The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-18 00:00:00

The beneficient effects of the late suriir ising events
in' Russia have been already felt with a rapidity n
no
less surprising, through many, if not most, of the
channels in our chief commerce. The rise in the
money market, on the price of the Omnium,
though considerable, is comparatively small when
! contrasted with our other markets, viz. those of
Colonial Produce; and yet more, those of our
Hardware, Woollens, and Cottons. All those
have risen (particularly the latter, and above all, of
Ithe manufactures of Manchester and Glasgow), at
i once twenty, thirty ray on some objects, evm
l fifty per cent. The unmanufactured cotton also his
increased in price, too and three pence the pound'
Now if such beneficent effects result, as they
from this onb partial imperfect opening for our trade
(an opening of a single instant and a single spot!)
what would they be if it was general and complex,.
through every place and time—through the who;,.
Continent of Europe and through the whole world
Should we not at mice be sure to recover our toil:.
with the whole Continent, our trade through the
whole world ? For this blessing, this series of
blessings, what is wanting but peace?—and whel
can the auspices be better to begin upon the rests.
ration of peace.?
The • Tragedy .of Damascus is getting op with
much splendour at Covent-Garden Theatre, for the
purpose of introducing Mr. BETTY in the arduous
character of Photos.

Ou Monday neii, being St. Thomas's day, ward.
motes wilt be held in the different wards for the elec.
tion of Common Councilmen for the year ensuing.
There is an opposition in severokwards; iu Ewing.
don Without there are four new Candidates. The
wardmote will be held this year iu St. Andrew's

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Church, Holborn.
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sklered as better, but on Wednesday night he had a
dan.
gerous state.
men, Council was held, at which a,
• .ConessoN Cqu NC I L.—Yesterday
PtlironpheiPay.till:
aotrarftehuneiittiihmn:tio. :co:en.
Crseiodamee mmCittiotorneenm.
re' Committees
ihatit wowgerhetihcherecelvedand
occupied themart.te:Diwoulio: tliGenCosigurst,ww:tTkereasßotpro:
and Clerk. to the Commissioners of Lieutenancy of
the City of Loudon, was called within the bar, sod
enamined with regard to the balances which had not
been brought forward in several accounts passed it
the Quarter liestioos. Mr. Sierru showed that he
had.acted merely in conformity to the instructions
•of -the Commissioners, and that his conduct in that
.respect was free from all imputation. His statements
-Arent* however, to confirm thosubject matter of the
*vent, as far as related- to the. balances withheld ;
and, upon the motion *of 'Mr. Wfip IMAM, the Court
agreed in the Report of the Committee, with one
-ne"gative only.*The Committee for letting the City
Lands presented a Report for an' allowance to
.Xlessrm-Shiekeyoed-lesces, for laying part, of their
freehold 'groom:Vita the *Sage leading from Limo.
,street to Leadenhall.market, in order to widen and
it prove•the same, which was .readi vied to' cad
'ordered b 4 be carried into execntioii. i' • .
- The consignments to this • Count* Vow Frans,
.have of late been wads. viwke than es Thom
Thom
ksuppearod to ',be" freak! eloortit• of the 'Prince of
• titsjtveNT; ( lvf: Tatleyrand) ate stiiid bi retsort to
be very great lid i aninnuting to. above 200,0001.
sterling !—Of worse, not.etel)'the hooka (which we
understand are at .the Custom-hOusej, but pictsiret,
t ••
i with other cnriolitle.s, and diaMonds .and plate, are
*among the property'Se'consigued.- •
. Tut Netriv.7—The first and great okject of Bon.
rAwcs is indisPutably the crippling of our nerd
;applies : his attack oil B...eselisparl this principally is
view, and his intrigues with-America are directed
to the same end. It will not, therefore, be unite
teresting to oar Readers to be ,presented with a cur.
sory glance of the demands which this " redo
prop and pillar of the state" makes upon our re.
tources.—Assuming 400,000 tons as the amount of
tonnage to be kept in commivion, and the avenge
"dOratien of a ship of' war at the moderate. period of
fweiressid.a half years, thtre would be required an
annual supply of tonnage, to preserve the Navy in its
present effective state, of 32,000 tons: and as a load
and a half of timber is employed for every ton, the
'tenpin' demand will be 48,900 leads. The buildingd
I 74-gun ship ,consumes about 3000 oak trees, or
1";001) With .oftionher ; so that 48,090 loads will build
eight sail of the line, and 145 frigates. Allowing one-
'fourth' part more for casualties, the annual census?
COn will Ife about 60;000 loads, or 40,000 full-groan
'trees; of which St will stand upon an acre of
or
Teouantity of timber therefore, necessary. for
,h de
cisisttnction Of -it 7'-1-gun ship, will occopy 57 sail
VI rand; and the annual demand will be the prediae
Vt .scru,.. ii)
..N._44V .... irtg. ~ I i, - •
Allou.t4k-terrsetaott. Rerfecti,pe,:tnere. ought to be noir
'filling* 102,000• acres of Oak plantations,.and
*looausne
Ittial Tellies ikntlAsr(tiek In perpetual rotates!, of
Off . on ears for the
acres to meet the coastimption of the navy aloe:
.large as Shit relleem,- it is little more than St son
..fer ea-411.4(.4114 of Pertsglitnd end Wales;which `eon
lately pelf
xareetiaalgtreegithoilsbeltorpiwalptiyelesstuartrocoOnds the park and plea.
4...• A, resfy.rarg and cuckoos bird was shot la
It. ,Ainple, Ffinishire, which has been preserve n
iftlet; is no** in the possession of a gentlema
I[4;i'e:VPlawte. A difference bas arisets amongst' eaff.
!Alias -concerning its appellation. It appears olefr,
Bittern or Heron species, and answers itt fe_v_r°
itilnutim the description of the Spiled or Aftio°
;,Bittern, ArdeeGardini, Botsurus) liestioo of Po
son, : Ardea Nyclicoraz of Llanelli, Le 131101.16:
Auffou,.the-Spetaiel Heron of Pennant, and Gab'
*eau Heron ifjLithnin. Under each of the
/going denotideisltesiSs it is of equal rarity, so!
emigration Iscertainly singular.
takes a traveller it liable,; dhe Sees no farthe.rto;
the surface of *inv. • A fureigeer,' %Pel;k11;10
.'The following 'anecdote will Own, io whateLo
Pm gland, says; ", i• had sfriipsently heard a ,
venality -of the Beitialt Parlietneel, but I .81.-..
idea of the extent tn. which it indeed, until t.eor.:
Petted One !tight to.be in the Gallery of the lit'
of Comments, wheor to my astostishmeot, no's
did the. ltlinAter enter the 110110, than the ::...-,
• beret began to run about after him, cr)iqp
'it' yel.,
pLaCes meaning; tbereliy,' ere or ykt:el !
place !".' • .
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