The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-18 00:00:00

lA)NDON HOSPITAL.

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Y:1. BUXTON will commence LisSpring COUt se
of 1.1..ctu aLs lin the I'KACitCE of MEDICINE,
as Weihtaiy. the Tad iu,l.
!..u. particul •rs inquire of 11r. Price, A putlircary, at the
; or of Dr. Buxton, 135, Friirliuicu.,tri•et.

A 1)1( TAGEO (I S t)1-FER.
4 MAN, who has been a number of rears 'sta.
htiolcii in n Atemeel iirofes,itnt (not a 511911; 1.11" any ri,k),
all rt•aitiy on 111T011111 .of h 4 Arent age. Hi,lrr, t
it in favour of any active Man, who eta ettlionantl from
• the Adt clatter hill roitoinite Stith hitt totet.evor n ftivi
.. to inbtruct, and introduce 111111 it Itas yer brought iu
.I..l7‘ear. _ _

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11:quIrr for A. B. nt the Seven !Vino., Bromlev, tient Bow,
; if by letter, pout-pakl, %ski; real mink- and ad-
Ca ••, or i% ill not be ooticcil.

LECTURES ON MIDWIFLRY.
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.

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M Eillt EMAN Will commence his next
.117 cOUlt ot ',cc:l.l'lll:s ihr Thecirs and Praiduce
\111)%1,11,1:It y...d.inFetwite 1)151 Asi..s.
ut 11,e 11ON DA Y, the 'Atli 01 January,
tt, I.) o'clock in the forenoon.

1'1111(111am may be learnt at Dr. Merreann's Immr, No. 9,
turi.m-41reei, blay-fair I and of Mr. Cla3tuu, .Iputaecar), at
r

TO HE SOLO BY PRIVATE CON ritAcT
ONE Thousand Two Ilundred and Forty-five
0A K rit ELS, of dittirent dimensions, standing in King-.
lull Wood, l'ari•le of Plum.tead, Kent 4 nlsii 43
nt very large dimen.iow, at East Wickham. A conbidmahle
quantity of Underwood is Kingshill Wood.

Wdli.tat 11av idiot), at the Gov Earl of Warn irk Innt Wel-
lirC, Mill .how the Thither and Underwood ; and Particular:.
m:,‘ he Loon it by applicat. to Adnm Nitut a), Surve3ur nud
I. r,rl Agent, 3. l'lckrt-queet.

TO !IL St 11.1) liY pitivATE coNTity.T,
11, LEASE of Fourteen Years of a very excellent
N I'SBUR Ir, near Si. A lhans,
Mritsl c imprismz a wood itise, offices, garde'',
;mil .104 :WITS of meadow, pastime, and arallie Lind.
eery ntudi al:rpte•d IA the turnip husbatiAry. Immediate pus•
se-:mi may be had.

Flif further Particulars:T:oy (if by letter, po,t pill) to
Atoll Nlttrra,, Surveyqr Laud Age t, 3, VIC kct-Atcci,
Tem idr I tr.

TO BE SOLO BY AUCTION,
Yalu tble Collection of Pieturei.
By Mr. W 11.11 A ,
At the Anrtinn Mari, nu TUI•:S DA YMS N
EXT. January 214,
and ‘ll. hDNI'`WAY, Jaaaary 22d, 1612, at Tttchc
Clock precisely.,
A GENU E: and Valuable Collection of
-Ell PA I NTINtli, by the following ebteemed Martens,
nti, kr, Murrillo. Tcuiem. Blootlri, P. Yerotte,e. P. W
Old Frant,,, Ciooli, I I olthimn, Jan de M abuse, no-
wt', Schalck.n, Laudon. VMI r0..1, Amite, MorlAnd, To% n,
kathbone, %It d.on, Zleelreili. It einaglr, &v. &c.
May be eued Mtu.,lareeedmg the Sale, and toes had, at tid. each, of .Jr.y p
NO. j, iu the Auction
ALM

To Market Gardener-, Green Grocers, Green Carters,
and (Iter-.
fiv It Ir. J. cocifitAN,
()0 the Premise., Wand-worth-rand, Vane-
Lill, on 'I ti Ult 1).1y. the Alit, of January, lel% and fol-
laake day (if not all Bald the fii•t), at Eleven o'Clock,
CONSISTING of fine coleworts, tit for imme-
NJ (lime market, With a large quantity of flue celery, both
krill !cs of dlierent ages; cabbage plant., savoy., mushroom
b'es, fruit-trees, currant-trees, news for pottlag, red cabbage,
ntg ca, 111111°""111,6 hell and hand gl.:se•s,, garden tools. and
ants, which will be tend without any rrter%e.
fe he siet,ed till the. Sale, and Catalogue!. :tad oil the Prom-
-4" ; and at the Three Goats' Heads, near there; at the dif-
,f7rcia market;; and bf the Auctioneer, No. 7, Duke-street,
lm-benar-suttare.

IIA ZA RD, BURN and Co. Steick.Brokers,
No• 91, dui ul I N.t hitoge, rcirectfuttv solicit the Public
to lite SCIIENIL of the ent-uhlg LOTTERY,
'Which c •initios
Prizrs X2‘ODO
of 6.trJO
`2 . ..
And others of LOW!. &if dec. down to '2Ol.
Amounting in the whole to 12i.1.0,101.
And unlit TWELVE TIIOUSANI) TICKETS.
THIS imle Lottell ry will be drawn tut TUESDAY, the 2151
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An Account was presented of the State of the Population of
England, Scotland, and Wales, from the year 1801 to the present
year, with a comparative statement of the increase during the
period of the eleven years.
On the Account being brought up,
Mr. ROSE rose to make some observations upon
the improved state of the population. The Right
lion. Gentleman stated, that-not any account similar
in form had been taken before the last ten years, for
the origin of which, the Public were indebted to the
Right lion. Gentleman in the Chair. The enumera-
tion which the account now presented furnished, af-
forded an opportunity of making a comparison of the
increased state of the population of England, Scot-
land, and Wales, by which it would be seen, that in
the course of the last ten yttra as increase had taken
place of about one million and a half of souls. The'
computation which had been made iii consequence of
the returns, would give an increase in the ratio ofl
about 14 per cent.. in England ; of 13 per cent. in
Scotland; and of 12 per cent. in Wales; furnishing
thereby an addition of strength to the Empire, which,
considering the present situation of affairs, must he
highly desirable. The total number in England,
Scotland, and Wales, in 1801, when the first census
was taken, was 10,471,000 persons. In the present
year, the numbers were 11,910,000, making an in-
crease upon the whole,during the ten years interves-
lug since the first Act passed, empowering the proper
persons to take the account, of 1,139,000 persons.—
This was a source of great satisfaction under the pie-
sent circumstances, when the vast drains which the
army and navy necessarily required came to be con-
sidered. lie was aware that it 'nigh, be objected to
hint that this increase might, and in fact was attended
with evil consequences in one point of view—namely,
that the war having continued so long, very naturaly
prevented the encouragement of our manufactories,
and that consequently great numbers of persons were
unemployed. It was true, and the fact was deeply
to be deplored • but he trusted it would be very ge-
nerally admitted, that though in many instances great
numbers were partially out of employ, yet that it
was of more importance to the country when en-
gaged in war, and war of such a nature as the pre-
sent, that the population should increase. It might
be said that the means of subsistence for so large
an increase was dimin:slied within the country, but
then they drew large supplies from abroad, and
it was lamentable to think, within one year, not less
than 4,6.!50,0001. was sent out of the country to
procure food for the sustenance of its inhabitants.—
The Right Hon. Gentleman then referred to various
documents descriptive of the imports in grain, and
stated, that the increased consumption of wheat was
greater than the consumption of any other sort of
grain. With a view to remedy the inconvenience re-
sulting from the admitted scarcity, he wished to sug-
gest what would operate as a substitute for the deli- i
ciency in grain produce, by recommending the culti-
ration of potatoes, which, in the parish in which he
lived, in Hampshire, he had tried with good effect.
There was another source of sustenance, which, to
be sure, was not much attended to, and which
the poorer people could not get supplied with, he
meant fish. If the fisheries were attended to, much
of the inconvenience now complained of would be
removed. In his parish, he had been able to af-
ford to the poor, 2211b5. of excellent potatoes, and
nine good herrings, for 15d. These two articles
were, therefore, in his opinion, every important con-
sideration (and lie hoped Gentlemen would turn the
subject over in their minds), as connected with the
increased population of the country. •
Mr. BROUGHAM participated in the satisfaction
of the Honourable Gentleman, on account of the ra-
pid progress of the population of the country. He
did not, however, mean to enter into any extensive
discussion at present, but should merely throw out a
few hints that occurred to him on the subject. And
first, as to the fact of the increase, he was not pre-
pared to admit, that this great apparent increase was
a real one. The first time the census was taken, it
was a novel measure; and the whole of the machinery
being thea first set to work, it was not to be sup-
posed that it could act with the same accuracy as
now. There were other reasons why the enumera-
tion could not be taken with so much accuracy at
first ; he meant the prejudices that were entertained
against it, particularly in the more distant parts of
the country. Many of the people there thought
there was some evil luck in numbering the people, a
prejudice probably founded on the Old Testament.
He entertained little doubt, bat that to the'removal
of this prejudice, and to the superior expertness of
the machinery set to work, a very considerable part
of the increased produce of the present census was to
be ascribed. There were, also, other causes which
induced him to suppose, that the increase was by no
means so great as appeared on the face of the returns.
These were the wastes occasioned by war, the pres-
sure of taxation, and the failure that had taken place
in many of the manufactures, Even supposing, how-
ever, that the increase had been as great as was re-
presented, it be reasonably doubted, whether
the advantages arising front it were so great as the
Right Honourable Gentleman seemed to imagine. To
view this subject correctly, he should like to have
also returns of the increased amount of the Poor
Rates. This was, perhaps, of as much importance
as the Population Returns, in order to form a pro-
per estimate of the general happiness of the people.
'the increase of numbers did not always indicate an
increase of the happiness and of the real resources of
a country. The Honourable Gentleman had then
called the attention of the House to the circumstance
of our being now au importing instead of an A.--

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