The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-28 00:00:00

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A very serious appeal is now made, by the itik
d things, to the English land-oweee:—Are ihe
alatutfacturets throughout the country to be hilipd.
anal-tbe labourers, to die by starvation, in crawl,
enable the agriculturists to pay by it tee No
roan for their bra/ For such is the ellett
iniquitous Core Bilk which have been p015i4684
time to time, in our rirtvowo Parliament; y Alt
shbalply, which is bhielly omposed of gentletaes er
WA% or amain the soil of this sucheppykiiii
Our posiers Will bear witness with what prompt
asld steadiness we have always held est heft,
seeing these, one putt inVat and skim,
en the other part, ept-eiwiee and grievous tips
',Wings. What natioe will be so aboard, %it
Goternment so suicidal, as to perorate the ft.
semption of British merchandise in their ask.
nions, while we pees Acts of Parliament, aloft
prohibitory of the importation of what alone th,
have to sell. Their corn is actually spoilieci
granaries for want of a vent. Things are co*.
to a fine peas indeed ! Our Aliohteni beatnik tumpi
bet enough ; now let us see if they cos ea NA,
allay the jealousies and hatreds of Surmise% h.
lions, for Our overbearing conduct in these put.
Molars !! We do not scruple to tell our mien
the game is nearly up—thrly cannot go on afi
many months longer!!

The Carrier, the offensively insolent Cowie,
bemired by its own dirty abuse of one of the oat
esteemed members of the „Royal Fasody (sew sis
univeessily.beioved Duke of licerr is no morn
to no* finding itself reproved and shunned, ere*
where it was stupid enough to expect milk-
nance, is endeavouring to back out of the shark,
and calls for the aid of its few friends, by es.
citing their pity with the cry of " I have elm
the Noble Personage wrong and ciolenee, I es♦
fess, but it is only a venial crime.

It is reported that the Government of Gibralut, 1
vacant by the death of the Duke of liver, ill telis
given to the Earl of CHATHAM, who is to lowirm
the duty in person. The Marquis of HUNTLY is
spoken of as the probable successor of the Duke d .j
liksv, as Colonel of the Ist Regiment of Foot: ii
which case the Coloneley of the 49,d, at presett
'held by the Noble Marquis, will become radial.
We understand that the Lords of the Treas.,
have given directions to allow mechanics, artiken,
Ice. to emigrate from Great Britain to any away,
and ip any ship. The law formerly permed s
tradesmen from leaving the kingdom.
It appears, by letters from Antigua, rewired by
PM Camden packet, that in consequence of di.,
loath of the late tlovernor, LienteuantAreseral
Thlch took place on the Ist of November, sod •
tieessor, Lieuteoant-Coloorl Kirby.. Co
r, le the Itith idem, that the Goverommt of the
Island has devolved epos the Hun. H. Horseford. ••
A letter from Barbadoes, dated Nov. 18, tiontsial
the following article :
" His blikiesty's ship S:liNbury arrived here iso the
14th instant, bavinig on beard the body of the late Rest-
Admiral Duaald Campbell, who died at sea on the lltls
' instant.
" The remains of the late Admiral were brought on
shore, and deposited at King:s-house, on the 'noisy of
the 16th, and yesterday evening the funeral preemies
took place ; after which the body was again takes es
• heard the Salisbury, and this ship is to sail to- morrow
morning for La Guyra, where the Hy is stationed, sad
N remove the rely on board the sloop for Englind.
" It is expected that Lieutenant-tseneral Lord C.
harmers, Couiniender of the Forces in the West Indies(
will shortly relinquish his command, and raters to Bar
In consequence of a Requisition to that teltift,,til
the High Sheriff of Huntingdonshire, a Mestitte
of the Lend-owners and Farmers took place on tW
Seth initent., in the Shire 11.11, to frame a Petition,
paying Parliament to take into consideradise the pre-
Wit distressed state of the agricultural population of
the County, and through them all the other classes..
The Petition was moved by Lawrence Reynolds, Bak,
and seconded by General Ouslow.—Willlam U. Fd.
levees, Esq., Member for the County, Sir James Mkt,
James l'orkiogton, F.sq.,Jaince Linton, Esq. and Themes
1/11nett, F..sq. spoke in its favour. Samuel Went, Bet,
it. The question being then pat by the Under
Mirid, it was carried, with only one band held op
against it. •
'A am of the name of Reid, who laboured at,;
tri}man at the vocation of the awl aad last, to •
village of Ceminerteme, in spit,- of -she-rod oiSP
proverb, sender ultra erspiiame, formed die feed bap: '
a reaping a golden harvest from the feverish eredality•
Of the times. With this view he introduced himeelf is
Mr. Nivea, of Kirktletown, in the parish of llidesbie,
under a fictitious name; and calling himself allifillinwi
pretended that he was privy to a conspiracy of Wm mast
atrocious nature, which had for its object thellmoderst• •
that respectable Magistrate, and the burning of lisip=
and even produced the names of those he was
to call his associates, many of whom are knows le be: I
most respectable individuals. We think it lake maw -
cessary to enter farther into the particulars of this most '
malicious invention. We shall merely °bemire, the.
Reid, as soon ache found that he would obtain no ro.r
bunteration for his discovery till after the cooviction 41 ,:. -
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the individuals implicated, contrived to make his i: .
His story received some credit at best, and • .e.
considerable 'reunion in the seigishoerhaids SS •i'• •
NMI as it was known that the informer made hit del, *.''
claratior under a rotations character, and had afterwards • .r
Imo apta
stolen away, the real state of the case became fif ,
the public indigestion was tamed against des ,I•••
mspriaeviod wreerh, who for his own sell h ands
MK scrupled to fabricate so itionstroas and se Ininelme ..-
ix talc He Was neat day found be the iatimbebillai t ;4-1
31MItaltlit in parlaitof him, at his tassel occapollita. . •
lb bird In gaol. 4
.i A novel exhibition was witnessed last ovse '.4
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at Ike Sesiety of Arts, by the Mechanical Committee se
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time amid Institution, with an in Joss moil ad 1 ''
=Zllissisine, for the use of aae>torsseitM sa inn
erkswelry bath inn and brass weraNseollf Mw`:..-
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