The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-01-01 00:00:00

• n 4 * * ..; I, bkk THII .VARQUESS OF LANSDOIFNE. The following communication appears in The DKlogn .Eceming Peat, in answer to a letter signed " Yens Kerrietaie," which bad been inserted in a former num ber of that paper : The tenantry on the estate of the Marquess of Lane doWne, in the county of Keiry, though • partaking of the general distress with which the depressed state of the markets has affected the 668th of I reload are, is no respect, worse off than the tenantry of neighbouring • estates. That se false it it, that no kisses have been granted by the Marquess, and the tenantry being at will, that the far greater part have leases. for long terms, greeted by his Lordship, and the remainder have pro toiees of hares with which they are perfectly satisfied. It is true, indeed, that in some recent instances, renew ale base been refused to Middlemen being thus passed' by, and the land leased to the occupying tenants, may, perhaps. account for the letter signed " Vero: Ken ritottir." published in The Roaming Part. Through , out the whole estate of the Noble Marquess no distarb ance bas occurred, or dissatisfaction been manifeste6H a strong proof, it must be confessed, of the iadil•] gencence of the landlord, and the comfort of the tenantry. • THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRESSES. (PROM TH6 NORWICH WIIRCURV.) A requisition for a County Meeting to consider this ice/ottani question is in the course of circulation fur signatures, and we understand a previous meeting will be held this day at our of the principal inns to deter mine upon the course must likely to embrace the general interests. The occupier, standing between the landlord and the consumer ,has been and still is exposed to the greatest immediate loss, but the owner already begins to feel how deep and permanent his interest is in this momentous question. We hope therefore that -the presence and counsel of the great proprietors of the monis , will be joined to that of the intelligent tenantry of this highly-cultivated district. The observations we last week published have pro eared us fresh proof of the justness of our principles, both written and verbal, from many of those persons who are most conversant with the affairs of agricultu►e as well as with political economy. Gentlemen whose extensive practical knowledge and experience in va luation warrant the utmost confidence, have confirmed to us the opinion, that there is not an acre of land in Norfolk which can have paid a farthing of rent, if the tenant has Leen suffered to live, during the two last years. The strongest instances of most peculiar loss and hardship have been stated to us, and the gather ing ruin too strongly pictured and supported, to be any longer a matter of the smallest doubt. We %%jab particularly to point attention to the bear log of taxation, which appears to us to afford the only solution of the difficulties under which the country labours. The total of taxation, compared with the total of production, will shew what portion of the lahours of the people is deducted for the interest of debt and the expenses of Government. The amount of production can only be computed by estimation, and the lowest term calculators now affix is, that taxation stands to production in the relation of I to five. The difference can scarcely be greater and is pro bably much less.— We understand it is in the contemplation of the land ed interest, in the ►louse of Commons, to insist upon the repeal of the malt tax. But this will not benefit them a jot, unless the amount of taxation be actually diminished to the total of what that impost produces. If new taxes are laid on to replace thiv amount, they will fall upon the consumers in the end in nearly the same proportions. We therefore urge upon attention the fact, that notbiag abort of a reduction of the public expenditure and a large reduction toe can remove the load that presses so severelyepon the country. And again, as poor rates form a heavier part of that load than is readily seen or understood, we would add that to make the pauper an industrious producer, ought to be a prominent consideration in any plan fur national ; relief. We throw out these suggestions as materials for thicking—we have often reasoned upon them at large —and we ventitre now to urge upon the notice of all interested, the duty of contributing by their presence, countenance, and information, to the grand end of coming at a complete understanding of the facts of the case, and of representing these facts in the strongest and clearest manner to the consideration of Parliament and of the country. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STXTESMAN. SlR—Your readers may possibly he as much sur prised as 1 was, on finding that in the person of Ar• thur Wellesley, there are contained:-1 Prince -3 Dukes-1 Marquess-6 Field Marshals-2 Colonels —1 Lord Lieutenant-1 Captain General-1 Marshal General-1 Master General-1 Governor-1 Doctor —l3 Knights, and 1 Grandee of the highest The following are the titles at full length, viz.:— Duke of Wellington; Marquess of Douro ; a Field Marshal; Master General of the Ordnance; Colonel of the Regiment of Horse Guards, and of the Rine Brigade; Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire; Governor of Plymouth ; a Field-Marshal of Austria, Russia, Prussia, France and the Netherlands ; Prince of Water. ! 100 ; Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo ; Grandee of the Highest Class; a Captain General in Spain ; Duke of Vittoria and Marshal General in France ; a Knight of the Ga►ter, of St. Andrew in Russia, of Black Eagle in Russia, of Charles 111. in Spain, of St. Ferdinand and Merit in Spain, of the Golden Fleece in Spain, of Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, of St. Maria Theresa in Austria, of Sword in Spain, of St. Esprit in France, of St. George in Russia, atlas Tower cud Sword in Portugal, and Doctor of Civil Laws. Dec. 21, 1821 I am, am 0. As the Rev. Doctor Barrett of Trinity College, Dahlia, was walking oae 6ne day in the Provost's gar den, two of the students, who were looking out of a window, perceived him, lied having procured a looking glue. on which, catching obliquely the rays of the son, they directed theca fall in the face of his Reverence, who, being offended at the indignity, proceeded di rectly Om the 'ransoms of the yeller goodomeo. sad sale. " Ildi, Yr. B. and Ks. W. 1 los goo each 10d. for meting refection* at olio of the hoods of Uglily College." THE STATES] e WATAIII AT 14611111011-11111111141TO - Itiltitilll. Morning 9.. alter 9.—Erenlig lbws. ',WS. Crierntimerc--14iilay N.idted tad ; " TUB ■MUSS STATIMBIAW " 1 11 1 STATIONLI4." LONDON: • TIMMY PYKNINO, JANUARY 1, 1821. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Fantle are raper /at this morning. tiled . verY, little Wilms is transacting. Consols are 77 sullen The Dublin papers received lisle morning contain an account of the roily-of the new Lord, Liestuilant on Saturday last, into the Irish capital. The frlbnds of Ireland now congratulate themselves, not only that a new year has commenced, but a new sera has arrived. We shall hastily rejoice to see their expectations better founded that on a late occasion, whit's called forth their national enthusiasts. The Marquess WEL LESLEY enters upon the duties of his office. they art' aware. at a period extremely important to Ireland. and ander circumstances of peculiar difficulty. If vigour must be exercised, it must be managed with address, and accompanied with conciliation. Coercion has been long employed in vain ; division has only in creaspd distraction ; and terror has too often provoked retaliated horrors. The awfulexamples that have re cently been made appear not yet to have produced the impression expected. Other appalling murders, we lament to find are announced, and other outrages are stated to have taken place io the County of Limerick. .No further American papers have arrived this morn ing of a later date than thou recei►ed yesterday (ex cept a file to the 2d December ) ii:XTRACT OF A LLTTER FROM BOSTON, NOT. 20.] The rerent events in South America, independent of their political influence, are highly interesting to this country is a commercial point of view. Tim success of the South American Patriots will open to our com merce a- continent richly stored by nature. A cargo of domestic manufactures has already been shipped from New York for South America. This l consider to be the beginning of an important trade, and the opening of a new and rich source of wealth to this country. (EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROU CALCUTTA, AUG. 20.) • The Summer has been exceedingly hot, and numbers hare died of the cholera morGus. Prudent persons would not go to bed without having a bottle of lauda num, and a bottle of brandy near their pillow, as these , ohmic would check the disease. The crop of coffee in Batavia was expected to be good. DISTRACT Ora I.ILTTIIR ?ROM I.ITEReRCIL, DEC. t9.] lt is with much pleasure we have to state that' the exports of British manufactures to the United States from this port, are at premot more considerable than has been known for some time past, and not on the manufacturers account, but in consequence of orders from America ; and we believe in many in stances the goods are paid fur before they leave this country. To the abstract we yesterday gave of the Pre sident's Message, we have little occasion to make any addition, and as little fir remark. The document is like the usual opening speeches of the Chief Magis trate of America, sufficiently copious and luminous ; but there is one part of our abridgment, perhaps, that may require an extension, which we will give in the Pre sident's own words. it is that passage in which he refers to the American resources " Under the influence of the most unfavourable cir cumstances, the revenue fur the nest and subsequent years, to the year l$ 5, will exceed the demands at pre sent authorised by law. " It may fairly be presumed that, under the protection given to domestic manufactures by the existing laws we shall become, at no distant period, a manufacturing country, on an extensive scale. Possessing, as we do, the raw material in such vast amount, with a capacity to augment them to an indctiuite extent—raising within the country aliment of every kind to an amount far ex ceeding the demand icr home consumption, even in the most unfavourable years, and to be obtained always at a moderate price—skilled also as our people are in the me chanical arts, and in every improvement calculated to lessen the demand for and the price of labour, it is ma nifest that their success in every branch of domestic in dustry may and will be carried, under the encourage ment given by the present duties, to an extent to meet auy demand which, under a fair competition, may be made on it. A considerable increase of domestic manufactures, by diminishing the importation of foreign, will proba My tcud to lessen the amount of the public revenue.— As, however, a large proportion of the revenue, which is derived from duties, is raised from other articles than manufactures, the demand for which will increase with our population, it is believed that a fund will still be raised from that %twee, adequate to the greater part ofthe national expenditures, especially as those expenditures, should as continue to be blessed with peace, will be diminished by the completion of the fortifications, dock yards, and other public works ; by the augmentation of the navy to the point to which it is proposed to carry it, and by the payment of the public debt.including pensions for military services." The opening which is now made by the eman cipation of South America, will operate as a powerful stimulus on the enterprise and industry of the United States. Already. and much sooner than was anti cipated. and in consequence of being accelerated by the bad policy of our Ministers both towards that country and our own, the inhabitants of the United States have become a manufacturing people, and with theirs' will the capital and talent of Englishmen. in a country overlowing with the means of saheistance, and exempt from the pressure of taxation, be anxious to unite. —Already are the North American Merchants • .a in the extract ,sti -a lAter themselves of the °posing .a themselves of domestic manufacture* .... ..I .. ablispsd .Scutth America. from New York The spirit of Ite tioveroment contributes to animate the spirit a the iteople; and in every department til e pe issrise .- economy in exile's Oiler "As cheap defence of nations." To maintain the 'Wilk to whin America is raised, the America* navy hits been augmented to the somber recommended by Congress, bat none otthe lar4e vessels. have been Lunched, nor will they be, on account of their probable decay if afloat. Paris piper. of Saturday have been received by ex press. Previous to Irk arrival the City had bees iUgitated with a varier, of reports respecting France, of dm most seriatim and important nature. It was as cirtaireed the French Five per Cents, which on Wedoesddy and Thursday were between 85 and 86, fell on Friday to 84, and at one time were as low as .82. An express which yesterday brought this news brought also private letters from Paris, which were pnblished in a Ministerial Evening Paper, and pro duced a great sensation. In one of these letters it was stated that the King's health was for a short time alarmingly affected by the anxieties and fatigues which his Majesty has undergone in consequence of the dis sensions between the Chamber of Deputies and his Mi nisters. At one of the late extraordinary Councils at which his Majesty presided, it Iris observed that his conversation was directed to a subject quite dif ferent from the one under discussion. The Council remarked this for some time in silence, but at lenAth requested leave to conduct his Majesty to his chamber where his medical attendants were immediately sum moned, and his Majesty soon recovered. The letters added that his Majesty was then so well as to transact business With his usual ability. The Paris papers, however, to which we have re ferred, mention not a syllable of this intelligence; but they announce that a sort of pi°. against the lk O. vernment had suddenly !broken out, and been as sod denly extinguished in Sanninr, a considerable town its the South of France. The following is the account est; this affair as given in the Moniker. Pan's, MC. 2 4 1—The ill-disposed have been at week fur some weeks on a new plot against the King's n ment. They propostsl to attempt a cusp de :Raba est the chateau of Samar. General Jannis being in med of this plan by General (lentil Saint Alphonse. left An gers on the moruis , g of the 23,1, and proceeded toward. Saumur with two compauies of the 4lth regiment of the line. Satisfied, however, by fresh information which reached him during this march, the General ordered one of the companies to retrograde. On the 23d eight sub officers of the school of Sammie were arrested. The pupils themselves were charged with this duty, and performed it. Several of them at the same time repaired to the Commandant of the Departsaent to give information. An adjutant sub-officer of the 4411 s regiment has bees arrested at Angers. A sergeant-ma jar of the same regiment has also been arrested. A. 51. Delon, pointed out as one of the priaripal agents of the plot, Bed at the moment of the arrival of the troops. The trial is in progress before the military tribunals. Lieu tenant-General Vicomte de Briche, Commandant of the division, arrived at Satsuma' at ten o'clock on the morn ing of the 25th. lie was to be followed by 400 troops of the line, hut he has ordered them to Tours. The Journal (ks /Mats announces that the Duke de Choiseul and M. Breno'de Boisgelin have given in their resignations of Major-General and Aide Major-General of the National Guard of Paris.—Their successors are not mentioned. Letters from Leipsie, dated December 18, state, that an account had been received there of a grand commit held at Petersburg, and presided by the Emperor Alex ander, at which decisive measures were adopted with respect to the Porte. On the breaking up of the coun cil, several rosiriers were despatched to the southern pro vinces of the Russian empire. General Bertrand has arrived at Munich, and it is said is to proceed to Vienna. Private letters from Turin and Milan state, that seve ral persons of distinction have lately been arrested in those cities, some of whom had figured in the events of last year, but had since enjoyed the protection of the Austrian commanders. Three young ladies of distin guished rank in Milan are among the number of the ar rested. and were gnarded in their houses by sentinels placed at their doors. The guard has, however, been withdrawn, as being at least useless. The tribunal charged with the proceedings against the persons arresh ed at Milan has been removed to Venice. On Thursday Francois-Paul-Desire Mary and Auguste. Francois Pascal Varion were tried before the Court Assize, for menaces of assassination against the Primus of Orange. The trial lasted the whole day, and the jury returned their verdict at midnight, after one hour's de liberation. They acquitted Varion, and found Mary guilty, but not of the aggravation charged, of having comm:tted the crime in a state of vagabondage. 'Flie Court sentenced Mary to seven years' labour. and the pillory. CHAMBER OP PERRIS, DEC. 28. heard the report of the. Committee on the law project relative to the three.twelftim. The debate was opened, and the Margitess de Marbois and the Minister of Pi eance spoke. A deputation was then appointed by ballot to wait on the King, and to present to Lim the compliments of the Chamber on the New Year. CHAMBER OP DEPUTIES —EPLGETIN OP DEC. 29. A public sitting is appointed for to-morrow at noon. when there will be a report (General Donatlieu reporter.) Among the petitions is one from the Sieur Caesar of Troyes, for abrogating capital punishments, and substi tuting moral penalties. A private letter dated sit o'clock on Saturday evening states, that there was on that day a lively and interest ing debate in the Chamber of Deputies on * petition which involved the conduct of the late Keeper of the Seals (M. de Serer) " that the ex-Minister entered on his own defence, and was listened to with that attention which his late situation anti the presentcharsre demanded The reporter of the Commission was General Donadiee, who moved that the petition be referred to the present Minister of the Interior. A Deputy moved the order of the day. The state of the vote was doubtful. '(be tippet nentiniel was cal!ed, and only seven of majority was for the late Keeper ; the Ultras and liberals again joining. Many excellent speeches were delivered on the occasion by St. Aulaire. Manuel. and others. M. de Serve spoke with eessidwelsls eloquence. but not with his usual veheiseece. Panne. FUNDS, SATURDAY, Flys e'CLocu.—Five per Cents. UL 1 I The accounts from SiNn are highly informing. _ rim sittings of the Cones of the 13th, 14th, nt dtb alt. were occupied in a discussion of the sec(• i part of the Report of the Committee appointed to . ,faire into the events which occurred in Andalusia I birty-two deputies ware inscribed against the relict', hose of the Interior and the Colonies, defended th- 4 . *elves Mldiy. - Among a variety a other cause: f the present difficulties. the latter stated the supp siert of the monasteries and the decrees on ieigno .1 1 rights as having gives birth to an enormous mat- ,f discontent. M. Romero Alpnente attacked all tl.- Niehaus in succession, imputing to each spe charges. and in • 'og that the change of Mini mast be, general. Several Deputies spoke agains conclusion of the Committee, some because they ~4 not go as far as they wished ; and others because thought they went too far. At last, after three ,;. 3 -s of continued debating. M. Calatrava,the reporter, pre. posed a new resolution to the following effect:— " A message shall be addressed to his Majes.y stating to him that the Cortes, considering that tla. present Ministry bars not. the moral foroamt: ;ivy for properly conducting the government of a -..- lion, and causing the dignity and the prerogativ; the throne to be respected, hope that his Majesty , . in the ezereise of his powers, deign to' take such sures as the situation of the kingdom so imperil; requires. They therefore supplicate his Majesty„, This resolution against the Ministers was (lore a majority of 19w, 59. The French min in general state as soul, the. t , ,e 'laces its still in great agitation. prom , and some , them assert that the Royalists are in force io ar• and Biscay, and laaveeveo landau engagement wit iLe regular troops. Letters, however, from Cadiz, emit lice that the city and province enjoy complete tranquiii ty. . The resolution of the Cortes is said to be waited t!.r with patismee, and in the mr at time Cm atithot.ir?, whose removal the Government had °Mel c.l, still to An their places. The events of Corttunl are acliouwh.lged to have taken a favourable tern, as will appear I.l+ c;,e following letter Cosrxer.t, DEC. 13.—1 n consequence of the new order of the Government, transmitted by the Pali tical Chief to tlenrral Mina, the latter has sarri , .. dered his command into the hands of the Governer, and yesterday set nut fur his new destination, guenea. His departure has excited the regret of the inhabitants and the garrison of this town; i. • all were happy to have the brave and pat•::.a,: Mina fur a milling chief. But we 'mow th .t Cortes, while they disapprove the conduct of the Ministry, are at the saute time desirous that the o►ders of rhe Government should he respectis: we willingly submit to their decision, whatev,r ma t. in other respects, be our opinion of the present Ministers. Mr. Johnstone. the Marquess of Wellesley'• Private Secretary, and Mr. Blake, reached Dublin on Wesln e s day evening. We find that we had been misi si b, ro s e d. when we stated, in a former paper, that Mr. Blake bad been appointed to the sitnation of Private Secretary to the Marquess lVellesley. Mr. Johnstone i► the Lord Lieutenant's Private Secretary ; lie is also appisated s we believe, to the situation of Steward of the flootelield, which was held under Lot d Talbot by Colonel V114;- (Dublin Maxim' Post.) There is no doubt, we understand, that Mr. marett will succeed Mr. Saudis, as Attornertieneral. And it is not yet, we believe, decided what changes will tale place ou the Bench. It is said that neither of the Mei Justices have as yet indicated any dispo►ition to retire. —(Dottlist R. Pool.) We are happy to have it in our power to state the dit ference of opinion between Lord Grenville and the Mar. 'mess Wellesley, if ever they existed, do not exist any longer. There is between the Noble Lonls a complete unity of sentiment, particularly on that ;abject' the inoat interesting of all, Catholic Emancipation. We. are not at liberty to add more at present.—(l6/74.) Loco ORNoN us.—Our readers will learn with math regret, that in consequence of a fall on the Castle steps, this morning, one of the small bones of his Lordship's arm was frac tired. The assistance of Sae geon Pack was immediately obtained, au I we re happy to state that the accident i.unlikely to ',smith:, any dangerous result whatsoever.—(liilkeo qi .4. I tdcrq• lot of Alwaday. Dee. 24 ) Some uneasiness, it is said, was felt at Paris on ac count of • political dispute among the Smites of one of the Colleges near that city. The strongest ? sr: ) . it-is alleged, was in favour of the present Admktqf a tion, and ultimately victorious. Varioue reasons are assigned for the distnebed ,tate of the French money market. Some a.cribe it to great failures among the sivecnlators *; others, to a want of public confidence in the new gintstry ; others, to a fear of some new project of finance said be contemplated by M. de Villele. The piohability is, that a change of Minister has prods.-eal, as a matter of con.-se, considerable anxiety atnong the speculative , . This anxiety leads necessarily to a constant icily change of hargaios,accordits4 to the hopes or the different parties ; nor can the Naito Melee 'spec, to cease, till the Ministers have laid tiro( to Je, I. their views, both as to their foreign and Joan a c policy. The wound of Viscount ale Montelegief doer no pass through the arias. as has been reportosl. It mei .% extends along ;he deltoid muscle throughout its fro :r length, and stops at one of the hones of ;he stio.ll.;e against which the point of the sword struck, and it bent to the length of half as Inch. Hitherto n .• • cident of hemorrhage or ieflammation had place, and there is every 'risen to b e lieve that ~ will occur. The Viscount is attended by 11.53. l•n• puytreu soul Emery.—(Moniteer.) Letters from Bombay, dated July 21. say—Os tltb of July, a superb sword from the aorernor-Orne ral was presented to the [mantis of Mane, by Mt • Jokes. our Balmy to the Persian Court. The rkto4eto aser6es had surly subsided in that part of Arabis.•-•.• I'he Imaum Says he has lost ten throtsani.4o , 3 4 leas by it. At fiishusee all was quiet, but wad et the British Ulcers were sickly. i ~, 4