The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-11 00:00:00

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Stroud sad seq‘ltild West-

Tuesday afterserea, while the family were at dinner,
two ruffians had the audacity to break a pane of glass
i■ the shop window of Mr. Fleming, pawnbroker, io
High-street, Wbitechapel, from whence they stole three
11rge silver forks. Two fellows answering the lame
deseription were yesterday steered *bile attempting to
elect a similar robbery at the shop of Mr. Peace,
wateb-maker, in the same street. They were taken
before the Magistrates at Lainbetb-street Police Office,
and were committed each for three months to bard la-
bour in the House of Correction

On the ;7th ult. two women at Pilkington bad a
dispute, and proceeded from words to blows. One of
them who bad a wooden leg, was knocked down by
her assailant, her leg unscrewed, and the cripple un-
mercifully beaten with it by her antagonist about the
head, so that she now lies dangerously ill: the aggres-
sor has absconded.—(.4lancksster Mercury.)

We have the melancholy taskefrocordlng the death
of three young men, who were drowned in this neigh-
bourhood on Sunday last, while bathing. The first
two, named Sears and Edoseads, the former 14 years
of age, the latter 19, were bathing in the morning of
that day in the Upper Mill Pond, at Loose, when
Sears getting oat of his depth the other dew to his
SUCCOUf, and they both sunk to rise no more. The
third person's name was who was 20 years of
age; be was !whist id the afternoon 10 the Medway,
jest below Mr. Balstooe's paper-mills, adjoining this
town.—(Xeidsteme Joerset)
DSATU OCCASIONID UT •re IDlClT...—Thomas Prior,
the unfortuoate nephew, had bees taken into custody
at the time of the mauls upon his mist, and has since
remained is the Oiltspnr-street Compeer, to await the
fate of the unhappy sufferer ; and as by the verdict of
the Coroner's Inteest, he is acquitted of the crime of
murder, on the ground of joviality at the time, it be-
came necessary to determine whether any and what
further proceedings should be taken under the cir-
cumstances respecting him.

A consultation had beeo held with the Coroner,
who was of opinion, that although the Inquest had
pronounced Prior to have been insane at the time of
committing the set, it was important both for the sae
ti.faction sad safety of the commenity, that the fast of
his insanity should be decided epee in a more formal
manner by the Jury of the country, in the event of
which his person would be at the disposal of the
Crowe, and care lakes to place him in such confine-
ment as would prevent him from doing farther
mischief; and he was la consequeoce brought up
yesterday, for final exansiestlea, befit. Mr. Alderman
Bridges.
The provides evidence has already been before the
public. Prom what was stated yesterday, it appeared
that the poor fellow was net born an ideot, bet had
lest the use of his intellects abort twelve years ego, in
coneequeace, as was supposed, of some lajtrry dna* to
the beak'. in an operation performed upon bins by dm
law Dr. Saunders, for the benefit of his eye-sight.
He had, however, always been considered radios as,
silly than mad, and was perfectly harmless is hie go-'
sera' conduct. The result of the examiotatios was,
that Nur was ormolu'd to take his trial at the Old.,
Bailey Sessions.

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The Earl of LAUDERDALE wished that their Lord-
ships should pause befote they passed a measure of so
much importance; nd which required so much conside-
ration. He took a view of the operation of the existing
Act, and contended that instead of providing rniuiterns
' protection price, it bad estalstistse4 11.'41.i-imam He
sempained of the iseousisteery of the Noble Lords "-
FAIN in now turning against their own measure which,
iw 1815, he had joined in portioning. He then read
passage from a speech of the Earl of Liverpool,' 6a the
Motion of the Nanette* of. Lansdowne for a Comoditse
ow ihreign trade, in which .his Lordship expresied* an
Grimiest' that the Coro Bill having paned, no alteration
ought to be made in the sys rut. In this opiated he
coincided. and therefore could net give his support ea
the present measure. He objected particularly to thw
limo at Which it was phrased, us tbire was as stipsaity
toe g, wed ho thersghVieethot,h=latz
re
stnwnew; bli Novo 4. That the Da itweillmillind
tires this dray three mouths." • •
The Earl ofHARROWBY contended, that y sup-
porting the present Bill be Will.gui guilty of no inconsistency,
He conceived that be was gime wore effect to the'ex-
isting Act, by remedying the defects which it eontained,
and vindicated his Majesty's Ministers; sod the Lhat-
usittee from whose Report this measure had originated,
from the charge Pillaring abandoned the princirles
which they had former!), professed. The Noble Bari
Men rd his former arguments in favour of the Hill,
and contended that it would prove highly advantageous
to the British farmer, by preventing unlimited importe-
d*, whenever corn should rise above the protection
price. He was not one of those who wished that the
price of cote should grow as high as 80s.. for
it would produces corresponding rise in the price of
provisions, and as all evils were attended with some com-
pensation, so the present lowness of provisioes had
proved beneficial to oar manufactures.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE asked when such a sam
Resent bad ever been expressed by a Minister of the
Crowe before, that Agriculture was to be depressed
in order to increase the prosperity of maoufactures
The Earl of HARROW BY had expressed no such senti-
ment. He had merely said that there was no political
evil, which, to a certain extent slid not carry some coin-
repetition in itself, and he Illustrated that by stating.
what everyrone knew to be a fact, that the low price of
the necessaries of life bad in sonic degree contributed to
relieve oar manufactures.
Lord ERSKINE thought that it was cruel to turn
upon the Agriculturists now, and to tell them that they
had not suffered from the change in the currency, and
that they would be as well protected with 711,. as they
had been with 80s.
The Earl of OROSVENOR sliechl vote for the mo-
tiou of his NAM Friend. to postpone the further consi-
deration of this Bill for three months. When he found
that it wee petitioned against by the whole Agricultural
Body. he could cot consider it as a measure of relief to
Agriculture, although it was introduced as such. He
thought, on the contrary, that it was favourable to every
other Interest, sate that of Agriculture. There was uo
necessity whatever for legislating at present upon the
snbject, why therefore should there be any objection to
delay, when delay was likely to put their Lordship% in
possession of much information, which though rep.sred.
was sow wasting.
Lord REDESDALE maintained that every Bill found-
ed on the principles of averages was founded on a wrong
principle, as the ge prices returned ores not we
the true prices. But even if these prices were correct,
he should objectto the time at which the present mea-
sure was brought In. If any measure Were necessary, he
should peter throwing the ports opiate the importation
of foreign corn, with such a linty as would enable the
• •Is farmer to meet it in the market.
The Earl of CAENARI'Oi thought that the present
bill would not be more injurious than the Act which it was
proposed to mead: but would entail upon Yarlimnent
the ity of legislating again upon the subject. He
conceived that the existing Agricultural distress was OC•
casioned by the ruinous attempt to restore a metallic
ebrzency ; and understanding that the Noble Earl at the
head of the Treasury would beside to attend on the third
reading piths Small Notes Bill on Tuesday uext, he
ebould then call upon their Lordships to reconsider
That attempt, and the fatal consequences which it was
likely to produce spots property.
The Earl of DARLINOTON expressed his intention
of voting against the Hill. which he considered to be
ill diner 4 ill advised, unjust, and mischievous.
'1 he boom then divide-los the question that the Bill be
✓ead a third time awe.
Contents, 31—Non-Contents, 16—Majority in favour
of the Bill, It
The Bill was.tbeo read a third tirarriod passed.—Ad-
joursted at a gamier past Eight o'clock.
(For She reamdader of Debate, see third poge.)