The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-05-06 00:00:00

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That it is emestial to the harmony, happiness
safety of every civil communlq, that the law a
equal protection to all the members thereof; but, tit.,
owing to the imperfection inseparable from humus ha,
skittles., cases will sometimes arise, where not oaly
the law, how well server intended, is inadequate to the
giving of proteetlos against wrong, but where the
wrong proceeds directly from the law itself; and it Is 10
such a ease (a case to meet which the right of pe#llNpie
ing the legislature is pecaliarly adapted) that year
petitioner now beiesches the attention of your Honour-
able Huse.
That your petitioner has suffered, and is still solikS,
int, great and grievous hardship, and is in danger' of
suffering still greater and more grievous hardship, him
the operation and effeete of Acts pitied by the late
Parliaments, sad particularly from an Act, palmed on
the 2il July, 1819. entitled, " An Act to provide for the
gradual resumption of Cub Payments by the '• Beak of
Ragland."
That in the year 1803, and is the eight Immediate
succeeding yearr,your petitioner purchased and improved
es estate, misdating of lands sod tenements, is the
=if Southampton, at the cost of Writ thousand
Slid upwards; and that, at the close of the above
saowelawsi period, he ;revs a isortgageon the said estate
fir SWIM thessuad pounds.
That, paw ostitieser, swing to circumstances nacos-
troslable by Lim, has sot been able to beep discharged
the thins* due on the said mortgage agreeably to the
letter of the eistract ; sail that-he, having some time
back, gives quiet possession to the mortgagee, bus sow
received a sotilliestion from the mottgageo's executer,
(who has acted with all possible mildness and delicacy),
that this latter must, is doe esocutios of his treat, pro-
ceed to an immediate forsclosure of the mortgage, and
consequent sale of the said estate; and against this pes-
ceedisg„ which, under the present cirentostances, and
as the law now stands, most be raison to your peti-
tioner, and deeply injurious to all who hare claims se
his pecuniary resumes, he earnestly and most humbly
implore, the protection 'drone Honourable House.
It is with extreme regret that you petitioner finds
himself compelled to trespass on the time of voar Ho-
"eureka* House, but, wheal the magnitude of his &offer-
ings shall be duly considered, together with** attcum-
stance that his case is the case of thousasde,teholle suf.
&triage differ from his merely in degree, he hipss that
Isar hos. house will permit him to explain tke assessor
diSim sagarloge, and to Mate the groesde on which he
8808 for obtaisiag that relief, which he most humbly
sob, and which cannot be obtained without the pro-
testing interference of your Honourable House.
That the chief immediate canes of the suffering. in-
jury and wrong, of whisk your petitioner complains, is,
the rise which, sines the mortgage aforesaid was given,
hostas. place in the value of the current money of the
compared with the market-pries of the various
prodempthiss of the laud.; and that this risi in the value
of mosey has been produced by measures and acts of
the late Parliaments, more especially by the act afore-
thilitioned, passed oath* tad of July, 1819; which wee-
mei and acts could sot possibly bay' been in the coo-
letoplation of your petitioner at the time wises the awed.
rparmeeveset aforesaid wee ensile; seitag that, from the
irenoindens which the legislature adopted is 1811, it
was clearly to be inferred, that the current-money 1154
experienced no depreciation at that thee, and that, of
coarse. no law would ever be passed, recognising such
depreciation, and causing the value of money to be
raised, both which have, is effect, been done by the pro-
visions of the aforesaid *et of the 241 of July, 1819.
With regard to the proportion, or degree, of this to
him injurious rise in the value of money, your Petitioner
begs leave to state, that, during the six years imme-
diately preceding the period when the aforesaid mort-
gage was given, the average price of wheat was a hun-
dred and four shillings the quarter; that, during the six
years which bare succeeded the date of the said mort-
gage, the averags price of wheat has been seventy-five
shillings the quarter ; and that, therefore, the measures
and acts aforesaid, relative to cub payments by the
Beak of England, have raised the value of money, as
affecting your Petitioner, have augmented, in fact, the
sum borrowed by him on mortgage, and have, even if the
relative price of wheat alone be taken as the basis of cal-
culation' given to the mortgagee a hundred and four
prods for every seventy-ire pounds lent by Lim to
your Petitioner.
But, your Petitioner begs leave farther to state, that
is order to arrive at a just conclusion as to the degree
of the rise in the value of money, as applicable to the
present case, the relative price of the article of wheat
ought not, alone, to be taken as the basis of calcalation;
but that, if it were not to render the representation of
your Petitioner intolerably tedious, the relative price of
all the articles of farm-produce ought to be exhibited,
in order to form such basis; first, because wheat being
lan article of indispensable use and universal consump-
tion, will generally be the last, in point of time, to expe-
rience a decline in price from a rise in the value of mo-
ney, and will also experience this decline in a less de.
gree than article, with which the community in general
can store easily dispense; and, second, because the price
of wheat is liable annually to be very greatly affected
by the nature of the seasons, which is not the case with
regard to other articles of produce, which require a pro-
cess of years to bring them to a state of maturity.
While, therefore, your Petitioner abstains from a pro-
lix enumeration of these latter, he thinks, that, in bare
justice to his case, he ought to state, that, during the six
years immediately preceding the date of the aforesaid
mortgage, the average price of fat hogs was sixteen
&score, that of &good cow twenty-two pounds, that
of a two year-old cart-colt forty pounds, that of a
South-Down ewe at Weybill Fair, forty-two shillings;
and that, daring the six years which have elapsed since
the date of the afore-mentioned mortgage, the average
price of fat hogs has been nine shillings a score, that of
a good cow twelve pounds, that of a two-year-old cart-
colt eighteen pounds, and that of a South-Down ewe at
Way-hill Fair twenty-five shillings.
Your petitioner does not lay thisstatement before your
Honourable House as being, in all its parts, minutely
correct; but, after the most diligent inquiry and the
most mature consideration, and with an anxious desire
to surpass, in no instance, the boundaries of fact, he de-
clares to your Honourable House, that, to the best of
his knowledge and belief, the statement which he has
here humbly submitted, is substantially true; and,
from this statement it results, that, upon the whole of
these last-mentioned important articles of agricultural
produce, there has taken place, since the date of the
aforesaid 'mortgage, an average decline in price to the
gamest of more than onshalf; whence it will be mani-
fest to your Hosoorahle House, that, if the mortgage
were sow to be paid off, without any regard had to the
change in the value of money, your petitioner would, in
the proportion that the price of land has been affected
by the fallis the price of these articles, hare to nay, in
tact, denble the sum borrowed by him on the said mort-
gage" that, amongst the ultimate consequences, not
to he oielpected is inch a case, might he the
total ruin year petitioner and the beggary of every
amt depcadsst os Tits pecuniary mean!.

that
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Mom. that the possession or soloyateut of any other
Chloe am hemdflokand or secured I that mosey is, to all
°that Maloof popsy. what bleed is to the other COO-
stliesat poets of the animal hotly, tie fuoctions of which
pone asset haver bkied to exist will, or COMO to exist at'
all; that without wormy there can be se centres, re-
itibit:l4: the"l;ll.l„roP2.llll'pri.i2pserl property;
modifies of No anihrect ; that. Wilma value of the mo-
got_be.etallolonbseeptent web* making Bud previous
1.51"1.111ffoulog ofehe eollitaef. the matract is violated
Is the plot moot ossestlal to its jay fulfilment; that the
messy
hkglescrified to he "good mad lawful money,"
most 'eameseorily be Ramat, the tummy
obvtich is is existeace_Ared —ls COOMOOO am ander
the authority of iblisillire at the time of
mskiag the contract ; udisequost step with
Ile tbe fallthsent 4/mutant, might to
Mithlueslanentiteg to the wavy in whisk Ilse mo-
sso maikr. amid net according to mosey of a die-
value ; and that. to adapt a contrary pr' le
qNW be Is introdutimiato Hof harpies and Ifftefite
bokfeess man and time such uncertainty aid itonfusion,
mid to place parties to contratta in such great and con-
'chat peril, that confidence, as to all matters of property,
elowtopeedily be wholly destroyed.
Met. if your 'temperable House comer with your
is the foregoing propositions, as he begs leave
.Mtelll to express his hope that you will, be has only
'Other to represent. that the money sow is circulation
is mot the same as that which was in circulation at the
dim when the mortgage aforesaid was given by. your
petitioner; that the cheap, to him so injurious, is the
Woe of mosey, has boon produced byaleasures of the
look. astbensed by Acts of the Legislature, and by
Ants of dm Legislature itself; that tbese measures aid
ado imould sot (for the reason before stated), have bees
:lit * oessemplation of your petitioner at the time whop
contract was made; that the great and grievous sot-
gs, to which he is subjected is commits with throt-
tles& of others, bare set mimeo from causes which were
oball within his contras,, or spigot the effects of which
i arap of busman predate, or caution could have
him
; that this aim in the value of mosey, the
a the value of knit and the consequent loss to him
eg the progress of this dreadful evil, as well as in its
!Mil result, have not been occasioned by untevaidseee
lOtosasons, by &Hare is crops, by vicissitudeollefeed-
Ouree. sr by visitation of Hod : bat solely and gadgety
lby legislative measures and acts, which have changed
tie value of money, altered the effects of his contract
aforesaid, and which, without my act, on his part, either
of illegality or of improvidence, have, if the law, as it
now stand., be inforred against him, wholly despoiled
your petitioner of his estate.
That year petitioner. therefore, beset-obis, your
Memorable House to take the premises into your intro'•
gent consideration, most humbly prays, that you will
be pleased to afford him relief from his sufferings by re-
doting the current mossy to the value which it hors in
1313, or by providing for a revision and rectifying of
emetracts, or by adopting embodier meows sad measures
as your Honourable House shalt, in your wisdom and
.lotitee.doonsoil Is Irabeet mum. .
Aid your Mideast shall ever pray.

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wu. COBBErr.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

nett., May s.—Came down from the river and sailed
the Clpas, coffins, for Philadelphia; Hope, Pallenson,
for Genoa Sod Leghorn; Margaret, Law, for St. %In-
cepts. Remain in the Downs Severn frigate and Dili-
gence Z. I. pilot yacht.—Wind E. S. E.
PLYMOUTH. MAY 4.—Arrived the Diana, March, from
Ilambro' oil this Port, the Friendschaft, Oeolapes, from
Lisbon for Annterdaui, and the Woffing, Wilbey, fur
Stockbolm.—WinJ E.
FALMOUTH, BlAY3.—Arrived the Ogle Castle ; sailed
from. Bombay, on the 12th of December ; Cape 00 the
loth of February, and St. Helmut on the 24th, for Lon-
don. Sailed the Duke of Kest packet, for Lisbon.
PORTS3IOOTII, MAT 4.—Arrived the Larkins, Wilkin-
son, from the Downs, for MAdras and Beogiel. Sailed the
Defence,_Reenoldson, for Quebec ; and Perseverance,
Taylor, for London.—Wind East.

TIN !morning after the defeat of Ministers on Lord
Normanby's motion for the reduction of one Postmaster
General, the Marquess of Londonderry was seen go-
ing ice Carlton Palace at the early hour of half•past
ten, where he was met by Lord Liverpool (who entered
by the gate in St. James's Park.) It is supposed this
interview with his Majesty was for the purpose of ar-
ranging the answer to the Address, consequent on the
defeat.

We understand that his Once of Buckingham has
signified to his tradesmen in Cueltiagbani, that in
consequence of his Grace's having rednred his rents
to his tenants, they most lower their prices ooe•third,
.)r he will get his articles from London. When his
Grace has dune his best to enfnrco Ministers to lower
their articles, the taxes, ohe•thi rd. he may come to his
tradesmen with a little better grace to make this pro-
pesaL,—(lirekt Ch lOoirek.)
The Mayor and Corporation of the city of Not-
tingliisur have unanimously voted the freedom of their
city to Joseph Hume, Esq., N. P., in testimony of the
I:Mitt:de and admiration with which they have long
viewed his indefatigable exertion* in the cause of pub-
lic retrenchment and national economy, and fur his
unwearied discharge of the arduous duties of a faith-
fat Representative of the people.
Royal. ACADICIIT.-00 Saturday the Anni y
Dinner given by the Royal Academy previous to the
opening of the Exhibition, took place at their apart-
ments in Somerset House. Ilia Royal Highness the
Duke of York was prevented, by his recent accident,
from honouring the entertainment with his presence:
but it was attended by a numerous assemblage of
guests of the highest rank and talents, and the most
distinguished patrons of the Arts. .

FESSALZ Fasolons.—Novelty and Elegance united,
invariably deserve and attract attention • it is therefore
with pleasure we have noticed the prevalence of beauti-
ful White Italian Hats, and swiss Strew LAMA(t‘e which
for their lightness sad richoess of colour arc peculiarly
adapted for the Summer Season.—lntroduced by Wyse,
facing Ely-place, Holborn, and :in, Ludgate-street.
Is addition to the low prices of provisions, a very
material reduction in the poor-rates LAO tskrn place in
several populous parishes: particularly in the exten-
sive parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, where notwith-
etooding a late demand for a county rate of nearly
0001., the poor-rare is reduced from the year 1520
to the present one, 10,490/. 4s. BJ.
The Devonshire farmers expect a good crop of apphs
tbis year.

derry _ .ne agrienttursme
forward this evening. MI the country markets were
well eepplied last week and eilesper. B. R.
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ANOTIaR ACCOUNT.
COM SIMIAN° IL MAT 6.-Owing to the wind being
Ilimeneallakkwe have bad a very large supply of all descrip-
deelesel Wheat since last Monday. and the trade being
WOW, a fall may be quoted of from 2s. to 3.. pet
onnetor upon all kind of Wheet.--Beans are Is,
too qr. cheaper.-Oats are also Is. per
_qr. cheaper, bet •
nias remain as per otre last quotation.-Lpon the whole,
SW Market this Morning was on the decline.
Wheat, (Kent et Essex) Grey .... IP.. to 225.
30.. W69tl. Handl Deans.... Vs. to 23..
(storoik) we. to 635. Tick ditto 204. to 211.
(Norfolk) 40s. to 411. Oats, Potato ets. to 2141.
Rye s!0 t. to 234. - Poland.... 204. to 294.
Barter
Malt .. 414. to 404. F10w....264. to 62.. per wet
White Pew (bolters) Rapeseed aol. to 3'B. per last
9158, to 345.
Stentstemo-maßlete.-There WAS a good supply of
Oxen this mernieg et liarkpl, and some of prime qua.
lily; their price. folly suietain that of last racket
day, bat the inferior sorts were lower. In Mutton the
market was well stocked, and sold axceedingly low.-
Lamb may he tweed 3s. per head dearer thaa oa last
IMonday.-Veal maintains its price.-Pork a. per ear
last quotation.-Tae trade is very heavy.
Beeitts.6.l. to 34. 4d. ;.-listton, 24. to 95 10.1.. ;-Vial,
ns. Ils.;-Pork, at. to 3s. 10). -I..awh, 3s. 64. RS 65-
.
COUNTRY if.tIRICETS A.VD FAIRS.
LRWES CORN Manner. APRIL 30.-White, Wheat,
21. IGs. to 31. s mist ditto, 21. 121.; Red ditto, 21. 4s. to
21. Ob.; Barley, 10e.
At Amulet beast-market, en Tuesday, the supply was
large, and eke demand for mutton very considerable,
leaving bet little unsold. For beef it was not so brisu.
There Wlll • MA show of lambs and calves.
ARUDEL CORN MARRET.-WRINII 71. toll!, per load ;
barley II to 18s. ; and oats, 15a. to Ns. per quarter ;
beam, 3s 6d. per bushel ; pease, 3s. 2.1. per trashel ;
tares,4s. fad. per bushel; hay, 31. Ina. per too ; flour, to.
per gallon.
CHICHESTER CORN 1141ARRILT.-TllO Corn Inspector's
remits for this week are-wheat 41s. 7.1.; barley 16..
M.; and oats. 16s. 6d. ; pease, gds. ; beans, 265. per
quarter.
Chichester beast market, on Wednesday, was prodee•
Ore of a high treat to the citizens; a multitude of pen-
plc were assembled by ten o'clock. The great attraction
was the show of fat and lean stock. The prime stork of
the market met prices satisfactory to the seller.. !wan
stock was marketed in such profasion, as to defy a quo-
tation of their prices.
NORWICH, May 4.-We had a good supply of grain
at market on Saturday, and prices remained moth as
last week.-There was the usual good show of lean
cattle, which are still offered for sale no very low turns.
Large lots of half-bred Illoggetts were in the peas.
COTINTRT. MAT 2.-At oar fair yesterday, there was
a large shew of cattle of all sorts, especially sheep,
beef averaged 3.1. mutton 30. to 4.1. good bursts wero
scarce, and on the whole sales were dull.
Kenilworth fair, on Tuesday, was well attended ; beef
grit from 41d. to 5d.; mutton, 4d.
011erten May- lay fair, on IVetlaesday, was plentifully
supplied with all kinds of stock, but little basilicas was
dime, and that at a decline from the late neighbouring
fairs. Forest ewes and lambs sold as low as 151. per
couple.
At Lincoln April fair, horses continued to sell well
through the week. The sheep fair on Thursday was
larger than last year, but considerably less than some
former years; the show always consists principally of
hogs, some of which were sold as high as 333. (he
whole of the sheep were sold at an advance of 3.. or 4,,
per head over the prices of the late fairs. There was a
large 'hoer of beasts on Friday, which met with a good
sale at advanced_pricet.
WATERFORD M•IIKETS, APRIL 30.-New Butter, of
brat quality, was at $6.. generally yesterday, and in a
fewinstances 6J. to 9J. over was paid ; secoud qualities,
81s. to 02s. Weighed at the Crane oo Saturday, 227
firkins (int lading about 50 of u1.1)-yesterday, 37 firkin..
Bacon Pigs, 225. to 235.; scalded ditto, 16s. to 225. 61.
No change in other articles.
CASTLEBAR, APRIL 22.-As advance in the prices of
provisions, particularly of Oatmeal and Potatoes took
plate in our market on Saturday. There has not been
often so scanty a supply brought to marker, in this town,
as on that day.
It is a very singular circumstance that the first qua-
lity flour upay now be purchased at the Mills, for about
' the same price, per cwt. that was paid in thee market tor
Oatmeal ou Saturday.-(.Kayo Constitution.)

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS FOR REGULATION
OF THE CORN TRADE.

ordinary"
Vori

(!1111 T. LETHBRIDGE.)
That it is expedient, for the protection of the Agri-
culture of the United Kingdom against foreign com-
petition, that the following Rate of Duties shall be
payable, add paid, ol the' irdpurt of.any productions
of foreign countries similar to thoae of out own soil ;
and that, subject to such Rates and Duties, the import
of all such productions shall, whenever the Ports shall
open under the present law, thereafter remain frets
for the import of all such production, viz :
Wheat, - -40 s. per qr. f Hemp, - -13 s. cwt.
Meal, Itts. cwt. f Hides, - - 'ld. lb.
Flour, . • 141. awl. Tallow, • 2Us. cwt.
Bye, • - - 261. tid. qr. I Seeds, • - 265. cwt.
Oats, • • -13 s. rid. qr. Butter, - -565. cwt.
Pease, - - •261. thl. qr. Cheese, - 375. 4d. cut.
Beans, - - 265. 6d. qr. Poultry, 331. per cent. ad
Barley, Bear, or erito/e,4 according to price
Bipt, • - sos. guar. current.

Wool, - Is. lb.
Flax, • - • 21,/s. cwt.
All things not eoutneri

Apples, - - ilk. per bush.
Pegrs, - is. bush.
33i. per cent. ad valorem.

Puce or PeovistoNs.—Good beef was sold in
Newark market, on Wednesday last, at at per lb.'
so early as two o'cluci in the afteruoun.---(Noaiegrio.4
Review.)
A correspondent, in a letter dated Thorn.lay, May
2.1, 1t122, says, " As a proof that we are gone back,
or nearly str, to video times, a great goeutity of butter
was brought this day to Biogliatn tuarket, one basket
•f which, containing twenty pausal, was sold fur fire
shillings !"—(Jiid)
. .

ha contract for supplying the prisoners is the
House of Correction, Salford, with bread end beta,
for the ensuing nine months, was entered into on
Wetlneeday week; the former at a fraction under I.
fur 20 ounc,s, and the latter at 21d. per pourid,—.
(Nat cheater UW1141114 )

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