The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-03-08 00:00:00

T ~1 ea a search being made, some leaden balls I powder-horn were found therein. These ! yes balls and some large shot were found, it ap roed,on the top of a dresser, in a tin essaister ; and , d e ws having denied having any, was taken into cus tap When brought before the Chief Magistrate of p e w, the prisoner, when asked if he had a as o f pistol', voluntarily said, " the trcth ga s best to be told, be had one," and it was g i v es to the Magistrate by a constable. The prisoner b a d the charge of a farm for a gentleman of Limerick, and it was proved in his defence hi a peace Officer. who had known him many ru e, that be had had the pistol for fir ing at crows on Mr. MOGAN'S farm, aid that the lolls had been picked up by boys in the neighbour and, where the soldiers were accustomed to fire at a l o des. Having the advantage of as excellent charge. w fersobriety, steadiness and loyalty, as attested by a got somber of most respectable witnesses, the primer, it was thought, might be ignorant that the balls were is his hoist, and not coming under the description of an idle and disorderly person, Ihe bad the good fortune to be acquitted! [IXTSACTS 7110111 ADISAICAN PAMIRS LAST RICZITSD.) THE COMMERCE OF QUEBEC. The Quebec Commercial List, contains the imports l sad exports at Quebec in the year 1821—bet as we hove sot roes for it at fall length. we offer the fol lowing extract : " Entered 434 vessels,lo2,7B6 tons, 4645 men, va lor of merchandise, paying 21 per Cent. £536,191 1 5 Do. of free good 10,108 4 1 £546,299 5 6 Clesrti, 436 vault, 102,898 tows, 4644 men, five of which vessels were built this year, containing 1064 tole HOUSE OF REI 9 ItESENTATIVEB.—Jes. 17. Mr. Willianison laid on the table the following— Beloleeil—Th - st the President of the United States, be requested, to lay before this house, such informa tion, as he may possess in relation to the progress elide by the commissioners under the fifth art. of the Treat, of Ghent, in ascertaining antrestablisbing that part id the boundary line between the Limited States aid the British provinces,, which extends "from the soiree of the River St. Croix" " to the Northwestern most bead of Connecticut river ;" bow much of the shore-mentioned line has been actually surveyed ; whether a map duly certified has Lees returned of any y made, and whether the commissioners of the two government., have bad any meetings within a year put. Paris papers, which have strived to the 6th iststaat, tersest the commotion of the capital to have bees quelled. On Saturday six iadividsali were arrested sear the charches occupied by the Missionaries; and on Monday there was a free passage to the Churches of Petits Peres. Satin Eustache, sad Notre Dame de Besse Nouvelle, in which order and tranquillity wen not disturbed. A detachment of troops of the Hoe and some gend'armes were that day stationed in the Place des Victoires. On Tuesday the preaching of the Mis sionaries took place is the above-named churches, and so disorder occurred, though no other force than the Royal gendarmerie was employed ea ecclesiastical duty. After the Church of Petis Peres, however, was closed, same hissing and hooting was hoard in the Rue de Mail; a patrol of gensd'armes immediately repaired thither,l and a young man, was ted. With respect to General Denbo°, it is announced, that notwithstand- Ing the ►igiianee of the Polies, and the number of mi- Mary employed, neither that officer nor his Aid-de- Camp, Deioo, have yet been discovered. The latter, though absent, has been tried, and sentenced to _suffer death by the Court Martial held at Thoorm Two other officers have received a similar sentence ; one has been condemned to five years' imprisonment ; five t4tneyears ; and two have been acquitted. Three medical men, of Parthenay, and twelve of their accom plices a►e already in the prisons of Those's, and tea insargents In those of Samar ; and the arrests con tinue. It is now said that on bearing of the insurrec tion at Thouars, the ancient Vendean Chiefs assembled and deliberated whether they should take possession of Partheney, in the King's name. The inhabitants of two comments are also represented 'shaving risen in mass to resist the rebels. But the fact that many Vendeans also joined General Bertbon for a time, that is to say, as long es his enterprisb seemed likely to succeed, is not contradicted, and proves that the sentiments sow entertained by the people in that part ef the country towards the Reigning House, most have experienced a considerable change. Whit, however, may be the actual condition of the Department, or the actual state of Bertbon, cannot be ascertained by the French journals. Private let ten from Paris continue to speak of this d 1 as still in force, and in circumstances calculated to ren der him formidable to the Bourbons. Some accounts "In"Nrot him as at the head of no less than 2000 Ines, and to have been joined by the students of Sauntur t and if he can only maintain his ground for a few days, the existing state of things in France may be eepec•ed to be materially. affected. As to Nantes, L'Ami de fa Chart* says, that there have been footed in various parts of the city printed couplets against the family of the Bourbons. Many copies of this cri sisal performance are in the hands of the authorities, w►o have ordered the necessary search to be made. The Police has paid a visit to the printer of the journal, Al. Maagin, who supposes that his brethren have received sintiblar visit. la thi night of the 26th the house of N. Fells Conon was surrounded I at day-break his house was entered. for the purpose of arresting him ; bat he was not found. A search was made, the result of which is not knows.—Relative to the affairs of Russia and the Porte. the oily article we have is from Nuremberg. which states the impro bability of the continuance of peace. In au article from Vienna mention is again made of that interest ing personage, Ali Pacha. who has so often been re presented as killed or takes prisoner. and as often marvelously restored to life and liberty. He is now stated to have been delivered up alive . by his own troops to Cbourchid Nebo. who has loaded him with chains, and sent a Courier to Constantinople for or ders art* his final disposal. In the Chamber of Peers, the debate on the law relative to the Press was continued, of which Articles 3 to 14 inclusive were adopted; some Amendments proposed were rejected. In the Chamber of Depu ties the debate on the Public Accounts was continued. raaxCa FUSDI. MAUCH 4.-5 per Cent. 911. 20e.first Mee: 00f. 03e. dose. Maacx 6.-sper Cent. opened at 901.7 k.; close 911. Ioe. The conversation. is the House of Commons last night, which arose oa presenting a pedtioa from the Agriculturists of the county of43affolk, abonaded with interesting matter. Mr. Coax and Mr. MACDONALD, severally, delivered speeches, which are deserv ing of the utmost attention. Mr. Conn said,—" A general feeling of the necessity of Reform now per vaded the country. As a proof of that, he might state that the county of Cambridge. a few days since, had refused to petition at all, because the High Sheriff would not allow them to petition for Reform. How was it possible, after witnessing the decision of the House the other night upon the subject of the uls ter, when about Silty Placemeo voted at the command of the Noble Marquess, for any one to suppose that that House would attend to the prayers of the People." The Hoisourable Member concluded by expressing a hope that the people, from one end of the kingdom to the other, would petition for Reform. We trust, the country will listen to the advice •f tliis honest and disinterested friend of the People. -Mr. MACDON•LD observed--" There was some thing- so like a spell either in the atmosphere, or within the walls of that house, it had such as effect in changiag the note of Honourable Members, in making ' them unsay what they had said, not only in private. but on public hustings, that if one had not some par. titular knowledge of the individuals, he would be io dised to question their personal identity."—This is a serious sulkiest, and it behoves the country gentlemen to took attentively to their footsteps. If they ere now, the country Is lost, aid their owAlette enviable esseditieb lost for ever. We see, sot only Mr. Goon, bet others of them, both speak and vote io behalf of retrench. meat and redaction of taxes, whoa at. their Gassy Meetings ; but, when they some into the Haase .r Commons, steadily oppose the reduction of sty tax. — This was notoriously the ease with the motion relative to the Salt Tea, the other day. Had all the country gentlemen who declared in their own counties they. would support the reduction of the ditties on Salt (among other reductions) voted against Ministers, me that night, there would have been a majority for the re daction instead of a minority against it. Are those gentle- men aware of what they are doing? They cannot be so; or they would not tread so fearlessly, with a gulpis open before them. Let them tarn their eyes to the transactions ie Smote and Noarocx. We entreat them, to weigh well the alarming information on this subject, contained in our paper of this day. There is no time to lose. If they follow Ministers in opposing reduction of taxes, much longer, they will reach the period when repentance for their conduct will be unavailing. What is the origin of the out rages we allude to. we need not enquire.. Whether they are the direct result of the distress which', prevails, or are the effect of intrigues which lead the perpetrators into them. for political purposes, In say quarter, the consequences to the Country Gentle men will be the same. The consequences must be rain to them, in one shape or other; and it behoves them to put a stop to these outrages, forthwith. If the eel gin of them be sheer distress, unmixed with politiesl motives, the Legislature ought to remove that die tress; and they can remove it only by retrenchment and reduction of lazes. If the -none' described are ceased by some designing hand, whose ob ject is to create insurrection for the purpose, of strengthening the laws into despotism, the Country, Gentlemen cast snatch those deluded instruments of wicked men out of their hands, by retrenchment and reduction of taxes; and by any othet means theysesn set. Do pie Country Gentlemen mean to have a der pliant surrounding their footsteps, or their mansions and domains ravaged by anarchy—do they mean to be subject to this dreadful dilemma! Then, let them condone their opposition to the reline tion of taxes. They will be sure of arriving at one end or the other of the dilemma, calamitous as either will be to them. Let them not pet any trust is CORICION, to terminate these evils. Coercion will put them down successively; bet successively. they will spring up afresh, till the condition of EMILIA, is as deplorable as that of 1111111 LAND. The Constry Gentlemen have no time, now, for wavering : They mast either aid the people. in reducing taxes, or sly. liver up themselves and their posterity into the jaws utter and irretrievable destruction. ." STATESMAN. It is worthy of enervation. that Mr. Goocu took oceisiosis ilk Hasse of Commons last night, to say—" iMa grill for the repeat of taxes, wherever .tboy could be 'tabu away with safety to the public credits and that as fast as our expenditure could be reduced, be would support the reduction of taxation. He thoutht it of tht utmost importance that faith should be kepatkildi the national creditor; and that though we might be a poor, we ought to be an boneseteatitte' The repeal of taxes which is aska by the people's friends, is consistent with the safety of the public credit. There are no other means of preserving the public credit. The lavish expenditure of Government will extinguish' public credit, by rendering it impossible to pay the interest of the national Debt, with all the present taxes . Ministers** net asked to reduce any taxes without being previously 'hewn where they may reduce the public expenditure. Mr. FiVaii has shewn where millions may be saved in the public expenditure ;,which would give the power of reducing taxation by that amount; sweeping away the duties on salt, soap, candles, lea- ther and ptber articles of necessity to the poor. The cry about the keeping of faith with the public credi tor, is either a pretence to support corruption a little longer, or the Country Gentlemen who use it an deceived. Mr. Gooce said, he wee ready to oppose any tangibentredemeas." There are many tangible enorgA. Let Mr. Gooca examine the papers called for by Mr. Hour, and be will find work enough to do in the precis; line be has undertaken to per form it. GALES OF WIND. LIVERPOOL, Hazen 6.—The Hawker, from St. John's, N. B. for Liverpool, was abandoned, being water-logged, when in lat. 43. lon. 23. The Bain bridge, Berry, from N. Orleans, of Liverpool, was at anchor last night, with a pilot on board, and has not arrived. It•biew a gale of wind last night from the W. S. W. at times quite as heavy as the the 30th of November last. The Captain of the Hawker landed from the Bainbridge, which ship has his crew o' board. Doaux, Maims 6.—Daring the whole of yesterday, and to a late hoar last night, it has blown a storm, with rain--the wind West and Sonth•West. • OUTRAGIIi Ils Noarout.—The spirit of insubordi nation still shews itself in .the neighbourhood of Diss, by assemblies to the number of some hundreds of la bourers, or we should rather say, we fear, of such as are In want of labour, for the purpose of stopping the ow of machines. The deluded persons who set fire to the hay-stacks in Dim, a few sights since, which caused so much alarm, have surrendered themselves, and are now in Norwich Castle ; and on Monday last, three, men were committed to thalamic prison, on suspicion of assist's( toasting two or three threshing machines In Sp pasta) Wymosidhans, on Saturday night last. —Out' ow/ Norwich Poit, March 6.) is theparish of Seaford, a fa:=l=s2ll-itia4--piiii. iea, than nine handfed pounds for poor rates 2 A meeting has been held at Whitehaven, of ,the shop-keepers sad tradesmen, to petition Parliament for a reduction of taxation on articles of 'consutoption, and to make up the deficiency by a moderate and equitable tax upon real property. CANTERBURY, Maica 7.—lt is rumoured that the whole of the depots from the Isle of Wight, are about to be transferred to the barracks in this city. Yesterday, two troops of the 9th Lancers marched from the King's barracks, in this city, on their route to Colchester. A correspondent at Margate says, " In consequence of the prices of Malt Liquor being still kept up, many of the inhabitants of this town have resolved to ab stain from Makin it until the prices are lowered.— (Kent Herald.) Sheerness dock-yard has been placed tinder the so perititendance of the Commissioners at Chatham yard. Extract of a letter from Hull, sth March, 1822: " On Saturday several of Davis's Straights ships mus tered their men, in order to sail this week, but when on board the ship, they with general consent, refused to take the wages offered them, which was rather lower dna last year. I think the wages offered them were from •40s to 455. per month, with the usual perqui sites of half a guinea each man, for each payable fish caught, and oil money. The owners refusing to give more wages, the men yesterday assembled in our streets in bodies, and having found one man who had signed the agreement with the owners for the reduced - wages, they violently Kind him, tarred bins, then put a large matt, with a bole in the middle, his head through it, on his ,boulders, placed him in a hand cart, and with two or three more in the cart with him, made him hold up his hands, bearing a board with the amount dosses he had signed, for which 1 thought was It. 51., but it must bate been for 21. ss. The soldiers were ordered oat, but the amine, dispersed. The cow:tales who resented the disgraced man, were very much beaten by the sailors. I believe some of the men were taken who were most active, and this morning all is still." lIONAPARTIeS WILL. Upon the subject of the Trial now going for ward at Paris relative to the property of Bonaparte, the Meaitesr of the sth contains the following inter esting statement :—" M. Jacquinot de Pampelune pleaded yesterday before the First Chamber of the Tri• banal of the first Instance,with closed doors, on the af fair of the testament of Bonaparte. He laid it dace* as a fact that Bonaparte was civilly dead since 1815, that in consequeace the will which he might have made was lavaad, and therefore M . Bertraad, Montboleo, and Marchand, acting as testimentary ex. seniors against U. Wits, ought to be declared BOX remotes in their application." The JONTRIII de Penis saga. the King's Attorney insisted that the sedan mild net be sustaiaed, because the Ordinance of the 6th of March, 1815, bad giveis commands so pursaa(eonrir sees) Bonaparte, whence it resulted that he was meek with civil death, and consequently incapable of making a will. AGRICUL7I.IIIAL DISTRESS IN Kill We learn, (says the Krntlferalt) that the follow• ing letter, signed by the undermentioned gentlemen, holders of many th wand acres of land, in the nity of Fsvereham, has been addressed to Sir E. En►tch , ball, Bart., and W. P. flonywood, 8.41.. the represen tatives of this county, on the subject of Agriculture Distress :-- Fevers! av, Mardi 5, 1922. OENTL,MEN—The increasing dist ieases of the sled cultural classes of the community impel the under signed, owners and occupiers of land in this vicinii to intrude on your valuable time to express the painft apprehensions which must fill the bosom of every prat tics! agriculturist, at the truly' alarming prospects *hid; present themselves to the view, after the appal ling declaration of his Majesty's Ministers "that no effectual relief can be afforded, to alleviate the die tresses under which the agriculturists labor." We are, Gentlemen, induced respectfully to address you, as deeply ins ted is the prosperity of this county from the important stake yon possess in it—as our representatives in Parliameat—and especially e one of you is a member of that Committee to whin, the Honourable House of Commons have delegated the investigation of those emendations of which the pre• sent Corn Laws are susceptible, and we most anxiously 'draw your attention to the growing difficulties which the cultivators of the land experience, in bearing the expense of employing agricultural labourers, which throws on the parish rates a load truly insupportable. The manly independence which you have exhibited, in supporting the best interests of the cultivators •the soil, demand the thanks of every British Farmer , and we feel the highest confidence in the extent of your knowledge, your attachment to our cause, aid the correctness of those opinions you base so jodi. ciously formed. Allow us only to press on your con sideration that either the taxes and poors' rates must be so arranged and reduced, that the British Farmer may obtain remuneration for his labodr ; the price his produce so regulated, by the prevention of fores t competition, as shall enable him to bear up against t. pressure of taxation ; or the most appalling and wide ( spreading ruin must be the consequence. Wu respectfully again beg leave to submit to yoni consideration the utter impossibility of the Farmer' bearing the excessive load of taxation, borne down he is by the daily accumulations of the poor rates. Nadel; the utmost reliance on the energies of )1 Wad, which we know is so intensely directed to all important question, we beg leave most reepectfr to subscribe ourselves, Gentlemen,• Your most obedient bumble servants, (Signed by nearly fifty Laad!toltlers., ILIRKM.—Tins MOLVINO., --mi.— Conn-Excnarme, Shams B.—There is no alteration in the Wheat trade to-day, but the demand contiv• disproportionate to the supplies ; and sales of all senptions were exceediegly heavy at Monday's prices. , The advance on Barley that took'place on iVednesdal in consequence of the allowance of duty on the stocks 'hand, was fully supported to-day, having had but' arrivals this week.—Fine Oats sold on fall as I' teems as on hionday.—ln Beans and Peas there alteration. SMITRIPIRLD-MAILIZT. MARCH B.—There was i p . tiful sup ly at market this morning of all descriptions daattle from last market-day, inconsequence of which the rims of all kinds of cattle wen lower, and.none but prone met with ready sale. To sink the offal per st. of SIN. Beef-- 21. 64. to Be. 6.1. CATTLIA AT KkllitT. Hatton.. de. 6d. to Ss. ed. Beasts Veal ... . Si. Od. to bs. 04. Calves . Port.... Its. 04. to 51.104. Sheep and Lambs Lamb.... Os. Od. to Os. Od. Pigs HATMAIMIT.—The price of Hay remains as per last.—Straw and Clover asper our last quotation. Hay.... V. les. to Ms. 4s. Straw ..I/. Ss. to 11. Clover 41. Os. to VAN I. BETTING AT TATTERSALL's, /Cum 7. Diaar.-111 to 2 asst c. ont of Aquilino-7 to I out of Syeorax-9 to I asst c. out of sister to Castanea -13 to I apt brother to Antonio. OAICII.-1 I to 2 apt f. out of Cat-10 to I apt L Ilppitpritchet. ORRAT SWIM CRAM—Yesterday was the appoit ed time for the great Sweepstakes Steeple Chue, 20 miles of rough country, between Capt. Holmes Messrs. Ricketts and Montgomery, for fifty gull each. The match took place at eight o'clock morning, from Charley, Bucks, to Nettlebed Hill, .... fordshire, amidst • field of Fox-bunters. Captain Holmes rode a famous bay mare, late the property of Mr, P clay, and one of the best of the Farley Hunt, Ricketts was mounted on his horse Sloper, and . Montgomery on his roan gelding. The three went together, accompanied by about a dozen horsemen. broke from the road towards the ridge Coppices, , previously to their arriving there each bad some hazard• ous leaps. The Captain rode through the first cobiee, and his antagonists skirted it at different angles, r ? pursued their own course. Al IV comb enclosures Captain was observed at fall s peed , and about a toil his right was Mr. Ricketts ma king full play. The was here very interesting between the two. Mr. " gomery having lamed his horse in crossing a , Captain Holmes bad level, but heavy riding. four , from home, and Mr. Ricketts was about hal?* mile bind, on another track, where the horse could make ter play; but Captain Holmes won the match I. minutes. He was the favourite at sto 4 against his antagsnists, and he performed the distance , 20 miles as a bird might Ily), in one hoar and thirty minutes. We learn that the ebb of the tide, along the ern shore, was greater than was ever rememl and multitudes of the inhabitants of Margate out upon the sand to a . great distance, searching Objects of euriosity. On Thursday night the smack Trusty, Fassey, London. and the Nonsuch, M'Leod, frois Leis Newcastle, ran foul of each other off St. Abb'r when, melancholy to relate, the Nonsuch wen► oith the master and three passengers ; the rest . ,erew, who were on deck when the accident happened , got en board the Trusty, and arrived at Leitb day morning. The Trusty had her bowsprit sway. The names of the passengers who perished the Nonsuch, Newcastle Packet, were Mewl. it son and Fenwiek, surgeons, of South Shields, Who been attending their studies in Edinburgh Colic and a woman, whose name we have not learned. sailors asd two vintagers, who were on deci safe on board the Trusty, and were landed at Leith. • (Ediabregh Um) • • • w. n, ri- tn. nag ri- er. .y, flag sc. rts al- no Its- -1.111 Lis as • . ir h the ) re. Isly lich the lirh ble. tad, . of , , Bert t of owl • odi- con- mist mar 6 of eign t the wide your Dees rn as e. your this Sully t • lers.) I , ration ileum; 14' II de- em.— esday, :Its cm t at few good • tee a 0 plea- puons 1061160 lower. . 490 - 90 4,803 lee er our I/. 181. • agst e. lanes— . out of 11 ppoint. e, over nes and gt . eitteas en the r; ill. Ox- Holmes fr. Bar- ot ; Mr. 1 .1 1 end Mr. went off en, and :es, and basard- cop r piee. les, and 1 / 1 are. the mile on rite race t . r. Mont- rivulet. or miles mile be- lake bet- by four t each of e (ahoot eirty-one /. e north- nbered ; t walked . 1 king for ey, from Leith to 4 's Head, at donn, st of the eppened, t on Fri- t carried , naked in cc Robert- , 11 Who bad College, 1. Three lock, got . .• Leith:n-0- • I L; .; ; o 01 .1 4 • e aJ, , • NA' • • A • •