The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-03 00:00:00

The ptoposition of Senor Tenn for the laying on
of heavy taxes en some of our foreign plods, and'
for prohibiting others from being imported under any'
form, is considered, as directed against the commeres
of England ; and we by no means wonder the Portu-
guese did not think of imposts sooner. England
charges Is. to is. 6d. a gallon duty nn Portugal wine,
and a proportionate impost upon other goods from,
thence; we have long objected to this, as well as to'
:he heavy duties laid upon French goeds,.orhich effec-
tually excluded our manufactures from the Continent,
and filled our workhouses at home. England is but a
speck upon the earth, while her machinery is greater
than that of; all Europe, and how foolish must those
wise-acres be, who would not encourage the importa-
tion of what we cannot produce ourselves, whether
this be wines, or raw material; the latter being
in this case. exported in a manufactured state, forms a
jest equivalent for the importations. Iyere a liberal
policy adopted, the rate of exchange would he at all
times in our birder, and our Treasury the immediate
receptacle of the precious metals. The Bank-note
system would not them fix a false price on the neces-
saries of life. The expensive inhabitants too of pa-
rish palaces, would be sufficiently employed, and there-
by save the country above 6 millions annually. But
why should we trouble our readers with what we have
been dinning in the rears for the last 17 years. To
preach to ministers is the preaching to the wind.

Yesterday Mr. Mares, the King's Messenger, arrived
in town with dispatches from Brussels.
An Admiralty Alessenger was leaving the Admiral-
ty about three o'clock yesterday afternoon ; but his
journey was countermanded, supposed to be occasioned
by some despatches brought by Mr. Mares.
Advice. from Brussels, Oct. 26, say :—lt is certain
that his Britannic Majesty, on Isis return from Hano-
ver, will stop one or two days in this capital. It is
even said !hat our King and Royal Family will come
to Brussels to receive him. Lord Clancarty, the Eng-
lish Ambassador at our Court, has already arrived
from the Herne to attend upon his Sovereign ; and
the necessary p .eparations are making in his hotel with
all diligence.

Accounts from the frontiers of France state that all
the young men of the class of 1819, who are sum-
moned to complete the Cavalry, and the chosen rom-
pieties of the Infantry, have just received, throughout
France, orders to juin their regiments in a few dap.
A great number of them are already on their march
for their respective destinations. On the other hand,
some Regiments in garrison in the interior, are on
their way to the Pyrenees for the purpose of reinforc-
ing the immense Cordon, which is established from the
Ocean to the Mediterranean.

Letters from Batavia continue to give the mast
&filleting accounts of the ravages of the " cholera
morbus" ist the island of Java :—they state that the
number of deaths at Semarang is from 400 to 500
daily, and about 20 at Sapara. In other parts of the
island the mortality is equally alarmiag. It has already
appeared in the district of Sonracarta. Its effects are
everywhere terrible, the patients being carried off in
the time of four to eight hours. Though the Europeans
hasten to quit the places infected, a greet number of them
have fallen victims.
The Ministerial papers of this morning seem ex-
tremely anxious to contradict the statement which
was given yesterday. that the Lords Justices had been
engaged at their last meeting in the consideration of
some important business. The meeting. it is asserted,
was only the regular weekly meeting: it lasted the
sena' time. from one till between three and fouro'clock,
and their Lordships were only eugaged in signing of-
ficial documents, and among them a proclamation
which is expected shortly to appear, for the issuing of
farthings of a sew coinage. The Duke of Yurk, it is
said, who has attended every meeting. except that of
Thursday last, was not expected, and is not expected
is town for a week to come. As to Sir Richard Birnie
being io attendance at the Council Office where their
Lordships set. and Mr. Stafford with him, it is af-
firmed that Sir Richard Birnie was in his office in the
Secretary of State's Office fur the Home Department,
where his official duties call him daily in attendance as
Chief Magistrate of the Police, and that Mr. Stafford
was not present, being confined by indisposition. No
peens, it is said, was in attendance on their Lordships,
except Mr. Uoulburu, their Secretary, and no mes•
stinger was sent off from that, or any of cite other offices.
On Wednesday last, came on the election for an
Alderman of Norwich, to supply the vacancy occa-
sions, by the death of Dr. Rigby. Mr. J. Ives was
proposed by George Morse, Esq.; and seconded by
Mr. Jou Herring, EN. and Mr. Grimes, and Mr.
T. 0. Sprisgfield was proposed by Messrs. Sparshall,
S. Beare. aid W. G. Edwards. Polling soon com-
menced with great spirit, and continued till the after-
noon, when the numbers were declared to be—fur T.
0. Springfield. Esq. 430; for Jeremiah Ives, Esq. 265;
Majority 162.
1.1
The combination of the Colliers here has produced a
Ilameatable catastrophe. It is sow ascertained thakthe
man mentioned in our last as found at the hottest of a
coal-pit, has been inhumanly murdered. The unfortu-
nate individual was one of those engaged in the combi-
nation, but he bad obtained liberty from the Committ

of Delegates, who sit permanently at Westmuir coal-
work, to work for a week, to finish a previous engage.
meet, at former prices. It is supposed that some col.
tiers, from a distant work, having heard that he was at
work, and not knowing the cause, had watched his mo-
tions, and, alter having murdered, had thrown his body
into the pit to avoid detection. We lope the local au-
thorities will exert themselves to bring to light the per-
petrators of this diabolical deed, and also put an end to
all such eombinations and conspiracies, at once destruc-
tive to the lives of individuals and dangerous to the
peace of the community. A reward of 100 guineas is
ellerered to any person but the murderer who shall be the
means of securing those guilty of this deed.--(Wessor
"Gorier.)
At a dinner given, a few days dace, by Mr. Ex-
Serif Williams to the Lord Mayor and the principal
Musters of the Corporation, on takings farewell to tb
Shelaalty, the party were modal's over Madeira,
ihmagnigs.aad Claret, when the CINIBISOM401111•111 was
ealled epee by the ga-Sherilf ter a song. a Oh, no,"
Abe, my mks is sever beard bet le very discordant
MM." " I beg year pardon," replied Mr. Browaos 1
have heard it transport imay."
After the close of the Middlesex liessioss, there
were se less Asa 141 primers discharged from the
New trim, Clerkeewell ; where 190 still resale.

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