The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-30 00:00:00

Tax LATE

'Mr. Ranting rei
Prince Regent to
to be equally diri . between
the Princess of Ilesse-flomburg, the Duchess of
Gloucester, and the Prince... Sophie. The valeetion
of the property at the Queen's Palace, Windsor
Palace, and Frogmore lloose„is nearly completed.
On Monday Lord Arden and General Taylor, the
Executors to the late (Idiom's will, attended at the
Queen's Palace, to proceed with the arrangements,
as directed by the will, the chamber of her tote Ma.
lefty, which bed been sealed. upon her demise, was
opened. At two o'clock Mr. Serjeent Vaegban and
Mr. !fart, ti late (lames Attorney and 'Solicitor-
General, 'needed the Esecetors at the Queen
Pa-
lace, to mike the necessary legsl arrangements for
the Euggitrws to act upon and prove the will.
terday the Ezecutors attended at the King`i Mews,
Charing.cross, to view the carriages and horses el
the late Queen, previous to their being soh!. Thir'
Itnys) Aims, except the supporter 4, are obliterated'
from lite carrisgeo, wiilt ;most the cellos, of the
panels. Yesterday morning fire or she Ivories were
shot on account of their age, being between 10and
40 vats, to pretent.their tallish the lock of
dust.carts, &c.
The jewels of the late Queen we..re'reallaleid from
the Bank ef' England to be impeded [stilt* Ea..
colors, and valued by Mr. Bridge.

'4l, .P 0 R tER.

the price of hop, to
. word said of any
fail , that beverage •which
once merited the name of good English Porter.—
Perhaps it may be said, that other articles used as a
auccedanetrin render the use of flops less het:optative.
AHowing tkis to be the fact, as the duty is leas heavy
on such drugs, some apology is certainly due to the
Public for a continuaece of price deemed too high
even before the fall in bops—such a fall as Made
every hop.holder tremble, and has shaken 101110 to
atoms. Watched as the Breweries are by the Ex-
cite, we should almost think it impossible that sea
mixtures could be introduced to supply the place of
malt and hops. tut incredulity is removed by our
taste. We pay a greet, price for Porter, because,
as rem are told, malt and hops pay a great duty.
We hate, therefore, a right to espect melt and
hops, but not a medicine, which may oven be.
tore dangerous to persons who take large pots.
:lions of the..infusions termed Porter. Although
.the principal Breweries stand acquitted of the
there, elf edelteration, yet after what has passed.
.ere think fewpeople will doubt that drugs are thus
:greed, particularly by pravincial Brewers, of which,
,indeed, the consicilomt epee information, are con-
vincing. This mast materially affect the revenue, Ili
sellqa the rottatitetiotis of tbe thinkers; witness she,
canstst use of opium wills Ilbr te•ka, which:has vrd.
daced a visible effect on their peesons' -en 'Adept stu-
pefaction. Why may it not he espected,. that a ekati-
nuel absorption of drugs will produce the same eget.,
with us ? llave we lint cal arlimoniac in aut. bread ?
Have we not copperas sof! sloe-leases in oat teat,
whiting in nur milk, and who knows what in our
Beer? What then cepa not he expected from such
a daily mixture in the human frame of the sweep.
ingc of a chemist's laboratory ? But we are *wee
:hat little pod is likely to result from my exited .41; e
or declamations: yet we most he permitted to think,
that the subject of Porter is worthy of the still far.
slier cousideration of the Legislature and the Backe.
The latter has made most spirited and praiseworthy
exertions in' its search', for spurious teas, and brought
many of the hale impostures before the Politic. Why
not display the same industry towards Breweries, and
thus affords he Putriic o chance of once more having
really good Porter, a beverage for which Ibis king.
down was once famed, and one which was fitted to
exhilarate the weary traveller on his journey through
life's togged path ? Thos. who are most concerned
'irin the promotion of the Public 'Revenue, should lend
101 l their aid in Deb a cause ; for though that branch
which arises from the Porter Breweries is amazingly
great, it is far lest than it would he, were families
assured of the purity-of the beverage. At present it
is in a greet degree confined to the Mooring port of
society, who cannot dispense with it.

Raw,' RDS Foie. DISGMVI RIBS, Bce. rm. TIE
ARCM RFGIOIVS.
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By en Art passed in the 18tk -of King Geo. 11.
ream 0120,0(X)1. ea! provided ler the owners of any
ship that should first find out, and sail through a
north- west pristine from Hudson's Strolls to the
Western and Southern Oceans of America ; and in
the 16th of the King. the reward was ettended to
the discovery of a ismiltern pasusg,l, by sea. between
the Atlantic sod Pacific Ocean., and folthe first
approach, by ses, within one degree of the North
Pole. These Acts are now repea/ed : and by a new
Act of last Session, 1818, the reward of 20,0001.
is given fur di.covering a penile, by sea, between
the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean ; and to throw who
shall first approach within one degree of the Pole,
a reward of 5,0001. And to encourage attempts
which may not be accomplished. a proportionate
reward may be awarded by the Commissioners for
discovery of the longitude, who are to be raided in
their judgment by the inspection of the ship's papers,
and the Prow), Council are to direct the proportions of
the reword.
The regulation of the Commissioners' meetings are
slitter the direction of the Council. Lord Colches-
ter, Deities Gilbert. Esq. and Cul. Willlsm Mudge,
Dr. Wollaston, Dr. Young, and Captain Koster,
were appointed Commissioners until January 1,
18130. To them Gentlemen. so competent to judge
of the efforts of she shipload their respectiee COM.
proles in the late unsecetiafel espedition, the claims
of all parties concerned is those efforts will he con-
sidered.
As to the reward for approaching within one de.
gree of the North Pole, there does not yet appear
easy claimant; but vise ;Corte alre4arly made will no
doubt tend to encoetege fuser* etilmimtinits ; and
however perfect every pert of the diticomritol. made
may prove, yet tie oftener a coast is traversed and
sounded, so much tba more familierised, does the
navigation become, eitire‘ Mach nearer do nations
approach to the gnarl ^Sects of the 111/41filki ego-
-.leations of wialikind.

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The wife of a respectable tradesman in Leith, from
rollee family cease, shrew herself into the era, at
3,Strerock Bank. welt of Newhatee, rats Wedoesdsy
[Slimming st nisei:es:lm4, be* full tide. Liestenstrt ..
Liston, of the •Royal Navy, who lives in the neigh.
hoorhood, being apprised of the circumstance,• im-
oediately repaired-te the beach, and with the 'ch..
racteristic ammeter* Britian seaman, threw himself
in, cgotravy to the event entreaties of his wife; be
secceeded in reaching the body, which was at least
150 yards in the Pea, and brought it to shore, amidst
the estonishasent of s number of speitat.as. Every
election was esed by medics! gentlemen end others.
who, .otter tgle.hours' constant exertion of the means
sued in such eases, happily succeeded in re•toring
aniseed/se. 'rhos the mother of a large family has
been saved frees a watery mare. The cow:tort of
Lie tenant Liston deserves. the highest praiie arid ad•
sh
sirs . ..
ConlEzcsuncr, Dac..o.—To coneequeuce of
the advance 0.. the price of Flour of ss. a sack at
the close of Monday's Market.there was an incepts-
od demand for fine Wheat tflis morning, which sold
2s. a quarter higher.—Pine,Plikh Barley fully
supports hlosday's price., althoegh we bad ho ad-
ditional supply from *Arolk nod .Nottelit•—la.Osts
sod other articles no alteratiati.. ' •

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LIULYIILib PA:KEIS.

Toren PROPRIETOR o F nig FREE td A !Cs JOIT R
SlR,—llaving observer' in your Paper, of the 18th
inn. an article from a Correspondents relating to al
new regulation about to he made, in coesepence of
an order of the Lords of the Treseury, permitting
the Post-Office Packets to carry goods between Holy-
head and Dublin, I am induced to offer a few ob-
servations, with a request that you will let, them Meet
the public eve, which is best calculated to examine
the merits of the propmwd plats. Yout Correspon.
dent most be misisifornted as to the present state of
the communication browner the port. of Holy toad
and Willy, as he commences by declaring that there
are no tango of obtaining any article from London
in a shorter spice of time than three weeks, whit, it
is known that Ones bee been for marl yeat• a Pee
pier coneeveace heterrin those ports; which does at
-resew, and for a toesidetehle limo past his re-
Award to a certainty the receiving pack gee ftons
eholyhead in Dublin ceerklg. Thi, tact is writer' by
..ehe Custom-hoes* daily list of imports Ind IP:pore,
which shoos, that no the Wednesday and lhursday -
in every weeks there arts a condiderable mutter of
tientries passed, and duty. •paid, to a very large
amount, en .the goods smiting by the Holyhead
, weekly. trader. .
Y‘nr Correspondent also etre meterially to his
stateruetit of the espenee now attendant on the re.
ceipt of gre reels :hien liolyberuP, and I am inclined Id L
believe they are ndt greater than might be estiected,
eousiderisit the tales laid on;entries in the ens:eas-
houses of Holyhead and Dublin, arid the number
of egrets necessarily employed, when packages see
ecareompanied by their owners. It is therefore to
be feared, that the reduction held oat to sloe Public
a matter tending rattier to induce tom to ern-
"fey the conveyance for which he seems interested.
than as likely to be carried into oreet. ItA he static.
" the re:liege from boudoir ro Iliblyhred is to
be but 3d. per lb, oeigle, and the expellee from
Rol)head to the place of tiesliontiim In Dublin
one-foarth of that sum ;" but it must he recollected,
that eiteh package is in undergo esaminstion in use
ion Custurnebouses of Holyhead and DOWN AS
*6l as payment of duty vied espeeres of 'rutty
(which appear aitoother to hate libteprd the
lice of your Correspondent).
With respect to the adventage to be (Ignited by
this country, in con...garotte of the proposed neer
arrangements, it can ea yet be hot metier for
specu-
latinn; hdoeter, from its premier •ItSperirstice. it
dues not seem likely to I* so beneficial is soliciftsr.
sad by your Correrpniident. lie joblii atiotiie tn.t
'6 It will injure the batter., mi,liners. sitort.rnsker,,
tailors," hot theme (with but very few additions)
comorchettd nil the inanfaCiures at protest °Sided OIL
in this country.
' At the :writed of the Union it wet found new..
Sat) in protect the manacattures of Poland frbm
annihilatioe, !'y placing a defy on almost 'eery
article ne:mpoit firm Logland ; and,' to secoz:e the
collection qf that thstg, l'ackeie and ether ifoiriago
velisi4, not being subject to the resigietioneof Arad-
ire* vessels, were protibited from• cserying.jory
!geode, excepting only paisengete „hippo, the
consetleesice of wlrieh wail, that
carried On, on fair principles, all importers 'being
placed on an equality, and the protection greeted
by the Act of Union, justly afforded. But if the
Post-Office
Packets
ere permitted to carry packages
(which by the 'listing law is considered to be be
bositie.s of trailers only), it sill be footle' Ow the
chief facility afforded by the cheer will be to a
contraband trade, and ronsequeeily a vital injury to
the King's revenue as well as the fair trader ; it will
also materially affect the public works for the erec.
lion and preservation of w hich the 'lases on trade
ins vessels are laid, because Uowth not being
t vessels there.
wrortitthiliono ;ha% I outblliiefort of n,
d
ohtchhelirmillpnogsts laid
for the Ligt.t-houses, Quay-walls, Donleaty Pier,
&c.; sod moreover the new regulation cal.nut be
seeposed to apply exclusirely to the Holyhead
Packets. but must of equal right 'steed to all as
sell employed as Packets between the ports of Great
Britain end Ireland, giving them the right to con.
*tact their privileges as Packets with their employ.
meet as traffic's, vessels.
Cla every account it seems rilreordinory, that fit
the Legislature friend it absolutely uecee‘ary to the
collection of the duties, that all ve-sets. not traders.
iihould be prohibited by Act if Partiainent from
tarrying goods liable therete, that mach a mole.
`lion should be rendered veld without another Act
rtspealoig. it ; serf also. that as the commerce of
D.iblin appears serf:dully most likely to be erected,
DM the measure should be disposed of, without any
appaterit reforetit• to, or interference of, the City
Members.
I feel mitred, Sir, that had those ideas eeuesteri
liiemidltet to the Committee alluded to by your
CCorrespondent, they would have hesitated to early
orrespondent',
toen4oro to the Patent preposed.
[let moettibedient tremble spree nt,
Dublin, Dec. 21, WM A TRADER.

TIM FEDIALt PataCtlea.—T•le female that visitor!
the late unfortunate VIIPII in Neogatp, while uhdoe
,lenience of death for tittering forgrci totas, is in the
constant habit of preaching in Chepais and Meetings.
She ascends the pulpit, attended by a tsii mitt '4 rt
dusk completion, sitb • tong "surd, very moch re.
sembliog a Jewish Priest. No firet begins singini: an
account of something %boot himself, bo. it is neither
• psalm of hymn atlas; arter which, be holds forth for
clear an hoer. Toe female thee rhea and Belden the
discourse, he remaining alt the time in the pulpit.—
It.ey hare (moiled together through-moat part► of
America. They preached a few do's peat at a ChApet
l,t the Borough, and at other places. HP has I•telr
poldished en acco,.nt of Ida tr-trels during his life.—
l'he woman is dressed io the cos, vete of a Qoaker,
end appears to he upwards I f 00 years old. They ate
very shortly going hack to America. A few nights
past, they visited an obscure place of s ei.lip to Blue
Aocher.yard, Rosemary-lane. jibing his discourse,
Ile fuck occasion to use a 'Amalfi' to, by taking r•ot of
11. e udicket one of the candl•,s. dec-, ring to •ise Coo.
groestion, • bile one spat k of sin comaincol.they could
not en er Mufti; sod Winos other equally libsigulsc
allusion,. '

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E QUERN'S PROPERTY.. ME 441.itE 1.411. QUALITY,
Was appointed by command of the Notstillostenfling the fell in the
) •etoe the private proper/ which is evenls. per lb, we heir not on• 11
idpil between the PriemeiAtegosts) intended fell Au the price of that
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