The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-05-06 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have this dny given a part of TIMOTHY TauEstaw's Third Letter upon the French Revolution, and shall conclude it to-nsorrow. Nialts. Due Femme 1 Art. 1 • Gotiesbergb o Cidis Pttick OF STOCKS THIS blank 9 per Cent. Red. 66 bl 61 S per Cent. Cons. 6716. 4 per Cents. 81; Y 1 Zper Cent. Ntt. , 951 61 dnit. Ann. 15 1.16 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Bonds 8 9 p Esc-Inver Hills 5 5 p Osmium 201 Pay ditto Consols for Acc. 6741 THE. -STATESMAN. LONDON: MO" WAY 6, 1814. A Gottenbnrgh Mail arrived this morning, by which we received the following important intelli gence : GOTTENTREP Ron, APRIL 210.—The Diet in Norway still continues, though only to regulate and fix on a Constitution. Prince Christian has been chosen Kiug, acrd will be called, hereafter, Christian Fre derick I. of Norway. Admiral Belle passed here yesterday, from Copenhagen to Norway, with posi tive Order's from the King of Denmark to the Prince, to gite 14)1610.1131 with all its fortresses, &c. to Sweden, Oti pehs of being treated as a traitor to his King audeountry. , The Corn Laws, a most interesting subject, was resumed last night in the House of Commons, by Sir H. PAILN motion.—Mr. PROT4IEROE thought there had not been sufficient time for the considera tion of this affair, and that it was really to be wished that the House might have at least two days to think upon the subject, before they were called on to decide on the price at which the people were to eat their bread.—Sir If. PARNELL denied that any proposed regijations- were to fix the price at which the people of England were to eat their bread; and then moved the first. Resolution, for permitting the unrestricted exportation of Corn to be referred to a Committee of the rionse.—Mr. Rost took a general view of the subject, and opposed the lion. Baronet's motion. Ile observed, tl►at for fiv© centuries, at least for 430 years, the exportation of curia had been restrained by law, pad previous to that period by Council. The proceedings of the Committee had been directed to the sole benefit of the grower of corn, without any regard to the interests of the coniumer. The Report of the Committee was con fused ; of SO Acts upon this subject, the Com mittee had only looked in seven, and had even blandered in their consideration of them. Sir HENRY PARNELL denied that the Report was intended to benefit the grower, but by a series of reasonings and . glocakinns it attempted to refute the arguments of ; itd be observed, that wheat Is cheaper at eighty.four shillings per quarter now, than it was at half the price in 1784. The opinions of Dr. SMITH might be correct at the time, but now it is diffetent, as corn might be imported from abroad to the detriment of the grower here. In consequence of the continental system, corn had produced 1255. in 1812, and the growth of it was consequently en. couragetl. But that system being destroyed, were the full effects of Peace to take place, the farmer mast be injured. Sir, Harms( concluded with some Interesting observations. Mr. Fa ',TOLLAND Lewis observed, th• t the "subject ought to be treated with extreme caution, and not to , protect the interests of any particular body, but those of the commu- itily at large. Tie particularly impressed upon them the necessity of not 'setting any vpiniou go ut)road, which would have a tendency to make the -public believe that the landholder is stud) ing his own interest. lie poilited out the danger of holding out to the grower a high price of corn, which might be the means of over: tacking the market, and ulti mately defeat his object.—Mr. IlusittssoN took a general view of the subject, and after pointing out the injurious effects of the Corn Laws, moved an amendment, the. substance of which was, " that 635. a quarter should be the price at which cowl should be allowed to be imported, on paying the Duty of 11,45. 3d. ; and that as the Corn rose in price, the duty should diminish in exact proportion, so that whenever Corn might rise to BGs. a quarter, the duty should cease and determine." Sir Hexer opProred of the Amendment, which Wu adopted. He then moved his third Resolution, ;slstielp AN os• follows 1-3. That it is expedient, Oat the may. DU the Importation of Corn and Grain, inicany poet of the United Kingdom, should be re. lated ay 'the aggregate Average Price of Corn and Gaisein the Whole of the twelve Maritime Districts of Ititgland and Wales, the four Maritime Districts Selland, and the four Maritime Districts of Ire. "• The CHAVCELLOA of the Excneuuta then pro. ' posed a fourth Resolution, which is as follows c That Foreign Corn imported and warehoused shOUld he free from duty, until brought to market, and that it :night be exported without the payment of any tluty, which was agreed to. The House then re. N urned, and the report was ordered to be taken into Con.ideration on Matidny se'nnight. GIIVNVILLE brought forward his promised &14.1u0i last sight upon the Slave Trade, and after 043:n uoticing the high ground upon which Great I'ILE 'of her." DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—OtheIIo was acted at this Theatre last night, the part of Othello by Mr. KEAN. We are sorry we are prevented by want of room from entering' into a detailed criticism of hli performance, but in general he displayed the same excellencies and the same defects as in his former characters. His voice and person were not in con souance with the character, nor was there through out that noble tide, of deep and sustained passion, impetuous, hut majestic, that 46 ROWS on like the Propontic and knows no ebb," which raise our admiration and pity of the lofty-minded Moor.— There were, however, repeated bursts of feeling and energy which we hare never seen serpassede— The whole of the latter part of the third act was a master-piece of profound pathos and exquisite conception, and its e ff ect on the house was elec. trical.—The tone of voice in which he deliver: ed the beautiful apostrophe, " Then, oh fire well!" struck on the heart and the imagination, like the swelling notes of some divine music. The look, the action, the expression of voice, with which he accompanied the exclamation, " Not a jot, not -a jot; the reflecron, " I felt not Cussio's kisses on her lips ;" and his vow of revenge against Casio, gad abandonment of his love for Deedevaotta, iai 4 ripen the very tumult and agoiii of the soul. In other parts, where we expected an equal interest to be ezeited, we were disappointed; and in the corn- Mon Scenes we think Mr. KEAN'S manner, as we hare remarked on other occasions, had more point and emphasis thin the sense or character rituiretf.-- The rest of the Play was by no means i ledicisly cast. Indeed almost every individ ual appeared to ou be out of his proper place. Xact.—Mr. Maddisota, a farmer, at Webate l s fili undertaken to start next Monday and pieform miles a-day for live successive days, for two ba,a. dred guineas. The pedestrian will sinew) the Edge. ware-road, and proceed by a cliciitoes 1410 to woe cestershire. .." • • ;I' ~- Y'" . Britain stands iu regard to her foreign Allies, deprecating the traffic still carried on by them,. ass well as by some English subjects, under the protec- : 7 141tertity a Court of Covet/ion Council was held tion of the Portuguese flag, cortcluded by moving in- et Oldldhall. Address to his Royal Highness the Penne AVANT, ' • ' XDORESSES AND ROM/. AMWERS. requesting that he would use his' influence with the *La" MAYO" iaterme d t he a" rt t hat his Meiesty the King or France had keen , waittd on by different Allied Powers to effect an immediate and, a depetation of the Court, with the Address toted total abolition of the African Slave Trade. This. to hint lest C ei *or •ay ; that his Majesty received the Motion was put and carried unanimously • •• - E. t -i Deputation most kindly, and returned a most gruel. Earl GRIT renewed his enquiry respecting Nor- 00f Answerto the Address. way, and asked whether it was intended to make 1 The Lin Mooton also informed the court that the annexation of Norway to Sweden a sine lure non? his Royal highness the Prince Regent had been said he could answer the Lord Larc wait by the Coed with the Address of Con itroot, question, g thin voted by' the Court on the happy fermi by stating that the Allied Powers at Paris had deter- ' nation of hostilities en the Continent. To which mined to send an Envoy to Denmark and Norway i Address his [Loyal flightless had returned a most gra on that subject, and therefore he could say no more . c 1 Answet on it at Irlie Answer to each Address was read, and order. up present. Earl GREY therefore laid, tinder ea to be entered on the Journals. present circumstances, he should persevere in his / . ALDERMAN WADLEY , S BOX. Motion on Tuesday next. It will be seen by the Jo- ! I. Mdllllllll SCHOLCY stated to the Court, that telligence received this day from Gottenbargh, that he intil recently received the Freedom of that City of Prince CHRISTIAN has been chosen King of Nor. ..Dublin, which had been transmitted to him in a very begistifal,,gold box—the box was on the table of the way. A Message in 4 howbver, been sent him stating that any Court s if any Gentleman wished tO look at it. by the King of DtrimAßß, r ......, insp. nwne , PR a TIM 16 el. 1 .11 WIlp• farther resistance on his part to the ewe°. ' Mj. Alderman •I Y Buten brought up the Report of tion of the Treaty with Sweden will be consi- the Bread Committee, recommending that the Trade dered as treason. A short time will probably de. of the Baker should be thrown open altogether, but termine the fate of the Norwegians, whose immense dechured hit opinion to be directly opposite to that , whiott the Committee bad come to. sacrifices to preserve their independence excite an' „ . . Ye Report was then read, and state d , teat rrom universal interest in their favour. . i this &art information the Committee bad been able I , . - - ozi... - tte erittein, it appeared that the Baker, under the Yesterday morning Lords Livastroot and In' # medal system, did not purchase his material at the THURST had audiences of the Palace REGENT at best hand, and that owing to the Assize there was Carlton-house. At two o'clock the Patrice REGENT no competition in the trade. If the trade were ' left town for Windsor. thrown open, competition would be introduced.— It is reported in the foreign papers that the Allied The middle-meo, such as the meal-man the flour- Monarchs mean to give Marshal &twine the village factor, &c. would be removed, and the ' Baker thus i of Johaunsberg, in the Ithingau, seven leagues from enabled to buy at the best hand, and sell at the Mentz, and famous far its wines. It is the same cheapest rate. Under all these circumstances the estate which BONAPARTE had given to Marshal Km.- Committee recommended that the trade should be LERMANN. throws open, and the Assize done away altoge ' His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARWIcE, we they. „ understand, is appointed General of the Royal Ma- On the motion for the Court agreeing with the rives, in the room of Viscount Bridport, deceased. Committee's Report, A Gentleman just returned from Calais reports, ; Mr. Jaws observed, that'll the intermediate men 'that a considerable number of the Allied forces are in were , removed, and the Baker could purchase at the cantouments in the neighbourhood of that town. first hand, and sell as he pleased, he had reason to Some Prussian troops having entered the place with believe the price of the quarter° loaf would be re laurel in their caps, were near creating a disturb- 'duced at least 3d. or 4d. He thought, however, the once, the inhabitants considering it as disrespectful ; greatest evils likely to arise from doing away the but the Prussian Commander, upon being informed Assize, ult would do' away the power of the Ma of the dislike of the inhabitants, ordered it to he in- gistrate s either to protect the Public or the Baker. staidly taken down, and every thing afterwards as. t M r . 'Alderman ATILINS (vas persuaded, doing away sumed an air of cordiality. ' the Asstse etAtosAw,eitiAl.be_ a very serious evil. If ARMISTICE AT Bt YONNE.—Accounts received from the Assize were token of the public would have no the lines before Bayonne inform us, that in cons.- protection, and in •hte. opinion the quarters loaf twine of a notification to General TriouvettoT, the would be dearer instead of cheaper. 1 French Commandant, acquainting him with the events Mr. Alderman doonsetteng was against doing that had taken place at Paris, he sent nut a flag of away the Assize, which he considered as the great truce, with a request to see the public Journals and barrier of protection between the baker and the other documents, containing evidence of the counter. ' üblic. revolution. These documents were sent to him, and Mr. 5. Litlort was strongly against the Court in p upon reading them General THOUTENOT expressed usferli at an_ his willingness to conform to the Acts of the Senate, i vr , Mr. WouremAx was in favour of the Report. He and of the Provisional Government, by recognizing agree d that the Bakers' profits were too small, but the BOURBONS, as soon as he should be called upon then the millers, on whom the Baker was, in most to do so officially. In the mean time, he was willing • instance., depeudent,wero too large, and he (Mr.W.) to agree to a suspension of hostilities, bat ear the ex- theuWijie to see them reduced. Why, be would prom condition' that the hesehrerraheelltibtielle . ast,, was an Assize on Bread necessary, any more 'their works, otherwise he would not cease firing cin ' than on butchers' meat, and other article's of pro them ; for 66 his first duty," he skid, 66 was the v i s i on ? defence of the fortress, with the preservation of , Mr. liatrimus thought the trade should be thrown which he was charged." The information received open. He wished to see the Baker put on the same in the British lines, being considered ample authority footing with the butcher, the green grocer, and other for the discontinuance of the works.; an, armistice tradesmen. ..,, , , • . had in consequence taken place. Mr. FAVELL was in favour of the Report. The following is an extract of a letter from the Mr. &muss strongly opposed making any inno- Cape of Good Elope, dated February 11, 1814 : vation on the established law, which he said would be 66 lam Stilly to acquaint you, that the William Pitt, injurious to the public, and ruinous to 4 or 500Ihr extra Indiaman, was wrecked about the 16th of dustrious tradesmen in the Metropolis. December, to the eastward of Algoa Bay. A box After some further observations from Mr. Alder. of letters, some passengers' trunks, 6 per William man Atkins, Mr. S. Dixon, Mr.Stebbing,and others', Pitt' marked upon them, part of her hencoops, and 1 Mr. Alderman Birch replied, the question was pat s some dead stock, have been ‘vashed an shore ; but as ! and the Report agreed to —Adjourned. 1 no dead bodies have been found, it is supposed the i ship drove on a rock, and afterwards washed into deep water and sunk. A sloop of war has been sent hence, by order of the Governor, in search of the ship, but has returned without bringing any tidings i PREPARATIONS FOR PEACE.—Preparations are already begun for the purpose of celebrating the ! Peace. Therimill be illuminations and fire-works for many days In continuation. COI. CONCRETE iS i busily employed on the latter. Transparencies, upon I the grandest scale possible, are now in a state of forwardness, particularly those intended for Carlton. I house; its the latter, great alterations and improve, litents are going on; and, one room, which is i to be entirely composed of row-wood and Or- asalu, will have an effect completely original.— 1 Mt these changes are made to add to the tout-en- I amble when 'the Grand Fete takes place. The state 1 bet; for the Emperor of AUSTRIA is expected to be ' ready about the close of the present week. The hangings are composed of the richest crimson velvet, i lined with damask silk. The pillars and cornices, are magnificently ornamented with exquisite carving 1 and gilding. The arms of the Noble House of • Austria are embroidered in gold at the head of the bed. We are happy to state that the illustrious Personages, who are expected in about ten days, will probably sojourn with IF4 nearly a month. A Requisition has been delivered to the LORD MAYOR by the proper number of Members of the Common Council, desiring his Lordship immediately i to summon a Court en the receipt of the intelligence . that any of the Sovereigns who propose to visit this country have arrived, in order that a grand festival may be voted to be held in Guildhall, to which such: illustrious personages may be invited. Mr. SIIERVISECE I who is to perform Sheva at 1 Covent Garden Theatre to-morrow, is a Gentleman , of the Jewish persuasion, and seport speaks highly of his Dramatic Talents. A serious affray took place at Plymouth on Mon. day. The Plymouth Chronicle of Tuesday says— " roe Officers, two belonging to the Mayo Militia, ~ . : ail two to die Royale, and the other a Peer g ethei With med soldiers of the Mayo u n . d,' Implicated in it, - and to n Jr Some 'severe woinds were , the . an/ tits not tit :initiated but by the . patty eft the Eest Norton With." • r ~;' STAI'ESMAN. y tad. n Mir OF 00.M.Atati f;OUNCL • •Z ` 4 „ • ~ • • . • J 4 . I t 14, • • NAVA INTEL tiIGENCB... °was., Mar s.—Sailed last evettint hit littniesty i s ship- Hi= aaido, with a convoy for Portsmouth.—Arrived gie Elgin lit ter, *itb dispatthes from the Room ii"!; stud his Niajest)'s GMUs and Eitisei, from the Wertn-trti.— Put back his itiltjt-s -jetty's ship Princess Caroline and Sybelic fftgate. lot4ll;!140 b.—Arrived hls' ifh)esty's ships Deivta: lion god Masan . With stew shipstratn'the Downs I the Jane, a collier, from • Sioderltuid ; the Wellbastit, ffson Havre de Grace; lad 'i*o . Freda cartels tiritb tlieh prissisiers.— It is caw `aille4l.o that theoalliog of tititdcet iOr Olt Gast Ito dies, brazils / Gape l of Good Hope, &c. is posiitokrect until tht /kith last. . . PLTWOUTE ; NAY' 4.41 e Comequenee tif the smog it:niftily winds, his Majesty's ship. Urns, with the - fhllo sting Alps, bore put into this port for 'While; and rema;n, vixi ---thib Northamp ton, Res*, Diana, Carmarthrn, Wefietsley, ftsdefattg . :Jae, Earl Moira, and Apollo, from li.ntrar'aiol Deeply the It les John Williams, Ann, and Brlstan, from the tie of (frame and Cape of Good Hope ; thePhtaniz, from New South iViit4; the Venus, Perseverance, and the. C/r, frost thv South &I;- the Governor Motels add Albion, Berstria.-- : Also put tato *hit harbour the Olive Brunch and the 'podWiltlaikout bound to Goardeaux. . , • • • • FALlgobrif, MAY S —Arrived hit' Illojeat‘'h •eiolinot!er Bramble, from Bourdenur, with dispatelteri She°ll4ttikaer % it great ;lumber of English prhohera, virtue of stikasiliAtia • . confined twelve feats. - • • • b Be 'Aisiltstt; • flaairtert,•MAY 9.- , Artived r' I) liar • land ; the Thetis ditto, from Cu‘haven and the towsphipma ditto, from OuSienbargh, all with ItlaiSe atiMiteivors., Sailed the Benufoy packet.—P. 5. The lifaMNP b•ick. / S. COURT OF CIIIANCERY.t May% 14, - • .1 . . ~ ' CC:Aloe% iAltyr..tr. ktiltailti* : . . Sir SAstUrk. ROW Ili , stead this api)iicit, Con on the part of the Plaintiff, Sir Thns..„Ctirges, to, have that part of an order Made by his Lordship, w hlds directed that in the mean time the interest oil the Snits in the mortgage deed in question shoed be paid to the Defendant, discharged, and that in future the interest should only be paid into Court. Tile late Mi. Alexander Annesley, the original Defendant, had been Agent and Solcitor for Sir Thomas Clarges, and on the allegation that a large sum was ilubto - Stif..* on a balance of accounts, Sir Thomas was preialle4 upon to execute a deed' of mortgage •in his fav,,ul. % for the sum of 47001. Mr. Annesley being atioht 3 proceed upon this security against Sir That. ClOktir's ' tenants, lie (Sir Thomas) filed a bill cif iii . iuiN.lrda against him, and his Lordship granted the iiiivlisi. Clot, : hut under the idea tl •:t though the vill; suit of 47001. might not be due to Mr.Aotsesley, still a ton_ . siderttble sum would be found due to him, ordered Cott the interest should he paid to him in the mean„timp. Mr. Annesley had since died, and a bill of rettvor had been filed against the present Defetidint, his son, anti from examination of the vouchers prodeb.ed in Court, it now appeared, that instead of tgerre being any balance in favour of Mr. Annesley, the i balance was considera!l'y the other way. In tbeie circumstance the Learned Counsel hoped, thou . h this did not afford conclusive evidenbe of the 'foci, yet that it would he esteemed by his Lordship suit , cietttly strong to induce him to order, that histeiiir sif being paid to the Defendant the . Interest• should be !paid into Court. .. Mr. ROUPiLL, on the other side, contended that there were, as appeared from Mr. Artnesley's Roswell'', other vouchers besides those prodoted," which Were if' the power or custody of the Plainviff t 'aud'llieiefora, !submitted, that his Lordship was isot palled - Ris th make the alteration in his order *hick** now 'it* gusted. :; .i.:n,.. • The LORD CHANCELLOR thought,. that, 00 " . • 1114 • now appeared, he was called on to ordel'Ok iiteatit to be paid into Court, on the very Sahib ifiritic i t s which he had felt himsel fj usti fi ed% &Mine* tion. Let the present motion, thei*eibight ' v the Plaintiff makingaflidatit that thiltoierftefe - ni dOcb. 'ments in his possession, or poittif,leYOtid Ana' - which he might produce with sue afilditit: ' ti,.l • , • o 1:0 •4 ; The Sheriff of Berkshire ha4ppe t interla County Meeting for Tuesday the 17ilkinsmInt, •at Reading, having received kkequisition from the Magi , trates assembled at the Qesseral Quarter flefriorts of th,l Peace; te' censider .of a suitabb; ieddress t Itoynl highness the Prince fligent, l oa the pr, favourable state of public Affairs, on the .Kosmact of a lasting peace, and on the establishreut ela free Constitution in the Preach Empire, as 1,1t041191,,,x1mi rity against a recurrence of tyrannical asoasses„ao. as • glorious result of all our exertions. ' . ,4, We understand the Loam MATon will nominate Sheriffs at the Court of Aldermen which is fixed for Tuesday next. • . TIicsTRICALS.—The Committee of Drury.lane era getting up the tragedy of Macbeth, for Mr. Kt* c, in an improved manner. We trust; amongst other improvements, the wild and fantastic ac se of the wale ing more. Witches will have attention, and if I t tragical could be devised than the rising o Banquo through a trap-door, it will be better. . We confess; from the mind and Intellect display*by.Mr. ligAs, we have high, hopes nf his success in the. I lighlanil Chief; and let it be an Highlander in all as prom, costume of the character. Coati EicitA a On. MAT 6.- TV. except. tine sainpleet Barley meet, ready saute ; for 111 and oilier ariirles retneto It. Ina. Wheat (English) Ditto (Foreign) 5O 86 I Rye SB -10 Barley • • 36 40 New ditto' Malt . White Pens ...... 60; —The Wheat eevle ell Ilea: for wastwl!-kuthstleel•ll , •• Fre,h tale samples tati dreavd. O l ds . , 4 1rs • , .. II , i4O 44 IJinn/ A • • • • • • • Old ditttlir r i.. I •i• • r•-r.. , Tick dd. . „... •.. • •elzo 40 Old .• • • ";' 1 ; : Ora. , • ... , )4.4i...... i.., V 6 - 30 Fine ditto t) . v . v . — Po!tand Mt. • :' Feed.clitSe. i'.. :i.. .. • I /0 ..* Fine Amig a "... Second. .: . . New ditto ..... --+ Ditto Boilers ......,„63 66 Grey Peas I 144 46 --- • SMITHFIELD MARA FT..—M if 6. To *irk the (W.nt, per uoue or 6.. 01 7' nl. ' Cnttle this An Portuguese, to: I See? ... 6.• 01 1. , pis Cottle chit dat e Mayo Militia, we mutto n . 61. t" gold 01 Beare7 VI • • end under exami- %r aj a ::: Z ll 4. . 4 61 . • 4 4 : B "7r. o*. B C libe alve.'" ..." • 7. I. 4'7 111 e received during Leah • • et. to u. Pita Frankfort-place, , Ifie,'4l AMU:T. i titterpositioti , CloverHy 6411f...6k 04. '4 I T 7 61 1 : vq 1.1 ("; Straw .... 11. 10. 04. to 11 ' . . 1 C