The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-06-12 00:00:00

(Continuadois of Debate,frems 2d page ) upon the probable melts of alterations in the currency. which he considered to be singularly prophetic of tbe distress in which the country wee now plunged. Hear* tended that thp effect of the alterstloo could not be esal: mated by a mere reference to posed., shillings, .54 pence. The relative depreciation in lb. 'shut of atm could only he estimated by the price of momeseditiesess-_, In order,therefors , to chew the extent of &penlights IN had converted the amount of the taxes into mmume: and he had taken the three commodities deem anti labeler. In 1813, the taxes amounted to 74,674.71/K and wheat was worth 108 s. per quitter; so that 11,732,296 quarters would be sea/lout to pay the taxes. In 1821 the taxes being 60 Wiliam, and the w. hie of a quarter of wheat 555. 4d. it would then require 21,963,724 quarters, or nearly one-half more than is the year Isl 3, to psv the taxes of the country, they beil, so touch lower than at that period. But sopposiort the price of wheat to be 45e. this year, it woad take Veit. lions of quarters to pay the taxes, • quantity that weskit' base been enough tom doable- their amount at the price.. of 1813. In the valise of gold the different did net appose so great. In 1813 the !sace of geld was 110 shining* per ounce. and 13.577,236 mimes would have been sulkiest to pay the taxes, asnoutieg to above 74 mallows. At the pretend time the price of geld was 775. 7J. ; aro that 15,600,000 ounces 1110111 d be meessary to discharge the taxes, being 60 millions. la 1813, the p-ice of labour was 164. per week : and the labour of lice millions of persons for 18 weeks and four day; would have paid the taxes of the year, Itelog 74 snow and upwards. The ge price of labour woo oink. per week; and it would take the labour of the same number of person* for 26 weeks and sit der tory Ike foxes of MI milliess.; and supposing the. soot or Main to have falls, to 8.. it would require 30 week% Wad almost4eablo the quantity required in 1813. The Hon. Member then proceeded to show the operation of the measure apes the other markets of Europe. It apposed by the pekoe sorrow of Bordeaux, Amsterdam, and Lou don, that the various articles of praetor In those mar kets had falleo in the propertioss of 15 per nails at Horton": at Amsterdam prices bad fallen3s/ per cent. and at hoodoo 44 per cent. between the years 1814 aid 1821. He thee read from some docoments,a calculation of the fill In timprices of various article* of produce, *bleb appeared to be generally from 30 to 40aet150per cent. It was impossible to ascribe this to any other cause than to the measure which the Wombed adopted. Its pernicious consequences, be felt convinced were felt as severely by the commercial and manufacturing world as it war by the agricultural interests. Commercial sea were car rying on commerce without prat, and the manufacturer was manufacturing without prat. The Hen. Member then went into as intricate calculation to shim. that the fundbolder stood in lb* situation new of receiving 49 quarters of cern for his lOU/. stock, instead of 251 glu ten in the year 1793. He contended, that the public faith would be In no way injured by adhering to the standard, from which they bad so retestly departed. In regard to the Poor -rates, II was said, that they . had de. creased sine. 1813.—(Hear.)—He said they bad increased. —(Hear.)-11 calculated by the value of commodity, us they ought to be, it 114'14 Is found that they bad in. messed nearly double since that period.--(Hear.)— Could any Gentlemen then think of hillictiog such a fal lacy upon the farmers I. the country, as to tell them that their poor rates were-diminished, when, in fact, they were paying nearly double the quantity of the stock of their barns. He conteuded that the number of cri- Imitate, which had so increased within the last few years. wasio be attributed to the progress of a system which threw so large a portion of the poor out of employment. was the real cause of the distress in Ireland at the present nioment.;—(Hear, hear.)—He should conclude by the shame and humble wish that the subject bad fallen into hands better able to executer - the task. Bat each was his opinion of the calamities and distress of the country ; inch !alibis dread of the future; such was his opinion of the canoe of all that calamity and distress, that nothing could deter him from doing that *Ma he conceived to he his duty, in bringing the subject ander the consideration of the house. In doing this; be bad dements less than his duty; and he 'sweated the house to remember that the people of this country always ap. plied their sober and good sense to the investigation of questions like the present, and he believed that tliey were now beginning to discover the full.consequences of the measure, which the could not sec at the time it was adopted. Would any Gentleman say—would the Noble Marques: opposite tray—that he did not begin to look with distrust and apprehension to the future as to what might ensue from the effects of the measure. The feet was, that any one looking at the Report of the Com mittee, would see that they did not look at the probable results of returning to an ancient standard of valife, after departing from 'it for such a period of time. All they considered was; the capability of the Bank to meet the demand for cash. Those results were, indeed, pointed out to them ii a document presented by the Bank Di rector; bat with no effect.—(Hear, hear.)—The house must not now be deterred from porsoisti . any coarse by alarm, or bye reluctance to retrace their former steps. They must look to some which would restore prosperity to the various interests in the country; and that could be only accomplished by giving to the m ace of industry the same value ie money which it pos sessed previous to the adoption of this measure. He snored, " That a Committee be appointed to consider the effect produced by the Act of the 59th of Geo. chap. 14. upon the Agriculture, Manufactures and COM. an ea of the United Kingdom, and upon the general condition of the different el therein." Mr. IHISKISSON then rose, and began by observing that the motion of the Hon. Member involved a Oen. pie of the most momentous importance to the country. The standard of value was the foundation of all engage. ments between man and man ; and the Hon. Member now proposed its reri..ion by the House. But if, as must he admitted, this was a fruition of the gresteat po.sihk magnitude, involving the most extensive and complica ted interests, he mast also add, that the coarse propos ed by the Hen. Member was pregnant with the most fearful consequences --(Hear, hear.)—These consider.' lions he hoped would induce the House to favour him with an attentive hearing, and extend to him that in nolgenc• of which he stood so much in need. He lima listened with the most profound attention to the speech of the Hon. Member for Essex, but at the saute time, with the greatest astonishment and regret. With astonishment at some of the statements which the Hots. I Member hail made, and some of the dortriaes he had propounded; with regret that a gentleman of hie highly approved character could recommend • measure which in its nature was subversive of public faith at.il justice.— (Hear, hear.) —Far be it from him to impute any undue motive to the Hon. Member; but he could not help say-1 saving that he lost sight altogether of the proceeding of I 1819, so far as regarded the principle upon which it was founded. lle (.Ur. Iluskisson) wis one of those who sat in the noose during the time that the W. pension of cosh payments because the subject of discos son, and he hid given to time proceeding all the canal derotion of which he was capable. Fro:u the speech of the Hon. Member, he should have thought, that in the year 1797, the liability of the Hank to pay cash for their notes was suspended ; and that since that period a dif ference of value had grown up and was acted upon by the public, and recognised by the Legislature. lie siiiiiild have thought that at saute subsequent period of depreciation, when the difficulties of the country were at the higheat pitch. a measure of adjustment was proposed, which wee to baye reference to the difference of value id . • • .\ THE STATESMAN. bootees a paprt and a gold currency; and that it should be penal fir say man set to allow fee each dif ft fence, whes owe easetiosed by the Legislator,. Ho should have supposed that such a preposition asset have been spa reed sad rejected by the greet majority of the Members of that House; bat, above all, be could not think it ehosl e d z izs e rported by the loaded intermit. He should have that they would protest spigot the authority the State interposing between debtor sad creditor. He should have thought that the leaded isterest would say that their rent charges were liable to be affected by the measure, and that it compromised or dos other interests Is which they were ceacerued. Is fact, be should have thought that a general outcry would be raised against it. and that Gestleemen on his side of the House should be obliged to use Wore they pressed it in opposition to public and private feeling. Ho should have supposed that some unrelenting creditor had come forward to dossed the difference between psi nominal value. All this lie should here sopposdi the teller of the Hes. Member's speech. Bet he Id ask the Hos. Member sod the House if this was our situation. Nay, was sot oar situation the very reverse of what the lion. Member had described ? He would ask whether debts cootracted before the year 1797 were compensated for to the creditor is reference to the difference in the value of money since that period ? He would ilk what her pecuniary engagements made since that period had any Worm* to the deprecladoil of the currency, sod whether the law did *et interfere taproot say deemed being made for a difference of value?— Why, then, be mast say, that, when called spelt to ma dder a question of this Baton% he could not divest him self of the coesideration, whether it was ceinpatible with geed faith sad plitile justice. Could the 'los. limber say thin therff item bei rules of right and jos tice—ose for the minter, and e other for the Obese? The Hon. Member had talked o aa eocumberal NOM. Now, he would pat this case to Islav= that. before th e year 1797, he bad trios a on as estate, which mortgage woe still doe; ' tbst after-. t, w , when depreciation Ass at the greatest pitch, (in suppose) he had given another mortgage, *idols age was also still due, he would sat the Hen. . r whether, during the depreciation, he vets at H. to go to the person to whom be bad need the trot mortgage, and tell him that he met or an al-1 lowan*, for the difference in the vales se betweem hello periods! Would sot the credits, say to Mm. "I look to the security of the NO pow de mised. I have looked into all the ' ism the time of Elisabeth doers to the year 1797, sOli litund that the ancient standard had moor in the time been altered." Agaia, suppose the MAL turned round on the mortgagee of 1811, a11t4611 bilk " You lest me money wham it was greatly tempecialiff? therefore 1 mast be allowed the differencillOween this' 'elms ht that time, and when it bore a Liable rice."— " True," the creditor would reply, " HMO was a de. predation, but it was only temporary."—" Yes," the Hos. Member would rejoin, "but land Is reduced 40 per OM. is value; and 1 now demand from pit as abatement to that amount." Sorely nilpropbsidom could be more monstrous than this. It wem-wee, he keel'', which the Hon. Member would be the last to make, mid he only pat the ease hypothetically. He would ask, was it peedble for the house to look to the different loin which had bees made dating the war, and deduct from the creditors arrears proportionate to the difference of value in the currency between one put. riod and smother? When the Hon. Member talked of public and private creditors, he (Mr. H.) would ask, was it possible that each a measure as that now proposed, could be practically acted upon with reforest , to either ? Could the Hon. Member distinguish between a loan made in one year and in another, or between the circumstances under which they were mode !--(Hear.) If such a proposition were adopted r ihmt saute erase all the transactions, both public and private, that took place before and after the year 1797.--(Hear.) la what situation must it place an individual who bad &dreaded his money on mortgage in a period of great iepreciation ? Was he to go back with his claim of jos lice to the person whom be bad accommodated I If the house should now double the value of the coin (and the ' preposition of the Hon. Member went thus far,) was the cam of each individual to be considered, or rather must they sot look to see what might be the effect of the change generally. He contended that it would be im possible for the country not to be involved in inextrica ble confusion by the measure—s measure in itself fatal to prosperity and public security. He should not waste the time of the house by following the Hon. Member into his elaborate details ; he only wished to confine himself to the real merits of the question. Mach as he was sur prised at the ar j ounsents of the Hun. Member, he was not at all surpassed at his theory; for when once Gentle men indulged in theories, they were apt to branch out into nomberlessdivergencies. In one of the propositions of the Hon. Member, he had endeavoured to shew that the prosperity of the country was ascertained by the extensive dearness of all the articles of life.— (Cries of hear, hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had informed the house that, in 1813, a period of great distress, taxes were paid with a small proportion of corn, for it bore a high price ; and he also shelved how small a proportion of other articles was sufficient to pay the ' public demand. One should have thought that, under these rircumstasces, the people were completely happy, and that their burdens were diminished ; but he (Mr. Hisskisson) looked a little closer, and found that in the year 1812, which was so peculiarly unfortunate, the ma nufacturers of the country being in a state little short of open rebellion, and nothing but distress and famine talked of, yet at that period, in those halcyon days, as they most have been according to the Hon Member's theory, he found that cern sold at 1255. the quarter, and 11,000,1100 of quarters were paid in taxation. Compare • this, said the Hon. Member, with the price in 1522. when there were no rebellious manufacturers, and no .• cries of famine, and it will not be found to amount to one-half, though in the one year the fazes were 70. 000 . 001 . 1 ., and in the other but 50,009,0110/. In op. 'po‘itinsi to the principle of the lion. Gentleman, he tnaint.tined that the country would always be in the most flourishing condition when all commodities were mo.irrAtr in price ; and that, to raise the prices of com moditiea by artificial means, as the Hon. lieniletnan had rtcomtuemied, would be inconsistent with the interest as well as the prosperity of the country. If the standard of value and currency was to continue in a fluc tuating stive by artificial means, it•would be impossible for men to fulfil with fidelity, the contracts into which they might have entered. The doctines of diminishing the value of money by artificial means, was by no means a new one. It had been pro mulgated long since by a Mr. Loundes in England, anti by a Mr. Law in France; and the scheme never pro duced any other than a mischievous effect. The Hon. Gentleman had stated that corn and not money was the best standard of value and currency; io answer to which he (Mr. H.) would maintain that nothing could be a mere fluctuating standard—(Hear, hear,)—and that the prices of corn to this country never kept pace with the relative increase or depreciation in the value of money. What sort of standard, he asked, would the lion. Oen tleumn have for the present time, whey we imported less corn than we did some years ago when corn was at a very high price ? The remedy proposed by the Hon. thatleinatl for adjusting all contracts according to the value of money. would be at once impracticable and an. just; and his statement respecting a proprietor of land with an income of WOW. a year, subject to a mortgage , of 5001. ayear, was a very unfair one. It did not follow that the laod of such proprietor must be subject to the 41 - g e la fee d rtht Il ad on e ae ts."l thlt 6 ;or r it aPPra severa r l 4 v froa eses r pa t et Pe t r h t : 114 of land had been doubled : the noses of estates. re, daring the dipreciation of money. bad thi. &drainage. that if their estates were mot ince. they had increased rents, and that If they were hiespiserrd they' were better able to pay the in- Wed of the debt they had contracted, because they his iaterest to pay in consetseace of the aid currency. It mast also be observed that the whole time of depteeiatioa. the ass 'who ved their Josses from mew ale.., NM gaped smiles to all the pressure whisk th at, .► goollatioa had occasioaesl ; and these were Rabin*, to shish different descriptions of proprietors must ever he eatjeott and the peosemen of lead could sot be is a worse rooditios than monied proOrktora. sakes . sots should fall below what they were in 1797. He Innintained that during the depreciation of money the poloonses of estates derived advantages much greater . the totaled interest. sad that the diadvantages kboared loader at the present time. were sot mina what the nemiirsl interest suffered daring such olit. prosiatioa. Indeed there was one class of twee who did* he considered as great sufferers. est who were es. *kW to the commiseration of Parliament. He unease the tosaatry of the sentry, who had laid oot their es grsad were obliged to WM all their engagements. t ig. this was an evil which might Worldly have be.. expected; and it slid .at follow that la meadgbe remedy it. the whole steslard of the circulatio• dblidd be onset. tied; a Wog that could not bodes. with* Wog as sad to allsoattacts. 'The value of mosey t s, wow mislabel by-Nista t calms; but it did IR Mk credits" should on that axonal be estitleff So dos; sae could say measure bare been adopted to de away the elect of depreciation. As well might the Pus !lament be called on to make a new standard is seethe Wass of America threw an inereased mass of metallic currency late the kingdom. The Hon. Gentleman said there was tacking parallel to this state of things is the history of the massif/. He would tell them that there were many similar situations in our history. After the accession of King William similar occurreaces took place in regard to our entreaty. IS the year 1696, immure. Seacies, exactly such as were stated grew eat of the sew coinage which them leek place. Here the Right Hoe. Omit. read am extract from the work of Madams* Cox. in which it was stated. that after the bowsaws is &Miser, bank aotesbad fallen to au &lassie, ansottat, "ad that guineas had risen to 30s. About the seise time the. Doke of Shrewsbury wrote to the Kiag. who was with his army on the continent. stating that there said hem Miter remedy for the depreciatioa which them took pies. hat to let the Parliament sit in June, and pat all die =money into circulation again; a measure that have locked op all the gold to the kingdom. That was exactly similar to the Blondes we were lately plead Is. The King is his answer to that letter said, he was quite overcome, and could devise no plan for the re lief of the country. At that time there were peti tions from all parts of the kingdom, desiring the re iteration of the clipped money, and begging to have the same measures adopted as to the standard which were now called for by the Honourable Gentiessa sad others. In smother answer the King said, that the country mast test to Providence, bat did sot recom mend the Tuitions plan of circulating • base currency. In the month of October after this, Kiag William set his Parliament. sad en that occasion did wisely sod manfully recommend the maintaining of the sew coinage in opposition to those who wished to continue i be cir- culation of the base money; sod on the very same day, Mr. Montague, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, moved a Resolution is the House of Comeau, that the House would not allow any alteration to be made in the standard introduced by the now coinage.— This was matter of history: it mused in the year 1696, gra time when the smutty had hoes engaged in a long and expensive war; whoa the diselasunsie the slue of money was as groat lie it was some few years ago: and the cases in those two periods were exactly parallel. Under all those circumstances William restored the standard of the currency. The guinea was, at that period, current for so less than 30s. bat after the Mare to the standard and the re-coinage It fell to 2?.. The situation of this country in 1696 was an exact parallel to the circumstances in which it stood after the late restora tion of the standard of the currency. Hs could show Hon. Gentlemen in no better way than by referrieg them to the history of the period, how the country recovered from the difficulties and embarrassments rider which it laboured in 1696. The obvious result of adopting the proposition of the Hon. Member would be distraction and doubt, which would terminate only in some despe rate convulsion. He would defy the Hon. Member, or any other Hon. Member, to point out any country that resorted to a system such as was recommended by the Honourable Gentleman, that did not consequently come to a convulsion.—(Hear. hear.) He was aware that the object, the immediate object, of the Honourable Gentleman s motion, was a Committee to inquire. — But the Honse should know on what principles and on what data the inquiry was to be entered into. The house should be in possession of the oddest' measure the Hon. Gentleman bed in view. Did not Hon. Gentle men perceive that an end would be put to all dealing is the country, if it were made 'mews that that house was to adopt the recommendation of the Hoe. Gentlemen even to go into a Committee? Would not every credi tor in the country at once attack his debtor, and de mand the immediate repayment of his claim? Would not the guinea or the pound, which was then only 205., rise at once to 30? II ould there not be a run on every hank in the kingdom, and a demand for all the coin, both gold end silver, now in those banks, in paymeat for their notes? The result of the proposition of the lion. Gentleman, if adopted by the House, would nese. sarily be to throw the country in • general and a cons oleic stagnation of business. There would be an uni versal and simultaneous demand by the creditors on the debtors fur the performance of their engagements. — There would be a similar demand on she banks for geld, which, in that event, would pass for 50 per sent. at least, more than the present value. On a question of such im portance and such delicacy, it was not sufficient that the house 'mould give • negative, which he hoped would be the case ; but they should also, in order to quiet the public appr..hension and set at rest the public feeling, give it the fullest consideration. That was his excuse for detaining the House so lung in adverting to the sr gunients of the lion. Gentleman. He therefore did not think fit to get rid of the proposition hy a mere negative, but he would conelde by recommending the Resolution of that House in the year 1696 as a precedent. He would therefore move as an amendment, that instead of the lion. Gentleman's motion, the following Resolution be substituted, namely ---• 'rliat the House did not judge it fit to alter the present standard of gold or silver in its finenemyweight or denomination." The original question and amendment being then read from the Chair, and the amendment being put, Lord A. HAMILTON said, at that hoar of the eight —(Alcry of •` adjourn!") —it was not his intention to dle tails the house long. If it were true, that the country was in a state of prosperity, the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman might apply, but unfortunately the country was not in that state. He was disposed to think inquiry would lead to a justification of the measure pee posed by his lion. Friend. It was too obvious that the payers of the National Debt were paying more than they ought to pay. The tenanby were unable to make the land pay-forlaisour, and in supporting the propo sition lie was desirous to do something for that class. He was not so aboard as to suppose the proposition wearid produce the ruin or confusion of the consul. 1147 had heard in that hou s e th a t th e leans were men. raged to the public creditor. That meant that lands might be seised In payment of public debt. They h i d heard of public faith, bat was public faith due to it se but the (landholder 2 He was peps idea there sete others who had a claim upon public la th. H. had al. ways fel that the government could only cony to wit. dont by stultifying themselves, with regretter to feta r acts aid proce.dinge. A great part of the safferisg the farmers was cyanosed by a departure from the best principle,. The state of the country was such that mat ters were growing worse, and they never could remedy the distress of the strict& nt I .ts by telling them they I must bear with patience all the miseries waich oppressed I thew. He was not die Posed to reduce the standard, has he wished to support the motion of his Hon. Friend, is the hope that inquiry might he the means of throwing the burden of distress un the whole bulk of the people, rather than ou one class. At the conclusion of the Honounble Member', speech, several members exclaimed—Adjourn, adjourn. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY said, if it was the feeling of the house that the question engin to adjourned. it would he advisable to adjourn forthlri , h. At the same time be fel , that coosiderabm I tvonvenien.. would arise if the country was kept io suspense epos the sehject. The Noble Marquess did not feel that any or. sideration ott„bt to induce the house to adopt the in. "dry reoorentotaled, and he should therefore wish to come to a decision though the debate should last to a late hoer. Mr. SRO M.lll A M felt the great expediency ofanniog to a desiaion that eight • at the Batas time he c o uld not bet deprecate the dilculty the Right Den. Gentle. ease bat raiser!. Many who might oppose the audios of his Hon. Friend, would not vote for the proposition of the Right Hoe. tientleinan. Mr. BENNET then moved, that fortherdebate ea this qu-stioss be adjourned till tomorrow. Mr. lIROCtIHAM said his lion. Friend did metre haps recollect that the floe. Member for Somerset had a motion for to-morrow, which wasehl be prevented by the adjourned debate. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY had soave hope that the Doi. Member, stn..= he saw in his plate. woahl Rot object t e a fntther postponement of his motion. Sir T. URI DUE said he was ready to give way is compliance with the wishes of the house, has be was sot_ prepared tot Noe sty Vier day for his motions. The debate was them adjouraed at half-paat twelve o'clock. .. FRO it 71.1E:SDAII miuurs GAZETTE. Commirrioas In the North Shropshire Regiment of Ye° . Maury Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lleatenent of the County of Satop. Major the lion. T. Kenyon to be Lieutenant-Colonel, rice Owen resigned; Captain J. Myttoit to he Major, rim Kenyon. promoted ; Meet. C. Warren to ►e Caplets. Kirkpatrial, resigned ; Lieut. T. H. fleadford le Jwt~st vice Career, resigned; Lieut. L. Jewel to be Oink flb Mynas. promoted; Cornet T. Gwynn@ to be Linetemutt; Cornet J. W. Jebb to be ditto ; Corset J. Crozet' to be ditto; F. R. Grimes. Gent. to be Cornet; John Wm. Benetton, Gent. to be ditto; T. L. Jones, jets. Gout. w be ditto. 111ANIIIItePTCT 111CFBILIBIDED. J. Ranting, Cemberiand-street, New-road, St. Mary-le bone, carpenter. 11NIERCPTS. ---- T. Shlpway, Tldworth-Warren-Farm, Hants. sheep denier. to surrender, Jane 47. *I, July 23. at the Whi•e Hart Inn, Andover. Attorneys. Messrs. Roust Mil and Booverie-street, Fleet-street; and Mr. Ma at, Andover. J. BiWigton. Meech/Wee. shopkeeper. .lase 17, 21, hay 23, at the Albion Hotel, Manchester Attorneys. News. Affiliates, Gregory. awl Ilies'keer. Redford-row. Leedom. J. Haloes, Lobsolwas,Lelsesiseehire. baker. hoe If. July 93, at lb, thessieino. Nabs-Harboteogl. NW* ways. Memws. Wattoski, illbstUovverth, sonogram. lier ket-Harhis6ll.; and Wm". Montrion end Loeoek, Arms-yard, Wean-street. R. Hostiewil. P.ywouth, mercer. June a 26, July 23. at Weskley's Hotel, Plymouth Dock. Attorneys. Mr. Ma llows, Middle Teeple ; sod Mr. Sole, Plymouth Dock. U. Cobb. Grammy, Kent, farmer, J 11184144, 23, Jilt 23. at the Guildhall, Canterbury. Attorneys, Mr. Jeffery', jell. or Mr. Morgan, Faversham; and Altura. Lowe and Bower, Southampton-building". Chancery-lane. R. Bradbury, Stone, S'a Tordshire, dueler, Jane 26, 27. July 23„ at the once of Messrs. Wheatley and Series, State. Attorneys, Mr. Barbor, Fetter-lane; and Messrs. Wheatley and Barlow, Stone. G. Bramwell, Sheffield, merchant, June 99, 24. Jolt . It, et the Commercial Inn, Sheffield. Attorneys, Mr. Duncan, Holborn-court, Gray's Inn ; and Mr. Tattershall, Sheffield. T. Betbell, Poole, painter, Jane SS, 99, July 23, at the London Tavern, Poole. Attorneys, Messrs. Holme. Framp ton, end Loftas, New Inn, London ; and Messrs. Parr and son, Poole: H. Quilter, Leicester, victualler, Jane 17, IS, July 23, at the Rutland Arms Inn, Leicester. Attorneys, Mr. Bo.A. Leicester; and Messrs. Holier, Frampton, and Loftus, New lon, London. S. Willing, Plymouth. corn-merchant. June 27, 4.9. July 23, at the King's Arms lon. Plymouth. Attorneys, Mr. Kelly, Plymouth; end Mr. Wright, Inner Temple. T. 011ey, Clare, Suffolk, malt:nor, June 20, 21, July 23, at the Half Moo. Ina, Clare. Attorneys, Mr. Stevens, Clore, Suffolk; and Mr. Stevens. Gray's ion-square. S. C. Boyd, Oxford, wise-merchant, Jane 91, 42, July 43, at the house of lobloson Bertram, under the Town 11'11, Oxford. Attorneys, Mr. Bridger, Angel-court, 'f !wormer ton-street ; and Mr. Cecil. Oxford. (Dividends, dm. to-morrow.) A Court-martial is ordered to assemble no the 17th instant, and inquire into charges preferred by Captain J. T. Nicolas, C. B. of his Majesty's ship Egeris. against Captain D. Buchan, of his Majesty's ship Brass hopper, complaining of neglect of duty and disrespect. Admiral Sir J. H. Wbitshed, K.C.B. to be President. —(Hapapshire Telegraph.) • We understand flint in consequence of the reduc tion in the price of 3lalt, Mr. Co•emax, of the Bhg- Mire Wells Brewery has determined to make his Ale, Table Ale, and Table Beer of Stich snperior finality as will enable him to defy all competition. When we coo eider the importance to fatuiliesf It. possessing a bvierage free from the novoits inzredients usually employed in the composition if th at nec .ssery article, we cannot he surprised at the extensive pationage he so deserv edly enjoys. Such patronage we hope will always be giveu to meritorious individuals oho prefer a small profit and fair name to the risk of destroying the health of their fellow-creatures by a wicked and unfeeling cu pidity. To satisfy the most fastidious as to the genuine ness of his articles, Mr. CUATMA la makes half-yearly the following affidavit. " RlCtiala C , of Ragnigge Wells Brewery. Table Ale, awl Table Beer Urewer, maketh oath and saidi that his Ale. Table Ale, end Table Beer, are brewed treat Malt and Ho ps only, and that he never his, nor ever will permit or antler any drugs or other iikjurimus Ingredieets to be used in his brewery. "R. Cu AAAA Sworn at the Measion-House in the City of London. March 23, 1828, before me, M mitt AY, Mayor. - N.B. Orders executed for Ready Money.—Alt letters must be post-paid, or not receive______ UMW. Yesterday, In Baker street, the infant daughter of W. Jamas, Esq., M. P., aged MI mouths. London : Ldited, Printed, and Pahl:sited at the 01Serot " Tau MT&TaUMMN " and " Tit! CONSTITUTION" (SWUM, Psper,) N 0.297. Strand, by IL. WARDELL LLB' I. who= all communications, Orilcm, iite. are ralastmlif be addressed. I