The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-12-28 00:00:00

NEWBURY PETITION.
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TO THE RIGHT HON. THF. LORDS COMMISSIONERS
OF 'll'4 MAJESTY'S TREAMURY.
Tim HUMBLE PETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED TRADES-
MEN OF THE TOWN OF NEWBURY, IN THE COUNTY
OF BERRI,

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Snowtcru,—That notwithstanding it is enacted by
a late Act of Parliament, that the Assessments on
'Property shall continue in force for One Year.—
Your Petitioners observe with pleasure, your Lord-
ships wile determination to grant relief to the Occu-
piers of Land, whose rents have been reduced,
thereby giving es reason to hope that the same mea-
• sure of relief will be afforded us, who, in common
Kith the Farmers, feel the heavy and oppressive load
of (station.
Your Petitioned respectfully beg leave to call
•yoer. Lordships' attention to a subject, which would
sfford your Petitioners real relief, it is a case
wherein your Lordship? power of dispensation,
without the authority of Parliament, is unquestion-
able. When the Property Tax was brit laid on,
herd was Mt. per tlusAPl ; dorposingThentifiltesees
Property Tar was lift. 'ke 'could, by selling %0
bushels of wheat pay his:Pas, but now he is obliged
to sell 50 bushels of wheat. Now, supposing the
salary of one of your Lordships to be 5001. per ann.
seven or eight years ago, when the salaries of many
public officers were encreased, this 5001. would pur-
chase only 667 bushels of wheat, but the same sum
would now buy alma 1666 bushels, or, in other
words, we are compelled to sell 1000 bushels of
a heat more than we did eight years ago, In order to
pay each of your Lordships' salaries.
The inference and the remedy are obvious.
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, that
your Lordships will grant them relief, and give to
your case and their own your most serious atten-
tion.

On Christmas Day a poor woman, named Roots,
who for several years past has swept the Causeway
of Newington Church, whilst thus employed, was
knocked down by the pole of a hackney-coach,
which passed over one side of her head. She was
conveyed to Guy's Hospital wisboot hopes of re-
covery.
The trunk of a statue was recently dug out of the
ruins of St. Thomas's Tower, which formed a part
of the ancient Abbey of Arbroath, in Scotland. It
is said to be that of Thomas a Becket, to whom the
tower was dedicated.

BATH, Dec. 25.—The Theatre, on Saturday even.
;nil, presented an elegant assemblage of beauty and
fashion, attracted by the magnetic powers of Mr.
SINCLAIR, in the Opera of the Farmer's Wife, and
the Burletta of Midas. Mr. S.'s vocal talents are of
that transcendent kind, and so highly appreciated,
that any encomium we can bestow must fall
infinitely short of his merits :—those who wit-
nessed his performance on Saturday evening,
and participated in the delight imparted by his ex-
quisite taste and skill, will readily admit his excel-
levee. Pray Goody was encored with enthusiasm,
end thrice repeated ; and Love among the Rose; was
equally successful, both in effect and uecution.—
Miss affAsn, in Mr:. Cornflower, looked, sang, and
acted in a manner that left not a wish ungratified.—
The audience testified the satisfaction the evening's
amusement afforded by repeated peels of applause.—
( Balls Journal.)
It is not Mr. D. Mourn who married Miss Syr.
moult, but his brother Mr. J. S. MORIER, the present
Envoy to Dresden. We understand also, that Mr.
Dxvin MORIER is to execute the new Commissions
with which he is favoured, at a diminished salary, on
account of his great appointment of Consul-General
in France.
In speaking of the liberal reduction in the rents
made by landlords to their agricultural tenants, it
is important to ascertain the extent of that liberality,
by stating the origithil rents. The Hon. Mr.
BRAND, M. P. for Hertfordshire, has several estates
at High Faster, in Essex, and in its vicinity, the
vents u;,ors whit h have been about 20s. per acre;
this gentleman Lois made an allowance to his tosiants
of 20 per cent. thea-by reducing the lied to Moot
16s. pet acre.

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