The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-02 00:00:00

STATESMAN.,

HeRrEsT.—MARKETS. SHERIFFS' E.VTRIITAINKSIirS:
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An elegant breakfast was given by the Sheriffs of
We are happy to find by our Corn Exchange inteltt-
',ace of yesterday, that there was in the market a London esterday morning, at Goldsmiths' Hall, to
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great supply of grain, and that a further reduction the Companies of Stationets and Goldsmiths; after
took place in the price of both old and ne e wheats. which they proceeded is their statecarrieges so
T nies, with their colours. and two bands of music.—
his, with the decline of six shillings on the fonner Guildhall, attended by the beadles of the two CoMpa-
onday's prices, is, we believe, equal to the rise occa- The
lel there met by the Lord Mayor, Ex-Sheriffs.
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sinned by the apprehension of a deficiency in the crop ; wen
officers, when the whole proceeded in state
were
and yet we do not find a proportionate fall in the price and
of dime% and practically none, as the poor man is to Blackfriars, and ..,barked on board the City-barge
obliged to pay as much for his loaf now as he did three for Westminster, to go through the usual ceremonies
before the Barons of the Exchequer.
welts ago, when the alarm of scarcity was at its
height, and speculation is fall activity. It will be In the evening after the presentation of the Sheriffs
seen by comparing the returns, that flour bad under- to the Barons of the Exchequer, and the 'performance
gone no variation since this day week. of the ceremonies usual upon the occasion, Mr. Alder-
The following ate the accounts received this week of titan and Sheriff Garrett entertained the Companies of
the progress of the harvest and the markets in various Goldsmiths and Stationers at a dinner in the Gold.'
parts of the kingdom. smiths' Hall. The preparations for the feast were oe
. Flour fell five shillings and ninepence per sack in the most liberal scale. and the banquet itself was not
Newton-Bushell Market, on Wednesday last. ' %u worthy of the best days of Civic hospitality. The
There was an extraordinary quantity of Wheat and tables were arranged in the best order, and festooned
• grain of every description brought into our market on and decorated with a profusion of rich and elegant
Saturday. The samples of New wheat vary greatly in devices. The company was numerous and respects-
quantity, and were from 4s. to Ss. per bushel. Old ble, nearly the whole of the Court of Aldermen was
Wheat from 9s. to Ns. 6d.—(Tonatua Courier.) present. The late Sheriffs were also among the guests,
Lewes, Sere. 30.—The weather last week, was not as well as the Loid Mayor and the Lord Mayor
wholly favourable to the latter Harvest; some heavy elect. About six o'clock dinner was announced, and
showers fell, but we have heard no serious report of the Hall was completely filled In a few minutes after;
any consequent injury. Many of the farmers on the but so great was the care taken for the accommodation
Downs, we believe, have celebrated Harvest home; of every individual, under the immediate superin•
but in the Weald, we are told, there is much Lent Corn teadance of the Under-sheriffs, Messrs. Smith and,
bet. Sudlow, that not the ',lightest confusion prevailed, and
it is a fact that a farmer of Hurstperpoint, near it was evident that the discipline of the entertaiument
this town, last year, grew, on seventy-three acres of was equal to its liberality.
land, eighty-nine loads and six bushels of wheat. The Loan blaeon, who presided on this cheerful °tea-
LEEDS. SIM'. 29.—The labours of the husbandman ion, then gave "the King. '
The next toast was " all the Royal Family."
have, since our last publication, been greatly facili- .‘ The Duke of York and the Army" followed, next
tated by a week of harvest weather. In all parts of ~ The Duke of Clarence and the Navy;' and then—
Yorkshire the corn is rapidly withdrawing from the " The City of London,and Prosperity to its Trade."
fields, and the country bas again, thank God, the pros- The LORD MAYOR then gave, the Magistracy of the
pect of a continuance of plenty of wholesome food. In City of London and Sir William Curtis as the Senior
this county, as well as in London, the corn markets Magistrate.
Sir W. CURTIS returned thanks, and warmly fella-
are gradually returning to their former moderate
prices, and there is now little or no reason to fear, gized the twenty-six Alderraen of London. as a body
that ally portion of the nation's wealth will, during the of independent Magistrates, than whom none were ac-
present year, be exported to supply our population mated by more honest motives in the discharge of
with bread. their duty,
,or were more determined, under every cir-
Friday and Saturday last were very rainy days in cumstance, to fulfil the engagements which they in-
this neighbourhood, but the rain fell so gently, that curred when they accepted the solemn trust which their
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we understand it did not injure the unstacked corn.— fellow-citizens had reposed in them.
" The Sheriffs elect" were then given amid much
The moisture seems to have been brought by the east-
applause, and each returned thanks, and commented
erly wind, as according to accounts from the western
side of the island, the weather was fine there. Since here
the arduous nature of the duties on which they
Saturday there as been a continuance of fine days, and were about to enter, and which they were determined
the harvest has proceeded without interruption, ex- to execute without any reference to political opinion
cepting a little on Tuesday morning. The greater whatever. The manner in which the woithy Sheriffs
part of the crops have been gathered in good con- described the character of the office whose obligations
&don, and are also allowed to be abundant. The was, by the favour of their fellow-citizens. imposed
idea of the prices rising, unto the opening of the upon them, did them great credit. We regret we have
ports, has now vanisheil.—(YerecastleCourent,Sep.29.) not space for the insertion
es of theisa yir
ng, several obse
their .
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the greatest quantity of leheat from the farmers ever dresses were appropriate and impressive, to which all
reeigibered. yet the whole at last was bought up at a who heard them bore ample testimony.
in
reduction of from 6s. to 10s. per quarter on the pre- " The Lord Mayor elect" was then given, and his
Lqrdship politely returned thanks.
ceiling Saturday's prices. A great part of it was new
Tile health of the late Sheriffs was also drank with
wheat, good in quality, though in a soft state. Rye
eff.weo lower, but no sales. The prices of malting notch applause, and Sheriffs Waithman and Williams
barley nominal. Oats were plentiful, and principally respectively made their acknowledgments for this tes-
-1) CIV i'oulltry--, which are good uquality. tinionk of the apprObadon of their fellow-citing. for
The weather fcr the last week has been very propi- their conduct in the high and responsible office, from
'foes. Until Wednesday there were very few showers the labours of which they had been just disengaged :
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of rain, and on that day there was not sufficient to e regret, however, to be obliged to state, that although
the former complimented his colleague on his attention
do any serious injury. A considerable portion of the
to that part of his duty which regarded the care of pri-
grain is already housed, and the farmer may ration-
goners, yet the observations of the latter seemed to be
ally hope that Lord Liverpool's blessing and agricul-
made altogether in the spirit of one whowishcJ,
torah panacea will not take place (i. e.) a scanty crop. wished, on
litical po grounds, to draw au invidious comparison be-
Wretched, truly wretched, must that policy be which
looks fur support from the dearth of nature and the
tween the official labours of his fellow-sheriff and his
misery of the poor.--(Carlisle Journal, Sept. 29.)
Monte, SEPT. 27.—We are pretty certain now
that nu kind of Corn will reach the importing price—
nay, we are satisfied, that Corn will not rise much
above the averages of the present year. The present
is fine winnowing and drying weather. Much even
of the Corn which appeared to be in thV most despe-
rate state will be partially recovered.
The Dublin market yesterday, spiiiks a very in-
telligible language, for the fall was full four shillings
a barrel.
DURLIN tORN EXCHANGE, SEPT. 2S.—Our market
ras very largely supplied this day with new Il'heat,
which met a heavy demand, and sales were made with
difficulty at a reduction, at the close of the market, of
from 31. to 4s. per barrel from the pricer of Wednesday
last, being a decline of about 7s. to Ss. per barrel
since last week ; other articles were very dull, but with
little alteration in prices. Old Bed Wheat, 435. to 455.
' WATSRPORD, Sem 29.--A large Coro Market yes-
teettlayle sme unsold ; prices still drooping : Wheat
40..
‘ l.l;ari
.. .e s o „,. ey 9s: to 1 ls.; Oats Ss. to 95.;
r;iisatisi .' d Flour 465. to 50s.
I,T,sa
Kt tee-onviso.—ln consequence of numerous applies
ts ,lions to the Board of Excise, the Commissioners have!.
I kindly ordered, by a general circular to the collectors
in their respective districts, " That no objection be
made by the officers of this revenue to corn, vain and
pulse of every description, which has received injury in
the field, being dried on the kilns belonging to malt
houses, in which no barley is actually making into malt.
But they at the same time- strictly enjoin, that whilst
ir,y such corn, grain or pulse is so drying, the respec-
tive malt-houses be visited by the proper officer every day
in his residence, and as often as if the same were re-
gularly worked in other places, to prevent any undue
advantage being taken of this indulgence."

own.
" The Members of the City of London" were drank,
and Sir %V. Curtis and Mr. Alderman Wood returned
thanks.
" The Members of Middlesex" followed, and Mr. S.
C. Whitbread returned thanks.
Sir W. Curtis gave " The Lord Mayor of Dublin and
the Corporation."
" The Members of the Common Council," and the
usual corporate toasts were then drank; the social
enjoyment and harmony of the evening were maintain-
ed to a late hour, and the company dispersed highly
pleased with the hospitable conduct and urbanity of
the Worthy Sheriff, and the agreeable character of the
evening's festivity.

New YORE. SEPT. 4.—Loss OF THE ONTARTO.
By the arrival at Philadelphia, of the ship Caledonia,
Captain Donaldson, from Canton, ae learn with regret
the loss of the ship Ontario, Captain Depeyster, on her
passage from New York to Canton, on a reef near the
island of 1 imor. The Ontario put into Delhi on the
29th of December, and in coming out on the 21 of Ja-
nuary, ran on the above reef. .A.lettef Awn Captain
Donaldson states the arrival at Soorabay, on the 23d
of April, of Captain Depeyster, in the schooner Luci-
fer, from Delhi and A inhoyna, witlra part of the cargo
of the Ontario, and accompanied by Messrs. Hunter,
J. B. Nichols, and Stey rot, passengers in the Dutch
brig Elizabeth, D. M'Lennon, master, having on board,
it is presumed, the residue of the cargo, together with
the crew.

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Ltvaaeoot., SEPT. 29.—Arrived yesterday the
Triton, Hussey, from Boston, in seventeen days, and
Tuscarora from Philadelphia in twenty-one days.
Sailed yesterday the Mercury, Nicholls, for Boston.
Wind moderate. Towards midnight it commenced
blowing fresh, and soon after increased to a very• heavy
gale from the westward, which has increased up tol
this evening, in consequence of which the Atlantic,
Taylor, for New York, which sailed on Tuesday last,
has put back. with two other vessels. Great fears are
entertained for those which sailed yesterday, as they
were heavy vessels (the Mercury, Wm. Dawson, and
John and Thomas Baxter, for New Brunswick), and
several smaller for Dublin and Newry ; one for the
latter place had 200 passengers on board. The steam
packets for Greenock and Dahlia likewise. sailed yes-
terday...
P. S. The Darien, Wilcox, from Virginia to this
part, was stranded on the 26th inst., at Hell's
Month, pear Bardsey. The crew and a lady passen-
ger were with difficulty saved. The ship was expect-
ed-to go to pieces.
Bight oVock.—The gale increases.

The farmers in the hilly districts of Wales have had
more favourable weather to get in their harvest than
lias been experiencedin most other parts of the country.
On Wednesday last, Wright, the Bristol pedestrian,
walked on a part of the Birmingham road leading out
of Lichfield, 50 miles in 9 hours and 20 minutes,
taking two hours and 40 minutes' rest. Ile is on his
way to the North, where he is matched for 150 guineas
a side to walk from York to Hull, and back again,
three successive days ; the distance is SO miles a day.
A person died in Uiasgow on Sunday morning,
pupposed, with the exception orhis father, to be the
most extensive dealer in base coin in North Britain.
Although he carried on this business for several
years as wholesale merchant, he managed matters so
that notwithstanding the utmost vigilance of the 016-
eers he could never be fully convicted. His terms were
fear base shillings for a sterling one.

PRICE OF STOCKS THE
Sank Steek
• per Cent. Red
X pi
erten% Mt
14 Cent
4 per Coats. shit
0 per Ct. Navy 14641
Spot Cent.
Le Ann
Impw 2 per Cent
blab pet' Cent.

DAY AT ONE O'CIAIOE.
India Munk
nitbalesdo —s. M 34 —6. pm
South• Rea Plonk 84$
S nth Sea Old Ann.
4[11111•961. 10001. par. Ip.
--6001. Is. 2s. os. pm.
—Small ss. Se. 61. pm.
India for ditto
Con. for Anti 78} 7
Lott. Tickets 191. IN.

WATRR AT LONDOW•BRIDOR TCOWORROW.
MOM,* 4 Ws. after B.—Eveaing SS ■ia after 8.

LONDON:

' TIMDAT ETBNINO, OCTOBZR 2, 1821.

American Papers arrived this morning but not of
later date than those received yesterday.

TORNADO AND HAW-STORM.

SAVANNAH, SEPT. I.—On the evening of the 22nd
nit. a Tornado, accompanied with hail, thunder and
lightning was experieneed at Tybee Island which
blew down the North West wing of the United States
Barracks, and destroyed many of the panes of glass
in the light-house. Some of the hail is said to be
an inch in diameter.