The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-03 00:00:00

MO.VTIII,I AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

So far as personal examination has extended the
Mints are backward, and fortunately so, from the ex-
tremely ungenial state of the weather, the north-easterly
winds having continued almost invariable, for a longer
interval during the present month, than at any former
period of the spring. A great portion of the good peo-
ple of Britain are solacing themselves by their fire-sides
on Midsummer-day On the favourable side of the case,
with respect to the prime concern, the wheats, dry wea-
ther is generally found beneficial to that crop. The
plant is strong and luxuriant, with very little appear.
ance, however, of tillering or offsetts, and in places thin ;
discoloured also, as usual, from atmospheric affection.
With a favourable change of the weather, wheat may
yet be a productive crop. Should the weather continue
in its present state during the flowering or blooming
process, the consequence will be, a greater quantity of
blighted and smutted wheat than in the last crop. The
spring corn is retarded in its growth by the same cause,
and looks yellow, and in part sickly, but on the whole,
there is a considerable bulk. Beans and peas have thus
a favourable appearance. Clover, lucern, and the seed
crops generally, are tench cut by the cold, especially in
exposed situations. The hay harvest in Middlesex has
been good ; on the best lands, particularly heavy. Hops
have suffered much from the easterly winds. Potatoes
are a considerable breadth, and the plant full as forward
as could be expected. Turnip sowing has been early this
season, and the Swede. have beta some time above
gronnd. Mach of the usual periodical nonsense afloat,
about catching turnip dies. Prom the abundance of
bands, the lands generally in good filth, and the drill
system is making its way in all parts. All hope
relinquished of a good crop of fruit, except perhaps of
latter fruits. The fall of lambs seems to have been least
favourable in Dorset. A disease in swipe, in some of
the Western Counties, has enhanced the price of store
pigs. Cattle and sheep, fat or lean, abuodant, and at
very moderate prices, with an appearance of a still far-
ther rednction to price of all the necessaries of life. The
distress of the farmers and the labourers still the chief
burden of every Report, to which mar now be added,
the Oeneral Report of the Agricultural Committee in
Parliament, status; all immediate relief to be beyond the
power of the Legislator ; a fact of which we have long
since, and repeatedly warned the country. It would be
well, indeed, were it as easy to prescribe an elatesl re-
medy foe the existing distresses, as it is to point out
their real fundamental cause. The present ought to be
no time for hypocrisy and superficial dabbling. Too
great a majority of the sufferers have had their favourite
war, and must he contented to pay its cost. They have
pot down inconvenient and unholy popular pretensions,
and established upon these ruins a Holy Alliance. We
have an Anniversary of Waterloo to celebrate—Honey in
good at St. Helena, like a parrot in a cage; orange
lodges, i mported with bacon, better. sod pigs from Ireland,
nod spreading from Manchester throughout the country ;
a new Contutiosal Association, a Coronation—what
would we have? In the mean time, Mr. Searlett's Tory
Poor Sill Is extremely anpopalarthroughout the country,
aid Mr. illaltbne's famous Tory Book, which se nobly
answered certain porpeees, weeds no other confutation
than the t state of affairs. The first step to relief
most be rcaked for in the general depreciation drool.

JULY 3, 1821.

Fight, ami STAXSY died ow lie Selareld!"

CITY OF EDINBURGH STEAM PACKET.

[most TOO IDINSUROU STAR.]
Os Tuesday last we staAd that the proprietors of this
very fine vessel bad invita large party to an elegant
entertaisment. Before twelve at noon upwards of 250
ladies and gentlemen had repaired on hoard, where they
were reetived by Admiral Sir David Milne, Bart. and
James *Brain., of Tweedhilli Esq. two of the pro-
prietors. Shortly after the vessel weighed anchor, and
proceeded sip the Frith as far as Ho'nese, in tine style,
et the rate of nice knots against title. She then pet
about, and rettigted to her anchorage off Newhaven,
which she reached about four o'clock, completing her
trip to lioness and back, a distance of about 36 miles, in
about three hours and a half.
The whole party seemed highly delighted with the
excursion, to which sethisg contributed more than the
Nate and uaremittiag alleatioas of Lady Milne.
ditooo fetlock a splendid collatios was served is the
esbin, where Sir D. Milne avid Mr. Al'llraire,
sepported by Messrs. Moron, Milbank, and Walker,
mesuben of committee in London, presided.
To those who have never been on board of a steam
vessel of any magnitude, some short account of the ac-
commodations afforded may help them to form some
idea of thew, although still short of reality.
The ladies' cabin is at once light, airy, and conveni-
ent, whether considered as to size or comfort ; it consists
of six apartments, each containing four heils, and of two
smaller apartments, which contain two beds each. No-
thing seems wanting that genius or taste could suggest
for luxury and comfort.
The dining cabin, which measures 22 feet long by
23 wide, and about Dime in bright, is, in every respect,
the most complete room of the kind that could be wish-
ed ; and three state rooms, which enter Prow it, each con-
taining four beds, are extremely convenient; hut we
would suggest the propriety of making arrangements,
by which some of the beds might be occasionally re-
moved; as, for example, suppose a party of four gentle-
men to take the whole three rooms, anti remove two beds
oust of two of the apartments, and ;ill the four beds out
of the third, they have the comfort of only being two
in a room, and keep the third for their own private use,
as a sitting parlour. We feel assured that this would
prove a most useful and desirable improvement.
Immediately behind these state rooms, there is a va-
cant space of IS inches or two feet, by which means the
constant circulation of fresh air, and the noise and heat
which would otherwise be felt from the engine hold, are
entirely obviated. Next is the engine hold assuredly
not the least interesting feature of the whole—the bean-
tiful and highly finished state of the machinery
of the engines, each of forty horse power, the pre-
cision and ease with which the engineers regulate
them, the smoothness and liuieturss with which they
work, reader than objects of deep contetuplation, and
proud monuments of human ingenuity. Nothing lnear
opinion can exceed them.
We sow come to the sleeping apartments of the gen-
tlest's. You descend by en easy stair to a sort of %a-
lso% as large as the ordinary cabins of the old smacks,
but loftier, from which you enter into eleven apart-
ments, each containing four beds, all well aired and
lighted ; indeed nothing can he more completely ven-
tilated : the saloon being entirely unoccupied, enables
thesis to regulate the ventilation at pleasure. Next to
these apartments, but with a separate entrance, is the
steerage birth; it is neatly and conveniently fitted tip,
and contains 24 beds. We have given these details for
the information of those who, not being resident in the
neighbourhood of the water, may sot have an idea of
such accommodation being attainable is a packet ; and
we feel satisfied, that it has only to be seta and tried to
be approved of. The public are much indebted to the
public spirited individuals who have so handsomely come
forward for their accommodation, and sincerely wish
them that success they so well deserve.

In coining down from London, the engines were at
work exactly 7I hours 49 minute•. and the vessel had to
contend against a head wial and very heavy sea during
the whole peewit. The engines, we understand, con-
sumed about 23 tons of coal during the time they were
at work.

On Wednesday at noon, this ship sailed again for Lon-
Jou. (See Arlrertisememt.) The wind blew fresh from
the east, notwithstanding which, the vessel went down
the Frith in fine style.
Among the company present, we observed,—
The Right Hon. the Lard Provost ; Lord Linton ;
Lords Prewdent.and Lady Charlotte Hope,Justier Clerk,
Mrs. Boyle, and Miss More ; Lord Bannatvne, and Mrs.
Bannatyne ; Mr. Baron Clerk Ramos., Mrs. and Misses
Clerk Rattray • Mr. Solicitor tirneral. Wedderburn, and
Mrs. Weddert; ro ; Sir James Hall, and Mrs. Hall; Sir
tieorge MacKenzie; Slr Walter and Lady Scutt, and
Miss Scott ; Sir Howard and Lady Elphinston ; Sir Jobn
Cannel, and Miss Convict; Sir g. and Lady Blakeney ;
Lady Shepherd ; Mr. Mrs. and Misses Dewar, of Vogrie ;
Mr. Stewart M•Kenzie, and the lion. Miss M•Kenzie,
Seaford' ; Mrs. Wilkie, of Fuulden ; Commissioner Karl,
and Mrs. Earl; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas; Mr. M'Nair,
and Miss M'Nair ; Mr. Sheriff Duff; Mr. Gr.int, M P.;
Captain and Mrs. Hingham; Captain Tailotir, R.N.;
Majors Rainey and Lindsay ; Oilbert I nnes, Esq. : Prin-
cipal Baird, and Mrs. Baird; Dr. Ilone ; Dr. Brewster;
Professor Leash', and Mr. Jardine ' • Mr. Mrs. and Miss
Swinton, Broadmeadows ; Mr. and M rs. Boswell, Black-
adder; Mr. Newton, Mr. Cecil; Miss Clerk. Picardy
Place; Misses Pringle ; Mrs. Arbuthnot ; Mr. Hastings
Anderson ; Mr. and Mrs. Russell; Mr. and Mrs. Jar-
dine; Mr. Cockburn ; Mr. Tod ; Mrs. Aitchison. Drum-
more, and family ; Mr. James Stuart ; Mr. and Mrs.
Linning,

ELECTION OF SIIIIRIFTS.—IopirrJay the poll finally
closed. The numbers seem—

For Mr. Alderman Uarratt
For Mr. Alderman Venable.

- - 1634
- • 1407

For Mr. Crook

416

Aldermen OARRATT and VENARLTS retuned thanks.
Mr. PARKINS denied that the Liyeryat large had taken
the slightest interest in the matter. Only 1.600 out of
tks great body, which anionnted to 13,000 bad voted.—
Sheriff WAITIIMAN then stated that the ntinstorrs would
not be officially declared until Wednesd ty. The Hall
then separated.
The two eldest persons in the parish of Horsham, as
appears by the late Census, are Reuben Bilker. aged 93 ;
and Widow Edwards,ageil 99. The former enjoys ex.
celleut health and strength. and has the appearance of
being under j 0; he is able to walk 9.11 miles in a day,
and has lately performed it. The latter resides about a
mile and a half from the town, and until within the last
two years regularly cause into the town two or three
tiniesa week for household articles, fur herself anal son.
aged about 60 years, who resides w;th her, and these
are the only two who note reside in her cottage. The
old woman still continues to perform her domestic bu-
siness unassisted. except by her son (who womb as a
daily labourer), and is able to walk about short distances
at a time.

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PRICI gkirVi PENCE.

LAIF IXTBLuogscs.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Mcnibior, JULY 2.

TIM LINO v. FLOE", ESQ.

The preweedings in thi♦ case harng been adjon-n-
-ed on 1 hominy last, they were resinted tlii. morni

Mr. J. Wtm.PAmi addressed the Cut:rt on the rswe
side with Mr. SCARLETT, in mitigation of punish-
ment.

Mr. Justice BATLIT addressed the tlefendant, and
said, the Court felt very great pain in bring obliged
to pronounce sentence upon a gentleman of his •
station and property in the conntry. His Lordship -
entered into a detailed review of the case, and corn- -
mented upon the facts disclosed on both sides by affi-
davit, and in conclusion pronounced the following
sentence :—That the defendant do pay a fine t the
King of 1000!., be imprisoned in the cuseedy of the
Marshal for three calendar months, and at the expires-
thin of that time do gi►e security for his good lieh%.
dinar for five years, himself in 2UOO/., and two Ms&
dent sureties in WOK each.

The defendant immediately gave the required secu-
rity, and we committed.

TUS KISS V. WILLIAM WILSON.

Mr. OURNEY prayed aentence on this defensiont, who
had salfered judzsuent to go,by ticloilt to an informa-
tion against hint fo'r endeavouring to solicit a Unisons-
house officer by a bribe, to aid him in the landing a
cargo of smuggled spirits.
After hearing Mr. Wr.t.roab on the other side,
The Court sentenced the defendant to pay a fino
of U., and to be imprisoned in Maidstone Oaol
for two coleniar months, and at the expiration of
that time to give security for hi. good behaviour
for three years, himaelf in 30f., and too sureties in
!01. each.

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