The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-20 00:00:00

?L' dude for whieh RAMPUitiklt is ths• 4etfr4.' .asi th—eSeqro/dr:

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dr* below stair*, to be in readiness when she came &WM
At the appearance of day light, the eldest hop, wheel
die laden name is Trial, and who is little above seven
yea rs of age, got up. unperceived by the mothe•. who
had fallen asleep, and went doken stairs,' 'few with a
yeas 'ger sister, who slept with him. ,'bons the little
*Wei .'s account, it seems that' Trial, whilst teeing on hi*
shoes , placed iiimielf so near the Are, the morning being
very t nd, that his smock frork was presently ID a blase,
and ti sat not being able to 'extinguish it, he ran cep
stairs, enveloped in dame, to his .mother, wllf jumped
out of bed, and wrapped her 'bawl mind him, bat could
not so Lodes the regiog elemeet. In this piteous Owlet.
there' Ore. the borran.strosnaing down stairs, and into
the at veer, where sake of the netglibebei' liberated the
poor sufferer from hie direful•sittratinia •US Vise, *Ow-
errr, so much buret, 'bathe dled inabowtieven Delight
!idiom. An inquiet Was UM on tlidliodyeq Sudsy.
brfortriir. Clasene ty' alkolirk. aid a Sett`
diet in accordance lOW u astiOre statement returned.
And a few weeks prier to this lamentable *flair, one of
the children ofJohn Smith, a labourer. in Orinaley's
Malthouse yard, Church Street, was set on Are in.' sim-
ilar manner, and. bat for. the active exertions of.eame
of the neighbours, would inevitably past shared the
same fate. People easnot•be terelitVW in admonishing
their ohideets against, going• towneni e 11.., at all times.
bet especially during *hetet:seat Weather, "thee the little
innocents have naturally such as excitements to du so.
—(Not. Rev. Jan. 17.)
Another dreadful accident by 6re occurred on Mon-
day night, about 8 o'elook. Fanny Morley. a young wo•
man, about 27 years of age, residing In Milk Square,
was at work at a lace piece, in the chamber, wit], her
hack toward, the fire. when in moving to roll the piece
her gown caught Ire, sad she rushed down stairs into
the street, preeentiwg a dreadful 'spectacle, her whole
person seeming enveloped in one sheet of flame. A
person tbeew a bucketYf tenter on her, and assistsoce
being rendered, the llamas tier() Itatbilned 1 hat she is so
much burnt, that whey w .ialnund last evening. no
hopes whatever were entertained ether tworecy.—
(Md.)
Last week. a child about four years trld4bios•••• Mr.
Matthew Sheppard, of Mucknall, near Maililliki. was
burnt to death, in conarqiente of his clothe talrhatfire,
in the absence of his mother.
On Thursday morning, about ,7 o'clock, a Most alarm-
ing fire broke out in the coneervistory of Mrs. Filcher-
bert, at Batteries, which, at one dare, seemed to threat-
ea the total &retraction of that beautiful villa. Tha pro-
dross O. the wit* *air arrested by paniag down
that part of the assaihrtosit 'lest the boast t by this
mesas the Oro ads' 4n- a .dery littlertheiStittite emit).
giddied. - ,s•••sso •,.
me=222l2llfiell •
Milli or A ItSIIIInIIABLE 111N44,411r10111,11i1i po
rev old roan minted Robert Tilitriun; mike °Mil siel in a
ding cOurt'ln Coa Cross, bell*. to testy sOisesennes is
the peateatdistress, not having comma noceseariee of
lie, was valinitteil at ► pauper inlethe Woe lour of St '
Clerkenwell. wieerefin released watil Friday
last. when he explied: Sari fellis-resebot66
after his death opened a hex, in which were deposited the
&w rap of clothes beleergieg to the deceased, and to
their surprise in the pockets found 13 sovereigns, and
afterwards three watches; this iodated them to search
more innately, and they at last found a written paper,
purporting to he the old man's will, whereby begives
16301. in the feeds, and soy other property that is may
be possessed of at the time of his death, to Mary Asst
Tbompsoa, whom he calla his Literal daughter, and de-
tribes her to be about fourteen years of age. This girl
is not known by toy perms in the Poor heave, and
Jobs Scott, Esq. the Churchwarden, has taken the affair
into his own hands. and is using erery exertion in his
poser to trace oat tbe poor girl. In enter that she
may not be deprived of her rights ruder her father's
will.
On Wednesday lest, the State Lottery finished Drawing,
when the following Capital. were Shared and Sold by T.
51911, 4, Gambill, and 9, Charing-Cross.
9.064 12,000
No 601 1 OOO
10,868 • 1000
.. ... .10 • LOOP
N 0.480 .:l ..200
LUG- • 1000. 200
2,893
6.147. 6OO 6,680 6OO
8.691. 6OO } 7.487 BOll
600 7,63 d 9OO
13,824. 6OO 11,439 IWO
6,190 3OO 12,460 2OO
12.012....... 303 200
16,413. lOO 13,693. 2OO
18,417. 30(1 14,438. 2OO
18,649. lOO 16,598.. 2OO
No. 636 9OO 16,974 2OO
1,002 2OO 10,334. 9 0
1.379. 2OO 10,039. . 2OO
1,649, 2OO 18132. 2OO
2,211 2OO &c. ke.
A New Lottery, of only 6,000 Tickets, to be all drawn In
Oaf Day,'26th of Nest Month, (February) is now on dale
at ilish's

WIATIIII.—The week commeneed with* clear but rigor-
ous day, which was followed by some slight showers of
snow at night, and next morning. Ou Tuesday the frost
was more severe than any preceding day this winter, and
was accompanied with much fog or haze. From that night
till next day afternoon, there was a heavy fall of snow,
which still lies on the ground, though the weather has, since,
mach abated ofits rigor.
Strand, Jun. M.

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DIED.
On SLIM'SIpiS. the I Ith inst. in Upper Fountain-plitee,City-
road. Mrs. S. asathern, aged a.
On the Ilith inst. T. Scott, Esq. et Now Bridge-street. in
his tiiith ;ear.
On the 17th initj.tezloy, of Otaapattle and West Has,
Easel, Esq.
on Pciday stag. n', V ipae Maraitneet, Ilanknet,
%Mud Lewin, sq.id tbo 7 year it Us age.

INSABFORD ttIVNTY MEETING.

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, (FII4II'7III'MdRiIINO CHRONICLE.)
Tlli Meeting; to whiih the Agriculturists looked for-
ward witb feelings of Much interest, was held on Fridq.
in the Town Hall of Hereford. We have never witnessed
, a Meeting attire respectable ; and making allowances
fur the hest apolitical feelings. we are bound, as ill.
partial' oheirvorst to 'soil,: that the erocealints were
characterised by fsitiiees and impartiality. Mr. Cob.
belts though strongly oppoiinid Washeard with attention
tbillith a 1401(aPrOt. • A anivessful•ittemet was after.
WO li jail %VI
.111014 f it put Out down ;:but. this was 'hen
htdeelared titatft;:be was ;Wet fb reply to some personal
~ritirtairlrMch het) bre* linOle by ,s Clergyman; end ,
ls 1%14 oil that the su4ect had itothiwg to ,do with 1
got Bail' before' he Alerting. .
~liliorsiy. aftaitalovms o'clock, Lord Somers. aceompa-
wied bye bog teal.. °Ellie first Gentlemen of the County,
totem! the Hall, and soon after took the Chair.
. His Lordship immediately afterward., said. that the
Clerk. um( the Peace, would, in the first plate. read 1
lbe•liSquisition presented to him, and his Summon
fionesipersuant thseetoe The Clerk having read these
datastraia4—:. ... •• . . 1
' liiiiienimne tbsel'osbordy addressed the meeting.
Heist& thitin cottempipace of the requisition *bleb
Intelliteltn reaill and'aciteVall the circumstances of the
case; He felt it his &etre* mail the then present meeting.
Placed isi the Chair from a sense of duty which appeared
to him imptirstive, he tilt it necessary, as the only
Meads of rendering that meeting useful in its ohjeet—
nsittlify. ' the refirt ails, already snore than hall ruined
egriculturiete—sevissowly and earnestly to recommend
thit'the'peesions meet* might strictly adhere to the
aubjeeti for the dismission a which they were assembled. '
We hoped ill extrsucoar, • sad eves doubtful matter,
valid he &Voided ; and, shove all, that on the present
ecssion, oil 'pat ty feeling Would be sups ti. They
1 abet for Ibe Itseposeninitaining relief for the agricut-
' turista, to that Oa les hoped they would adhere. To
iliowenebtatie Inclioattlime, feelings, and sentimeot., led
' their to disapprove «f the condom of Ministers, he
'would "or, hi *multi brigog them to consider, that if
they really Weiss to obtaiiiasslstanos for the landed in-
l'idaesi, it could not contribute to that object to enter that
dal' into WI at, perhaps. they might think well (minded
iseweares of We measures sad the condom of his 'la-
pel's Ministers. On the other hand, he/would say to
tbii•erho generally approved sf the eendect of Altai,-
Ws, *lt they, too, were hotted to banish all party
trltentli.antl. though even thee* gestlenten might be of
"Mon that ill that could be done for the agriculturists
tad not been done by adminietratites, they were
dfraltd sot to niter their general feeling' of partiality
lolhe ailiiiinistratioo,feriisigai• which he sympathised,
'bad oa which he acted, to interfere with the particular
questid before the meeting; that question ought to be
decided en its owo merits; he, there'ore, dismissed ell
• party polities *yea his coasideration, he hoped the sane
it eald be dose by them all.—(Applause.)—Haring.
itilisisesiroweis. three slat bat use othi4 topic on which he
would fors na•meat dwell. Attempts might he Dmitri°
reader the meeting useless, as was the case in other
places, by the introilactiost of something quite tilferent
from the relief of agriculturists; he would say to
them, to tiod's same, let the agriculturists avoid amongst
themselves every taws. of division [applause]. Division
would he volumes to their object, it would prevent them
' from obtaining relief. The interests of the landlord
and the tenant were substantially the same—if the land-
' lord were relieved. be could do with less rent ; if the
teasel *ern relieved, he could afford to pay more; any
attempt therefore to Met nee against the other, alight
prove dargeootts, perhaps ruinous to both. The land-
-lords arid 'tenants wefe like mariners embarked in the
same vessel ; they had different station., but their cons-
-1 mon interest was to guide the hark safe'y over time deep,
and so brieg her tale and prosperous into port (applause).
It often happened that unfortunate e rents occurred in
nivigatiou—danger, and hardship, and shipwreck;
while all were prosperous the mariners *ere united ;
they felt that their interests were not opposed to each
other alifil reduced to the dreadful situation of devour.
ing each other. • Vales. the agriculturists should be
driven to distress like theirs, lie hoped they would
Cherish the feelings that the interests of the Landlord
add tenant were the same. They had it from the
highest authority, aid common sense sanctioned the
torahs, that a house divided in itself could not stand.
They all recollected the maxim.. divide and command;"
if say attempt should be made to divide them, they
might depend upon it that it would come from persons
who would wish to divide them first, in order to com-
mand them afterwards, from some persons who had
their owe interesi, and not time good of the Agriculturists
in view. His Lordship concluded amid general
applause:
Mr. PATMORS then presented himself —He said he
was induced to claim the notice of the Meeting, and to
urge them to adopt the measure which he was about to
propose from his knowledge Ind experience of the dis-
tress of the agricaltutists—and from an apprehension of
the awful conseqbences which might follow any delay
en the part of Ministers in affording relief. After what
bad been to well and so ably said by the Lord Lieuten-
ant he had but little to ad•l—he would not longer detain
the Meeting than by reading the Resolutions which he
bail the honour to propose.
The Resolutions having been read, were seconded by
'Sir Hungerford Hoskins, end were as follow :

" That it Is the opinion of this Meeting that the Agricul-
tural interests of the country are at this time in a state of
unexampled depression and distress.

" That such depression and distrers may, amongst other
causes, be attributed to thn AU filen return to cash payments,
and to an excessive over-proportion of public burdens press-
ing upon land.

"That the measures most likely to lessen such depression
and relieve such distress would be, some or ail of these here-
inafter Wrested :

•' I. Perseverance in strict attention to general retrench-
ment and public economy.
•• 2. Repealing taxes which press directly on bind and
sari. ultural produce, and with a view to same initrird
reliel to this county, the repeal and remission of halt tile
hop duty—a measure contemplated in tile last Session of
Parliament. _

•• 3. ()Wilting personal proprty to contribute its dne pro-
portion to the ma intensace of the poor, and otherwise amend-
Ng vie poor Isws, in conformity to the letter and spirit of
the 44311 of Eizahein. 'Ton which statute those laws aro
founded; and further to contribute to other expenses in-
marred for lite benefit of the public at krge, which now are
exclusively thrJwu upon the proprietors and occupiers of
_ . _

♦. A legislative reconal?eratioa of the Currency 'Act,
with a vivw to some modincailuu that may tend to relieve
agriculture.
•• S. Toe introduction of a more simple mode of collect-
ing Witte, he which millions might be saved to the public;
and IhOlobititution of a justly modified Property Tax in
Ilea of Assessed Times, not affecting soy gains in course of
arosisition, whether professional, mercantile, or agricul-
ttwal, to be imposed ovally On all latual 'Tested "property,
ieaUaad iferlidil.