The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-25 00:00:00

F • .h I 2 - V t ri k ! Al#7ll •or rug ST4TBSM AN. . _ SIR, —Observing that further attempts are making to starve the Population of Great Britain,. I beg leave to transmit to you my sentiments thereon, which you are at liberty to insert in your Paper, as they now stand, or to convey to the Public upraised in any other manner which you may think better • adapted to prevent a continuance of the Corn Bill . '.last passed; which has reduced thousands in this country to a miserable situarlen, not being able by : ' '...beir labour to purchase a sufficiency of either food or clothing. Perth, Dec. H. kis calculated that an scre - ef land produces about four quarters of wheat. Before, the French Reve lation the average rent of land did not exceed one • poond five shillings sterling per acre; sines that time-the seseopoly afforded to the !turd-owners by various elicutnstances, has more than doubled their incomes; and, except from the tottery and dissipa tion attending the wealth which het scented to them; they hove felt but little of the pressure of the times. Would Government allow • free importation Of grain at all limes. upon paying a duty of 10 shillings per quarter on Wheat, and ou other grain in propor. tion, the landlords would have a bounty in their fa. your of about• 21. sterling per acre, and they, with the other classes in the community would reap the beoefi't of the sum paid to Government as duty on importation :' that enormous douceur to the lords of the soil, who have drawn so freely on the pockets of their fellow-subjects, would not be so oppressive et ohoo;ietre es the Bill in question. A great deel hes been advanced about the late Corn Bill being for the protection of the farmer, al though it is obvious that it is solely for the benefit of the landlord and of those farmers who have long leases ; these w ho have to take farms must continue to do an at the prices the landlords may chose to put ' upon them, inconsequence of the monopoly they have • for a time obtained, or quit either their country or their occupation. A free export ion of corn or Hour, the growth of this constr j obe allowed, . without any bounty, seas to give the landlords every benefit they can with propriety claim, and put a Mop to their encroaching upon the rights of other classes, twenty times their number, and who constitute the chief strength of the State. M. S. NAVAL INTRLLIGENCE. M. R. . DEAL, ' Dec. 24.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Drummond' Collier, 33 days from Norfolk. Five o'Clock.—Came down from the River and remains the Clarkitett, Rose, for Demerara. - Pontsmotrrit, Dti:24.—Arrived the Hope, Love, 'from Seville for Loudon ; on the 29A1 inst. saw three lomeward.boond lodiameo off Ushalft. FALMOUTIL, DEC. 22.—Arrived the Lord Clseetoro' *old packet. with Mails, from Malta, last f, Gib raltar. in 14 days; I: Aigle, Poole, from the Sooth Sees, out 17 months—a full ship—crew are remetkobly 'healthy.--Sailed his Majesty's ship tee, on a Pulse. LtvearooL, Dgc. `23.—Arrived the Bridgo s from Bombay ; sailed the 17th August, in company with the Bombay Merchant, for Liverpool; the Bow 'bay Castle sailed the 3d of August, for Lesslool the Diane, for Liverpool, sod the Swallow ) for Lew. don, were to sail in 14 days ; on the 11th Novern her, in let. 6. 20. N. long. 22. 23. W. spoke the 'Centurion, from Calcutta, for London ; the Argo, ' Lyon, from Liverpool, arrived at Calcutta the' oth June;' Eclipse, Winter, from London, on the 2 d July ; Briton, from ditto, on the 9th July • Essex, from ditto, 10th July ; the Surat Castle, Walker, from London at Bombay. LYMINGTOM, DEC. 24. Passed by last evening the Samuel and Jane, —, from Quebec for London, having lust all her boats, and received other damage, In a gale of wind off the Batiks of Newfoundland ; obliged to work the pumps every hour. lIARWICU, DEC. 24.—Reported to Messrs. Bit. lingsley and Co. Agents to the Deputy Vice. Admiral for the county of Essex :—A foreign anchor, weigh. log about 13 cwt. marked on the crown T. No. 32 on the shauk,shank fiat-sided—swept into Rollesley _ Bay. The subjoined letter, with its accompanying gig- I gig allure, has been sent to the friends of Minis ter. ; " Poreign-office, Dee. ‘2l. 1818. .rAs. upon the meeting of Parliament. which is fixed for Thursday. the 14th of next month, the House of Commons will , immediately proceed to the choice of a Speaker, and to the eon siderati tttt of other matters of great impurtnnee ' I take the li berty to acquaint you shat a full attendance is must highly de sirable at the opening of the Session. " I have the honour to he, " Your most faithful and obedient Senrnnr, " CASTLERLACII." LORD ELLENDOROUGII'S WILL.---Tbe property left by the Learned Lord, we are told, exceeds 440,0001. To the present Lord, he has bequeathed 10,0001. per annum ; to the widowed lady 20001. per annum ; end to each of the other children 15,0001. The house in St. James's-square, which ill a freehold, is directed to be sold, and also the villa at Roehampton. The late Peer gate 18,0001. for the town residence. Mr. KEAN left town, yesterday, on a professional trip to Yorkshiro, where he is engaged to perform et Sheffield, Wakefield, and other theatres in that county. A general Bill of all the Christenings and Burials, from Dec. 16, 1817, to Doe. 15, 1818 : Christened is the 97 parishes within the walls,lolB ; buried, 1204. Christened in the 17 parishes without the walls, 5317; buried, 4078. Christened in the 23 out.pari&hes in Middlesex and Surrey, 13,410; buried, 10,099. Christened in the 10 parishes in the City and Liberties of West minster, 4458 ; buried, 4324. Christened " ea 12 ' 53° ? In nll 2 4 ,25 3 Females 11,703 ) Buried M 61 1" 9 ' 883 lu all 19,705 Females 9,82'2 Whereof have died. Tinder two years of age 5381 Sixty and seventy 1585 Iletneen Iltit and tire 1815 Seventy amid eielity 1171 Five tout tea''` 808 Eighty ;ld ninety -44 4-- Teu and taMite 703 Ninety Anil a hundred 175 Tiventy and thirty 1453 A hundred 1 Thirty and forty 18 - 4 A hundred nod o ne 1 Forty and fifty 2040 A hundred and two 1 iffy and sixty 1861 . A hundred and eight 1 Decreased lo the harirris this year, 265. TM& 'WA' PUG BET lI'S GASTLE—Crfaiet t.• I COVER': 1 :• ; : • A letter from Donslatudoei b Sbilifilaii .a, follows : s••••• • " On the 19th .lt., as the shepherti a d d " ' farm.ser tants, belonging to the West Malta of Din sintiane•house, were employed in driving away stones from the excavation made among the46lnsl that point out the site of Macbeth's CASH*" bin; f Pert ir of the ground they stood on suddenly girl we, end sunk down, about six fret, discovering a regaled, built vault, about ail' feet lung and four wide. NON of the men being injured, curiosity induced them to clear out the subterranean recess, when they covered among the ruins a large stone, weighingl .about 5001ba., which is pronounced to be of the me teoric tor semi-metallic kind. 'This stone must hate lain here during the long series of ages since Mac-, betb's reign. Beside it were also found two rowed, tablets, of a composition resembling bronze. Os one of these two lines are engraved, which a Gen -1 I tlemao has thus deciphered—' The sconce (or' shadow) of kingdom come, until sylphs in air carry me again to Bethel.' These plates exhibit the figures of targets for the arms. - " From time immemorial it has been believed among os here, that uusetra hinds brought ' Jacob's pillow from Bethel,' and dropped it on the site where the palace of Scoon now stands. A strong be- lief is also entertained by many in this part of the country, that it was only a representation of this Ja• cob's pillow that Edward sent to Westminster, the sacred stows not having been found by him. " The curious here, aware of such traditions, and who have viewed these venerable remains of anti quity, agree that Macbeth may, or rather must have deposited the stone in question at the bottom of his Castle, on the hill of Dunsinnane (from the trouble of the times), where it has been found by the work men. " This curious clone has been shipped for London for the inspection of the scientific anutteur, in order to discover its real quality." SIR SAMIIRL RoTIALE The will of this mach-regretted individual, whe. thee considered as a lawyer or politician, mast, from his character and attainments, be a subject of inte►est to the greater part of those who think or feel. Ile made a will, dated 19► h August, 1815, by which ee constituted Lady Romilly sole esecetria. To this will, at different times, he added 11 codiclls,elbe eww. tents of which rue to a considerable length. It is, Perhaps, cations to ohserve what was the state of mind oleo eminent !led prosperoes a ma*, who in a tedicil of October 9, 1818 (so short a time previous to his death!) wrote as follows: " I am at the present moment of perfectly sound mind, and in fell possession of all raetilties ; but I am labouring under a most severe affliction, end I cannot recollect that insanity is amongst the evils which mental aglictint►s surnetimes prodectositheet observing to lays' I that tha► unhappy lot may possibly at some time be mine. If I ever should become insane (which God forbid!), it is my earnest wish that while I con tinue in that state, the following bounties may be paid to different relations out of my ;acme, during my life, and may be considered as part of the ee -1 penditure which I certainly should have made if I bad continued capable of managing my own affairs: I—To my brother 1501. a year; and to my nephew, Peter Roget, 1501. a year." There is also a grist variety of remembrances to relations and friends. There are settlements land discharges of debts. The personals are proved not beyond 60,0001. There are some estates in I Glamorganshire and elsewhere (Warwickshire, we believe), which go to his descendants. By particular bequests be has left 10,0001. to his eldest daughter on her marriage. He gives an allowance to his eldest son of 4001. st-Sear at College, independently of the allowance to a private tu►or. H. mentions in the papers he has 141 behind him, that he has, at leisere elements, occupied his time in writing what con. oersted his life during the last I% years, to the estent of three volumes, with a view to the instructive pr. reml of them by his children. Mr. John Whishaw is his executor. lie has left, besides, some fragments, or materials, as he expresses it, on the Criminal Laws, which will, no doubt, one day see the light.— On this subject he remarks, that be is well aware that many objections may be made to his opinions and views, but of them he is regardless, being con vinced of their usefulness so the community ; sad he further recommends Mr. Whishaw to select for pub. notion such parts of I►is ideas as may be it to publish, or, in case of his declining to do so,, to pot them ander the judgment of Mr. Broegham, of whom he speaks in high terms. Ile states his intention to bring up his male oftweing to his own profession at the Bar, or else to commercial pursuits, in which latter case he should have consulted himself with his friends, Mr. 13.tring and Mr. Shairpe ; and he thinks: that, in addition to the expense of the children's education, the sum of 6,0001. to each is sufficient to enable them to embark In trading concerns. lie also recommends them to connect themselves with re spectable commercial houses, in preference to a junc tion witt► speculative ones. In the awful view he entertained of possible insanity, he mentions the Marquis of Lensdown and Mr. Whishaw as Ms Committee. No Corn.sorket to-day. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Dec. 45. Ti. girt the Offal. per stone of 816 Beet —..44. Od. to 54. Od. I Head of Gelds Ills /MT 1 4 'Sutton . 4, 01. to 0, 64 Awls 'S Yeal ... 5. ot. i. 6.. 6t. Shen. sand Lambe .....• 5,130 Perk • .-.5 , . ed. to 6 s. 4.1. Calvet, . 110 L:006... os. Ott. to 0:. 04. Ples....— ...... ... .. 260 II AY-MARK ET. Bar ...... 51. O. Ud. L 81. S. N. Clover .... 61. 06. od. to 91. 9s. 00. Str►w .... 21. 16i. Is. to I. 0. ed. ,~.. • ; :,-- • zweltatiti, uctiniihr.., " , - • . `.. 11 1 Vlcli L iIIAtiCELOR'S COMET, Dia. IL Tit lilltikolistklikatenar. if. ink Dints or aillietz lehol7o h. His Howotti;ba Monday last, Intiinated his di,• lire that the dietrisitionorthis cab., with a refeiveste •••• the Acts( Parliament, giVing fibool, i year to the Dsa oi Matilloitaili& Shield cense so the fires, after the haring Of Mit *We PethiOns. . AccorAngly the Celosel for tbi tibetnerel wbie beard at great leagils 'this day. Mr. But., in ibedience to the wish of the Court, bad 'prepared to argue the question, as if the Act just mentioned iris contained in tha bill, and was taken in by the demurrer. lie thought the point which the Gentlemen opposed to him would have to contend for, ea* one of extrethe difficulty. It could net bedenied, that the power of committing waste was incidental to all estates in tail. This was a simple principle, and it would be for them to show, that there was something in the .Act to do it away.— if it was meant that the Act did it by implication, he denied that it could so be done. The termb shoeid he clear and unquestionable. He submitted, that if the Legislature did not intend that the successive Dukes should be free from impeachment of waste, and that it was to be left to their own feelings to protect the estate against destruction, they would have clearly so expressed it in the Act by limitations to that effect, or given it to a guardian, as they did in the case of the Duke of Wellington. They could never mean that the taste of those days impressed on the estate, sheold remain until the end of time. But if the are *argent of the Gentlemen oppwite meant any thine, it must have amnonteri to this, that the estate and its ornaments should remlin in the very same position it was placed in by the original Duke of Marlborough. They might as well contend, that the Parliament of Henry 111. could oblige the Barons of those days, aind their successors, to remain in their castles, with lout the power of altering them to this day. But it was obvious, the Legislature hi the time of .Queen Anne, could not hate meant an much in effect. No Duke of Marlborough, if that doctrine were good, could ever remove what was once placed as an orna ment on the estate, however obsolete it might have become. So that when one part of the trees were so artanged as to describe the battle of Blenheim, and another part to describe the twelve signs of the zodiac, as he had seen done, the Dukerould have no power to touch these ornaments, however incongruous and grotesque. The VicE-Citamcer.r.ott said, that the line of ergo. silent was addressed to a point which did not then arise. The point of equitable waste was already dis. cussed. Supposing the successors of 'the Duke of Mar Thorough were at liberty to stake alterations, upon the view of the case under the circumstances of the estate being subject to thejurisdiction of the Court, it could interfere, and see whether such alterations were oon'i,tent with thesheltering and ornamenting the family mansion of Blenheim, or whether they tended to its destruction. Mr. BELL argued, In substance, that taking each Act connected with the grants to the Marlborough family separately, and examining them, he could not find any such thing as an intention on the part of the Legislature, to restrict the successors to this estate, beyond the mere power of alienation. If they did iutebd so, they would have expressed their intention by ‘ords, or they would have made a guardian to pretide spinet waste, if they intended tbat the suc ceiSors sof the chile shield be restricted from an ab solute rillieloten over it. There was an extreme difficulty' even in the principle contended for on the other side; namely, that the power of enjoyment was gratited to the Dukes, without the power of al. teration ; and this difficulty arose from the uncer tainty of ascertaining where the ornaments ceased, and where the enjoyment began. But the Legisla ture implied that the family was the best judge of what was beneficial toils own character, and it would be most anxious in preserving it. He would beg to obserte, that the whole of the Bill only applied to the timber, and could have no reference to the house.— So that if the lejunction could prevail as to the house, the demurrer would still be good as to the woods. The VICE-Cuauctit.sa said, though the bill did net mention housiti lilt it was necessarily involved in the discussion, ileotese the demurrer vindicated thrrg .neral right to waste. His opinion on the soh jeet of equitable white already delivered, would not allow him to give bit sanction to destructive 4 waste. It was not tistintention of the Legislatur e, that Ore obsolete taste of the days of Qseen Anne should elentilloo as impressed ni this estate to the end of there. The Duke ioald 'blahs' alterations on the awe, provided they' were' moistest with the ho ohne and digeity Of the faintly. Then the question *Gold be, if the cutting of the timber was for the tle structien of the estate, or fdr the honour and dig nity of the family. Mr. WRAY, for the demurrer, argued, that no in ference could be made of a restriction, which, if it was meant to be laid, was too important not to be made the subject of an express clause. The first Act did not give to the Duke the grant'of the estates to order to be made perpetual to him for the support of his honour and dignities, for they were vested iu him in fee,' and be could have sold them the next day. The eecond Act did not create any further re striction open him; neither did the third, nor the Pension Act, for that was metely a re-grant. The 50001. a year was given originally by Queen Anne during• her life-time, and the House of Commons only altered the terms, by rendering it perpeteal.- I'here was nothing in all this, implying an inten tion of the Legislates, to make there estates an es ception in soy sooner from the general laws of estates in tail. Mr. HAMMON, on the same side, said the Lord Chancellor decided, that the estate and manor were alienable to creditors, but that the pension was not ; and be contended from that, that a pension so dis tinct In its limitation could not be given for the sup port of the estates. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, after all he had heard upon the subject, that the impression was still un. ! changed, which he had received from perusi n g the 1 Act in the first intones. Ile disclaime d all authorit y to Construe the terms *flits Act contrary to the in tention with which it was drawn' up. The intention Iwas to be easitected tram the langiage of the Act; and a necessary implicatitid comtiteterf as stub the 7x'N' r: Er, , . meaning of the Act, it shie u, Aa" d::ec.; Iv eoubeyed by any words in it. Ti I.xplainittg e partienlkr Act, ill the Ads on the same itribject were io tqt 'looked into for s the purpose. ft wei not by riirerrio4 M solely to et perticelar Act, .but by taking the col lective sense of all Acts en the same subject, that my peidcolar Act was to be e*pialned. The question; it was said, wee trot as to the hoarse; and the De feedant asserted no power to desteer the Seise, the Court needed hot to entertain the tteestfon is to hie right. Bet his expreisinns in die dethurrer were 'ogee, and it was a principle of the Court to Confine all 'ague expressions. When the Deke, therefore; asserted hie right Cr cut doter' timber add:commit other *esti, it was to be interpreted as meaning waste; • dastkon generic, and thin the. questioti "yield be, if be could cot down all the timber ens hi eitate.—;. Now, did the Legislature intend that the family maw den should be malbtained ? booking et the Arta, and 'considering them In their eellectite meaning, it was impossible that ady Man, with common semi , , could avoid being convinied that the legislature did intend to arintiie the house of Blenheiet free from any hi jell, to the latest time. Ms honour referred to the Acts, and (heel( upon them Successively, demonitrai. leg Qat the equivocal messing of tiny particular pa'rt r. of en Act was to be explained by referring to the. eetwordant sense of all the Acts oil the subject. The lot Ad, therefore, filled op what Was wattling to make apparent the sense of the Legislature In the W ater Acts ; sad It was undeniably a necessary can elision from the whole, fiat the aldose of Commons, as a third branch of the foAlsittore, gave thi4 51)001. ,a year, to be applied to the toppret of the dignity and homier .opp e i,,4 to be' rentainiel in • eplendhl amily us .nsion, is °Mee the/ theri might Ise I record' le all ages, in which each breech contributed a pert. Blenheim, therefore, ass a principal and distinct sub ject annexed to the title% in order to be a public menu ' meet of the illustrious eeirices performed by the Dake of Ihrlb. , ro•g/t. Was it not absurd, the's fere, to say, Mut this Blenheim so eitnevid; to be as miintained, as long as the dignitiesgneerlal7 ieok der l ei hil t Act were to be enjoyed ; —4O upon by the branches of. the Leirisial use IS A multi meat of a great national era; was ir•not. absurd to say, that this Blenheim was intended' by the LegisL lature to be swept sway from the fare of the earth, now, or at any other 'lime? Tne Duke miry( be considered to hate no porter of destroy ing the house—no power to destroy that which ne cessarily t •.ided to tto shelter or ornament. of that house. When the Court should have (e execute its duty on the canstruction °rant Pension Act; it would have troAreat difficulty Were it. It would not hove to encounter so much obstruction as had been urged,' in distingidshing bet write' what was done consistently" with the shelter and ornament of the family mansion, if and what was done tending to destrdy either. When-. • ' ever the Duke might hereafter commit a waste opon the estate, it would belor those in remainder to state wt at was the nature of the waste committed, end the Court would not hesitate to interfere and protect it from every inequitable intrusion. Ili. Honour intimated to Mr. Bell, abet he under.: stood the Lord Chancellor would sit a fewellays aftet the Seal. Ile himself wilt not sit uutil the Sat. - • COURT OF KING'S ItERCH, DEC: N. BROOKS V. BRITTON. This' was the only cause tried this morning. 0 wag an action by a tinplate worker at Waltham Abbey, sesinsi a labourer in the employ of GOveinmeet, p, recover damages for words spoken by the Defendant; imputingt bominable conduct to the Plaintiff. There was no justification on the record that the charge was true, but the Defendant called evidence to 'heti the grounds of his accusation seepicious. The Jury found a •verditt for the Plaintiff--Dan sages, one farthing. COURT OF OF COMMON PLEAS, 0ac.2.; COWNSON V. RBOLCR. . ; This was the wily remaining Special Jury case Ott the list. It was an action for assault and bettery..Tae Defendant was chervil in the pleadings with Wing , assaulted and beaten the Plaintiff on board 0 ship called the White, imprisoned him, and pet him its double ions, for two months together.. The Defend ant had pleaded that the Plaintiff was guilty of mu tinous conduct, and that he bad not Inert greater vio lence than was requisite . to maintain the discipline of the ship. Upon this {sane was joined. This case was not gone into, the Plaintiff having agreed to bike a verdict of 501. damages. WHIIyeLAIIII V. RICEIT. This was an action fur edseirtiou, board, lodging; • &c. furnished by the Plaintiff Re tire Defendant, ore account of a natural child which had been Wrested to ilia are by Mr. Richy. Mr. Serjeslit LENS, on the part of the Plaintiff,. refrained, from motives of delicacy, from stating the names el those patties who were concerned in this case ; and called only two 'timeliest, by Whom, however, the case was completely made out. It ap peared that the Plaintiff was a warehouseman to Mr. Venning, tiring in Copthall.ooort, by die wife of whom this child had been brought up; and that the Defendant Ind been an eminent merchant in the City, but had been lately unfortunate by his business. For the last 8 or tO years haired been principally resident abroad; end daring that time had neglected to pay any thing for the care anti education of his child, who bad now arrived at the age of 14 years. Thee e a ts t er the rate o no r wdem ft a s n l. demanded by loea the y P re. Plaintiff was 2501., being The Jary gave a verdict for the Plaintiff—De wages 2201. The Sittings ire now finished. • . . The slight before last, a Gentlemen, named fl at , bidge, was robbed' near the Obelisk of a silk hand kerchief and a snuff ! bes,which weretaken out of ewe coat pocket by a villein, who Was observed by Mr. il. the moment he had .possession - of . the property ; be followed the villain, a 4 etbothoevescal came be. hind him and tripped up his beet+, and they mewed. Wm. Clarke, a notorious , character% was appre hended in East Smhblield, by 90e*, the censtehle, in the ea of parsing forged Batik . of England note,. On his epprehension 'he levelled' *onstatile to the ground ;bat begetting nielstenri,seecet i ded In taking km before the falegistrater at Lvortreth.ofteof PAice. Office; where he trinierreent ate istartilnaticni, ind• este reerloded.: He tole bwi•jast* been liberated fraii the County Jail at Warwick. • ir- a I i