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

the Sbtatesintan.

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LONDON:
MONDAY IVINING. 11• I
.6, 1822.

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STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The market appears to he steady this morcer,
owing, no doubt, to the Dank Directors waitial at
Ministers tomorrow, after WA* some Sectestiess
are expected to take plate. Reels* informed that the
revisits from the Stia of April. sip se Saturday night,
is 300,000/. more than the corresponding spunk aim
year. Consols an at present 7811 for the Acoact,
and 78e{ for Money.
Policia:4 NARKS?.
There is not nisch business transacting in t.e
above market this morning.
Spanish Bonds new and Old fliji
Prussian Sett sellers.
Danish py
Neapolitan
Old Columbian, es-dividend at per.
New
French fuads , 56-90 Cum.

I

STATIC Or Tne Conaester.—Oor readers viii re.
collect that on Thursday last a petition tru present-
ed by Mr. DLNISON from a Mr. Tirhon, consplaioieg
of the distressed state of the landed interest, stating
the monstrous fall in the value of laud is his own is.
stance. That petition stated aothing were this was
stated two years ago by Mr. COIIIIIIIT in petition to
both Houses of Parlismest, presentee' to the Ueda by
Lord H sad to the CUINIMOIN by Mr. COK2;
and which we think cantalasa esesteatisfactory illustrs-
tioe of the slime of acts of the legialatere, giving as
instance of complete and total lose of estate, Ming
caused wholly and astir* by theme acts, "which
" could not possibly have bees ia also coatesplatioa
" of the petitioner at the time whoa the mortgage.
" contract was made," T►e statements in th.s
petition cannot be denied, by which it is proved that
the produce of a. «we of 38..0e posse had talk*
in values Silt that it Would Yet pay the interest spout
13,009 pounds, eves two years aro; and that this fall
in its value had bees causal Ly measurer sad eels of
Use late Parliaments sad more eopeeially by tie Jet
pennies the2d July, 1819. This is proves, we tbielr,to
the satisfaction of any man of a bead mod ly titer
(we beg hie pardon, we forgot Mr. Ric.aano); scd
are only surprised that the Learaiid and Honourable
Mr. Serjeant (heehaw should tell es, in answer to Mr.
Talcum's petitioa. that " the pet' Hosier had made 1:t
" ow. bargain," and that "contri mien must be taken
"to have contemplated CGAStgle.liteti." For answer
to this, we refer to this Petitieri of Mr. CitaRTIT,
which will be fossil in. another Dart of. oar piper.
We unierstaad, that, bier Parl4ansent shall attend
to his polities or sok a/Sr. Cmaniirr is resolved to
protest against any Mlle of his at tie that may be at•
tempted under tlepremal I nos ;alai ire to the currency.
Perhaps the laws about le he posse if, may rectify the
matter, and pat mortgagee and 10011gagee upon a fair'
fooling. In the meanwhile we beg our readers to at-
tend re the petition ; fir, we snare them, that the
remedy, which it melts, will besought of the present,
or of a future, Parliament; sad will continue to be
sought till it he obtaised. Whatever a re.for.ued Par-
liameat shall iseet, it will sot fail to do justice io eases
so Ilagrast as this.

THE CROPS.
We Lase had, simile Saturday, an opporteni:} of
seeing the growing cern and grass in Kent; as fur
oven es Feecrehens. The wheat is eery flee and ge-
nerally about a feet high. Rye one is fell cur; a
thing, we believe, sever before known in linglaed at
this wagon. The early white pea-fields in full biotin..
The closer-fielde from eight incises to twelve inches
high. The Lccecua (very Ise) ceitiwg sip for :rce3
food in several plettec Tbe bean-fiehis !ix to ef-hi
incises high. MI the core 49114 o*eeedingly well.
The sherry and pear orchards sAtddieg, gel), Lleeet.
The plums hay, shed their's. The apples about half
oat in full bloom. The barking of the oak trees
fieisked ; though, we have often known it not bogie
till the 20th May, and sot end till the first week in
Jose. According to present appearrices the harvest
will be very early.

' The extracts trout the Clare Juern7l, tt!tir► Appear
in the Deblie papers arrived to-lay, pn•uot .itch a
picture of distress as is quite appalling. From d.•
tailed reports which have been fit.mi•!.ea by the cleritr
mid gentry of the respective he ror,ies and p trishcs, it
appears there are more than -10,illX1 individuals totany
aesthete of provisions, an I witliont the Unitas of pi:-
chasing , beside' many thousand ott.+r+ who retrtire
immediate assistasce, bit may be able to reply after
harvest. As a sample oT these reports, we give that
which relates so the Barony or pariah of Clans Abbe r.
ei.aam —1,179 I nhabitants hare app;iefi to :he
Committee for assistance, many of whom art reduced
to One tate►l a day for a eonaid•rat'le time. On the
church door of this parish the rtil....vtog notice was
foetid the Sunday previous to Easter; we y it r it ser-
iatim and without any alteratior in orthogrsp v. as s
comaider it from its masmicity a most paa•otft.t aid
itr-
thaticc appeal to humanity:—
" Good 'heritable Q 0 Ilit sr."
• " The poor 'habitual' a• 1 l'l*re i* artily at r; r:• !ly-
ing mono me.il la the'Day sad that lame a 1511..a.4.4

vs are is hopes reedit doe something for nesse of heed.
n. aill sctilv Use with bearer If ye Dent lack to as eat
of band as them that ►ae a little family mast Rob before
The die with huger before their Face. As the are half
pt' before."
le oddities, says the woe paper, to the extracts
gore given, we have hoard several iestauces of
rreirbel families drivels to ski necessity of killing
their ugly cow for food, from the cries of their stare.
is! childres, sad ►aving no other means of appeasing
thrir banter• The typhus fever, which is g Ily
the rompa•i.tn of famine, has made its appearance I.
truer.) ports of the toiletry.

ttrn►ri? 01, a LIITTIR ►Rex MARCH n.
Attempts hare been made in our newspapers to con-
,qt the proposition to recognise the emancipated pro-
,ea of Spain into an act of great political intre-
pidity and cut consequence ; but in truth, all danger
in doieg free abroad is past. Something is said
Fort of a strong sensation amongst the foreign MI-
&Am sear oar Government. It is. however. impos-
t they should not have expected the measure. and
FA J•saht, ere loagooloo of the Sumatran Governments
iv: follow our example; bed constitutional Spain eats-
Fot kplue with the Holy Alliance. for any purpose
ind t►e way herself speedily make a virtue of 'otiosity
„ twines lig all pretensions to transatlantic empire.
Ado the Autocrat at all the Russia'. he has no pre-
logy or terrors on this side of the water. nor has be
leper soy charms. It is expected soon that
we.. will recommend the recognition) of t►e
artrimmit of Hayti, the ledependenee sad peace of
etch hive been established for am"! years. witimat
or leanest violation of the laws of nations, or the
dines of a Sovereign State.

Paris papers to the 4th iastaat have come to heed,
,afloat hriegieg any intelligence respecting the great
pets at Mee in the Bast. One of these )*ornate,
hoverer. costaias a belled. of the HeHeide Gower.-
soot relative to the advantages lately gained over the
Torkish lent. The battle appears to have taken place
ea the 4th of March, and ea the 7th, the Greek fleet,
midis{ itself of its victory, proceeded to hares,
sham it &nod 24 ships of the enemy, some of which
nwil themselves within the castles of Lepanto, and
tM remainder were set on ire. The Gazette de Lyons
Nis, Nat there is a letter from Marseilles, dated April
• *lath brings intelligence that the reported laser-
adios of the Greeks in the lonian Islands, evilest
is English High Commissioner, was coa6rened ; ►at
tie Peris paper which (motes the paragraph, places
els faith in the report. An article from Peterelearg,
April 9, states, is a semi-elide, Sores, the grenade
spa which the Emperor bag altered the Tariff relativel
atrassis, and deternsfeed thattbe free trade in certain
snicks r ith that power, under the Convention of the
11l of December, 1818, is to cease* the end of the
sorest year.—" At the Coagress in 1815." this semi-
&Ml ehservn, " all the Powers were anxioas to re.
hem limpets emneseree from the yoke under mita
it !she■nd fo: ten consevolire jeers previon4; heft
Basis elect *handmaid the prohibitive system."
Ballast' preserved hoe's ; Austria remained faithhal
the rale of protecting hoc. satire ladataby Kaiser
er 'mom aslestted new preciosity*.; and the
sperm thinks it right to follow the example of other
alum, rather than be the only loser. Respecting the
cat/ oifranee we lad fresh symptoms •f distrust,
and nom. Letters from Bordeaux of the 29th April'
q—• There were seised yesterday worming in the
tine three chesty, containing each 23 markets; the
Mats were conveyed to the house of the Lieateoant-
festral Coins's/idiot of Division." The ilositeor
esuies two proclamations of the King, dated May 1,
elosiog the Sessile of the two Chambers ; and an
Oriscoanee for convokin' then, on the 4th of June.
tie Talkie, the French Misiater of Elastic', has &d-
-ittoed a circular to the heads of t►e 1/11i011111 branches
dotasury ent;tl.,yreent and patronage, directing them
bull spun all the subordinate agents ander their
oatrosl, to give their votes aad interest to the Minis-
kul at the apprmichieg elution. Thiel
dealer has caused. asireat sensation.
Fatten Fcxoe.—Tharskap, Fite per Cents., 871.
Cc.; Bank Stock, 1,.5 sf.

A correspond's' informs us, that his Majesty's pre-
?tuitjoureey to the Continent will not take place so
tsi as was expected, !Tell if at all. There are eerie
mop rumours dont con bected with the pestponeMent
t~utos"--(ifferaiog CArthoiefe.)
Triterday the Lord Cheeeeiler aid the Marquees
ilesilenderry had andiences of the Kin.
Moot 70 persons, chiefly farmers and their fa-
c7, passed through Lintels, is the 'Adelson of
la waggons, fur Liverpool; in their way to the
ti* States. These persons all came from the pa.,
1.4041t0n, about serea milt, from Lincoln.
h 14411 pariah, between Lincoln and Boston,
tE'ir;:g of six or seven farms, there were executions,
"tb
No:se of last month, in four of the farmers'
14". The itoc4, fcc. was sold fur a mere trifle.
Lott tx MoNuonsemialt.—We learn by The
fries! Mcrearry, received to•day, that the riots
Itrsoothiliire Lave by no means dimielshed during
lb tell. A meeting of the magistracy. at which the
lailintesant of the county presided, was held on
Nolsy loot, and a enmity rotating is to be held en
Nay over, to take into consideration the distressed
ri diitorbed state of the district. Oa Thursday last
ittrrugetnent having heels made for conveying some
Nuns of coals to Messrs. Harford and Co.'s Iron
;41.• the rioters, who bad broken up the roads in
Oboes places, utet the military in open contest ;
Ailkfere they were dispersed one man fell from a
tad the soldiers, and several were wounded by their
°V is,

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Sasis..7 potatoes to Ireland, would some time since.4re •
ma.led as oily as sending coals to Newcastle;
Wes learn that the espoitation of this sow g I
*tide if food wow Yes:once to Cork has been earned
Martereral weeks. On Sunday last, the Ellen, Oats,
44*. tailed trith a third cargo of potatoes, from the
4lter hat the latter port. A coasidarable quantity of
Mlersway be (Awaked in this county, without any
Qtatesience to the inhabitants; fine now potatoes
ker•lli;igat Penzance at from IL s. Is. 44. al
Briton.)
NO the sth of January, 1791. fur si. Fe.
1 19, when the ports last cloned against the
"I"tilioa of foreign wheat, there were Imported
es (neat Britain 15,192,7411 quarters, Wbifkgfrs ss
'llge of 542,55.; quarters annually. i