The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-12-28 00:00:00

rust ter, trty igly to tied h•t 4.Y; ►i4. a n d , en. ury Rh, or. the re. to. u re om, S. &d. the of I ts. lot, (I lete non the , in bri- m Irto• d of die, t red tills their of ra woo s of but a of wer lion 4 1.4 The roe's RI. sed. r ey. tog 1)6 the isle mer BR. 'iri s em- leo- 'di- o eh just the age rine the , 1111 in Iri, not ;trt tie, hi' rr , l left I kr 1: 4 Ft.!‘ all It !ill 1. - •e ,. IK It'' I. it - Nerd L. [NTS L LIGENCE. DEAL, DEC. 27.—Pat back by contrary winds, the John Barry, Plat, for Jamaica; and the Lune, Young, for St. Thotnas's.—Cetne down from the River the Lady Melville, for India; Arundel, Hutchinson, for Trinidad ; Merlin, M'lntosb, for Genoa; Grantham, Brand, for Berbice; Shannon, Falconer, for Dominito, and remain in the Downs with the rest of the outward-hound as before; and the Milford homeward-bound Indianian. FALMOUTH, Dec. 25.—Ar►ived the Marlborough packet, Captain Bull, with Mails from Lisboa, in nine days.—Sailed the Pignett, Captain Barret, for Bengal ; Prince Regent, Captain White, for Bata via ; Elizabeth, Captain Coekesly, for St. Kitt's ; and George Ilibbert, Kidd, for Antigua. R.tx4o.vre, Dec. 27.—1 n the heavy gales from the Southward last night, a great many transports, with troops, from Calais, arrived in this harbour. From the darkness of the night, there was great con. fusion amongst them ; many have received damage ; we fear some lives have been lost in consequence. The sloop Prosperity, Price, Master, of Barmouth, from London to Havre, with tobacco, he. is sunk at the back of the East Pier, after being en shore in Regwell Bay.—Came in for shelter, the Lark, Will, in a leaky state; Mayflower, Hay, with loss of anchor and cables ; the sloop Brisk, Harding, with damage ; and the Winson, Harris; Bee, Pin. horn; and Nancy, Pailing—the three latter without damage. Porasmotrrn, DEC. 27. —Arrived the Marquis of Wellington, from China ; Charles and Edward, from Murennes.—Sailed the Marquis of Wellington far the Downs. COVE or CORE, Dr.c. 23.—Arrited yesterday his Majesty's ship Fly, from —. NEWBURY PETITION. -....-- TO THE RIGHT HON. THF. LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF ' l l'4 MAJESTY'S TREAMURY. Tim HUMBLE PETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED TRADES MEN OF THE TOWN OF NEWBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF BERRI, • Snowtcru,—That notwithstanding it is enacted by a late Act of Parliament, that the Assessments on 'Property shall continue in force for One Year.— Your Petitioners observe with pleasure, your Lord ships wile determination to grant relief to the Occu piers of Land, whose rents have been reduced, thereby giving es reason to hope that the same mea • sure of relief will be afforded us, who, in common Kith the Farmers, feel the heavy and oppressive load of (station. Your Petitioned respectfully beg leave to call •yoer. Lordships' attention to a subject, which would sfford your Petitioners real relief, it is a case wherein your Lordship? power of dispensation, without the authority of Parliament, is unquestion able. When the Property Tax was brit laid on, herd was Mt. per tlusAPl ; dorposingThentifiltesees Property Tar was lift. 'ke 'could, by selling %0 bushels of wheat pay his:Pas, but now he is obliged to sell 50 bushels of wheat. Now, supposing the salary of one of your Lordships to be 5001. per ann. seven or eight years ago, when the salaries of many public officers were encreased, this 5001. would pur chase only 667 bushels of wheat, but the same sum would now buy alma 1666 bushels, or, in other words, we are compelled to sell 1000 bushels of a heat more than we did eight years ago, In order to pay each of your Lordships' salaries. The inference and the remedy are obvious. Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, that your Lordships will grant them relief, and give to your case and their own your most serious atten tion. On Christmas Day a poor woman, named Roots, who for several years past has swept the Causeway of Newington Church, whilst thus employed, was knocked down by the pole of a hackney-coach, which passed over one side of her head. She was conveyed to Guy's Hospital wisboot hopes of re covery. The trunk of a statue was recently dug out of the ruins of St. Thomas's Tower, which formed a part of the ancient Abbey of Arbroath, in Scotland. It is said to be that of Thomas a Becket, to whom the tower was dedicated. BATH, Dec. 25.—The Theatre, on Saturday even. ;nil, presented an elegant assemblage of beauty and fashion, attracted by the magnetic powers of Mr. SINCLAIR, in the Opera of the Farmer's Wife, and the Burletta of Midas. Mr. S.'s vocal talents are of that transcendent kind, and so highly appreciated, that any encomium we can bestow must fall infinitely short of his merits :—those who wit nessed his performance on Saturday evening, and participated in the delight imparted by his ex quisite taste and skill, will readily admit his excel levee. Pray Goody was encored with enthusiasm, end thrice repeated ; and Love among the Rose; was equally successful, both in effect and uecution.— Miss affAsn, in Mr:. Cornflower, looked, sang, and acted in a manner that left not a wish ungratified.— The audience testified the satisfaction the evening's amusement afforded by repeated peels of applause.— ( Balls Journal.) It is not Mr. D. Mourn who married Miss Syr. moult, but his brother Mr. J. S. MORIER, the present Envoy to Dresden. We understand also, that Mr. Dxvin MORIER is to execute the new Commissions with which he is favoured, at a diminished salary, on account of his great appointment of Consul-General in France. In speaking of the liberal reduction in the rents made by landlords to their agricultural tenants, it is important to ascertain the extent of that liberality, by stating the origithil rents. The Hon. Mr. BRAND, M. P. for Hertfordshire, has several estates at High Faster, in Essex, and in its vicinity, the vents u; , ors whit h have been about 20s. per acre; this gentleman Lois made an allowance to his tosiants of 20 per cent. thea-by reducing the lied to Moot 16s. pet acre. ~~ ~. a VERITAS. view. .pa . num .jg and shutting up•publie- - - .. . putiticsia, _ POTATOES. . l Mouses, of raising men . t o affluence, or depressing t ient in other means, May evade th e f or i v i tur e o f hi s To Mr. WILLIAM COBVILT. Ba i l e y. hem to a gaol, or a wo r kh ouse , i s exerc i se d b y cer - licence by transferring it to a n e w men . T h i s i s t h e Stn,—All your readers, with whom I have con- WI; Individuals, subje c t l o no +. other . coitroul t h an constant practice in divrich n here the !spit ipplica tbrir earn mills—to n o othet• 01i-tuition than that of Lion of the licensing -power obtains. But in other versed en the subject, in this northern part of .the ...,_. terror own consciences. Is it tint strange that a diviricts, whe r e di st . r d er l y ' worr y ore uphel d , an d island, are not a little surprised, that a men of 'your e wer over tte property or the su f eet , so despoti c , 1t • detest ones refesSO ' only II is the e ect to throw : hands of pert - oils of s u ffi c i en t general information and experience i n life, should es t o b e d en i e d b y the Legislature tri.the first Judges the tenantcy into Ma entertain such erroneous notions respecting the'nu- itt the land —as, by Magna Charts., to be prohibited interest to protect thei r i n thei r lice n t es . Th e re li ance of the publican i 4 th u s di ver t e d f rom goo d con d uct to tritive quality of Potatoes. in the Sovereign himself, s h ou ld be care l es sl y t osse d tuto the hands of such me n se these licensers are of; good interest} In sho r t, w h a t ever ciot i en i ence may You attribute the favoorableorrpinion which pre be ocrn.ionally derivr4 from 444 "ineentroulable tentimes seen to he? What more could be expected ' d vails concerning that valuable root, to the influence from a Turkish Cadi, liforilah, or Bestrew, than the Secret tribunal in chastnbin s, I am yell convinced of fashion ; and you maintain the works of MILTON v- it th e confiscation of a man's property, withoutset. 6 - that it is infinitely outbilanced 4 flils and of SHANSPEARN, being so generally read and ad- fertrr being found guilty of any crime, without his neral .use. Whenevor the licences is used rightly, ic being accused, without Its being stated that bp has mired, to that powerful influence. , :committed an offence w , used, on invited rea son!, son9,ai While, I do not mean to give any opinion ins the •k Far bellfrom me to speak disreepeetfliiirtif the or, if the present lairs be' merit of these performances, it being foreign to soy , •ssicio of a Justice of the Peace ; — tic die real of publicans,. lee present purpose, I am well aware that many !tn. Meier value t h an myse lf upon the charrefet.- What 4.1 1 , A cent ed : Opt let the pablicwti' homes of nonsense, written on religious' did *Oh' ouso be more useful or admirable than the services of " 11 " Owl punished, lii subjects, have, been much read, and praised in . tbe en enlightened, independent, and p u blic-spirited to lam, not according to. world, through the powerful influence of fashion; 'gentleman, gratuitously employed in the idministra. secret reasonf of individni..._ but I have never yet learned that fashion, powerful Or of justice among his neighbours, unaltered by renSnos It Use sent s pbominpkbiso as it is, was ever able to im rt to an article of Inst of power, and unbiassed by (Arita& of 'personal and Dell may torture ^a sat' • the essence of an : ,Eoglishinse y pa advantage? Bat justice, of the Peace are not all enjoy food a nutritive quality which it did not possess, of this description; they art a nomerous body of his property and privileges eithoesdistuitarice *bile 16 Jet coesidered. independently of fashion ; and I am just going to Then, and like othe r s, con s i s t o f goo d, b e d, an d i n . unoffeeding against cite la sss, I'B4l prove that Potatoes possess the above quality, in gdifferent. I believe they ore not always sought out innocent moil proved to be Oily. much greater degree than you are willing to allow. for their eminent virtues and talents ; hut, about the i la jutticeaten, to the indirialeei '4E4 9 r that tiea 'Metropolis at least, thetaselves seek the office in very ' memos portion of our . c.oantrymmi, comprising inn. You say that an acre of land in England yields, }, keepers t tavere-keepers ale-house-keepers,l:e.rs hell many instances, and make long and circuitous vier. on an avenge; six tens of potatoes. 1 have known I ''is in rigard to the" interest of the community at large, I • Hens to procure it. There are several Justices, the an acre of land in the vicinity of Aberdeen, sat not 1 to hope for, a speedy emancipation of the date of whose whole success in life is comas with Presome of the best quality produce nearly 11 tons; the that. of their commissions. It is also very usual for publicans, by a recision of tlie licensing poem's, so that they, in common with other Englishmen, may _same acre, if sown with Wheat, would net heel .. tradeimen who have made fortunes by close, and, I enjoy the protection Of the laws; that they arty yielded one-fourth part of the human nouriihmog L irill add coromendable attention to their shops„ when know, that so long as they act well, no private moo vein. i'retiring ' from their counters to country-houses and which 11 tons of Potatoes tel ascertained, by gentility, to desire the i mportance or of fi ce to b e lice or cupidity ran divest them of their property and rience, to afford here livelihood ; but. that if they do wreng, no private tided to that of many.' But it is to be doubted The boll of Potatoes is now sold, in this city, for e‘bether the very . habits. which raise these gentry, in influence can effectually defend them. Whe t , so 135.; they are generally sold by measure, and not ;* pecuniary view, above their fellows, do not fro- relieved from their present peculiar state .r , de. - by weight; and the boll, on an average, may weig,is quently, in other respeFts , leave them lowermost,' pendence and degradation, we may justly eipect to 5761bs ; the quartern loaf is at present ba ld for g a. . and peculiarly tusk them to discharge the duties of see this extensive class of tradesmen become as re., and wet ghs 41b. sos. fids.; 13s. will purchase 19 spectable as any other, and in no trade is iudividoet, 1 Justices of the Peace. The monotonous attentions acquired by a thriving trade, leave little leisure for ' respectability more necessary to the good ardet &GA . loaves, weighing nearly 851 to. ; now a labourer, or . comfort of the public. I am, &c. the acquisition of liberal knowledge. The life-long mechanic, in this place, with his wife and four chil- ,oigilence exercised in ekeing a profit out of every PUMA:OWL drew, from four to twelve years of age, are comfort. ,kensacrion, has to undergo a great transmutation to . . .. . ably subsisted about 40 days on 5761 b i. P o t a t oes , jesist the allurements of delicately-offered &dean- , MoItALITY or Tistx CITY OT Lox orse.-3111. 4 :pres '111.7 111 11 44 * * O W ;31ltira of • for dinner and supper, with the addition of a lint 1 from those who seek the benefit of official civi fish, meal, milk, or beer; but often with nothing _,, I; and the subdeed sentiments of men habitu. to shape their thoughts, words, end acts, to the ' save a little milk to the claildren.—No w, Sir, every ece; ; . 0 . 11111411 " A- - In' owe ot t hei r customers, are little &roared' to nominal mother, in such a family, well knows, tit isb e pure inductions,. and direct j.ediciel conclusions were she to substitute the eblbs. of breed in plies which compose the tree dignityof the megisterial chit. of the 67131b5. of Potatoes, her family would ',kW meter. In the event we see, that when gentlemen of starved. • I this order are made into Justices, they too -often. be . _ • This was so abundantly-evilest In the years 101 1 1 1 " 11. • imiters, e sell act7ting er r hevir hat airtg l 47l lll4"fillige ttles serve, they Ile has isseeVsimilsr l oiniev... and 1783, that had you resided in this city, and paid ore apt to discharge on the heads of pelt* in their to persons carrying stireetisliebitusers ~ particular attention to the circumstances and mode tit power, the *oppressed pride of half a rehtety, in OMR% aid • wheeling bovF ( Has on tha-P°v• life of the labouring classes, lam inclined to think yobs gown's so course and heavy, is lA' be scarcely in. The good' effects of these regolatioes bate, would have never lifted your pen in hostility spinet &treble. Power, we know, II dee? most harshly been experienced, and evidence has :bomb Potatoes. The wages of labourers here, in the *Ad repelsively exercised by ant who hare long , given of the efficacy of the present PO,litst L been its d surety slaves,and who are newly Inflated by office. observed with a dee degree of activity. The heit r cheapest times, does not permit them to live on tome T o suc h 1 . t..• unit ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY men of the different Wards, too, have ettdee and batter, slices of baron, lumps of plumb-padding, oxerc i oe d in Ewing osur the property of its Ward. inspection, and each VW, leo 444 fop-44i i and joints of roast beef ; but accustomed to, and gangs ought not gybe committed bare been dismissed, and More active_sobititu contented with, more frugal fare, they are not beg. It may be said (het their power is Sot Wholly ab. vided. It is to be hoped a similar. regard garly in their appearance, nor assisted by solote, that the law has not left suffererittiestitute ; sefety of this greet town may be manilas* TIll•11. , for if the licensers act corruptly, they are liable to Magistracy of other districts. •• ; a criminal information. This, however, is little THILATRES.—Tiai new Pantomimes at both At the above periods, from a deficiency of crops, more than a nominalprotection. It sometimes Therepeated Inight with , ' * may .Theatres were lest oatmeal and Potatoes were very scarce, of an info• effect purpose, of retribution, but it w ilt not restore , Increased success ; mind each promises to ban a long aor quality, and comparatively much dearer than ' a sequestrated property. For the first object, a half and prosperous run. . . ' the quartern loaf baked from door imported from ruined man cannot be expected to devote the wreck I 11011 ET Moon.—lt was the custom of the higher' England; and poor families, being compelled by no- of his means in a law suit with a Bench of Justices. : order of reutones, an ancient people who inhabited Wchave, indeed, smile few instances in which this the northern parts of Germany, to drink Mead, Of cessity to take the loaf in lieu of oatmeal and Pots- : • course has been taken, and in which h as' Me liegl* beverage made • h justice 1 I en, a with honey, for thirty toes, found themselves precisely in the same sitiatlOn ! reached the Justices. Thus in " The King v. Wit. , days.after every wedding. From this custom comes as the crew of a vessel in a long voyage, reduced to llama and Davis, E. 2, George III." the defendants the expression " to spend the Honey Moon."— half allowance. .1 threatened to ruin such alehouse keepers as voted ~ A TTILAr King of Hungary, drank so freely of this Children nourished in the manner above described, for a Member of Parliament contrary to their direr- liquor on his wedding day, that he was found sta and breakfasted on oatmeal pottage with milk, the tion ' by taking away their licenses ; and this threat focated at night, and with him expired the empire of i :they afterwards carried into effect: Here, and in the Huns . usual breakfast for children of all ranks is Scotland, ! torso similar cases, the corrupt motive was so clearly , Friday, the 15th instant, a melancholy and fatal are neither pot bellied, pale faced, pony sized, nor' proved, that the complainants succeeded, and the accident occurred in Norwich, from the dangerous weakly; hot generally healthy, vigorous, well , Justices were punished; but so many applications of and too prevalent practice of breaking horses in the limbed, and goodly looking ; many of the stem , test i enema! and the leading licensers are so was drivi n g i n a c art, t ook fri g ht, and gallop • ' * . well aware of the precautions necessary to secure through Ber.street, unfortunately knocked down a • you would be proud to see in the dank companies of themselves from committal, that although, in some girl named Fiddeman, having an infant Sister in her your own regiment. , , , •Illvisions, it may be as visible as the sun at noon arms. The latter was killed on the spit!; and the .. The price of Potatoes in the City of London ,' day, and be declared b) inferior agents, that a man's form e r had_ her skull so dreadfully fractured that pass 1' compared to that of breed affords, no, criterion for procarin a new licence, or preserving an old one, of tie brain escaped through the wound. The opt- 0 . An that 1 deciding the question.—Potatoes do uot grow . ' l li •lo ltb dealing ( with a certein brewer or ratio* of trepanning was immediately performed on ' frit seller, the *sit doing can seldom be proved a t the poor girl, and she is still alive, though bet slight street:, and being a belky And heavy ;article, She -, source. Facts yielding a reasonable inference hopes remain of her recovery. Two other children price is much enhanced by the e: once of carriage, ma __ ybo notorious, but not exist in a targible shape were knocked down by the SEW horse, and mecht &c. and consequently the use of that root may against the principals—they have onlyto decide in , broiled. not be so economical in the Metropolis as in' the silence, and their derision cannot be ,guestioned.— i Arrairr A! SUICIDE.—A imp. named Settee, . !Their impunity, and the public loss, are include d in the wir e ors tradesman, io Ewer-street, St. Saviour's, Look at Ireland, Mr. Coseerr, the land country. o „ • 'of; - the simple rule,they that are not bound to show rca. attempted' to put a period to her existence on dbrist.• - 'sone for what they do, and from what they do there mas day morn i ng , cutting her throat In a shock. P o tatoes, where they are the principal nourishment !is no „ ma n big meaner. She was taken to St. Saviour's work+ of the great mass of the popolatiockand say, if'yon i Now this system of secret derision. I contend, is house, where she continues in a. most dangerous can, that they are a debilitating, degrading, and hi. es false to policy as it is inequitable in principle:— state; pecuniary distress is the reason assigned for , sufficient food for men. Were not many of the The proper sod of punishment is example; but how committing this desperate act. supplied where forfeiture is indicted, but no , An extraordinarlburglary was committed at Stan.' victors at Waterloo fed on Potatoes ; heed can you is this , the ~. . ~1 offence hnputed r—where sufferer is set adrift on way, Essex, on Thursday night last. The brew. say, that because from their infancy they were L : the world, crying out, that untried, unimpeached, house of Mr. D. Cowlin, of Brick Stables Farm, was on what you are pleased to denominate a cased, aria , end unconscious of a misdeed, he is mulcted of his broken open, and a large breoing copper, together worse than useless, root, that they were destitute of all, and banished from his house, and the exercise with a washing copper, stolen therefrom, with which courage, or unable to handle . a musket, or wield Aof his calling. Is not . tho lesson of justice here in- the thieves effectually made their escape, withomt sabre ? No, no, Mr. Commrr, all thee* tMnge ire . vetted, and proof furnished that no innocetice is se. alarming the family. .. , 'against you • they as stubborn puts, War bid do. care from the hand of oppression ;ether than that 1 We are requested by Mrs SMILAX ,ante Secretary fiance to all speculative coniradidiOns ; sad-Clearly, punishment pursues the guilty alone. ,of the Eagle Insurance Company, to , that Po. demoastrate, by the most convincing of 'all evidence Prom contemplating the bad effects of this despo. licies expiring at Chastain may be renewed within . mil —the evidence of experience and of facti, that you thin I have turned , 'hl search of 'some g ood on es, 15 days from that period, * Bieber i n Cola or pee greatly err its • deprecialiag that very vo cial, drat rosy be compassed hy it—but in vain ; cons id er - Haymarket , where Annuities are granted and per. . .. economical whoiefiami; - I and nutritious r o d—lhe int it likely, that public houses may sometimes chase d , be- and every descoltion of Life and Fire ilo. Potato,. -, , . , come so disorderly as to reqiiirOpsedier means than surauce effected on the .most equitable term ...sow.. Premises I am, Se, yew very bumble servant, theme of a legal prosecution , to put a stop to them ;N.B. A n all ow an ce for Rest of destroyed -- YUUTSS. the ensiry has been wide, 'whethir the ticeising by lire a s,heretofore. •t . v- • • * • . ,:- • - • --`" • w . rf • to by ..!-. .rte.. r ? 1 ~ L~.: s . s ; ~.~ ~~ 14401 0 _ • 4L A sent LORD M AYOII his taken the most _ steps toward the loppressies of the scenes .riot sad disorder, which have heretofore on too litany pc. casions disgraced the streets of the ausirepotis within bisjutlatliation. and to remora those oahoucos Were been so loaf, most criminally, teleferati He b published a Proclamation, calling opea ati big Olippra to apprehend etreeweelkera. • bow.' - • . ' lanced by t 1 ill's of its ke- the peeer • of . ' withholding it might with eintt) .. a . ffect be and wOhhutfotir4Nallsal; Ibiellittoot for ihr46.44 1 iitbliao Wes 4 geregthan. a ,„likthOthet. olets 14 7 When oesefierrh e ttif to. the:.4apticiva .• a rats, Te.puttlet ,on secret Apitbet 412 slimy . Su Ito olt a aue.fi piinciplek, but it is Won's birth:- ight to enjoy litic To rim EDITOR 41; m STATESM4II.- Sra,—Having lately seen in your Paper, a Lettee% on the subject of Potatoes, ender the signature of War. Comm. I am induced to hand you the follow. ing communication on the same subject; the inserdoe of which, in the STATssiak, *UI oblige, Sir, your conslant Reader, Aberdeen, Dee. 21, 1815. 1 .••• „-...- . •..~- . . ~,,,. ON PUBLICJIOUSr.LWANSINO: .'• poWorin iteetlots'dOes'ilot sepply SidiVs's...lft snit: ,_ • ••-• • • *. !mary . jyrisdietion—it t does no'. .It 1.1" la -me day •7. BleADrrost.,The discasSjoh on the myistet iis of in the Whole 341 r that th e d er i s i on i $ M a d e: t i or i o house licengtig, whi c h has lately. take n pl a ce i at which coorie of time half a dneen conviction% at law 5: . I I ilnatine , convince emery impartial .per%on s might be procured. Is it then useful ale roil In ter- jr there be any hiw in 'the statute book, whi c h rorem . Over t he plibfkans i I I>cl4 r. Ibis to be the only pliesible wain ,that can , tie •' C . I Po this in need of reirlai n it I' that ni* 'II regards ihe re ee sithjem. That ttnie'estl:*niimplg:i"nednsnuhl .p..on(n• of nkltolding licences Withal:: far l "r s:i l eieti iv:. Sons or appeal ; and thi s is unsound. It is in, be teWe retched their pres en t h e i g ht ought n o t , h owever, hscite surprise, ,hen it is considered, that t h e cause the power may be .et it ilefianer f0r.12 Mamba, rtentoos - - , wer of lining null shuttir ur , )Ik. and In.faire that period arrives, the - If deb.- T ,91 . 14 , lit.,. ~. -r•r I 1 1 ,a .17t, , 1 I