The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-03-06 00:00:00

VT. Mori Bill, price ine n with r th e the pact. At a aii will Art a it) S to 'lag tea ' or Tta. race :arr. I, a 161 ir 4 o,* Iling rSIII and hick axis ally ty heir 31.0/ gd tly, the bly tha pay the tify by wit eirt 5 to rill tle tiet Tat litv Ile e re- • hts till .a 3 re or ri- (l- ut Id e, c gt r- at u- t. Jut n- et iS le If To THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. have the pleasure of informing you, that a Requisition has been signed by a great number of respectable Merchants and Inhabitants of this town to the High l3ailitT, •to call a Meeting, to take iuto consideration the Corn Laws. The High Bailiff has tied upon Wednesday neat for that purpose, and h a s convened a meeting; yon will be so good as to itirrt it in your Paper, that the country may see smother proof of the impolicy and injustice of any ibterference on the part of the Legislature, on that slot important subject. I am desired to inform you of the above, by some Geitlemen who generally meet together to peruse in your excellent Paper the news of the day. They likewise wish me to state to you, their satisfaction in receiving in your Paper the report of the Lord mayor's speech, as they were enabled to give early poblicity to it, by ordering 3000 copies to be print oil sad distributed in this town. I am, Sir, you obedient servant, Birmingham, March 5. W. P. 7 . 2 pas EDEMA OF rue STATESMAN. Stn,—l regret to find that the discussion which taken place hitherto on the new regulation of a? Corn Laws, has been poor and meagre beyond : I nv former example, the main point has been lost right of by all parties. That is, whether the present .et is not adequate to produce a fair equivalent for the capital and labour of the agriculturalist ? And supposing that not to be case—whether the limit of of 305. is not calculated to raise the price in a man ner t.•inting to oppress the public, and to increase the profits of the landholder to an unreasonable extent ? The first proposition should be made out, before any retention what:A.or takes place; and the second pro position, if well founded, deserves the most serious oration of Parliament. It is absurd to contend that them.% Taxes will be equivalent to the Property 'las. As far as Landowners are concerned, the new Tires wilir in many cases, not affect them at all, while the relief of the Property Tax will put a clear 101. per cent. into their pockets. And is it to be tethered, that new Taxes are to he created, affect. iag other and poorer classes of the public, and that the importation of corn is to he prohibited, for the parpose of relieving the wealthy landholder from. wheat I contend to be a mere temporary preference, arising from far other causes than those to which it is ascribed ; and furtb2r, in order to place the Property Tax in the pockets of the land-on nets, isslead of the hands of -Government. In some re spects the public deserve this for their senseless cla mours against the Property Tax—they should he 1 petitioned for its modification instead of its cessation —by its cessation, immense wealth will be totally re lieted from contributing in any material degree to the public exigencies, and the deficiency resulting is pro pose! to he taken from those, infinitely less oble, I Lich' •sy quite unable to bear it. I trust those im fardic proceedings will not produce the results I ap 'prehend—l see in dm the effects of an influence, thit reduces the Ministers to ciphers and the consti is Inn I. an oligarchy ; and although I am convinced Eaglisbuien will always most willingly contribute to support the honour and independence of their coun try, }et if the produce of their toil and enterprize is to be appropsiated to keep up the extravagancies and luxuries of other classes of their fellow citizens, the patience of e,.dulance will be converted into very dill Ent feelings, and the promoters of intolerable op•tression will perhaps too tardily regret their mis take. I remain, yours, Locdoo, Feb. 25, 215. RUSTICUS. Lottottrey.—An American Paper, of the 29th of December, mentions the following instance of longevity :—llenry Brown, a native of New Jersey, now residing a few miles below Beavertown, Penn sylvania, on the north-west side of the river, was born in January. 1686, consequently is now in his 129th year. Ile is a black matt, with long strait hair, and nears it tied. lie was in General 13taddock's defeat in 1755. and then was 69 years old. He his been a slave 70 years, and tied been a free man 58 years; is now in tolerable- good health, can walk pretty well, bas a good appetite, but is getting weak; be W 35 neve• married. Ilia mother was an African, tic fiither an Indian—henCe the colour and the strait ha;r. A considerable sensation his, during the week ► been excited in the surrounding country. in conse quence of many unfounded reports respecting riots I In this town. We have• the pleasure to infocin our sculpts that no riot whatever has taken place in Hull. ' There have been some unhappy differences het% lit the owners of the Greenland , ships and their sailors on the subject of wages, end the latter have in se►eral instances impressed their dissatisfaction in a rather ' boisterous way, and paraded the streets in groups. Every difference, we believe, is in a fair way to be adjusted, and the ships are preparing to depart with all possible speed.—(Hull Rockingham.) CORI•EXCRASGR. MARCH with Wllr&g but week. and l'e. 6. —The Market being glutted mrly rill left on hand, toenther i.-11 there has been little deiiiand, per quarter in the sales hien II inferior kinds unsideable.— ire heavy sale at 2s. per quarter with the arrivals to-din for whi du 'id ti reentries of tell 54. 1 Inek plate of the het wimple t..r,ey. Heise, l'eas, and Oats 11,,wrr. Wheat (Faglish) • 40 70 Ditto (Foreign) 44 70 Itye SU 94 Barb♦ 24 28 New ditto Ikon Old ditto — - Tick do. 26 36 Old — _ ___ Walt Wbite Peas New ditto ....... Ditto Boilers 3B 42 Grey teas SO ai 60 63 34 33 Outs 26 29 Fine ditto ..... .....-- Polntid do. . '.... 20 96 Feed ditto 18 94 Fine Flour ..... 6O 65 Seconds - • ... .._.55 60 SMITHFIELD MARKET.-11 mteu 6. To in lee Offal per stone of SM. „Beet •• • 91. 0 j. a 6s. W Head of Cattle this dor t 1 " 1 " 6 • •Os. Of. to 6t. 4d. Beasts Veal ... 7s. Od. to Os. Od. Sheep P. ork ...'.6s. 01. to Ts. 4d. Calves utast, Od. to. Os. 01. Pitts 11AY-MARKFT. Ray Clover Straw THE STATESMAN: SENIOR OFFICERS, NOT INCLUDED IN THE LATE CREATION OP K. C. B.'s, DOT /ROSE CLAIMS ARE EQUAL TO THOSE OF MOST, AND MUCH SUPERIOR TO THOSE Or SEVERAL, SO HONOURED. ADMIRAL JOHN HoLLowAY—An honourablegood Officer, who served as Captain of the Fleet in the different actions in the Mediterranean, under Lord Ilotham, and was late Commander in Chief on the Newfoundland station. The services of this Officer have been long and meritorious. AnstinAL SIR CHARLES KnowLEs—Commanded the Goliah, in the action of the 14th of Feb. 1797, under Lord St. Vincent, for which he was honoured with a Medal. ADMIRAL TIIE HON. SIR THOS. PARENDAM—Has a Medal as Captain of the Invincible, in the battle of the Ist of June, 1791, on which occasion he was much distinguished. ADMIRAL. SIR 11. TROLLOPE—Has a Medal as Cap tain of the Russell, at the battle of Camperdown• Was Knighted for honourable services in the Glatton. VICE-ADMIRAL H. Di ESTERRE DARBY—Has a Medal ; commanded the Bellerophon at the memo rable battle of the Nile, and particularly distinguish ed himself as Captain of the Spencer, under Sir James Saumnrez, at Algesiras. VICE-ADMIRAL JOHN WELLS—DRS a Medal as Captain of the Lancaster, in the battle of Camper down : otherwise no claim to particular distinction, not Laving been at sea for many years. VICE-ADMIRAL THE HON. icIIAEL DE COURCY—. This Officer has been constantly and honourably em ployed ; was the 'late Conimaniler in Chief on the coast of Brazils. VICE•ADMIRAL HENRY NICIIOLL9.-•—H3S a Medal as Captain of the Royal sovereign, which ship bore the flag of Lord Graves on the Ist of June, 1794. Served afterisards as Captain of the Fleet in the hotle, under Sir Charles Pole. Considered a first rate Officer and Seaman. ADMIRAL DAVIDGE GOULD Medal; com mended the Audacious at the battle of the Nile, and subsequently commanded the Windsor Castle during the present nat.. . _ REAR-ADMIRAL. WM. BLlGR—lffas a Medal for the battle of Camperdown, and commanded a ship at Copenhagen. REAR-ADMIRAL WALLER OTWAY.—This young Officer has had very many opportunities of proving much bravery, zenl, and ability. Has been almost constantly at sea during this and the Revolutionary war, and is supposed to have destroyed more of the enemy's ships than any other Officer of his standing in Use navy. COMMISSIONERUON.GEORGEGRET—Commanded the Ville de Paris, tearing the flag of Earl St. Vin cent in the glorious battle of the 14th of February, 1797.—This Officer most ably fills the situation of Commissioner of Portsmouth Dock-yard ; hut this ought not to exclude him from his well-earned mi litary honours, as the Comptroller of the Navy, Sir I'. Li. Thompson, holding likewise a civil situation, is created a K. B. CAPTAIN ROBERT REDMILL—IIes a Medal, as Captain of the Polyphemus in the battle of Trafil gar ; except for this fortuitous circumstance this Officer has no claim. CAPrAIX HENRY Mosy—Commanded air A(frica.. at the battle of Trafalgar, and particularly distin guished himself. CAPTAIN JAMES WALKER—Has a Medal as Cap tain of the Monmouth, at the battle of Camperdown. Commanded the his at the attack of-the enemy's fleet at Copenhagen. It is admitted that, previous to so distinguishing himself, he was unfortunately simi larly situated to Sir E. Harvey, Lord Henry Pau lett, and Sir E. Hamilton. This Officer has been constantly employed, and is now in America, as Cap tain of the Bedford. CAPTAIN En. ROTIIERAM Commanded the Royal Sovereign, bearing the flag of the late Lord Collingwood, at the battle of Trafalgar, on which glorious day no ship did her duty more nobly. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEAL, MARCH s.—Came down from the River the Northumberland East Int Haman, Capt. Franklin, for India ; and the Leeds, Mary and Ann, and Ann and Ruby, bound to Montreal. Thetbove ships, with several others, including the outward-bound East Indiamen, remain in the Downs. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH s.—Arrived his Majesty's ship liautrd, from the coast of Aftica, and a few coasters from different places. FALMOUTH, MARCH 3.--Arrived the Snake packet; with a Mail for Gibraltar in fourteen days. The Dike of Kent packet, with a Mail for Lisbon, is gone into the roads.—A large fleet is now off the Manacles, bound to the westward, supposed from Portsmouth ; as the weather is very fine, no doubt they will keep at sea. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 4.—Came in the York man pf war and Tartarus sloop of war, frdin Cork ; and Wanderer sloop of war from a cruise.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Pordargus, on a cruise. TORBAY, MARCH 4.—His Majesty's ship Warrior, and her convoy, which sailed from hence on Thurs day, Was met yesterday to the westward of Ply mouth, and as the weather is very fine, it is expected they will reach Falmouth, or perhaps clear the Channel. lIARWiCH, MARCH s.—Sailed yesterday the fol lowing packets, with Mails and passengers :—Eliza- Lcih, KVleby, for . Gottenhurgh ; Diana, Mac dnnough, for Holland ; and Lady N e ima n , :tving, for Cuxhaven. MONA Masten G.—Extract of a letter from the Agent, to Lloyd's,. at Crookhaven, dated 28th olt : " The brig Jane and Emma; Fullerton, from Us- bon to Liverpool, was chased on the 28th inst. in lat. bl. 30. long. 9. 50. by a large schooner priva. teer, but escaped is the night. The Master sent me a statement in writing, by my pilot-boat, which I im mediately forwarded to the Admiral at Cork. A schooner privateer from Baltimore, arrived at Bourdeaux on the 19th ult. The Boyne man of war, with a fleet for. Bermuda, sailed from Cork on the 28th ult. To THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. SIR,— Having noticed repeated Reports in the dif- 1 ferent Papers, that a very extensive Brevet Promo. I tion is to take place in the army, not only extending ; !o those officers who have been serving on the Con. ! ti rent, but to include all Captains of ten years stand- ! ing, I am induced to say, I see no just reason, why something similar should not he done to reward so valuable a set of men as the Lieutenants of his Majesty's navy. There are no set of men in his Majesty's service who have done more for their country than the Lieu. teeants in the Navy, and I conceive there are no set 1 of men so much neglected. An Officer in the Royal ! Marines is certain of rising by seniority ; and I see no just reason why the Officers of the Navy, those of good and meritorious conduct, aliould not enjoy the same advantage. Ido not mean to say Officers whom fortune may have placed in a situation where' they have distinguished themselves, should not be immediately promoted; and Officers of the Royal Marines who have distinguished themselves, and who enj .y such superior advantages to Officers of the Navy, have always gained Brevet promotion. There must naturally be among so large a body of men as the Lieut.. in the Navy, many old and merito. rious Officers, who, though constantly in active em ployment, have never had the good fortune to be placed in a situation that would obtain them their . promotion, or had an opportunity of distinguishing themselves, such as, in the opinion of the Admiralty, 1 to merit promotion, without which, or strong Parlia- I , mentary interest, promotion has always been core. pletelN out of their reach; and in every case seeing very junior Officers promoted, many of whore, with -1 out either services or merit to recommend th e m . • I am sorry to say, I am not sufficiently acquainted with an Independent Member of Parliament, to re• quest him to represent the difficulties so valuable a set of officers are labouring under to the House of Commons, but I see no just reason why they should not have their claims attended to, and receive their doe share of reward. Plymorth Duck. JUSTICE. We are requested to state, that there is no foam dation fur the paragraph respecting LAdy MILOMAY. That Lady is at Southampton co actount of her daughter's health. LA* mrELLIGEI. —raim: 4 COURT OF CUANCORY. M. MORRIS V. ccp.tatir. The Loan CHANCELLOR, this ds, meat in the tour causer• now deperidui t cern, and brought forward for judgmen. Lordship, uu a long debated motion, GI to set aside an arbitration made by Counselk of Lincoln's Inn, to whom all the parties•ha, into a consent that was made a Rate of Com ing themselves to abide by his award in all m. difference. His Lordship entered•most minut elaborately into the articles of the singular an plicated copartnership in question, and which man understanding could decide upon under the-, ers given to the arhitrater in•tbis (Age. Ills Lord detailed the clauses of the deed, which appeared be wholly inconsistent and irreconcilable to eacs other in their most material provisions, insomuch, that no reference, .under such power £l3 was given to Mr. Butler, could' make a better deed than the origi ' nal inexplicable one in question. That deed had. established Mr. Colman, although a prisotier in the Roles of the King's Bauch Prison, the general ma n •ger of the Theatre, Mr. Winatom,as stage manager, and Mr. Morris, as the treasurer, in the management of the concern, at given salaries, midi power to ap.. I point a new stage manager, iii the ratio,of the votes of the several shares of the respective proprietors of the concern when a vacancy should arise; a provision in the deed that would tend to endless doubt and difficAlty, feciev•the peculiarity of .the'case. and arti cles which rendered the case wholly inexplicable un der.the original articles, , as well at under the Arbi trator's new deed. His Lordship was therefore clearly of opinion that the Arbitrator had far exceeded hit authority i , l this award, and that without more extensive powers to be given for such an arrangement, the concern could 'never continue or proceed. The result of all his Lordship's reasoning and deductions front all the clauses and provisions of these articles, and the award was, that the same should be set aside. Judgment was given against the award, and in levant of the IPlaintiff. -*- COURT OF KING'S BENCH, st A ace 4. CARTER 0. SKELTON. The w.tties in this case were the Mate i and Cap _ tain of a whaler, called the Albion, and the pr e s en t ---emse- The occupations of King Ferdinand during his action was brought to recover the one twentv-ei g ht captivity in France were alluded to by Mr. Whit- share of the pro fi ts of the voyage, to which, b y the bread in Parliament. We have beets, through the articles, the Mate was entitled ; and also a millirem.' lion in damages for the tyrannical conduct of the favour of a valuable Correspondent, in possession D of the authentic document, setting forth the holy and Defendant, in having ordered' him to be set o n sh o re, and left on the island of Celebes, under the fotlow.: miraculous works performed by Ferdinand, and we lug circumstansits :—lt appeared that on the 3J of , have been prevented only by the overflow of tempo-1 December, 'the , Albion , having thew arrived off the tart matter from making an estract for the improve-1 ' whaling station, two bolts, one commanded by the' meat of our Readers. The document is a Serman preceded by Don Wax de Ostoloza, Chaplain Major Plaintiff, and the other by the socond Mate, were di*. { of his Catholic Majesty, and his Confessor. The patched out fishing. The Plaintiff '.I boat met within follming is an Extract. I accident, having received a blow from the tail • of • fish, which stove in her side, and it became IliCfli.• Thst Got/fester begins by giving a picture of the life of the King at Valency : sary to take the crew into the other boat •, thus l ~ Th. King," says he, '' rose at eight o'clock, :oaded, they • proceeded to make the hest of their ' heard Mass, breakfmited, made afterwards a party at way to the ship ; here they were properiog 'to get on board, when the Defendant ordered the boat to billards, entered his closet to read his letters, or aenacportion of Hotf v ireit : ‘ esabrougted at the Tao. come to the starboard side of she •' ship. 'At boor till two o'clook, at whiciriimer hatetak a silo* this timer - there were four dead filly tying oir 'alit airing in a carriage —he dined' on his return—made a side, Ind the' Plaintiff thinking he could get on board more conveniently en Ike terboard' short prayer, r e ceived his brothers, or those who were side, went there contrary to the Captain's or., admitted to pay their court to him, supped, and be. side, As soon as the Plaintiff got on board, the fore going to bed recited with all his Household the i Captain demanded how• he dared to disobey his or Litanies, which he toned himself. ders, to which the'Plaititiff Made some reply, when' " An Agent tit Napoleon, whose impious presence the Captain observed—r' Let'i Ikea lint)! of your' he was forced toendure, employed all means of se duction to draw the Infant from his holy occepatiotre, tits:'—ln reply' to this Itbeflattitlff laid —" He i wanted to show no airi ; but If the Captain valued' He brought a troop of female dancers from Paris, fish more than he did men's lives, it *as tinse to give• and even his spin wife, to endeavour to charm the King ; but I perceived by certain signs (adds the Con. l co'ie'ir, ov whiling*" The Captain then seized him by the but Carter shook him off; on which the Cap.' fessor, whoseiwords we translate literally), that I ar, lain called for his pistols, and for the assistance of the breasts of these women, indecently exosed, were ' the ship's company, and told the Pleietiff he* beginning to have a dangerees effect oat he Prince, 15in...... s i n...... 1 ihould do no more duty on board the - obi k end who was ready to fall into the seventh deadly I admonished him in tinte,and like tire slave et Poti- : ordered him f° go below, which the Plaintiff did.--. i phar Don Ferdinand escaped these new sirensA short timefprwards, on their arrival off Celebes,' did, its fact, send him and " Th e Ki ng was a b ove a ll t hi ngs i ncense d a t the the Captain 1 , overt of the chief altar of the arish of Valenc ' shore, on a part of the coast little frequented, and and a t their being in the Chateau, a play-housye, p ; i he was left there to find his way home as well av he i could. The whole of the Plaintiff's claim amounted while there was neither' a chapel nor an oratory while the people were luxurious in their. furniture 1 t°ll twenty-eighth share of 16,100.. and feasts, and miserable in the decoration of their' On the port of the Defendant, witnesses were temples. The King embroidered himself a beau: called to prove that the conduct of the Plaintiff had tiful robe of white silk, pallets and been highly mutinous; and further, that the D•-• gold fringe, for the 'Virgi • fendant, so far from wishiag to leave the Plaintiff tiwi .th gold He had raised a ffereden. superb altar, gilt, and he sometimes served himself , behind, had o r to to' get him taken on board the Mass at the feet of the Queen of the Angels. The other vessel, o furnish him with money to take him to Amboyna, or even to take him again on Queen of the Angels was most sensible of these board the Albion, if he would make an apelogy.foe royal attentiags, and manifested to him hercnntent Psis past conduct, all of which proposition was re. by many signi. It happened in particular, that one , i ected. night an Ecclesiastic of the district being overcome The Judge summed op, and the Jury, after a dew with sleep in the church, the Virgin appeared to hies l liberation of a few minutes, found a verdict for the as coming oat of the abut—she advanced towards Plaintiff for 6681. being his 28th share for the profits the Ecclesiastic, made several taros round him, to of the voyage, and a sum of 1001. for the 'space* display the elegance of her toilette, and said to him, of his voyage from Celebev. sighing, that her son received the vows of the King i in recompence of the fine robe that he had given her ; that the Spanish Princes would not remaiu long ' without being delivered ; and that they must form an Order of the Holy Sacrament, with which all the Chevaliers should be armed for his defence. " The Priest mach touched by this speech, awaken ed,,,,and came to me to reveal the miraculous Shinn; but I answered by assuring him that the Holy Virgin had already said as much to the King himself—who in thanking her had promised, that on his return to Spain he wvold make her worship flourish over all the provinces subjected to his dominion." OCCUPATIONS AND MIRACLES OF KING FERDINAND VII. COURT OF COMMONS pLEAS, GUILDHALL, M ARCH 4. PATTTCON V. BARKER. This was a new trial , upon an action brought by the Plaintiff( who was a chartered passenger on board an East India ship homeward hound from Bengali ind of which vessel the Defendant was Captain.-- The cause was tried at the Siftings after last term in this Court, and a verdict was had For the Defendant, anti a new trial was obtained on the motion of Mr. Ser. jeant Best, in the late term, upon the ground that the verdict was against' vidence. The circumstances bf the case were shortly these :—The Plaintiff,' wh o had been a pilot in the East India Company's service in India, was sent home at their expence, as a Antlered passenger on hoard this vessel. About the middle of Marth last, off St. Helena, the officer on duty order. ed a part of the crew to hoist a butt of water, with the usual tackle, on deck. 05serving that the Plain. tiff was not amongst the men who were performing this service, he ordered the crew to lower the butt again into the stowage, until the Plaintiff should he called to assist. He was accordingly sent , for, to the Lazaretto, where he was assisting the steward ; 1).1 refused to come, saying that his hand was hurt, and that he was a passenger; that he did not belong ;o the crew; that the Officer had no right to command " Sermon prononciado en la gran foomioa qui ae eelebro eo Cadiz. pnr D. Mao de Ostalota, cayellan major de S. 11. C. ySo Cages3er. Ed. 7° to Burgos, de la 'wrenle de la Inquisition.-1814." From a return to the House of Commons, it ap pears that our advances to Spain subsequent to the Ist of January, 1814, amounted to 1,808,754 dol lars. The lamented death of the young Duke of DoRSET Is the third fatal loss which has been sustained by three illustrious families from hunting within a few years, iris. the Marquis of TATISTOCK, Lord M ouper unman., and the promising young Nobleman whose existence was so unfortunately terminated a few days ahil in the chiles mar Dublin. Ti4t. 4 ' 4 Alp.' . ~ i ) of and . I.— bog, i and she A 'tett '• irera i had ' D 4-• ttiff . now like. OR . .foe. • . • ft. . , .. . • • de. the IfitS ices • . 5 , . I. :by • ( , nrd VI gall e. • this anti 4 ier. hnt • ices the rice red ? of er. 'lilt in 4 i ing 'i. iutt he the 1).1 tild to it'd a - i r l I F. . ... _ . , Il