The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-17 00:00:00

I,ONDON;

Mk. T. ATTWOOD'S EsUMATi.

THEATRE. ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, December 17,
mill be aeted (tth time) a eew Opera, called
• MAID MARIAN;
OR, THE 1111NTRESS OF ARLINGFORD.
Richard I. Kwig of England. Mr. T. P. Cooke ; Prince
John, Mr, Egerton; Baron Filaw der, Mr. W. Farren ;
RobertllFitzooth, Mr. Abbott; Friar Michael, Mr. C. Kern.
ble ; Friar Petcr, Mr. Keeley ; Gamwell, Mr. Pearman ;
Little John, Mr. Hunt ; Much the Miller, Mr. Pyne; Allan
o' ale, Mr. J. heacs ; Page. Master Longburst. Lady
Matilda Fitzwater, Miss M. Tree; Alice Oamucll, Miss
Beaumont*.
After which (6th lime) the revived Petit Comedy of
THE LONDON HERMIT.
Old Pranks, Mr. Bartley Ynnng Pranks, Mr. Jones;
Tully, Mr. Connor; Toby Thatch, Mr. Meadows; Natty
Magri. Mr. Kerley; Whimmey, Mr. Pelican ; Barleycorn.,
Mr. Evans. Kitty Barleycorn, Miss Beaumont; Mrs.
Magp, Mrs. Davenport.
Boxes, ts. ; Second Price, ss. 6d.—Pit, se. 6d.; Second
Prate, ts.—Lower Gallery, as.; Second. Price, is.—Upper
Gallery, is. ; Stoned Price, ad.
Tomorrow. Maid Marian—The Irish Tutor—and The
Two Pecos of Frederick the Great.
On Thursday, The Wonder : Don Felix. Mr. C. Kemble ;
Vieliate, Mies Chester—and Brother sod Sister.
On Friday, Maid Marian—and The Loudon Hermit.
On Saturday, Maid Marian—and The Linden Hermit.
Oa Monday, Romeo and Juliet—and The Forty Thieves.
The Tragedy of the Earl of Essex is in rehearsal, sad will
speedily be perfhruied The Earl of Essex, Mr. Macreedy;
Queen Elisabeth, Miss Lacy; Rutland, Miss F.H. Kelly.

ROYAL COWIIIO MEATS&

rrHIS EVENING, TUESDAY, December 17,
N. widowing the Week. at Half-past Sit o'Clock
cisely, an ioteresting Serie-Pantomime called
PHILIP QUARL.
Altar which *Casio Eltraragensis. called
VIVE IA BAGATELLE!
01, TOM AND JERRY IN FRANCE.
Sir Christopher Culpepper. Mr. W. Reaaelt ;
Mr. owl; Er. Andrea Solown Mr-Totes".
lady JBlow, Hrs. Tawas/ Lavlala, Miss Healy ;
Miss Partook ; Lady Culpepper, Mrs. Neste*.
Tbeastartaiwats to
UY eosclo/a (by_particular deskro) with
G FAWREs ,_•
OR, THE ouritrowtose TREASON.

NEW OLYMPIC TiIEATRE, NEWCASTLE-STREET,
STRAND.
friiiS EVENING. TUESDAY, December 17,
and during the Week, will be vresented
TOM AND JERRI.
Corinthian Tom, Mr. Lewis ; Jerry Hawthorn, Mr. Vale;
Bois Lo fie, Mr. Vining ; Squire Hawthorn, Mr. Mildenhall.
Conothaii Itatc,:Miss Jilbastone ; Sue, Miss Scott; Mary
Reasbud, Miss Adcock • Patty Primrose as Miss E. Lancaster ;
Hoe. Min Trifle, Miss'Brady ; Hoe. bliss E. Trite, Miss
Waldron ; African Sall, Mr. Brady.
After which a Comic Barletta, called
LOVE LrrreltEl.
To which will be added a New Farcatta called
fIIERRY BOUNCE ; OR, °AMNION AND'SPINNAO2.
To conelado with a Orsad Tragic, Terrik, Horrific Heroic,
Operatic, Comic, P,intontimic, Mclo-dracnatio Burlesque
Parody, called
TILE TWO GALLEY SLAVES ;
OR, ESCAPED FROM BRIXTON.
In Scene H. the Fac-simile of the Tread Kill.
In Scott 111. an Incidental Ballet in WoodiskSboes.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, October 30, ism
THE Court of Directors of the United Company of
Merchants of England trading to the East Indies,
du hereby give Notice
That the TRANSFER BOOKS of the said Company's
Stock will be SHUT on TUESDAY, the 3d December neat,
et Three u'Cleek. and OPENED again on THURSDAY,
the iGth January, tet3;
And tbat the Dividend Warrants on the said Stock, due on
the Mk January, MS, Win be ready to be delivered on Mon-
.lay, the istli the same month.
JOSEPH DART, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, October 30, 183 t.
frE Court of Directors of the United Company
of Merchants of England trading to the East lodic% do
hereby give Notice,
That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the sai
COMPANY will be held at their Dense in Leedenliall street,
era WEDNESDAY, the lath December next, at Eleven
o'Clork in the Forenoon. for the purpose of declaring a
DIVIDEND from Midsumm JOSEPH hristmas nest
DART, Secretary.

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This day is published, the Third Edition. with additional
rdonred Charts, its. boards.
THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRESSES.--A'
LETTER ow ear AORIC I.ILTURAL DISTRESSES,
their Causes and Remedies. Addressed tit this Lords sod
Commons. Accompanied with Tables, and numerous co•
loured Charts, showing and comparing the Prices of Wheat,
Bread, and bour, from tail to tees.
B WILLIAM PLAYFAIR.
Published by W. Sass, St. James's
-sheet.

This day arc published, price es.
I'M() SERMONS on the BENEFITS arising from
Tn ZOLOOICAL CONTROVERSY, sad on the lA3VE
of TEUTH ; preached in Essex•street Chapel, November,
fors, introductory to the Course of Lectures tor the Season.
/3) the Rev. THOMAS BELSHAM.
Printed for R. Hunter, 72, St. Paul's Church-yard.
Where may be had. by the same Author
A New TRANSLATWN of the EPISTLES of 'PAUL the
APOSTLE, with en Ezposition end Notes ; 4 vols. Ivo.
boards, price el. les. bd.

This day are published, ins vols. aro. price sl. Its. ed. le bds.
THE EPISTLES OF PAUL THE APOSTLE,
'Translated, with an Exposition and Notes.
• By the Rev. THOMAS BELSHAM,
Minister of Rogow-street Chapel.
Printed for R. Hunter, it, St. Paul's Churcb-yard.
The principal view of the Apostle its writing these Epistles
was not to communicate a system of mysterious doctrine net
to he found in other parts of the New Testament, but to state,
argue, and animadvert upon well-known lies. In anise-
uuence of wh oh, these Epistles exhibit a clear, interesting,
and unaffected display oftbe views, the feelings, the labours
and sullitrinp, the purposes and the conduct of the Apostle,
hiassulf, and of his friends and opponents, is the very extra.
ordinary circumstances in which they were placed; from
which arises tarn most irresistible internal evidence of the
Troth and Dirine Authority of the Christian Revelation,
which it is the main design of this Work to illustrate and en-
force.

FARMERS AND FUNDUOLDBRS.
Birmingham, N0v.16,18111.
A (aisle showing the value of the " pound sterling" during
the war, as compared with its- present yalee and•therehy
exhibiting the degree in which the national debt, and all
taxes, rents, tithes' and debts of all kinds, have been raised
in value and increaser) in herder), by the act of confiscation,
contumely called Mr.Peelgi Bill.
Price of the Winchester bushel of Wheat, on the average
of 93 years, ending with the year ims4 as given in the
Lords' Corn Report of 1814, Appendix, Nu. 11-4 s. 4d. per
hpshel.
!eine of the " pound sterling" during the above period in
bon y Mist shillings eve..
Bice of the kk inchester Nisbet of wheat on the average of
t Ire years, ending with the year Isla, as given in the Rank
Reports, Appendix, No. 3e...145. 4d. per-hustle!:
Value of the " pound sterling" during tho last the years of
the war, as compared with wheat, the lint necessary of life,
and Ihe most important article of trade...m. 7d.
The "posed sterling" being worth, during the latter pc-
4. only the cause !venial of wheat 118.711. 7d. was worth
rig the fur- - period.
at t>r • Winchester bushel of wheat, as per the
'u kingdom-4s. vd. per

ig," as compared with

quanliir
03 yeatili,

on the are:

private obligations of all
in real burden upon the
country and individuals, as for as concerns the important
article of wheat, from vs. td. to Its. 3d. in every " pound
sterling" of obligations existing at the end of the war This
is an absolute net prat, as near as ran be calculated, of just
too per cent. upon their gross capital, into the pockets of all
fund•owaers, placemen, mortgagees, lessors, and creditors of
all kinds, who happen to possess good securities for their re-
spective claims. Every one of those persons who, during Hisi
last live years of war, was receiving from his debtor
wheat equal in value to toe. sterling of the money in use
daring the war, is now receiving wheat equal in value to S.
sterling of the money of the war, a hick, as far as concerns
this leading article of English consumption, is exactly the
Mai to him, and the same burden to the country, an
ring him in money soot. sterling for every tool. sterling
Fra.
hick he was in the habit of receiving during the war.—
Tithing wheat as our guide in)udging of the value of mooeV,
Ibis is really the degree in which all public and private debts,
Mitigations, and contracts, have been raised in value by Mr.
til's Bill. And it Is certainly more reasonable in judging
Ilf the value of mom's., to take as our guide an article like
*beat, which is raised and sold by one hell of the community,
land bought by the whole, than to take an isolate., and obscure
article like gold, which, during the war, after the Bank Re-
striction Act of 1797, was not produced, or sold, or bought,
or dealt in, or exchanged, or at all attended to by, perhaps,
one millionth part of the community. It is in this degree that
the value of money has been raised by Mr. Peel's Hill, and
not to the extent of only 4 or 41 per cent., as was studiously
and officially assumed whilst that fatal measure was in pro-

gr.m.
Every man who owed seven shillings and sevenpence dnr-
ing the war, is now compelled to repay one pound two Wi-
lier, and deepest.° ; and every man who owed tool. sterling,
is now compelled to repay
.3001. sterling! And can wo weeder
et the bankruptcy and ruin which attends all tenants, all
land-owners, and all siemens who are bound by any kind of
monied obligations ? Can we wielder that the revenue should
be bolstered up under the lavish destruction of capital which
is going on ? All fund-owwers, lessors, mortgagees, plaremen,
pensioners, and annuitants, of a hundred kinds, are at present
receiving in real value 34v01. where they are entitled to only
Wel., and finding thus their property trebled out of the capi-
tal of the aetiva pluses, they are i nabled to beer/see their
expenditure accordingly, so long as the mesas albeit'
pe
y victims shall hold out. It is thus that the revenue is
up out of the capital and the murdered industry of
16=atry. If this " gigantic transfer of property" back-
end forwards, among all classes of the community, bad
lieboattempted openly, in • direct way : if an Act of Parike
esiiiiihad been brought forward to compel every individual
wheeved Th. 7d. to repay mss. ad., the whole country would
hove cried out against such outrageous injustice. It remains,
to bemoan, whether it is possible for such a mighty measure
to be mealeied is a quiet and secret may.
Tree numerous individuals in all peels of the country, who
are now clamouring shout the Insolvent Act, woad torn a
little of their attention la the general confiscation act, they
would stand some chance of escaping from the numerous
losses which no doubt must now attend their respective occu.
patios,. Bet unless they choose to do this, the best thing
they can do is, " to call in their accommodations," and retire
from trade altogether as fast as they can; for they may be as-
sured that all the laws id the world will
of compelling or enabling their "fraudulent debtors" to repay
them value equal to soot. sterling, where they in reality owe
them value equal to only tool. sterling.
If the value of the pound sterling during the war is es-
timated by a general average of the prices of all the articles
which men buy and sell produce, consume, or exebasige, it
is probable that it would not he found quite so low as vs. yd.
But if we take the average prices of all commodities instead
of wheat only i and also if we take the ten years ending the
war as our geode, instead of the five years, we shall certainly
tad that even then, Lie real value of the pound sterling is
use during the war, was not more than ties. of our premed
money. Every debtor in the kingdom is therefore, beyond a
doubt, now repaying his creditors after the rate of sos. where
he in reality owes only tos. But although all creditors aro
now thus plundering all debtors, yet the creditors do pot, in
all cases, pocket the whule advantage of their plunder ; but,
on the contrary, are very many of them in the processor being
ruined in their turn, by the pressure of their own creditors
upon them. The lanil owners, fur instance, arc first com-
pelled to destroy their tenants, and are then destroyed them-
selves, by persons having claims upon them of a hundred
kinds, to the amount of, perhaps, one-half or one-quarter of
their property. It is of little consequence whether it is a
half or a quarter, for either is sure to take the whole. Its
short, the only persons who can tie permanently benefited by
the gigantic plunder which is going on, are a very few lucky
or cunning individuals, who happen to possess credits without
any debits, and who happen also to hold good security for
their credits, which is rather rare iu these days. And even
if these lucky or cunning individuals do not yet pocket the
whole plunder, their tradesmen, servants, and dependants,
contrive generally for the present to divide it at least equally
with them ; after a little while, however, the peeks of these
kinds of persons will be most enormous,when the weight °fibe
ancient money shalljhave had tune to weigh down the wages
of labour, and the retail prices of property, to the metallic
level. The following table w ill show the gross profits of the
fund-owner to be more than 300 per cent. upon his capital !
that is to say, that ho is now absolutely receiving value equal
to four times the value that lie' is entitled to, although for
the present, for the reasons above-mentioned, he has out in
possession the full enjoyment of the whole.
A table showing the profit which has been made by loans
to Ouvernment,advanced in depreciated current ,under the
war prices of properly amt labour, mud sow made repayable
in undepreciated currency under the low prices, which the at-
tempt to restore the ancient measure of prices necessarily
occasions.
Price of the Winchester bushel of wheat, on the average of
five years ending with lets, as given iu the Bank Reports,
Appendix, No. 39...165. ad. per bushel.
Price of the 3 per cent. Consuls in 1813, as given in Wetten-
ball's Stock List...st I, or 671. 76. 6tl.
Eighty bushels of wheat, at las. ad. per bushel, make
ail. is. ad. or of, the then price of tool. Consols.
In ISIS it thus required the value of ouly so bushels of
wheat to obtain credit upon the Government of tool. 3 per
cent. Consuls i and the value of 80 bushels of wheat being all
the consideration given, is evidently all that ought now to
be repaid. But observe what is the fact.
'remit price of the Winchester bushel of wheat, as per the
last week's Menge of the whole kingdom 4a. 911. per
bushel.
I Present price of the 3 per cent. Consols, as per Wetteuhall's
1 Block List...sei, or Md. 73. (id.
Three hundred and forty-seven bushels of wheat, at 41.9 d.
per bushel, produce 021. 7s. 6J. or amt, the present price of
tool. 3 per cent. Consols.
It is thus a positive fact, that tho fundholder who lent the
value of eighty bushels of wheat to Government in ISIS, is
now in 1021 literally repaid the value of three hundred and
forty-seven bushels of wheat, or mire than four times the
value in wheat than be is really entitled to! Thus the riches
of tho public creditor are quadrupled on the one hand, while
public and private burdens are quadrupled on the other!
In rallying the present system into 'Reel, it is hard to
suspect that (he interested parties have in reality intended so
much mischief end injustice. It is but charitable to suppose
that the whole has been done in error. But really, w hen we
see that the system has pumped wealth, as it were, into the
pockets of the fundowners on both sides, that it has raised
the selling price of their capital from Si to 02, and at the
same time has given them the et in metallic " pounds ster-
ling," worth atm each, in repayment of the 571. edema
in paper " pounds sterling," worth only tos. in our present,
money ; when we take these things into consideration, it cer.
teinli does require no common proportion of Christian cha-
rity to have no suspicion that improper motives have been at
work.
When the fund-owners reduced the property of the farmers

Price, !a.—Lower Gallery, ss. ; bccorau fence, 16.—.pinas
rind.. only the same gusThatity of wheat as 711:7a. wa
Gallery, is.; Second Price, ed. during the former period.
Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Spring, sit the
Box-011ier, In the It oto od a, from Ten till Fear, where Family Pi esent price of the Winchester bushel of ulicat, as
latbearrage returns of the .whale kingdoto...4s.
Boxes may be engpged, and a Private Box had nightly ; also
of Mr. Hookbam, of Bond-street. •
Pzsebgbattentl‘use.3odf. the " pound sierling" as compar
To-morrow, Othello—The Ilalt of the Caravan—and The
Flitch of Bacon. • 'nu!" pond xlerhor"letitag,wedis• New the sameOa Thersaki wit, he Wedges& llootil." "I"' VIZI; In 0 A. 26.312 vsjivilLia tiamemeago al
three mini% le be sang, AT ogo of faiNalliilia. ee la lARd~Tfi year rrea, an as 31. was worth on
the fir idie f rare of he years, ending with 1813.
On Friday,. a ravourite Tragedy—The Milt of the Carl. It thus appears that all public and private obligati<
Ise—end a Farce. kinds are raised in real value and in real burden
onnfiti.• on.l iwtl;•ialitslit as Car litt t• th• it