The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-10-11 00:00:00

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liberties of mankind! Thence It will be found,
when men come to well reflect on the tralsactiont•
and events of the present day, and 'ttv 'examine the
general conduct and pernicious education of Princes,
the general system on which they act with the great
bulk of the people, combining the whole with the
despotism so frequently and so wantonly exercised in
their respective States, that the cause of France
may possibly be considered as the cause of all man-
kind. If it be meant to fence delinquent Kings from •
the block, and to establish a fotmidable ennsp;TaCy
of Princes against the tights of the people, these
Gentlemen must, as I have already observed, be
met by combinations no less 'formidable on the part
of the people, and must lirn.ty adhered to by them,
until the former are compelled to tespett the source
from whence their authority (which is only a de-
legated trust) is derived.
I am, Sir, your hemble servant, •
Oct. 10, 1813. aLGULUg.

DISTRESS IN IR!,.:LAND.

[FROII THE DUBLIN EVENING POST, OCT. 7.]

We fear the following letter dol., not by any means
live an exaggerated picture of the distress felt in the
Country. The letter is to a Merchant in town, and
we can vouch for its authenticity "and the veracity of
the writer :

" Drughecin. o.t. 2, ISIS.
" At no former period do we remember any thing
like the present distress of the Farming People of
this County—auction of stock, &r.—Farmers throw-
ing up their lands—labourers seeking employment—
Tithe Proctors threatening citations—no rents to he
had—and we poor shopkeepers not a jot better off;
for our dependence resting chiefly ou the Agricultu-
ral Classes, who are now unable to purchase our
wares, feel it nearly oat of our power to meet the
pressing demands of the Dublin Merchant ; taxes
exorbitant and heavy, levied without mercy or re.
morse. Were alt those evils of a transient or tempo-
rary nature, vs e could bear them with Christian for-
titude ; but not a gleam of hope remains for industry
to cling to ; not a shadow of better times to cheer
our drooping spirits. Of what avail is it to the
Farmer that he has fine and prosperous harvest
—a full haggard! when lie can scarcely get as
much for his produce as would defray • the ne.
cessary expellee of seed and labour. How is he to
live? How can he meet the demands of his land.
loid ? Impossible. As an instance of the depres-
sion of lands, you will perceive by the Drogheda
Journal, which I now. inclose you, upwards of 1700
acrrs of different farms advertised to be let, motsty
in the neighbourhood of this town, the realer part
of which were thrown up by farmers unable to-hold
them longer, and who, together with their numerous
families, are now turned adrift on, the world for
support !
" P. S. The second worst landlord in this county
has, l hear, at length yielded to the pressure of the
times, and made a reduction in favour of his tenantry,
of one guinea per acre. It is remarkable, th it the
worst landlords in this part of the country are Homan
Catholics, some of them loudly demanding Ernicipa-
lion, and occasional Chairtnen of our Catholic meet.
ings.
" Our graziers are likely to experience no better
fate than the farmer; some of them have already
found their way into the hands of the Sheriff; others
to the Four Courts' Ma rshalsea. What the end of
all this may be, time only can develop."

We are ;domed by a getitkinae who has recently
left l'nris, that the I)!ike of 11' ELLINGTON constantly
wears five cockades in his hat, each above the other;
his dress in general is very plain ; but when at Court
or at public places, his Grace's coat is completely
covered with the most brilliant and splendid insignia
of all the principal orders of knighthood in Europe.
A REMARK IDLE COINCIDEMEIL-.-46 We feel con-
fident our readers will not require an apology for
our devoting so great a portion of the Journal to
one subject, since there is scarcely to be found a
family o here there is not one or more in it afflicted
with blindness, or some affection of the eyes •r
eyelids; consequently we presume that the in-
formation contained in our pages of this day
cannot hut prove universally acceptable. It
will be recollected we announced in our last num-
ber it was the intention of Mr. WII.T.I.AMS, the Ocu-
list, of No. 3, Red Lion-square, to be in this city
on Friday and Saturday ; we find he arrived at Mr.
itoc.Erss',., diaper, opposite the White Hart Inn,
on Thursday evening, hut was scarcely in the house
before an old man, of the name of ROBERT BAI-
LEY (at present working with Mr. LILLIWRIGHT,
of Exton, near Bishop's Waltham), brought his
daughter, who, it seems, on that very day corn.
pleted her thirty-sixth year, but who had been blind
in both eyes nineteen years, through a violent in-
flammation ; and it is most pleasing for us to state,
that the woman can now see to walk (with a little
precaution) about these streets, without a guide,
within the small compass of three days, although
her case had been (as we thought) very ably treated
by several eminent Professors of Medicine, without
any benefit. The whole family have been at this
Office, and evinced the most lively gratitude to Mr.
WlLLisms for the wonderful change effected by the
application of his truly invaluable remedy. We find
that several others have also received benefit In this
city-,-one of whom, the son of Mrs. Youso, of Cole-
brook-street, although the case scarcely admitted of
hope. We are happy to add, that for the sake of the
numerous poor, the Doctor is resolved to remain in
this city instil seven or eight o'clock on Sunday even-
ing, and that all persons afflicted with bad eyes or
blindness, may obtain his opinion without a fee, at any
time bet stem, the Cathedral services of the-day, after
which, we have learnt, that he is determined to re-
turn to London."—( Winchester Chronicle, Oct. 9.)

CORN. EXCIIINGE, OCT. 11.—We had a good
supply of Wheat this morning, consisting of what
was left o►er from Monday's market, and baying
but few buyers, the trade was exceedingly heavy at
Monday's prices.—Barley is dull sale, and rather
cheaper.—ln Peas, Beans, Oats, and other articles,
tbere is little or no variation.

,41 TBR RIFECTRD BILL OR BILLS OF
. RATIFICATION ..4NI) INDEMNITY.

47,41111*67..
TO THE EDITOR—Or THE StATESPAir
. .
should nbt bspieet Seth Bi'Poi were it not
clear that by the 144,41 Ministers cannot sup:
port themselves le the depottatiun of the Ex•Em.i
peror NAPOLEON beyond the seas durieg pleasere.;
and in the farther steps which they must take to
keep by force, him whom by force they have re.
moved.
I do not say by actual torporeal force, fol., tritil
that indignity, it seems; he was only threatened;
but, by force, I mean violent teetotal against his
wilt and solemn protest. And tootle portion of the
civil, naval, and land powet of this great and glet
.
rious country must he constantly employed for, many
) ears, according to the course of natare, on this so
unworthy service.