The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-05-23 00:00:00

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[Free a cotemporariWAter.]
As the entire Cessation of hoitilitles, dui 'almost of
ell serious bellows Whatever, hasleftit failgelvaosom
of unoccupied time upon the hands u those who have
been hitherto busy, the Members of the Imperial.
Parliament have been cotupelled to turn their minds
upon our immediate domestic concerns, and to seek
for matter of debate and discussion in subjects et their
own doors. There ere two kinds of trilling,—the
one a light species, which hunts hatterdies, and con-
sumes time harmlessly, if not with much dignity ;
and there is a graver kind, which, by an improper
meddling with serious subjects, commits extensive in-
jury. it does not become us to speak with 'any
thing like disrespect of a body of such high dignity
as the Imperial Parliament, but we feel ourselves

compelled to say, that of late we have seen something Chatham, Rear-Admiral Scott. from the Ronmpot.
Which we almost feel disposed to denominate this in-
PLYAIOTITII. MAY 21.—Arrived the Cygnet sloop of war,
jbrious trilling. In the lack of other matter they
We turned their attention to our commerce, and
from a cruise.—Sailed hid Majesty's ship Der went, to the West-
by a species of fatality to that part of our domestic ward ; Fervent, whit prisoners, for France; and' the Whiting'
commerce, the structure of which is most delicate, schooner, with dispatites, for Bottrdenos.
the preservation of which is most important, and the Porerseocre, MAT 21—Sailed his Mujesty's ships Tigress,•l
handling of which may be most mischievous. 1 for' Bouideaux ; Bermuda, to the eastward; and 113rhin, tM
The subject to which we are now alluding is the the westward.—Arriied yesterday, his Majesty's ship San poi
proposed amendment of the Corn Laws, fixing a mingo, Admiral sir J. b. Warren, from Bermuda, in six
certain price at which exportation and importation weeks. His Majesty'r ship Sceptre was to sail the 13th of
stall be allowed, end prohibiting them, we believe April, with a colony for England. Arrived the Terpsichore
(the Bill not being delivered to the public) above or French frigate, captured some time ago by his Majesty's ship
below a certain sum. Majestic; also the Growler sod Cracker, from the eastward.—
It Is almost unnecessary to sreal to our readers a Sailed the Hope sloop of war,with prisoners, fur Cherborgb.—
well known anecdote of a great Minister upon this
His lelajesty's ship Cumberland gives instructions to the trade
subject. A mercantile Deputation waited upon Col.
bound to the %t ails. the Cape. the East Indies, and the Booth
bert to compliment him upon the general wisdom of
his Administration, upon which the Minister, being Seas. —His blujestessbip Forth is appointed convoy to gaelree,
highly delighted, promised them that all his meat. Nenfoandjund, Nova-Scotia, and New Brunawkk. •
sures should be directed to the promotion of cons. His Majesty's ship Peruvian takes convey to SW most of
coerce, and to its beneficial regulation. • You have Spain, Portugal, mid the Mediterranean.
only to ask me, Gentlemen, what you wish for yourl We expert the Newcastle frigate, Lord G. Stout, *Roan
commerce, and 1 will do it. 66 What we wish, my single ship for North Americo, in the morale& 4 .
Lord," replied they, ‘‘ is very simple, if it will not &
..ALMOOTH,M•Y 20.—Arrived the Bramble, altirigkil goes
be offensive for )ou to hear." Speak boldly, Gen- from Plymouth; std his Majesty's ship Rapid, of at ppoisorms
denten," replied he—" Then briefly, Sir," replied • the
Downs.—Sailed the Reindeer, on a cruise; and hi'. Ms.
Deputation, " the sum of what we ask with respect
jesty s chip Gold& eh, with a small convoy, for the Bay of
to our commerce, is that your Lordship will be gra.
Biscay.—The following packets are gone into the Roads
dously pleased to leave it alone—Let it regulate it.
Pelf, my Lord, and we have nothing to apprehend."the
Lady Arabella, for Boortleaux ; the Speedy, for Lisboa;
The principle here asserted (the historian is Vol.! and the Queen Charlotte, for Sariaam.
faire) has always since been recognised as a prover. HA ileum, MAY le.—Arribed the Earl of Leicester packet,
teal troth; and expressed in more diffuse language la • witlso Moil from Holland.
simply this, that commerce should be left to find its ; witalreittliMme=le
own level; and that one of the best liberties of a j Quince‘ Analog is said to be appointed one of the
free people, is the freedom of its commerce. American Commissioners for negociating a peace.
The price of any commodity in a market is always He is the person who is stated to have acted in the
regulated by the proportion between the demand and double situation at St. Petersburgh of ambassador
the supply. If the supply be plentiful, and fully and informer, in which latter capacity he caused the
equal or exceed the demand, the price will be cheep; seizure of the Tetteriffe ships, of which so much was
end on the other hand, if the supply be short, will said Seine time ago. He first gave information to
be dear. Now,. any thing, therefore, which tends .RowAiszore on the subject ; but failing in that
to increase the supply, or in a plentiful market to quarter to accomplish his object, he complained to
keep it up, will equally tend to create or to main- CAULAIIICOUtt; who obtained for him all he wished.
tain a low price ;as on the other hand, to diminish ! Solite young Ladies at Clapham, impressed with
the quantity wilt be to raise the price. It is evident, the accounts of the unparalleled sufferings on the
therefore, from these brief principles, that the al- a Continent, and feeling for the forlorn situation of
lowing of exportation at a certain price, as it tends , numberless children who had been deprived of their
to lessen the supply, thereby tends to advance the parents, formed themselves into a Committee, and
price, and therefore the elect of the present pro- called on the female inhabitants in the parish to so-
posed Law is clearly that of raisin the price et Coca has wee in reisiseis fewillAyeltherwttet we
and Bread. • j these hel innocents. The call was not made In
But where, it alit be demanded, is the objettionth , vain, for through the liberality of all classes, not
this? Is not this I he.freedom and liberty d •Coat. f excepting servants, who contributed largely, the sum
mem for whirl, we are arguing? TII reply 'to Ms' of 2.191. 13s. Rd. was collected, and has been paid
is simple—We have now suffered under twenty yeari' to the Committee in 'Landon for German distress, to
*at, the immediate effect of which, by the necessary be appliod to (hip benevolent purpose. It is sincerely
eonsuno tion,"waste, end supply of our armies, oar' to be hoped, that the result of this noble exertion
sone% our grols, &c. 'has been, that it has raised will prove an incitement to Ladies throughout the
Corn to a high price, and consequently gave large nation, to follow.so laudable an example; and that,
N is these the application may extend to the lamer classes of

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pr( fibs to the farmers upon old ledges. .ow a. _ the ap .4 ---
)east's expired (and hi 21 years they have nearly society ;as they, inemny instances, have given such !of general education on the Association in West- beret allowance,-had been .
all veep:red, and the whole kingrioni has been re-let) striking proofs of generosity as would do credit tot*: spinster, which has been formed since the last annual finally, by absenting himself fro,
the landlords deemed themselves to have a right of highest stations in life. ' ._. t• i meeting, the object of which, according to the sup- log. This conduct, he was
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participating in these advantages, and accordingly let :he Opera House is about to change its frost{ . port it may obtain, is the formation of Schools ••alienation of mind. He had see
their lands upon new leases, at double rents. Here, which is now to be a vary grand one opposite Pall throughout the western pert of London ; and when all whom he bad c . . er his fro
therefore, we see the rent is fixed according to the Mall, for the main entrance; the auditory part of the it is considered that in that extensive district of, the his friends. He had •bights-.
high price of Corn; and the firmer, in order to in- theatre and the stage to be removed to the opposite . Metropolis, more than 30,000 children regrowoing some benevolent men, bet wh:.
demnify himself, is compelled to endeavour to keep
,end. : spin evil example, and without educstion, the e his great plans would have rtm tied
I, his price. The farmer and the laedlord are in',l A serious fracas broke out on Friday in the room !est benefits to society cannot but result from the suc- They
sive advanced
their)sa r subaisn
foe in
this Lemma,-the one must assist the other to keep • for the New Post-Office Committee, between Sir- gasser this Association. obtru mod,het.
up the price, or must lower his rent. Now as this- JAMES Stiaw, Member for the Metropolis, and Mr.: The' following Schools, established pregiously,: position, their names would ureter
rent is due upon deed, and must be paid whether 111(9Mli SUMNER, Member for the county of Surrey.- but from which the Masters originally supplied, hate_ to the public. Yet he had the
Gore be high or low, the farmer sill 'certainly bethe Something which fell in the eloquence of the worthy on various accounts retired, have been provided with these
foundations of
reasonable? The answer is, it is. It is the re-action feelings of the Member for Surrey, Alit, wanting (two Masters), Penzance, Falmouth, Portsea, South- chose the Royal. Dukeivfor his friends
of a contract of mach he had received the advantage words for replication; he seized upon a large leaden gate, Worcester., -, , ..ifriends--pbut with all his other friends .
in former years. It is the repayrneut of some of his ink-stand, and let fly at the head of the Worshipful , Also in the last yemil considerable progress hait'desarted. Wisps Gam Shall, haesepurifi
enormous profits in the years of war. And there is Alderman. This figure of rhetoric produced so in been made in that most important object, the milfillisir the Society would; be mays 4111
no shadow of a reason, as we can see, why the land- stnntoneousvn effett upon the worthy Alderman, who tion of females. New Female Schools hest :bele. ftiesidship andssispiaimerobe shoukl
lord should endeavour to maintain his high rents at 'by: a lucky duck escaped the blow, that he, in his established, and Mistresses trained, or supplletrslafi.want of theie.assistasees-sbet they
the expence of the public at large; or why the far- turn, seised another leaden missile, and flung it at the Institution at Bristol, C1%8940104, Etetef4 Ikriti. Joseph lianceateo to tiespoyalivr:
tneeshfilld be allowed to obtain the same price in' Me head of the other Honourable Member, who was ham, Godaluting, Gloucester, Margate, Itennishantp. erected, but adore elisdokitilcutomat
peace as in war. Let him take both conditions o( his equally fortunate in escaping the bolt. No other ae.... jiintharkom. . "i. • I and endeavour to bring within its
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contract', and wait till its expiration for his indem- eidetic occurred at the moment, save a considerable i Impressed with a sense of the great impaitissice ',:ir: , basso, thasedrtirs-ssEelspielme.
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silty. He may then re-hire his land at 'its natural share of ink shed, which will probably be the only edocatlon on the female charaCtor, the Cesunittee, to the fecemstion of a:Committee
rate. . ' fluid spilt on this extraordinary occasion. General merit bet congratulate the Meghert of. the Inhibit; would be the means of extending
Tbiurfrial in a word, we cannot consider the pre- MATHEW having an unlucky position between the Cunt on the late forniatioikA .4 Wiesmittee wildglighe! ca tones female pees, eand,
sent pirmkosPd law in any other point of view than as two combatants, received most of the ink that flowed distingaisbed for their.ntnia and airtisea,•tiehtiPheala testae presenetista-alisinstheir
an ettettipt upon the part Of landlords to maintkin from the two flying inkstands.-riforning Herald.) undertatten:,the direct ef tbilt branch of`thoteeth, . ,ILesicoagrbeebsteclAbez.Ro:
kr;.
their rents by keeping down the supply in the home A Supervisor was murdered near Ashburton about tution, and by whose azaasple, influence, sed nalicilel Isepp4ttehosube wae Ow his
fffirk999. It is a contest between the agricultural and' nine years since, and the murderer lias been dis. is confidently expected, titattise country at large wilt lip use.]-0f the Royal Chairman
ntwoofteturtng interests ; and we have little he its-
covered among the British prisoners recititly landed be roused on behalf of thot.sese,Ssebto are not only Iketberi'Aidso, badsfoe 4: teriesof
rice he saying that the public good is with the latter. there He has confessed his guilt, and is, for the' our mothers and nurses, but alsolbe Bret instiuctuts selves so succemfully fnf the pub
:s :- ,:s .. I.
~....The advantages of a low price of corn, that is to present, in the town prison. ' .of ear yikithcand• from Winn/A*l derived We natty was tiooessirrip bet harejoked '
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fay, :of the natural rate, are incalculable ;it ad.', CORY exclusives, MAT 23.-The Market. teOlitro.4
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p. -of the beeefits; Ind comforts of uiankind. ,- ed into their Comity a female
infittssoeVery species of industry, and even the farmer plied with Wheat this mnriiihx, nod prime gislin 'ft 1 Good acconets-have been received from all the va• ,eistightesei.-iolpplause.Mr quill,
am advance ..f 29. per quarter uo law Mondo4is italrbet !sip WA i - it,
himself (being shortly indemnified by lower rents) is
early part of the day, but afterwards fell to.
Ile &wise's. ti r'
Ala Schools' which have been established lity thp with ezettatioopo Me Irian§ too , know fedi,
snore constantly' anti permanently benefited. Ho -Barley I. per gleaner lower.—Matt Is. per quarter Hitler. 1 abidance o' this Institution, but as the rides of the lin Africa, concluded a veefb . had beers
becomes a kind of regular trader instead of a 'peen- --oats 16. per quarter desirer. —la other articles tin *Om o.ln. ' Institution direct a General leilineof the Subscrib-I,leepteeikslyistipleusletl, by4aoeieg fhat . the title
!Igor. Ile *can 'Calculate his certain gains. Re is Wheat .t.Encl4ll) 64 61 Beans • "10 "I ' &Ella be beid in Nevembet next to receivb netPltrt l' of theSonetgibllichenged 4.111 of the Beltish and
Ditto (romp) .50 76 Old ditto .0...„4.0,...- ,- : s ••is - -i , ,
neither enriched!: Sr Moot by Sudden vicissitudes. a), 34 48 Tick do •
. .v,.,„..4..46,5s sip contenting the particular state and • prosperity ' et; Foie ign SChciellhsetstutton, en : -by smitmlucingto
Every thini page** well because upon certain 31 40 Old .... .Jl-... z...-
=Jet.
grounds. ' Malt. ""*"'"`"W 36 i That in Ireland (for which country the British 1 Ruemisiotorthy to be ranked among -thort-bf wheal
as 76 Fine ditto ..,...... ..... - _Jo • • i
They ' one circumstance, however, which is very tiatte.Yeas BO b 6 Poland du 94 29 i SOWS, Is alootepplicable • and from which an much . this country wits Ito proud.
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-- - - - Feed tillto..`.. •IST4 ' ---- - - already bo- , the Society formed I . Sirloun Swniettent seconded the motion, and
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fortunate 'in the present condition of things, and PlOwilitin - _
03 63 .
Fine Fluor
sten this arises from the cupidity of landlords. The (Trey."' Mn u"
41 4 Seco
4 nds ..... .....• 43 i
bates were all made as short as possible, under the
hope that the prices would still advance and that ! SMITHFIELD ISARKET.-17InT 23.
Toiled' tie Veil. per stone et Mb.
epee the winds,* of the term the landlord might Reef ... 5,. 54. „, s*. Rd. 'Read 114 pink Moder
still farther raise ' his rent. Fourteen years is the mum. ..6A. 4ii. ti. 7s. Bd. Bents . . PLE4O
Vent ... 7e. Oen. Ss OA
average term. The greater part of these leases, pork
....66. 6d. to le:
.8e: tidal " 4,00
Ivo
thereforS, here very nearly aspired; and upon. such Lamb —b. Od. to 10. 64. Pilo, .., \ so
- ' " - -- The land still. iv, Y:II.LIIKET. _
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str,l has liearderived),
in4Dolilin for promoting the education of the pocir,
Irmo *pen engaged in, pointing a spelling-book, read-
ing lemons, and other publications, for general in-
fatuation ; and that Mr. John Veil*, the Super-
kalsoodiont, who was sent out fronetial; Institution*,
has trained several, Schoolmaster,:
That in Scotland, the Britlift Sycistrof Fiducation
conduces increase of stoppitters' and the

ropirstion the soil ilia remedy itself. , 41. oh 651. fa. It.
then fall N Ito natant !Moe. Theo will be the time Hoy
arm,
to dsclars thoilbooty of oipoot and import) its Urea Straw

, to phras
Ceenittee,of the G4engtre Schools have appointed
Mr. Kenneth Mau) sent out by Ibis Institution,

epithet Foreign way proposed
title.pf the Seckly, I. thought it was a happy ideas
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the resolution was cinied unanimously.
Dr. HANEL, a physieian from Russia, travelling
for general improvement, under the patronage 'of
the Emperor Alexander, nest rove, to move the se-
cond Resolution, and Said." I congratulate your
Royal Highesses, and the present assembly, upotk:
the acquisition which the title of your Institution,-
has jest naw,abtsload. As soon as I heard that the -.7, .A.
' to be added to the