The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-11-05 00:00:00

. AN. THE . giii , so M mol ass* 1 QUEBEC, SiritZl - • Fe ; 7 . 4 . NMI WATER AT Lolitee-•aisea To-iso itßow , Morning 47 min, after 9.—Evening l 8 min, atter 1. 1 --••••--- EFFECTS Or THE NAVIGATION LAWS IX CANADA • OPE• SATING- %ITU Till CORN LAMS. -Me price of Wheat at New•Tairb, furnishes a datum by which the effects of those Lairs in Canada may be aseertalued. . The price at New York is regulated by the demand abroad, there being in the , United States no restric tions on foreign trade, but full liberty allowed to carry or send it to to the best existing market, and also to purchase returns wherever they are found the cheapest. On the 10th inst. the average price of Northern Wheat was ss. 6d. per bushel, this currency, or one dollar and I ten cents. At the same date, Wheat of about the same quality. was offered io the district of Montreal at 2s. 6d. or half a dollar per minot, which is something larger than the . , bushel, at New-York, and Do sales. Supposing then, the same absence of restrictions from the Navigation Laws at Quebec as at Nina:York, ansl that the cost of bringing a Minot of Wheat from the district of Montreal to Quebec, together with any differ mice of quality and increased freight, to a foreign market were equal to Is. per minot, which is surely a sufficient allowance, then the operation of the Navigation Laws and Corn Laws united, would be equal to tai oavaab bushel of Wheat produced in. Canada beyond the Gras tity required for home consumption, 2s. per minot. The average quantity of wheat exported from Canada daring the last fifteen years does not amount to three hundred thousand bushel; annually—but the average surplus of this grain, beyond what is required for home consumption, amounted, daring the last and present years, probably to five hundred thousand bushels, annu, ally, or one million for the two years. This gives an actual loss to Canada, by the null mited operation of the navigation and corn laws, 18 I the article of wheat alone, of 50,0001., equal to a tax of 000,000. The operation of this tax is, however, more injurious to the Colony than taxes to the same amount usually are. It is a tax upon production which it goes to an nihilate, destroying the value of all real property, and taking away the best security against absolute scarcity; viz. the practice of raising for exportation a consider able surplus of bread stuffs. In stating the operation of these Acts on the Colony, we mention only wheat, for the facility of illustration; but their operation equally extends to all other sorts of grain, and the evil is still more extensive. If it were to continue, it would, in the end, entirely ruin almost every person in the Colony. It is impossible, how ever, that it can continue, for such never could have been the intentions of the Britieh government. We are informed by persons from different pasts of the country in this district, that the injury done to the harvest by the late rains is less than was expected. A great deal of grain has been lately got in, in good order. The first frost that was perceptible this season was on the morning of the 15th inst.—(Ca,:.) LONDt7N: MONDAY EY&XING, NOTEMII ;•'S, lel. • This - STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.. This day being the anniversary 9f the Powder pie: the Bank and Royal Ekchange are shit. The Static. Exchange, however, is , open, and some business doing, in, consequence of the report of a new Ambassador to Constantinople having been appoi nte d by lintsia„--Consols are at tak 1 MINI 0 0 boil the 1 ?be' strati reel Paris papers to the 2tl inst. have arrived this morn. ing. A Royal Ordinance was issued on the 24th by the King "of Prance, by which Oen. Bertrand i s included in the amnesty of the 12th of January, 1816, and is restored to hilt fortney Tank. wha o f th c ent Rho Sri Accounts from Barcelona state, that the fever h a d extended from that city. to Malaga, and that in e vA . sequence all the merchants bad quitted the place, t s . gether with the principal inhabitants. The last advice, from St. Petersburg s t ete, that the Charter of the American• Russian Coup!i y had been renewed on the most favourable tenno. it is added that the war Moldivia;has, for the present, ceased ; but that in other respects things were fi r from quiet. It is stated ins letter from Viennathat —Lord Ger. don bad succeeded Sir C. Stewart pro tempore, sad left that capital to meet the King at Hanover.—. —The Marquess of Londonderry is now fully expeetal to remain at Hanover, to assist at the Ministerial Congress. Fut:NCH FUN es.—Five per Cents. 90 f. 50 c..-13.111 Actions, 1592 f 50 c. bay del 'FROM THE I)OARD LW TUE NEW ENGLAND coin• DOUSE.] • New York parrs arrived this morning to the 14th October, from which we extract the following acconat of a dreadful hurricane at St. Bartholomew. The Norfolk Herald of the tith inst. received yes terday morning contains the following account comma nicated bt Captain Pearson arrived in Hampton roads. Its violence is said to have extended to several of the adjacent islands, and to have been awfully destructive. One hundred and sixty persons are stated to have bees missing at St. Bartholomew.. donations, and it has beeu the instrument of cheering the dark days of respectable age, as well as of assist ing the families of several worthy members of the profession. It happened also to Mr. Rigby to reader a far more important service to Norwich than its inhabitants are at all aware of. During - a visit to his native county, his daindoess of heart led him to call upon his nurse, whom he found employed as a weaver, and using u the flying shuttle." He immediately saw the immense supwriosity— •of this instrument over that thrown by the band ; he caused one to be purchased and brought it to Norwich. On his -arrival be introduced the subject to Mr. Maltby, who treated hie application as an • impertinent interference ; Mr. Rigby then applied to Mr. Patte son who instantly discovered the benefit, and erected a loom for its employment, thus giving effect to Mr. Righy's design. Since that time Norwich can best tell how much it has been benefited by the introduc tion of the dying shuttle into its manufactories. In 1788 he broke for a short time from his numerous eu gagements, and visited France; a part of Italy, and Switzerland, in coupany with W. Morgan, Esq. the celebrated calculator, and actuary of the Equitable office, and another friend. It so happened that they reached Paris just at t h e explosion of the revolution. He was detained in that city a week, during which the attack of the Bastile and the massacre of the Thuilleries took place. Ile became acquainted with Turgot,. Roland, and other persons distinguished at that period : and he has written a very animated and interesting journal of the events, which remains among his unpublished papers. In 1789 Mr. Rigby was admitted a member of the London Corporation of Surgeons and of the London Medical Society. With a mind thus constantly occupied in the con templation and prosecution of public good, it may rea sonably be imagined that Mr. Rigby had little desire for civic honours. •In point of fact he was rather averse to encounter duties so much at variance with professional habits. In 1802, however, be. was soli cited by many friends, who were anxious to uphold the respectability of the Corporation to become a can didate for the vacant gown. The hope of still further improving the economy of the Workhouse, or rather of preventing the erection of a new building then in contemplation, was the grand motive which prevailed to induce him to accept office. He was elected in a very honourable manner, and in 1803 received the letter for Sheriff, which office he served. In 1805 he succeeded to the Mayorality, and supported the Chair with dignity and hospitality. In 1506 he was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society. We must here retrogade a little in our narrative. — In 1602 we have stated Mr. Rigby was elected an Al derman. Soon after his appointment be successfully opposed a plan for building a new Workhouse, at an ex pense of 30,0001. for which powers from Parliament had been previously obtained. He sheaved the inade quacy of the sum the Guardians were authorised to raise by the Act; he exposed the errors of the work house system, and advocated to conviction the saps. rior adventures of out-door allowances, both as a►• spected pecuniary savings, and the morals, the comforts. and happiness of the poor. Committees were ap pointed to ascertain the facts, and the result was a re• port, which stated, that by the system of out-door al lowances, the expenses per head was 120, whereas the cost of maintenance in the house amounted to 3s. rid. per head. Of the meagre and evasive notices or this report, however, Mr. Rigby complained heavily ■nd justly. The result was, the altera tion of St. Andrew's Workhouse in lien of erecting a new env, by which an immense saving was made to the city. Mr. Rigby next turned his attention to the article of provision, and to the improvement of the Medical treatment of the poor, and particularly to a system for preventing contagion and the spread of the small pox. Committees were appointed for both objects ; of the eight clauses in the report delivered by the Medical Committee it came soon to be a matter of regret that three only were acted upon. The report of the Provision Committee (drawn by Alderman John Browne) exposed considerable differ ences between the sums paid for bread, butter, and meat, and the quantities apparently consumed. A division in the duties of management in consequence took place, and a committee to superintend the in door arrangements was specially appointed. During the year of Mr. Rigby'', mayoralty, the phi- Isaihropic Mr. Nield visited Norwich, and published in The Ger.:kr:urn'. Maga:bac a report concerning what he saw in the workhouse, which was very dis grateful to the discipline there established. This oc casioned much literary controversy. In the same year the small pox raged in Norwich, when the Mayor called a public meeting, to combine the general aid •in checking its progress. In 1607, 1508, and 1609 its ranges swept off two hundred and three persons, and the appalling numbers of this mortality were recorded and preserved by a regulation adopted during Mr. Rigby's mayoralty, and this regulation hashed no email' effect in convincing the public mind of the necessity of preventive measures. Had the proposal for insulating such casual patients as fell under the disease been acted upon, there are strong grounds for believing this ca lamitous amount of death might have been wholly pre cl la 1812, Mr. Rigby learned that the disease had again appeared in the neighbourhood ; and at his sag gestion a general vaccination was adopted with great elfect. Of all these matters he published a general account in 1512, together with a report drawn by himself of the pauper vaccination. The natural desire of gradually retiring from the in cessant and constantly increasing labours of a most laborious and responsible' profession. induced Mr. Rigby to think of taking the degree of Doctor of Me dicine, and henceforth of practising as . a physician. Ile therefore took his diploma in 1814. liut in order to remove the delicate anxiety of females whom he had hitherto attended. he conemeted in many instances to continue his services to Ms old patients; while they were needed in one department. that demonstratieg the same kind attention to the feelings - of his oonneetions, for which his life has been remarkable. But though be thus retreated from the incessant calls upon his time, under which neithei his health nor strength of body oe mild, uncommon as they. were mild have bons up, be saver Ise a single mu • meet abandoned the search after useful knowlelp, whisk formed the assiduous, usveaesasiag sswsp• tioi of his entire thoughts. Change of employment - less to his. sulliciant relazathin. Agoicultdre bad long W e sel) favOrite subject of his regard. He had for years become the eikivator of his own estate, at Framingham, near Norwich, where he bad planted extensively. That liciosere of twine:tad Heath "" abled him to add to hits liaded possessions, sad that once barren sod "(Wary waste now smiles with his or namental planiatiens aid rich fertilization. In lais he published " Suggestions for an improved and ex teoded-ealtivation of Mangel Wurzel." He has since printed an account of Mr. Coke's services to the &grit cultural World, 'under the title of " Holkam and ifs Agriculture," • which has met uncommon success, bav ing gone through three large editions in about as many years, although reprinted in the Pamphleteer. — This work has also been translated and printed in France, by a French agriculturist. He has since translated and published the travels of Mr. Chateau view', on account of the facts relative to the Agricul ture of Italy there narrated ; and finally, has gives, She practical application of the Holkham system ta, smaller establishments, in his account of "Fratotav ham and its Agriculture:" printed last year. Up to the hoof af his last illness, be was employed in a sixth edition of hie greatest work, the Essay on the Uterine lionitorrhage. . : • The reputation of his writings on agriculture caused Illen to be elected an honorary member of the Philadelphia Society for promoting that science ; and he was also of the Horticultural Society of London. In addition to the honours we have reecorded4e, was presented a ith the freedom of the city previous to his election as alderman ; he had been surgeon, and was till his death a physician to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital and to the Lunatic Asylum, president of the Philosophical Society, a director of the Norwich Fire Olfice, an honorary member of the Society of Artists, and a member of several public Committees, to the duties of all which he seldom failed strictly to attend. Thus scarcely a year has passed without being marked by some act of public advantage, emanating from his powerful and useful mind. Yet strange to say (we blush while we record the fact) the eminent and valuable public services of this actively good man have been recognised by no public acknowledgment ; and while the walls of our ancient ball of magistracy glare with the portraits of not a few men distinguished principally for their attachment to the rage of party, there exists no trace of the public gratitude to one who so largely contributed to the universal benefit of his wealthier and his poorer fellow citizens. We cite this as one amongst many striking proofs of the prevalence of party over the public cause. Dr. Rigby was a consistent Whig, but has neither cared for nor encouraged " the two-penny politics " of the place. His large and noble and elevated services to humanity were therefore not obseried by those whose grovelling researches were directed only towards the insect breed ing-ordure of paltry partisan triumphs. ~ In private life Dr. Rigby's purse was ever open to the wants of worthy claimants, and we have reason to know that his charity and his friendship wer e alwa y s unostentatiously extended to those who needed his aid. He was placid, though energetic and affectionate in his manner, ; hut his attention to domestic ties was necessarily much interrupted and abstracted by public and professional duties, as well as by the constant habit of intellectual employment, from which he tie vet relaxed fur a single moment. His general attain ments in literature and science were highly respect able; and his principal pleasure was the visit to Fra mingham, five miles from Norwich, which he made almost daily in the afternoon, returning in the evening to be in readiness to attend any calls that might be made upon him. His personal habits were simple, frugal and abste mious: he rose very early,drank no wine, and enjoyed till within a few days of his death, an almost uninter rupted series of health and vigour. Even so late as ten days before his decease, he performed a journey of sixty miles, after visiting his Norwich patients in one day, although just relieved from a state of consider able muscular pain, under which he had been suffering for some weeks. is fact his mind never yielded ; he was enthusiastic in the pursuit of good, and un wearied in its exercise. Dr. Rigby was twice married—first to Sarah, co heiress of John Dyball, Esq. and secondly to Anne, daughter of W. Palgrave, Esq. He has left issue two daughters by the first, and two sons and six daughters by the second lady, who has borne him twelve chil dren. Already his progeny has arrived at the fourth generation. He died in his 74th year. Our readers will require no apology from us for this protracted recital of the events of Dr. Rtgby's long and meritorious life ; for never. we will venture to assert, has any citizen of Norwich deserved or en joyed a more extended regard than Ibis excellent, this revered man. ATIONCIOUS ATTICST TO Motemt.—Wednesday morn ing, between one and two, a most inhutnatcattemptseas made by a man named Patrick Pitzgerald.vd Wader his !We, irke sres its the last stage of yregitlingY.esihcit, - fortunate victim is an interesting girl abolt 11, Vella age. At the se of 14 she was married to herliStitiman husband, who is about 40. A few days oftvv . the mar riage was solemnized. the monster deeerteslltv,:lnd-the unhappy girl was sheltered at the habitatiotSAlper aged parents. The villain, after six months: allenpt, return ed, plundered her of every thing she possessed , and again absconded. lie came home at intervals and served her in like manner. On Tuesday night he Went to' the house of the' poor girl's father, in Angel and 'Porter court, Golden-lane, Saint Luke's, where she resided, after being away from her for eight months.. The me ther having gone up stairs, heard the cry of murder and the shrieks of her daughter; She ran down Into the room, when she observed the unhappy girl lying on the door weltering in her blood. The Idlidlial• booster was kneeling on her stomach with a lenittio his bled. The old woman attempted to release her daughter from his vengeance.., on which the villain.stabbid ler in. the aria, and attempted to cu: her throat. . By this Aiwa. the neighbourhood was in an uproar, . and . th e. watchmen broke into the• house, but the murdertme Villain had made his-escape. backwards. The nefs*ppy.glrl Was put to bed, and a mires* was peat for. *KA susoVelsive. wound was Wait the back partOr ea lseatitoosisho a deep would in the forehead. Theiposirolesture. as well as she was able, staled, that as . sociedielms•snother :T ed bad gene op stairs, the monster ' Jo. break spa her trunk in• Which was all het baby. Dew. Skit Odds& veered to preient him, when he k her Cowin istb 1 the instrument with which he bviski optti'the results - and then placed both his 'knees isi!berstposselh. sod stabbed her in the forehead with a • knife .be hlielt *me his pocket. Information of the horrid afilimeirrikrei at•Woreitipetroet. and two °Seer% are in pursuit dare meadow. The girl was yeeterdaymot expected to lire. CIRCiIL4R. • _................. The Marquess of Londonderry - has the honour confi dentially to intimate to his Excellency the ----, that it has come to the knowledge of the Lords Coin missioners of his Majesty's Treasury, that some instances have lately occurred, in which, contrary, no doubt, to the intentions and orders of some Members of the Corps Diplomatique, lately or now resident at this Court, and in consequence of the misconduct of their agents or servants, sales have taken place of large quantities of wine, imparted for their Excellencies use, by which the wine has been admitted to their general consumption, and the Government thereby deprived of the revenue which ought to have accrue d . from such sale. Lord Londonderry is convinced that he has only to make this circumstance known, in order that steps may be effectually . taken to prevent a recurrence of this prac tice; and he is confident that his Excellency -- will admit the propriety of its being regulated for the More, that no such sale of wine should, under any circumstances, take place, except when the whole of the cellar belonging to a Minister leaving England is transferred to his successor, and that when a Foreign Minister's wine is left to be sold without such transfer, due notice must be given to the Exchequer, in order that the proper duties may be levied thereon ; and in default of such notice the wines would, as it is already declared by the law of the country, become forfeited to the Government. Lord Londonderry feels assured that the Corps Peplu m:ape will prefer a regulation of this nature, which he freely leaves to be acted upon by the well known honour and loyalty of those to whom he has on this occasion addressed himself, to that by which each Foreign Minis ter would be restricted, as formerly, to the importation of a certain quantity of wine according to Ids rank. Lord Londonderry has only farther to call the atten tion of his Excellency --- to the additional precaution which it is necessary to adopt, that in.all &indications fee the admission of wine, duty free, it should be pre cisely and expressly stati4 under the signature of each Foreign Minister so applog, that the wines as de scribed are, and intended, for his own edusuinption ;nod the Lords of the Treasury will rtinire the' Recent e Board to furnish to ' Lord Londonderry, for the infor mation of each Foreign Minister,_ it the expiration of each year, a note of the wines so admitted at his request. Lord L ondonderry has only further to express his anxious hopes that his Excellency - , -c-- will not consider Ibis communkation as in any way tending to limit the. liberal manner in which his privileges.. in commo with those of his colleagues, have hitherto been extend 4 in placing no restriction whatever on the quantity. of wine allowed to be entered duty free for the boos fide . consumption of himself and family. Lord Londonderry avails himself of this opportunity to renew' to hil Excellency - the assurance of his high consideration. . (Sgned) LONOONDERRY. Foreign•otfice, Aug. 31, 1821. To his Excellency --. • • Snomutco ACCIDENT. —Friday night, as a young man in the employ of Mr. Winkle. coal.merchant, at lington, was crossing the road near the watch-house, he was knocked down by the leaders of the Boston coach, anti before the coachman could pull np his Morin, he wheels passed over the poor fellow's legs, by Arab one was dreadfully fractured. He was placed i coach and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hos pital. No blame whatever was attached to the coach, man. Frldny evening a gentleman having alighted froM his !mind at a tradesman's door. in Holborn, left. the animal in tbit Care of a man whilst he went into the !beam !oil - an his coming out, he discovered the horse standing without a saddle, and the. man bad escaped. On the 9:h of September, a tremendous burricare was experienced at Saint Bartholomew's, and did great damage to the town and shipping, it commeserd from the North-west, and continued until about - et o'clock on the morning of the lOth, at which Ow the wind shifted to West. Passions to the commencemest of the gale . there were about 50 sail of vessels snail and large, at anchor in the harbour, only one of which rode out the gale; the rest either being driven ea shore or blown oat to sea. The following. art tie names of the vessels—Portland, schooner; Ifser g aitt o 1 Portland, schooner; Elisabeth of Alexandria, wheaten • William Treat of Milford, schooner; Polly and Nary of'Newport, schooner ; Missouri of ?Middletown, brig; Sarah Baker from Boston, schooner ; John of St. Hills, a Dutch Guineaman, with 20 men on board, has driven on shore, vessel and the whole of the erotica A French Onineaman, with about 20 men on bald, was driven to sea and supposed to be lost. A Grenada schooner was driven on the rocks ; the ship Ellri Jane from New York, put to sea and is probably safe. Many more were driven to era or stranded. Abort 160 or 170 houses were blown down. It was believed by some that a shock of an earthquake accompanied it gale. GALE AT MOBILE. We have a letter from Mobile, of the 18th altiee‘ which states, that a violent gale from the S. S. one experienced at that place, on Saturday evening, the 15th ult. which continued till the 18th, earryief every thing before it, and injuring the 'hippie( and wharfs. WASHINGTON, OCT. I.—General Dionislo lid Envoy Extraordinary from Spain to the Unite.' State!. left yesterday at the Department of State, in the si• sentieloUthe.Peisident and Secretary of State, hie)* . . . ters of m il for the permission of his Seventies. 4ite turn home. • Don Salmon, Secretary to the Legatio, remains as Charge :d'Affairs. General Viers learnt Washington this morning. • OPERATIONS IN LIMA. The army of Cauca has put itself is nodes for Quito, well armed and equipped. There meals, in Cauca a great park of artillery. The Vice-Presidegt Candimarca has offered the Government of Gearlaa the munitions of war they may be in need and 141 given orders to the Government of Cauca to NNW' them with everything they may ask. One of the Coinutissioners named by the King of Spain. near the Cloverament of Chili, D. Manuel Abrm , who arrived at the pod of Satuanaco; in the brig Mercedes, (Iva, Panama, has arrived at bead quarters. In the gene"' settees of the army, it is nutified to the itripy to ready to march at a moment's node*. The oink/ i• to go to Haucho, with ten pieces, in perfect order. Tie bodies of cavalry will go out In another direedem• lick are to remain in the hospital of Daiwa; Tin before yesterday cousa mn i ca ti o n was retailed few Captain Vidal, giving an account of his enteric g Pa' &floe. nine utiles distant from Lima. when helot I. opposition. General Sncti," who, some time sloes:: ordered to the south-west. had reached tiasTrAll' the two regiments of Saint Andre and Ilarls ofi7; ' which sailed from Eneneventara, ware par garrison of Unayquil. ett ebtattilman. 6 VIII BRITISIB STATESMAN" IS INCORTORAIRS WITS " vit a STATESMAN,"