The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-11-19 00:00:00

N.4IYAL INTA ENCE.

DEAL, No?. 18.—Arrived lest earning, and sailed
for the River, the Princes. Cha/lotte, from the kle
of France ; Expedition, Watson, from N.areactio
for Jamaica ; Ocean, Carol, from Rye to Rotterdam ;
and Richard and Sibelia, Reed, from London to
Barbadoes—she three latter reosain.—S'iled yester.
day and early this morning the Aarora, Albory ;
Brilliant, Wyten ; Lady Flamktton, and Sir George
Osborne, transports, with troops for Ireland ; and
the rest of the o:award-bound on their respective
voyages.

Bpi
POWBOVTIT, Nov. 18.—SeiIsd the Wharton,
reedikfek Newcastle.
fitairoor., Nay. 17..--Arrived thvCarron, Craw-
ferd, from Bombay ; sailed July 17, and from St.
Helens', September '2B. 114scee, Roan, tram Cal.
cotta; sailed from Sand Head, Jeoe 3; on August
14, off the soatb end of Madagascar, spoke the
Cumberland, South Seaman, bound to Desulatiots
!bland, had lost her Captain overboard.

The Delight, Brown, from N•w►y to Liverpool,
was lost last night—the crew drowned. There Ire
856 casks of butter saved from the wreck.

Letters from Spain mention that MeanerArs, the
distinguished orator and patriot, was in a bad state
of health, owing to the severe confinement he had so
long experienced in the Castle of Alcudie.
Yesterday morning, as Mr. Alderman Goonst-
HERE, Alderman of Chen!) Ward, was cooling down
stairs at nine o'clock, at his house, China-place,
Walworth, he was seized with an apoplectic fit. The
fall aroused his servant, who immediately came to
his assistance. Medical aid was sent for, but alas in
vain ; he expired, to the great grief of a numerous
acquaintance, eta quarter past four. Ile was the Senior
Alderman who has not served the Office of Lord
Mayor, and was the neat in succession to fill the
Civic Chair.
LoRD GARTAGII.—The vacancy in the Peerage of
Ireland, occasioned by the extinction of three noble
families, has been filled up by the promotion of
GEORGE CANNING, Esq. to the title and dignity of
Baron Garvagh. This Nobleman is brother-in-law
to Viscount CASTLEREAGH, having married, in 1803,
the Lady GronGINA STEwART, third daughter of the
Marquis of LONDONDERRY, by FRANCO, sister of
the Marquis CAMDEN. The family of CANNING
are of English origin, but have been long seated at
Garvagts, io the coenty of Londonderry. The Right
Hon. GEORGE CANNING descends from a younger
branch of the Garvagh family.
PHILLIPS, the singer, is about to return from his
musical tour to America, where such is the state of
music, that be was obliged constantly to drill the or-
chestras, to render the performers capable of accom-
panying his songs. Iticczoox was frequently obliged
to sing his ballads without any accompaniment
whatever.
It has been observed by philosophic travellers,
that the passion for play pervades ail ages and
countries, and exists as strong in the untutored
savage, as in the refined European. This is not sur-
prising, when we consider the universal desire
for power and wealth, and bow easily they may be
acquired by the Smile of Fortune; for every person
who now buys a Ticket or Share, may leap into in-
dependence NEXT TUESDAY, when the very first.
drawn Prize will receive one of the Four Prizes of
Thirty Thousand Pounds, in addition to whatever
Prize it may bed rawn.
ANOTHER CHILD STOLEN.—A fine boy, about
19 months old, was stolen from his patent', at 43,
Kent-street, Borough, on Tuesday evening, by a
young woman, of the name of Mary Gregory, who
had lately taken lodgings at the house of the child's
father. Neither the child nor woman have yet been
discovered, although her person is well known. She
was seen on the night of the robbery with the child
iu the Strand.

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To ;BE. EDITOR dot Psi Sr4h3M4ti

Std, —lr We been led to intiks the foiloiillg
mirk. from the fears entertained and ezpressed
Many persons on ibe increase of.Machinety. They

attribute to ibis almost entirely •the many handfed*
tbit are now destitute of emplitpent; and ceitsint
to a seperficial observer, it appears plausible, that
Machinery reduces minual labour, it is the cause *b?
the Labouring Classes are so distressed. But I confess
that I am not of the same opinion with the gene-
rality of people on this subject. In my opinion Ma,
chinery is not the real cause of the People's miseries;
bat that the actual and ostensible source fr 'm which
they emanate, is the enormous load of Teratiori
which this country is burthened with. The :Manu-
facturer is obliged to resort to Machinery or he can:
not sell his goods, the *ages of journej men twins
high. Manual labour cannot be reduced in most

stances, because !he necessaries of life are so high
likewise, and we are told daily, that every thing
eat or drink is so exorbitantly tilted; that it cermet
possibly be cheaper; then what is the 14ain infer.
eine which a than of common sense woold draw front
these facts; but that the !taxation, not Machinery,'
the real evil. }Udine the tales, the prorisions Ps.
ceasary for .er esiatence would then be chespei.-...
manual labour would be propnrtionably low.
and the Manufacturer would then have but litt
reason to use Machinery ; at any rate tiade.
be esterided, our Continental engagements
sad there would Inuit be foetid employment sufficient
for the redundancy e latch at this time is beirofee fire
truly alarming. Surely it it not too tooth to expect
that after the conclusion of a wat or gre.and.twerity
years deletion, that some of our Worthen" slsooid be
removed, and that matt of the itheoate at stresent in
existence shoulA be repealed. The country Papecta
it, and will demand it. let Goteranient abolish
their sinecure and useless Offices of every kind, and
share would be no need of ee large a revenue, a
time of profound peace, as at present exists. To
the new Parliament the eyes of thr country will be
direc,eti ; atql when l consider the many profess.l
independent men who have been iately added td
the list of tried patriots in their country's cause,
think 14m Justified in the anticipation that much
good will ho 'lone; and that the distreases of the
Labouring Classes of society in particular,• who now
feel the until of empiny mew, and n.e by the eat
incie•tse of Machinery almost rendered as negstchl
&moue./ us, will ex:terience that prompt siteistldri
• hick they an im;reriously riemsnd. cannot, con-
clude, Sir, without etpressitig my eartie4 desire, that
we may yet see OA England nut only rootowneri for
military and naval achievements, hut happy £4 her.
self. and that• every Briton may be erts:Joil with
feelings of triumph to exclaim—Tots is the landutall
nativity am, Sir, your humble sersant,
ALNICO&

ROCHESTER ELECTION.

A misconception has gone
.abroad respecting tiel
groends upon which the Freemen of Rochester and
shout 1,, iwiition against the legality of Lord Bin-
sting's return. It is not contended that the eldest sow
of a Scots Peer is personally Ineligible to sit for ass
English County or Borough, for this point, sr has
beets truly stated, was long ago decided and set at
rest ; but it is maintained, that the character of eldest
son of such Peer dot's not of itself constitute a quali.
fication. The Act of the 9th of Ann, c. 5. sec. 2.
provides, that " the eldest sons of Peers or Lords
of Parliament" may sit in the House of Commons
without possessing the landed qualification required
of other Candidates. But at the time of the late
Election for Rochester, the Earl of Haddington, the
father of Lord Binning, was not a " Peer or Loid
of Parliament ;" and consequently hit eldest son
cannot be entitled to the gumption specified in this
Act. Against Lord Binning's personal eligibility no
question is raised ; but, as he refiped to give in a
landed qualification, when required to do so, at
the rime of the. Poll, his Election is void (0 Ann,
c. 5. s. 5.). The Act of Union, indeed, gives Scotch
Peers all the privilees of Peers of England ; but
there is no Act conferring upon the eldest son of a
Scotch Peer, not being one of the Lords of Parlia-
ment, the ezemption respecting the oath of qualifica-
tion which the 9th of Ann confers upon the eldest
sons of British Peers. Even if the Act of Union gate
to the sons of Scotch Peers, which it does not, the sane
privileges with sons of English Peers, still the 9th of
Ann, which is subsequent to the Union, would limit
its provisions in this respect, and grant to the eldest
sons of Peers of Parliament an ezetriptign front
taking the oath of qualification expressly denied to Vie
sons of other Peers.

THE HERRING FISHERY.

Nearly all the fishing boats from the Yatmuuth
herring fishery @rived at Whitby, on Tuesday sea.
night. They hate been upon the whole very success.
ful ; one boat having obtained 30 lasts, and several
upwards of 20 each. The price per last this year
has been 81., besides 801. for each boat steerage
money. The number of boats from Whitby, Hobitt
Hood's Bay, Hunswick, and &silks, is 20. Each
boat carries silt men and two boys. The time usually
employed in fishing is about six weeks. Btippostrtg
then the average to be 20 lasts per boat, the number
of boats 26, at 81. per last, arid 801. each boat steer.
age money, the total produce of tit*• fishery to the
fishermen this year, will be 62301.! 'the proceeds
of each fishing expedition is divided into sit and a
half shares—one share is.assigoed to the owner for
the host, one share to each of the five (nee, and the
half share to the slant man. A new boat casts about
6001. besides 1001. for fishing gear, or 201. per man,
each of the five men contributing his sitar f isbio

tackle. A lee of barrios, it 10,000,

score and tateive to the hundred, so
in fact, 13,230. It therefore appears,
ing to the stated avenge, the estonbbing
6,864,000 //wisp have been takes by 0'
in the short space of silt seeks.

The Isabella, Captain Ron, arrived
yetnerdikyl fcom bet Voyage of Diecovvry.

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