The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-08-24 00:00:00

Irm" . .111 r....••• EVIDENCE TAKEN BY THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE. As this evidence extends to upwards of 400 folio pages, and embraces almost the whole field of political economy, it is hardly possible. by any abridgment com patible with our limits, to convey so adequate idea of it to our readers. Reprints, however, have been announced at a moderate expense, and will soon probably be in readiness for delivery, which will place it within the reach of all who take an interest in such subjects. To copy or to abridge the evidence is, as we have 'stated, incompatible with our limits. We shall, how ever, from time to time, select particular points from the mass of subjects, and endeavour to spew what light has been thrown on them. FOREIGN CORN. One of the most important of thihdojects on which evidence was taken, is the rate at AAA Foreign Corn can be imported into this country. The notions enter tained on this subject by the Agriculturalists, including many of the most distinguished Members of Parliament, have been proved to be completely erroneous. Dr. Smith bad observed, that " the small quantity of Foreign Corn imported even in times of the greatest scarcity, may satisfy our farmers that they can have no thing to fear from the freest importation." This con-' elusion, however, it was maintained, had been corn pi-tely falsified by experience, and the most extrava gant assertions respecting the price at which Corn could be raised In Foreign Countries, were hazarded both in and oat of Parliament. John Christian Curwen, Esq. M. P. stated in evi dence before the Committee : " I should apprehend that the price of grain in Po land, from whence the greatest supply comes, is not snore titan Ms. when sold to the speculator at Dantzic ; rite price at Odessa much less, and that the speculator in the first instance gains probably not mach less titan a hundred per cent. by it, and that the cause of bringing it to this country in the quantities that have been so ruinous to it, have been the enormous profits expected by the importer." John Milan, Esq. stated, as on the authority of dif. ferent imports of grain, and particularly a gentleman living at Lewes. a very large mealtnan and merchant, who 'hewed him several letters both front Dantzic and Hamburgh, that— " White wheats and red wheats to weigh 61 and 62 pounds a bushel after paving the freight, could be de livered at Newhaven harbour, near Lewes, at front 32 to 34 shillings a quarter; the freight would be about four shillings a quarter; that they could buy it at 2Ss. to 311 s. Did he state that as the usual average price, or merely the price at the present moment ? le stated that it was frequently lower; that he could frequently pm-chase it at a less price, and I suppose, rice row, sometimes it would be higher." Mr. William Stickney. I have an account of the prices of foreign corn abroad ; at Antwerp wheat may be obtained from 341. Gd. to 375. 6.1. ; oats, I Is. 3d. to 12s. 3d. ; at Archangel, wheat from 21s. to 225. ; from 9s. to 9s. 6d. for oats ; at Koningsberg. from 345. to 445. for wheat; oats from 12s. to 13s, ; at Memel. wheat 31s. sd. to 32. rid. ; oats, from 12s. to 12s. 4d.; at Riga, wheat 225. W. to 395.; oats, I Is. 6.1. to I 11. 9.1. ; at Leiban, from 30s. iN t e tu fm itAinat, and oats I Is. 4.1. • . " Then there is the freight to heed to that ? Tel ; hut that would be very trifling from these near places." (1. Webb Hall, Esq —" The first thing we venture to ask is a permanent duty, whatever may be the price, of .10s. per quarter upon wheat, and we do it on this principle, that wheat may be imported upon an aver :tee of years from 30s. to 355. into the Port of 1,0,olon." So mach for the information possessed by our agriculturists respecting the price of foreign corn. Mr. Tooke, who for many years has been eaten svely engaged in commerce with Russia, delivered in accounts of the prices of Wheat at various the ports of Russia, from 1914 to 1920, and of the cost delivered in the port of London. The following, according to Mr. Tooke, are the ate rag.! prices of Wheat in the various Russian ports:- From Petersburgh, in 1914, 2/. Is. sd. ; 1915, I!. 17s. 91.: 1311;,2/. 51.; 1917. 2/. 195.; 1919, 2/. I Is. 6d. ; 191". 1!. 145. 9d. ; 1929. It 10s. 4d. From Archangel, in 1914,2/. Is.; 1915,1/. 16s. 741.; Ivl6, V. Is. ; 1917, 2/. 19s. 4J. ; 19.19, V. 6s. Id. ; 1 e 19, 1/. 10s. 7d. ; 1!1•20. 1/. 4s. From Riga, in 1914, V. 13s. lid. ; 1315, V. 7s. 10d. ; 1916, 2/. 15s. 7d. ; 1917, 21. 13s. 741. ; 1918, 2/. 19s. Od. ; 1919, 11. 19s. 4d. ; 1920, 1!. 15s. 5(1. _ _ _ The following are the average prices at which w;'s delivered in the port of London From Petershurgh, in 1814, 3/. Is. 3.1. ; 1815, V. 14s. 5d.; 1516, 21. 14s. 7d.; 1517, 3!. Bs. ; 1518, 31. ; 1819, 2/. 4s. 11d. ; 1520, 1/. 19•. Bd. From Archangel, in ISI i, 3/. 5s 3d. ; 1815. 21. 15s. 6d.; 1816, 21. 1 Is. 5d.; 1817, 31. 91. 7d.: 1818, 21. 19s. 2d.; 1819, 21. 2s. 10d. ; 1820, 1/. 14-. 6d. From Rigs, in 1514, 3/. 13s. id. ; 1815, 3/. 4s. 44. ; 1816. 31. 4s. 11d.; 1817, 41.35. 5d.; 1818, 3!. 94. 9d. ; 1519, 21. 9'. 4il. ; 1820, 21.45. 6d. F:xclusive of granary rent and tire insurance, and reclusive of interest of money and of the merchants' commission when on consignment, and also exclusive of the liability to damage, and of getting out of con dition during the voyage. At Odessa, what would stand in rather more than 30s. on board, and the charges to this about 16s. per quarter, exclusive of risk of damages, which are little less than ss. a quarter. and a variety of charges. Taking all charges into consideration, wheat could not be imported at present into London from Odessa at less than upwards of 50s. a quarter. With respect to the quality compared with English wheat, Mr. Tooke observed, '• The best guide is the difference of price in the market ; and while the best British white wheat is quoted at from 61s. to 645. the quotations are from Archangel 365. and 37e.; Petersbargh, 36s and 395.; extra, 441.; and bard 465. Riga. 395. to 43.; Cour land, 445. These are the prices quoted for what is free." We shall aidce the reel of the evidence on this sub jest is a raters amber. ww... , der•NP TH HIGH WAIII2 AT LONDON-B%IOOZ Tre-moneow. Monsinx 17 min. after W.—Evening 46 Nair pfter It. ST. Illottuotoisaw.—Holiday at the Public olltee.. LONDON: FAIDAT 1T1C,11214 3 . arnnsT 24, 11421. The Nett' Times, as if with a view to prevent the pending Coroner's Inquests from pronouncing verdicts unfavourable to the Military, are still striving to snake it be believed that a premeditated and preconcerted obstruction was raised against the progress of the Royal Funeral. The Military power, they &Hedge, was neeesswily called in to assist the civil authority which had been resi,ted ; and " these atrocious viola tions of the law most be punished, or Government will evinces weaktizss no less fatal than contemptible."— " Offences must need come, hut wee to the man by whom the offence cometh." With the perfect knowledge which the Government had of the wishes of the popu lation of the metropolis respecting the funeral of their beloved and lamented W:ECN, was it discreet to thwart by the vexatious measures they adopted, a feeling which was as ardent as it was universal ? is it enough to justify a proceeding which was known to be unpo velar, and felt as an indignity, to assert that it tonere ated from the Royal and that it was right and proper to be quietly obeyed, because it was a lawful act of the Royal Prerogative ? Is authority to be ex ercised arbitrarily and capriciously because it is au thority? Is expediency never to be consulted ; it accommodation to existing circumstances never due ; is the gratification of the natural and generons desires of the people unbecoming the condescension of a Royal Government ? Every step that was taken in the ar rangements of the loners! seemed urged by the same spirit of perverseness that had dictated the measures which occasioned the untimely death. " Why is there," asks Lady Hoot) in her le:t r to Lord brae root., "to be a Guard of Honour to attend the funeral of the QUEEN, which honour was never given to her in her life? If sorb is persisted in I foresee much mischief, and I fear notch bloodshed. The people have ever been her MAJESTV'S only friends; sutler them to pay their last tribute of affection to their beloved and injure) QUEEN, without being interrupted by the military." . f his was the language of good sense and kind feeling; but the caution which her ladyship's foresight very properly suggested was spurned, and the mishief site foretold took place. Why such a mode shotti.Lite pursued in the metre. polis of England as was oh‘ionsly calculated .to disappoint the desires and irritate the passions of the public, cannot fail to cause surprise and con- cern, and the more especially because at that very time it was determined anti arranged by the King himself, for the purpose of encreasing the popularity and strength alas Government, to make extraordinary efforts to gratify the humours anti unite the affec tions of the inhabitants of the metropolis of Ireland. In Dublin, when the Kix.: made his public entry, it was ostentatiously proclaimed, that to avoid offence and evince the implicit confidence he placed upon the loyalty of his !rids friemix, his MAJESTY a; peered in an open carriage, to see and be seen, returning the cheers of the populace with the ntmost liberality, and often pointing to the shamrock in his bat as a proof of Isis cordial participation in their national feelings. All this was proper and consistent with good policy; and why was not the like policy obeerved with respect to his good people of London ? Is it of less import ance to preserve the peace and loyalty of one metropo. his, than to heal the divisions of another which contain a population not the fifth part of its size ; or does the interest felt in reclaiming those who have been occa sionally turbulent and wayward exceed, as in the case of the returning prodigal, the satisfaction shewn to such as are uniformly regular. and duti ful ? Be that as it may, the accommodations made to the people of Dublin, appears to he attended with the happiest effects. The Morning Poet of this Jay, affecting to be shocked with daily exhibitions of party rancour and seditious violence here, thinks it " gratifying to cast a look beyond . the _gloomy circle, and to light upon a land where all is union, enthusiam and loyalty." Dad the like spirit of conciliation been evinced towards the people of London, all cause of irritation would have been avoided. What evil could have been anti cipated had the Funeral procession of the lamented Queen been proposed to pass through London ; what disturbance was likely to have attended it. had it even been unaccompanied with Guards? In the Ise guage of an able provincial print, (the NorwicA Mercury) What is to he said of a Government, of the cool con zitleration of a Cabinet, that cosh, exert so little discs's tion as to oppose such an ebullition of feeling and in such a manner ! Of what public importance have been the multitudinous processions that supported and accom panied the Queen during her life ? Of how much less must have been any that could have been collected for the purpose of sheaving her respect, (or if better pleases Ministers) of disturbing the peace of the metropolis after her death? (lave they either pre vented the one or the other? Have they not rather shewn their desire to oppose popular feeling and their impotency in fulfilling their design? Alas! the same exaggerated and absurd estimate of the importance of baring the arm of power has been taken in this u in every . other step of this ill-fated or ill-conducted proceeding. The same hopeless attempt to subdue popular feeling by a show of N. military force his been made now ae heretofore, and has been accompanied frith fatal effects and increased weak hess to render its execution more hateful and more con temptible. There may, perhaps, be some excuse found for the exacerbated situation of the Queen's partizans; but there can be none for that want of discretion, that want of information, that irresolution, and finally that inadequacy of means to carry into effect measures which ought to hare been taken only from the most confirmed sense of rectitude and propriety, and if taken, unques tionably at any hazard, to have been supported by each a force as must make opposition useless. But the administra• thin has sunk the Uovernment another degree in the es timation of the people. They have shewn themselves incapable of estimating the moral force of opinion, and the government too weak to execute its par-, poses. We, who always discriminate between the temporary delegation of power to a particular set of men and the functions permanently vested in the Uovernment can but lament alike the cause and the consequences. We sincerely hope, however, it may as- I sist in producing that change of Counsellors which the King is now well known so earnestly to desire. llis Majesty is obviously aiming at an is attaining, and may very easily preserve a greater share of popularity than lie has hitherto enjoyed, and we trust this list act of his unworthy servants, so hostile to his present ob jects, will tend to strengthen the Royal conviction of their incapacity ; for surely it can be regarded only as the consummation of folly, obstinately bent upon its own impossible presumptions, in the teeth of practice and experience. There are other circumstances also that cast a strong light upon the feelings of at least a part of the army, when called upon to act against the ci tizens, which might not, and we trust will nut, pass un known or unregarded by the King. To a Government as military as ours has lately been made, and as the present servants of the Grown were not long since disposed to make it, this is a symptom especially worth noting, and and we sincerely hope it will not escape the strong per ception and stronger sensibility of the head of that Go vernment." [FROM TUB BOARD OF THE NEW ENGLAND COITER• DOUSE.] Extract of a letter from Rio Janeiro, April I shall remain here for some months, but I fear with considerable risk, owing to the confusion of politics. After the King left here for Lisbon ; which has caused a most disagreeable sensation among the people, and I think will ultimately lead to a civil war. A short time since the citizens met to appoint deputies to proceed to Lisbon, and it is usual on these elections that political discussions run high, and although we were assured that the military would not interfere it unfortunately proved the contrary. . hotly of soldiers entered the building, which is situated on the margin of the Sea Coast, and numbers were forced out of the windows by the military and drowned, while others were charged with the bayonet up and down the room ; those that could not escape received wounds. A more outrageous affair than this never happeswd .in a civilized country, and will not be forgotten by the people. [EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BLAKELET, FL - NE ?O.] "General Jackson, with his troops, started yesterday from his Cantonment at Montpelier, for Pensacola. The Hornet, with the Commissioners on board, has also ar rived at Pensacola. By the arrival of Paris papers to the 22d instant we have received intelligence respecting the affairs of Turkey and of Spain. These papers are again filled with anticipations of war between the Turks and Russians. The following is an article they contain from Augsburg, dated Aug. 15 : " It is affirmed that the English garrisons of the lonian Islands and of Malta are going to be consi derably reinforced, the British Government being de sirous, under present circumstances, to place this part of its possessions in a respectable state of defence. — On the other hand it seems that the English Admiral who commands the British spiadrons in the Mediter ranean, at present stationed off Tenedos (Journal Jr Paris, 20th August). has received from his Govern ment secret instructions in case the Dardanelles should be attacked. The fleet of the insurgents, which is in the same seas, and has constantly beaten the Turkish Marines, l appeats to wait for orders for further proceedings. A report had been circulated, that it would be reinforced by a division of Russian vessels : but this has not ye! been confirmed. At all events it is not doubted that the Bosphorus will soon become the theatre of im portant events, the issue of which will spew the po licy of various Poiret: which are negociating at pre sent on the Affairs of Turkey. " We have seen letters written by Russian Officers of rank in the Russian army of the South. They speak with some confidence of the co-operation of Austria, and even of Prussia, in the projects of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh. They do not dissemble that war is inevitable, and that it will be necessary to go to Constantinople itself to put an end to the atro ' cities of which the Christians are the victims. In general the Russians, as well as the Turks, see in hos tilities, if they should commence, a war of religion, which will be bloody in the extreme." The intelligence through these channels respecting Spain, is again of an unpleasant kind. The fol lowing is given (tom a private letter, dated Ma drid, Ang. 10 :—" We have enjoyed for some time tolerable traugnillity ; even our provinces seemed to he assured of a repose which they had not enjoyed since the establishment of the Con stitutional regime; but it begins again to be trou'oled by numerous bands, which, under the name of parti xans, traverse and desolate them, and spread terror every where. Even Gallicia, which of all the pro vinces had suffered the least, is now the focus from which are diffused terrible elements of anarchy and disorder. The Government in vain exerts all it. efforts to reach the root of the evil. The environs of Madrid were always rather unsafe; but the evil is now at its height, and one cannot go a league from the capital without danger of being robbed, or even assassinated. . A post chaise was lately attacked by seven armed men, at Aleonentlas, five leagues from Madrid. They killed the postilion with a musket shot, and robbed and ill treated the travellers. Many persons who have been robbed think the object is less to take money than to spread terror; and it is affirmed that the daintier, which they commit are part of an organised system. A meechantnian from Rio, arrived at Oporto, has ,TE Prawn Fran ! • 4 brought alare . ning airs. The Governmem saki to be drafted lato a Junta, with the Rio for its President." Five pet Cent. Consols, Ant. 20, 80f. Advises were yesterday received from of the rslediterraneab, as well as papers ft to the 3.1 inst. At Constantinople and thing had resumed an appearance of tray, at the latter place it was only considered cursor of a storm, as the Greeks and ' upon each other with the greatest jealousy, utmost caution was required by the Civil to check the least disposition to turbulence, Greeks were in possession of nearly the Nom, only a few Turks remaining ti reported at Malta that Ali Pacha had ens amicable treaty with the Porte. but tba required confirmation. At that Island trade depressed in consequence of the.coutentious taken place in the Levant, tteeheiel l Letter s nl e le r s night . ei g f h r ha o Atd m bebOcoyeadenr s e a , i s e s r a of received twadh the 7 g ofrio 2 e mft arrivedt c h c J o aou n tns l s y . t at an. n, Odessathe ti drys later, with dispatches from flavor 81~ the tenor of which had not transpired ; F Government reople seemed to entertain %mitt" doubts as to a war. There was a report gagement having taken place between and Greeks fleet, at the entrance of the In which the firmer is stated to have lost and a line of battle ship, but as we ' Turkish meet WAS at Constantinople on report is doubtful. The Russian army marching to the Pruth, and General Wittgenstein bas left Odessa to go to the line of frontier, leaving two Generals as Odessa. The object .4 his journey is to put hioyelfie a position to act according to the nature of Strogasog s dispatch. A despatch has been received by the Prefect of the Department of the Eastern Pyrenees from the French Consul at Perri t rnsn, communicating the disastross in telligence that a fatal yellow fever infection has been brought to that port by a ship from the !farannab, and that several deaths have o:curred. A cordon of Spanish troops has been posted to prevent the spread ing of the contagion, and the French Authorities have adopted precautionary measures. The Gazette de France has a report of the yellow fever having also manifested itself at Barcelona, to which some individuals, it is added, hail Olen victims. The Canstitutionnet also announces the same calamitr, on the authority of letters from Barcelona of the bib instant. The fever is said to have been communicated by a vessel from the Havanna'. The Spanish papers contain the following mantel the war now carried on in the Empire of Morocco. A victory had been gained by hluley Zeiil, with hie army of 36,009 men, over that of his uncle, I& man, of 25,000, between New Fez and Olil Fes, ate place called El Pal Mar. %rill had 000 men killed is the battle, and Soliman 5,590 killed and prisoaen. • The battle was on ti.e 7th. &id is very angry with' ' the Jews of Tetuan for haviog alarmed those of Gi braltar, which has induced the English to break of all commerce with Barbary. By a vessel arrived at Cadiz from Porte Bello, we hare the confirmation of the occupation of Ca. raccas and I,a (luyra by the Insurgents ow the 26th of May, and the recapture of both these places the next Jay by the Royalist army under Morales. Oa the :nly of June the communication between Vera Das and Mexico was cut off, and great apprehensions ate entertained for the safety of the former place, if se cour was not immediately afforded from some stitt point. The Dnke of Wellington has successively impede/ the line 0: fortresses along the Meese from Dermot to Maestricht, and everywhere expressed his eatisfactio' with the works, which are advancing rapidly. The Castles of Namur and of Huy is particular, were highly praised by his Grace. On the King's return from the Cathedral, in Ds ' •` on Sunday last, Sir William Curtis was among bit followers, and situated between the Lord Mayor of Dublin and the Recorder. In this position be became a conspicuous candidate for public notice, and, as the people of Dablin are at present very libe ral of their applause, Sir William had an amp le share of cheers. But applause at processions now is, like the howling' used at Dublin funerals , nut very discriminatediscriminate wisely directed. The mob of mourners hired to pre cede the corpse and cry, will sometimes enquire of each other, " Who are we howling for to-day ?" The mob of cheerers, now, appear to be occasionally as norant of the characters they are led to applaud; and, from the aptitude of honest Pat to blunder, the worthy Sir William got cheered as Lord Mayor of the City of London!!! On the 4th instant, Mr. Untie, Mate, along with a Boat's Crew of the Earl Moira, revenue cutter,r U. ek' G ing to search a smuggling lugger, then lyiag sesiLtlllbayndt,hoensinthuegegolasersit ouf.hSohektelpant and destructive fire of musketry, by which ow* Seams was of The (,ya ►ssais' sioners of Excise in Scotland, have offered a was killed, and two severely 100/. to any person who shall g Ll ;po we n re them reh a al ly i es l ; rpottatOtO Of tit may lead to the discovery of the pe murder. The cold experienced last spring in " :v nt e le i l n . France, has, we learn, by a gentle m a n England, proved very unfavourable to ductions of a southern climate. In li t re es have been greatly injure d, and lar g e their silk worms have died. In Paris, elghl pound are now given for grapes, of a sort time last year might have been bought New SOUTII AV A L1C0...1 II ,be sale importation of the wools from this lag Colony, it affords us great pleasure the superior kinds reached the enormous 10s. 4d. per lb.; and that the inferior badly assorted anti packed, averaged per lb. Capital, and experienced attention wanting to render this import a sour fortune to the owner of the socks, 1 colable importance, at all times to , try. The wools from these Colonies which are found to be very valuable tore, and produce cloths not only finer of longer duration in weer. OXFORD Matte fit esteem oar's P •4L. Mr. Veber si r j u bn Nichell Cs, fro' AV 3“er i the Pa li Loves sestina down. near ti yard. them much pram His torn, Prey 1110111 f Host tondo firers men so Knigb Order Lon Duke two Se Earl o 1 lency Roden duced thaw, badge His I Honour Tbont Knight Badge . alley. I tel. reg of the 1 Ulster Nayler His 1 Addres teflon., The Closet, the Dig in their hats to His MA of his 1 those f e among i Ans. " Thi arrival fling tg g. I h firm all be assm $ • ti. 7 2111-941 T il h i e it B of ish lt o i p o Gi is 35c. various part s from Gibraltar Cal Smyrna every • foe bet ed as the pr.. Ole Turks looke.l p p oust, and the the ril Antkosities bulence. The not e whole of the Cs, there. It was s fro' ntered into an be iat inteliir,en ce * day trade was mach iuus which hail the up r state, that i t - for tantinople opts swim Odessa the pre. itantisople two 11- rd ri . lired ; loliOthe tertian greater • .I**l • sport of an en' the Pa a the 'Turkish the 14 he Dard4nelles, Loves at twu frigates days 4 know that the promo the 14th, the Fran: 'V was marching settles - Hell gio People.' The in the I who rei Disjoin,' some II which I The Address Alm .6 It irraNial And Geier* lir - . 3 a l I t late h ta e lli ie alre liea t:reli t rilli e 11 1 1 a .: . sa ga Gßeya ban diussn i dt rehe d"ll :::::: : l l, Italy the mulberte large quantities of 14 elghtera reeve e an a l: w est r o L fr e tsi b i:e ir re h r i e h r : ba pperit i at 7 a l s a u ne r e to an ( s i Arebbli enormous price a left. _ rior s)rts. althoefh .. lr . n . bed nearly 2.. 1 )( 1 * Bulieple eAteetion alone , a", 4 , teams; source, not only et ta in te ter t zt t : Bishop but also of leol• a t h e moth •r c"' n. into 1 jee possess iiit a litics whom le is the natenfo* who ha finer Is qu ili t Y , bui II sliest] all that able. !GPI' who kit LL. lowed I 5 • • .) : 4;: shell • &IMO .., ......,-- ett Stattinan. "TES DS 'TINS STATESMAN." IS imcoiroaairso WITS " TES STATESMAN."