The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-10-26 00:00:00

1 010 - 111$ f Aar QUARTIIiSigrENUIL tilsom LlvettroOL atanconv.] The last Quarter's Revenue up to October 10, com pared with the corresponding quarter of the preceding year, exhibits an excess of about 840,8281.; whilst the Revenue of the whole financial year just terminated, falls short of that of the year IMO by 116,0001. We are called upon to sing si obe joyful !" at these re sults; as if the experiment of four months afforded bet ter data, upon which to ground the future hopes of Mi nisters, than the average of the whole year. There are many causes to which the excess of the last quarter may be ascribed, amongst which the Sa turnalia of the coronation must not be overlooked. — This has had no trifling share in producing the in. crease of the excise revenue ; and there is little doubt that the prevalence of private brewing, in consequence of the low price of malt has else contributed to swell the "meant of the malt duty, in which, alone, an in crease of about half a million has been experienced. For our own parts, so far from feeling aby surprise sit the extraordinary productiveness of the last quar ter. we are rather led to wonder that the entire re venue of the last twelve mouths should not have sallied upon that of the preceding year. If :t be true, as Mr. Canning and the Ministers have been all along telling us, that the distresses of the country were mainly occasioned by a revulsion from war to peace, then ought every succeeding year of tranquillity to be accompanied with a visible improvement in the con dition of our countrymen. We are not disposed to deny, that a change for the truer, has been experienced amongst the manufac turing classes : and, indeed, it was high time for some improvement, when men, after toiling• sixteen or eighteen hours a day at their looms, could scarcely procure sufficient food, of the worst description, " to keep body and soul together," if we may be permitted to adopt a homely, but in this instance, a most appli cubic phrase. In discussing the subject of the National Resources we bare been not a little surprised, to find one cir cumstance wholly overlooked, although, if we are nut greatly mistaken, the public revenue must be very materially effected by its operation. We allude to what is termed Compounding for Taxes : a notable &modal expedient, by which Government is enabled to anticipate receipts to a vast amount. Perhaps we may be told, that this measure effects the Assessed Tax Department' alone ;and that as there is rather a falling of in that quarter no stress ought to be laid upon this point. But we maintain, that the compounding fur taxes, which is gaining ground every day, ought not to be lost sight of, in the consideration of this question :—for. although the assessed taxes, notwith standing its operation, may have suffered a diminu tion upon the whole, it will not be denied that the de ficiency would' lave been more visible without its aid ; ani-that ite math* *nasal revenue is therefore affected by this " reckoning of chickens before they are hatched." Would it not be more satisfactory to the country, were ministers, instead of issuing only an ex-parte rtatemeat of the public accounts.occasionally to favour us with a regular balance sleet, by which we could as certain whether our revenue, immense as it is, be equal to our expenditure ? _ We confess we have not much dependence upon the exhibitions of the revenue, which are periodically pro duced in evidence of our very flourishing condition. Soch statements resemble those of our lottery agents, whose last schemes are always more favourable to the public than any of the preceding ones. Neither can we chime in with the notion that the prosperity of, the people ought to be estimated by the sum which can be squeezed out of them by the irresistible lever of taxation. We grant, indeed, that if men have acquired lynch inveterate habits of extravagance, that they will expend in %asides or superfluities, all which remains to them after procuring the necessaries of life, the re venue paid to tiovernment for exciseable articles, may be adopted as some criterion of national wealth ; whilst, at the ;me time, it may be equally indicative of national depravity, political dependence, and domes tie wretchedness. Nothing, however, can be more easy than to ima gine an improved state of society in which the public revenue should be much more circumscribed than it is at present, whilst the enjoyments and the real wealth of ti:e community should be much more generally diffused. By way of illustration, let us suppose that our country r ev, instead of squandering a large portion of their igs on those exciseable articles which are super fluous or detrimental, should lay out their spare money upon more wholesome and substantial food, or more comfortable clothing for themselves and families ; and thst, instead of gambliog in lottery shares they should expend somewhat snore than they now do upon the education of their children. Suppose so great a moral change as this were effected in the national character, it not obvious that the revenue, which is now point ed to as the index of our prosperity, would decline in the ratio in which oar happiness, physical strength, and real wealth increased? A Bzr or A 150111• MOT.—A loin of mutton being on the dieser table. the gentleman opposite to is, took the carver in band, and asked his host if he should cut it andellerrieef "You had better cut it bridletviee," re plied his friend," for then we shall all stand a better chance to get a BIT Cu our mouths." A number of woodcocks hare already made their appearance in Kent; three or four of these birds were seen last week in King's Wood. Langley. Tuesday se'nuight while Sir Neil Monies, of Castle mensier, was coursing hares, along with two gentle s:l,-n, near the hamlet of Dalranir, he happened, is passing. to touch an Highland poney which was grazing, in order to drive it out of his way. The poney resisted the interference of the Baronet, and, by a kick with one of its hind feet, broke his leg be low the knee. Sir Neil is in a fair way of recovery. Sunday sight the village of Yeasley was pet into much alarm by a fire which broke oat in the stable of Benwell. a farmer, anti in a few misuses the whole yard was in a blaze ; a farm yard on each side newt eaa gig ire, and the whole of the onthaligings, and eight ricks were destroyed, hat it did Dot reach the' bonus; three horses were band. It was °era inured by a boy in the stable racking up. when he carelessliset Are to the straw loft. IREUND. Strong &tattooists of have boss marched to Limerick end the adjoinintg7turbed district, ; bat as they have scarcely yet bad time to operate in le combined plan, outrages and robberies for arms still continue. By the Arms Act, any Magistrate or High Constable can search suspected dwellings for fire-arms and seise them, lithe registry be Rot prodased. It is probable then, that a general and minute search of the houses of the peasantry will take place, and to prevent any large number of the banditti from assem bling at one time. it is likely that the country will be scoured nightly by patrols of horse and foot; but this mode of proceeding, in the meantime indispens able, would rather suppress, than eradicate the evil, which now bears a frightful aspect. It is almost im possible to stay the head of the assassin, when nearly the whole population countenance his atrocious deeds. While Mr. Going's corpse was carried to the grave, the peasantry, every where as it passed, expressed sa tisfaction ; and when Mr. Sperling was killed, they seemed to be aware of the event for miles roved, and gave a shout when they heard the report of the MIS' kits. In this state of moral depravity we find the people of the disturbed parts of the county of Limerick, and what check, to murder and outrage can be pro posed, immediately, but coercion of the most prompt and vigorous kind ?--(Dublin Journal, Monday.) We regret to state that a most wanton and shame ful outrage was committed a few nights ago in the parish of Rahne, in this county ; a banditti of rumaus went to the Baptist Meeting-house, which has stood there upwards of a century, unmolested, and is at tended by a most respectable congregation ; where, after forcing an eNtrance, by breaking the outside gate, thep demolished all the windows and shutters in the house.—{Westmeath Jou rnal.) Major-General Sir John Lambert. K.G.B. has been directed to fix his bead-quarters at Newcastle, in the county of Limerick. and to draw thither as many troops as be should think necessary to put a total stop to the outrages. The 43d are re ported to be on their march to Limerick, and it is also stated. that the 11th and 49th regiments are ordered for the Limerick district. The 42d Highlanders, which moved from Kilkenny to Wa terford, were to march to Limerick, to arrive there on Sunday. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—Ocr. 95. OGDEN AND OTIIII3 V. WADDINOTON AND °THINS. This was an action of assneapsit brought by the di rection of the Vice Chancellor, for money had and re ceived by the defendants to the plaintiffs' use. The question involved, was one of considerable importance, namely, whether the plaintiffs, as natural born sub jects of the United States of America, could recover from the defendants, British subjects, the proceeds, of certain merchandise shipped to this country to the defendants for ask, fecjlteliT, 1 1 ,1 the late American war, the VC Mai" the defendants' band, ieter prell narietiotpeaee had been signed between this cannel ana l the United States. The case stated being aefectiveln some roe terial and disputed facts, the Court decitsed entering into the argument until the casewas ripe for decision, and therefore directed it to be amended. SOLLY V. WHIVIORIL. This was an action upon a policy of insurance on the ship Seamen, loss averred to be by perils of the use. At the trial before the Lord Chief Justice, at the Sit tings in London, after last Hilary Ternsi' the plaintiff had a verdict, subject to the opinion of this Court upon a special case. The policy was upon the vessel in question at and from Hull, to her port or ports of landing in the Baltic Sea a nd Onipb 'df Midland, , with liberty to touch and stay at any ports and plums : whatever and wheresoever, and parfleubiey at Elsl.: fore, without being deemed a deviation. The ship sailed from Hull, with packs sg. towbo delivered it Elsinore, Dantsic, and rillan, 'the latii being he intended port of landing. She touched it Rhinos'. and Dantzic respectively, and delivered the package.' destined to those places, and on I).r voyage to Palau, she was lost in sight of that port. The question fog! the opinia of - the Court was, whether Allan, beini her port of landing, she was at liberty to go te^ Elsinore, and Dantzic, for the palpate of delivering the goods in question, without being deemed guilty of a deviation ? Mr Pollock was for the plaintiff; and Mr. Pullen for the defendant. The Court was of opinion, that the policy did not cover the risk of going to deliver *those places, for it was a policy to cover only a voyagniittinii pert of lading, and therefore judgrneut was the defendant. wesmete====n OLD DAILEY,4- eves for Yesterday Edward Bill was indicted for stealing in the house of his master, at various times, property to a very considerable amount, consisting of wine, brandy, ram. a 31. note, a gold chain, ten feet long, a pair of gold ear-rings, and other articles, The prisoner having been suspected in consequence of the frequent losses that took place, the house of his father was searched and the liquor fonml. The prosecutor then promised not to prosecute if the prisoner would tell what he had done with the other property, and.. be confessed to having taken the ear-rings, which were of great value, and some other articles, which were found at different Pawnbrokers. I t was subsequently discovered that he had also taken the chain in question, 'a gold seal, and some silk stockings, and on a more milante search by the father, a purse, containing W. 17e. and several gold buttons, were found under the staircase. Galley-- Death, but strongly reeosninended roomy on account of his yomh. .4lary Ann Swlliesu. Ann Taraer,litathesei Simmons, and Eliza Kelly, the outs the keeper Ida house of ill fame in Swan-yard, and the ether. her **ledges-8, 99 were put to the bar on an indictment shaggier them with violently assaulting and robbing. Lewis Baptiste, a foreigner, et la, sad upwarts. no prosecutor had pee to Inquire fees fernier acquaintiaee, 10601111 be had known in France, was inveigled into hew, w hen 'Siamese denweedediiill-a-ereirk Timm dwined the others different steam Afire' till* Tholes* 'spa threatening to throw his . ene-ef the Weds. , (a `enesstasee which did happea once easthiespet) be pre his looney, and left the house. N. The slimy &hod Simonton aid Kelly ilea Guilty. mid the others Onilty. The Jury ricommeaded them to timer ea, aecount of their itzurtne youth, and the bad example set them by the titio other prisoners, especially by Simmons. Tamer and Sullivan are only I 6 yearn of age. 'Mkt 8111111: POLICE. Bow-crass r.-14 to a late hour last night, Mr. Benjamin Bloomfield had not given the bail required, previous to his discharge, to answer what may be ob jected against him at the ensuing Sessions. Illant.nottonou-sTnarr.—The Foreman and another of the Jury of the Inquest on the body of the young man who poisoned himself by taking arsenic, as proved before the Jury in the Liberty of the Rolls on the pre- ceding day, applied to the Magistrates to issue a pro cess to punish the Apothecaries' shopman who sup plied the poisonous ingredient without writing poison on the cover which contained it, agreeable to the Act of Parliament. The applicant stated, that it was at the suggestion of Mr. Stirling, the Coroner, that they came there.— The deceased had gone to the shop, and stated that be wanted the arsenic/or his sister, as rats ran over her bed. He was first refused, when he went to a public-house and gave a young man beer to accompany him back to the shop, when he was supplied. The Magistrates were not aware of any Act of Par liament which gave them jurisdiction to bring the shopman before them, but if the parties would attend this day they would consider the case. UNION-HALL.ROW AAGINGST • G•NG OF YOUNG PLavxas.—Richard Hughes, J. Morton, J. Spencer, W. Morris, IV. Collard, and five other boys, the eld est of whom is not more than 16 years of age, were brought before the Magistrate, charged with having caused a very great disturbance in Haywood -court, Prospect-place, St. George's•fields, in the progress of exhibiting to their friends and the public, a 'fheatri cal performance called " The. Willer and his Mem." It appeared from the statement of Lloyd the officer, that though the theatrical establishment of those young gen.lemen was quite in its infancy, the neigh bourhood in which it was carried on had already been greatly disturbed by the proprietors and visitors. lie had received information that the theatre, which bad had been christened the Regency Theatre, the arena of which was confined to a room in a small house, at No. 5. Haywood-court, Prospect-place, was not entre fluently the rendezvous, at the hours of performance, of some of the worst characters. Upon going to the door of admission he saw the prisoner Hughes officiat ing as check-taker. Above the head of this officer of the theatre was written upon the wall the following notification—" Chez take* hear." The check-taker, the moment he saw the officer, ran into the theatre, and immediately an extraordinary scene of confusion took place. A large assemblage of young men and young women had collected together, and the curtain (Wald blan- het) bad** -been mind. or radiertissithod aside, to disclose, " Wolfe and hiugang of robbers" preparing for plunder, when the '4lfrighted check-taker pa%, ib his head and cried 4 ' war-hawk." The word. was enough. The few caddies with which this plait was illuminated were extinguished, and all the anthem* part of the tbe:atre ran towards the stage, and mingled with " Wolfe and the other robbers." The officer had, before he proceeded to ibturb this hopeful assembly, di g obtained the assistance a man in the neighbourhood who had suffered sometht ' from the amusements with which some of those stage-struck heroes thought pro- per to follow up their mote refined speculations, and 1 there being a, watch by this means both within and without, the tea prisoners were apprehended and lodged in the watch-house, where the constable told them they were at full liberty to rehearse their next performance, although he could not supply them with appropriate seiner* The Magistrate, Sir Richard Chambers, Esq. said that the most effectual road to role was perhaps that in which the prisoners bad commenced their career. He should take care teal they should all receive some punishment. The of recognised some old se ilitaintsnees amongst die prisoners, many of whom - said they were mere spectators. and had paid their kioney, two-peace a-piece, for admission. The prisoner it'ughes said he was out of employment, and in his anxiety to tiara a little money honestly, Lad under taken to take ihe checks at the door. lie had never played, and looped they would not take him for a thief because he happened to have something to do with a theatre. The theatre had, it appeared, opened for the first time on Monday night. The Reigate's Opera had bees selected, and the character of Filch recd lion applaure than any other, although there wola great many present who were perfectly well able to perform i 1 the part to the life. _ Mr. Hawkins, the proprietar oSllte bonsetrhieh•;air been converted into the •" Regency Theatre," said tlir two young men, of respectable appearance, ba►d skirt ten days ago called upon him, and asked Lion to let the tenement at No. 5, (ywood►coort, to their mother, who was to be in town in a few days. Mr. Hawkins agreed to take ss. a week, but had no idea that his house was to be converted into a theatre. He gave possession of it to the young men ; but upon finding what " gdiok►s on" were in his tenement, he deter mined, as the best way of getting back his possession. to have the whole gang disturbed in the way described. The prisoners were most of theus loudly deploring their situation during this statement. They begged for God's sake to be discharged, and promised never snore to act or look at actors again as long as they lived. The parents of some of them also begged bard, but the Magistrate declared that every one of them should go to the House of Correction. Hughes was sent to Brixton for three months, and the rest for one month each. The Court of Common Pless,.which had adjourned its Westminster Sittings after last term, in consequence of the preparations then making for the approaching coronation, to the 24th of this month, has farther ad jouroed them to the lst of November. Yesterday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, se .ld• hoses lig the turner• of Maddox -street, Ra g . &- street. which was formerly well-knows by the unlit of " The Swallew-strust Estiophoase." fell with. ggi erikatualoissi crik by witieh 'a woman named Olen tllitt had bet Lifson; a ani add aboat IS awaits* old, re killed.' . ry" .. • POLICE -0111110 PATROL& 7• 40 "7- Yesterday, in Privy dikkelee. mounted Police Horee-patrik" who ars shisk the verge and, in the euviroutof the nmerei s s i wards of 100.) were assembled. Tbey sm. k; first time isspected by Sir Richard, Chief Magistrate of the Palle 011iee; -r every eiplanation relating to their regaliMl pline, and duty. was g i ves to him by ife.. conductor of the Pollee Horse-patrol These "Dismounted" men were, early t e tt year, appointed an d attac h e d to the 14 ;rot establishment, a n d h ave a l rea d y hes l great protection to persons and properly erevait don. They appeared to be all men salted MIN N ployment; none of them more than 40 or 41 p i age. ind several of them much younger. A IN furnished with truncheons, euelaiies. Sec. them bad on bine, coats and red waistcoats, thq usually worn by them, and which has gives Ass* thieves calling them the " scarlet ruiners," i sm of the " Bow-street runners," as heretofore. , .., .. Corrox.—Britisb Cotton Manufacture, toths t moos amount of 2,302,525 yards, was expotsg Liverpool to various puts of the world dada/ week. re l GREENOCK, OCT. 21,0" the 6th s eptia d ie, brig Earl of Dalhousie, of Greenock, master, Fort William, with passengers. went ashore,' • weather upon the Island of Anticosti, abost miles from the east end of it, and because a wreck. Part of the passengers had been p • landed at Cape Breton, and the remainder 140) were on shore where the brig was wreak but as the Caesar passed Anticosti, coming 4 4. Captain Scott had arrived at the island, with schooners, from Quebec, to take up the passage". No lives were lost. It appears some masons were employed in reptie t or altering the chimney of the engine below i l k colliery, and about half-past 10 o'cloek on Weslank night they complained of want of air. Carry, ..,o the wastemen, in order to remedy this incomes* broke down a stopping., hut unfortunately, by nigh, broke one that led into an old waste, the foal ski which burst into the pit and ignited, but being Asti called a standing fire, soon went oat. Carry most faceted on the spot; the rest of the men escaped* of them through the lire) to the button of the id, though much burnt. On the workmen comingilm at 12 o'clock (the hour of changing,) the accidesta discovered, and every exertion made to save Cain, but without effect. Several men who went inn& dangerous parts of the pit were overcome by the fal nets of the air, and were unable to return. Ott tier rival of Mr. Hill, the viewer of the pit, be immediseb descended with tieurge Steel,the overman, and amok They were proceeding when 0. Steel, who was aid weakened 'by his former descents, fell: Mr. Hill MI immediately afterwards, and was carried out tens bottom of the shaft by the other man in a lifeless stsk. Italet into start, and conveyed to a house avert . -161 Ort-restormiaakaatioe, and WOWS happy to say be has since entirely recovered; bet filk fore Steel could be rescued fronshis siiftatioe,teelkeli spark was fled. In all. six men have perished, lam of ahem, Carry and/keel have both left large fade —(Tyne Jltereary.) Disftieserwa lIVENT.—A most melancholy INC which ended in the deaths of two ind,ividuals (hike and daughter), bet taken place in the neighhotrisd of Little Cheisea, within the last fortnight. A pug woman. the daughter of. an industrious label* man, named King, who resided in the above Asp for a length of time,, encouraged privately the dresses of an individual, a married man, by whom is became pregoitnt: The young woman was by is means possessed of personal attrnathrus: The en father, en discovering the circumstance, was imi) affected in mind and health, and she seemed ale suffer Mach. She was deii;:ered of a still-boru About n ileac afterward the unfortunate girl win iii ing be a chair, when she was suddenly seised alibi fit, bad she instantly fell down and expired. Visit.' telUgenoe was conveyed to the father, who 'reseal to Isis apartments, as it may he easily conceived,isa state of agony. The deceased was interred, sed fr alteration of the father both in his utind'and body ens perceptible to an alarming degree. - About a week atter the Jessie* of his daughter, he went u ends his daily employment at the King's Arms' stabbir and at exactly-the saute hoer on the saute day oi the week that his *sister expired, he was musing ; ed on search being made over the stables, lie was dims tweed suspended by a cord. He was instantly a down by a young man at Mr. Watts's, and a surges sent for, but life was quite extinct. Mr. Otitlisis the Coroner,.held on inquest on bob the bodiekla the verdicts were, in the first instance, "lied by visitation of (Jed," and: nothe Latter, " 'The Wier tff Ib h siertlbierr a id is ate same yard, and thardeepeet interest was excited lye tie .fortunate circumstances. 44- Conn xan 'a lal Err.—Yes.erday as Is was taken at the Unicorn, Covent-garden, We* fliggs, Esq.. Deputy Coroner, on the body da " wale found dead the prereding engin is Cr' vent-garden market. Mr. M.,rl is, of Chasie-ertliv who had examined the child, deposed that it bad alt. peared to have hewn bulls about 16 or 20 days. Tier were blows on the body, which, ht his spiel" CoN'' its death ; they were six in a amhfff, and hiii lit ted with a rel hot poker.—Verdict—Mu' ire' der against some person Or pere•mx enhnowa._____„„ I MARRIED. On Wednesday last. at Partaja, Hants, NW*? Esq. of the Eland of Barbados's. to Reber , slaughter of the late Abrahams Juxrph, Ems'. of PI . Demon. ' On Monday Isat, at Brit/Mon. Mrs. Kennedy, of L eil6. street, Burton-crescent, in .her 7. ih year. At Sens; in France, of a rapid .1 ilia... Frances Elittibl 4 youngest daughter of Sir Abraheue Elton, Bart. of Cistal. Court, If omersetshlre. Yeaterdny,st his house le Queen Ann-atre,4, Admiral Or Wallas' yews'. U.C.R. anti Viva AJoi. at Great itritaill;, Sir We. 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