The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-27 00:00:00

ft ATATF

wow
LONDON MARICEIS, boa. 26.
•
Corrox.-Cotton is becoming a farourito article
al speculation, notwithstanding the India Company
ksea declared 26,000 bags for sale 18th proximo ;
the arre prices advancing ; Brasil Cottons td. to ich•
per ib, higkert, no good Pernambuco now offering
nosier 29. td.;' Bengals sell at ,td. and Id. advance
OS the; last East India sale prices, and a few have
'eddied:ld. per lb. higher. The sales of Cotton
slue oar last Report exceed 4500 bar, viz. 1200
kernatabuco 'is. lid. to 24. 2d. the greater propor-
tion at 'the latter; '2OO Maranhams 2s. to 21. Old.;
few.Baltias 25.; 300 Demerara and Berbice 221 d.
togs. ad. ; a few common West India 190. to
11014.;44.,:arriecon 23d. end 234 d.; 1050 Boweds
21d. to AU • and 1600 Bengali Dad. to Ilid. the
latter In bond. Some of the porchases were made by
the skippers; the greater ptopordoo is.however on
'peculation.
as Lifsaroot, AN. 22.-o-Ihe demand for Cot-
tons from the trade• has continued very animated
throughout the whole week, and some business, has
been done in Brazils qa spetelation ; prices of most
descriptions have in consegeence improved alms( Id.
.per lb. The large pelf& sales advertised for yes-
terday were numerously attended by the dealers and
Spinners; there core brought forward 6117 Ben.
-gets, of which 4000 went-toff steadily at 90. to y.
for ordinary to fair quality, 12d. to 131 d. good fair
to good, being a &Cline of abenikid:. per lb. on the
lower descriptiono. 04 761. &trete offered, only,
AN* sold at 13d. to. -1 for very loterior, 'arid
.361 d. to 151 d. good •Isis, • iitt tlemararas so ld at
1112 d. to 9.30. inferior. le gplidair, sod 2o: to
offia. 20. good to very fiat ;,143 Barbadoes 20111. 'to
211 d..-inferior to good ; '313 Tennesseeseat.l9.l to
20d.ond one lot at 21 }d. ; 50 Sin) rues 151 d. to 160.
• Sttaaa.--The business done in Muscosioloes .la-t
week was very extensive; it was estimated that the
• perchaecielteeded 7000 casks; the prices gredoad y
improving: and grimace of Is. was currently realised,
and in several instances the improvement of
.2s. was
obtained. The public site of Barbad..tos Sugar went
off heavily at the reduction of Is. to 2s. per 011.-
i/rood white 921. 6d.; middling, 89s. ; yellow 8111.
to 8854
r There erke extensive enquiries made after Refined
rods last week, both by the purchasers for home
- trade, as well as by the exporters ; Loaves of every
description were particularly enquired after, and the
prices in consequence were Is. to 29. higher.
- Colles.-Ceffee continues subject to great fluctu.
*lions.. On Thursday • further advance of 2*. per
„r*wt. was utilized, and the Public Sale went o with
briskness at the improven,ent - ordinary Jca
Coffee realising 1575.; good ordinary 1595. to 160 s.
and 160 s. gnu to fine ordinary Ins. to 1630 ;
fine ordinary 1633. 6d ; middling 1675. to 168 a. 641.
Towards the close of the week, and yesterday, the
market became exceedingly heavy, though no depres-
sion of .the prices could be stated.
Corso._ There was a good supply of English
Wheat to yesterday's market from Essex. K ant, and
Suffolk, chiefly of the new crop ; there was no life
in the trade, though the whole Supply was disposed
of at lest week's currency ; Rent and Suffolk pro.
duces this year Wheat much superior in quality to the
Esser. There was a fair demand rot the best tam.
pies of high mixed Dantsic or romprenoan mixed
Red Wheats, but in perry ether deocrirtiotr of Fo.
reign there was little doing. There were a few
farmers' samples of new Barley exhibited, the qua-
/4 was very fine, and it was stated 70. was iroltVqi
for one or two parcels. In the Fo.tegii there nac no
briskness; the fine qualities tit for mal•ing would
meet with a ready sale, but there was no such Ba'.
ley offering. There was again an extensive oupply
of Oats, the salvo were by no means brisk, and the
prices of the preceding week were with difficulty ob.
tained ; several parcels of new have arrived, hut
the prices as yet are nominal. The reports of the
"Bean crop continue worse every week ; there was a
further advance of 89. to 100. currently realized --
Grey Pea' .Pere 3s. ; White Boiler% Ba. higher ; the
supply of Peas at market being very limited. Rape-
seed advanced 21. per last.
IMPORTS OP FOREIGN CORN.-The Ports con.
linos open for every description of grain, with the
eaception of Rye.
IRISH Pftovisroms, &c.-Prime Beef continues
In request, particularly Mess, which is getting scarce.
--India Pork, warranted to pass Government
• inspection, advances with rapidity, being required by
the late contractors to complete their deliveries.-
Bacon is in fair demand. Butter continues very
brisk; an advance of la. to 3s. per cwt. has taken
place since our last, and the holders anticipates fur-
ther improvement ; the future prices will in a great
measure depend upon the weather ; a change, it is
believed, would have the effect of producing a de-
cline in the prices of Butter.
OILS.-The prices of Oil continue subject to great
'fluctuations. Towards the close of last week, three
Impresses arrived from Hull, with the intelligence
that Whale Oil bad greatly erirenced in that market,
owing to the arrival of very onfavoerable accounts of
the Davis' Straits Fishery; a great alteration imme-
diately took place. Greenland Oil, which had been
selling at 351. and 361. immediately advanced to 401.
and subsequently to 421. Southern Oil rose con.
siderahly, but not quite so much in proportion.-
Sperm hes advanced considerably: Cod and Seal
Oil have also materially improved. Linseed is little
varied Rape Oil has advanced 41. to 51. on account
of the advance in Galipoli and other descriptions,
and also on account of the high prices of Seed.
Rua, BRANDY, AND HOLLAND,.-There were
considerable sales of Rum effected early last week ;
the prices were rather higher ; no Leewards offering
tinder 39. 3d. ; the demand has since rather subsided.
The prices of Brandy are little varied.
TaiLow•--The first accounts of the Davis straits
Fishery being exceedingly favourable, it was expect.
ed that the prices of Tallow would be aff.-cted in con.
sequence, and would decline; very extensive pur-
chasers however appearing in the marker, the prices,l
In place of declining, improved fully ls. per cwt.-1
The recent reports of the fishery are the reverse ofl
the first statements, the holders of Tallow are inn
consequence rather firm; for all the year Yelleit
Candle Tallow is 765. . to} I
Hors.-There is a considerable seduction in the
prices of Ilor.

..
~.

0- •

~'i
~'

'. „

e;1 : ~ ~

• !"

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, duo. 26.
- .:.• ..Lma...24: (,T
Mr. IL. Crosather, a eery failsinnably dressed
young gentleman, applied for his discharge. lie was
opposed first by Mll t _r. 11, on the part of Mr.
R. Phillpot, an Officer of the Sheriff of London.
The Learned Counsel commenced by interrogating
the Insolvent, respecting the valuation of his ward-
robe, and that of his Lady, which was set down in
the schedule as worth only. 51. 101. 11
Mr. Crowther zeplied, that this was the fell vs.
lee; and adder's /Ist he wakindebted to his brother
for having the ;weer of appearing as well dresied as
he did in (:Dort; bet didis dress could only be con-
sidered as a loan, he not feel himself called upon
to set down its value in his schedule.
Mr. HICATU then showed the Insolvent a bail-bond,'
which he admitted was signed by him and given to
the officer, Mr. Phillpot.
The letter was immediately ecamined by his Coon.'
eel :—He said, that he was an officer of the Sheriff
et London, and had been under the necessity, in the
discharge of his duty, of arresting Mr. Crowther,'
who gave him this bail-bond to procure his release:
He consented, but subsequently found the bond en.
available, and was in the end compelled by the Plain.'
tiff, Mr. Lathpole, at whose suit he had arrested'
l,Mr. Crowther, to pay the latter's debt, which was'
31'91. 'b.; and the coos he espected hourly to be called
on for, which would swell the sum to nearly 501.
The Cower doubted whether the present opposi-1
tfrn !us Irnown on a bail-bond of this kind. .1
Mr, HUTH earnestly contended that it was—and 1
,
on this plain andfair ground, that the opposing ere.
ditor,..Mr.. Phillpot, had taken this bail bond, and
been subsequently obliged to pay the debt and costs ;
he was, iherefeie, pro tango, a creditor, and entitled
to he heard. He was compelled to pay the money as
a surety ; and the Court had over and over again
held, that a surety in the nature of bail was within
the c.,ritt action of the 36th clause of the Act.
The COURT ••••••" It has been so held in cases of re.
cognizance or misdemeanor."
Mr. Heath's objection not being conceived by the
Court to come within this description of recogni.

nee—
Mr. John Weight, a creditor, came forward in
person to oppose the Insolvent, and first objected to
the address which Mr. Crowther stated to be his last
residence, and afterpards to his having removed his
trunks from the creditor's house on a Sunday night
to avoid the payment of an arrear of rent. He also
charged him with a concealment of property of vari-
ous descriptions, particularly valuable dresses and
jewels belonging to his wife.
The losolvetst stated, that he had, for a considers.
ble time, in 1817, lodged with this lost &editor, in
Adam-street, Adelphi, and paid him three gaineas
.aird a half per week ; that he had, about nine months
ago, returned and taken lodgings from him at
two guineas a week. He denied having taken
these lodgings by the week, but by the month ; and
complained that the landlord, after having been paid
the amount of a bill he had sent in, thought proper,
without soy previous intimation, to distrain a piano.
forte for ate old balance of 121. On being treated in
this manner, he instantly quitted the house. lie de-
tried having ever er.) valuable plate, as was insinuated ;
but the plated articles and cutlery which he had, he
was v111.014)(1 t.. sell before he had gone into prison.
His wife's jeaels, and some valuable articles of
dress, also shored the same fate. Some of the for-
m.r were sold after he went to pril/4en, but he had
nothing to to with the sale, for they had previously
been deposited with a person who had advanced
money upon them, and who actually now claimed a
sum of 351. for the loss he had sustained on their
sale. between the sum he had lent and the produce.
The j..oels never fetched 1,0001.-2001. orools
the most teati,ed by them, and that was long lief. was
he had gone to drison. He had himself sold a pair
of hi• wife's diamond ear-rings to Messrs. 'Lindell
and Bridge, for 70 guineas; the rest of the articles
were sold by the person who reckoned him a debtor
for 351, for shout 1251. since he went to prison.
The possession of them was, in fact, for a long
time out of his (the Insolvent's) hands.
The COURT enquired whether the Insolvent (who
appeared to be a professional man) had any books ?
The latter replied in the negative.
The CuouT then pointed out to him the necessity
there was of his at least inserting in his schedule the
particulars of his wife's jewels. and mode oft heir sale.
Mr. Crowther then said, he was compelled to
mention, that he never had any controul over, or
property iu, the jewels of the Lady who went as
Mrs. Crowther—she was not, in fact, his wife. The
greater pelt of them belonged to the Lady before he
knew her.
The COURT ordered the case to stand over until
Friday, for the purpose of having the schedule
amended by the insertion of the mode in which the
jewels were disposed of ; and that notice of the
amendment should be served on the two opposing

caditors.
Charles Devonshire Wilmot was opposed by Mr.
Payne, for obtaining fourteen barrels of flour by
frawtolent means, for which be was to pay ready
money.
The COURT remanded him for this, but held him
discharged from the other claims.
Above seventy catesirtio_hearing this day and

to•morrow.

' .. t. :•

• -- - .
DuesACETIVII QUTIAOI.--These. few' ttigliti petit
,
amid respectablei feinales„. young' and old.; have
been grossly maltreated bye set of idle and disorderly '
boys, who parade the Strand every
,evening after dark
for the purpose. .
Tuesday, at Mr. Dyer's, in Hammersmith, i ser-
Valli tsking up in the yard a lucking pig, indiscreetly
carried it into the stye where the row was, Which
immediately flew upon him, and tore the 'flesh off
one of his thigh, to the bone, and also bit his leg in
a terrible manner. It was with much difficulty he
esraped with his life, and he lies now in great danger.
Tuesday night a gang of villains broke into-Lam.
teeth Workhootte, and robbed the Committee-room
of 591., the whole of Ehich was in copper, in five
shilling papers. The thieves effected an entrance by
breaking open a window, which they got through,
and afterward• by forcing open three doors with an
iron crow, they got into the place where the money
wail deposited. The weight of the property would
require three persons to carry it away.