The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-05-27 00:00:00

owt distant Ahltib the whale of the dudes MI coal WnVW be shoilisheol, het at present he hoped the ex- Imams, wootil he enartimows for 'their equalization. Mr. Roe/neon was anxious That nothing should be brought forward on the present 'occasion calculated to produce • debate; for the question was one in. tithing many nice and delicate pottits, upon which w 1.. would be prepared to enter fully its • Public Ring. 'nisi it bad greet dilbralties to encounter lie person could deny who was acqesinted with the - state of our manufactures. When it wai reentlected, thei _e ton of British iron, in the manefactre of tire, from 10 to It chaldrons of coal had been con . eseavd 3 was now selling in the East Indies for 4.. Arty _Oil. The Hon. Gentleman then went into a *two review of the proportionate quantities of coal is 'used lit the wetoolifsetere of some other articles of wrought fitetal, andltiatistained that the qoantity was vaneh girater than ha't been admitted by some IN""The preceding awaken. With respect to the persons in the nel A htiourhond of coal mines, he observed, that to many of them coal was so 4 lear, in consequence of the espence of ear lege, as it was with es in London ; end it shofila also be considered, that these persons' • ' were generally poor, and not possessing in other re. seem the tame advantages as the people of London. lie admitted, that it was desirable that the duty should he equalized—that it should, if possible, be re . pealed ; hat this would he the subject of entisdry in a Cemmittee, and be should have no objectiou to ping into it. 'nip Gentleman who had proposed the amendment then begged leave to withdraw it, after which the Resolution was pot and carried, as were also the other Resolutions. It was then proposed and agreed to, that a Petition founded upon the Resolutions be , • . - presented to both Houses of Parliament. The Ped• lion was read by Mr. Jacks. ; • the motion this it be adopted as the Mr. Rolyeletter objected to that part of it which went to desire a tag on the mines titeasielvee. He conceived, that it was against every received notion of political economy to tar the inhabitants of any particular place for an advantage enjoyed from their locality. As well might oats be taxed in Scotland and barley in Wale, in order to put the tradesmen here upon the same level with the inhabitants of those. places. These mines were the blessings enjoyed by the inhabitants of their neighbourhood from their situation; bet it should be recollected, that they arerrely enjoyed any other—that their lend was in genera)l sterile and ouprodective,and that it would be absurd to suppose, that we should tax them be cause they had their„coals cheaper, in order that we might have them at the same price. Mr. Hewes said, that in seconding the Resole liens, he had not thought it necessary to offer any obevivosti.ni *pen them, because he did not anticipate Ghat (objectifies w.eild be made to them. He was in deed tattier surprised at , the mode which the Hon. Gentlemen (Mr. Rowcooft) had resorted to, to give ih *pinion soon the subject, and he was, some -what loss i i ' know what most of the Gen. deman't obwmatines were intended to emery. He h a d gone brut to the East Indies, there to see the price of English iron, then back by way of Ger aiany, from thence to the manufactories near the Team.% to state the price of smelling copper, and hasty went to eat nets in Scotland, and barley is Wales.—(hear! and a laugh.)—lt was only a per son engaged in some eztenstie I-sing concern, who could have drawn such conclusions of less to the ma. nufactares from the modem of equalization, as the Gentleman mimed to infer. The Gentleman eas mistaken ire imagining, that it was intended by the Resolutions the Petition to make Coals as deer itr the iiiiighbrorhoud of the mines as they were In London. It was absurd to suppose that such a thing could be contemplated. Their object was not to make them as deer there, as to render them cheaper here than they were at present, by the removal of a system of duties. equally unequal and unjust. Ile would not trespass at any greater length on the time •of the Meeting. Ile trusted the Resolutions and the I Petition would meet with the same cordial support cfrom the Public as they had from the assembly whom sLe then addressed. They were founded in justice and • equity, and would, he hoped, in a short time be e l iAlished by the law of the land.—(hear, hear!) 'the Petition was then adopted. • The Thanks of the Meeting were nest proposed to the Meeshess of the City of Lowden, for their Minus ce.operation is the object of the Meeting. Sir Wm. Courts expressed his grateful sense of the otempliteent paid to his colleagees and himself.— ble ewer felt it his duty to support the interests of his cose•titeents. The present was a case where he • etiologist **constituents had a right to command their Represeetative. To that command be would be most wtllitetly obedient, as he would in every ease where the local interests of his constituents were concerned. Mr. Alderman WOOO said, it was the duty of a Representative not only to consult the interests of Ilia Constituents, but also to exert himself, by every means, to carry forward every measure connected with them. He admitted that there were some die t:shies to be overcome in attaining their present ob ject, bet they were such as might be surmounted by erection. If the manufacturers in particular dis tricts were likely to be injured by the operation of is equalisation, they might be allowed a drawback, which would obviate every inconvenience. Ile him. self would be, in-some degree, affected' by the change of the system, but be should, notwithstanding, ' • mist willingly comply with what "iselleted likely to ,be productive of such general benefit. Though the Petition was to be presented in this Session, yet it could not •be espected that any effectual measure would be brought forward on the subject at this late period. In the nest Session, however, he would, if be bad the honour of a seat in the House, be happy to give it every support in his power.—(llear, (heat !) The Loan MAYOR was requested to present the ,Petition, which be agreed to, and pledged himself to 4o every thing he possibly could for promoting the repeal of the Tar. Thanks being voted to the Mover and Seconder, sod to the Lord Mayor, the Meeting adjourned ; a considerable Dolan of signatures were added to the Petitions, and they were ordered to lie at the City of London Tavern, and the London Coffee-hustle, till a Friday nest, for the owe purpose. 9 - J • j f, l'lt ICE OF SEOCK6 THIS DAY Al' ONIK O'CLOCK Kink stock 119 4 per Cent. Mil 3 per Cott 1te41.1111 6 per Cent. Nary 10IM 3 per Cent.Ceenele ref leas Wad/ 96 93 34 per Cent. Leong Aaa. 91 3.15 Lettish fer Ace. 195 Ezenegatee Hells 19 18 p THE STATESMAN. LONDON : wi D usspri, MAT Z 7, tit& • The Belled, of the QUEEN'S health, fused this forenoon, says, '• Her MAJESTY has slept wel l , sestiaare better." Some important discussions and disclosures on t, subject of oar financial concerns took place, last 'night, in the Houses of Parliament. In the Lords, the Bill for suspending the. Cash Payments of the Bank of England, embed a lengthened debate. The motion for resolving the House into a Committee was agreed to at i late holy. The. Bill was strongly op. posed by Lords GRENVILLE, HOLLAND, LAUDER. DALE, and Kin% and supported by Lords Leven. coos., BATHURST, HARROWBY, &C. In the Com mime, the Earl of LAUDERDALE moved aft amend. 'tent, restricting the operation of the Bill to as weeks after the meeting of the nest Session of Pardo. mend, which was negatived by a majority of '22 to 9. Several other amendments shared the same fain, and the Bill passed through the Committee, and was or; dived to be seed a third time this day. In the House. of Commons, the COAIIVILLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to a question put by Mr. J. Sum, stated, that be bad no intention of raising any farther sem for the public service, by way el( . Loan, during the present year. The 3,000,0001. den to the Bank, which should be paid during the present, year, also becgme again it subject of dismal's% bet run this point Mr: VANSITTART had no very satisfae.. tpry information to commenicate; be could merely , M induced to say, that a negncistion was at present inaling on the subject between the Government and• the Bent. This sum, we are otherwise given to on.. derstand, is to be continued as a Leen, at a low rate of interest ; and the silt million, which the Coact. •ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER some weeks ago anneal:od it to be the intention of Ministen•to pay of, we are now enured, will be gradually liquidated at such . periods as may be most : convenient to both parties ;. provision being made that no sudden &minutiae s of the circulating medium shall take place, to " subject the public to those inconveniences, which I attend upon the soddenly lemming of the Bastici issues." Here the secret so important to our court l venience and welfare comes out. The prosperity, the comfort, the credit, the revenue, of this greet nation, now depend en the turning of the screw in Threadneedle-street, and it is considered a most gra tifying circumstance, (which it certainly is when nothing but paper can be got,) that the Bank has ac tually consented not to lessen the issue of notes,whicb it is not compelled to pay in any other currency than its own manufacture, every note of which, whatever may be its amount, costs the Bank not more than two-pence. How much they way and have cost the country, would be s serious task to calculate. An error of the Reporters, in detailing the pro ceedings in the House of Commons on Thursday last, when it was stated that Sir Fnssail Buttom, in presenting a number of Petitions for Perliameatary Reform, gave notice of a motion upon that subject for " Tuesday next," led us to expect that this question would have been again agitated last night; and as Lord CocultANE had also stated, at the Crown and Anchor Meeting, that he meant to give all ate sap. pint in his power to the motion, it being perhaps the last time be should have an opportunity of de. livering his sentiments in Parliament upon this great question, some disappointment may be esperienced by the friends of Reform at not seeing the motion brought forward. We now find, however, that the notice was for " Toesday Wooded," t►at is nest Tuesday, for which day the motion stands, as originally proposed. The int. portenee aid propriety of coutineiog to press this measure apse the attention of the House of Commons, now that its necessity is becoming every day more apparent to the nation, will not be denied by any one who knows how mach the freedom, happiness, and prosperity of this country depend upon a jest, an honest, and a fair representation; and how re. quisite it is that an onequivocil test may be made before the eyes of the nation of the principles of its Representatives, when election is at !web considered to be necessary. Anxiety is highly commendable open such a subject. There is no one but has an interest in it. Every ■an bet an equal sight to freedom and security. No man can be free who has not a voice in the framing of .those laws by which his security and freedom are affected. He who is not represented has not this voice, sod every one who has not the exercise of this privilege is without his due share in the Government. " if," as Holes Toots said, so a memorable occasion, 66 the Aristocrats will have all power, they are tyrants, and unjust to the People, because Aristocracy alone does not bear the buratto." The barthen falls upon the general mass—therefore freedom and security ought to be universal. Papers from Port.so.Prince of the Ittb alt. have reached es, which officially confirm the death of Padded firtloll. THE STATESMAN. They Mild contrite a Prociamation, leveed by the new President, General BOYS; on the Ist ult., bolo• ;icing the conduct of his prodecestbr ; calling upon the people and the artily to rally mind the tree of liberty ; notifying his acceptance of the Government, by the choice of the Senate; invoking the support of all classes, and assering them that nothing established by. Plenum with regard to the rights of property, to agriceltanl, commercial, or financial affairs, should undergo any alteration. These Papers also contain as Address of the Foreign Merchants at port.es. Prise* to the eye Prteidiet, with the Answer of the latter, anti an Order of the Day issued by the Presi dent, dated the %t or April, for the re•commeocement of public boldness. Want of room prevents ear giving these documents entire. By the American Papers that have reached es, we are informed of the complete wee's of the. Bard'. tion sent out tinder Generals JACKSON and GAlwis, against the Mickasackee tribe of Indiana. Their chief town was taken, with inconsiderable loss sea the part of the victors, and all their resource' were captured or destroyed . . Numbers of them had sari rerelered before and after the action ; the result of which was considered as decisive of the InJiait war. Geo. JACILOON cetrineed his march to the head of the ley of Apalachv, and tnnk pnageasion of the fort Of St. Mark's, without any opposition on the part of the Spaniards. This proceeding Will. no doaht, oc. cation a remonstrance Os the part • , ftlte Spanish Go vernment' hot it can do 10110 worn Th. tatton crop in South Carolina had suffered very considerably, from a severe black frost. French Papers to the 24th inst. base arrived.— The interment of the Prince of Comm was pest. posted to Tuesday. Much military pomp and pre caution were to characterise this funeral, a body of fifteen huodred National Guards, and detach ments from the Royal Guard and the pert.. son of Paris, being ordered to attend. The Cor. sectional Tribunals are still employed in trials and passing sentences of punishment upon persons for what are called libels ; but these efforts to repress the impression of civil and political rights, though safficiendy vindictive, do not seem very successful..-- PERIM the author, and IIIUILLIER, publisher of L' Homage Gris, (the Little Grey Man,) foiled guilty of libelling, in several Numbers, the chamfer of the King, the Dukes of Foveae and RassosA, and se• veral Members of the Chambers of Peers and Dtpu. ties, and of the Royal Courts and Tribunals have been sentenced, the Author to two years imprison ment; to five years interdiction of civil rights, and superintendence of the High Police ; and to give se curity to the amount of 30001. for his future good conduct;' and the publisher to one month's imprison ment ; a fine of 1000 f.; and' interdiction of civil rights for five years. Bulls miles were found liable to pay the costs of process, and of printing and post. ing 200 copies of the sentence. From Berlin it is stated that his Prussian Majesty would set out this diy for Moscow, to meet the Emperor ALaxANDFR• The two Monarchs will pro. bably thence travel together to meet s the Sovereigns or Ministers of the other European Powers in the Congress, which is so be held. at Ail-la-Chapelle about the middle of July nest. The effect of the English Loan on the Prussian finances still continues the subject of (Imitation at Berlin. The Funded Debt of Prussia Is stated at 120 millions of crowns, and the floating debt at from 18 to 20 millions. The Debentures of the English Loan are sold as high as at 85. With regard to the Princess of WALIS, these Papers merely repeat the article of the Princess's in disposition, which we have already given from the German Journals. The 5 per cents. left off on Fri. day at 681.30 c. The French Papers say tee son of Sir FRANCIS BURDIITT has la►ely been at Paris, and that whilst there he had made himself conspicuous by the free expression of his political opinions. Thee impute to him " enthusiasm for the man of St. Helena, and indiscreet language respecting the family of the iouaaoas•" Her MAJESTY passed the whole of yesterday very composedly, and continued recovering from her in. disposition, not, however, sufficiently to Mese her private apartments ; but she was so much better, that the Princess of HEssE•iloMsuen and the Princess AUGUSTA rode out to Blackheath, on a visit to the Dowager Viscountess MELVILLE, where they par. took of some refreshment, and returned to the Qmsee's USW to dinner. The Duchess of GLou- COM remised le close attendance upon her be. loved.Motber. In the evening the Doke of Sussex dined with his Royal Sisters, at the Palace. Last evening, about fire o'clock, one of the Offi• eers belonging to the suite of the Duke of CAM setisse arrived at the residence of the Deke k and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, in St. James's Palace, with the melsoeholy intelligeace of the death of a Sister of the Duchess. The Royal Yacht arrived at six o'clock on Mon. day evening at Dover, from Calais, with their Royal Highnenes the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and his Bride, the Princess of Hesse, on board. Their Royal . High. Aims reached London yesterday. The Royal Couple *ad a rough passage from Calais, sod the Duchess was mach indisposed. They arrived at Cambridge poseee a little before six, and were received with sc. deumations by a large assemblage of spectators. 'The Landgraveof Hcssa•CAssec(the father of the Duchess) arrived at the same time, and wis accommodated with a neighbouring house in South Andley.street. The Duke, immediately after dinner, went to pay his du. tifel respects to his Royal Mother. The Duke of CLARZYCZ was the first to congratulate him on his arrival at Cambridge-bootie. EPSOM RAcEs.—On the first day, the Woodeot Stake of '•years old, will be ran for, 10 horses are named, and eight are expected to start. Thursday is the Derby Day, and on Friday the Oaks. The Crack lockies are thus disposed of for the Derby : Buckle rides Fitacloddy ; ChiAitey, Sam; Goodison, Seymour; Clift s Mcouides ; and young Edwards, Prince Paul. • ... txrusisattiom- aceersou II SACK QOM la a saltpoi-sbappsiat assoriiist, 1 11 Inspired by de tpillt mad site tat otiose W bee Myren. told Jaen ('Mite be 'wird ape eliagg i ) , . 4, He would solely hapeado bias at Jamey tot oilette; G 4 nye, peach use," erica J Ada, " you'll to ear s . p' . . ss Far the biggest-4 repeals the irdlleVares !f r! I Q'Ulf!. —....-- Callao Mitre/it RIIIVIraW.--Taealap day aa. painted for die Genoa Uslotaq itavitii -1-- ltilt e pibe: 0 u....., _, Hesiallow.bevith. his Royal flightiest Os l e riasse Carlton house in hie !raved* thersage, rh,f r ol e i - j 4 ,4 . O'clock. sod arrived at tliresoirow olio 11, &hectare s , 1 ob i:: thee the troop, csaolotiog sr the Int ' awl &NOW min IllS g( Lft Guards, the (lased OW& the Nit • i leilen ( 4 1 , vrele's Own), and the 11th Idle lies en). Ifldahaf With Iwo bri gadt i of artillery and severil Wares et cione.,, were in rea lm .. 'Oder and ornmeikoht hear aliveness .4 the Priam ut ifa a ,„ • Cie& eel Inc PIM. air York. er.ir,.s , line reseeded meads!; a sail • oirtlit of Illy Aloha* nod, E* P r i nce itezeme. ea assitbsing frond his twinge, immediately sweir d a d ustier , sa l pr oc eeded Is the oroand, aPteittled h t an imateisettraber of tielscral Wheatland ()dee s of the 414 A bawd 3d,t W peeress hid assembled, The ca, rives were ill s ; sod for, deep for meaS., a erne. A tittle betel* twehe dli sk the •tranpi were. ordered is • liar, add site b ar . wren ... " Got save the Aloe." The Prises Kiva,. Prim e lie rms ;r_ sod the co..anand.r-i,,-C .lef. wi h tlse.r retyme, diem , deign she line, au,s asesag g ilea all Amick Worse. s p i t .isidite, beware the litre 4 the troops mid tem .e. mpan r, ': "_. 'specimen the hands pleyin martial airs. On la i t et „ the cavalcade toot bit past no near the 8, 401445 - 4 z and ate Ito po marched rntnd twice b . thew in detarbweats ow , afterwards „ma( Ihra l iu a var•ety erevolo to II *kb aro: precision; they clia b eld rt getter Ily mold orprra e y he .eteral troops coo timed to or ri s their rvoluous till half p ii do o'clock. A Mile ore aree o'clock • the whole m ii.. b e d ~E si tee pe g ieri eualid . . rh a e nd ra tu t r o n) t : i t w ie a r ts w ao .rd e s om ilt i T ie l i i e r i ;e c n h t a k tia 4 b u i xtu ri y. rime , a „d, equ ip a ge s , and the dr.. teas at miervals n dense, that. .ad aft Ike 'presort caution beta ob. rued, asset a i, a .b rf most base wive°. We-are hap, yto w s t-, that in to iotneiL rl ,. crowd no acsilent of a y serious desk riptiou occurred. • Yesterday was the ....beg day on the Sick No • change, and but one inconsiderable defaulter nose spite* of. • llitteßight Rio. Jouw SULLIVA !I, who has lasi. toted • IWO. the Cuasistory Court for disstolving its • marriage of his son, on the ' ground of his beini g miner at the time of the celebration of the nivrritge, was force/fig, Ined still is of opinion, that theyouag Gently/eon was quite old enough .for the lucrative . office 6 Secretary and Register to the Colony ef Demerara, to which he was appointed before be was sic years or age! This disco re place, the salary sad emoluments of which ere several thoonnd pounds a year, after paying the Deputy, is still held by Mager SULLIVAN. ' The affair in the Island of Ceylon, which ended le dethroning the legitimate King of CANDY, has beet en eapensivejob. By an Nam in the account of the Eatraordinaries of the Army, a sum of upwards of 70,0001. is stated for Bills drawn on account of this service, independent of the espence incurred in the operations for quelling the little Rebellion, which hat since broke out for the restoration of the Legitimists Monarch. Mr. Ilusatssow is the Agent for the Island of Ceylon, which, in point of emolument, is a ktier thing than being Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests. He has en office to the Treasury qr. propriated for the business of Ceylon only. • GENERAL Assamnir 7201oTiartn•—Monday,is &m Earl of ot., his Ma' y's Commissioner to eas General Assembly of the Church of VFotlond, arrived in Edinburgh ; and on Thursday, after holding a levee, 14 Grace proceeded from Moiltants' Halite the High Church, to open the Assembly. TheCommio sinner was accompanied by a number of Noblenta and Gentlemen of distinction. At a late Meeting of the Freeholders of the Cooly of Stirling, it was unanimously resolved to erects Monumental Pillar, or Obelisk, on the field of Bin. nockhurn, in honour of the glorious memory of Ito. BERT BRUCE, HI achieving the independence of MS country. CODOURG TREATIttoThe entertainments at this Theatre continue to be very attractive, and the com pany each night seems as respectable as it is name& DEAL, MAY 26.—Arrived and sailed for the Rivet, the Sisters, from Jamalca.—Came down from the River and sailed, the Gambier, Donevon, for &ems Ayres ; and Astrea, Nilson, for Plymouth. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 26.—Arrived his Majesty . * ship Rosario, from a cruise.-.-Sailed, t.is Majesty's ship Carnation, for the Cape of Good flnpo—Tlas Nearcbes transport will sail in a few days for Ply. mouth, to join other ships to take out the 38th Regi ment to the Cape. Cowct, MAY 26.--Arrived the St. Nichols% Milne, from flavannah, for orders. The Dry sde, Fell, from Grenade, end the Tier, -- from New Brunswick, have arrived off the Lizard. It was not Mr. John Moser's shop, in Dili Ctderis-street, Lincoln's lon-fields, which was broke' open and robbed on Saturday last, as stated in the Police Report of Monday,bet Mr. Samuel Ettyleld'h No. 22, in that street. A Gentleman, who observed the other day, tint " there was nothing new under the sun," and that for his part he was not aware that in these limes sof thittA however strange, could be called a novelly, wa . s sembated in his argument by a Lottery * venturer, wbo maintained that it must be considered • very great novelty if the principal part of the Capital Prizes in the Lottery were not to fie spill or Btsu. CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 27.—Having but for buyers of Wheat this morning, end a very large quantity at market, sales were exceedingly heavy , end although lower prices were asked, scarce sae was disposed of, the price of Floor having been docedper rack at the close of Monday's took*. Fine Barley supports Monday's priees.—Oals Oa r :Beans went of slowly, but not at lower peicose-. 46 of* articles there is noniteration. Royal Exchange, May 26, 1818. To THE PUBLIC.-11.4zego end Ga. Contrada's for the present Lottery, acquaint their best Pry the Public, that they sold Yesterday newly arts times the number of Tickets and Shares which WI did at the same period in the Last Lottery. Hoilio and Co. can only attribute this grata increase in ash to the Public approval of their Scheme, c onfetti's', 107 Capital Prices with only 14,000 Tickets, ow they look with confident* to • enatieetance of Ps J. * support, hopin,„•• to &striker amen their Thew' several of the Twenty Capital Prise, which wad et drawn in the first Twat, Missiles, Next Thar'' 414 Jana. L DON t Priotod sof Potatioload MO. Lohman go 1.1 STATISIMI Onics. Me. I. Sighipirptoart, Fieet4vo - 1 I G r •• , • I •1 s.' /4 / 4 T A' .. q. S • f ..