The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-10-31 00:00:00

ly) THE EDITOR OF THE ST.ITESIIMN. Sea, —The obliging readiness with which you in serted my communication in answer to PuaracosA, induces me a second time to trespass upon the limits ayour valuable Journal, and to request the insertion of the following remarks, occasioned by a paragraph w hich appeared In your Paper of Saturday, Oct. 24, the subject whereof is the same as that treated of by yemacor.s, wherein the same declamations against corn-dealers are dealt out with profusion; where the same total absence of argument is observable ; and from which, therefore, the same evil conse coonGes are to be dreaded as from the effusions of Pver,rrota. The vulgar never stay to weigh the soundness of opinions advanced, or the jus tice of that abase which is thus levelled against corn.dealcr s ; but ever ready to believe any thing they bear confirming their own silly prejudices, are car ried away by their passions to the commission of those acts, which the laws never fail to punish— which it would be well to endeavour to prevents but which the publication of articles like that to which I allude; has an evident tendency to m It shall,aberefores be my endeavour to prove the fallacy of the Opiniods yea hue advanced ; and as I know your motives are good, that the welfare of your fellow-creatures has been the great aim of your publications, I feel confident that your love of jus tice will not suffer you to close your pages to the arguments of ore side, whilst they ire open to there of the other, and though you may not be ovulated yourself of the truth of what I shall 404 you Will at least allow your numerous Readers the power of judging between us. Dr. ADAM SMITH (whose works on Political Picea homy are too well known and admired to need any bulogiem here), in his Wealth of Natiew,llisetts, that the interests of the corn•dealer and that of ' the great body of the people are, even is years of the greatest scarcity, the same. It is hie interest, td raise the price as high as thereat scarcity requires, add eat higher. By raising it s he discourages the ctirisemptiOn, by making people economical; bat if he raise it too high, he subjects himself to loss, by not being able to sail all his corn ; and by not raising it high enough, he lose' part of his profit. Were it possible for a company of merchants to paean thew 30114 of all the crops of corn in the kiessions, setae Clanger might be apprehended; but this cannot he the case; for their 'slue is so great as to pat it out of the reach of the capital of any such company of private individuals ; it is, therefore, divided amongst a great nuniber of owners, in different parts of the country, who have ne connection with each other. In this paragraph of your's td which: I allude, you observe, " ought not a wise Legislature -ttsj pretide some check to ?armlets individitels Id article of the firstimportaace, the food of meat dfc." Dr. Swill Is of opiates, that an. Lediflpilie, interference is impolitic ; and " that the rmsreetroioed freedom Of the cord trade, as It bike only prevention of the miseries of Amite, so it lathe hest palliation Of the' inconveniences of a desteth.". Dearths, he further observes, hale truer arisen frdea combinations of the dealers, but from teal 'dimity's occasioned by the waste of war, or the lank of the seasons: When Governments, its attempting to sea wady the inconveniences of dearths, order all dealers to sell at a Certain price, they only prevent supplies being brought to market A statute of EDWAttn VI. made it a punishable offence to buy Bern to sell spiv, thus endeavouring to prevent the maddlemas coming in between the grower and the consemer ; but the farmer could not afford to sell his corn to the consumer cbeapet thin the corn-dealer would be Enabled to do ; for he *Old be obliged to di. vide his capital between tmo &llama employments, part in his granaries, and part la the Cultivation of his land, and would therefore reasonably expect a profit Upon each tilde; whether these trades, therefore, ire carried on by the farmer alone, or the farmer and cornAlcaler separately, is of no importance to the public. With regard to regrating and forestalling, which appears to alarm you se much, br. SMITH remarks—" The popular fear of engrossing and forestalling, may be compared to the popular terrors of witchcraft. The law which would restore entire freedom to the inland trade of corn, would probably put an end to the fears of engrossing." Raving said this much, I trust, that you are now aware, not only that the cern-dealer is not that terrible person you have described him ; but, that any interference on the part of Government in the way you seem to desire, would be both impolitic and unjust. We have fortunately had a most abundant harvest, but we have still to support a most ruinous sear ; and until that ceases; the waste occasioned bylt, is the articles of food, will certainly keep up their price, if it do not cause them to advance. There Is one act of the Legislature, however, and the wisest they could perform, which would most effectually de crease the enormous price of provisions, bestow once more upon these suffering Isles the blessings of peace. By thus holding out the advan tages o f peace, and sbewing, as you leave freqeseetly done, with great ability, the ruinous consequences of the war system, you will render your country a greater service, than by censuring the poor corn dealer, who, in common with every other class of tradesmen, feels the pressure of the times, and anxiously looks forward for better. lam sure you' will believe me, when I assert, that nothing Can at : • more opposinsto war than the prlaciphss of Dirmiagharm Dot. v. COMMON $62455. - 4.4111 . THE STAtE§NiiV&; , TO THE EDlTOrtip Tag StATOSZIAIt • Sta,—The Editor df the Courier having, in his Paper of the 224 instant, traduced the character of S. C. GitAvv.s, Esq. who offered himself a Candidate for the County of Devon, and misrepresented the cir cumstances that took place at the poll, now re fuses to give insertion to the following statement of facts without being paid eight guineas. He pro: pagates falsehood on one side, and refuses truth on the other, without being paid esorbilanll,9 for tt.-- Will you, Mr. Editor, gird it a place in your inde pendent columns. . . . , TO THE EDITOR OF THE Cdtlitllllt ' Ste,—Your account of the Devonshire Election s I cannot suffer to puss unnoticed ; and if you are ca pable of acting in a candid manner, you will give this letter immediate publication, I shall otherwise be obliged to contradict your statement through another channel. You declare me to have been an unsuccessful Can. didate at Iloniton, at Bath, and at Taunton. Before ' you make suck a round assertion, in justice to your Readers, you should be sure it has at least some little foundation in truth, whereas the above has none. To propagate falsehoods is very little *better than to invent thetn. As you state, I did pub lish some anonymous hand-bills, which declared the writer of them • would appear, if called ! on. " Not a creature called." You continue : You, Sir, need not apply the contemptuous term Creature to any Freeholder of Devon. I went with ; many others to witness the Election, and was soon known as the author of the hand , bills. Of course I I attracted a shate4f public attention. I =demo voured to enter the Countphall, When the Election was then proceeding, but could not pin admittance, the doors being closed and locked, or otherwise se curely fastened. I then mounted the hustings erect. eel in front of the Countyilsall, and told the Fritei holders assembled without, that the &ors west. locked, and admittance denied, aud.that the Electioni then proceeding was not free but private. They mei mixed whet I told them with clamorous delight.--e, They took me off the hustings and bare me on theitel shoulders to the doors that were locked, which they/, fully intended to break open--and in fact they dist bra& open one of them. I was then admitted withr out opposition; a little before this snag Count y Election would hate otherwise terminated. To resume your words, " nothing could deter Mr. Guars from retorting to the County the worn out addresses of the Member for Westminster." If yen mean this for wit; I will not be so ill-natured as to tell you what I very truly might, that it is not wit ; but if you utter it for a fact, I must tell yousit is not a fact. Yon state that I had " the unblusli leg effrontery to propose myself." I did propose my. Pelf, net with enblishinteffrontery, but because so situated it was my anti Ifthis 'precious paragraph be your men ) bluets, STErAIIT caul blwk, r for the effrontery that produced it ; if this paragraph le not your own, pint should (if possible) blush for yOursimPle credulity, I seed not follow your lease paragraph through edits verbose unnecessary terms, but will follow its labitante, which is, that the poll Was kept open three days—that I polled nineteen totes, which the emissaries of the partial I am connected with had Omit difficulty in procuring." I did net ask a vote, and polled one man in each Lour, just to keep the poll open till m 7 friends could arrive. Ina public adtertisement I desired my (fiends -to come to the poll only in hourly succession, and ',was obliged to let the poll close on the third day (Sl l.turday), by tee delay of ft voter, who did opt come to the hustings till a few minutes after the legal hour had elapsed. This would not hate happened If I had been allowed time to' form. a Committee to eondect the business ) but I was net. My Oro ' positi to poll only one or two votes each, preforms ) r on the Rat day, was tejected, I had, therefore, no time to forts a Committee. • 1.. From that circumstance alone the poll closed on the third day. I should have equalled on the poll the. other Candidates on Monday, had the Eke. don not terminated se unfortunately in the course of the third day. Thet I could not have gained , the glection, I very reedit) , admit:but fat several days I should have maintained an equal contest. You describe me as the unsuccessful Candidate, at Honiton, at Bath, and at Taunton; —yon are as bit able to substantiate this as some oter of your mast unhappy positions. I certainly intended to hate been a Candidate for Honiton, and published my intention ; bat • I dismissed • that intention, Witheut making a canvass, and therefore, in fact, neer was a Candidate in that place.—.-At Bath, the freemen, who profess to have, and, as willappear, have the right of voting for Members of Parlia ment, unasked—not even consulted by me, honk their approbation of my principles, and from their confidence in me, thought proper to sleet me, that might try their right by a Petition.--I was net event at Bath. They also know you and your pried ples, but they have not manifested an equal good opinion of Toll. At Taunton I was a Candidate, and though I did not succeed, I am, very well satis fied with the interest I lave established there, and with my prospects In that place for the future. If you wish to know more, / refer you to the Taunton Grit ier, of the Bth and I7th of this month.— If you wish to know more of Devonshire, I re., for you to the Globe of the beginning of last week. That Paper contains the tenour of my obser ' close WITTZHALL, OCT. 23, 1812--His Royal High- ' die **Pumas RIGINT histb teen pleased, in the °teased en the behalf of his MAJTATIr t to give and grant unto Rosier GUMMY OS Listuz, Of Ash-I ford, hi the county of Kent, Esq. his Majesty's I Royal license and authority tha t he may, from grate- I ful and affectionate regard to, and in compliance with the wish of his maternal grandfather, the Rev. Ro am GUMMY Ayaesx, Clerk, Rector of Speld 'harsh An the county of Kent, take and use the sur name and bear the arms of Ayerst only ; such arms I being fint duly exemplified, according to the Laws I of Aries, _and recordedin the Herald's O ffi ce, other ; wise his Majesty's said licence and permission to be. .•• ' - , iiiiitr - • --- I - ----- **Si - -' . itzLigergOty .. -: . 1 . 1 .• • -tux- ustaimig---- - • -'f-- ' -. v . :..--•• - -. .• • . . ......... i.:-,. ...,..i. :., . .. Wixsoltn, Ocy. 9.4.—1 n our last we Mentioned .; , Dr.cr : , Ocr. 30.—Remain in the DoWnS 'evert. : the melancholy accident which happened at Tusk•ar, ! teen Sail of the lihe; severe% sloops of war, and on Monday morning last, We have since learned the the Whole of the outward-lfaimd 2 besides coastets following partiiulars : . . • ! end Colliers kind bound. • Early.in the summer, a Mr. Needham, an eminent : ' •' - • Pairrsettevn, OCT . . 30.--:Ariivedbis Kale:Styli Ship/ ' architect was employed to superintend a Light-house, Loire, peitcock,,iiiolai, frdli the Downi; Stork, ordered by Government to be erected on Tuakar Rock; and for this purpose, a number of experienc4 s from Plymouth, with, a con v oy ; Dope, from a persons were sett down from Dublin , who, together , cririse„ Mod the ship kora; from Quebec . — Saile d with some people from this town likewise employed his li.j ..estrf Shin Plover; with the homeward-bound , tittle,' formed an aggregate of twenty-five. They - and others; under convoy for the Dawns; but the lettstructed for their accommodation , en the north • • ' • come back. , wind beinng more the southward, the whole have • ' •• to iide "of the Rock, near the place appointed for the 'fracture, three small wooden houses ; for the better ' security of which, massy iron bars were inserted in PLYMOUTH Oar. 19.—A.rriVed the hruuswick, the. Rock, and to these the houses were fastened Oelary, in 26 days from Quebec; left the River St. dowii by chains of an enormous size. It may not, Lawrence with a convoy of 46 sail, under convoy of I for the information of some of our Readers, be urine. his Majesty's ship Prometheus, and parted front assiaty to remark, that the Rock contains nearly • - them on the tpth instant, in a heavy gale of iiind.—' eworicres, and that the habitations, at high water, The Brunswick kept company with the ilora, and were forty feet above the natural level of the sea.— 1 laving thus given a description of their situation , parted from her in the Channel, and left her proceed elPe shall now relate the effects of the storm. The ing for London: - wind was S. S. E. and it blew a perfect hurricane.-- ; F Ailiourff , Oci. 90.—Arrieed the Star, May, 'sew artful is the contemplation of such a scene! • from Malagahe foss of bairns tirc.. ant! Lisbon, ten days from the latter , :About four o'clock on Monday morning, the hap place, with t Was inmates were suddenly aroused by a Waie break- , ing on the houses with a Most tremendous crash, I ibich was followed by others, in quick succession , , AG RICULTURAL R EPORT for OCTOBER. r squally terrific ; and instantly the boards en which t ~.....-.. they slept began to float. At this direful period, I th t e wet we in the early part of list mouth basbeen some • the tide hating nearly two hours and a half to flow, • :i v i l un fa vou rable ieane stl?atheeebletererharvnttO at few c el fialc Treat a?Lity of sap produced by the tate I' - if I - ' those poor half-dressed creatures were compelled to siderablehreadthi of beans, in coosequence of the lar n g s C tear, and quires' muc h u g e ld-room before they we r e fit im m the Lieu, Ilseig huts, and fasten ropes to headers ando cart. There . re. r llitretellies(stones weighing about a ton and a f hal. , are impressive lambs to farmers, and inculcate tbe ismelit of as each, preparing for the building), to which they i ealred - liist• e litte• rases have been propitious ta, the, wheat sowing, clung. Now thi work of destruction commenced t ' " which is extend ing to greater breadths than can be reculkcted thi houses had not been forsaken more than two ml- for many yeah. The new Wheats yield well to the Bail, and of nutes, when there was not a vestige of them to 1 the Rhea tve a quai e ity : .a i a n a ssas e a y u distriets it is already ascertained, Ear be seen. The violence of the waves increased ley rises o i n g l i ftning matting c q t a dll t n y bl s e i t b l d tat th o e f tas yk t .l y d ea a L Bar t: with the tide ; the ponderous stones above-men. ! Oats men full cops. and very. producthe. Turnips, and all the tioned, were hurled about as if pebbles • some ! brzta tribe, promise to be very productive, and of pause of . the ppreous made fast to them were killed, and q Y. others fiipirf from their hold into the ocean. Some were 11, feeetiiate, while the waves were rebounding, as to pits the Spot where the houses stood, and se , eared themselves by tying ropes to'the bars in the Frock: In this situation, the waves at times rolled ten feet over them. Whin the tide fell, and left that ,pert of the rock dry, the survivors proceeded to fasten a cable p tight as possible to two ringdbolts, about thirty yards asunder, to which they • bound tkemselies by small ropes round the waist; but here, at the rise of nest tide, they had nearly the same liorrdr to encounter, as the waves several times broke over them. At the fall of this 'tide, they again un-, tied themselves, and sought shelter from the hutment of the building, where they were discovered about eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning (by the boat employed to attend the rock, she being enabled to to reach the rock, is consequence of the weather becoming more calm), having remained from two o'clock on Sunday, at which hour they dined, with out any kind of sustenance. In the evening, ten of the unfortunate men were conveyed 'to town, ex hibiting a truly distressing appearance ; three were brought to the hospital, one of whom had his leg brolten, and the others were much injured. In short, all suffered in louse manlier. One of the men Came to town on Saturday, but fortunately missed ,the boat on her return, or he must ittetitably have shared the same fate. What adds to this melan ,cboly catastrophe is, that the greater part of them I have left npaerous families. Sateen, la4abitants df Dublin—Mr. John Needham, in. specter s Pat. Byrne, Samuel Cooke, Philip Brady,. John Sal- I ass, Jolts .ILeoshoe, Mies Ryan, and John It eogb.—Sur vitas—William Moore, Andrew Kimball, Ed. Breen ' Walter We* James Fitsporrick, Michael Ryan, Bryan Car roll and John Ka lintera y s a fr 'inhuman of Wexford—Rich. Meyler, John F4l. I ward, William Bishop, Wm. Deierent, Jasper Corish, and James Nowlan.--Sartivors—T. Basehigton, Pat. Dillon, and 1 Nicholas Cahill. I • Th. foregoing simple narrative of distress is, we are convinced, a sufficient appeal to Irish hearts, which ever melt at the tale of woe. We, therefore, I shall only add s that if calamity is at all times de , easing of assistance, that which is incurred in pro meting the good of mankiad is surely the best en ' Sitlid; such is the present occasion. The unhappy 1 victims of this dreadful catastrophe met their fate while employed in the erection of a work, , the want of which has consigned many human beings to a wa tery grave, and whose completion will preserve the lives of thousands, to their families and to their •ooentry. Subscription lists are opened, and donations will be thankfully received, for the widows and orphans of the above sufferers, at the Custom-house, at the Henke of John Redmond and Nicholas at E and at the Post-olfice.—( Wexford Herald.) FEMALE FASHIONS FOR NOVENhiR.. • - **Old ACKLILMANN'S RIPOSITORY OP IPASHIONSJ &C. • • ! Strminta Dulled.—A white crape or mall visas petticoa4 wont over white satin, finished round the bottom With a bail fringe of gold; a crimson velvet or satin bodice, foemed so 1111 partially to expose the bosom and shoulders; a s..ort bi N bep•ii sleeve, edged with ball fringe, and ornamented with the sand round the bosom and shoulders. A short sub &shaded ribi.and; • Ij4, correspond with the colour of the bodice, tied in short bet vd god ends in front of the figure. A shepherdess's lilt, composed a; Crimson velvet and white satin ; a curled Winch fe.stber, placed eatireiv on one side, and waving towards the back of thit neck. The kilr divided oh the forehead, and curled ou east side, rather lower than of late. Treble neck-chain, and amulet lof wroeght e rld ; short drop ear-rings, and bracelets ea Amite. Crimson v vet or satin slippers, trimmed with gold rosettes ttl l I fringe. White kid gloves, just avoiding the elbow. Fan a( I white and silver ernhosted crape, or carved ivory. Occasional scarf of white Preach silk, with embroidered ends and border. • t Panama 0,1111.% Dare.—An evening or dinner robe, 4 white muslin ; with short fancy sleeve, appliqued with lace, and trimmed with a fall of the same afticlf round the bosom. A base robe ,pelisse, of celestial blue satin or velvet triiirncd down each side and round the neck with a full swansdown fur. and negligently confined in the centre of the boom. An Impe.A flat N.linet cap, composed of blue velvet, ornamented with a • silver bandeau and beads ;'a full white ostrich feather waeias towards one side. Necklace and fancy ear-rings of pearl, 'or the blue satin-bead. Slippers of blue velvet or kid, with 'silver clasps or small buckle. Gloves of primrose kld, . , • , COUNTRY MEMBERS itstEtitNitri. • ~ `4 Forfar (County)—Hon. Was. Mask. Edinburgh (County)—Sir George Uerk, part. Stirling ‘Coonty)—Sir C. Edmonstone, Bart. Annaet (City)—Dr. Du! gesso. Kilkenny Do.—Colonel Blondest. Waterford Do.—Sir John Newport, Bart. Dublin, University.—W. C. blanket, Esq. llormilmas (County)—C. P.Leslle.andß. T. Dwane, Fain. Longford Do.—Sir F. Fetbermone, Bart. Viscount Forbes. Queen's Do.—W. W. Pole, Esq. and Sir H. Parnell, Ban. County Tyrone—Right Hon. Sir J. Stuart, Bart. and Thu . Knox, Esq. Do. Cavan—Hon. Colonel Barry, and N. Sneyd, .Esq. Do. Down—Lord Castlereagh, and Colonel Meade. Do. Sligo—Charles O ' Harsand Edward S. Cooper, Esti& Do. Antrim—Hon. John O'Neil, and Lard Yarmouth. • Do. KiWare—Lord 11. Fitzgerald, and Ruben Latourbe, t. Kerry—Colonel James Crosbie, and Right Hon. Mr Fitzgerald. Do. Armagh—Wm. Riehanlson and Wm. Browalow, Esqrs. Do. Kilkenny—Hon. James Butler, and Hon. F. Forlornly. Dn. Westmeath—Gustavus Rochford, Erg. and Colonel Fa. i kenham. Do. Waterford—Sir Win. Carr Beresford, Bart. and Richard Power. Eml Drogheda (County and Town)—lfenry M. Ogle, Esq. Kinsale (Town) —henry Martin, Esq. Ennis Du.—Right Hon. James Fitzgerald. New item—Charles Leigh, Esq. Donegal (County)—Sir James Stuart, Bart. and Hop. dm 0. V. Hart. *, t . • Dim Loma - T.—Yesterday Mr. HAIM, Chief Cashier of the Bank, read, at the Stock Exchange, the following proposals from the Cn.tICELLOR of the EXCHLQUER, for a Lottery or Lotteries, to be drawn by the 18th of February, 1813: " Twenty Thousand Tickets, to be drawn In one or two Lotteries, on or before the 18th of February. —Liberty to be allowed to draw the Lottery or Let , teries in Classes as' before, or to hare the Prizes drawn one day and the Blanks on the succeeding day or days, as fast as possible. Or there ma) be a Supplementary Lottery, not exceeding 8000 Tickets; or if the W,OOO Tickets are divided into Two Lot teries, to hare each Lottery drawn in two days fol lowing each other, with every Ticket put into the Wheel, and drawn indiscriminately, as the old Lot. teries were before the Third Lottery of 1808, in which last case the Numerical Books to be locked tip far the' intermediate night, in custody of the rations at the . .of the poll; and will be explana- void and of - non-effect. •And also to . order, that they, e •-•----- - - - tory of the circumstances under which the poll 1 iti Royal • ad declaration Commissioners of the Lottery. No prize to bo closed. If you wish to know more of Bath, the us concession a be registered ' • above 20,0001. or under 161. and, not more than i iii his Majesty's College of Arms. Bath Papers will supply yon with information. On -i Four Blanks to One Prize. The Scheme to be sub g~go(where the aufortanato Mary Luke is con less your Paper, in general, is more correct than 1 , t ject to the approbation of the Lords of the Treasury. the article lam replying to, I pity your readers: If fi), is a parish In the hundred of Kerriao, Corn- The paymenta to be as under:— • ! wa ll that account was written by yon, I pity your lack , wrong s ) mod a bout three miles distant from Helstoni a / i A tftddng •• - • XI rer Ticket. of information ; if you only adopted it, I pity your . Lon d on : market/town , sad poet 276 miles from i DA December - Al -,--- I 9th Jattuuy weak credulity. And the remainder three days before the Drawing.-.- In future be candid in what you write, and pray id i stribute d yeste rd ay, in Hoax.—ln con of some hand-bills being ' Bidding to .he on Tuesday, the 3d of NOM* • be careful - In what you receive. I . the vicinity of Cornhill, : The You suer at my principles-you formerly pro... ' stating that a new List fife the Lottery ‘ was forming : her, at one. oWock, at the TihasuTy. ;by a person whole name is on the blaclt-board of 'the ; The Mow of the Henry, of Hull, lately talon Need the same ;-e—the weightY rest"' that couklin- , declare' Stock. Exchange, an humense • number of persons ' into Baltimore, relates a food specimen of American duce you to alter them, perha a p oc a i t fa w ill with as much candour as 'our:, . , v d it - 4 th ill e ; o : ' crowded the lobby in Capid-court, whore the blatk- ! militia drilling. • " Be so lead Sir if yoo please, to shire nettle's tontilim. .t .. • ' '''./ • !beard. le censpicaoos bat seeing fire names on . the! step forward, in order•todress,".says the _Officer ;" I resain sir; ..y o o t ost i odi un imit v • • iboardif=ere at i loan, know which - wee •the the tnnn replies, " ki:lr and bed -44 I itte been __ : ' _____:,.'` '• '• ,fl:' :* 0 YU. 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