition.-(Hompshi re Telegraph.) Max, OCT. 4.-We had a large market on Tues day, and a good supply of both Wheat and Barley ; but very little business done, and each Article met a redurtion of 2 to 3s. per quarter from last week's prices. Very little alteration in other articles, except flour, which is lower 6s. per sack. Yattatotttn, 4.-Our market this week has been well supplied with Wheat, the new coming damp and grown, are with difficulty got rid of at a decline of 24. to 44.-Old fully support their prices at.d are wanted. The harvest may now be considered as concluded in this neighbourhood. There is no deficiency in quail ti?y, but in the quality of the wheat and Barli, (especially the latter) is we regret to say, generally in different, and in many instances very bad.-(ll'orees ter Joaraal.) At Newcastle market, on Saturday se'nnight, there was a good supply of country wheat, and the whole was taken off at a trifling advance on the prices of that day se'nnight. The Rye trade was very dull. Little tloing in Barley, Malt, Beans or Pease. Oats Is. to 24. per quarter higher. During Saturday, Sunday. and yesterday forenoon, the weather was exceedingly stormy, accompanied by heavy showers. Since yesterday afternoon it has become more clear and dry, with a strong breeze front W. N. W. The farmers are in consequence very busy, and a great many fields of outstanding grain have been carried and safely housed this fore noon. A few good days would complete the harvest in this part of Scotland.-Glaftgorr courier. Mawr, Oc r. 4.-Our Market was largely sup plied with (train yesterday, for which there was a very poor demand, and a good deal remained unsold. The prices were nearly the same as on Friday, with the ex ception of new Wheat, which was is. 611. to 2*. per barrel lower. No alteration in Flour-sale very heavy. THE llanresv.-Since we last noticed the state of t l “' harvest in this County, the weather has been with, little exception, in favour of the farmer. Those feel -:.79 of despondency to which appearances at that time were so calculated to give rise, have been almost e trolly removed. Although the rains have done con sider Ode injury to the crops in general, yet the pro duce is every where abundant, and we believe, when cwitared with those of other seasons of late, fully etrivalent to any loss the present has sustained. The favourable state of the weather has already had a very s!rikiltg effect on the prices in our Corn Market. On Satorday Prime Wheat, which, the previous week, sold from 28s. to 30s. per barrel, was reduced to 225. vd. per barrel, (the highest price that could be °b id:m-410 and some 01 . 4 brought only 18s. Other de s •r:ptions of grain were proportionably reduced.- ( 'e tford Herald). Aeconnts from Ilatnlotrgh state, that the harvest had proved bad in the northern provinces of Sweden, and that in the Russian liovetnment of Pskow the rr .its had been much damaged by continued rains and floods. The rise of the prices of grain in this country bad caused much activity in the corn trade at Copen• ha Ten. The price of corn, during the first seven weeks of die fol.. quarters of the year, beginning the 15th of No veriber, 15th of February, 15th of May, an d kith o f A ~ .rnst, has no operation tisatever upon the average tvl•ich is to open the ports; and it is only during the I , st six weeks of those 'porters that the average is of i”portance. If this circumstance were universally known and acted upon h farmers throughout the united kingdom, and if they, in consequence, sold their interior and lower priced grain during the six weeks preceding the 15th of November. 15th of t•'ebruary, lAt of May, and 15th of August. and their finer and lYigher priced grain for the seven weeks succeeding those periods, the probability of the opening of the ports to foreign grain would be 'lone away, and thus a great aggravation of the agricultural distress be pie vented. HOP INTELLIGENCE. CANTERIKURY. OCT. 4.—Our first hop-market was held yesterday, but very little bnsiness was done. A few small lots were sold in pockets at 78s. and SO*. per cwt., but we believe none of the principal Canterbury or East Kent growths were offered. Our accounts from the great plantations mention a falling off at least one third from their appearance while standing. We have letters from what are called the country grounds about Alton, in Hants, which complain of the same de crease, and from those accounts it is probable that the calculation of the buyers, via, to 200,0001. duty will prove erroneous, and that prime East Kents will soon be in great demand.—(licatish Gazette.) CRANIBROOK. &CPT. 29,-e—This fair was thinly at tended, and less business done in the hop trade than usual, owing to the very low prices offered ; the high est price we heard of for very good Kent pockets was 565., per cwt. There was but little stock, and very -few sold ; a pretty large chew of horses, but chiefly of the inferior kind. A greater stagnation of business and scarcity of money Mai never witnessed. SOUTHWAIK, oc7. 3.—The current prices of new Hops are. bags, 455. to 68s.—Pockets. 50s. to 701. up to 80s. per cwt. and a demand for geed ones.—Tbere bas still been bet few East Kent or Canterbury Hops (especially good ones) sold on this market.—The duty gets down. as it is now estimated, at only 175,0001. rt - I ts LISVION, Sr., lives happy situations in which the heart of wan seems, idgroan under the weight of the satisfaction wbich, he feels, while a delicious delirium at the same , time leaves the mink as it were, without the faculty of pressing the felicity which it enjoys. Such was our situation in the share we took on this happy day, in the general satisfaction, such without doubt was that of all the heroic inhabitants of this capital—such the impression on the minds of all men of whatever nation they may be, who feel the dignity of their rights, and who were witnesses of the enthusiasm with which this auspicious day was solemnised. Auspicious and, happy day, in which patriotism, reason, and honour moved the worthy military of this city to fol low the example of their brave comrades in the immor tal city of Oporto, the deserving champions of our li berties, to associate themselves with the first authors of our political regeneration. Happy day on which such noble sentiments consolidated the great work, I driving away frightful despotism, and planting the tuajestic tree of liberty, which was watered only by tears of pleasure, and which no drop of blood has de filed—a day on which the noblest revolution recorded in history was accomplished, and which a year ago ex cited the admiration of all Europe. [Here follow very long accounts of dig various monstrations of the public joy,.and the eeiemenies ob- ' served on the occasion. The crowds of spectators were immense, in whose presence the King, surrounded by the Clergy and by the Senate (which took on itself the direction and expense of the festival) laid the first stone of the monument which is to be erected in the Rocio, to give a grand lesson to posterity, and to an nounce to it the epoch when the Portuguese nation rose from unmerited slavery to liberty, and to the le gitimate exercise of its imprescririble rights. The numerous troops assembled on the occasion under General Sepulveda, made a most splendid appearance. After the ceremony of laying the stone was over, and the King was retiring, the troops fired a general salute, accompanied by the acclamations of the people, and three distinct circa to the Cons.itutioaal King, to the Cortes, and to the Constitution. Theiroops after wards passed in parade before the Viranila of the Palace where his Majesty stood. The troops amounted to eight thousand m..n. General Sepulveda and his Staff then went to the Palace to pay their respects to the King.] A splendid entertainment, at which about 400 per sons were present, was celebrated by the citizebs, at which the following toasts were given :- 1. The Sovereignty of the Nation established on the memorable 13th of September. 2. The Sovereign National Congress. 3. The Constitutional King. 4. The Trans-Marine ltrethren. 5. The always Loyal Armies of the free Portuguese Nation. 6. The Portuguese who prefer Death to Napery. • 7. All the founders of this great day, and the patri otic societies, which are to create the imitators of their valour. • --- - All these toasts, especially the 6th, were received with loud applause. tin this toasi 6 heing Oren, pa triotism seemed to animate every eunntenasece. their one of the company, the efforts of •so grateful an ins pression manifested themselves iu a singular manner, he remaining immoveable, while the rest of the com pany, though preserving the strictest dreorttus, gave a loose to the transports. It is pretended that the singu lar attitude and instoobility of the illustrious guest, was the effect of the violent impression made on him by the testimonies of these heroic sentiments, and we take pleasure in believing it, because it would be a calamity, if, in such a meeting, there was one imlividual who did not entertain the noble sentiments with which all were animated. The whole city was illuminated, and the streets were crowded through the night. The tortes have been engaged in discussing various particulars relative to the government of the tramma rine dominions. STATE OF ,Eln CATION IN NEW SOUTH IV.ILES. --WIPP [FROM THS STFINICT G tZETTE OF JAN. 6.] An interesting scene was witnessed at the church of St. Philip's Sydney, on Monday last, it being the second an niversary oldie foundation of the Male Orphan School, where a sermon was preached by the Rev. T. lteddall. After the sermon the children were examined by the Rev. Preacher, suitably to their respective ages and studies, according to the national system of education, very much to the satisf.ietion of his Excellency the Patron, and the Members of the Committee ; and all presnt were surprised to see the specimens of shoes and clothing made by the cltil‘!ren : when his Excel lency distributed six silver medals, inscribed " The best reader :" " The best writer ;" beat arid'. metician ;" General good romlnct and gardening ;" " The best tailor :" and "The best shoemaker ;" as also a number of books on various subjects to other deserving boys : after whillt ttey were regaled with an old English dinner of roast beef and plum pudding. When it is remembered that the national system was practically unknown in the colony until the arrival of the Rev. Thomas lteddall, who is charged with a par ticular commission for its introduction, the proficiency displayed by these native-born youths, from so short a course of instruction, stimulates a pleasing hope of the benefits to be reaped by the routine generation, when the advantages of the system are extended to all the public schools, whereby the natural talent of every little colonist may be fully developed ; that as vice and ignorance have been the danger of the past. so wisdom and knowledge (with virtue) may be the stability of the future. By the new arrangement made at the General Post Office, the mail will run between Loudon and Thurso in Scotland, a distance of SS I miles, without stopping wore than too or three hours at any one place, and a day will be gained in the delivery ui letters. A Spanish xebec. with a crew of thirty men, made its appearance off &ulnas (Eastern Pyrennees), on the 17th of September, and sent tunic of the crew on shore but the inhabitants opposed their landing through apprehension of the fever, and the Spaniards finding that they would be fired upon if they persisted, gave up the attempt. A parley ensued. when It was agreed that fresh provisions for the ship shool4 be deposited on the beach. whence they were takes sway by the Spaniards. without any further commusicatioa. THE El IV G. • . 1 - • # _ - 29.—The fete given - yesterday, by oar Sovereign, at Lacken, to kin Sktjesty George IV. attracted to the Palace, and its environs, a prodigi ous crowd of all sexes and ages. After the banquet, the august traveller, accompanied by the King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Orange, Prince Fre. derick, and Princess Marianne, went to the Theatre at Night o'clock, the exterior of which was elegantly illuminated. The most splendid art ingetnents were' made fur the King of England's reception. A spacious box, hung with crimson velvet, trimmed all round with deep gold fringe, was fitted op immediately in front of the stage, His Majesty entered the box, accompanied by the King and Queen of °the Netherlands, After bowing to the latter, he handed her Majesty to a seat on his right, and the former took a chair on the left of his august visitor. The moment his Britannic Majeety presented himself, the whole audience rose with one accord, and the orchestra struck up God sore the King, while his Majesty bowed repeatedly in acknowledg ment of their attention. An Opera was pet formed en titled Nouveau Seigneur, followed by a vaudeville en titled St. Herewee lirrirea, the composition of M. Bet nand, director of our theatre., and it contained so many happy allusions,...tb4..contrary to etiquette, the spectators repeated. the liveliest acclamations. His Majesty the King of England testified his gratitude by repeatedly bowing. The divertisement, which ter minated the fete, presented a varied scene of Irish and Scotch costume. For the last scene. there were baskets of Rowers, borne by the young pupils of the Conserva tory of the Dame, which presented, by means of trans parencies, the words God rare the King. When the curtain fell, " God save the King" was again played as his Britannic Majesty retired. King George IV. was decorated with the Grand Cordon of the order of I William. The finest women, set off by all the charms of dress—the presence of the Ambassadors and Gene rals of the different powers of Europe, amongst whom we recognised the Duke of Wellingtos and the Mar guess of Londonderry—gave to this solemnity (says the Brussels account) the most imposing appearance. The palaceof Lacken and the gardens were illuminated with muchltaste.[But according to private accounts, the taste displayed in the theatrical exhibitions were little entitled to acknowledgment. As a specimen, it is stated, that in the last scene a cupid, to compliment the English, made his entree, in a character that never before appeared on any stage,—the uniform of a British Naval Officer. The acclamations of the audience are alleged to have s heen prepared, in a similar spirit of compliment, by packing, in order to compensate for the cool reception which his Brittannic Majesty had experienced on his arrival at Brussels from the phlegmatic and reflecting Flemish populace.) Another article of the 30th ult. from Brussels. states the following particulars:—" All the necessary ar rangements had been made this morning for the de parture of King George IV. when a slight indisposition experienced by his Majesty, cansed his journey to be, postponed till to-morrow. It is thought, however, that he will attend the Theatre of the Park this even ing, with the Royal Family. The facade of the The atre is to be illntninatett with coloured lamps, as otO the preceding nights. In the course of the morning s their Royal Highnesses the young Princes, sons of the Prince of Grange, visited the King of England in his hotel. If we are to credit reports, which proceed from a respectable source, his Majesty intends, at his return from Hanover, to pay a second visit to our Court. Until now it appears that his Majesty will neither go to Vienna nor to Paris." • T EST k • P4R 'MAL* , -- or y„ . • _• . „ Serfr. r.PT. 15.---There are Nike eourtia o on Sit i. --- - - SIR ROBRRT WILSON. We inserted on !Friday last the Answer of his Royal Highness the Commander-in Chief, to Sir Robert %Vacua's letter of the 20th ult. demanding a Court of Inquiry or Court Martial. We now lay before our readers the Letter from his Royal llighness, in which his retuoval from the Army was communicated to him, and the above-mentioned Letter of the 20th. No. 1. Horse (;nerds, Sept. lb, Mil. St a-1 have it in command from his Majesty to inform yon, that his Majesty has no further occasion for your services.-1 am, Sir, your's, ?rtEnenicK, Commander-in-Chief. To Sir R. Wilson. M.P. No. 2.—ANSWER. Stn—The Letter of your Royal Highness, dated the 15111 of September, was delivered into my hands this morning by his Excellency Sir Cnarles Stuart. After the interview 1 had with Sir Herbert Taylor, your Royal Highness's Secretary, on the morning of the 21st of August, m which 1 stated my personal desire to meet and challenge inquiry into calumnies and misre presentations notoriously circulated, together with the motives of my forbearance, until officially called upon, from giving in my statement of the conduct I felt it my duty to pursue on the 14th instant, when attending the funeral procession of her late Majesty, 1 could not but be greatly astonished to find the newspaper statements of my dismissal from the service, without any inquiry, or previous comumuication of alleged charges, thus officially confirmed. But 1 still appeal with confidence to Isis Majesty's sense of justice, that be will grant my application for the institution of some Military Court, before which I may hare an opportunity to vindicate myself, and prove the falsehood of those accusations, whatever they may be, which have disposed his Majesty to remove me from an Army, iii 'which I have served • twenty-nine years, and in which 1 purchased every commission, with the exception of the junior one. • 1 await at Paris your Royal Highness's answer, but shall be ready to appear before any Court of Inquiry, or Court Martial, at the earliest notice. I have the honour to b Your Royal Highness's obedient Servant, Paris, Sept. Ilk Will. IL WILSON. . . . Letters have been receivit4sna l several of the West India Islands of a recent (law — , Which confirm the new' of the arrival at Trinidad of,,abe tiovernor of Puerto Cabello, and a lage party of Spanish of f icers who werd opposed to the Independents on the Main. It was ex. pected at Trinidad, in the beginoing of last mouth, that they %mold soon sail for. Spais. It .is said, that they had with thew a large sums in dollamand other valuables. 114.114 if . 64110' :EtaLivx.—The Paris papers :he stone which fell from the clouds on the tid of .Mine ; at JavitaN in the Department of Ardeehe, is now ex. hibiting to the public. Several amateurs have mad; proposals for purchasing this wonderful stone. which has excited great speculation 'among naturalist► An English mineralogist has, we understand, offered a considerable sam for it. IIICE OF STORKS u THI k Stock per Cert. Red 3 per Cent.Cor. 77.111 35 per Cent 6 per Cents. shot 3 per Ct. Navy I lOW 3 per t;ent. Long Ann trap 3 per Cent. Irish 6 per Cent. DAY AT ONE O'CLitik. ludia liter Ditto Boo& 006. fete —. 6 . v . South-Sea Stock South Sea Old Ann. Ez 51u.24. 10001. 3slrlt.p. —5OOl 0%. 01. 2s. p i . ----Small Os. 4%. de. pa. India for cllttl Con. tor Acet Lott. Tickets 191. 194. TO CORRESPONDRNTB. SAM SPOUT'S 3d Letter to-morrow. Mr. MURTMOVGII O'RLANSY'S 13th Letter from Willi, will also then appear. eta gotattfintan. " TUC lIRITIfV STATIMIAN" 1111 INCORPORATID " TN. LONDON: MONDAY EVENING, OCTOMIR 8, 1821. SIR ROBERT WILSON'S .IRRW4L IY LONDON. Sir ROBERT WiLson *raisin, In London yesterday morning at seven o'clock. The most active preparations are making for the Public Meeting in the City, to co•operate with that which took place on Friday, at the Town Hall of Southwark. At the City Meeting a distingaishyd Nobleman will take the Chair, and all the Indpetient Members of Parliament are expected to attend. ' 1 STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK The Consols opened this morning. at Mk at whi i k price they remain steady, and fur November ieessq 77. .tad fel is Our opinions on the treatment of Sir ROBERT WOP 1 SON. by the Ministers of the Crown, have been faith. fu oti l l i s y rs tr h a a n s sc o r l i o b s e t d ol b l y po so ti s e n n e c o: o o n vi d r c co o n te t m io p o o s ra to ri rs es s , e, whilu llis s o t f u h p i i s d o c n am t p h l e ete ril ly i h se a wo ve r w ill e y pu e rd d o sti wn t . c li o ly n p s " tit i u lo en nd ts r . lac So s, s lice s old ii ia r j ; c t o r o h o i ; p i s , t a h t a t t h h e eoht others e s r b s e i e d n e forted T t o w se l d l .. • I t h 't M ea in i vain for hint to bring forth trick or legal quibble. If : the rights of the subject, and the common law of the ' land are not guaranteed by the practice of the Loans all purchases, contracts, and commerce must fall to* ground, and Magna Charts become a dtad letter. Wt find a gentleman purchase a horse, an estate, a bold,' a lease, an appointment, a commission in the army,* cording to the law laid down for the purchase of seek !; things. Row would law or equity interpose, if *1 indge said, you shall give back that horse, the i estate, that bond, that lease, that appointment,* that commission ? Pray, would not the Lawyw recommend their onset to appeal for redress te great Council of the nation, who are in duty bed s tand forth in defence of those laws which 'moan equal share of liberty and sale of property. We entreat our readers' forgiveness for excepting the of seats in a certain Assembly, which is as no as the sun at noon-day, although a great law &mho declared in that House, that could our ancestors h ' of such infamy, they would stand up in their coS with surprise and abomination at the perfidy of act. In the actual position of a purchaser, as it sta st NI regard to Sir ItonuaT Wixsom, he bought hi c" way up, and by a stroke of a pen he is deprived d more than 6,000/., according to the present price of I Lieutenant-Colonelcy of Cavalry ; and that without ; hint or inuendo fromthe quarters where the celebrated Maas. ARKS CLARKE once cut so conspienons a figure.. If Sir Ron Err WILPON'S political irinciples did** accord with those who would approve of the slangli et• ing his 11l AJKarr ' s subjects at the funeral of his wife-- if Sir Roueur WILSON attempted to stop the effusion of human blood, or a sympathy in the suffer/ail 4 the Royal Martyr stimulated him to pay a last tribute of respect to the remains of persecuted greatn.s., is be to be deprived of his property at the whim of aquas or set of men ? It is too gross a perversion of justice , and of right. Let those who revel in the earnings of andthe pmpl i e d , a t r u e i t i n it r a n ry h t i e n r . vie th es e i m n o e n r ey ery o p n a t of k rtof Europe, then they will spew to the country there is some dill*• once between British right and Turkish despotism... They will ;hew, that it is not their intention to plate 1 an army of English freemen under the lash of Reno' despotism. That the soldier who has so often reward his life in defence of the p eo p le and of the Minion ,` shall not be forgotten. to so ti' hi le II Spanish papers have arrived to the 25th wk. Tlei confirm the accounts pievionsly received of the par. tial defeat of San Martin by the troops of Lim. and of his retreat fifty leagues to the north of tie City. They attribute his chief loss, howerm llll epidemic, which had carried off 2,000 of his W.* and which had so reduced his force, as to resda it probable that be would retreat still tartlet.' l'he King and the Royal family returned to Madrid 0 1 the 22i1 ultimo, and were received with unusual de' nionstratious of joy, by the people. On the same di, the Extraordinary Cortes opened their prepare's', sitting. The President of the Permanent Deputatieorlll re.sed them in a speech, in which he told therm., WO other lid ti ga, to complete their wc .Ic,anil al ways tobee'll wind that besides the fate of their fellow-citizens , t bee, die of liberal institutions and the cause of liumaaitylll great measure depended upon them. The mod 11t• *halides having been gone through, and a Conant"! of Powers appointed, it was proposed that no belots• tntes should continue to net as Deputies for the Tye ' marine Provinces. with the exc e p tion of the POT pines, Peru and Cuba. sufficient time having ellPga to have enabled the Deputies themselves to cows' if the Transmarine Provinces bad been williag W.° them. This Motion , whi ch tended to exclude Americas party from power. occasioned a lusa. e. b a t e . but was at last carried, even to a greater or than its author intended , for it was decided ri that su bstitutes should continue to ad a s Vera" "1. for the Philippines sad Peru . on a mmo; 01 th• 7